without fooling

1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.

2 to deceive, to lie.

3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in

2 (estafar) to cheat, trick

3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be deceptive

► verbo pronominal engañarse

1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong

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engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger

engañar el tiempo figurado to kill time

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

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1) to cheat

2) deceive

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1. VT

1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

2)

VI to be deceptive

- las apariencias engañan

engañarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

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= fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.

Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".

Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.

Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.

Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.

Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.

Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.

Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.

Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.

Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.

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* dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.

* engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.

* engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

engañarse v pron

a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)

b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

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engañar [A1 ]

(embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in

sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me

a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily

te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)

me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me

si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)

comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going

2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)

su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary

1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)

no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you

2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken

duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken

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a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead;

◊ me engañó la vista my eyes deceived me;

b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)

c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on

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♦ vt

1. [mentir] to deceive;

engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;

es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;

logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;

me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;

¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;

a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty

2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;

engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;

me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend

3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;

te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;

engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride

4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;

engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger

♦ vi

to be deceptive o misleading;

engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;

las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive

♦ See also the pronominal verb engañarse

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1 deceive, cheat;

engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;

te han engañado you’ve been had fam

2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to

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engañar vt

1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead

2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to

♦ See also the reflexive verb engañarse

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engañar vb

1. (mentir) to lie

2. (ser infiel) to cheat on

3. (timar) to trick

4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive

arrêter [aʀete]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = immobiliser) to stop

• arrêtez-moi près de la poste drop me off by the post office

   b. ( = entraver) to stop

• on n'arrête pas le progrès ! the wonders of modern science!

   c. ( = abandonner) [+ études, compétition, sport] to give up

• on a dû arrêter les travaux à cause de la neige we had to stop work because of the snow

   d. ( = faire prisonnier) to arrest

• je vous arrête ! you're under arrest!

   e. ( = fixer) [+ jour, lieu, plan] to decide on

• il a arrêté son choix he's made his choice

   f. [+ malade] to give sick leave to

• elle est arrêtée depuis trois semaines she's been on sick leave for three weeks

   g. [+ compte] ( = fermer) to settle ; ( = relever) to make up

• les comptes sont arrêtés chaque fin de mois statements are made up at the end of every month

2. intransitive verb

• arrêter de fumer to stop smoking

• il n'arrête pas he just never stops

• il n'arrête pas de critiquer tout le monde he never stops criticizing people

• arrête ! stop it!

3. reflexive verb

► s'arrêter

   a. ( = s'immobiliser) to stop

• s'arrêter net to stop suddenly

• le train ne s'arrête pas à toutes les gares the train doesn't stop at every station

   b. ( = s'interrompre) to stop

• s'arrêter pour se reposer/pour manger to stop for a rest/to eat

• sans s'arrêter without stopping

   c. ( = cesser) [développement, croissance] to stop

• s'arrêter de manger/fumer to stop eating/smoking

• l'affaire ne s'arrêtera pas là ! you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of this!

   d. s'arrêter sur [choix, regard] to fall on

• s'arrêter à des détails to worry about details

• arrêtons-nous un instant sur ce tableau let us pause over this picture for a moment

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1) ( stopper) gén to stop; to switch off [machine, moteur, appareil]; to halt [production]; to give up [études, alcool]

2) ( appréhender) [police] to arrest

3) ( déterminer) to fix [lieu, date]; to make [décision]; to decide on [plan, principe, mesure]

verbe intransitif ( cesser) [bruit, cri] to stop

s'arrêter verbe pronominal

1) ( faire un arrêt) [personne, train] to stop

2) ( cesser de fonctionner) to stop

3) ( cesser) [hémorragie, pluie, musique] to stop

4) ( renoncer à) to give up ( de faire doing)

5) ( se terminer) [enquête, histoire, chemin, jardin] to end

6) ( fixer son attention sur)

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1) [passage, flux, croissance] to stop

2) [action, comportement, quelqu'un qui agit] to stop

3)

