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81 how
[hau]advhow lovely/awful! — jak cudownie/okropnie!
* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) jak2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) jak3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) jak, w jaki sposób4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) jak5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) dlaczego•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) w jakikolwiek sposób, bez względu na to jak- how come
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82 same
[seɪm] adjattr, inv1) ( exactly similar)the \same der/die/das Gleiche;( identical) der-/die-/dasselbe;I've got the \same taste in clothes as my sister ich habe bei Kleidung den gleichen Geschmack wie meine Schwester;she brought up her children in the \same way as her mother did sie erzog ihre Kinder genauso, wie ihre Mutter es getan hatte;she's the \same age as me sie ist genauso alt wie ich;it all amounts to the \same thing es läuft alles auf dasselbe hinaus;\same difference ( fam) ein und dasselbe;to go the \same way [as sb] den gleichen Weg [wie jd] gehen2) ( not another)the \same der/die/das Gleiche;we sleep in the \same room wir schlafen im gleichen Zimmer;our teacher always wears the \same pullover unser Lehrer trägt stets denselben Pullover;he's still the \same old grouch er ist noch immer der gleiche alte Miesepeter ( fam)I'm not in the \same league ( fig) da kann ich nicht mithalten;in the \same breath im gleichen [o selben] Atemzug;at the \same time gleichzeitig, zur gleichen Zeit;( nevertheless) trotzdem;by the \same token ( fig) ebenso;I don't think that prices will go up but, by the \same token, I don't see them going down much lower either ich glaube nicht, dass die Preise steigen werden, aber ebenso wenig glaube ich, dass sie stark sinken werden3) ( monotonous) eintönig;at every meeting you see the \same old faces bei jedem Treffen sieht man die gleichen alten Gesichter;it's the \same old story - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer es ist die alte Geschichte - die Reichen werden immer reicher und die Armen immer ärmerPHRASES:lightning never strikes in the \same place twice (never strikes in the \same place twice) der Blitz schlägt nicht zweimal an derselben Stelle ein pron the \same der-/die-/dasselbe;after all those years you look exactly the \same du hast dich in all diesen Jahren überhaupt nicht verändert;people say I look just the \same as my sister die Leute sagen, ich sähe genauso aus wie meine Schwester;they realized that things would never be the same again es wurde ihnen klar, dass nichts mehr so sein würde wie früher;all the \same;men are all the \same die Männer sind alle gleich;it's all the \same to me das macht für mich keinen Unterschied;to be one and the \same ein und der-/die-/dasselbe sein;I was amazed to discover they are one and the \same person ich war überrascht festzustellen, dass sie ein und dieselbe Person sind;not the \same nicht der-/die-/das Gleiche;our old house wasn't the \same without David unser altes Haus war ohne David nicht mehr das, was es [einmal] warPHRASES:all the \same trotzdem;all the \same we had a good time wir hatten dennoch eine schöne Zeit;thanks all the \same trotzdem vielen Dank;\same here ( fam) ich auch;I thought that film was awful! - \same here! ich fand den Film schrecklich! - ganz meine Meinung;\same to you danke, gleichfalls advthe \same gleich;these two machines are operated the \same diese beiden Maschinen werden auf dieselbe Art bedient;I feel just the \same as you do mir geht es genauso wie dir;I need some time to myself, \same as anybody else ( fam) ich brauche Zeit für mich selbst, genau wie jeder andere auch -
83 idea
1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) creencia, impresión2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) idea3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) ideaidea n idea
Del verbo idear: ( conjugate idear) \ \
idea es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: idea idear
idea sustantivo femenino idea;◊ la idea de libertad the idea o concept of freedom;es de ideas fijas he has very set ideas about things; no tiene idea de cómo funciona he has no idea how it works; no tengo idea I don't have a clue; hacerse una idea de la situación to get an idea of the situation; se me ocurre una idea I've got an idea; cambió de idea she changed her mind; hacerse (a) la idea de algo to get used to the idea of sth
idea sustantivo femenino
1 idea
idea fija, fixed idea
2 (representación, concepto) idea: la simple idea de volver a verle me pone nervioso, the very thought of seeing him again makes me all jittery (noción) idea: para que te hagas una idea..., so that you can get an idea...
tiene muy poca idea de lo que cuesta, she has very little idea of what it costs
3 (opinión, juicio) idea, opinion: te lo advierto, ésta no es la idea que yo tengo de la diversión, mind you, that's not my idea of fun
tiene ideas peligrosas sobre el poder, he has dangerous ideas about power
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
4 (intención) intention
a mala idea, on purpose
5 (proyecto, plan, ocurrencia) idea: teme que le roben la idea, she's afraid someone might steal her idea
vino con la idea de ir a la playa, she came with the idea of going to the beach exclamación ¡vaya una idea!, the very idea! Locuciones: hacerse a la idea de, to get used to the idea of familiar no tener ni idea, to have no idea o not to have a clue: no tenía ni idea de que hubieras regresado, I had no idea that you were back (ser ignorante) no tengo ni (la más remota/puñetera) idea de fútbol, I haven't got a clue about football
ideas de bombero, absurd ideas
idear verbo transitivo
1 (un invento, diseño) to devise, invent
2 (una teoría, un plan) to think up, conceive ' idea' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandono - acariciar - acierto - acoger - acogida - advertir - aferrarse - añadidura - anticipo - borrosa - borroso - bosquejar - bosquejo - buena - bueno - cabeza - cambiar - chifladura - concepto - confusa - confuso - convencer - cosa - decir - definida - definido - desechar - desterrar - dónde - exclusión - flor - formarse - fríamente - gestarse - gustar - hacerse - hoy - impracticable - inicialmente - intención - irse - leve - luminosa - luminoso - madurar - menor - mentalizarse - neta - neto - noción English: abandon - adjust - advance - afterthought - amusement - appealing - assumption - barmy - better - brainstorm - brainwave - brilliant - bring forward - bristle - catch - catch on - change - cling - clue - come up with - conception - confused - convey - crazy - daft - daring - dated - defunct - dismiss - distinct - downside - drift - embody - embrace - face - faint - fall in with - fanciful - fasten on to - flirt - fluid - foggy - fundamental - get across - get through - hit on - hit upon - idea - idiotic - illusiontr[aɪ'dɪə]■ that's a good idea! ¡es una buena idea!■ I've got an idea! ¡tengo una idea!, ¡se me ocurre una idea!■ whose idea was this anyway? ¿de quién era la idea?, ¿a quién se le ocurrió esto?■ whatever gave you that idea? ¿cómo se te ha ocurrido (pensar) eso?, ¿de dónde has sacado esta idea?■ do you know where he is? --no, but I've got a very good idea! ¿sabes dónde está? --no, pero tengo una ligera sospecha■ well, you might as well get used to the idea bueno, ya puedes irte haciendo a la idea■ I've an idea you threw it away creo que lo tiraste, tengo la impresión de que lo tiraste3 (concept) concepto■ what's your idea of happiness? ¿cuál es tu concepto de la felicidad?1 (aim, purpose) idea, intención nombre femenino, objetivo■ the idea of the game is to get the ball in the goal el objetivo del juego es meter la pelota en la portería\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe (very) idea of it! ¡vaya ocurrencia!, ¡qué ocurrencia!, ¡a quién se le ocurre!, ¡ni hablar!to get ideas hacerse ilusionesto give somebody ideas dar ilusiones a alguiento have no idea no tener idea, no tener ni idea■ I've no idea! ¡ni idea!not to have the first idea about something no tener ni la más mínima idea de algoto hit on the idea of something ocurrírsele la idea a alguiento put ideas into somebody's head meter ideas en la cabeza a alguienthat's the idea! ¡eso es!, ¡así se hace!what's the big idea? ¿qué pasa aquí?, ¿qué es esto?, ¿qué te has creído?idea [aɪ'di:ə] n: idea fn.• concepto s.m.• idea s.f.• magín s.m.• noción s.f.'aɪ'diːə, aɪ'diə1)a) (plan, suggestion) idea fb) (purpose, principle) idea fthe whole idea of the operation was to attract publicity — habían hecho la operación con la idea de atraer publicidad
you get the idea don't you? — entiendes ¿no?
