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101 atraer la atención

(v.) = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash

Ex. Some titles are designed with no intention of being informative, but rather are intended to attract the eye.

Ex. The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians.

Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.

Ex. Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.

Ex. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.

Ex. Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.

Ex. It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.

Ex. Yet, while the problem of the younger generation and drugs draws a great deal of attention, the problem of the elderly and substance abuse is less visible.

Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

Ex. Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.

Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.

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(v.) = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash

Ex: Some titles are designed with no intention of being informative, but rather are intended to attract the eye.

Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians.

Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.

Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.

Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.

Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.

Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.

Ex: Yet, while the problem of the younger generation and drugs draws a great deal of attention, the problem of the elderly and substance abuse is less visible.

Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.

Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.

Spanish-English dictionary > atraer la atención
102 avergonzado

adj.

ashamed, abashed, chagrined, embarrassed.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: avergonzar.

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avergonzado

► participio pasado

1→ link=avergonzar avergonzar

► adjetivo

1 embarrassed, ashamed

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(f. - avergonzada)

adj.

ashamed

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ADJ

estar avergonzado — to be ashamed (de, por about, at)

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- da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed

avergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something

b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

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= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.

Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex. Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex. Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.

Ex. As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.

Ex. Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.

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* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed

avergonzado por or de algo — ashamed of something

b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

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= abashed, embarrassed, sheepish, ashamed, shamefaced.

Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.

Ex: Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.

Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.

Ex: Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.

* estar avergonzado = be ashamed.

* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.

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avergonzado -da

adjective

1 (por algo reprensible) ashamed avergonzado POR or DE algo ashamed OF sth

2 (en una situación embarazosa) embarrassed

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Del verbo avergonzar: ( conjugate avergonzar)

avergonzado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
avergonzado
avergonzar
avergonzado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( por algo reprensible) ashamed;

avergonzado por or de algo ashamed of sth
b) ( en situación embarazosa) embarrassed

avergonzar ( conjugate avergonzar) verbo transitivo
a) ( por algo reprensible):

◊ ¿no te avergüenza salir así a la calle? aren't you ashamed to go out looking like that?

b) ( en situación embarazosa) to embarrass;

◊ me avergüenza decírselo I'm embarrassed to tell him

avergonzarse verbo pronominal
to be ashamed (of oneself);
avergonzadose de algo to be ashamed of sth;
◊ se avergonzó de haberle mentido she was ashamed of herself for having lied to him

avergonzado,-a adjetivo ashamed
avergonzar verbo transitivo to shame

' avergonzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurada
- apurado
- avergonzada
- cortado
English:
ashamed
- embarrassed
- hangdog
- head
- mortify
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- unashamed
- abashed

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avergonzado, -a adj

1. [humillado, dolido] ashamed

2. [abochornado] embarrassed;

está avergonzado de o [m5] por lo que hizo he's embarrassed about what he did

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avergonzado

adj

1 embarrassed

2 de algo reprensible ashamed

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avergonzado, -da adj

1) : ashamed

2) : embarrassed

Spanish-English dictionary > avergonzado
103 chiflado

adj.

nutty, batty, crazy, bananas.

f. & m.

nut, crackpot, eccentric person, fruitcake.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: chiflar.

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chiflado

► participio pasado

1→ link=chiflar chiflar

► adjetivo

1 familiar mad, crazy, barmy, nuts, bonkers

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 familiar nut, loony, headcase

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar chiflado,-a con/por algo familiar to be crazy about something, be mad about something

estar chiflado,-a por alguien familiar (enamorado) to be madly in love with somebody

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(f. - chiflada)

adj.

nutty, crazy

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chiflado, -a *
1.

ADJ crazy *, barmy *

esa chica le tiene chiflado — he's crazy about that girl

estar chiflado con o por algo/algn — to be crazy about sth/sb

2.

SM / F nutter *, nutcase *

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I
- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)

estar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)

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= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].

Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

Ex. This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex. Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex. Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.

Ex. It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.

Ex. Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex. Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

Ex. A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.

Ex. He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex. When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.

Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex. He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

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* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.

* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

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I
- da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado — that old guy's crazy, that old guy's a nutter (colloq)

estar chiflado por algo/alguien — to be crazy o nuts o (BrE) mad about something/somebody (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino (fam) nutcase (colloq), nutter (colloq)

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= crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], crank, loony [loonier -comp., looniest -sup], nuts, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bonkers, wacko, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic, lunatic, nutter, cuckoo, off + Posesivo + nut, potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], kook, nutty [nuttier -comp., nuttiest -sup.], mad, daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], space cadet, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, moonstruck, barmy [barmier -comp., barmiest -sup.].

Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.

Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.

Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.

Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright ' wackos'.

Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.

Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.

Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.

Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.

Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.

Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.

Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.

Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.

Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.

Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

Ex: When squirrels are acting ' nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.

Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.

Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.

Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.

Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.

Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.

Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.

* chiflado de la informática = computer geek.

* chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

* estar chiflado = be off + Posesivo + rocker.

* estar chiflado por = have + a crush on.

* volverse chiflado = go + potty, go off + Posesivo + rocker.

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chiflado¹ -da

adjective

( fam); crazy ( colloq), mad ( BrE)

ese viejo está chiflado that old guy's crazy o mad o nuts ( colloq), that old guy's a nutter o off his rocker o round the bend ( colloq)

estar chiflado POR algo/algn to be crazy o nuts o mad ABOUT sth/sb ( colloq)

está chiflado por ti he's crazy o nuts o mad about you ( colloq)

chiflado² -da

masculine, feminine

( fam); nutcase ( colloq), nutter ( colloq)

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Del verbo chiflar: ( conjugate chiflar)

chiflado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
chiflado
chiflar
chiflado
◊ -da adjetivo (fam) crazy (colloq), mad (BrE);

estar chiflado por algo/algn to be crazy o mad about sth/sb (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) nutter (colloq)
chiflar ( conjugate chiflar) verbo transitivo ‹actor/cantante› to whistle at ( as sign of disapproval), ≈ to boo
verbo intransitivo
1 ( silbar) to whistle
2 (fam) ( gustar mucho):
◊ le chiflan los coches he's crazy about cars (colloq)

chiflarse verbo pronominal (fam) chifladose por algo/algn to be crazy about sth/sb (colloq)
chiflado,-a
I adjetivo familiar mad, crazy [por, about]
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (loco) nut, loony
chiflar verbo intransitivo
1 (con la boca) to whistle
(con un silbato) to blow
2 familiar (gustar mucho) me chifla esta música, I love this music
' chiflado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chiflada
- sonada
- sonado
- loco
English:
barmy
- batty
- bend
- loony
- mental
- moonstruck
- nut
- nutcase
- nuts
- nutty
- plumb
- potty
- wacky
- zany
- cracked
- crush
- dotty
- kooky
- screw

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chiflado, -a Fam

♦ adj

crazy, mad;

está chiflado por la música étnica he's crazy o mad about ethnic music;

está chiflado por una compañera de clase he's really fallen for one of his classmates

♦ nm,f

loony

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chiflado

adj fam

crazy fam

( por about), nuts fam

( por about)

II m, chiflada f nutcase fam, basketcase fam

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chiflado, -da adj, fam : nuts, crazy

chiflado, -da n, fam : crazy person, lunatic

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chiflado adj crazy [comp. crazier; superl. craziest] / mad [comp. madder; superl. maddest]

Spanish-English dictionary > chiflado
104 coger

v.

1 to take.

coger a alguien de la mano to take somebody by the hand

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?

Ella cogió una rama She caught a branch.

Ella cogió impulso para despegar She took impulse to lift off.

2 to catch (atrapar) (ladrón, pez, pájaro).

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!

Ella cogió un ratón con su ratonera She caught a mouse with her mousetrap.

Ella cogió una enfermedad contagiosa She caught a contagious disease.

3 to catch up with (alcanzar) (persona, vehículo).

4 to pick up (recoger) (objeto caído).

se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?

5 to take (quedarse con) (propina, empleo, piso).

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat

6 to take on (contratar) (personal).

7 to take.

