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41 Dios
m.God, Jehovah, Lord, Creator.* * *1 god\¡a Dios gracias! thank God!a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselvesa la buena de Dios at random, any old how¡alabado sea Dios! God be praised!armar la de Dios es Cristo familiar to raise hell, make an almighty racketcostar algo Dios y ayuda to be very difficult, be a real hassle¡Dios dirá! we shall see!Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together¡Dios le bendiga! God bless you!¡Dios me libre! God forbid!Dios mediante God willing¡Dios mío! my God!, good heavens!¡Dios nos coja confesados! God help us!hacer algo como Dios manda to do something properly¡por Dios! for goodness sake!, for God's sake!que Dios me perdone, pero... God forgive me, but...¡vaya con Dios! farewell!, God be with you!¡vaya por Dios! good heavens!* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Rel) Godbendición 2), temorel Dios de los judíos — the Jewish God, the God of the Jews
2) [en exclamaciones]¡Dios! — [con sorpresa] God!; [con fastidio] for God's sake!
¡Dios mío!, ¡Dios santo! — my God!, good God!
¡alabado sea Dios! — praise be to God!
¡Dios te bendiga!, ¡Dios te lo pague! — God bless you!
¡que Dios nos coja confesados! — God help us!
¡con Dios!, ¡vaya usted con Dios! — (may) God be with you! ††, Godspeed! ††
¡plegue a Dios! — please God!
¡válgame Dios! — good God!
¡vive Dios! — by God!
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¡Dios me libre! — God forbid!, Heaven forbid!¡líbreme Dios de que...! — God o Heaven forbid that I...!
¡líbreme Dios de ese sufrimiento! — Heaven forbid that I should suffer so!
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¡ por Dios! — for heaven's sake!-¿puedo fumar? -¡claro, por Dios! — "may I smoke?" - "of course! o please do!"
una limosnita ¡por (el amor de) Dios! — a few pennies, for the love of God!
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¡Dios quiera que no llueva mañana! — let's hope it doesn't rain tomorrow¡no lo quiera Dios! — God forbid!
bendito-ojalá te cures pronto -¡Dios quiera! — "let's hope you get better soon!" - "I hope so too!"
3)- ¡me cago en Dios!costar Dios y ayuda —
dejado de la mano de Dios —
- como que hay un Dioscomo que hay Dios que... — you can bet (your bottom dollar) that...
¡siéntate como Dios manda! — sit properly!
Dios mediante nos veremos en mayo otra vez — God willing, we'll see each other again in May
- como Dios lo echó o trajo al mundopongo a Dios por testigo que no sabía la verdad — as God is my witness o I swear by almighty God, I did not know the truth
hasta mañana si Dios quiere — good night, God bless!
que sea lo que Dios quiera —
he decidido hacerlo, y que sea lo que Dios quiera — I've decided to do it, and worry about it later
- Dios aprieta pero no ahoga o ahorcaclamar 2., madrugar 1., 1)* * *diosa masculino, femenino1) (Mit) (m) god; (f) goddess2) Dios masculino (Relig) Godel Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes — the Christian/Muslim God
Dios Todopoderoso — Almighty God, God Almighty
gracias a Dios or a Dios gracias — thank God o heaven
Dios te oiga! — I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!
por (el) amor de Dios! — for God's sake o for heaven's sake!
que Dios lo tenga en su gloria — God o the Lord rest his soul
Dios me libre! — God o heaven forbid!
alabado or bendito sea Dios! — (Relig) praise God o the Lord!
bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! — (fam) good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! (colloq)
válgame Dios! — oh my God!, good God!
Dios mío! or Dios santo! — ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; ( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!
armar la de Dios es Cristo — (fam) to cause an almighty row (colloq)
como Dios manda: cómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper car; pórtate como Dios manda behave properly; como Dios me/lo trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit; como que hay (un) Dios (CS) you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq); costar Dios y (su) ayuda (fam) to take a lot of work; hacer algo a la buena de Dios to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; menos pregunta Dios y perdona (AmL) don't ask so many questions; ni Dios (fam) nobody; esto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensible; todo Dios (fam) absolutely everybody; Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or (RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try us; Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together; a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves; Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair world; al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm; tener a Dios agarrado por las chivas — (Ven fam) to have the upper hand
* * *= God, deity.Ex. The article ' God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.Ex. Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.----* ¡por dios! = by jingo!.* ¡vaya por Dios! = oh dear!.* actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.* adorar un dios = worship + deity.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.* ¡Ay Dios! = Heavens!.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* creerse Dios = play + God.* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* diosa = goddess [goddesses, -pl.].* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!, God bless him!.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* Dios mediante = God willing.* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* gracias a Dios = thank goodness.* inspirados por Dios, los = divinely ordained, the.* olvidado de Dios = God-forsaken.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por dios! = for crying out loud!, goodness gracious, golly.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* regalo de dios = godsend.* ¡Santo Dios! = goodness gracious.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* temeroso de Dios = God-fearing.* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* ¡válgame Dios! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.* * *diosa masculino, femenino1) (Mit) (m) god; (f) goddess2) Dios masculino (Relig) Godel Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes — the Christian/Muslim God
Dios Todopoderoso — Almighty God, God Almighty
gracias a Dios or a Dios gracias — thank God o heaven
Dios te oiga! — I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!
por (el) amor de Dios! — for God's sake o for heaven's sake!
que Dios lo tenga en su gloria — God o the Lord rest his soul
Dios me libre! — God o heaven forbid!
alabado or bendito sea Dios! — (Relig) praise God o the Lord!
bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! — (fam) good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! (colloq)
válgame Dios! — oh my God!, good God!
Dios mío! or Dios santo! — ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; ( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!
armar la de Dios es Cristo — (fam) to cause an almighty row (colloq)
como Dios manda: cómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper car; pórtate como Dios manda behave properly; como Dios me/lo trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit; como que hay (un) Dios (CS) you can bet your bottom dollar (colloq); costar Dios y (su) ayuda (fam) to take a lot of work; hacer algo a la buena de Dios to do something any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how; menos pregunta Dios y perdona (AmL) don't ask so many questions; ni Dios (fam) nobody; esto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensible; todo Dios (fam) absolutely everybody; Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or (RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try us; Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together; a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves; Dios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair world; al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm; tener a Dios agarrado por las chivas — (Ven fam) to have the upper hand
* * *= God, deity.Ex: The article ' God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.* ¡por dios! = by jingo!.* ¡vaya por Dios! = oh dear!.* actuar como si + ser + Dios = play + God.* adorar un dios = worship + deity.* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.* armar la de Dios = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armarse la de Dios = bedlam + break loose, all hell + break loose.* ¡Ay Dios! = Heavens!.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* creerse Dios = play + God.* dejado de la mano de Dios = God-forsaken.* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* diosa = goddess [goddesses, -pl.].* ¡Dios lo bendiga! = God bless him!, God bless him!.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* Dios mediante = God willing.* ¡Dios mío! = good grief!.* ¡Dios mío! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* ¡Dios nos libre! = heaven forbid, God forbid.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* gracias a Dios = thank goodness.* inspirados por Dios, los = divinely ordained, the.* olvidado de Dios = God-forsaken.* palabra de Dios = word of God.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por dios! = for crying out loud!, goodness gracious, golly.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* quiera Dios que = God willing.* regalo de dios = godsend.* ¡Santo Dios! = goodness gracious.* si Dios quiere = God willing.* temeroso de Dios = God-fearing.* todo dios = every Tom, Dick and Harry, everyone and their mother.* ¡válgame Dios! = goodness gracious, oh dear!.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.* * *masculine, femininelos dioses del Olimpo the gods of Mount Olympuscanta como los dioses she sings like an angel, she sings divinelyBel Dios de los cristianos/musulmanes the Christian/Muslim GodDios Todopoderoso Almighty God, God AlmightyDios Padre God the Fathergracias a Dios or a Dios gracias thank God o heavengracias a Dios no pasó nada nothing happened, thank God o heavensi Dios quiere God willingDios mediante God willingquiera Dios que no sea grave let's hope (to God) it isn't serioussólo Dios sabe lo que me costó you've no idea how difficult it was¿lo conseguirá? — no sé, Dios dirá will he make it? — I don't know, we'll just have to wait and seeestoy seguro que todo saldrá bien — ¡Dios te oiga! I'm sure everything will turn out fine — oh, I hope so! o I pray to God you're right!te lo juro por Dios I swear to Godpor (el) amor de Dios: ¡termínalo de una vez, por (el) amor de Dios! get it finished, for God's sake o for heaven's sake!¡una limosnita, por el amor de Dios! can you spare some change, for pity's sake?Dios proveerá God o the Lord will provideque Dios se lo pague God bless youve con Dios God be with youque Dios te bendiga God bless youque Dios lo tenga en su gloria God o the Lord rest his soul¡Dios me libre! God o heaven forbid!¡Dios nos libre de esa desgracia! heaven preserve us from such a misfortune!si se entera tu padre ¡Dios te libre! God o heaven o the Lord help you if your father finds out!¡sabe Dios lo que habrá estado haciendo! God (alone) knows what she's been up to!¡alabado or bendito sea Dios! ( Relig) praise God o the Lord!¡bendito sea Dios, mira cómo te has puesto! ( fam); good God o good heavens! look at the state you're in! ( colloq)¡alabado sea Dios! otra vez será it wasn't God's will o it wasn't meant to be, maybe next time¡vaya por Dios! oh dear!¡válgame Dios! oh my God!, good God!¡ay, Dios! oh dear!¡por Dios! for God's o heaven's sake!¡Dios mío! or ¡Dios santo! (expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!; (expresando sorpresa) God!, good God!¡Dios! ¡cómo me gustaría estar allí! God! how I'd love to be there!a la buena de Dios: hizo el trabajo a la buena de Dios he did the job any which way ( AmE) o ( BrE) any old howsalieron de viaje a la buena de Dios they set off without making any plansabandonó a sus hijos a la buena de Dios she just abandoned her childrenarmar la de Dios es Cristo ( fam): armó la de Dios (es Cristo) con lo que dijo she caused a tremendous fuss o an almighty row with what she said ( colloq)como Dios manda: una secretaria como Dios manda a real secretarycómprate un coche como Dios manda buy yourself a real o a proper carpórtate como Dios manda behave properlycomo Dios me/lo echó or trajo al mundo in my/his birthday suit, stark naked ( colloq)como que hay (un) Dios (CS); as sure as eggs is eggs ( colloq), you can bet your bottom dollar ( colloq)costar Dios y su ayuda ( fam); to take a lot of workestar de Dios to be God's willestaba de Dios que pasara it was meant to happen o meant to be, it was God's will (that it should happen)menos pregunta Dios y perdona ( AmL); don't ask so many questionsnecesitar Dios y su ayuda ( fam); to need a lot of helpesto no lo entiende ni Dios or no hay Dios que lo entienda this is completely incomprehensibleque Dios nos coja confesados ( Esp); God o the Lord help us!¡que venga Dios y lo vea! I'll eat my hat!si eso es verdad que venga Dios y lo vea if that's true, I'll eat my hat!Dios aprieta pero no ahoga or ( RPl) ahorca these things are sent to try usDios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock togethera Dios rogando y con el mazo dando (no basta con la plegaria) God helps those who help themselves; (el comportamiento debería ajustarse a las creencias) practice* what you preachDios da pan a quien no tiene dientes it's an unfair worldal que madruga, Dios lo ayuda the early bird catches the worm* * *
dios,◊ diosa sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Mit) (m) god;
(f) goddess
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el Ddios de los musulmanes the Muslim God;
gracias a Ddios thank God o heaven;
si Ddios quiere God willing;
te lo juro por Ddios I swear to God;
¡por (el) amor de Ddios! for God's sake o for heaven's sake!;
que Ddios te bendiga God bless you;
¡Ddios me libre! God o heaven forbid!;
¡sabe Ddios! God knows!;
¡vaya por Ddios! oh dear!;
¡por Ddios! for God's o heaven's sake!;
¡Ddios mío! or ¡Ddios santo! ( expresando angustia) my God!, oh God!;
( expresando sorpresa) (good) God!;◊ como Ddios manda: un coche como Ddios manda a real o a proper car;
pórtate como Ddios manda behave properly;
hacer algo a la buena de Ddios to do sth any which way (AmE) o (BrE) any old how
dios sustantivo masculino
1 god
2 Excl ¡Dios!, good God! ¡Dios mío!, Oh my God!
si Dios quiere, God willing
♦ Locuciones: hacer algo como Dios manda, to do sthg properly
familiar ni dios, not a soul
familiar todo dios, everybody
' dios' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armarse
- bendición
- berenjenal
- coger
- dejada
- dejado
- estar
- gracias
- hablar
- proveer
- temor
- alma
- amor
- amparar
- bendecir
- bendito
- dotar
- gracia
- hijo
- sobre
English:
bedlam
- believe in
- bird
- father
- god
- godforsaken
- good
- goodness
- gosh
- grace
- gracious
- heaven
- hell
- lord
- serve
- thank
- willing
- word
- bless
- Christ
- proper
- sake
- thankfully
- would
* * *dios, -osa♦ nm,fgod, f goddess;Baco es el dios del vino Bacchus is the god of wine;la diosa del amor the goddess of love;los dioses del Olimpo the gods of (Mount) Olympusdios griego Greek god;dios romano Roman god♦ nm1.Dios [ser sobrenatural] God;el Dios de los cristianos the Christian God;Fama la buena de Dios any old how;hace las cosas a la buena de Dios he does things any old how;no sabía cocinar, e hizo el guiso a la buena de Dios he didn't know how to cook, so he trusted to luck when making the stew;Famse armó la de Dios es Cristo all hell broke loose;Famcomo Dios: lo pasamos como Dios we had a high old time;en esta oficina vivimos como Dios we've got it made in this office;tu vecina está como Dios your neighbour's gorgeous;la paella estaba como Dios the paella was sublime;Famcomo Dios manda [apropiado] proper;[apropiadamente] properly;una novela como Dios manda a proper novel;hacer algo como Dios manda to do sth properly;Fam Famcostar Dios y ayuda: nos costó Dios y ayuda subir el piano hasta el quinto piso we had a heck o hell of a job getting the piano up to the fifth floor;dejado de la mano de Dios godforsaken;jurar algo por Dios: ¡te lo juro por Dios! I swear to God!;me juró por Dios que no había sido él he swore to God that he hadn't done it;Famni Dios: no vino ni Dios not a soul came;esto no lo arregla ni Dios no way will anyone ever fix this;tu letra es muy mala, no hay (ni) Dios que la entienda your handwriting's terrible, you can't expect anyone to be able to read it;poner a Dios por testigo: ¡pongo a Dios por testigo que yo no lo hice! may God be my witness, I didn't do it!;sin encomendarse (ni) a Dios ni al diablo throwing caution to the winds;Famtodo Dios all the world and his wife;vino todo Dios the world and his wife were there;a todo Dios le encantó la comida absolutely everybody loved the food;a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando God helps those who help themselves;Dios aprieta pero no ahoga God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb;Dios los cría y ellos se juntan birds of a feather flock together2. [en exclamaciones, invocaciones]¡a Dios gracias! thank heavens!;¡a Dios gracias no pasó nada! nothing happened, thank heavens!;¡alabado sea Dios! [al rezar] praise be (to God)!;[indica fastidio, sorpresa, alivio] thank God!;¡alabado sea Dios!, ¡otra factura! heavens above, another bill!;¡alabado sea Dios!, ¡por fin ha llegado el pedido! thank heavens, the order has finally arrived!;¡anda con Dios! God be with you!;¡bendito sea Dios! [al rezar] praise be (to God)!;¡bendito sea Dios!, ¡otra carrera en la media! heavens above, another ladder in my tights!;¡bendito sea Dios!, ¡no les ha pasado nada! thank heavens, they're all right!;Vulg¡me cago en Dios! for fuck's sake!;Dios dirá it's in the lap of the gods;¡gracias a Dios! thank heavens!;¡gracias a Dios que has venido! thank heavens you've come!;¡Dios lo quiera! let's hope so!;Dios mediante God willing;¡Dios mío! good God!, (oh) my God!;¡Dios no lo quiera! heaven forbid!;Dios sabe God (alone) knows;sabe Dios God (alone) knows;¡Dios santo! (oh) my God!;¡Dios santo!, ¿qué vamos a hacer ahora? oh my God! what are we going to do now?;¡santo Dios! (oh) my God!;si Dios quiere God willing;¡por Dios! for God's sake!;(que) Dios le/te bendiga God bless you;Esp¡(que) Dios nos coja confesados! heaven help us!;¡(que) Dios le/te oiga! let's hope so!;(que) Dios se/te lo pague God bless you;(que) Dios me perdone: (que) Dios me perdone, pero es una mala persona forgive me for saying this, but he's not a very nice person;(que) Dios me perdone, pero es un cabrón pardon my French, but he's a bastard;que sea lo que Dios quiera what will be will be;¡válgame Dios! good heavens!;¡vaya con Dios! may God be with you;¡vaya por Dios! for heaven's sake!, honestly!;¡ve con Dios! God be with you!♦ interjFam God!;¡Dios!, ¡qué aburrimiento! God, how boring!;¡Dios!, ¡qué hambre tengo! God, I'm hungry!* * *m God;¡Dios mío! my God!;¡por Dios! for God’s sake!;Dios mediante God willing;si Dios quiere God willing;¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!;¡válgame Dios! good God!;¡vaya por Dios! oh dear!;sabe Dios lo que dijo God knows what he said;hazlo como Dios manda do it properly;a la buena de Dios any old how;costar Dios y ayuda be very difficult;vivir como Dios fam live like a king;armar la de Dios fam raise hell fam* * *Dios nm: God* * *dios n god -
42 cabeza
f.1 head.me duele la cabeza I've got a headachelavarse la cabeza to wash one's hairpor cabeza per headtirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)cabeza de ajo head of garliccabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) headcabeza nuclear nuclear warhead2 unit.3 lead, leading position.* * *1 (gen) head3 (de región) main town1 (jefe) head, leader\a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top ofandar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feetandar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebodycabeza abajo upside downcabeza arriba the right way up, uprightcalentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about somethingdarse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against somethingde pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toeestar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the headírsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzymeterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's headno tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sensepasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebodyperder la cabeza figurado to lose one's headquitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of somethingquitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget somethingser un cabeza dura to be stubbornsubirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's headtengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splittingtirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolver la cabeza to look roundcabeza cuadrada familiar bigotcabeza de ajo bulb of garliccabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbraincabeza de espárrago asparagus tipcabeza de lista main candidatecabeza de partido administrative capitalcabeza de puente bridgeheadcabeza de turco scapegoatcabeza hueca scatterbraincabeza loca familiar scatterbraincabeza rapada skinhead* * *noun f.- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura* * *1. SF1) [de persona] headme duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches
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afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands•
asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlongmarcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header
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lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair•
negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head•
por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person•
se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy•
volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's headal oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head
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me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning2)- andar o ir de cabezacortar cabezas —
írsele a algn de la cabeza —
el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner
hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up
estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —
meter algo en la cabeza a algn —
por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...
metérsele a algn en la cabeza —
se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone
pasársele a algn por la cabeza —
subirse a la cabeza —
3) (=frente)•
a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration•
ir en cabeza — to be in the leadir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list
4) (=distancia) head5) [de montaña] top, summit6) (=objeto)cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device
cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end
cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball
cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead
cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas
cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead
2. SMF1) (=líder) head, leaderes cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces
2)cabeza cuadrada — * bigot
cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain
cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed
cabeza de serrín — * airhead *
cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead
cabeza visible — head, leader
* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.----* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] headnegó con la cabeza she shook her headasintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his headsacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the windowvolvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followedbajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shameme duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head acheses para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cryse tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the netun día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o footpararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand2 (medida) headganó por una cabeza he won by a headle lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder3 (pelo) hairme tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair4(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazyal pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for itusa la cabeza use your headnunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for scienceno lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?5(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthdaytenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something elsetú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his headse me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get marriedle dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my headjamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mindya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that womananda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about hercalentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sthcomo malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to rollir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head highírsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzyjugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feetaún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feetla selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rutlevantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sthno caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that womanromperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle downser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupidsubírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her headtener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sievetener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-landtrae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondnadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakesCompuestos:hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)masculine and feminine scapegoatAmasculine and feminine skinheadB1(individuo): por cabeza each, a headpagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each2 (de ganado) headtienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattleC(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the leada la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sectorse colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion pollsiban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstrationel equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the divisionCompuestos:masculine and feminine leader, lead climbermasculine and feminine head of the familymasculine head of the Churchfeminine beachheadfeminine bridgeheadderrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seedD1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head2 (de un misil) warheadCompuestos:atomic warhead● cabeza de biela or émbolomain bearing, big end ( BrE)warheadnuclear warheadCompuestos:write headrecording headplayback headplayback headF (de plátanos) hand, bunchCompuesto:bulb of garlicG (de un camión) tractor unit* * *
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
d) ( inteligencia):
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;
( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2a) ( individuo):
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] head;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;Amen cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;Famle abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;Famdesde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;Famno te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;Famla cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;Famse me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;RP Famjugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;Famme estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;Famrodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;Famle amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;[atreverse] to speak up; Famsubirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;Fam Famtener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;Famtenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;Famtener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in HeavenCulin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese Famno me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;venir a la cabeza to come to mind;ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!tener mucha cabeza to have brains3. [juicio] sense;tener poca cabeza to have no sense;obrar con cabeza to use one's head;tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;perder la cabeza to lose one's head;Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?4. [posición] front, head;cabeza abajo upside down;cabeza arriba the right way up;[en lista] at the top o head;el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;[al cargo de] in charge of;estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movementcabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] headcabeza de ajo head of garlic;cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;cabeza de combate warhead;cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;cabeza de guerra warhead;cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;cabeza magnética magnetic head;cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head7.por cabeza [persona] per head;costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each9. CompEsp Famesta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;Espescarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;RPdarle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;Famir de cabeza a to head straight for;Esp Famir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;Esp Famllevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;Famsentar la cabeza to settle down;Fam(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;Esp Famtraer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad♦ nmfFam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;Fam cabeza dura:es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;cabeza de familia head of the family;Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;cabeza rapada skinhead;Dep cabeza de serie seed;el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;cabeza de turco scapegoat* * *I f1 ANAT head;no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);andar oir de cabeza be snowed under;sentar la cabeza settle down;levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat2 ( razón):perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;llevar otraer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;3 ( memoria):tener mala cabeza have a bad memory4 ( pensamiento):pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;calentarse la cabeza get worked up;mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains5 ( persona):por cabeza per head, per person6:en cabeza the team at the top;estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader* * *cabeza nf1) : head2)cabeza hueca : scatterbrain3)de cabeza : head first4)dolor de cabeza : headache* * *cabeza n1. (en general) head2. (seso) intelligence3. (memoria) memoryde cabeza headlong / headfirstpor cabeza a head / per head -
43 hacer
v.1 to do (realizar) (estudios, experimento, favor).¿qué haces? what are you doing?tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to doestoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the roadElla hace la tarea She does her work.2 to make.hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/planshacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/a symphonyhacer una fiesta to have a partypara hacer la carne… to cook the meat…Ricardo hizo una casita Richard made a little house.Le hago estudiar I make him study.Nos hizo un problema He made us a problem (he made a problem for us)3 to make (obtener) (fotocopia).4 to do (arreglar) (casa, colada).5 to build (to build).han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building6 to make (movimientos, sonidos, gestos).le hice señas I signaled to herhacer ruido to make a noiseel gato hace "miau" cats go "meow"7 to do (practicar) (en general).debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport8 to cause to look or seem (dar aspecto a).este espejo te hace gordo that mirror makes you look o seem fat9 to play (Cine & Teatro) (papel).hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter10 to think, to reckon.a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now11 to be done to.Se me hizo una injusticia An injustice was done to me.12 to place.Haré una llamada a mi hermana I will place a call to my sister.13 to be made to.Se nos hizo pagar una gran suma We were made to pay a large amount.14 to be made for.Se me hizo una camisa A shirt was made for me.15 to travel, to make.Hicimos dos kilómetros We traveled two kilometers.* * *Present Indicativehago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativePast Participlehecho,-a.* * *verb1) to make2) do3) be•- hacer falta
- hacerse* * *Para las expresiones hacer añicos, hacer gracia, hacerse ilusiones, hacer pedazos, hacerse de rogar, hacer el tonto, hacer las veces de ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) [indicando actividad en general] to do¿qué haces? — what are you doing?
¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?
¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!
•
hacer el [amor] — to make love•
hacer la [guerra] — to wage warhacer algo por hacer —
no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it
2) [en lugar de otro verbo] to do3) (=crear) [+ coche, escultura, juguete, ropa, pastel] to make; [+ casa] to build; [+ dibujo] to do; [+ novela, sinfonía] to write•
le cuesta trabajo hacer [amigos] — he finds it hard to make friends4) (=realizar) [+ apuesta, discurso, objeción] to make; [+ deporte, deberes] to do; [+ caca, pipí] to do; [+ nudo] to tie; [+ pregunta] to ask; [+ visita] to pay; [+ milagros] to do, workel gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed
el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade
¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?
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hacer un [favor] a algn — to do sb a favour•
hacer un [gesto] — [con la cara] to make {o} pull a face; [con la mano] to make a sign•
hacer un [recado] — to do {o} run an errand•
hacer [ruido] — to make a noise•
hacer [sitio] — to make room•
hacer [tiempo] — to kill time5) (=preparar) [+ cama, comida] to makehacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails
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hacer las [maletas] — to pack one's bags6) (=dedicarse a)¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?
•
hacer [cine] — to make films•
hacer [teatro] — to act7) (=actuar)hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part
8) (=sumar) to makey cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros
este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line
9) (=cumplir)voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week
10) (=obligar) + infin to make•
hágale [entrar] — show him in, have him come in•
me lo hizo [saber] — he told me about it, he informed me of it•
hacer [que] + subjun —11) (=mandar)+ infin12) (=transformar) + adj to make13) (=pensar) to thinkyo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older
14) (=acostumbrar)15) (=ejercitar)16)• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —
2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) (=comportarse)•
hacer [como] que {o} como si — to make as ifhizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed
2)• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble
dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble
3) (=importar)no le hace — LAm it doesn't matter, never mind
4) (=ser apropiado)¿hace? — will it do?, is it all right?; (=¿de acuerdo?) is it a deal?
5) (=apetecer)¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?
¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?
6) [seguido de preposición]hacer de (Teat) to play the part of hacer por (=intentar)hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth
3. VERBO IMPERSONAL1) [con expresiones de tiempo atmosférico] to behace calor/frío — it's hot/cold
¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?
2) [con expresiones temporales]hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left
hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him
¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?
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[desde] hace cuatro años — for four years3) LAm (=haber, tener)4.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brewme hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table
2)a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?
hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal
b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to askhacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)
hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)
hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven
tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)
7)a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to makeb) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to golas vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'
8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500
10)a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to dohacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen
deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise
¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to doc) ( estudiar) to dohace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law
11)a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to doniño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!
qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?
hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)
hacerla (buena) — (fam)
ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!
hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody
soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!
b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to doy el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?
c) ( causar daño)12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool
13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it
14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?
15) (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son
16) ( dar apariencia de)17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf
todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...
hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf
18) ( obligar a)hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf
hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf
19)hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made
hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened
20) (suponer, imaginar)2.hacer vi1)a) (obrar, actuar)déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?
¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?
hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes
b) (+ compl)hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me
mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!
hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)
3) (fingir, simular)hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me
haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it
4) ( servir)hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital
5) ( interpretar personaje)hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody
hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy
6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
7) ( corresponder)8)no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse
¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?
9) (en 3a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned
10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)3.¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
hacer v impers1)hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy
b) (fam & hum)hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?
parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry
¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?
hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago
4.hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years
1) hacerse v pron2) ( producirse)hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister
hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)
por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award
3)a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneselfb) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)4) ( causarse)¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?
¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?
todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself
6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make7)a) (volverse, convertirse en) to becomehacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun
se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old
b) (impers)se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)
c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cookd) (AmL) ( pasarle a)¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?
8) ( resultar)esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)
9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset
se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain
hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out
10) (caus)hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor
11) ( acostumbrarse)hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing
12) ( fingirse)¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)
no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me
yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice
13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to movehacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side
14) hacerse con15) hacerse de (AmL)tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money
* * *= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex. In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.Ex. Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.Ex. The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex. So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex. The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.Ex. The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.----* acceder haciendo clic = click.* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estar haciendo = be up to.* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* hace algunos años = some years ago.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* hace años = years ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hacer huir en batalla = route.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* hacer abono orgánico = compost.* hacer acampada = camp.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.* hacer ágil = limber up.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.* hacer Algo puré = mash.* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.* hacer a mano = handcraft.* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.* hacer amigos = win + friends.* hacer amistad = make + friend.* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.* hacer amistades = friend.* hacer ampollas = blister.* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer apología = make + apology.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* hacer atractivo = endear.* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.* hacer avances = make + headway.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.* hacer bajar = force down.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.* hacer basto = coarsen.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer borroso = blur.* hacer bromas = banter.* hacer bucles = loop.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* hacer bulto = bulge.* hacer búsquedas en = search through.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* hacer caer = oust.* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.* hacer cara a = brave.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* hacer chatting = chat.* hacer circular = pass around.* hacer circular por = circulate round.* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cola = queue up.* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* hacer comparecer = arraign.* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer compost = compost.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.* hacer conjeturas = speculate.* hacer constar = state.* hacer contrabando = smuggle.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cosquillas = tickle.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* hacer crítica = find + fault with.* hacer croché = crochet.* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* hacer de = make out of.* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.* hacer declamaciones = declaim.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer desfilar = parade.* hacer detonar = detonate.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.* hacer diana = hit + home.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hacer efectivo = cash in.* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer el amor = make + love.* hacer el avío = get + ready.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* hacer el cambio = make + the change.* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer el dobladillo = hem.* hacer elección = make + choices.* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer el indio = horse around/about.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer el monigote = fool around.* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* hacer el testamento = testate.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.* hacer encaje = tat.* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer encargos = run + errands.* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.* hacer entender = get across.* hacer erupción = erupt.* hacer escala = stop over.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* hacer esto = go along + this road.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* hacer estrías = rifle.* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.* hacer explícito = make + explicit.* hacer explotar = blow up.* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.* hacer factible = make + feasible.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].* hacer fotografía = make + picture.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* hacer fresco = be cool.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer gala de = sport.* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.* hacer ganchillo = crochet.* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* hacer gozar = delight.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacer huelga = strike.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.* hacer juego con = go with.* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* hacer la cama = make + the bed.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* hacer la guerra = make + war.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacer la transición = make + the transition.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacer los deberes = do + homework.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer malabarismos = juggle.* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer mandados = run + errands.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más eficiente = streamline.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más inteligente = smarten.* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* hacer negocio = make + business.* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* hacer nudos = knot.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacer ordinario = coarsen.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer palmas = clap.* hacer paradas = make + stops.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer partícipe = engage.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* hacer patochadas = fool around.* hacer payasadas = fool around.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer permanente = render + permanent.* hacer ping = ping.* hacer pipí = pee.* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacer por encargo = make to + order.* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( crear) <mueble/vestido> to make; <casa/carretera> to build; < nido> to build, make; < coche> to make, manufacture; < túnel> to make, dig; <dibujo/plano> to do, draw; < lista> to make, draw up; < resumen> to do, make; < película> to make; <nudo/lazo> to tie; <pan/pastel> to make, bake; <vino/café/tortilla> to make; < cerveza> to make, brewme hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa — he made room o a place for me at the table
2)a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) < sacrificio> to make; < milagro> to work, perform; <deberes/ejercicios/limpieza> to do; < mandado> to run; <transacción/investigación> to carry out; < experimento> to do, perform; < entrevista> to conduct; <gira/viaje> to do¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?
hicimos un trato — we did o made a deal
b) <cheque/factura> to make out, write out3) (formular, expresar) <declaración/promesa/oferta> to make; <proyecto/plan> to make, draw up; <crítica/comentario> to make, voice; < pregunta> to askhacer caca — (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq)
hacer pis or pipí — (fam) to have a pee (colloq)
hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
hice el pescado al horno — I did o cooked the fish in the oven
tengo que hacer la comida — I must make lunch; ver tb comida 2) b)
7)a) (producir, causar) < ruido> to makeb) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to golas vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'
8) ( recorrer) <trayecto/distancia> to do, cover9) (en cálculos, enumeraciones)son 180... y 320 hacen 500 — that's 180... and 320 is o makes 500
10)a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to dohacen una obra de Ibsen — they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsen
deberías hacer ejercicio — you should do o get some exercise
¿hace algún deporte? — do you play o do any sports?
b) (como profesión, ocupación) to doc) ( estudiar) to dohace Derecho — she's doing o studying o reading Law
11)a) (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to doniño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!
qué se le va a hacer! or qué le vamos a hacer! — what can you o (frml) one do?
hacerla — (Méx) (fam) to make it (colloq)
hacerla (buena) — (fam)
ahora sí que la hice! — now I've (really) done it!
hacérsela buena a alguien — (Méx) to keep one's word o promise to somebody
soñé que te sacabas la lotería - házmela buena! — I dreamed you won the lottery - if only!
b) (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to doy el libro ¿qué lo hice? — (CS, Méx fam) what did I do with the book?
c) ( causar daño)12) (esp Esp) ( actuar como)hacer el tonto — to act o play the fool
13) ( sustituyendo a otro verbo)voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it
14) (Méx, RPl fam) (afectar, importar)¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?
15) (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son
16) ( dar apariencia de)17) (inducir a, ser causa de que)hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf
todo hace suponer que... — everything suggests that o leads one to think that...
hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf
18) ( obligar a)hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf
hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf
19)hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made
hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened
20) (suponer, imaginar)2.hacer vi1)a) (obrar, actuar)déjame hacer a mí — just let me handle this o take care of this
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?
¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?
hacerle a algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes
b) (+ compl)hiciste bien en decírmelo — you did o were right to tell me
mamá, ya hice! — (esp AmL) Mommy, I've been o I've finished!
hacer de cuerpo or de vientre — (frml) to have a bowel movement (frml)
3) (fingir, simular)hizo como que no me había visto — he made out o pretended he hadn't seen me
haz como si no supieras nada — act as if o pretend you don't know anything about it
4) ( servir)hacer de algo: esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning; la escuela hizo de hospital — the school served as o was used as a hospital
5) ( interpretar personaje)hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody
hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy
6) (+ compl) ( sentar) (+ me/te/le etc)la trucha me hizo mal — (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
7) ( corresponder)8)no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse
¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?
9) (en 3a pers) (frml) (tocar, concernir)por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud — as far as your application is concerned
10) (Esp fam) ( apetecer)3.¿(te) hace una cerveza? — care for a beer?, do you fancy a beer? (BrE colloq)
hacer v impers1)hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy
b) (fam & hum)hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?
parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry
¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?
hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago
4.hacía años que no lo veía — I hadn't seen him for o in years
1) hacerse v pron2) ( producirse)hágase la luz — (Bib) let there be light; (+ me/te/le etc)
se le ha hecho una ampolla — she's got o she has a blister
hacérsele algo a alguien — (Méx)
por fin se le hizo ganar el premio — she finally got to win the award
3)a) (refl) ( hacer para sí) <café/falda> to make oneselfb) (caus) ( hacer que otro haga)4) ( causarse)¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?
¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?
todavía se hace pis/caca — (fam) she still wets/messes herself
6) (refl) ( adquirir) to make7)a) (volverse, convertirse en) to becomehacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun
se están haciendo viejos — they are getting o growing old
b) (impers)se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)
c) ( cocinarse) pescado/guiso to cookd) (AmL) ( pasarle a)¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?
8) ( resultar)esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)
9) ( dar impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc)se me hace que está ofendida — I get the feeling o impression that she's upset
se me hace que va a llover — I think o I have a feeling it's going to rain
hacérsele a alguien — (Chi fam) to back out
10) (caus)hacerse + inf: hazte respetar make people respect you; el desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in coming; un chico que se hace querer a likable kid; se hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion built; hazte ver por un médico — (AmL) go and see a doctor
11) ( acostumbrarse)hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing
12) ( fingirse)¿éste es bobo o se (lo) hace? — (fam) is this guy stupid or just a good actor? (colloq)
no te hagas el sordo — don't pretend o act as if you didn't hear me
yo me hice — (Méx fam) I pretend not to notice
13) ( moverse) (+ compl) to movehacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side
14) hacerse con15) hacerse de (AmL)tengo que hacerme de dinero — I must get o lay my hands on some money
* * *= accomplish, design (for/to), be up to, cause, conduct, do, devise, produce, render, compose, make, get (a)round to, make out, get round to, brew.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.Ex: In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex: The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.Ex: The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.* acceder haciendo clic = click.* acusación + hacer = accusation + level.* aguja de hacer croché = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer ganchillo = crochet hook, crochet needle.* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* algo diverto que hacer = fun thing to do.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* al hacer esto = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so, in doing so.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* aprender haciendo = learn by + doing.* batir hasta hacer espuma = work up + a lather.* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* contenedor para hacer compost = compost bin.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar haciendo algo = get on with + Nombre.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* decidir hacer = spring for.* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.* de hace años = of years ago.* de hace muchos años = long-standing.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.* de hace siglos = of yore.* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace muchos años = for years.* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.* desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde hace ya años = for years now.* difícil de hacer = hard to do.* donde fueres haz lo que vieres = when in Rome (do as the Romans do).* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.* esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a lather.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estar haciendo = be up to.* estar haciendo Algo = have + Nombre + on the go.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good.* estar sin hacer nada = sit + idle, stand + idle.* existir desde hace años = be around for years.* frotar hasta hacer espuma = lather.* hace algunos años = some years ago.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago, sometime back.* hace años = years ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hacer huir en batalla = route.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks, yonks and yonks.* hace miles de años = aeons ago.* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace muchos años = many years ago.* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace + Número + años = Número + years ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza = embarrass.* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* hacer abono orgánico = compost.* hacer acampada = camp.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* hacer ademanes = flail about, gesticulate.* hacer aflorar = bring to + the surface.* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo = bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.* hacer ágil = limber up.* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* hacer alegaciones = plead.* hacer Algo a hurtadillas = sneak.* hacer algo alocado = do + something footloose and fancy-free.* hacer algo al respecto = do + something about it.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo = plod (along/through).* hacer algo con respecto a = do + something about.* hacer Algo de cara a la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer Algo en exceso = push + Nombre + too far.* hacer algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.* hacer Algo para la galería = play to + the gallery.* hacer algo poco a poco = eat away at.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer Algo posible = make + provision for.* hacer Algo puré = mash.* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.* hacer Algo realidad = make + Nombre + come true.* hacer Algo sin ser visto = sneak.* hacer Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* hacer Algo trocitos = tear + Nombre + to shreds, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer alusión a = make + allusion to, make + reference to.* hacer a mano = handcraft.* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.* hacer amigos = win + friends.* hacer amistad = make + friend.* hacer amistad con = make + friends with, befriend.* hacer amistades = friend.* hacer ampollas = blister.* hacer anotaciones = annotate, mark + Nombre + up.* hacer añicos = shatter, blow + Nombre + to bits, smash + Nombre + to bits, tear + Nombre + to bits.* hacer aparecer = cause + display of.* hacer a partir de = make out of.* hacer apología = make + apology.* hacer arreglos florales = arrange + flowers.* hacer artesanalmente = handcraft.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* hacer atractivo = endear.* hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.* hacer autostop = thumb + a lift, hitch + a ride.* hacer avances = make + headway.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer averiguaciones = make + enquiry.* hacer bajar = force down.* hacer balance de = take + stock of.* hacer barrabasadas = play + pranks.* hacer basto = coarsen.* hacer bien = do + good.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer borroso = blur.* hacer bromas = banter.* hacer bucles = loop.* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* hacer bulto = bulge.* hacer búsquedas en = search through.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* hacer caer = oust.* hacer caja = tally up + sales, balance + the cash, reconcile (with), balance + the cash drawer.* hacer caja con = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.* hacer cambios indebidamente = tamper (with).* hacer campaña = campaign, stump, go out on + the road.* hacer cara a = brave.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso de = be oblivious of/to.* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.* hacer chatting = chat.* hacer circular = pass around.* hacer circular por = circulate round.* hacer cisco = tear + apart, wipe + the floor with.* hacer coincidir (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cola = queue up.* hacer colectas = exact + contributions.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* hacer como si nada = play it + cool.* hacer comparaciones = draw + comparisons, make + comparisons.* hacer comparecer = arraign.* hacer compatible (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer compost = compost.* hacer compras = do + shopping.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera = be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.* hacer concesiones = make + allowances.* hacer conjeturas = speculate.* hacer constar = state.* hacer contrabando = smuggle.* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* hacer correr la voz = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* hacer cosas = get + things done.* hacer cosquillas = tickle.* hacer creer = lead to + believe, lull + Nombre + into thinking.* hacer crítica = find + fault with.* hacer croché = crochet.* hacer cuadrar (con) = reconcile (with).* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cuadras las facturas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacer dar vueltas = gyrate.* hacer de = make out of.* hacer de carabina = play + gooseberry.* hacer declamaciones = declaim.* hacer dedo = hitch + a ride, thumb + a lift.* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.* hacer del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.* hacer de nuevo = redo [re-do], remake.* hacer de + Posesivo + parte = do + Posesivo + bit.* hacer derretir el hielo = de-ice [deice].* hacer desaparecer = eradicate, dispel, banish.* hacer desaparecer una división = blur + division.* hacer desaparecer un mito = dispel + myth.* hacer descuento = discount.* hacer desfilar = parade.* hacer detonar = detonate.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* hacer diabluras = play + pranks.* hacer diana = hit + home.* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer dudar = make + Nombre + doubt, misgive.* hacer eco = echo, resonate.* hacer eco de = echo.* hacer efectivo = cash in.* hacer efectivo en metálico = pay in + cash.* hacer ejercicio físico = work out.* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento = limber up.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer el amor = make + love.* hacer el avío = get + ready.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash, balance + the cash drawer.* hacer el cambio = make + the change.* hacer el chorra = pissing into the wind.* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer el dobladillo = hem.* hacer elección = make + choices.* hacer el esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer el indio = horse around/about.* hacer el intento = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, give + it a whirl, give + it a try.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer el monigote = fool around.* hacer el paripé = keep up + facade, put on + an act.* hacer el pasillo = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.* hacer el recorrido normal = make + the rounds.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* hacer el testamento = testate.* hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.* hacer el último esfuerzo = go + the last mile, go + the extra mile.* hacer encaje = tat.* hacer encaje de bolillos = do + the impossible, jump through + hoops, double over + backwards.* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer encargos = run + errands.* hacer enemigos = make + enemies.* hacer entender = get across.* hacer erupción = erupt.* hacer escala = stop over.* hacer eses = zigzag.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer espuma = work up + a lather, froth.* hacer esquina con = form + right angles with.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* hacer esto = go along + this road.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess around.* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas = pootle.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* hacer estrías = rifle.* hacer exenciones = make + exemptions.* hacer experimentos = institute + experiments.* hacer explícito = make + explicit.* hacer explotar = blow up.* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento = extend + Posesivo + thanks.* hacer factible = make + feasible.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* hacer fotocopias = photoduplication [photo-duplication].* hacer fotografía = make + picture.* hacer fracasar = foil, derail.* hacer frente = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engage.* hacer frente a = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address.* hacer frente a deudas = meet + debts.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a la delincuencia = tackle + crime.* hacer frente a la inflación = combat + inflation.* hacer frente a la realidad = confront + reality, face + (the) facts, face + (up to) the fact that, face + reality.* hacer frente a la realidad (de que) = face + the truth (that).* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.* hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.* hacer frente a la vida = cope.* hacer frente al cambio = manage + change.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los elementos = brave + the elements.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times, cope with + difficult times.* hacer frente a una amenaza = address + threat.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer frente a un cambio = meet + change.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.* hacer frente a un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, confront + challenge, meet + challenge, embrace + challenge.* hacer fresco = be cool.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer gala de = sport.* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene = air + knowledge.* hacer ganchillo = crochet.* hacer garabatos = scribble, scrawl, doodle.* hacer girar = twiddle, twirl.* hacer gozar = delight.* hacer gracia = tickle + Posesivo + fancy.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.* hacer hidrófugo = render + water-repellent.* hacer hincapié = emphasise [emphasize, -USA].* hacer hincapié en = put + a premium on.* hacer hincapié en una idea = hammer + point.* hacer historia = make + history, history in the making, go down in + history.* hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacer huelga = strike.* hacer huella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.* hacer imaginar = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer impermeable = render + water-repellent.* hacer inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* hacer incomprensible = render + incomprehensible, garble.* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* hacer innecesario = obviate + the need for, make + redundant.* hacer insinuaciones = make + innuendoes.* hacer insinuaciones sobre = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* hacer insoluble = render + insoluble.* hacer inutilizable = render + useless.* hacer juego con = go with.* hacer juegos malabares = juggle.* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* hacer la cama = make + the bed.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* hacer la guerra = make + war.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* hacer la paz = make + (the) peace.* hacer la pelota = butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).* hacer la pelota a + Alguien = curry + favour with + Alguien.* hacer la pelotilla = toady, butter + Nombre + up.* hacer la prueba = give + it a whirl, give + it a shot, give + it a try.* hacer largos = swim + laps.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* hacer las paces = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* hacer la transición = make + the transition.* hacer la vida imposible = make + life hell.* hacer la vista gorda = look + the other way, turn + a blind eye to, pretend + not to have seen.* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro = brainwash.* hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien = play into + the hands of.* hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* hacer llamada telefónica = make + telephone call.* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hacerlo = do so, go ahead.* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, get + it + right, be right on track.* hacer lo correcto = do + the right thing.* hacerlo de nuevo = go and do it again.* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.* hacer lo imposible = bend over backwards, do + the impossible, lean over + backwards, double over + backwards.* hacer lo imposible para = jump through + hoops.* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.* hacerlo mal = get + it + (all) wrong.* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.* hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into, give of + Posesivo + best.* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + best, try + Posesivo + heart out.* hacerlo por uno mismo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana = get away with + murder.* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* hacer lo que Uno quiera = get away with + murder.* hacer los deberes = do + homework.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* hacer los primeros pinitos = take + the first step.* hacerlo todo excepto = stop at + nothing short of.* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.* hacer malabarismos = juggle.* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo = juggle.* hacer mandados = run + errands.* hacer maravillas = work + wonders.* hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.* hacer más eficiente = streamline.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* hacer más fuerte = toughen.* hacer más inteligente = smarten.* hacer más interesante = spice up, add + spice.* hacer más preciso = tightening up.* hacer más rico = add + richness to.* hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.* hacer más sabroso = pep up.* hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.* hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.* hacer milagros = work + wonders, work + miracles.* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.* hacer mucho = do + much.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* hacer negocio = make + business.* hacer negocios = do + business, transact.* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.* hacer + Nombre + responsable de = put + Nombre + in the driving seat.* hacer notar = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + notice.* hacer notar la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt, make + Posesivo + presence known.* hacer novillos = play + hooky, skip + class, play + truant, bunk off, bunk + classes, skive, bunk + school.* hacer nudos = knot.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* hacer observaciones = comment on/upon.* hacer obsoleto = make + redundant.* hacer oídos sordos = turn + a deaf ear to.* hacer ordinario = coarsen.* hacer pagar tributos = exact + tributes.* hacer palmas = clap.* hacer paradas = make + stops.* hacer parecer = make + seem, make + Nombre + out to be.* hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.* hacer partícipe = engage.* hacer pasajero = render + transitory.* hacer patochadas = fool around.* hacer payasadas = fool around.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* hacer peligrar = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk.* hacer pensar = provoke + thought, make to + think, lull + Nombre + into thinking, summon up + image.* hacer pensar en = conjure, conjure up + a picture of, bring to + mind, conjure up + an image of, conjure up, conjure up + a vision of.* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.* hacer perder el conocimiento = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.* hacer perder el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.* hacer perder el sentido a = make + nonsense of.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* hacer perder las esperanzas = dampen + Posesivo + hopes.* hacer permanente = render + permanent.* hacer ping = ping.* hacer pipí = pee.* hacer pis = piss, pee, take + a leak, have + a leak, widdle, piddle.* hacer planes = plan, make + plans.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacer por encargo = make to + order.* hacer + Posesivo + agosto = make + a killing.* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.* hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work, do + Posesivo + business.* hacer posible = enable, provide for, make + possible, provide + a basis for, make + an opportunity.* hacer posible el crecimiento = accommodate + growth.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer preparativo = make + arrangements.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* * *■ hacer (verbo transitivo)A1 crear2 extender: cheque, factura etcB efectuar, llevar a caboC formular, expresarD con las necesidades fisiológicasE adquirir: dinero, amigos etcF preparar, arreglarG1 producir, causar2 refiriéndose a sonidosH recorrerI en cálculos, enumeracionesA1 ocuparse en una actividad2 como profesión, ocupación3 estudiarB1 actuar de cierta manera2 dar cierto uso3 causar dañoC actuar comoD hacer una vidaE sustituyendo a otro verboF afectar, importarA transformar en, volverB dar apariencia deC inducir a, ser la causa de queD obligar aE hacer hacer algoF acostumbrarG suponer, imaginar■ hacer (verbo intransitivo)A1 obrar, actuar2 hacer bien, mal etcB con las necesidades fisiológicasC fingir, simularD intentar, procurarE servirF interpretar un personajeA1 sentarle bien, mal2 quedar, resultarB corresponderC no le haceD en tercera persona: concernirE apetecer■ hacer (verbo impersonal)A1 refiriéndose al tiempo2 familiar humorísticoB expresando el tiempo transcurrido■ hacerse (verbo pronominal)A producirseB1 hacer para sí2 hacer que otro hagaC causarseD con las necesidades fisiológicasE adquirirA1 volverse, convertirse en2 impersonal3 cocinarse4 pasarle (a algn)B resultarC dar la impresión deD causativoE acostumbrarseF fingirseG1 moverse2 colocarseH hacerse conI hacerse devtA1 (crear) ‹mueble› to make; ‹casa/carretera› to build; ‹nido› to build, make; ‹coche› to make, manufacture; ‹dibujo› to do, draw; ‹lista› to make, draw up; ‹resumen› to do, make; ‹película› to make; ‹vestido/cortina› to make; ‹pan/pastel› to make, bake; ‹vino/café/tortilla› to make; ‹cerveza› to make, brewles hace toda la ropa a los niños she makes all the children's clotheshacer un nudo/lazo to tie a knot/bowhazme un plano de la zona do o draw me a map of the areame hizo un lugar or sitio en la mesa he made room o a place for me at the tablele hizo un hijo ( fam); he got her pregnanthacen una pareja preciosa they make a lovely couple2 (extender) ‹cheque/factura/receta› to make out, write out, writeme hizo un cheque she wrote o made me out a checkB (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹sacrificio› to make; ‹milagro› to work, perform; ‹deberes/ejercicios› to do; ‹transacción› to carry out; ‹experimento› to do, perform; ‹limpieza› to doestaban haciendo los preparativos para el viaje they were making preparations for o they were preparing for the journeyme hicieron una visita they paid me a visit, they came and visited mehicieron una gira por Europa they went on o did a tour of Europehicimos el viaje sin parar we did the journey without stoppingme hizo un regalo precioso she gave me a beautiful gifttengo que hacer los mandados I have some errands to run¿me haces un favor? will you do me a favor?me hizo señas para que me acercara she motioned to me to come closerhicimos un trato we did o made a dealhago un papel secundario en la obra I have a minor part in the playaún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to doC (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make; ‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up; ‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice; ‹pregunta› to asknadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections, nobody objectednos hizo un relato de sus aventuras he related his adventures to us, he gave us an account of his adventuresD(con las necesidades fisiológicas): hace dos días que no hago caca ( fam); I haven't been for two days ( euph)hacer sus necesidades ( euf); to go to the bathroom o toiletE (adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make; ‹amigo› to makehicieron muchas amistades en Chile they made a lot of friends in ChileF (preparar, arreglar) ‹cama› to make; ‹maleta› to packtengo que hacer la comida I must get lunch (ready) o cook lunchhice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the ovenG1 (producir, causar) ‹ruido› to makeeste jabón no hace espuma this soap doesn't latheresos chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find those jokes funnyestos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feetlos perros hacen `guau guau' dogs go `bow-wow'el agua hacía glugluglú en los caños the water gurgled o made a gurgling noise in the pipes¿cómo hace el coche del abuelo? how does Grandpa's car go?, what noise does Grandpa's car make?H (recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to dohicimos los 500 kilómetros en cuatro horas we did o covered the 500 kilometers in four hoursI(en cálculos, enumeraciones): son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500el visitante que hacía el número mil the thousandth visitorhace el número 26 en la lista she is o comes 26th on the listA1 (ocuparse en una actividad) to do¿no tienes nada que hacer? don't you have anything to do?ya terminé ¿qué hago ahora? I've finished, what shall I do now?no hace más que or sino quejarse she does nothing but complain, all she ever does is complainno hice más que or sino cumplir con mi deber I only o merely did my dutyle gustaría hacer teatro she would like to work in the theaterestán haciendo una obra de Ibsen they're doing o putting on a play by Ibsendeberías hacer ejercicio you should exercise, you should do o get some exercise¿hace algún deporte? do you go in for o play o do any sports?no estaba haciendo turismo, sino en viaje de negocios I wasn't there on vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) on holiday, it was a business trip2 (como profesión, ocupación) to do¿qué hace su novio? — es médico what does her boyfriend do? — he's a doctor3 (estudiar) to dohace Derecho she's doing o studying o reading Lawhizo un curso de contabilidad he did an accountancy coursehizo la carrera de Filosofía she did a degree in philosophy o a philosophy degree, she studied philosophyB1 (actuar de cierta manera, realizar cierta acción) to doyo en tu caso habría hecho lo mismo in your situation I would have done the sameperdona, lo hice sin querer I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purposehaz lo que quieras do what you likeaquí se hace lo que digo yo I'm in charge around here, around here what I say goes¡niño, eso no se hace! you mustn't do that!haré lo posible por hablar con él I'll do all o everything I can to speak to him¡qué se le va a hacer! or ¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o ( frml) one do?no puedes aceptar — ¡qué le voy a hacer! no me queda más remedio you can't accept — what else can I do? I've no choicehacerla ( Méx fam): ya la hizo: lo nombraron director now he's really made it: he's been appointed directorsi le gano al sueco ya la hice if I can beat the Swede I'll have it in the bag ( colloq)la hicieron bien y bonita con ese negocio they did really well out of that dealhacerla (buena) ( fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! me dejé las llaves dentro now I've (really) done it! I've left the keys inside¡ya la hicimos! se pinchó la rueda that's done it! o now, we're in trouble, we've got a flathacérsela buena a algn ( Méx); to keep one's word o promise to sbse la hizo buena y se casó con ella he kept his word o promise and married hersoñé que te sacabas la lotería — ¡házmela buena! I dreamed you won the lottery — if only! o if only it would come true!mañana dejo de fumar — ¡házmela buena! I'm going to give up smoking tomorrow — oh, please! o if only you would!2 (dar cierto uso, destino, posición) to do¿qué vas a hacer con el dinero del premio? what are you going to do with the prize money?no sé qué hice con los recibos I don't know what I did with the receiptsy el libro ¿qué lo hice? (CS fam); what did I do with the book?3(causar daño): hacerle algo a algn to do sth to sbno le tengas miedo al perro, no hace nada don't be frightened of the dog, he won't hurt youyo no le hice nada I didn't touch her o do anything to herno te he contado la última que me hizo I haven't told you the latest thing he did to meC( esp Esp) (actuar como): deja de hacer el tonto/payaso stop acting o playing the fool, stop clowning aroundD(llevar): hacer una vida solitaria/normal to lead a lonely life/normal lifetrata de hacer una vida sana try to lead a healthy lifeE(sustituyendo a otro verbo): toca bien la guitarra — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the guitar well — she used to play o be bettervoy a escribirle — deja, ya lo haré yo I'm going to write to him — don't bother, I'll do itvoy a dimitir — por favor, no lo hagas I'm going to resign — please don't o please, don't do itF( RPl fam) (afectar, importar): la salsa quedó un poco líquida — ¿qué le hace? the sauce came out a bit thin — so what? o what does it matter?eso no le hace nada that doesn't matter at allA (transformar en, volver) to makete hará hombre, hijo mío it will make a man of you, my sonla hizo su mujer he made her his wifeagarró la copa y la hizo añicos contra el suelo he grabbed the glass and smashed it to smithereens on the floorhizo pedazos or trizas la carta she tore the letter into tiny piecesla película que la hizo famosa the movie that made her famouseste hombre me hace la vida imposible this man is making my life impossiblequisiera agradecer a quienes han hecho posible este encuentro I should like to thank (all) those who have made this meeting possiblehacer algo DE algo to turn sth INTO sthhice de mi afición por la cocina una profesión I turned my interest in cooking into a career, I made a career out of my interest in cookinghacer algo DE algn to make sth OF sbquiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of youB(dar apariencia de): ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinnerel pelo corto te hace más joven short hair makes you look youngerC (inducir a, ser la causa de que) hacer algo/a algn + INF to make sth/sb + INFuna de esas canciones que te hacen llorar one of those songs that make you crytodo hace suponer que fue así everything suggests that o leads one to think that that is what happenedhizo caer al niño he knocked the child overhaga pasar al próximo tell the next person to come in, have the next person come ineso no hizo sino precipitar el desenlace all that did was to hasten the endhacer que algo/algn + SUBJ to make sth/sb + INF¡vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! you're going to make me lose my temper!esto hace que sus reacciones sean lentas this makes him slow to react, this makes his reactions slowD (obligar a) hacer + INF a algn to make sb + INFme hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hoursse lo haré hacer de nuevo I'll make him do it againme hizo abrirla or me la hizo abrir he made me open itme hizo levantar(me) a las cinco she made me get up at fivehacer que algn + SUBJ to make sb + INFhizo que todos se sentaran he made everybody sit downEhacer hacer algo to have o get sth donehice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortenedle hice hacer un vestido para la boda I had o got a dress made for her for the weddingF (acostumbrar) hacer a algn A algo to get sb used o accustomed TO sthpronto la hizo a su manera de trabajar he soon got her used o accustomed to his way of workingG(suponer, imaginar): te hacía en Buenos Aires I thought you were in Buenos Airestiene 42 años — yo la hacía más joven she's 42 — I thought she was younger¡yo que lo hacía casado y con hijos! I had the idea that he was married with children!■ hacerviA1(obrar, actuar): nadie trató de impedírselo, lo dejaron hacer nobody tried to stop him, they just let him get on with ittú no te preocupes, déjame hacer a mí don't you worry, just let me take care of itdéjalo hacer a él, que sabe qué es lo que conviene let him handle it, he knows what's best¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? how do you go about getting the grant?¿cómo hay que hacer para ponerlo en funcionamiento? what do you have to do to make it work?no me explico cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo I don't know how they manage to live on that salaryhacerle a algo (Chi, Méx fam): Enrique le hace a la electricidad Enrique knows a bit o knows something about electricitytienen una empleada que le hace a todo they have a maid who does a bit of everythingya sabes que yo no le hago a esos menesteres you know I don't go in for o do that sort of thinghacer y deshacer to do as one pleases, do what one likes2 (+ complemento):hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell mehaces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to liemejor haría callándose she'd do better to keep quietB( esp AmL) (con las necesidades fisiológicas): ¡mamá, ya hice! Mommy, I've been o I've finished!hagan antes de salir go to the bathroom o toilet before we leave, you'd better go before we leave ( euph)hacer de cuerpo or de vientre ( frml); to move one's bowels ( frml), to have a bowel movement ( frml)C(fingir, simular): hizo (como) que no me había visto he made out o pretended he hadn't seen mecuando entre haz (como) que lees when she comes in, make out o pretend you're reading, when she comes in, pretend to be readinghice (como) que no oía I pretended I couldn't hear, I acted as if I couldn't hearhacer COMO SI + SUBJ:haz como si no supieras nada make out o pretend you don't know anything about it, act as if you don't know anything about itD (intentar, procurar) hacer POR + INF to try to + INFtienes que hacer por corregir ese genio you must try to o ( colloq) try and do something about that temper (of yours)tú no haces por entenderla you don't even try to understand herE (servir) hacer DE algo:esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awningla escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospitalF (interpretar un personaje) hacer DE algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sbsiempre hace de `malo' he always plays the bad guyhizo de Hamlet he played (the part of) HamletA (+ compl)1 (sentar) (+ me/te/le etc):le va a hacer bien salir un poco it'll do her good to get out a bit¡me hizo tanto bien su visita …! her visit did me such a lot of good …!los mejillones me hicieron muy mal ( AmL); the mussels made me really ill2B (corresponder) hacerle A algo to fit sthesta tapa no le hace al frasco this lid doesn't fit the jaresta llave no le hace a la cerradura this isn't the right key for the lockCno le hace (no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; (no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse, don't give me that ( colloq)¿no le hace que tire la ceniza en este florero? do you mind if I drop the ash in this vase?D ( en tercera persona) ( frml)(concernir, tocar): por lo que hace a or en cuanto hace a su solicitud as far as your application is concerned, as regards your applicationE( Esp fam) (apetecer): ¿hace or te hace una cerveza? (do you) feel like a beer?, do you fancy a beer? ( BrE colloq)te invito a cenar a un chino ¿hace? — hace I'll take you out to a Chinese restaurant, how does that grab you? — great idea! ( colloq)■A(refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico): hace frío/calor/sol/viento it's cold/hot/sunny/windyhace tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below (zero)nos hizo un tiempo espantoso we had terrible weatherojalá haga buen tiempo or ( esp Esp) bueno I hope the weather's fine o nice, I hope it's nice weather2 ( familiar humorístico):hace sed ¿verdad? it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?parece que hace hambre you/they seem to be hungry¿hace sueño, niños? are you getting sleepy, children?B(expresando el tiempo transcurrido): hace dos años que murió he died two years ago, he's been dead for two years¿cuándo llegaste? — hace un ratito when did you get here? — a short while ago¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?, how long is it since she left?lo leí hace poco I read it a short time agolo había visto hacía exactamente un año I had seen him exactly one year before¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?hace mucho tiempo que lo conozco or lo conozco desde hace mucho tiempo I've known him for a long timehace años que no lo veo or no lo veo desde hace años I haven't seen him for years o it's years since I saw himhacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years, it had been years since I'd seen himhasta hace poco vivían en Austria they lived in Austria until recently■ hacerseA(+ me/te/le etc): se me ha hecho un nudo en el hilo I've got a knot in the thread, the thread has a knot in itsi no lo revuelves se te hacen grumos if you don't stir it, it goes lumpy o forms lumpsse le ha hecho una ampolla she's got o she has a blisterhacérsele a algn ( Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar un campeonato she finally got to win a championshippor fin se le hizo a Mauricio con ella Mauricio finally made it with her ( colloq)B1 ( refl)(hacer para sí): se hace toda la ropa she makes all her (own) clothesse hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house2 ( caus)(hacer que otro haga): se hace la ropa en Roma she has her clothes made in Romese hicieron una casita they had a little house builtse hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgeryvoy a hacerme las manos I'm going to have a manicuretienes que hacerte la barba you must get your beard trimmedC(causarse): me hice un tajo en el dedo I cut my finger¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?D(con las necesidades fisiológicas): todavía se hace pis/caca ( fam); she still wets herself/messes her pantsse hace pis en la cama ( fam); he wets the bedE ( refl)(adquirir): se ha hecho un nombre en el mundo de la moda she's made a name for herself in the fashion worldsólo conseguirás hacerte enemigos si sigues así you'll only make enemies if you keep on like thatA1 (volverse, convertirse en) to becomese quiere hacer monja she wants to become a nunse hizo famoso he became famousse están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing old2 ( impersonal):en invierno se hace de noche muy pronto in winter it gets dark very earlyvamos, se está haciendo tarde come on, it's getting late(+ me/te/le etc): se nos hizo de noche esperándolo it got dark while we were waiting for him3 (cocinarse) «pescado/guiso» to cookdejar que se haga a fuego lento leave to cook over a low heat4( AmL) (pasarle a): no sé qué se habrá hecho María I don't know what can have happened to María o ( colloq) where María can have got(ten) toB(resultar): se hace muy pesado repetir lo mismo tantas veces it gets very boring having to repeat the same thing over and over again(+ me/te/le etc): la espera se me hizo interminable the wait seemed interminablese me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believeC (dar la impresión de) (+ me/te/le etc):se me hace que aquí pasa algo raro I get the feeling o impression that something strange is going on around herese me hace que va a llover I think o I have a feeling it's going to rainse me hace que esta vez vas a tener suerte something tells me o I have a feeling (that) this time you're going to be luckyD ( causativo) hacerse + INF:tienes que hacerte oír/respetar you have to make people listen to you/respect youel desenlace no se hizo esperar the end was not long in comingcuando era actriz se hacía llamar Mónica Duarte when she was an actress she went by the name of Monica Duarte o she used the name Monica Duartees un chico que se hace querer he's a likable kid o a kid you can't help likingse hizo construir una mansión he had a mansion builthazte ver por un médico ( AmL); go and see a doctorE (acostumbrarse) hacerse A algo to get used TO sthno me hago al clima de este país I can't get used to the weather in this countryno consigo hacerme a la idea I can't get used to the ideahacerse A + INF to get used TO -INGno se hace a vivir solo he hasn't got used to living aloneF(fingirse): no te hagas el inocente don't act all innocentseguro que me vio pero se hizo el loco he must have seen me but he pretended he hadn'tno te hagas el sordo don't pretend o make out you didn't hear mese hizo la que no entendía she pretended o she made out she didn't understandG1 (moverse) (+ compl):hacerse atrás to move backhacerse a un lado to move to one side, to move asidehazte para aquí/para allá move over this way/that way2( Col) (colocarse): ¿quieres salir en la foto? — sí ¿dónde me hago? do you want to be in the photo? — yes, where shall I stand/sit?H hacerse con to takeel ejército se hizo con la ciudad the army took the cityse hizo con una fortuna considerable he amassed a considerable fortunetengo que hacerme con esa información como sea I must get hold of that information somehowse hicieron con la empresa they took over the companylograron hacerse con el control de la compañía they managed to gain o get control of the companyno creo que puedan hacerse con la copa I don't think they can win the cup( AmL): se hicieron de gran fama they became very famoustengo que hacerme de dinero I must get o lay my hands on some moneyse han hecho de muchos amigos allí they've made a lot of friends there* * *
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hacer algo
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hacer there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hacer to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hacer caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hacer pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hacer sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hacer la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hacer ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hacer! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hacerla buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hacer algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hacer de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hacer que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hacer a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hacer de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hacer v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) hacerse a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hacerse pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
' hacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- aclarar
- acopio
- acto
- adelantar
- adelantamiento
- advertir
- alarde
- aliviar
- amagar
- amarrar
- amor
- amortizar
- ampliar
- añicos
- aplanar
- aprecio
- aprender
- aspaviento
- atonía
- autostop
- ayuno
- balance
- broma
- burla
- burrada
- cábala
- caballo
- cabronada
- caca
- cafetera
- caja
- calceta
- calentar
- callar
- calle
- calor
- cama
- capacitar
- capaz
- caso
- castigar
- castillo
- chantaje
- colar
- colada
- colecta
- comecome
- comentar
- como
English:
abort
- abstain
- abuse
- accent
- accentuate
- accepted
- accustom
- act
- advance
- advertise
- afraid
- again
- agitate
- agree
- aim at
- aim to
- air
- all-out
- amenable
- antsy
- apart
- appearance
- arm-twisting
- as
- assert
- attempt
- audition
- authorize
- backup
- bake
- balance
- bandy about
- bed
- begin
- blast
- blind
- blueberry
- blur
- boil
- bonk
- boohoo
- book in
- bounce
- bring in
- bubble
- budget
- bulldoze
- bully
- bundle
- burp
* * *♦ vt1. [elaborar, crear, cocinar] to make;hacer una fiesta to have a party;hacer un vestido/planes to make a dress/plans;hacer un poema/una sinfonía to write a poem/symphony;hacer un nudo to tie a knot;los cristianos creen que Dios hizo al hombre Christians believe that God created mankind;haz un poco más la carne cook the meat a bit longer;Famtu hermano ha hecho una de las suyas your brother has been up to his usual tricks;Fam¡buena la has hecho! you've really gone and done it now!2. [construir] to build;han hecho un edificio nuevo they've put up a new building3. [generar] to produce;el árbol hace sombra the tree gives shade;la carretera hace una curva there's a bend in the road4. [movimientos, sonidos, gestos] to make;le hice señas I signalled to her;hizo un gesto de aprobación con la cabeza she nodded her approval;el gato hace “miau” cats go “miaow”;el reloj hace tic-tac the clock goes tick-tock;hacer ruido to make a noise5. [obtener] [fotocopia] to make;[retrato] to paint; [fotografía] to take6. [realizar] [trabajo, estudios] to do;[viaje] to make; [comunión] to take; [sacrificio] to make; [promesa, oferta] to make; [milagro] to perform; [experimento] to do, to perform; [favor] to do; [pregunta] to ask; [declaración] to make; [crucigrama] to do;hacer una entrevista to do an interview;hacer una entrevista a alguien to interview sb;tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;hoy hace guardia she's on duty today;estoy haciendo segundo I'm in my second year;hago ingeniería I'm doing o studying engineering7. [obrar, realizar una acción] to do;¿qué habré hecho con las llaves? what have I done with the keys?;CSur Famy mis llaves, ¿qué las hice? and my keys, now what did I do with them?;¡le he dicho mil veces que eso no se hace! I've told him time and again that it's wrong to do that!;Famhaz lo que te dé la gana do whatever you want;¿qué haces? vas a romper la bicicleta what are you doing o what do you think you're doing?, you're going to break the bicycle!;¡qué le vamos a hacer! never mind!;8. [practicar] [en general] to do;[tenis, fútbol] to play;debes hacer deporte you should start doing some sport9. [arreglar] [casa, colada] to do;[cama] to make; [maleta] to pack; [uñas] to do; [barba] to trim10. [dar aspecto a] to cause to look o seem;este espejo te hace gordo this mirror makes you look fatla guerra no lo hizo un hombre the war didn't make him (into) a man;hizo pedazos el papel he tore the paper to pieces;hacer de algo/alguien algo to make sth/sb into sth;hizo de ella una buena cantante he made a good singer of herhacer el vándalo to act like a hooligan;hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneselfme hizo gracia I thought it was funny;un poco de aire fresco le hará bien a bit of fresh air will do her good;Amesos ñoquis me hicieron mal those gnocchi disagreed with me14. Cine & Teatro [papel] to play;[obra] to do, to perform;hace el papel de la hija del rey she plays (the part of) the king's daughter;hoy hacen una obra de Brecht today they're putting on o doing one of Brecht's plays15. [suponer] to think, to reckon;a estas horas yo te hacía en París I thought o reckoned you'd be in Paris by now;te hacía más joven I thought you were younger, I'd have said you were youngerme hizo reír it made me laugh;has hecho que se enfadara you've made him angry;haces que me avergüence you make me ashamed;la tormenta hizo que se cancelara el concierto the storm caused the concert to be called offvoy a hacer teñir este vestido I'm going to have this dress dyed;la hizo callarse he made her shut up19. [cumplir]hizo los cincuenta la semana pasada he was fifty last week, he celebrated his fiftieth birthday last week20. [completar] to make;tres y dos hacen cinco three and two make five;y este huevo hace la docena and this egg makes (it) a dozen;hago el número seis en la lista I'm number six on the list21. [conseguir] to make;hizo una gran fortuna he made a large fortune;hizo muchas amistades en Australia she made a lot of friends in Australia22. [recorrer] to do;¿cuántos kilómetros hiciste ayer? how many kilometres did you do yesterday?;hago dos kilómetros a pie todos los días I walk two kilometres every day23. [referido a necesidades fisiológicas] to do;Euftengo que hacer mis necesidades I have to answer a call of nature;Famlos niños quieren hacer pipí the children want to have a pee24. [sustituyendo a otro verbo] to do;se negó a ir y yo hice lo mismo she refused to go and I did likewise;ya no puedo leer como solía hacerlo I can't read as well as I used to♦ viser el que hace y deshace: en la empresa, él es el que hace y deshace he's the one who calls the shots in the company2.[servir] to serve as, to act as; Cine & Teatro [actuar] to play;hacer de [trabajar] to work as;hace de electricista he's an electrician, he works as an electrician;este tronco hará de asiento this tree trunk will do for somewhere to sit;hace de don Quijote he's playing Don Quixotehaz como que no te importa act as if you don't careharé por verle esta noche I'll try to see him tonighthizo bien dimitiendo she was right to resign;¿cómo hay que hacer para abrir esta caja? how do you open this box?, what do you have to do to open this box?7. Am [necesidades fisiológicas]¿hiciste? have you done anything?;preciso un baño, no hice antes de salir I need to find a bathroom, I didn't go before I came out8. Méx Famhacer(la) buena: [ojalá] [m5]dicen que te sacaste la lotería – ¡házmela buena! they say you've won the lottery – if only!;me ofreció empleo don Paco, voy a ver si me la hace buena Don Paco offered me a job, I'll see if he comes through for mepor las mañanas estudia y en la tarde le hace a la peluquería she studies in the morning and in the afternoon she does hairdressingese tipo le hace a la cocaína that guy does cokele hace al tonto, pero bien que sabe he pretends to be clueless but he knows perfectly well;perdí mi libro – ¡no le hagas! I lost my book – pull the other one! o sure you did!no sé si voy a poder ir – no le hace I don't know if I'll be able to go – it doesn't matter;¿qué le hace? so what?, big deal!♦ v impersonal1. [tiempo meteorológico]hace frío/sol/viento it's cold/sunny/windy;hace un día precioso it's a beautiful day;mañana hará mal tiempo the weather will be bad tomorrowhace mucho a long time ago;hace poco not long ago;hace un rato a short while ago;hace un mes que llegué it's a month since I arrived;no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year;¿cuánto hace de eso? how long ago was that?* * *<part hecho>I v/t1 ( realizar) do;¡haz algo! do something!;hacer una pregunta ask a question;tengo que hacer los deberes I have to do my homework; !;no hace más que quejarse all he does is complain;no hay nada que hacer there’s nothing we can do;se hace lo que se puede one does one’s best;¡eso no se hace! that’s just not done!hacer la comida make o cook a meal;hacer que algo ocurra make sth happen3 ( obligar a):hacer que alguien haga algo make s.o. do sth;le hicieron ir they made him go4 ( cumplir):hoy hago veinte años I am twenty today, today is my twentieth birthday5 ( equivaler a):esta botella hace un litro this bottle holds a liter6:¡qué le vamos a hacer! that’s lifeII v/i1:haces bien/mal en ir you are doing the right/wrong thing by going2 ( sentar):me hace mal it’s making me ill3 ( servir de):4 ( fingir):como si act as if5 L.Am.no le hace it doesn’t matter6 L.Am. ( parecer):se me hace que it seems to me that7 ( apetecer):¿hace? fam does that sound good?8:hacer de malo TEA play the villain:hace calor/frío it’s hot/cold;hace tres días three days ago;hace mucho (tiempo) a long time ago, long ago;desde hace un año for a year* * *hacer {40} vt1) : to make2) : to do, to perform3) : to force, to obligelos hice esperar: I made them waithacer vi: to acthaces bien: you're doing the right thinghacer v impershacer frío: to be coldhace viento: it's windy2)hace : agohace mucho tiempo: a long time ago, for a long time3)no le hace : it doesn't matter, it makes no difference4)hacer falta : to be necessary, to be needed* * *hacer vb¿has hecho la cama? have you made your bed?¿qué haces? what are you doing?¿qué hacen tus padres? what do your parents do?¿qué has hecho en el cole hoy? what did you do at school today?¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?¿me haces un favor? can you do me a favour?3. (tiempo meteorológico) to be4. (dar cierto aspecto) to make... look...6. (aparentar) to pretend7. (cumplir años) to be¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?hacer el tonto to act the fool / to mess about -
44 criticar
v.1 to criticize.Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).3 to gossip.* * *1 to criticize1 (murmurar) to gossip* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=censurar) to criticizela actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition
2) (=hablar mal)siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people
3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review2.VI to gossip* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *criticar [A2 ]vt1 (atacar) to criticizeuna postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologistscriticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculatorsun proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism2 (hablar mal de) to criticizetú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is■ criticarvito gossip, backbite* * *
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run
* * *criticar vt1. [censurar] to criticize2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review* * *v/t criticize* * *criticar {72} vt: to criticize* * *criticar vb1. (en general) to criticize2. (cotillear) to gossip -
45 echar
v.1 to throw.echar algo a la basura to throw something in the binElla echa la basura She throws the garbage.2 to put.echa esos pantalones a la lavadora put those trousers in the washing machine3 to pour (añadir) (vino, agua).échame más zumo, por favor (sal, azúcar) could you pour me some more juice, please?4 to give (decir) (discurso).5 to post(postcard, letter).echar algo al correo to put something in the post, to post something, to mail something (United States)6 to give off, to emit (humo, vapor, chispas).El silenciador echa gases tóxicos The muffler emits toxic gases.7 to sprout, to shoot (hojas, flores).Mi mata de café echó hojitas My coffee plant sprouted leaves.8 to lie (down).9 to tell (buenaventura).10 to fire, to turn out, to dismiss.La empresa echó a los empleados The company fired the employees.11 to put in, to add in, to pour, to pour in.Ella le echó agua al balde She put water in the pail.12 to cast out, to throw out, to ditch, to drop.María echó al borracho Mary cast out the wino.13 to blame, to attribute.Le echó la culpa a Ricardo He attributed the blame to Ricardo.14 to blurt out.Nos echó una andanada de insultos He blurted out insults on us.* * *1 (lanzar) to throw2 (dejar caer) to put, drop4 (carta) to post, US mail5 (expulsar) to throw out6 (despedir de empleo) to sack, dismiss, fire8 (decir) to tell9 (emanar) to give out, give off10 (suponer, calcular) to guess11 (poner, aplicar) to put on, apply■ echa la llave lock the door, lock it■ echa el cerrojo bolt the door, fasten the bolt13 (multas, tributos) to give, impose14 (en naipes) to deal15 familiar (en el cine, teatro) to show, put on3 echar por (seguir, ir) to take, follow1 (arrojarse) to throw oneself2 (tenderse) to lie down3 (ponerse) to put on4 (novio, novia) to get oneself\echar a cara o cruz to toss forechar a un lado to push asideechar a perder to spoilechar a suertes to draw lotsechar abajo→ link=echarechar por tierraechar algo a suertes figurado to draw lots for somethingechar barriga / echar carnes to put on weightechar cuentas to calculateechar de menos / echar en falta to missechar el freno to put the brake onechar en cara to blameechar la buenaventura to tell somebody's fortuneechar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, splash outechar las bases de to lay the foundations forechar leña al fuego figurado to add fuel to the fireechar maldiciones to curseechar mano a algo to reach for somethingechar mano de to make use ofechar pelillos a la mar figurado to bury the hatchetechar un cigarrillo to smoke a cigaretteechar una mano to give a handechar una mirada / echar una ojeada to have a look, have a quick lookechar una parrafada to have a chatechar una partida to play a gameechar una regañina a alguien / echar un sermón a alguien to tell somebody offechar una siesta to have a siestaecharse a un lado to move to one sideechárselas de familiar to claim to be* * *verb1) to throw, throw out2) fire, dismiss3) put forth4) add5) launch6) put•- echar de menos
- echarse* * *Para las expresiones echar abajo, echar en cara, echar la culpa, echar en falta, echar de menos, echar a perder, echar raíces, echar a suertes, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO TRANSITIVO1) (=tirar) [+ pelota, piedra, dados] to throw; [+ basura] to throw away; [+ ancla, red] to cast; [+ moneda al aire] to toss; [+ mirada] to cast, give; [+ naipe] to deal¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?
