Translation: from spanish

last night

Interpretation Translation

1 abarrotar las calles

(v.) = come out in + force, be out in force

Ex. The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Ex. Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

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(v.) = come out in + force, be out in force

Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Spanish-English dictionary > abarrotar las calles
2 acabar

v.

1 to finish, to end.

hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile

el asunto acabó mal the affair finished o ended badly

acabar bien to have a happy ending (película)

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

¡acabáramos! (informal) at last!, about time!

La película acabó The film finished.

Ya terminé I already finished

Acabé mi trabajo I finished my job.

2 to end up (tener un fin determinado).

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

ese acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail

Acabé muy cansado I ended up exhausted.

Ella acabó cantando en un club nocturno She ended up singing in a nightclub.

3 to finish with, to destroy, to be someone's ruin, to cause someone's ruin.

La mafia acabó con Ricardo The Mafia finished with Richard.

4 to tire out.

El esfuerzo lo acabó The effort tired him out.

5 to have an orgasm, to come.

María acabó al hacer el amor Mary had an orgasm when making love.

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acabar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to finish, finish off; (completar) to complete

■ he acabado el trabajo I've finished the work

2 (consumir) to use up

■ acabaron las provisiones they used up their supplies

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to finish, end; (pareja) to split up

■ la película acaba con la muerte del rey the film ends with the death of the king

■ acaba en punta it has a pointed end

■ Pilar y Juan han acabado Pilar and Juan have split up

2 acabar por + gerundio to end up + - ing

■ acabé por comprar el vestido I ended up buying the dress

► verbo pronominal acabarse

1 to end, finish, come to an end (no quedar) to run out

■ el partido se acabó con empate a dos goles the match ended in a two-all draw

■ se acabó la fiesta the party's over

■ se le acaba el contrato el mes que viene his contract runs out next month

■ se nos ha acabado el butano we've run out of butane

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FRASEOLOGÍA

acabar bien to have a happy ending

acabar con (destruir) to destroy, put an end to 2 (terminar) to finish, finish off

■ la revolución acabó con los privilegios de los aristócratas the revolution put an end to the privileges of the aristocrats

■ la caída de la bolsa acabó con su fortuna the stock market crash ruined him

■ ¡este chico acabará conmigo! this boy will be the death of me!

acabar de + inf to have just + past participle

■ no lo toques, acabo de pintarlo ahora mismo don't touch it, I've just painted it

acabar mal (cosa) to end badly 2 (persona) to come to a bad end

■ como sigas así acabarás mal if you carry on like that you'll come to a bad end

¡acabáramos! familiar at last!

no acabar de...

■ el autobús no acaba de venir the bus still hasn't come

■ este queso no acaba de gustarme I don't really like this cheese

¡se acabó! that's it!

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verb

to finish, complete, end

- acabarse
- acabar de
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1. VT

1) (=terminar) [+ actividad, trabajo] [gen] to finish; (=dar el toque final a) to finish off

¿habéis acabado la instalación de la antena? — have you finished installing the aerial?

me falta poco para acabar el jersey — I've nearly finished the jumper

me quedan solo un par de horas para acabar este cuadro — it'll only take me another couple of hours to finish off this painting

acabó sus días en prisión — he ended his days in prison

2) (=consumir) to finish

ya hemos acabado el aceite — we've used up o finished the oil

cuando acabe esta cerveza me voy — when I've finished this beer I'm going

3) LAm (=hablar mal de)

acabar a algn — to speak ill of sb

2. VI

1) (=terminar) to finish, end

¿te falta mucho para acabar? — are you nearly finished?, have you got long to go?

la crisis lleva años y no acaba — the recession has been going on for years and there's no sign of it ending

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

acabáramos —

acabáramos, ¿así que se trata de tu hijo? — oh, I see, so it's your son, then?
cuento I, 1), rosario 1)
2)

• acabar con —

a) [+ comida] to finish off; [+ injusticia] to put an end to, stop; [+ relación] to end; [+ reservas] to exhaust, use up; [+ esperanzas] to put paid to

acabaron con la tarta en un minuto — they finished off the cake within a minute

¿todavía no has acabado con la carta? — haven't you finished the letter yet?

hay que acabar con tanto desorden — we must put an end to all this confusion

hemos acabado con todas las provisiones — we've exhausted o used up all our supplies

b) [+ persona] (=atender) to finish with; (=matar) to do away with

cuando acabe con ella, te lavo la cabeza — when I'm done o finished with her, I'll wash your hair

¡acabemos con él! — let's do away with him! *

esto acabará conmigo — this will be the end of me

3)

• acabar de hacer algo —

a) [cuando se ha terminado]

acabo de llamarla por teléfono — I have just phoned her

acababa de entrar cuando sonó el teléfono — I had just come in when the phone rang

b) [cuando se está haciendo]

cuando acabemos de pagarlo — when we finish paying for it

para acabar de arreglarlo —

para acabar de arreglarlo, se fue sin despedirse — on top of everything, she left without even saying goodbye

- ¡acaba de parir!

c)

• no acabo de entender por qué lo hizo — I just can't understand why she did it

no acabo de entender este concepto — I just can't seem to understand this concept

ese candidato no me acaba de convencer — I'm not too sure about that candidate

4) [con complemento de modo]

la película acaba bien — the film has a happy ending

su relación acabó mal — their relationship came to an unhappy end

si sigues así vas a acabar mal — if you carry on like that you'll come to a sticky end

acabé harto de tantas fiestas — I ended up getting fed up of all those parties

la palabra acaba con o por "z" — the word ends in a "z"

• acabar en algo — to end in sth

espero que no acabe en tragedia — I hope it won't end in tragedy

el palo acaba en punta — the stick ends in a point

unos zapatos que acaban en punta — a pair of pointed shoes

la fiesta acabó en un baile — the party ended with everyone dancing

después de tanto hablar, todo acabó en nada — after all that talk, it all came to nothing

5)

• acabar haciendo algo, acabar por hacer algo — to end up doing sth

acabó aceptándolo — he ended up accepting it

6) [en una relación] to finish, split up

hemos acabado — we've finished, we've split up

¿cuánto hace que acabaste con ella? — how long is it since you split up with o finished with her?

7) LAm *** (=eyacular) to come ***

3.

See:

acabarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

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= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex. Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex. In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex. Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex. The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex. 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex. The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

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* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

Sentido I

1)

a) reunión/película to finish, end; persona to finish; novios to split up

ya casi acabo — I've nearly finished

acabáramos! — (fam) now I get it! (colloq)

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up

¿cómo acabó lo de anoche? — how did things end up last night?

acabó en la cárcel — he ended up in jail; (+ compl)

acabamos cansadísimos — by the end we were exhausted

tanta historia para acabar en nada — all that fuss for nothing

ese chico va a acabar mal — that boy will come to no good

esto puede acabar mal — things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien — the movie had a happy ending

acabar + ger o acabar por + inf — to end up -ing

acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo — they'll end up accepting it

acabé por convencerme de que... — in the end I became convinced that...

acabar de algo — to end up as something

acabó de camarero — he ended up (working) as a waiter

c) ( rematar)

acabar en algo — to end in something

la palabra acaba en vocal — the word ends in a vowel

Sentido II

2) acabar con

a)

acabar con algo — ( terminar) con libro/tarea to finish with something; con bombones/bebidas to finish off something; con salud/carrera to ruin something; con sueldo/herencia to fritter away something; con abuso/problema to put an end to something

estás acabando con mi paciencia — you're trying my patience

b) (fam)

acabar con alguien — ( pelearse) to finish with somebody; ( matar) to do away with somebody (colloq)

este niño va a acabar conmigo — this child will be the death of me

Sentido III

3) acabar de

a) ( terminar)

acabar de + inf — to finish -ing

cuando acabes de leerlo — when you've finished reading it

para acabar de arreglarlo se puso a llover — to top o cap it all it started to rain