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

8 to take, to catch.

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying

9 to catch, to get (contraer) (gripe, resfriado).

coger una borrachera to get drunk

coger frío to get cold

10 to start to feel (sentir) (manía, odio, afecto).

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

11 to knock over, to run over.

12 to catch.

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke

13 to get, to receive (sintonizar) (canal, emisora).

14 to cover, to take up (abarcar) (espacio).

15 to screw, to fuck. ( Latin American Spanish)

16 to be.

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

17 to catch on, to understand, to catch.

Ella cogió la conversación She caught on the conversation.

18 to have.

Nos cogió un acceso de tos We had a coughing fit.

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coger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (asir) to seize, take hold of

■ coge al bebé hold the baby

2 (apresar) to capture, catch

3 (tomar) to take

■ coger un empleo to take a job

■ coge algo para beber take a drink

4 (contratar) to take on

■ cogimos a una secretaria we took on a secretary

5 (tren etc) to catch

6 (tomar prestado) to borrow

■ te he cogido el libro I've borrowed your book

7 (recolectar frutos etc) to pick; (del suelo) to gather

8 (enfermedad, balón) to catch

■ cogí un resfriado I caught a cold

9 (acento, costumbres) to pick up

10 (velocidad, fuerza) to gather

11 (atropellar) to run over, knock down

12 (emisora, canal) to pick up, get

■ coger la BBC to get the BBC

13 (notas) to take, take down

14 (oír) to catch

■ no he cogido lo que ha dicho I didn't catch what she said

15 (entender) to understand, get

■ no cogí el final I didn't get the end

16 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO tabú to fuck

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plantas, colores) to take

■ el limonero no ha cogido the lemon tree didn't take

2 (ir) to turn, take, go

■ coge a la izquierda turn left

■ coge todo recto go straight on

3 familiar (caber) to fit

■ coge allí it fits there

■ no cogemos todos there isn't room for all of us

► verbo pronominal cogerse

1 (pillarse) to catch

2 (agarrarse) to hold on

■ cógete fuerte hold on tight

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger algo por los pelos figurado to just make something

■ cogimos el tren por los pelos we just made the train

coger del brazo a alguien to take somebody by the arm, grab somebody by the arm

coger cariño a algo/alguien to become fond of something/somebody, take a liking to something/somebody

coger desprevenido,-a figurado to catch unawares

coger miedo a algo to become afraid of something

coger por sorpresa to catch by surprise

coger puntos (de media etc) to pick up stitches

coger una borrachera familiar to get drunk

coger una manía a alguien familiar to take a dislike to somebody

coger y... familiar to up and..., go and...

■ cogió y se fue she upped and left

■ y entonces coge y lo insulta so then she goes and insults him

cogerse un cabreo familiar to get very angry

no hay por dónde cogerlo he hasn't got a leg to stand on

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verb

1) to take

2) seize

3) catch

4) gather

5) pick

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Para las expresiones coger desprevenido, coger in fraganti, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=con la mano)

a) (=tomar) to take

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

• coger a algn de la [mano] — to take sb by the hand

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

b) (=levantar) to pick up

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

c) [con fuerza] to grasp

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

d) (=sostener) to hold

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

2) (=escoger) to pick

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

3) [+ flor, fruta] to pick

4) (=quitar) [gen] to take; (=pedir prestado) to borrow

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

te he cogido la regla — I've borrowed your ruler, I've pinched your ruler *

5) (=apuntar) to take (down)

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

6) esp Esp (=conseguir) to get

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

• coger [hora] para el dentista/en la peluquería — to make an appointment to see {o} with the dentist/at the hairdresser's

7) (=adquirir)

a) [+ enfermedad] to catch

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles

• coger [frío] — to get cold

• ha cogido una [insolación] — she's got sunstroke

b) [+ costumbre, hábito] to get into; [+ acento] to pick up

ha cogido la costumbre de morderse las uñas — she has got into the habit of biting her nails

ha cogido la manía de las quinielas — he's caught the pools craze

cogieron acento irlandés — they picked up an Irish accent

c) [+ fuerzas] to gather; [+ velocidad] to gather, pick up

8) (=atrapar)

a) esp Esp [+ persona, pez, balón] to catch

¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!

¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!

les cogieron con varios kilos de heroína — they were caught with several kilos of heroin

b) esp Esp [toro] (=cornear) to gore; (=voltear) to toss

c) esp Esp [coche] (=atropellar) to knock down, run over

d) (Mil) to take prisoner, capture

han cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured

9) esp Esp (=sorprender) to catch

la cogieron robando — they caught her stealing

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie

la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France

la noche nos cogió todavía en el mar — the night caught us still at sea

antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us

- coger a algn detrás de la puerta

- coger de nuevas a algn

10) (=empezar a sentir)

• coger [aversión] a algo — to take a strong dislike to sth

• coger [cariño] a algn — to grow {o} become fond of sb, become attached to sb

• coger [celos] de algn — to become jealous of sb

11) (=tomarse) to take

no sé si podré coger vacaciones — I don't know if I'll be able to take any holidays

¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?

12) (=entender) [+ sentido, giro] to get

¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?

13) esp Esp (=aceptar) [+ empleados, trabajo] to take on; [+ alumnos] to take in; [+ pacientes] [en hospital] to take in; [en consultorio] to take on

acabo de coger una secretaria nueva — I've just taken on a new secretary

14) (=alquilar) to take, rent

cogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment

15) (=viajar en) [+ tren, avión, autobús] to take

vamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train

quiero coger el tren de las tres — I want to catch the three o'clock train

16) (=ir por) to take

coja la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

no cojas las curvas tan rápido — don't take the bends so fast

17) (=recibir) [+ emisora, canal] to pick up, get

con esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set

18) (=retener) [+ polvo] to gather, collect

esta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust

los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas

19) (=aprender) to pick up

los niños lo cogen todo enseguida — children pick things up very quickly

20) (=incorporarse a)

cogí la conferencia a la mitad — I joined the discussion halfway through

cogí la obra casi al final — the play was almost over when I got there

21) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=estar) to be

¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?

el cine coge bastante cerca — the cinema is quite near here

el banco me coge de camino — the bank's on my way

2) (=ir)

• coger [por], cogió por esta calle — he went down this street

3) Esp * (=caber) to fit

aquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here

4) [planta] to take

5) Méx, Arg, Ven *** [sexualmente] to fuck ***, screw ***

6)

- cogió y se fue

3.

See:

cogerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex. 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex. If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex. The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex. The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex. One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex. A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) (esp Esp)

a) ( tomar) to take

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

coge un folleto — pick up o take a leaflet

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo — (fam) I just don't know where to start with this

b) ( quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

c) <flores/fruta> to pick; < levantar> to pick up

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

coger a alguien en autostop — (Esp) to pick up a hitchhiker

no cogen el teléfono — (Esp) they're not answering the phone

2) (esp Esp) (alcanzar, atrapar)

a) <ladrón/terrorista> to catch

b) < pelota> to catch

c) <pescado/liebre> to catch

d) toro to gore

3) (esp Esp)

a) ( descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

b) ( encontrar) to catch

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

4)

a) <tren/autobús/taxi> to catch, take

b) <calle/camino> to take

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

5) (Esp fam)

a) (sacar, obtener) <billete/entrada> to get

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

b) ( traer)

vete a coger el coche — go and get o bring the car

c) ( ocupar)

coger sitio — to save a place

coge la vez en la cola — take your turn in the line (AmE) o (BrE) queue

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

Sentido II

6) (Esp)

a) ( aceptar) <dinero/trabajo/casa> to take

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

b) ( admitir) to take

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

c) ( atender)

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

7) (esp Esp) ( adquirir)

a) < enfermedad> to catch; < insolación> to get

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogí una borrachera — I got plastered (colloq)

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

b) <polvo/suciedad> to collect, gather

coger algo de color — ( broncearse) to get a bit of color

c) < acento> to pick up; <costumbre/vicio> to pick up; < ritmo> to get into

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogerla con alguien — to take it out on somebody

cogerla por hacer algo — (Ven fam) to take to doing something

8) (esp Esp) ( captar)

a) <sentido/significado> to get

b) < emisora> to pick up, get

9) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
2.
coger vi

1) (esp Esp) planta to take; tinte/permanente to take

2)

a) (esp Esp)

cojo/cogió y... — (fam)

si empiezas con eso cojo y me voy — if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o (AmE) I'm taking off (colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue — suddenly he upped and went (colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

b) (esp Esp) ( por un camino)

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

c) (Esp fam) ( caber) to fit

3) (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
3.
cogerse v pron (esp Esp)

a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

b) (recípr)

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

* * *

= pick up, seize, take, trap, brace, catch, grab, pick, entrap, hop on, pull from, pull off, reach out, grasp.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.

Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.

Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.

Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.

Ex: The article ' Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.

Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.

Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.

* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien desprevenido = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger a Alguien in fraganti = catch + Nombre + red-handed, catch + Nombre + in the act.

* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.

* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.

* coger con chinchetas = thumbtack.

* coger de la mano = hold + Posesivo + hand.

* coger desprevenido = come as + a great surprise, catch + unprepared, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger el avión = jet off.

* coger el toro por los cuernos = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fears.

* coger la mano = take + Posesivo + hand.

* coger las tetas = breast grabbing.

* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.

* cogerle el truco a Algo = get + the hang of.

* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.

* coger peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.

* coger rápidamente = snatch up.

* cogerse = snag.

* cogerse de la mano = hold + hands.

* cogerse la mano = join + hands.

* coger una indirecta = take + a hint, get + a hint.

* coger un enfriamiento = catch + a chill.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* coger un taxi = take + a taxi.

* extender la mano para coger algo = hand + reach for.

* intentar coger = reach for.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* * *

coger [E6 ]

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (tomar) to take

coge lo que quieras take what you like

a la salida coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet on the way out

lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm

no ha cogido una brocha en su vida she's never used o picked up a paintbrush in her life

esto no hay or no tiene por donde cogerlo ( fam); I just don't know where to start with this, I can't make head or tail of this ( colloq)

2 (quitar) (+ me/te/le etc) to take

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

3 (recoger) to pick up; ‹flores/moras/uvas› to pick

coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor

¿quién ha cogido el dinero que dejé aquí? who's taken the money I left here?

cogió sus cosas y se largó she got her things together o picked up her things and left

coger los puntos pick up the stitches

cogió al niño en brazos she picked the child up in her arms

no cogen el teléfono they're not answering the phone

B (alcanzar, atrapar)

1 ( esp Esp) ‹ladrón/terrorista› to catch

como te coja, ya verás you'll be sorry if I catch you

2 ‹pelota› to catch

3 ‹pescado› to catch; ‹liebres/faisanes› to catch, bag

4 ( esp Esp) «toro» to gore; «coche» to knock … down

C

1 ( esp Esp) (descubrir) to catch

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando he was caught red-handed/stealing

los cogieron con 100 gramos de cocaína they were caught with 100 grams of cocaine

2 (encontrar) ( esp Esp) to catch

no quiero que me coja la noche en la carretera I don't want to be driving when it gets dark

la noticia nos cogió en París we were in Paris when we got the news

me cogió de buenas/malas she caught me in a good/bad mood

nos cogió desprevenidos it took us by surprise, it caught us unawares

D

1 ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

no me apetece coger el coche I don't feel like taking the car

hace años que no cojo un coche I haven't driven for years

2 ‹calle/camino› to take

coge la primera a la derecha take the first right

E

1 ( Esp fam) (sacar, obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get

tengo que coger hora para ir al médico I have to make an appointment to see the doctor

2

(ocupar): ve pronto y coge sitio get there early and save a place

coge la vez en la cola take your turn in the line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue

cogió la delantera he took the lead

Sentido II

A (aceptar)

1 ‹dinero/propina› to take

2 ‹trabajo/casa› to take

cogió una casa en las afueras she took a house in the outskirts

no puedo coger más clases I can't take on any more classes

3

( Esp) (admitir, atender): ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio they're not taking any more children at that school now

estuvimos haciendo autostop durante horas hasta que nos cogieron we were hitching for hours before someone picked us up

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería, they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

entrevistó a cinco personas, pero no cogió a ninguno she interviewed five people, but she didn't give the job to any of them o she didn't take any of them on

B (adquirir)

1 ‹enfermedad› to catch; ‹insolación› to get

vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

2 ‹borrachera/berrinche›

cogí una borrachera I got plastered ( colloq)

cogió un berrinche she had a temper tantrum

3 ‹polvo/suciedad› to collect, gather

con dos días en la playa ya cojo algo de color it only takes me a couple of days on the beach to start to tan o to get a bit of color

los tejidos sintéticos no cogen bien el tinte synthetic fabrics don't dye well

4 ‹costumbre/vicio/acento› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get into

le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

si le gritas te va a coger manía if you shout at him he'll take against you

cogerla con algn to take it out on sb

cogerla por hacer algo ( Ven fam); to take to doing sth

C (captar)

1 ‹sentido/significado› to get

no cogió el chiste/la indirecta he didn't get the joke/take the hint

2 ‹emisora› to pick up, get

3 ‹programa/frase› to catch

cogí el programa por la mitad I only caught the second half of the program

4 ‹apuntes/notas› to take

le cogió las medidas para el vestido she measured her o took her measurements for the dress

D (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (acostarse con) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ coger

vi

A

1 «planta» to take

2 «tinte/permanente» to take

el tinte no cogió the dye didn't take

B

1

coge/cogió y … ( fam): si empiezas con ese tema cojo y me voy if you're going to start talking about that, I'm off o ( AmE) I'm taking off ( colloq)

de repente cogió y se fue suddenly he upped and went ( colloq)

cogió y se puso a llorar she (suddenly) burst into tears

2

(por un camino): cogieron por el camino más corto they took the shortest route

coge por esta calle go down this street

3 ( Esp fam) (caber) to fit

C (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) (copular) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

■ cogerse

v pron

1 (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on

cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

2 ( recípr):

iban cogidos de la mano they were walking along hand in hand

* * *

coger ( conjugate coger) verbo transitivo
1 (esp Esp)
a) ( tomar) to take;

◊ lo cogió del brazo she took him by the arm;

coge un folleto pick up o take a leaflet
b) ( quitar) to take;

◊ siempre me está cogiendo los lápices she's always taking my pencils

c) ‹flores/fruta› to pick

d) ( levantar) to pick up;

◊ coge esa revista del suelo pick that magazine up off the floor;

no cogen el teléfono (Esp) they're not answering the phone
2 ( atrapar) (esp Esp)
a) ‹ladrón/pelota› to catch

b) ‹pescado/liebre› to catch

c) ( descubrir) to catch;

◊ lo cogieron robando he was caught stealing

d) [ toro] to gore

3
a) ‹tren/autobús/taxi› to catch, take

b) ‹calle/camino› to take

4 (Esp fam)
a) ( obtener) ‹billete/entrada› to get;

◊ coger hora para el médico to make an appointment to see the doctor;

coger sitio to save a place
b) ( aceptar) ‹dinero/trabajo/casa› to take

c) ( admitir) ‹alumnos/solicitudes› to take

5 (esp Esp) ( adquirir)
a) ‹ enfermedad› to catch;

‹ insolación› to get;
◊ vas a coger frío you'll catch cold

b) ‹ acento› to pick up;

‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up;
◊ le cogí cariño I got quite fond of him

6 (esp Esp) ( captar)
a) ‹sentido/significado› to get

b) ‹ emisora› to pick up, get

7 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
verbo intransitivo
1 (esp Esp) [ planta] to take;
[tinte/permanente] to take
2 (Méx, RPl, Ven vulg) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)
cogerse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
a) (agarrarse, sujetarse) to hold on;

◊ cógete de la barandilla hold on to the railing

b) ( recípr):

