Translation of pop – English–Spanish dictionary

pop

noun

/pɒp/ us

/pɑːp/

MUSIC

(formal popular music)

modern popular music, usually with a strong beat, created with electrical or electronic equipment, and easy to listen to and remember

música pop

pop music música pop

a pop concert/song un concierto de pop, una canción pop

What do you want to listen to - jazz, classical, or pop?

The song reached No. 32 in the pop charts.

She wants to be a pop singer/star like Lady Gaga.

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Do you prefer classical music like Mozart and Mahler, or pop?
She's the most exciting British singer to emerge on the pop scene for a decade.
a pop festival
The break-up of the pop group came as no surprise.
There was a pop quiz in history at school today.

SOUND

[ C ]

a short, sharp sound like something exploding

estallido

I heard a pop and the lights went out. Oí un estallido y se apagaron las luces.

DRINK

[ U ] informal

(US usually soda)

a sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles), usually with a fruit flavour

gaseosa

a bottle of pop una botella de gaseosa

CRITICISM

take a pop at someone UK informal

to criticize someone, especially in public

criticar a alguien

She never expected anyone from her own family to take a pop at her. Nunca imaginó que alguien de su propia familia la criticaría.

OCCASION/OBJECT

[ C usually singular ] US informal

each particular occasion or object in a series

cada vez

She gives lectures and gets paid $5,000 a pop. Da conferencias y le pagan 5.000 dólares por cada una.

COLOUR

informal

something such as a colour that looks very bright and noticeable next to something else

estallido

Last season was all about small pops of colour: a turquoise shoe, an emerald bag, or a slash of scarlet lipstick. La última temporada se centró en estallidos de color: un zapato turquesa, una bolsa esmeralda o una tira de pintalabios escarlata.

Idiom

go pop

pop

verb

/pɒp/ us

/pɑːp/

-pp-

GO

B2 [ I + adv/prep ] mainly UK informal

to go to a particular place

hacer una visita rápida

I've just got to pop into the bank to get some money. Tengo que pasar por el banco a sacar dinero.

Paula popped out for a minute.

Would you pop upstairs and see if Grandad is okay?

Why don't you pop in/over and see us this afternoon?

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I popped into the shop on the way home from work to get some milk.
Can you pop into the post office for me?
Jackie's just popped to the bank to get some cash.
I'll pop over to Helen's to see if we can borrow a pillow.
We'll pop in and see you later.

SOUND

C2 [ I or T ]

to (cause something to) make a short explosive sound, often by breaking something

hacer ¡pop!

The kids were popping all the birthday balloons. Los niños estaban haciendo estallar todos los globos de cumpleaños.

The music played and champagne corks popped. Sonó la música y saltaron los corchos de champán.

[ I ]

If your ears pop, you experience a strange noise and feeling in your ears as a result of a sudden change in air pressure.

destaponarse

My ears always pop as the plane comes in to land. Siempre se me destaponan los oídos cuando el avión está aterrizando.

MOVE

[ I + adv/prep ]

to move quickly and suddenly, especially from a closed space

saltar

When you open the box, a clown pops out. Al abrir la caja, sale un payaso.

PUT

pop pills informal

to take pills regularly, especially ones containing an illegal drug

tomar pastillas

A decade of heavy drinking and popping pills ruined her health. Una década de consumo excesivo de alcohol y pastillas arruinó su salud.

OPEN

[ T ] US

to open or release something quickly

abrir, cerrar

The taxi driver said that he stopped immediately and popped the trunk. El taxista dijo que se detuvo inmediatamente y abrió el maletero.

BE NOTICEABLE

informal

to be very noticeable and bright, especially when seen next to something of a different colour

destacarse

Splashes of yellow, blue, pink, and orange pop against a black background. Salpicaduras de amarillo, azul, rosa y naranja se destacan sobre un fondo negro.

Idioms

pop your clogs

pop the question

Phrasal verbs

pop off
pop someone off
pop up

pop

adjective [ before noun ]

/pɒp/ us

/pɑːp/

enjoyed by many people and easy to understand

pop

Dario Fo, the famous Italian playwright, is a pop Pirandello. Dario Fo, el famoso dramaturgo italiano, es un Pirandello pop.

"Silence of the Lambs" was pop movie-making at its best. "El silencio de los corderos" fue cine pop en su máxima expresión.

pop.

/pɒp/ us

/pɑːp/

abbreviation for population

forma abreviada de "population":, población

The village (pop. 3,915) is a bustling river port. El pueblo (3.915 habitantes) es un bullicioso puerto fluvial.

(Translation of pop from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of pop | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

pop

noun

/pɒp/

[ uncountable ]

a type of modern popular music

pop [ masculine, singular ]

a pop hit un tema de pop exitoso

pop star

a singer of pop music

estrella pop

[ countable ]

a sudden short sound like sth exploding

pum [ masculine, singular ] pequeño estallido [ masculine, singular ]

the pop of a balloon bursting el pequeño estallido de un globo reventándose

[ uncountable ]

sweet drinks with tiny bubbles

soda [ feminine, singular ] refresco [ masculine, singular ]

a bottle of pop una botella de un refresco

Synonym

soda

pop

verb

/pɒp/

popping | popped

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to make a loud short noise like a small explosion

hacer pum sonar como un pequeño estallido

The engine was clicking and popping. El motor estaba haciendo chasquidos y estallidos.

[ transitive-intransitive ]

to burst

reventar explotar

Let’s pop all the balloons. Reventemos todos los globos.

bubbles popping on the surface burbujas explotando en la superficie

[ transitive ]

to quickly put somewhere

meter

He popped a candy into his mouth. Él se metió un caramelo en la boca.

[ intransitive ] Brit

to quickly and briefly go somewhere

ir un momento

I’ll pop into the house – you wait here. Voy a entrar un momento en la casa – espere aquí.

Examples of pop

pop

Sixteen- and twentyfour-track recording provided pop-rock composers with greater opportunities for multiple overdubs and layering parts than ever before.

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No explicit pop instruction is necessary to deallocate a heap frame.

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For instance, one might explain why some entity exists by saying that it popped in, under the laws of nature, from the quantum vacuum.

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I would not have been allowed to go to pop concerts and never did.

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When a stack frame is popped, the frame pointer must be set back to the caller's frame.

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The stack is then popped so that the open space referred to becomes the active focus space again.

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The results of these explorations of typical pop equipment are often experimental by nature, sometimes hardly resembling what we are used to calling pop music.

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Furthermore, a higher educational level reinforces the cultural capital used in the social action of evaluating pop music.

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Translations of pop

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Translation of pop – English–Spanish dictionary

pop

MUSIC

SOUND

DRINK

CRITICISM

OCCASION/OBJECT

COLOUR

Idiom

pop

GO

SOUND

MOVE

PUT

OPEN

BE NOTICEABLE

Idioms

Phrasal verbs

pop

pop.

Translation of pop | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

Examples of pop

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