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3 нищо

nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix

не знам нищо I know nothing, I don't know anything

не правя нищо be/stand idle

никой нищо не каза nobody said a word

нищо не излезе nothing came of it

нищо не се знае you never can tell

нищо ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right

нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing

нищо (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference

за нищо на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances

за нищо на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat

започвам от нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing

за нищо не го бива he is good for nothing

дрехите ти заприличаха на нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth

направих си палтото на нищо I've ruined my coat

все едно, че/почти нищо next to nothing

той застана до вратата, все едно че нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled

те си приказваха, сякаш нищо не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them

правя от нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill

нищо работа a trifling matter

нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody

нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly

за нищо all for nothing

за нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all

споря за нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog

хабя си усилията за нищо waste o.'s efforts; spend o.'s efforts to no purpose

от нищо нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear

нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; no such thing; nothing like that; far from it

като нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at

това още нищо не значи that doesn't mean anything

нямам нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with

това няма нищо общо с истината nothing is further from the truth

нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to

нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes

nothing to write home about

нищо ценно nothing of value

не можеш нищо да направиш you can't do anything; you can't help it; it can't be helped

разг. it's, no go

нищо друго освен nothing but

което не е нищо друго освен which is but

той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищо he has no house, no home, no nothing

нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that)

няма нищо, нищо не се е случило there's nothing the matter; it's all right

ядосвам се за нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out

почти нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat

не ставам за нищо serve no purpose

нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning

няма нищо (лошо) no harm done

той с нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from

нищо ново no news

няма нищо ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun

аз нищо не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you

нищо не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him

нищо няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor

това е нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като нищо it's child's play to him

направих го на нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him

той е едно голямо нищо, той е едно нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody

новият му роман е нищо и половина his new novel is a flop

от него не може да се очаква нищо хубаво you can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's

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нѝщо,

ср., само ед. nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix; все едно, че/почти \нищо next to nothing; дрехите ти заприличаха на \нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth; за \нищо all for nothing; за \нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all; за \нищо на света (not) for love or money, under no circumstances, not for all the tea in China; sl. not for toffee; за \нищо на света няма да сложа тази рокля I wouldn’t be seen dead (in a pig market) in that dress; за \нищо не го бива he is good for nothing, he’s a bad egg; завиждат ти? \нищо they envy you? let them! so what? започвам от \нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing; като \нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at; което не е \нищо друго освен which is but; направих го на \нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him; направих си сакото на \нищо I’ve ruined my jacket; не можеш \нищо да направиш you can’t help it; it can’t be helped; разг. it’s no go; не правя \нищо be/stand idle; не ставам за \нищо serve no purpose; \нищо друго освен nothing but; \нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning; \нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly; \нищо не излезе nothing came of it; \нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done; \нищо не се знае you never can tell; \нищо ново no news, nothing to write home about; \нищо няма да ти стане, ако почистиш стаята it won’t kill you to clean the room; \нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes; nothing to write home about; \нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; nothing like that; far from it; \нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to; \нищо работа a trifling matter; \нищо ти няма there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re all right; \нищо ценно nothing of value; \нищо, че no matter if, разг. so what if; \нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody; \нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that); новата му книга е \нищо и половина his new book is a flop; няма \нищо (лошо) no harm done; нямам \нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with; от него не може да се очаква \нищо хубаво you can’t rely/count on him, he’s not to be trusted, he’s capable of dirty work; no good will come of him; от \нищо нещо не става you can’t stop a gap with rushes, you can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear; почти \нищо не е останало there’s precious little left; почти \нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat; правя от \нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill; споря за \нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog; това е \нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като \нищо it’s child’s play to him; той е едно голямо \нищо, той е едно \нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody; той застана до вратата, все едно че \нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled; той с \нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from; ядосвам се за \нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out.

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nil; none; nothing: I saw нищо that night. - Не видях нищо онази нощ.; zero

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1. nothing to write homе about 2. nothing, (not) anything;nil;nought;sl. nix 3. НИЩО (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference 4. НИЩО друго освен nothing but 5. НИЩО за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning 6. НИЩО и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly 7. НИЩО не излезе nothing came of it 8. НИЩО не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him 9. НИЩО не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing 10. НИЩО не се знае you never can tell 11. НИЩО ново no news 12. НИЩО няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor 13. НИЩО особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes 14. НИЩО подобно nothing of the kind/sort;no such thing;nothing like that;far from it 15. НИЩО пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to 16. НИЩО работа a trifling matter 17. НИЩО ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right 18. НИЩО ценно nothing of value 19. НИЩО човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody 20. НИЩО чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that) 21. аз НИЩО не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you 22. все едно, че/почти НИЩО next to nothing 23. дрехите ти заприличаха на НИЩО your clothes look like nothing on earth 24. за НИЩО all for nothing 25. за НИЩО и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all 26. за НИЩО на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances 27. за НИЩО на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat 28. за НИЩО не го бива he is good for nothing 29. започвам от НИЩО start from scratch;rise from nothing 30. като НИЩО easily;like anything;as easy as anything;without turning a hair;as soon as look at 31. което не е НИЩО друго освен which is but 32. направих го на НИЩО и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him 33. направих си палтото на НИЩО I've ruined my coat 34. не знам НИЩО I know nothing, I don't know anything 35. не можеш НИЩО да направиш you can't do anything;you can't help it;it can't be helped 36. не правя НИЩО be/stand idle 37. не ставам за НИЩО serve no purpose 38. никой НИЩО не каза nobody said a word 39. новият му роман е НИЩО и половина his new novel is а flор 40. няма НИЩО (лошо) no harm done 41. няма НИЩО ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun 42. няма НИЩО, НИЩО не се е случило there's nothing the matter;it's all right 43. нямам НИЩО общо с have nothing to do with;have nothing in common with 44. от НИЩО нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear 45. от него не може да се очаква НИЩО хубаво уou can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's 46. почти НИЩО нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat 47. правя от НИЩО нещо make a little go a long way, (преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill 48. разг. it's, no go 49. споря за НИЩО и никакво split hairs, pettifog 50. те си приказваха, сякаш НИЩО не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them 51. това е НИЩО за него, той ще се справи с това като НИЩО it's child's play to him 52. това няма НИЩО общо с истината nothing is further from the truth 53. това още НИЩО не значи that doesn't mean anything 54. той е едно голямо НИЩО, той е едно НИЩО и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody 55. той застана до вратата, все едно че НИЩО не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled 56. той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни НИЩО he has no house, no home, no nothing 57. той с НИЩО не се отличава от he differs in no way from 58. хабя си усилията за НИЩО waste o.'s efforts;spend o.'s efforts to no purpose 59. ядосвам се за НИЩО и никакво the merest trifle puts me out

Български-английски речник > нищо
4 dejar

v.

1 to leave, to put.

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby

Ricardo dejó a Ilse Richard left Ilse.

Fuss dejó a Ricardo en la escuela Fuss left=dropped off Richard at school.

Dejé mi trabajo anterior I left my former job.

Dejé el lugar limpio ó dejé limpio el lugar I left the place clean.

El viejo le dejó su dinero a su hijo The old man left his money to his son.

2 to leave (abandonar) (casa, trabajo, país).

dejar a alguien en algún sitio to drop somebody off somewhere (con el coche)

dejar algo por imposible to give something up as a lost cause

dejar a alguien atrás to leave somebody behind

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her

te dejo, tengo que irme I have to leave you now, I must go

3 to leave out.

dejar algo por o sin hacer to fail to do something

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

4 to forget (about).

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!

déjame tranquilo o en paz leave me alone o in peace

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

5 to leave behind, to clear out of, to leave.

Missy dejó su bolso en su apuro Missy left behind her purse in the rush.

6 to be given, to inherit, to receive.

Se me dejó dinero en el testamento I was given money in the will.

7 to let, to allow to.

Dejé al perro salir a la calle I allowed the dog to go outside.

8 to be allowed to.

Se nos dejó ir We were allowed to go.

9 to be left.

Se nos dejó asombrados We were left astonished.

10 to quit, to give up, to abandon, to relinquish.

Ella dejó y se fue She quitted and left.

11 to lend, to lend out.

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dejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (colocar) to leave, put

■ dejó unos tomates en la mesa he left some tomatoes on the table

2 (abandonar - persona, lugar) to leave; (- hábito, cosa, actividad) to give up

■ dejó el despacho a las ocho she left the office at eight o'clock

■ ha dejado a su mujer he has left his wife

■ dejó el tabaco he gave up smoking

3 (permitir) to allow, let

■ déjale jugar let him play

■ no nos dejaron ir allí we were not allowed go there

4 (prestar) to lend

■ me dejó su abrigo she lent me her coat

5 (ceder) to give

6 (producir dinero) to bring in, make

■ esta tienda deja un buen dinero this shop makes a lot of money

7 (producir humo, ceniza) to produce, leave

8 (esperar) to wait

■ deja que llegue wait till he arrives

9 (aplazar) to put off

■ dejémoslo hasta mañana let's leave it till tomorrow

10 (omitir) to leave out, omit

11 (causar un efecto) to make

■ me ha dejado nuevo I feel like a new man

■ le película me ha dejado triste the film made me sad

12 (legar) to bequeath, leave

► auxiliar

1 dejar de + inf (cesar - voluntariamente) to stop + gerund, give up + gerund; (- involuntariamente) to stop + gerund

■ ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

■ dejó de fumar he gave up smoking

2 no dejar de + inf not to fail to + inf

■ no deja de sorprenderme she never fails to surprise me

■ no dejes de hacerlo don't forget to do it

■ no deja de molestarme she's always annoying me

3 dejar + past participle

■ dejó dicho que vendría mañana he left a message that he would come tomorrow

■ lo dejó escrito en su agenda he wrote it down in his diary

► verbo pronominal dejarse

1 (abandonarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (olvidar) to forget, leave behind

■ me he dejado las llaves en casa I've left my keys at home

3 (permitir) to let oneself, allow oneself to

■ se dejó pegar he let himself be hit

► verbo pronominal dejarse de

1 (cesar) to stop

■ déjate de llorar stop crying

■ déjate de tonterías don't be silly

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar algo por imposible to give up on something

dejar caer to drop

dejar en paz to leave alone

dejar frío,-a figurado to leave cold

dejar mal a alguien to make somebody look bad

dejar plantado,-a a alguien to stand somebody up

dejar preocupado,-a to worry

dejarse caer to drop, fall 2 (en casa de alguien) to drop in

■ déjate caer por mi casa cuando puedas drop in whenever you can

dejarse llevar por alguien to be influenced by somebody

dejarse llevar por algo to get carried away with something

dejarse oír (gen) to be heard 2 (gritar) to make oneself heard

dejarse sentir el frío/verano/invierno to feel the cold/summer/winter

■ se deja sentir el invierno one can feel that winter's here

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verb

1) to leave

2) abandon

3) give up

4) let

5) allow, permit

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- dejar de
- dejarse
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Para las expresiones dar importancia, dar ejemplo, dar las gracias, dar clases, dar a conocer, dar a entender, darse prisa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner, soltar) to leave

he dejado las llaves en la mesa — I've left the keys on the table

se lo dejo en la conserjería — I'll leave it for you at the porter's office

dejé 1.500 euros de entrada — I put down 1,500 euros as a deposit

podemos dejarle los niños a mi madre si salimos — we can leave the children with my mother if we go out

• dejar algo [aparte] — to leave sth aside

• dejar [atrás] — [+ corredor, vehículo adelantado, competidor] to leave behind

dejó atrás a los demás corredores — he left the other runners behind

se vino de Holanda, dejando atrás a su familia — he came over from Holland, leaving his family behind

dejar a algn muy atrás — to leave sb a long way behind

• dejar algo a un [lado] — to set sth aside

2) [al desaparecer, morir] to leave

el agua ha dejado una mancha en la pared — the water has left a stain on the wall

te deja un sabor demasiado dulce después de comerlo — it leaves a sickly aftertaste in your mouth

dejó todo su dinero a sus hijos — he left all his money to his children

dejó dos niñas pequeñas — she left two small girls

deja escritas tres novelas — he leaves three completed novels behind

3) (=guardar)

¿me habéis dejado algo de tarta? — have you left {o} saved me some cake?

deja algo de dinero para cuando lo necesites — put some money aside for when you need it

4) (=abandonar)

a) [+ actividad, empleo] to give up

dejó el esquí después del accidente — he gave up skiing after the accident

ha dejado los estudios por el fútbol — he has given up his studies to pursue a career in football

lo dejamos porque era muy difícil — we gave up because it was too hard

lo dejamos por imposible — we gave it up as being impossible

• dejar la [bebida] — to give up drink, stop drinking

b) [+ persona, lugar] to leave

dejaron al niño en la puerta de una iglesia — they left the child outside a church

su novio la ha dejado — her boyfriend has left her

dejé su casa al amanecer — I left his house at dawn

c) [en coche] to drop off

¿te dejo en tu casa? — shall I drop you off at your place?

5) (=no molestar)

deja ya el ordenador, que lo vas a romper — leave the computer alone, you're going to break it

déjame, quiero estar solo — leave me be, I want to be alone

¡déjalo! — (=¡no hagas eso!) stop it!; (=no te preocupes) forget it!, don't worry about it!

• dejar [así] las cosas — to leave things as they are

dejémoslo así — let's leave it at that

• ¡déjame [en paz]!, ¡déjame [tranquilo]! — leave me alone!

6) (=posponer)

• dejar algo [para] — to leave sth till

dejar algo para mañana — to leave sth till tomorrow

dejar algo para después — to leave sth till later

he dejado el italiano para cuando tenga más tiempo — I've put off learning Italian till I have more time

7) (=prestar) to lend

le dejé mi libro de física — I lent him my physics book

¿me dejas diez euros? — can you lend me ten euros?

¿me dejas el coche? — can I borrow the car?, will you lend me the car?

8) (=permitir) + infin to let

mis padres no me dejan salir de noche — my parents won't let me go out at night

quiero pero no me dejan — I want to but they won't let me

dejar entrar a algn — to let sb in

dejar pasar a algn — to let sb through {o} past

dejar salir a algn — to let sb out
dejar que ({+ subjun})
dejar que las cosas vayan de mal en peor — to let things go {o} allow things to go from bad to worse

9) [indicando resultado]
+ adj
dejó la ventana abierta — she left the window open

lo ha dejado muy triste — it has left him very sad

me dejó confundido — she left me confused, she confused me

nos dejó a todos asombrados — he stunned us all

hay algo que quiero dejar bien claro — there is one thing I want to make perfectly clear

dejaron el jardín tal como estaba — they left the garden as it was

• dejar algo [como nuevo], me han dejado el abrigo como nuevo — my coat was as good as new when it came back from them

esa ducha me ha dejado como nueva — I feel like a different person after that shower

10) (=producir)
[+ dinero]
el negocio le deja lo justo para vivir — the business brings in just enough for him to live on

ese fondo de inversión apenas me deja intereses — that investment fund barely pays any interest

11) dejar que (=esperar)

deja que acabe de llover — wait for it to stop raining

dejaron que pasara el temporal antes de zarpar — they waited for the storm to pass before setting sail

deja que me toque la lotería y verás — just wait till I win the lottery, then you'll see

12) (=omitir) to leave out, forget

2.