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente)

acabar de + inf: acaba de salir she's just gone out; acababa de meterme en la cama cuando... — I had just got into bed when...

c) ( llegar a)

acabar de + inf: no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand; no acababa de gustarle/convencerla — she wasn't totally happy about it/totally convinced
2.
acabar vt

1) <trabajo/libro> to finish; <curso/carrera> to finish, complete

2) ( destrozar)

el esfuerzo lo acabó — he was exhausted by the effort

la tragedia la acabó — the tragedy destroyed her
3.
acabarse v pron

1) ( terminarse) provisiones/comida to run out; problema to be over; reunión/fiesta to end

se nos acabó el café — we ran out of coffee

se le acabaron las fuerzas — he ran out of energy

se me está acabando la paciencia — I'm running out of patience

es un trabajo que no se acaba nunca — it's a never-ending o an endless task

esto se acabó! — that's it!

y (san) se acabó — (fam) and that's that

2)

a) (liter) ( morir)

se fue acabando poco a poco — her life's breath slowly ebbed away (liter)

b) (Méx) ( quedar destrozado)

se acabó en ese trabajo — that job finished him off (colloq)

3) (enf) ( comer) to finish (up)

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= end, end up, see through + to its completion, finish up, finish, wind up (in/at), curtain + fall, call it quits, lay + Nombre + to rest, wrap up, break up, finish off, top + Nombre + off, be over.

Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.

Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.

Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.

Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.

Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.

Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.

Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.

Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.

Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

* acabar cargando con Algo = wind up with + Nombre.

* acabar con = put + paid to, quell, put to + rest, snuff out, stamp out, kill off, eat + Posesivo + way through.

* acabar con Algo = be done with it.

* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien = try + Nombre + patience.

* acabar con la paciencia de un santo = test + the patience of a saint, try + the patience of a saint.

* acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.

* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar con un broche de oro = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).

* acabar de + Infinitivo = have + just + Participio Pasado.

* acabar de salir de = be fresh out of.

* acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.

* acabar en = result (in), land in.

* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.

* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.

* acabar paulatinamente = wind + Nombre + down.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil = run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.

* acabar repentinamente = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end.

* acabarse = draw to + a close, peter out, run out, be gone, come to + an end, run out of, draw to + an end, wind down, be all gone.

* acabarse el entusiasmo = run out of + steam.

* acabarse el espacio = run out of + space.

* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.

* acabarse la buena racha = the good times + run out.

* acabarse la (buena) suerte = run out of + luck, luck + run out.

* acabar teniendo = end up with.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).

* estar acabando con = eat away at.

* estar acabándose = be on the way out, be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba = nothing is done until it's done.

* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.

* sin acabar = unfinished.

* tumulto + acabar = tumult + die.

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acabar [A1 ]

vi

Sentido I

A

1 (terminar) «reunión/partido/película» to finish, end

¿te falta mucho? — no, ya casi acabo do you have much to do? — no, I've nearly finished

todavía no he acabado I haven't finished yet, I'm not through yet ( colloq)

2 acabar CON algo/algn to finish WITH sth/sb

¿has acabado con esto? have you finished with this?

ven cuando acabes con lo que estás haciendo come as soon as you've finished what you're doing

espera, que todavía no he acabado contigo wait a minute, I haven't finished with you yet

cuando acabes con Cristina ¿me puedes atender a mí? when you've finished with o ( colloq) when you're through with Cristina, can you help me?

3 «novios» to split up, break up acabar CON algn to break up o split up WITH sb, finish WITH sb

he acabado con ella I've broken up with o split up with o finished with her, I'm through with her ( colloq)

4 acabar DE + INF:

cuando acabes de leer el libro me lo pasas ¿vale? will you lend me the book when you've finished (reading) it?

todavía no he acabado de pagar la casa I still haven't finished paying for the house

para acabar de arreglarlo, se puso a llover and to top it all o cap it all o make matters worse, it began to rain

¡acabáramos! ( fam); now I get it! ( colloq)

¡acabáramos! así que lo que quería era dinero now I get it! it was money he was after

es que vivió siete años en Tokio — ¡acabáramos! con razón habla tan bien japonés she lived in Tokyo for seven years, you know — oh, I see! that's why she speaks Japanese so well

5 acabar + GER or acabar POR + INF to end up -ING

acabarán por aceptarlo or aceptándolo they'll end up accepting it, they'll accept it in the end

B (+ compl):

la palabra acaba en or por `r' the word ends in `r'

por este lado acaba en punta this side ends in a point

acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were dead tired

¿en qué acabó lo de anoche? how did things end up last night?

tanta historia para acabar en nada all that fuss for nothing

siempre decía que ese chico iba a acabar mal I always said that boy would come to no good

no te metas que esto puede acabar mal don't get involved, things could turn nasty o get ugly

la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending

C ( AmS arg) (tener un orgasmo) to come ( colloq)

Sentido II

A acabar con

(terminar, destruir): acabó con todos los bombones he finished off o ( colloq) polished off all the chocolates

en dos años acabó con la herencia he went through his inheritance in two years

si tratas así los zapatos vas a acabar con ellos en dos días if you treat your shoes like that, they'll be ruined o you'll wear them out in a couple of days

estás acabando con mi paciencia you're trying my patience, I'm running out of patience with you

este escándalo puede acabar con su carrera this scandal could ruin o finish his career

hay que acabar con este tipo de discriminaciones this sort of discrimination must be eliminated o eradicated, we/they must do away with o put an end to o put a stop to this sort of discrimination

B ( fam)

(matar): sabe demasiado, hay que acabar con él he knows too much, we're going to have to eliminate him o ( colloq) get rid of him

este clima/niño va a acabar conmigo this weather/child will be the death of me

Sentido III acabar de

A (para referirse a una acción reciente) acabar DE + INF:

acaba de salir she's just gone out

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando sonó el teléfono I had just got into bed when the telephone rang

acabo de comer I've just eaten

B no acabar DE + INF:

no acaba de convencerme la idea I'm not totally convinced by the idea

no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand

el color no me acaba de gustar or ( Esp fam) no me acaba I'm not too sure I like the color, I'm not too sure about the color

■ acabar

vt

A ‹trabajo› to finish

ya acabé el libro I've finished the book

no logró acabar el curso he didn't manage to finish o complete the course

iré cuando acabe lo que estoy haciendo I'll go when I've finished what I'm doing

B

(destrozar): el esfuerzo lo acabó y tuvo que abandonar la carrera he was exhausted by the effort and had to drop out of the race

la tragedia la acabó the tragedy destroyed o killed her

■ acabarse

v pron

A

(terminarse): se nos ha acabado el café we've run out of coffee, the coffee's run out, we're out of coffee ( colloq)

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy o ( colloq) steam

se me está acabando la paciencia I'm running out of patience

el trabajo de la casa no se acaba nunca housework is a never-ending o an endless job

se fue él y se acabaron los problemas as soon as he left, the problems ended

¡esto se acabó! no lo aguanto más that's it! I can't take any more

y (san) se acabó ( fam); and that's that

le dices que no quieres y (san) se acabó tell him you don't want to and that's that

te he dicho que no vas y (san) se acabó I've told you you're not going and that's all there is to it! o and that's that! o and let that be an end to it!