- echarlas2) (=poner) to put¿te echo mantequilla en el pan? — shall I put some butter on your bread?
leña 1)•
tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)3) (=verter) to pour4) (=servir) [+ bebida] to pour; [+ comida] to giveéchame agua — could you give {o} pour me some water?
¿te echo más whisky? — shall I pour you some more whisky?
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tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animalslo que le echen —
5) (=dejar salir)chispa 1., 1), espuma 1), hostia 6), leche 9), peste 3), sangre 1)¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *
6) (=expulsar) [de casa, bar, tienda, club] to throw out; [del trabajo] to fire *, sack *; [de colegio] to expella echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *
echar algo de sí — to get rid of sth, throw sth off
7) (=producir) [+ dientes] to cut; [+ hojas] to sproutestá empezando a echar barriga — he's starting to get a bit of a belly {o} paunch
¡vaya mal genio que has echado últimamente! — you've become {o} got really bad-tempered recently!
8) (=cerrar)echar la llave/el cerrojo — to lock/bolt the door
9) (=mover)a) [+ parte del cuerpo]echar la cabeza a un lado — to tilt {o} cock one's head to one side
b) (=empujando) to push10) (=enviar) [+ carta] to post, mail (EEUU)¿dónde puedo echar esta postal? — where can I post this postcard?
11) (=calcular) to reckon¿cuántos kilos le echas? — how much do you think {o} reckon she weighs?
¿cuántos años le echas? — how old do you think {o} reckon he is?
12) (=dar) [+ discurso] to give, makeechar una reprimenda a algn — to tick sb off, give sb a ticking-off
13) [con sustantivos que implican acciones] [+ trago, partida] to have¿echamos un café? — shall we have a coffee?
salió al balcón a echar un cigarrillo — he went out onto the balcony for a smoke {o} cigarette
polvo 5), vistazoechar una multa a algn — to fine sb, give sb a fine
14) [+ tiempo]de jóvenes nos echábamos nuestros buenos ratos de charla — we used to spend a lot of time talking when we were younger
15) * [en cine, televisión] to showecharon un programa sobre Einstein — there was a programme about Einstein on, they showed a programme about Einstein
¿qué echan en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?
16) [+ cimientos] to lay17) (Zool) [para procrear]2.VERBO INTRANSITIVO (=tirar)•
¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!ahora tienes que echar para adelante y olvidarte del pasado — you need to get on with your life and forget about the past
es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *
echar a ({+ infin})•
echar [por] una calle — to go down a streetechar a correr — to break into a run, start running
echar a reír — to burst out laughing, start laughing
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (lanzar, tirar) to throwlo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away
echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net
echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody
b) ( soltar)c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)4)a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover)lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)
5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off6) ( producir)a) < hojas> to sproutb) < dientes> to cutestás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)
7)¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him
b) (servir, dar) to give¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?
8)a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)
b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to givele echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine
me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)
9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?
11) <cigarillo/trago> to haveecharle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody
12)2.echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine
echar vi1) ( empezar)echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing
echó a correr — he started to run o started running
2) ( dirigirse)3)3.echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
1) echarse v pron2)a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneselfecharse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie downc) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)echárselas — (Chi fam)
se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)
echárselas de algo — (fam)
d) aves to brood3)a) ( ponerse) to put onb) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend
c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink4) ( expulsar)echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)
5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to breakecharse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)
6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take7) ( empezar) echar 1)* * *= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.Ex. The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex. The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.Ex. He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.Ex. As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.Ex. Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.Ex. Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex. Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.Ex. Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.Ex. The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.----* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.* echando hostias = like the clappers.* echando mecha = like the clappers.* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.* echar a andar = implement, leg it.* echar abajo = knock down.* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echar amarras = moor.* echar anclas = drop + anchor.* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.* echar a pique = scuttle.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar a un lado = push aside.* echar a volar = take + flight.* echar brotes = bud, sprout.* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.* echar de menos = miss.* echar dentro de = throw into.* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.* echar el candado = padlock.* echar en cara = fault.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.* echar gasolina = pump + gas.* echar hojas = leaf out.* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.* echarle el ojo a = eye.* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* echar los postigos = shutter.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar mano a/de = leverage.* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* echar por alto = bungle.* echar por encima = top with.* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* echar raíces = settle down, root.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* echarse = stretch out, lie down.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].* echarse encima de = bear down on.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.* echarse un duelo = duel.* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse un trago = tipple.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.* echar un chorro de = squirt.* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.* echar vino = pour + wine.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (lanzar, tirar) to throwlo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away
echaron el ancla/la red — they cast anchor/their net
echar de menos algo/a alguien — to miss something/somebody
b) ( soltar)c) (Jueg) < carta> to play, put down2) ( expulsar) < persona> ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq); (de bar, teatro) to throw... out; ( de colegio) to expel3) < carta> to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)4)a) (pasar, correr) < cortinas> to pull, draw¿echaste el cerrojo? — did you bolt the door?
b) ( mover)lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)
5) (expeler, despedir) <olor, humo, chispas> to give off6) ( producir)a) < hojas> to sproutb) < dientes> to cutestás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)
7)¿le echas azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?
échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him
b) (servir, dar) to give¿te echo más salsa? — do you want some more sauce?
8)a) (decir, dirigir) <sermón/discurso> (+ me/te/le etc)me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)
b) (fam) ( imponer) <condena/multa> (+ me/te/le etc) to givele echaron una multa — he got a fine, they gave him a fine
me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)
9) (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc)¿cuántos años me echas? — how old do you think I am?
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
10) (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) <programa/película> to show¿qué echan en la tele? — what's on TV?
11) <cigarillo/trago> to haveecharle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody
12)2.echar abajo — < edificio> to pull down; < gobierno> to bring down; < proyecto> to destroy; < esperanzas> to dash; < moral> to undermine
echar vi1) ( empezar)echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing
echó a correr — he started to run o started running
2) ( dirigirse)3)3.echar para adelante or (fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco go forward a little; echa p'alante, que ya llegamos — keep going, we're nearly there
1) echarse v pron2)a) (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneselfecharse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined
b) (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie downc) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl)echárselas — (Chi fam)
se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)
echárselas de algo — (fam)
d) aves to brood3)a) ( ponerse) to put onb) (Esp fam) <novio/novia>se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend
c) (Méx fam) ( beberse) to drink4) ( expulsar)echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)
5) (Méx fam) ( romper) to breakecharse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)
6) (Col fam) ( tardar) <horas/días> to take7) ( empezar) echar 1)* * *= throw, pour (in/into), toss, sack, give + Nombre + the boot, boot (out), give + Nombre + the sack, send + Nombre + packing, turf out, give off, billow out, spout.Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.* culpa + echar a + Nombre = blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.* echando hostias = like the clappers.* echando mecha = like the clappers.* echar a Alguien de un Lugar = send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.* echar a andar = implement, leg it.* echar abajo = knock down.* echar a correr = bolt, make + a bolt for, take off + running, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* echar a la calle = evict, throw + Nombre + out.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echar amarras = moor.* echar anclas = drop + anchor.* echar a perder = ruin, bungle, bring out + the worst in, cast + a blight on, blight, go off.* echar a pique = scuttle.* echar a suerte = draw + lots.* echar a un lado = push aside.* echar a volar = take + flight.* echar brotes = bud, sprout.* echar chispas = fume, froth at + the mouth.* echar chispas por los ojos = glower, scowl (at).* echar coraje = pluck up + courage, gather up + courage.* echar de menos = miss.* echar dentro de = throw into.* echar el ancla = drop + anchor.* echar el candado = padlock.* echar en cara = fault.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar fuera = throw + Nombre + out.* echar gasolina = pump + gas.* echar hojas = leaf out.* echar humo = blow + smoke, fume, steam, smoulder [smolder, -USA], froth at + the mouth.* echar humo por las orejas = go + berserk, go + postal, work up + a lather.* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* echar la culpa = place + blame, fault.* echarle el ojo a = eye.* echarle la culpa a = put + the blame on.* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.* echarle una mano a = bat for, go to + bat for.* echar los dientes = cut + Posesivo + teeth.* echar los postigos = shutter.* echarlo todo a perder = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo a rodar = upset + the applecart.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar mano a/de = leverage.* echar mano a los ahorros = dip into + savings.* echar mano de = fall back on, call into + play.* echar marcha atrás = do + an about-face, back out, back up.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* echar por alto = bungle.* echar por encima = top with.* echar por la borda = go by + the board, jettison.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.* echar raíces = settle down, root.* echar sal = salt.* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* echarse = stretch out, lie down.* echarse a la calle = take to + the road, take to + the streets.* echarse a la calles = spill (out) into + the streets.* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en = shudder at + the thought of.* echarse atrás = draw back, draw back, chicken out (on/of), back out, get + cold feet, backpedal [back-pedal].* echarse encima de = bear down on.* echarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.* écharsele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.* echarse una cabezada = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse una cabezadita = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una siesta = take + a nap, nap, napping, kip.* echarse un duelo = duel.* echarse un pulso = arm wrestling.* echarse un sueñecito = get + forty winks, get + some shut-eye, snatch + some shut-eye, grab + some shut-eye, snatch + forty winks, grab + forty winks, take + forty winks.* echarse un trago = tipple.* echar suertes = draw + lots.* echar toda la carne en el asador = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke.* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.* echar una cana al aire = kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* echar una mano = lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.* echar una mano a Alguien = give + Nombre + a hand.* echar una meada = take + a leak, have + a leak.* echar una mirada = take + a look at, take + a peek, peek, have + a look, cast + a glance over, look through, glance at, take + a gander.* echar una mirada furtiva a = steal + a glance at.* echar una mirada mortal = look + daggers at.* echar una ojeada = look through, glance at, peek, take + a peek, take + a look at, take + a gander.* echar una ojeada a = cast + a glance over.* echar un cana al aire = one-night stand.* echar un casquete = fuck, screw, get + laid.* echar un chorro de = squirt.* echar un conjuro = cast + a (magic) spell.* echar un ojo = keep + an eye on, have + a look.* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, get + laid.* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.* echar un tupido velo sobre = draw + a veil over.* echar un vistazo = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look through, browse, peruse, take + a gander.* echar valor = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courage.* echar vino = pour + wine.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* planta que echa flores = bloomer.* salir a echarse un cigarro = go out for + a smoke.* salir echando leches = bolt, take off, make + a bolt for, dash off, shoot off.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* * *echar [A1 ]■ echar (verbo transitivo)A1 lanzar, tirar2 soltar3 Juegos: cartasB expulsar: personaC echar: cartaD1 pasar, correr2 moverE despedir: humoF1 echar: hojas2 echar: dientesA1 poner2 servir, darB1 dirigir: sermón, discurso2 imponerC calcularD dar: programa, películaE pasar: tiempoSentido III con sustantivosA echar abajoB echar de ver■ echar (verbo intransitivo)A empezarB dirigirseC echar para adelante■ echarse (verbo pronominal)A1 tirarse, arrojarse2 tumbarse, acostarse3 apartarse, moverseB1 ponerse2 echarse novio/novia3 tragarseC expulsarD romperE tardarSentido II echarse a + infinitivovtA1 (lanzar, tirar) to throwechó la botella por la ventanilla she threw the bottle out of the windowlo eché a la basura I threw it out o awayechó la moneda al aire he tossed the coinechó una piedra al agua she threw a stone into the wateréchame la pelota throw me the ball, throw the ball to meecharon el ancla they cast their anchor o dropped anchorechó la red he cast his netechó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head backechó la mano a la pistola he grabbed o made a grab for his gunle echó los brazos al cuello she threw her arms around his neckechar a algn a perder to spoil sbechar algo a perder ‹sorpresa/preparativos› to spoil sth, ruin sthha luchado tanto y ahora lo echa todo a perder he's fought so hard and now he's throwing it all awayla helada echó a perder la cosecha the frost ruined the harvestechar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sb¿cuándo lo echaste de menos? when did you miss it o realize it was missing?te echo mucho de menos I really miss you, I miss you terribly2(soltar): les echaron los perros they set the dogs on themechó el semental a la yegua he put the mare to the stud3 ( Juegos) ‹carta› to play, put downecharle las cartas a algn to read sb's cardsB (expulsar) ‹persona› (de un trabajo) to fire ( colloq), to sack ( BrE colloq); (de un bar, teatro) to throw … out; (de un colegio) to expelme echaron (del trabajo) I was fired, I got the sack ( BrE)me echó de casa he threw o turned me out (of the house)entre dos camareros lo echaron a la calle two of the waiters threw him outD1 (pasar, correr) ‹cortinas› to pull, drawéchale la llave lock itla persiana estaba echada the blinds were down¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?2(mover): échalo a un lado push it to one sidelo echó para atrás she pushed ( o moved etc) it backward(s)E(expeler, despedir): echaba espuma por la boca he was foaming at the mouthel motor echa mucho humo there's a lot of smoke coming from the engineel volcán echaba humo y lava the volcano was belching out smoke and lava1 ‹hojas› to sproutla planta ya está echando flores the plant is already flowering2 ‹dientes› to cutA1 (poner) to putle echaste mucha sal a la sopa you put too much salt in the soup¿cuánto azúcar le echas al café? how many sugars do you take in your coffee?echa esa camisa a la ropa sucia put that shirt in with the dirty laundry, put that shirt out for the washecha más leña al fuego put some more wood on the fire¿qué te echaron los Reyes? ( Esp); ≈ what did Santa bring you?échale valor y díselo ( fam); just pluck up your courage and tell him2 (servir, dar) to giveéchame un poquito de vino can you pour o give me a little wine?¿te echo más salsa? do you want some more sauce?tenía que echar de comer a los cerdos he had to feed the pigstengo que echarles de comer a los niños ( fam hum); I have to feed the children, I have to get the children's dinner ( o lunch etc)lo que me/le echen ( Esp fam): yo, de trabajo, lo que me echen I'll do whatever needs doing ( colloq)éste come lo que le echen he'll eat whatever's put in front of him ( colloq)B1 (dirigir) ‹sermón/discurso› (+ me/te/le etc):le echó una maldición she put a curse on himle echaron una multa he was fined, they gave him a fine, he got a fineme echaron dos años I got two years ( colloq)¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?le echo 20 años I'd say he was 20, I'd put him at 20 ( colloq)¿cuánto te costó? — ¿cuánto le echas? how much did it cost you? — how much do you think? o have a guessde aquí a tu casa échale una media hora it's o it takes about half an hour from here to your house¿qué echan en el Imperial? what are they showing at the Imperial?, what's on at the Imperial?¿qué echan en la tele esta noche? what's on TV tonight?echamos un rato agradable con ellos we spent o had a pleasant few hours with themechar un cigarrillo ( fam); to have a cigaretteechar una firma ( fam); to signechar el freno to put the brake onme echó una mirada furibunda she gave o threw me a furious lookecharon unas manos de póquer they played o had a few hands of pokerAechar abajo ‹edificio› to pull down;‹gobierno› to bring down; ‹proyecto› to destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashnos echó abajo la moral it undermined our moraleecharon la puerta abajo they broke the door downBechar de ver to notice, realizese echa de ver que está muy triste it's obvious that o you can see that she's not very happy■ echarviA (empezar) echar A + INF to start o begin to + INF, start o begin -INGal ver que lo seguían echó a correr when he saw they were following him he started to run o started running o broke into a runechó a andar sin esperarnos he set off without waiting for usel motor echó a andar a la primera the engine started (the) first timelas palomas echaron a volar the doves flew offB(dirigirse): echó calle abajo she went off down the streetecha por aquí a ver si podemos aparcar go down here to see if we can find a place to parkecharon por la primera calle a la derecha they took the first street on the rightCechar para adelante or ( fam) p'alante: echa para adelante un poco, si no vas a bloquear la salida del garaje go forward a little, or else you'll block the garage exitecha p'alante y verás cómo te sale bien go for it! everything will turn out all right, you'll see ( colloq)echa p'alante, que ya llegamos keep going, we're nearly there■ echarseA1 (tirarse, arrojarse) to throw oneselfnos echamos al suelo we threw ourselves to the groundse echó en sus brazos she threw o flung herself into his armsse echó de cabeza al agua she dived into the wateréchate hacia atrás lean backla noche se nos echó encima night fell suddenly, it was night before we knew itecharse a perder «comida» to go bad, go off ( BrE);«proyecto/preparativos» to be ruinedse me echó a perder el televisor my television's brokenera muy bonita pero se ha echado a perder she used to be very pretty but she's lost her looksdesde que se ha juntado con ellos se ha echado a perder since he started hanging out with them he's gone off the rails ( colloq)2 (tumbarse, acostarse) to lie downse echó en la cama he lay down on the bedme voy a echar un rato I'm going to lie down for a while, I'm going to have a lie-down ( BrE)3 (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):se echó a un lado she moved to one sideme tuve que echar a la cuneta I had to go off the edge of the roadéchate para allá y nos podremos sentar todos if you move over that way a bit we can all sit downecharse atrás to back outdijo que iba a venir, pero luego se echó atrás she said she was going to come, but then she changed her mind o pulled out o backed outcuando vieron que iba a ser difícil se echaron atrás when they saw that it was going to be difficult, they got cold feet o backed outechárselas ( Chi fam): el jefe no le quiso pagar más y se las echó the boss didn't want to pay him any more so he upped and left ( colloq)se las echó cerro arriba he went off up the hillse las echa de gran conocedor de vinos he claims to be o makes out he is a bit of a wine connoisseur, he likes to think of himself as o ( BrE) he fancies himself as a bit of a wine connoisseur ( colloq)B1 (ponerse) to put onéchate crema o te quemarás con este sol put some cream on or you'll burn in this sunse echó el abrigo por los hombros she threw the coat around her shoulders2 ( fam) ‹novio/novia›se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriendC (expulsar) ‹pedo›¿quién se ha echado un pedo? who's let off o farted? ( colloq)Sentido II (empezar) echarse A + INF to start -ING o start to + INFse echó a llorar he started crying o to cry, he burst into tearsse echaron a reír they started laughing o to laugh, they burst out laughingse echó a correr cuesta abajo he ran o he set off at a run down the hillsólo de pensarlo me echo a temblar just thinking about it gives me the shivers ( colloq)* * *
echar ( conjugate echar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ lo eché a la basura I threw it out o away;
echó la moneda al aire he tossed the coin;
echaron el ancla/la red they cast anchor/their net;
echó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;
echar algo a perder to ruin sth;
echar de menos algo/a algn to miss sth/sbb)
‹ gobierno› to bring down;
‹ proyecto› to destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
‹ moral› to undermine;
‹puerta/valla› to break … down
2 ( expulsar) ‹ persona› ( de trabajo) to fire (colloq), to sack (BrE colloq);
(de bar, casa) to throw … out;
( de colegio) to expel
3 ‹ carta› to mail (AmE), to post (BrE)
4
¿echaste el cerrojo? did you bolt the door?b) ( mover):◊ lo echó para atrás/a un lado she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)/to one side
5
1
‹ gasolina› to put in;◊ ¿le echas azúcar al café? do you take sugar in your coffee?
2
◊ echarle la culpa a algn to put o lay the blame on sb
3 (fam) ( calcular) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am?;
de aquí a tu casa échale una hora it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house
4 (Esp fam) (dar, exhibir) ‹programa/película› to show
echarse verbo pronominal
1
echarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water;
echarse a perder [ comida] to go bad, go off (BrE);
[cosecha/proyecto/plan] to be ruined
c) (apartarse, moverse) (+ compl):
échate un poco para allá move over that way a bit;
echarse atrás to back out
2
c) (Esp fam) ‹novio/novia›:◊ se ha echado novia he's found o got himself a girlfriend
3 (Méx fam) ( romper) to break
4 (Col fam) ( tardar) ‹horas/días› to take
5 ( empezar) echarse a to start o begin to, start o begin;◊ se echó a correr he started to run o started running;
las palomas se echaron a volar the doves flew off
echar
I verbo transitivo
1 (por el aire) to throw: ¡echa la pelota!, throw us the ball
2 (añadir) to put
(una bebida) to pour
(gasolina) to put petrol (in the car): échale más agua al caldo, put more water in the soup
3 (despedir: humo, olor) to give off: este motor echa chispas, there are sparks coming out of this engine
(del trabajo) to sack, fire
(obligar a salir) to throw out: le echaron del instituto, they expelled him from school
4 (calcular subjetivamente) to reckon: le echó más años, he thought she was older
5 fam (un espectáculo) to show
6 (derribar) echar abajo, (edificio) to demolish
7 (+ sustantivo) figurado échale una ojeada a esto, have a look at this
figurado echarle una mano a alguien, to give sb a hand
8 echar de menos o en falta, to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
II vi (+ a + infinitivo) (empezar) to begin to: echó a andar, she started to walk
de repente echó a correr, she suddenly started to run
' echar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
añorar
- balón
- bautizar
- borda
- botar
- bronca
- buenaventura
- cabezada
- campana
- cana
- capote
- cara
- cierre
- correo
- extrañar
- falta
- guante
- jarra
- jarro
- leña
- mano
- mirada
- ojo
- olvidarse
- papilla
- película
- perder
- peste
- polvo
- pulso
- resto
- saco
- salar
- sapo
- siesta
- sortear
- suerte
- tierra
- tirar
- vista
- vistazo
- amarra
- ancla
- barriga
- basura
- brote
- buzón
- calle
- carta
- casa
English:
anchor
- arm wrestle
- belch
- blame
- boot
- boot out
- brake
- browse
- bud
- cast
- catapult
- chase away
- chuck out
- demolish
- dip into
- discharge
- door
- doze
- draw
- evict
- explode
- eye
- fill out
- fire
- forget
- froth
- fuel
- fume
- glance down
- glance round
- hair
- hex
- jettison
- kick out
- lace
- launch
- lay
- lend
- lie down
- lock up
- look
- lot
- mail
- miss
- muck up
- peep
- post
- puff
- pull apart
- put
* * *♦ vt1. [tirar] to throw;[red] to cast;echar anclas, echar el ancla to drop anchor;échame el balón throw me the ball;echar una moneda al aire to toss a coin;échalo en la cesta de la ropa sucia put it in the dirty-clothes basket;echar una piedra por la ventana to throw a stone through the window;echar abajo [edificio] to pull down, to demolish;[puerta] to break down; [gobierno] to bring down; [proyecto] to ruin2. [meter, poner] to put;echa suficiente ropa en la maleta make sure you pack enough clothes in your suitcase;échalo en el asiento de atrás put it on the back seat;echa esta camisa a la lavadora put that shirt in the washing machine;echa una firma en esta postal sign o put your name on this postcard;echar leña al fuego to add fuel to the fire;Famechar el resto: queda sólo una semana, ahora hay que echar el resto there's only a week to go, so from now on we really have to give it our all3. [carta, postal] to post, US to mail;¿(me) podrías echar esta carta? could you post o US mail this letter (for me)?;echó la carta al buzón y siguió caminando he put the letter in the postbox o US mailbox and walked on;echar algo al correo to put sth in the post, to post sth, US to mail sth4. [trago, sorbo] to take, to have;[cigarrillo] to have5. [vistazo] to take, to have;le he echado una mirada, pero no me parece interesante I've had a look at it, but I don't think it's very interestingechó la cabeza hacia atrás she threw her head back;echa los hombros para atrás y saca el pecho put your shoulders back and stick your chest out7. [añadir] [vino, agua] to pour (a o en into); [sal, azúcar] to add (a o en to);échame más agua, por favor could you pour me some more water, please?;no me eches tanta azúcar en el café don't put so much sugar in my coffee8. [dar] [comida, bebida] to give;echa alpiste al canario give the canary some birdseed;hay que echar agua a las plantas we need to water the plants;Famlo que me/te/le etc[m5]. echen: [m5] Alberto come lo que le echen Alberto will eat whatever you put in front of him;es un hombre muy paciente, aguanta lo que le eches he's a very patient man, he puts up with anything you can throw at him9. [decir] [discurso, sermón] to give;[reprimenda] to dish out; [piropo, cumplido] to pay;echar una maldición a alguien to put a curse on sb;Famle echaron una bronca por llegar tarde they told her off for arriving late;me echó en cara que no le hubiera ayudado she reproached me for not helping her10. [humo, vapor, chispas] to give off, to emit;la fábrica echa mucho humo a la atmósfera the factory pours out a lot of smoke into the atmosphere;Famestá que echa humo he's fuming;Famechar pestes o Méx [m5]madres: volvió de vacaciones echando pestes o Méx [m5] madres del lugar she came back from her Br holiday o US vacation cursing the place where she had stayed11. [hojas, flores] to sprout, to shoot;[raíces, pelo, barba] to begin to grow; [diente] to cut;los almendros están echando flores the almond trees are beginning to flower;está empezando a echar los dientes she's beginning to cut her teeth;Famen los últimos meses ha echado mucha barriga he's developed quite a paunch over the past few monthsle han echado del partido he's been expelled from the party;le echaron de clase por hablar con un compañero he was thrown o sent out of the class for talking to a friend¡que lo echen! fire him!, sack him!, kick him out!14. [accionar]echar la llave/el cerrojo to lock/bolt the door;echar el freno to brake, to put the brakes on;Fam Fig¡echa el freno! ¿estás seguro de que podemos pagarlo? hold your horses, are you sure we can afford it?15. [acostar] to lie (down);¿has echado al bebé? have you put the baby to bed?16. [tiempo]le he echado dos semanas a este proyecto I've taken two weeks over this project, I've spent two weeks on this project;echaron dos horas en llegar a Bogotá it took them two hours to get to Bogotá17. [calcular]¿cuántos años le echas? how old do you reckon he is?;siempre me echan años de menos people always think I'm younger than I really am;échale que de aquí a Málaga haya 600 kilómetros let's say it's about 600 kilometres from here to Malaga18. [naipe, partida] to play;te echo una carrera I'll race you;¿echamos un dominó? shall we have a game of dominoes?19. [buenaventura] to tell;echar las cartas a alguien to read sb's fortune [from the cards]le echan mucha ilusión a todo lo que hacen they put a lot of enthusiasm into everything they do;échale más brío al pedaleo put a bit more energy into the pedalling;los ladrones le echaron mucho ingenio the thieves showed a lot of ingenuity22. Fam [documento]tengo que ir a echar una instancia al Ministerio I've got to go and hand in a form at the ministry¿qué echan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV o Br telly tonight?;¿qué echan en el Rialto? what's on o showing at the Rialto?;echan una película de acción they're showing an action movie24. Am [animales] to urge on[ocasión] to waste sth;no puedes echar todo a perder, después de tanto esfuerzo you can't just throw it all away after all that effort;echar algo a cara o cruz to toss (a coin) for sth;echar algo a suertes to draw lots for sth;echar de menos to miss;le echa mucho de menos he misses her a lot;echo de menos mi casa I miss my house;Chileecharlas to run away;echar algo por tierra to put paid to sth, to ruin sth;eso echa por tierra todas nuestras esperanzas that dashes all our hopes♦ viechar por la derecha to go (to the) rightechar a correr to break into a run;echar a llorar to burst into tears;echar a reír to burst out laughing;echar a volar to fly off* * *I v/tlo han echado del trabajo he’s been fired;echar abajo pull down, destroy2 humo give off3 ( poner) putpost5:echar la culpa a alguien blame s.o., put the blame on s.o.;me echó 40 años he thought I was 40II v/i:echar a start to, begin to;echar a correr start o begin to run, start running* * *echar vt1) lanzar: to throw, to cast, to hurl2) expulsar: to throw out, to expel3) emitir: to emit, give off4) brotar: to sprout, to put forth5) despedir: to fire, to dismiss6) : to put in, to add7)echar a perder : to spoil, to ruin8)echar de menos : to missechan de menos a su madre: they miss their motherechar vi1) : to start off2)echar a : to begin to* * *echar vb¿has echado sal al arroz? have you put any salt in the rice?me has echado demasiado, no creo que pueda comérmelo you've given me too much I don't think I can eat it all5. (verter) to pour6. (emitir) to give out7. (jugar) to play / to have¿echamos una partida de ajedrez? shall we have a game of chess?8. (proyectar) to be on¿qué echan hoy en televisión? what's on television tonight?¿cuántos años me echas? how old do you think I am? -
46 muchísimo
adj.very much, a lot of, so much, a great deal of.adv.very much, a lot, a great deal, exceedingly.* * *1.ADJ a lot of, lots ofhabía muchísima gente — there were a lot of people, there were lots of people
había muchísima comida — there was a lot of food, there was lots of food
hace muchísimo tiempo — a very long time ago, ages ago
2.ADV very much, a lotme quiere muchísimo — he loves me very much o a lot, he really loves me
llovía muchísimo — it was raining really o very hard, it was pouring down
* * *= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.Ex. You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex. It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.Ex. I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex. Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.----* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* * *= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex: It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.* * * -
47 por
prep.1 because of (causa).por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me¿por qué? why?¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?¿por? (informal) why?se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behaviorlo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love2 (in order) to.lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please youlo hice por ella I did it for her3 by (medio, modo, agente).por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephoneestuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phonepor escrito in writinglo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the armel récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete4 through.vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that wayiba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the streetpasar por la aduana to go through customs5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very littlecambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbikeél lo hará por mí he'll do it for me6 per.80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents eachmil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per weekuno por uno one by one20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour7 for.baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettesa por forvino a por las entradas she came for the tickets8 times, multiplied by.* * *1 (gen) for2 (a través de) through, by3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round5 (causa) because of6 (tiempo) at, for7 (medio) by8 (autoría) by9 (distribución) per10 (tras) by11 (con pasiva) by12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of13 (en calidad de) as14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works\estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yetpor aquí around herepor lo tanto thereforepor lo visto apparentlypor más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how muchpor mí as far as I am concerned¿por qué? why?por supuesto of coursepor tanto therefore, so* * *prep.1) for2) during3) by4) through5) along6) around7) per8) from9) because of10) instead of•* * *PREPOSICIÓN1) [causa]a) + sustantivo because of•
por temor a — for fear ofb) + infinc) + adj2) [objetivo]a) + sustantivo forb) + infinpor no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late
3) (=en favor, defensa de) forhazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake
4) [elección]5) [evidencia] judging by, judging frompor lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say
por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it
por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it
6) [medio]7) [agente] by"dirigido por" — "directed by"
8) [modo] by•
por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order9) [lugar]¿por dónde? — which way?
