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worldly goods

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1 dejación

f.

1 lassitude, abandonment, renouncement, resigning.

2 assignment.

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SF

1) (Jur) abandonment, relinquishment

2) And, CAm (=descuido) carelessness

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femenino (AmC, Chi) dejadez

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= lassitude.

Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

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femenino (AmC, Chi) dejadez

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= lassitude.

Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

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dejación

feminine

A ( Der) surrender

hizo dejación de todos sus bienes ( Relig) she renounced o relinquished all her worldly goods

B (AmC, Chi) dejadez f 2. (↑ dejadez)

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dejación sustantivo femenino (AmC, Chi) See Also→
◊ dejadez

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dejación nf
Formal Der
1. [de derechos, bienes] abdication

2. [de responsabilidades] abdication

3. [de deberes, funciones] dereliction

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dejación

f JUR abandonment; de derechos relinquishment

Spanish-English dictionary > dejación
2 terrenal

adj.

1 earthly.

2 worldly, terrene, subcelestial, earthly.

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terrenal

► adjetivo

1 earthly, worldly

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ADJ worldly

la vida terrenal — worldly life, earthly life
paraíso 1)
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adjetivo worldly, earthly

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= worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.].

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex. After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

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* no terrenal = unearthly [unearthlier - comp., uneartliest -sup.].

* paraíso terrenal, el = land of cream and honey, the, land of milk and honey, the.

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adjetivo worldly, earthly

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= worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.].

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

* no terrenal = unearthly [unearthlier - comp., uneartliest -sup.].

* paraíso terrenal, el = land of cream and honey, the, land of milk and honey, the.

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terrenal

adjective

worldly, earthly

bienes terrenales worldly goods

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terrenal adjetivo
worldly, earthly
terrenal adj (vida) earthly
el paraíso terrenal, heaven on earth
(posesiones, bienes) wordly
' terrenal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terrena
- terreno
English:
earthly
- paradise

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terrenal adj
[vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly
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terrenal

adj earthly, worldly

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terrenal adj

: worldly, earthly

Spanish-English dictionary > terrenal
3 bien

adv.

1 well (debidamente, adecuadamente).

¿cómo estás? — bien, gracias how are you? — fine, thanks

hacer algo bien to do something well

has hecho bien you did the right thing

¡bien hecho! well done!

habla inglés bien she speaks English well

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for petrol o (British) gas?, have we got plenty of (United States) petrol o (British) gas? (United States)

2 very (muy, bastante).

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

3 all right, OK (vale, de acuerdo).

¿nos vamos? — bien shall we go? — all right

4 quite happily.

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it, but they won't let her

intj.

1 all right, OK, it's OK, it's okay.

2 well done.

3 well then.

4 good.

m.

1 good (concepto abstracto).

el bien y el mal good and evil

hacer el bien to do good (deeds)

2 good (provecho).

esto te hará bien this will do you good

por el bien de for the sake of

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good

3 good (note).

4 possession, good, article, asset.

5 well-being, good, welfare.

Buscamos su bien We seek his well-being.

6 benefit, sake.

Para su bien For his sake.

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bien

► adverbio

1 (gen) well

■ canta bien she sings well

■ la casa está bien construida the house is well built

■ trabaja bien her work is good, she does a good job

■ todo eso está muy bien, pero... that's all very well, but...

2 (como es debido) properly, right

■ si no pronuncias bien, no te van a entender if you don't pronounce the words properly, they won't understand you

■ siéntate bien sit properly

■ ¡pórtate bien! behave yourself!

■ no está bien que hagan eso it's not right for them to do that

3 (acertadamente) right, correctly

■ contestó bien a todas las preguntas she answered all the questions correctly

4 (con éxito) successfully

5 (de acuerdo) O.K., all right

■ ven mañana a las dos, --bien come tomorrow at two, --all right

6 (de buena gana) willingly, gladly

■ bien me iría contigo si no tuviera que trabajar I'd gladly go with you if I didn't have to work

7 (mucho) very

■ quiero un vaso de leche bien fría I want a glass of nice cold milk

■ ha pagado bien caro su error he has paid dearly for his mistake

■ dale bien fuerte hit it good and hard

■ es bien sencillo it's really simple

8 (fácilmente) easily

■ bien se ve que... it is easy to see that...

■ bien podrías haberme avisado you might have warned me

9 (de gusto, olor, aspecto, etc) good, nice, lovely

■ esta cerveza está muy bien this beer's very good

■ la comida estaba bien the food was nice

■ quiero uno que esté bien I want a good one

10 (de salud) well

■ ¿te encuentras bien? are you feeling all right?

11 (físicamente) good-looking

■ su novio está muy bien her boyfriend's very good-looking

► adjetivo

1 (acomodado) well-off

► nombre masculino

1 good

■ el bien siempre triunfa sobre el mal good always triumphs over evil

2 (bienestar) benefit

■ lo hice por el bien de todos I did it for the good of everyone

► nombre masculino plural bienes

1 property sing, possessions

► conjunción bien... bien

1 either... or

■ se lo enviaremos bien por correo, bien por mensajero we'll send it to you either by post or by messenger

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en bien de for the sake of

estarle bien algo a alguien to serve somebody right

■ lo han despedido y le está bien he's got the sack and it serves him right

■ le está bien lo que le ha pasado he deserves what happened to him

hacer bien to do good

bien que although

tener a bien de hacer algo to be good enough to do something

¡ya está bien! that's enough!

bien de consumo consumer item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

bien de equipo capital asset

bienes de equipo capital goods, capital assets

bienes inmuebles real estate sing

bienes muebles movables, personal property sing

gente bien familiar the upper classes plural

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1. adj.
well-to-do
2. adv.
1) well

2) correctly, properly

3) all right

4) easily

•

- más bien

- si bien
3. interj.
good
4. noun m.
good

- bienes
- bienes de consumo
- bienes de equipo
- bienes raíces
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1. ADV

1) (=satisfactoriamente) well

hablas bien el español — you speak good Spanish, you speak Spanish well

el libro se ha vendido bien — the book has sold well

no veo muy bien — I can't see very well

lo sé muy bien — I know that perfectly well

viven bien — they live well

me gusta la carne bien hecha — I like my meat well-done

bien gracias, ¿y usted? — fine thanks, and you?

¡muy bien! — very good!; [aprobando un discurso] hear, hear!

¡qué bien! — great!, excellent!

• oler bien — to smell good

• saber bien — to taste good

2) (=correctamente)

¿has puesto bien la rueda? — have you put the wheel on properly?

si no cierras la tapa bien, se saldrá el líquido — if you don't screw the top on properly, the liquid will leak out

se limpia bien el pescado — clean the fish thoroughly o well

¡bien hecho! — well done!

has contestado bien — you gave the right answer, you answered correctly

no consigo hacerlo bien — I can't seem to do it right

haces bien — you're (quite) right

• hacer bien en, hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him, you did the right thing in telling him

3)

• estar bien, ¿estás bien? — are you all right?, are you OK?

aquí se está bien — it's nice here

¡está bien!, lo haré — O.K. o all right, I'll do it!

¡pues sí que estamos bien! — this is a fine mess we're in!

ese libro está muy bien — that book's very good, that's a very good book

estás muy bien con ese sombrero — you look really nice in that hat

la casa está muy bien — the house is really nice

está muy bien que ahorres dinero — it's very good that you're saving

que esté(s) bien — Col * bye *

¡eso no está bien! — [a un niño] that's not very nice!

te está bien la falda — the skirt fits you fine

¡ya está bien! — that's enough!

ya está bien de quejas — that's (quite) enough complaining

• estar bien de algo, estar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

estar bien de dinero — to be well off

no está bien de la cabeza — he isn't right in the head

4) (=de acuerdo)

¡bien! — all right!, O.K.!

-¿quieres que vayamos al cine? -bien — "shall we go to the cinema?" - "O.K. o all right"

si a ustedes les parece bien — if it's all right with o by you

5) (=muy)

un café bien caliente — a nice hot coffee

un coche bien caro — a pretty expensive car

bien temprano — pretty early

estoy bien seguro — I am pretty certain

eso es bien tonto — that's pretty silly

esperamos hasta bien entrada la noche — we waited until very late at night, we waited until well into the night

6)

• bien de (=muchos) —

bien de veces — lots of times

¡te han dado bien de regalos! — you got a lot of presents!

bebe bien de café — he drinks a lot of coffee

7) (=de buena gana)

yo bien iría, pero... — I'd gladly go, but..., I'd be happy to go, but...

bien me tomaría ahora un café — I'd love a coffee now

8) (=fácilmente) easily

bien se ve que... — it is easy to see that...

¡bien podía habérmelo dicho! — he could have told me!