B

1 ( liter)

(morir): se fue acabando poco a poco she slowly slipped away, her life's breath slowly ebbed away ( liter)

2

( Méx) (quedar destrozado): se acabó en ese trabajo that job finished him off o did for him ( colloq)

C ( enf) (comer) to finish, finish up

acábate todas las lentejas finish (up) all the lentils

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acabar ( conjugate acabar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [reunión/película] to finish, end;

[ persona] to finish;
[ novios] to split up;
◊ ya casi acabo I've nearly finished

b) (en un estado, situación) to end up;

◊ acabó en la cárcel he ended up in jail;

(+ compl)
◊ acabamos cansadísimos by the end we were exhausted;

ese chico va a acabar mal that boy will come to no good;
la película acabó bien the movie had a happy ending;
acabarán aceptándolo o por aceptarlo they'll end up accepting it;
acabar de algo to end up as sth;
acabó de camarero he ended up (working) as a waiter
c) ( rematar) acabar en algo to end in sth

2
◊ acabar con

a) acabar con algo ( terminar) ‹con libro/tarea› to finish with sth;

‹con bombones/bebidas› to finish off sth;
‹con salud/carrera› to ruin sth;
‹con sueldo/herencia› to fritter away sth;
‹con abuso/problema› to put an end to sth
b) (fam) acabar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;

( matar) to do away with sb (colloq);
◊ este niño va a acabar conmigo this child will be the death of me

3
◊ acabar de

a) ( terminar) acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

◊ cuando acabes de leerlo when you've finished reading it

b) ( para referirse a acción reciente):

◊ acaba de salir she's just gone out;

acababa de meterme en la cama cuando … I had just got into bed when …
c) ( llegar a):

◊ no acabo de entenderlo I just don't understand;

no acababa de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/libro› to finish;
‹curso/carrera› to finish, complete
acabarse verbo pronominal
1 ( terminarse) [provisiones/comida] to run out;
[ problema] to be over;
[reunión/fiesta/curso] to end;
[ proyecto] to finish, come to an end;
[ año] to come to an end;
◊ se nos acabó el café we ran out of coffee;

se le acabaron las fuerzas he ran out of energy;
un trabajo que no se acaba nunca a never-ending o an endless task;
¡esto se acabó! that's it!
2 ( enf) ( comer) to finish (up)
acabar
I verbo transitivo
1 to finish (off) ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (completar) to complete
II verbo intransitivo
1 to finish, end: todo acabó bien, it all ended happily 2 acabar con (agotar las existencias) to finish something
figurado estás acabando con mi paciencia, I'm losing my patience with you
(romper algo) to break something
(matar) to kill: la droga está acabando con él, he's killing himself with drugs
(destruir, eliminar) to destroy something: hay que acabar con la tortura, we must get rid of torture
figurado las presiones acabaron con su carrera política, the overwhelming pressure finished off his political career 3 acabar de: acaba de llegar de Río, he's just arrived from Río
no acaba de decidirse, she hasn't made up her mind yet 4 acabar en: el partido de fútbol acabó en tragedia, the football match ended in tragedy 5 acabar por/acabar + gerundio acabé creyendo/por creer que estaba loca, I ended up thinking she was mad
' acabar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apurar
- finiquitar
- incompleta
- incompleto
- levantarse
- paciencia
- temblar
- terminar
- tabla
English:
barrier
- break
- break down
- burial
- complete
- distance
- drag on
- end
- end up
- fade
- finish
- finish up
- get over
- get through
- grief
- illiteracy
- it
- paid
- racism
- round off
- settle
- sink
- stamp out
- there
- time-wasting
- use up
- wind up
- destroy
- do
- finished
- get
- kill
- near
- smash
- stop
- wind
- wipe

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acabar

♦ vt
[terminar] to finish;
hemos acabado el trabajo we've finished the work;

todavía no ha acabado el primer plato he still hasn't finished his first course;

acabamos el viaje en Canadá our journey ended in Canada;

la bufanda está sin acabar the scarf isn't finished yet;
RP Fam
¡acabala! that's enough!

♦ vi

1. [terminar] to finish, to end;

el cuchillo acaba en punta the knife ends in a point;

el asunto acabó mal o [m5] de mala manera the affair finished o ended badly;

detesto las películas que acaban bien I hate films that have a happy ending;

acabó sus días en el exilio he ended his days in exile;

ése acabará en la cárcel he'll end up in jail;

cuando acabes, avísame tell me when you've finished;

acabar de hacer algo to finish doing sth;

acabar de trabajar/comer to finish working/eating;

acabar con algo to finish with sth;

¿has acabado con el martillo? have o are you finished with the hammer?;

acabar por hacer algo, acabar haciendo algo to end up doing sth;

acabarán por llamar o [m5] llamando they'll call eventually o sooner or later;

para acabar de arreglarlo to cap it all;
Fam
¡acabáramos! so that's what it was!

2. [haber hecho recientemente]
acabar de hacer algo to have just done sth;

acabo de llegar I've just arrived

3.
acabar con [destruir] [enemigo] to destroy;
[salud] to ruin; [violencia, crimen] to put an end to;
acabar con la paciencia de alguien to exhaust sb's patience;

está acabando con mi paciencia she's trying my patience;

acabaron con todas las provisiones they used up all the provisions;

la droga acabó con él drugs killed him;

¡ese niño va a acabar conmigo! that boy will be the death of me!

4. [volverse] to end up;

acabar loco to end up (going) mad

5. [en construcciones con infinitivo]
no acabo de entenderlo I can't quite understand it;

no acaba de parecerme bien I don't really think it's a very good idea;

no acaba de gustarme del todo I just don't really like it;

el plan no me acaba de convencer I'm not totally convinced by the plan

6. RP, Ven Fam [tener un orgasmo] to come

7. Comp

de nunca acabar never-ending;

este proyecto es el cuento de nunca acabar this project just seems to go on and on

♦ See also the pronominal verb acabarse

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acabar

I v/t

1 finish

2

:

acabé haciéndolo yo I ended up doing it myself

II v/i

1 de persona finish; de función, acontecimiento finish, end;

acabar con put an end to; caramelos finish off; persona destroy;

acabar en end in;

acabar en punta end in a point;

acabar bien/mal end well/badly;

va a acabar mal fam this is going to end badly; persona he’ll come to no good o

to a bad end;

acabó por comprender in the end he understood;

no acabo de comprender I still don’t understand;

acabar con sus huesos en end up in;

es cosa de nunca acabar it’s never-ending;

¡acabáramos! now I get it!;

¡acaba ya! hurry up and finish!;

la cosa no acaba aquí and that’s not all, and there’s worse

2

:

acabar de hacer algo have just done sth;

acabo de escribirlo I’ve just written it

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acabar vi

1) terminar: to finish, to end

2)

acabar de : to have just (done something)

acabo de ver a tu hermano: I just saw your brother

3)

acabar con : to put an end to, to stamp out

acabar vt

terminar: to finish

♦ See also the reflexive verb acabarse

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acabar vb

1. (terminar) to finish

aún no he acabado de comer I haven't finished eating yet

2. (acción, objeto) to end

la cena acabó en baile the supper ended with a dance

la navaja acaba en punta the knife ends in a point

acabar de hacer algo to have just done something

acaba de llegar she's just arrived

acabar por to end up

acabó por comprarlo he ended up buying it

Spanish-English dictionary > acabar
3 acoger

v.

1 to welcome (recibir) (person).

El hotel acogió a sus huéspedes The hotel welcomed its guests.

2 to take in (dar refugio a).

Suecia acogió a los refugiados políticos Sweden took in the political refugees

que Dios lo/la acoja en su seno God rest his/her soul

3 to accept, to buy into, to admit.

Mario acogió nuestra ayuda Mario accepted our help.

4 to shelter, to protect, to take in.

El viejo acogió al chico anoche The old man sheltered the boy last night.