10) [aproximación]por aquí cerca — near o around here
por la feria — round about o around carnival time
11) [tiempo]por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning
12) [duración] for13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead ofhoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place
14) [representación]hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone
interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb
vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss
15) [distribución]80km por hora — 80km per o an hour
tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person
16) [en multiplicaciones]cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen
17) (=en cuanto a)por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned
por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go
por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating
si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working
18) (=como)•
tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife19) [concesión]+ subjunpor (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be
por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to
por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might
20) [acción inacabada]+ infin21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sbvoy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor
voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him
solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money
¡a por ellos! — get them!
22) [en preguntas]por qué why¿por? * why (do you ask)?¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.Ex. This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.Ex. I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex. Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.Ex. Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex. 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.Ex. Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.----* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* coger por sorpresa = catch out.* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* encontrar por casualidad = come across.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* error por omisión = omission failure.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* hecho por encargo = bespoke.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* leer por encima = browse.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ordenado por fecha = in date order.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.* por accidente = accidentally.* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].* por ahí = out there.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por allí = nearby [near-by].* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por analogía = by analogy.* por anticipado = in advance (of).* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* por así decir = as it were.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por cabeza = per person.* por cable = wireline, corded.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.* por coincidencia = by coincidence.* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por completo = fully.* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.* por consideración a = out of respect for.* por consideración a = out of consideration for.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* por contra = in contrast.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por correo = by post, mailed.* por cortesía de = courtesy of.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por cuanto que = because.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.* por décadas = ten-yearly.* por decidir = to be decided.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por defecto = by default, default.* por deferencia a = in deference to.* por definición = by definition.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* por dentro = inwardly.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por divertirse = for kicks.* por doquier = all around.* por dos años = two-year.* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.* por (el) amor a = for the love of.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* por el detalle = for detail.* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.* por elección propia = by choice.* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.* por el gobierno federal = federally.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el hombre = humanly.* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por el modo = by the way.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* por el receptor = at the receiving end.* por el sexo = gendered.* por encargo = custom, bespoke.* por encima = overhead, cursorily.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la media = above average.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.* por enfado = out of anger.* por enojo = out of anger.* por error = by mistake.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* por etapas = staged.* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.* por exceso = excessively, to excess.* por explotar = untapped.* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.* por extensión = by extension.* por extenso = in full, at length.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* por fases = staged.* por favor = please.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por frustración = out of frustration.* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.* por grupos = in batches.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).* por imitación = copycat.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* por individuo = per capita, per person.* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.* por instinto = instinctively.* por interés = out of interest.* por interés personal = self-interested.* por investigar = unresearched.* por invitación = invitational.* por invitación de = at the invitation of.* por la borda = overboard.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* por la forma = by the way.* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por la manera = by the way.* por la mañana = in the morning.* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* por la presente = hereby.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por las nubes = soaring.* por la tarde = in the evening.* por ley = mandated.* por libre = freelance.* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* por lo pronto = for the time being.* por lo que = so.* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por los suelos = in tatters.* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por menús = menu-driven.* por méritos = meritorious.* por mes = per month.* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* por norma = as a rule.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* por orden de = mandated.* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.* por orden numérico = in numerical order.* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* por parejas = in pairs.* por parte de = on the part of.* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por pereza = lazily.* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.* por persona = per person.* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por poderes = by proxy.* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por principio = on principle.* por principios = as a matter of principle.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por qué = why.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por rencor = out of spite.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* por rumores = grapevine.* por rutina = routinely.* por sacos = by the sackful.* por satélite = satellite-based.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* por semana = per week.* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por sexo = along gender lines.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por sorpresa = unawares.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.* por su papel = in its role.* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.* por su volatilidad = mercurially.* por su volubilidad = mercurially.* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.* por temas = topically.* por temor a = for fear of/that.* por temor a represalias = under duress.* por término medio = on average.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* por triplicado = in triplicate.* por trueque = in kind.* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.* por unanimidad = unanimously.* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.* por unidad = per unit.* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* por un momento = for a moment.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* por uno solo = solo.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* por venganza = out of spite.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *1) ( en relaciones causales) because ofpor falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money
si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...
por + inf — for -ing
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2) ( según)por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...
3) (en locs)¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?
por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try
por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is
5)a) ( en expresiones de modo)colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height
b) ( indicando el medio)por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road
me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend
lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way
c) (Educ) from6)cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class
120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour
uno por uno — one by one; ciento II
b) ( en multiplicaciones)tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve
7)a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) forsu secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf
yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place
podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman
b) ( como)¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?
8) ( introduciendo el agente) by9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her
eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it
por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him
10) (indicando consideración, favor) forpor mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake
11) (indicando inclinación, elección)12) ( en busca de)salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
13) ( en lo que respecta a)por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind
por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean
15) (esp AmL)estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)
16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?
¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?
¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?
17)¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?
¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?
por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere
voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15
c) ( indicando extensión)viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France
pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc
18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time
19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for20) ( durante) forpor el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche
* * *= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* coger por sorpresa = catch out.* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* encontrar por casualidad = come across.* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.* error por omisión = omission failure.* estar por delante de = be ahead of.* hecho por encargo = bespoke.* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.* leer por encima = browse.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.* ordenado por fecha = in date order.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.* por accidente = accidentally.* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].* por ahí = out there.* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por allí = nearby [near-by].* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por analogía = by analogy.* por anticipado = in advance (of).* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.* por así decir = as it were.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por cabeza = per person.* por cable = wireline, corded.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.* por coincidencia = by coincidence.* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por completo = fully.* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.* por consideración a = out of respect for.* por consideración a = out of consideration for.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* por contra = in contrast.* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.* por correo = by post, mailed.* por cortesía de = courtesy of.* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por cuanto que = because.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.* por décadas = ten-yearly.* por decidir = to be decided.* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por defecto = by default, default.* por deferencia a = in deference to.* por definición = by definition.* por delante = ahead.* por delante de = ahead of.* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.* por delante y por detrás = front and back.* por dentro = inwardly.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por divertirse = for kicks.* por doquier = all around.* por dos años = two-year.* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.* por (el) amor a = for the love of.* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.* por el detalle = for detail.* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.* por el día o por la noche = day or night.* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.* por elección propia = by choice.* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.* por el gobierno federal = federally.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el hombre = humanly.* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por el modo = by the way.* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.* por el receptor = at the receiving end.* por el sexo = gendered.* por encargo = custom, bespoke.* por encima = overhead, cursorily.* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.* por encima de eso = beyond that.* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.* por encima de la media = above average.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.* por enfado = out of anger.* por enojo = out of anger.* por error = by mistake.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.* por eso = on that score, therefore.* por eso que = hence.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por este motivo = for this reason.* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.* por etapas = staged.* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.* por exceso = excessively, to excess.* por explotar = untapped.* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.* por extensión = by extension.* por extenso = in full, at length.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* por fases = staged.* por favor = please.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por frustración = out of frustration.* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.* por grupos = in batches.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).* por imitación = copycat.* por incremento gradual = incremental.* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.* por individuo = per capita, per person.* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.* por instinto = instinctively.* por interés = out of interest.* por interés personal = self-interested.* por investigar = unresearched.* por invitación = invitational.* por invitación de = at the invitation of.* por la borda = overboard.* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.* por la forma = by the way.* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por la manera = by the way.* por la mañana = in the morning.* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* por la presente = hereby.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por las nubes = soaring.* por la tarde = in the evening.* por ley = mandated.* por libre = freelance.* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* por lo pronto = for the time being.* por lo que = so.* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.* por los suelos = in tatters.* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.* por materias = subject-based, topically.* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por menús = menu-driven.* por méritos = meritorious.* por mes = per month.* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* por nada = for nothing.* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.* por no decir nunca = if ever.* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* por norma = as a rule.* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.* por orden de = mandated.* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.* por orden numérico = in numerical order.* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* por parejas = in pairs.* por parte de = on the part of.* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por pereza = lazily.* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.* por persona = per person.* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por poderes = by proxy.* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.* por principio = on principle.* por principios = as a matter of principle.* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* por qué = why.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por rencor = out of spite.* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.* por rumores = grapevine.* por rutina = routinely.* por sacos = by the sackful.* por satélite = satellite-based.* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.* por seguridad = for safety reasons.* por semana = per week.* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por sexo = along gender lines.* por si = in the chance that.* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* por si casualidad = in the chance that.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí mismos = in themselves.* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.* por sorpresa = unawares.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.* por su papel = in its role.* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.* por su volatilidad = mercurially.* por su volubilidad = mercurially.* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.* por temas = topically.* por temor a = for fear of/that.* por temor a represalias = under duress.* por término medio = on average.* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].* por toda la provincia = province-wide.* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].* por todo el continente = continent-wide.* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.* por todo el servicio = service-wide.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.* por todos conocido = well-known.* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.* por todos los medios = by all means.* por todos sitios = everywhere.* por triplicado = in triplicate.* por trueque = in kind.* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.* por unanimidad = unanimously.* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.* por unidad = per unit.* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.* por un momento = for a moment.* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.* por uno solo = solo.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.* por venganza = out of spite.* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.* * *A en relaciones causalesB segúnC ¿por qué?D en locucionesE en expresiones concesivasF1 en expresiones de modo2 indicando el medio3 EducaciónG1 en relaciones de proporción2 en multiplicacionesH1 en relaciones de sustitución etc2 por ejemploI comoA al expresar finalidad, objetivoB indicando consideración, favorC indicando inclinación, elecciónD en busca deE en lo que respecta aF indicando una situación pendienteG estar porA indicando lugar de acceso, salidaBC expresando lugar determinadoD indicando extensiónA expresando tiempo aproximadoB indicando una ocasiónC duranteA (en relaciones causales) because ofhe puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the catnunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing hereso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gulliblelo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to himella es así por naturaleza she's like that by naturelo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessityno se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of moneyel final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sadpor su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein contenttanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical designfue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call youprecisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anythingla muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the colorfue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performancepor + INF for -INGme pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to meB (según) frompor lo que he oído from what I've heardpor lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming backpor mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …C ( fam):¿por? why?¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?D ( en locuciones):por qué why¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?por si in casellévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stayE (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do itF1(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by sizecolóquense por orden de altura line up in order of heightpor adelantado in advancepor escrito in writing2(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phonelo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radiolo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/seapor carretera by roadla conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voiceme enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friendconocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancholo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way3 ( Educación):es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxfordun graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of GranadaG1(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hourlo venden por metro they sell it by the metertú comes por tres you eat enough for three peoplehabía un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two womentiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wideya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for todaylos hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a timeexaminar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelveH1(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalfyo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your placepor toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulderstú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwomante dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old oneses senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands2(como): por ejemplo for example¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous peoplese vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden stormla ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workersA(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the balllo hace por el dinero he does it for the moneyte lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own goodpor + INF:daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happyno entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb himeso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of itestaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to himrecemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreementsiguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be doneB(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for youintercede por nosotros intercede for uspor mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sakeC(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of musicdemostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the paintingno siento nada por él I don't feel anything for himopté por no ir I chose not to govotó por ella he voted for her¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortionestar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sbD(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some breadE(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mindque haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to cleanestos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be madeG( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minutela leche está por hervir the milk's about to boilA(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the windowsal por aquí go out this wayel acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Streetel piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the doorse cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairssubieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer routeno vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?B(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my areahace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?C(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut herevoy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15empieza por el principio start at the beginningagárralo por el mango hold it by the handleD(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for itla epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) countryestuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of Francefuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beachpasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipeA(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that timepor aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelosucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) forme lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthdaypor Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for EasterC (durante) forpor los siglos de los siglos for ever and everno se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minutepuede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now* * *
por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;
por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;
por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4a) ( modo):
por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writingb) ( medio):
lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5a) ( proporción):◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;
120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino bb) ( en multiplicaciones):
6
◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;
pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwomanb) ( como):
7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
1 (finalidad, objetivo):
lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes
5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1a) ( lugar):
sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;
ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate
* * *por prep1. [indica causa] because of;llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;Espfue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;¿por qué? why?;¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;Fam¿por? why?;por si in case;por si se te olvida in case you forget2. [indica indicio]por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;* * *prp1 motivo for, because of;lo hace por mí he does it for me;lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;vino por verme he came to see me2 medio by;por avión by air;por correo by mail, Brtb by post3 tiempo:por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;por la mañana in the morning;por Navidad around Christmas:por la calle down the street;por un tunel through a tunnel;por aquí this way5 posición aproximada around, about;está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town6 cambio:por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;por cabeza each, a head:por hora an o per hour;dos por dos two times two;¿por qué? why?;por el que … the reason why …;esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;tomar por esposa marry;por difícil que sea however difficult it might be* * *por prep1) : for, duringse quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the weekpor el momento: for now, at the moment2) : around, duringpor noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snowpor la mañana: in the morning3) : around (a place)debe estar por allí: it must be over therepor todas partes: everywhere4) : by, through, alongpor la puerta: through the doorpasé por tu casa: I stopped by your housepor la costa: along the coast5) : for, for the sake oflo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!6) : because of, on account ofllegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the trafficdejar por imposible: to give up as impossible7) : per60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hourpor docena: by the dozen8) : for, in exchange for, instead ofsu hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf9) : by means ofhablar por teléfono: to talk on the phonepor escrito: in writing10) : as forpor mí: as far as I'm concerned11) : timestres por dos son seis: three times two is six12) según: from, according topor lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me13) : as, forpor ejemplo: for example14) : byhecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmotherpor correo: by mail15) : for, in order tolucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respectestar por : to be about topor ciento : percentpor favor : pleasepor lo tanto : therefore, consequently¿por qué? : why?por... que : no matter howpor mucho que intente: no matter how hard I trypor si orpor si acaso : just in case* * *por prep1. (a través de) through2. (la calle) along / down3. (indica camino) via / by6. (a causa de) because of7. (a fin de) to / in order to8. (indica el autor) by9. (en favor o defensa de) for10. (multiplicado) times11. (a cambio de) for12. (en vez de) instead ofir por / ir a por to fetch¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!por lo general generally / usuallypor si... in case...¿por qué? why? -
48 esperar
v.1 to wait (for).te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airportesperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do somethingespera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm comingElsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.2 to hope (tener esperanza de).espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some helpesperar que to hope thatespero que sí/no I hope so/notesperar hacer algo to hope to do somethingEsperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.3 to expect (tener confianza en).no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reactionesperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebodycomo era de esperar as was to be expectedElsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!5 to wait for, to await, to wait.Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.* * *1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect2 (contar, creer) to expect3 (aguardar) to wait for, await4 (desear) to hope5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead1 to wait1 (aguardar) to wait2 (creer, contar) to expect3 (desear) to hope\en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!espero que no I hope notespero que sí I hope sohacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waitinghacerse esperar to keep people waitingquien espera desespera a watched pot never boils* * *verb1) to wait for, await2) expect3) hope•* * *1. VT1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait foresperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages
¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!
un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *
2) (=desear) to hopehan prometido castigar a los culpables y espero que sea así — they've promised to punish those responsible and I hope they will
- ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"
-¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"
-¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"
3) (=contar con) to expect¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?
¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?
¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well
¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?
•
era de esperar — it was to be expected•
no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you4) [+ bebé]2. VI1) (=aguardar) to wait¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!
espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming
esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth
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hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting2)• esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb
3.See:ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?
b) ( recibir) to meetc) sorpresa to awaitya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)
2)a) (contar con, prever) to expectesperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help
b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting3) ( con esperanza) to hopeeso espero or espero que sí — I hope so
esperar + inf — to hope to + inf
2.esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
esperar via) ( aguardar) to waitespera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you
esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part
b) embarazada3.¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
esperarse v pron1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?
2) (fam) ( prever) to expectno me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?
b) ( recibir) to meetc) sorpresa to awaitya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)
2)a) (contar con, prever) to expectesperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help
b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting3) ( con esperanza) to hopeeso espero or espero que sí — I hope so
esperar + inf — to hope to + inf
2.esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious
esperar via) ( aguardar) to waitespera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you
esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part
b) embarazada3.¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?
esperarse v pron1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?
2) (fam) ( prever) to expectno me esperaba eso de él — I didn't expect that of o from him
* * *esperar11 = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.* de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.* esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.* esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.* esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.* hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.esperar22 = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.* como cabía esperar = as expected.* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.* como era de esperar = as expected.* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.* decir + esperar = express + hope.* es de esperar = hopefully.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.* esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).* esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.* esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.* esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* llegar a esperar = come to + expect.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* que espera demasiado = over expectant.* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.* sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* * *esperar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait foresperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friendpodrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better momentespérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just comingla esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the baresperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waitingesperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat2 (recibir) to meetla fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?3 «sorpresa» to awaitla reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to reactcomo no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madridle espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)B1 (contar con, prever) to expecttal como esperábamos just as we expectedcuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect itven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nineestoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New Yorkesperan un lleno completo they expect a full housetuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expectedesperar QUE + SUBJ:se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would failno esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mindesperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sthesperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of youno hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talksde ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expectingesperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in Mayestá esperando familia she's expectingC (con esperanza) to hope¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope notesperar + INF:espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this timeespero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anythingesperar QUE + SUBJ:espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's niceespero que tengas suerte I wish you luckespero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to meesperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!■ esperarviA1 (aguardar) to waitlo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longermientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waitingespera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with youespere un momento, por favor wait a moment, pleaseespera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for usesperar A + INF:espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to hermejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more moneyesperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiettiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call youesperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went inesperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down2«embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnantespérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?* * *
esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
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◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?
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cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;
esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
verbo intransitivo
espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went inb) [ embarazada]:
esperarse verbo pronominal
1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!
esperar
I verbo transitivo
1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
' esperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acecho
- aguardar
- amabilidad
- cruzarse
- ser
- esperanza
- pelaje
- pendiente
- prometerse
- satisfacción
- como
- esperado
- exigir
- favor
- hacer
- mucho
- preferir
English:
aim
- anticipate
- await
- bargain for
- bargain on
- daydream
- eruption
- expect
- hang about
- hang around
- hang on
- hold off
- hold on
- hope
- magic wand
- sit up
- to
- trust
- wait
- wait about
- wait around
- wind
- would
- bear
- bide
- count
- dark
- delay
- duly
- else
- hang
- hold
- mind
- unprepared
- unrealistic
* * *♦ vt1. [aguardar] to wait for;esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets backesperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;esperar que… to hope that…;espero que sí/no I hope so/not;espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;como era de esperar as was to be expected;como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain3. [tener confianza en] to expect;no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;Fam¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;Fam♦ vi1. [aguardar] to wait;espera en este despacho wait in this office;espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;Famsi crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant* * *I v/t1 ( aguardar) wait for;hacerse esperar keep people waiting(así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;es de esperar que it is to be hoped that4:esperar un hijo be expecting a baby5:de aquí te espero fam incredible famII v/i ( aguardar) wait;puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait* * *esperar vt1) aguardar: to wait for, to await2) : to expect3) : to hopeespero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to workespero que sí: I hope soesperar vi: to wait* * *esperar vb1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?2. (creer, imaginar) to expect3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope -
49 tocar
v.1 to touch (entrar en contacto con).Ella toca su mano She touches his hand.Ese dolor lo tocó muy profundamente That pain touched him very deeply.2 to play (hacer sonar) (instrumento, canción).el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelveElla toca bellísimo She plays beautifully.Toca el piano! Play the piano!3 to touch on (abordar) (tema).no toques ese tema don't mention that subject4 to touch.5 to be supposed to, to have to, to have the obligation of, to have the obligation to.Me toca hacer esto I am supposed to do this=have to do this.6 to touch upon, to make reference to, to get on to.Ellos tocaron el tema They touched upon the subject.7 to be in for.Le toca un escarmiento He is in for a lesson.8 to be time to.Toca ir al doctor It is time to go to the doctor.9 to be ringing, to ring.Tocan las campanas The bells are ringing.10 to knock, to knock at the door.Ella toca pero no le abren She knocks but no-one opens.11 to be one's turn to.Me toca jugar It's my turn to play.12 to reproduce, to replay, to play.Ellos reproducen la cinta They play the cassette.13 to clang.María hizo sonar la campMaría Mary clanged the bell.14 to feel.El médico toca su piel The doctor feels her skin.15 to bunt.* * *1 (gen) to touch2 (sentir por el tacto) to feel■ tócalo, está frío feel it, it's cold3 (revolver) to rummage amongst, root around4 (hacer sonar - instrumento, canción) to play; (timbre) to ring; (bocina) to blow, honk; (campanas) to strike6 (la hora) to strike9 figurado (mencionar) to touch on10 figurado (impresionar) to touch, reach1 (ser el turno) to be one's turn2 (corresponder) to be up to3 (ganar) to win4 (en un reparto etc) to fall5 (un destino) to be posted6 (tener que) to have to7 (afectar) to concern, affect8 (ser parientes) to be a relative of, be related9 (barco, avión) to call (en, at), stop over (en, at)10 (entrar en contacto) to touch1 (uso reflexivo) to touch oneself; (uso recíproco) to touch each other\por lo que a mí toca as far as I am concernedtocar a muerto to tolltocar a su fin figurado to be coming to an endtocar con to be next totocarse la nariz to pick one's nose————————1 (peinar) to do the hair of1 (cubrirse) to cover one's head* * *verb1) to touch2) feel3) play4) ring, knock5) concern, affect•* * *1. VT1) [gen] to touch; [para examinar] to feel¡no me toques! — don't touch me!
no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency
tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is
tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot
2) (=estar en contacto con) to touchponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there
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tocar tierra — to touch down, land3) (=hacer sonar) [+ piano, violín, trompeta] to play; [+ campana, timbre] to ring; [+ tambor] to beat; [+ silbato] to blow; [+ disco] to play•
tocar la generala — (Mil) to sound the call to arms4) [+ tema] to refer to, touch onno tocó para nada esa cuestión — he didn't refer to o touch on that matter at all
5) (=afectar) to concern6) (=estar emparentado con) to be related to7) (=conmover) to touchlas imágenes me tocaron en lo más profundo — the pictures moved o touched me deeply
8) (Dep) to hit9) (Náut)hacía varios días que no tocábamos puerto — it was several days since we had called at o put in at a port
en este crucero tocaremos el puerto de Génova — on this cruise we will call o stop at Genoa
10) (Caza) to hit11) (Arte) to touch up2. VI1) (Mús) to playtoca en un grupo de rock — he's in o he plays in a rock group
2) (=sonar)3) (=llamar)tocar a una puerta — to knock on o at a door
4) (=corresponder)tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each
¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?
me ha tocado el peor asiento — I ended up with o got the worst seat
¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?
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tocar a algn hacer algo, te toca jugar — it's your turn (to play), it's your goa usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit
5) (=rayar)•
tocar en algo — to border on sth, verge on sthesto toca en lo absurdo — this borders o verges on the ridiculous
su conducta toca en locura — his behaviour borders o verges on madness
6) (=chocar)•
tocar con algo — to touch sth7)• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex. He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.Ex. In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex. That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.----* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)si le toca un pelo al niño... — if he lays a hand o finger on that child...
b) ( entrar en contacto con) to touch2) (Aviac) to make a stopover in; (Náut) to put in3) ( en béisbol) to bunt5)a) (conmover, impresionar) to touchb) (atañer, concernir) to affectc) (Esp fam) ( estar emparentado con)¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?
6)a) ( hacer sonar) <timbre/campana> to ring; < claxon> to blow, soundb) (Mús) <instrumento/pieza> to play2.tocar vi1) ( concernir)por or en lo que toca a la ecología — (frml) as far as ecology is concerned
2) ( rayar)tocar EN algo — to border o verge on something
3)b) campana/timbre to ringtocar a rebato/a retirada — (Mil) to sound the alarm/the retreat
c) (Mús) ( hacer música) to play4)a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo) (+ me/te/le etc)nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school
b) ( ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc)¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?
5) (en 3a pers) (fam)3.vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying
tocarse v prona) (refl) <herida/grano> to touchsiempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose
* * *= touch, play, lay + a finger on.Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* en lo que toca a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.* eso es lo que toca = that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).* no tocar = hands off, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* que toca aquí y allá = wandering.* sin tocar = untouched.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.* tocar con arco = bowing.* tocar de refilón = brush past.* tocar distraídamente = finger.* tocar donde duele = touch on + raw nerve, touch on + a sore spot.* tocar el claxon = honk.* tocar fondo = hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, bottom out, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.* tocar juntos = play along with.* tocar la bocina = honk.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar la lotería = win + the lottery.* tocar las pelotas = piss + Nombre + off.* tocarle un pelo a = lay + a finger on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tocar ligeramente con el codo = nudge.* tocar los cojones = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* tocar música = play + music.* tocar una cuestión = touch on/upon + issue.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* tocar un instrumento musical = play + instrument.* tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* tocar un tema = touch on + a point.* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro = Midas touch, the.* * *tocar [A2 ]vtA1 «persona» to touch; (palpar) to feel; (manosear) to handle¿puedes tocar el techo? can you touch o reach the ceiling?¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!por favor, no toquen los objetos expuestos please do not touch the exhibitsla pelota tocó (la) red the ball clipped the netme tocó el hombro con el bastón she tapped me on the shoulder with her stickle tocó la frente para ver si tenía fiebre he put his hand on her forehead to see if she had a fever¿por qué le pegaste? — ¡pero si yo no la he tocado! why did you hit her? — I never touched her! ( colloq)¿tocas fondo? can you touch the bottom?si le toca un pelo al niño … if he lays a hand o finger on that child …, if he touches a hair on that child's head … ( colloq)no puede tocar el alcohol he mustn't touch a drop of alcoholni siquiera tocó la comida he didn't even touch his foodno me toquen estos papeles don't touch these papersmis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to break into/touch my savingsdel marido puedes decir lo que quieras pero a los hijos no se los toques you can say anything you like about her husband but don't say a word against her children2 «objeto» to touchla cama está tocando la pared the bed is up against o is touching the wallla planta ya toca el techo the plant is already up to o is touching the ceilingel avión tocó tierra the plane landed o touched downB (hacer escala en) ( Aviac) to make a stopover in, go viano toca puerto en Lisboa ( Náut) it doesn't call at o put in at LisbonC (en béisbol) to buntsólo tocó de paso el tema he only touched on o mentioned the subject in passingE1 (conmover, impresionar) to touchsus palabras nos tocaron a todos profundamente his words moved us all deeply o affected us all profoundly, we were all deeply touched by his wordstu comentario tocó su amor propio your comment hurt his pridesupo tocar el corazón del público presente he touched the hearts of all those present2 (atañer, concernir) to affectel problema de la droga toca a muchos países the drug problem affects many countriesno siento que ese tema me toque en lo más mínimo I don't feel that subject concerns me at allel tema del alcoholismo me toca muy de cerca the question of alcoholism concerns me very closely o is very close to my heart3( Esp fam) (estar emparentado con): ¿Victoria te toca algo? is Victoria a relation of yours?, is Victoria related to you?A (hacer sonar) ‹timbre/campana› to ringtocar el claxon to blow o sound o hoot the hornB ( Mús) ‹instrumento/pieza› to playestá aprendiendo a tocar el piano he's learning to play the pianoC ( Mil) to soundtocar retirada to sound the retreat■ tocarviA(concernir): por or en lo que toca a la ecología ( frml); as far as ecology is concerned, regarding ecology, with regard to ecologyB (rayar) tocar EN algo to border o verge ON sthla situación ya empezaba a tocar en lo grotesco by this time the situation was bordering o verging on the grotesqueme parece que alguien está tocando (a la puerta) I think there's somebody at the doorB «campana» to ringlas campanas tocaban a muerto/a misa the bells were tolling the death knell/were ringing for mass¿podemos salir a jugar? ya ha tocado el timbre can we go out to play? the bell rang already ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bell's already goneel reloj tocó las tres the clock struck o chimed threetocar a rebato ( Mil) to sound the alarmC ( Mús) (hacer música) to playA1 (corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc):me tocaría a mí ocuparme de los niños it would be up to me o it would be my job to take care of the childrensiempre me toca a mí sacar al perro it's always me who has to take the dog out for a walknos tocan tres bombones a cada uno there are three chocolates for each of usa ella le toca la mitad de la herencia she gets half of the inheritance2 (en suerte) (+ me/te/le etc):le ha tocado la lotería/el primer premio/un millón she has won the lottery/first prize/a millionnos ha tocado (en suerte) vivir en épocas difíciles it has fallen to our lot to live in difficult timesnos tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio we got the most horrible teacher in the schoolnos tocó hacer las prácticas en el mismo colegio we happened to do our teaching practice at the same schoolme tocó a mí comunicarle la mala noticia I was the one who had to tell him the bad news, it fell to me to tell him the bad news ( frml)me tocó detrás de una columna y no vi casi nada I had to sit behind a pillar and I hardly saw anything3 (ser el turno) (+ me/te/le etc):te toca a ti ¿vas a jugar? it's your turn/move, are you going to play?¿a quién le toca cocinar hoy? whose turn is it to do the cooking today?nos toca pagar a nosotros it's our turn to payB ( en tercera persona)1 ( fam)(ser hora de): vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying¡a correr tocan! ( fam); run for it!¡a pagar tocan! ( fam); it's time to pay up!2 ( fam)(haber que): toca comer otra vez arroz we're having rice again■ tocarseA1 ( refl) ‹herida/grano› to touchsiempre se está tocando la barba/la nariz he's always playing with his beard/touching his nose2 ( recípr) «personas» to touch each other; «cables» to touchlos fondos de nuestras casas se tocan our garden backs onto theirslos extremos se tocan the two extremes come together o meetla reina se tocaba con un sombrero azul the queen was wearing a blue hat* * *
tocar ( conjugate tocar) verbo transitivo
1
( palpar) to feel;
( manosear) to handle;◊ ¡no vayas a tocar ese cable! don't touch that cable!;
mis ahorros no los quiero tocar I don't want to touch my savings;
la planta ya toca el techo the plant is already touching the ceiling
‹ claxon› to blow, sound
2 ‹ tema› ( tratar) to touch on, refer to;
( sacar) to bring up
3 (atañer, concernir) to affect;
verbo intransitivo
1
c) (Mús) to play
2a) (corresponder en reparto, concurso, sorteo):
le tocó el primer premio she won the first prize;
me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio I got the most horrible teacher in the schoolb) ( ser el turno):
¿a quién le toca cocinar? whose turn is it to do the cooking?
