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melena |
melena feminine 1 (pelo suelto) long hair con la melena al viento with her hair flowing in the wind andar a la melena to be at each other's throats soltarse la melena to let one's hair down 2 (estilo de corte) bob lleva melenita al estilo de los años 20 she has a 20's bob 3 (del león) mane 4 melenas fpl (fam & pey) (pelo largo) mop of hair (colloq) |
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calco |
calco masculine 1 (copia) exact replicaes un calco de su padre he's the spitting image of his father la situación es un calco de lo que ocurrió hace 20 años the situation is a repeat o rerun of what happened 20 years ago 2 (Ling) calque, loan translation |
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esmero |
esmero masculine carun plato cocinado con gran esmero a carefully prepared dish puso mucho esmero en la presentación he took enormous trouble o great pains o great care over the presentation
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redoble |
redoble masculine drumroll |
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nítido |
nítido -da adjective ‹foto/imagen› clear, sharp, well-defined; ‹recuerdo› clear, vivid; ‹día/mañana› clear dio una respuesta nítida y concisa she replied clearly and conciselyojos de un azul nítido clear blue eyes |
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destreza |
destreza feminine skill controló el balón con destreza he controlled the ball skillfully demostró mucha destreza con el florete he showed great dexterity o skill in his handling of the foil con gran destreza very skillfully |
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trecho |
trecho masculine A 1 (tramo) stretch su carrera política ha tenido trechos difíciles her political career has been through difficult periods o (BrE) patches a trechos here and therede trecho en trecho every so often, at intervals 2 (distancia): aún nos queda un buen trecho we still have a good distance o a fair way to go todavía hay un trecho hasta su casa it's still a fair o good way to her house eres joven y aún te queda un trecho por recorrer you're still young and you have a lot of years ahead of you B (Méx) (sendero) path |
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escombros |
escombros mpl rubble lo encontraron entre los escombros they found him among the rubble tras el bombardeo la ciudad quedó reducida a escombros the bombing left the city in ruins o reduced the city to rubble |
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poto |
poto masculine A (Bot) ivy arum, Ceylon creeper B (Andes fam) (de una persona) butt (AmE colloq), bum (BrE colloq); (de una botella) bottom a poto pelado (Chi fam) (desnudo) bare-bottomed; (sin dinero) broke (colloq), skint (BrE colloq) se lo dije a poto pelado I told him straight el poto del mundo (Chi fam): esto es el poto del mundo this is a godforsaken hole, miles from anywhere |
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desdén |
desdén masculine disdain, scorn siente gran desdén por ellos he's very scornful o disdainful of them odio el desdén con que nos trata I hate the disdainful way he treats us |
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retar |
retar [A1] vt A (desafiar) to challenge retar a algn a algo to challenge sb to sth retar a algn a + inf to challenge sb to + infme retó a saltar she challenged o defied o dared me to jump B (CS) (regañar) to tell … off (colloq), to scold
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desafiar |
desafiar [A17] vt 1 ‹persona› desafiar a algn a algo to challenge sb to sth lo desafié a una carrera I challenged him to a race desafiar a algn a + inf to dare o challenge sb to + inf me desafió a cruzar el río a nado he dared o challenged me to swim across the river desafiar a algn a que + subj to dare o challenge sb to + inf te desafío a que se lo digas I dare o challenge you to tell her 2 ‹peligro› to defy desafiar la muerte to defy death nadie se atreve a desafiar su autoridad nobody dares to defy his authority |
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llavero |
llavero masculine key ring |
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volantín |
volantín masculine A (sedal) fishing line (with several hooks) B (Chi) (cometa) kite encumbrar un volantín to fly a kite C (Per) (en gimnasia) somersaultse dio un volantín he turned o did a somersault |
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remite |
remite masculine 1 (persona) sender 2 (dirección) return address olvidé poner el remite en el sobre I forgot to put the return address o my name and address on the envelope |
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afanar |
afanar [A1] vt A (arg) (robar) to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq) B (Col fam) 1 (apurar) to rush¡afánale! (fam); get a move on! (colloq) 2 (preocupar) to worry C (Per fam) ‹chica› to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq) ■ afanarse v pron A (esforzarse) to work, toil afanarse en or por + inf to strive to + inf afanarse por que + subj: siempre se afana por que todos se sientan como en su casa she always goes to great pains o to a lot of trouble to make everyone feel at home B (enf) (arg) (robar) ‹cigarrillos/radio› to swipe (colloq), to nick (BrE colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq) |
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asseruchar |
aserruchar [A1] vt (Chi) to saw |
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monaguillo |
monaguillo masculine altar boy, acolyte, server
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ojeroso |
ojeroso -sa adjective estar ojeroso to have bags/rings under one's eyes |
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embutir |
embutir [I1] vt A 1 embutir algo de algo (Coc) to stuff sth with sth; ‹funda/colchón/maleta› to stuff sth with sth 2 ‹lana/relleno/ropa› to stuff si te empeñas en embutirlo todo en la maleta no podrás cerrarla if you insist on cramming o stuffing everything into the suitcase you won't be able to close it B 1 ‹madera/metal› to inlay 2 ‹chapa› to press ■ embutir vi (RPl fam) (engullir) to stuff oneself (colloq), to stuff one's face (sl) ■ embutirse v pron (AmL fam) to polish off (colloq) embutirse de algo to stuff oneself with sth
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desabrido |