VERBO INTRANSITIVO [con una actividad]

deja, ya lo hago yo — leave it, I'll do it

deja, yo lo pago — no {o} it's all right, I'll pay for it
dejar de hacer algo [por un momento] to stop doing sth; [por una temporada] to give up doing sth, stop doing sth
cuando deje de llover — when it stops raining, when the rain stops

¡déja de hacer eso! — stop that!

yo dejé de ir hace muchos años — I gave up {o} stopped going years ago

no puedo dejar de fumar — I can't give up {o} stop smoking

cuando murió su padre dejó de comer — when her father died she stopped eating {o} she went off her food
no dejar de ({+ infin})
no deja de preguntarme por ti — he's always asking me about you

eso no deja de tener gracia — it has its funny side

no deja de ser raro que no haya venido — it's rather odd that she hasn't come

no por eso deja de ser una tontería lo que has dicho — that doesn't change the fact that what you said was stupid

no puedo dejar de asombrarme — I can't help being astonished

no dejes de visitarlos — don't fail to visit them, make sure you visit them

no dejes de comprar el billete — make sure you buy the ticket

3.

See:

dejarse
DEJAR Dejar en el sentido de prestar se puede traducir al inglés empleando borrow o lend. Borrow se usa cuando el sujeto es quien pide (significa tomar prestado) y lend cuando el sujeto es quien da (significa dejar prestado): ¿Me dejas tus botas de esquiar? Can I borrow your ski boots? o Can you lend me your ski boots? ¿Me podrías dejar tu reloj? Could I borrow your watch? o Could you lend me your watch? NOTA: Borrow y lend no se utilizan normalmente con cosas que no pueden trasladarse de un sitio a otro: ¿Me dejas tu casa de campo este fin de semana? Can I use your house in the country this weekend? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex. After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex. That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

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

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave

lo dejé en recepción/en la mesa — I left it in reception/on the table

dejó a los niños en el colegio — she dropped the children (off) at school

dejar un recado — to leave a message

dejar un depósito — to put down a deposit

¿cuánto se deja de propina? — how much do you leave as a tip?

deja ese cuchillo — put that knife down

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa — leave her alone, it wasn't her fault

dejar mucho que desear — to leave a great deal to be desired

b) ( olvidar) to leave

dejé el paraguas en el tren — I left my umbrella on the train

déjalo! — forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2)

a) <marca/mancha/huella> to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca — it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

b) < ganancia> to produce

el negocio dejó pérdidas — the business made a loss

3) ( abandonar) <novia/marido> to leave; < familia> to leave, abandon; < trabajo> to give up, leave; < lugar> to leave

quiere dejar el ballet — he wants to give up ballet dancing

4) (+ compl)

a) ( en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta — I left the window open

dejar las luces apagadas — to leave the lights off

su muerte los dejó en la miseria — his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta — I was astonished by her reply

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente — the blow knocked him unconscious

me dejó esperando afuera — she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó — (Col, Ven) we missed the plane/bus

déjame en paz! — leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos — he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro — I want to make this quite clear

dejó atrás a los otros corredores — she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a alguien estar — to let something/somebody be (colloq), to leave something/somebody alone; lado 5)

b) (CS)

dejar algo dicho — to leave a message

5)

a) ( posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora — don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) <espacio/margen> to leave

deja un poco para los demás — leave some for other people

deja tus chistes para otro momento — save your jokes for some other time

Sentido II

6) ( permitir)

dejar algo/a alguien + inf — to let something/somebody + inf

déjalo entrar/salir — let it/him in/out

deja correr el agua — let the water run

¿me dejas ir? — will you let me go?

dejar que algo/alguien + subj — to let somebody/something + inf

dejó que lo eligiera ella — he let her choose

déjame que te ayude — let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne — don't let the meat burn

dejar que espese la salsa — allow the sauce to thicken

deja que se tranquilice un poco — let him calm down a bit

7)

a)

dejar paso — to make way

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas — we have to make way for new ideas

b)

dejar caer — < objeto> to drop; < comentario> to let... drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba — she let it drop that she was getting married
2.
dejar de

a) ( cesar)

dejar de + inf — to stop -ing

deja de llorar/importunarme — stop crying/bothering me

dejar de fumar — to give up smoking

b) (omitir, no hacer)

dejar de + inf: no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues make sure you write as soon as you get there; no dejes de recordarles que... be sure to remind them that...; es algo que no deja de sorprenderme — it's something I still find surprising
3.
dejarse v pron

1)

a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

dejarse + inf: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him; se deja convencer fácilmente he's easily persuaded; dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music; no te dejes, tú también pégale (AmL exc RPl) don't just take it, hit him back (colloq); nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you; dejarse estar (AmL): no te dejes estar you'd better do something; si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato — if we don't get our act together we'll lose the contract

2) <barba/bigote> to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo — I want to grow my hair long

3) (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa — I left my/the money at home

4) dejarse de (fam)

a ver si se dejan de hablar — why don't you stop talking?

déjate de lamentaciones/de rodeos — stop complaining/beating about the bush

* * *

= cease, dump, leave, let, forsake, put down, drop off, maroon, flake out, let + go of, go + cold turkey, leave off, walk out on.

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.

Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.

Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* dejando a un lado = apart from.

* dejar a Alguien atónito = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto = leave + Nombre + gagging, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien colgado = hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien embarazada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien en la estacada = leave + Alguien + in the lurch, hang + Nombre + out to dry.

* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* dejar a Alguien estupefacto = leave + Nombre + speechless, astound, make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien inconsciente = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien patidifuso = make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).

* dejar a Alguien plantado = leave + Alguien + in the lurch.

* dejar a Alguien preñada = knock + Alguien + up.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda = leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.

* dejar a Alguien sin sentido = knock + Nombre + out, knock + Nombre + unconscious.

* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar a Alguien sin un duro = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.

* dejar a la buena de Dios = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar a la posteridad = bequeath to + posterity.

* dejar al descubierto = lay + bare.

* dejar Algo a la suerte = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.

* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien = leave + Nombre + up to.

* dejar Algo aparcado = put + Nombre + on ice, put + Nombre + on mothballs.

* dejar Algo completamente destrozado = leave + Nombre + in shambles.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.

* dejar aparte = leave + aside.

* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte = strand.

* dejar a su aire = leave to + Reflexivo, leave + unchecked.

* dejar atónito = stun, astound.

* dejar atrás = leave + behind, outstrip, outpace, outdistance, leave + Nombre + behind, leave by + the wayside, move on from.

* dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.

* dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.

* dejar bastante que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar bien claro = make + it + crystal clear, make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer un indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejar ciego = blind.

* dejar claro = make + it + clear, hammer + home + message, make + plain, send + a clear signal that.

* dejar claro que = make + the point that.

* dejar como + estar = leave + untouched.

* dejar con el culo al aire = leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar constancia de = record.

* dejar de = cease to, relax + the grip on.

* dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.

* dejar de circular = drop out of + circulation.

* dejar de existir = be no more.

* dejar de fumar = stop + smoking, quit + smoking, smoking cessation.

* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.

* dejar de gustar = go off.

* dejar de hacer huelga = cross + the picket line.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* dejar de + Infinitivo = skip + Gerundio, give up + Gerundio, stop + Gerundio.

* dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].

* dejar de percatarse de = become + blind to.

* dejar de pie = leave + standing.

* dejar de publicarse = cease + publication.

* dejar de remar = lie on + Posesivo + oars, rest on + Posesivo + oars.

* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.

* dejar de ser actual = date.

* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.

* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.

* dejar desguarnecido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de sonreír = extinguish + smile.

* dejar desprotegido = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

* dejar desvalido = leave + unprotected.

* dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.

* dejar de ver = become + blind to.

* dejar dormido = put + Nombre + to sleep.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* dejar el hábito = kick + the habit.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.

* dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.

* dejar en adobo = marinade.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* dejar encargado = leave in + charge.

* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.

* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.

* dejar en garantía = pledge.

* dejar en herencia = bequeath.

* dejar en la cuneta = ditch.

* dejar en la estacada = leave + Nombre + high and dry, be left out on a limb.

* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo = afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.

* dejar en prenda = pledge.

* dejar en remojo = steep.

* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.

* dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.

* dejar en suspenso = put into + abeyance.

* dejar en testamento = will.

* dejar entrever = provide + a glimpse of, hint, insinuate, hint at, give + a hint, intimate.

* dejar escapar a Alguien = let + Nombre + escape.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* dejar estupefacto = stagger.

* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.

* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.

* dejar fuera = leave out, cut out, count + Nombre + out, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* dejar fuera de combate = lay + Nombre + low.

* dejar fuera del equipo = sideline.

* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.

* dejar huella = leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + a trace, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar huellas = leave + footprints.

* dejar huérfano = orphan.

* dejar incompleto = leave + unfinished.

* dejar inconsciente = overcome, knock + the hell out out of, leave + unconscious.

* dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.

* dejar intacto = leave + intact, leave + untouched.

* dejar la cuestión abierta = leave + the question open.

* dejar la empresa = jump + ship.

* dejar la puerta abierta a = open + the door to.

* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par = leave + the door wide open.

* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las manos de uno libres de = free + Posesivo + hands from.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo = leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.

* dejar libre = vacate, leave + vacant.

* dejar limpio a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar lisiado = lame.

* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.

* dejarlo en paz = give + it a rest, let + it drop.

* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.

* dejar los campos en barbecho = let + fields lie fallow.

* dejar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* dejar marcado = scar.

* dejar margen = allow + margin.

* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* dejar para cuando = move to + a time when.

* dejar pasar = pass up, forego [forgo], let through.

* dejar pasar a Alguien = let + Alguien + by.

* dejar pasar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* dejar pasar una oportunidad = forego + opportunity, miss + opportunity, pass up + opportunity, miss + chance.

* dejar pasmado = stagger.

* dejar paso = step + aside.

* dejar paso (a) = give + way (to).

* dejar pelado a Alguien = take + Nombre + to the cleaners.

* dejar perplejo = puzzle, mystify, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.

* dejar plantado = walk out on.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* dejar que Alguien se vaya = let + Nombre + go.

* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.

* dejar que se pudra = leave to + rot.

* dejar que + Subjuntivo = allow + Infinitivo.

* dejar rastro = leave + a trace.

* dejarse arrastrar = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* dejarse el pellejo = play out + Posesivo + skin, work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, give + Posesivo + all.

* dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse embaucar = get + sucked in.

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

* dejarse guiar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse la piel = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, play out + Posesivo + skin.

* dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

* dejarse llevar = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.

* dejarse llevar (por) = fall + victim to, give + way (to).

* dejarse llevar por el instinto = fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.

* dejarse llevar por el pánico = panic.

* dejarse llevar por la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* dejarse ver = have + visibility.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.

* dejar sin palabras = leave + Nombre + speechless, nonplus.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* dejar sin protección = leave + unprotected.

* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.

* dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.

* dejar sitio (a) = make + room (for), make + way (for).

* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar su impronta en = set + Posesivo + stamp on.

* dejar tiempo = free up + time.

* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.

* dejar tirado = strand, walk out on.

* dejar tranquilo = leave + Nombre + undisturbed.

* dejar tras sí = leave + behind.

* dejar una cicatriz = scar.

* dejar una huella imborrable = leave + a lasting impression, leave + a lasting memory.

* dejar una impresión = leave with + the impression, leave + an impression, leave + an imprint, make + an impression.

* dejar una marca = leave + Posesivo + mark.

* dejar una pista = leave + a trace.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un hábito = stop + habit.

* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.

* dejar un reguero de = leave + a trail of.

* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.

* dejar vacante = leave + vacant.

* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.

* dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.

* desaparecer sin dejar huella = evaporate into + thin air, vanish into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desaparecer sin dejar rastro = evaporate into + thin air, disappear into + thin air, disappear without + a trace, disappear into + the blue, vanish into + the blue.

* desapareder sin dejar rastro = vanish into + thin air.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish.

* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente = beat + Nombre + unconscious.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.

* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo = lure away from.

* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.

* sin dejar huella = into thin air.

* sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.

* sin dejar rastro = into thin air.

* sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.

* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.

* sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.

* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.

* vive y deja vivir = live and let live.

* * *

dejar [A1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ dejar (verbo transitivo)

Sentido I

A

1 dejar en un lugar

2 olvidar

3 como herencia

4 depositar: persona

B

1 dejar: marca, mancha etc

2 Comercio

C abandonar: novia, marido etc

D

1 en cierto estado

2 dejar algo dicho

E

1 posponer

2 reservar, guardar

F prestar

Sentido II

A

1 permitir

2 esperar

B

1 dejar paso

2 dejar caer

■ dejar (verbo intransitivo)

A deja/dejen

B

1 dejar de: omitir, no hacer

2 dejar de: cesar

■ dejarse (verbo pronominal)

A abandonarse

B

1 dejarse la barba etc

2 dejarse + infinitivo

C olvidar

D dejarse de

vt

Sentido I

A

1 (en un lugar) to leave

¿dónde dejaste el coche? where did you leave the car?

déjamelo en recepción leave it in reception for me

deja ese cuchillo, que te vas a cortar put that knife down, you'll cut yourself

dejé un depósito I put down o left a deposit

¿cuánto se suele dejar de propina? how much do you normally leave as a tip?

dejémoslo, no quiero discutir por eso let's forget o drop it, I don't want to argue about it

déjalo ya, no le pegues más that's enough o stop it now, don't hit him any more

déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone o let her be, it wasn't her fault

dejar que desear: la calidad deja bastante/mucho que desear the quality leaves rather a lot/much to be desired

2 (olvidar) to leave

dejó el paraguas en el tren she left her umbrella on the train

3 (como herencia) to leave

le dejó sus alhajas a su nieta she left her jewels to her granddaughter

4 (depositar) ‹persona› to drop, drop … off

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school

B

1 ‹marca/mancha/huella› to leave

deja un gusto amargo en la boca it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth

deja viuda y tres hijos he leaves a widow and three children

2 ( Comercio):

no deja mucho margen it does not have a very high profit margin

ese tipo de negocio deja mucho dinero that type of business is very lucrative o yields high returns

C (abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave; ‹familia› to leave, abandon; ‹trabajo› to give up, leave; ‹lugar› to leave

lo dejó por otro she left him for another man

quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

no quería dejar esa casa donde había sido tan feliz he didn't want to leave that house where he had been so happy

te dejo, que tengo que arreglarme I must go, I have to get ready

D (+ compl)

1 (en cierto estado) to leave

dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open

su muerte los dejó en la miseria his death left them in absolute poverty

su respuesta me dejó boquiabierta I was astonished by her reply

ese estilo de cine me deja frío that sort of movie leaves me cold

el golpe lo dejó inconsciente the blow knocked o rendered him unconscious

dejar los garbanzos en remojo leave the chickpeas to soak

dejo el asunto en tus manos I'll leave the matter in your hands

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside

el avión/bus nos dejó (Col, Ven); we missed the plane/bus

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos

quiero dejar esto bien claro I want to make this quite clear, I want this to be quite clear

dejando aparte la cuestión de … leaving aside the question of …

dejó atrás a los otros corredores she left the other runners behind

dejar algo/a algn estar to let sth/sb be ( colloq), to leave sth/sb alone

lado

2

(CS): dejar algo dicho to leave a message

dejó dicho que lo llamaran he left a message for them to call him

¿quiere dejar algo dicho? do you want to leave a message?

