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1 esto es todo
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2 cometer una tontería
(v.) = pull + stuntEx. This isn't the first time she's pulled a stunt like this.* * *(v.) = pull + stuntEx: This isn't the first time she's pulled a stunt like this.
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3 estar muy usado
(v.) = be well thumbedEx. It is possible to turn over two cards at once, particularly if the cards have been well thumbed in the past; in this way, important entries might be missed, and the searching process is necessarily slowed down by the attempt to avoid this.* * *(v.) = be well thumbedEx: It is possible to turn over two cards at once, particularly if the cards have been well thumbed in the past; in this way, important entries might be missed, and the searching process is necessarily slowed down by the attempt to avoid this.
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4 suya
adj.&f.1 of hers, of her own.2 of yours.adj.&f.1 of hers, of her own.2 of yours.* * *1. = suyo 2. = suyo* * *
suyo,-a
I adj (de él) his
(de ella) hers: este libro no es suyo, this book is not hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours: hablé con un hermano suyo, I spoke with a brother of yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
II pron (de él) his: éste no es el suyo, this is not his
(de ella) hers: me dejó el suyo, she lent me hers
(de usted, ustedes) yours
(de ellos, ellas) theirs
♦ Locuciones: hacer de las suyas, to get up to one's old tricks
salirse con la suya, to get one's own way
ser muy suyo, (una actitud, reacción, un gesto) esto es muy suyo, this is typical of him o her
Juan es muy suyo, Juan is very peculiar
' suya' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hojear
- parar
- petición
- salirse
- suyo
- salir
- siempre
English:
get away with
- hers
- scour
- stubborn
- theirs
- way
- yours
- against
- get
- his
* * *family;hacer suyo algo make sth one’s own;hacer de las suyas get up to one’s old tricks;ir a lo suyo think only of oneself;salirse con la suya get one’s own way;ser muy suyo keep to o.s.;de esto sabe lo suyo he knows everything about this -
5 aclaremos esto
intj.let's clear this matter, let me get this straight, let's clear this question, let's clear this. -
6 ser suficiente
v.1 to be enough, to be sufficient, to suffice.Esta comida es suficiente This food is sufficient.2 to be enough to, to suffice to.* * *(v.) = suffice, fit + the billEx. The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.Ex. Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.* * *(v.) = suffice, fit + the billEx: The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.
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7 adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo
(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx. Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.* * *(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx: Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.
Spanish-English dictionary > adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo
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8 darle al palique
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9 dejar la puerta abierta a
(v.) = open + the door toEx. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.* * *(v.) = open + the door toEx: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
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10 estar muy por delante de su tiempo
(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx. Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.* * *(v.) = be years ahead of + Posesivo + timeEx: Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.
Spanish-English dictionary > estar muy por delante de su tiempo
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11 gordísimo
adj.excessively fat, excessively obese, overobese.* * *Ex. She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.* * *Ex: She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.
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12 hacer turismo
v.to see the sights.* * *(país) to go touring 2 (ciudad, pueblo) to go sightseeing* * *(v.) = touring, travel aroundEx. Of course, the IFLA Conference also offers an opportunity, particularly for those who combine it with the annual holiday, to do a bit of touring.Ex. If you plan to travel around Britain, a combination of trains and rental cars is usually the best way to do this.* * *(v.) = touring, travel aroundEx: Of course, the IFLA Conference also offers an opportunity, particularly for those who combine it with the annual holiday, to do a bit of touring.
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13 incumbir a
(v.) = be incumbent on/uponEx. Recognising that society feels little need for librarians, it is incumbent upon the profession to do something about this.* * *(v.) = be incumbent on/uponEx: Recognising that society feels little need for librarians, it is incumbent upon the profession to do something about this.
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14 indentificable
= nameable.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.* * *= nameable.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
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15 lo mejor es que...
= the good news is (that)...Ex. The good news is that one does not have to be a programmer to do this.* * *= the good news is (that)...Ex: The good news is that one does not have to be a programmer to do this.
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16 nombrable
adj.nameable, namable, identifiable.* * *= nameable.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.* * *= nameable.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
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17 perder la oportunidad
(v.) = miss + the boatEx. Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have ' missed the boat' over this.* * *(v.) = miss + the boatEx: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have ' missed the boat' over this.
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18 que se le puede dar un nombre
(adj.) = nameableEx. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.* * *(adj.) = nameableEx: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
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19 que se puede identicar con un término
(adj.) = nameableEx. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.* * *(adj.) = nameableEx: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are ' nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
Spanish-English dictionary > que se puede identicar con un término
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20 quitarse el sombrero ante
(v.) = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off toEx. The title of her welcoming address was 'Hats off to paraprofessionals' paying tribute to the versatility of the paraprofessional.Ex. Nothing is impossible when it comes to creativity and innovation and the experts are taking their hats off to Coca-Cola for doing this.* * *(v.) = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off toEx: The title of her welcoming address was 'Hats off to paraprofessionals' paying tribute to the versatility of the paraprofessional.
Ex: Nothing is impossible when it comes to creativity and innovation and the experts are taking their hats off to Coca-Cola for doing this.
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