4) [personne] to stop

5) [chauffage, électricité] to turn off, switch off, [moteur] to switch off

6) [criminel, suspect] to arrest

7) (= fixer) [date, lieu de rendez-vous] to decide on

8) COMMERCE, [compte] (= fermer) to close, (= relever) to draw up

9) COUTURE, [point] to fasten off

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arrêter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( empêcher d'avancer) lit, fig [personne, groupe] to stop [personne, véhicule, cheval]; to stop [chronomètre]; arrêter sa voiture le long du trottoir to pull up along the kerb GB ou curb US, to stop one's car by the kerb GB ou curb US; arrêtez-la! stop her!; rien ne les arrête fig (pour faire un voyage, pour s'amuser) there's no stopping them; péj ( pour obtenir de l'argent) they'd stop at nothing; fais-le, qu'est-ce qui t'arrête? just do it, what's stopping you?; c'est le prix du billet qui m'arrête I'd go if it weren't for the cost of the ticket; une plaine immense où rien n'arrête le regard a vast plain where there's nothing as far as the eye can see;

2 ( éteindre) [personne, mécanisme] to stop, to switch off [machine, moteur]; to switch off [ventilateur, réveil, radio]; arrêtez votre moteur stop your engine;

3 ( mettre fin à) to stop [fuite, hémorragie, circulation]; to stop [guerre, massacre, invasion]; to halt [processus, production, transaction, construction]; arrêter la marche or le cours du temps to halt the passage of time; les travaux ont été arrêtés work has been halted; arrêter qn ( dans une conversation) to stop sb; je vous arrête tout de suite I'll stop you straight away; arrêter de faire to stop doing; arrête de te plaindre/de mentir stop complaining/lying; il n'a pas arrêté de pleuvoir it didn't stop raining; le téléphone n'arrête pas de sonner the phone never stops ringing; elles n'arrêtent pas de bavarder they never stop talking; arrêter de travailler ( définitivement) to stop work; le trafic est arrêté sur la ligne B en raison d'un accident service has been suspended on the B line due to an accident; arrête! ( tu m'ennuies) stop it!; ( je ne te crois pas) I don't believe you!; arrête tes bêtises! ( tais-toi) stop talking nonsense!; ( cesse de faire des bêtises) stop fooling around!; ( je ne te crois pas) I don't believe you!; je n'arrête pas en ce moment! ( je suis très occupé) I'm always on the go○ these days!; ‘tu n'as qu'à travailler!’-‘mais je n'arrête pas!’ ‘you should work!’-‘but that's what I'm doing!’;

4 ( renoncer à) to give up [études, compétition, activité, alcool]; arrêter la danse/le piano to give up dance/(playing) the piano; arrêter de faire to give up doing; arrêter de fumer/de boire/de se droguer to give up smoking/drinking/taking drugs;

5 ( appréhender) [police] to arrest; 13 personnes ont été arrêtées lors de la manifestation 13 people were arrested at the demonstration;

6 ( signer un arrêt de travail pour) [médecin] to give [sb] a sick note; être arrêté pour trois semaines to be given a sick note for three weeks;

7 Cout to fasten off [couture]; ( en tricot) to cast off [mailles];

8 ( déterminer) to fix [lieu, date]; to make [décision]; to decide on [plan, principe, mesure]; to formulate [clause, décret].

B vi ( faire arrêt) to stop (à at); ( cesser) [bruit, cri] to stop ; le téléphone n'arrête pas the phone hasn't stopped (ringing).

C s'arrêter vpr

1 ( faire un arrêt) [personne] to stop (pour faire to do); [voiture, bus, train] to stop; arrête-toi ici stop here; sans s'arrêter without stopping; s'arrêter pour se reposer to stop for a rest; s'arrêter dans un restaurant to stop at a restaurant; s'arrêter à Grenoble [personne] to stop off in Grenoble; [train, car] to stop in Grenoble; je me suis arrêté chez un ami I stopped off at a friend's house; il était arrêté au feu rouge he had stopped at the red light;

2 ( cesser de fonctionner) [montre, pendule, machine] to stop; [radio, télévision] to go dead ou off; [cassette, disque] to be finished;

3 ( cesser) [hémorragie, pluie, neige, musique] to stop; [émission] to end; s'arrêter de faire to stop doing; s'arrêter de bouger/de pleurer to stop moving/crying; s'arrêter de travailler to stop working; ils ne vont pas s'arrêter là fig they won't stop there;

4 ( renoncer à) to give up (de faire doing); s'arrêter de boire/de fumer to give up drinking/smoking;

5 ( se terminer) [enquête, recherche, histoire] to end; [voie ferrée, chemin, champ, jardin] to end; la ressemblance entre les deux s'arrête là any similarity between the two ends there; l'affaire aurait pu s'arrêter là that could have been the end of the matter;

6 ( fixer son attention sur) s'arrêter sur to dwell on [texte, point, proposition]; s'arrêter à to focus on [détails, essentiel]; ce dernier point mérite qu'on s'y arrête this last point merits some attention.