E

1 (posponer) leave

no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

dejemos los platos para mañana let's leave the dishes until tomorrow

2 (reservar, guardar) to leave

deja tus chistes para otro momento save your jokes for some other time

dejen un poco de postre para Gustavo leave some dessert for Gustavo

deja un margen leave a margin

F ( Esp fam) (prestar) (+ me/te/le etc) to lend

he salido sin dinero — yo te puedo dejar algo I've come out without any money — I can lend you some o let you have some

Sentido II

A

1 (permitir) dejar algo/a algn + INF to let sth/sb + INF

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?

déjame entrar/salir let me in/out

siempre lo han dejado hacer lo que le da la gana they've always allowed him to do o let him do just as he pleases

deja correr el agua let the water run, run the water

tú déjame hacer a mí y no te preocupes you leave it to me and don't worry

sacar del horno y dejar reposar remove from the oven and leave to stand

su rostro no dejaba traslucir ninguna emoción his face showed no emotion

dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ to let sth/sb + INF

dejó que lo eligiera ella he let her choose, he left the choice to her

déjame que te ayude let me help you

no dejes que se queme la carne don't let the meat burn

2 (esperar) dejar que algo/algn + SUBJ:

dejar que espese la salsa allow the sauce to thicken, wait until the sauce thickens

deja que se tranquilice un poco primero wait for him to calm down o let him calm down a bit first

¡deja que te agarre y vas a ver! just you wait till I get my hands on you!

B

1

dejar paso to make way

dejen paso a la ambulancia let the ambulance through, make way for the ambulance

hay que dejar paso a las nuevas ideas we have to make way for new ideas

2

dejar caer ‹objeto› to drop;

‹comentario› to let … drop

dejó caer la noticia de que se casaba she let it drop that she was getting married

■ dejar

vi

A

deja/dejen: deja, me toca pagar a mí no, no, it's my turn to pay

toma lo que te debía — deja, deja here, this is what I owed you — no, it doesn't matter o no, forget it o no, please

dejen, no se preocupen look, leave it, don't bother

B dejar de

1 (omitir, no hacer) dejar DE + INF:

no dejes de escribirme en cuanto llegues don't forget to write o make sure you write as soon as you get there

no deja de llamar ni un solo día he telephones every day without fail

no dejes de recordarles que … be sure to remind them that …

no por eso voy a dejar de decir lo que siento that won't stop me from saying what I feel

yo no puedo dejar de sacar mis propias conclusiones I can't help but draw my own conclusions

no deja de sorprenderme que haya venido a disculparse I still find it surprising that he came to apologize

lo que hagan o dejen de hacer es cosa suya whatever they do or don't do is their business

por no dejar ( Chi fam); for the sake of it

2 (cesar) dejar DE + INF to stop -ING

deja de llorar/importunarme stop crying/bothering me

creía que habías dejado de fumar I thought you had given up smoking

■ dejarse

v pron

A (abandonarse) to let oneself go

se ha dejado mucho desde que enviudó he's let himself go terribly since he lost his wife

B

1 ‹barba/bigote› to grow

quiero dejarme el pelo largo I want to grow my hair long

2 dejarse + INF:

se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him

no me voy a dejar convencer tan fácilmente I am not going to be persuaded that easily

quería besarla, pero ella no se dejó he wanted to kiss her but she wouldn't let him

se dejó llevar por la música she let herself be carried o swept along by the music

se dejó abatir por el desánimo she succumbed to despondency

no te dejes, tú también pégale ( AmL exc RPl); don't just take it, hit him back ( colloq)

¿qué tal el postre? — se deja comer ( fam hum); what's the dessert like? — it's not bad o I've tasted worse ( colloq hum)

de vez en cuando se dejaba caer por el club he used to drop by o into the club now and then

nunca te dejas ver we never seem to see you

dejarse estar: no te dejes estar you'd better do something

si nos dejamos estar vamos a perder el contrato if we don't get our act together o get a move on we'll lose the contract, if we don't do something, we'll lose the contract ( colloq)

C ( fam) (olvidar) to leave

me dejé el dinero en casa I left my/the money at home

D dejarse de ( fam):

déjate de rodeos y dime la verdad stop beating about the bush and tell me the truth

déjense ya de lamentaciones stop complaining

a ver si se dejan de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time

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Multiple Entries:
dejar
dejar algo
dejar ( conjugate dejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( en lugar determinado) to leave;

◊ lo dejé en recepción I left it in reception;

dejó a los niños en el colegio she dropped the children (off) at school;
dejar un recado to leave a message;
dejar propina to leave a tip;
deja ese cuchillo put that knife down;
déjala, ella no tuvo la culpa leave her alone, it wasn't her fault;
dejar mucho que desear to leave a great deal to be desired
b) ( olvidar) ‹dinero/objeto› to leave;

◊ ¡déjalo! forget it!

c) ( como herencia) to leave

2
a) ‹mancha/huella/sabor› to leave

b) ‹ ganancia› to produce;

◊ el negocio dejó pérdidas the business made a loss

3 ( abandonar) ‹novia/marido› to leave;
‹ familia› to leave, abandon;
‹ trabajo› to give up, leave;
‹ lugar› to leave;
◊ quiere dejar el ballet he wants to give up ballet dancing

4 (+ compl) ( en cierto estado) to leave;
◊ dejé la ventana abierta I left the window open;

me dejó esperando afuera she left me waiting outside;
¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!;
me lo dejó en 1.000 pesos he let me have it for 1,000 pesos;
See also→ lado 3
5
a) ( posponer) leave;

◊ no lo dejes para después, hazlo ahora don't put it off o leave it until later, do it now

b) (reservar, guardar) ‹espacio/margen/comida› to leave

( permitir)
◊ dejara algo/algn hacer algo to let sth/sb do sth;

déjalo entrar let it/him in;
deja correr el agua let the water run;
¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?;
dejar que algo/algn haga algo to let sb/sth do sth;
déjame que te ayude let me help you;
See Also→ caer 1, See Also→ paso 1 b
verbo intransitivo dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ dejar de fumar to give up o to stop smoking;

no dejes de escribirme make sure you write to me
dejarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( abandonarse) to let oneself go

b)

◊ dejarse hacer algo: se deja dominar por la envidia he lets his feelings of envy get the better of him;

se deja influir fácilmente he's easily influenced;
dejarse llevar por la música to let oneself be carried along by the music;
dejarse estar (AmL);

( descuidarse) to be careless;
( abandonarse) to let oneself go
2 ‹barba/bigote› to grow
3 dejarse de hacer algo to stop doing sth;
◊ déjate de lamentarte stop complaining

4 (esp Esp fam) ( olvidar) to leave
dejar
1 verbo transitivo
1 (poner en un sitio una cosa) to leave: déjalo donde estaba, leave it where it was
no sé dónde dejé las llaves, I don't know where I left my keys
(a una persona en un lugar) to drop off
2 (prestar) to lend: ¿me dejas tu blusa?, may I borrow your blouse?
3 (abandonar a un niño) to abandon
(romper relaciones con) to leave: Carmen dejó a su novio, Carmen broke up with her boyfriend
(una actividad) to give up: dejó de bailar, she gave up dancing
dejar el trabajo, to leave one's job
(desistir) to give up: lo dejé por imposible, I gave it up
4 (autorizar, dar permiso) to let, allow: no sé si le dejarán viajar solo, I don't know if they'll let her travel unaccompanied
dejar entrar/salir, to let in/out ➣ Ver nota en let 5 (no molestar) to leave sb alone: deja a mamá, que está descansando, leave mummy alone, she's having a rest
6 (producir beneficios) to produce
7 (aplazar) dejaron la visita para otro día, they put the visit off for another day
8 (+ adjetivo: en un estado) to make
dejar cansado, to make (sb) tired
dejar preocupado/satisfecho, to worry/satisfy
II v aux ( dejar de + infinitivo) to stop, give up: no deja de hablar de él, she never stops talking about him
no dejes de llamar para avisarme, don't forget to call me
de pronto dejó de respirar, suddenly he stoped breathing ➣ Ver nota en give y stop
♦ Locuciones: déjame en paz, leave me alone
dejar dicho, to leave a word o a message
dejar fuera, (excluir, no tener en cuenta) to leave out, omit
dejar mucho que desear, to leave a lot to be desired: su examen dejó mucho que desear, his exam performance left a lot to be desired
' dejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
- aplanar
- aturdir
- barbecho
- betún
- cabida
- cabo
- caer
- callar
- clara
- claro
- colgada
- colgado
- consistir
- Cristo
- dejarse
- descendencia
- descolgar
- desconectarse
- despedirse
- desplumar
- destartalar
- destilar
- desvelar
- deteriorarse
- enseñar
- entrever
- estacada
- estampar
- franquear
- hoy
- huella
- imprimir
- miel
- olvidar
- palmo
- petrificar
- piedra
- pieza
- plantar
- plantificar
- poltrona
- prenda
- rastro
- reñir
- reposo
- respirar
- sabor
- salirse
- señal
English:
abandon
- admit
- advance
- advise
- allow
- astound
- black out
- blind
- boggle
- bowl over
- break off
- brew
- brush aside
- burner
- butt out
- cease
- chuck in
- cold
- come off
- consider
- cripple
- cut
- cut off
- cut out
- dangle
- dent
- device
- disable
- dismiss
- drop
- drop off
- drop out
- dump
- end
- fool
- forward
- fox
- free
- gear
- give
- give up
- gripping
- imprint
- jack in
- jilt
- keep
- keep in
- keep out
- knock out
- lay down

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dejar

♦ vt

1. [poner] to leave, to put;

dejó los papeles en la mesa he put o left the papers on the table;

deja el abrigo en la percha put your coat on the hanger;

he dejado la moto muy cerca I've left o parked my motorbike nearby;

deja el jarrón, que lo vas a romper put that vase down or you'll break it;

su compañero le dejó un balón perfecto y sólo tuvo que rematar a gol his team-mate played a perfect ball for him and all he had to do was tap it in

2. [olvidar] to leave;

dejé el paraguas en el cine I left my umbrella at the movies

3. [encomendar]
dejarle algo a alguien to leave sth with sb;

le dejé los niños a mi madre I left the children with my mother

4. Esp [prestar]
dejar algo a alguien to lend sb sth, to lend sth to sb;

¿me dejas un paraguas? could you lend me an umbrella?;

¿nos dejarás tu casa el próximo verano? will you let us use your house next summer?

5. [abandonar] [casa, trabajo, país] to leave;
[tabaco, estudios] to give up; [familia] to abandon;
dejé la fiesta a medianoche I left the party at midnight;

dejó el tenis cuando empezó la universidad she gave up tennis when she started university;

dejó lo que estaba haciendo para ayudarla he stopped o dropped what he was doing to help her;

te dejo, que si no pierdo el autobús I have to leave you now, or I'll miss the bus;

su marido la ha dejado her husband has left her;

lo dejó por un hombre más joven she left him for a younger man;

dejar a alguien en algún sitio [con el coche] to drop sb off somewhere;

el avión dejó a treinta pasajeros en la primera escala thirty passengers got off (the plane) at the first stopover;

dejar atrás a alguien to leave sb behind;

es muy inteligente y ha dejado atrás al resto de la clase she's very intelligent and has left the rest of the class behind (her), she's very intelligent and is way ahead of the rest of the class;

dejó atrás al resto de corredores he left the other runners behind o in his wake;

dejar algo por imposible to give sth up as a lost cause

6. [posponer] to leave;

dejemos esto para la próxima reunión let's leave this matter until the next meeting;

dejamos el viaje para diciembre we put off the journey until December;

Prov

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off till o leave for tomorrow what you can do today

7. [permitir]
dejar a alguien hacer algo to let sb do sth, to allow sb to do sth;

no me dejan salir, estoy castigado I'm being kept in as a punishment;

dejar entrar/salir a alguien to let sb in/out;

sus gritos no me dejaron dormir his cries prevented me from sleeping;

déjame a mí, que tengo más experiencia let me do it, I'm more experienced;

déjame a mí, yo me encargo de preparar la comida leave it to me, I'll get dinner;

deja que tu hijo venga con nosotros let your son come with us;

¿me dejas ir? will you let me go?, can I go?;

dejar correr algo to leave sth be;

dejar pasar o [m5] escapar algo to let sth slip;

dejó pasar tres semanas he let three weeks go by;

el resultado final no deja lugar a dudas the final result leaves no room for doubt

8. [reservar]
deja algo de café para mí leave some coffee for me;

deja algo para los demás leave some for the others;

deja tus críticas para una mejor ocasión save your criticisms for another time

9. [legar] to leave;

dejar algo a alguien to leave sth to sb;

dejó todos sus ahorros a varias instituciones benéficas she left all her savings to charity

10. [reportar] to bring;

el negocio les deja varios millones al año the business brings them several million a year

11. [omitir] to leave out;

la cocina déjala de momento, ahora hay que limpiar el baño leave the kitchen for the moment, I want you to clean the bathroom now;

dejemos aparte las introducciones y comencemos la negociación let's dispense with the introductions and get straight down to the negotiations;

dejar algo por o [m5] sin hacer to fail to do sth;

dejó lo más importante por resolver he left the most important question unresolved

12. (en imperativo) [olvidar] to forget (about);

déjalo, no importa forget it, it doesn't matter

13. (en imperativo) [no molestar] to leave alone o in peace;

¡déjame, que tengo trabajo! leave me alone, I'm busy!;

déjame tranquilo o [m5] en paz leave me alone o in peace;

¡deja a tu padre, está durmiendo! leave your father alone o in peace, he's sleeping!;

déjalo estar leave it as it is, let it be

14. (+ infinitivo)
dejó adivinar sus intenciones she allowed her intentions to be guessed;

lo dejó caer she dropped it;

dejó caer que no se presentaría a las próximas elecciones he let it drop that he wouldn't be standing at the next election;

dejó escapar una magnífica oportunidad she missed an excellent opportunity, she allowed an excellent opportunity to slip by

15. [indica resultado] to leave;

deja un sabor agridulce it has a bittersweet aftertaste;

la lejía ha dejado marcas en la ropa the bleach has left stains on the clothes;

el examen me dejó agotado I was left exhausted by the exam;

¡no me dejes así, cuéntame qué pasó! don't leave me guessing, tell me what happened!;

yo dejaría la pared tal y como está I'd leave the wall as it is;

tu comportamiento deja bastante/mucho que desear your behaviour leaves something/a lot to be desired;

dejar algo hecho to get sth done;

te lo dejaré hecho para el lunes I'll get it done for you by Monday;

dejar algo como nuevo to leave sth as good as new

16. [esperar a]
dejar que to wait until;

dejó que acabara de llover para salir he waited until it had stopped raining before going out;

retirar del fuego y dejar enfriar o [m5] que se enfríe remove from the heat and allow to cool;

deja que se calme un poco, y entonces háblale wait until she calms down a bit before you talk to her

♦ vi

1. [parar]
dejar de hacer algo to stop doing sth;

dejó de llover it stopped raining, the rain stopped;

ha dejado de fumar/beber he's stopped smoking/drinking;

no deja de venir ni un solo día he never fails to come;

poco a poco dejaron de llamarse they gradually stopped phoning one another;

no deja de ser extraño que haga tanto calor en esta época del año it really is most strange for it to be so hot at this time of year

2. (en negativo) [indica promesa]
no dejar de to be sure to;

¡no dejes de escribirme! be sure to write to me!;

no dejes de avisarnos si tienes algún problema be sure to tell us if you have any problem

3. (en imperativo) [indica negación]
deja, ya subo yo las maletas leave the cases, I'll bring them up;

deje, señora, ya lo hago yo allow me, madam, I'll do it;

¿vas a volver a correr la maratón? – ¡deja, deja! ya tuve suficiente con la del año pasado are you going to run the marathon again? – don't! last year was more than enough

♦ See also the pronominal verb dejarse

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dejar

I v/t

1 leave; estudios give up, quit fam ;

dejar mucho que desear leave a lot to be desired;

dejar algo para mañana leave sth until tomorrow;

dejémoslo aquí let’s leave it here;

¡déjalo! persona leave him alone!; asunto drop it!