9) [locuciones]

• estar a bien con algn — to be on good terms with sb

• de bien en bien o mejor — better and better

• bien que mal — one way or another, by hook or by crook

• más bien — rather

más bien bajo — on the short side, rather short

más bien creo que... — I actually think...

• pues bien — well

• tener a bien hacer algo — to see fit to do sth

sus padres tienen a bien que se vaya a vivir con su tía — her parents have seen fit to send her to live with her aunt

le ruego tenga a bien inscribirme en la lista — please be so kind as to include me on the list, I would be grateful if you would include me on the list

le ruego tenga a bien comunicarlo a sus lectores — please be kind enough to inform your readers

• bien es verdad que... — it is of course true that...

• ¿y bien? — well?

2. CONJ

1)

• si bien — although

si bien es cierto que... — although it's true that...

2)

• no bien, ni bien Cono Sur —

no bien llegó, empezó a llover — no sooner had he arrived than it started to rain, as soon as he arrived it started to rain

3) [en alternancia]

bien por avión, bien en tren — either by air or by train

bien se levantó, bien se sentó — whether he stood up or sat down

3.

ADJ [persona] well-to-do; [restaurante, barrio] posh *

son gente bien — they're well-to-do

son de casa bien — they come from a good home

4. SM

1) (=bondad) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good

hombre de bien — good man

2) (=provecho) good

el bien común o público — the common good

en bien de — for the good of

hacer algo para el bien de — to do sth for the good of

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

3) [apelativo]

• mi bien — my dear, my darling

4) pl bienes (=géneros) goods; (=propiedad) property sing, possessions; (=riqueza) riches, wealth sing

bienes activos — active assets

bienes de capital — capital goods

bienes de consumo — consumer goods

bienes de consumo duraderos — consumer durables

bienes de equipo — capital goods

bienes de inversión — capital goods

bienes de la tierra — agricultural produce sing

bienes de producción — industrial goods

bienes de servicio — services

bienes dotales — dowry sing

bienes duraderos — durables

bienes fungibles — perishables

bienes gananciales — shared possessions

bienes inmuebles — real estate sing

bienes mostrencos — unclaimed property sing

bienes muebles — personal property sing, goods and chattels

bienes públicos — government property sing

bienes raíces — real estate sing, realty sing (EEUU)

bienes relictos — estate sing, inheritance sing

bienes semovientes — livestock sing

bienes terrestres — worldly goods

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adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

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I
adjetivo invariable

1) [estar] ( sano) well

no me siento or encuentro bien — I don't feel well

tú no estás bien de la cabeza! — you're not right in the head!

2) [estar] (fam) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

3) [estar] (cómodo, agradable)

¿vas bien ahí atrás? — are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra — it's nice in the shade

4) ( agradable) <oler/saber>

qué bien huele! — it smells really good!

este café sabe muy bien — this coffee tastes very good o nice

5) [estar]

¿está bien así, señorita? — is that all right, miss?

saliste muy bien en esta foto — you look really good in this photo

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí — that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien — we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien — the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien — have you read it? it's very good

está bien! si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas — all right o okay, then! don't do it if you don't want to

qué bien mañana es fiesta! — great! tomorrow's a holiday!

no funciona - pues qué bien! — (iró) it's not working - oh, great! (iro)

6) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa — it's right and proper that initiative should be rewarded

7)

a) ( suficiente)

estar or andar bien de algo — to be all right for something

¿estamos bien de aceite? — are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo — I'm a bit short of time

b)

ya está bien — that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir — you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

8)

a) (fam) ( de buena posición social) <familia/gente> well-to-do

un barrio bien — a well-to-do o (BrE) posh area

b) (RPl fam) <gente/persona> ( honrado) respectable, decent
II
adverbio

1) ( de manera satisfactoria) <dormir/funcionar/cantar> well

no le fue bien en Alemania — things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar — you have to be cruel to be kind

2) ( ventajosamente) well

vendió el coche muy bien — she got a good price for the car

3) ( favorablemente)

pensar bien de la gente — to think well of people

hablar bien de alguien — to speak highly of somebody

4)

a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

bien cocido — well o properly cooked

¿cerraste bien? — did you lock the door properly?

bien sabes que... — you know perfectly well that...

bien se ve que está enamorado — it's obvious that he's in love

b) (con cuidado, atención) <escuchar/mirar> carefully

5) ( correctamente) well

bien hecho/dicho! — well done/said!

pórtate bien — behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo — you were right to tell him

siéntate bien — sit properly

6) ( como intensificador)

a) ( muy) very

canta bien mal — he sings really badly

llegó bien entrada la noche — she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? — are you positive?

ser bien de adentro — (Per fam) to be a good sort

b) ( fácilmente) easily

bien pudo suceder — it could well o easily have happened

c) (en recriminaciones, protestas)

bien podías haberlo ayudado — you could o might have helped him!

d)

bien que...: bien que llama cuando necesita dinero — he soon calls when he needs money

7) (en locs)

más bien: es más bien delgada she's quite slim; no bien as soon as; si bien although; estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with somebody; tener a bien hacer algo (frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma — we would ask you to pay this sum (frml)
III
interjección

a) ( como enlace)

bien, sigamos adelante — right then o fine, let's continue

bien,... ¿dónde estábamos? — right,... where were we?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo... — so, as I was telling you...

b)

bien! — ( expresando aprobación) well done!

no habrá clases hoy - bieeeen! — there won't be any lessons today - yippee o hurrah!
IV
conjunción

puede abonarse o bien al contado o bien en 12 cuotas mensuales — (frml) payment may be made either in cash or in twelve monthly installments
V
masculino

1) (Fil) good

el bien y el mal — good and evil

hacer el bien — to do good deeds

haz bien y no mires a quién — do good to all alike

un hombre de bien — a good man

2)

a) (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien — it's for your own good

por el bien de todos — for the good of all

b)

hacer bien — (+ me/te/le etc)

esto te hará bien — this will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien — what he said did me a lot of good

3) ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

4)

a) ( posesión)

le dejó todos sus bienes — she left him everything she owned

mi bien más preciado — my most precious possession

b) bienes masculino plural (Fin) assets (pl)

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes — the order applies to all his assets

•

- bien de consumo

- bien de equipo

- bien ganancial

- bien inmueble

- bien mueble

- bien raíz

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bien¹

¹ = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], neatly, tidy, jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio, aright, alright [all right], all right [alright], good.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.

Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.

Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.

Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.

Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.

Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.

Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.

* acoger bien = welcome.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* ahora bien = now.

* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.

* bien aceptado = well-accepted.

* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* bien administrado = well-managed.

* bien afeitado = clean shaven.

* bien andado = well trodden.

* bien anunciado = well-advertised, well-announced.

* bien arado = well-tilled.

* bien argumentado = well-considered.

* bien arreglado = well-groomed.

* bien comprendido = well-understood.

* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.

* bien conectado = well-connected.

* bien conocido = well-known, well-understood.

* bien conseguido = well-rendered.

* bien conservado = well-kept.

* bien considerado = all things considered.

* bien construido = well-built.

* bien controlado = well-regulated.

* bien cuidado = clean-cut, well-tended.

* bien cultural = cultural product.

* bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clean-cut, articulated, clear-cut.

* bien demarcado = hard-edged.

* bien de todos, el = common good, the.

* bien dicho = amen to that!.

* bien diferenciado = well differentiated.

* bien dirigido = well-regulated.

* bien documentado = well documented [well-documented].

* bien dotado = well-equipped, well-endowed, well-resourced.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.

* bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien educado = urbane.

* bien encaminado = a step in the right direction.

* bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien entrada la noche = late at night.

* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].

* bien equipado = well-appointed, well-equipped, well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced.

* bien escrito = well-written.

* bien estructurado = well thought out, well-structured [well structured].

* bien expresado = well-articulated.

* bien financiado = well-funded.

* bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.], articulated.

* bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized].

* bien formulado = well-formulated.

* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* bien fundamentado = well-founded.

* bien gestionado = well-managed.

* bien gobernado = well-regulated, well-governed.

* bien hecho = well-made, well formed [well-formed], well-rendered, well done.

* ¡bien hecho! = the way to go!.

* bien iluminado = well-lit.

* bien informado = well-informed, informed.

* bienintencionado = well-intentioned, well meant, well-intended, well-meaning.

* bien justificado = well-founded, well-formulated.

* bien llevado = well-run.

* bien merecido = well deserved, well deserved, well-earned.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* bien... o... = either... or..., either... or....

* bien ordenado = well-kept, well-ordered, in good order.

* bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized], well-structured [well structured].

* bien pagado = well-paid.

* bien parecido = personable, good looking.

* bien pensado = well thought out.

* bien planeado = well-planned.

