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61 barbarismo
m.1 foreign word (extranjerismo).2 substandard usage.3 barbarism, nonstandard usage of the language, undesirable language construction.4 loan word, borrowed word, borrowing, barbarism.* * *1 barbarism* * *SM1) (Ling) barbarism2) = barbarie* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity, barbaric act.Ex. The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a ' barbarian act'.* * ** * *= barbarism, barbarity, barbaric act.Ex: The article is entitled ' Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a ' barbarian act'.* * *1 (extranjerismo) loan word, borrowing2 (solecismo) barbarism* * *
barbarismo sustantivo masculino ( extranjerismo) loan word, borrowing;
( solecismo) barbarism
* * *barbarismo nm1. [extranjerismo] = foreign word that has not yet been fully accepted as part of the language2. [incorrección] substandard usage, barbarism* * *m1 GRAM ( extranjerismo) loan word2 ( incorrección) barbarism -
62 barra cortasangre
(n.) = styptic pencilEx. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.* * *(n.) = styptic pencilEx: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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63 barra hemostática
(n.) = styptic pencilEx. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.* * *(n.) = styptic pencilEx: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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64 callar
v.1 to keep quiet about.2 to keep quiet, to be silent.quien calla otorga silence signifies consent3 to silence.Ricardo calló a Susana Richard silenced Susan.4 to be quiet, to stop talking.hacer callar a alguien to silence somebodymandar callar a alguien to tell somebody to shut up¡calla! shut up!¡calla, si eso me lo dijo a mí también! guess what, he said that to me, too!5 to hold one's tongue, to shut up, to be silent, to be quiet.María calló para protegerlo Mary held her tongue to protect him.6 to hush up, to keep under one's hat.María calló la verdad sobre el caso Mary hushed up the truth about the case.* * *1 (no hablar) to be quiet, keep quiet2 (dejar de hablar) to stop talking, shut up■ ¡quieres callar! will you shut up!3 (un ruido) to stop1 (esconder) to keep to oneself, not mention\a la chita callando familiar on the quiet, on the sly¡calla! figurado never!, no!¡cállate! keep quiet!, be quiet!quien calla otorga silence gives consent* * *1. VI1) (=dejar de hablar) to be quiet¡calla, que no puedo oír la radio! — be o keep quiet, I can't hear the radio!, shut up o (EEUU) hush up, I can't hear the radio! *
su madre le mandó callar — his mother ordered him to be quiet, his mother told him to shut up
-Ernesto se casa -¡calla! ¡eso no puede ser! — "Ernesto is getting married" - "you're joking! that can't be true!"
2) (=no hablar) to say nothing, keep quietal principio optó por callar — initially he decided to say nothing o keep quiet
2. VT1) (=hacer callar)calló a los niños con un cuento — he got the children to be o keep quiet by reading them a story
reparten dinero para callar las protestas — they're giving out money to silence o quell complaints
¡calla o cállate la boca! — * shut your mouth! **, shut your face! **
2) (=ocultar) to keep to o.s., keep quietserá mejor callar este asunto — it's best to keep this matter to ourselves o keep this matter quiet
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be quiet, shut up (colloq)hacer callar a la oposición/prensa — to silence the opposition/the press
ya tiene tres niños - calla! — (fam) she has three children now - never! o she hasn't! (colloq)
2.quien calla otorga — silence implies o gives consent
callar vta) <secreto/información> to keep... quietb) (AmL) < persona> to get... to be quiet, to shut... up (colloq)3.callarse v prona) ( guardar silencio) to be quietcállate la boca! — (fam) shut your mouth! (sl)
cuando entró todos se callaron — when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking
* * *----* callarse = go + quiet, shut up, keep + quiet.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* mandar callar = shush, hush.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to be quiet, shut up (colloq)hacer callar a la oposición/prensa — to silence the opposition/the press
ya tiene tres niños - calla! — (fam) she has three children now - never! o she hasn't! (colloq)
2.quien calla otorga — silence implies o gives consent
callar vta) <secreto/información> to keep... quietb) (AmL) < persona> to get... to be quiet, to shut... up (colloq)3.callarse v prona) ( guardar silencio) to be quietcállate la boca! — (fam) shut your mouth! (sl)
cuando entró todos se callaron — when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking
* * ** callarse = go + quiet, shut up, keep + quiet.* hacer callar = shush, hush, quieten.* mandar callar = shush, hush.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *callar [A1 ]vito be quiet, shut up ( colloq)calla, que no me dejas oír be quiet o shut up, I can't hearlloró toda la noche, no hubo manera de hacerlo callar he cried all night, nothing we could do would make him stopquien calla otorga silence implies o gives consent■ callarvt1 ‹secreto› to keep … to oneselfintentaron callar estas cifras they attempted to keep these figures quiet2( AmL) ‹persona› callen a esos niños get those children to be quiet, shut those kids up, will you? ( colloq)■ callarse1 (guardar silencio) to be quiet¡cállate! be quiet!, shut up! ( colloq)¡cállate la boca! ( fam); shut your mouth! (sl)¿te quieres callar de una vez? will you shut up!cuando entró todos se callaron when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talkingla próxima vez no me callaré next time I won't keep quiet2 (no decir) ‹noticia› to keep … quiet, keep … to oneself* * *
callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
hacer callar a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivoa) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet
callarse verbo pronominal
cuando entró todos se callaron when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me callaré next time I'll say something
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
' callar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- para
- silenciar
- mandar
- querer
English:
hush
- shout down
- shut up
- silence
- quiet
- shut
- unsaid
* * *♦ vi1. [no hablar] to keep quiet, to be silent;quien calla otorga silence signifies consent2. [dejar de hablar] to be quiet, to stop talking;mandar callar a alguien to tell sb to shut up;hacer callar a alguien to silence sb;¡calla! shut up!;¡calla, si eso me lo dijo a mí también! guess what!, he said that to me, too!;¡calla, que me he dejado el paraguas en el tren! gosh! I've left my umbrella on the train!;los cañones callaron tras tres días de combate after three days of battle the guns fell silent♦ vt1. [ocultar] to keep quiet about;calló la verdad para no inculpar a su amigo she withheld the truth so as not to incriminate her friend2. [acallar] to silence* * *¡calla! be quiet!, shut up!II v/t silence* * *callar vi: to keep quiet, to be silentcallar vt1) : to silence, to hush¡calla a los niños!: keep the children quiet!2) : to keep secret* * * -
65 chimpancé
m.chimpanzee.* * *► nombre masculino (pl chimpancés)1 chimpanzee* * *SMF chimpanzee* * *masculino y femenino chimpanzee* * *= chimpanzee, chimp.Ex. The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.Ex. Gorillas and chimps, two of man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom, will be on the edge of extinction within a decade.----* chimpancé enano = bonobo.* * *masculino y femenino chimpanzee* * *= chimpanzee, chimp.Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
Ex: Gorillas and chimps, two of man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom, will be on the edge of extinction within a decade.* chimpancé enano = bonobo.* * *chimpanzee* * *
chimpancé sustantivo masculino y femenino
chimpanzee
chimpancé sustantivo masculino Zool chimpanzee
' chimpancé' also found in these entries:
English:
chimpanzee
- male-dominated
* * *chimpancé nmchimpanzee* * *m ZO chimpanzee* * *chimpancé nm: chimpanzee* * *chimpancé n chimpanzee -
66 chimpancé enano
(n.) = bonoboEx. The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.* * *(n.) = bonoboEx: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
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67 colmillo
m.1 canine, eye-tooth.2 fang, dogtooth, canine tooth, canine.3 tusk.* * *1 eye tooth, canine tooth2 (de carnívoro) fang; (de jabalí, elefante, morsa) tusk\* * *SM (Anat) eye tooth, canine (tooth); (Zool) fang; [de elefante, morsa, jabalí] tuskenseñar los colmillos — to show one's teeth, bare one's teeth
* * *masculino ( de persona) eyetooth, canine (tech); (de elefante, jabalí, morsa) tusk; (de perro, lobo) fang, canineenseñar los colmillos —; diente a)
* * *= tusk, fang, canine, eye-tooth, canine tooth.Ex. Some vertical storage chests have two pairs of 'elephants' tusk' on which the maps are suspended.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.Ex. Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.* * *masculino ( de persona) eyetooth, canine (tech); (de elefante, jabalí, morsa) tusk; (de perro, lobo) fang, canineenseñar los colmillos —; diente a)
* * *= tusk, fang, canine, eye-tooth, canine tooth.Ex: Some vertical storage chests have two pairs of 'elephants' tusk' on which the maps are suspended.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.* * *(de una persona) eyetooth, canine ( tech); (de un elefante, jabalí, una morsa) tusk; (de un perro, lobo) canineenseñar los colmillos: el perro enseñaba los colmillos the dog would show o or bare its teethno sabía hacerse respetar sino enseñando los colmillos the only way he could command respect was by being aggressiveescupir por el colmillo to brag, boast* * *
colmillo sustantivo masculino ( de persona) eyetooth, canine (tech);
(de elefante, jabalí, morsa) tusk;
(de perro, lobo) fang, canine
colmillo sustantivo masculino
1 Zool (de carnívoro) fang
(de mamut, elefante) tusk
2 (de persona) canine tooth
' colmillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canina
- canino
English:
canine
- fang
- tusk
* * *colmillo nm1. [de persona] canine, eye tooth;[de perro] fang; Figenseñar los colmillos to show one's teeth2. [de elefante, morsa] tusk* * *escupir por el colmillo fam brag;enseñar los colmillos fam show one’s teeth* * *colmillo nm1) canino: canine (tooth), fang2) : tusk* * *colmillo n (de elefante) tusk -
68 conspiración de salón
(n.) = armchair conspiracyEx. The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.* * *(n.) = armchair conspiracyEx: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.