2 ( permitir) let, allow;

déjale marcharse let him go;

dejar que algo ocurra let sth happen, allow sth to happen

3 ( prestar) lend

4 beneficios yield

5

:

déjame en la esquina drop me at the corner;

dejar caer algo drop sth

II v/i

1 ( parar)

:

dejar de hacer algo stop doing sth;

dejar de fumar give up smoking, stop o quit smoking;

no deja de fastidiarme he keeps (on) annoying me;

no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos I can’t stop thinking about them

2

:

no dejes de visitarnos be sure to visit us

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dejar vt

1) : to leave

2) abandonar: to abandon, to forsake

3) : to let be, to let go

4) permitir: to allow, to permit

dejar vi

dejar de : to stop, to quit

dejar de fumar: to quit smoking

♦ See also the reflexive verb dejarse

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dejar vb

1. (en general) to leave [pt. & pp. left]

déjalo todo en la mesa leave everything on the table

ha dejado a su marido she's left her husband

2. (abandonar una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

dejó los estudios he gave up his studies

3. (permitir) to let [pt. & pp. let]

mi padre no me deja ir a la discoteca my father doesn't let me go to the disco

4. (prestar) to lend [pt. & pp. lent]

me dejó su vestido para la fiesta she lent me her dress for the party

¿me dejas este libro? can you lend me this book? / can I borrow this book?

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

has dejado caer el pañuelo you've dropped your hankie

dejar de (involuntariamente) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped] (voluntariamente) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

ha dejado de llover it's stopped raining

mi padre ha dejado de fumar my father's given up smoking

¡déjame en paz! leave me alone!

Spanish-English dictionary > dejar
5 blanco

adj.

white.

m.

1 target, bulls-eye, bull's-eye, bull's-eye of target.

2 white, white color, white colour.

3 white person, white man.

4 blank.

5 target, aim, objective, goal.

6 Blanco.

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blanco

► adjetivo

1 white

2 (complexión) fair-skinned

■ tiene la piel muy blanca she has very fair skin, she's very fair-skinned

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) white; (hombre) white man; (mujer) white woman

► nombre masculino blanco

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar en el blanco to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the head

blanco y negro black and white

■ una película en blanco y negro a black and white film

en blanco blank

■ me dio un cheque en blanco he gave me a blank cheque

más blanco,-a que la nieve as white as snow

no tener ni blanca to be flat broke

pasar la noche en blanco to have a sleepless night

quedarse en blanco (no entender) to fail to grasp the point 2 (olvidarlo todo) to forget everything

■ me quedé en blanco my mind went blank

blanco de España whiting

blanco del ojo white of the eye

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blanco

► nombre masculino

1 (color) white

2 (objetivo) target, mark

3 figurado object

■ fue el blanco de todas sus críticas he was the target of all their criticism

4 (hueco) blank, gap; (en escrito) blank space

5 (vino) white wine

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1. noun m.
1) white

2) blank

3) target
2. (f. - blanca)
adj.

white

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blanco, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=de color blanco) white

el pantalón ha quedado blanquísimo — the trousers have come out really white

se te está poniendo el pelo blanco — your hair is going white

un vino blanco — a white wine

es de color blanco — it's white

- blanco como la nieve

2) [raza] white

una mujer blanca — a white woman

3) (=pálido) [cara, cutis] fair

soy muy blanco de piel — I'm very fair-skinned

• estar blanco — [cara] to be pale; [cuerpo] to be white

tenía la cara muy blanca — his face was very pale

el más blanco de toda la playa — the whitest person on the beach

- blanco como la cera o como el papel o como la pared

4) (Literat) [verso] blank

2.

SM / F (=persona) white man/woman

el ladrón era un blanco, fuerte, de 1,80 — the thief was white, heavily built, 6ft tall

llegó acompañado de dos blancos — he arrived with two white people

• los blancos — white people
trata
3. SM

1) (=color) white

me gusta el blanco para vestir — I like wearing white

• calentar algo al blanco — to heat sth till it is white-hot

• de blanco, casarse de blanco — to get married in white, have a white wedding

pintar algo de blanco — to paint sth white

vestirse de blanco — to wear white

• en blanco y negro — black and white

imágenes en blanco y negro — black and white pictures

- decir que lo blanco es negro

- no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro

- poner los ojos en blanco

- verlo todo blanco o negro

blanco de España — whiting

blanco de plomo — white lead

blanco y negro — (Culin) iced coffee with cream
carpintero 1), punta 1., 2)
2) (=parte blanca)

blanco de la uña — half-moon

blanco del huevo — white of the egg, egg white

blanco del ojo — white of the eye

- no parecerse a algn ni en el blanco de los ojos

3) (=blancura) whiteness

4) (=objetivo) target

el puente era un blanco fácil — the bridge was an easy target

apunta al blanco — aim for the target

• dar en el blanco — (lit) to hit the target

tus críticas han dado en el blanco — your criticisms were right on target o were spot on

has dado en el blanco escogiendo esta carrera — you did exactly the right thing in choosing that degree course

ese comentario tuyo dio en el blanco, por eso dolió tanto — that remark of yours hit home, that's why it hurt so much

• hacer blanco — to hit the target

hacer blanco en algo — to hit sth

la patrullera hizo blanco en dos lanchas — the patrol boat hit two launches

la prensa la hizo blanco de sus críticas — the press singled her out for criticism, she was the target of attacks by the press

lo hicieron blanco de sus sátiras — they held him up to ridicule

• ser (el) blanco de — [+ crítica] to be the target of; [+ burla] to be the butt of

se convirtió en el blanco de sus críticas — he became the target of their criticism

la modelo fue el blanco de todas las miradas — the model was the centre of attention, all eyes were on the model

blanco móvil — moving target
tiro 1)
5) (=espacio sin escribir) blank, blank (space)

un blanco entre las dos palabras — a blank (space) between the two words

6)

• en blanco — blank

una página en blanco — a blank page

un cheque en blanco — a blank cheque

rellene los espacios en blanco — fill in the blanks

• dejar algo en blanco — to leave sth blank

he dejado el examen en blanco — I left the exam paper blank, I didn't write anything on the exam paper

dejé varias preguntas en blanco en el examen — there were several questions I didn't answer in the exam

• votar en blanco — to return a blank ballot paper

- pasar la noche en blanco

quedarse en blanco —

el concursante se quedó en blanco — the contestant's mind went blank

no pude contestar porque se me quedó la mente en blanco — I couldn't answer because my mind went blank

7) (=pausa) gap, break

hay varios blancos entre las clases — there are several gaps o breaks between classes

8) (=mancha blanca) [pequeña] white spot; [más grande] white patch

9) Puerto Rico (=formulario) blank, blank form

10)

los Blancos — Uru (Pol) political party
blanca
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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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I
- ca adjetivo

1)

a) <color/vestido/pelo> white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper); rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks; voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot (AmE), I left my voting paper blank (BrE); quedarse en blanco or quedársele a alguien la mente en blanco: me quedé en blanco or se me quedó la mente en blanco — my mind went blank

b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned; [estar] white

estoy muy blanco — I'm very white o pale

2) <persona/raza> white
II
- ca masculino, femenino white person
III
masculino

1) ( color) white

en blanco y negro — black and white

- blanco del ojo

2) (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target; ( centro) bull's-eye

tirar al blanco — to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas — everyone was looking at her

dar en el blanco — ( literal) to hit the target; ( acertar)

diste en el blanco con ese regalo — you were right on (AmE) o (BrE) spot-on with that present (colloq)

3) ( vino) white (wine)

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blanco¹

¹ = target, butt, bull's eye.

Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.

Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.

Ex: It has been dubbed the ' Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.

* blanco de las bromas, el = butt of jokes, the.

* blanco en movimiento = moving target.

* blanco fácil = ripe target, sitting duck.

* blanco móvil = moving target.

* blanco perfecto = sitting duck.

* blanco seguro = sitting duck.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* dar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + home.

* en el blanco de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* expresión en blanco = blank look.

* justo en el blanco = dead on target.

* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.

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

blanco²

² = white, Caucasian.

Nota: Persona de raza blanca.

Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.

Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen cupboard.

* atinar en el blanco = hit + the bull's eye.

* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.

* contacto con los blancos = white contact.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* escoria social de raza blanca = white trash.

* hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].

* huida blanca = white flight.

* persona de raza blanca = white.

* supremacía de los blancos = white supremacism, white supremacy.

blanco³

³ = white [whiter -comp., whitest -sup.].

Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl: porcelain, blue and white.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* armario de la ropa blanca = linen closet.

* bandera blanca = white flag.

* blanco como la nieve = snow-white.

* blanco del ojo = white of + Posesivo + eye.

* blanco hueso = off-white.

* blanco roto = off-white.

* blanco y negro = black & white.

* caballero blanco = white knight, knight in shining armour.

* carne blanca = white meat.

* carta blanca = carte blanche, blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* Casa Blanca, la = White House, the.

* cheque en blanco = blank cheque [blank check, -USA].

* ciervo de cola blanca = white-tailed deer.

* con la mirada en blanco = blankly.

* darle a Alguien carta blanca = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco = give + Nombre + a blank cheque.

* dejar en blanco = leave + blank.

* demonio blanco = white devil.

* de piel blanca = white-skinned.

* de punta en blanco = dressed (up) to the nines, spic(k)-and-span.

* elefante blanco = white elephant.

* enarbolar la bandera blanca = raise + the white flag.

* en blanco = blankly, blank.

* en blanco y negro = b&w (black and white).

* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.

* espino blanco = whitethorn.

* estar sin blanca = not have a bean.

* expresión en blanco = blank expression.

* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.

* mostaza blanca = white mustard.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* noche en blanco = sleepless night.

* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.

* pescado blanco = whitefish.

* pino blanco = white pine.

* poner los ojos en blanco = roll + Posesivo + eyes.

* ponerse blanco = turn + white, whiten.

* quedarse en blanco = go + blank, mind + go blank.

* ropa blanca = whites.

* sin blanca = broke, penniless, skint.

* sustancia blanca = white matter.

* tener carta blanca = have + carte-blanche.

* tiburón blanco = white shark.

* trébol blanco = white clover.

* vestirse de punta en blanco = tog out, tog up.

blanco⁴

⁴ = white paper.

Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".

Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.

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blanco¹ -ca

adjective

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido/pelo› white

en blanco: entregó el examen en blanco she handed in a blank exam (paper)

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks

voté en blanco I returned a blank ballot ( AmE) o ( BrE) a blank voting paper

deja este espacio en blanco do not write anything in this space, leave this space blank

no distingue/distinguen lo blanco de lo negro ( fam); he doesn't have/they don't have a clue ( colloq), he doesn't/they don't know left from right ( colloq)

poner los ojos en blanco to roll one's eyes

quedarse en blancoor quedársele a algn la mente en blanco: me quedé en blancoor se me quedó la mente en blanco my mind went blank

noche

2 (pálido) [ SER] fair-skinned, pale-skinned [ ESTAR] white

ten cuidado con el sol, eres muy blanco be careful of the sun, you're very fair-skinned

estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

B ‹hombre/mujer/raza› white

blanco² -ca

masculine, feminine

white person

blanco³

masculine

A (color) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] white

el blanco es un color muy sucio white shows the dirt

de un blanco luminoso dazzling white

fotos en blanco y negro black and white photos

Compuestos:

● blanco de España

whiting

● blanco del ojo

white of the eye

no parecerse ni en el blanco de los ojos or del ojo ( fam); to be like night and day ( AmE colloq), to be like chalk and cheese ( BrE colloq)

● blanco y negro

iced coffee with cream

B ( Dep, Jueg) (objeto) target; (centro) bullseye

tirar al blanco to shoot at the target

fue el blanco de todas las miradas everyone was looking at her

se ha convertido en el blanco de todas las críticas he has become the target for all the criticism

dar en el blanco (literal) to hit the target

(acertar): ¿te has peleado con Ana? — has dado en el blanco have you had a fight with Ana? — you're dead right, I have

diste en el blanco con ese regalo you were right on ( AmE) o ( BrE) spot-on with that present ( colloq)

tiro

C (vino) white, white wine

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blanco 1
◊ -ca adjetivo

1
a) ‹color/vestido/pelo› white;

◊ en blanco ‹cheque/página› blank;

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
me quedé en blanco my mind went blank
b) ( pálido) [ser] fair-skinned, pale-skinned;

[estar] white;
◊ estoy muy blanco I'm very white o pale

2 ‹persona/raza› white
3 ‹ vino› white
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
white person
blanco 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( color) white;
◊ en blanco y negro black and white

2 (Dep, Jueg) ( objeto) target;
( centro) bullseye;
◊ tirar al blanco to shoot at the target;

dar en el blanco to hit the target/bullseye
3 ( vino) white (wine)
blanco,-a
I adjetivo
1 white
2 (pálido) fair
II m,f (hombre) white man
(mujer) white woman
los blancos, whites
LAm (patrón, cacique, sea blanco o no) landowner, powerful man
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) white
2 (diana) target: es el blanco de todas las críticas, he's the target of all the criticism
dar en el blanco, to hit the target
fig (acertar con algo) to hit the nail on the head
3 (espacio sin imprimir) blank 4 blanco del ojo, white of the eye
♦ Locuciones: en blanco: dejó el examen en blanco, he left the exam blank
se quedó en blanco, her mind went blank
figurado pasar la noche en blanco, to have a sleepless night
' blanco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azúcar
- blanca
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- diana
- entonces
- estar
- fotografía
- manzanilla
- mirlo
- narciso
- noche
- punta
- sucia
- sucio
- terrera
- terrero
- Tiro
- vino
- voto
- atinar
- cheque
- chocolate
- dar
- espacio
- glóbulo
- manjar
- mente
- pan
- papeleta
- pescado
- televisión
- tiro
English:
aim at
- angel food cake
- ashen
- black
- blank
- blood
- bread
- bull's-eye
- butt
- cottage cheese
- dappled
- deathly
- dress
- fill in
- gap
- hit
- mark
- milk-white
- monochrome
- nine
- object
- on
- or
- paper
- redneck
- rice
- rifle range
- riflery
- roll
- seal
- sheet
- shooting-match
- sleepless
- target
- target practice
- white
- white blood-cell
- wide
- butter
- fair
- haricot (bean)
- home
- lily
- miss
- pale
- pith
- poplar
- sitting
- sugar

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blanco, -a

♦ adj

1. [color] white;

página/verso en blanco blank page/verse;

votar en blanco to return a blank ballot paper;

dejé cuatro respuestas en blanco I left four answers blank, I didn't answer four questions;

se quedó con la mente en blanco his mind went blank;

una noche en blanco [sin dormir] a sleepless night

2. [pálido] white, pale;

estás muy blanco you're so white;

nunca se pone moreno porque es muy blanco he never tans because he's very fair-skinned;

se quedó blanco del susto [pálido] she turned white o pale with shock

3. [raza] white

4. Urug Pol = of/relating to the Partido Nacional

♦ nm,f

1. [persona] white;

los blancos whites

2. Urug Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Nacional

♦ nm

1. [color] white;

el blanco es mi color favorito white is my favourite colour;

calentar algo al blanco to make sth white-hot;

una televisión en blanco y negro a black-and-white television;

filmado en blanco y negro filmed in black and white;

prefiero el blanco y negro al color I prefer black-and-white to colour

Comp
Quím blanco (de) España whiting;
blanco del ojo white of the eye;

blanco de la uña half-moon

2. [diana, objetivo] target;
[de miradas] object;
se convirtió en el blanco de la crítica he became the target of criticism;

dar en el blanco to hit the target;
Fig to hit the nail on the head;
la campaña publicitaria dio en el blanco the advertising campaign struck a chord;

has dado en el blanco con tu último artículo your last article was spot-on

Comp
blanco fácil sitting duck;
blanco móvil moving target

3. [espacio vacío] blank (space);

ha dejado muchos blancos en el examen she left a lot of things blank in the exam

4. [vino] white (wine)

5. PRico [formulario] blank form

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blanco

I adj

1 white;

no distinguir lo blanco de lo negro not know what’s what;

ponerse o

quedarse blanco go white

2 ( sin escrito) blank;

en blanco COM blank;

me quedé en blanco, me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;

pasar la noche en blanco have a sleepless night

3

:

arma blanca knife

II m

1 persona white

2 ( diana), fig

target;

dar en el blanco hit the nail on the head;

errar el blanco miss the target;

hacer blanco hit the target;

ser el blanco de todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

* * *

blanco, -ca adj

: white

blanco, -ca n

: white person

blanco nm

1) : white

2) : target, bull's-eye

dar en el blanco: to hit the target, to hit the nail on the head

3) : blank space, blank

un cheque en blanco: a blank check

* * *

blanco¹ adj white

un vestido blanco a white dress

vino blanco white wine

blanco² n

1. (en general) white person [pl. people]people]

2. (hombre) white man [pl. men]

3. (color) white

el blanco es el color más popular white is the most popular colour

4. (diana, objetivo) target

la flecha dio en el blanco the arrow hit the target

blanco y negro black and white

en blanco blank

un papel en blanco a blank sheet of paper

quedarse en blanco to go blank

se quedó en blanco his mind went blank

Spanish-English dictionary > blanco
6 espacio

m.