* bien planificado = well-planned.

* bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].

* bien preparado = well-trained, well-prepared.

* bien presentado = well-presented, well-rendered.

* bien producido = well-produced, well-made.

* bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.].

* bien provisto = well-endowed.

* bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien público = public good, commonwealth.

* bien recibido = welcome.

* bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized].

* bien redondito = well-rounded.

* bien remunerado = well-paid.

* bien representado = well represented, well-rendered.

* bien seleccionado = well-chosen, well-selected.

* bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].

* bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with).

* bien testado = well-tested.

* bien tratado = well represented.

* bien uniformado = well-uniformed.

* bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

* bien vestido = well-dressed, dapper.

* bien visto = welcome.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* casar bien = fit in + well.

* comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.

* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.

* comprenderse bien = be well understood.

* conservarse bien = keep + well.

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* creer que estar bien = feel + right.

* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.

* dársele Algo bien a Uno = be good at.

* dársele a Uno bien las plantas = have + a green thumb, have + green fingers.

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

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.

* el bien de = the good of.

* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.

* estar bien = be okay, be in good shape, be in good health.

* estar bien de salud = be in good health.

* estar bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* funcionar bien = be in order.

* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.

* hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.

* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien = be well spoken of.

* hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of, make + an excellent job of.

* hacer bien = do + good.

* hacerlo bien = put + matters + right, be right on track.

* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.

* hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI) = property tax.

* ir bien = go + well, do + well, go + strong.

* ir bien encaminado = be on the right track.

* ir todo bien = be fine.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas = play + Posesivo + cards right.

* llevarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* llevarse bien = get along, on good terms.

* llevarse bien con Alguien = get on with + Pronombre Personal.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* mantener los ojos bien abiertos = keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* mantenerse bien = keep + well.

* marchar bien = go + strong.

* más bien = if you like, instead.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* más bien pequeño = smallish.

* más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* masticar bien = chew up.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* muy bien = nicely.

* ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.

* muy bien pagado = highly paid.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* muy bien remunerado = highly paid.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to.

* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.

* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.

* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.

* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.

* no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* parecer bien = be all right with + Persona.

* pasarlo bien = have + fun, be a great time.

* pasárselo bien = have + a good time, have + a great time.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* pues bien = well.

* que bota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* que no ajusta bien = ill-fitting.

* que no cierra bien = leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup], leaking.

* que no queda bien = ill-fitting.

* que rebota bien = bouncy [bouncier -comp., bounciest -sup.].

* recibir bien = welcome.

* recibir bien una iniciativa = welcome + initiative.

* salir bien = go + well.

* salir bien al final = turn out + right in the end.

* salir todo bien = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.

* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.

* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser por el bien de Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.

* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado = be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.

* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.

* servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.

* si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).

* sin bien se mira = all things considered.

* sino más bien = rather.

* sino (que) más bien = but rather.

* todo ir bien = all + be + well with the world.

* tomárselo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.

* usar Algo bien = put to + good use.

* venir bien = be none the worse for (that), suit + best.

* venir muy bien = fit + the bill.

* ver bien = welcome.

* * *

bien¹

adj inv

A [ ESTAR] (sano) well

mi padre no anda or no está bien my father's not very well

no me siento or encuentro bien I don't feel well

¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you're not right in the head!

estuvo enfermo pero ya está bien he was ill but he's all right now

B [ ESTAR]

(económicamente acomodado): los padres están muy bien her parents are well off

no son ricos, pero están bien they're not rich but they're reasonably well off o they're comfortably off

C [ ESTAR] ( fam) (refiriéndose al atractivo sexual) good-looking, attractive

D [ ESTAR]

(cómodo, agradable): estoy bien aquí I'm fine o all right here

¿vas bien allí atrás? are you all right in the back?

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade

E (agradable) ‹oler/saber›

¡qué bien huele! it smells really good!

¡qué bien hueles! you smell nice!

este café sabe muy bien this coffee tastes very good o nice

F [ ESTAR]

(satisfactorio): ¿está bien así, señorita? is that right o all right, miss?

estás or quedaste or saliste muy bien en esta foto you look very nice o really good in this photograph

ese cuadro no queda bien ahí that painting doesn't look right there

podríamos ir mañana, si te parece bien we could go tomorrow, if you like

la casa está muy bien the house is very nice

¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

¡está bien!, si no quieres hacerlo no lo hagas all right o okay, then! if you don't want to do it, don't

¡qué bien, mañana es fiesta! great! tomorrow's a holiday!

la lavadora no funciona — ¡pues qué bien! ( iró); the washing machine's not working — oh, great! o well, that's great! ( iro)

G [ ESTAR] (correcto, adecuado) right

está bien que se premie la iniciativa it's right o good that initiative should be rewarded

estuviste bien en negarle la entrada you did o were right to refuse to let him in

H

1 (indicando suficiencia) estar bien DE algo:

¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?

no ando bien de tiempo I'm a bit short of time, I don't have much time

2

ya está bien that's enough

ya está bien de jugar, ahora a dormir you've been playing long enough, now go to bed

I

1 ( fam) (de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

viven en un barrio bien they live in a well-to-do o ( BrE) posh area

niño² (↑ niño (2))

2 ( RPl fam) ‹gente/persona› (honrado) respectable, decent

bien²

adverb

A (de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well

se come de bien allí … the food is so good there!

¿cómo te va? — bien, ¿y a ti? how are things? — fine, how about you?

no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar you have to be cruel to be kind

B (ventajosamente) well

el local está muy bien ubicado the premises are very well situated

vendió el coche muy bien she sold the car well o for a good price

C

(favorablemente): me habló muy bien de ti he spoke very highly of you

yo prefiero pensar bien de la gente I prefer to think well of people

D

1 (a fondo, completamente) well, properly

¿cerraste bien? did you make sure the door was locked (properly)?

el cerdo debe comerse bien cocido pork should be well cooked o properly cooked before being eaten

bien sabes que … you know perfectly well o very well that …

2 (con cuidado, atención) carefully

escucha bien lo que te voy a decir listen carefully to what I'm going to say

E (correctamente) well

pórtate bien behave yourself

hiciste bien en decírselo you did the right thing to tell him

¡bien dice tu padre que eres un terco! your father's dead right when he says you're stubborn

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!

F (como intensificador)

1 (muy) very

canta bien mal he sings really o very badly

llegó bien entrada la noche she arrived very late at night

¿estás bien seguro? are you positive o certain?, are you absolutely sure?

bien por debajo de lo normal well below average

ponte bien adelante sit close to the front, sit well forward

2 (fácilmente) easily

vale bien dos millones it's worth two million easily

yo no me acuerdo pero bien pudo ser I don't remember but it could well o easily have been

3

(en recriminaciones, protestas): bien podías haberlo ayudado you could o might have helped him!

4

bien que …: pero bien que llama cuando necesita dinero he's quick enough to call when he needs money, though

¿por qué no le compras algo?, a ti bien que te gusta que te hagan regalos why don't you buy her something? you like it when people give you presents

G ( en locs):

más bien: una chica más bien delgada a rather thin girl

no me cae bien — di más bien que no lo puedes ver I don't like him — what you mean is you can't stand the sight of him

¿vas a ir? — ¡más bien! ( Arg fam); are you going to go? — you bet! ( colloq)

no bien or ( RPl) ni bien. as soon as

no bien llegó, le dieron la noticia no sooner had he arrived than they told him the news, as soon as he arrived they told him the news

si bien although

estar a bien con algn to be on good terms with sb

tener a bien hacer algo ( frml): le rogamos tenga a bien abonar esta suma a la mayor brevedad posible we would ask you to pay this sum as soon as possible ( frml)

le ruego tenga a bien considerar mi solicitud I would be grateful if you would consider my application

Compuesto:

bien nacido, bien nacida

masculine, feminine nice person ver tb bienintencionado, bien parecido, etc

bien³

interjection

1

(como enlace): bien, sigamos adelante right then o fine, let's continue

bien, … ¿dónde estábamos? now o right, … where were we?

y bien ¿estás dispuesto a hacerlo o no? so, are you prepared to do it or not?

pues bien, como te iba diciendo … so, as I was telling you …

2

¡bien! (expresando aprobación) well done!