◊ se cogieron de la mano they held hands

coger
I verbo transitivo
1 to take
(agarrar) to seize: me cogió del brazo, he seized me by the arm
(sostener) to hold: cógeme el bolso un momento, por favor, please hold my bag for a moment
2 (un medio de transporte) to take, catch
(una pelota, un resfriado, a alguien que huye, a alguien haciendo algo) to catch: ¡te cogí!, I caught you!
3 (recoger del suelo) to pick (up)
(una cosecha, flores, ropa tendida) to pick
4 (un hábito) to pick up
(velocidad, impulso) to gather
5 (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp: no lo cojo, I don't understand it
6 (atropellar) to run over, knock down
7 LAm vulgar to fuck
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (caber) to fit
2 (para indicar inicio de acción) cogió y se puso a cantar, he went and started singing
♦ Locuciones: ¡Dios me/te/le... coja confesado!, Lord help us!
no hay por donde cogerlo, awful, third-rate
' coger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- agarrar
- alcanzar
- anillo
- atajo
- baja
- banda
- calle
- camino
- debajo
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desprevenida
- desprevenido
- embalarse
- empuñar
- enfriarse
- horizontal
- ligar
- mona
- prestar
- separarse
- soler
- sorprender
- sujetar
- timón
- tomar
- toro
- turca
- volante
- carrerilla
- catarro
- frío
- mano
- perra
- sorpresa
- tren
- trompa
English:
act
- bend
- bypass
- catch
- catch out
- catch up
- cotton
- end
- entrap
- gather
- get
- go down with
- hold
- hook
- hop
- lasso
- luckily
- nail
- observe
- opt
- pants
- pick
- pluck
- reach
- red-handed
- stick
- take
- take to
- tape
- train
- trip up
- umbrella
- unawares
- answer
- fuck
- hint
- knack
- latch
- nab
- prisoner
- red
- surprise
- up

* * *

coger Although the word coger is accepted in educated use throughout Latin America, in many places its principal meaning is the taboo sense indicated at 21. For this reason it tends to be avoided in other contexts, and is usually replaced by agarrar.

♦ vt

1. [tomar, agarrar] to take;

coger a alguien de la mano to take sb by the hand;

pasear cogidos de la mano to walk hand in hand;

coger a alguien en brazos to take sb in one's arms;

coge la tetera por el asa take o hold the teapot by the handle;

coge esta bolsa un momento hold this bag a moment;

¿puedes coger el teléfono, por favor? could you pick the phone up o answer the phone, please?;
Fam
éste no ha cogido un libro en su vida he's never picked up a book in his life;

Comp
Fam
no haber por dónde cogerlo: esta película no hay por dónde cogerla I couldn't make head or tail of this movie o Br film;

tu hermano es muy raro, no hay por dónde cogerlo your brother's very strange, it's hard to know what to make of him;

se sabe todas las respuestas, no hay por dónde cogerlo he knows all the answers, it's impossible to catch him out

2. [quitar] to take;

coger algo a alguien to take sth from sb;

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?;

te he cogido la calculadora un momento I've just borrowed your calculator for a moment

3. [recoger] [objeto caído] to pick up;
[frutos, flores] to pick;
se me ha caído el bolígrafo, ¿me lo puedes coger? I've dropped my pen, could you pick it up for me?;

nos gusta mucho coger setas we really enjoy picking mushrooms o going mushrooming;

cogimos a un autoestopista muy simpático we picked up a very friendly hitchhiker

4. [atrapar] [ladrón, pez, pájaro, pelota] to catch;

¿a que no me coges? bet you can't catch me!;
Fam
¡si te cojo, te la cargas! if I catch you, you'll be in for it!

5. [sorprender]
coger a alguien haciendo algo to catch sb doing sth;

coger a alguien desprevenido to take sb by surprise;

coger a alguien in fraganti to catch sb red-handed o in the act;

la tormenta me cogió cerca de casa the storm broke when I was nearly home;

el terremoto nos cogió en la capital the earthquake happened while we were in the capital;

lo cogí de buen humor I caught him in a good mood

6. [alcanzar] [persona, vehículo] to catch up with;

aceleró para coger al corredor que llevaba delante she ran faster to try and catch up with the runner in front of her;

cogió la delantera tras la segunda vuelta she went into o took the lead after the second lap

7. [tren, autobús] to take, to catch;

no me gusta coger el avión I don't like flying;

prefiero coger el coche I'd rather drive

8. [sacar, obtener] to get;

he cogido hora con el dentista I've made an appointment with the dentist;

¿has cogido las entradas? have you got the tickets?

9. [quedarse con] [propina, empleo, apartamento] to take;

ha cogido un trabajo de mecanógrafo he has taken a job as a typist;

llegaremos pronto para coger buen sitio we'll get there early to get a good seat;

están tan ocupados que ya no cogen más encargos they're so busy they've stopped taking on o accepting orders

10. [contratar, admitir] [personal] to take on;

hemos cogido a una secretaria nueva we've taken on a new secretary;

el colegio ya no coge más alumnos para este curso the school has stopped taking pupils for this year

11. [contraer] [gripe, resfriado] to catch, to get;

coger frío to get cold;

coger una insolación to get sunstroke;

coger el sarampión to get o catch (the) measles;

coger una borrachera to get drunk;

coger un berrinche to throw a tantrum

12. [absorber] to absorb, to soak up;

este tipo de esponja coge mucha agua this type of sponge absorbs a lot of water;

esta mesa coge mucho polvo al lado de la ventana this table gets very dusty o gathers a lot of dust next to the window

13. [empezar a sentir] [odio, afecto] to start to feel;

coger cariño/miedo a to become fond/scared of

14. [adquirir] [costumbre, vicio, acento] to pick up;

los hijos cogen los hábitos de los padres children pick up the habits of their parents;

ha cogido la costumbre de cantar por las mañanas she has taken to singing in the mornings;

Comp
Fam
cogerle el truco o [m5] tranquillo a algo to get the knack of sth;

Comp
Fam
cogerla con alguien: la ha cogido con nosotros, y no deja de molestarnos she's got it in for us and never leaves us alone

15. [sintonizar] [canal, emisora] to get, to receive

16. [entender] to get;
[oír] to catch;
¿coges lo que te digo? do you get o understand what I'm saying to you?;

no cogió la indirecta she didn't take the hint;

no cogió el chiste he didn't get the joke;

cogí su comentario a mitad I only half heard what she said, I only caught half of what she said

17. [cobrar]
coger fuerzas to build up one's strength;

coger velocidad to gather o gain speed

18. [sujeto: vehículo] to knock over, to run over;
[sujeto: toro] to gore;
me cogió un coche, y ando con muletas I was run over o hit by a car, and I'm on crutches now;

le cogió un toro he was gored by a bull

19. [abarcar] [espacio] to cover, to take up;

estas oficinas cogen tres plantas del edificio these offices take up o occupy three floors of the building

20. [elegir] to choose;

cogió un mal momento para anunciar el resultado she chose a bad moment to announce the result

21. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales con] to screw, to fuck;

coger a alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ vi

1. [situarse] to be;

coge muy cerca de aquí it's not very far from here

2. [dirigirse]
coger a la derecha/la izquierda to turn right/left;

coge por la calle de la iglesia take the church road

3. [enraizar] to take;

los rosales han cogido the roses have taken

4. [contestar al teléfono] to answer;

llevo un rato llamando, pero no cogen I've been calling for a while now, but there's no answer o they don't answer

5. [indicando acción repentina]
cogió y se fue she upped and went;

de pronto cogió y me insultó he turned round and insulted me;

si seguimos así, cojo y me marcho if we carry on like this, I'm off

6. Am Vulg [tener relaciones sexuales] to screw, to fuck;

coger con alguien to screw o fuck sb

♦ See also the pronominal verb cogerse

* * *

coger

I v/t

1 ( asir) take (hold of); del suelo pick up

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 ladrón, enfermedad catch

4 TRANSP catch, take;

coger el tren/bus catch the train/bus

5 ( entender) get

6 emisora de radio pick up

II v/i

1 en un espacio fit

2 L.Am. vulg

screw vulg

3 de una planta take, take root

4

:

coger por la primera a la derecha take the first right

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coger {15} vt

1) : to seize, to take hold of

2) : to catch

3) : to pick up

4) : to gather, to pick

5) : to gore

♦ See also the reflexive verb cogerse

* * *

coger vb

1. (tomar) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

coge un trozo más grande take a bigger piece

¿quién ha cogido mi libro? who's taken my book?