1 space.

no tengo mucho espacio I don't have much room

a doble espacio double-spaced (en texto)

por espacio de over a period of

espacio aéreo air space

espacio en blanco blank

espacio verde green area

espacio vital (in town or city) living space

espacio Web (computing) Web space

2 program (radio & television) (programa independiente).

espacio electoral party political broadcast

espacio publicitario advertising slot

3 room, available space, space.

4 character space.

5 spatium, crevice.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: espaciar.

* * *

espacio

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) space

■ queda un espacio entre el armario y la pared there's a space between the wardrobe and the wall

■ la exploración del espacio the exploration of space

2 (que se ocupa) space, room

■ necesitamos más espacio we need more room

3 (de tiempo) period, space

4 (programa) programme (US program)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a doble espacio double-spaced

por espacio de... for...

■ se interrumpió el programa por espacio de veinte minutos the programme was interrupted for twenty minutes

doble espacio double spacing

espacio aéreo air space

espacio radiofónico radio programme (US program)

espacio televisivo TV programme (US program)

espacio verde open space, green space

espacio vital living space

* * *

noun m.

1) space

2) room

3) period, length

* * *

SM

1) (Astron, Fís, Aer) space

exploración del espacio — space exploration

viajar por el espacio — to travel in space

espacio aéreo — air space

espacio exterior, espacio extraterrestre — outer space

espacio interestelar — interstellar space

espacio sideral — outer space

espacio-tiempo — space-time

2) (=sitio) room, space

no hay espacio para tantas sillas — there isn't room o space for so many chairs

¿me haces un espacio para que me siente? — can you make a bit of room o space for me to sit down?

ocupa mucho espacio — it takes up a lot of room

aquí hay mucho espacio para aparcar — there's lots of room o space to park here

espacio de maniobra — room for manoeuvre

espacio libre — room

espacio muerto — clearance

3) (=superficie) space

espacio natural — open space

espacios verdes — green spaces

espacio vital — (Pol) living space; [de persona] living space

4) [en un escrito] space

deja más espacio entre las líneas — leave more space between the lines

un texto mecanografiado a un espacio/a doble espacio — a single-spaced/double-spaced typescript

escríbelo a un espacio/a doble espacio — type it with single spacing/double spacing

espacio en blanco — blank space

espacio interlineal — interlinear spacing, inter-line spacing

5) [de tiempo] space

en el espacio de una hora — in the space of an hour

en el espacio de tres generaciones — in the space of three generations

por espacio de — for

6) (Radio, TV) [en la programación] slot; (=programa) programme, program (EEUU)

espacio electoral — ≈ party political broadcast

espacio informativo — news programme

espacio publicitario — advertising spot, commercial

7) (Mús) interval

8) †† (=tardanza) delay, slowness

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (amplitud, capacidad) space, room

hay mucho espacio para jugar — there is plenty of space to play

ocupan demasiado espacio — they take up too much space o room

b) (entre líneas, palabras) space; ( entre objetos) space, gap

un folio mecanografiado a doble espacio/a un espacio — a sheet of double-spaced/single-spaced typing

rellenar los espacios en blanco — fill in the blank spaces o the blanks

c) (recinto, área) area

un espacio cercado — a fenced-off area

espacios cerrados — confined spaces o areas

- espacios abiertos/verdes

- espacio vital

2) (Espac)

el espacio — space

- espacio aéreo

- espacio exterior or sideral

3) ( de tiempo)

un corto espacio de tiempo — a short space of time

por espacio de 24 horas — for 24 hours o for a period of 24 hours

4)

a) (Rad, TV) ( hueco) slot; ( programa) program*

espacio deportivo/informativo — sports/news program

espacio publicitario — advertising slot

b) (en periódico, revista) space

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (amplitud, capacidad) space, room

hay mucho espacio para jugar — there is plenty of space to play

ocupan demasiado espacio — they take up too much space o room

b) (entre líneas, palabras) space; ( entre objetos) space, gap

un folio mecanografiado a doble espacio/a un espacio — a sheet of double-spaced/single-spaced typing

rellenar los espacios en blanco — fill in the blank spaces o the blanks

c) (recinto, área) area

un espacio cercado — a fenced-off area

espacios cerrados — confined spaces o areas

- espacios abiertos/verdes

- espacio vital

2) (Espac)

el espacio — space

- espacio aéreo

- espacio exterior or sideral

3) ( de tiempo)

un corto espacio de tiempo — a short space of time

por espacio de 24 horas — for 24 hours o for a period of 24 hours

4)

a) (Rad, TV) ( hueco) slot; ( programa) program*

espacio deportivo/informativo — sports/news program

espacio publicitario — advertising slot

b) (en periódico, revista) space

* * *

espacio¹

¹ = space.

Nota: Vacío que separa los planetas del universo.

Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, Monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.

* agricultura en el espacio = astroculture.

* ciencias del espacio, las = space science(s), the.

* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.

* criatura del espacio = space monster.

* cultivo en el espacio = astroculture.

* espacio aéreo = airspace.

* espacio exterior = outer space.

* fotografía del espacio = space photograph.

* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio) = NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

espacio²

² = capacity, gap, room, slot, space, spacing, spaciousness, span, headroom, elbow room.

Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.

Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.

Ex: It then displays a screen with room to enter 28 copy numbers.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: instructions on the way in which abstracts are to be presented, e.g. typing, paper, layout, spacing.

Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.

Ex: The disc held an 18-month span of data from CAB ABSTRACTS.

Ex: I was also encouraged to read a subscriber to this list has over 40,000 items meaning this software has plenty of headroom = También me sentí animado al leer que un miembro de esta lista tiene más de 40.000 registros lo que significa que este software tiene bastante capacidad.

Ex: People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* agotar el espacio = run out of + space.

* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.

* ahorro de espacio = economy of space.

* asignación de espacio = space allocation.

* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* compartir espacio = share + space.

* dejar espacio para = leave + room for.

* derrochar espacio = waste + space.

* desperdicio de espacio = space waster.

* en el espacio = spatially.

* en espacios cerrados = indoors.

* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.

* espacio abierto = open space.

* espacio abierto público = public open space.

* espacio al aire libre = outdoor space.

* espacio cerrado = closed space.

* espacio de almacenamiento = storage space.

* espacio de almacenamiento en disco = drive storage space.

* espacio dedicado a estanterías = stack space.

* espacio destinado a encuentros de todo tipo = meeting space.

* espacio de trabajo = workspace.

* espacio en blanco = blank, blank space.

* espacio en blanco final = trailing blank.

* espacio en blanco inicial = beginning blank.

* espacio en disco = disc space.

* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.

* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).

* espacio físico = physical facility, physical space.

* espacio físico disponible = floor space.

* espacio interlineal = interline spacing.

* espacio interpersonal = personal boundaries.

* espacio libre = vacant space.

* espacio para las piernas = legroom.

* espacio para los expositores = display space.

* espacio para trabajar = workspace.

* espacio personal = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* espacio privado = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.

* espacio público = public space, public area, commons.

* espacio público común = commons.

* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.

* espacio social = social space.

* espacio territorial = territorial space.

* espacio vacío = vacant space.

* espacio virtual = virtual space.

* espacio vital = life-space.

* falta de espacio = tightness of space.

* falto de espacio = cramped.

* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.

* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.

* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores = ground maintenance.

* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.

* ocupar espacio = occupy + space, take up + space, take up + room.

* optimizar el espacio de almacenamiento = maximise + storage space.

* problema de espacio = space problem.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* relativo al espacio físico = spatial.

* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.

* * *

espacio

masculine

A

1 (amplitud, capacidad) space, room

en el parque hay mucho espacio para jugar there is plenty of space to play in the park

tus cosas ocupan demasiado espacio your things take up too much space o room

aquí no cabe, no hay suficiente espacio it won't fit here, there isn't enough space o room

2 (hueco — entre líneas, palabras) space; (— entre objetos) space, gap

ocho folios mecanografiados a dos espacios or a doble espacio/a un espacio eight sheets of double-spaced/single-spaced typing

rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blank spaces o the blanks

deja un espacio entre los pupitres leave some space o a space o a gap between the desks

3 (recinto, área) area

un espacio cercado a fenced-off area

espacios cerrados confined spaces o areas

Compuestos:

● espacio político

political niche, niche

● espacios abiertos

mpl open spaces (pl)

● espacios verdes

mpl green spaces (pl)

● espacio vital

lebensraum, living space

● espacio web

webspace

B ( Espac):

el espacio space

Compuestos:

● espacio aéreo

airspace

● espacio exterior or sideral

outer space

C

(de tiempo): en un corto espacio de tiempo in a short space of time

los efectos persisten por espacio de 24 horas the effects last for 24 hours o for a period of 24 hours

por espacio de varios años over a period of several years

D

1 (en la radio, televisión — hueco) slot; (— programa) program*

espacio deportivo/informativo/musical sports/news/music program

espacio publicitario advertising slot

2 (en un periódico, revista) space

* * *

Del verbo espaciar: ( conjugate espaciar)

espacio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

espació es:

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

Multiple Entries:
espaciar
espacio
espacio sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( amplitud) space, room;

◊ ocupan demasiado espacio they take up too much space o room

b) (entre líneas, palabras) space;

( entre objetos) space, gap;
◊ rellenar los espacios en blanco fill in the blank spaces o the blanks

c) (recinto, área) area

2 (Espac):
◊ el espacio space;

espacio aéreo airspace
3 ( de tiempo):
◊ un corto espacio de tiempo a short space of time;

por espacio de 24 horas for 24 hours o for a period of 24 hours
4
a) (Rad, TV) ( programa) program^{( conjugate program)};

◊ espacio publicitario advertising slot

b) (en periódico, revista) space

espaciar verbo transitivo to space out
espacio sustantivo masculino
1 space
espacio aéreo, air space
espacio sideral, outer space
espacio vital, living space
2 (periodo de tiempo) period
3 (sitio) room: ocupa poco espacio, it takes little room
4 Rad TV programme, US program
' espacio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordonar
- agobiante
- ámbito
- amplitud
- antes
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- área
- blanca
- blanco
- cámping
- conquista
- después
- discurso
- en seguida
- enseguida
- estrecha
- estrecho
- evaporarse
- extenderse
- hasta
- holgada
- holgado
- holgura
- hueca
- hueco
- interlineal
- linterna
- margen
- noche
- ocupar
- orientación
- periodo
- período
- plaza
- primera
- primero
- radio
- reducida
- reducido
- remota
- remoto
- rincón
- robar
- rompecabezas
- separación
- sitio
- sobrar
- tapiar
- temporada
English:
accommodate
- ahead
- bay
- beyond
- blank
- breathing space
- by
- clearance
- come into
- confined
- cyber space
- elbow room
- expanse
- extension
- fill
- fit in
- forward
- gap
- gate
- go
- headroom
- in
- length
- long
- near
- on
- outer space
- party political broadcast
- room
- roomy
- single-space
- slot
- smoky
- space
- space-saving
- spacing
- span
- spot
- stretch out
- take
- take up
- throughout
- towards
- turn away
- wide open
- workspace
- elbow
- leg
- maneuver
- outer

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espacio nm

1. [extensión física] space;

la relación entre el espacio y el tiempo the relationship between space and time

Comp
Fís espacio-tiempo space-time; Mat espacio vectorial vector space
2. [hueco libre] space, room;

hay espacio de sobra para construir una piscina there's plenty of space o room to build a swimming pool;

no queda espacio en mi maleta there's no room (left) in my suitcase;

deja más espacio entre las plantas leave more space o room between the plants

Comp
espacio aéreo airspace;
espacio vital living space;

me falta espacio vital I need more space;
Informát espacio Web Web space
3. [lugar] space;

no soporto los espacios cerrados I can't bear enclosed spaces

Comp
espacio verde [grande] park; [pequeño] lawn, green
4. [en texto] space;

a dos espacios, a doble espacio double-spaced;

cuatro folios a un espacio four single-spaced sheets

Comp
espacio en blanco blank;
rellene los espacios en blanco fill in the blanks;
Informát espacio indivisible hard space
5. [más allá de la Tierra]
el espacio (outer) space;

la conquista del espacio es todavía un sueño the conquest of (outer) space is still a dream

Comp
espacio exterior outer space;
espacio interplanetario deep space;

espacio sideral outer space

6. [radiofónico, televisivo] [programa independiente] programme;
[dentro de otro programa] slot;
espacios informativos news programmes;

tiene un espacio en el programa de los sábados he has a slot on the Saturday programme

Comp
espacio electoral Br party political broadcast, US political advertisement;
espacio publicitario advertising slot, commercial

7. [duración]
cortaron el agua por espacio de dos horas the water was cut off for two hours;

en un corto espacio de tiempo in a short space of time;

en el espacio de tiempo que se tarda en escribir una postal in the time it takes to write a postcard

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espacio

m

1 space;

espacio en blanco (blank) space;

espacio de tiempo space of time;

no tengo suficiente espacio I don’t have enough space o room;

en el espacio de tres meses in the space of three months;

por espacio de una hora for a full hour

2 TV program, Br

programme

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espacio nm

1) : space, room

2) : period, length (of time)

3)

espacio exterior : outer space

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espacio n

1. (en general) space

le gustaría viajar por el espacio he'd like to travel in space

espacios cerrados enclosed spaces

2. (sitio) room

el ordenador ocupa demasiado espacio the computer takes up a lot of room

no queda espacio para el sillón there's no room for the armchair

3. (programa) programme

un espacio informativo a news programme

Spanish-English dictionary > espacio
7 головка с двумя зазорами

1. two-gap head

зазор головки; зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

ширина зазора магнитной головки — magnetic head gap width

длина зазора магнитной головки — magnetic head gap length

головка записи с двумя зазорами — dual-gap write head

рабочий зазор магнитной головки — magnetic head gap

2. two-split head

зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

зазор магнитной головки — head gap

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > головка с двумя зазорами
8 головка записи с двумя зазорами

dual-gap write head

зазор головки; зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

ширина зазора магнитной головки — magnetic head gap width

длина зазора магнитной головки — magnetic head gap length

рабочий зазор магнитной головки — magnetic head gap

зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > головка записи с двумя зазорами
9 diversidad lingüística

f.

linguistic diversity.