¡bien, muchachos! well done, boys!

no habrá clases hoy — ¡bieeeen! there won't be any lessons today — yippee o hurrah!

bien⁴

conjunction

puede abonarse (o) bien al contado (o) bien en 12 cuotas mensuales ( frml); payment may be made (either) in cash or in twelve monthly installments

o bien te disculpas o te quedas castigado either you say you're sorry or I'll keep you in

bien⁵

masculine

A ( Fil) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

haz bien y no mires a quién do good to all alike

un hombre de bien a good man

B

1 (beneficio, bienestar) good

es por tu bien it's for your own good

trabajar por el bien de todos to work for the good of all

que sea para bien I hope things go well for you/him/them

acepté, no sé si para bien o para mal I accepted, though I'm not sure if it was a good move or not

2

hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): la sopa te hará bien the soup will do you good

sus palabras me hicieron mucho bien what he said helped me a lot o did me a lot of good

C ( apelativo) dear, darling

¡mi bien! or ¡bien mío! ( ant o hum); my dear o darling

D (en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10

E

(posesión): el único bien valioso the only item of value

la orden afecta a todos sus bienes the order applies to all his assets o possessions o goods

Compuestos:

● bien comunal

common asset

bienes comunales common property

● bien de consumo

consumer article o item

bienes de consumo consumer goods

● bien de equipo

capital item o asset

bienes de equipo capital goods o assets

● bienes parafernales

mpl wife's personal property

● bienes semovientes

mpl livestock ( sing or pl)

● bien ganancial

joint asset ( acquired during marriage)

bienes gananciales joint property, community property ( AmE)

● bien inmueble

immovable item o asset

● bien mostrenco

item of unclaimed property

● bien mueble

movable item

bienes muebles movables, personal property, goods and chattels

● bien raíz

immovable item o asset

bienes raíces real estate, realty ( AmE), property ( BrE)

● bien vacante

ownerless piece of land ( o asset etc)

* * *

bien 1 adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] (de salud, en general) well;
sentirse or encontrarse bien to feel well;
◊ ¿cómo estás? — muy bien, gracias how are you? — (I'm) very well, thank you;

¡qué bien estás! you look really well!;
¡tú no estás bien de la cabeza! you are not right in the head
2 [estar]
a) (cómodo, agradable):

◊ ¿vas bien ahí atrás? are you all right in the back?;

se está bien a la sombra it's nice in the shade;
la casa está muy bien the house is very nice
b) [estar] (correcto, adecuado) right;

◊ la fecha/el reloj está bien the date/the clock is right;

¿está bien así? is this all right?;
si te parece bien if that's all right with you;
el cuadro no queda bien ahí the picture doesn't look right there
c) ( suficiente): estar or andar bien de algo to be all right for sth;

◊ ¿estamos bien de aceite? are we all right for oil?;

ya está bien that's enough
3 [estar]
a) ( en calidad) good;

◊ ¿lo has leído? está muy bien have you read it? it's very good

b) (fam) ( sexualmente atractivo) good-looking, attractive

4 (fam)
a) ( de buena posición social) ‹familia/gente› well-to-do

b) ‹ barrio› well-to-do, posh (BrE)

bien 2 adverbio
1
a) ( de manera satisfactoria) ‹dormir/funcionar/cantar› well;

◊ no le fue bien en Alemania things didn't work out for her in Germany

b) ( correctamente) well;

◊ habla muy bien inglés she speaks English very well o very good English;

¡bien hecho/dicho! well done/said!;
pórtate bien behave yourself;
hiciste bien en decírselo you were right to tell him;
siéntate bien sit properly
c) ( de manera agradable) ‹oler/saber› good

2
a) (a fondo, completamente) well, properly;

◊ bien cocido well o properly cooked;

¿cerraste bien? did you lock the door properly?;
bien sabes que … you know perfectly well that …
b) (con cuidado, atención) ‹escuchar/mirar› carefully

3
a) ( como intensificador) ( muy) very;

◊ canta bien mal he sings really badly;

bien entrada la noche very late at night;
¿estás bien seguro? are you positive?
b) ( en locs)

◊ más bien rather;

no bien as soon as;
si bien although
■ interjección:
◊ ¡(muy) bien! well done!, (very) good!;

¡qué bien! great!
■ conjunción: bien … o … either … or …;
se puede subir bien a pie o a caballo you can go up either on foot or on horseback
bien 3 sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) good;
◊ el bien y el mal good and evil;

hacer el bien to do good deeds;
un hombre de bien a good man
2
a) (beneficio, bienestar) good;

◊ es por mi/tu bien it's for my/your own good

b)

◊ hacer bien (+ me/te/le etc): esto te hará bien this will do you good

3 ( en calificaciones escolares) grade of between 6 and 6.9 on a scale of 1-10
4
◊ bienes

a) sustantivo masculino plural (Com) goods;

◊ bienes de consumo consumer goods

b) (Der) property;

◊ le dejó todos sus bienes she left him everything she owned;

bienes inmuebles or raíces real estate (AmE), property (BrE);
bienes muebles personal property, goods and chattels;
bienes públicos public property
bien
I sustantivo masculino
1 (justicia, bondad) good
no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal, he can't tell the diference between good and evil
una persona de bien, a good person
2 (provecho, ventaja) lo hago por tu bien, I do it for your sake
en bien de la comunidad, for the good of community
3 (propiedad) property: no tiene ningún bien con el que avalar el crédito, he has no property or goods to guarantee his credit
bienes, goods
bienes de consumo, consumer goods pl; bienes gananciales, communal property
bienes inmuebles/raíces, real estate
II adverbio
1 (correctamente) well: hiciste bien en protestar, you were right to protest
toca bien el piano, she plays piano well
2 (sano) well, fine
sentirse/encontrarse bien, to feel well
3 (satisfactoriamente) este vestido te sienta bien, this dress suits you
oler bien, to smell nice
vivir bien, to be comfortably off
4 (antepuesto a un adjetivo: muy) very, quite
una cerveza bien fría, a nice cold beer
bien pronto, very early, very soon
(de buena gana) willingly, gladly: bien me iría ahora al cine, I'd love to go to the movies now
III conj ahora bien, now, now then
bien... o bien..., either... or...
bien que mal, one way or another
más bien, rather, a little
no bien, as soon as: no bien llegó..., no sooner had she arrived than...
pues bien, well then
o bien, or, or else
si bien, although, even though...: si bien es cierto que..., although it's quite clear that...
IV exclamación ¡bien!, good!, great!
¡está bien!, (¡de acuerdo!) fine!, all right
¡muy bien!, excellent, first class!
¡qué bien!, great!, fantastic
(desaprobación) ¡pues qué bien!, that's all I needed!
¡ya está bien!, that's (quite) enough!
V adj inv un barrio bien, a well-to-do neighbourhood
un niño bien, a rich kid
En general se traduce por well. Sin embargo, cuando hablamos de personas decimos fine al referirnos a su salud: ¿Qué tal estás? - Muy bien, gracias. How are you? - Fine, thanks. Para describir un objeto puedes usar good: Ese libro está muy bien. That book is very good.
' bien' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- acabar
- acero
- agarrar
- ahora
- alternar
- amarrar
- andar
- antes
- atrancar
- avenida
- avenido
- avenirse
- bailar
- barbaridad
- base
- bastante
- cabeza
- caer
- casar
- cerrarse
- columpiarse
- cómo
- comprobar
- comunicada
- comunicado
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- coña
- concesión
- considerada
- considerado
- consuelo
- contraria
- contrario
- convenir
- cumplir
- dar
- darse
- decirse
- declarar
- defenderse
- deteriorarse
- diáfana
- diáfano
- dinero
- discreta
- discreto
- disfrutar
- disputarse
English:
absence
- acquit
- agree
- airy
- all right
- along
- alternatively
- antisocial
- appreciate
- aptly
- articulate
- at
- aware
- balance
- ball
- begin
- behave
- beneath
- best
- better
- bookmobile
- boom
- border
- bouncy
- by
- card
- charity
- cheap
- clean-shaven
- clockwork
- closely
- cloud
- come in
- come off
- come out
- conform
- congenial
- convenient
- cosy
- cozy
- deserve
- do
- done
- effective
- either
- enjoy
- enunciate
- equipped
- familiar
- far

* * *

bien

♦ adj inv
[respetable]
una familia bien a good family;

un barrio bien a good area;
Pey a posh area;
un restaurante bien a posh restaurant;
Pey
niño bien rich kid;

gente bien well-to-do people

♦ nm

1. [concepto abstracto] good;

el bien y el mal good and evil;

se cree que está por encima del bien y del mal she thinks ordinary moral laws don't apply to her;

hacer el bien to do good (deeds);

un hombre de bien a good man

2. [provecho] good;

los padres desean el bien de los hijos parents desire the best for their children;

esto te hará bien this will do you good;

si se marcha, nos hará un bien a todos if she leaves, she'll be doing us all a favour;

espero que el cambio sea para bien I hope the change is for the best, I hope the change works out well;

por el bien de for the sake of;

lo hice por tu bien I did it for your own good;

han trabajado muy duro por el bien de todos they have worked very hard for the good of everyone