2) (notion, impression) idea fmy idea of Ireland — la idea que yo tengo or me hago de Irlanda
can you give me some idea of what happened? — ¿me puedes dar una idea de lo que pasó?
where is he? - (I've) no idea! — ¿dónde está? - (no tengo) ni idea
whatever gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?
to put ideas in o into somebody's head, to give somebody ideas — meterle ideas en la cabeza a alguien
3) ( view) idea f, opinión f[aɪ'dɪǝ]N1) (=thought, plan) idea fthe idea is to sell it — la idea or el plan es venderlo
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it wouldn't be a bad idea to paint it — no le vendría mal pintarloit might not be a bad idea to wait a few days — puede que no sea mala idea esperar unos cuantos días
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whose bright idea was it to come this way? — iro ¿quién ha tenido la bonita or feliz idea de venir por aquí? *•
you'll have to buck up your ideas — tendrás que menearte•
the idea never entered my head — ni se me pasó esa idea por la cabeza•
to get an idea for a novel — encontrar una idea para una noveladon't go getting ideas — (=build up one's hopes) no te hagas ilusiones; (=be presumptuous) no se te ocurra
he got the idea into his head that they didn't like him — se le metió en la cabeza (la idea de) que no les caía bien
once she gets an idea into her head there's no stopping her — como se le meta una idea en la cabeza no hay quien se la quite
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to get used to the idea of sth — hacerse a la idea de algo•
to give sb ideas — meter ideas en la cabeza a algnwhatever gave you that idea? — ¿como se te ha ocurrido semejante cosa?
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good idea! — ¡buena idea!what a good idea! — ¡qué idea más buena!
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to have an idea — tener una ideaI suddenly had the idea of going to see her — de repente se me ocurrió ir a verla, de repente tuve la idea de ir a verla
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he hit on the idea of painting it red — se le ocurrió pintarlo de rojo•
to put ideas into sb's head — meter ideas en la cabeza a algn2) (=understanding) idea f•
have you any idea how ridiculous you look? — ¿tienes idea de lo ridículo que estás?•
I haven't the foggiest idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea•
what(ever) gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste eso?•
to get an idea of sth — hacerse una idea de algo•
you're getting the idea — (=understanding) estás empezando a comprender; (=getting the knack) estás cogiendo el tino or trucowhere did you get that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste eso?
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I haven't the least idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea•
I've no idea! — ¡ni idea!it was awful, you've no idea — no te puedes hacer una idea de lo horrible que fue
I had no idea that... — no tenía ni idea or la menor idea de que...
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I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo ni la menor or más remota or más mínima idea•
he has some idea of French — tiene algo de idea de francés3) (=conception, notion) idea fthere may be some truth in the idea that... — puede que haya algo de cierto en la idea de que...
she has some odd ideas about how to bring up children — tiene unas ideas muy raras or una opinión muy rara de cómo criar a los niños
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it wasn't my idea of a holiday — no era la idea que yo tengo de unas vacaciones•
if that's your idea of fun — si eso es lo que tú entiendes por diversión4) (=vague idea) impresión f•
to have an idea that... — tener la impresión de que...5) (=purpose) intención f, idea fthe whole idea of this trip was to relax — la única intención or idea del viaje era relajarse
we went with the idea of meeting new people — fuimos con la intención or idea de conocer a gente nueva
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what's the big idea? * — ¿a qué viene eso? *6) (=estimate) idea f•
can you give me a rough idea of how many you want? — ¿puede darme una idea aproximada de cuántos quiere?* * *['aɪ'diːə, aɪ'diə]1)a) (plan, suggestion) idea fb) (purpose, principle) idea fthe whole idea of the operation was to attract publicity — habían hecho la operación con la idea de atraer publicidad
you get the idea don't you? — entiendes ¿no?
2) (notion, impression) idea fmy idea of Ireland — la idea que yo tengo or me hago de Irlanda
can you give me some idea of what happened? — ¿me puedes dar una idea de lo que pasó?
where is he? - (I've) no idea! — ¿dónde está? - (no tengo) ni idea
whatever gave you that idea? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?
to put ideas in o into somebody's head, to give somebody ideas — meterle ideas en la cabeza a alguien
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84 churro
adj.darling.m.1 botch (informal) (fracaso).ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful2 fritter, long cylinder-shaped fritter made of flour and sprinkled with sugar, fritter stick.3 glamour girl.4 botched job.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: churrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (res) coarse-woolled (US coarse-wooled)————————1 (dulce) fritter, US cruller■ este programa de televisión es un churro this TV programme is lousy, this programme is rubbish■ el examen me ha salido un churro I made a hash of the exam, I mucked up the exam■ ¡qué churro de gol! what a jammy goal!\de churro by a fluke, by a stroke of luck* * *1.ADJ [lana] coarse2. SM1) (Culin) flour fritter eaten with coffee or hot chocolate2) * (=chapuza) botch, mess3) * (=suerte) fluke4) And, Cono Sur * attractive person, dish *5) *** (=pene) prick ***6) Méx * bad filmCHURROS Churros, long fritters made with flour and water, are popular in much of Spain and are often eaten with thick hot chocolate either for breakfast or as a snack. In Madrid, they eat a thicker variety of churro called a porra.* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *Iadjetivo (AmS fam) gorgeous (colloq)II1) (Coc) strip of fried doughvenderse como churros — to sell like hot cakes
2) (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job (colloq)4) (AmC fam) ( de marihuana) joint (colloq)•• Cultural note:A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast* * *churro (↑ churro a1)A ( Coc) strip of fried doughmandar a algn a freír churros ( fam); to tell sb to go jump in a o the lake ( colloq), to tell sb to get stuffed ( BrE colloq)¡vete a freír churros! go jump in a o the lake!, get stuffed!A typical Spanish food, consisting of a long thin cylinder of dough, deep-fried in olive oil and often dusted with sugar. Churros are usually eaten with a thick hot drinking chocolate, especially for breakfast.* * *
churro sustantivo masculino
1 (Coc) strip of fried dough
2 (Esp fam) ( chapuza) botched job
churro sustantivo masculino
1 Culin fritter, US cruller
2 familiar (birria) mess
* * *churro1 nm1. [para comer] = stick or ring of dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar;Fam¡vete a freír churros! get lost!ese dibujo es un churro that drawing is awful;esto es un churro de reparación they've made a real botch of this repairlo encontraron de churro it was a fluke that they found itCHURROSChurros are a type of fritter which are a traditional Spanish snack. They are made from a flour and water dough which is squeezed by a special machine into long ribbed tubular shapes, which are then fried in hot oil and coated with sugar. They are often eaten with thick hot chocolate at special snack bars called “churrerías”. People also eat them at home with coffee for breakfast or buy them to eat out of a paper cone in fairgrounds during their local annual festivals.♦ adjstunning;¡estás muy churra con ese vestido nuevo! you look stunning in that new dress!♦ nm,flooker;¡tu hermano es un churro bárbaro! your brother is a real looker!* * *m1 fritter2 ( chapuza) botched job* * *churro nm1) : fried dough* * *churro n (alimento) fritter -
85 spavento
m frightmi sono preso uno spavento I got a fright* * *spavento s.m. fright; fear; terror: tremava di spavento, he was trembling with fear; fare spavento a qlcu., to give s.o. a fright (o to frighten s.o.); che spavento mi hai fatto ( prendere)!, what a fright you gave me!; il mio istruttore di sci è brutto da fare spavento, my ski instructor is as ugly as sin; questo quadro è un vero spavento, this picture is really awful // morire dallo spavento, to die of fright (o to be scared to death).* * *[spa'vɛnto]sostantivo maschile1) (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread Ufare prendere uno spavento a qcn. — to give sb. a fright
prendersi uno spavento — to have o get a fright o scare
che spavento! — how frightful o scary!
2) colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright* * *spavento/spa'vεnto/sostantivo m.1 (paura) fright, scare, fear U, dread U; paralizzato dallo spavento paralyzed with fright; fare prendere uno spavento a qcn. to give sb. a fright; prendersi uno spavento to have o get a fright o scare; che spavento! how frightful o scary! sei conciato da fare spavento you look a sight dressed like that2 colloq. (persona o cosa molto brutta) fright. -
86 Mal
━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque mal est suivi d'un participe passé ou d'un adjectif, par exemple mal logé, mal aimé, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = de façon défectueuse) [organisé] badly ; [entretenu] poorlyb. ( = de façon répréhensible) [se conduire] badly• tu trouves ça mal qu'il y soit allé ? do you think it was wrong of him to go?c. ( = de façon peu judicieuse) mal choisi ill-chosend. ( = avec difficulté) il respire mal he has difficulty in breathinge. (locutions)• ça va ? -- pas mal how are you? -- not bad• pas mal de gens pensent que... quite a lot of people think that...2. <a. ( = contraire à la morale) wrongb. ( = laid) ce tableau n'est pas mal this picture is quite nicec. ( = malade) illd. ( = mal à l'aise) uncomfortablee. ( = en mauvais termes) se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb3. <b. ( = souffrance) pain ; ( = maladie) illness• le mal du siècle ( = fléau) the scourge of the age• je suis tombé -- tu as mal ? I've fallen -- does it hurt?• où avez-vous mal ? where does it hurt?• ça me fait mal au cœur ( = ça me rend malade) it makes me feel sick ; ( = ça me fait de la peine) it breaks my heart ; ( = ça me révolte) it makes me sickc. ( = dommage) harmd. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai obtenu son accord, mais non sans mal ! I got him to agree, but it wasn't easy!• il a dû prendre son mal en patience ( = attendre) he had to put up with the delay ; ( = supporter) he had to grin and bear it• ne vous donnez pas ce mal don't bother► en mal de [+ argent, idées] short of ; [+ tendresse, amour] yearning for4. <* * *
1.
1) ( répréhensible) wrong2) ( mauvais) badce ne serait pas mal de déménager — it wouldn't be a bad idea to move out; an
3) (colloq)elle est pas mal — ( physiquement) she's rather good looking
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nom masculin1) ( peine) trouble, difficulty2) ( douleur) painfaire mal — lit, fig to hurt
ça me fait mal au ventre — lit it gives me a stomach-ache
3) ( maladie) illness, diseasetu vas attraper du mal — (colloq) you'll catch something; remède, patience
4) ( manque)5) ( dommage) harmfaire du mal à — ( durablement) to harm; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]
il n'y a pas de mal — ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done
une douche ne te ferait pas de mal — hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm
6) ( calamité)qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? — is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?
7) ( méchanceté)8) Philosophie, Religion evil
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1) ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit] badlyelle joue mal — ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player
s'y prendre mal avec quelqu'un — to deal with somebody the wrong way; étreindre
2) ( de manière défectueuse)elle est mal en point — she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way
3) ( difficilement)marcher mal — [personne] to walk with difficulty
4) ( insuffisamment) [éclairé, payé] poorlymal entretenu — neglected; cordonnier
5) ( sans goût) [s'habiller] badly6) ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly7) ( défavorablement)aller mal — [personne] not to be well; [affaires] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well
être mal (assis or couché) — not to be comfortable
ne le prenez pas mal — don't take it badly ou the wrong way
8) ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badlyse tenir mal — ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture
il serait mal venu de faire — it would be unseemly to do; acquis
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Phrasal Verbs:••ça me ferait mal — (sl) ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off (sl)
entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre — Proverbe it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils
* * *mal abr nfMaison d'animation et des loisirs cultural centre* * *A adj inv1 ( répréhensible) wrong; qu'a-t-elle fait de mal? what has she done wrong?; c'est mal de faire it's wrong to do;3 ○ un film pas mal a rather good film; elle est pas mal ( physiquement) she's rather good looking; c'est quelqu'un de pas mal ( sous tous rapports) he's/she's really nice; ‘et l'autre robe?’-‘pas mal!’ ‘and the other dress?’-‘it's not bad!’; pas mal la robe! what a great dress!B nm1 ( peine) sans mal easily; sans trop de mal quite easily; non sans mal not without difficulty; avoir du mal à faire to find it difficult to do; avoir beaucoup/un peu de mal à faire to find it very/a bit difficult to do; avoir un mal fou○ or de chien○ à faire to have a hell of a job○ doing; se donner du mal pour faire qch to go to a lot of trouble to do sth; se donner beaucoup de mal pour qn/pour faire qch to go to a great deal of trouble on sb's account/to do sth; ne te donne pas ce mal! don't bother!; donne-toi un peu de mal! make some effort!;2 ( douleur) faire mal lit, fig to hurt; se faire mal to hurt oneself; ça ne fait pas mal it doesn't hurt; ça va faire mal lit it's going to hurt ou be painful; ( nouvel impôt) it's going to hurt; ( apprendre la vérité) it's going to be painful; ( être remarquable) it's going to be big○; j'ai mal it hurts; avoir mal partout to ache all over; elle avait très mal she was in pain; ma jambe me fait mal my leg hurts; ces bottes me font mal aux pieds these boots hurt my feet; avoir mal à la tête/à l'estomac to have a headache/a stomach-ache; avoir mal au dos/aux dents/aux oreilles to have backache/toothache/earache; avoir mal à la gorge to have a sore throat; j'ai mal aux yeux my eyes are sore; j'ai mal au genou/au cou/au doigt my knee/neck/finger hurts; j'ai mal au cœur I feel sick GB ou nauseous US; j'ai mal au ventre I have a stomach-ache; ça me fait mal au ventre lit it gives me a stomach-ache; fig○ I find it really upsetting; j 'ai mal aux articulations I have aching joints; souffrir mille maux to suffer the torments of the damned;3 ( maladie) mal sans gravité minor illness; mal incurable incurable disease; le mal a progressé the disease has got GB ou gotten US worse; tu vas attraper du mal○ you'll catch something; ⇒ remède, patience;4 ( manque) être en mal de ( ne pas avoir) to be short of; ( ne pas recevoir) to be lacking in; être en mal d'inspiration to be short of inspiration; être en mal d'affection to be lacking in affection;5 ( dommage) le mal est fait the harm is done; faire du mal à ( durablement) to harm [personne, économie]; ( momentanément) to hurt [personne, économie]; il n'y a pas de mal or grand mal à cela there's no harm in that; il n'y a pas de mal ( formule de politesse) there's no harm done; une douche ne te fera pas de mal hum a shower wouldn't do you any harm; ne rien faire de mal not to do anything wrong; quel mal y a-t-il à cela? what harm is there in that?; mettre à mal qch to damage sth; mettre à mal qn to give sb a hard time;6 ( calamité) qu'elle parte, est-ce vraiment un mal? is it really a bad thing that she is leaving?; un mal à combattre an evil that must be fought;7 ( méchanceté) penser à mal to have evil intentions; sans songer or penser à mal without meaning any harm; dire du mal de qn/qch to speak ill of sb/sth; après avoir fait le mal pendant des années after years of evil-doing;8 Philos, Relig evil; conflit entre le bien et le mal conflict between good and evil; forces du mal forces of evil.C adv1 ( avec incompétence) [fait, écrit, conçu, lire, conduire] badly; elle travaille mal her work isn't good; elle joue mal ( maintenant) she's playing badly; ( en général) she's not a good player; s'y prendre mal avec qn to deal with sb the wrong way; pas mal écrit/conçu rather well written/designed; pas trop mal écrit/conçu quite well written/designed; ⇒ étreindre;2 ( de manière défectueuse) mal fonctionner/ouvrir not to work/open properly; fonctionner très mal not to work properly GB ou right US at all; enfant mal élevé badly brought up child; c'est un petit mal élevé he's a badly brought up little brat; elle est mal en point she's not too good; ( très grave) she's in a bad way; dire quelque chose mal à propos to make an inappropriate remark;3 ( difficilement) ça s'explique mal it's difficult to explain; on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; marcher mal [personne] to walk with difficulty;4 ( insuffisamment) [éclairé] poorly, badly; [payé] badly; je t'entends mal I can't hear you very well; il entend mal ( permanent) he's slightly deaf, he doesn't hear very well; ils mangent mal they don't eat very well; je les connais mal I don't know them well; mal entretenu neglected; pas mal payé/équipé rather well-paid/-equipped; ⇒ cordonnier;5 ( sans goût) [s'habiller, meubler] badly;6 ( de manière erronée) [diagnostiqué, adressé] wrongly; mal m'a pris de faire ça I should never have done that; mal interpréter to misinterpret; j'avais mal compris I had misunderstood; mal informé ill-informed;7 ( défavorablement) aller mal [personne] not to be well; [affaires, vie] to go badly; [vêtement] not to fit well; ‘comment va-t-elle?’