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69 cortarse
1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy* * *2) go off* * *VPR1) [con algo afilado]a) [persona] to cut o.s.b)ha ido a cortarse el pelo — she's gone to get her hair cut, she's gone to the hairdresser's, she's gone for a haircut
cortársela *** —
si no acepta, me la corto — I'll be bloody amazed if he doesn't accept it **
2) (=rajarse) [manos, labios] to get chapped; [material] to split, come apart3) (Culin) [mayonesa, natillas] to curdle; [leche] to go off, curdle4) * (=cohibirse) to get embarrassedno se corta a la hora de decir lo que piensa — she doesn't hold back at all when it comes to saying what she thinks
no cortarse un pelo —
el entrenador, que no se corta un pelo, ha culpado al árbitro de la derrota — the coach, never one to hold back, has blamed the referee for the defeat
5) (=interrumpirse) [luz] to go off, go out6) Cono Sur * (=separarse) to become separated (from the others), get left behind; (=irse) to clear off *; [en trato] to get left out7) Cono Sur * (=morirse) to die* * *(v.) = nick + ReflexivoEx. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.* * *(v.) = nick + ReflexivoEx: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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■cortarse verbo reflexivo
1 (herirse) to cut oneself
2 (las uñas, etc) to cut: le gusta cortarse el pelo a menudo, he likes to have his hair cut often
3 (la leche, mayonesa) to curdle
4 (la piel, los labios) to chap
5 (el suministro) to cut off: se cortó la corriente, there was a power cut
6 familiar (avergonzarse) to become shy
' cortarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coleta
- pelarse
- cortar
- vena
English:
bob
- curdle
- get
- hair
- haircut
- separate
- sour
- cut
- have
- one
* * *vpr1. [herirse] to cut oneself;cortarse con un cristal to cut oneself on a piece of glass;me corté al afeitarme I cut myself shaving;cortarse (en) la cara to cut one's face;cortarse las venas to slit one's wrists;Famsi no apruebo, me corto el cuello I'm going to kill myself if I fail;muy Famsi no me dan el trabajo, me la corto I'm going to kill myself if they don't give me the jobcortarse las uñas to clip o cut one's nails3. [labios, piel] to become chapped o cracked4. [estropearse] [leche] to curdle;[mayonesa] to spoil, Br to go offla comunicación telefónica se cortó por culpa de la tormenta the phone lines went down because of the storm;se te va a cortarse la digestión you'll get stomach cramps7. [separarse] to divide, to split;el pelotón se cortó en dos grupos the pack split into two groupsno se corta a la hora de criticar he doesn't mince his words o hold back when it comes to criticizing;no te cortes, sírvete lo que te apetezca don't be shy o polite, take whatever you want;no se cortó un pelo y vino a la fiesta sin haber sido invitado he didn't worry about what people might think and came to the party without having been invited9. Andes, RP [separarse] to be left behind* * *v/r1 cut o.s.;cortarse el pelo have one’s hair cut2:la línea se ha cortado TELEC the line has gone dead3 fig famget embarrassed* * *vr1) : to cut oneselfcortarse el pelo: to cut one's hair2) : to be cut off3) : to sour (of milk)* * *cortarse vb2. (quedarse avergonzado) to get embarrassed -
70 corteza
f.1 bark.2 crust.cortezas de cerdo pork scratchings3 crust (geology) (terrestre).4 cortex (anatomy).5 rind, cheese crust.6 earth's crust, crust.* * *1 (de árbol) bark2 (de pan) crust3 (de fruta) peel, skin4 (de queso) rind5 figurado (apariencia) outside appearance, outward appearance\corteza cerebral cerebral cortexla corteza terrestre the earth's crust* * *noun f.1) bark2) crust3) peel* * *SF1) [de árbol] bark; [de pan] crust; [de fruta] peel, skin; [de queso, tocino] rind2) (=exterior) outside, outward appearance3) (=grosería) roughness, coarseness* * *b) ( de átomo) shellc) cortezas femenino plural (Coc) (Esp) pork rinds o scratchings (pl)* * *= bark, cortex, crust.Ex. Analysis of the text and identification of the tree bark and the writing ink provided a better understanding of the production and these bark manuscripts.Ex. Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.Ex. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.----* corteza cerebral = cerebral cortex.* corteza de limón = lemon peel.* cortezas = pork scratchings.* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.* corteza visual = visual cortex.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* * *b) ( de átomo) shellc) cortezas femenino plural (Coc) (Esp) pork rinds o scratchings (pl)* * *= bark, cortex, crust.Ex: Analysis of the text and identification of the tree bark and the writing ink provided a better understanding of the production and these bark manuscripts.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.* corteza cerebral = cerebral cortex.* corteza de limón = lemon peel.* cortezas = pork scratchings.* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.* corteza visual = visual cortex.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* * *2 (de un átomo) shellCompuestos:cerebral cortexla corteza terrestre the earth's crust* * *
corteza sustantivo femenino ( de árbol) bark;
( del pan) crust;
( del queso) rind;
(de naranja, limón) peel, rind;
corteza sustantivo femenino
1 (del pan) crust
(del queso) rind
cortezas (de cerdo), pork scratchings, US pork rinds
2 (de un tronco) bark
3 Anat corteza cerebral, cortex
4 Geol la corteza terreste, the earth's crust
' corteza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terrestre
English:
bark
- crust
- pith
- rind