[arete] verbe transitif

1. [empêcher d'avancer - passant, taxi] to stop

a. (familier & humoristique) [je ne te crois pas] come off it!

b. [arrête de te vanter] stop showing off!

2. [retenir - personne] to stop ; [ - regard] to catch, to fix

[interrompre] to interrupt

3. [éteindre - radio, télévision] to turn off (separable) ; [ - moteur] to stop, to switch off (separable)

4. [mettre fin à - élan] to stop, to check ; [ - écoulement, saignement] to stem, to stop ; [ - croissance, chute] to stop, to arrest, to bring to a halt

5. [abandonner - construction, publication, traitement] to stop ; [ - sport, chant] to give up (separable)

[cesser de fabriquer] to discontinue (the manufacture of)

6. [suj: police] to arrest

7. [déterminer - date, lieu] to appoint, to decide on (inseparable), to fix ; [ - plan, procédure] to decide on (inseparable), to settle on (inseparable), to settle upon (inseparable)

8. [suj: médecin]

9. FINANCE

a. [le fermer] to close ou to settle an account

b. [en faire un relevé] to draw up ou to make up a statement of account

10. COUTURE [point] to fasten off (separable)

11. [gibier] to point

12. INFORMATIQUE [ordinateur] to shut down

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[arete] verbe intransitif

il n'a pas arrêté de neiger it hasn't stopped snowing, it's been snowing non-stop

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s'arrêter verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [cesser - bruit, pluie, saignement] to stop

a. [cesser de] to stop

b. [renoncer à] to give up, to stop

2. [s'immobiliser - montre] to stop ; [ - ascenseur, véhicule] to stop, to come to a stop ou halt

3. [faire une halte, une pause] to stop

4. [se fixer]

notre choix s'est arrêté sur le canapé en cuir we decided ou settled on the leather couch

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s'arrêter à verbe pronominal plus préposition

[faire attention à] to pay attention to

s'arrêter à des vétilles to pay attention to trifles

1 ball (esfera).

bola de alcanfor mothball

bola de billar billiard ball

bola de cristal crystal ball

bola del mundo globe

bola de naftalina mothball

bola de nieve snowball

convertirse en una bola de nieve (figurative) to snowball

bola de partido match point (en tenis)

2 fib (informal) (mentira).

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs

3 rumor (informal).

corre la bola por ahí de que te has echado novio they say you've got yourself a boyfriend

4 shoe polish. ( Latin American Spanish)

5 shoeblacking, shoe polish, shoe cream.

6 scoop of ice cream.

7 polishing, shoe polishing.

8 tall story, cock-and-bull story, snow job.

9 lie, porky, porky pie.

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► nombre femenino

1 (gen) ball

2 familiar fib, lie

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no rascar bola (incompetente) to make a mess of everything 2 (gandul) not to do a stroke

bola de nieve snowball

bola de cristal crystal ball

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1) ball

2) lie, fib

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1) (=cuerpo esférico) ball; [de helado] scoop; (=canica) marble

- estar hecho una bola

2) (Dep) ball; [de petanca] boule

- andar como bola huacha

- dar bola

- dar la bola

- dejar que ruede la bola

- escurrir la bola

- ir a su bola

- parar bolas

- pasar la bola

- pasarse de la bola

- no rascar bola

- tener la cabeza como una bola de billar

3) [en lana, algodón] bobble

4) Esp (=músculo) [del brazo] biceps; [de la pantorrilla] calf muscle

5) ** (=cabeza) nut *, noggin (EEUU) **

- cambiar la bola

6) pl bolas *** (=testículos) balls ***

- en bolas

- hasta las bolas

- pillar a algn en bolas

- ¡qué bolas!

7) * (=mentira) fib

8) (=rumor)

9) Méx

10) (Naipes) (grand) slam

11) (Náut) signal (with discs)

12) (Tip) golf ball

13) (Mec) ball bearing

14) Méx (=jaleo) row, hubbub; (=pelea) brawl

- se armó la bola

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1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

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= fib, fibbing, ball.

Ex. Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.