desabrido -da adjective A ‹comida› tasteless, bland, insipid B ‹persona› 1 (AmL) (soso) dull 2 (Esp) (desagradable) surly, disagreeable |
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desempeño |
desempeño masculine 1 (de una función): es muy diligente en el desempeño de sus funciones he carries out o performs his duties very diligently 2 (AmL) (actuación) performance nadie puede criticar su desempeño como presidente no one can criticize his performance as president
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desparpajo |
desparpajo masculine self-confidence entró caminando con gran desparpajo she walked in with great self-confidence o very self-confidently tuvo el desparpajo de negarlo todo he had the nerve o (BrE) the cheek to deny everything |
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mirón |
mirón1-rona adjective (fam): es muy mirón he's always ogling people (colloq), he's always eyeing people up (colloq) |
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tieso |
tieso1-sa adjective A 1 (rígido) stiff con las orejas tiesas with ears pricked up 2 (Col) (duro) ‹pan› hard; ‹carne› tough B ‹persona› 1 (erguido) upright, erect; (orgulloso) stiff 2 (fam) (muerto) stone dead (colloq)dejar a algn tieso (fam) (matarlo) to bump sb off (sl), to do sb in (colloq) (pasmarlo) to leave sb speechless, amaze sb quedarse tieso (fam) (morirse) to kick the bucket (colloq), to croak (sl) (pasmarse) to be left speechless o amazed; (helarse) to freeze to death (colloq), to get frozen stiff (colloq) 3 (Col fam) (valiente, esforzado) gutsy (colloq), feisty (AmE colloq) |
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estremecedor |
estremecedor -dora adjective ‹escena/noticia/relato› horrifying, hair-raising un grito estremecedor a spine-chilling cry |
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escarceo |
escarceo masculine A (en el mar) whitecaps (pl), white horses (pl) B escarceos mpl 1 (del caballo) prancing 2 (actividad) dabbling allí hizo sus primeros escarceos con el periodismo it was there that he first dabbled in journalism Compuesto: escarceos amorosos mpl amorous pursuits (pl), romantic adventures (pl) |
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corear |
corear [A1] vt ‹consignas/insultos› to chant, chorus; ‹marcha/estrofa› to sing … in unison, sing together dio tres vivas que fueron coreados por el público he gave three cheers which were chorused by the audience empezaron a corear el himno del colegio they all began singing the school song |
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trajinar |
trajinar [A1] vi (fam); to rush about (colloq) llevamos el día trajinando we've been rushing about o rushed off our feet all day se pasa el día trajinando she's on the go all day (colloq) |
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encajar |
encajar [A1] vt A (meter, colocar) to fit lo encajó en las guías he fitted it onto the runners B (fam) (endilgar) encajarle algo a algn: le encajó un billete de lotería caducado she palmed him off with an out-of-date lottery ticket (colloq)se fue de viaje y me encajó el perro he went on a trip and landed o (BrE) lumbered me with the dog (colloq) los fines de semana le encaja los hijos a la suegra at the weekend she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq) me encajó tremenda patada he gave me a hell of a kick (colloq) les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them C 1 ‹disgusto/broma/crítica› to takeencajó bien las críticas she took the criticism well sé encajar una derrota I can cope with o take o accept defeat 2 (Dep) ‹gol› to let … in; ‹derechazo/golpe› to take ■ encajar vi 1 «pieza/cajón» to fit encajar en algo to fit in sth este cajón no encaja bien this drawer doesn't fit properly las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together 2 (cuadrar) to fit sus ideas encajan dentro de la filosofía marxista his ideas fit in with Marxist philosophy esto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría this doesn't fit into any category encajar con algo: su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos his version does not square with o correspond to o match that of other witnesses su información no encaja con la que he recibido her information does not agree o tally with the information that I have received no encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor ■ encajarse v pron A refl (fam) ‹prenda› to put on B (Méx) (aprovecharse) to take advantage encajarse con algn to take advantage of sb |
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volcar |
volcar [A9] vt A 1 (tumbar) ‹botella/vaso› to knock over; ‹leche/tinta› to spill, knock over 2 ‹carga› to tip, dump 3 ‹molde› to turn over, tip over 4 (vaciar) to empty, empty outvolcó el contenido de la caja sobre la mesa he emptied (out) the contents of the box onto the table, he tipped the contents of the box out onto the table 5 (Inf) to dump B (poner, depositar) volcar algo en algn/algo: había volcado todas sus esperanzas en su hijo she had pinned all her hopes on her son volcó toda su energía en su trabajo she threw herself wholeheartedly into her work, she put all her energy into her work volcó todo su capital en el proyecto he poured all his capital into the project ■ volcar vi «automóvil/camión» to overturn, turn over; «embarcación» to capsize ■ volcarse v pron A 1 «vaso/botella» to get knocked o tipped over 2 «camión» to overturn, turn over B «persona» (entregarse, dedicarse) volcarse en/ a algo; to throw oneself into sth se volcaron a la tarea de la reconstrucción del país they threw themselves into o devoted themselves to the task of rebuilding the country el pueblo se volcó a las calles the people took to the streets la prensa se volcó en duras críticas contra ellos the press piled o heaped severe criticism on them C (esforzarse, desvivirse) volcarse paraor por + inf to go out of one's way to + inf, do one's utmost to + infse volcó para conseguírnoslo he did his utmost o went out of his way to get it for us se vuelca por hacer que te sientas cómodo she goes out of her way to make you feel at home volcarse con algn: se volcaron conmigo they leaned over backwards o went out of their way to make me feel welcome, they were extremely kind to me |
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abolengo |
abolengo masculine ancestry una familia de rancio abolengo a family of noble ancestry o descent |