tocarse verbo pronominal
‹ barba› to play with
[ cables] to touch
tocar
I verbo transitivo
1 (entrar en contacto) to touch: el avión toca tierra, the airplane touches down
(a una persona) to touch
(manipular, manejar) to handle
(sentir al tacto) to feel
(mover, desordenar) yo no toqué tus papeles, I didn't touch your papers
2 (hacer alusión) to touch on
3 (un instrumento) to play: toca el violín, she plays the violin
4 (el timbre, la campana) to ring
II verbo intransitivo
1 (corresponder) a ti te toca decírselo, you're the one who has to tell him
los lunes te toca limpiar la casa, you have to clean the house on Mondays
(por turno) me toca, it's my turn
2 (en el juego, en un concurso) to win: le tocaron dos millones, he won two million pesetas
3 (afectar) to concern, affect
por lo que a ti te toca, as far as you are concerned
4 (sonar) tocan las campanas, the bells are ringing
' tocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- pitar
- tacto
- timbre
- campana
- claxon
- destiempo
- gustar
- llamar
- madera
- oído
- palma
- pito
- rozar
- silbato
English:
beat
- blow
- bongo
- bottom out
- busk
- can
- dab
- disturb
- drum
- enjoy
- feel
- finger
- graze
- handle
- honk
- keep off
- lightly
- love
- meet
- paw
- play
- please
- replay
- ring
- sharp
- softly
- sound
- stop
- strike up
- thump out
- toll
- toot
- touch
- undisturbed
- clear
- ear
- goose
- hoot
- interfere
- jazz
- knock
- perform
- rock
- sight
- strike
- tamper with
- untouched
* * *♦ vt1. [entrar en contacto con, alterar] to touch;[palpar] to feel;por favor, no toquen las esculturas please do not touch the sculptures;el médico le tocó el estómago the doctor felt her stomach;yo no lo tocaría, así está muy bien I wouldn't touch a thing, it's fine as it is;tócalo, verás qué suave es touch it and see how soft it is;¡no se te ocurra tocar al niño! don't you dare lay a finger on the child!;el corredor cayó al tocar la valla con un pie the athlete fell when his foot struck o clipped the hurdle;el balón tocó el poste the ball touched o clipped the post;no ha tocado la comida he hasn't touched his food;¡esos libros, ni tocarlos! don't you go near those books!;tocar madera to touch wood2. [hacer sonar] [instrumento, canción] to play;[bombo] to bang; [sirena, alarma] to sound; [campana, timbre] to ring; [bocina, claxon] to hoot, to toot; [silbato] to blow;el reloj tocó las doce the clock struck twelve3. [abordar] [asunto, tema] to touch on;lo tocó por encima he touched on it briefly;no toques ese tema don't mention that subjecten o [m5] por lo que toca al asunto de los ascensos as far as the matter of promotions is concerned;tocar a alguien de cerca to concern sb closely5. [conmover] to touch;la historia la tocó hondo the story touched her deeply♦ vi1. [entrar en contacto] to touch;no tocar [en letrero] don't touch;no tocar, alto voltaje [en letrero] high voltage: do not touch[país, jardín] to border (on) sth;la mesa toca con la pared the table is touching the wall;nuestra casa toca con la suya our house is right next to theirs3. [llamar]tocar a la puerta/ventana to knock on o at the door/window4. [campanas, timbre] to ring5. [en un reparto]tocar a alguien: le tocó la mitad he got half of it;a ti te toca la casa you get the house;a mí me toca fregar la cocina I've got to mop the kitchen;tocamos a dos trozos cada uno there's enough for two slices each;tocamos a mil cada uno [nos deben] we're due a thousand each;[debemos] it's a thousand each;te toca a ti hacerlo [turno] it's your turn to do it;[responsabilidad] it's up to you to do it;te toca tirar a ti [en juegos] it's your go;¿a quién le toca? whose turn is it?6. [caer en suerte]me ha tocado la lotería/el gordo I've won the lottery/the jackpot;le ha tocado sufrir mucho he has had to suffer a lotahora toca divertirse now it's time to have some fun;le toca dar a luz la semana que viene she's due to have the baby next week;ya me toca ir al dentista it's time for me to go to the dentist;¿cuándo te toca renovar el permiso? when do you have to renew your licence?;Fam Humsi te dicen que salgas, a salir tocan if they tell you to go out, then you'd better go outeso ya toca en lo imaginario that's verging on the imaginary* * *I v/t1 touch;tocar el corazón touch one’s heart;tocar a alguien de cerca concern s.o. closely2 MÚS playII v/i1 L.Am.las campanas de la iglesia tocaban a misa the church bells were ringing for mass;tocar a muerto toll the death knell:ya toca dar de comer al bebé it’s time to feed the baby:te toca jugar it’s your turn4:por lo que toca a … as far as … is concerned* * *tocar {72} vt1) : to touch, to feel, to handle2) : to touch on, to refer to3) : to concern, to affect4) : to play (a musical instrument)tocar vi1) : to knock, to ringtocar a la puerta: to rap on the door2)tocar en : to touch on, to border oneso toca en lo ridículo: that's almost ludicrous3)tocarle a : to fall to, to be up to, to be one's turn¿a quién le toca manejar?: whose turn is it to drive?* * *tocar vb1. (en general) to touch2. (instrumento) to play¿has tocado el timbre? have you rung the bell?4. (bocina) to sound5. (corresponder hacer algo) to be your turn¿a quién le toca ahora? whose turn is it now? -
50 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
•
falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
•
a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
•
hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
•
cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
51 repugnante
adj.disgusting.f. & m.loathsome person, repulsive person.* * *► adjetivo1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting* * *adj.repugnant, disgusting* * *ADJ disgusting, revolting* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant* * *
repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
( moralmente) repugnant
repugnante adjetivo
1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
2 (moralmente) repugnant
' repugnante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repelente
- asco
English:
abhorrent
- disgusting
- loathsome
- obnoxious
- offensive
- repugnant
- revolting
- foul
- nauseating
- repulsive
* * *repugnante adj1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting* * *adj disgusting, repugnant* * *repugnante adj: repulsive, repugnant, revolting* * *repugnante adj revolting -
52 cruel
adj.cruel.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) cruel (con/para, to)2 (clima) harsh, severe* * *adj.* * *ADJ cruel* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *cruelaquello fue una jugada cruel del destino that was a cruel twist of fatefueron muy crueles con él they were very cruel to him* * *
cruel adjetivo
cruel;
cruel adjetivo cruel
' cruel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- cebarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- draconiana
- draconiano
- mirada
- salvaje
- sañosa
- sañoso
- sañuda
- sañudo
- truculenta
- truculento
- verduga
- verdugo
- crueldad
- inhumano
- sanguinario
English:
brutal
- callous
- cheap
- cruel
- cutthroat
- hard
- heartless
- inhuman
- savage
- unkind
- vicious
- blood
- cold
- fiend
- inhumane
- inhumanity
- outrage
* * *cruel adj1. [persona, acción] cruel;fuiste muy cruel con ella you were very cruel to her2. [dolor] excruciating, terrible3. [clima] harsh4. [duda] terrible* * *adj cruel* * *cruel adj: cruel♦ cruelmente adv* * *cruel adj cruel -
53 aire
m.1 air (fluido).al aire libre in the open aircon el pecho al aire bare-chestedcambiar de aires to have a change of scenedejar algo en el aire to leave something up in the airestar en el aire to be in the airsaltar o volar por los aires to be blown sky hightomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh aira mi aire in my own wayaire acondicionado air-conditioningaire comprimido compressed airaire puro fresh airaire viciado foul air2 wind (viento).hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today3 air, appearance (aspecto).tiene un aire a su madre she has something of her motherdarse aires (de algo) to put on airs (about something)4 resemblance, likeness, air, look.* * *1 air2 (viento) wind; (corriente) draught4 figurado (parecido) resemblance, likeness7 figurado (ambiente) atmosphere8 MÚSICA air, melody\al aire libre in the open air, outdoorscambiar de aires to change one's surroundings, have a change of scenerydarse aires to put on airsestar en el aire (en antena) to be on the airhacerse/darse aire to fan oneselfsaltar por los aires to blow uptener aires to put on airstomar el aire to take the air, get some fresh airvivir del aire to live on air¡vete a tomar (el) aire! familiar get lost!aire acondicionado air conditioningaire puro clean air* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=elemento) air¡fuera de aquí, aire! — * get out of here! scram! *
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al aire, lanzar algo al aire — to throw sth into the air•
estar en el aire — [balón, paracaidista] to be in the air; (Radio) to be on (the) airtodo está en el aire hasta que se conozcan los resultados — it's all up in the air until the results are known
dejar una pregunta/problema en el aire — to leave a question/an issue up in the air
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al aire libre — [con verbo] outdoors, in the open air; [con sustantivo] outdoor antes de s, open-air antes de sel concierto se celebró al aire libre — the concert was held outdoors o in the open air
una piscina al aire libre — an outdoor o open-air pool
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salir al aire — (Radio) to go on (the) air•
saltar por los aires — to blow up, explode•
tomar el aire — to get some fresh airsalió a tomar un poco el aire — he went out to get o for some fresh air
¡vete a tomar el aire! — * scram! *, clear off! *
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volar por los aires — to blow up, explodea mi/tu/su aire —
ir a su aire — to go one's own way, do one's own thing *
darle un aire a algn —
aire colado — cold draught, cold draft (EEUU)
2) (Meteo) (=viento) wind; (=corriente) draught, draft (EEUU)•
dar aire a algn — to fan sbla prensa no da aire al éxito del gobierno — the press is giving no coverage to the government's success
darse aire — to fan o.s.
aires de cambio — (Pol) winds of change
3) (=aspecto) airlos techos altos le daban un aire señorial a la casa — high ceilings gave a stately air to the house
tienen aire de no haber roto un plato en su vida — they look as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouths
eso te pasa por darte aires de superioridad — that's what happens when you think you're better than everyone else o when you put on airs
4) (=parecido)¿no le notas un aire con Carlos? — don't you think he looks a bit like Carlos?
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darse un aire a algn — to look a bit like sbaire de familia — family resemblance, family likeness
5) (=aerofagia) wind6) (=garbo) style, panache7) (Mús) air* * *1) airal aire libre — outdoors, in the open air
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air
3) (Rad, TV)salir al aire — to go out
4)a) ( aspecto) airdarse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs
b) ( parecido) resemblance5) (Mús) tuneaires populares — traditional tunes o airs
* * *= air.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.----* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aire caliente = hot air.* aire cargado = fug.* aire comprimido = compressed air.* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.* aire fresco = fresh air.* aire puro = fresh air.* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.* aire viciado = fug.* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.* calentador de aire = air heater.* calidad del aire = air quality.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* compresor de aire = air compressor.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* conducto de aire = air duct.* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* contaminación del aire = air pollution.* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.* con un aire de = with an air of.* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darse aires = strut.* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* entrada de aire = air intake.* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* filtro del aire = air cleaner.* flujo del aire = airflow.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.* llevar por el aire = waft.* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.* masa de aire = air mass.* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.* presión del aire = air pressure.* purificación del aire = air purification.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* racha de aire = blast.* ráfaga de aire = blast.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* salida de aire = venting.* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.* suspender en el aire = hover.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.* toma de aire = air intake.* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.* transportar por aire = airlift.* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.* ventilador del aire = heater blower.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.* * *1) airal aire libre — outdoors, in the open air
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air
3) (Rad, TV)salir al aire — to go out
4)a) ( aspecto) airdarse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs
b) ( parecido) resemblance5) (Mús) tuneaires populares — traditional tunes o airs
* * *= air.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.
* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* aire acondicionado = air-conditioning.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aire caliente = hot air.* aire cargado = fug.* aire comprimido = compressed air.* aire de optimismo = air of optimism.* aire de superioridad = condescension, condescension, attitude of superiority.* aire fresco = fresh air.* aire puro = fresh air.* aires de cambio = wind(s) of change, the, seas of change, the.* aire viciado = fug.* al aire libre = open-air, outdoors, in the open, out of doors.* amante de la vida al aire libre = outdoor enthusiast.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.* bocanada de aire = gust of wind, blast.* bocanada de aire caliente = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bocanada de aire fresco = breath of fresh air.* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.* calentador de aire = air heater.* calidad del aire = air quality.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambio de aires = change of air and scene, change of scenery, change of air, change of scene, greener pastures, pastures new.* castillo en el aire = castle in the air.* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* compresor de aire = air compressor.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* conducto de aire = air duct.* conducto de aire caliente = hot air duct.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* contaminación del aire = air pollution.* contaminante del aire = air pollutant.* con un aire de = with an air of.* corriente de aire = air current, draught [draft, -USA].* dar la vuelta en el aire = give + a toss.* darse aires = strut.* darse aires de grandeza = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.* dispersado por el aire = wind-blown, wind-borne.* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echarse una canita al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una canica al aire = disport + Reflexivo.* ejército del aire = Army Air Force, Air Force.* en el aire = in mid-air, airborne.* entrada de aire = air intake.* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.* espray de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* filtro del aire = air cleaner.* flujo del aire = airflow.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.* haber un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* hacer el aire irrespirable = choke + the air.* hacer saltar por los aires = blow + sky high.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* juego de exterior, juego al aire libre = outdoor game.* lata de aire comprimido = compressed air can.* llevado por el aire = wind-borne.* llevar por el aire = waft.* mantener suspenso en el aire = suspend.* masa de aire = air mass.* mercadillo al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* mercado al aire libre = street market, open-air market.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* piscina al aire libre = outdoor pool, open-air swimming pool, open-air pool.* piscina climatizada al aire libre = outdoor heated pool.* presión del aire = air pressure.* purificación del aire = air purification.* quedarse con el culo al aire = come + unstuck.* racha de aire = blast.* ráfaga de aire = blast.* rejilla para el aire = air vent.* respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.* respirarse un aire de expectación = there + be + an air of expectation.* salida de aire = venting.* sistema de aire acondicionado = air conditioning system, air cooling system.* soplado por el aire = wind-blown.* suspender en el aire = hover.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* tener aire acondiconado = be air-conditioned.* toma de aire = air intake.* transmitido por el aire = airborne [air-borne].* transportado por el aire = wind-borne, wind-blown.* transportar por aire = airlift.* tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.* un aire de = an air of, a whiff of.* ventilador del aire = heater blower.* volar en el aire = fly in + the air.* * *aire1A airsintió que le faltaba el aire en aquel cuarto tan pequeño she felt as if she was going to suffocate in that tiny roomabre la ventana, que entre un poco de aire open the window and let some (fresh) air invoy a salir a tomar el aire I'm going outside for a breath of fresh airtengo que ponerles aire a las ruedas I have to put some air in the tiresel globo se elevó por los aires the balloon rose up into the airuna piscina al aire libre an outdoor pool, an open-air pool ( BrE)debería pasar más tiempo al aire libre he ought to spend more time outdoors o out of doors o in the open airun vestido con la espalda al aire a backless dressdeja la herida al aire leave the wound uncovereddisparar un tiro al aire to fire a shot into the aira mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing ( colloq)cambiar or mudar de aire(s): lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires (cambio temporal) what you need is a change of scene o change of air; (cambio permanente) what you need is a change of sceneestar/dejar/quedar en el aire: todo quedó muy en el aire everything was left very much up in the airsu futuro quedó en el aire a question mark hung over his future, his future hung in the balanceno me contestó ni sí ni no, dejándome en el aire he left me in suspense, not giving me a definite yes or noestamos todos en el aire sin saber qué hacer we're all at a loss as to what to dosaltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow upCompuestos:air-conditioninglocal con (instalación de) aire acondicionado air-conditioned premisescompressed airuna escopeta de aire comprimido an air rifleun airecillo fresco a cool breeze¡qué calor! no corre nada de aire it's so hot! there's not a breath of windse daba aire con un abanico she was fanning herselfdarle un aire a algn ( fam): le dio un aire y quedó con la boca torcida he had some sort of stroke which left his mouth twistedC ( Rad, TV):estar en el or ( Méx) al aire to be on the air[ S ] en el aire on airsalir al aire to go outsale al aire en dos canales it goes out o is shown on two different channelsD1(aspecto): ese pequeño detalle le da un aire distinguido that little touch gives him a distinguished appearancetiene un aire extranjero she has a foreign air about hersu rostro tiene un aire infantil his face has a childish look about itsus composiciones tienen un aire melancólico her compositions have a melancholy feel to themesto tiene todo el aire de tratarse de una broma this looks for all the world like a jokecon ese aire de superioridad/inocencia que tiene with that air of superiority/innocence he hasla protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revoltdarse aires to put on o give oneself airs2(parecido): ¿no le encuentras un aire con Alberto? don't you think he looks (a bit) like Alberto?se dan or tienen un aire they look a bit alike, there is a slight likeness o resemblance between themCompuesto:family resemblanceE ( Mús) tune, airaires populares castellanos traditional Castilian tunes o airsaire2* * *
Del verbo airar: ( conjugate airar)
airé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aíre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
airar
aire
aire sustantivo masculino
1 air;
salir a tomar el aire to go outside for a breath of fresh air;
al aire libre outdoors, in the open air;
aire acondicionado air-conditioning;
con aire acondicionado air-conditioned;
a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq);
quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air;
saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up;
2 ( viento) wind;
( corriente) draft (AmE), draught (BrE)
3 (Rad, TV):
4
la protesta tomó aires de revuelta the protest began to look like a revolt;
darse aires (de grandeza) to put on o give oneself airs
aire sustantivo masculino
1 air
aire acondicionado, air conditioning
2 (aspecto) air, appearance
(parecido) resemblance: tiene un aire a su padre, she looks like her father
3 (viento) wind: hace aire, it's windy
4 Mús tune
5 Auto choke
6 aires (alardes, pretensiones) airs: ¡vaya unos aires de condesa que se da!, she really gives herself such airs
♦ Locuciones: al aire: (hacia arriba) tirar al aire, to throw into the air
(al descubierto) llevar los brazos al aire, to have one's arms uncovered
comer al aire libre, to eat in the open air
estar en el aire, (una pregunta, un proyecto) to be up in the air
Rad on the air
necesitar un cambio de aires, to need a change of scene
saltar por los aires, to blow up
tomar el aire, to get some fresh air
' aire' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionada
- acondicionado
- ahogar
- ahogarse
- bocanada
- bolsa
- bombear
- bombeo
- brizna
- cana
- castillo
- circular
- condescendiente
- corriente
- cortante
- desinflarse
- dotada
- dotado
- echar
- espantar
- familia
- frigoría
- globo
- hinchada
- hinchado
- izar
- inspiración
- mover
- pura
- puro
- refrigeración
- remolino
- remontar
- remontarse
- resuello
- sabor
- sofocarse
- surcar
- suspensión
- tomar
- vacía
- vacío
- viciar
- vilo
- volandas
- voltear
- acondicionador
- aliento
- bomba
- burbuja
English:
air
- air gun
- air pocket
- air-conditioning
- airborne
- airlock
- breezy
- clear
- crisp
- dangle
- device
- dissipate
- door
- draught
- draughty
- festival
- foul
- fresh
- fug
- garden party
- gasp
- grim
- hair
- hang
- hover
- impure
- inhale
- intake
- jet
- jet-stream
- kiss
- likeness
- manner
- midair
- open
- open-air
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outdoorsman
- pipe dream
- pocket
- puff
- rush
- sardonically
- sleep out
- somersault
- spirit level
- spring
- still
- stuffy
* * *♦ nm1. [fluido] air;al aire [al descubierto] exposed;con el pecho al aire bare-chested;con las piernas al aire with bare legs, bare-legged;si duermes con los pies al aire te enfriarás if you sleep with your feet sticking out from under the covers, you'll catch cold;el médico le aconsejó que dejara la quemadura al aire the doctor advised him to leave the burn uncovered;disparar al aire to shoot into the air;disparó al aire she fired a shot into the air;aire-aire [misil] air-to-air;a esta rueda le falta aire this tyre is a bit flat;al aire libre in the open air;un concierto al aire libre an open-air concert;tú a tu aire, si te aburres vete a casa do whatever you like, if you're bored just go home;cambiar de aires to have a change of scene;el médico le recomendó cambiar de aires the doctor recommended a change of air;dejar algo en el aire to leave sth up in the air;estar en el aire [sin decidir] to be in the air;Rad & TV to be on the air;el resultado todavía está en el aire the result could still go either way;el programa sale al aire los lunes a las nueve the programme is broadcast on Mondays at nine o'clock;saltar o [m5]volar por los aires: el automóvil saltó o [m5] voló por los aires the car was blown into the air;tomar el aire to go for a breath of fresh air;Famvivir del aire [no tener nada] to live on thin air;[comer poco] to eat next to nothing;sin trabajo ni casa, ¿es que piensa vivir del aire? how does she expect to survive without a job or a home?aire acondicionado air-conditioning;aire comprimido compressed air;aire líquido liquid oxygen;aire del mar sea air;aire puro fresh air;aire viciado foul air2. [viento] wind;hoy hace mucho aire it's very windy today;cierra la puerta que entra aire close the door, there's a draughtaire polar polar wind;aire tropical tropical wind3. [aspecto] air, appearance;un vehículo de aire deportivo a sporty-looking car;tiene un aire distraído she has an absent-minded air about her, she comes across as rather absent-minded;su respuesta tenía un cierto aire de escepticismo there was a touch of scepticism about her answertiene un aire con alguien que conozco he reminds me of someone I know5.desde que es jefe se da muchos aires (de grandeza) since he became the boss he's been giving himself airsle dio un aire he had a fit[ritmo] tempo aire lento slow tempo;aire popular folk song, traditional song;aire rápido fast o upbeat tempo8. [ventosidad] wind;tener aire to have winddio aire a su novio she dumped her boyfriend♦ interjFam clear off!;¡aire, y no se te ocurra volver por aquí! clear off and don't let me see you here again!* * *m1 air;al aire libre in the open air;traer aire fresco a algo bring a breath of fresh air to sth;estar en el aire fig fam be up in the air fam ;dejar en el aire fig leave … up in the air;vivir del aire fam live on thin air;a mi aire in my own way2 MÚS tune3 ( viento):hace mucho aire it is very windy;corre mucho aire it is very windy;cambiar de aires have a change of scene4:darse aires fam give o.s. airs, put on airs and graces* * *aire nm1) : air2)aire acondicionado : air-conditioning3)darse aires : to give oneself airs* * *aire n1. (en general) air2. (viento) wind -
54 molestar
v.1 to bother.perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?Sus palabras acedaron a María His words Maryoyed Mary.2 to upset.me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me3 to be bothered by.Me molesta ese ruido I am bothered by that noise.4 to ail.* * *1 (interrumpir) to disturb■ no lo molestes, que está durmiendo don't disturb him, he's asleep2 (perturbar) to bother, annoy, upset3 (importunar) to pester■ ¡deja de molestarme ya! stop pestering me!4 (hacer daño - apretar) to hurt, be too tight; (- picar) to irritate5 (ofender) to upset1 (tomarse la molestia) to bother■ no se moleste en venir, ya se lo mandaremos a casa don't bother coming, we'll send it round to you2 (ofenderse) to take offence* * *verb1) to annoy, bother2) disturb3) trouble•* * *1. VT1) (=importunar) to bother, annoy¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? — they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?
no la molestes más con tus tonterías — stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games
2) (=interrumpir) to disturbsiento molestarte, pero necesito que me ayudes — I'm sorry to disturb o trouble o bother you, but I need your help
3) (=ofender) to upset2. VI1) (=importunar) to be a nuisancequita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando — get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance
no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo — I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you
me molesta mucho que me hablen así — it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that
ese ruido me molesta — that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me
me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? — the vase is in the way, can you move it?
2) (=incomodar) to feel uncomfortable, bother¿te molesta el humo? — does the smoke bother you?
si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico — if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor
3) (=ofender) to upset4) (=importar)[en preguntas]¿le molesta la radio? — does the radio bother you?, do you mind the radio being on?
¿te molestaría prestarme un paraguas? — would you mind lending me an umbrella?
¿le molesta que abra la ventana o si abro la ventana? — do you mind if I open the window?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex. Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex. I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.----* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *molestar [A1 ]vtA1 (importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something¿este señor la está molestando, señorita? is this man bothering you, Miss?2 (interrumpir) to disturbno la molestes, está estudiando don't disturb her, she's studyingque no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a napB (ofender, disgustar) to upsetperdona si te he molestado I'm sorry if I've upset you■ molestarviA(importunar): ¿no te molesta ese ruido? doesn't that noise bother you?[ S ] se ruega no molestar please do not disturb¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys meya sabes que me molesta que hables de él you know I don't like you to talk about him, you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about himnunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm workingno me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers mesi le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injectionB (fastidiar) to be a nuisancesi vas a molestar, te vas de clase if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroomvino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himselfson unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at allno quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any troubleA (disgustarse) to get upsetno debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer don't get upset, he didn't mean to do itmolestarse POR algo:se molestó por algo he got upset about somethingespero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I saidmolestarse CON algn to get annoyed WITH sb, get cross WITH sb ( BrE)se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him, he was put out o upset because I didn't invite himB (tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself ( frml)no se moleste, me voy enseguida it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leavingno se molesta por nadie, sólo piensa en él he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself¿para qué vas a molestarte? why should you put yourself out?molestarse EN + INF:ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call mese molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell usyo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them* * *
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you
2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;
me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;◊ no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestarse POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestarse CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
' molestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- dejar
- hartar
- jambar
- jorobar
- marear
- picar
- reventar
- ruido
- sino
- vivir
- chingar
- chocar
- chorear
- embromar
- enredar
- fastidiar
- fregar
- huevear
- importar
- joder
- nomás
- solo
English:
aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- disturb
- gall
- inconvenience
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- pester
- put out
- roil
- trouble
- worry
- heckler
- impose
- put
- spite
* * *♦ vt1. [perturbar] to bother;el calor no me molesta the heat doesn't bother me;esa luz tan brillante me molesta that bright light is hurting my eyes;deja ya de molestar al gato leave the cat alone;¡deja de molestarme! stop annoying me!;¿te están molestando los niños? are the children bothering you?;las moscas no paraban de molestarnos the flies were a real nuisance;¿te molesta la radio? is the radio bothering you?;¿te molesta si abro la ventana? do you mind if I open the window?;perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…me molesta un poco la herida my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore;vuelva dentro de un mes si le sigue molestando come back in a month's time if it's still troubling you3. [ofender] to upset;me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me;… todo esto dicho sin ánimo de molestar a nadie I don't want to cause anyone offence but…♦ vivámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar let's go, we're in the way here;deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions;¿molesto? – no, no, pasa am I interrupting? – no, not at all, come in;no querría molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo un momento I don't want to interrupt, but I need to have a word with you;puedes aparcar el camión allí, que no molesta you can park the truck over there where it won't be in the way;no molestar [en letrero] do not disturb* * *v/t1 bother, annoy2 ( doler) trouble;no molestar do not disturb* * *molestar vt1) fastidiar: to annoy, to bother2) : to disturb, to disruptmolestar vi: to be a nuisance* * *molestar vb1. (interrumpir) to disturbno lo molestes, está descansando don't disturb him he's resting2. (importunar) to bother5. (importar) to mind¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke? -
55 claro
adj.1 obvious, apparent, clear, crisp.2 clear, bright, clear-cut, articulate.3 definite, distinct.intj.sure, sure enough, of course.m.1 clearing, glade, clear space, clear.2 gap.3 Claro.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) clear2 (iluminado) bright, well-lit3 (color) light4 (salsa etc) thin; (café, chocolate, etc) weak5 (evidente) clear► adverbio1 clearly1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing2 (en el pelo) bald patch► interjección ¡claro!1 of course!■ ¡claro que no puedes! of course you can't!\a las claras openlydejar algo claro to make something clearestar claro to be clear¡lo llevas claro! / ¡lo tienes claro! familiar you've got it coming to you!más claro,-a que el agua familiar as clear as daylightponer en claro to make plain, clear upsacar en claro to get outclaro de luna moonlightmente clara figurado clear mind————————1 (gen) gap, space; (de bosque) clearing2 (en el pelo) bald patch* * *1. (f. - clara)adj.1) clear2) evident3) bright4) fair, light5) weak, thin6) frank2. adv.1) clearly2) sure3) frankly4) of course3. noun m.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no oscuro) [piel] fair; [color] light, paleun vestido verde claro — a light o pale green dress
2) (=evidente)a) [con sustantivos] [ejemplo, prueba, ventaja] clear; [inconveniente] obvious; [desastre] total, absoluteesto es un claro reflejo de que el sistema no funciona — this is a clear indication that the system does not work
España ganó por un claro 15-6 — Spain won a decisive 15-6 victory, Spain were clear winners by 15-6
... aseguró, en clara referencia a sus superiores —... he asserted, clearly referring o in an obvious reference to his superiors
b) [con verbos]•
dejar algo claro — to make sth clearha dejado bien claro que no quiere vernos más — he has made it quite clear he does not want to see us again
dejar las cosas claras o en claro — to get things clear, get things straight *
•
estar claro — to be clear¿está claro? — is that clear?
estar claro que — to be clear that, be obvious that
está claro que así no vamos a ninguna parte — it's clear o obvious that we'll get nowhere like this
no está nada claro que nuestro partido vaya a ganar las elecciones — it's not at all clear that our party will win the election
•
quedar claro — to be clearsi te lees la bibliografía, te quedará todo más claro — if you read the books on the reading list, it'll all be clearer to you o you'll have a better idea of things
•
tener algo claro — to be sure of sth, be clear about sthni siquiera tengo claro lo que me espera mañana — I'm not even sure o clear what's in store for me tomorrow
no lo tengo nada claro — I'm not at all sure, I don't really know
c)a las claras —
su triunfo deja bien a las claras el buen momento que atraviesa — his victory is a clear indication o sign that he is on excellent form
las cuentas claras —
me gustan las cuentas claras — I like to have o keep things clear
el ministro ha presentado las cuentas claras al Parlamento — the minister has been quite straightforward with Parliament
llevarlo Esp o tenerlo claro iró —
sacar algo en claro (de algo) —
solo hemos sacado en claro que no pretende dimitir — all that we can safely o definitely say is that he has no intention of resigning
lo único que la policía consiguió sacar en claro durante el interrogatorio — the only definite thing the police got from the interview
ver algo claro —
no ven claro cómo van a poder terminar a tiempo — they can't really see how they are going to finish on time
el ministro ve claro que se puede lograr un acuerdo — the minister is optimistic about reaching an agreement
3) (=poco espeso) [té, café] weak; [caldo] thin4) (=luminoso) [día, mañana] bright; [habitación, casa] light, bright5) (=transparente) [agua] clear; [tejido] transparent6) (=nítido) [sonido, voz] clear; [imagen] sharp, clear7) (=escaso) [pelo] thin; [bosque] light, sparse8) (=preciso) [idea] clearuna mente clara — (lit) a clear mind; (fig) a clear thinker
9) (=sincero) frank2. ADV1) (=con precisión) [oír, ver, hablar] clearly2) (=sinceramente) frankly•
hablar claro — to speak frankly, be frank3) [tras invitaciones, peticiones] sure-¿puedo usar tu coche mañana? -¡claro! — "can I use your car tomorrow?" - "sure!"
-¿queréis venir a cenar? -¡claro! — "would you like to come to dinner?" - "sure!"
4) [uso enfático]¡claro! por eso estaba ayer tan rara — of course! that's why she was acting so funny yesterday
a menos que, claro está, él también la conozca — unless of course he knows her too
-¿por qué no te disfrazas tú? -¡claro, para que os riáis de mí todos! — "why don't you dress up?" - "oh sure, so you can all laugh at me!"
•
claro que, claro que nadie se imaginaba lo que vendría después — of course nobody could imagine what would happen afterwards¡claro que no! — of course not!
¡claro que sí! — yes, of course!
3. SM1) (Meteo) bright spell, sunny intervalhabrá nubes y claros — it will be cloudy with bright spells o sunny intervals
2) [de tiempo] lullaprovechamos un clarillo para salir a comprar — we took advantage of a little lull to go and do some shopping
3) (=espacio despejado) [entre personas] space; [entre árboles] clearing; [de pelo] bald patch4) [en un texto] gap, space; [en discurso] pause5) (Arquit) (=claraboya) skylight; (=abertura) window (opening)6) Caribe (Culin) guava jelly7) Caribe (=bebida) sugar-cane brandy* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> brighttiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes
3) <salsa/sopa> thin4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clearque quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...
¿está claro? — is that clear?
quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...
a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something
5) ( evidente) clear, obviousestá claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...
IIa no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
1) < ver> clearlyvoy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush
me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)
2) (indep)a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of courseclaro que no! — no, of course not!
claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!
b) ( como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising
claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that
IIIdíselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval* * *= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.Ex. To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex. This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex. A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.Ex. It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.----* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma clara = clearly.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de modo claro = transparently.* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.* poner en claro = clear up.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* tener claro = be clear in your mind.* violeta claro = periwinkle.* * *I- ra adjetivo1) ( luminoso) <cielo/habitación> brighttiene los ojos claros — she has blue/green/gray eyes
3) <salsa/sopa> thin4) <agua/sonido> clear; <ideas/explicación/instrucciones> clear; <situación/postura> clearque quede bien claro que... — I want it to be quite clear that...
¿está claro? — is that clear?
quiero dejar (en) claro que... — I want to make it very o quite clear that...
a las claras: díselo a las claras tell her straight; llevarlo claro (Esp fam) to be in for a shock; sacar algo en claro de algo — to make sense of something
5) ( evidente) clear, obviousestá claro que... — it is clear o obvious that...