* * *corteza nf1. [del árbol] bark2. [de pan] crust;[de queso, tocino, limón] rind; [de naranja] peel cortezas de cerdo Br pork scratchings, US pork cracklings o rinds la corteza terrestre the earth's crust4. Anat cortexcorteza cerebral cerebral cortex* * ** * *corteza nf1) : bark2) : crust3) : peel, rind4) : cortexcorteza cerebral: cerebral cortex* * *corteza n1. (de árbol) bark2. (de fruta) peel3. (de pan) crust4. (de queso) rind -
71 costra
f.1 layer, crust.2 scab, crust.3 encrustation, incrustation.* * *1 crust2 MEDICINA scab* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=corteza) crust2) (Med) scab3) [de vela] snuff* * *a) ( de herida) scabb) ( de suciedad) layer, coating* * *= crust, encrustration [incustration], scab, incrustration [encustration].Ex. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.Ex. After a few weeks (or days, if you have very bad encrustation) the catheter will drain less well and then block.Ex. Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.Ex. The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.----* con costras = caked.* en costras = caked.* * *a) ( de herida) scabb) ( de suciedad) layer, coating* * *= crust, encrustration [incustration], scab, incrustration [encustration].Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
Ex: After a few weeks (or days, if you have very bad encrustation) the catheter will drain less well and then block.Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.* con costras = caked.* en costras = caked.* * *1 (del pan) crust2 (de una herida) scab3 (de suciedad) layer, coating* * *
costra sustantivo femenino
costra sustantivo femenino
1 Med (postilla) scab
2 (capa) crust
' costra' also found in these entries:
English:
scab
- crust
* * *costra nf1. [de suciedad, de tierra] layer, crust2. [de pan] crust3. [de herida] scab* * *f MED scab* * *costra nf1) : crust2) postilla: scab* * *costra n scab -
72 criar
v.1 to breed, to rear (animales).Ellos crían ganado They breed cattle.2 to bring up.nos criaron en el respeto a los demás we were brought up to respect othersElla cría dos chicos She brings up two kids.3 to breastfeed.4 to mature (vino).5 to nurse, to wet-nurse.La nana crió al chico The nanny nursed the boy.* * *1 (educar niños) to bring up, rear, care for3 (animales) to breed, raise, rear4 (producir) to have, grow; (vinos) to make, mature1 (engendrar) to give birth1 (crecer) to grow; (formarse) to be brought up2 (producirse) to grow* * *verb1) to raise, bring up2) breed* * *1. VT1) (=educar) [+ niño] to bring up, raise ( esp EEUU)los crió su abuela hasta los diez años — they were brought up o raised by their grandmother till they were ten
2) (=amamantar) to nurse, suckle, feedal niño lo crió su tía — the baby was nursed o suckled o fed by his aunt
3) [+ ganado] to rear, raise; [+ aves de corral] to breed; [para competición] to breedcría cuervos (que te sacarán los ojos) —
qué mala suerte tuvo con sus hijos; ya sabes, cría cuervos... — she's been so unlucky with her children, after all she's done for them they've repaid her with nothing but ingratitude
4) [+ hortalizas] to growcriar malvas —
5) (=producir)2. VI1) (=tener crías) to breed2) (=madurar) [vino] to age, mature3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < niño>a) (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos — she was brought up o raised by her grandparents
b) ( amamantar) to breast-feed2) < ganado> to raise, rear; ( para la reproducción) to breed; <pollos/pavos> to breed3) ( producir)2. 3.criarse v pron to grow upa la que te criaste — (CS fam) any old how
* * *= breed, rear, raise, fledge, nurse, raise + Animales, hatch.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.Ex. The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.Ex. Birds in territories with more foliage cover were more likely to fledge young.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. New animal husbandry systems should be developed that provide opportunities for livestock animals to be raised in environments where they are permitted to engage in 'natural behaviour'.Ex. The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.----* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.* criarse = grow up.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < niño>a) (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos — she was brought up o raised by her grandparents
b) ( amamantar) to breast-feed2) < ganado> to raise, rear; ( para la reproducción) to breed; <pollos/pavos> to breed3) ( producir)2. 3.criarse v pron to grow upa la que te criaste — (CS fam) any old how
* * *= breed, rear, raise, fledge, nurse, raise + Animales, hatch.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.Ex: The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.Ex: Birds in territories with more foliage cover were more likely to fledge young.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: New animal husbandry systems should be developed that provide opportunities for livestock animals to be raised in environments where they are permitted to engage in 'natural behaviour'.Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.* criar malvas = push up + (the) daisies.* criar niños = rear + children, raise + children, child rearing.* criarse = grow up.* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.* * *vtA ‹niño›1 (cuidar, educar) to bring up, raisela criaron los abuelos maternos she was brought up o raised by her maternal grandparentsfui criada en el amor a los libros I was brought up to love booksya tiene a sus hijos criados her children are grown up now2 (amamantar) to breast-feedcriado con biberón bottle-fedlo crió su madre his mother breast-fed himB ‹ganado› to raise, rear; (para la reproducción) to breed; ‹pollos/pavos› to breedC(producir): el pan ha criado moho the bread has gone moldyeste perro cría pulgas this dog is always covered in fleasesos libros van a criar polvo those books are just going to gather dust■ criarvi«mujer» to breast-feed; «animal» to suckle■ criarseto grow upnos criamos juntos we were brought up together, we grew up togetherme crié con mi abuela I was brought up o raised by my grandmother* * *
criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ niño›
2
( para la reproducción) to breed
criarse verbo pronominal
to grow up;
me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
criar verbo transitivo
1 (niños) to bring up, rear
2 (animales) to breed, raise
3 (vino) to make
4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms
♦ Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies
' criar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educar
- formar
- moho
English:
breed
- keep
- nurture
- raise
- rear
- bring
* * *♦ vt1. [amamantar] [sujeto: mujer] to breast-feed;[sujeto: animal] to suckle2. [animales] to breed, to rear;[flores, árboles] to grow3. [producir] [musgo, humedad]el muro ha criado mucho musgo there's a lot of moss growing on the wall4. [vino] to mature5. [educar] to bring up;niño mal criado spoilt child;cría cuervos (y te sacarán los ojos): con todo lo que lo he ayudado, ahora no quiere ayudarme a mí – sí, cría cuervos (y te sacarán los ojos) after all the times I've helped him, now he won't help me – yes, some people are just so ungrateful* * *v/t1 niños raise, bring up2 animales breed* * *criar {85} vt1) : to breed2) : to bring up, to raise* * *criar vb -
73 cuchilla
f.1 blade.cuchilla de afeitar razor blade2 kitchen knife.* * *1 (hoja) blade\cuchilla de afeitar razor blade* * *SF1) blade2) (=cuchillo) large kitchen knife; [de carnicero] chopper, cleaver3) [de arado] coulter, colter (EEUU)4) LAm (=cortaplumas) penknife* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Ex. By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.----* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *1)a) (de segadora, batidora, cuchillo) blade; ( de arado) coulter, shareb) tbcuchilla de afeitar — ( hoja) razor blade; ( maquinilla) razor
2) (AmL) (de montañas, colinas) range3) (Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant (colloq); ( mujer dominante) harpy (colloq)* * *= blade, scraper, razor.Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.* cuchilla de afeitar = razor blade, blade razor, razor.* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.* * *A1 (de una segadora, guillotina, batidora) blade; (del arado) coulter, share2 (de cocina) kitchen knife; (de carnicero) cleaver, butcher's knife3B1 (montaña) ridge2 ( AmL) (de montañas, colinas) rangeD ( Col fam) (jefe, profesor) tyrant ( colloq), slavedriver ( colloq); (mujer dominante) harpy ( colloq), old bag ( BrE colloq)* * *
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
( de arado) coulter, shareb) tb
( maquinilla) razor
cuchilla sustantivo femenino
1 blade
2 cuchilla de afeitar, razor blade
' cuchilla' also found in these entries:
English:
blade
- cleaver
- ice-skate
- razor
* * *cuchilla nf1. [de guillotina] blade2. [de carnicero] cleaver3.cuchilla (de afeitar) razor blade4. [de navaja, espada] blade5. Am [de montañas] range (of hills)6. Andes, Carib [cortaplumas] pocketknife* * *f razor blade* * *cuchilla nf1) : kitchen knife, cleaver2) : bladecuchilla de afeitar: razor blade3) : crest, ridge* * * -
74 cuchilla de afeitar
razor blade* * *(n.) = razor blade, blade razor, razorEx. One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.Ex. Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.Ex. His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.* * *(n.) = razor blade, blade razor, razorEx: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.
Ex: Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf. -
75 cuidar
v.1 to look after (enfermo, niño, casa).Ella cuida a los chicos She looks after the kids.2 to take care of, to assist, to look after, to keep after.Ricardo cuida a sus padres Richard takes care of his parents.3 to keep watch over, to watch.El guarda cuida la casa The guard keeps watch over the house.4 to make an effort to, to take care to.Cuidamos mantener un buen servicio We take care to maintain a good service.* * *1 to look after, take care of, care for1 to take care of oneself, look after oneself■ ¡cuídate mucho! take good care of yourself!\cuidar(se) de que to make sure thatcuidar los detalles to pay attention to detailscuidar una herida to dress a woundcuidarse de (preocuparse) to worry about, mind* * *verb1) to take care of, look after2) pay attention to, watch* * *1. VT1) (=atender) [+ familia, jardín, edificio] to look after, take care of; [+ rebaño] to tendlas personas que deciden quedarse en casa y cuidar a sus hijos — people who decide to stay at home and look after their children
2) (=preocuparse por) [+ muebles, propiedades, entorno, salud] to look after, take care ofno cuidan nada la casa — they don't look after the house at all, they don't take any care of the house
3) (=poner atención en) [+ detalles, ortografía] to pay attention to, take care overen ese restaurante cuidan mucho los detalles — they pay great attention to detail o take great care over the details in that restaurant
el director cuidó al máximo la puesta en escena de la obra — the director took the greatest care over the production of the play
2. VI1)• cuidar de — to look after, take care of
¿quién cuidará de ti? — who will look after you?, who will take care of you?