3. [nota] = mark between 6 and 6.9 out of 10, ≈ pass, ≈ C

♦ bienes nmpl

1. [patrimonio] property

Comp
bienes de capital capital assets;
bienes comunales common property;

bienes fungibles perishables;

bienes gananciales shared possessions;

bienes inmateriales intangible assets;

bienes inmuebles real estate, US real property;

bienes muebles personal property;

bienes públicos public property;

bienes raíces real estate, landed property

2. [productos] goods

Comp
bienes de consumo consumer goods;
bienes de consumo duraderos consumer durables, US hard goods;

bienes de equipo capital goods;

bienes de producción industrial goods;

bienes terrenales worldly goods

♦ adv

1. [debidamente, adecuadamente] well;

¿cómo estás? – bien, gracias how are you? – fine, thanks;

habla inglés bien she speaks English well;

¡agárrate bien! hold on tight!;

cierra bien la puerta shut the door properly;

conoce bien el tema she knows a lot about the subject, she knows the subject well;

¿vamos bien de gasolina? are we doing all right for Br petrol o US gas?, have we got plenty of Br petrol o US gas?;

bien mirado [bien pensado] if you look at it closely;
[bien visto] well-regarded;
bien pensado on reflection;

contestar bien [correctamente] to answer correctly;
[cortésmente] to answer politely;
escucha bien,… listen carefully,…;

estar bien relacionado to have good connections;

le está bien empleado he deserves it, it serves him right;

hacer algo bien to do sth well;

has hecho bien you did the right thing;

hiciste bien en decírmelo you were right to tell me;

pórtate bien be good, behave yourself;

salir bien librado to get off lightly;

todo salió bien everything turned out well;

vivir bien [económicamente] to be well-off;
[en armonía] to be happy
2. [expresa opinión favorable] well;

¡muy bien! very good!, excellent!;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

me cayó muy bien I liked her a lot;

me han hablado bien de él they have spoken well of him to me;

en Portugal se come muy bien the food is very good in Portugal;

estar bien [de aspecto] to be nice;
[de salud] to be o feel well; [de calidad] to be good; [de comodidad] to be comfortable;
¡está bien! [bueno, vale] all right then!;
[es suficiente] that's enough!;
este traje te está bien this suit looks good on you;

la tienda está bien situada the shop is well situated;

está bien que te vayas, pero antes despídete it's all right for you to go, but say goodbye first;

tal comportamiento no está bien visto such behaviour is frowned upon;

encontrarse bien [de salud] to feel well;

no se encuentra nada bien she doesn't feel at all well;

oler/saber bien to smell/taste nice o good;

¡qué bien huele en esta cocina! it smells nice o good in this kitchen!;

opinar bien de alguien to think highly of sb;

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

no me parece bien que no la saludes I think it's wrong of you not to say hello to her;

¿te parece bien así? is it O.K. like this?, is this all right?;

pasarlo bien to have a good time;

¡qué bien, mañana no trabajo! great, I don't have to go to work tomorrow!;
Irónico
¡qué bien, ahora dice que no me puede pagar! isn't that just great, now she says she can't pay me!;

salir bien to turn out well;

¡qué bien sales en la foto! you look great in the photo!;

sentar bien a alguien [ropa] to suit sb;
[comida] to agree with sb; [comentario] to please sb;
el rojo no te sienta nada bien red doesn't suit you at all;

come tan rápido que no le puede sentar bien she eats so quickly she's bound to get indigestion;

algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;

no le sentó nada bien que lo criticaras en público he didn't like you criticizing him in public at all, he was none too impressed by you criticizing him in public;

tu ayuda va a venir muy bien your help will be very welcome;

no me viene nada bien salir esta tarde it's not very convenient for me o it doesn't really suit me to go out this afternoon;

Prov

bien está lo que bien acaba all's well that ends well

3. [muy]
quiero el filete bien hecho I want my steak well done;

bien abierto wide open;

abre bien la boca open wide

4. [uso enfático] pretty;

un regalo bien caro a pretty expensive present;

vamos a llegar bien tarde we're going to be pretty late;

estoy bien cansado I'm pretty tired;

hoy me he levantado bien temprano I got up nice and early today;

quiero un vaso de agua bien fría I'd like a nice cold glass of water

5. [vale, de acuerdo] all right, O.K.;

¿nos vamos? – bien shall we go? – all right

6. [de buena gana, fácilmente] quite happily;

ella bien que lo haría, pero no le dejan she'd be happy to do it o she'd quite happily do it, but they won't let her

7. [expresa protesta]
¡bien podrías haberme avisado! you could at least have told me!;

¡bien podrías pagar tú esta vez! it would be nice if you paid for once o for a change!

8. [en frases]
bien es verdad que… it's certainly true that…;

¡bien por…! three cheers for…!;

¡ya está bien! that's enough!;

¡ya está bien de hacer el vago! that's enough lazing around!;

estar a bien con alguien to be on good terms with sb;

¡pues (sí que) estamos bien! that's all we needed!;

tener a bien hacer algo to be good enough to do sth;

le rogamos tenga a bien pasarse por nuestras oficinas we would ask you to (be good enough to) come to our offices

♦ conj

bien… bien either… or;

puedes venir bien por avión, bien por barco you can come by plane or by boat;

dáselo bien a mi hermano, bien a mi padre give it to either my brother or my father

♦ interj

1. [aprobación] good!, great!;
[fastidio] oh, great!;
hoy saldréis al recreo media hora antes – ¡bien! break time will be half an hour earlier today – great!;

se acaba de estropear la televisión – ¡bien, lo que nos faltaba! the television has just broken down – oh great, that's all we needed!

2. [enlazando]
y bien, ¿qué te ha parecido? well o so, what did you think of it?;

y bien, ¿a qué estás esperando? well, what are you waiting for?

♦ más bien loc conj

rather;

no estoy contento, más bien estupefacto I'm not so much happy as stunned;

más bien creo que no vendrá I rather suspect she won't come, I think it unlikely that she'll come

♦ no bien, RP ni bien loc conj

no sooner, as soon as;

no bien me había marchado cuando empezaron a… no sooner had I gone than they started…

♦ si bien loc conj

although, even though

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bien

I m good;

por tu bien for your own good;

bienes pl goods, property sg ;

hombre de bien good man;

estar por encima del bien y del mal be above the law

II adj

:

¡está bien! it’s OK!, it’s alright!;

estoy bien I’m fine, I’m OK;

¿estás bien aquí? are you comfortable here?;

la gente bien well-to-do people

III adv

1 well; ( muy) very;

¡bien hecho! well done!;

bien está lo que bien acaba all’s well that ends well

2 ( correctamente) well, properly

3 en locuciones

:

más bien rather;

tener a bien hacer algo see fit to do sth;

hicieron bien en reservar los billetes con tanta antelación they did the right thing booking the tickets so far ahead;

haces bien en llevarte el paraguas it’s a good idea to take your umbrella;

estar (a) bien con alguien be on good terms with s.o.

IV conj

:

o bien … o … either … or …;

si bien, bien que although;

no bien as soon as

V int

:

¡ya está bien! that’s it!, that’s enough!;

pues bien well

* * *

bien adv

1) : well

¿dormiste bien?: did you sleep well?

2) correctamente: correctly, properly, right

hay que hacerlo bien: it must be done correctly

3) : very, quite

el libro era bien divertido: the book was very amusing

4) : easily

bien puede acabarlo en un día: he can easily finish it in a day

5) : willingly, readily

bien lo aceptaré: I'll gladly accept it

6)

bien que : although

7)

más bien : rather

bien adj

1) : well, OK, all right

¿te sientes bien?: are you feeling all right?

2) : pleasant, agreeable

las flores huelen bien: the flowers smell very nice

3) : satisfactory

4) : correct, right

bien nm

1) : good

el bien y el mal: good and evil

2) bienes nmpl

: property, goods, possessions

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bien¹ adj (acomodado) well off / rich

un niño bien a rich kid

bien² adv

1. (en general) well

lo conozco bien I know him well

toca el piano muy bien she plays the piano really well

el examen le fue bien the exam went well / he did well in the exam

2. (de salud) well / fine

ayer me dolía el estómago, pero ya estoy bien I had a stomachache yesterday, but I'm fine now

estoy muy bien, gracias I'm very well, thank you

no me encuentro bien I don't feel very well

¿estás bien? are you all right?

3. (de gusto, olor, aspecto) nice / good [comp. better; superl. best]

¡qué bien huele! what a nice smell! / it smells really good!