Ex. When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.

Ex. People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.

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* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

* bola de alcanfor = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola de barro = mudpie.

* bola de cristal = crystal ball.

* bola de cristal con nieve dentro = snow globe.

* bola de hacer punto = knitting yarn.

* bola de molienda = grinding ball.

* bola de naftalina = mothball, moth crystal, camphor ball.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* decir bolas = fib.

* echar la bola a rodar = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.

* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.

* en bolas = stark naked, in the nod, in the buff.

* hacer una bola con Algo = ball + Nombre + up.

* mantener la bola rodando = keep + the ball rolling.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* parada de bola = fielding.

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1)

a) ( cuerpo redondo) ball; ( de helado) scoop

b) (Dep) ball; ( de petanca) boule; ( canica) (Col, Per) marble

c) bolas femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg)

d) (fam) ( músculo - del brazo) biceps; (- de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

- bola de cristal

- bola de nieve

- bola de partido/de set

- bolas criollas

2) (fam) ( mentira) lie, fib (colloq)

3) (Andes, RPl fam) ( atención)

4) (Méx fam) ( montón)

5) (Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

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1 (cuerpo redondo) ball; (de helado) scoop

se hacen bolas con la masa form the dough into balls

el gato estaba hecho una bolita en el sofá the cat was curled up (in a little ball) on the sofa

se me hizo una bola en el estómago I got a knot in my stomach

tengo una bola en el estómago de haber comido tan rápido I ate too fast, my stomach feels heavy

te vas a poner como una bola you're going to get very fat

algunos tejidos se hacen bolas some materials get o go bobbly

máquina de escribir de bola golf ball typewriter

dorarle la bola a algn ( fam); to sweet-talk sb ( colloq)

2 ( Dep) ball; (de petanca) boule; (canica) (Col, Per) marble

andar como bola huacha ( Chi fam): ando como bola huacha I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with myself

como bola sin manija ( RPl fam): me tiene como bola sin manija he has me running about from pillar to post

desde que se mudaron los amigos anda como bola sin manija since his friends moved away he's been at a complete loss o he's been wandering around like a lost soul o he hasn't known what to do with himself

echarse la bolita ( Méx); to pass the buck

más calvo que una bola de boliche ( Méx); bald as a coot ( colloq)

parar or poner bolas ( Col fam); to pay attention, listen up ( AmE colloq)

pare bolas, que le estoy hablando pay attention when I'm talking to you

le advertí, pero no me puso bolas I warned him, but he didn't take the slightest notice ( colloq)

(pelado) como una bola de billar ( RPl); as bald as a coot ( colloq), bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar to be as bald as a coot ( colloq), to be as bald as a cue ball ( AmE) o ( BrE) billiard ball

3 bolas fpl (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) (testículos) balls (pl) ( famor vulg)

darle por or romperle las bolas a algn ( vulg); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), piss sb off (sl)

me da por las bolas que me empujen it really gets on my nerves o up my nose when people push me ( colloq), it really pisses me off when people push me (sl)

estar en bolas ( fam o vulg); to be stark naked ( colloq)

estar hasta las bolas ( vulg); to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo ( Méx); to get in a mess over sth

pillar a algn en bolas to catch sb on the hop ( colloq), to catch sb with their pants ( AmE) o ( BrE) trousers down ( colloq)

4 ( fam) (músculo — del brazo) biceps; (— de la pantorrilla) calf muscle

sacar bola to flex one's muscles

se me subió la bola I got a cramp ( AmE), I got cramp ( BrE)

crystal ball

snowball

match point

set point

fpl ( Ven) game similar to petanque

B ( fam) (mentira) lie, fib ( colloq); (rumor) rumor*

me metió una bola he told me a fib

contar/decir bolas to fib ( colloq), to tell fibs ( colloq)

¡se tragó la bola! she swallowed it! ( colloq), she fell for it! ( colloq)

corre la bola de que … (the) word is that …, word has it that …, it's going round that …

(Andes, RPI fam) (atención): se lo dije pero él no me dio bola or pero él, ni bola I told him, but he didn't take the slightest bit o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice ( colloq)

( Méx fam) (montón): una bola de niños loads of o a whole bunch of kids ( colloq)

una bola de libros stacks o loads of books ( colloq)

( Méx fam) (brillo): ¿le doy bola? shall I polish o shine your shoes?