IIa no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo — unless, of course, he's lying
1) < ver> clearlyvoy a hablarte claro — I'm not going to beat around o about the bush
me lo dijo muy claro — he made it very o quite clear (to me)
2) (indep)a) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of courseclaro que no! — no, of course not!
claro que sí! — of course, absolutely!
b) ( como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro no es de extrañar — nobody believed him. Mind you, it's not surprising
claro, así cualquiera puede — well, of course anyone can do it like that
IIIdíselo - claro, para que me regañe ¿no? — (iró) tell him - oh sure, and have him tell me off, right? (iro)
1) ( en bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patch2) (Meteo) sunny spell o period o interval* * *= apparent, clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], definite, distinct, light, neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], straightforward, tidy, distinctive, designated, uncloudy, unclouded, unclouded, cloudless, forthright, uncompromising, unqualified, cut and dried [cut and dry], patent.Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.* cantarlas claras = call + a spade a spade.* con una meta clara = focused [focussed].* con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma clara = clearly.* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.* dejar claro = make + it + clear, send + a clear signal that.* de manera clara = distinctly, clearly.* de modo claro = transparently.* en + Lengua + claro = in plain + Lengua.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* estar claro = be plain, be out in the open.* hablar claro = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.* nada claro = unclear, uncleared.* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* poco claro = fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive.* poner en claro = clear up.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* sin una meta clara = unfocused [unfocussed].* sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.* tener Algo claro = clarify + Posesivo + mind.* tener claro = be clear in your mind.* violeta claro = periwinkle.* * *A (luminoso) ‹cielo› bright; ‹habitación› bright, lightel día amaneció claro the day dawned bright and clearB (pálido) ‹color/verde/azul› light, pale; ‹piel› fair, whitetiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyesel típico sueco rubio y de ojos claros the typical blue-eyed, blond SwedeC ‹salsa/sopa› thin; ‹café/té› weakD ‹agua/sonido› clearhabló con voz clara she spoke in a clear voiceE ‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear; ‹situación/postura› clearconsiguieron una clara ventaja they gained a clear advantagetiene muy claro lo que quiere en la vida she is very clear o sure about what she wants out of life, she knows exactly what she wants out of lifeque quede bien claro que … I want it to be quite clear that …lo harás como yo te diga, ¿está claro? you'll do it the way I say, is that clear o do I make myself clear?quiero dejar (en) claro que … or que quede bien (en) claro que … I want to make it very o quite clear that …, let it be very o quite clear that …a las claras: no me lo dijo a las claras she didn't tell me in so many words o straight out o ( AmE) right offno seas cobarde y díselo a las claras don't be a coward, tell her straightllevarlo claro ( Esp fam) (estar equivocado) to be in for a shock o a disappointment; (enfrentarse a algo difícil) to have one's work cut out ( colloq)pasar la noche en claro to lie o be awake all nightsacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth¿tú sacaste algo en claro de lo que dijo? did you manage to make any sense of what he said?F (evidente) clear, obvioushay pruebas claras de que miente there is clear evidence that he is lyingestá claro que ella es la culpable it is clear o obvious that she is the culprit, she is clearly o obviously the culprit… a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo … unless, of course, he's lyingA ‹hablar/ver›voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush, I'm going to give it to you straight ( colloq)ahora lo veo claro I see it all clearly now, now I get it! ( colloq)me lo dijo muy claro he made it very o quite clear (to me)me lo dijo todo claro y raspado he told me straight, he didn't beat around o about the bushB ( indep)1 (en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course!¡claro que lo sabe! of course she knows!¿te gustaría verlo? — ¡claro! would you like to see it? — yes, I'd love to o ( colloq) sure!¿lo hizo? — ¡claro que no! did he do it? — no, of course not! o no, of course he didn't!2 (como enlace) mind younadie le creyó, claro que conociéndolo no es de extrañar nobody believed him. Mind you, knowing him it's not surprisinglo ayudó la madre — claro, así cualquiera his mother helped him — well, of course anyone can do it like thatanda, díselo tú — claro, para que me eche a mí la bronca ¿no? ( iró); go on, you tell him — oh sure o oh fine o I see, so that way it's me he gets mad at, right? ( iro)A (en un bosque) clearing; (en el pelo, la barba) bald patchhabía algunos claros en las gradas there were a few empty spaces in the standB ( Meteo) sunny spell o period o intervalCompuesto:moonlight* * *
claro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
‹ piel› fair;◊ tiene los ojos claros she has blue/green/gray eyes
‹ideas/explicación/instrucciones› clear;
‹situación/postura› clear;
¿está claro? is that clear?;
quiero dejar (en) claro que … I want to make it clear that …;
sacar algo en claro de algo to make sense of sth
◊ está claro que … it is clear o obvious that …;
a no ser, claro está, que esté mintiendo unless, of course, he's lying
claro 2 adverbio
1 ‹ ver› clearly;◊ voy a hablarte claro I'm not going to beat around o about the bush;
me lo dijo muy claro he made it very quite clear (to me)
2 ( indep) ( en exclamaciones de asentimiento) of course
■ sustantivo masculino
(en pelo, barba) bald patchb) (Meteo) sunny spell o period
claro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (despejado, evidente) clear: tengo muy claro que no va a volver, I'm quite sure she won't come back
un asunto poco claro, a shady deal
2 (poco espeso) thin
3 (color) light
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un bosque) clearing
2 (entre las nubes) break in the clouds
3 claro de luna, moonlight
III adverbio clearly: deberías hablar claro, you must speak clearly
IV exclamación of course!
¡claro que puedo!, of course I can!
♦ Locuciones: a las claras, clearly
dejar algo claro, to make something clear
lo lleva claro si piensa que voy a tolerarlo, she can be quite sure that i?m not going to put up with it
sacar algo en claro, to draw a conclusion: después de tanta discusión, no sacamos nada en claro, we were back to square one after hours of discussion
' claro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clara
- escarceo
- estar
- hombre
- nebulosa
- nebuloso
- nítida
- nítido
- notoria
- notorio
- patente
- poca
- poco
- precisa
- preciso
- pues
- rondar
- sacar
- salvaje
- agua
- celeste
- color
- constar
- hablar
- lavado
- neto
- oscuro
- palpable
- que
- quedar
- visto
English:
ale
- apparent
- articulate
- break
- broad
- clean-cut
- clear
- clear-cut
- clearing
- confusing
- crystal-clear
- decided
- distinct
- enough
- fuzzy
- good
- ice-blue
- indistinct
- let
- light
- lucid
- mousy
- mud
- neat
- obscure
- outset
- pale
- plain
- precise
- sharp
- speak out
- spell out
- straight
- surely
- tenuous
- then
- thin
- transparently
- unclear
- unequivocal
- why
- blur
- by
- certainly
- clearly
- course
- crystal
- flash
- increasingly
- more
* * *claro, -a♦ adj1. [luminoso] bright;una habitación clara a bright o light room2. [color] light;verde claro light green3. [sonido] clear;hablaba con una voz clara she spoke in a clear voice4. [sin nubes] clear;un día/cielo claro a clear day/sky5. [diluido] [té, café] weak;[salsa, sopa] thin;no me gusta el chocolate claro I don't like my hot chocolate thin6. [poco tupido] thin, sparse7. [persona, explicación, ideas, libro] clear;hablaba con un lenguaje claro she spoke in clear terms;dejar algo claro to make sth clear;poner algo en claro to get sth clear, to clear sth up;que quede (bien) claro que no fue idea mía I want to make it (quite) clear that it wasn't my idea;sacar algo en claro (de) to make sth out (from);después de escuchar su explicación no saqué nada en claro after listening to her explanation, I was none the wiser;tengo claro que no puedo contar con él one thing I'm quite sure about is that I can't rely on him, one thing's for sure, I can't rely on him;verlo claro [estar seguro] to be sure;pasar una noche en claro to have a sleepless night;Esp Famllevarlo o [m5]tenerlo claro: ¡lo lleva o [m5] tiene claro si piensa que le vamos a ayudar! if he thinks we're going to help him, he can think again!;si no vienen ellos, lo tenemos claro if they don't come, we've had it8. [obvio, evidente] clear;el resultado fue claro the result was clear;¿está claro? is that clear?;está claro que van a ganar it's clear they're going to win;está claro que te quieren engañar it's obvious that they are trying to deceive you, they are obviously trying to deceive you;está claro o [m5]claro está que si no quieres, no estás obligado a participar of course o obviously, you're not obliged to participate if you don't want to;a no ser, claro, que tengas una idea mejor unless, of course, you have a better idea;está más claro que el agua it's perfectly o crystal clear;allí no vuelvo, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not going there again, that's for certain♦ nm1. [en bosque] clearing;[en multitud] space, gap;vi un claro en la fila I saw a gap in the row2. [en cielo nublado] break in the clouds;se esperan nubes y claros it will be cloudy with some bright spells;en cuanto haya un claro salimos we'll go out as soon as it brightens up3. [calvicie, calva] bald patch4. [en pintura] highlight5. Arquit skylight6. claro de luna moonlight♦ advclearly;hablar claro to speak clearly;dilo claro, ¿te interesa o no? tell me straight, are you interested or not?;¡claro! of course!;¡claro que sí!, ¡pues claro! of course!;¡claro que no! of course not!;¡claro que me gusta! of course I like it!;Irónico¿me ayudarás? – claro, no pensaba en otra cosa will you help me? – oh sure, I wouldn't dream of doing anything else;Irónicove tú primero – claro, así si hay algún agujero me caigo yo you go first – oh great o thanks a lot, that way if there's a hole I'll be the one to fall into it;claro, con un jugador más ya se puede of course, with an extra player it's hardly surprising;la obra no tuvo éxito, claro que conociendo al director no me sorprende the play wasn't a success, but then again that's hardly surprising knowing the director♦ a las claras loc advclearly* * *I adj1 tb figclear;poner en claro make clear;dejar claro make plain;quedar claro be clear;tener algo claro be sure o clear about sth;pasar la noche en claro lie awake all night, not sleep a wink;a las claras clearly2 color light3 ( luminoso) bright4 salsa thinII adv:hablar claro speak plainly;¡claro! of course!;claro está of courseIII m1 METEO clear spell2 en bosque clearing* * *claro adv1) : clearlyhabla más claro: speak more clearly2) : of course, surely¡claro!, ¡claro que sí!: absolutely!, of course!claro que entendió: of course she understoodclaro, -ra adj1) : bright, clear2) : pale, fair, light3) : clear, evidentclaro nm1) : clearing2)claro de luna : moonlight* * *claro1 adj1. (en general) clear2. (luminoso) bright3. (color) lightclaro2 adv clearlyclaro3 interj of courseclaro4 n (en meteorología) sunny interval -
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prep.1 with.¿con quién vas? who are you going with?lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own effortsuna cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documentscon el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it2 in spite of (a pesar de).con todo despite everythingcon lo estudioso que es, le suspendieron for all his hard work, they still failed himEstá con mucho dolor He is in [with] a lot of pain.3 by.con hacerlo así by doing it this waycon salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time* * *1 (instrumento, medio) with2 (modo, circunstancia) in, with■ ¿vas a salir con este frío? are you going out in this cold?■ me gustas con ese vestido you look nice in that dress, I like that dress on you3 (juntamente, en compañía) with4 (contenido) with5 (relación) to7 (comparación) compared to8 (a pesar de) in spite of, despite10 (aunque) in spite of■ con ser tan fuerte... in spite of being so strong...\con que / con tal de que / con tal que provided, as long ascon todo (y eso) nevertheless, even so* * *prep.1) with2) to, towards3) although•* * *PREP1) [indicando compañía, instrumento, medio] with¿con quién vas a ir? — who are you going with?
andar con muletas — to walk on o with crutches
con el tiempo — in the course of time, with time
2) [indicando características, estado]3) [indicando combinación] and4) [indicando contenido]encontraron una maleta con 800.000 dólares — they found a suitcase containing 800,000 dollars o with 800,000 dollars in it
5) [indicando modo]estar con algo, estar con dolor de muelas/la pierna escayolada — to have toothache/one's leg in plaster
con mucho gusto — certainly, by all means
6) [como complemento personal de algunos verbos] to¿con quién hablas? — who are you speaking to?
se ha casado con Jesús — she's married Jesús, she's got married to Jesús
7) [tras adjetivos] to, towardsamable con todos — kind to o towards everybody
ser insolente con el jefe — to be disrespectful to o towards the boss
8) [con decimales]once con siete — [11,7] eleven point seven ( 11.7)
9) (=pese a) in spite ofcon tantas dificultades, no se descorazonó — in spite of all o for all the difficulties he didn't lose heart
con ser su madre, le odia — even though she is his mother she hates him
con todo (y con eso), la gente se lo pasó bien — in spite of everything, people had a good time
10) [en exclamaciones]¡vaya con el niño! — * the cheeky monkey! *
¡con lo bien que se está aquí! — and it's so nice here too!
no me dejó ni un trocito, con lo que me gustan esos caramelos — he didn't even let me have a tiny piece, and he knows how much I like those sweets
11) [indicando una condición]a) + infincree que con confesarlo se librará del castigo — he thinks that by owning up he'll escape punishment
con decirle que no voy, se arreglará todo — when I tell him I'm not going, everything will be fine
b)con que + subjun —
con que me invite, me conformo — as long as o provided that she invites me, I don't mind
tal 3., 4)basta con que nos remita la tarjeta cumplimentada — all you have to do is send us the completed card
* * *1)a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withb) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with2)¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position
¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now
con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)
3)a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it
caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!
con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)
b) ( indicando modo) withc) (al describir características, un estado)¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?
4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)* * *= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.Ex. By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex. It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.----* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.* con afán = earnestly.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* con agallas = spunky.* con agilidad = nimbly.* con agradecimiento = gratefully.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* con alas = winged.* con alborozo = mirthfully.* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.* con algoritmos = algorithmically.* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* con amabilidad = graciously.* con amargura = bitterly.* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.* con anotaciones = scripted.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* con apatía = listlessly.* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.* con aprensión = apprehensively.* con aprobación = approvingly.* con ardor = ardently.* con armonía = harmoniously.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* con asco = disgustedly.* con asiduidad = assiduously.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* con atención = attentively.* con audacia = boldly.* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.* con avances = stepped-up.* con avaricia = rapaciously.* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.* con barba = bearded.* con base de arena = sand-based.* con base empírica = empirically-based.* con base en = based in.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con bisagras = hinged.* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.* con brotes = budded.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* con bultos = lumpiness.* con burbujas = carbonated.* con cable = corded.* con cafeina = caffeinated.* con cajero = cashiered.* con calefacción = heated.* con calefacción central = centrally heated.* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* con capucha = hooded.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.* con cierta formación = educated.* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.* con cierto detalle = at some length.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* con cinismo = cynically.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* con claustros = cloistered.* con clavos = hobnailed.* con cobro = fee-based.* con codicia = rapaciously.* con cola = caudate.* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.* con cólicos = colicky newborn.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* con comodidad = with ease, easily.* con comprensión = sympathetically.* con compromisos = strings attached.* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con conocimiento = authoritatively.* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* con conocimientos en = versed in.* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* con consentimiento = willing.* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* con copyright = copyright-protected.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* con cortesía = courteously.* con costras = caked.* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.* con créditos = credit-carrying.* con criterio = discerning.* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con cuernos = horned.* con cuidado = gently, carefully.* con cúpula = domed.* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].* con decisión = decisively.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* con deferencia = dutifully.* con deleite = with gusto.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.* con descaro = impudently.* con desconfianza = suspiciously.* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* con desenfado = lightheartedly.* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desfachatez = impudently.* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.* con destino a = to.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* con diferencia = by far.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.* con diplomacia = diplomatically.* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.* con doble titulación = dually qualified.* con dos caras = double-faced.* con dos facetas = double-faced.* con dudas = uncertainly.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con dureza = harshly.* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.* con eficacia = ably.* con eficiencia = ably.* con efusión = effusively.* con ejemplos = by example(s).* con él = therewith.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.* con el emblema = under the banner.* con el fin de = in order to.* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.* con ellos = with them.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.* con el número = numbered.* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el título = entitled.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el uso = in use, with use.* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.* con energía = powerfully.* con enfado = angrily.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* con escamas = flaky.* con ese fin = to that end.* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* con eso = thereto, by this.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con estilo = stylish.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.* con estudios = schooled, educated.* con exactitud = precisely.* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con expectación = expectantly.* con experiencia = experienced.* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.* con exuberancia = lushly.* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.* con fascinación = rhapsodically.* con fecha = dated, dated.* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.* con ferocidad = ferociously.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* con filtros = filtered.* con financiación independiente = self-funded.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* con firma = signed.* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* con franqueza = frankly.* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* con frondosidad = lushly.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con funda = jacketed.* con fundamentos = informed.* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con gafas = bespectacled.* con ganas = with gusto.* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* con gas = carbonated.* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con grandilocuencia = grandly.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* con gratitud = gratefully.* con gravedad = grimly.* con guión = hyphenated.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* con habilidad = adeptly.* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con hastial = gabled.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* con honestidad = honestly.* con humildad = humbly.* con humor = humorously.* con ilusión = eagerly.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* con imaginación = imaginatively.* con impaciencia = with bated breath.* con impasibilidad = impassively.* con impunidad = with impunity.* con incredulidad = incredulously.* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* con indulgencia = leniently.* con información = information-bearing.* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.* con inocencia = innocently.* con insistencia = insistently.* con insolencia = impudently.* con intencionalidad = calculated.* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.* con intereses propios = self-interested.* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.* con intervención directa = obtrusive.* con ira = angrily.* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.* con la edad = with age.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con la imaginación = in imagination.* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* con lascivia = lustily.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* con llave = locked, locking.* con lo cual = whereupon.* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.* con lujuria = lustily.* con machetes = machete-wielding.* con madurez = maturely.* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* con malhumor = moodily.* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].* con marca = branded.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con meandros = meandering.* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con mejoras = stepped-up.* con melancolía = wistfully.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.* con nervios = rib.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* con nosotros = with us.* con nostalgia = wistfully.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a orina = urinous.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* con orgullo = proudly.* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* con paciencia = patiently.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* con patas = legged.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* con pereza = lazily.* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.* con perspicacia = perceptively.* con pesar = with regret.* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* con piernas = legged.* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.* con pleno derecho = with full rights.* con pliegues = pleated.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* con poder = powerful.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* con precipitación = rashly.* con precisión = precisely.* con preferencia = preferably.* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.* con prejuicios = prejudicial.* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.* con principios = principled.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* con profusión = in profusion.* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.* con provecho = with profit.* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].* con rabo = caudate.* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* con rapidez = promptly.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con rebeldía = defiantly.* con referencia = re.* con referencia a = in relation to, in connection with, regarding.* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.* con regocijo = gleefully.* con regularidad = regularly.* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.* con rencor = spitefully.* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.* con repugnancia = disgustedly.* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.* con reserva = doubtfully.* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.* con resolución = resolutely.* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* con respeto = respectfully.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* con ruedas = wheeled.* con rumbo a = bound for.* con sabiduría = sagely.* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* con sagacidad = shrewdly.* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* con salida al mercado = due out.* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.* con satisfacción = contentedly.* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].* con sed de poder = power-hungry.* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.[b]* con sede en Amér* * *1)a) (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withb) (indicando el objeto de comportamiento, actitud)c) ( indicando el acompañamiento de algo) with2)¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto — she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position
¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now
con todo lo que tengo que hacer! — on top of everything else I have to do!; todo III 2)
3)a) (indicando instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it
caray con la niña (or el vecino, etc)! — well would you believe it!
con + inf: con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anything; con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples if o as long as you call him, that should do; con decirte que... I mean, to give you an example...; me contento con que apruebes — as long as you pass I'll be happy; tal III 2)
b) ( indicando modo) withc) (al describir características, un estado)¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?
4) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario)* * *= by use of, with, WITH, possessed of, what with, not without, featuring.Ex: By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.Ex: It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly.* asintiendo con entusiasmo = in eager assent.* con abundantes dorados = heavily gilt.* con afabilidad = good-naturedly.* con afán = earnestly.* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.* con agallas = spunky.* con agilidad = nimbly.* con agradecimiento = gratefully.* con agudeza = perceptively, subtly.* con ahínco = diligently, industriously.* con aire acondicionado = air conditioned.* con alas = winged.* con alborozo = mirthfully.* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.* con algoritmos = algorithmically.* con alimentación manual = hand-fed.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* con altibajos = chequered [checkered, -USA].* con amabilidad = graciously.* con amargura = bitterly.* con amor no correspondido = lovelorn.* con anotaciones = scripted.* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.* con ansiedad = eagerly, with bated breath.* con antelación = beforehand, ahead of time.* con antelación a = in anticipation of, in advance (of), prior to.* con anterioridad a = pre, prior to, before the days of.* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con añoranza = longingly, wistfully.* con apatía = listlessly.* con aplicación = industriously, studiously.* con aprensión = apprehensively.* con aprobación = approvingly.* con ardor = ardently.* con armonía = harmoniously.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* con asco = disgustedly.* con asiduidad = assiduously.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.* con atención = attentively.* con audacia = boldly.* con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.* con avances = stepped-up.* con avaricia = rapaciously.* con baño = en suite, en-suite bathroom, en-suite bath, en-suite facilities.* con barba = bearded.* con base de arena = sand-based.* con base empírica = empirically-based.* con base en = based in.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con bisagras = hinged.* con botones = buttoned, buttoned-up.* con botones por detrás = back-buttoning.* con brotes = budded.* con buena fama = respected.* con buena reputación = respected, reputable.* con buenas conexiones = well-connected.* con buenas intenciones = well meant, in good faith, well-intentioned, well-intended, well-meaning.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con buen humor = good-humouredly.* con buenos contactos = well-connected.* con buenos modales = politely.* con bultos = lumpiness.* con burbujas = carbonated.* con cable = corded.* con cafeina = caffeinated.* con cajero = cashiered.* con calefacción = heated.* con calefacción central = centrally heated.* con calma = calmly, leisurely, tranquilly.* con capucha = hooded.* con cara de cansado = bleary-eyed.* con cara de sueño = bleary-eyed.* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* con carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.* con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor = coachbuilt [coach-built].* con cierta comodidad = with some ease.* con cierta facilidad = with some ease.* con cierta formación = educated.* con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.* con cierto detalle = at some length.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* con cinismo = cynically.* con cintura de avispa = wasp-waisted.* con claustros = cloistered.* con clavos = hobnailed.* con cobro = fee-based.* con codicia = rapaciously.* con cola = caudate.* con cola espesa = bushy-tailed.* con cola tupida = bushy-tailed.* con cólicos = colicky newborn.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* con comodidad = with ease, easily.* con comprensión = sympathetically.* con compromisos = strings attached.* con condiciones especiales = strings attached.* con confianza = confidently, with confidence, trustingly, trustfully.* con confianza en uno mismo = self-confident.* con conocimiento = authoritatively.* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento de = appreciative of, conversant with.* con conocimiento de causa = knowingly.* con conocimiento de informática = computer literate [computer-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* con conocimientos en = versed in.* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* con consentimiento = willing.* con contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* con copyright = copyright-protected.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con corrientes de aire = draughty [drafty, -USA].* con cortesía = courteously.* con costras = caked.* con creces = amply, far + Verbo.* con créditos = credit-carrying.* con criterio = discerning.* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con cuernos = horned.* con cuidado = gently, carefully.* con cúpula = domed.* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].* con decisión = decisively.* con dedos pegajosos = sticky-fingered.* con deferencia = dutifully.* con deleite = with gusto.* con delicadeza = delicately, gently.* con demasiada facilidad = all too easily.* con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.* con demasiadas expectativas = over expectant.* con demasiados miramientos = mealy-mouthed.* con demasiado trabajo = overworked.* con demasidad facilidad = all too easy.* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.* con desaliento = despondently, dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desánimo = dejectedly, despondently.* con desaprobación = disapproving, disapprovingly.* con descaro = impudently.* con desconfianza = suspiciously.* con descuento = at a discount, discounted, cut-price, cut-rate.* con desenfado = lightheartedly.* con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.* con desfachatez = impudently.* con desgana = listlessly, reluctantly, unwillingly.* con destino a = to.* con destreza = nimbly, adeptly, with ease.* con detalle = at a detailed level, in detail.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* con dientes de conejo = bucktoothed.* con dientes de sierra = serrated.* con dientes salidos = bucktoothed.* con diferencia = by far.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.* con dinamismo = proactively [pro-actively], vivaciously.* con diplomacia = diplomatically.* con discapacidades físicas = physically challenged.* con disimulo = on the quiet, on the sly.* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.* con doble titulación = dually qualified.* con dos caras = double-faced.* con dos facetas = double-faced.* con dudas = uncertainly.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* con dureza = harshly.* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.* con eficacia = ably.* con eficiencia = ably.* con efusión = effusively.* con ejemplos = by example(s).* con él = therewith.* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.* con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.* con el ánimo de = in the spirit of.* con el ceño fruncido = with a frown.* con el conocimiento de que = on the understanding that.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el culo al aire = out in the cold.* con el debido respeto = with due respect.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con elegancia = elegantly, gracefully.* con el emblema = under the banner.* con el fin de = in order to.* con ello = in doing so, in the process, thereto.* con ellos = with them.* con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.* con el mismo = therewith.* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.* con el nacimiento de = at the dawn of.* con el nombre y dirección del remitente = self-addressed.* con el número = numbered.* con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.* con el objeto de = in the attempt to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el paso de = with the passing of.* con el paso de los años = with the passing of (the) years.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el pie deformado = clubfooted.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* con el primer intento = at the first shot.* con el propósito de = with the purpose of, with the aim of, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.* con el rabo entre las piernas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente = by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el título = entitled.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso de = with the passing of.* con el transcurso de los años = over the years, with the passing of (the) years.* con el transcurso de los siglos = over the course of the centuries.* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el uso = in use, with use.* con encimera de mármol = marble-top.* con energía = powerfully.* con enfado = angrily.* con enfermedades mentales = mentally challenged.* con entusiasmo = eagerly, enthusiastically, rhapsodically, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].* con entusiasmo en los ojos = bright-eyed.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* con escamas = flaky.* con ese fin = to that end.* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* con eso = thereto, by this.* con esperanza = in hopeful expectation.* con espíritu deportivo = sportingly.* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.* con estilo = stylish.* con esto = by so doing, in so doing, in this, herewith, by doing so, by this, in doing so.* con estructura de acero = steel-framed.* con estructura de madera = timber-framed.* con estudios = schooled, educated.* con exactitud = precisely.* con excepción de = with the exception of, except for.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con expectación = expectantly.* con experiencia = experienced.* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada = proven.* con experiencia profesional = professionally-qualified.* con exuberancia = lushly.* con facilidad = without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easily.* con fascinación = rhapsodically.* con fecha = dated, dated.* con fecha + Fecha = dated + Fecha.* con ferocidad = ferociously.* con figuras en movimiento = animated.* con filtros = filtered.* con financiación independiente = self-funded.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.* con firma = signed.* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* con flexibilidad = flexibly.* con fluidez = fluent, fluently.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* con franqueza = frankly.* con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].* con frondosidad = lushly.* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales = upward-mobile.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con funda = jacketed.* con fundamentos = informed.* con fundamentos sólidos = well-considered.* con furia = with a vengeance, furiously.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con gafas = bespectacled.* con ganas = with gusto.* con ganas de pelear = on the warpath.* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* con gas = carbonated.* con generosidad = generously, unstintingly.* con goteras = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].* con gracia = wittily, funnily.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con grandilocuencia = grandly.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* con gratitud = gratefully.* con gravedad = grimly.* con guión = hyphenated.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* con habilidad = adeptly.* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.* con hastial = gabled.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* con honestidad = honestly.* con humildad = humbly.* con humor = humorously.* con ilusión = eagerly.* con imágenes en movimiento = animated.* con imaginación = imaginatively.* con impaciencia = with bated breath.* con impasibilidad = impassively.* con impunidad = with impunity.* con incredulidad = incredulously.* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* con indiferencia = indifferently, casually.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* con indulgencia = leniently.* con información = information-bearing.* con iniciativa = proactively [pro-actively], proactive [pro-active], enterprising.* con inocencia = innocently.* con insistencia = insistently.* con insolencia = impudently.* con intencionalidad = calculated.* con intenciones ocultas = agenda-laden.* con intereses ocultos = agenda-laden.* con intereses propios = self-interested.* con interrupciones = discontinuous, episodic.* con intervención directa = obtrusive.* con ira = angrily.* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.* con la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* con la condición de que = on the understanding that, with the condition that, on the condition that.* con la convicción de que = in the belief that/of, on the assumption that.* con la debida consideración = with due consideration.* con la debida cualificación = properly qualified.* con la edad = with age.* con la espalda contra la pared = up against the wall.* con la esperanza de = in hope(s) of, with the hope(s) of.* con la esperanza de que = in the hope(s) that, in hope(s) that.* con la excusa de = in the name of, under the mantle of, under the flag of, under the guise of, in the guise of.* con la expectativa de que = in hopeful expectation that.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con la falda típica escocesa = kilted.* con la formación adecuada = adequately-trained.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* con lagañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con la imaginación = in imagination.* con la intención de = designing, with an eye toward(s), intending to, aimed at, purposefully, intended to, in the drive to, in a drive to.* con la intención de comunicar hechos = fact-communicating.* con la llegada de = with the advent of, with the arrival of.* con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con la mirada en = with an eye toward(s).* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.* con la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.* con la mirada puesta en = with an eye on, in + Posesivo + sights.* con la misma altura que = the full height of.* con la portada hacia fuera = face-out.* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro = pigeon-toed.* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia = with the benefit of hindsight.* con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.* con lascivia = lustily.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* con las dos manos = two handed [two-handed].* con las espalda contra la pared = with + Posesivo + back against the wall.* con las esquinas dobladas = dog-eared.* con las garras fuera = knives-out.* con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.* con la soga al cuello = in dire straits.* con las orejas gachas = with a flea in + Posesivo + ear, depressed.* con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera = knock-kneed.* con (la) suficiente antelación = in good time, early enough, well in advance.* con las uñas fuera = knives-out.* con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.* con legañas en los ojos = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed, licensed.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* con llave = locked, locking.* con lo cual = whereupon.* con lo pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* con los nervios a flor de piel = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge, highly-strung.* con los nervios de punta = edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.], nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], on edge.* con los ojos empañados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos hinchados = bleary-eyed.* con los ojos llorosos = misty-eyed, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* con los ojos nublados = misty-eyed.* con los ojos vendados = blindfold, blindfolded.* con los últimos avances = state-of-the-art, leading edge.* con lujuria = lustily.* con machetes = machete-wielding.* con madurez = maturely.* con magnanimidad = magnanimously.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* con malhumor = moodily.* con maña = skilfully [skillfully, -USA], skilful [skillful, -USA].* con marca = branded.* con más antigüedad = longest-serving.* con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.* con más frecuencia = most frequently.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.* con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.* con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.* con meandros = meandering.* con mechones = streaky [streaker -comp., streakiest -sup.].* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con mejoras = stepped-up.* con melancolía = wistfully.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* con millones de ventas = megaselling.* con miras a (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con moderación = sparingly, in moderation.* con motivo de = on the occasion of.* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.* con mucha cohesión = tightly knit, closely knit, tight-knit.* con mucha diferencia = by far.* con mucha energía = high energy.* con mucha frecuencia = very often.* con mucha información = populated.* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-tongued, smooth-talking.* con mucha palabrería = glibly.* con mucha población = heavily populated.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, overwhelmingly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.* con muchos detalles = elaborately.* con muchos eventos = event-filled.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.* con mucho trabajo = painfully.* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions, with a few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con naturalidad = unselfconsciously.* con nervios = rib.* con niebla = foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.].* con nosotros = with us.* con nostalgia = wistfully.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* con + Número + año(s) de antelación = Número + year(s) ahead.* con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.* con objeto de = in order to, in an attempt to, in an effort to, aimed at, with the purpose of, in a bid to, with the aim of.* con objeto de hacer = toward(s).* con objeto de (+ Infinitivo) = with a view to (+ Gerundio).* con objeto de + Verbo = for the purpose of + Nombre.* con ocasión de = on the occasion of.* con ojos azules = blue-eyed.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.* con ojos vivarachos = bright-eyed.* con olor a ajo = garlicky.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con olor a humedad = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* con olor a orina = urinous.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* con orgullo = proudly.* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca = a hair of the dog that bit you.* con paciencia = patiently.* con pagos pendientes = be in arrears.* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.* con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica = phone-in.* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* con patas = legged.* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.* con pelo cano = gray-haired, grey-haired.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* con pereza = lazily.* con perplejidad = quizzically, perplexedly.* con perspicacia = perceptively.* con pesar = with regret.* con pesimismo = pessimistically, gloomily.* con picardía = slyly, wickedly.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* con piernas = legged.* con pinzas = with a grain of salt, clamp-on.* con planes ocultos = agenda-laden.* con pleno derecho = with full rights.* con pliegues = pleated.* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca luz = badly-lit.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* con poder = powerful.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.* con posterioridad a = subsequent to.* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* con precipitación = rashly.* con precisión = precisely.* con preferencia = preferably.* con preferencia sobre = in preference to.* con prejuicios = prejudicial.* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.* con principios = principled.* con prisa = in a rush, in a hurry.* con problemas = in hot water.* con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.* con problemas de lectura = print disabled.* con problemas de vista = vision impaired.* con problemas visuales = vision impaired.* con profusión = in profusion.* con prontitud = expeditiously, promptly.* con provecho = with profit.* con púas = spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].* con rabo = caudate.* con ráfagas de viento = blustery.* con rapacidad = rapaciously.* con rapidez = promptly.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con rebeldía = defiantly.* con referencia = re.* con referencia a = in relation to, in connection with, regarding.* con referencias espaciales = spatially referenced.* con regocijo = gleefully.* con regularidad = regularly.* con relación a = as regards, re, in relation to, in connection with, regarding, concerning.* con rencor = spitefully.* con reproche = reprovingly, reproachfully.* con repugnancia = disgustedly.* con resentimiento = resentfully, spitefully.* con reserva = doubtfully.* con reservas = qualified, with reservations.* con resignación = resignedly, uncomplainingly.* con resolución = resolutely.* con respecto a = concerning, in regard to, regarding, regarding, vis à vis, with regard(s) to, with respect to, within, as to, in extent of, in terms of, in the way of, as for, as regards, in relation to, in comparison with, in comparison to, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to.* con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....* con respeto = respectfully.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* con rigor = rigourously [rigorously, -USA], harshly.* con ruedas = wheeled.* con rumbo a = bound for.* con sabiduría = sagely.* con sabor = flavoured [flavored, -USA].* con sabor a ajo = garlicky.* con sabor a fruta = fruity [fruitier -comp., fruitiest -sup.].* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* con sagacidad = shrewdly.* con saldo = prepaid [pre-paid].* con salida al mercado = due out.* con sarcasmo = sardonically, pungently.* con satisfacción = contentedly.* con sed = thirsty [thirstier -comp., thirstiest -sup.].* con sed de poder = power-hungry.* con sede en = headquartered (at/in), based in.* con sede en Amér* * *A1 (expresando relaciones de compañía, comunicación, reciprocidad) withvive con el or su novio she lives with her boyfriend¿quieres que hable con él? do you want me to talk to him?está casada con un primo mío she's married to a cousin of mine2(indicando el objeto de un comportamiento, una actitud): te portaste muy mal con ellos you behaved very badly toward(s) themse mostró muy amable (para) con nosotros he was very kind to ushe tenido mucha paciencia contigo I have been very patient with you3 ( fam)(yo y): eso es lo que estábamos diciendo con Lucía that's what Lucía and I were sayingse sirve con arroz serve with ricepara mí con leche y sin azúcar, por favor milk and no sugar for me, pleasepan con mantequilla bread and butter5 ( Mat):2,5 read as: dos con cinco 2.5 (léase: two point five)B1(indicando una relación de simultaneidad): una cápsula con cada comida one capsule with each mealse levanta con el alba he gets up at the crack of dawn2(indicando una relación de causa): ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain o while it's raining like this?me desperté con el ruido the noise woke mecon todo lo que pasó me olvidé de llamarte what with everything that happened I forgot to ring youella se lo ofreció, con lo que or con lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered to do it for me, which put me in an awkward position3(a pesar de): ¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus¿cómo te olvidaste? ¡con las veces que te lo dije! how could you forget? the (number of) times I told you!con ser tan tarde or lo tarde que es, no estoy cansada it's very late and yet I'm not at all tired, I'm not at all tired, even though it's so latecon todo (y con eso) me parece que es bueno even so o in spite of all that o all the same o nonetheless I think he's goodC (indicando el instrumento, medio, material) withcórtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut itagárralo con las dos manos hold it with both handslo estás malcriando con tanto mimo you're spoiling him with all this pampering o by pampering him so muchcon estos retazos se puede hacer una colcha you can make a quilt out of these bits of material¡caray con la niña! y parecía tan modosita well fancy that! o well would you believe it! and she seemed so demurecon + INF:con llorar no se arregla nada crying won't solve anythingno hay necesidad de escribir, con llamarlo ya cumples there's no need to write; as long as o if you call him, that should do¡con decirte que un café cuesta el triple que aquí! I mean, to give you an example, a cup of coffee costs three times what it costs herecon que + SUBJ:me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happycon tal de/con tal (de) que provided (that), as long as, so long as ( colloq)no importa cómo lo hagas con tal (de) que lo hagas it doesn't matter how you do it, just as long as you do itcon tal (de) que me lo devuelvas antes de marzo as long as o provided I get it back by Marches capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to attract attentionDandaba con dificultad/cuidado she was walking with difficulty/with care o carefully¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!2(al describir características, un estado): amaneció con fiebre he had a temperature when he woke up, he woke up with a temperatureya estaba con dolores de parto she was already having labor painsandaba con ganas de bronca he was looking o spoiling for a fightcon las manos en los bolsillos with his hands in his pockets¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?me gusta más con el pelo suelto I like her better with her hair downuna niña con ojos azules a girl with blue eyes, a blue-eyed girluna mujer con aspecto de extranjera a foreign-looking womanun monstruo con un solo ojo a one-eyed monsteruna casa con piscina a house with a swimming poolEme lo mandé hacer con un sastre I had it made by a tailorse estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me* * *
con preposición
¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!;
córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissor;
amaneció con fiebre he woke up with a temperature;
hablar con algn to talk to sb;
está casada con mi primo she's married to my cousin;
portarse mal con algn to behave badly toward(s) sb;
tener paciencia con algn to be patient with sb;
pan con mantequilla bread and butter;
¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?