4. (de manera correcta) properly / correctly / right

es importante comer bien it's important to eat properly

lo hace todo bien he does everything right

5. (para intensificar) very / quite

bien caliente nice and hot / very hot

es bien diferente it's quite different

6. (de acuerdo) all right / OK

¿vienes? Bien are you coming? OK

hacer bien en hacer algo to be right to do something

haces bien en no enfadarte you're right not to get angry

pasarlo bien to have a good time

portarse bien to behave yourself

bien³ conj either... or

se puede ir bien en tren, bien en autocar you can either go by train or by coach

bien⁴ n

1. (lo bueno) good

el bien y el mal good and evil

2. (beneficio) good

es por tu propio bien it's for you own good

3. (nota académica) good / C

sacó un bien he got a C

Spanish-English dictionary > bien
4 temporal

adj.

1 temporary (no permanente).

2 time.

el factor temporal the time factor

3 temporal (anatomy & religion).

m.

1 storm (tormenta).

2 temporal bone (anatomy).

3 persistent rain during several days, continuous rain for over several days, persistent rainy weather, rainy weather.

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temporal

► adjetivo

1 ANATOMÍA temporal

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA temporal bone

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temporal

► adjetivo

1 (transitorio) temporary, provisional

■ mano de obra temporal temporary labour

2 (seglar) temporal

■ poder temporal temporal power

3 LINGÚÍSTICA temporal

► nombre masculino

1 METEREOLOGÍA storm

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bienes temporales worldly goods

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adj.

1) temporal

2) temporary

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1. ADJ

1) (=provisional) temporary; [trabajo] temporary, casual; [en turismo, agricultura] seasonal

empresa de trabajo temporal — temp recruitment agency

2) (Rel) temporal

poder temporal — temporal power

3) (Anat) temporal

2. SM

1) (=tormenta) storm; (=mal tiempo) spell of rough weather

- capear el temporal

temporal de agua, temporal de lluvia — (=tormenta) rainstorm; (=período lluvioso) rainy weather, prolonged rain

temporal de nieve — (=tormenta) snowstorm; (=período de nevadas) snowy weather

2) (Anat) temporal bone

3) Caribe (=persona) shady character

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( transitorio) temporary

2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal

3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
II
masculino (Meteo) storm

capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

- temporal de nieve

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I
adjetivo

1) ( transitorio) temporary

2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal

3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
II
masculino (Meteo) storm

capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

- temporal de nieve

* * *

temporal¹

¹ = storm.

Ex: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

* capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

temporal²

² = provisional, temporary, temporal, transitional, vanishing, perishable, ad interim.

Ex: Three significant products emerged from the research: provisional rules for classing, based upon a standard citation order....

Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments.

Ex: At the reference desk there are social and temporal pressures that are more unrelenting than in other areas of the library.

Ex: The period 1850-69 was transitional, with rag slowly giving way to wood.

Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.

Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.

Ex: The ad interim government of Texas operated from March 16 to October 22, 1836.

* baja temporal = temporary leave.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* corte temporal = time period.

* cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, temporal development, timeline [time line].

* de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.

* dimensión temporal = time dimension.

* embargo temporal = time embargo.

* evolución temporal = timeline [time line].

* marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].

* recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].

* registro temporal de transacciones = time log.

* serie temporal = time series.

* trabajo temporal = casual job.

temporal³

³ = temporal.

Nota: Referido a la cabeza.

Ex: In particular, it can be observed that the bicycle helmets do not cover the temporal area.

* arteria temporal = temporal artery.

* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.

* arteritis temporal = temporal arteritis.

* hueso temporal = temporal bone.

* lóbulo temporal = temporal lobe.

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temporal¹

adjective

A ‹arreglo/disposición› temporary, provisional; ‹contrato/trabajo› temporary; ‹oficinas/locales› temporary

B (relativo al tiempo) temporal

C ‹poder› temporal; ‹bienes› worldly

D ( Anat) temporal

temporal²

masculine

A ( Meteo) storm

capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm

Compuesto:

temporal de nieve

snowstorm, blizzard

B ( Anat) temporal bone

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temporal adjetivo
1 ( transitorio) temporary
2 ( relativo al tiempo) temporal
■ sustantivo masculino (Meteo) storm;
◊ temporal de nieve snowstorm, blizzard

temporal
I adjetivo
1 (no definitivo, transitorio) temporary, provisional
trabajo temporal, temporary job
2 (secular, profano) temporal
Rel worldly
II sustantivo masculino storm

' temporal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agencia
- arreciar
- capear
- cuando
- diezmar
- eventual
- interina
- interino
- ocasional
- sustitución
- sustituta
- sustituto
- transeúnte
- altura
- amainar
- apaciguar
- descargar
- levantar
- persistir
English:
brave
- gale
- have
- hoarding
- rainstorm
- reprieve
- ride out
- roll
- seasonal
- suspension
- temp
- weather
- temporal
- temporary
- when

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temporal¹

♦ adj

1. [no permanente] [situación, actividad, ubicación] temporary;
[bienes, vida] worldly;
un contrato temporal (de trabajo) a temporary o fixed-term contract;

este trabajo es solamente temporal this job is only temporary

2. [del tiempo] time;

el factor temporal the time factor

3. Rel [poder] temporal

♦ nm
[tormenta] storm; [racha prolongada de lluvias] rainy spell;
temporal de lluvia rainstorm;

temporal de nieve snowstorm

temporal² Anat

♦ adj

temporal

♦ nm
[hueso] temporal
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temporal

I adj

1 ( limitado en el tiempo) temporary

2 REL temporal

3 bienes worldly

II m storm

* * *

temporal adj

1) : temporal

2) : temporary

temporal nm

1) : storm

2)

capear el temporal : to weather the storm

* * *

temporal¹ adj temporary

un trabajo temporal a temporary job

temporal² n (tormenta) storm

Spanish-English dictionary > temporal
5 bienes temporales

bienes temporales

worldly goods

Spanish-English dictionary > bienes temporales
6 mundanidad

f.

thing of the world.

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mundanidad

feminine

(cualidad) worldliness

mundanidades worldly goods, worldly things

Spanish-English dictionary > mundanidad
7 Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la

= Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE)

Ex. The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.

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= Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE)

Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.

Spanish-English dictionary > Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la
8 Ministerio de Trabajo

= Department of Labor

Ex. For the first time there are decidedly more government employees than goods-producing employees according to the Department of Labor.

* * *

= Department of Labor

Ex: For the first time there are decidedly more government employees than goods-producing employees according to the Department of Labor.

Spanish-English dictionary > Ministerio de Trabajo
9 NIMEXE (Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la Comunidad y para las Estadísticas del Comercio entre Estados Miembros)

= Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

Ex. The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.

Spanish-English dictionary > NIMEXE (Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la Comunidad y para las Estadísticas del Comercio entre Estados Miembros)
10 a nivel de calle

(n.) = on the ground level

Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.

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(n.) = on the ground level

Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.

Spanish-English dictionary > a nivel de calle
11 abastecer

v.

to supply.

abastecer de agua a la ciudad to supply the city with water

esa región nos abastece de materias primas that region supplies o provides us with raw materials

La tienda abastece los lácteos The store supplies the milk products.

Ricardo abastece a María Richard gives supplies to Mary.

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abastecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 to supply, provide

► verbo pronominal abastecerse

1 (uso reflexivo) to stock up (de/con, with), lay in supplies (de/con, of)

■ se abastecieron de víveres they laid in supplies

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verb

1) to supply

2) provide

3) stock

* * *

1.

VT to supply, provide (de with)

2.

See:

abastecerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to supply

una zona bien abastecida de agua — an area with a plentiful water supply

abastecer a alguien de algo — to supply somebody with something
2.
abastecerse v pron

abastecerse de algo — ( obtener) to obtain something; ( almacenar) to stock up with something

* * *

= purvey, victual, supply, provision.

Ex. In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.

Ex. Many large ships used to anchor there in sheltered waters and were victualled.

Ex. Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* abastecerse = stock up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to supply

una zona bien abastecida de agua — an area with a plentiful water supply

abastecer a alguien de algo — to supply somebody with something
2.
abastecerse v pron

abastecerse de algo — ( obtener) to obtain something; ( almacenar) to stock up with something

* * *

= purvey, victual, supply, provision.

Ex: In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.

Ex: Many large ships used to anchor there in sheltered waters and were victualled.

Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* abastecerse = stock up.

* * *

abastecer [E3 ]

vt

to supply

una zona bien abastecida de agua an area with a plentiful water supply

abastecer a algn DE algo to supply sb WITH sth, to supply sth TO sb

esta región abastece de cereales a todo el país this region supplies o provides the whole country with cereals

■ abastecerse

v pron

abastecerse DE algo (obtener) to obtain sth; (almacenar) to stock up WITH sth

* * *

abastecer ( conjugate abastecer) verbo transitivo
to supply;
abastecer a algn de algo to supply sb with sth
abastecerse verbo pronominal abastecerse de algo ( obtener) to obtain sth;
( almacenar) to stock up with sth
abastecer verbo transitivo to supply [de, with]
' abastecer' also found in these entries:
English:
purvey
- stock
- fuel
- supply

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abastecer

♦ vt

to supply (de with);
abastecer de agua a la ciudad to supply the city with water;

esa región nos abastece de materias primas that region supplies o provides us with raw materials

♦ See also the pronominal verb abastecerse

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abastecer

v/t supply (de with)

* * *

abastecer {53} vt

: to supply, to stock

♦ See also the reflexive verb abastecerse

* * *

abastecer vb to supply [pt. & pp. supplied] / to provide

Spanish-English dictionary > abastecer
12 acopiar

v.