-‘mal!’ ‘how is she?’-‘not very well!’; le vert te va pas mal○ green rather suits you!; aller de plus en plus mal [personne] to be getting worse; [affaires, vie] to get worse and worse; se sentir mal ( santé) not to feel well; ( mal à l'aise) to feel awkward; se trouver mal to faint; être mal [personne] to feel awful; être mal (assis or couché or installé) not to be comfortable; être au plus mal to be critically ill; être mal remis not to have fully recovered; dormir/tourner/commencer mal to sleep/to turn out/to begin badly; ne le prenez pas mal don't take it badly ou the wrong way; être mal avec qn to be on bad terms with sb; se mettre mal avec qn to fall out with sb; être mal vu not to be well thought of; aller pas mal○ [personne, affaires] to be fine;8 ( de manière criticable) [se conduire] badly; mal faire to do wrong; ils nous traitent mal ( employeurs) they don't treat us well; traiter mal ( frapper) to ill-treat; se tenir mal ( grossièrement) to have bad manners; ( voûté) to have a bad posture; elle parle mal she uses bad language; tu as mal agi you shouldn't have done that; il serait mal venu de faire it would be unseemly to do; ⇒ acquis.D ○ pas mal loc adv ( beaucoup) il a pas mal bu he's had quite a lot to drink; il a bu pas mal de bière he's drunk quite a lot of beer; elle a pas mal d'amis she has quite a few friends; il est pas mal violent he's rather violent; ça a mis pas mal de temps it took quite a long time.mal de l'air airsickness; avoir le mal de l'air ( ponctuellement) to feel airsick; ( généralement) to suffer from airsickness; mal blanc whitlow; mal de dents toothache; avoir des maux de dents to have frequent toothache GB ou toothaches US; mal de dos backache ¢; mal d'estomac stomach-ache; avoir des maux d'estomac ( ponctuellement) to have a stomach-ache; ( souvent) to suffer from stomach-ache GB ou stomach-aches US; mal de gorge sore throat; avoir un mal de gorge to have a sore throat; avoir des maux de gorge to get sore throats; mal des grands ensembles social problems attendant on high-density housing; mal de mer seasickness; avoir le mal de mer ( ponctuellement) to feel seasick; ( généralement) to suffer from seasickness; mal du pays homesickness; avoir le mal du pays to feel homesick; mal du siècle world-weariness; mal de tête headache; avoir des maux de tête ( ponctuellement) to have headaches; ( souvent) to suffer from ou get headaches; mal des transports motion sickness; avoir le mal des transports to be prone to motion sickness.ça me ferait mal (aux seins)◑ ( d'étonnement) I'd be amazed; ( d'écœurement) it would really piss me off◑; entre or de deux maux il faut choisir le moindre Prov it's a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.→ link=maréchal maréchal -
87 absolutely
adverb1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]you're absolutely right! — du hast völlig recht
2) (positively) regelrechtabsolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)
* * ** * *ab·so·lute·ly[ˌæbsəˈlu:tli]adv inv1. (completely) absolut, völligyou're \absolutely right Sie haben vollkommen [o völlig] Rechtyou have \absolutely no idea du hast [ja] überhaupt keine Ahnung\absolutely forbidden strikt verbotensth is \absolutely true etw stimmt hundertprozentigto \absolutely agree with sb jdm vollkommen zustimmento \absolutely believe in sth etw bedingungslos glaubento trust sb \absolutely jdm bedingungslos vertrauen2. (emphatic) absolutit was an excellent film — \absolutely! das war ein toller Film — absolut! sl\absolutely not! nein, überhaupt nicht!\absolutely delicious einfach köstlichto be \absolutely determined to do sth fest [o fam wild] entschlossen sein, etw zu tun\absolutely nothing überhaupt nichtsto mean \absolutely everything to sb jdm alles bedeuten; person, animal also jds Ein und Alles sein3. LING absolut* * *["bsə'luːtlI]advabsolut; agree, trust also, true vollkommen, völlig; amazing, fantastic wirklich; deny, refuse also strikt; forbidden also streng; ; stupid also völlig necessary also unbedingt; prove eindeutigdo you agree? – absolutely — sind Sie einverstanden? – vollkommen
do you absolutely insist? —
he absolutely refused to do that — er wollte das absolut or durchaus nicht tun
it's absolutely amazing — es ist wirklich erstaunlich
you look absolutely stunning/awful — du siehst wirklich großartig/schrecklich aus
* * *absolutely adv1. absolut, gänzlich, völlig, vollkommen:absolutely impossible völlig unmöglich;this is absolutely no business of yours das geht dich überhaupt nichts an;nothing, but absolutely nothing, … nichts, aber auch gar nichts, …2. strikt:3. [a. ˌæbsəˈluːtlı] umg (als Antwort) sicherlich!, aber sicher!, natürlich:absolutely not! natürlich nicht!* * *adverb1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]2) (positively) regelrechtabsolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)
* * *adv.durchaus adv.vollständig adv. -
88 dat
dat11 [zelfstandig (gebruikt)] that2 [bijvoeglijk] that♦voorbeelden:zo, denk je dat? • is that what you think?dat doet maar! • some people!zij heeft dat en dat gezegd • she said such and suchdat is nog eens een man • there's a real man for youdat is het hem nu juist • that's just it, that's the problemziezo, dat is/was dat • right, that's that (then), so much for thatnou, dat is/was het dan • okay, that's that, that was itdat lijkt er meer op • that's more like itwat moet dat? • what's all this about?wat zou dat? • what of it?zij zoeken alleen dat wat voordeel geeft • they only seek (whatever is to) their own advantagemijn boek en dat van jullie • my book and yoursdat mens • that (dreadful) woman1 [beperkend] that, which; 〈 met betrekking tot personen〉 that, who; 〈met betrekking tot personen; 3e en 4e naamval en onmiddellijk na voorzetsels; formeel〉 whom 〈in informeel stijl kan het betrekkelijk voornaamwoord vervallen behalve wanneer het het onderwerp is van de betrekkelijk bijzin〉2 [uitbreidend] which; 〈 met betrekking tot personen〉 who; 〈met betrekking tot personen; 3e en 4e naamval en onmiddellijk na voorzetsels; formeel〉 whom♦voorbeelden:1 het bericht dat hij mij bracht … • the message (that/which) he brought me …het bericht dat mij gebracht werd … • the message that/which was brought me …het jongetje dat ik een appel heb gegeven • the little boy (that/who) I gave an apple tohet kind dat net riep, is mijn zoon • the child that/who just called out is my sonhier woont een meisje dat ik vroeger kende • a girl (that/who) I used to know lives here2 het huis, dat onlangs opgeknapt was, werd verkocht • the house, which had recently been done up, was sold————————dat2〈 voegwoord〉2 [met betrekking tot graadaanduidend gevolg] 〈zie voorbeelden 2〉3 [met betrekking tot reden, oorzaak] that, because4 [met betrekking tot doel] so that5 [met betrekking tot beperking] as far as6 [in uitroepen] 〈zie voorbeelden 6〉♦voorbeelden:1 zij kregen bericht dat hij niet op tijd zou zijn • they got a message (to say) that he would be latein plaats (van) dat je me het vertelt … • instead of telling me, you …de reden dat hij niet komt is … • the reason (why) he's not coming is …uit vrees dat • for fear thatik denk dat hij komt • I think (that) he'll comebehalve dat • except thatzonder dat ik het wist • without me knowingzij zongen dat het een (lieve) lust was • they sang with great gustohet regende dat het goot • it was pouring (down)hij vloekte dat de honden er geen brood van lustten • he swore like a trooper3 hij is kwaad, dat hij niet mee mag • he is angry that/because he can't comeben je ziek dat je zo bleek ziet? • don't you feel well, you look so pale5 is ze handig, dat u weet? • is she any good as far as you know?is hier ook een bioscoop? niet dat ik weet • is there a cinema here? not that I know6 smerig dat het er uit zag! • you should have seen how dirty it was!dat mij nu juist zoiets moest overkomen! • that such a thing should happen to me right now!stommeling dat je bent! • you stupid fool! -