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(n.) = language diversity, linguistic diversity

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. Linguistic diversity can bridge the cultural gap that minority students face when learning to read and write.

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(n.) = language diversity, linguistic diversity

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: Linguistic diversity can bridge the cultural gap that minority students face when learning to read and write.

Spanish-English dictionary > diversidad lingüística
10 spazio

m (pl -zi) space

spazio aereo airspace

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spazio s.m.

1 ( estensione illimitata) space: la concezione di spazio, the concept of space; (fis.) spazio a quattro dimensioni, quadrimensionale, four-dimensional space (o space-time continuum) // (mat.): spazio euclideo, Euclidean space; spazio fibrato, fibre bundle; spazio normato, normed space; spazio vettoriale, vector space

2 (astr.) space: spazio cosmico, space; spazio interplanetario, interplanetary space; spazio interstellare, interstellar (o outer) space; uomo nello spazio, man in space; gravitare nello spazio, to gravitate in space

3 ( posto) space; room; ( distanza) distance: non c'è spazio qui per questa sedia, there is no room here for this chair; le due case erano separate da uno spazio di dieci metri, there was a distance (o space) of ten metres between the two houses; questo armadio occupa troppo spazio, this wardrobe takes up too much room (o space); non ti scrivo altro per mancanza di spazio, I won't write any more for lack of space; non c'è spazio sufficiente per far giocare i bambini, there's not enough room for the children to play; lo spazio percorso, the distance run // spazio vitale, living-space: siamo troppi qui dentro, manca lo spazio vitale, there are too many of us here, there is not enough living-space // fare spazio a qlcu., to make room for s.o.: fate spazio per favore, sta arrivando il presidente!, clear some space (o the way), the president is coming! // dar spazio a un avvenimento, to give space to an event // spazio pubblicitario, advertising space // spazio di frenatura, ( di veicoli) braking-distance // spazio aereo, airspace; chiudere uno spazio aereo, to close an airspace // (elettr.) spazio esplosivo, spark-gap // (mecc.) spazio nocivo, clearance volume // (anat.) spazio intercostale, interdentale, intercostal, interdental space // (inform.): spazio in memoria, memory space; spazio da riempire, vuoto, non utilizzato, blank; spazio intercalare, embedded blank

4 ( estensione di tempo) period, space: nello spazio di due ore, di un anno, in the space of two hours, of a year

5 (fig.) ( opportunità) scope: il mercato del lavoro non offre molto spazio ai giovani, there is not much scope for the young in the labour market; non c'è molto spazio per migliorare in questo lavoro, there isn't much scope in this job

6 (tip.) space: spazio da 4, 4-em space; spazio finissimo, hair space; spazio in bianco, blank (space)

7 (mus.) space.

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pl. -zi ['spattsjo, tsi] sostantivo maschile

1) astr. filos. space

2) (posto) room U, space U

spazio per le gambe — legroom

occupare molto spazio — to take up a lot of room o space

avere poco spazio — to be short of room

fare spazio per o a to make room for [oggetto, persona]; non c'è molto spazio per muoversi in questo ufficio — there isn't much elbowroom in this office

3) (area) space

spazio verde — green area

- i aperti — open space

i grandi -zi aperti — the great outdoors

4) fig. (opportunità)

dare spazio a qcn. — to give sb. space

non lascia spazio a dubbi — there is no room for doubt

5) (distanza) space, gap, clearance

uno spazio di 5 cm tra l'auto e il muro — a 5 cm clearance o space between the car and the wall

6) (di tempo)

nello spazio di dieci minuti — in o within the space of ten minutes

7) tip. space

8) scol. blank

riempire gli -zi vuoti — to fill in the blanks

9) inform.

spazio su disco — disk space

•

spazio aereo — air space

spazio di frenata — braking distance

spazio pubblicitario — advertising space

spazio vitale — living space

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spazio

pl. -zi /'spattsjo, tsi/

sostantivo m.

1 astr. filos. space

2 (posto) room U, space U; spazio per le gambe legroom; occupare molto spazio to take up a lot of room o space; avere poco spazio to be short of room; fare spazio per o a to make room for [oggetto, persona]; non c'è molto spazio per muoversi in questo ufficio there isn't much elbowroom in this office

3 (area) space; spazio verde green area; - i aperti open space; i grandi -zi aperti the great outdoors

4 fig. (opportunità) dare spazio a qcn. to give sb. space; non lascia spazio a dubbi there is no room for doubt

5 (distanza) space, gap, clearance; uno spazio di 5 cm tra l'auto e il muro a 5 cm clearance o space between the car and the wall

6 (di tempo) nello spazio di dieci minuti in o within the space of ten minutes

7 tip. space

8 scol. blank; riempire gli -zi vuoti to fill in the blanks

9 inform. spazio su disco disk space

COMPOUNDS

spazio aereo air space; spazio di frenata braking distance; spazio pubblicitario advertising space; spazio vitale living space.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > spazio
11 записывающая головка

1. record head

фотометрическая головка, головка фотометра — photometer head

угловая сверлильная головка — angle head drilling attachment

полуактивная головка самонаведения — semi-active homing head

головка с установкой от сервопривода — servo-positioned head

видеомагнитофон с неподвижной головкой — fixed-head recorder

2. recording head

головка и хвостик ; верхний и нижний обрезы — head and tail

головка винта с крестообразным шлицем — recessed screw head

винт с цилиндрической головкой и сферой — french head screw

специальная головка на устье скважины — offset tubing head

зазор головки; зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

3. write head

головка — gathering head

диск головок — head disk

зазор головки — head gap

головка болта — bolt head

головка мола — yetty head

4. writing head

головка для спуска обсадной колонны — casing handling head

винт с полукруглой головкой и усом — cup nibbed head screw

винт с плоской цилиндрической головкой — cheese head screw

базовая плоскость магнитной головки — head reference plane

ширина зазора магнитной головки — magnetic head gap width

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > записывающая головка
12 auseinander

Adv. apart; (getrennt) auch separated; weit auseinander räumlich: be, live a long way away from each other; move apart ( oder away) from each other; zeitlich: (be) years (oder decades etc.) apart; fig. be light-years away from each other; auseinander bekommen get s.th. apart; auseinander biegen bend s.th. apart; auseinander brechen (einen Gegenstand) break (up); in zwei Teile: break in two; Freundschaft, Beziehung, Bündnis etc.: break up; auseinander breiten (Arme, Flügel) unfold; (Landkarte etc.) auch spread out; auseinander bringen (Menschen) separate, split up; (etw.) get s.th. apart; auseinander dividieren (Rechnung) break down; (Meinungen etc.) draw a clear dividing line between; (Leute) drive a wedge between; sich auseinander entwickeln grow apart from each other; in einer Beziehung: drift apart; auseinander fahren fig. jump ( Köpfe: jerk) apart; auseinander fallen fall apart ( oder to pieces); disintegrate; auseinander falten unfold; (Landkarte etc.) auch spread out; (auch Zeitung) open up; auseinander fließen Farbe etc.: run; auseinander gehen (sich verabschieden) say goodbye; Menge: break up, disperse; (eine Beziehung beenden) split up, break up, go one’s separate ways; Ehe: break up; Verlobung: be broken off; Linien, Wege: diverge; Meinungen: be divided; umg. Geklebtes etc.: come ( oder fall) apart; umg. (dick werden) fill out, get fat; auseinander gehend Linien etc.: divergent; Meinungen auch: differing; auseinander halten fig. (unterscheiden) distinguish (between); visuell: auch tell... apart; (trennen) keep... apart; auseinander klaffen gape; fig. Meinungen: differ enormously; auseinander klamüsern umg. sort out allg.; jemandem etw. auseinander klamüsern umg. spell s.th. out to ( oder for) s.o., explain the ins and outs of s.th. to s.o.; auseinander klauben südd., österr., schw. sort out; auseinander kriegen umg. get s.th. apart; auseinander laufen Personen: run in different directions; Linien, Wege: diverge; Farbe etc.: run; sich auseinander leben drift ( oder grow) apart; auseinander nehmen take apart, tear to pieces (auch umg., fig. Gegner, Buch etc.); auseinander reißen tear apart; auseinander schneiden cut s.th. apart; (zerteilen) cut s.th. in two; etw. auseinander schreiben write s.th. as two words; auseinander sein (nicht mehr befreundet sein) have split up, have had a parting of the ways; sie sind nicht weit auseinander altersmäßig: they’re quite close in age, there’s not much between them; sie sind drei Jahre auseinander they’re three years apart, there are three years between them; auseinander setzen (Kinder) separate, make the children sit apart; jemandem etw. auseinander setzen fig. explain ( schriftlich: set out) s.th. to s.o.; sich mit jemandem auseinander setzen argue with s.o. ( über + Akk about oder over); gründlich: have it out with s.o. umg.; sich mit einem Problem etc. auseinander setzen go into, tackle; stärker: grapple with; auseinander spreizen (Finger, Zehen) spread out, splay; auseinander sprengen mit Sprengstoff: blow up; (Menge) disperse, scatter; weit auseinander stehen Augen: be wide-set; Zeilen: have big gaps (between them); auseinander stellen (Tische etc.) place ( oder put) apart from each other; auseinander stieben scatter; auseinander streben Linien: diverge; auseinander strebend diverging; auseinander treiben Boote etc.: drift apart; (Tiere) scatter; (Demonstranten) disperse; auseinander wickeln unwrap, unwind; auseinander ziehen in Teile: pull apart; in die Länge: stretch; (eine gemeinsame Wohnung aufgeben) move out (into separate accommodation); sich auseinander ziehen Autokolonne, Teilnehmerfeld bei einem Rennen: string out

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apart; asunder

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aus|ei|nạn|der [aus|ai'nandɐ]
adv

1) (= voneinander entfernt, getrennt) apart

weit auseinander — far apart; Augen, Beine etc wide apart; Zähne widely spaced; Meinungen very different

die beiden sind ( im Alter) ein Jahr auseinander — there is a year between the two of them

auseinander sein (inf: Paar) —

die Verlobung ist auseinander (inf) — the engagement is off

2) (= jedes aus dem anderen) from one another, one from another or the other

diese Begriffe kann man nur auseinander erklären — one can only explain these concepts in relation to one another

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aus·ei·nan·der

[ausʔaiˈnandɐ]

adv

1. (räumlich)

▪ \auseinander sein to be wide apart; Zähne to be widely spaced

2. (zeitlich)

▪ \auseinander sein:

die beiden sind [im Alter] ein Jahr \auseinander there is a year between the two of them, the two are a year apart in age

sie sind altersmäßig weit \auseinander there is a great gap in their ages

3. (fam: getrennt)

▪ \auseinander sein to have broken [or split up]

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Adverb

1) (voneinander getrennt) apart

weit auseinander stehende Zähne — widely spaced teeth

etwas auseinander schreiben — write something as separate words

auseinander! — get away from each other!; break it up!

auseinander sein — (ugs.) < couple> have separated; have split up; < engagement> have been broken off, be off; <marriage, relationship, friendship> have broken up

etwas auseinander bekommen — be able to get something apart

auseinander brechen — break up

etwasauseinander brechen — break something up

etwas auseinander falten — unfold something

eine Zeitung auseinander falten — open a newspaper

auseinander gehen — (sich trennen) part; < crowd> disperse; (fig.) <opinions, views> differ, diverge; (ugs.) <relationship, marriage> break up; (ugs.): (dick werden) get round and podgy

zwei Dinge auseinander halten — keep two things apart; (unterscheiden) distinguish between two things

ich kann die beiden Brüder nicht auseinander halten — I cannot tell the two brothers apart

auseinander laufen — run off in different directions; < crowd> scatter; <paths, roads, etc.> diverge

auseinander leben — grow apart ( mit from)

etwas auseinander nehmen — take something apart; dismantle something

jemandem etwas auseinander setzen — explain something to somebody

sich mit etwas auseinander setzen — concern oneself with something

sich mit jemandem auseinander setzen — have it out with somebody

die Vögel/Tiere auseinander treiben — scatter the birds/animals

die Menge/Demonstranten/Wolken auseinander treiben — disperse the crowd/demonstrators/clouds

2) (eines aus dem anderen)

Behauptungen/Formeln usw. auseinander ableiten — deduce propositions/formulae etc. one from another

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auseinander adv apart; (getrennt) auch separated;

weit auseinander räumlich: be, live a long way away from each other; move apart ( oder away) from each other; zeitlich: (be) years (oder decades etc) apart; fig be light-years away from each other;

auseinander sein (nicht mehr befreundet sein) have split up, have had a parting of the ways;

sie sind nicht weit auseinander altersmäßig: they’re quite close in age, there’s not much between them;

sie sind drei Jahre auseinander they’re three years apart, there are three years between them

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Adverb

1) (voneinander getrennt) apart

weit auseinander stehende Zähne — widely spaced teeth

etwas auseinander schreiben — write something as separate words

auseinander! — get away from each other!; break it up!

auseinander sein — (ugs.) < couple> have separated; have split up; < engagement> have been broken off, be off; <marriage, relationship, friendship> have broken up

etwas auseinander bekommen — be able to get something apart

auseinander brechen — break up

etwasauseinander brechen — break something up

etwas auseinander falten — unfold something

eine Zeitung auseinander falten — open a newspaper

auseinander gehen — (sich trennen) part; < crowd> disperse; (fig.) <opinions, views> differ, diverge; (ugs.) <relationship, marriage> break up; (ugs.): (dick werden) get round and podgy

zwei Dinge auseinander halten — keep two things apart; (unterscheiden) distinguish between two things

ich kann die beiden Brüder nicht auseinander halten — I cannot tell the two brothers apart

auseinander laufen — run off in different directions; < crowd> scatter; <paths, roads, etc.> diverge

auseinander leben — grow apart ( mit from)

etwas auseinander nehmen — take something apart; dismantle something

jemandem etwas auseinander setzen — explain something to somebody

sich mit etwas auseinander setzen — concern oneself with something

sich mit jemandem auseinander setzen — have it out with somebody

die Vögel/Tiere auseinander treiben — scatter the birds/animals

die Menge/Demonstranten/Wolken auseinander treiben — disperse the crowd/demonstrators/clouds

2) (eines aus dem anderen)

Behauptungen/Formeln usw. auseinander ableiten — deduce propositions/formulae etc. one from another

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auseinander
13 головка записи с двумя зазорами

Information technology: dual-gap rewrite head, dual-gap write head

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > головка записи с двумя зазорами
14 crear

v.

1 to create.

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

Ricardo crea obras de arte Richard creates works of art.

Ellas crean criaturas raras They create weird creatures.

2 to invent.

3 to found.

4 to make, to make up.

