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s.1 batidor (manual) (cocina)2 plumero.3 batidor de mano, batidor, molinillo.4 escobilla.5 matamoscas.6 movimiento brusco, movimiento rápido.7 batidora.vt.1 batir (eggs)he was whisked into hospital lo llevaron al hospital a toda prisa3 mezclar rápidamente, batir.4 cepillar.5 moverse rápidamente.she whisked past me pasó zumbando a mi ladoTo whisk awa o off, quitar vivamente, hacer desaparecer, marcharse de prisa(pt & pp whisked) -
2 whip up
1) (to whip: I'm whipping up eggs for the dessert.) batir2) (to produce or prepare quickly: I'll whip up a meal in no time.) preparar en un momento, improvisarv + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) ( arouse) \<\<trouble/unrest\>\> provocar*, crear; \<\<hatred\>\> fomentar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*b) ( incite) \<\<crowd\>\> incitar, agitarc) \<\<wind\>\> \<\<sea/waves\>\> agitar; \<\<dust\>\> levantar2)a) (beat, whisk) \<\<egg whites\>\> batir; \<\<cream\>\> batir, montar (Esp)b) ( prepare hurriedly) (colloq) \<\<meal\>\> improvisarVT + ADV1) (=make) [+ meal] preparar rápidamente; [+ dress] hacer rápidamente2) (Culin) [+ cream] montar; [+ egg white] batir3) (=stir up) [+ support] procurar, conseguir; [+ enthusiasm, interest, excitement] despertar; [+ hatred] provocarI couldn't whip up any enthusiasm for the idea — (among other people) no pude despertar entusiasmo por la idea; (in myself) la idea no me entusiasmaba
the proposed measure has whipped up a storm of protest among students — la medida propuesta ha levantado una ola de protestas entre los estudiantes
4) (=rouse) [+ crowd] exaltarhe whipped the crowd up into a frenzy of hate — exaltó a la multitud hasta despertar en ellos un odio febril
5) (=spur on) [+ horses] azotar6) (=lift) [+ dust] levantar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o1)a) ( arouse) \<\<trouble/unrest\>\> provocar*, crear; \<\<hatred\>\> fomentar; \<\<support\>\> conseguir*b) ( incite) \<\<crowd\>\> incitar, agitarc) \<\<wind\>\> \<\<sea/waves\>\> agitar; \<\<dust\>\> levantar2)a) (beat, whisk) \<\<egg whites\>\> batir; \<\<cream\>\> batir, montar (Esp)b) ( prepare hurriedly) (colloq) \<\<meal\>\> improvisar -
3 cerrar
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ojos/boca› to shut, close; ‹ frasco› to put the lid on; ‹ sobre› to seal ‹ libro› to close, shut; ‹ puño› to clench ‹ persianas› to lower, pull down; ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up; ‹ cremallera› to do … up ‹ válvula› to close, shut off 2 ( definitivamente) to close (down) 3d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an endverbo intransitivo 1 (hablando de puerta, ventana): ¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up? 2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut 3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut; ( definitivamente) to close (down) cerrarse verbo pronominal 1 2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up; ‹ cremallera› to do … up 3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close (con llave) to lock (un grifo abierto) to turn off (el ordenador) to turn off, switch off (subir una cremallera) to do up (un sobre) to seal (los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close (definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize (liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close (bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close (definitivamente) to close down Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap ' cerrar' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrir - abrochar - cerrada - cerrado - cierre - ojo - pico - sellar - amabilidad - bondad - canilla - cierra - cierro - correr - cuenta - doble - grifo - junta - juntar - llave - paréntesis - trato English: attendant - bargain - barricade - block in - bolt - clinch - close - close down - closed - draw - enter into - fasten - fasten down - lock - lock up - padlock - push to - seal - seal off - seal up - secure - shut - shut down - shut up - slam - snap - stick together - strike - tight - to - trice - turn off - twinkling - wall in - whisk away - whisk off - wind up - zip up - board - business - cast - conclude - fold - main - time - turn - will - wind - wrap - zip -
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1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grueso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grosor3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) espeso, denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) denso, espeso, abundante5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso, espeso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) cargado7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) tonto
2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) parte más espesa; corazón; crítico- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
thick adj1. grueso / gordo2. tupido / poblado3. denso / espeso4. espeso5. corto / burrotr[ɵɪk]1 (solid things) grueso,-a2 (liquid, gas, vegetation etc) espeso,-a3 (beard, eyebrows) poblado,-a4 (cloud, smoke, fog, forest) denso,-a, espeso,-a5 (fur, hedge) tupido,-a7 (accent) marcado,-a, cerrado,-a; (of speech, voice) poco claro,-a1 espesamente, gruesamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthick and fast en cantidadthrough thick and thin a las duras y a las maduras, pase lo que pase, contra viento y mareato be as thick as thieves estar a partir un piñón, ser como uña y carneto be as thick as two short planks ser tan corto como las mangas de un chalecoto be in the thick of something estar metido,-a de lleno en algoto be thick with somebody ser íntimo,-a amigo,-a de alguiento be thick with something estar lleno,-a de algoto get a thick ear recibir una tortato give somebody a thick ear dar una torta a alguiento have a thick head tener resaca, tener la cabeza embotadato have a thick skin ser insensible a las críticasthick ['ɵɪk] adj1) : gruesoa thick plank: una tabla gruesa2) : espeso, densothick syrup: jarabe espeso♦ thickly advthick n1)in the thick of : en medio dein the thick of the battle: en lo más reñido de la batalla2)through thick and thin : a las duras y a las madurasadj.• amazacotado, -a adj.• apelmazado, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• brumoso, -a adj.• copudo, -a adj.• craso, -a adj.• de espesor adj.• doble adj.• espeso, -a adj.• grueso, -a adj.• morrocotudo, -a adj.• tupido, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.• viciado, -a adj.• viscoso, -a adj.• zurraposo, -a adj.n.• espesor s.m.• grueso s.m.
I θɪkadjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
II
a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
III
in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
[θɪk]through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
1. ADJ(compar thicker) (superl thickest)1) (=not thin) [wall, line, slice, neck] grueso; [lips] grueso, carnoso; [waist] ancho; [sweater] gordo; [spectacles] de lente gruesaa thick layer of snow/dust — una espesa capa de nieve/polvo
a thick layer of potatoes/butter — una capa gruesa de patatas/mantequilla
a tree root as thick as a man's arm — una raíz de árbol tan gruesa or gorda como el brazo de un hombre
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how thick is it? — ¿qué grosor tiene?, ¿cómo es de grueso?2) (=dense) [beard, eyebrows] poblado; [carpet, fur] tupido; [forest] tupido, poblado; [vegetation, dust] espeso; [air, atmosphere] cargado, denso; [smoke, clouds, night] denso; [fog] espeso, denso•
to have thick hair — tener mucho pelo, tener una melena tupidathe pavements were thick with people — las aceras estaban abarrotadas or llenas de gente
the air was thick with smoke — el aire estaba cargado or lleno de humo
the air was thick with rumours — (fig) corrían or circulaban muchos rumores
3) (=not runny) [yoghurt, sauce] espesoif the soup becomes too thick, add more water — si la sopa se pone muy espesa, añada más agua
4) ** (=stupid) corto *, burro *he's a bit thick — es un poco corto or burro *
I finally got it into or through his thick head — por fin conseguí que le entrase en esa cabeza hueca *
- be as thick as a brick or two short planks- as thick as5) (=strong) [accent] fuerte, marcado6) (from drink, illness, tiredness) [voice] pastoso7) * (=very friendly)- be as thick as thieves8) (=groggy)2.ADV (=in a thick layer)•
the fog hung thick over the city — una capa espesa de niebla pendía sobre la ciudad•
the dust/snow lay thick — había una capa espesa de polvo/nieve•
slice the bread nice and thick — corte el pan en rebanadas bien gruesas•
he spread the butter on thick — untó una capa gruesa de mantequilla- come/follow thick and fastthe snow was falling thick and fast — nevaba copiosamente or sin parar
- lay it on thick3.Nto be in the thick of sth: he likes to be in the thick of it or things or the action — le gusta estar metido en el meollo del asunto or en el ajo
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I [θɪk]adjective -er, -est1)a) <layer/book/fabric> grueso, gordo (fam); <line/brush stroke> gruesoit's 5cm thick — tiene 5cm de espesor or de grosor
b) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce/paint> espesoc) ( dense) <vegetation/fog/smoke> espeso, denso; < fur> tupido; <beard/eyebrows> poblado2) (covered, filled) (pred)to be thick WITH something — estar* lleno de algo
4) (colloq)a) ( stupid) burro (fam), corto (fam)b) ( close) (pred)to be thick (WITH somebody) — estar* a partir (de) un piñón or (CS) un confite (con alguien)
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a) ( thickly)he slices the bread too thick — corta el pan demasiado grueso or (fam) gordo
b)thick and fast: the snow was falling thick and fast estaba nevando copiosamente; ideas came thick and fast — llovían las ideas
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in the thick of night — (AmE) en plena noche
through thick and thin — tanto en las duras como en las maduras, tanto en las buenas como en las malas
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