89 mal
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo■ adjetivo invariable 1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill; ( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq); ( incómodo) uncomfortable; ¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head; esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me 2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph; 4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong 5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth ■ adverbio 1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly; te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you; el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well; de mal en peor from bad to worse 2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb3◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;te entendí mal I misunderstood you me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely 4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here5 ( en locs) el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me; menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!; ¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart ■ sustantivo masculino 1 (Fil) evil; 2 (daño, perjuicio): 3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil; no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining 4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness 5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly ' mal' also found in these entries: Spanish: agüero - añadidura - apestar - apestosa - apestoso - atufar - avenida - avenido - azotea - berrear - bicho - bien - caber - cabeza - caer - café - calcular - caldo - camino - cantar - carácter - cardo - chabacana - chabacano - chapuza - comportarse - comunicada - comunicado - conservarse - contraluz - contraria - contrario - criada - criado - daño - desastre - desencajada - desencajado - deslucir - despertar - día - dinero - educada - educado - efecto - empañarse - encajar - encaminada - encaminado - encontrar English: abuse - acquit - act up - agree - along - amulet - astray - bad - bad-tempered - badly - barring - best - bile - cheap - cloud - come off - condition - deal - deliver - disagree - disapprove - disrepair - do - do with - doom - downhill - embody - evil - evil eye - fit - flare up - foolish - foot - frown on - gnawing - go - go down - go off - god - going - good - greasy - grief - grim - grin - grumpy - half-baked - hash - health - hinder -
90 Übel
1) ( schlimm) bad, nasty;eine üble Affäre a sordid [or an ugly] affair;in einer üblen Klemme stecken to be in a bit of a tight spot2) ( unangenehm) nasty, unpleasant3) ( ungut) bad, wicked;4) ( verkommen) low;ein übles Stadtviertel a bad area of town5) ( schlecht)jdm ist/wird \Übel sb feels sick;ist dir \Übel? du siehst so bleich aus are you not feeling well [or feeling all right [or OK] ] ? you look so pale;es kann einem \Übel werden, wenn..., wenn..., kann es einem \Übel werden it's enough to make you feel sick when...;gar nicht so \Übel [sein] [to be] not too [or so] bad at allwas riecht hier so \Übel? what's that nasty [or unpleasant] smell [in] here?;bäh, das Zeug schmeckt aber \Übel! ugh, that stuff tastes awful!;das fette Essen scheint mir \Übel zu bekommen the fatty food seems to have disagreed with me;nicht \Übel not too [or so] bad [at all];ihr wohnt ja gar nicht mal so \Übel you live quite comfortably2) ( schlecht)sich \Übel fühlen to feel bad;es geht jdm \Übel sb feels bad;jdm ist es \Übel zumute sb feels bad;\Übel dran sein ( fam) to be in a bad way3) ( gemein) badly;jdn \Übel behandeln to treat sb badly [or ill-treat sb];\Übel über jdn reden to speak badly [or ill] of sb4) ( nachteilig)ich habe es dir \Übel vermerkt, was du damals angerichtet hast I've not forgotten what you did back then2. Übel <-s, -> [ʼy:bl̩] nt( Missstand) evilWENDUNGEN:das kleinere [o geringere] \Übel the lesser evil;ein notwendiges \Übel a necessary evil;von \Übel sein to be a bad thing [or bad];von \Übel sein, etw zu tun to be a bad thing to do sth;ein \Übel kommt selten allein ( selten allein) misfortunes never come singly ( prov), it never rains but it pours ( prov)zu allem \Übel to cap [or crown] it all -
91 übel
1) ( schlimm) bad, nasty;eine üble Affäre a sordid [or an ugly] affair;in einer üblen Klemme stecken to be in a bit of a tight spot2) ( unangenehm) nasty, unpleasant3) ( ungut) bad, wicked;4) ( verkommen) low;ein übles Stadtviertel a bad area of town5) ( schlecht)jdm ist/wird \übel sb feels sick;ist dir \übel? du siehst so bleich aus are you not feeling well [or feeling all right [or OK] ] ? you look so pale;es kann einem \übel werden, wenn..., wenn..., kann es einem \übel werden it's enough to make you feel sick when...;gar nicht so \übel [sein] [to be] not too [or so] bad at allwas riecht hier so \übel? what's that nasty [or unpleasant] smell [in] here?;bäh, das Zeug schmeckt aber \übel! ugh, that stuff tastes awful!;das fette Essen scheint mir \übel zu bekommen the fatty food seems to have disagreed with me;nicht \übel not too [or so] bad [at all];ihr wohnt ja gar nicht mal so \übel you live quite comfortably2) ( schlecht)sich \übel fühlen to feel bad;es geht jdm \übel sb feels bad;jdm ist es \übel zumute sb feels bad;\übel dran sein ( fam) to be in a bad way3) ( gemein) badly;jdn \übel behandeln to treat sb badly [or ill-treat sb];\übel über jdn reden to speak badly [or ill] of sb4) ( nachteilig)ich habe es dir \übel vermerkt, was du damals angerichtet hast I've not forgotten what you did back then2. Übel <-s, -> [ʼy:bl̩] nt( Missstand) evilWENDUNGEN:das kleinere [o geringere] \übel the lesser evil;ein notwendiges \übel a necessary evil;von \übel sein to be a bad thing [or bad];von \übel sein, etw zu tun to be a bad thing to do sth;ein \übel kommt selten allein ( selten allein) misfortunes never come singly ( prov), it never rains but it pours ( prov)zu allem \übel to cap [or crown] it all -
92 evidencia
f.1 evidence, proof (prueba).2 obviousness.poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate somethingponer a alguien en evidencia to show somebody up3 certainty, obviousness, flagrancy, palpability.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: evidenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: evidenciar.* * *1 (claridad) obviousness, clearness; (certeza) certainty\poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate somethingponer a alguien en evidencia to make a fool of somebody, show somebody upponerse en evidencia to show oneself up* * *SF1) (=obviedad) evidenceante la evidencia de los hechos, se confesó culpable — faced with the evidence, he pleaded guilty
2) (=ridículo)dejar o poner algo/a algn en evidencia — to show sth/sb up
ponerse en evidencia — to show o.s. up
* * *a) ( pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia — to deny the obvious o the facts
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to the evidence
b) ( cualidad) obviousnessdejar or poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up
ponerse o quedar en evidencia — to show oneself up
* * *= evidence.Ex. Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.----* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.* basado en la evidence = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* evidencia convincente = convincing evidence.* evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.* evidencia documental = documentary evidence.* evidencia empírica = empirical evidence.* evidencia escrita = written evidence.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* evidencia oral = oral evidence.* evidencias anteriores = prior art.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* evidencia tangible = tangible evidence.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, bring to + the fore.* poner en videncia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* * *a) ( pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia — to deny the obvious o the facts
rendirse ante la evidencia — to bow to the evidence
b) ( cualidad) obviousnessdejar or poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up
ponerse o quedar en evidencia — to show oneself up
* * *= evidence.Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.
* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.* basado en la evidence = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* dar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* dejar en evidencia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* evidencia convincente = convincing evidence.* evidencia + demostrar = evidence + show.* evidencia documental = documentary evidence.* evidencia empírica = empirical evidence.* evidencia escrita = written evidence.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* evidencia oral = oral evidence.* evidencias anteriores = prior art.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* evidencia tangible = tangible evidence.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* poner en evidencia = make + it + clear, underline, bring to + light, put + Nombre + to shame, bring to + the fore.* poner en videncia = call + Posesivo + bluff.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.* relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* * *1 (pruebas) evidence, proofnegar la evidencia to deny the obvious o the factsrendirse ante la evidencia to bow to the evidence2 (cualidad) obviousnesssu carta estaba bien en evidencia sobre la mesa her letter was lying on the table for all to seedejar or poner a algn en evidencia to show sb upponer algo en evidencia to demonstrate sthponerse en evidencia to show oneself upquedar en evidencia: ¡la pobre quedó tan en evidencia cuando él dijo eso! poor girl! his saying that really showed her up o the poor girl was made to look awful ( o silly etc) when he said that* * *
Del verbo evidenciar: ( conjugate evidenciar)
evidencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
evidencia
evidenciar
evidencia sustantivo femenino
◊ negar la evidencia to deny the obvious o the facts
dejar or poner a algn en evidencia to show sb up
evidencia sustantivo femenino
1 obviousness: la evidencia de su amor por Eva nos hizo sonrojar, we were embarrassed by the evidence of his love for Eva
2 (de un crimen, teoría) evidence, facts
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien en evidencia, to make a fool of sb o to show sb up
evidenciar verbo transitivo show, make clear, prove: tu alegría ante la noticia evidencia tu falta de escrúpulos, the fact that you're happy about the news proves just how unscrupulous you are
' evidencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
evidenciar
- poner
- rendirse
- terminante
English:
body
- conclusive
- conflicting
- confront
- damning
- evidence
- inconclusive
- material
- produce
- scanty
- show up
- submit
- trump up
- truthful
- witness
- bluff
- expose
* * *evidencia nf1. [claridad] obviousness;ante la evidencia de las pruebas, tuvo que admitir su culpa in the face of such undeniable evidence, he had to admit his guilt;poner algo en evidencia to demonstrate sth;poner a alguien en evidencia to show sb up;quedar en evidencia to be shown up;me hiciste quedar en evidencia delante de todo el mundo you showed me up in front of everyone2. [prueba] evidence, proof;no hay evidencias de culpabilidad there is no evidence of guilt* * *f1 evidence, proof;poner en evidencia demonstrate2:poner a alguien en evidencia show s.o. up* * *evidencia nf1) : evidence, proof2)poner en evidencia : to demonstrate, to make clear -
93 tragicznie
adv. grad. 1. (w sposób tragiczny) [umrzeć, skończyć się] tragically, in tragedy- ich miłość zakończyła się tragicznie their love ended tragically- sytuacja rozwijała się tragicznie dla nas wszystkich the situation has taken a tragic turn for all of us- zginęła tragicznie w wypadku samochodowym she died tragically in a car accident2. pot., pejor. (źle) [wyglądać, ubierać się, czesać się] terribly* * *advtragically; (pot: nieudolnie) terribly (pot)wyglądasz tragicznie! — pot you look terrible! (pot)
* * *adv.1. (= dramatycznie) tragically.2. pot. (= źle, fatalnie) terribly, awfully; wyglądać tragicznie look awful.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > tragicznie
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94 fetching
ˈfetʃɪŋ прил.;
разг. заманчивый, очаровательный, привлекательный, притягательный, соблазнительный a fetching smile ≈ очаровательная улыбка Syn: attractive, winning привлекательный, очаровательный;
соблазнительный - * girl прелестная девушка - * smile обаятельная улыбка - you look very * in this beret вам очень к лицу этот берет - he could say an awful lot of * things он мог наговорить кучу всяких приятных вещей demand ~ вчт. выборка по запросу fetching pres. p. от fetch ~ вчт. выборка ~ разг. привлекательный, очаровательный;
a fetching smile очаровательная улыбка ~ разг. привлекательный, очаровательный;
a fetching smile очаровательная улыбка initial ~ вчт. начальная выборка instruction ~ вчт. выборка команды instruction ~ вчт. вызов команды operand ~ вчт. выбор операнда program ~ вчт. вызов программыБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > fetching
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95 fetching
[ʹfetʃıŋ] a разг.привлекательный, очаровательный; соблазнительныйhe could say an awful lot of fetching things - он мог наговорить кучу всяких приятных вещей
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96 koszmarnie
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (brzydko) horridly pot.; hideously; (tandetnie) trashily- koszmarnie zbudowany dom a horridly built house- w tej sukience wyglądasz koszmarnie you look terrible in that dress2. (źle) awfully, horribly- mam grypę i czuję się koszmarnie I have flu and feel terrible a. awfulⅡ adj. pot. (bardzo) terribly- ulice koszmarnie brudne terribly dirty streets- nudził się koszmarnie he was terribly a. dreadfully bored- dni wloką się koszmarnie the days drag on endlessly* * *adv.(= strasznie) horribly, terribly, ghastly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > koszmarnie
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97 terrible
1 ( awful) épouvantable ; to be terrible at être nul en [rugby, maths] ; to be terrible at writing/driving écrire/conduire très mal ; to have a terrible time doing avoir un mal de chien ○ à faire ;2 ( guilty) I feel terrible je suis ennuyé ; to feel terrible about culpabiliser à cause de [accident, mistake] ;3 ( ill) I feel terrible je ne me sens pas bien du tout ;4 ( ugly) you look terrible in that hat ce chapeau ne te va absolument pas ;5 ( for emphasis) [liar, optimist] invétéré ; to be a terrible fool se conduire comme le dernier des imbéciles ; it was/it would be a terrible shame c'était/ce serait vraiment dommage. -
98 feo
adj.1 ugly, homely, bad-looking, ill-favored.2 ugly.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - nada atractiva) ugly; (- poco atractiva) plain2 (aspecto, situación, tiempo, etc) nasty, horrible, unpleasant, awful3 (acción) horrible, awful4 (indigno) rude, not nice, improper► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ugly person1 (ofensa) slight, snub\hacerle un feo a alguien to slight somebody, snub somebodyser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sinsiempre me (te, etc) toca bailar con la más fea I (you, etc) always get the short end of the stick————————1 (ofensa) slight, snub* * *= fea, adj.1) ugly2) nasty* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin belleza) [persona, casa, ropa] uglybailar con la más fea —
2) (=desagradable) [asunto, tiempo] nasty, unpleasant; [jugada] dirtytiene la fea costumbre de irse sin despedirse — he has a nasty habit of leaving without saying goodbye
3) (=de mala educación)está muy feo contestarle así a tu madre — it's very rude o it's not nice to answer your mother like that
está o queda feo comerse las uñas en público — it's bad manners to bite your nails in public
4) LAm [olor, comida] nasty, unpleasant2. SM1) (=desaire)-no puedo ir a tu boda -¿me vas a hacer ese feo? — "I can't come to your wedding" - "but you can't refuse!" o "how can you refuse!"