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crear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to create

■ crear problemas to create problems

2 (fundar) to found, establish; (partido) to set up

3 (inventar) to invent

► verbo pronominal crearse

1 to make, make for oneself

■ crearse enemigos to make enemies for oneself

2 (imaginarse) to imagine

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verb

1) to create

2) originate

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VT

1) (=hacer, producir) [+ obra, objeto, empleo] to create

el hombre fue creado a imagen de Dios — man was created in the image of God

crearon una ciudad de la nada — they created a city out of nothing

2) (=establecer) [+ comisión, comité, fondo, negocio, sistema] to set up; [+ asociación, cooperativa] to form, set up; [+ cargo, puesto] to create; [+ movimiento, organización] to create, establish, found

¿qué se necesita para crear una empresa? — what do you need in order to set up o start a business?

esta organización se creó para defender los derechos humanos — this organization was created o established o founded to defend human rights

aspiraban a crear un estado independiente — they aimed to create o establish o found an independent state

3) (=dar lugar a) [+ condiciones, clima, ambiente] to create; [+ problemas] to cause, create; [+ expectativas] to raise

el bloqueo ha creado una situación insostenible — the blockade has created an untenable situation

el vacío creado por su muerte — the gap left o created by her death

la nicotina crea adicción — nicotine is addictive

4) liter (=nombrar) to make, appoint

fue creado papa — he was made pope

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

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= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex. The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex. Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex. In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex. MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex. The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex. The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex. The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

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* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

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= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

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crear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obra/modelo› to create; ‹tendencia› to create

crear una nueva imagen para el producto to create a new image for the product

crearon un producto revolucionario they developed o created a revolutionary product

2 ‹sistema› to create, establish, set up; ‹institución› to set up, create; ‹comisión/fondo› to set up; ‹empleo› to create

crearon una ciudad en pleno desierto they built a city in the middle of the desert

B ‹dificultades/problemas› to cause, create; ‹ambiente/clima› to create; ‹fama/prestigio› to bring; ‹reputación› to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos I don't want to raise false hopes among my students, I don't want to give my students false hopes

se crea muchas dificultades he creates o makes a lot of problems for himself

¿para qué te creas más trabajo? why make more work for yourself?

será difícil llenar el vacío creado con su desaparición it will be difficult to fill the gap left by his death

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crear ( conjugate crear) verbo transitivo
to create;
‹ producto› to develop;
‹institución/comisión/fondo› to set up;
‹fama/prestigio› to bring;
‹ reputación› to earn;
◊ crea muchos problemas it causes o creates a lot of problems;

no quiero crear falsas expectativas I don't want to raise false hopes
crearse verbo pronominal ‹ problema› to create … for oneself;

‹ enemigos› to make
crear verbo transitivo to create
' crear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsificar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- infundio
- rompecabezas
- constituir
- formar
- meter
English:
boat
- bonding
- create
- fashion
- never-never land
- rapport
- stage
- afoot
- develop
- devise
- disrupt
- establish
- illusion
- set
- you

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crear

♦ vt

1. [hacer, producir, originar] to create;

crear empleo/riqueza to create jobs/wealth;

han creado un nuevo ministerio para él they have created a new ministry for him;

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems;

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

2. [inventar] to invent;
[poema, sinfonía] to compose, to write; [cuadro] to paint
3. [fundar] to found

♦ See also the pronominal verb crearse

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crear

v/t create; empresa set up

* * *

crear vt

1) : to create, to cause

2) : to originate

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crear vb

1. (en general) to create

las esculturas que el artista ha creado en los últimos años the sculptures created by the artist during the last few years

crearon 250 puestos de trabajo they created 250 jobs

2. (comité, empresa, etc) to set up

están estudiando la posibilidad de crear una empresa they're considering setting up a company

Spanish-English dictionary > crear
15 blanc

blanc, blanche [blɑ̃, blɑ̃∫]

1. adjective

   a. ( = sans couleur, pâle) white

• blanc comme un cachet d'aspirine white as a sheet

• blanc cassé off-white ; → arme

   b. [page, bulletin de vote] blank ; [papier non quadrillé] plain

• il a rendu copie blanche or sa feuille blanche he handed in a blank paper

• prenez une feuille blanche take a blank piece of paper

• voter blanc to return a blank vote → carte

   c. [domination, justice, pouvoir] white

   d. (Tennis) jeu blanc love game

2. masculine noun

   a. ( = couleur) white

• peindre qch en blanc to paint sth white

   b. ( = linge) le blanc whites

   c. ( = espace non écrit, non enregistré) blank

• il y a eu un blanc (dans la conversation) there was a lull in the conversation ; (dû à la gêne) there was an embarrassed silence

• il faut laisser le nom en blanc the name must be left blank

• j'ai eu un blanc ( = trou de mémoire) my mind went blank

   d. ( = vin) white wine

   e. blanc (d'œuf) egg white

• blanc (de poulet) breast of chicken

• le blanc (de l'œil) the white of the eye

   f. ( = personne) un Blanc a white man

• les Blancs white people

   g. ► à blanc

• tirer à blanc to fire blanks

• balle à blanc blank

3. feminine noun

blanche

   a. ( = femme) une Blanche a white woman

   b. (Music) minim (Brit), half-note (US)

   c. (slang Drugs) smack (inf!)

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Blanche blɑ̃, blɑ̃ʃ nom masculin, féminin white man/woman

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blɑ̃, blɑ̃ʃ (blanche)
1. adj

1) (couleur) white

un chemisier blanc — a white blouse

aux cheveux blancs — white-haired

sur fond blanc — on a white background

2) (race) white

de race blanche — white

l'homme blanc — the white man

3) fig (sans les caractéristiques habituelles) (page, feuille) blank, (examen) mock, (vote, bulletins) blank

une page blanche — a blank page

un examen blanc — a mock exam

d'une voix blanche — in a toneless voice

4) (= innocent) pure

blanc comme neige — pure as the driven snow

2. nm/f

(de race blanche) white, white man/woman

3. nm

1) (= couleur) white

Colette est habillée tout en blanc. — Colette is dressed all in white.

un mariage en blanc — a white wedding

2) (= linge)

le blanc — whites pl

3) (= espace non écrit) blank

laisser en blanc — to leave blank

chèque en blanc — blank cheque Grande-Bretagne blank check USA

4) (blanc d'œuf) egg white

un blanc d'œuf — an egg white

5) (blanc de poulet) breast, white meat

un blanc de poulet — a chicken breast

6) (vin blanc) white wine

un verre de blanc — a glass of white wine

7)

le blanc de l'œil — the white of the eye

regarder qn dans le blanc des yeux — to look sb straight in the eye

8) (autres locutions)

à blanc [chauffer] — white-hot, [tirer, charger] with blanks

saigner qn à blanc — to bleed sb dry

4. nf

MUSIQUE minim Grande-Bretagne half-note USA * (= drogue) smack

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blanc, blanche ⇒ Les couleurs

A adj

1 ( couleur) white; fleurs/dents/chaussettes blanches white flowers/teeth/socks; blanc mat/brillant matt/glossy white; devenir blanc to go ou turn white; blanc de peur white with fear; ⇒ aspirine, cheveu, coudre, crapaud, loup, patte;

2 ( occidental) gén white; Anthrop Caucasian; homme/quartier blanc white man/district; race/domination blanche white race/domination;

3 ( innocent) il n'est pas blanc dans l'histoire he was certainly mixed up in it; ne pas être blanc to have a less than spotless reputation;

4 ( vierge) blank; page/feuille blanche blank page/sheet; rendre feuille or copie blanc Scol, Univ to give in a blank script;

5 Vin [vin] white; Bordeaux/Bourgogne blanc white Bordeaux/Burgundy.

B adv [laver] white; laver plus blanc to wash whiter; il gèle blanc there's a hoarfrost.

C nm

1 ( couleur) white; un beau blanc a beautiful white; un blanc éclatant a dazzling white;

2 ( peinture) white paint; un tube de blanc a tube of white paint; peindre en blanc, passer au blanc to paint [sth] white [mur, meuble];

3 ( linge) household linen; promotion de blanc household linen promotional sales; quinzaine du blanc household linen sales period;

4 ( vêtements) white; porter du blanc to wear white; être habillé en blanc to be dressed in white;

5 Culin ( de volaille) white meat; ( de poireau) white part; ( d'œuf) white; battre les blancs beat the whites; un blanc de poulet a chicken breast; je préfère le blanc I prefer white meat; ⇒ neige;

6 Vin ( vin) white wine; ( verre de vin) glass of white wine; préférer le blanc to prefer white wine;

7 Imprim ( espace entre des mots) ( volontaire) blank; ( involontaire) gap; laisser un blanc to leave a blank; remplir les blancs to fill in the blanks; il y a un blanc dans le texte there's a gap in the text; laisser en blanc to leave [sth] blank [nom, adresse];

8 ○( liquide pour corriger les erreurs) correction fluid, Tipp-Ex®, white-out US; mettre du blanc sur qch to Tipp-Ex sth out, to white sth out US [texte, erreur];

9 ( temps mort) lull;

10 Psych ( dans la tête) j'ai eu un blanc my mind went blank;

11 Cosmét ( poudre) white powder;

12 Bot ( moisissure) powdery mildew.

D à blanc loc Mil ( sans projectile offensif) coup à blanc blank shot; tirer à blanc to fire blanks; charger à blanc to load [sth] with blanks.

E blancs nmpl Jeux (aux échecs, aux dames) white (sg); les blancs gagnent white wins; je prends les blancs I'll be white.

F blanche nf

1 Mus minim GB, half note US;

2 Jeux ( au billard) white (ball);

3 ○( eau-de-vie) brandy;

4 ◑( héroïne) smack○, horse○; ( cocaïne) snow○.

Composés

blanc de baleine spermaceti; blanc de blanc blanc de blancs; blanc cassé off-white; blanc de céruse white lead; blanc de chaux whitewash; blanc crémeux cream; blanc d'Espagne whiting; blanc laiteux milk white; blanc de l'œil white of the eye; blanc d'œuf egg white; blanc de plomb flake white; blanc de zinc zinc oxide.

Idiomes

c'est écrit noir sur blanc it's there in black and white; quand l'un dit blanc, l'autre dit noir they can never agree on anything; avec lui/elle, c'est (toujours) tout blanc ou tout noir he/she sees everything in black-and-white terms; c'est un jour à marquer d'une pierre or croix blanche it's a red-letter day, it's a day to remember; regarder qn dans le blanc des yeux to look sb straight in the eye; se regarder dans le blanc des yeux to gaze into each other's eyes.

( féminin blanche) [blɑ̃, blɑ̃ʃ] adjectif

1. [couleur] white

avoir les cheveux blancs to be white-haired ou snowy-haired (littéraire)

que tu es blanc! how pale you look!

être blanc de peau to be white-skinned ou pale-skinned

être blanc comme un cachet d'aspirine (familier & humoristique) [non bronzé] to be completely white

blanc comme un linge white as a sheet

blanc comme neige

a. (sens propre) snow-white, (as) white as snow, (as) white as the driven snow

b. (figuré) (as) pure as the driven snow

d'une voix blanche in a monotone

le Mont Blanc Mont Blanc

2. [race] white, Caucasian

[personne] white, white-skinned, Caucasian

3. [vierge] blank

elle a remis (une) copie blanche she handed in a blank sheet of paper

écrire sur du papier blanc to write on plain ou unlined paper

vote blanc blank vote

4. [examen] mock

5. [innocent] innocent, pure

il n'est pas sorti tout blanc de l'affaire he hasn't come out of this business untarnished

6. CUISINE [sauce, viande] white

7. [verre] plain

8. LITTÉRATURE [vers] blank

blanc nom masculin

1. [couleur] white

le blanc lui va bien she looks good in white

blanc cassé off-white

2. [matière blanche]

blanc de baleine spermaceti

blanc d'Espagne whiting

3. [cornée]

blanc de l'œil white of the eye

regarder quelqu'un dans le blanc des yeux to look somebody straight in the eye

4. CUISINE

blanc d'œuf egg white, white of an egg

blanc de poulet chicken breast

5. [linge]

le blanc (household) linen

un magasin de blanc a linen shop

faire une machine de blanc to do a machine-load of whites

6. [vin] white wine

un blanc sec a dry white wine

un petit blanc (familier) [verre] a glass of white wine

blanc de blancs blanc de blancs (white wine from white grapes)

blanc cassis kir (made with blackcurrant cordial rather than crème de cassis)

7. [espace libre] blank space, blank, space

[dans une conversation] blank

8. BOTANIQUE mildew

blanc adverbe

il a gelé blanc la semaine dernière there was some white frost last week

voter blanc to return a blank vote

un jour il dit blanc, l'autre il dit noir one day he says yes, the next day he says no

Blanc, Blanche nom masculin, nom féminin

1. ANTHROPOLOGIE white ou Caucasian man ( feminine woman)

il a épousé une Blanche he married a white woman

les Blancs white people

2. HISTOIRE [en Russie] White Russian

[en France] Bourbon supporter (in post-revolutionary France)

les Blancs et les Bleus Chouan insurgents and Republican soldiers during the French Revolution

blanche nom féminin

1. MUSIQUE minim (UK), half note (US)

2. (très familier & argot milieu) [héroïne]

la blanche smack (très familier)

3. [eau-de-vie] colourless spirit

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à blanc locution adjectivale

[cartouche] blank

une balle à blanc a blank

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à blanc locution adverbiale

1. ARMEMENT

tirer à blanc to fire blanks

2. [à un point extrême]

chauffer à blanc to make white-hot

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en blanc locution adjectivale

1. [chèque, procuration] blank

2. [personne]

une mariée en blanc a bride wearing white

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en blanc locution adverbiale

[peindre, colorer] white

[s'habiller, sortir] in white

laisser une ligne/page en blanc to leave a line/page blank

tu vas te marier en blanc? will you wear white?