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acoger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (recibir) to receive; (a invitado) to welcome

2 (admitir) to admit, accept

■ la acogieron cuando murieron sus padres they took her in when her parents died

3 (proteger) to shelter, protect

4 (ideas etc) to accept, take to

► verbo pronominal acogerse

1 (refugiarse) to take refuge (a, in)

2 (a una ley etc) to have recourse to; (amnistía, promesa) to avail oneself of

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verb

1) to take in, receive, welcome

2) host

•

- acogerse

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1. VT

1) (=albergar) [+ huésped, refugiado] to take in; [+ visitante] to receive; [+ fugitivo] to harbour, harbor (EEUU), shelter

nuestro país acogió a los exiliados — our country took in the exiles

muchas familias acogen a estudiantes — many families provide accommodation for o take in students

la ciudad acoge todos los años a miles de visitantes — the city receives thousands of visitors every year

que Dios la acoja en su seno — may God receive her soul

niños acogidos en centros públicos — children housed o accommodated in public centres

el hotel que acoge a los periodistas extranjeros — the hotel where the foreign journalists are staying

acogen en sus filas a antiguos terroristas — they number former terrorists among their ranks

2) (=recibir) [+ noticia, idea, propuesta] to receive

acogieron la noticia con sorpresa — they were surprised at the news, they received the news with surprise

nos acogieron con muestras de afecto — they received us with demonstrations of affection

acogieron el plan como una oportunidad de reconvertir la industria — they welcomed the plan as an opportunity to restructure industry

3) (=ser sede de) [ciudad] to host; [edificio, auditorio] to be the venue for

Atenas acogió por segunda vez los Juegos Olímpicos — Athens hosted the Olympics for the second time

el palacio acoge un ciclo de conciertos — the palace is the venue for a concert season

4) (=contener)

a) [+ espectadores] to seat, hold

el teatro podrá acoger a 1500 espectadores — the theatre will be able to seat o hold 1500 people

b) [+ obras]

este edificio acoge al Museo de la Ciencia — this building houses the Science Museum

los pasillos del nuevo centro acogerán una exposición fotográfica — the corridors of the new centre will accommodate a photographic exhibition

la exposición acoge obras religiosas — the exhibition includes o contains religious works

2.

See:

acogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <huérfano/anciano> to take in; < refugiado> to accept, admit

nos acogió en su casa — he took us in

que el Señor lo acoja en su seno — may the Lord receive his Spirit

2) (+ compl) <propuesta/persona> to receive

acogieron la noticia con satisfacción — the news was well received
2.
acogerse v pron

acogerse a algo — a la ley to have recourse to something; a un régimen to opt for something

me acogí a su protección — I turned to them for protection

se acogió al derecho de asilo — he claimed asylum

acogerse a la jubilación anticipada — to take early retirement

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= greet, welcome.

Ex. New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.

Ex. The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

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* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bien = welcome.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <huérfano/anciano> to take in; < refugiado> to accept, admit

nos acogió en su casa — he took us in

que el Señor lo acoja en su seno — may the Lord receive his Spirit

2) (+ compl) <propuesta/persona> to receive

acogieron la noticia con satisfacción — the news was well received
2.
acogerse v pron

acogerse a algo — a la ley to have recourse to something; a un régimen to opt for something

me acogí a su protección — I turned to them for protection

se acogió al derecho de asilo — he claimed asylum

acogerse a la jubilación anticipada — to take early retirement

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= greet, welcome.

Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.

Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bien = welcome.

* acoger con ahínco la idea de = seize upon + the idea of.

* acoger con entusiasmo = greet + warmly.

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acoger [E6 ]

vt

A (dar refugio a, albergar) ‹huérfano/anciano› to take in

nos acogió en su casa he took us in

Italia acogió a 5.000 refugiados Italy gave refuge to o accepted o admitted 5,000 refugees

estos hoteles acogen a miles de turistas these hotels cater for o provide accommodation for thousands of tourists

que el Señor lo acoja en su seno may the Lord receive his Spirit

B (+ compl) ‹propuesta/idea› to receive; ‹persona› to receive

la noticia fue acogida con gran satisfacción the news was very well received

fue acogido con grandes ovaciones it was received with great applause

me acogieron con cortesía they received me politely

■ acogerse

v pron

acogerse A algo:

se acogieron a la ley they had recourse to the law

me acogí a su protección I turned to them for protection, I availed myself of their protection

se acogió al régimen de jornada reducida he opted for the shorter working day, he took advantage of o accepted the option of working a shorter day

se acogió al derecho de asilo he claimed asylum

se acogieron a la amnistía they accepted the offer of an amnesty

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acoger ( conjugate acoger) verbo transitivo
a) ‹huérfano/anciano› to take in;

‹ refugiado› to accept, admit
b) ‹propuesta/persona› to receive;

◊ acogieron la noticia con satisfacción the news was well received

acogerse verbo pronominal acogerse a algo ‹ a la ley› to have recourse to sth;
‹ a un régimen› to opt for sth
acoger verbo transitivo
1 (recibir un proyecto, a una persona) to receive: la idea fue acogida con escepticismo, the idea was received with scepticism
2 (admitir a alguien o algo con alegría) to welcome: nos acogieron con mucho cariño, they welcomed us warmly
3 (proteger) to take in: acogieron a una familia de refugiados en su casa, they have taken in a family of refugees
' acoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recibir
- asilar
English:
foster
- greet
- receive
- shelter
- take in
- welcome

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acoger

♦ vt

1. [recibir] [persona] to welcome;

nos acogieron en su propia casa they welcomed us into their own home

2. [recibir] [idea, noticia] to receive;

el plan fue acogido con mucho entusiasmo the plan was very enthusiastically received;

los trabajadores acogieron con escepticismo el anuncio de la empresa the workforce reacted sceptically to the company's announcement

3. [dar refugio a] to take in;

Suecia acogió a los refugiados políticos Sweden took in the political refugees;

que Dios la acoja en su seno God rest her soul

4. [adoptar temporalmente] [niño] to foster

♦ See also the pronominal verb acogerse

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acoger

v/t

1 receive;

acoger con satisfacción welcome

2 en casa take in, put up

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acoger {15} vt

1) refugiar: to take in, to shelter

2) : to receive, to welcome

♦ See also the reflexive verb acogerse

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acoger vb

1. (dar refugio a) to take in [pt. took; pp. taken]

mis vecinos acogieron a una niña sudanesa my neighbours took in a little Sudanese girl

2. (recibir) to welcome

sus padres me acogieron muy bien his parents welcomed me warmly

Spanish-English dictionary > acoger
4 acostarse tarde

v.

to go to bed late, to keep late hours, to have a late night, to be up late.

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(v.) = have + a late night

Ex. I had some thoughts about this yesterday but had a late night last night and now those ideas have escaped from my brain.

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(v.) = have + a late night

Ex: I had some thoughts about this yesterday but had a late night last night and now those ideas have escaped from my brain.

Spanish-English dictionary > acostarse tarde
5 acribillar

v.

1 to perforate, to pepper with holes.

acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle somebody with bullets

me han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitoes have bitten me all over

acribillar a alguien a preguntas (figurative) to fire questions at somebody

2 to riddle, to fill with perforations, to pierce with numerous holes, to honeycomb.

3 to bite all over, to cover with stings.

La costurera abatanó la tela The seamstress fulled the fabric.

4 to bring down, to shatter.

Ella se abandonó al amor She gave herself over to love.

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acribillar

► verbo transitivo

1 to riddle, pepper

2 figurado to harass, pester

■ acribillar a alguien a preguntas to bombard somebody with questions

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verb

to pepper

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VT

1) to riddle, pepper

acribillar a balazos — to riddle with bullets

acribillar a puñaladas — to cover with stab wounds

2) (=fastidiar) to pester, badger

acribillar a algn a preguntas — to bombard sb with questions

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verbo transitivo

a) ( llenar de agujeros)

lo acribillaron a balazos — they riddled him with bullets

los mosquitos me han acribillado — I've been bitten all over by mosquitos

b) ( asediar)

me acribillaron a preguntas — they fired a barrage of questions at me

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= pelt.

Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.

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* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( llenar de agujeros)

lo acribillaron a balazos — they riddled him with bullets

los mosquitos me han acribillado — I've been bitten all over by mosquitos

b) ( asediar)

me acribillaron a preguntas — they fired a barrage of questions at me

* * *

= pelt.

Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.

* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.

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acribillar [A1 ]

vt

1

(llenar de agujeros): lo acribillaron a balazos they riddled him with bullets

los mosquitos me han acribillado the mosquitoes have bitten me all over

2

(asediar): me acribillaron a preguntas they fired a barrage of questions at me, they bombarded me with questions

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acribillar ( conjugate acribillar) verbo transitivo
a) ( llenar de agujeros):

◊ lo acribillaron a balazos they riddled him with bullets

b) ( asediar):

◊ me acribillaron a preguntas they fired a barrage of questions at me

acribillar verbo transitivo to riddle, pepper: los mosquitos me acribillaron esta noche, I was bombarded by mosquitoes last night o the mosquitoes had a field day on me
fig (a preguntas) to bombard
' acribillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
freír
- freírse
English:
mow

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acribillar vt

1. [llenar de agujeros] to perforate, to pepper with holes;

acribillar a alguien a balazos to riddle sb with bullets;

me han acribillado los mosquitos the mosquitos have bitten me all over

2. [molestar]
acribillar a alguien a preguntas to fire questions at sb;

los acribillaron a fotografías cuando salieron del hotel they were caught in a blaze of flashbulbs as they left the hotel

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acribillar

v/t

:

acribillar a alguien a balazos riddle s.o. with bullets;

me acribillaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions

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acribillar vt

1) : to riddle, to pepper (with bullets, etc.)

2) : to hound, to harass

Spanish-English dictionary > acribillar
6 acudir en masa

(v.) = flock, flock in, be out in force, come out in + force

Ex. The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

Ex. The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.

Ex. Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex. The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

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(v.) = flock, flock in, be out in force, come out in + force

Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.

Ex: The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands.

Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Spanish-English dictionary > acudir en masa
7 aglomerar las calles

(v.) = be out in force, come out in + force

Ex. Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex. The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

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(v.) = be out in force, come out in + force

Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Spanish-English dictionary > aglomerar las calles
8 aglomerarse

pron.v.

to agglomerate, form a mass.

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aglomerarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (acumularse) to agglomerate, amass

2 (gente) to crowd

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VPR (=juntarse) to agglomerate, form a mass; (=apiñarse) to crowd together

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(v.) = crowd, mill around, clump together, be out in force, come out in + force, swarm

Ex. Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.

Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex. From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

Ex. Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex. The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Ex. Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.

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(v.) = crowd, mill around, clump together, be out in force, come out in + force, swarm

Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.

Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.

Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.

Ex: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.

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aglomerarse ( conjugate aglomerarse) verbo pronominal
to crowd (together)
■aglomerarse verbo reflexivo to gather: los niños se aglomeraban en la puerta del colegio, the children congregated around the entrance to the school
' aglomerarse' also found in these entries:
English:
crowd

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vpr

to mass o gather together

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aglomerarse

v/r crowd together

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vr

: to crowd together

Spanish-English dictionary > aglomerarse
9 ahuecar

v.

1 to cup (poner hueco) (manos).

2 to plump up (mullir) (colchón).

ahuecar el ala (informal) to clear off

3 to clear off (informal) (irse).

4 to hollow out, to hollow, to cup.

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ahuecar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to hollow out

■ ahuecar las manos to cup one's hands

2 (esponjar) to fluff up; (tierra) to loosen

3 (voz) to deepen

► verbo pronominal ahuecarse

1 (engreírse) to become conceited, give oneself airs

* * *

1. VT

1) (=excavar) to hollow, hollow out

ahuecar la mano — to cup one's hand

2) (Agr) to loosen, soften; (Cos) to fluff out

3) [+ voz] to deepen

4)

ahuecar el ala — to make o.s. scarce

2.

VI

¡ahueca! — * beat it! *

3.

See:

ahuecarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <tronco/calabaza> to hollow out; < mano> to cup

b) < almohadón> to plump up; < pelo> to give volume to

2) < voz> to deepen

* * *

= fluff + Nombre + up, hollow out.

Ex. From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

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* ahuecar el ala = scoot, make off, do + a bunk.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <tronco/calabaza> to hollow out; < mano> to cup

b) < almohadón> to plump up; < pelo> to give volume to

2) < voz> to deepen

* * *

= fluff + Nombre + up, hollow out.

Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.

* ahuecar el ala = scoot, make off, do + a bunk.

* * *

ahuecar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 ‹tronco/calabaza› to hollow out

2 ‹mano› to cup

3 ‹almohadón› to plump up; ‹lana› to fluff up; ‹pelo› to give volume to; ‹tierra› to break up

B ‹voz› to deepen

■ ahuecar

vi

¡ahueca! ( fam); push off! ( colloq), beat it! (sl)

* * *

ahuecar ( conjugate ahuecar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹tronco/calabaza› to hollow out;

‹ mano› to cup
b) ‹ almohadón› to plump up;

‹ pelo› to give volume to
ahuecar verbo transitivo
1 to hollow out
(el pelo) to give volume to
2 (un cojín, una almohada) to plump up
3 (la voz) to deepen
' ahuecar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vaciar
English:
cup
- hollow
- plump up
- plump

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ahuecar

♦ vt

1. [tronco] to hollow out

2. [manos] to cup

3. [mullir] [colchón] to plump up;
[pelo] to give body to; [tierra] to hoe
4. [voz] to deepen

5. Comp
Fam
ahuecar el ala to clear off

♦ vi
Fam [irse] to clear off
♦ See also the pronominal verb ahuecarse

* * *

ahuecar

v/t

1 hollow out

2 pelo give volume to

3

:

ahuecar la voz deepen one’s voice

4

:

ahuecar el ala fam beat it fam

* * *

ahuecar {72} vt

1) : to hollow out

2) : to cup (one's hands)

3) : to plump up, to fluff up

Spanish-English dictionary > ahuecar
10 anoche

adv.

last night.

antes de anoche the night before last

* * *

anoche

► adverbio

1 (late) last night; (early) yesterday evening

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

antes de anoche the night before last

* * *

adv.

last night, yesterday evening

* * *

ADV yesterday evening, last night

antes de anoche — the night before last

* * *

adverbio last night

el periódico de anoche — yesterday evening's newspaper

* * *

= last night.

Ex. So significant were her contributions to the library that last night at their annual organizational meeting the trustees elected her president.

* * *

adverbio last night

el periódico de anoche — yesterday evening's newspaper

* * *

= last night.

Ex: So significant were her contributions to the library that last night at their annual organizational meeting the trustees elected her president.

* * *

anoche

adverb

last night

anoche soñé contigo I dreamed about you last night

el periódico de anoche yesterday evening's newspaper

* * *

anoche adverbio
last night
anoche adverbio last night
(por la tarde) yesterday evening
antes de anoche, the night before last
' anoche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copiosamente
- desvelarse
- helar
- robar
- ver
- desvelar
English:
cool
- downpour
- dream
- frost over
- frost up
- loud
- meteor
- mugging
- night
- pore
- strange
- yell
- nowhere
- on

* * *

anoche adv

last night;

anoche fui al cine I went to the cinema last night o yesterday evening;

antes de anoche the night before last

* * *

anoche

adv last night;

antes de anoche the night before last

* * *

anoche adv

: last night

* * *

anoche adv last night

Spanish-English dictionary > anoche
11 apoyado por el gobierno

(adj.) = government-supported, government-backed

Ex. Canada has never enjoyed a government-supported regional medical library system.