2) * (=fealdad)hoy está con el feo o de feo subido — he's looking really ugly today
3.ADV LAm * bad, badlyoler feo — to smell bad, have a nasty smell
* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1 ‹persona/animal/edificio› ugly; ‹peinado› unflatteringes fea de cara she's not at all pretty, she has a very plain facees feo con ganas he's as ugly as sin ( colloq)es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhoodes un color bastante feo it isn't a very attractive o nice colorllevaba una corbata feísima he was wearing the most awful tieser más feo que Picio or que un pecado or que pegarle a Dios or que pegarle a la madre ( fam); to be as ugly as sin ( colloq)siempre me toca bailar con la más fea ( fam); I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw ( colloq)2 ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant; ‹olor/sabor› ( esp AmL) unpleasant¡qué feo está el día! ( AmL); what an awful day!me has dado cartas muy feas you've dealt me horrible cardsla cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's goes or ( Esp) está muy feo hablar así de los amigos it's not nice to talk about your friends like thattiene la fea costumbre de contestar he has an unpleasant habit of answering backfeo2( AmL) ‹oler/saber› badme miró feo she gave me a dirty looksentir feo ( Méx); to feel terriblese siente feo que te traten así it's really terrible to be treated like thatfeo3( fam)1(desaire): hacerle un feo a algn to snub sb2 ( fam)(fealdad): es encantador, pero es de un feo … he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! ( AmE), he's charming but he isn't half ugly! ( BrE colloq)es de un feo que asusta he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come ( colloq)* * *
feo 1,◊ fea adjetivo
‹ peinado› unflattering;
es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood
‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;
la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly;
es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him
♦ Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin
' feo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
- esperpento
- fea
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- encima
- espantar
- feroz
- gana
- horrible
English:
hideous
- nasty
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unsightly
- dull
- homely
- nice
- plain
* * *feo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, animal, traje] ugly;es un pueblo muy feo it's a very ugly town;es fea con ganas she's as ugly as sin;ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin;Famser más feo que pegarle a un padre to be as ugly as sin2. [aspecto, herida] nasty;[tiempo] foul, horrible; [color] unpleasant;está metido en un asunto muy feo he's mixed up in some really nasty business;ponerse feo [situación, tiempo] to turn nasty;la cosa está fea things are looking bad3. [desagradable] unpleasant;[ofensivo] rude;cuando me vio me hizo un gesto feo when she saw me she made a rude gesture;lo que hiciste quedó feo that wasn't a very nice thing to do4. Am [olor, sabor] unpleasant♦ nm,f[persona] ugly person; Famle tocó bailar con la más fea he drew the short straw♦ nm[desaire]hacer un feo a alguien to offend o slight sb;le hizo el feo de no saludarla he snubbed her by not saying hello♦ advAm [oler, saber] bad;tus zapatos huelen muy feo your shoes smell awful* * *I adj ugly; fignasty;la(s) cosa(s) se pone(n) feo(s) fig things are looking grimII m:hacer un feo a alguien fam snub s.o.oler, saber bad* * *feo adv: badly, bad1) : ugly2) : unpleasant, nasty* * *feo adj -
99 dumm
thick; asinine; stupid; inane; brainless; silly; dumb; foolish; bovine* * *dụmm [dʊm] [dʊm]1. adj comp ordm;er['dʏmɐ] ['dʏmɐ] superl ordm;ste(r, s) ['dʏmstə] ['dʏmstə]1) stupid, dumb (esp US); Mensch stupid, thick (inf), dumb (esp US); (= unklug, unvernünftig) stupid, silly, foolishder dumme August (inf) — the clown
dummes Zeug ( reden) — (to talk) rubbish (Brit) or nonsense
ein dummes Gesicht machen — to look stupid
jdn wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln (inf) — to treat sb like a child
jdn für dumm verkaufen (inf) — to think sb is stupid
ich lasse mich nicht für dumm verkaufen — I'm not so stupid (inf)
das ist gar nicht ( so) dumm — that's not a bad idea
er ist dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — he's as stupid as they come (inf)
das war dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt (inf) — that was as stupid as you can get (inf)
der Krach macht mich ganz dumm ( im Kopf) — the noise is making my head spin
See:→ Bohnenstroh, Bauer → Wäsche2) (= ärgerlich, unangenehm) annoying; Gefühl auch nagging; Sache, Geschichte, Angelegenheit auch sillyes ist zu dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann — it's too bad that he can't come
2. adv comp ordm; er, superl am ordm;stendümmer hättest du dich wirklich nicht anstellen können — you couldn't have made things worse if you'd tried
sich dumm stellen — to act stupid, to play dumb (esp US)
dumm fragen — to ask a silly question/silly questions
sich dumm und dämlich reden (inf) — to talk till one is blue in the face (inf)
sich dumm und dämlich suchen (inf) — to search high and low
sich dumm und dämlich verdienen (inf) — to earn the earth (inf)
dumm geboren, nichts dazugelernt (prov) — he/she etc hasn't got the sense he/she etc was born with (prov)
jdm dumm kommen (inf) — to get funny with sb (inf)
* * *1) (foolish or idiotic.) half-witted2) (having no sense: He is a foolish young man.) foolish3) foolishly4) oafish5) stupidly6) (foolish; slow at understanding: a stupid mistake; He isn't as stupid as he looks.) stupid* * *<dümmer, dümmste>[ˈdʊm]I. adj1. (geistig beschränkt) stupid, thick, dense2. (unklug, unvernünftig) foolishwirklich kein \dummer Vorschlag that's not a bad idea at all▪ es wäre \dumm, etw zu tun it would be foolish to do sth▪ so \dumm sein, etw zu tun stupid enough to do sth▪ etwas D\dummes something foolishso etwas D\dummes! how foolish!; s.a. Gesicht3. (albern) silly▪ jdm zu \dumm sein/werden to be/become too much for sbdiese Warterei wird mir jetzt zu \dumm, ich gehe! I've had enough of waiting around [or I've been waiting around long enough], I'm going [or off]!4. (ärgerlich, unangenehm) Gefühl nasty; Geschichte, Sache unpleasantzu \dumm (fam)es ist zu \dumm, dass er nicht kommen kann [it's] too bad that he can't comezu \dumm, jetzt habe ich mein Geld vergessen! [oh] how stupid [of me], I've forgotten my money[es ist] \dumm [, dass] it's a pity [that]II. adv stupidlyfrag nicht so \dumm don't ask such stupid questionssich \dumm und dämlich verdienen to earn a fortune▶ \dumm dastehen to look [or to be left looking] stupid, to not lift a little finger to help* * *1.dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in
sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune
2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daftdas ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it
4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty < feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>2.1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidlyfrag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions
jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody
* * *dumm; dümmer, am dümmstenA. adj1. stupid, thick umg;dumme Kuh pej stupid cow;sich dumm stellen umg act the fool;er ist nicht (so) dumm he’s no fool;er ist dümmer, als die Polizei erlaubt umg he’s as thick as two short planks (US as a board);sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen not be taken in ( oder fooled);willst du mich für dumm verkaufen? you must think I’m stupid;dummes Zeug! umg rubbish!;dummes Zeug reden umg talk nonsense;das ist gar nicht so dumm that’s not a bad idea;das war dumm von mir how stupid of me;schön dumm wärst du umg you’d be a fool;jemanden wie einen dummen Jungen behandeln treat sb like a child;dumm geboren und nicht dazugelernt sprichw he, she etc hasn’t got the sense he, she etc was born withdumme Gans pej silly goose3. Sache: (unangenehm) awkward, nasty; (lästig) annoying, tiresome; (ärgerlich) annoying, irritating; Angewohnheit: unpleasant; Zufall: terrible, awful;ich hatte ein dummes Gefühl dabei I had an awful feeling about it;zu oderwie dumm! what a nuisance;schließlich wurde es mir zu dumm in the end I got tired of the whole business;mir ist was Dummes passiert (habe Unangenehmes erlebt) something awful happened to me4. umg, fig:B. adv1. stupidly;sich dumm anstellen be stupid, do something stupid; (ungeschickt) be clumsy;dumm aus der Wäsche schauen umg look stupid;jetzt steh ich ganz schön dumm da umg, fig now I’m the one left looking stupid;wer dumm fragt, bekommt dumme Antworten sprichw ask a silly question(, get a silly answer)2. umg:das hätte dumm ausgehen können that could have ended badly;jemandem dumm kommen (unverschämt sein) be cheeky to sb;ich hab mich dumm und dämlich geredet, um ihn zu überzeugen umg I talked until I was blue in the face trying to persuade him;sich dumm und dämlich verdienen umg be raking it in* * *1.dümmer, dümmst... Adjektiv1) stupid; stupid, thick, dense < person>sich nicht für dumm verkaufen lassen — (ugs.) not be taken in