F ( Méx) revolution, uprising ( esp the Mexican Revolution)

armarse la bola ( Méx): cuando marcaron el penalty se armó la bola when they scored from the penalty all hell broke loose ( colloq)

¿por qué se armó la bola? — porque no había boletos what was all the fuss about? — there were no tickets left ( colloq)

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◊ bola de cristal crystal ball;

◊ bolas sustantivo femenino plural (fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( testículos) balls (pl) (colloq or vulg);

◊ me metió una bola he told me a fib;

◊ una bola de loads of (colloq)

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bola nf

1. [esfera] ball;

tengo una bola en el estómago my stomach feels bloated;

si sigues comiendo pasteles te pondrás como una bola if you carry on eating cakes, you'll get fat;

dejar rodar la bola to let it ride

bola de cristal crystal ball;

bola de fuego fireball;

bola del mundo globe;

bola de naftalina mothball;

bola de nieve snowball;

convertirse en una bola de nieve to snowball

2. [pelota] ball;

no tocar o [m5]rascar bola: se pasó el partido entero sin tocar o [m5] rascar bola he didn't do a single thing in the whole match;

no dio pie con bola he didn't do o get a thing right

bola de break [en tenis] break point;

bola de juego [en tenis] game point;

bola jugadora [en billar] cue ball;

bola de partido [en tenis] match point;

bola de set [en tenis] set point

3. Fam [mentira] fib;

contar bolas to fib, to tell fibs;

me intentó meter una bola she tried to tell me a fib;

esa bola no me la trago I'm not going to fall for that one

4. Fam [rumor]

¡corre la bola!, nos van a poner un examen mañana they're going to give us an exam tomorrow, pass it on!

5. Fam [músculo]

6. bola de nieve [planta] snowball tree

7. muy Fam

echarle bolas: tienes que echarle bolas al asunto you really need to put some oomph o guts into it;

en bolas [desnudo] stark naked, Br starkers;

pillar a alguien en bolas [sin nada, desprevenido] to catch sb out;

¡me has pillado en bolas!, ¡no tengo ni idea! you've got me there, I haven't a clue!;

el profesor nos pilló en bolas the teacher caught us unprepared;

hinchar o [m5] romper las bolas [molestar] to be a pain in the Br arse o US butt

8. Am [betún] shoe polish

9. Chile [cometa] kite [large and round]

10. Méx Fam [grupo de gente] crowd;

en bola [en grupo] in a crowd, as a group

11. Méx [riña] tumult, uproar

12. Cuba, Chile

13. Fam

a mi/tu/su bola: nosotros trabajando y él, a su bola we were working and there he was, just doing his own thing;

andar como bola sin manija to wander around;

de bola que sí sure, you bet your life;

estar o [m5] meterse en bola to participate;

hacerse bolas to get muddled up;

estar hecho bola to be shattered o Br knackered;

dar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;

nadie le da bola al nuevo compañero nobody takes any notice of our new colleague;

nunca le dio bola a su hijo she never showed any interest in her son;

parar bola a alguien to pay attention to sb;

tener bolas [ser valiente] to have guts;

14. ver bolo²

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1 ball;

no dar pie con bola get everything wrong;

dejar que ruede la bola fig let things take their course

2 TÉC ball bearing

3 de helado scoop

4 fam ( mentira) fib fam

bolas pl pop balls pop, nuts pop ;

en bolas fam stark naked

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bola nf

1) : ball

bola de nieve: snowball

2) fam : lie, fib

3) Mex fam : bunch, group

una bola de rateros: a bunch of thieves

4) Mex : uproar, tumult

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bola n

1. (esfera) ball

2. (mentira) lie

1 to disappoint, to disillusion, to break someone's expectations.

María desengañó a su amiga Mary disappointed her friend.

2 to open someone's eyes, to show the truth, to bring to reality, to open the eyes of.

María desengañó a su amiga Mary opened her friend's eyes.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer conocer la verdad) to open the eyes of, put in the know

2 (decepcionar) to disappoint

3 (desilusionar) to disillusion

► verbo pronominal desengañarse

1 (ver la verdad) to have one's eyes opened (de, about)

■ cuando vio a sus oponentes se desengañó de ganar la carrera when he saw his opponents he realized he wouldn't win the race

2 (tener una decepción) to be disappointed

3 (tener una desilusión) to become disillusioned, be let down

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¡desengáñate! face facts!, don't delude yourself!, stop kidding yourself!