•
cuidar de hacer algo — to take care to do sthsiempre cuidaba de mantener el termo lleno de agua caliente — he always took care to keep the thermos full of hot water
2)• cuidar con — † to be careful of
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <juguetes/plantas/casa> to look after; < niño> to look after, take care of; < enfermo> to care for, look aftertienes que cuidar ese catarro/la salud — you should look after that cold/your health
b) <estilo/apariencia> to take care over2.cuidar vicuidar de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody
3.cuidar DE QUE + SUBJ: cuidarré de que no les falte nada — I'll make sure they have everything they need
cuidarse v prona) (refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneselfb) ( procurar no)cuidarse de + inf: se cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there; cuídate mucho de desobedecerme — you'd better do as I tell you
c) ( asegurarse)cuidar se DE + INF: se cuidó bien de cerrar las ventanas — she made sure she shut the windows
* * *= nurture, take + care of, tend, lubricate, nurse, give + care, groom.Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex. The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.Ex. The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.Ex. The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex. The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.----* cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación = nurse + Nombre + back to health.* cuidar de = look after, care (about/for), watch out for.* cuidar de la retaguardia = hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.* cuidar del rebaño = tend + flock.* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.* cuidar rebaños = herding.* cuidarse de = beware (of/that).* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <juguetes/plantas/casa> to look after; < niño> to look after, take care of; < enfermo> to care for, look aftertienes que cuidar ese catarro/la salud — you should look after that cold/your health
b) <estilo/apariencia> to take care over2.cuidar vicuidar de algo/alguien — to take care of something/somebody
3.cuidar DE QUE + SUBJ: cuidarré de que no les falte nada — I'll make sure they have everything they need
cuidarse v prona) (refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneselfb) ( procurar no)cuidarse de + inf: se cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there; cuídate mucho de desobedecerme — you'd better do as I tell you
c) ( asegurarse)cuidar se DE + INF: se cuidó bien de cerrar las ventanas — she made sure she shut the windows
* * *= nurture, take + care of, tend, lubricate, nurse, give + care, groom.Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.Ex: The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.* cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación = nurse + Nombre + back to health.* cuidar de = look after, care (about/for), watch out for.* cuidar de la retaguardia = hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.* cuidar del rebaño = tend + flock.* cuidar ovejas = herd + sheep.* cuidar rebaños = herding.* cuidarse de = beware (of/that).* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.* * *cuidar [A1 ]vt1 ‹juguetes/libros› to look after, take care of; ‹casa/plantas› to look after; ‹niño› to look after, take care of; ‹enfermo› to care forseñora, le cuido el coche I'll take care of your car, Madamuna señora les cuida a los niños a woman takes care of o looks after the children for themcuida a su padre enfermo he cares for o looks after his sick fatherno sabe cuidar el dinero he's no good at looking after his moneyhay que cuidar la salud you must look after your healthcuídame la leche un momentito would you keep an eye on the milk for a moment?tienes que cuidar ese catarro you should look after that cold2 ‹estilo/detalles› to take care overdebes cuidar la ortografía you must take care over your spellingcuida mucho todos los detalles she goes to a great deal of trouble over every little detail, she pays great attention to detailcuida mucho su apariencia she takes great care over her appearance■ cuidarvicuidar DE algo/algn to take care OF sth/sbcuidaré de él como si fuera mío I'll take care of it o look after it as if it were my ownsabe cuidar de sí misma she knows how to take care of herselfcuidar DE QUE + SUBJ:cuida de que no les falte nada make sure they have everything they needcuidaré de que todo marche bien I'll make sure everything goes smoothly■ cuidarse1 ( refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself¡cuídate! take care!, look after yourself!no se cuidan bien they don't take care of o look after themselves properly¡tú sí que sabes cuidarte! you certainly know how to look after yourself!, you don't live badly, do you?dejó de cuidarse she let herself go2 (procurar no) cuidarse DE + INF:se cuidan mucho de enfrentarse directamente they are very careful not to clash head-onse cuidó mucho or muy bien de (no) volver por ahí he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back therecuídate mucho de andar diciendo cosas de mí you'd better not go round saying things about me* * *
cuidar ( conjugate cuidar) verbo transitivo
‹ niño› to look after, take care of;
‹ enfermo› to care for, look after
verbo intransitivo cuidar de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;
cuidarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself;
¡cuídate! take care!;
se cuidó bien de no volver por ahí he made very sure he didn't go back there;
cuídate de decir algo que te comprometa take care not to say something which might compromise you
cuidar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (vigilar, atender) to care for, look after: cuida tu ortografía, mind your spelling cuida de que tu hermano vaya pronto a la cama, make sure that your brother goes to bed soon
' cuidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fregado
- mirar
- tratar
- velar
- criar
- cuidado
- enfermo
- línea
- vigilar
English:
attend
- attend to
- baby-sit
- care
- care for
- grouse
- house-sit
- look after
- mind
- mother
- notion
- nurse
- tend
- watch
- baby
- eye
- look
- minister
- nurture
- scrimp
* * *♦ vt1. [niño, animal, casa] to look after;[enfermo] to look after, to care for; [plantas] to look after, to tend2. [aspecto] to take care over;[ropa] to take care of, to look after;si no cuidas esos zapatos no te durarán if you don't look after those shoes they won't last;cuida mucho su aspecto físico he takes a lot of care over his appearance3. [detalles] to pay attention to;tienes que cuidar más la ortografía you must pay more attention to o take more care over your spelling♦ vicuidar de to look after;cuida de que no lo haga make sure she doesn't do it;cuida de que no se caiga (be) careful he doesn't fall* * *I v/t look after, take care ofII v/i:cuidar de look after, take care of* * *cuidar vt1) : to take care of, to look after2) : to pay attention tocuidar vi1)cuidar de : to look after2)cuidar de que : to make sure that* * *cuidar vb to look after -
76 desayuno
m.breakfast.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desayunar.* * *1 breakfast* * *noun m.* * *SM breakfastdesayuno a la inglesa, desayuno británico — English breakfast
* * *masculino breakfasttomar el desayuno or (Chi) tomar desayuno — to have breakfast
durante el desayuno — at o over breakfast
* * *= breakfast.Ex. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.----* desayuno-almuerzo = brunch.* desayuno continental = continental breakfast.* * *masculino breakfasttomar el desayuno or (Chi) tomar desayuno — to have breakfast
durante el desayuno — at o over breakfast
* * *= breakfast.Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
* desayuno-almuerzo = brunch.* desayuno continental = continental breakfast.* * *breakfasttomar el desayuno or ( Chi) tomar desayuno to have breakfastme lo dijo durante el desayuno he told me at o over breakfast* * *
Del verbo desayunar: ( conjugate desayunar)
desayuno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desayunó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desayunar
desayuno
desayunar ( conjugate desayunar) verbo transitivo
to have … for breakfast;◊ ¿qué desayunaste? what did you have for breakfast?