voy a coger un poco más de tortilla I'm going to have some more omelette

2. (pillar) to catch [pt. & pp. caught]

quiero coger el tren de las 10.30 I want to catch the 10.30 train

ha cogido la gripe she's caught the flu

¿a que no me coges? I bet you can't catch me

3. (entender) to get

no he cogido el chiste I didn't understand the joke

4. (fruta, flor) to pick

hemos cogido unas moras we've picked some blackberries

5. (emisora, canal) to pick up

no cojo el canal local I can't pick up the local channel

6. (tomar prestado) to borrow

te cojo el diccionario, ¿vale? I'm just borrowing your dictionary, OK?

coger de camino to be on your way

te llevo a tu casa, me coge de camino I'll take you home, it's on my way

Spanish-English dictionary > coger
105 con abundantes dorados

= heavily gilt

Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

* * *

= heavily gilt

Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

Spanish-English dictionary > con abundantes dorados
106 confuso

adj.

1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.

2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.

3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.

4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.

* * *

confuso

► adjetivo

1 (ideas) confused

2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused

3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred

4 (mezclado) mixed up

5 figurado (turbado) confused, embarrassed

* * *

(f. - confusa)

adj.

confused

* * *

ADJ

1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurred

tiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up

llegaban noticias confusas — confused reports were coming in

una situación muy confusa — a very confused situation

2) (=desconcertado) confused

nunca lo había visto tan confuso — I had never seen him so confused

no sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed

* * *

- sa adjetivo

a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused

b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

* * *

= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.

Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.

Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.

Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.

Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.

Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.

Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.

Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.

Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.

Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.

Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.

Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.

Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.

Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.

Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.

Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.

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* de manera confusa = hazily.

* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* masa confusa = mush.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.

* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

* * *

- sa adjetivo

a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused

b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

* * *

= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.

Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.

Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.

Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.

Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.

Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.

Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.

Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.

Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.

Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.

Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.

Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.

Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.

Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.

Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.

Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.

* de manera confusa = hazily.

* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* masa confusa = mush.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.

* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

* * *

confuso -sa

adjective

1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazy

dio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanation

las noticias son confusas reports are confused

2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused

* * *

confuso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹idea/texto/explicación› confused;

‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled

* * *

confuso, -a adj

1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;
[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused
2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;

estar confuso to be confused o bewildered

* * *

confuso

adj confused

* * *

confuso, -sa adj

1) : confused, mixed-up

2) : obscure, indistinct

* * *

confuso adj

1. (persona) confused

estoy confuso I'm confused

2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing

una situación muy confusa a very confusing situation

Spanish-English dictionary > confuso
107 corto de dinero

= strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money

Ex. This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks.

Ex. As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online.

Ex. Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.

Ex. This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.

* * *

= strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money

Ex: This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks.

Ex: As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online.

Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.

Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.

Spanish-English dictionary > corto de dinero
108 creído

adj.

vain, arrogant, self-satisfied, conceited.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: creer.

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creído

► participio pasado

1→ link=creer creer

► adjetivo

1 arrogant, vain, conceited

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser un creído,-a to be full of oneself

* * *
creído, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=engreído) conceited

2) (=crédulo) credulous, trusting

2.

SM / F

es un creído — he's very full of himself

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) [ser] ( engreído) conceited

b) [ser] (Arg) ( crédulo) gullible

* * *

= conceited, stuck-up, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.

Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.

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- da adjetivo

a) [ser] ( engreído) conceited

b) [ser] (Arg) ( crédulo) gullible

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= conceited, stuck-up, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.

Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.

Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.

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creído -da

adjective

1 [ SER] (engreído) conceited

2 [ ESTAR]

(confiado, convencido): está creído (de) que va a ganar he's convinced o quite sure he's going to win, he's very confident of victory

3 [ SER] ( Arg) (crédulo) gullible

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Del verbo creer: ( conjugate creer)

creído es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
creer
creído
creer ( conjugate creer) verbo intransitivo
a) (tener fe, aceptar como verdad) to believe;

creído en algo/algn to believe in sth/sb;
◊ ¿me crees? do you believe me?

b) (pensar, juzgar) to think;

◊ ¿tú crees? do you think so?;

no creo I don't think so;
no creas, es bastante difícil believe me, it's quite hard
verbo transitivo
a) ( dar por cierto) to believe;

◊ hay que verlo para creídolo it has to be seen to be believed;

aunque no lo creas believe it or not;
¡no lo puedo creído! I don't believe it!;
¡ya lo creo! of course!
b) (pensar, juzgar) to think;

◊ creo que sí/creo que no I think so/I don't think so;

creo que va a llover I think it's going to rain;
no la creo capaz I do not think she is capable;
se cree que el incendio fue provocado the fire is thought to have been started deliberately;
no lo creí necesario I didn't think it necessary;
no creo que pueda ir I doubt if o I don't think I'll be able to go;
creí oír un ruido I thought I heard a noise;
creo recordar que … I seem to remember that …
creerse verbo pronominal
a) ( enf) ( con ingenuidad) to believe;

◊ eso nadie se lo cree no one believes that

b) ( con arrogancia) to think;

◊ se cree muy listo he thinks he's really clever;

¿quién se creídoá que es? who does he think he is?
c) (CS fam) ( estimarse superior) to think one is special (o great etc)

d) (Méx) ( fiarse) creídose de algn to trust sb

creído
◊ -da adjetivo [ser] ( engreído) conceited

creer
I verbo transitivo
1 (suponer) to think: ¿crees que está implicado?, do you think he's involved?
creo que sí/no, I think so/don't think so
ya lo creo, of course
2 (tener fe, confianza) to believe: créeme, believe me
te creo, I believe you
II verbo intransitivo
1 Rel to believe [en, in]
cree en los marcianos, he believes in Martians
2 (tener confianza) to trust: mi padre cree en mí, my father trusts me
creído,-a
I adjetivo arrogant, vain, conceited
II sustantivo masculino y femenino big head

' creído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
creerse
- creída
- pero
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- never
- stuck-up
- big

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creído, -a Fam

♦ adj

conceited;

se lo tiene muy creído he's very full of himself, Br he really fancies himself

♦ nm,f

es un creído he's a bighead

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creído

I part → creer

II adj conceited

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creído, -da adj

1) fam : conceited

2) : confident, sure

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creído adj cocky

Spanish-English dictionary > creído
109 crítica

f.

1 criticism, unfavorable commentary, unfavorable remark.

2 critique, criticism, reviewal, review.

3 criticizing, carping, rap, criticism.

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crítica

► nombre femenino

1 (juicio, censura) criticism

2 (prensa) review, write-up

3 (conjunto de críticos) critics plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer críticas to criticize

ser dado,-a a las críticas to be very critical

tener buena crítica to get good reviews

crítica teatral theatre (US theater) column

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1. f., (m. - crítico) 2. noun f.
1) criticism

2) review

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SF

1) (=censura) criticism

recibir duras críticas — to be severely criticized, come in for severe criticism

lanzó duras críticas contra el Gobierno — he levelled fierce criticism at the Government, he launched a fierce attack on the Government

2) [en periódico, revista] review; (=ensayo, libro) critique

3)

la crítica — (=los críticos) the critics pl

ser bien recibido por la crítica — to be well received by the critics

4) (=actividad) criticism; (=chismes) gossip

crítica literaria — literary criticism

crítica teatral — dramatic criticism
crítico
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femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

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= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex. The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex. Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex. The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex. The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex. Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex. This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex. Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex. He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex. If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

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* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

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femenino

1) (ataque, censura) criticism

ha sido objeto de numerosas críticas — she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo — he launched a fierce attack on the bishop

2) (Art, Espec, Lit)

a) ( reseña) review; ( ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas — the movie has had very good reviews

b)

la crítica — ( los críticos) the critics (pl)

recibió los elogios de la crítica internacional — it was well received by critics worldwide

c) ( actividad) criticism

•

- crítica literaria

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= attack, criticism, critique, review, censure, reproach, rap, stricture, reproof, flak [flack], castigation, sniping, reproval, write-up.

Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.

Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.

Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.

Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.

Ex: This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.

Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.

Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.

* crítica cinematográfica = film review, cinematic criticism, film criticism.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* crítica constructiva = constructive criticism.

* crítica de cine = film review.

* crítica de música = music review.

* crítica de película = film review.

* crítica feroz = hatchet job.

* crítica literaria = literary review, literary criticism.

* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.

* crítica muy favorable = rave review.

* críticas = backbiting.

* crítica social = social commentary.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.

* hacer crítica = find + fault with.

* hacer una crítica = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, critique, raise + criticism.

* hacer un crítica a = level + criticism at.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* levantar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* realizar una crítica = raise + criticism.

* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.

* recibir duras críticas = take + a pounding, take + a beating.

* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.

* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.

* ser objeto de crítica = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat.

* silenciar las críticas = silence + criticism.

* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.

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crítica

feminine

A

(ataque): ha sido recientemente objeto de numerosas críticas she has come in for o been the object of a lot of criticism recently

dirigió duras críticas contra el obispo he launched a fierce attack on o leveled fierce criticism at the bishop, he strongly attacked the bishop

B ( Art, Espec, Lit)

1 (reseña) review; (ensayo) critique

la película ha recibido muy buenas críticas the movie has had very good reviews o ( colloq) write-ups

2

la crítica (los críticos) the critics (pl)

su obra ha recibido los elogios de la crítica internacional her work has been well received by critics worldwide

3 (actividad) criticism

Compuesto:

crítica literaria

literary criticism

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Del verbo criticar: ( conjugate criticar)

critica es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
criticar
crítica
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
a) ( censurar) to criticize

b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
crítica sustantivo femenino
a) (ataque, censura) criticism;

◊ fue objeto de numerosas críticas she was the object of a lot of criticism

b) ( reseña) review;

( ensayo) critique;
◊ la película recibió muy buenas críticas the movie had very good reviews;

la crítica ( los críticos) the critics (pl);
crítica literaria literary criticism
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
crítico,-a
I adjetivo critical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino critic
crítica sustantivo femenino
1 (censura) criticism
2 Prensa review: esta película tiene muy mala crítica, this film has got very bad reviews
3 (los críticos profesionales) critics
' crítica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- delgada
- delgado
- denuncia
- denunciar
- feroz
- radical
- severa
- severo
- trance
- bueno
- demoledor
- despiadado
- hacer
- inoportuno
- lanzar
- mordaz
- murmurar
- pecho
English:
acclaim
- accurate
- book review
- butt
- chorus
- criticism
- damning
- faultfinding
- impervious
- implicit
- indictment
- mild
- open
- pass
- rave
- reflection
- review
- sensitive
- temper
- uncalled-for
- unfair
- unfavorable
- unfavourable
- veiled
- critically
- touch
- write

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crítica nf

1. [juicio, análisis] review;

esa novela ha recibido muy buenas críticas that novel has had very good reviews

Comp
crítica cinematográfica film o movie criticism;
crítica literaria literary criticism

2. [conjunto de críticos]
la crítica the critics

3. [ataque] criticism;

le han llovido muchas críticas he has received a barrage of criticism;

lanzó duras críticas contra el proyecto she severely criticized the project

4. ver crítico

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crítica

f criticism;

muchas críticas a lot of criticism

crítico

I adj critical

II m, crítica f critic

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crítica nf

1) : criticism

2) : review, critique

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crítica n

1. (juicio, censura) criticism

una crítica constructiva a constructive criticism

sus declaraciones han provocado numerosas críticas his statement provoked a lot of criticism

2. (reseña) review

una crítica de cine a film review

3. (críticos) critics

la novela ha tenido una acogida favorable por parte de la crítica the novel has been favourably received by the critics

Spanish-English dictionary > crítica
110 decir lo que Uno piensa

(v.) = speak up, speak out

Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex. As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.

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(v.) = speak up, speak out

Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.

Spanish-English dictionary > decir lo que Uno piensa
111 dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia

(v.) = leave + Nombre + in the dark

Ex. It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.

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(v.) = leave + Nombre + in the dark

Ex: It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia
112 desmandarse

pron.v.

1 to be disobedient.

2 to get out of hand.

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desmandarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (descomedirse) to rebel, misbehave, get out of hand

2 (animal) to stray from the herd; (caballo) to bolt

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VPR

1) (=descontrolarse) to get out of hand

2) [caballo] to bolt, run away

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verbo pronominal niños/tropas to get out of control o hand

no se le desmanda ningún alumno — none of his pupils dares disobey him

el caballo se le desmandó — he lost control of the horse

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= go + too far, run + riot, run + rampant.

Ex. He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

Ex. Most kids these days are not scared of a telling off and they are running riot.

Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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verbo pronominal niños/tropas to get out of control o hand

no se le desmanda ningún alumno — none of his pupils dares disobey him

el caballo se le desmandó — he lost control of the horse

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= go + too far, run + riot, run + rampant.

Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

Ex: Most kids these days are not scared of a telling off and they are running riot.

Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

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desmandarse [A1 ]

v pron

no se le desmanda ningún alumno none of his pupils dares disobey him o get out of hand

se le desmandaron las tropas the troops rebelled against him, he lost control of the troops

el caballo se le desmandó he lost control of the horse

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desmandarse ( conjugate desmandarse) verbo pronominal [niños/tropas] to get out of control o hand

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desmandarse vpr
[descontrolarse] to get out of control;
enseguida se le desmanda la clase he immediately loses control of the class;

se le desmandaron algunas ovejas a few of his sheep went astray

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desmandarse

v/r de animal break loose

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desmandarse vr

: to behave badly, to get out of hand

Spanish-English dictionary > desmandarse
113 desprendimiento de rocas

(n.) = falling rocks

Ex. A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.

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(n.) = falling rocks

Ex: A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.

Spanish-English dictionary > desprendimiento de rocas
114 devocionario

m.

prayer book (religion).

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devocionario

► nombre masculino

1 prayer book

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SM prayer book

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masculino prayer book

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= devotional handbook, prayer book, devotional book.

Ex. Certain classes of books, indeed, were normally sold bound: school books, classical texts, bibles and prayer books, devotional handbooks and standard collections of sermons.

Ex. Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.

Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

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masculino prayer book

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= devotional handbook, prayer book, devotional book.

Ex: Certain classes of books, indeed, were normally sold bound: school books, classical texts, bibles and prayer books, devotional handbooks and standard collections of sermons.

Ex: Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.

Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

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devocionario

masculine

prayer book

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devocionario nm
Rel prayer book
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devocionario

m prayer book

Spanish-English dictionary > devocionario
115 disfrutar

v.

1 to enjoy.

¡que lo disfrutes con salud! I hope you enjoy it!

2 to enjoy oneself.

disfruté mucho con el concierto I enjoyed the concert a lot

disfrutar de lo lindo to enjoy oneself very much, to have a great time

disfruto escuchándoles reír I enjoy hearing them laugh

espero que disfruten del espectáculo I hope you enjoy the show

3 to have a good time, to enjoy, to rejoice.