sich dumm und dämlich od. dusselig reden/verdienen — (ugs.) talk till one is blue in the face/earn a fortune
2) (unvernünftig) foolish; stupid; daft3) (ugs.): (töricht, albern) idiotic; silly; stupiddas ist mir [einfach] zu dumm — (ugs.) I've had enough of it
4) (ugs.): (unangenehm) nasty <feeling, suspicion>; annoying < habit>; awful (coll.) < coincidence>2.1) (ugs.): (töricht) foolishly; stupidlyfrag nicht so dumm — don't ask such silly or stupid questions
jemandem dumm kommen — be cheeky or insolent to somebody
* * *adj.asinine adj.blockheaded* adj.dull adj.foolish adj.ignorant adj.oafish adj.stupid adj. adv.asininely adv.dully adv.oafishly adv.purblindly adv.stupidly adv. -
100 fijar
v.1 to fix.Ella fijó las velas She fixed the sails.Ella fijó su atención She fixed her attention.2 to set, to fix (establecer) (fecha, precio).fijar el domicilio to take up residencefijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on3 to determine, to define, to establish, to set.Ella fijó las reglas She determined the rules.* * *2 (pegar) to stick3 (establecer) to set, determine, fix4 (en fotografía, química) to fix1 (hacerse fijo) to settle2 (darse cuenta) to notice■ ¿te fijaste en el color de sus ojos? did you notice the colour of his eyes?3 (poner atención) to pay attention, watch\fijar la vista to stare (en, at)fijar los ojos to stare (en, at)fijar residencia to take up residence¡fíjate! (just) fancy that!'Prohibido fijar carteles' "Post no bills"* * *verb1) to fix2) establish, set up3) appoint4) fasten•- fijarse- fijarse en* * *1. VT1) (=sujetar) (tb Fot) to fix; [con clavos] to secure; [con pegamento] to glue; [con chinchetas] to pin up; [+ pelo] to set2) (=centrar) [+ atención] to focus (en on)[+ ojos] to fix (en on)pero fijemos nuestra atención en otros aspectos del asunto — but let us focus our attention on other aspects of the matter
le contestó sin vacilar, fijando la mirada en sus ojos — she answered him directly, looking him straight in the eye
3) (=determinar) [+ fecha, hora, precio, plazo] to fix, set; [+ límites, servicios mínimos] to establish; [+ condiciones] to lay downno hemos fijado aún la fecha de la boda — we haven't fixed o set a date for the wedding yet
fijaron un plazo de dos meses para llegar a un acuerdo — they set a two-month deadline for an agreement to be reached
el Tratado de 1942 fijó los límites entre Perú y Ecuador — the 1942 Treaty established the border between Peru and Ecuador
la organización ha fijado tres condiciones para volver a la mesa de negociaciones — the organization laid down three conditions for their return to the negotiating table
el plazo fijado por la ley — the time period established o laid down by law
4) [+ residencia] to take up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner, clavar) to fixb) <foto/dibujo> to fix2)a) < residencia>b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to setc) reglamento/ley to state2.según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
fijarse v prona) ( prestar atención)si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong
es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?
fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful
* * *= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.Ex. In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.Ex. One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex. A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex. The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex. She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex. Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex. As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.----* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fijarse = set up + camp.* fijarse una meta = set + goal.* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.* fijar un color = fix + colour.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (poner, clavar) to fixb) <foto/dibujo> to fix2)a) < residencia>b) <fecha/cifra/precio> to setc) reglamento/ley to state2.según fija el reglamento — as stated in o dictated by the regulations
fijarse v prona) ( prestar atención)si no te fijas en lo que haces, lo vas a hacer mal — if you don't watch o pay attention to what you're doing, you'll do it wrong
es muy observador, se fija en todo — he's very observant, he notices everything
b) ( darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? — have you noticed that they never quarrel?
fíjate qué terrible — it was (o would be etc) awful
* * *= attach, fix, set, brace, fasten together, clamp, lay down, fasten, set forth, clip, peg.Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.* fijar fecha con antelación = predate.* fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.* fijar la mirada = fasten + glance.* fijar las especificaciones de algo = set + specifications.* fijar precios = price, fix + price.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* fijar precios bajos = price + low.* fijarse = set up + camp.* fijarse una meta = set + goal.* fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.* fijarse un objetivo = set + goal.* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.* fijar un color = fix + colour.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* * *fijar [A1 ]vtA1 (poner, clavar) ‹poste› to fixfija bien la estantería a la pared fix the shelving securely to the wall[ S ] prohibido fijar carteles stick no billsfijó la mirada en el horizonte she fixed her gaze on the horizonconviene fijar la atención en este punto it's important to focus our attention on this pointhabía fijado la mente en el pasado he had focused his mind on the past2 ‹foto/dibujo› to fix1 ‹residencia›fijaron su residencia en París they established their residence o took up residence in Paris2 (concretar) ‹fecha/cifra› to setya han fijado la fecha they've already set o fixed the datetodavía no hemos fijado el precio we still haven't agreed (on) a pricede acuerdo con la política fijada por el partido in accordance with the policy set o established by the party3 «reglamento/ley» to statela ley fija que … the law states that …según fija el reglamento as stated in o dictated by the regulations■ fijarse1(prestar atención): fíjate bien en el palacio, es una obra de arte take a good look at the palace, it's a work of artes muy observador, se fija en todo he's very observant, he notices everythingfíjate bien en cómo lo hace watch carefully how she does itsi no te fijas, lo vas a volver a hacer mal if you don't watch what you're doing, you're going to do it wrong again2 (darse cuenta) to notice¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that o how they never quarrel?en seguida se fijó en ella he noticed her immediately¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!fíjate qué faena, se lo robaron todo can you imagine how awful? they stole everything he hadestarás contenta con el regalo — ¡fíjate! you must be pleased with the present — you bet! ( colloq)* * *
fijar ( conjugate fijar) verbo transitivo
1
( on signs) prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills;
2
fijarse verbo pronominala) ( prestar atención):
fíjate en lo que haces watch o pay attention to what you're doing
◊ ¿te has fijado en que no discuten nunca? have you noticed that they never quarrel?;
¡fíjate lo que ha crecido! just look how she's grown!
fijar verbo transitivo
1 to fix: se prohíbe fijar carteles, (en letrero) post no bills
2 (la atención, los ojos, etc) fijar la vista en algo, to fix one's eyes on
3 (acordar, establecer) to set: fija el día y la hora, set a date
' fijar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartel
- prohibida
- prohibido
- sujetar
- tasar
- asegurar
- residencia
- señalar
English:
anchor
- appoint
- arrange
- attention span
- fasten
- fix
- name
- peg
- post
- set
- settle
- stick up
- tack down
- affix
- mount
- sort
- time
* * *♦ vt1. [asegurar, sujetar] to fix (a o en onto); [cartel] to stick up;[sello] to stick on;fijaron las patas al suelo con clavos they nailed the legs to the floor;2. [establecer] to fix;se fijaron como objetivo acabar el año con beneficios they set themselves the target of ending the year in profit;fijar la mirada/la atención en to fix one's gaze/attention on3. [fecha, precio] to set, to fix4. [significado] to establish;fijar el domicilio to take up residence* * *v/t3 residencia establish4 atención focus* * *fijar vt1) : to fasten, to affix2) establecer: to establish, to set up3) concretar: to set, to fixfijar la fecha: to set the date* * *fijar vb"prohibido fijar carteles" "stick no bills"3. (dirigir) to focus / to turnfijar la mirada / fijar la vista to stare
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