1 to gather.

2 to accumulate, to build up, to store, to treasure.

Ellos amontonaron mucho dinero They amassed a lot of money.

3 to supply provisions for.

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acopiar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to gather, collect

* * *

VT (=juntar) to gather, gather together, collect; (Com) to buy up, get a monopoly of; [+ miel] to collect, hive

* * *

= hoard, store up.

Ex. What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex. Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

* * *

= hoard, store up.

Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

* * *

acopiar [A1 ]

vt

to stockpile

* * *

acopiar verbo transitivo to gather together, stock up: acopiaron víveres antes del bloqueo, they stock-piled goods before the blockade

* * *

acopiar vt

to stock up on

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acopiar

v/t gather, stockpile

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acopiar vt

: to gather, to collect, to stockpile

Spanish-English dictionary > acopiar
13 adquisición

f.

acquisition, buy, purchase, acquirement.

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adquisición

► nombre femenino

1 acquisition (compra) buy, purchase

* * *

noun f.

1) acquisition

2) purchase

* * *

SF

1) (=compra) acquisition, purchase

he hecho unas nuevas adquisiciones — I've made some new acquisitions o purchases

una casa de reciente adquisición — a newly-purchased house
oferta
2) (=artículo comprado) acquisition

una de las mejores adquisiciones del museo — one of the museum's finest acquisitions

este televisor ha sido una buena adquisición — the television has been a good buy

3) (=persona) acquisition

la última adquisición del Atlético — Atlético's latest signing o acquisition

la cocinera ha sido una auténtica adquisición — * the cook is a real find *

4) [de conocimientos, datos] acquisition

problemas en la adquisición de un idioma extranjero — problems in foreign language acquisition

5) [de costumbres] adoption

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femenino

a) (objeto, cosa) acquisition

fue una buena adquisición — it was a good buy

b) ( acción) acquisition

es de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase

la adquisición de la casa — the purchase of the house

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= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.

Ex. Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.

Ex. Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.

Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.

Ex. In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.

Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex. Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.

Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.

Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

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* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.

* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.

* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.

* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.

* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.

* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.

* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.

* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.

* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).

* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

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femenino

a) (objeto, cosa) acquisition

fue una buena adquisición — it was a good buy

b) ( acción) acquisition

es de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase

la adquisición de la casa — the purchase of the house

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= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.

Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.

Ex: Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.

Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.

Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.

Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.

Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.

Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.

Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.

* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.

* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.

* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.

* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.

* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.

* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.

* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.

* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.

* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.

* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.

* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.

* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.

* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.

* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).

* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.

* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.

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adquisición

feminine

1 (objeto, cosa) acquisition

¿has visto mi última adquisición? have you seen my latest acquisition o purchase?

la última adquisición de los Lakers ( Dep) the Lakers' latest acquisition

este coche ha sido una buena adquisición this car was a good buy

2

(acción): la adquisición de la casa the purchase of the house

la adquisición de la lengua materna acquisition of the mother tongue

el Picasso es de reciente adquisición the Picasso is a recent acquisition o purchase

Compuesto:

adquisición apalancada

leveraged buyout

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adquisición sustantivo femenino
acquisition;
( compra) purchase
adquisición sustantivo femenino
1 acquisition
2 (compra) buy, purchase
' adquisición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
OPA
English:
acquisition
- takeover bid
- accession
- purchase
- take

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adquisición nf

1. [compra] purchase;

ayudas para la adquisición de viviendas financial assistance for house buyers

2. [de empresa] takeover

3. [cosa comprada] purchase;

nuestra casa fue una excelente adquisición our house was an excellent buy

4. [de hábito, cultura] acquisition;

adquisición de conocimientos acquisition of knowledge

Comp
Ling adquisición lingüística language acquisition
5. Fam [persona]
el nuevo secretario es toda una adquisición the new secretary is quite a find

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adquisición

f acquisition;

hacer una buena adquisición make a good purchase;

gastos de adquisición acquisition costs;

adquisición de clientes client acquisition

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adquisición nf, pl - ciones

1) : acquisition

2) compra: purchase

Spanish-English dictionary > adquisición
14 afecto

adj.

1 fond, inclined.

2 affected.

3 pledged, subject to lien, encumbered.

m.

affection, fondness.

sentir afecto por alguien to be fond of somebody

pres.indicat.

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

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afecto

► adjetivo

1 (aficionado) fond (a, of)

2 (enfermo) suffering (de, from)

► nombre masculino afecto

1 affection

■ con todo mi afecto with all my love

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tomarle afecto a alguien to become fond of somebody

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afecto

► nombre masculino

1 affection

■ con todo mi afecto with all my love

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noun m.

affection

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1. ADJ

1) (=apegado) affectionate

afecto a — attached to

2)

afecto a — (Jur) (=sujeto) subject to, liable for

3)

afecto de — (Med) afflicted with

2. SM

1) (=cariño) affection, fondness (a for)

tomar afecto a algn — to become attached to sb

2) (=emoción) feeling, emotion

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] ( simpatizante)

afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something

b) [ser] ( aficionado)

afecto a algo — keen on something

afecto a + inf — given to -ing

2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)

afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch

3) (frml) ( afectado)

afecto de algo — afflicted with something (frml)
II
masculino ( cariño) affection

tenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody

tomarle afecto a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

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= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.

Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex. In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.

Ex. Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.

Ex. Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.

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* afecto físico = physical affection.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.

* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] ( simpatizante)

afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something

b) [ser] ( aficionado)

afecto a algo — keen on something

afecto a + inf — given to -ing

2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)

afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch

3) (frml) ( afectado)

afecto de algo — afflicted with something (frml)
II
masculino ( cariño) affection

tenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody

tomarle afecto a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

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= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.

Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.

Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.

Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.

* afecto físico = physical affection.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.

* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.

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afecto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] (simpatizante) afecto A algo ‹a ideas/un régimen› sympathetic TO sth

2 [ SER] (aficionado) afecto A algo keen ON sth afecto A + INF given TO -ING

B ( frml) (sujeto, ligado) afecto A algo:

los empleados afectos a esa sucursal employees belonging to that branch, those employed at that branch

la adquisición de bienes afectos a actividades profesionales the purchase of goods for professional use

C ( frml) (afectado) afecto DE algo afflicted WITH sth ( frml)

afecto²

masculine

A (cariño) affection

le tiene gran afecto a or siente gran afecto por su viejo profesor she has great affection for o she is very fond of her old teacher

B afectos mpl ( period)

(en necrológicas): familiares y afectos family and close friends

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Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)

afecto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

afectó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
afectar
afecto
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tener efecto en) to affect;

◊ esto nos afecta a todos this affects us all

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);

◊ la noticia lo afectó mucho the news upset him terribly

2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afecto sustantivo masculino ( cariño) affection;
◊ tenerle afecto a algn to be fond of sb;

tomarle afecto a algn to grow fond of sb
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
afecto,-a
I adj frml (adepto, simpatizante) sympathetic
II sustantivo masculino affection: todos nosotros le tomamos mucho afecto, we all became very fond of him

' afecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afecta
- afectar
- calor
- cariño
- cobrar
- demostración
- efusión
- manifestación
- pequeña
- pequeño
- ganar
- necesitado
- reconquistar
English:
affection
- get
- sale
- upset
- care
- disturbed
- toll

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afecto, -a

♦ adj

1. [aficionado] keen (a on);
son afectos a la conversación they are fond of talking

2. [adepto] sympathetic (a to);
un militar afecto al antiguo régimen a soldier who is sympathetic to the old regime

3. [adscrito] attached (a to);
un funcionario afecto al departamento de contabilidad a civil servant attached to the accounts department

♦ nm

1. [cariño] affection, fondness;

sentir afecto por alguien o [m5] tener afecto a alguien to be fond of sb;

lo trata con afecto she's very affectionate towards him;

en poco tiempo le ha tomado mucho afecto she has quickly become very fond of him

2. [sentimiento, emoción] emotion, feeling

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afecto

I adj

:

afecto a algo keen on sth; POL sympathetic to sth

II m affection;

tener afecto a alguien be fond of s.o.

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afecto, -ta adj

1) : affected, afflicted

2) : fond, affectionate

afecto nm

cariño: affection

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afecto n affection

tenerle afecto a alguien to be fond of someone

Spanish-English dictionary > afecto
15 aislarse de

v.

to get away from.

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(v.) = cut + Reflexivo + off from

Ex. Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

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(v.) = cut + Reflexivo + off from

Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

Spanish-English dictionary > aislarse de
16 ajeno al mundo

(adj.) = unwordly

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

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(adj.) = unwordly

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Spanish-English dictionary > ajeno al mundo
17 alejarse de

v.

1 to get away from, to draw away from, to grow away from, to step away from.

Ella se alejó del incendio She got away from the fire.

2 to move away from, to retire from, to draw off from.

Ellos se alejaron del vecindario They moved away from the neighborhood.

3 to recede from, to retreat from.

El tornado se alejó de la playa The tornado retreated from the beach.

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(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from

Ex. Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.

Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

Ex. There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.

Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex. Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

Ex. We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.

Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

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(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away from

Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.

Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

Ex: There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.

Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.

Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Spanish-English dictionary > alejarse de
18 algo extra

m.

a little extra, free extra goods.

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(adj.) = frill

Ex. She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.

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(adj.) = frill

Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and ' frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.

Spanish-English dictionary > algo extra
19 alijo

m.

1 contraband.

alijo de drogas consignment of drugs

2 stash, contraband, smuggled goods, cache.

pres.indicat.

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

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alijo

► nombre masculino

1 consignment

■ un alijo de armas a consignment of smuggled arms, an arms cache

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SM

1) (=aligeramiento) lightening; (=descarga) unloading

2) (=contrabando) contraband, smuggled goods

un alijo de armas — an arms cache, an arms haul

un alijo de drogas — a drugs shipment, a consignment of drugs

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masculino ( de contrabando) consignment

un importante alijo de armas — a sizable arms cache

un alijo de hachís — a consignment of hashish

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= cache, stash.

Ex. It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.

Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

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* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.

* alijo de drogas = drug cache, drug haul.

* * *

masculino ( de contrabando) consignment

un importante alijo de armas — a sizable arms cache

un alijo de hachís — a consignment of hashish

* * *

= cache, stash.

Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.

Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.

* alijo de drogas = drug cache, drug haul.

* * *

alijo

masculine

(de contrabando) consignment

descubrieron un importante alijo de armas they discovered a sizable arms cache

se capturó un alijo de tres toneladas de hachís a consignment of three tons of hashish was seized

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Del verbo alijar: ( conjugate alijar)

alijo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

alijó es:

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

alijo sustantivo masculino
consignment
alijo sustantivo masculino haul
alijo de drogas, consignment of drugs
' alijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprehender
- intervenir
- captura
- capturar
English:
cache
- haul

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alijo nm

consignment;

alijo de drogas consignment of drugs;

un alijo de armas an arms cache

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alijo

m MAR consignment

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alijo nm

: cache, consignment (of contraband)

Spanish-English dictionary > alijo
20 alimento

m.

food.

alimentos grasos fatty foods

la lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mind

pres.indicat.

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

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alimento

► nombre masculino

1 (comida) food

2 (valor nutritivo) nutritional value, nourishment

■ los caramelos tienen poco alimento sweets are not very nourishing

3 figurado fuel

■ los recuerdos eran el alimento de su ilusión he lived off his memories

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noun m.

food

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SM

1) (=comida) food

de mucho alimento — nourishing

de poco alimento — of little nutritional value

alimento de primera necesidad — staple food

alimentos integrales — whole foods

alimentos naturales — health foods

2) (=apoyo) encouragement, support; (=incentivo) incentive; [de pasión] fuel

3) pl alimentos (Jur) maintenance allowance sing, alimony sing (EEUU)

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masculino

1) (frml) ( comida) food

la leche es un alimento completo — milk is a complete food

como alimento es pobre — it has little nutritional value

- alimento chatarra

2) ( valor nutritivo)

no tiene alimento ninguno — it has no nutritional value

de mucho alimento — very nutritious

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= nourishment, sustenance.

Ex. He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex. The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

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* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.

* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* alimento fresco = fresh food.

* alimento graso = fatty food.

* alimento natural = natural food.

* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.

* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.

* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.

* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.

* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.

* alimentos procesados = processed food.

* alimentos refinados = refined food.

* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.

* alimentos sólidos = solid food.

* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.

* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.

* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.

* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.

* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.

* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.

* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.

* curar alimentos = cure + food.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* fuente de alimentos = food supply.

* industria de los alimentos = food industry.

* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.

* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.

* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.

* producción de alimentos = food production.

* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.

* suministro de alimentos = food supply.

* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.

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masculino

1) (frml) ( comida) food

la leche es un alimento completo — milk is a complete food

como alimento es pobre — it has little nutritional value

- alimento chatarra

2) ( valor nutritivo)

no tiene alimento ninguno — it has no nutritional value

de mucho alimento — very nutritious

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= nourishment, sustenance.

Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.

Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.

* alimento básico = food staple, staple food.

* alimento de temporada = seasonal food.

* alimento fresco = fresh food.

* alimento graso = fatty food.

* alimento natural = natural food.

* alimento nutritivo = nutritious food.

* alimentos = food, food supply, foodstuffs.

* alimento saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimento sano = wholesome food, healthy food.

* alimentos congelados = frozen foods.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* alimentos ecológicos = ecological food.

* alimentos en conserva = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enlatados = tinned food, canned food.

* alimentos enriquecidos = fortified foods.

* alimentos modificados genéticamente = genetically modified foods.

* alimentos naturales = health food.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* alimentos precocinados = baked goods.

* alimentos procesados = processed food.

* alimentos refinados = refined food.

* alimentos sin cocinar = raw food.

* alimentos sólidos = solid food.

* alimentos transgénicos = genetically modified foods.

* causado por los alimentos = food-borne.

* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.

* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.

* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.

* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.

* conservar alimentos = cure + food.

* consumición de alimentos = food consumption.

* cupón canjeable por alimentos = food stamp.

* curar alimentos = cure + food.

* escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.

* fuente de alimentos = food supply.

* industria de los alimentos = food industry.

* industria para la preparación de alimentos = food processing industry.

* manipulador de alimentos = food handler.

* preparación de alimentos = food processing, processing.

* producción de alimentos = food production.

* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el = World Food Programme, the.

* suministro de alimentos = food supply.

* tecnología de los alimentos = food technology.

* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.

* transmitido por los alimentos = food-borne.

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alimento

masculine

A ( frml) (comida) food

lleva varios días sin tomar or ingerir alimentos she hasn't eaten anything o ( frml) taken any food for several days

es delicioso, pero como alimento es pobre it's delicious, but it has little nutritional value

la leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete food

alimentos para diabéticos diabetic foods

Compuestos:

● alimento chatarra

( AmL) junk food

● alimentos integrales

wholefood

● alimentos naturales

health food

B

(valor nutritivo): es un plato de mucho alimento it's a very nutritious dish

estos refrescos no tienen alimento ninguno these soft drinks have no nutritional value

C alimentos mpl ( Der) alimony

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Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar)

alimento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

alimentó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
alimentar
alimento
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
a) ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish;

‹ ego› to boost
b) ‹odio/pasión› to fuel

3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentose con or de algo to live on sth
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (frml) ( comida) food, nourishment;
◊ la leche es un alimento completo milk is a complete food;

alimentos naturales health food;

2 ( valor nutritivo):
◊ no tiene alimento ninguno it has no nutritional value;

de mucho alimento very nutritious
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (comida) food
2 (valor alimenticio) nutritional value
' alimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- baño
- carne
- carné
- cocerse
- comida
- conservación
- contaminar
- dosificar
- estropearse
- indigesta
- indigesto
- pan
- pasarse
- pasto
- rancia
- rancio
- repetir
- reposar
- reposo
- resto
- rica
- rico
- saborear
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sonda
- sustento
- tajada
- yantar
- abombado
- adulterar
- alterar
- astringente
- básico
- demasía
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- energético
- enfriar
- enriquecer
- fecha
- fritanga
- malo
- nutritivo
- óptimo
- precio
English:
best
- crisps
- fattening
- potato chips
- slimming
- staple
- swallow
- feed
- food
- junk food
- nourishment
- sustenance

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alimento nm

1. [comestible] food

Comp
alimentos básicos basic foodstuffs;
alimentos infantiles baby foods;

alimentos transgénicos GM foods

2. [sostén]
la lectura es un alimento para el espíritu reading improves your mind;

el desempleo es un alimento para la delincuencia unemployment fuels crime

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alimento

m

1 ( comida) food

2

:

tiene poco alimento it has little nutritional value

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alimento nm

: food, nourishment

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alimento n food

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