◊ ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain?;
ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position;
con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido it's really late, he should have gone by nowc) con + inf:
con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples as long as you call him, that should do;
me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy;
See Also→ tal adverbio 2d) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario):
se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me
con preposición
1 (instrumento) with
córtalo con un cuchillo, cut it with a knife
1 (modo) with: hazlo con cuidado, do it carefully
me trató con frialdad, he treated me with coldness
2 (compañía) with: está paseando con mi madre, she is taking a walk with my mother
3 (causa) con este frío no apetece salir, I don't feel like going out in this cold
4 (estado) está con una depresión de caballo, he's deeply depressed
iba con los labios pintados, she has put some lipstick on
5 (contenido) with
una caja con fotografías, a box (full) of photos
6 (relación) to: está casada con un inglés, she is married to an Englishman
habló con Alberto, he spoke to Alberto
se disculpó con ella, he apologized to her
7 (con infinitivo) con avisar les evitas el disgusto, just by phoning you'll save them any worry
(+ que + subjuntivo) basta con que lo digas, it will be enough if you just say it
♦ Locuciones: con tal (de) que..., provided that...
con todo (y con eso), even so
' con' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- abastecimiento
- abatirse
- ablandar
- abochornar
- abordar
- abrazar
- abrefácil
- abrumar
- acabar
- acanallar
- acaso
- acero
- acertar
- achicharrarse
- acierto
- aclararse
- acoger
- acosar
- acostarse
- acreditada
- acreditado
- acuerdo
- acusarse
- adelante
- adueñarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- afrontar
- agarrar
- agenciarse
- agraciada
- agraciado
- agreste
- agua
- ahínco
- ahumar
- ahumada
- ahumado
- airosa
- airoso
- alhaja
- alinearse
- alma
- almohada
- alternar
- alzarse
- amanecer
- amiguete
- amilanarse
English:
abide
- above
- abruptly
- abstract
- accordance
- accurately
- accustom
- aching
- act
- admit
- advance
- advice
- advise
- afraid
- Afro
- ageing
- aggregate
- aggressively
- ago
- agree
- agreement
- ahead
- aim
- ale
- alive
- all
- allow for
- allowance
- ally
- alone
- along
- aloud
- amenable
- amenities
- Americana
- amusement
- and
- angel food cake
- angling
- angrily
- angry
- annoy
- antics
- apologize
- appointment
- approach
- approachable
- arbitration
- archery
- argument
* * *con prep1. [indica modo, manera o instrumento] with;se cortó con un cuchillo she cut herself with a knife;chocó con una farola he bumped into a lamppost;vino con un taxi she came by taxi;voy cómodo con estas botas/este jersey I'm comfortable in these boots/this sweater;iré a la boda con un traje negro I'm going to the wedding in a black suit;un joven con muy buenos modales a very polite young man;andar con la cabeza alta to walk with one's head held high;ir con prisa to be in a hurry;actuar con timidez to behave timidly;llover con fuerza to rain hard;lo ha conseguido con su esfuerzo he has achieved it through his own efforts;se lo puedes decir con toda confianza you needn't worry about telling her;trátalo con mucho cariño treat him with a lot of affection o very affectionately;lo haré con mucho gusto it will be a pleasure for me to do it, I'll be delighted to do it;con arreglo a la ley in accordance with the law2. [indica compañía, relación o colaboración] with;vive con sus padres she lives with her parents;se escribe con gente de varios países he corresponds with people from a number of different countries;¿con quién vas? who are you going with?;está muy enfadado con su madre he's very angry with his mother;está casada con mi hermano she's married to my brother;estoy de acuerdo con ellos I agree with them;habló con todos he spoke to everybody;un acuerdo de colaboración con el Caribe a cooperation agreement with the Caribbeanun hombre con bigote a man with a moustache;una bolsa con patatas a bag of potatoes;una cartera con varios documentos a briefcase containing several documentsun pastel con nata a cream cake;el mío con leche, por favor I'd like milk in mine, please, I'd like mine white, please;tiene cuarenta con dos décimas de fiebre her temperature is 40.2 degreesestá en cama con gripe she's in bed with flu;está con un enfado tremendo he's really angry;corría con ellos pisándome los talones I ran with them hot o hard on my heelsme desperté con la música del vecino I was woken up by our neighbour playing music;con este tiempo no se puede ir de excursión we can't go out on a trip in this weather;con el tiempo lo olvidé in time I forgot it;con todo el trabajo que hemos tenido hoy, se me ha olvidado llamarle with all the work we've had today, I've forgotten to call her;se entristeció con las noticias she was sad when she heard the news;cómprales el libro, ¡con lo que les gusta leer! buy them the book, they like reading so much they'll be delighted!es amable para con todos she is friendly towards o with everyone8. (+ infinitivo) [para introducir una condición] by;con hacerlo así by doing it this way;con llamar ya quedarás bien you'll make a good impression just by phoning;con llorar no consigues nada it's no good crying, crying won't get you anywhere;con no decírselo a nadie, el secreto está garantizado if we don't tell anyone, secrecy will be guaranteed;con salir a las diez es suficiente if we leave at ten, we'll have plenty of time9. [a condición de que]con que, con tal de que as long as;con que llegue a tiempo me conformo I don't mind as long as he arrives on time;te dejo el gato con tal de que le des de comer I'll let you look after the cat as long as you feed it10. [a pesar de] in spite of;con todo despite everything;con todo lo raro que es, me encantan sus películas he may be weird, but I love his films, for all his weirdness, I love his films;con lo que hemos caminado hoy, y no estoy cansado despite the fact that we've walked so far today, I'm still not tired11. [para expresar queja o decepción]mira que perder, ¡con lo bien que jugaste! you were unlucky to lose, you played really well!;con lo agradable que es, y casi no tiene amigos considering how nice he is, he has surprisingly few friendsse hace los zapatos con Ardaches she has her shoes made at Ardaches;los domingos comen con su padre on Sundays they eat at her father'sha trabajado día con día she's worked day after day o day in day out* * *prp1 with;voy con ellos I’m going with them;pan con mantequilla bread and butter;estar con alguien tb fig be with s.o.2:con todo eso in spite of all that;con tal de que provided that, as long as;con hacer eso by doing that;para con alguien to s.o., toward s.o.;con este calor in this heat;¡con lo que he hecho por él! after all I’ve done for him!3:ser amable con alguien be kind to s.o.* * *con prep1) : withvengo con mi padre: I'm going with my father¡con quién hablas?: who are you speaking to?2) : in spite ofcon todo: in spite of it all3) : to, towardsella es amable con los niños: she is kind to the children4) : bycon llegar temprano: by arriving early5)con (tal) que : as long as, so long as* * *con prep1. (instrumento, compañía) with2. (relación) to3. (combinación) and4. (contenido) ofuna bolsa con dinero a bag of money / a bag containing money5. (condición) bycon decir que no te interesa, será suficiente all you need to do is say you're not interestedcon lo caro que ha costado y no funciona bien it was very expensive, but it doesn't work -
57 muerto
adj.1 dead, deceased, defunct, demised.2 dead, asleep, benumbed, numbed.3 dead-like, slothful, sluggish.4 dead, without electricity.5 discharged, without charge.f. & m.1 dead person, corpse, dead man.2 speed ramp, sleeping policeman.past part.past participle of spanish verb: morir.* * *1 familiar drag, bore————————1→ link=morir morir► adjetivo1 (sin vida) dead; (sin actividad) lifeless3 (marchito) faded, withered► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dead person (cadáver) corpse2 (víctima) victim1 familiar drag, bore\dejar muerto,-a a alguien familiar (de cansancio) to finish somebody off 2 (de asombro) to leave somebody dumbfoundedcaer muerto,-a to drop deadcargar con el muerto to be left holding the babycargarle el muerto a alguien to pass the buck to somebodyhacer el muerto (en el agua) to float on one's backhacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead'Muerto en combate' "Killed in action"no tener dónde caerse muerto,-a not to have a penny to one's nameser un/una muerto,-a de hambre to be a good-for-nothing¡tus muertos! tabú up yours!medio muerto,-a half-dead* * *1. (f. - muerta)adj.2. (f. - muerta)noun* * *muerto, -a1.PP de morir2. ADJ1) [persona, animal] dead•
dar por muerto a algn — to give sb up for dead•
ser muerto a tiros — to be shot, be shot dead•
vivo o muerto — dead or alive- estar muerto y enterradoángulo, cal, lengua, marea, naturaleza, punto, tiempo, vía2) * [para exagerar]a) (=cansado) dead tired *, ready to drop *después del viaje estábamos muertos — we were dead tired o ready to drop after the journey *
b) (=sin animación) deadc)• estar muerto de algo, estaba muerto de la envidia — I was green with envy
me voy a la cama, que estoy muerta de sueño — I'm going to bed, I'm dead tired *
estoy muerta de cansancio — I'm dead tired o dog tired *, I'm ready to drop *
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estar muerto de risa — [persona] to laugh one's head off, kill o.s. laughing; [casa] to be going to rack and ruin; Esp [ropa] to be gathering dustestaba muerto de risa con sus chistes — I laughed my head off at his jokes, I killed myself laughing at his jokes
3) (=relajado) [brazo, mano] limp4) (=apagado) [color] dull3. SM / F1) (=persona muerta)[en accidente, guerra]¿ha habido muertos en el accidente? — was anyone killed in the accident?
el conflicto ha causado 45.000 muertos — the conflict has caused 45,000 deaths o the deaths of 45,000 people
el número de muertos va en aumento — the death toll o the number of deaths is rising
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doblar a muerto — to toll the death knell•
los muertos — the dead•
tocar a muerto — to toll the death knellni muerto * —
resucitar a un muerto —
esta sopa resucita a un muerto — hum this soup really hits the spot *
2) * (=cadáver) body•
hacer el muerto — to float¿sabes hacer el muerto boca arriba? — can you float on your back?
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hacerse el muerto — to pretend to be dead4. SM1) * (=tarea pesada) drag *¡vaya muerto que nos ha caído encima! — Esp what a drag! *
lo siento, pero te ha tocado a ti el muerto de decírselo al jefe — I'm sorry, but you've drawn the short straw - you've got to tell the boss
ese muerto yo no me lo cargo, yo soy inocente — I'm not taking the blame o rap *, I'm innocent
siempre me cargan con el muerto de cuidar a los niños — I always get lumbered with looking after the children
a mí no me cargas tú ese muerto, yo no tengo nada que ver en este asunto — don't try and pin the blame on me, I've got nothing to do with this
2) (Naipes) dummyDÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2 November, All Souls' Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery. 20-N N 20-N is commonly used as shorthand to refer to the anniversary of General Franco's death on 20 November 1975. Every year supporters of the far right hold a commemorative rally in Madrid's Plaza de Oriente, the scene of many of Franco's speeches to the people.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) [ESTAR]a) <persona/animal/planta> deadresultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed
muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off
2) (como pp) (period)3)a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifelessb) ( inerte) limpc) <carretera/camino> disusedII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( persona muerta)hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed
lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave
cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work
se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)
cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)
ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)
* * *= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.Ex. The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex. The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.----* ángulo muerto = blind spot.* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* dado por muerto = presumed dead.* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.* hombre muerto = goner.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* más que muerto = dead and buried.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.* muerto de curiosidad = agog.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* muerto en combate = killed in action.* muerto en vida = living dead.* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.* muerto viviente = living dead.* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.* nacido muerto = stillborn.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* número de muertos = death toll.* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.* revista muerta = inactive journal.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.* tema muerto = dead issue.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) [ESTAR]a) <persona/animal/planta> deadresultaron muertos 30 mineros — 30 miners died o were killed
muerto y enterrado — dead and buried, over and done with (colloq)
b) (fam) ( cansado) dead beat (colloq)c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo)muerto DE algo: estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq); estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq); muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa — he was laughing his head off
2) (como pp) (period)3)a) <pueblo/zona> dead, lifelessb) ( inerte) limpc) <carretera/camino> disusedII- ta masculino, femenino1) ( persona muerta)hubo dos muertos — two people died o were killed
lo juro por mis muertos — (fam) I swear on my mother's grave
cargar con el muerto — (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work
se fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto — they took off and left me to pick up the tab (colloq)
cargarle el muerto a alguien — (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on somebody; ( endilgarle la tarea) to give somebody the dirty work (colloq)
ser un muerto de hambre — (fam) to be a nobody (colloq)
* * *= dead, deceased, dulled, dead and buried, dead and gone.Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.
Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.* ángulo muerto = blind spot.* bebé que nace muerto = stillbirth [still-birth].* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* cargar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* cuerpo de animal muerto = carcass.* dado por muerto = presumed dead.* declarar muerto = declare + dead, pronounce + dead.* doblar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* estar muerto de asco = be bored to death, be bored stiff, be bored to tears, be bored out of + Posesivo + mind.* estar muerto de hambre = be starving to death.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar muerto de sed = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirst.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* hacerle una paja a un muerto = flog + a dead horse, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* hacerse el muerto = play + possum, play + dead.* hombre muerto = goner.* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.* más que muerto = dead and buried.* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.* mosquita muerta = butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.* muerto de cansancio = tired to death.* muerto de curiosidad = agog.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* muerto de hambre = poverty-stricken, starving.* muerto en combate = killed in action.* muerto en vida = living dead.* muertos, los = slain, the, dead, the.* muerto viviente = living dead.* muerto y bien muerto = dead and buried.* nacido muerto = stillborn.* ¡ni muerto! = Not on your life!, You won't catch me doing it.* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* número de muertos = death toll.* oler a perros muertos = stink to + high heaven.* pasar el muerto = pass + the bucket.* punto muerto = stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* resucitar a los muertos = raise + the dead.* revista muerta = inactive journal.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.* supuestamente muerto = presumed dead.* tema muerto = dead issue.* tener cara de muerto = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.* tocar a muerto = sound + the death knell for.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* * *A [ ESTAR]1 ‹persona/animal/planta› deadsus padres están muertos her parents are deadresultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killedse busca vivo o muerto wanted dead or alivelo dieron por muerto he was given up for deadsoldados muertos en combate soldiers who died in actionlo encontraron más muerto que vivo ( fam); when they found him he was more dead than alivemuerto y enterrado dead and buried, over and done with ( colloq)3 ( fam) (pasando, padeciendo) muerto DE algo:estábamos muertos de hambre/frío/sueño we were starving/freezing/dead-tired ( colloq)estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff ( colloq), he was rigid with fearmuerto de angustia sick with worrymuerto de (la) risa ( fam): estaba muerto de risa delante del televisor he was sitting in front of the television laughing his head off o killing himself laughingun vestido tan caro y lo tienes ahí muerto de risa that's a really expensive dress and you leave it just gathering dust ( colloq)fue muerto a tiros he was shot deadlas dos personas que fueron muertas por los terroristas the two people killed by the terroristsC1 ‹pueblo/zona› dead, lifeless2 (inerte) limpdeja la mano muerta relax your hand, let your hand go limp o floppymasculine, feminineA(persona muerta): hubo dos muertos en el accidente two people died o were killed in the accidentlos muertos de la guerra the war deadlas campanas doblaron or tocaron a muerto the bells sounded the death knell ( liter)lo juro por mis muertos ( fam); I swear on my mother's grave o lifehacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, play possumcargar con el muerto ( fam): como nadie se ofrece, siempre tengo que cargar con el muerto nobody else volunteers so I'm always left to do the dirty workse fueron sin pagar y me tocó cargar con el muerto they took off and left me to pick up the tab ( colloq)ese muerto no lo cargo yo don't look at me! ( colloq)cargarle el muerto a algn ( fam) (responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb; (endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work ( colloq)está como para resucitar a los muertos it goes right to the spot o really hits the spot ( colloq)hacer el muerto to float on one's backponer los muertos: en esa guerra nosotros hemos puesto los muertos we provided the cannon fodder in that warun muerto de hambre ( fam): no comas de esa manera, que pareces un muerto de hambre don't eat like that, anyone would think you hadn't had a meal in weeksuna chica tan bien y se ha casado con ese muerto de hambre such a nice girl and she's gone and got married to that nobody ( colloq)el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo dead men have no friendsB* * *
Del verbo morir: ( conjugate morir)
muerto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
morir
muerto
morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
murió asesinada she was murdered;
muerto DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a muerto por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
muertose DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
muerto -ta adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
resultaron muertos 30 mineros 30 miners died o were killed;
caer muerto to drop dead
c) (fam) (pasando, padeciendo):◊ estar muerto de hambre/frío/sueño to be starving/freezing/dead-tired (colloq);
estaba muerto de miedo he was scared stiff (colloq);
muerto de (la) risa (fam): estaba muerto de risa he was laughing his head off
2
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona muerta):◊ hubo dos muertos two people died o were killed;
hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead;
cargar con el muerto (fam) ( con un trabajo pesado) to do the dirty work;
cargarle el muerto a algn (fam) ( responsabilizar) to pin the blame on sb;
( endilgarle la tarea) to give sb the dirty work (colloq);
2
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation
muerto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin vida) dead
2 (cansado) exhausted
3 (ciudad, pueblo) dead
horas muertas, spare time
Dep tiempo muerto, time-out
4 (uso enfático) muerto de frío/miedo, frozen/scared to death
muerto de hambre, starving
muerto de risa, laughing one's head off
5 Auto (en) punto muerto, (in) neutral
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (cadáver) dead person
2 (tarea fastidiosa) dirty job
3 (víctima de accidente) fatality
4 fam LAm empty bottle
' muerto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- desaparecida
- desaparecido
- fiambre
- fosa
- interfecta
- interfecto
- muerta
- punto
- reposar
- resucitar
- risa
- seca
- seco
- tiempo
- velar
- yacer
- caer
- carroña
- disecar
- sepultar
English:
accidentally
- body
- born
- coast
- convulse
- dead
- Dead Sea
- dead weight
- deadbeat
- deadlock
- death
- envy
- for
- fur
- good
- half
- half-dead
- impasse
- late
- life
- name
- neutral
- parched
- penny
- play
- possum
- read
- sick
- stalemate
- stand-off
- stiff
- stillbirth
- stillborn
- stone
- be
- brain
- carcass
- famished
- fatality
- fear
- flop
- free
- grind
- half-
- petrified
- pronounce
- stab
- still
- stuck
* * *muerto, -a♦ participiover morir♦ adj1. [sin vida] dead;caer muerto to drop dead;dar por muerto a alguien to give sb up for dead;varios transeúntes resultaron muertos a number of passers-by were killed;este sitio está muerto en invierno this place is dead in winter;estar muerto de frío to be freezing to death;estar muerto de hambre to be starving;estar muerto de miedo to be scared to death;estábamos muertos de risa we nearly died laughing;Famestar muerto de risa [objeto] to be lying around doing nothing;estar más muerto que vivo de hambre/cansancio to be half dead with hunger/exhaustion;Amestar muerto por alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;no tiene dónde caerse muerto he doesn't have a penny to his name;muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia the best way to solve a problem is to attack its root causeestoy que me caigo muerto I'm fit to dropmuerto en combate killed in action4. [color] dull♦ nm,f1. [fallecido] dead person;[cadáver] corpse;hubo dos muertos two people died;hacer el muerto [sobre el agua] to float on one's back;hacerse el muerto to pretend to be dead, to play dead;las campanas tocaban a muerto the bells were tolling the death knell;Famcargar con el muerto [trabajo, tarea] to be left holding the baby;[culpa] to get the blame; Fam [culpa] to put the blame on sb; Famun muerto de hambre: se casó con un muerto de hambre she married a man who didn't have a penny to his name;el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo life goes on (in spite of everything)2.los muertos [los fallecidos] the dead;el ejército derrotado enterraba a sus muertos the defeated army was burying its dead;resucitar de entre los muertos to rise from the dead;Vulg¡(me cago en) tus muertos! you motherfucker!♦ nm[en naipes] dummy hand* * *I part → morirII adj dead;muerto de hambre starving; fig, desp penniless, down and out;muerto de sueño dead-tired;más muerto que vivo fig half-dead;no tener dónde caerse muerto fam be as poor as a church mouse famcolgar(le) a alguien el muerto fig get s.o. to do the dirty work* * *muerto, -ta adj1) : dead2) : lifeless, flat, dull3)muerto de : dying ofestoy muerto de hambre: I'm dying of hungermuerto, -ta nmdifunto: dead person, deceased* * *muerto1 adj dead -
58 bolsa
f.1 bag.bolsa de agua caliente hot-water bottlebolsa de aire air pocketbolsa de aseo toilet bagbolsa de (la) basura bin linerbolsa de la compra shopping bagbolsa de deportes holdall, sports bagbolsa de mano (piece o item of) hand luggagebolsa de papel paper bagbolsa de plástico carrier o plastic bag (en tiendas)bolsa de viaje travel bag2 purse, pocketbook.¡la bolsa o la vida! your money or your life!3 pocket (mining).4 sac (anatomy).5 pocket. ( Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Perú)6 handbag (British), purse (United States) (bolso). (Mexican Spanish)7 Stock Exchange, stock market.8 prize money.9 bursa, sac.* * *1 (gen) bag■ ¿tiene una bolsa de plástico? have you got a plastic bag?2 (bajo los ojos) bag3 (beca) grant, scholarship4 (en prenda) bag5 (de pobreza, fraude, etc) pocket6 (para dinero) purse7 (premio) purse8 (de canguro etc) pouch9 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO jacket\¡la bolsa o la vida! your money or your life!bolsa de agua caliente hot-water bottlebolsa de aguas amniotic sacbolsa de aire air pocketbolsa de aseo toilet bagbolsa de basura rubbish bag, bin liner, US garbage bagbolsa de deportes sports bagbolsa de estudios scholarshipbolsa de viaje travelling bag (US traveling bag)————————1 stock exchange2 (valores) share prices\bolsa de trabajo (en periódico) job section, situations vacant* * *noun f.1) bag2) pocket•- la Bolsa* * *SF1) [para llevar algo] baguna bolsa de patatas o LAm papas fritas — a packet o bag of crisps
bolsa de basura — [para cubo grande] rubbish bag, bin bag, garbage bag (EEUU); [para cubo pequeño] bin liner
bolsa de mano — overnight bag, travelling bag
bolsa de palos — (Golf) golf bag
2) Méx [de mujer] handbag3) (=bolsillo) pocket4) (Zool) [de canguro] pouch; [de calamar] sac5) (Anat) [de sangre, pus] build-up6) (=acumulación) [de gas, personas] pocketmuchos votos procedían de la bolsa de indecisos — many of their votes came from those who were undecided
una enorme bolsa de desempleo — a huge number of unemployed, very high levels of unemployment
7) (=arruga) [en papel pintado] bubbleesa blusa te hace bolsas — that blouse goes all baggy o doesn't hang right on you
8) (Econ) (=mercado)la Bolsa — the Stock Exchange, the Stock Market
las empresas que cotizan en bolsa — quoted o listed companies
bolsa de divisas — currency market, foreign exchange market
bolsa de la propiedad — property section, property page(s)
bolsa negra — Chile black market
9) [de dinero]¡la bolsa o la vida! — your money or your life!
10) (Boxeo) purse* * *1)a) (para llevar, guardar algo) bagbolsa de plástico/papel — plastic/paper bag
bolsa de (la) basura — garbage bag (AmE), trash bag (AmE), rubbish bag (BrE), bin liner (BrE)
una bolsa del supermercado — a grocery bag (AmE) o (BrE) carrier bag
hacerse bolsa — (CS) zapatos to get ruined; coche to get badly damaged
b) ( envase) baguna bolsa de patatas fritas — (Esp) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet o bag of crisps (BrE)
a la bolsa — (Chi) at someone else's expense
c) (Méx) ( bolso) handbag, purse (AmE)d) ( dinero)2)a) ( de marsupial) pouchb) ( de los testículos) scrotumc) ( en la cara)d) (Méx) ( bolsillo) pocket3)a) (de aire, gas, agua) pocketb) (zona, agrupación aislada) pocketbolsas de extranjeros ilegales — pockets o communities of illegal immigrants
4) (Econ, Fin) tbBolsa — stock exchange, stock market
5) ( beca) grantbolsa de estudios/de viajes/para libros — study/travel/book grant
* * *1)a) (para llevar, guardar algo) bagbolsa de plástico/papel — plastic/paper bag
bolsa de (la) basura — garbage bag (AmE), trash bag (AmE), rubbish bag (BrE), bin liner (BrE)
una bolsa del supermercado — a grocery bag (AmE) o (BrE) carrier bag
hacerse bolsa — (CS) zapatos to get ruined; coche to get badly damaged
b) ( envase) baguna bolsa de patatas fritas — (Esp) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet o bag of crisps (BrE)
a la bolsa — (Chi) at someone else's expense
c) (Méx) ( bolso) handbag, purse (AmE)d) ( dinero)2)a) ( de marsupial) pouchb) ( de los testículos) scrotumc) ( en la cara)d) (Méx) ( bolsillo) pocket3)a) (de aire, gas, agua) pocketb) (zona, agrupación aislada) pocketbolsas de extranjeros ilegales — pockets o communities of illegal immigrants
4) (Econ, Fin) tbBolsa — stock exchange, stock market
5) ( beca) grantbolsa de estudios/de viajes/para libros — study/travel/book grant
* * *bolsa11 = carryall, bag, soft bag.Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.Ex: The soft bag also features a handy zipper compartment on the top for storing keys, cell phone, etc.* artículo de bolsa de aseo = toiletry.* bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].* bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.* bolsa de aseo = sponge bag, toiletry bag.* bolsa de baño = toiletry bag, sponge bag.* bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.* bolsa de comida = box lunch.* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.* bolsa de estudios = bursary.* bolsa de la compra = shopping bag, grocery bag, carrier bag.* bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.* bolsa de papel = paper carrier, paper bag.* bolsa de plástico = plastic bag, polybag, polyethylene bag.* bolsa de viaje = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbag.* bolsa para cadáveres = body bag.* bolsa para la compra = shopping bag, carrier bag.* meter en bolsas = bag.* patata frita de bolsa = potato chip.* patatas fritas de bolsa = crisps, potato crisps.bolsa22 = stock exchange, stock market, bourse, share market.Ex: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM.
Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping.Ex: The Old bourse was completed in 1687 and was the first Baroque building in Leipzig.Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.* agencia de bolsa = brokerage house.* agente de bolsa = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.* beneficio de bolsa = share dividend.* bolsa de cambio = stock exchange.* Bolsa de París = Paris Bourse.* bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.* bolsa de valores = stock exchange, stock market, share market.* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York = New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).* caída de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.* cotización de bolsa = stock quote.* desploma de la bolsa = stock market crash.* desplome de la bolsa = market crash.* operador de bolsa = trader, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.* servidor de bolsa = stock-quote server.* valores de la bolsa = stock prices, stock market quotations.* * *A1 (para llevar, guardar algo) bag; (grande, de arpillera) (CS) sackbolsa de plástico/papel plastic/paper bagbolsa de la compra shopping bagbolsa de deportes sports baghacer bolsa (CS fam); ‹zapatos/mueble› to ruin: después de la clase de gimnasia quedé hecha bolsa after the exercise class I was dead o bushed o ( BrE) shattered ( colloq)la noticia lo dejó hecho bolsa he was shattered by the news«coche» to get beaten up2 (envase) baguna bolsa entera de azúcar a whole bag of sugara la bolsa ( Chi); at someone else's expensecomo una bolsa de papas ( AmL): se cayó como una bolsa de papas he went down like a sack of potatoesse dejó caer en el sillón como una bolsa de papas she flopped heavily into the armchaireste vestido me queda como una bolsa de papas this dress makes me look like a sack of potatoes4 (dinero) money¡la bolsa o la vida! your money or your life!aflojar la bolsa ( fam); to put one's hand in one's pocket ( colloq), to get one's wallet out ( colloq)Compuestos:hot-water bottlegrowbag( RPl) sleeping bagice packsurvival bagthermal bagB1 (de un marsupial) pouch2 (de los testículos) scrotum3(pliegue, arruga): esa camisa te hace bolsas a los lados that shirt bunches up at the sidestiene bolsas debajo de los ojos she has bags under her eyes4 ( Méx) (bolsillo) pocketCompuesto:amniotic sac ( frml)rompió la bolsa de aguas her waters brokeC1 (de aire, gas, agua) pocket2 (zona, agrupación aislada) pocketbolsas de extranjeros ilegales pockets o communities of illegal immigrantsBolsa stock exchange, stock marketjugar a la bolsa to play the marketse cotizará en bolsa it will be listed on the stock exchangela empresa sacará a bolsa el 38% de su capital the company will float 38% of its share capitalCompuestos:corn exchangecommodities exchange( Col) employment agencycar martstock exchange, stock market( Chi) black marketE (beca) grantbolsa de estudios/de viajes/para libros study/travel/book grant* * *
bolsa sustantivo femenino
1
◊ bolsa de plástico/de la compra plastic/shopping bag;
bolsa de (la) basura garbage o trash bag (AmE), rubbish bag o bin liner (BrE);
una bolsa de patatas fritas (Esp) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet o bag of crisps (BrE);
bolsa de agua caliente hot-water bottle
2
b) scrotum
3 (de aire, gas, agua) pocket
4 (Econ, Fin) tb Bbolsa or bolsa de valores stock exchange, stock market;
se cotizará en bolsa it will be listed on the stock exchange;
bolsa de empleo (Col) employment agency;
bolsa de trabajo job vacancies and place where they are advertised
bolsa 1 sustantivo femenino
1 bag
2 Av bolsa de aire, air bag, air pocket
bolsa de basura, rubbish bag
bolsa de la compra, shopping bag
LAm bolsa de dormir, sleeping bag
bolsa de estudios, educational grant
bolsa de pobreza, pocket of poverty
bolsa de trabajo, labour exchange, employment bureau
bolsa 2 f Fin Stock Exchange: sube la bolsa, the market is rising
cotizar en la bolsa, to be quoted on the stock exchange
' bolsa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agente
- bajar
- corredor
- corredora
- cotizar
- cotización
- entera
- entero
- fuelle
- inversión
- patata
- saca
- bulto
- llevar
- petate
- plaza
English:
air pocket
- airlock
- bag
- bin liner
- broker
- bundle
- bung
- carrier bag
- chip
- collapse
- concise
- crisp
- crisps
- float
- gain
- grip
- holdall
- hot-water bottle
- icepack
- insider dealing
- insider trading
- list
- market
- NYSE
- packet
- paper bag
- plastic bag
- pocket
- polythene bag
- potato chips
- pouch
- public
- quote
- shopping bag
- stock exchange
- stock market
- stockbroker
- stockbroking
- toilet bag
- toolbag
- trading
- water bottle
- air
- binliner
- bulge
- dealer
- fish
- flotation
- garbage
- hand
* * *bolsa1 nf1. [recipiente] bag;bolsa de agua caliente hot-water bottle;bolsa de aire air pocket;bolsa de aseo toilet bag;bolsa de la compra shopping bag;bolsa de deportes sports bag, esp Br holdall;Am bolsa de dormir sleeping bag; CSur Fam bolsa de gatos:la oficina es una bolsa de gatos it's pandemonium in the office;bolsa de golf golf bag;bolsa de hielo ice pack;bolsa de mano (piece o item of) hand luggage;bolsa de marginación = underprivileged social group o area;Zool bolsa marsupial pouch;bolsa del pan = bag hung on outside of door for delivery of fresh bread;bolsa de papel paper bag;bolsa de playa beach bag;bolsa de pobreza deprived area;bolsa de viaje travel bagha habido un atentado en la Bolsa de Madrid there has been a terrorist attack on the Madrid Stock Exchange;la bolsa ha subido/bajado share prices have gone up/down;jugar a la bolsa to speculate on the stock marketbolsa alcista bull market;bolsa bajista bear market;bolsa de comercio commodity exchange;bolsa de materias primas commodities exchange;Chile, Cuba bolsa negra black market;bolsa de trabajo [en universidad, organización] = list of job vacancies and situations wanted;[en periódico] Br appointments o US jobs section3. [bolso] [de dinero] purse, pocketbook;¡la bolsa o la vida! your money or your life!;Famaflojar la bolsa to put one's hands in one's pocket, to fork out;afloja la bolsa e invítame a una copa fork out and buy me a drink4. [premio] purse, prize moneybolsa de viaje travel grant7. Anat sac;[de testículos] scrotum bolsa de aguas amniotic sac;bolsa sinovial synovial bursa8. [arruga, pliegue] [en ojos] bag;le están saliendo bolsas debajo de los ojos she's getting bags under her eyes;esos pantalones te hacen bolsas en la rodilla those trousers are loose at the knee10. CAm, Méx, Perú [bolsillo] pocket12. CompChilede bolsa at someone else's expense;Fam RP [destruir] to ruin, Br to knacker; RP Famel vaso se cayó al suelo y se hizo bolsa the glass fell to the ground and shattered;RP Fambolsa2 adjVen Fam* * *f1 bag2 COM stock exchange;salida a bolsa flotation3 L.Am. ( bolsillo) pocket4 C.Am., Méxde mujeres purse, pocketbook, Brhandbag5 ( dinero):aflojar la bolsa fam fork out fam6 ANAT:bolsas bajo los ojos bags under the eyes* * *bolsa nf1) : bag, sack4)la Bolsa : the stock market, the stock exchange5)bolsa de trabajo : employment agency* * *bolsa n1. (en general) bag¿me das una bolsa de plástico? can I have a plastic bag, please?2. (de patatas fritas) packet3. (en economía) stock exchange -
59 robar
v.1 to steal (object).me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolenrobar a alguien to rob somebodyrobar el corazón a alguien to steal somebody's heartla contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my timeEllos roban dinero They steal money.Ellos roban de noche They purloin at night.2 to draw.3 to rob (cobrar caro).en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robberyEllos roban pan They rob bread.4 to steal from, to rob, to burglarize, to burgle.María le roba a su vecina Mary steals from her neighbor.Ellos roban casas They burglarize homes.5 to rob of.* * *2 (raptar) to kidnap3 (en naipes) to draw4 figurado (cobrar muy caro) to rip off5 figurado (corazón, alma) to steal* * *verb1) to rob, steal2) abduct* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, dinero] to steal; [+ banco] to rob¡nos han robado! — we've been robbed!