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disfrutar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poseer) to own, enjoy, possess; (pensión, renta) to receive

■ Pepe disfruta las fincas de sus padres Pepe owns his parents' properties

2 (aprovechar) to make the most of

► verbo intransitivo

1 (poseer) to enjoy (de, -), have (de, -), possess (de, -)

■ disfruta de buena salud he enjoys good health

■ el caballero disfrutaba de excelente fama en la ciudad the gentleman had an excellent reputation in the city

2 (gozar) to enjoy, enjoy oneself

■ disfuta con el café she enjoys coffee

■ disfruté mucho en el cine I enjoyed myself very much at the cinema

■ disfruta haciéndome preguntas she enjoys asking me questions

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verb

to enjoy

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1. VT

1) (=gozar de) to enjoy

espero que disfrutes tus vacaciones — I hope you enjoy your holiday

2) frm (=poseer) to enjoy

disfruta una posición inmejorable en el mercado — it enjoys an excellent market position

2. VI

1) (=gozar) to enjoy o.s.

los niños disfrutan en la piscina — the children enjoy themselves in the swimming pool

disfruté muchísimo hablando con ella — I very much enjoyed talking to her

¡que disfrutes! — enjoy yourself!

disfrutar con algo — to enjoy sth

Juan disfruta con el buen cine — Juan enjoys good films

disfrutar de algo — to enjoy sth

tú sabes disfrutar de la vida — you know how to enjoy life

2)

disfrutar de algo — (=poseer) to enjoy sth

disfruta de excelente salud — he enjoys excellent health

disfrutan de una pensión del Estado — they enjoy o receive a state pension

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( divertirse) to enjoy oneself, have fun

disfrutar con algo — to enjoy something

disfrutar + ger — to enjoy -ing

disfruto viéndolos comer — I enjoy watching them eat

disfrutar de algo — to enjoy something

espero que hayan disfrutado de la travesía — I hope you have had a pleasant crossing

b)

disfrutar de algo — de privilegio/derecho to enjoy, have

disfrutaron de buen tiempo — they had good weather

disfruta de buena salud — he enjoys good health

con este vale disfrutará de un descuento del 5% — with this voucher you will receive a 5% discount
2.
disfrutar vt <viaje/espectáculo> to enjoy; <beneficio/derecho> to have, enjoy

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= enjoy, take + pleasure, find + enjoyment, derive + enjoyment, get + a kick, get off on, get + Posesivo + kicks (out of/from).

Ex. The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.

Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex. Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.

Ex. The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.

Ex. I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.

Ex. She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.

Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

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* disfrutar al máximo = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.

* disfrutar de = wallow in, get + pleasure from, revel in, get + a buzz from.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.

* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.

* disfrutar de una oportunidad = enjoy + opportunity.

* disfrutar de un cigarro = enjoy + a smoke.

* disfrutar + Gerundio = be a joy to + Verbo.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( divertirse) to enjoy oneself, have fun

disfrutar con algo — to enjoy something

disfrutar + ger — to enjoy -ing

disfruto viéndolos comer — I enjoy watching them eat

disfrutar de algo — to enjoy something

espero que hayan disfrutado de la travesía — I hope you have had a pleasant crossing

b)

disfrutar de algo — de privilegio/derecho to enjoy, have

disfrutaron de buen tiempo — they had good weather

disfruta de buena salud — he enjoys good health

con este vale disfrutará de un descuento del 5% — with this voucher you will receive a 5% discount
2.
disfrutar vt <viaje/espectáculo> to enjoy; <beneficio/derecho> to have, enjoy

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= enjoy, take + pleasure, find + enjoyment, derive + enjoyment, get + a kick, get off on, get + Posesivo + kicks (out of/from).

Ex: The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.

Ex: The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.

Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.

Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.

Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

* disfrutar al máximo = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.

* disfrutar como un enano = love + every minute of it, have + a ball, have + a whale of a time, enjoy + every minute of.

* disfrutar de = wallow in, get + pleasure from, revel in, get + a buzz from.

* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.

* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.

* disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.

* disfrutar de la vida = sail through + life.

* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.

* disfrutar de todas las ventajas = have + the best of both worlds.

* disfrutar de una oportunidad = enjoy + opportunity.

* disfrutar de un cigarro = enjoy + a smoke.

* disfrutar + Gerundio = be a joy to + Verbo.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

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disfrutar [A1 ]

vi

1 (divertirse) to enjoy oneself, have fun, have a good time

disfruta mientras eres joven have a good time o enjoy life o enjoy yourself while you're young

disfrutar CON algo to enjoy sth

disfrutamos mucho con la película we really enjoyed the film

disfrutar + GER to enjoy -ING

disfruto viéndolos comer I enjoy watching them eat, it's a pleasure to watch them eat

disfrutar DE algo to enjoy sth

espero que hayan disfrutado de la travesía I hope you have enjoyed the crossing, I hope you have had a pleasant crossing

2 disfrutar DE algo (tener) to have sth

disfrutaron de muy buen tiempo they had very good weather

disfruta de buena salud he is in o he enjoys good health, he is very healthy

disfrutaba de ciertos privilegios she enjoyed o had certain privileges

la mujer no siempre disfrutó del derecho al voto women did not always have o enjoy the right to vote

con este vale disfrutará de un descuento del 5% with this voucher you will receive a 5% discount

■ disfrutar

vt

1 ‹viaje/espectáculo› to enjoy

2 ‹beneficio/derecho› to have, enjoy

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disfrutar ( conjugate disfrutar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( divertirse) to enjoy oneself, have fun;

disfrutar con/de algo to enjoy sth;
◊ disfrutar haciendo algo to enjoy doing sth

b) ( tener) disfrutar de algo ‹de privilegio/derecho/buena salud› to enjoy, have

verbo transitivo ‹viaje/espectáculo› to enjoy;
‹beneficio/derecho› to have, enjoy
disfrutar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (gozar, pasarlo bien) to enjoy oneself: disfruta con los libros antiguos, he enjoys old books
2 (estar en posesión de) to enjoy [de, -]: disfruta de buena salud, he enjoys good health
II verbo transitivo to enjoy ➣ Ver nota en enjoy
' disfrutar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saborear
- tener
English:
delight
- enjoy
- like
- love
- outdoors
- pleasure
- vicarious
- bask
- glory

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disfrutar

♦ vi

1. [sentir placer] to enjoy oneself;

aquí hemos venido a disfrutar we've come here to enjoy ourselves;

¡disfruta, ahora que puedes! enjoy yourselves while you can!;

los niños disfrutan en el circo children enjoy themselves at the circus;

disfrutar de lo lindo to enjoy oneself very much, to have a great time;

disfrutar con algo to enjoy sth;

disfruté mucho con el concierto I enjoyed the concert a lot;

disfrutar de algo to enjoy sth;

espero que disfruten del espectáculo I hope you enjoy the show;

disfrutar haciendo algo to enjoy doing sth;

disfruto escuchándoles reír I enjoy hearing them laugh

2. [disponer de]
disfrutar de algo to enjoy sth;

disfruta de muy buena salud he enjoys excellent health;

disfruta de una pensión vitalicia por invalidez she has a disability pension for life;

afortunadamente, pudimos disfrutar de su colaboración we were fortunate enough to have her working with us;

disfruta de muchos amigos he has lots of friends;

allá disfrutan de un clima excelente they have o enjoy an excellent climate there

♦ vt

to enjoy;

¡que lo disfrutes con salud! I hope you enjoy it!

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disfrutar

I v/t enjoy

II v/i

1 have fun, enjoy o.s.

2

:

disfrutar de buena salud be in o enjoy good health

* * *

disfrutar vt

: to enjoy

disfrutar vi

: to enjoy oneself, to have a good time

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disfrutar vb

1. (en general) to enjoy yourself

ayer disfruté mucho I really enjoyed myself yesterday

2. (de una cosa) to enjoy

disfruta viendo películas de terror he enjoys watching horror films

Spanish-English dictionary > disfrutar
116 dividir

v.

1 to divide.

el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two

Ellos dividen el dinero They divide the money.

Ellas dividen el trabajo They divide the work.

Ella divide los tipos de plantas She divides=classifies the plant types.

Los pleitos dividen a los casados Fights divide married couples.