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > blanc
16 ora

1. space, distance or time between, interval, gap; relationship, footing. Moskva bilan Toshkentning orasi the distance between Moscow and Tashkent. ikki orada caught in the middle. ora(si)da between; among(st). orasini ochiq qilib yoz to write with the lines spaced wide apart. kun ora every other day. shu orada in the meantime; nearby. tez orada soon. yaqin orada soon, before long; nearby. ora ochiq all settled, even, square. orasidan from, between, among. oraga suqil to meddle, to stick one’s nose in. oraga tush /oraga odam/orada/oraga qora tikanak bo’l to be a thorn in s.o.’s side. orada(n) gap o’tdi/ora(ni) buz to put on bad terms, to spoil relations between 2. ora oyi the 11th lunar month (s. Zulqa’da)

Uzbek-English dictionary > ora
17 интервал

м. interval

переменная принимает некоторое значение в интервале — the variable takes a value in the interval

на интервале — on the interval

функция задана на интервале — a function is defined on the interval

подвергать интервал разбиению — divide up an interval into subintervals

априорный интервал — prior interval

бесконечный интервал — infinite interval

временной интервал — time interval

интервал гашения — blanking interval

диатонический интервал — diatonic interval

дискретный интервал — discrete interval

доверительный интервал — confidence interval

единичный интервал — unit interval

замкнутый интервал — closed interval

импульсный интервал — pulse spacing; pulse separation

интервал импульсов — momentum range

интервал кипения — boiling range

интервал концентрации — concentration range

интервал кристаллизации — crystallization range

критический интервал — critical range

интервал мартенситного превращения — martensite range

интервал между изолиниями — contour interval

интервал между зонами — interrecord gap

интервал между строк — line spacing

печатать с двойным интервалом между строк — write at double line spacing

устанавливать интервал между строк — set the line spacing

интервал напряжений цикла — stress cycle range

интервал насыщения — saturation range

интервал останова поворотного механизма — rest period

интервал перемещения поворотного механизма — indexing time

интервал плавления — melting range

интервал пластичности — plastic range

интервал плотностей — density range

полубесконечный интервал — semi-infinite interval

полуоткрытый интервал — half-open interval

интервал превращения — transformation range

интервал пропорциональности — proportional region

рабочий интервал — operating range

интервал связи — signalling interval

спектральный интервал — interval of wave-lengths

интервал сходимости — interval of convergence

счётный интервал — counting period

интервал температур — temperature range

интервал температур кристаллизации — solidification range

температурный интервал — temperature range

тоновый интервал — pitch interval

хроматический интервал — chromatic interval

частотный незанятый интервал — gap

интервал чувствительности — range of sensitivity

интервал экспозиции — exposure latitude

данный фотоматериал может использоваться в широком интервале экспозиций — this material has an exposure latitude

интервал повторений — recurrence interval

интервал регулирования — control interval

необсаженный интервал — barefoot interval

увеличенный интервал — augmented interval

энергетический интервал — energy interval

Синонимический ряд:

1. перерыв (сущ.) пауза; паузу; передышка; передышку; перерыв

2. промежуток (сущ.) промежуток

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > интервал
18 универсальная головка

1. combined head

фотометрическая головка, головка фотометра — photometer head

угловая сверлильная головка — angle head drilling attachment

полуактивная головка самонаведения — semi-active homing head

головка с установкой от сервопривода — servo-positioned head

головка и хвостик ; верхний и нижний обрезы — head and tail

2. read-record head

головка — gathering head

диск головок — head disk

зазор головки — head gap

головка болта — bolt head

головка мола — yetty head

3. read/write head

головка винта с крестообразным шлицем — recessed screw head

винт с цилиндрической головкой и сферой — french head screw

специальная головка на устье скважины — offset tubing head

зазор головки; зазор между головкой и носителем — head gap

головка для спуска обсадной колонны — casing handling head

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > универсальная головка
19 ausfüllen

v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)

1. (Grube, Loch) fill; (Ritzen etc.) fill in

2. (Formular) fill in ( oder out), complete; (Scheck) fill in, bes. Am. write out; (Kreuzworträtsel) do; vollständig: auch complete

3. fig. (Lücke, Stellung) fill; seinen Posten gewissenhaft ausfüllen do ( oder carry out) one’s job very conscientiously; die Abende mit Lesen ausfüllen spend the evenings reading

4. fig. Sache: (Raum, Zeitraum, Freizeit etc.) take up; die Sitzung füllte den ganzen Vormittag aus the meeting took up ( oder went on) the whole morning

5. fig.: jemanden ausfüllen zeitlich: occupy s.o. completely, take up all (of) s.o.’s time; gedanklich etc.: completely absorb s.o.; (befriedigen) fulfil(l) s.o.; sein Beruf füllt ihn ganz / nicht aus his job fulfil(l)s him completely / doesn’t fulfil(l) him ( oder doesn’t give him enough satisfaction); ein ausgefülltes Leben haben lead a full life

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(Formular) to fill in; to complete; to fill out;

(Loch) to fill up

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aus|fül|len
vt sep
to fill; Loch to fill (up or out); Ritze to fill in; Platz to take up; Formular to fill in (Brit) or out; Posten to fill
er füllt den Posten nicht/gut aus — he is not fitted/well-fitted for the position

der Gedanke an dich füllt mich ganz aus — the thought of you occupies my every minute

seine Zeit mit etw áúsfüllen — to pass one's time doing sth, to fill up one's time with sth

ein ausgefülltes Leben — a full life

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1) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) fill in

2) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) fill in

3) (to come or bring closer together: He closed up the space between the lines of print.) close up

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aus|fül·len

vt

1. (Antworten eintragen)

▪ etw \ausfüllen to fill in [or out] sth sep, to complete sth

2. (gerecht werden)

▪ etw \ausfüllen to fill sth

er füllt den Posten gut/nicht gut aus he is well-fitted/not fitted for the post

3. (befriedigen)

▪ jdn [ganz [o voll]] \ausfüllen to satisfy sb [completely], to give sb [complete] fulfilment [or AM fulfillment] usu form

4. (Zeit in Anspruch nehmen)

▪ etw \ausfüllen to take up sep all of sth

▪ seine Zeit [mit etw dat] \ausfüllen to fill up sep one's time [with sth], to pass one's time [doing sth]

sein Leben mit etw \ausfüllen to spend one's [whole] life doing [or in] sth

5. (stopfen)

▪ etw [mit etw dat] \ausfüllen to fill sth [with sth]

ein Loch [mit etw dat] \ausfüllen to fill [up [or out] sep] a hole [with sth]

einen Spalt [mit etw dat] \ausfüllen to stop [or sep fill in] a gap [with sth]

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transitives Verb

1) (füllen) fill in <trench, excavation, gravel pit>; (zustopfen) fill <hole, joint>

2) (beanspruchen, einnehmen) take up <space, time>; < person> fill <chair, doorway, etc.>

3) (die erforderlichen Angaben eintragen in) fill in <form, crossword puzzle>

4) (verbringen) fill < pause>

seine freie Zeit mit etwas ausfüllen — fill [up] one's free time with something

5) (innerlich befriedigen)

jemanden ausfüllen — fulfil somebody; give somebody fulfilment

ihr Beruf füllt sie ganz aus — she finds complete fulfilment in her work

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ausfüllen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)

1. (Grube, Loch) fill; (Ritzen etc) fill in

2. (Formular) fill in ( oder out), complete; (Scheck) fill in, besonders US write out; (Kreuzworträtsel) do; vollständig: auch complete

3. fig (Lücke, Stellung) fill;

seinen Posten gewissenhaft ausfüllen do ( oder carry out) one’s job very conscientiously;

die Abende mit Lesen ausfüllen spend the evenings reading

4. fig Sache: (Raum, Zeitraum, Freizeit etc) take up;

die Sitzung füllte den ganzen Vormittag aus the meeting took up ( oder went on) the whole morning

5. fig:

jemanden ausfüllen zeitlich: occupy sb completely, take up all (of) sb’s time; gedanklich etc: completely absorb sb; (befriedigen) fulfil(l) sb;

sein Beruf füllt ihn ganz/nicht aus his job fulfil(l)s him completely/doesn’t fulfil(l) him ( oder doesn’t give him enough satisfaction);

ein ausgefülltes Leben haben lead a full life

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transitives Verb

1) (füllen) fill in <trench, excavation, gravel pit>; (zustopfen) fill <hole, joint>

2) (beanspruchen, einnehmen) take up <space, time>; < person> fill <chair, doorway, etc.>

3) (die erforderlichen Angaben eintragen in) fill in <form, crossword puzzle>

4) (verbringen) fill < pause>

seine freie Zeit mit etwas ausfüllen — fill [up] one's free time with something

5) (innerlich befriedigen)

jemanden ausfüllen — fulfil somebody; give somebody fulfilment

ihr Beruf füllt sie ganz aus — she finds complete fulfilment in her work

* * *

adj.

filled adj. v.

to fill (in) v.

to fill out v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ausfüllen
20 perdido

adj.

1 lost, missing, mislaid.

2 lost.

3 lost, confused.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: perder.

* * *

perdido

► participio pasado

1→ link=perder perder

► adjetivo

1 (extraviado) lost

2 (desperdiciado) wasted

3 (bala) stray

4 (aislado) isolated, cut-off

5 familiar (como enfatizador) complete, utter, total

■ es idiota perdido he's a complete idiot

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (person) degenerate

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar perdido,-a (extraviado) to be lost 2 (no tener salida) to have had it, be for it

■ como hagan una inspección estamos perdidos if there's an inspection we've had it

ponerse perdido,-a familiar to get filthy, get dirty

* * *

(f. - perdida)

adj.

1) lost

2) inveterate

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perdido, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=extraviado) lost; [bala] stray

estaban perdidos y tuvieron que preguntar el camino — they were lost and had to ask the way

paraíso perdido — paradise lost

objetos perdidos — lost property sing

dar algo por perdido — to give sth up for lost

eso es tiempo perdido — that's a waste of time
rato 3), bala 1., 1)
2) (=aislado) remote, isolated

un pueblo perdido en las montañas — a remote o isolated village in the mountains

3) (=sin remedio)

estaba borracho perdido — he was totally o dead * drunk

está loco perdido — he's raving mad

es tonto perdido — he's a complete idiot

es un caso perdido — he's a hopeless case

¡estamos perdidos! — we're done for!

- de perdidos, al río

4) (=enamorado)

estar perdido por algn — to be mad o crazy about sb

5) * (=sucio)

ponerlo todo perdido de barro — to get everything covered in mud, get mud everywhere

te has puesto perdido el pantalón — you've ruined your trousers

6) LAm (=vago) idle; (=pobre) down and out

2.

SM / F libertine
perdida
* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar]

a) <objeto/persona> lost

dar algo por perdido — to give something up for lost

de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

estoy totalmente perdido en Inglés — I'm completely lost in English

c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)

2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare

4)

a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)

b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally

5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

te has puesto perdido de aceite — you've got oil all over you
II
- da masculino, femenino degenerate

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) [estar]

a) <objeto/persona> lost

dar algo por perdido — to give something up for lost

de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

estoy totalmente perdido en Inglés — I'm completely lost in English

c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)

2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare

4)

a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)

b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally

5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

te has puesto perdido de aceite — you've got oil all over you
II
- da masculino, femenino degenerate

* * *

perdido¹

= misplaced, mislaid, strayed, stray, missing, off course.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.

Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.

Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* batalla perdida = losing battle.

* causa perdida = lost cause, losing battle.

* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.

* con la mirada perdida = gaze into + space.

* continente perdido = lost continent.

* dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.

* de perdíos al río = in for a penny, in for a pound.

* eslabón perdido = missing link.

* estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.

* llamada perdida = missed call.

* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.

* objetos perdidos = lost property, lost and found, lost property.

* perdido de rumbo = off course.

* perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.

* perdido para siempre = irretrievably lost.

* recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.

* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* totalmente perdido = babe in the wood.

* una causa perdida = a dead dog.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

perdido²

² = certified.

Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.

* bala perdida = loose cannon.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* chalado perdido = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead.

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

* loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.

* tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

* * *

perdido¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹objeto/persona› (extraviado) lost

me di cuenta de que estaban perdidos I realized that they were lost

dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost

de perdido ( Méx fam); at least

2 (confundido, desorientado) at a loss

anda perdido desde que se fueron sus amigos he's been at a loss since his friends left

no me han explicado cómo hacerlo y estoy totalmente perdido they haven't explained how to do it and I'm completely lost o I'm at a complete loss

3 ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)

B [ ESTAR]

(en un apuro): ¿pero no trajiste dinero tú? pues estamos perdidos but didn't you bring any money? we've had it then o ( BrE) that's torn it ( colloq)

si se entera tu padre, estás perdido if your father finds out, you've had it o you're done for ( colloq)

C (aislado) ‹lugar› remote, isolated; ‹momento› idle, spare

en una isla perdida del Pacífico on a remote island in the Pacific

en algún lugar perdido del mundo in some far-flung o faraway corner of the world

D

1 ‹idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n); ‹loco› raving ( before n)

es un borracho perdido he's an out and out o a total drunkard, he's an inveterate drinker

caso

2 ( como adv) (totalmente) completely, totally

llegó borracho perdido he was blind drunk o totally drunk when he arrived

está lelo perdido por ella he's absolutely crazy about her ( colloq)

E ( Esp fam) (sucio) filthy perdido DE algo:

te has puesto el traje perdido de aceite you've got oil all over your suit

estoy perdido de tinta I'm covered in ink

perdido² -da

masculine, feminine

degenerate

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Del verbo perder: ( conjugate perder)

perdido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
perder
perdido
perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to lose;
◊ perdí el pasaporte I lost my passport;

quiere perdido peso he wants to lose weight;
con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
perdido la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
perdido la práctica to get out of practice;
perdido el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
perdido el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
perdido el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
2
a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;

◊ sin perdido detalle without missing any detail

c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

◊ ¡no me hagas perdido (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

no hay tiempo que perdido there's no time to lose
3
a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;
◊ perdieron 3 a 1 they lost 3-1;

no sabes perdido you're a bad loser;
llevar las de perdido to be onto a loser;
la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
3
◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

perderse verbo pronominal
1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;
◊ siempre me pierdo en esta ciudad I always get lost in this town;

se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
perdido
◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar]
a) ‹objeto/persona› lost;

◊ dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost;

de perdido (Méx fam) at least
b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

c) ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)

2 [estar] ( en un apuro):
◊ si se enteran, estás perdido if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

3 ( aislado) ‹ lugar› remote, isolated;
‹ momento› idle, spare
4 ‹ idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n);
‹ loco› raving ( before n);
‹ borracho› out and out ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
degenerate
perder
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to lose
2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
3 (el tiempo) to waste
4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
6 (agua, aceite) to leak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
perdido,-a
I adjetivo
1 lost
2 (desorientado) confused
3 (perro, bala) stray
II adv fam (totalmente, rematadamente) es tonto perdido, he's completely stupid
III mf (libertino) degenerate, vicious
♦ Locuciones: ponerse perdido, to get dirty
' perdido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparecer
- caso
- dar
- estimable
- fondo
- lustre
- manual
- motricidad
- nitidez
- norte
- paladar
- perdida
- pertenencia
- pista
- principio
- punto
- resguardo
- tiempo
- vivienda
- caber
- recuperar
English:
ad-lib
- catch up
- discover
- gap-toothed
- give up
- habit
- lost
- majority
- make up
- mislay
- miss
- missing
- mud
- raving
- recover
- row
- stray
- thread
- appear
- but
- by
- dated
- despair
- downmarket
- get
- have
- hopelessly
- long
- misspent
- sunk
- waste
- write

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perdido, -a

♦ adj

1. [extraviado] lost;

lo podemos dar por perdido it is as good as lost;

estaba perdido en sus pensamientos he was lost in thought;

Comp
Esp Fam Hum
estar más perdido que un pulpo en un garaje to be totally lost

2. [animal, bala] stray

3. [tiempo] wasted;
[ocasión] missed
4. [remoto] remote, isolated;

un pueblo perdido a remote o isolated village

5. [acabado] done for;

¡estamos perdidos! we're done for!, we've had it!;

Comp

¡de perdidos, al río! in for a penny, in for a pound

6. Fam [de remate] complete;

es idiota perdido he's a complete idiot;

es una esquizofrénica perdida she's a complete schizophrenic

7. Esp Fam [sucio] filthy;

se puso perdida de pintura she got herself covered in paint;

lo dejaron todo perdido de barro they left it covered in mud

8. [enamorado]
estar perdido por to be madly in love with

9. Méx Fam
de perdida [al menos] at least

♦ nm,f

reprobate

* * *

perdido

adj lost;

ponerse perdido get filthy;

estar perdido fam be crazy ( por about) fam, be madly in love ( por with) fam ;

loco perdido absolutely crazy

* * *

perdido, -da adj

1) : lost

2) : inveterate, incorrigible

es un caso perdido: he's a hopeless case

3) : in trouble, done for

4)

de perdido Mex fam : at least

* * *

perdido adj

1. (en general) lost

creo que estamos perdidos I think we're lost

2. (animal) stray

un perro perdido a stray dog

ponerse perdido to get filthy

Spanish-English dictionary > perdido

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