tuve que robarle horas al sueño para acabar el trabajo — I had to work into the night to finish the job
robarle el corazón a algn — liter to steal sb's heart
2) [+ atención] to steal, capture; [+ paciencia] to exhaust; [+ tranquilidad] to destroy, take away; [+ vida] to take, steal3) (=estafar) to cheat, roben ese negocio te han robado — you've been cheated o robbed in that deal
4) [+ naipes] to take, drawroba una carta de la baraja — take o draw a card from the deck
5) frm [río, corriente] to carry away6) †† (=raptar) to kidnap, abduct2. VI1) (=sisar) to stealno robarás — (Biblia) thou shalt not steal
2) (Naipes) to take a card, draw a card* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)2.robar vi to stealrobaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled
* * *= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex. But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.Ex. I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex. In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.Ex. Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex. The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.----* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dinero/bolso> to steal; < banco> to rob2) ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)¿$300? te robaron! — $300? you were conned! (colloq)
3) (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)2.robar vi to stealrobaron en la casa de al lado — the house next door was burglarized (AmE) o (BrE) was burgled
* * *= steal, rob, raid, thieve, steal off, pilfer, filch, break into, break in, mug, plunder, rifle, snatch, nick, hold up.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas.Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* robar ganado = rustle + cattle.* robar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* * *robar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹dinero/joya/bolso› to steal; ‹banco› to roble robó dinero a su padre he stole some money from his fatherles robaron todos los ahorros they were robbed of all their savings, all their savings were stolenentraron pero no robaron nada they broke in but didn't steal o take anything¿quién me ha robado la regla? who's taken o stolen o ( colloq) swiped my ruler?me robó el corazón she stole my heartle robó un beso he stole a kiss from herle roba horas al sueño para poder estudiar he does o goes without sleep so that he can studyno te quiero robar más tiempo I don't want to take up any more of your time2 (raptar) ‹niño› to abduct, kidnap¿$300? ¡te robaron! $300? what a rip-off! o you were conned! ( colloq)■ robarvito stealno robarás ( Bib) thou shalt not stealrobaron en la casa de al lado the house next door was broken into o was burglarized ( AmE) o ( BrE) was burgled¡me han robado! I've been robbed!* * *
robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ banco› to rob;
robarle algo a algn to steal sth from sb;
le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen
2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
to steal;
¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
robar verbo transitivo
1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
(a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
(en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
4 Naipes to draw, pick up
To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
persona acto verbo
ladrón robo robar
thief theft
robber robbery to rob
to steal
burglar burglary to burgle
' robar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ladrón
- ladrona
- limpiar
- pillar
- quitar
- robo
- bolsear
- chingar
- chorear
- chorrear
- clavar
- desvalijar
- escamotear
- guindar
- soplar
- volar
English:
accuse
- appropriate
- break in
- break into
- burglar
- burglarize
- burglary
- burgle
- cop
- fall in with
- gunpoint
- have up
- make off
- nick
- pinch
- poach
- rip off
- rob
- robber
- robbery
- rustle
- scavenge
- scoop
- snatch
- steal
- stick up
- stoop
- take
- theft
- thief
- thievishness
- break
- plunder
- rip
- wrong
* * *♦ vt1. [objeto] to steal;[casa] to burgle; [banco] to rob;robar a alguien to rob sb;me han robado la moto my motorbike's been stolen;nos robaron el partido we were robbed;le robó el corazón she stole his heart;Famel que roba a un ladrón, tiene cien años de perdón it's no crime to steal from a thief2. [niño, mujer] to abduct, to kidnap3. [tiempo] to take up;te robaré sólo un minuto I'll only take up a minute of your time;la contabilidad me roba mucho tiempo doing the accounts takes up a lot of my time4. [espacio] to take away;con esta reforma le robamos unos metros al garaje this alteration will take a few square metres away from the garage5. [naipe] to draw6. [cobrar caro] to rob;en esa tienda te roban the prices in that shop are daylight robbery♦ vi1. [sustraer] to steal;han robado en una tienda del centro there's been a robbery in a shop in the town centre2. [tomar un naipe] to draw* * *v/t2 naipe take, pick up* * *robar vt1) : to steal2) : to rob, to burglarize3) secuestrar: to abduct, to kidnap4) : to captivaterobar virobar en : to break into* * *robar vb3. (casa) to burgle -
60 cuenta
f.1 count.echar cuentas to reckon upllevar/perder la cuenta de to keep/lose count ofcuenta atrás countdown2 sum.3 account (finance, Com & Inform).abonar/cargar algo en cuenta a alguien to credit/debit something to somebody's accountabrir una cuenta to open an accountllevar las cuentas to keep the bookspagar mil euros a cuenta to pay a thousand euros downcuenta bancaria bank accountcuenta comercial business accountcuenta conjunta joint accountcuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail accountcuenta de crédito current account with an overdraft facilitycuenta de depósito deposit accountcuenta deudora overdrawn accountcuenta de explotación operating statementcuenta de inversión investment accountcuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss accountcuenta a plazo fijo deposit account4 bill (factura).domiciliar una cuenta to pay an account by direct debitpasar la cuenta to send the billcuenta por cobrar/pagar account receivable/payablecuenta de gastos expense account5 responsibility.déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to metrabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee6 bead.7 calculation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (bancaria) account2 (factura) bill3 (cálculo) count, counting4 (de collar etc) bead\caer en la cuenta to realize■ y entonces caí en la cuenta de que... and then I realized that..., and then it dawned on me that...cargar algo en cuenta de alguien to charge something to somebody's accountdar a cuenta to give on accounten resumidas cuentas in shorthabida cuenta de taking into accounthacer cuentas to do sumsla cuenta de la vieja familiar counting on one's fingerslas cuentas del Gran Capitán familiar fictitious accountsmás de la cuenta too much, too manypasar la cuenta to send the billpedir cuentas to ask for an explanationpor cuenta de la casa on the housepor la cuenta que le trae in one's own interestsacar cuentas to work outtener en cuenta to take into accounttrabajar por cuenta propia to be self-employedtraer cuenta to be worthwhilecuenta al descubierto overdrawn accountcuenta atrás countdowncuenta corriente current accountcuenta bancaria bank account* * *noun f.1) account2) bill, check3) count* * *SF1) (Mat) (=operación) calculation, sum•
echar o hacer cuentas, vamos a hacer cuentas de lo que ha costado la fiesta — let's work out how much the party costno paraba de echar cuentas con los dedos — she kept doing sums o adding things up on her fingers
la cuenta de la vieja —
claro 1., 2), c)su hijo tiene 35, así que por la cuenta de la vieja ella debe de tener 60 — her son's 35, so I guess she must be 60
2) (=cálculo) count•
llevar la cuenta (de algo) — to keep count (of sth)•
perder la cuenta (de algo) — to lose count (of sth)•
salir a cuenta, sale más a cuenta — it works out cheapermás de la cuenta —
salirle las cuentas a algn —
ha empezado la cuenta atrás para las próximas Olimpiadas — the countdown to the next Olympics has already begun
3) (=factura) bill; [de restaurante] bill, check (EEUU)¿nos puede traer la cuenta? — could we have o could you bring us the bill, please?
•
pasar la cuenta a algn — to send sb the bill•
pedir la cuenta — to ask for the bill•
vivir a cuenta de algn — to live at sb's expense4) (Econ) [en banco] account"únicamente en cuenta del beneficiario" — "payee only"
•
a cuenta — on account•
abonar una cantidad en cuenta a algn — to credit a sum to sb's account•
abrir una cuenta — to open an account•
liquidar una cuenta — to settle an accountcuenta corriente — current account, checking account (EEUU)
cuenta de ahorro(s) — deposit account, savings account
cuenta de crédito — credit account, loan account
cuenta pendiente — unpaid bill, outstanding account
5) (Internet) account6) [en disputa]•
ajustar cuentas con algn — to settle one's scores with sblo está buscando para ajustar cuentas — he is searching for him because he has a few scores to settle with him
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tener cuentas pendientes con algn — to have unfinished business with sb•
no querer cuentas con algn — to want nothing to do with sb7) (=explicación)•
rendir cuentas a algn — to report to sb•
en resumidas cuentas — in short, in a nutshell8) (=consideración)•
caer en la cuenta (de algo) — to catch on (to sth), see the point (of sth)por fin cayó en la cuenta — he finally caught on, the penny finally dropped
perdona, no me había dado cuenta de que eras vegetariano — sorry, I didn't realize (that) you were a vegetarian
¿te has dado cuenta de que han cortado el árbol? — did you notice (that) they've cut down the tree?
hay que darse cuenta de que... — one must not forget that...
¡date cuenta! ¿tú crees que es posible tener tanta cara? — just look at that, can you believe that anyone could have such a cheek!
¿te das cuenta? — Arg can you believe it!
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habida cuenta de eso — bearing that in mind•
tener en cuenta — to take into account, bear in mindtambién hay que tener en cuenta su edad — you must also take her age into account, you must also bear in mind her age
imponen sus ideas sin tener en cuenta la opinión de la gente de la calle — they impose their ideas without taking ordinary people's opinions into consideration
es otra cosa a tener en cuenta — that's another thing to remember o be borne in mind
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tomar algo en cuenta a algn — to hold sth against sbestá borracho y no sabe lo que dice, no se lo tomes en cuenta — he's drunk and doesn't know what he's saying, don't take any notice of him o don't hold it against him
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traer cuenta, no me trae cuenta ir — it's not worth my while goinglo harán por la cuenta que les trae o tiene — they'll do it if they know what's good for them
9) (=responsabilidad)por mi cuenta — (=solo) on my own
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trabajar por cuenta propia — to work for o.s., be self-employed•
por cuenta y riesgo de algn — at one's own riskapañar 2.lo hizo por su cuenta y riesgo, sin consultar a nadie — she did it off her own bat, without consulting anyone
10) [en embarazo]está fuera de cuentas, ha salido de cuentas — she's due
11) [de rosario, collar] bead* * *I1)a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum
saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out
voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums
luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later
a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day
las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends
las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends
b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)
2)a) ( cómputo) countllevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count
por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)
salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)
salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper
traer cuenta — (Esp)
no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it
b) ( en béisbol) count3)a) ( factura) bill¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?
la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill
te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return
b)entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account
4)a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) accountabrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account
b) ( negocio) account5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you
ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)
6) (cargo, responsabilidad)por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it
7) ( consideración)ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...
eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?
ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young
no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here
8) (de un collar, rosario) beadII* * *= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.Ex. The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.Ex. At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.Ex. As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex. This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.Ex. What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.----* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.* cuenta bancaria = bank account.* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.* cuenta espermática = sperm count.* cuentas = statistics.* dar cuenta = render + an account of.* dar cuenta de = account for.* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.* estado de cuentas = financial statement.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* libro de cuentas = account book.* llevar la cuenta = tally.* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendición de cuentas = accountability.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.* téngase en cuenta = witness.* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.* titular de la cuenta = account holder.* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *I1)a) (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta — to do a calculation o sum
saca la cuenta — add it up, work it out
voy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas — I'm going to have to do some calculations o sums
luego hacemos cuentas — we'll sort it out o work it out later
a or al fin de cuentas — after all; at the end of the day
las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso — (hum) short reckonings make long friends
las cuentas claras conservan la amistad — (CS) short reckonings make long friends
b) cuentas femenino plural ( contabilidad)encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas — you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) (colloq)
2)a) ( cómputo) countllevar/perder la cuenta — to keep/lose count
por la cuenta que me/te/le trae — (Esp) I'd/you'd/he'd better! (colloq)
salir de cuenta(s) — (Esp fam) to be due (colloq)
salir más a or (RPl) en cuenta — to work out cheaper
traer cuenta — (Esp)
no me trae cuenta venderlo — it's not worth my while selling o to sell it
b) ( en béisbol) count3)a) ( factura) bill¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? — could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?
la cuenta del gas/teléfono — the gas/phone bill
te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta — she does you a favor and then expects something in return
b)entregó $2.000 a cuenta — she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account
4)a) (Com, Fin) (en un banco, un comercio) accountabrir/cerrar una cuenta — to open/close an account
b) ( negocio) account5) cuentas femenino plural (explicaciones, razones)no tengo por qué darte cuentas — I don't have to explain o justify myself to you
ajustarle las cuentas a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
dar cuenta de algo — (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of something; de alimentos) to polish something off (colloq)
6) (cargo, responsabilidad)por/de cuenta de alguien: corre por cuenta de la empresa it's covered o paid o met by the company; la cena corre por mi cuenta dinner's on me (colloq); los deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damage; decidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expense; se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own; trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance, she's self-employed; los trabajadores por cuenta ajena those who work as employees; decidí lo hice por mi propia cuenta y riesgo — I took it upon myself to do it
7) ( consideración)ni se dio cuenta de que... — he didn't even notice (that)...
eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? — that's what he said! can you believe it?
ten en cuenta que es joven — bear in mind o remember that he's young
no se lo tomes en cuenta no lo hace con mala idea don't take it seriously, she doesn't do it on purpose; ¿a cuenta de qué...? (AmL fam) why...?; a cuenta de que... just because...; caer en la cuenta de algo to realize something; no caí en la cuenta... I didn't realize...; habida cuenta de (frml) in view of; hacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido you may as well give it up for lost; tú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí — pretend I'm not here
8) (de un collar, rosario) beadII* * *= bead, bill, tally [tallies, pl.], account, count, check.Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.
Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.Ex: This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.* a cuenta de = at the expense of.* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* a final de cuentas = after all is said and done.* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.* ajustar cuentas = settle + a score, settle + things, get + even.* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.* al final de cuentas = when all is said and done.* antes de darse cuenta = before + Pronombre + know what + happen, before + Pronombre + know it.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* balance de cuentas = financial statement.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* calcular la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* correr de la cuenta de Alguien = be on + Pronombre.* cuenta atrás = count down, countdown.* cuenta bancaria = bank account.* cuenta complementaria = satellite account.* cuenta corriente = current account, checking account, deposit account.* cuenta de ahorro(s) = deposit account, savings account.* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.* cuenta espermática = sperm count.* cuentas = statistics.* dar cuenta = render + an account of.* dar cuenta de = account for.* dar cuenta de Algo = be held to account.* dar la cuenta atrás = count + Nombre + out.* darse cuenta = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + home.* darse cuenta de = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, become + cognisant of, see through.* darse cuenta del peligro que = see + the danger that.* darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* en resumidas cuentas = after all, in short, in a nutshell, in sum, to sum up, to sum it up, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, in essence, to make a long story short, all in all, all in all, the short story + be.* estado de cuentas = financial statement.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* extracto de cuentas = bank statement.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* hablar más de la cuenta = shoot + Posesivo + mouth off.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* hacer cuadrar las cuentas = reconcile + receipts.* hacer el balance de cuentas = balance + the cash drawer.* hacer la cuenta = tot up, tote up.* libro de cuentas = account book.* llevar la cuenta = tally.* llevar la cuenta de = keep + track of.* mantener las cuentas = keep + Posesivo + accounts.* más de la cuenta = one too many.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.* no tener en cuenta = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pedirle cuentas a Alguien = bring + Nombre + to book.* perder la cuenta (de) = lose + count (of).* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.* por cuenta de uno = privately.* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie = unaccountable.* rendición de cuentas = accountability.* rendir cuentas = render + an account of, bring + Nombre + to book.* rendir cuentas a = report to.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saldar una cuenta = settle + an account.* saldo de cuenta bancaria = bank balance.* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.* sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.* sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly.* sin tener en cuenta = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* tener en cuenta = allow for, bear in + mind, cater for/to, consider (as), heed, make + allowances, take + account of, take + cognisance of, take + cognition of, take into + account, take into + consideration, make + provision for, bring into + play, give + an ear to, factor, have + regard for, factor in, be aware of, note, keep in + mind.* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tener la cuenta bancaria = bank.* tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.* téngase en cuenta = witness.* téngase en cuenta que = Note that....* teniendo en cuenta = on the basis of.* teniendo en cuenta que = providing (that).* titular de cuenta bancaria = bank account holder.* titular de la cuenta = account holder.* trabajador por cuenta propia = freelancer [free-lancer].* trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* viajero por su cuenta = independent traveller.* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta = the next thing + Pronombre + know.* * *A1 (operación, cálculo) calculation, sumhacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sumsaca la cuenta add it up, work it outvoy a tener que hacer or sacar or echar cuentas I'm going to have to do some calculations o sumsluego hacemos cuentas we'll sort it out o work it out latera or al fin de cuentas after alllas cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso ( hum); short reckonings make long friendslas cuentas claras conservan la amistad (CS); short reckonings make long friends(contabilidad): encárgate tú de organizarlo, yo me ocupo de las cuentas you take care of the organization, and I'll handle the money side (of things) ( colloq)ella lleva las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the moneyB1 (cómputo) countya he perdido la cuenta de las veces que ha llamado I've lost count of the number of times he's called¿estás llevando la cuenta? are you keeping count?más de la cuenta too muchhe comido/bebido más de la cuenta I've eaten too much/had too much to drinksiempre tienes que hablar más de la cuenta why do you always have to talk too much?he gastado más de la cuenta I've spent too much o more than I should havepor la cuenta que me/te/le trae: ¿tú crees que vendrá Pedro? — por la cuenta que le trae do you think Pedro will come? — he'd better! o he will if he knows what's good for him! ( colloq)salir más a or ( RPl) en cuenta to work out cheapertraer cuenta: no me trae cuenta venderlo it's not worth my while selling o to sell itrealmente trae cuenta comprar al por mayor it's really well worth buying wholesale2 (en béisbol) countCompuestos:countdownya ha empezado la cuenta atrás de las elecciones the countdown to the elections has begunstanding countsperm countcountdownC1 (factura) billla cuenta del gas/teléfono the gas/phone billno ha mandado/no nos ha pasado la cuenta he hasn't sent us the billes de las que te hace un favor y luego te pasa la cuenta she's one of those people who do you a favor and then expect something in returntengo varias cuentas pendientes (de pago) I've got several bills to pay o bills outstandingyo no tengo cuentas pendientes con nadie I don't owe anybody anythingtiene cuentas con todo el mundo he owes everybody money2a cuenta on accountentregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on accounttoma este dinero a cuenta de lo que te debo here's some money toward(s) what I owe youDabrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an accountdepositó or ( Esp) ingresó un cheque en su cuenta she paid a check into her accountincluimos las siguientes partidas con cargo a su cuenta ( Corresp) the following items have been charged to your accountcárguelo a mi cuenta charge it to o put it on my accounttiene cuenta en ese restaurante he has an account at that restaurant2 (negocio) accountconsiguieron la cuenta de Vigarsa they got the Vigarsa accountCompuestos:sight deposit account( Méx); dollar accountjoint accountsavings accountcharge account, credit account ( BrE)interactive user-guidebudget accountprofit and loss account(explicaciones, razones): no tengo por qué darle cuentas a ella de lo que hago I don't have to explain o justify to her the things I do, I don't have to answer o account to her for the things I dovas a tener que rendir cuentas or cuenta del tiempo que has perdido you're going to have to account for all the time you've wastedhacer lo que uno quiere sin tener que rendirle cuentas a nadie to do as you please without having to answer to anybodyajustarle las cuentas a algn to give sb a piece of one's minddar cuenta de algo (de noticias, sucesos) to give an account of sth; (de alimentos) to polish sth off ( colloq)se reunió con los periodistas para dar cuenta de la situación she met the journalists to explain o to tell them about the situationel despacho da cuenta del accidente aéreo the press release gives details of the plane crashen resumidas cuentas in short… en resumidas cuentas: que casarse sería una locura … in short o all in all, it would be madness for them to get marrieden resumidas cuentas, que hay que seguir esperando in short o in a nutshell, we'll just have to keep waitingF(cargo, responsabilidad): por/de cuenta de algn: la Seguridad Social corre por cuenta de la empresa Social Security contributions are covered o paid o met by the companylos deterioros serán de cuenta del inquilino the tenant will be liable for any damagedecidí editarlo por mi cuenta I decided to publish it at my own expensetrabajó con un famoso modisto francés y luego se instaló por su cuenta she worked for a famous French fashion designer and then she set up (in business) on her ownahora trabaja por cuenta propia she works freelance now, she's self-employed nowlos trabajadores por cuenta ajena workers with employment contracts/workers with employee statusdecidí hacerlo por mi propia cuenta y riesgo I decided to do it myselfla cena corre por mi cuenta the dinner's on me ( colloq)Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial - se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince herdarse cuenta de algo to realize sthlo hizo/dijo sin darse cuenta he did/said it without realizingni se dio cuenta de que me había cortado el pelo he didn't even notice I'd had my hair cutdate cuenta de que es imposible you must see o realize that it's impossibleella se da cuenta de todo she's aware of everything that's going on (around her)¡eso me contestó! ¿tú te das cuenta? that's what he said! can you believe it o can you imagine?tener algo en cuenta: ten en cuenta que lleva poco tiempo en este país bear in mind o remember that he's only been in the country a short timesin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account, not including the expensesteniendo en cuenta su situación la eximieron del pago they exempted her from payment because of her circumstancesése es otro factor a tener en cuenta that's another factor to be taken into account o taken into consideration o borne in mindtomar algo en cuenta: no se lo tomes en cuenta, no sabe lo que dice don't take any notice of him o don't pay any attention to him o just ignore him, he doesn't know what he's talking abouttomaron en cuenta mis conocimientos de francés/mi experiencia my knowledge of French/my experience was taken into considerationa cuenta de que … just because …caer en la cuenta de algo to realize sthentonces caí en la cuenta de por qué lo había hecho that was when I realized o saw o ( colloq) when it clicked why he had done itno caí en la cuenta de que me había mentido hasta que … I didn't grasp the fact that o realize that he'd lied to me until …habida cuenta de ( frml); in view ofhacer cuenta que: haz (de) cuenta que lo has perdido, porque no creo que te lo devuelvan you may as well give it up for lost, because I don't think you'll get it backtú haz (de) cuenta (de) que yo no estoy aquí pretend I'm not here o carry on as if I wasn't herehagan (de) cuenta de que están en su casa make yourselves at homeH (de un collar, rosario) bead* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuenta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cta.
cuenta
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuenta las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuenta it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuenta con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cta. (◊ cuenta) a/c
cuenta sustantivo femeninoNota:
Cuando la frase darse cuenta va seguida de una oración subordinada introducida por de que, en el español latinoamericano existe cierta tendencia a omitir la preposición de en el lenguaje coloquial: se dio cuenta que no iba a convencerla = he realized (that) he wasn't going to convince her
1
◊ hacer una cuenta to do a calculation o sum;
saca la cuenta add it up, work it out;
hacer or sacar cuentas to do some calculations;
a fin de cuentas after allb)◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( contabilidad) accounts: yo llevo las cuentas del negocio I do the accounts for the business, I handle the money side of the business (colloq);
ella se ocupa de las cuentas de la casa she pays all the bills and looks after the money
◊ llevar/perder la cuenta to keep/lose count;
cuenta atrás countdown;
más de la cuenta too much
2
◊ ¿nos trae la cuenta, por favor? could we have the check (AmE) o (BrE) bill, please?;
la cuenta del gas the gas bill;
a cuenta on account;
entregó $2.000 a cuenta she gave me/him/them $2,000 on account;
este dinero es a cuenta de lo que te debo this money is to go toward(s) what I owe you
◊ abrir/cerrar/liquidar una cuenta to open/close/to settle an account;
cuenta corriente/de ahorro(s) current/savings account
3◊ cuentas sustantivo femenino plural ( explicaciones): no tengo por qué darte cuentas I don't have to explain o justify myself to you;
dar or rendir cuentas de algo to account for sth;
en resumidas cuentas in short
4 (cargo, responsabilidad):◊ los gastos corren por cuenta de la empresa the expenses are covered o paid by the company;
se instaló por su cuenta she set up (in business) on her own;
trabaja por cuenta propia she's self-employed
5
( notar) to notice (sth);
date cuenta de que es imposible you must realize (that) it's impossible;
tener algo en cuenta to bear sth in mind;
ten en cuenta que es joven bear in mind that he's young;
sin tener en cuenta los gastos without taking the expenses into account;
tomar algo en cuenta to take sth into consideration
6 (de collar, rosario) bead
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuenta sustantivo femenino
1 (recibo) bill
2 (cálculo) count
hacer cuentas, to do sums
perder la cuenta, to lose count
cuenta atrás, countdown
3 (de collar) bead
4 Fin (de banco) account
cuenta corriente, current account, US checking account
cuenta de ahorros, savings account
♦ Locuciones: ajustar cuentas, to settle up
caer en la cuenta o darse cuenta, to realize
dar cuenta, to report
pedir cuentas, to ask for an explanation
salir de cuentas, to be due (to give birth)
tener en cuenta, to take into account
trabajar por cuenta propia, to be self-employed
traer cuenta, to be worthwhile
a cuenta, on account
en resumidas cuentas, in short
más sillas de la cuenta, too many chairs
' cuenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalorio
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abrir
- advertir
- ajustar
- anda
- bloquear
- borrón
- cancelar
- cargar
- cero
- cerrar
- conforme
- contarse
- contingente
- contraponer
- corriente
- cta.
- dejar
- desbloquear
- descongelar
- embargar
- engordar
- engrosar
- escopetazo
- extracto
- fantasía
- finiquitar
- hallar
- intervenir
- movimiento
- nota
- notar
- número
- pancha
- pancho
- reparar
- revisión
- saldar
- saldo
- saneada
- saneado
- sumar
- temblar
- titular1
- ubicarse
- abono
- adición
English:
account
- allow for
- allowance
- alone
- ambit
- amenities
- angry
- appreciate
- aware
- balance
- bank
- bank account
- bank statement
- bead
- bill
- branch out
- catch on
- charge
- charge account
- check
- clean
- click
- consider
- consideration
- considering
- count
- count in
- countdown
- credit
- credit account
- current account
- dawn
- debit
- deposit
- deposit account
- ecological
- expense
- feel
- foot
- give
- gross
- holder
- irrespective
- joint account
- motion
- notice
- overdraw
- overspend
- pass by
- pay
* * *♦ nf1. [acción de contar cifras] count;[cálculo] sum;el niño está aprendiendo a hacer cuentas the child is learning to do sums;voy a hacer cuentas de los gastos I'm going to tot up o work out what we've spent;vamos a echar cuentas de cuánto te debo let's work out how much I owe you;espera un momento, que saco la cuenta wait a minute, I'll tot it up for you;¿está llevando alguien la cuenta? is anyone keeping count?;he perdido la cuenta, tendré que empezar de nuevo I've lost count, I'll have to start again;salir a cuenta to work out cheaper;Famhacer las cuentas de la lechera to count one's chickens before they are hatched;Famhacer las cuentas del Gran Capitán to be overoptimistic in one's calculations;Famhacer la cuenta de la vieja to count on one's fingers;salir de cuentas, estar fuera de cuentas to be due (to give birth)cuenta atrás countdown2. [depósito de dinero] account;abrir/cerrar una cuenta to open/close an account;abónelo/cárguelo en mi cuenta, por favor please credit/debit o charge it to my account;me han abonado el sueldo en cuenta they've paid my wages into my account;he cargado el recibo en tu cuenta I've charged the bill to your account;ingresó el cheque en su cuenta she paid the cheque into her account;póngalo en mi cuenta put it on my accountcuenta abierta active account;cuenta acreedora credit account;Esp cuenta de ahorros savings account; Esp cuenta de ahorro vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a house;cuenta bancaria bank account;cuenta de caja cash account;cuenta comercial business account;cuenta conjunta joint account;cuenta de crédito = current account with an overdraft facility;cuenta de depósito deposit account;cuenta deudora overdrawn account;cuenta de explotación operating statement;cuenta de giros giro account;cuenta indistinta joint account;cuenta de inversiones investment account;cuenta a plazo fijo deposit account;cuenta transitoria suspense account;cuenta a la vista instant access account;Esp cuenta vivienda = tax-exempt savings account used for paying deposit on a houselas cuentas de esta empresa no son nada transparentes this company's books o accounts are not very transparent;él se encarga de las cuentas de la casa he deals with the financial side of things in their household;llevar las cuentas to keep the books;cuentas por cobrar/pagar accounts receivable/payable;ajustar o [m5]arreglar cuentas: [m5]¡ya le ajustaré o [m5] arreglaré las cuentas cuando le vea! I'll get my own back on him next time I see him!cuenta de gastos expenditure account;cuenta pendiente outstanding account;Figtengo unas cuentas pendientes con él I've a few scores to settle with him;cuenta de pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss account;4. [factura] bill;[en restaurante] Br bill, US check;la cuenta del supermercado/teléfono the shopping/phone bill;¡la cuenta, por favor! could I have the Br bill o US check, please?;pagar 10 euros a cuenta to pay 10 euros down;pasar la cuenta to send the bill;tarde o temprano te pasará la cuenta de los favores que te ha hecho sooner or later she'll want something in return for o she'll call in the favours she's done for youse encarga de las grandes cuentas de la empresa she looks after the company's most important accounts6. Informát accountcuenta de correo (electrónico) e-mail account7. [obligación, cuidado] responsibility;esa tarea es cuenta mía that task is my responsibility;el vino corre de mi cuenta the wine's on me;déjalo de mi cuenta leave it to me;por mi/tu/ etc [m5]cuenta: investigaré esto por mi cuenta, no me fío de la policía I'll look into this matter myself, I don't trust the police;lo tendrás que hacer por tu cuenta, nadie te va ayudar you'll have to do it yourself o on your own, no one's going to help you;cualquier daño al vehículo corre por cuenta del conductor the driver is liable for any damage to the vehicle;tomas esa decisión por tu cuenta y riesgo, yo no te apoyo on your head be it, I don't agree with your decision;por su cuenta y riesgo decidió aprobar la operación he decided to approve the operation without consulting anyone;trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;ha crecido el número de trabajadores por cuenta propia the number of self-employed has risen;por la cuenta que le trae, más vale que llegue pronto if he's got any sense at all, he'll arrive early;lo haré bien, por la cuenta que me trae I'm going to have to do it well, there's a lot riding on itno tengo por qué dar cuentas de mis acciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself o answer to anybody;el jefe nos convocó para darnos cuentas de la situación the boss called us in to explain the situation to us;pedir cuentas a alguien to call sb to account;rendir cuentas de algo ante alguien to give an account of sth to sb;no tengo por qué rendirle cuentas de mi vida privada I don't have to explain to her what I do in my private life;en resumidas cuentas, el futuro es prometedor in short, the future looks good;¿a cuenta de qué? why on earth?, for what earthly reason?ese gasto no entraba en nuestras cuentas we hadn't reckoned with that expenseten paciencia, ten en cuenta que es nuevo en el trabajo be patient, you have to remember that o bear in mind that he's new to the job;eso, sin tener en cuenta el dinero que hemos perdido ya without, of course, taking into account o counting the money we've lost so far;un factor a tener en cuenta es la reacción del público one factor that has to be taken into account o borne in mind is the public's reaction;tomar en cuenta to take into account;habida cuenta de considering;habida cuenta de todo esto… bearing all this in mind…;habida cuenta de que… bearing in mind that…11. [de collar, rosario] bead12. Compa fin de cuentas: no te preocupes, a fin de cuentas es mi problema don't you worry about it, after all, it's my problem;caer en la cuenta: ¡ahora caigo en la cuenta! now I see o understand!;no cayó en la cuenta de su error hasta una semana después she didn't realize her mistake until a week later;caí en la cuenta de que había que hacer algo I realized that something had to be done;dar cuenta de: en menos de cinco minutos dio cuenta de todos los pasteles it took him less than five minutes to account for o polish off all the cakes;dieron cuenta del rival con gran facilidad they easily disposed of the opposition;darse cuenta de algo to realize sth;lo hice sin darme cuenta I did it without realizing;¿te das cuenta?, ya te dije que no era ella you see, I told you it wasn't her;no se dio cuenta de que necesitaba ayuda she didn't realize that she needed help;no sé si te habrás dado cuenta, pero parece muy nervioso I don't know if you've noticed, but he seems very nervous;es muy insensible, no se da cuenta de nada he's very insensitive, he never notices o picks up what's going on;¿te das cuenta? no me ha dado las gracias can you believe it? he didn't even say thank you;más de la cuenta: bebí más de la cuenta I had one too many, I had too much to drink;siempre habla más de la cuenta he always talks too much, he always has to open his mouth* * *f1 ( cálculo) sum;echar cuentas de algo work sth out;perder la cuenta lose count2 de restaurante check, Brbill;pasar la cuenta a alguien send s.o. the bill;no me gusta pedirle favores porque siempre te pasa la cuenta fig I don’t like asking him for favors because he always wants something in return;tener una cuenta pendiente con alguien fam have unfinished business with s.o.3 COM account;a cuenta on account;póngamelo en la cuenta put it on the slate4 ( justificación):dar cuenta de give an account of;pedir cuentas a alguien ask s.o. for an explanation5 ( responsabilidad):corre por mi/su cuenta I’ll/he’ll pay for it;por su propia cuenta off one’s own bat;trabajar por cuenta ajena/propia be employed/self-employed6:más de la cuenta too much;caer en la cuenta realize;darse cuenta de algo realize sth;tener otomar en cuenta take into account;en resumidas cuentas in short;dar buena cuenta de finish off, polish off fam ;a fin de cuentas after all* * *cuenta nf1) : calculation, count2) : account3) : check, bill4)darse cuenta : to realize5)tener en cuenta : to bear in mind* * *cuenta n1. (de dinero) account2. (factura) bill3. (operación matemática) sum¿sabes hacer cuentas? can you do sums?4. (rosario) bead
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