2 to share out.

nos dividimos las tareas domésticas we shared the household chores between us

3 to divide by (Mat).

dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3

15 dividido por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5

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dividir

► verbo transitivo

1 to divide

■ dividir 4 entre 2 to divide 4 by 2

2 (separar) to divide, separate

■ el río divide las dos comarcas the river separates the two counties

3 (repartir) to divide, split

■ el hombre dividió la herencia entre sus hijos the man divided the inheritance between his children

► verbo pronominal dividirse

1 (separarse) to divide, split up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

divide y vencerás divide and conquer, divide and rule

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verb

to divide, split

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1. VT

1) (=partir) to divide

los dividieron en tres grupos — they split them (up) o divided them into three groups

las obras de Ibsen se pueden dividir en dos etapas — Ibsen's works can be divided into two periods

dividía su tiempo entre el cargo y su familia — he divided his time between his job and his family

la bodega del barco está dividida en cuatro secciones — the hold of the ship is divided into four sections

2) (Mat) to divide (entre, por by)

doce dividido entre o por cuatro son tres — twelve divided by four is three

3) (=repartir) [+ ganancias, posesiones] to split up, divide up; [+ gastos] to split

hemos dividido el premio entre toda la familia — we have split up o divided up the prize among the whole family

4) (=separar) to divide

los Pirineos dividen España y Francia — the Pyrenees divide France from Spain

5) (=enemistar) to divide

utilizó el chantaje para dividirnos — he used blackmail to divide us

la guerra dividió al país — the war divided the country

- divide y vencerás

2.

VI (Mat) to divide (entre, por into)

se me ha olvidado dividir — I've forgotten how to do division o how to divide

3.

See:

dividirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( partir) to divide

lo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half

seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos — the inheritance was shared (out) among the brothers

c) ( separar)

el río divide el pueblo en dos — the river cuts the village in two

d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide

divide y vencerás — divide and conquer
2.
dividir vi (Mat) to divide
3.
dividirse v pron

a) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divide

nos dividimos en dos grupos — we split up into two groups

b) obra/período

su obra se divide en cuatro períodos — his work can be divided into four periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

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= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.

Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

Ex. Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.

Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex. In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.

Ex. So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex. Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.

Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.

Ex. They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.

Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.

Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.

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* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.

* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* dividirse = branch, fork.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( partir) to divide

lo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half

seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos — the inheritance was shared (out) among the brothers

c) ( separar)

el río divide el pueblo en dos — the river cuts the village in two

d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide

divide y vencerás — divide and conquer
2.
dividir vi (Mat) to divide
3.
dividirse v pron

a) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divide

nos dividimos en dos grupos — we split up into two groups

b) obra/período

su obra se divide en cuatro períodos — his work can be divided into four periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

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dividir(en)

(v.) = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto

Ex: AACR2 divides works of mixed responsibility into two groups.

Ex: External databases can be partitioned into two major categories: bibliographic and non-bibliographic or full-text databases.

Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.

Ex: Many databases are divided onto several discs, usually by time period.

= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.

Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

Ex: Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.

Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.

Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.

Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.

Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.

Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.

Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.

* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.

* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* dividirse = branch, fork.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.

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dividir [I1 ]

vt

1 (partir) to divide

dividió la tarta en partes iguales he divided the cake (up) into equal portions

dividió a la clase en cuatro equipos she divided o split the class (up) into four teams

seis dividido dos igual tres or seis dividido por dos es igual a tres or seis dividido entre dos es igual a tres ( Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

divide 96 por or entre 12 ( Mat) divide 96 by 12

2 (repartir) to divide, share, share out

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos the inheritance was shared (out) o divided among the brothers

3

(separar): el río divide el pueblo en dos the river cuts o divides the village in two

4 (apartar, enemistar) to divide

esa cuestión dividió profundamente al sindicato the issue caused deep division within the union

los científicos están divididos en esa materia scientists are divided on that subject

divide y vencerás/reinarás divide and conquer/rule

■ dividir

vi

( Mat) to divide

todavía no sabe dividir she still can't do division, she still doesn't know how to divide

■ dividirse

v pron

1 «célula» to split; «grupo/partido» to split up

nos dividimos en dos grupos we split up into two groups

el río se divide en dos brazos the river divides into two branches

no me puedo dividir ( fam); I only have one pair of hands ( colloq), I can't be in two places at once ( colloq)

2

«obra/período»: su obra podría dividirse en cuatro períodos básicos his work could be divided into four basic periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en cabeza, tronco y extremidades the human body is made up of the head, the torso and the extremities

3 (repartirse) to divide up, share out

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dividir ( conjugate dividir) verbo transitivo
a) ( partir) to divide;

◊ lo dividió en partes iguales he divided it (up) into equal portions

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

c) ( enemistar) ‹partido/familia› to divide

verbo intransitivo (Mat) to divide
dividirse verbo pronominal
a) [ célula] to split;

[grupo/partido] to split up;
[camino/río] to divide
b) dividir en algo [obra/período] to be divided into sth

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

dividir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to divide: dividieron la herencia entre los cuatro, they divided the inheritance among the four of them
tienes que dividir entre tres, you must divide by three
' dividir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponer
- partir
- rompecabezas
- seccionar
- cortar
- distribuir
- mitad
- separar
English:
carve up
- cut
- divide
- equally
- partition
- quarter
- separate
- share
- split
- split up
- tear
- zone
- break
- halve
- stream
- way

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dividir

♦ vt

1. [separar] to divide (en into); [átomo] to split (en into);
dividió la hoja en tres partes she divided the page into three parts;

dividió a los alumnos en grupos de cinco he split o divided the pupils into groups of five;

el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two

2. [repartir] to share out ( entre among);
el resto de los beneficios fue dividido entre los empleados the rest of the profits were shared out o divided among the employees;

dividimos las tareas domésticas entre todos we shared the household chores between all of us

3. [desunir] to divide;

un asunto que tiene dividida a la comunidad científica an issue that has divided the scientific community;

el testamento dividió a los hermanos the will set the brothers against one another

4. [en matemáticas] to divide;

dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3;

15 dividido entre o [m5] por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5

♦ vi
[en matemáticas] to divide;
Comp

divide y vencerás divide and rule

♦ See also the pronominal verb dividirse

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dividir

v/t divide

* * *

dividir vt

1) : to divide, to split

2) : to distribute, to share out

♦ See also the reflexive verb dividirse

* * *

dividir vb

1. (en general) to divide

dividió la tarta en ocho trozos she divided the cake into eight pieces

si divido 30 entre 5, el resultado es 6 if I divide 30 by 5, the result is 6

2. (repartir) to split [pt. & pp. split]

dividió el dinero entre sus dos hijos he split the money between his two sons

Spanish-English dictionary > dividir
117 dormirse en los laureles

dormirse en los laureles

figurado to rest on one's laurels

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to rest on one's laurels

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(v.) = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars

Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

Ex. Children's librarians must develop their work and not become complacent = Los bibliotecarios encargados de las secciones infantiles deben continuar desarrollando su trabajo y no dormirse en los laureles.

Ex. The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

Ex. The underlying problem is that Bowker has been sitting on its laurels after being one of the pioneers of putting a seemingly well known printed reference source on CD-ROM.

Ex. But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes.

Ex. While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.

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(v.) = indulge in + complacency, complacent, rest on + Posesivo + laurels, sit on + Posesivo + laurels, lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars

Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.

Ex: Children's librarians must develop their work and not become complacent = Los bibliotecarios encargados de las secciones infantiles deben continuar desarrollando su trabajo y no dormirse en los laureles.

Ex: The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

Ex: The underlying problem is that Bowker has been sitting on its laurels after being one of the pioneers of putting a seemingly well known printed reference source on CD-ROM.

Ex: But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes.

Ex: While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.

Spanish-English dictionary > dormirse en los laureles
118 echar una mirada furtiva a

(v.) = steal + a glance at

Ex. Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed.

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(v.) = steal + a glance at

Ex: Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed.

Spanish-English dictionary > echar una mirada furtiva a
119 ejemplar anticipado

(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advance

Ex. The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.

Ex. In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.

Ex. All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.

Ex. Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process.

Ex. Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series.

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(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advance

Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.

Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.

Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.

Ex: Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process.

Ex: Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series.

Spanish-English dictionary > ejemplar anticipado
120 ejemplar de prensa

(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets

Ex. The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.

Ex. In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.

Ex. All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.

* * *

(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets

Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.

Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.

Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.

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