Ex. Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.

* * *

(adj.) = government-supported, government-backed

Ex: Canada has never enjoyed a government-supported regional medical library system.

Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.

Spanish-English dictionary > apoyado por el gobierno
12 asaltar

v.

1 to attack.

2 to rob.

Ricardo asaltó a Pedro Richard held up Peter.

3 to seize.

iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute

le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by panic

4 to be assaulted by.

Te asaltó el bandido You were assaulted by the bandit.

5 to assault, to assail, to invade, to attack.

Ricardo asalta bancos Richard assaults banks.

* * *

asaltar

► verbo transitivo

1 to assault, attack (para robar) to raid, rob

2 (abordar) to approach, come up to

3 figurado (surgir) to assail

■ me asaltó la duda de si había dicho la verdad doubts sprang to my mind as to whether he had told the truth or not

* * *

verb

1) to assault

2) mug, rob

3) storm

* * *

VT

1) [+ persona] to attack, assault; (Mil) to storm; [+ banco, tienda etc] to break into, raid; [en disturbios etc] to loot, sack

lo asaltaron cuatro bandidos — he was held up by four bandits

anoche fue asaltada la joyería — the jeweller's was raided last night, last night there was a break-in at the jeweller's

2) [dudas] to assail; [idea] to cross one's mind

le asaltó una idea — he was struck by an idea, an idea crossed his mind

3) [desastre, muerte] to fall upon, surprise, overtake

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( robar) <banco/tienda> to rob, hold up; < persona> to rob, mug

b) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas — they bombarded him with questions

e) idea to strike

me asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

* * *

= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.

Ex. The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex. On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.

Ex. A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex. The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex. In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex. It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.

Ex. The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

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* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( robar) <banco/tienda> to rob, hold up; < persona> to rob, mug

b) ( tomar por asalto) <ciudad/embajada> to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) ( acosar) to accost, assail (frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas — they bombarded him with questions

e) idea to strike

me asaltó una duda — I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

* * *

= raid, storm, break into, break in, mug, assail, hold up.

Ex: The article ' Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.

Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.

Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.

Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.

Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.

Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.

* asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.

* dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail.

* * *

asaltar [A1 ]

vt

1 (robar) ‹banco/tienda› to rob, hold up; ‹persona› to rob, mug

2 ‹fortaleza/ciudad/embajada› to storm, attack

3 (acosar) to accost, assail ( frml)

lo asaltaron a preguntas they bombarded him with questions, they fired a barrage of questions at him

4 «idea» to strike

en el último momento me asaltó una duda/un temor at the last moment I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt/fear

le asaltaban dudas acerca de su futuro he was plagued with o by doubts about his future

* * *

asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo
a) ( atracar) ‹banco/tienda› to hold up, rob;

‹ persona› to rob, mug
b) ( tomar por asalto) ‹ciudad/embajada› to storm

c) ( atacar) to attack, assault

d) [ idea] to strike;

◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt

asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack
(atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob
fig (un pensamiento) to assail
' asaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acometer
- atracar
English:
assault
- attack
- hold up
- mug
- raid
- rush
- engulf
- hold
- jump
- ram
- rob

* * *

asaltar vt

1. [atacar] to attack;
[castillo, ciudad] to storm;
la policía asaltó el avión the police stormed the plane

2. [robar] to rob;

lo asaltaron con una navaja he was robbed o mugged at knifepoint

3. [sujeto: dudas, pánico] to seize;

iba a ir pero al final le asaltaron las dudas he was going to go, but he was seized by doubts at the last minute;

me asalta una duda, ¿me llegará el dinero? I have one doubt, will I have enough money?;

le asaltó el pánico he was overcome by o seized with panic

4. [importunar]
los periodistas asaltaron al actor a preguntas the journalists bombarded the actor with questions;

los pabellones se vieron asaltados por visitantes the wards were overrun with visitors

* * *

asaltar

v/t

1 persona attack; banco rob

2 fig

:

le asaltó una duda he was suddenly struck by doubt

* * *

asaltar vt

1) : to assault

2) : to mug, to rob

3)

asaltar al poder : to seize power

* * *

asaltar vb

1. (banco) to rob [pt. & pp. robbed] / to raid

asaltaron el banco de al lado they robbed the bank next door

2. (persona) to mug [pt. & pp. mugged]

nos asaltaron al salir del metro we were mugged as we came out of the underground

Spanish-English dictionary > asaltar
13 ayer

adv.

1 yesterday.

ayer por la mañana yesterday morning

ayer (por la) noche last night

2 in the past.

m.

yesterday.

* * *

ayer

► adverbio

1 (el día anterior) yesterday

2 (en el pasado) in the past, formerly

■ ahora estás de acuerdo, pero ayer no now you agree but you didn't use to

► nombre masculino

1 past

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

ayer por la mañana/tarde yesterday morning/afternoon

ayer por la noche last night

de ayer a hoy overnight

parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday

* * *

adv.

yesterday

* * *

1.

ADV yesterday

repitieron el capítulo de ayer — yesterday's episode was repeated

ayer por la mañana — yesterday morning

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

ayer eran terroristas, hoy en día comparten el gobierno — yesterday they were terrorists, today they are part of the government

ayer mismo Esp —

ayer mismamente o LAm no más — only yesterday

parece que fue ayer — it seems like (only) yesterday

no es (cosa) de ayer — it's nothing new

- no nací ayer

2.

SM

el ayer — liter yesteryear liter

las canciones del ayer — the songs of yesteryear liter

el Madrid del ayer — the Madrid of yesteryear liter, old Madrid

* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterday

ayer hizo un mes — a month ago yesterday

ayer por or (esp AmL) en or (RPl) a la mañana — yesterday morning

ayer tarde — (period) yesterday afternoon

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

de ayer acá or a hoy — overnight, since yesterday

el periódico de ayer — yesterday's paper

no nací ayer — I wasn't born yesterday

2) (liter) ( refiriéndose al pasado)

ayer era un joven idealista — he was once a young idealist

las modas de ayer — the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone by
II
masculino past

en un ayer muy lejano — (liter) a long, long time ago (liter)

* * *

= yesterday.

Ex. Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility.

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* ayer, el = yesteryear.

* ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.

* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.

* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterday

ayer hizo un mes — a month ago yesterday

ayer por or (esp AmL) en or (RPl) a la mañana — yesterday morning

ayer tarde — (period) yesterday afternoon

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

de ayer acá or a hoy — overnight, since yesterday

el periódico de ayer — yesterday's paper

no nací ayer — I wasn't born yesterday

2) (liter) ( refiriéndose al pasado)

ayer era un joven idealista — he was once a young idealist

las modas de ayer — the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone by
II
masculino past

en un ayer muy lejano — (liter) a long, long time ago (liter)

* * *

el ayer

(n.) = yesteryear

Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.

= yesterday.

Ex: Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility.

* ayer, el = yesteryear.

* ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.

* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.