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1. VT

1) (=desilusionar) to disillusion

2) (=decepcionar) to disappoint

3) (=abrir los ojos a) to open the eyes of

desengañarse

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verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)

desengañarse v pron

a) ( decepcionarse)

b) (salir del engaño, error)

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= disillusion.

Ex. Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.

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* desengañarse = become + disillusioned, get real.

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verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)

desengañarse v pron

a) ( decepcionarse)

b) (salir del engaño, error)

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desengañar [A1 ]

1 (decepcionar) to disillusion

la vida lo ha desengañado he's been disillusioned by life

(sacar del engaño): todavía cree en los Reyes Magos, no lo desengañes he still believes in Santa Claus, don't spoil it for him

hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him

1 (decepcionarse) desengañarse DE algo to become disillusioned WITH o ABOUT sth

se ha desengañado del matrimonio he's become disillusioned with o about marriage

(salir del engaño): desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto stop kidding yourself o don't fool yourself, you're not going to get that job ( colloq)

más vale que se desengañe, no le va a ser tan fácil como piensa he'd better stop deluding himself, it's not going to be as easy as he thinks

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a) ( decepcionarse) desengañarse de algo to become disillusioned with o about sth

b) (salir del engaño, error) to stop fooling oneself

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♦ vt

1. [a una persona equivocada] to reveal the truth to

2. [a una persona esperanzada] to disillusion

♦ See also the pronominal verb desengañarse

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v/t disillusion

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desengañar vt

: to disillusion, to disenchant

♦ See also the reflexive verb desengañarse

"1. (a) side. 2. flank. 3. neighborhood, vicinity, diggings: O yanlarda oturuyor. He lives in that area. 4. part (of one´s body): Her yanım ağrıyor. I ache all over. 5. direction (line or course extending away from a given point). 6. aspect, side (of a matter). 7. with; alongside, alongside of: Yanına hiç para alma! Don´t take any money with you! Yanımda çalışıyor. He works alongside me. 8. in comparison with, alongside of: Hüsnü, Zühtü´nün yanında bir sıfırdır. Hüsnü´s nothing compared to Zühtü. 9. lateral, side, located at or towards a side. 10. secondary. -a /dan/ 1. pro, for, in favor of; on the side of: Ben Hasan´dan yanayım. I´m for Hasan. 2. as regards, as far as... is concerned: Paradan yana iyiyim. I´m OK as far as money goes. -dan sideways, from one side; obliquely; in profile. -a çıkmak /dan/ to support, take the side of, side with (someone). -ına almak /ı/ 1. to take (someone) on, employ (someone) (as one´s assistant). 2. to take (someone) in (in order to look after him/her). - bakış sideways glance. - bakmak /a/ 1. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. - basmak 1. to be deceived, be taken in. 2. not to be straight with someone; to give someone the runaround. -ı başında /ın/ right beside, immediately beside, right next to. -ına bırakmamak/komamak/koymamak /ı, ın/ not to let (someone) get away with (something), not to let (someone) do (something) without being punished for doing it. (...) -ından bile geçmemiş. /ın/ It doesn´t have even the slightest connection with.../It doesn´t bear even the faintest resemblance to.... - cebime koy. colloq. I don´t believe you./Come on, who do you think you´re fooling?/Pull the other leg, it´s got bells on it. - cümle gram. subordinate clause. -dan çarklı 1. side-wheel (steamer). 2. slang slow-going, poky (vehicle). 3. slang (glass of tea) served with lumps/a lump of sugar in the saucer beside it. 4. slang (someone) who walks with one shoulder sloped downward. 5. slang (someone) who swings his arms vigorously as he walks. - çizmek 1. to try to get out of; to avoid, shirk, evade, dodge. 2. to pay no attention to, ignore. - etki side effect. -dan fırlama slang scoundrel, bastard, SOB. - gelmek/- gelip yatmak to take one´s ease, relax, enjoy oneself (when one should be working). -dan görünüş profile. - gözle out of the corner of one´s eye. - gözle bakmak /a/ 1. to look at (someone) out of the corner of one´s eye. 2. to look askance at, look at (someone, something) disdainfully. 3. to look at (someone, something) hostilely or venomously. -ına (kâr) kalmak to get away with, do (something) without being punished for doing it: Bu cinayet yanına kalmaz. You won´t get away with this murder. (...) -ına salavatla varılır. /ın/ You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. (...) -ına (salavatla) varılmaz. /ın/ 1. It´s so high/expensive you can´t touch it. 2. He/She thinks he´s/she´s better than everybody else. He/She thinks he´s/she´s something. 3. You have to walk on eggs around him/her; the smallest thing can make him/her blow his/her stack. -ı sıra 1. right along with, right alongside, together with, with: Yanı sıra avukatını getirdi. He brought his lawyer along with him. Viski yanı sıra bira içiyor. He´s drinking beer together with whiskey. 2. besides, in addition to, along with: Büyük bir yazar olmanın yanı sıra ünlü bir müzisyendir. Besides being a great writer he´s also a famous musician. 3. right alongside, right beside: Yanım sıra onlar oturuyorlardı. They were sitting right beside me. - tutmak to show partiality to one person or side. - ürün by-product. - yan sideways. - yana side by side. - yan bakmak /a/ to look at (someone) malevolently, look daggers at. - yatmak to lean to one side."