verbo intransitivo
to have breakfast
desayunarse verbo pronominal (AmL) ( tomar el desayuno) to have breakfast;
desayunose con algo to have sth for breakfast
desayuno sustantivo masculino
breakfast;
tomar el desayuno to have breakfast
desayunar
I verbo intransitivo to have breakfast
frml to breakfast
II verbo transitivo to have for breakfast
desayuno sustantivo masculino breakfast
' desayuno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
almorzar
- clavar
- desayunar
- tomar
- tostada
English:
bed
- breakfast
- brunch
- continental breakfast
- get
- maid
- as
- continental
* * *desayuno nmbreakfast;a la hora del desayuno at breakfast time;¿qué tomaste de desayuno? what did you have for breakfast?;durante el desayuno, en el desayuno at o over breakfast;tomar el desayuno to have breakfastdesayuno continental continental breakfast;desayuno inglés English breakfast* * *m breakfast* * *desayuno nm: breakfast* * *desayuno n breakfast -
77 disfrazado
adj.1 disguised, in disguise.2 larval.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disfrazar.* * *ADJ disguised (de as)ir disfrazado de algo — [para ocultar algo] to masquerade as sth; [para fiesta] to dress up as sth
* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.Ex. Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex. He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.----* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *= in disguise, costumed, masked.Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
Ex: Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.* disfrazado de = under the guise of, in the guise of.* lobo disfrazado de cordero = wolf in sheep's clothing.* * *disfrazado -damasculine, femininedesfile de disfrazados costume o ( BrE) fancy dress parade* * *disfrazado adj dressed up -
78 el gran hermano
(n.) = big brotherEx. The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of ' big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.* * *(n.) = big brotherEx: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of ' big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.
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79 escuela
f.school.hacer escuela to have a followingser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schoolescuela de arte school of art, art schoolescuela de arte dramático drama schoolescuela de bellas artes art schoolescuela de comercio business schoolescuela de hostelería catering schoolescuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching instituteescuela privada private schoolescuela pública state schoolescuela taurina bullfighting schoolescuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of studyescuela de verano summer schoolpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escolar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escolar.* * *1 (gen) school2 (experiencia) experience, instruction\ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schooltener buena escuela to be well trainedescuela de artes y oficios Technical Collegeescuela de Bellas Artes Art Schoolescuela de conducir driving schoolescuela de idiomas language schoolescuela nocturna night schoolescuela privada private school, GB public schoolescuela pública state school* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=colegio) schoolir a la escuela — [alumno, maestro] to go to school
escuela de párvulos — nursery school, kindergarten
escuela de primera enseñanza, escuela elemental — primary school
escuela privada — private school, independent school
escuela pública — state school, public school (EEUU)
escuela secundaria — secondary school, high school (EEUU)
escuela de baile — school of dancing, dance school
Escuela de Bellas Artes — art school, art college
escuela de chóferes — LAm driving school
escuela de comercio — business school, school of business studies
escuela de conductores — LAm driving school
escuela de manejo — Méx driving school
escuela laboral — technical school, trade school
escuela taller — vocational training centre
buque 1), granjaescuela universitaria — university college offering diploma rather than degree courses
3) * (=clases) schoolmañana no hay o no tenemos escuela — there's no school tomorrow
4) (=formación) experience5) (=movimiento) schoolsee COLEGIO ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS The Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas are state-run language schools which offer tuition in a wide range of foreign languages. Examinations are also open to external candidates and the Certificado de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, the final qualification, is recognized all over Spain.* * *1)a) ( institución) schoolla escuela de la vida — the school o university of life
b) ( edificio) schoolc) ( facultad) faculty, schoolEscuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School
d) (como adj inv)hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel
2) ( formación) coaching, training3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers
* * *= day school, school, college, seedbed.Ex. This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.Ex. Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.----* archivo de escuela = school records.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* director de escuela = school principal.* en la escuela = at school.* escuela convencional = mainstream school.* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela de capacitación = training school.* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.* escuela de equitación = riding school.* escuela de formación = training school.* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.* escuela de gestión = business school.* escuela de negocios = business school.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* escuela de pago = public school.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* escuela de primaria = primary school.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela dominical = Sunday school.* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.* escuela privada = public school.* escuela rural = rural school.* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.* escuela taller = technical school.* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.* granja escuela = animal farm.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* ir a la escuela = go to + school.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* maestro de escuela = school teacher.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* problema en la escuela = school problem.* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* violencia en la escuela = school violence.* * *1)a) ( institución) schoolla escuela de la vida — the school o university of life
b) ( edificio) schoolc) ( facultad) faculty, schoolEscuela de Medicina — Medical Faculty o School
d) (como adj inv)hotel escuela — hotel school, training hotel
2) ( formación) coaching, training3) (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela — his theories (o ideas etc) have many followers
* * *= day school, school, college, seedbed.Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.* archivo de escuela = school records.* dentro de la escuela = in-school.* después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* director de escuela = school principal.* en la escuela = at school.* escuela convencional = mainstream school.* escuela de biblioteconomía = library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida = accredited library school.* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación = LIS school.* escuela de buceo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela de capacitación = training school.* escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.* escuela de equitación = riding school.* escuela de formación = training school.* escuela de formación profesional = vocational school.* escuela de gestión = business school.* escuela de negocios = business school.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* escuela de pago = public school.* escuela de pensamiento = school of thought.* escuela de pequeños = infant school.* escuela de primaria = primary school.* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.* escuela de submarinismo = diving school, scuba diving school.* escuela dominical = Sunday school.* escuela primaria = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary school.* escuela privada = public school.* escuela rural = rural school.* escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.* escuela taller = technical school.* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD) = school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).* expediente académico de la escuela = high school record.* granja escuela = animal farm.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* ir a la escuela = go to + school.* junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.* maestro de escuela = school teacher.* más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.* patio de la escuela = schoolyard [school yard].* problema en la escuela = school problem.* relacionado con la escuela = school-related.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* violencia en la escuela = school violence.* * *A1 (institución) schooltodavía no va a la escuela she hasn't started school yetla escuela de la vida the school o university of life2 (edificio) school3 ( Chi) (facultad) faculty, schoolla Escuela de Medicina the Medical Faculty o School4 ( como adj inv):granja escuela college farmhotel escuela hotel school, training hotelCompuestos:school of architectureballet schoolart school, art college● escuela de conductores or choferes( AmL) driving schoolriding school( AmL) driving schoolinfant schoolprimary schoolsummer school( RPl) school for children with special needs, special schoolmilitary academynaval academynight schoolprimary schooltechnical collegetechnical collegeB (formación) coaching, trainingjuega bien pero le falta escuela he's a good player but he needs more coachingC (de pensamiento, doctrinas) schoolha creado escuela his theories ( o ideas etc) have many followerses de la vieja escuela she's one of the old schoolla escuela flamenca the Flemish school* * *
escuela sustantivo femenino
school;
escuela de conductores or choferes (AmL) driving school;
escuela militar/naval military/naval academy;
escuela pública public (AmE) o (BrE) state school;
Eescuela de Medicina Medical Faculty o School
escuela sustantivo femenino school
escuela naval, naval academy
buque escuela, training ship
' escuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- antes
- buque
- colegio
- conserje
- dirigir
- egresar
- elemental
- pizarra
- recreo
- aula
- auto-escuela
- clase
- dirección
- director
- el
- funcionamiento
- fundación
- fundar
- hacer
- inscribir
- matón
- merienda
- monitor
- normal
- patio
- picadero
- pinta
- plantel
- politécnico
- profesor
- trabajo
English:
busing
- college
- disruptive
- drop out
- finishing school
- grade school
- janitor
- junior school
- master
- primary
- public school
- saint
- school
- schoolmaster
- schoolmistress
- schoolteacher
- staff college
- state school
- teacher
- art
- convenient
- elementary
- foot
- get
- go
- grade
- infant
- intermediate
- junior
- military
- past
- public
- settle
- state
- technical
* * *escuela nf1. [establecimiento] school;ir a la escuela to go to school;no pudo ir a la escuela she was unable to go to school;aprendió en la escuela de la vida she's a graduate of the university o school of lifeescuela de arte school of art, art school;escuela de arte dramático drama school;escuela de artes y oficios = college for the study of arts and crafts;escuela de bellas artes art school;Am escuela de choferes driving school;escuela de comercio business school;CSur escuela diferencial school for children with special needs, special school; Cuba escuela elemental Br primary school, US elementary school;escuela de equitación riding school;escuela hípica (horse)riding school;escuela de hostelería catering school;Am escuela de manejo driving school;escuela normal teacher training college;Escuela Oficial de Idiomas = Spanish State language-teaching institute;escuela de párvulos kindergarten;escuela privada private school, Br public school;escuela de secretariado secretarial college;escuela taurina bullfighting school;escuela de turismo school of tourism;escuela universitaria = section of a university which awards diplomas in a vocational discipline (e.g. engineering, business) after three years of study;escuela de verano summer school2. [enseñanza, conocimientos] training;tiene talento, pero le falta escuela he's talented, but he still has a lot to learn3. [de artista, doctrina] school;la escuela cervantina the school of Cervantes;hacer escuela to have a following;su forma de jugar al fútbol hizo escuela his style of football gained quite a following;ser de la vieja escuela to be of the old schoolescuela de pensamiento school of thought* * *f school;hacer ocrear escuela fig create a trend;de la vieja escuela fig of the old school* * *escuela nf: school* * *escuela n school -
80 estar enemistados
(v.) = be at loggerheadsEx. The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.* * *(v.) = be at loggerheadsEx: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
См. также в других словарях:
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