* * *

ayer¹

adverb

A (refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterday

ayer hizo un mes de su muerte she died a month ago yesterday

ayer por o ( esp AmL) la mañana yesterday morning

ayer de mañana or a la mañana ( RPl); yesterday morning

ayer tarde ( period); yesterday afternoon

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

todo el día de ayer all day yesterday

parece que fue ayer it seems (like) only yesterday

de ayer acá or a hoy overnight, since yesterday

el periódico de ayer yesterday's paper

este pan es de ayer this bread is yesterday's

no nací ayer I wasn't born yesterday

B ( liter)

(refiriéndose al pasado): ayer era un joven idealista he was once a young idealist

las modas de ayer the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone by

ayer²

masculine

past

deja de pensar en el ayer stop living in the past

en un ayer muy lejano ( liter); a long, long time ago, in the far distant past ( liter)

* * *

ayer adverbio ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterday;
◊ ayer hizo un mes a month ago yesterday;

ayer por or (esp AmL) en la mañana yesterday morning;
antes de ayer the day before yesterday;
el periódico de ayer yesterday's paper
ayer
I adverbio yesterday
ayer por la mañana/por la tarde, yesterday morning/afternoon
ayer (por la) noche, last night
antes de ayer, the day before yesterday
II sustantivo masculino el ayer, yesterday, the past

' ayer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atracón
- baño
- cumplir
- desde
- disculparse
- enterarse
- espichar
- espicharla
- familia
- golfa
- golfo
- golpe
- mar
- menos
- nevada
- paliza
- rondar
- tal
- tromba
- acontecer
- deber
- embargo
- mismo
- parecer
- sol
- temblar
- traslado
English:
born
- bump into
- contradiction
- dressmaker
- formally
- frosty
- happen
- homicide
- jury
- level
- outage
- parcel
- quit
- repossess
- run
- them
- yesterday
- call
- job
- morning
- week

* * *

ayer

♦ adv

1. [el día anterior] yesterday;

ayer era lunes yesterday was Monday, it was Monday yesterday;

ayer a mediodía at midday yesterday;

ayer por la noche, ayer noche last night;

ayer por la tarde, ayer tarde yesterday afternoon/evening;

ayer por la mañana, Arg [m5] ayer a la mañana yesterday morning;

parece que fue ayer it seems like yesterday

2. [en el pasado]
ayer nadie había oído su nombre, y hoy es una estrella only a short while ago no one had heard of her and now she's a star;

un político de los de ayer a politician of the old school

♦ nm

el ayer yesteryear;

no puedes vivir siempre del ayer you can't live your whole life in the past

* * *

ayer

adv yesterday;

ayer por la mañana yesterday morning;

de ayer yesterday’s;

parece que fue ayer it seems like yesterday

* * *

ayer adv

: yesterday

ayer nm

antaño: yesteryear, days gone by

* * *

ayer adv yesterday

llegaron ayer they arrived yesterday

antes de ayer the day before yesterday

ayer por la mañana/tarde yesterday morning/afternoon

ayer por la noche last night

Spanish-English dictionary > ayer
14 ayudar a eliminar obstáculos

(v.) = clear + the path, clear + the way

Ex. All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog.

Ex. Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.

* * *

(v.) = clear + the path, clear + the way

Ex: All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog.

Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.

Spanish-English dictionary > ayudar a eliminar obstáculos
15 brinco

m.

jump.

el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice

en un brinco (figurative) in a second, quickly

se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat

pegar o dar un brinco to jump, to give a start

daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brincar.

* * *

brinco

► nombre masculino

1 (de cabra) skip, hop; (de pájaro) hop; (de persona) leap, bound

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un brinco to skip, hop

dar brincos to jump up and down

* * *

noun m.

jump, leap

* * *

SM (=salto) [gen] jump, leap; [al correr] skip

de o en un brinco — at one bound

dar brincos — to hop (about), jump (about)

pegar un brinco — to jump, give a start

- a brincos

- ¿para qué son tantos brincos estando el suelo parejo?

- quitar los brincos a algn

* * *

masculino jump, leap, bound

pegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright

* * *

= hopping, hop, skip, jump.

Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

* * *

masculino jump, leap, bound

pegó or dio un brinco del susto — (fam) he jumped with fright

* * *

= hopping, hop, skip, jump.

Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.

Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.

Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.

* * *

brinco

masculine

jump, leap, bound

subió los escalones de un brinco he went up the steps in one leap o bound

se despertó de un brinco he woke up with a start

pegó or dio un brinco del susto ( fam); he jumped with fright

entró dando brincos de alegría she came in jumping for o leaping with joy

en un brinco or dos brincos ( fam); in a jiffy ( colloq), in a tick o two ticks ( colloq)

Compuesto:

brinco de cojito

( Méx fam) hop

* * *

Del verbo brincar: ( conjugate brincar)

brinco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

brincó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
brincar
brinco
brincar ( conjugate brincar) verbo intransitivo [ niño] to jump up and down;
[ cordero] to gambol, skip around;
[ liebre] to hop;
◊ brinco de alegría to jump for joy

verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹valla/obstáculo› to jump
brinco sustantivo masculino
jump, leap, bound;
pegó or dio un brinco del susto (fam) he jumped with fright
brincar verbo intransitivo to skip
brinco sustantivo masculino skip
♦ Locuciones: dar brincos de alegría, to jump with joy

' brinco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salto
English:
bound
- hop
- jump
- leap
- skip
- spring

* * *

brinco nm

jump;

se levantó del asiento de un brinco she jumped up from her seat;

pegar o [m5] dar un brinco to jump, to give a start;

daba brincos de alegría she was jumping for joy;

el corazón me dio un brinco cuando oí su voz my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice;

Comp

en un brinco in a second, quickly;

Comp
Méx Fam
ponerse al brinco: mi padre se me puso al brinco porque anoche llegué muy tarde my father came down on me like a ton of bricks because I came in late last night;

Comp
Ven
quitar los brincos a alguien to bring sb down a peg (or two)

* * *

brinco

m fam

leap, bound;

dar brincos jump up and down;

dar o

pegar un brinco fig jump, start

* * *

brinco nm

1) salto: jump, leap, skip

2)

pegar un brinco : to give a start, to jump

* * *

brinco n jump

Spanish-English dictionary > brinco
16 bárbaro

adj.

1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.

2 super.

3 non-Greco-Roman.

intj.

super.

m.

barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.

* * *

bárbaro

► adjetivo

1 HISTORIA barbarian

2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel

3 (temerario) daring

4 familiar (grande) enormous, tremendous

5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific

■ nos dieron una comida bárbara they gave us a fantastic lunch

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 HISTORIA barbarian

► adverbio bárbaro

1

■ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a great time

————————

bárbaro

► adverbio

1

■ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a great time

* * *
1. (f. - bárbara)
noun m.

barbarian
2. (f. - bárbara)
adj.

1) barbarian, uncivilized

2) fantastic

* * *
bárbaro, -a
1. ADJ

1) ( Hist) barbarian

2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful

3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant

4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *

un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *

es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *

hace un frío bárbaro — it's freezing

¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!

2.

ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantly

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a tremendous time *

canta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer

3.

EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *

4. SM / F

1) ( Hist) barbarian

2) (=bruto) uncouth person

conduce como un bárbaro — he drives like a madman

gritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1) (Hist) barbarian

2)

a) ( imprudente)

no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

b) ( bruto)

el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar — the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic

tengo un hambre bárbara — I'm starving
II
adverbio (fam)

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a fantastic time (colloq)
III
- ra masculino, femenino

1) (Hist) Barbarian

2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug

esos bárbaros me la destrozaron — those louts ruined it

esos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

* * *

² = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.

Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

* * *
I
- ra adjetivo

1) (Hist) barbarian

2)

a) ( imprudente)

no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

b) ( bruto)

el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar — the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

3) (fam) ( como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic

tengo un hambre bárbara — I'm starving
II
adverbio (fam)

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a fantastic time (colloq)
III
- ra masculino, femenino

1) (Hist) Barbarian

2) (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug

esos bárbaros me la destrozaron — those louts ruined it

esos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

* * *

bárbaro¹

¹ = savage, barbarian.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.

bárbaro³

³ = great, swell.

Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.

Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.

² = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.

Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

* * *

bárbaro¹ -ra

adjective

A ( Hist) barbarian

B

1

(imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

2

(animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell him

C ( fam)

1

(como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o ( BrE) whacked ( colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired ( colloq)

hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) ( colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot ( colloq)

2 (estupendo, magnífico) super ( colloq), fantastic ( colloq)

¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! ( colloq)

bárbaro²

adverb

( fam):

lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time ( colloq)

me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!

bárbaro³ -ra

masculine, feminine

A ( Hist) Barbarian

los bárbaros the Barbarians

B ( fam)

(bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpet

esos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugs

esos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro ( fam); to eat like a horse

* * *

bárbaro 1
◊ -ra adjetivo

1 (Hist) barbarian
2 ( bruto):
◊ el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cry;

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3 (fam) ( como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;
◊ tengo un hambre bárbara I'm starving

bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):
◊ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)

bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Hist) Barbarian
2 (fam) ( bruto) lout, thug
bárbaro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
5 Hist barbarian
II m,f Hist barbarian
' bárbaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
English:
barbarian
- barbaric
- boor
- boorish
- yahoo
- swell

* * *

bárbaro, -a

♦ adj

1. Hist barbarian

2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel

3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;

no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out first

4. Fam [excelente] fantastic, great;

su último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;

con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;

es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;

conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!

5. Fam [como intensificador]
hacía un frío bárbaro it was dead cold;

tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty

♦ nm,f

1. Hist barbarian;

los bárbaros the barbarians

2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;

el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;

unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth

♦ adv
Fam [magníficamente]
pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time

* * *

bárbaro

I adj fam

tremendous, awesome fam ;

¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;

lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a time

II m, bárbara f fam

punk fam

* * *

bárbaro adv, fam : wildly

anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last night

bárbaro, -ra adj

1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilized

2) fam : great, fantastic

bárbaro, -ra n

: barbarian

* * *

bárbaro adj

1. (violento) brutal / violent

algunos hinchas bárbaros empezaron a lanzar botellas some violent fans began throwing bottles

2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific

un concierto bárbaro a fantastic concert

Spanish-English dictionary > bárbaro
17 cancelar debido a la lluvia

(v.) = rain out, wash out

Ex. After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out.

Ex. Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.

* * *

(v.) = rain out, wash out

Ex: After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out.

Ex: Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.

Spanish-English dictionary > cancelar debido a la lluvia
18 cancelar por la lluvia

(v.) = rain out, wash out

Ex. After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out.

Ex. Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.

* * *

(v.) = rain out, wash out

Ex: After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out.

Ex: Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.

Spanish-English dictionary > cancelar por la lluvia
19 cara a cara

cara a cara

face to face

* * *

= face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person

Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex. Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.

Ex. The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex. The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.

Ex. The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

Ex. Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.

Ex. For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.

Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

* * *

= face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person

Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

Ex: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.

Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.

Ex: The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.

Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.

Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.

Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

Spanish-English dictionary > cara a cara
20 castaña

f.

1 chestnut.

2 Ray's bream, Brama brama.

* * *

castaña

► nombre femenino

1 BOTÁNICA chestnut

2 (de pelo) bun

3 (vasija) demijohn

4 familiar (bofetada) slap; (golpe) blow, punch

■ ayer se dio una castaña con el coche he crashed his car yesterday

5 familiar (borrachera) binge, skinful

■ anoche cogió una buena castaña he got plastered last night

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to bail somebody out, get somebody out of trouble

* * *

SF

1) (=fruto) chestnut

- conducir a toda castaña

- sacar a algn las castañas del fuego

- ser una castaña

¡toma castaña! — * [indicando disfrute] take that!; [indicando sorpresa] just imagine!

castaña de agua — water chestnut

castaña de cajú — Arg, Uru cashew nut

castaña de Indias — horse chestnut

castaña del Brasil, castaña de Pará — Brazil nut

2) * (=golpe) punch

darse una castaña — to give o.s. a knock

3) * (=borrachera)

cogerse una castaña — to get pissed ***

4) [de pelo] bun, chignon

5) (=vasija) demijohn

6) * (=año)

tiene 71 castañas — he's 71 (years old)

* * *

femenino

1) ( fruto) chestnut

sacarle las castañas del fuego a alguien — to get somebody out of trouble

toma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)

- castaña de Indias

- castaña de Pará

- castaña pilonga

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( borrachera)

cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)

b) (golpe, choque) bump

* * *

= chestnut.

Ex. He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.

----

* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.

* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.

* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* * *

femenino

1) ( fruto) chestnut

sacarle las castañas del fuego a alguien — to get somebody out of trouble

toma castaña! — (Esp fam) ( expresando - regodeo) so there! (colloq); (- sorpresa) wow! (colloq)

- castaña de Indias

- castaña de Pará

- castaña pilonga

2) (Esp fam)

a) ( borrachera)

cogió una castaña — he got plastered (colloq)

b) (golpe, choque) bump

* * *

= chestnut.

Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.

* castaña caliente = roast chestnut.

* castaña de Indias = horse chestnut.

* castañas glaseadas = marron glacé.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* * *

castaña

feminine

A (fruto) chestnut

sacar las castañas del fuego con mano ajena to get sb else to do one's dirty work

sacarle las castañas del fuego a algn to bail sb out, get sb out of trouble

¡toma castaña! ( Esp fam) (expresando regodeo) so there! ( colloq) (expresando sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), well! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● castaña de cajú

( AmL) cashew nut

● castaña de Indias

horse chestnut

● castaña de Pará

( RPl) Brazil nut

● castaña pilonga

dried chestnut

B

( Esp fam) (borrachera): cogió una castaña he got plastered ( colloq)

C ( Esp) castañazo m 1. (↑ castañazo)

* * *

castaña sustantivo femenino ( fruto) chestnut;
◊ castaña de Indias horse chestnut;

castaña de Pará (RPl) Brazil nut;
castaña pilonga dried chestnut
castaño,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 Bot chestnut
2 (color) chestnut-brown
II adjetivo (color de un objeto) chestnut-brown
(del pelo, los ojos) brown, dark
castaña sustantivo femenino
1 chestnut
2 familiar (bodrio) rubbish
3 (choque violento) bump
♦ Locuciones: figurado sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego, to save sb's bacon, US to get sb out of trouble

' castaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asado
- asar
English:
chalk
- chestnut
- conker
- different
- water chestnut
- Brazil
- cashew (nut)
- horse

* * *

castaña nf

1. [fruto] chestnut;

Comp
Fam
sacarle a alguien las castañas del fuego to get sb out of trouble;

Comp
Fam
¡toma castaña! so there!

Comp
castaña de agua water chestnut; RP castaña de cajú cashew nut;
castaña de Indias horse chestnut;
RP castaña de Pará Brazil nut;
castaña pilonga dried chestnut

2. Esp Fam [golpe] bash;

darse o [m5] pegarse una castaña [golpe] to give oneself a bump;
[con vehículo] to have a crash
3. Esp Fam [borrachera]
agarrarse una castaña to get plastered o legless;

llevar una castaña to be plastered o legless

4. Esp Fam [cosa aburrida] bore;

este libro es una castaña this book is boring

5. Esp Fam
castañas: [años] [m5] tiene cuarenta castañas he's forty

6. [moño] bun

7. Méx [barril pequeño] keg

* * *

castaña

f chestnut;

castaña asada roasted chestnut;

sacar las castañas del fuego a alguien fig fam pull s.o.’s chestnuts out of the fire fam ;

a toda castaña fam hell for leather fam ;

¡toma castaña! fam how about that! fam

* * *

castaña nf

: chestnut

* * *

castaña n (fruto) chestnut

darse una castaña to come a cropper [pt. came; pp. come]

¡vaya castaña se ha dado con la bici! he came a cropper on his bike!

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