X в бирюльки играет \Б-68 X fritters (fiddles) away the time

Neg X не в бирюльки играет (with an emphasis on the seriousness of the matter) X is not playing games (with person Y).

• ИГРАТЬ В БИРЮЛЬКИ coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human; often neg or infin with хватит, перестань(те) etc]

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⇒ to occupy o.s. with trifles (with the implication that one should be doing sth. serious, productive instead):

- X в бирюльки играет≈ X fritters (fiddles) away the time;

- X fiddles (fools, putters) around;

     ♦ "А это ты нас не учи, что делать. - Он подступал к арестованному, красноречиво поигрывая деревянной кобурой у пояса. - Мы из тебя, ваше благородие, быстро гонор вышибем. Мы сюда не в бирюльки играть заявились" (Максимов 3). "Don't you tell us what to do."...He went up to the prisoner, eloquently fingering the wooden holster at his waist. "We'll soon cut you down to size. We haven't come here to fool around" (3a).

     ♦ "Кто подделывал икону?" - спросил Антон. "Не знаю!" - торопливо выпалил Вася... [Антон] передал фотоснимок [Васе] Сипенятину: "Узнаёте художника?" Тот, оценивающе прищурясь, натянуто усмехнулся: "Как волков флажками обложили". - "Вы что, думали, в бирюльки с вами играть будут?" (Чернёнок 2). "Who forged the icon?" Anton asked. "I don't know," Vasya burst out... [Anton] handed the picture to [Vasya] Sipeniatin. "Do you recognize the artist?" Vasya squinted as he appraised the picture and laughed nervously. "You've got him pegged." "Did you think we were going to play games with you?" (2a).

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• ИГРАТЬ В БИРЮЛЬКИ coll, disapprov

[VP; subj: human; often neg or infin with хватит, перестань(те) etc]

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⇒ to occupy o.s. with trifles (with the implication that one should be doing sth. serious, productive instead):

- X в бирюльки играет≈ X fritters (fiddles) away the time;

- X fiddles (fools, putters) around;

     ♦ "А это ты нас не учи, что делать. - Он подступал к арестованному, красноречиво поигрывая деревянной кобурой у пояса. - Мы из тебя, ваше благородие, быстро гонор вышибем. Мы сюда не в бирюльки играть заявились" (Максимов 3). "Don't you tell us what to do."...He went up to the prisoner, eloquently fingering the wooden holster at his waist. "We'll soon cut you down to size. We haven't come here to fool around" (3a).

     ♦ "Кто подделывал икону?" - спросил Антон. "Не знаю!" - торопливо выпалил Вася... [Антон] передал фотоснимок [Васе] Сипенятину: "Узнаёте художника?" Тот, оценивающе прищурясь, натянуто усмехнулся: "Как волков флажками обложили". - "Вы что, думали, в бирюльки с вами играть будут?" (Чернёнок 2). "Who forged the icon?" Anton asked. "I don't know," Vasya burst out... [Anton] handed the picture to [Vasya] Sipeniatin. "Do you recognize the artist?" Vasya squinted as he appraised the picture and laughed nervously. "You've got him pegged." "Did you think we were going to play games with you?" (2a).

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• no fooling

• no-frost

• without extras

1. noun

2. verb

1) to deceive:

2) ( often with about or around) to act like a fool or playfully: