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1 from

مِن \ by: (showing how sth. is done): We hold things by the handle. We know people by name. We learn by experience. We earn money by working. from: showing the time that sth. started: I waited from six o’clock till eight, showing where sth. began or was obtained Are men descended from monkeys? He read aloud from the newspaper, showing cause He suffered from stomach pains, showing the lower limit of costs, numbers, etc. New bicycles cost from $60 to $90 each, showing a change The price rose from 20 pence to 25 pence, showing difference I don’t know one from the other, showing the place that one has left He arrived from Glasgow. of: (after a noun) showing contents, amount, kind, etc.: a cup of coffee (a cup that contains coffee); a cupful of coffee (enough coffee to fill a cup); a pound of sugar (sugar that weighs a pound); a piece of bread (not a whole loaf), (after an adj. or verb) concerning; about: I’m sure of it. She’s afraid of mice, (after a verb) showing a cause He died of hunger, (after an adj.) showing who did sth. and how he did it It was kind of your father to invite me (Your father was kind...), (after a participle) showing how sth. is formed a dress made of silk. than: used in comparing two objects; here the second subject and verb are always left out: I like you better than him (I like you better than I like him), used in comparing two subjects; it is better to put in the second verb, although some writers leave it out He is taller than I (am). He runs faster than I (do).

Arabic-English glossary > from
2 elle est morte d'une insuffisance cardiaque

she died from heart failure

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > elle est morte d'une insuffisance cardiaque
3 consecuencia

f.

1 consequence (resultado).

a o como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of

en consecuencia consequently

tener consecuencias to have consequences

2 consistency (coherencia).

actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly

cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing

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consecuencia

► nombre femenino

1 consequence, result

2 (coherencia) consistency

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of

atenerse a las consecuencias to suffer the consequences

como consecuencia de as a consequence of, as a result of

en consecuencia consequently, therefore, thus

por consecuencia consequently, therefore

sacar en consecuencia to conclude

tener buenas consecuencias / traer buenas consecuencias to do good

tener malas consecuencias / traer malas consecuencias to have ill effects

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noun f.

consequence

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SF

1) (=resultado) consequence

esto es consecuencia de una mala gestión — this is the consequence o result of bad management

una decisión de consecuencias imprevisibles — a decision with unforeseeable consequences

• a consecuencia de algo — as a result of sth

falleció a consecuencia de las heridas — he died as a result of his injuries

• atenerse a las consecuencias — to take o accept the consequences

hazlo, pero atente a las consecuencias — do it, but you'll have to take o accept the consequences

• como consecuencia — as a result, in consequence frm

como consecuencia, está al borde de la bancarrota — as a result o in consequence he is on the verge of bankruptcy

ha muerto como consecuencia del frío — it died from o as a result of the cold

esto tuvo o trajo como consecuencia el aumento del paro — this led to o resulted in an increase in unemployment

• en consecuencia — frm consequently

no se trata, en consecuencia, de ningún principiante — so o therefore o consequently, this can't be a beginner we are talking about

está enamorado y, en consecuencia, feliz — he is in love, and therefore he is happy

• padecer las consecuencias — to suffer the consequences

• tener consecuencias, tuvo graves consecuencias para la economía — it had serious consequences for the economy

el accidente no tuvo consecuencias graves — the accident was not serious

• últimas consecuencias, llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias — to take sth to its logical conclusion

consecuencia directa — direct consequence, direct result

2) (=conclusión) conclusion

sacar consecuencias de algo — to draw conclusions from sth

consecuencia lógica — logical conclusion

3) (=coherencia)

actuar u obrar en consecuencia — to act accordingly

se comportó en consecuencia con sus ideas — he acted in accordance with his beliefs

4) (=importancia) importance

5) esp LAm (=honradez) integrity

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femenino

a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

tendrás que atenerte a las consecuencias — you'll have to accept the consequences

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia — this resulted in his resignation

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

b) (en locs)

a consecuencia de — as a result of

en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

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= consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.

Ex. Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.

Ex. Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.

Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex. The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.

Ex. The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.

Ex. This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

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* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

* actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.

* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.

* asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.

* consecuencia directa = consequential effect.

* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.

* consecuencia negativa = blowback.

* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.

* consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.

* consecuencias económicas = cost implications.

* consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* ser consecuencia de = result from.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* tener como consecuencia = result (in).

* tener consecuencias = have + consequences.

* tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.

* tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.

* traer consecuencias = have + consequences.

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femenino

a) (resultado, efecto) consequence

tendrás que atenerte a las consecuencias — you'll have to accept the consequences

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia — this resulted in his resignation

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias: está decidido a llevar el asunto hasta sus últimas consecuencias — he's prepared to see the business through to the bitter end

b) (en locs)

a consecuencia de — as a result of

en consecuencia — (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result; <actuar/obrar> accordingly

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= consequence, implication, result, outgrowth, repercussion, after effect [after-effect], effect.

Ex: Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.

Ex: Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.

Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.

Ex: The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.

Ex: The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.

Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

* acarrear con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* acarrear consecuencias = carry + implications.

* actuar en consecuencia = act + accordingly.

* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.

* asumir las consecuencias, = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* atenerse a las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* cargar con las consecuencias = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* como consecuencia = as a consequence (of), on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia de = as a result (of), in the wake of.

* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.

* consecuencia de = resulting from, secondary to.

* consecuencia directa = consequential effect.

* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.

* consecuencia natural = corollary.

* consecuencia nefasta = disastrous effect.

* consecuencia negativa = blowback.

* consecuencia profunda = profound effect.

* consecuencias = ramifications, aftermath, aftershock, fallout.

* consecuencias económicas = cost implications.

* consecuencias imprevistas = unintended consequences.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* debatir las consecuencias de = discuss + the implications of.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* en consecuencia = accordingly, consequently, hence, in consequence, as a consequence (of), it follows that, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* en consecuencia lógica = by implication.

* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias = make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.

* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias = take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.

* pagar las consecuencias = pay + penalty, pay + toll, pay + the price, pay + the tab, pay + the penalty, take it on + the chin.

* pagar las consecuencias de = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias = bear + the consequences.

* ser consecuencia de = result from.

* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.

* ser una consecuencia lógica de = go with + the territory (of), come with + the territory (of).

* ser una consecuencia lógica que = it therefore follows that.

* sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* tener como consecuencia = result (in).

* tener consecuencias = have + consequences.

* tener consecuencias en = have + implication for.

* tener consecuencias negativas = backfire.

* traer consecuencias = have + consequences.

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consecuencia

feminine

1 (resultado, efecto) consequence

esto puede traer or tener consecuencias muy graves para nosotros this may have very grave consequences for us

haz lo que tú quieras, pero luego atente a las consecuencias do what you like, but you'll have to accept the consequences

las graves consecuencias de la contaminación the serious effects o consequences of pollution

una decisión que trajo como consecuencia su renuncia a decision which resulted in her resignation o in her resigning

la guerra trajo como consecuencia la modernización de la industria the modernization of the industry came about as a result o consequence of the war

llevar algo hasta sus últimas consecuencias to carry sth to its logical conclusion

2 ( en locs):

a consecuencia de as a result of

murió a consecuencia de las múltiples heridas de bala she died from o as a result of the multiple bullet wounds she received

en consecuencia ( frml) (por consiguiente) consequently, as a result, therefore;

‹actuar/obrar› accordingly

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consecuencia sustantivo femenino
consequence;
◊ atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences;

esto trajo como consecuencia su renuncia this resulted in his resignation;
a consecuencia de as a result of;
en consecuencia (frml) ( por consiguiente) consequently, as a result;

‹actuar/obrar› accordingly
consecuencia sustantivo femenino
1 (efecto) consequence
2 (conclusión) conclusion
3 (coherencia) consistency: actuaremos en consecuencia, we'll act accordingly
♦ Locuciones: tener o traer (malas) consecuencias, to have (ill) effects
a consecuencia de, as a consequence o result of
en consecuencia, therefore
' consecuencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efecto
- implicación
- producto
- pues
- rebote
- repercusión
- resultar
- resultado
- coherencia
- conclusión
- derivar
- implicancia
- lógico
- que
- tal
- trágico
English:
accordingly
- brownout
- by-product
- come
- consequence
- consistency
- implication
- outgrowth
- result
- sequel
- wake
- by
- side

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consecuencia nf

1. [resultado] consequence;

la crisis es consecuencia de una mala gestión the crisis is a consequence o result of bad management;

a o [m5] como consecuencia de as a consequence o result of;

atenerse a las consecuencias to accept the consequences;

y, en consecuencia, anunció su dimisión consequently, she announced her resignation;

tener consecuencias to have consequences;

traer como consecuencia to result in;

anunció que defenderá sus ideas hasta las últimas consecuencias she announced she would defend her beliefs whatever it takes

2. [coherencia] consistency;

actuar en consecuencia to act accordingly;

cuando supo que estaba embarazada actuó en consecuencia when he found out that she was pregnant he did the decent thing;

actuó en consecuencia con sus ideas he acted in accordance with his beliefs;

tu propuesta no guarda consecuencia con lo que acordamos ayer your proposal is not consistent with o in accordance with what we agreed yesterday

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consecuencia

f consequence;

a consecuencia de as a result of;

en consecuencia consequently;

pagar las consecuencias take o pay the consequences

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consecuencia nf

1) : consequence, result

a consecuencia de: as a result of

2)

en consecuencia : accordingly

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consecuencia n consequence / result

a / como consecuencia de as a result of

en consecuencia therefore

Spanish-English dictionary > consecuencia
4 Tod

m; -es, -e, meist Sg.

1. death; bes. fig. demise; JUR. decease, death; Tod durch Ersticken / Verhungern death by suffocation / from starvation; zu Tode kommen die, perish lit., be killed, lose one’s life; zum Tod(e) führen allg. cause (s.o.’s) death; Krankheit etc.: be fatal; Schlag etc.: auch be mortal geh.; eines natürlichen Todes sterben die a natural death; zu Tode stürzen fall to one’s death; einen leichten / schönen Tod haben (just) slip peacefully away / have a beautiful ( oder lovely) death; dem Tod(e) geweiht sein Soldaten etc.: be doomed (to die); Schwerkranke: be dying ( oder approaching death), be doomed lit.; der Arzt konnte nur noch den Tod feststellen by the time the doctor arrived he ( oder she) was dead; zum Tode verurteilen sentence to death; etw. mit dem Tod(e) bestrafen punish s.th. by death, impose the death penalty for s.th.; jemanden zum Tod durch den Strang verurteilen sentence s.o. to death by hanging ( oder to the noose lit.); zu Tode hetzen / prügeln / quälen harry / beat ( oder batter)/ torture s.o. to death; jemanden in den Tod treiben drive s.o. to his ( oder her) death; über den Tod hinaus beyond the grave; sie hat sich zu Tode gefixt she died from abuse of drugs

2. nur Sg.: der Tod als Gestalt: death, Death lit.; dem Tod ins Auge sehen come face to face with death; mit dem Tod(e) ringen be fighting for life, be at death’s door; der Tod hält reiche Ernte death is reaping a rich harvest; Wettlauf mit dem Tod race with ( oder against) death; dem Tod von der Schippe springen escape from the jaws of death, cheat death; aussehen wie der Tod look like death (warmed up [Am. over] umg.); der schwarze / weiße / nasse Tod the Black Death / the white death / a watery grave; umsonst ist der Tod Sprichw. nothing in life is free - except death

3. fig.: sich (Dat) den Tod holen (sich erkälten) catch one’s death (of cold); sich zu Tode arbeiten work o.s. to death; das wäre der Tod der Demokratie that would be the end ( oder death) of democracy; das war der Tod für die Firma that was what did ( oder the coup de grace) for the company, that finished the company (off); Misstrauen ist der Tod jeder Beziehung mistrust is poison to a relationship; einen tausendfachen Tod sterben, tausend Tode sterben vor Angst, Sorge etc.: die a thousand deaths; jemanden zu Tode erschrecken / langweilen scare ( oder frighten) / bore s.o. to death; ich bin zu Tode erschrocken I got the shock ( oder fright) of my life; sich zu Tode schämen nearly die of shame ( oder embarrassment), be (utterly) mortified; ich habe mich zu Tode geschämt auch I wished the earth would open up and swallow me; ich kann ihn auf den Tod nicht leiden I can’t stand ( stärker: I hate) the sight of him, I (utterly) detest ( oder loathe) him; das kann ich auf den Tod nicht leiden I hate it like poison; Leben

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der Tod

end; death; quietus; decease; fate

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[toːt]
m -(e)s, -e
death[-də]
ein früher Tód — an early or premature death

der Tód als Schnitter — the Grim Reaper

Tód durch Erschießen/Ersticken/Erhängen — death by firing squad/suffocation/hanging

eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Tódes sterben — to die of natural causes/a violent death

er ist des Tódes (geh) — he is doomed

er muss des Tódes sterben (geh) — he will have to die

sich zu Tóde fallen — to fall to one's death

sich zu Tóde trinken — to drink oneself to death

den Tód holen — to catch one's death (of cold)

den Tód finden, zu Tóde kommen — to die

in den Tód gehen — to go to one's death

für jdn in den Tód gehen — to die for sb

bis in den Tód — until death

jdn in den Tód treiben — to drive sb to his/her death

jdm in den Tód folgen — to follow sb

Tód und Teufel! (old) — by the devil! (old)

weder Tód noch Teufel werden mich davon abhalten! — I'll do it, come hell or high water!

jdn/etw auf den Tód nicht leiden or ausstehen können (inf) — to be unable to abide or stand sb/sth

etw zu Tóde hetzen or reiten (fig) — to flog sth to death

sich zu Tód(e) langweilen — to be bored to death

sich zu Tód(e) schämen — to be utterly ashamed

zu Tóde betrübt sein — to be in the depths of despair

See:

→ Leben

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der

1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) death

2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) death

3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) death

4) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) end

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Tod

<-[e]s, -e>

[to:t]

m (Lebensende) death

▪ der \Tod (liter) Death, the Grim Reaper liter

▪ \Tod durch etw akk death by sth

\Tod durch Erschießen execution by firing squad

\Tod durch Ertrinken death by drowning

\Tod durch Fahrlässigkeit negligent homicide

\Tod durch Unfall accidental death

von \Todes wegen on account of death

eines friedlichen \Todes sterben to die a peaceful death

etw mit dem \Tode bezahlen (geh) to pay for sth with one's life

jdn ereilt der \Tod (geh) sb is overtaken by death

den \Tod finden (geh) to meet one's death, to perish

jdm in den \Tod folgen (geh) to follow sb to the grave

[für jdn/etw] in den \Tod gehen (geh) to die [for sb]

jdn in den \Tod reißen to kill sb

bis dass der \Tod uns scheidet 'til death do us part

des \Todes sein (geh) to be doomed

bis in den \Tod until death

▶ jdn/etw auf den \Tod nicht ausstehen können [o leiden] (fam) to be unable to stand sb/sth fam

▶ zu \Tode betrübt sein to be deeply despaired

▶ sich dat den \Tod holen (fam) to catch one's death [of cold] fam

▶ sich akk zu \Tode langweilen to be bored to death

▶ sich akk zu \Tode schämen to be utterly ashamed; s.a. Kind, Leben

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der; Tod[e]s, Tode (auch fig.) death

eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Todes sterben — die a natural/violent death

jemanden zum Tod durch den Strang/zum Tod durch Erschießen verurteilen — sentence somebody to death by hanging/by firing squad

bis in den Tod — till death

für jemanden/etwas in den Tod gehen — die for somebody/something

sich zu Tode stürzen/trinken — fall to one's death/drink oneself to death

jemanden/etwas auf den Tod nicht leiden/ausstehen können — (ugs.) not be able to stand or abide somebody/something

sich zu Tode schämen/langweilen — be utterly ashamed/bored to death

zu Tode betrübt — extremely distressed

sich (Dat.) den Tod holen — (ugs.) catch one's death [of cold]

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Tod m; -es, -e, meist sg

1. death; besonders fig demise; JUR decease, death;

Tod durch Ersticken/Verhungern death by suffocation/from starvation;

zu Tode kommen die, perish liter, be killed, lose one’s life;

zum Tod(e) führen allg cause (sb’s) death; Krankheit etc: be fatal; Schlag etc: auch be mortal geh;

eines natürlichen Todes sterben die a natural death;

zu Tode stürzen fall to one’s death;

einen leichten/schönen Tod haben (just) slip peacefully away/have a beautiful ( oder lovely) death;

dem Tod(e) geweiht sein Soldaten etc: be doomed (to die); Schwerkranke: be dying ( oder approaching death), be doomed liter;

der Arzt konnte nur noch den Tod feststellen by the time the doctor arrived he ( oder she) was dead;

zum Tode verurteilen sentence to death;

etwas mit dem Tod(e) bestrafen punish sth by death, impose the death penalty for sth;

jemanden zum Tod durch den Strang verurteilen sentence sb to death by hanging ( oder to the noose liter);

zu Tode hetzen/prügeln/quälen harry/beat ( oder batter)/torture sb to death;

jemanden in den Tod treiben drive sb to his ( oder her) death;

über den Tod hinaus beyond the grave;

sie hat sich zu Tode gefixt she died from abuse of drugs

2. nur sg:

der Tod als Gestalt: death, Death liter;

dem Tod ins Auge sehen come face to face with death;

mit dem Tod(e) ringen be fighting for life, be at death’s door;

der Tod hält reiche Ernte death is reaping a rich harvest;

Wettlauf mit dem Tod race with ( oder against) death;

dem Tod von der Schippe springen escape from the jaws of death, cheat death;

aussehen wie der Tod look like death (warmed up [US over] umg);

der Schwarze/Weiße/nasse Tod the Black Death/the white death/a watery grave;

umsonst ist der Tod sprichw nothing in life is free - except death

3. fig:

sich (dat)

den Tod holen (sich erkälten) catch one’s death (of cold);

sich zu Tode arbeiten work o.s. to death;

das wäre der Tod der Demokratie that would be the end ( oder death) of democracy;

das war der Tod für die Firma that was what did ( oder the coup de grace) for the company, that finished the company (off);

Misstrauen ist der Tod jeder Beziehung mistrust is poison to a relationship;

einen tausendfachen Tod sterben, tausend Tode sterben vor Angst, Sorge etc: die a thousand deaths;

jemanden zu Tode erschrecken/langweilen scare ( oder frighten)/bore sb to death;

ich bin zu Tode erschrocken I got the shock ( oder fright) of my life;

sich zu Tode schämen nearly die of shame ( oder embarrassment), be (utterly) mortified;

ich habe mich zu Tode geschämt auch I wished the earth would open up and swallow me;

ich kann ihn auf den Tod nicht leiden I can’t stand ( stärker: I hate) the sight of him, I (utterly) detest ( oder loathe) him;

das kann ich auf den Tod nicht leiden I hate it like poison; → Leben

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der; Tod[e]s, Tode (auch fig.) death

eines natürlichen/gewaltsamen Todes sterben — die a natural/violent death

jemanden zum Tod durch den Strang/zum Tod durch Erschießen verurteilen — sentence somebody to death by hanging/by firing squad

bis in den Tod — till death

für jemanden/etwas in den Tod gehen — die for somebody/something

sich zu Tode stürzen/trinken — fall to one's death/drink oneself to death

jemanden/etwas auf den Tod nicht leiden/ausstehen können — (ugs.) not be able to stand or abide somebody/something

sich zu Tode schämen/langweilen — be utterly ashamed/bored to death

zu Tode betrübt — extremely distressed

sich (Dat.) den Tod holen — (ugs.) catch one's death [of cold]

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-e m.

death n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Tod
5 fin

m.

1 end (final).

dar o poner fin a algo to put an end to something

tocar a su fin to come to a close

a fines de at the end of

al o por fin at last, finally

a fin de cuentas after all

al fin y al cabo after all

al fin del mundo to the end of the earth (and back)

en fin anyway

en fin, lo volveremos a intentar well o anyway, we can try again

sin fin endless

fin de año New Year's Eve (Nochevieja)

fin de curso end of the school year; (en colegio) end of the academic year (en universidad)

fin de fiesta grand finale

fin de semana weekend

2 aim, goal (objetivo).

un fin en sí mismo an end in itself

el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means

con este fin with this aim, to this end

a fin de in order to

a fin de contener la inflación (in order) to keep inflation down

un concierto con fines benéficos a charity concert

3 purpose, objective, end, aim.

* * *

fin

► nombre masculino

1 (final) end

2 (objetivo) purpose, aim

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fin de in order to, so as to

a fin de que so that

a fines de at the end of

al fin y al cabo when all's said and done

¡al fin! at last!

con buen fin with good intentions

con el fin de with the intention of

con este fin with this aim

dar fin a to put an end to

en fin anyway

llegar a su fin to come to an end

no tener fin to be endless

poner fin a to put an end to

¡por fin! at last!

sin fin endless

tocar a su fin to come to an end

fin de fiesta grand finale

fin de semana (tiempo) weekend 2 (bolsa) weekend bag

(noche de) Fin de Año New Year's Eve

* * *

noun m.

1) end

2) aim, purpose

•

- fin de semana
- por fin
* * *

SM

1) (=final) end

el fin del mundo — the end of the world

antes de fin de mes — before the end of the month

en la noche de fin de año — on New Year's Eve

• fin de la cita — end of quote, unquote

• fin de curso — end of the school year

fiesta de fin de curso — end-of-year party

• dar fin a — [+ ceremonia, actuación] to bring to a close; [+ obra, libro] to finish; [+ guerra, conflicto] to bring to an end

estas palabras dieron fin a tres años de conflicto — these words brought three years of conflict to an end

• llegar a buen fin — [aventura] to have a happy ending; [plan] to turn out well

• llevar algo a buen fin — to bring sth to a successful conclusion

• poner fin a algo — to end sth, put an end to sth

esta ley pondrá fin a la discriminación sexual en el trabajo — this law will end o will put an end to sexual discrimination in the workplace

los acuerdos pusieron fin a doce años de guerra — the agreements ended o put an end to twelve years of war

deseaban poner fin a sus vidas — they wished to end their lives

• sin fin — endless

correa sin fin — endless belt

- llegar a fin de mes

un sueldo que apenas les permite llegar a fin de mes — a salary that barely enables them to make ends meet

fin de fiesta — (Teat) grand finale

fin de semana — weekend

2)

• a fines de — at the end of

a fines de abril — at the end of April

la crisis de fines del XIX — the crisis at the end of the 19th century, the late 19th century crisis

3) [otras locuciones]

a)

• al fin, por fin — [gen] finally; [con más énfasis] at last

al fin se ha premiado su esfuerzo — her efforts have finally been rewarded

tras varios días de marcha, por fin llegamos a la primera aldea — after several days' walk, we finally came to the first village

¡al fin solos! — alone at last!

¡por fin te decides a hacer algo! — at last you've decided to do something!

• al fin y al cabo — after all

tengo derecho a estar aquí: al fin y al cabo, soy parte de la familia — I have a right to stay here: after all, I am part of the family

al fin y al cabo, lo que importa es que seguimos juntos — at the end of the day, what matters is that we're still together

• a fin de cuentas — at the end of the day

b)

• en fin — [quitando importancia] anyway, oh, well; [para resumir] in short

en fin, otro día seguiremos hablando del tema — anyway o oh, well, we will carry on discussing this another day

¡en fin, qué se le va a hacer! — anyway o oh, well, there's nothing we can do about it!

hemos tenido bastantes problemas este año, pero en fin, seguimos adelante — we've had quite a few problems this year, but still o anyway, we're still going

en fin, que no he tenido un momento de descanso — in short, I haven't had a moment's rest

4) (=intención) aim

se desconocen los fines de esa organización — the aims of that organization are unknown

¿con qué fin se ha organizado esto? — what has been the aim in organizing this?

• a fin de hacer algo — in order to do sth

a fin de que — + subjun so that, in order that frm

se le ha citado como testigo a fin de que explique sus relaciones con el acusado — he has been called as a witness in order to explain o in order that he explain frm o so that he can explain his relationship with the defendant

• con el fin de hacer algo — in order to do sth

• a tal fin — with this aim in mind, to this end

- el fin justifica los medios

5) (=propósito) purpose

un millón de dólares será destinado a fines benéficos — a million dollars is to go to charity

el dinero había sido destinado a otros fines — the money had been put aside for other purposes

con fines experimentales/militares/políticos — for experimental/military/political purposes

planean intervenir con fines humanitarios — they are planning to intervene for humanitarian reasons

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( final) end

a fines de junio — at the end of June

a fin de mes — at the end of the month

hasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time

no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)

tuvo un triste fin — he came to a sad end

puso fin a la discusión — she put an end to the discussion

el verano ya llega a su fin — summer is coming to an end

con esta noticia ponemos fin a la edición de hoy — and with that we end tonight's news

un accidente aéreo puso fin a su vida — he was killed in an aircrash

llevó la empresa a buen fin — he brought the venture to a successful conclusion

Fin — The End

b) (en locs)

por or al fin — at last

al fin lo conseguí! — at last I've done it!

en fin — well

en fin qué se le va a hacer! — ah well, what can you do?

en fin sigamos! — anyway, let's carry on!

repara electrodomésticos, pone enchufes... en fin un poco de todo — he repairs electrical goods, puts in plugs... a bit of everything, really

a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day

al fin y al cabo — after all

tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end

- fin de año

- fin de fiesta

- fin de semana

2) (objetivo, finalidad) purpose

el fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit

esto constituye un fin en sí mismo — this constitutes an end in itself

una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)

a fin de que — (frml) in order to

con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)

con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of

el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means

* * *

= aim, end, goal, purpose, quit, STOP, goodbye [good-bye], objective.

Nota: Acción específica que se pretende llevar a cabo, siendo necesarias varias de ellas para alcanzar una meta.

Ex. The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.

Ex. In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.

Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. The final choice, ' Quit (LOGOFF),' takes you back to the Welcome screen.

Ex. The command function ' STOP' is used to end the session and logoff.

Ex. The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.

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* a este fin = to this end.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* al fin = at last, at long last.

* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.

* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* con el fin de = in order to.

* con ese fin = to that end.

* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.

* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* conseguir un fin = secure + end.

* construido expresamente para tal fin = purpose-built.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.

* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.

* desde principio a fin = throughout.

* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.

* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.

* fin de semana = weekend.

* fines de semana, los = at weekends.

* fines lucrativos = financial gain.

* generación del fin del milenio, la = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, the.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no tener fin = there + be + no end to.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* seminario de fin de semana = weekend school.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser un fin en sí mismo = be an end in itself.

* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* servir un fin = serve + end.

* significar el fin de Algo = mean + an end to.

* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.

* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* tecla de fin = End key.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( final) end

a fines de junio — at the end of June

a fin de mes — at the end of the month

hasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos — until the end of time

no es el fin del mundo — (fam) it's not the end of the world (colloq)

tuvo un triste fin — he came to a sad end

puso fin a la discusión — she put an end to the discussion

el verano ya llega a su fin — summer is coming to an end

con esta noticia ponemos fin a la edición de hoy — and with that we end tonight's news

un accidente aéreo puso fin a su vida — he was killed in an aircrash

llevó la empresa a buen fin — he brought the venture to a successful conclusion

Fin — The End

b) (en locs)

por or al fin — at last

al fin lo conseguí! — at last I've done it!

en fin — well

en fin qué se le va a hacer! — ah well, what can you do?

en fin sigamos! — anyway, let's carry on!

repara electrodomésticos, pone enchufes... en fin un poco de todo — he repairs electrical goods, puts in plugs... a bit of everything, really

a fin de cuentas — in the end, at the end of the day

al fin y al cabo — after all

tocar a su fin — (liter) to draw to a close o to an end

- fin de año

- fin de fiesta

- fin de semana

2) (objetivo, finalidad) purpose

el fin de esta visita — the aim o purpose of this visit

esto constituye un fin en sí mismo — this constitutes an end in itself

una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro — a not-for-profit organization (AmE), a non-profit-making organisation (BrE)

a fin de que — (frml) in order to

con este fin or a este fin or a tal fin — (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml)

con el fin or a fin de — (frml) with the aim o purpose of

el fin justifica los medios — the end justifies the means

* * *

= aim, end, goal, purpose, quit, STOP, goodbye [good-bye], objective.

Nota: Acción específica que se pretende llevar a cabo, siendo necesarias varias de ellas para alcanzar una meta.

Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.

Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.

Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: The final choice, ' Quit (LOGOFF),' takes you back to the Welcome screen.

Ex: The command function ' STOP' is used to end the session and logoff.

Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin = reach + Posesivo + end.

* al fin = at last, at long last.

* al fin y al cabo = in the end, after all, all in all, after all is said and done, when all is said and done.

* cinta sin fin = endless belt, conveyor belt, conveyor [conveyer].

* con el fin de = in order to.

* con ese fin = to that end.

* con este fin = to this end, to that effect.

* con fines + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* con fines lucrativos = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generating.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* conseguir un fin = secure + end.

* construido expresamente para tal fin = purpose-built.

* dar fin = bring to + a close, draw to + a close, wind down.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.

* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.

* desde principio a fin = throughout.

* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.

* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* en el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* fin de año = EOY (end of year), end of the year.

* fin de semana = weekend.

* fines de semana, los = at weekends.

* fines lucrativos = financial gain.

* generación del fin del milenio, la = Millennial Generation, the, Millennium Generation, the.

* hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.

* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.

* llegar a su fin = wind down, draw to + a close, draw to + an end.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no tener fin = there + be + no end to.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.

* poner fin = curb, bring to + a close, draw to + a close.

* poner fin a = put + paid to, put + an end to, put + a stop to, call + a halt on, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, sound + the death knell for, kill off.

* poner fin a un embarazo = terminate + pregnancy.

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* seminario de fin de semana = weekend school.

* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).

* ser un fin en sí mismo = be an end in itself.

* ser un fin en sí mismos = be ends in themselves.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* servir un fin = serve + end.

* significar el fin de Algo = mean + an end to.

* sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.

* sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* tecla de fin = End key.

* tocar a su fin = draw to + a close, draw to + an end, wind down.

* todo el fin de semana = all weekend long.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar para un fin = put to + purpose.

* * *

fin

masculine

A

1 (final) end

el fin de una época the end of an era

a fines de junio at the end of June

siempre cobramos a fin de mes we always get paid at the end of the month

hasta el fin de los siglos or tiempos until the end of time

el fin del mundo the end of the world

no es el fin del mundo ( fam); it's not the end of the world ( colloq)

tuvo un triste fin he came to a sad end

con esta noticia ponemos fin a la edición de hoy and that's the end of tonight's news, and with that we end tonight's news

en un intento de poner fin a estos conflictos in an attempt to put an end to these conflicts

un accidente aéreo puso fin a su vida he was killed in an aircrash

puso fin a la discusión she put an end to the discussion

llevó la empresa a buen fin he brought the venture to a successful conclusion

el verano ya llega a su fin summer is coming to an end

[ S ] Fin The End

2 ( en locs):

por or al fin at last

¡al fin lo conseguí! at last I've done it!

¡por fin! hace media hora que te estoy llamando at last! I've been trying to reach you for the last half hour

¡por fin llegas! llevo horas esperando at last you've arrived! I've been waiting for hours

en fin well

en fin ¡qué se le va a hacer! ah well, what can you do?

en fin que las cosas no andan muy bien all in all, things aren't going very well

en fin ¡sigamos! anyway, let's carry on!

a fin de cuentas: a fin de cuentas, lo que importa es el resultado at the end of the day, it's the result that counts

a fin de cuentas, el que carga con la responsabilidad soy yo when it comes down to it o when all's said and done, I'm the one who has to take responsibility

a fin de cuentas salimos ganando in the end we did well out of it

al fin y al cabo: siempre lo disculpa, al fin y al cabo es su único hijo she always forgives him; after all, he is her only son

es inútil darle consejos, al fin y al cabo hace siempre lo que quiere it's no good giving her advice, in the end she always does as she pleases

tocar a su fin ( liter); to draw to a close o to an end

sinfín

Compuestos:

● fin de año

New Year's Eve

● fin de fiesta

grand finale, finale

● fin de semana

1 (sábado y domingo) weekend

2 ( Esp) (maletín) overnight bag o case

B (objetivo, finalidad) purpose

para fines pacíficos for peaceful ends o purposes

el fin de esta visita the aim o objective o purpose of this visit

esto constituye un fin en sí mismo this constitutes an end in itself

una colecta con fines benéficos a collection for charity

una institución sin fines lucrativos or de lucro a not-for-profit organization ( AmE), a non-profit-making organisation ( BrE)

con este finor a este finor a tal fin ( frml); to this end ( frml), with this aim ( frml)

con el fin de or a fin de ( frml); with the aim o purpose of

a fin de que se cumpla el reglamento in order to ensure compliance with the rules

salvo buen fin subject to clearance

el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means

* * *

fin sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( final) end;

◊ a fines de junio at the end of June;

a fin de mes at the end of the month;
fin de año New Year's Eve;
fin de semana ( sábado y domingo) weekend;
puso fin a la discusión she put an end to the discussion
b) ( en locs) por or al fin at last;

◊ en fin ( expresando resignación) ah well;

en fin ¡sigamos! anyway, let's carry on!;
a fin de cuentas in the end, at the end of the day;
al fin y al cabo after all
2
a) (objetivo, finalidad) purpose;

◊ el fin de esta visita the aim o purpose of this visit

b) ( en locs)

◊ a fin de que (frml) in order to;

con este fin (frml) with this aim (frml), to this end (frml);
con el fin or a fin de (frml) with the aim o purpose of
fin sustantivo masculino
1 (final, término) end: ponle fin a esta situación, put an end to this situation
fin de semana, weekend
noche de Fin de Año, New Year's Eve
2 (meta) purpose, aim
con el fin de, with the aim of
fin último, main aim
♦ Locuciones: a fin de, in order to, so as to
a fin de que, in order that, so that
al fin y al cabo, when all's said and done
en fin, anyway
¡por o al fin!, at last!
' fin' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abonada
- abonado
- acción
- acertar
- acreditar
- activa
- activo
- ajustar
- aleta
- amortización
- aplazar
- asiento
- atraso
- auditor
- auditora
- aunar
- aval
- baja
- balance
- bancarrota
- banco
- beneficio
- bolsa
- bono
- cabo
- caja
- cambio
- capital
- carga
- cargo
- caudal
- cédula
- centavo
- cien
- cobertura
- colocar
- concurrencia
- corona
- corredor
- corredora
- corriente
- cotizar
- cotización
- cotizarse
- crac
- crack
- crédito
- crisis
- cuenta
- curso
English:
account
- accrue
- advance
- all
- anywhere
- appreciate
- appreciation
- Armageddon
- arms control
- asset
- at
- back
- backer
- backing
- balance
- balance sheet
- bank
- bankrupt
- bear
- beginning
- bill
- block
- blue-chip
- boil down
- bond
- bondholder
- book
- bottom line
- bottom out
- break
- break down
- breakdown
- brokerage
- building society
- bull
- bullish
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- but
- buyback
- buyer
- capital
- capital reserves
- capitalize
- cause
- charge
- city
- clearance
- clearing
- close

* * *

fin

♦ nm

1. [final] end;

el fin del invierno the end of winter;

“Fin” [en película] “The End”;

dar o [m5] poner fin a algo to put an end to sth;

un infarto puso fin a su vida she died from a heart attack;

tocar a su fin to come to a close;

a fines de at the end of;

a fin de mes at the end of the month;

conseguir llegar a fin de mes [económicamente] to manage to make ends meet;

al o [m5] por fin at last, finally;

¡al o [m5] por fin hemos llegado! we've arrived, at last!;

en fin, lo volveremos a intentar well o anyway, we can try again;

en fin, que si no te interesa, no lo compres well, if you don't want it, don't buy it;

en fin, para resumir… anyway, to summarize…;

sin fin endless;

diversión sin fin no end of fun, endless fun;

recibió un sin fin de regalos she got hundreds of presents;

Comp

a fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo, al fin y a la postre after all

Comp
fin de año [Nochevieja] New Year's Eve;
voy a pasar el fin de año con la familia I'm going to stay with my family over New Year;

nuestros resultados de fin de año our year end results;

fin de curso [en colegio] end of the school year;
[en universidad] end of the academic year;
fin de fiesta grand finale;

el fin del mundo the end of the world;

anímate, no es el fin del mundo cheer up, it isn't the end of the world;

al fin del mundo to the end of the earth (and back);

fin de semana weekend

2. [objetivo] aim, goal;

el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means;

el fin último the ultimate goal;

con este fin with this aim, to this end;

una organización con fines benéficos a charity, a charitable organization;

un concierto con fines benéficos a charity concert;

con fines lucrativos profit-making

♦ a fin de loc conj

esfuérzate a fin de aprobar make an effort (in order) to try and pass;

han subido los intereses a fin de contener la inflación they have raised interest rates (in order) to keep inflation down;

compórtate bien a fin de que no te puedan reprochar nada behave well so (that) they can't reproach you for anything

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fin

m

1 end;

al o

por fin finally, at last;

a fines de mayo at the end of May;

sin fin endless, never-ending;

dar o

poner fin a end, bring to an end; abuso, disputa put an end to;

tocar a su fin draw to a close, come to an end

2 ( objetivo) aim, purpose;

a fin o

con el fin de que acabemos a tiempo in order to finish on time, to ensure that we finish on time;

el fin justifica los medios the end justifies the means;

a fin de in order to

3 locuciones

:

al fin y al cabo at the end of the day, after all;

en fin anyway

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fin nm

1) : end

2) : purpose, aim, objective

3)

en fin : in short

4)

fin de semana : weekend

5)

por fin : finally, at last

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fin n

1. (final) end

el fin del mundo the end of the world

a fin de mes at the end of the month

2. (objetivo) purpose / aim

el fin es recaudar mucho dinero the aim is to raise a lot of money

un concierto con fines benéficos a concert for charity

a fin de to / in order to

a fin de cuentas at the end of the day / when all's said and done

al fin at last

al fin y al cabo in the end / after all

en fin (bien) well (en resumen) in short / all in all

por fin at last

fin de año New Year's Eve

fin de fiesta finale

fin de semana weekend

siempre salimos los fines de semana we always go out at the weekend

Spanish-English dictionary > fin
6 per prep

[per]
1) (direzione) for, to

l' autobus per Milano — the Milan bus, the bus for o to Milan

quando parti per Parigi? — when are you leaving for o are you off to Paris?

proseguire per Londra — to go on to London

2) (verso, nei confronti di) for, towards

il suo grande amore per la sorella — his great love for o of his sister

ha una passione per la musica — he is passionately fond of music

3) (moto attraverso luogo) through

l'ho cercata per tutta la casa — I searched the whole house o I searched all over the house for it

ti ho cercato per mari e per monti — I looked everywhere for you

l'ho incontrato per le scale — I met him on the stairs

sono passata per Roma — I came through o via Rome

il maestro è passato per i banchi — the teacher went along the rows of desks

i ladri sono passati per la finestra — the thieves got in (o out) through the window

4)

(stato in luogo) seduto/sdraiato per terra — sitting/lying on the ground

5) (tempo) for

per anni — for years

per tutta l' estate — all summer long, all through the summer, throughout the summer

per tutta la giornata — all day long

per giorni e giorni — for days on end

giorno per giorno — day by day

dobbiamo finirlo per lunedì — we must get it finished by o for Monday

ci rivedremo per Pasqua — we'll see one another again at Easter

è piovuto per tutta la settimana — it has rained all week long

per molto tempo — for a long time

sarò di ritorno per le tre — I'll be back by three o'clock

6) (mezzo, maniera) by

per ferrovia — by rail o train

l'ha fatto per gioco — he did it as a joke

per lettera — by letter

l'ha presa per mano — he took her by the hand

chiamare qn per nome — to call sb by name

l'ha fatto per scherzo — he did it as a joke

non mi piace parlare per telefono — I don't like using the phone o speaking on the phone

per via aerea — by air

per vie legali — through legal channels

7) (causa) for, because of, owing to, (scopo) for

per abitudine — out of habit, from habit

è morto per avvelenamento — he died from poisoning

le tende per la cucina — the kitchen curtains, the curtains for the kitchen

per un errore — through o by error

per il freddo — because of the cold

non stare in pena per lui — don't worry about him

pastiglie per il mal di gola — throat pastilles o lozenges

chiuso per malattia — closed because of o on account of illness

assentarsi per malattia — to be off because of o through o owing to illness

questo lavoro non fa per me — this isn't the right job for me

per motivi di salute — for health reasons

condannato per omicidio — convicted of murder

non l'ha fatto per pigrizia — he didn't do it out of laziness

processato per rapina a mano armata — tried for armed robbery

8) (prezzo, misura) for

assicurato per un milione — insured for 1 million euros

l'ho comprato per 500 euro — I bought it for 500 euros

per miglia e miglia non si vedeva nulla — you couldn't see anything for miles

il terreno si estende per molti chilometri — the land extends for several kilometres

lo vendo per poco — I'm selling it for very little, I'm selling it cheap

9) (limitazione) for

è troppo difficile per lui — it's too hard for him

per me è come una madre — she's like a mother to me

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned

per questa volta ci passerò sopra — I'll forget about it this time

10)

(distributivo) un interesse del 5 per cento — 5 per cent interest

dividere 12 per 4 — to divide 12 by 4

2 per 3 fa 6 — 2 times 3 equals 6

in fila per tre! — line up in threes!

moltiplicare 9 per 3 — to multiply 9 by 3

ce n'è una per parte — there's one on each side

750 euro per persona — 750 euros per person o a head o apiece

vi interrogo uno per uno — I'll question you one by one

entrate uno per volta — come in one at a time

11) (in qualità di) as, (al posto di) for

te lo dico per certo — I tell you it's gospel

me l'hanno venduto per lana — they sold it to me as (if it were) wool

lo hanno dato per morto — he was given up for dead

ha avuto suo padre per professore — he had his father as one of his teachers, he was taught by his father

prendere qn per uno sciocco — to take sb for a fool

ti ho preso per tuo fratello — I (mis)took you for your brother

12) (introduce proposizione finale) to, in order to

per fare qc — (so as) to do sth, in order to do sth

l'ho fatto per aiutarti — I did it to help you

dicevo così per scherzare — I said it as a joke o in fun

13) (introduce proposizione causale) for

per aver fatto qc — for doing sth

è stato punito per aver picchiato suo fratello — he was punished for hitting his brother

è morta per aver ingerito troppi barbiturici — she died from o of an overdose of barbiturates

14)

(introduce proposizione concessiva) per poco che sia — however little it is o it may be, little though it is o it may be

per quanto si dia da fare... — however hard he tries...

per quanto io sappia — as far as I know

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > per prep
7 per

prep [per]
1) (direzione) for, to

l' autobus per Milano — the Milan bus, the bus for o to Milan

quando parti per Parigi? — when are you leaving for o are you off to Paris?

proseguire per Londra — to go on to London

2) (verso, nei confronti di) for, towards

il suo grande amore per la sorella — his great love for o of his sister

ha una passione per la musica — he is passionately fond of music

3) (moto attraverso luogo) through

l'ho cercata per tutta la casa — I searched the whole house o I searched all over the house for it

ti ho cercato per mari e per monti — I looked everywhere for you

l'ho incontrato per le scale — I met him on the stairs

sono passata per Roma — I came through o via Rome

il maestro è passato per i banchi — the teacher went along the rows of desks

i ladri sono passati per la finestra — the thieves got in (o out) through the window

4)

(stato in luogo) seduto/sdraiato per terra — sitting/lying on the ground

5) (tempo) for

per anni — for years

per tutta l' estate — all summer long, all through the summer, throughout the summer

per tutta la giornata — all day long

per giorni e giorni — for days on end

giorno per giorno — day by day

dobbiamo finirlo per lunedì — we must get it finished by o for Monday

ci rivedremo per Pasqua — we'll see one another again at Easter

è piovuto per tutta la settimana — it has rained all week long

per molto tempo — for a long time

sarò di ritorno per le tre — I'll be back by three o'clock

6) (mezzo, maniera) by

per ferrovia — by rail o train

l'ha fatto per gioco — he did it as a joke

per lettera — by letter

l'ha presa per mano — he took her by the hand

chiamare qn per nome — to call sb by name

l'ha fatto per scherzo — he did it as a joke

non mi piace parlare per telefono — I don't like using the phone o speaking on the phone

per via aerea — by air

per vie legali — through legal channels

7) (causa) for, because of, owing to, (scopo) for

per abitudine — out of habit, from habit

è morto per avvelenamento — he died from poisoning

le tende per la cucina — the kitchen curtains, the curtains for the kitchen

per un errore — through o by error

per il freddo — because of the cold

non stare in pena per lui — don't worry about him

pastiglie per il mal di gola — throat pastilles o lozenges

chiuso per malattia — closed because of o on account of illness

assentarsi per malattia — to be off because of o through o owing to illness

questo lavoro non fa per me — this isn't the right job for me

per motivi di salute — for health reasons

condannato per omicidio — convicted of murder

non l'ha fatto per pigrizia — he didn't do it out of laziness

processato per rapina a mano armata — tried for armed robbery

8) (prezzo, misura) for

assicurato per un milione — insured for 1 million euros

l'ho comprato per 500 euro — I bought it for 500 euros

per miglia e miglia non si vedeva nulla — you couldn't see anything for miles

il terreno si estende per molti chilometri — the land extends for several kilometres

lo vendo per poco — I'm selling it for very little, I'm selling it cheap

9) (limitazione) for

è troppo difficile per lui — it's too hard for him

per me è come una madre — she's like a mother to me

per quel che mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned

per questa volta ci passerò sopra — I'll forget about it this time

10)

(distributivo) un interesse del 5 per cento — 5 per cent interest

dividere 12 per 4 — to divide 12 by 4

2 per 3 fa 6 — 2 times 3 equals 6

in fila per tre! — line up in threes!

moltiplicare 9 per 3 — to multiply 9 by 3

ce n'è una per parte — there's one on each side

750 euro per persona — 750 euros per person o a head o apiece

vi interrogo uno per uno — I'll question you one by one

entrate uno per volta — come in one at a time

11) (in qualità di) as, (al posto di) for

te lo dico per certo — I tell you it's gospel

me l'hanno venduto per lana — they sold it to me as (if it were) wool

lo hanno dato per morto — he was given up for dead

ha avuto suo padre per professore — he had his father as one of his teachers, he was taught by his father

prendere qn per uno sciocco — to take sb for a fool

ti ho preso per tuo fratello — I (mis)took you for your brother

12) (introduce proposizione finale) to, in order to

per fare qc — (so as) to do sth, in order to do sth

l'ho fatto per aiutarti — I did it to help you

dicevo così per scherzare — I said it as a joke o in fun

13) (introduce proposizione causale) for

per aver fatto qc — for doing sth

è stato punito per aver picchiato suo fratello — he was punished for hitting his brother

è morta per aver ingerito troppi barbiturici — she died from o of an overdose of barbiturates

14)

(introduce proposizione concessiva) per poco che sia — however little it is o it may be, little though it is o it may be

per quanto si dia da fare... — however hard he tries...

per quanto io sappia — as far as I know

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8 cuchillada

f.

1 stab (blow).

2 stab wound, knife wound, slash, slashing.

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cuchillada

► nombre femenino

1 (golpe) stab, slash; (herida) stab wound, knife wound

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar una cuchillada to stab

matar a cuchilladas to stab to death

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SF

1) (=corte) stab; (=herida) stab wound

me di una cuchillada en el dedo — I cut my finger with a knife

murió de una cuchillada en la garganta — she died from a knife wound o stab wound to the throat

dar una cuchillada a algn — to stab sb

matar a algn a cuchilladas — to stab sb to death

fue asesinado a cuchilladas — he was stabbed to death

hubo cuchilladas — there was a serious fight; (fig) the knives really came out

una cuchillada de cien reales — †† a long gash, a severe wound

- dar cuchillada

2) (Cos) slash, slit

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femenino, cuchillazo masculino

a) ( golpe) stab

le dio or asestó una cuchillada — she stabbed him

lo mataron a cuchilladas — they stabbed him to death

b) ( herida) stab wound

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= stab wound.

Ex. Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.

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* asestar una cuchillada = knife.

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femenino, cuchillazo masculino

a) ( golpe) stab

le dio or asestó una cuchillada — she stabbed him

lo mataron a cuchilladas — they stabbed him to death

b) ( herida) stab wound

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= stab wound.

Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.

* asestar una cuchillada = knife.

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cuchillada

feminine

cuchillazo

masculine

1 (golpe) stab

le dio or asestó una cuchillada en la espalda she stabbed him in the back

lo mataron a cuchilladas they stabbed him to death

2 (herida — profunda) stab wound; (— superficial) cut

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cuchillada sustantivo femenino,
◊ cuchillazo sustantivo masculino

a) ( golpe) stab;

◊ le dio una cuchillada she stabbed him

b) ( herida) stab wound

cuchillada sustantivo femenino stab: recibió cinco cuchilladas, she was stabbed five times
' cuchillada' also found in these entries:
English:
knifing
- slash
- cut
- stab

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cuchillada nf

1. [golpe] stab;

dar una cuchillada a alguien to stab sb;

la emprendieron a cuchilladas con él they started stabbing him

2. [herida] stab wound

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cuchillada

f stab; herida stab wound

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cuchillada nf

: stab, knife wound

Spanish-English dictionary > cuchillada
9 insuffisance

insuffisance [ɛ̃syfizɑ̃s]

feminine noun

a. ( = médiocrité, manque) inadequacy

• l'insuffisance de nos ressources the shortfall in our resources

b. insuffisance(s) cardiaque(s)/thyroïdienne(s) cardiac/thyroid insufficiency uncount

• insuffisance rénale/respiratoire kidney/respiratory failure

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ɛ̃syfizɑ̃s
nom féminin

1) ( pénurie) insufficiency, shortage

2) ( médiocrité) poor standard

3) ( déficit) shortfall

l'insuffisance de la production — the shortfall in production

4) ( lacune) shortcoming

5) Médecine insufficiency

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ɛ̃syfizɑ̃s
1. nf

1) MÉDECINE

insuffisance cardiaque — heart failure

insuffisance cardiaque aiguë — acute heart failure

insuffisance hépatique — liver failure

insuffisance rénale — renal failure

insuffisance placentaire — placental insufficiency

2) [résultats, travail] inadequacy

2. insuffisances nfpl

(= lacunes) inadequacies

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insuffisance nf

1 ( pénurie) insufficiency, shortage; insuffisance des ressources insufficiency of resources;

2 ( médiocrité) poor standard; l'insuffisance de ton travail the poor standard of your work;

3 ( déficit) shortfall; l'insuffisance de la production/de la demande the shortfall in production/demand;

4 ( lacune) shortcoming; ce n'est pas à moi de pallier tes insuffisances it's not for me to make up for your shortcomings;

5 Méd insufficiency; insuffisance cardiaque/rénale/respiratoire cardiac/renal/respiratory insufficiency.

[ɛ̃syfizɑ̃s] nom féminin

1. [manque] insufficiency, deficiency

insuffisance de ressources lack of ou insufficient resources

l'insuffisance de la production industrielle the inadequacy of industrial production

2. [point faible] weakness, deficiency

ses insuffisances en matière de pathologie his lack of knowledge of pathology

3. MÉDECINE

elle est morte d'une insuffisance cardiaque she died from heart failure

insuffisance rénale kidney failure ou insufficiency (terme spécialisé)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > insuffisance
10 irentsi

[from *ira/irenots-i or * ira/irenuts-i] du/ad.

1.

a. ( oro.) to swallow; listua \irentsi to gulp | to swallow hard; sugeak osorik \irentsi zuen the snake swallowed it whole; baleak Jonas \irentsi zuen the whale swallowed Jonah up; amua irensten duen arraina bezala like a fish that swallowed a hook

b. ( janaria, itoka, presaka) to gulp down, wolf down

c. ( edaria, itoka, presaka) to guzzle down, gulp down, gobble down; irents zezakeen ardo guztia edan zuen he drank all the wine he could {gulp || guzzle} down

d. ( kea) to inhale

e. ( medikuen hizkera) to ingest; "produktu hau irents baledi, jo ezazu medikuarengana berehalakoan" "should this product be ingested, consult a doctor immediately"

2. ( animalia batek beste bat jan)

a. to devour, eat up, gulp down; lehoiak irensten duen arkumea bezala like a lamb gobbled up by a lion

b. ( itoka, lasterka) to gobble up, gulp down

3. (irud.)

a. ( gezurra, istorioa) to swallow, fall for, be taken by; \irentsi duzu gezur hori ere? did you fall for that lie too?; ipuin hori irents dezakeenak apoak eta suge biziak ere \irentsi lituzke anyone who falls for that story would fall for anything; den-dena \irentsi zuen berak! he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker!; hori ez dut irensten I won't buy that | I won't fall for that | I won't be taken in by that; hila dela \irentsi du he fell for the story that she died

b. ( bidegabekeria) to have to put up with

c. ( jasan) ezin \irentsi dezaket haren izaera gaiztoa I can't {take || stand || stomach} her nasty character

d. ( esandakoa) to eat; esan dituen guztiak \irentsi beharko ditu lehen ministroak the prime minister will have to eat all of the words he's said

4. ( zerbaitek barnean hartuz desagertarazi)

a. to swallow up; lurrak \irentsi zituen the earth swallowed them up in the earthquake; herioak \irentsi du gure itxaropena death took away our hope

b. ( suak, suteak) to swallow up, engulf; suak \irentsi zituen haren eskuizkribu guztiak fire engulfed all of his manuscripts

c. ( itsasoa, e.a.) to swallow up, engulf; zerbat arrantzale \irentsi ote ditu Bizkaiko Golkoak? how many fishermen have been swallowed up by the Bay of Biscay?

d. ( eritasuna, gaitza) to consume; eritasun hark milaka \irentsi zituen that disease consumed thousands

5. to soak up, absorb; lurrak laster \irentsi zuen goizeko euria the soil quickly soaked up the morning rain

6. ( alferrik xahutu) Arkaismoa. to squander, fritter away

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > irentsi
11 de

prep.

1 of.

el coche de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car

es de ella it's hers

la pata de la mesa the table leg

La casa de mi padre The house of my father [My father's house]

2 from (procedencia, distancia).

salir de casa to leave home

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 meters from the beach to the apartment

3 (made) of (materia).

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

un reloj de oro a gold watch

4 about (asunto).

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you

libros de historia history books

5 as.

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman

6 from (time) (since).

trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five

de madrugada early in the morning

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day

7 with (causa, modo).

morirse de hambre to die of hunger

llorar de alegría to cry with joy

de una patada with a kick

de una sola vez in one go

de tres en tres three at a time

8 if.

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it

9 to.

Está ansiosa de obtener ese trabajo She is anxious to have that job.

f.

1 letter d.

2 SD, standard deviation.

3 ED, dose of erythema, erythema dose.

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de

► nombre femenino

1 name of the letter d

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de

► preposición

1 (posesión, pertenencia) of

■ el libro de Juan Juan's book

■ el coche de mis padres my parents' car

■ el hermano de mi padre my father's brother

■ la mesa de mi habitación the table in my bedroom

2 (procedencia, origen) from

■ soy de Córdoba I'm from Córdoba

■ viene de Barcelona she comes from Barcelona

3 (descripción) with

■ la niña de ojos castaños the girl with dark eyes, the dark-eyed girl

■ el señor del abrigo azul the man in the blue coat

4 (tema) of, on, about

■ hablaron del tiempo they talked about the weather

5 (materia) made of, of

■ una mesa de madera a wooden table

■ un anillo de oro a gold ring

■ lo hicieron de plástico they made it out of plastic

6 (contenido) of

■ un vaso de agua a glass of water

7 (uso) for

■ aguja de calcetar knitting needle

■ gallo de pelea fighting cock

8 (oficio) by, as

■ trabaja de profesor he works as a teacher

■ es médico de profesión he's a doctor by profession

9 (modo) on, in, as

■ de pie standing up

■ estar de moda to be in fashion

10 (tiempo) at, by, in

■ de día by day, during the day

■ de noche at night

■ a las diez de la mañana at ten in the morning

11 (lugar) varias traducciones

■ la vecina de arriba our upstairs neighbour

■ el lavabo de abajo the downstairs toilet

■ la ventana de la derecha the window on the right

■ la puerta de la calle the street door

12 (precio) at

■ manzanas de dos euros el kilo apples at two euros a kilo

13 (medida) measuring

■ una botella de dos litros a two litre bottle

■ una mesa de un metro de ancho a metre-wide table

14 (causa) with, because of, of

■ llorar de alegría to cry with joy

■ morir de frío to die of cold

15 (agente) by

■ es una obra de Lope a play by Lope

16 (con superlativo) in, of

■ el mejor de España the best in Spain

■ el mayor de los tres the eldest of the three

17 (suposición) if

■ de haberlo dicho if he had told us

18 (en una aposición) of

■ la ciudad de Barcelona the city of Barcelona Table 1 NOTA See also del/Table 1

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prep.

1) of

2) from

3) in, at

4) than

5) by

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PREPOSITION

1) [relación] of

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

2) [pertenencia]

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

3) [característica, material]

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

ese tío del sombrero — that chap with o in the hat

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

4) [contenido]

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una copa de vino — [llena] a glass of wine; [vacía] a wine glass

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

5) [origen, distancia, espacio temporal] from

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema
de... a...
vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

6) [causa]

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

7) [manera]

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go
de... en...
iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

8) (=respecto de)

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

9) [tema] about

un libro de biología — a biology book, a book on o about biology

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

10) [uso]

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

11) [cantidad, medida, valor]

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

12) [con horas y fechas]

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

el 3 de mayo — 3 May ( leído May the third {o}2} the third of May)

13) [tiempo]

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

14) [proporción]

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

15) [uso partitivo] of

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

¡había una de gente! — * there were loads of people there! *

16) [autoría] by

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

17) [como complemento agente] by

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

18) [en aposición a sustantivos o adjetivos]

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

19) [en comparaciones] than

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

más de 500 personas — more than o over 500 people

20) [con superlativos] in

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

21) + infin

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read
ser de ({+ infin}8})
es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

22) [dependiente de formas verbales]

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

23) [uso condicional] if

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

de no — LAm (=si no) otherwise

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex. These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex. The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

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* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de †frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili.

* * *
I
preposición

Sentido I

1) (en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión)

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted — (frml) your father

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

2)

a) ( introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

b) ( con apellidos)

[de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Díaz — (frml) Mr and Mrs Díaz

las señoritas de Paz — (frml) the Misses Paz (frml)

c) ( en exclamaciones)

pobre de él! — poor him!

ay de mí! — (liter) woe is me! (liter)

Sentido II

3) (expresando procedencia, origen, tiempo) from

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

la literatura de ese período — the literature of o from that period

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

4) (al especificar material, contenido, composición)

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

5) (expresando causa, modo)

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

de dos en dos or (CS) de a dos — two at a time

de a poco/de a uno — (CS) little by little/one by one

Sentido III

6)

a) (introduciendo cualidades, características)

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

b) ( refiriéndose a una etapa en la vida) as

de niño — as a o when he was a child

7) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad)

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

8)

a) (al definir, especificar)

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

b) ( sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

9) ( con sentido ponderativo)

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

qué de coches! — (fam) what a lot of cars!

10)

a) ( con cifras)

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% — they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 — it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo — it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

c) ( con un superlativo)

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

11) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día)

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

12) ( en calidad de) as

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

13) (en expresiones de estado, actividad)

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

14) ( en oraciones pasivas) by

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

Sentido IV

15) ( con sentido condicional)

a)

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

b)

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note
II
femenino: name of the letter d

* * *

= across, in respect for, of, off, out of, from, featuring.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.

Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

* abogado de oficio = legal aid.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* autorizado de antemano = pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again.

* de... a = through.

* de abajo hacia arriba = bottom-up.

* de abolengo = well-born.

* de abordo = in-flight.

* de absorción = absorptive.

* de acá para allá = back and forth, to and fro.

* de acceso público = publicly accessible.

* de acceso rápido = fast-access.

* de acceso restringido = closed access.

* de acción = action-centered.

* de acompañante = in tow.

* de actitud = attitudinal.

* de actuación = for action.

* de actualidad = topical.

* de acuerdo = okay, granted, all right, in concert, in agreement, okeydokey! [okidoki], in consort.

* de acuerdo a = according to.

* de acuerdo con = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from.

* de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.

* de acuerdo con este documento = hereunder.

* de acuerdo con esto = accordingly.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* de acuerdo con la estación del año = seasonally.

* de acuerdo con la ley = according to law.

* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.

* de acuerdo con + Nombre = going on + Nombre.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.

* de acuerdo con + Pronombre = in + Posesivo + opinion, in + Posesivo + opinion.

* de adaptación = adaptive.

* de frica = African.

* de Africa occidental = West African.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* de ahí = therefrom.

* de ahí que = hence.

* de ahora en adelante = from now on, from this point on.

* de Alaska = Alaskan.

* de Albania = Albanian.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcohol = spirit-based.

* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.

* de alguna manera = in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some way.

* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.

* de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.

* de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.

* de algún modo u otro = of some sort.

* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de alta alcurnia = well-born.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* de alta densidad = high-density.

* de alta energía = high energy.

* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de alta potencia = high power.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* de alta productividad = high-performance.

* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.

* de alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology.

* de alta tensión = heavy-current.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* de alto abolengo = well-born.

* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de alto nivel = of a high order, high level [high-level], high-powered.

* de alto rango = high-ranking, highly placed.

* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.

* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.

* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.

* de altura = high, top-notch.

* de altura regulable = height-adjustable.

* de aluvión = alluvial.

* de ámbito estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de antaño = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by.

* de antemano = in advance (of), beforehand.

* de antes de la guerra = pre-war [prewar].

* de antigua generación = low-end.

* de antiguo = from time immemorial.

* de apariencia = cosmetic.

* de apariencia engañosa = meretricious.

* de aplicación específica = special-purpose.

* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* de aprovechamiento = exploitative.

* de aquel entonces = of that day.

* de aquí para allá = back and forth.

* de aquí te espero = tremendous, enormous, humongous [humungous], gianormous.

* de Arabia Saudí = Saudi Arabian.

* de archivo = archival, archive.

* de armas tomar = redoubtable.

* de arranque = bootable.

* de arriba abajo = from top to bottom, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de arriba hacia abajo = top-down.

* de ascendencia + Adjetivo = of + Adjetivo + descent.

* de asesoramiento = consultative.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto delgado = lean-looking.

* de aspecto digno = dignified.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto profesional = professional-looking.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de atención básica = preattentive.

* de atención primaria = preattentive.

* de atrás = rear.

* de atrás para adelante = back and forth.

* de aupa = royal.

* de autodesprecio = self-deprecating.

* de autogestión = self-managing.

* de autoprotección = self-protective.

* de autosuficiencia = self-satisfied.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* de balde = for free.

* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* de bienvenida = salutatory.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* de bodas = bridal.

* de Boole = Boolean.

* de bote en bote = packed to capacity, choc-a-block, chock-full, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.

* de broma = humorously, teasingly.

* de bronce = brass.

* de buena calidad = good-quality.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de buena fe = bona fide, in good faith.

* de buena manera = good-humouredly, good-humoured.

* de buena reputación = of good repute.

* de buenas = on good terms.

* de buenas a primeras = right off the bat, suddenly, without warning, all of a sudden, just like that.

* de buena vecindad = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buena voluntad = in good faith.

* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de buen gusto = tasteful.

* de buen humor = good-humouredly, good-humoured, in good humour.

* de buenos modales = well-mannered.

* de buen vecino = neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].

* de buen ver = good looking.

* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.

* de caballo = huge, humongous [humungous], massive, gianormous.

* de cabo a rabo = lock, stock and barrel, from head to toe, from head to foot.

* de cachondeo = teasingly.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.

* de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.

* de cajón = no-brainer.

* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.

* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.

* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* de campo = free-range.

* de campos fijos = fixed-field.

* de campus = campus-wide [campuswide].

* de capa caída = at a low ebb, in (the) doldrums.

* de capa y espada = cloak-and-dagger.

* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.

* de cara a = face-to-face [face to face], facing.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.

* de castigo = punitive.

* de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.

* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.

* de cerámica = ceramic.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cinco años = five yearly [five-yearly].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cinco estrellas = 5-star [five-star].

* de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.

* de civil = in plain clothes.

* de clasificación = classificatory.

* de clausura = cloistered.

* de clausura de congreso = end-of-conference.

* de cobre = cupric.

* de cojones = badass.

* de colegas = collegial, buddying.

* de Colombia = Colombian.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de colorines = brightly coloured.

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.

* de cómo = as to how.

* de compañeros = collegial.

* de complicidad = knowing.

* de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.

* de conceptos = concept-based.

* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.

* de conducta = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].

* de confianza = reliable, trusted, trusting, reputable.

* de confirmación = confirmatory.

* de conformidad con = in compliance with, in keeping with.

* de conformidad con eso = accordingly.

* de conífera = coniferous.

* de construcción básica = brick and frame.

* de construcción sólida = solidly-built.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* de contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* de contrabando = bootleg.

* de contrapunto = contrapuntal.

* de Corea = Korean.

* de Corea del Sur = South Korean.

* de corral = free-range.

* de corta duración = short term [short-term].

* de corte + Adjetivo = of a + Adjetivo + nature.

* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].

* de costa a costa = coast-to-coast.

* de coste cero = zero-cost.

* de costumbre = usual, usually.

* de creación = authorial.

* de crecimiento continuo = steadily growing.

* de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.

* de crecimiento rápido = fast-growing, fast-evolving.

* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.

* de crianza intensiva = battery-caged.

* de Crimea = Crimean.

* de cristal = glass.

* de crucial importancia = crucially important.

* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.

* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.

* de cualquier manera = anyhow, higgledy-piggledy, willy-nilly, in any way at all, in any way [in anyway].

* de cualquier modo = however, either way.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de cuando en cuando = every once in a while, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de cuatro estrellas = four-star.

* de Cuba = Cuban.

* de cuerpo largo = long-bodied.

* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.

* de delante hacia atrás = front to back, fore and aft.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de dentro hacia fuera = inside outwards.

* de derechas = right-wing.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo autónomo = self-evolving.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* de descargo = exonerating, exculpatory.

* de desconexión = cut-off.

* de descubrimiento reciente = newly-discovered.

* de desecho = discarded.

* de desempate = tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

* de desguace = written-off.

* de despedida = valedictory.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de diámetro = in diameter.

* de diario = everyday.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de diesel = diesel-powered.

* de diferente modo = differently.

* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale].

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.

* de dirección = directorial, administrative.

* de diseño abierto = open-plan, open-planned.

* de diversa índole = kaleidoscopic, of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de dolor = in pain.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* de donde = whence, whence, from whence.

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?, where else...?.

* de dos caras = two-sided, two-faced.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de dos en dos = two at a time.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de dos niveles = two-tier.

* de dos páginas = two-page.

* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].

* de dos patas = two-legged.

* de dos piernas = two-legged.

* de dos pies = two-legged.

* de dos plantas = two-storey [two-story].

* de dos tonalidades = bitonal.

* de dos tonos = bitonal.

* de dos volúmenes = two-volume.

* de duelo = in mourning.

* de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].

* de Ecuador = Ecuadorian.

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad escolar = school-age.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* de ello = thereof, therefrom.

* de ellos = theirs.

* de embalsamar = embalming.

* de emisor a receptor = downstream.

* de encaje = lacy.

* de enmienda = amendatory.

* de ensueño = dream-like [dreamlike], picture-perfect.

* de entonces = of the day.

* de entreguerras = interwar.

* de entre los nuestros = in our ranks.

* de entretenimiento = recreational.

* de envergadura = heavy lifting.

* de época = vintage.

* de epopeya = epic.

* de esa época = of the period.

* de escándalo = outrageous.

* de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.

* de eso = thereof.

* de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.

* de especial importancia = of particular note.

* de espíritu cívico = public-spirited.

* de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.

* de espíritu libre = free-spirited.

* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de esta manera = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.

* de este modo = accordingly, by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.

* de este modo, de esta forma, de esta manera = in this way.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de Estonia = Estonian.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de estructura de acero = steel-framed.

* de estructura de madera = timber-framed.

* de Europa del Este = Eastern European.

* de Europa Occidental = Western-European, West European.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* de éxito = successful.

* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].

* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].

* de expansión = expanded.

* de explotación = exploitative.

* de extensión = in length.

* de extensión normal = standard-length.

* de extremada urgencia = serious.

* de fabricación casera = homemade.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de fácil manejo = liftable.

* de facto = de facto.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de felpa = plush.

* de fiar = legit.

* de fichas = card-based.

* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.

* de final de año = end-year.

* de final de mes = end-of-the-month.

* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.

* de fin de año = end of the year.

* de fin de milenio = millennial.

* de forma = in form.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.

* de forma alternativa = alternatively.

* de forma anónima = anonymously.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* de forma apreciable = markedly.

* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.

* de forma audible = audibly.

* de forma autónoma = autonomously.

* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.

* de formación = formative.

* de forma clara = clearly.

* de forma cognitiva = cognitively.

* de forma colegiada = collegially.

* de forma combinada = in combination.

* de forma competitiva = competitively.

* de forma complemenetaria = complimentarily.

* de forma completa = in full.

* de forma completa, en su totalidad, completamente, por extenso = in full.

* de forma concisa = concisely.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de forma considerable = considerably.

* de forma continuada = continuously.

* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.

* de forma deductiva = deductively.

* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.

* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.

* de forma diferente = differently shaped.

* de forma digital = digitally.

* de forma divertida = funnily.

* de forma económica = cost-effectively.

* de forma errática = erratically.

* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.

* de forma especulativa = speculatively.

* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.

* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.

* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.

* de forma federal = federally.

* de forma general = widely, bulk.

* de forma global = holistically.

* de forma graciosa = funnily.

* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.

* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.

* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].

* de forma heurística = heuristically.

* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.

* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.

* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.

* de forma inesperada = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

* de forma innata = innately.

* de forma irregular = erratically.

* de forma lamentable = miserably.

* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.

* de forma mágica = magically.

* de forma mecánica = mechanically.

* de forma mordaz = pungently.

* de forma mordaz, mordazmente, con sarcasmo = pungently.

* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.

* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.

* de forma negativa = in a negative light.

* de forma neutral = neutrally.

* de forma notoria = markedly.

* de forma opcional = optionally.

* de forma óptima = optimally.

* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.

* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.

* de forma práctica = pragmatically.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de forma provocativa = provocatively.

* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.

* de forma que = in ways that.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.

* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.

* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.

* de forma residual = residually.

* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.

* de forma saludable = healthily.

* de forma sana = healthily.

* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.

* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.

* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.

* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.

* de forma sublime = subliminally.

* de forma suscinta = in brief.

* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.

* de forma tosca = in crude form.

* de forma trágica = tragically.

* de fotograma completo = full-frame.

* de fotograma doble = half-frame.

* de frente = head-on, frontal.

* de fuera = outside, off-side.

* de fuera de la ciudad = out-of-town.

* de fuerza = forceful.

* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.

* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.

* de gala = gala.

* de Galileo = Galilean.

* de Gambia = Gambian.

* de gas = gas-powered.

* de generación a generación = from generation to generation.

* de generación en generación = from generation to generation.

* de geofísica = geophysical.

* de gestión = managerial, back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* de Glasgow = Glaswegian.

* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de granja = free-range.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on call.

* de guasa = teasingly.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* de hace años = of years ago.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-lost.

* de hace siglos = of yore.

* de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.

* de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.

* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.

* de hierbas = herbal.

* de hierro = iron, ferric.

* de higos a brevas = once in a blue moon.

* de hoja caduca = deciduous.

* de hoja perenne = evergreen.

* de hojas largas = long-leaved.

* de Homero = Homeric.

* de hongos = fungal.

* de horticultura = horticultural.

* de hoy = present-day.

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en adelante = as from today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* de huelga = striking.

* de humor = funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.].

* de ida y vuelta = return, round-trip.

* de ideas afines = like-minded.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* de imitación = copycat.

* de importancia = of note, of consequence.

* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.

* de importancia crucial = crucially important.

* de importancia fundamental = critically important.

* de improviso = unawares, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly.

* de incalculable valor = priceless.

* de incógnito = incognito.

* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.

* de inflexión = inflexional [inflectional].

* de inmediato = immediately.

* de inspiración = inspirational.

* de interés especial = of particular concern, special-interest.

* de intereses similares = of like interest.

* de interés general = general-interest, of general interest.

* de interés humano = human interest.

* de interés periodístico = newsworthy.

* de investigación = exploratory.

* de isótopos = isotopic.

* de izquierdas = left-wing, leftist, lefty.

* de jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* de jarana = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de juerga = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* de Kenia = Kenyan.

* de la "a" a la "zeta" = a to z [a/z o a-z].

* de la adolescencia = teenage.

* de la alcaldía = mayoral.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de la cara = facial.

* de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.

* de la cóclea = cochlear.

* de la columna vertebral = spinal.

* de la comedia = comedic.

* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.

* de la cría de aves = avicultural.

* de la duramadre = dural.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de la embajada = ambassadorial.

* de la época = of the time(s), of the day.

* de la época isabelina = Elizabethan.

* de la época victoriana = Victorian.

* de la espina dorsal = spinal.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.

* de la fóvea = foveal.

* de la gama alta = high-end.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de la gama inferior = low-end.

* de la guerra = wartime [wart-time].

* de la hipótesis = hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].

* de la localidad = locally based [locally-based].

* de la malaria = malarial.

* de la mama = mammary.

* de la mandíbula inferior = mandibular.

* de la mandíbula superior = maxillar, maxillary.

* de la manera normal = in the normal manner.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.

* de la marina = marine.

* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + abili

* * *

de¹

prep

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

Sentido I

A

(en relaciones de pertenencia, posesión): la casa de mi hermano/de mis padres/de la actriz my brother's/my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis Luis's birthday

el cumpleaños de la esposa de un compañero a colleague's wife's birthday, the birthday of the wife of one of my colleagues

no es de él/de ella/de ellos it isn't his/hers/theirs

su padre de usted ( frml); your father

un amigo de mi hijo a friend of my son's

es un amigo de la familia he's a friend of the family o a family friend

un estudiante de quinto año a fifth-year student

el nieto de los Arteaga the Arteagas' grandson

la mesa de la cocina the kitchen table

la correa del perro the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital the streets of the capital, the capital's streets

la subida de los precios the rise in prices

al término de la reunión at the end of the meeting

B

1 (introduciendo un nombre en aposición) of

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas Barajas airport

el mes de enero the month of January

el imbécil de tu hermano that stupid brother of yours, your stupid brother

el bueno de Ricardo le aguanta cualquier cosa Ricardo is so good, he puts up with anything from her

2

(en exclamaciones): ¡pobre de él! poor him!

¡triste de quien no conozca ese sentimiento! ( liter); pity the person who has never experienced that feeling! ( liter)

C

(con apellidos): Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena ≈ Mrs Mónica Arocena

los señores de Rucabado ( frml); Mr and Mrs Rucabado

las señoritas de Paz ( frml); the Misses Paz ( frml) [de is also part of certain surnames like de León and de la Peña]

D

( Arg crit) (a casa de): voy del médico I'm going to the doctor's

Sentido II

A

1

(expresando procedencia, origen): volvía de clase/del banco I was on my way back from my class/from the bank

es de Bogotá she's from Bogotá, she comes from Bogotá

lo saqué de la biblioteca I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

mis amigos de América my American friends, my friends from America

he recibido carta de Julia I've had a letter from Julia

un hijo de su primera mujer a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda as he left the store

DE … A …:

de aquí a tu casa from here to your house

2 (en el tiempo) from

un amigo de la infancia a childhood friend

data del siglo XVII it dates from the 17th century

la literatura de ese período the literature of o from that period

lo conozco de cuando estuve en Rosales I know him from when I was in Rosales

de un día para otro from one day to the next

DE … A …:

está abierto de nueve a cinco it's open from nine to five o between nine and five

de aquí a que termine tenemos para rato it'll be a while yet before he finishes, he won't be finished for a while yet

B

(expresando causa): murió de viejo he died of old age

verde de envidia green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar he was hoarse from shouting so much

eso es de comer tan poco that's what comes from o of eating so little

Sentido III

A

(introduciendo cualidades, características): es de una paciencia increíble he is incredibly patient, he is a man of incredible patience

un chiste de muy mal gusto a joke in very bad taste

objetos de mucho valor objects of great value

un pez de agua dulce a freshwater fish

¿de qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido he looks bored

ese gesto es muy de su madre that gesture is very reminiscent of his mother

tienes cosas de niño malcriado sometimes you act like a spoiled child

una botella de un litro a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses a three-month-old child

déme de las de 200 pesos el kilo give me some of those o some of the ones at 200 pesos a kilo

la chica del abrigo rojo the girl with o in the red coat

la señora de azul the lady in blue

un hombre de pelo largo a man with long hair

un anciano de bastón an old man with a stick [de is part of many compounds like cinturón de seguridad, hombre de negocios, válvula de escape, etc ]

B

(al especificar material, contenido, composición): una mesa de caoba a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

el complemento ideal de todo plato de pescado the ideal complement to any fish dish

son de plástico they're (made of) plastic

un curso de secretariado a secretarial course

nos sirvió una copa de champán she gave us a glass of champagne

una colección de sellos a stamp collection, a collection of stamps

un millón de dólares a million dollars

C

(con sentido ponderativo): ¡lo encontré de viejo …! he seemed so old!

¡qué de coches! ( fam); what a lot of cars!

D

(al definir, especificar): tuvo la suerte de conseguirlo she was lucky enough to get it

aprieta el botón de abajo press the bottom button

E

1

(con cifras): el número de estudiantes es de 480 the number of students is 480, there are 480 students

pagan un interés del 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

2 (en comparaciones de cantidad) than

cuesta más de £100 it costs more than o over £100

pesa menos de un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo

un número mayor/menor de 29 a number over/under 29

3

(en expresiones de modo): lo tumbó de un golpe he knocked him down with one blow

subió los escalones de dos en dos he went up the stairs two at a time

de a poco (CS); little by little, gradually

4

(CS): de a cuatro/ocho/diez: colócalos de a dos/cuatro put them in twos/fours

entraron de a uno they went in one by one o one at a time [de is part of many expressions entered under frente² m A 2. (↑ frente (2)), improviso, prisa etc]

F (en calidad de) as

está de profesor en una academia he's working as a teacher in a private school

le ofrecieron un puesto de redactor they offered him a job as an editor

hace de enanito en la obra he plays (the part of) a dwarf in the play

le habló de hombre a hombre he talked to him man to man

G

1

(limitando lo expresado a determinado aspecto): es muy bonita de cara she has a pretty face

es corto de talle/ancho de hombros he's short-waisted/broad-shouldered

es sorda de un oído she's deaf in one ear

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho it's two meters wide

2

(refiriéndose a una etapa de la vida): de niño as a child, when he was a child

H

(en expresiones de estado, actividad): estaba de mal humor she was in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general we're spring-cleaning [de is part of many expressions entered under juerga, picnic, obra etc]

I

(indicando uso, destino, finalidad): el cepillo de la ropa the clothes brush

el trapo de limpiar la plata the cloth for cleaning the silver

lo sirvió en copas de champán he served it in champagne glasses

dales algo de comer give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? what's for dessert? [de is part of many compounds like cuchara de servir, máquina de coser, saco de dormir, etc]

J (introduciendo el complemento agente) by

una novela de Goytisolo a novel by Goytisolo, a Goytisolo novel

seguidos del resto de la familia followed by the rest of the family

una casa rodeada de árboles a house surrounded by trees

viene acompañado de arroz it is served with rice

acompañado de su señora esposa ( frml); accompanied by his wife

Sentido IV

A

1 (sentido partitivo) of

¿quién de ustedes fue? which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos she took one of mine

el mayor de los Rodríguez the eldest of the Rodríguez children

un cigarrillo de ésos que apestan one of those cigarettes that stink

2

(con un superlativo): eligió el más caro de todos she chose the most expensive one of all

la ciudad más grande del mundo the biggest city in the world

B

(refiriéndose a una parte del día): a las once de la mañana/de la noche at eleven in the morning/at night

duerme de día y trabaja de noche she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada they left very early in the morning

ver tb mañana³ f A. (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), etc

Sentido V (con sentido condicional)

A DE + INF:

de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known, I would have come earlier o had I known, I would have come earlier

de no ser así no será considerada otherwise it will not be considered

de continuar este estado de cosas if this state of affairs persists

B SER DE + INF

(expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad): es de esperar que … it is to be hoped that …, one hopes that …

no son de fiar they are not to be trusted

es de destacar la actuación de Marta Valverde Marta Valverde's performance is worthy of note

C

de no ( AmL); if not

de²

feminine

name of the letter D

* * *

Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)

dé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
dar
de
dé
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( entregar) to give;

◊ dale las llaves a Pedro give the keys to Pedro;

déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
b) ‹cartas/mano› to give

2
a) (donar, regalar) ‹sangre/limosna› to give;

◊ me dio su reloj she gave me her watch

b) ( proporcionar) ‹fuerzas/valor/esperanza› to give;

‹información/idea› to give
3
a) (conferir, aportar) ‹sabor/color/forma› to give

b) ( aplicar) ‹mano de pintura/barniz› to give

c) ‹sedante/masaje› to give

4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
◊ el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday;

nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
a) (expresar, decir) ‹parecer/opinón› to give;

◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;

dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que déle la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to him
b) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;

◊ el reloj dio las cinco the clock struck five

1
a) ( producir) ‹fruto/flor› to bear;

‹ dividendos› to pay;
◊ un negocio que da mucho dinero a business which makes a lot of money

b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):

◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;

venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
◊ dé trabajo to be hard work;

el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;
◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);

¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
a) ‹fiesta/conferencia› to give;

‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
b) (CS) ‹ examen› to take o (BrE) sit;

ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
◊ dé un paso atrás to take a step back;

dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) dé algo/a algn por algo:
◊ lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead;

ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
◊ dar a [ puerta] to give onto, open onto;

[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) dé para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
◊ no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time;

dé de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
◊ el análisis le dio positivo her test was positive;

¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
◊ da lo mismo it doesn't matter;

¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
a) (pegar, golpear): déle a algn to hit sb;

( como castigo) to smack sb;
◊ dale al balón kick the ball;

el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
b) ( acertar) to hit;

◊ dé en el blanco to hit the target

2 (accionar, mover) déle a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
◊ dar con ( encontrar) ‹ persona› to find;

‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) déle a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;
◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …

5 [sol/luz]:
◊ aquí da el sol toda la mañana you get the sun all morning here;

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ se le dan los idiomas she's good at languages

a) ( refl) ( realizar lo que se indica) ‹ducha/banquete› to have;

◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;

dárselas de listo to act smart
b) (golpearse, pegarse):

◊ se dio con el martillo en el dedo he hit his finger with the hammer;

se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio dé un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dése por algo:
◊ con eso me déía por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that;

ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
de 1 preposición
1
a) (pertenencia, posesión):

◊ la casa dé dé mis padres my parents' house;

el rey dé Francia the king of France;
no es dé él it isn't his;
es un amigo dé mi hijo he's a friend of my son's;
un estudiante dé quinto año a fifth-year student;
la tapa dé la cacerola the saucepan lid;
un avión dé Mexair a Mexair plane
b) ( con un nombre en aposición) of;

◊ la ciudad dé Lima the city of Lima;

el aeropuerto dé Barajas Barajas airport;
el mes dé enero the month of January
2
a) (procedencia, origen, tiempo) from;

◊ es dé Bogotá she's/she comes from Bogotá;

una carta dé Julia a letter from Julia;
un amigo dé la infancia a childhood friend;
la literatura dé ese período the literature of o from that period;
dé aquí a tu casa from here to your house
b) (material, contenido, composición):

◊ son dé plástico they're (made of) plastic;

una mesa dé caoba a mahogany table;
un vaso dé agua a glass of water;
un millón dé dólares a million dollars
c) (causa, modo):

◊ murió dé viejo he died of old age;

dé tanto gritar from shouting so much;
verde dé envidia green with envy;
temblando dé miedo trembling with fear;
dé memoria by heart;
lo tumbó dé un golpe he knocked him down with one blow
d) ( en oraciones pasivas) by;

◊ un poema dé Neruda a poem by Neruda;

rodeada dé árboles surrounded by trees
3
a) (cualidades, características):

◊ de gran inteligencia of great intelligence;

objetos dé mucho valor objects of great value;
¿dé qué color lo quiere? what color do you want it?;
tiene cara dé aburrido he looks bored;
una botella dé un litro a liter bottle;
la chica dé azul the girl in blue
b) (al definir, especificar):

◊ el botón dé abajo the bottom button;

tiene dos metros dé ancho it's two meters wide;
es fácil de pronunciar it's easy to pronounce;
uno dé los míos one of mine;
el mayor dé los Soto the eldest of the Soto children
4
a) ( con cifras):

◊ pagan un interés dél 15% they pay 15% interest o interest at 15%

b) ( en comparaciones de cantidad) than;

◊ más dé £100 more than o over £100;

pesa menos dé un kilo it weighs less than o under a kilo;
un número mayor/menor dé 29 a number over/under 29
c) ( con un superlativo):

◊ es el más caro dé todos it's the most expensive one;

la ciudad más grande dél mundo the biggest city in the world
d) ( refiriéndose a una parte del día):

◊ dé día/noche during the day/at night;

dé madrugada early in the morning
5
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ trabaja dé secretaria she works as a secretary;

hace dé rey en la obra he plays (the part of) a king in the play
b) (en expresiones de estado, actividad):

◊ dé mal humor in a bad mood;

estamos dé fiesta we're having a party
c) (indicando uso, destino, finalidad):

◊ el cepillo dé la ropa the clothes brush;

copas dé vino wine glasses;
ropa dé cama bed clothes;
dales algo dé comer give them something to eat;
¿qué hay dé postre? what's for dessert?
6 ( con sentido condicional):
◊ dé haberlo sabido if I had known, had I known;

dé no ser así otherwise
de 2 sustantivo femenino: name of the letter d
dé see
◊ dar

dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
de preposición
1 (pertenencia, posesión) of
la dirección de mis padres, my parents' address
el teclado de este ordenador, this computer's keyboard
la primera página del libro, the first page of the book
2 (material) of: está hecho de madera, it's made of wood
una pajarita de papel, a paper bird
(contenido) un vaso de vino, a glass of wine
3 (asunto) about, on: sabe mucho de economía, she knows a lot about economics
un curso de inglés, an English course
un libro de arte, a book on art
4 (oficio) as: está/trabaja de enfermera, she is working as a nurse
5 (cualidad) una persona de carácter, a person with character
una rubia de pelo largo, a blonde with long hair
6 (procedencia) from: es de Bilbao, he is o comes from Bilbao
de Madrid a Cáceres, from Madrid to Cáceres
7 (parte) un poco de leche, a little milk
un trozo de carne, a piece of meat
8 (causa) with, because of
llorar de alegría, to cry with joy
morir de hambre, to die of hunger
9 (modo) lo bebió de un trago, she downed it in one
un gesto de satisfacción, an expression of satisfaction
10 (localización) el señor de la camisa azul, the man in the blue shirt
la casa de la esquina, the house on the corner
11 (tiempo) a las cinco de la mañana, at five in the morning
de año en año, year in year out
de día, by day
de noche, at night
de miércoles a viernes, from Wednesday to Friday
de pequeño, as a child
12 (finalidad) jornada de reflexión, eve of polling day
libro de consulta, reference book
máquina de escribir, typewriter
13 (instrumento) derribó la puerta de una patada, he kicked the door down
lo mataron de una puñalada, he was stabbed to death
14 (comparación) el discurso fue más largo de lo esperado, the speech was longer than expected
(con superlativo) in
el coche más caro del mundo, the most expensive car in the world
15 (precio) for
un pantalón de dos mil pesetas, a pair of trousers costing two thousand pesetas 16 una avenida de quince kilómetros, an avenue fifteen kilometres long
una botella de litro, a litre bottle
17 (condicional) de haberlo sabido no le hubiera invitado, if I had known I wouldn't have invited him
de no ser así, if that wasn't o weren't the case
de ser cierto, if it was o were true
18 (reiteración) de puerta en puerta, from door to door
de tres en tres, in threes o three at a time

'dé' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- abajo
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanico
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- ablandar
- abogar
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abono
- abortar
- abrir
- abridor
- abrigo
- abrupta
- abrupto
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstenerse
- abstención
- abstinencia
- abstraerse
- abuelo
- abuhardillada
- abuhardillado
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- ablaze
- aboard
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- absence
- absent
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstract
- abundance
- abuse
- AC
- accepted
- access road
- accident
- accidental
- acclaim
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplished
- accomplishment
- accordance
- account
- account for
- accountable
- accumulation
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- accuse
- accused
- accusingly
- accustom
- ache
- Achilles heel
- aching
- acid test

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de prep de combines with the article el to form the contraction del (e.g. del hombre of the man).

1. [posesión, pertenencia] of;

el automóvil de mi padre/mis padres my father's/parents' car;

es de ella it's hers;

la maleta es de Eva the suitcase is Eva's o belongs to Eva;

el padre de la niña the girl's father;

el director de la empresa the manager of the company, the company's manager;

la boda o [m5] el casamiento de un amigo de mi hermano the wedding of a friend of my brother's, a friend of my brother's wedding;

un equipo de segunda división a second division team;

la comida del gato the cat's food;

el título de la novela the novel's title, the title of the novel;

la pata de la mesa the table leg;

una subida de precios a price rise;

los señores de Navarro Mr and Mrs Navarro

2. [procedencia, distancia] from;

salir de casa to leave home;

soy de Bilbao I'm from Bilbao;

no soy de aquí I'm not from round here;

de la playa al apartamento hay 100 metros it's 100 metres from the beach to the apartment;

estamos a 10 kilómetros de Buenos Aires we're 10 kilometres away from Buenos Aires;

el rey de España the king of Spain;

tuvo dos hijos de su primera esposa he had two children by his first wife;

b de Barcelona [deletreando] b for Barcelona

3. [en razonamiento]
de su sonrisa se deduce que todo ha ido bien you can tell from o by her smile that it all went well;

del resultado del experimento concluyo que la fórmula no funciona I infer from the result of the experiment that the formula doesn't work

4. [con nombre en aposición]
la ciudad de Caracas the city of Caracas;

el túnel del Canal the Channel Tunnel;

el signo de tauro the sign of Taurus;

el puerto de Cartagena the port of Cartagena

5. [en descripciones]
una película de terror a horror movie o Br film;

la señora de verde the lady in green;

el chico de la coleta the boy with the ponytail;

una actriz de veinte años a twenty-year-old actress;

¿de qué tamaño? what size?;

un político de fiar a trustworthy politician

6. [materia] (made) of;

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup;

un reloj de oro a gold watch;

una mesa de madera a wooden table

7. [contenido]
un vaso de agua a glass of water;

un plato de lentejas a plate of lentils

8. [precio]
he comprado las peras de 80 céntimos el kilo I bought the pears that were 80 cents a kilo;

un sello de 50 céntimos a 50-cent stamp

9. [uso]
una bici de carreras a racing bike;

ropa de deporte sportswear;

una máquina de escribir a typewriter;

una máquina de coser a sewing machine;

esta sartén es la del pescado y ésta la de las tortillas this frying pan's for fish and this one's for omelettes

10. [asunto] about;

hablábamos de ti we were talking about you;

libros de historia history books

11. [en calidad de] as;

trabaja de bombero he works as a fireman;

aparece de cosaco he appears as a Cossack, he plays a Cossack;

estás muy guapa de uniforme you look very pretty in uniform;

al desfile de carnaval iré de Napoleón I'll go as Napoleon in the carnival parade

12. [tiempo] [desde] from;
[durante] in;
trabaja de nueve a cinco she works from nine to five;

vivió en Bolivia de 1975 a 1983 she lived in Bolivia between 1975 and 1983, she lived in Bolivia from 1975 to 1983;

de madrugada early in the morning;

a las cuatro de la tarde at four in the afternoon;

trabaja de noche y duerme de día he works at night and sleeps during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

de niño solía jugar en la calle as a child I used to play in the street;

¿qué quieres ser de mayor? what do you want to be when you grow up?;

un compañero del colegio a friend from school;
Urug
de mañana/tarde in the morning/afternoon;
Urug
de noche at night;
Urug
ayer salimos de noche we went out last night

13. [causa] with;

morirse de hambre to die of hunger;

llorar de alegría to cry with joy;

temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;

eso es de fumar tanto that's what comes from smoking so much

14. [manera, modo] with;

de una patada with a kick;

rompió el cristal de una pedrada he shattered the window with a stone;

de una sola vez in one go;

lo bebió de un trago he drank it down in one go;

de tres en tres/cuatro en cuatro/ etc[m5]. three/four/ etc at a time;
CSur
de a tres/cuatro/ etc[m5]. in threes/fours/ etc;

de fácil manejo user-friendly;

ponerse de rodillas to kneel down

15. [con valor partitivo] of;

uno de los nuestros one of ours;

varios de nosotros several of us;

¿quién de vosotros sabe la respuesta? which of you knows the answer?

16. Literario [sobre]
de la paz y la guerra of war and peace

17. [en valoración]
lo tacharon de vulgar they branded him as vulgar, they accused him of being vulgar

18. [en lugar de]
yo de ti no lo haría I wouldn't do it if I were you;

yo de Eduardo le pediría perdón if I were Eduardo, I'd say sorry to her

19. [en comparaciones]
más/menos de… more/less than…;
[con superlativos]
el mejor de todos the best of all;

el más importante del mundo the most important in the world;

la peor película del año the worst film this year o of the year;

la impresora más moderna del mercado the most up-to-date printer on the market

20. (antes de infinitivo) [condición] if;

de querer ayudarme, lo haría if she wanted to help me, she'd do it;

de no ser por ti, me hubiese hundido if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have made it;

de ir a verte, sería este domingo if I do visit you, it'll be this Sunday

21. (después de adjetivo y antes de sustantivo) [enfatiza cualidad]
el idiota de tu hermano your stupid brother;

la buena de Susana good old Susana;

¡pobre de mí! poor me!

22. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo)
es difícil de creer it's hard to believe;

una velada imposible de olvidar an unforgettable evening

23. (después del verbo “haber”) [obligación]
he de trabajar más I have to work harder;

has de gastar menos you should spend less

24. (antes de complemento agente)
una película de Buñuel a film by Buñuel, a Buñuel film;

vino acompañado de su familia he was accompanied by his family

25. (antes de adverbio de lugar)
el apartamento de abajo the downstairs Br flat o US apartment;

la fila de delante the front row

♦ de no loc conj
Am otherwise;
dime la verdad, de no te castigaré tell me the truth, otherwise I'm going to punish you

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de

prp

1 origen from;

de Nueva York from New York;

de … a from … to

2 posesión of;

el coche de mi amigo my friend’s car

3 material (made) of;

un anillo de oro a gold ring

4 contenido of;

un vaso de agua a glass of water

5 cualidad

:

una mujer de 20 años a 20 year old woman

6 causa with;

temblaba de miedo she was shaking with fear

7 hora

:

de noche at night, by night;

de día by day

8 en calidad de as;

trabajar de albañil work as a bricklayer;

de niño as a child

9 agente by;

de Goya by Goya

10 condición if;

de haberlo sabido if I’d known

11 en aposición

:

la ciudad de Lima the city of Lima

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de prep

1) : of

la casa de Pepe: Pepe's house

un niño de tres años: a three-year-old boy

2) : from

es de Managua: she's from Managua

salió del edificio: he left the building

3) : in, at

a las tres de la mañana: at three in the morning

salen de noche: they go out at night

4) : than

más de tres: more than three

dé dar

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de prep

1. (posesión de alguien) 's

el coche de Alberto Alberto's car

los gatos de Emma Emma's cats

la profesora de Marta Marta's teacher

es de mi hermano it's my brother's

2. (posesión de algo) of

la ciudad de Roma the city of Rome

el mes de noviembre the month of November

el teléfono del colegio the school phone

los árboles del jardín the trees in the garden

3. (materia)

un balón de cuero a leather ball

muebles de madera wooden furniture

un vaso de plástico a plastic cup

4. (contenido) of

una botella de agua a bottle of water

un paquete de arroz a packet of rice

un vaso de leche a glass of milk

5. (materia, tema)

profesor de inglés English teacher

novela de aventuras adventure story

película de terror horror film

6. (origen, procedencia) from

es de Asturias he's from Asturias

esta carretera va de Salamanca a Zamora this road goes from Salamanca to Zamora

7. (descripción) with / in

la chica del pelo largo the girl with long hair

el hombre de negro the man in black

un chico de doce años a twelve year old boy

8. (agente) by

un libro de Rosa Montero a book by Rosa Montero

9. (con expresiones de tiempo)

es la una de la tarde it's one o'clock in the afternoon

el tren de las diez the ten o'clock train

abren de nueve a siete they open from nine until seven

nunca viajamos de noche we never travel at night

de niño when I was a child

10. (con números, una parte) than / of

había más de mil personas there were more than a thousand people

pesa menos de 5 kilos it weighs less than 5 kilos

un trozo de pan a piece of bread

Spanish-English dictionary > de
12 parto

m.

1 birth.

estar de parto to be in labor

parto natural natural childbirth

parto prematuro premature birth

2 childbirth, labor, accouchement, delivery.

pres.indicat.

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

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parto

► nombre masculino

1 (proceso) delivery, labour (US labor); (efecto) childbirth

■ fue un parto difícil it was a difficult birth

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser el parto de los montes familiar (chasco) to be a big letdown 2 (fracaso) to be a flop

estar de parto to be in labour (US labor)

dolores de parto labour (US labor) pains

parto múltiple multiple birth

parto sin dolor painless birth

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noun m.

birth, delivery, labor

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SM

1) (Med) [gen] birth, delivery; (=contracciones) labour, labor (EEUU); (Zool) parturition

asistir en un parto — to deliver a baby

estar de parto — to be in labour

tuvo un parto difícil — it was a difficult birth

mal parto — miscarriage

murió de parto — she died in childbirth

- costar un parto

parto múltiple — multiple birth

parto natural — natural childbirth

parto prematuro — premature birth

parto provocado — induced labour

parto sin dolor — painless childbirth

2) (=creación) product, creation

el ensayo ha sido un parto difícil — I sweated blood over the essay

parto del ingenio — brainchild

parto de los montes — anticlimax, bathos

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masculino (Med) labor*

estar de parto — to be in labor

fue un parto difícil — it was a difficult birth

provocar el parto — to induce labor

hubo que provocarle el parto — she had to be induced

murió en el or de parto — she died in childbirth

fue un parto prematuro — she gave birth prematurely

- parto natural

- parto sin dolor

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= childbirth, parturition, farrowing, delivery.

Ex. Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.

Ex. The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.

Ex. Colostrum samples were taken from all sows at farrowing.

Ex. Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.

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* después del parto = postpartum.

* dolores de parto = birth pangs.

* parto con fórceps = forceps-assisted delivery, forceps delivery.

* parto normal = vaginal delivery.

* parto por cesárea = caesarean section.

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masculino (Med) labor*

estar de parto — to be in labor

fue un parto difícil — it was a difficult birth

provocar el parto — to induce labor

hubo que provocarle el parto — she had to be induced

murió en el or de parto — she died in childbirth

fue un parto prematuro — she gave birth prematurely

- parto natural

- parto sin dolor

* * *

= childbirth, parturition, farrowing, delivery.

Ex: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.

Ex: The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.

Ex: Colostrum samples were taken from all sows at farrowing.

Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.

* después del parto = postpartum.

* dolores de parto = birth pangs.

* parto con fórceps = forceps-assisted delivery, forceps delivery.

* parto normal = vaginal delivery.

* parto por cesárea = caesarean section.

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parto

masculine

1 ( Med) labor*

estar de parto to be in labor

tuvo un parto larguísimo she was in labor for a very long time

fue un parto difícil it was a difficult birth

provocar el parto to induce labor

tuvieron que provocarle el parto she had to be induced

murió en el or de parto she died during childbirth

le teme al parto she's afraid of giving birth

asistir en un parto to deliver a baby

fue un parto prematuro she gave birth prematurely

ejercicios de preparación para el parto prenatal ( AmE) o ( BrE) antenatal exercises

dolor, trabajo

2

(tarea difícil): al final lo terminó, pero aquello fue un parto he finally finished it, but it was like one of the labors of Hercules

Compuestos:

● parto en el agua

water birth

● parto múltiple

multiple birth

● parto natural

natural birth

● parto sin dolor

pain-free labor*

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Del verbo partir: ( conjugate partir)

parto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
partir
parto
partir ( conjugate partir) verbo transitivo
a) ( con cuchillo) ‹tarta/melón› to cut;

◊ lo partió por la mitad he cut it in half

b) ( romper) ‹piedra/coco› to break, smash;

‹nuez/avellana› to crack;
‹rama/palo› to break
c) ( con golpe) ‹ labio› to split (open);

‹ cabeza› to split open
d) [ frío] ‹ labios› to chap

verbo intransitivo
1
a) (frml) ( marcharse) to leave, depart (frml)

b) [ auto] (Chi) to start

2
a) parto DE algo ‹de una premisa/un supuesto› to start from sth

b)

◊ a partir de from;

a parto de ahora/ese momento from now on/that moment on;
a parto de hoy (as o starting) from today
partirse verbo pronominal
a) [mármol/roca] to split, smash

b) ( refl) ‹ labio› to split;

‹ diente› to break, chip
parto sustantivo masculino (Med) labor^{( conjugate labor)};
◊ estar de parto to be in labor;

fue un parto difícil it was a difficult birth;
provocar el parto to induce labor;
parto sin dolor pain-free labor^{( conjugate labor)}
partir
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper, quebrar) to break: me parte el corazón verte tan desalentada, it's heartbreaking to see you so depressed
partir una nuez, to shell a walnut
2 (dividir) to split, divide
(con un cuchillo) to cut
II vi (irse) to leave, set out o off
♦ Locuciones: a partir de aquí/ahora, from here on/now on
a partir de entonces no volvimos a hablarnos, we didn't speak to each other from then on
parto sustantivo masculino childbirth, labour, US labor

' parto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumbramiento
- provocar
English:
birth
- childbirth
- confinement
- deliver
- delivery
- induce
- induction
- labour
- labour pains
- natural childbirth
- smash
- stillbirth
- labor
- painless

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parto nm

1. [de bebé] birth;

los días anteriores al parto the days preceding the birth;

estar de parto to be in labour;

asistir en un parto to deliver a baby

Comp
parto sin dolor painless childbirth;
parto inducido induced labour;

parto múltiple multiple birth;

parto de nalgas breech delivery o birth;

parto natural natural childbirth;

parto prematuro premature birth

2. [de proyecto]
el acuerdo tuvo un parto muy largo the agreement was a long time in the making;

este proyecto ha tenido un parto muy difícil it was very difficult getting this project off the ground

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parto

m

1 birth;

sala de partos delivery room;

estar de parto be in labor o Br labour

2 fig: de artículo, libro creation

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parto nm

1) : childbirth, delivery, labor

estar de parto: to be in labor

2) : product, creation, brainchild

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parto n birth

estar de parto to be in labour

Spanish-English dictionary > parto
13 morir

v.

1 to die.

murió apuñalado he was stabbed to death

murió asesinado he was murdered

murió ahogado he drowned

La niña murió al nacer The baby girl died at birth.

Mis flores murieron My flowers died.

2 to die down (fuego).

3 to subside, to die, to peter off.

El sonido murió al fin The sound subsided at last.

4 to die on.

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morir

Conjugation model [ DORMIR], like link=dormir dormir (pp muerto,-a)

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser vivo) to die

■ murieron de hipotermia they died of hypothermia

■ murió joven he died young

■ murió de vejez she died of old age

2 (día) to finish, come to an end

3 (fuego) to die down

4 (sendero, río) to end

► verbo pronominal morirse

1 to die

■ se murió a pocas horas del accidente he died shortly after the accident

■ se le murieron los padres cuando era niño his parents died when he was a child

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FRASEOLOGÍA

morir ahogado to drown

morir con las botas puestas to die with one's boots on

morirse de aburrimiento to be bored to death

morirse de frío (fallecer) to die of cold 2 (tener frío) to be freezing

morirse de ganas de... to be dying to...

morirse de hambre to starve 2 figurado to be starving

morirse de miedo to be scared stiff

morirse de pena to die of a broken heart

morirse de risa to kill oneself laughing

■ es para morirse de risa it's a scream

morirse del susto to die of shock

morirse de vergüenza to die of embarrassment

morirse por + inf algo to be dying to + inf something

■ se muere por verla he's dying to see her

morirse por alguien to be mad about somebody

¡muera...!/¡mueran...! death to...!, down with...!

■ ¡mueran los dictadores! down with the dictators!

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verb

to die

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(pp muerto)
1. VI

1) [persona, animal, planta] to die

ha muerto de repente — she died suddenly

murió a consecuencia de un infarto — he died as a result of a heart attack

lo asfixió hasta morir — she suffocated him to death

¡muera el tirano! — down with the tyrant!, death to the tyrant!

• morir ahogado — to drown

• morir ahorcado — [por un verdugo] to be hanged; [suicidándose] to be found hanged

murió ahorcado en su celda — he was found hanged in his cell

• morir asesinado — [persona] to be murdered; [personaje público] to be assassinated

• morir de algo — to die of sth

murió de cáncer/del corazón — he died of cancer/of a heart attack

morir de frío — to die of cold, freeze to death

morir de hambre — to die of hunger, starve to death

morir de muerte natural — to die a natural death, die of natural causes

morir de vejez o de viejo — to die of old age

• morir por algo — to die for sth

no merece la pena morir por amor — it is not worth dying for love

- morir al pie del cañón
bota
2) (=extinguirse) [civilización] to die, die out, come to an end; [amor] to die; [fuego] to die down; [luz] to fade

con él moría toda una generación — with him died an entire generation

moría el día — liter the day was drawing to a close liter

las olas iban a morir a la playa — liter the waves ran out on the beach

ese camino muere en la ermita — that path comes to an end at the chapel

- y allí muere

2.

See:

morirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona to die

morir ahogado — to drown

murió asesinada — she was murdered

morir DE algo — to die of something

morir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes

murió de hambre — she starved to death

murieron por su patria — they died for their country

muera el dictador! — death to the dictator!

y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!

hasta morir — (Méx fam)

la fiesta va a ser hasta morir — we're going to party till we drop (colloq)

b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out

cuando muere la tarde — as the day draws to a close (liter)

el río va a morir a la mar — the river runs to the sea
2.
morirse v pron to die

se me murió la perra — my dog died

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)

como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)

por mí que se muera! — he can drop dead for all I care (colloq)

que me muera si miento — cross my heart and hope to die (colloq)

muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)

morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)

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= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.

Ex. I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.

Ex. Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.

Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex. The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).

Ex. A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

Ex. Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.

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* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.

* morir ahogado = drown.

* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morir aplastado = crush to + death.

* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir después que = outlive.

* morir de viejo = die of + old age.

* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.

* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.

* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* morirse por = itch for.

* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.

* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.

* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) persona to die

morir ahogado — to drown

murió asesinada — she was murdered

morir DE algo — to die of something

morir de vejez/de muerte natural — to die of old age/of natural causes

murió de hambre — she starved to death

murieron por su patria — they died for their country

muera el dictador! — death to the dictator!

y allí muere! — (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!

hasta morir — (Méx fam)

la fiesta va a ser hasta morir — we're going to party till we drop (colloq)

b) (liter) civilización/costumbre to die out

cuando muere la tarde — as the day draws to a close (liter)

el río va a morir a la mar — the river runs to the sea
2.
morirse v pron to die

se me murió la perra — my dog died

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo — (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq)

como se entere me muero — (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq)

por mí que se muera! — he can drop dead for all I care (colloq)

que me muera si miento — cross my heart and hope to die (colloq)

muérete! me caso el sábado — (fam) you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! (colloq)

morirse DE algo: se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack; morir de miedo/aburrimiento to be scared stiff/bored stiff; me muero de frío I'm freezing; me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq); es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny; me muero de ganas de verlos I'm dying to see them (colloq); morirse POR algo/alguien: me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq); se muere por ella he's nuts o crazy about her (colloq); morirse POR + INF — to be dying to + inf (colloq)

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= die, pass on, bite + the dust, die away, give up + the ghost, kick + the bucket, pass away, die off.

Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.

Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.

Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.

Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.

Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).

Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.

* antes morir que = would rather + Verbo + than.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.

* morir ahogado = drown.

* morir al instante = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morir aplastado = crush to + death.

* morir con dignidad = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* morir de hambre = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de inanición = starve to + death, die of + hunger, starve of + hunger.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir después que = outlive.

* morir de viejo = die of + old age.

* morir dignamente = have + a dignified death, die with + dignity, die + a dignified death.

* morir instantáneamente = die + there and then, die on + the spot.

* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.

* morirse de hambre = starve.

* morirse de risa = laugh + Posesivo + head off.

* morirse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.

* morirse por = itch for.

* morirse por + Infinitivo = be dying to + Infinitivo.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.

* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos = it never did + Pronombre + any harm.

* ser para morirse de risa = be a hoot.

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morir [ I37 ]

vi

1 «persona/animal» to die

morir ahogado to drown

murió asesinada she was murdered

morir DE algo to die OF sth

morir de viejo or de vejez to die of old age

morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes

morir de frío to die of cold, freeze to death

murió de hambre she died of hunger, she starved to death

murieron por la libertad de su patria they died for their country's freedom

antes morir que rendirse (it's) better to die than to surrender

¡muera el dictador! death to the dictator!

¡ahí te mueras! ( fam); drop dead! ( colloq)

hasta morir ( Méx fam): la fiesta va a ser hasta morir we're going to party till we drop ( colloq)

¡y allí muere! ( AmC fam); period! ( AmE), and that's that!

2 ( liter); «civilización/costumbre» to die out

con él moría el siglo XIX the 19th century died with him

cuando muere la tarde as evening falls ( liter), as the day draws to a close ( liter)

el río va a morir a la mar the river runs to the sea

un caminito que muere al llegar al pueblo a little path which peters out when it gets to the village

■ morirse

v pron

«persona/animal/planta» to die

se murió a los 80 años she died at the age of 80

se le ha muerto la madre her mother has died

se me murió la perra my dog died

si no riegas las plantas se te van a morir your plants will die if you don't water them

por poco me muero cuando me dijo el precio ( fam); I nearly died when he told me the price ( colloq)

no te vas a morir por ayudarlo a hacer las camas ( fam); it won't kill you to help him make the beds ( colloq)

como se entere me muero ( fam); I'll die if she finds out ( colloq)

que me muera si miento cross my heart and hope to die ( colloq)

¡por mí que se muera! he can drop dead for all I care ( colloq)

¡muérete! me caso el sábado ( fam); you'll never guess what! I'm getting married on Saturday! ( colloq)

morirse DE algo:

se murió de un infarto he died of a heart attack

se moría de miedo he was nearly dead with fright, he was scared stiff

nos morimos de aburrimiento we got bored stiff o to death

cierra la ventana, que me muero de frío close the window, I'm freezing

me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving ( colloq), I'm dying of hunger ( colloq)

es para morirse de risa it's hilariously funny, you just kill yourself o die laughing ( colloq)

me muero de ganas de ver a los niños I'm dying to see the children ( colloq), I'm really looking forward to seeing the children

morirse POR algo/algn:

me muero por un vaso de agua I'm dying for a glass of water ( colloq)

se muere por esa chica he's nuts o crazy o ( BrE) mad about that girl ( colloq)

me muero por una cerveza fría I could murder a cold beer ( colloq), I'm dying for a cold beer ( colloq)

morirse POR + INF to be dying to + INF ( colloq)

me muero por irme de vacaciones I'm dying o I can't wait to go on vacation

ser de morirse ( fam); to be amazing o incredible ( colloq)

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morir ( conjugate morir) verbo intransitivo
a) [persona/animal] to die;

◊ morir ahogado to drown;

murió asesinada she was murdered;
morir DE algo ‹de vejez/cáncer› to die of sth;
murió de hambre she starved to death;
¡y allí muere! (AmC fam) and that's all there is to it!
b) (liter) [civilización/costumbre] to die out

morirse verbo pronominal [persona/animal/planta] to die;
◊ se les murió la madre their mother died;

se me murió la perra my dog died;
no te vas a morir por ayudarlo (fam) it won't kill you to help him (colloq);
como se entere me muero (fam) I'll die if she finds out (colloq);
morirse DE algo ‹de un infarto/de cáncer› to die of sth;
se moría de miedo/aburrimiento he was scared stiff/bored stiff;
me muero de frío I'm freezing;
me estoy muriendo de hambre I'm starving (colloq);
me muero por una cerveza I'm dying for a beer (colloq);
se muere por verla he's dying to see her (colloq)
morir verbo intransitivo to die
morir de agotamiento/hambre, to die of exhaustion/starvation

' morir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahogada
- ahogado
- antes
- cascar
- de
- descendencia
- tiesa
- tieso
- vida
- acto
- caer
- librar
- malograr
- matar
- muera
- muriera
English:
before
- bleed
- cause
- death wish
- die
- drown
- expire
- freeze
- save
- than
- exposure
- go

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morir

♦ vi

1. [fallecer] to die (de of);
murió apuñalado he was stabbed to death;

murió asesinado he was murdered;

murió ahogado he drowned;

morir (de) joven to die young;

morir de cáncer/de frío/de muerte natural to die of cancer/of cold/of natural causes;

murió de (un) infarto he died from a heart attack;

morir por la patria/por una causa to die for one's country/for a cause;

¡muera el tirano! death to the tyrant!;

Comp
Fam
a morir: la quiero a morir I love her to death;

aquella noche bebimos a morir we had absolutely loads to drink that night

2. [terminar]
este río muere en el lago this river runs into the lake;

aquel camino muere en el bosque that path peters out in the forest

3. Literario [extinguirse] [fuego] to die down;
[luz] to go out; [día] to come to a close; [tradición, costumbres, civilización] to die out;
nuestra relación murió hace tiempo our relationship died a long time ago

♦ See also the pronominal verb morirse

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morir

<part muerto> v/i die (de of);

morir de hambre die of hunger, starve to death

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morir {46} vi

1) fallecer: to die

2) apagarse: to die out, to go out

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morir vb to die

hace poco que murió su abuelo his grandfather died recently

Spanish-English dictionary > morir
14 sufrir

v.

1 to suffer.

no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged

sufrió una agresión he was the victim of an attack

sufrir de to suffer from (enfermedad)

sufrir del estómago to have a stomach complaint

Los chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.

2 to bear, to stand.

tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies

No pudo sufrirla I cannot stand her.

3 to undergo, to experience.

la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell

la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses

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sufrir

► verbo transitivo

1 (padecer) to suffer

2 (accidente, ataque) to have; (operación) to undergo

3 (dificultades, cambios) to experience; (derrota, consecuencias) to suffer

4 (aguantar) to bear, stand, put up with

■ no la puedo sufrir I can't stand her

5 (consentir) to tolerate

► verbo intransitivo

1 (padecer) to suffer

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer sufrir a alguien to cause somebody pain, make somebody suffer

sufrir del corazón to have a heart condition

sufrir hambre to go hungry

sufrir vergüenza to be ashamed

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verb

1) to suffer

2) endure, bear

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1. VT

1) (=tener) [+ accidente] to have, suffer; [+ consecuencias, revés] to suffer; [+ cambio] to undergo; [+ intervención quirúrgica] to have, undergo; [+ pérdida] to suffer, sustain

la ciudad sufrió un ataque — the city suffered o sustained an attack

sufrió un ataque al corazón — he had a heart attack

sufrir un colapso — to collapse

2) (=soportar)

Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe — Juan can't bear o stand his boss

no puede sufrir que la imiten — she can't bear o stand people imitating her

3) [+ examen, prueba] to undergo

4) frm (=sostener) to hold up, support

2.

VI to suffer

sufría en silencio — she suffered in silence

mi madre sufre mucho si llego tarde a casa — my mother gets terribly worried if I'm late home

hacer sufrir a algn — to make sb suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from sth

sufre de reumatismo — she suffers from rheumatism

sufre mucho de los pies — she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad — he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad — she had a serious illness

b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have

sufrió un atentado — there was an attempt on his life

el coche sufrió una avería — the car broke down

son los que más sufren la crisis económica — they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
2.
sufrir vi to suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from something

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <dolores/molestias> to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad — he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad — she had a serious illness

b) <derrota/persecución/consecuencias> to suffer; < cambio> to undergo; < accidente> to have

sufrió un atentado — there was an attempt on his life

el coche sufrió una avería — the car broke down

son los que más sufren la crisis económica — they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

c) ( soportar) (en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí — I can't bear o stand him laughing at me
2.
sufrir vi to suffer

sufrir de algo — to suffer from something

sufre del hígado — she suffers from o has a liver complaint

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sufrir¹

¹ = grieve, suffer, pine, suffer.

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.

Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.

Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.

* dejar de hacer sufrir = put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.

* sufrir un suplicio = agonise over [agonize, -USA].

sufrir²

² = experience, feel, sustain, stew, undergo.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado underwent, participio undergone.

Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.

Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.

Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.

Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

* no sufrir cambios = remain + normal.

* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.

* sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.

* sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.

* sufrir las consecuencias = suffer + consequences, take it on + the chin.

* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo = suffer + effect.

* sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.

* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.

* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.

* sufrir una experiencia = undergo + experience.

* sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.

* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.

* sufrir un cambio = experience + change, undergo + change.

* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.

* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.

* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.

* sufrir un revés = take + an unfortunate turn, take + a pounding, take + a beating.

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sufrir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer; ‹persecución/exilio› to suffer

sufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuries

sufrió una grave enfermedad she had a serious illness

2 ‹derrota/castigo› to suffer; ‹cambio› to undergo

sufrieron un accidente en el camino de descenso they had an accident on the way down

había sufrido otro atentado en 1992 he had been the target of a previous attack in 1992, there had been a previous attempt on his life in 1992

nuestro ejército sufrió bajas importantes our army suffered serious losses

el avión sufrió un retraso de dos horas the plane was two hours late

el dólar sufrió un fuerte descenso the dollar suffered a sharp fall

uno de los motores sufrió una avería one of the engines broke down

ahora tendrás que sufrir las consecuencias now you'll have to suffer the consequences

son los que más sufren la crisis económica they are the ones hardest hit by the economic crisis

3 (soportar) ( en frases negativas) to bear

no puedo sufrir que se ría de mí I can't bear o stand him laughing at me, I can't bear o stand it when he laughs at me

es que no puedo sufrirla I just can't bear o stand her

■ sufrir

vi

to suffer

murió de repente, sin sufrir she died suddenly, she didn't suffer

está sufriendo mucho con los dolores she's suffering a great deal with the pain

sufrir DE algo to suffer FROM sth

sufre del hígado/los riñones she suffers from o has a liver/kidney complaint

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sufrir ( conjugate sufrir) verbo transitivo
a) ‹dolores/molestias› to suffer;

◊ sufre lesiones de gravedad he has serious injuries

b) ‹derrota/persecución/consecuencias› to suffer;

‹ cambio› to undergo;
‹ accidente› to have;
◊ sufrió un atentado there was an attempt on his life;

el coche sufrió una avería the car broke down
verbo intransitivo
to suffer;
sufrir de algo to suffer from sth
sufrir
I verbo intransitivo to suffer: sufre de reumatismo, he suffers from rheumatism
II verbo transitivo
1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to suffer: sufría una extraña enfermedad, he had a rare illness
(un accidente) to have
(una derrota) to suffer
(una operación) to undergo
2 (cambios) to undergo: en la adolescencia se sufre una gran transformación, you go through a lot of changes during adolescence
3 (soportar, aguantar) to bear: tuvimos que sufrir sus chistes machistas, we had to put up with his sexist jokes
' sufrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atravesada
- atravesado
- castigar
- desengaño
- llevar
- martirizar
- padecer
- pasar
- soportar
- accidente
- caída
- contratiempo
- daño
- desmayo
- experimentar
- herida
- persecución
- quemar
- regodearse
- resentirse
English:
break down
- brunt
- collapse
- crack
- crack up
- experience
- have
- incur
- meet with
- penalty
- relapse
- squirm
- suffer
- sustain
- undergo
- concuss
- die
- grieve
- height
- hemorrhage
- hurt
- mutate
- rack
- receive
- under
- weak

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sufrir

♦ vt

1. [padecer] to suffer;
[accidente] to have;
sufre frecuentes ataques epilépticos she often has epileptic fits;

sufrió persecución por sus ideas she suffered persecution for her ideas;

no sufrió daños it wasn't damaged;

sufrió una agresión/un atentado he was attacked/an attempt was made on his life;

sufrí una vergüenza increíble I felt incredibly embarrassed;

la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas the company has reported o made losses;

el ejército invasor sufrió numerosas bajas the invading army suffered numerous casualties

2. [soportar] to put up with, to bear;

tengo que sufrir sus manías I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies;

a tu jefe no hay quien lo sufra your boss is impossible to put up with

3. [experimentar] to undergo, to experience;

la Bolsa sufrió una caída the stock market fell;

las temperaturas sufrirán un descenso temperatures will fall

♦ vi
[padecer] to suffer;
sufrió mucho antes de morir she suffered a lot before she died;

sufre mucho si su hijo no lo llama he gets very anxious if his son doesn't call him;

sufrir de [enfermedad] to suffer from;

sufrir del estómago/riñón to have stomach/kidney trouble o a stomach/kidney complaint

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sufrir

I v/t fig

suffer, put up with

II v/i suffer (de from);

sufre del estómago he has stomach problems

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sufrir vt

1) : to suffer

sufrir una pérdida: to suffer a loss

2) : to tolerate, to put up with

ella no lo puede sufrir: she can't stand him

sufrir vi

: to suffer

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sufrir vb (en general) to suffer

sufre fuertes dolores de cabeza he suffers from bad headaches

sufrir un accidente to have an accident

sufrir un cambio to change

Spanish-English dictionary > sufrir
15 edad

f.

age.

¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?

tiene 25 años de edad she's 25 years old

una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person

una persona de edad an elderly person

¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!

la tercera edad senior citizens (ancianos)

la edad antigua ancient times

la edad de Bronce the Bronze Age

la edad contemporánea the modern age

edad escolar (since the French revolution) school age

edad del juicio age of reason

la edad de Hierro the Iron Age

la edad Media the Middle Ages

edad de oro (figurative) golden age

edad del pavo (informal) awkward age

la edad de Piedra the Stone Age

edad de la razón age of reason

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edad

► nombre femenino

1 age

■ a la edad de 20 años at the age of 20

■ ¿qué edad tiene usted? how old are you?

■ ya tiene edad para entenderlo he's old enough to understand it

2 (tiempo, época) time, period

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de cierta edad eufemístico elderly

de mediana edad middle-aged

en edad escolar of school age

edad de oro golden age

edad del pavo awkward age

Edad Media Middle Ages plural

Edad Moderna Modern Age

la tercera edad eufemístico old age, retirement age

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noun f.

age

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SF

1) [de persona, animal, árbol] age

¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?, what age is he?

tenemos la misma edad — we're the same age

a tu edad yo ya sabía leer — I could read when I was your age

jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 26 años — young people aged 18 to 26, young people between the age of 18 and 26

no aparenta la edad que tiene — she doesn't look her age

su madre le dobla la edad — her mother is twice her age

¿qué edad le echas? — how old do you think he is?

• edad adulta — adulthood

llegar a la edad adulta — to become an adult, reach adulthood

• a la edad de ocho años — at the age of eight

murió a los 85 años de edad — she died when she was 85 o at the age of 85

• una mujer de edad avanzada — a woman of advanced years

se casó a una edad avanzada — she married late in life

• un señor de cierta edad — a gentleman of a certain age

a cierta edad ya empiezan los dolores — at a certain age the aches and pains start

• un niño de corta edad — a young child

• una persona de edad — an elderly person

• en edad escolar — of school age

• edad de (la) jubilación — retirement age

• edad límite — age limit

• edad madura — middle age

persona de edad madura — middle-aged person

• mediana edad — middle age

• tener edad de hacer algo, estar en (la) edad de hacer algo — to be old enough to do sth

ya tienes edad de trabajar — you're old enough to work now

no tener edad para hacer algo — (=ser muy joven) not to be old enough to do sth, not to be of an age to do sth; (=ser muy mayor) to be too old to do sth

ya no tengo edad para ir a la discoteca — I'm too old now to go out clubbing

• tercera edad — (=personas) senior citizens pl, older people pl ; (=edad) old age

excursiones organizadas para la tercera edad — organized trips for senior citizens o older people

llegar a la tercera edad es traumático para muchas personas — for many people, reaching old age is traumatic

- estar en edad de merecer

- estar en la edad del pavo

edad mental — mental age

edad penal — age of legal responsibility, age of criminal responsibility

edad viril — manhood
mayor 1., 4), mayoría 2), menor 1., 1), d)
2) ( Hist) age

Edad Antigua — period from the beginning of history to the decline of the Roman Empire

Edad Contemporánea — Modern Age, Modern Period

Edad de(l) Bronce — Bronze Age

Edad de(l) Hierro — Iron Age

Edad de Oro — (Literat) Golden Age ( of Spanish literature)

Edad de Piedra — Stone Age

Edad Media — Middle Ages pl

Edad Moderna — period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution

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femenino

1) (de persona, árbol) age

un joven de unos quince años de edad — a boy of about fifteen

¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?

tienen la misma edad — they are the same age

me dobla la edad — she is twice my age

se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...

de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged

una persona de edad — an elderly person

una niña de corta edad — a young girl

desde temprana edad — from an early age

niños en edad escolar — children of school age

la edad adulta — adulthood

estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)

- edad del pavo

- edad mental

- edad penal

2) (Hist) ( época) age, period

•

- edad antigua

- edad contemporánea

- edad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra

- edad de oro

- edad media

- edad moderna

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* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* con la edad = with age.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mediana edad = middle-aged.

* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.

* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.

* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.

* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.

* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].

* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].

* distribución por edades = age distribution.

* diversidad de edades = age-spread.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* edad adulta = adulthood.

* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.

* edad de hielo = ice age.

* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.

* edad de jubilación = retirement age.

* edad de la cita = citation age.

* edad de oro = golden age.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* edad de votar = voting age.

* edad dorada = golden age.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* edades = age group [age-group].

* edad escolar = school age.

* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.

* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* mayoría de edad = adulthood.

* media de edad = mean age.

* mediana de edad = median age.

* menor de edad = underage.

* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* promedio de edad = average age.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* relacionado con la edad = age-related.

* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* tercera edad = third age.

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femenino

1) (de persona, árbol) age

un joven de unos quince años de edad — a boy of about fifteen

¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?

tienen la misma edad — they are the same age

me dobla la edad — she is twice my age

se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...

de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged

una persona de edad — an elderly person

una niña de corta edad — a young girl

desde temprana edad — from an early age

niños en edad escolar — children of school age

la edad adulta — adulthood

estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)

- edad del pavo

- edad mental

- edad penal

2) (Hist) ( época) age, period

•

- edad antigua

- edad contemporánea

- edad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra

- edad de oro

- edad media

- edad moderna

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= age, age, age range, age level.

Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.

Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.

Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.

Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.

* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.

* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.

* con la edad = with age.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.

* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* de edad = elderly.

* de edad avanzada = over the hill.

* de edad mediana = middle-aged.

* de edad universitaria = college-age.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mediana edad = middle-aged.

* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.

* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.

* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.

* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.

* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].

* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].

* distribución por edades = age distribution.

* diversidad de edades = age-spread.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* edad adulta = adulthood.

* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.

* edad de hielo = ice age.

* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.

* edad de jubilación = retirement age.

* edad de la cita = citation age.

* edad de oro = golden age.

* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.

* edad de votar = voting age.

* edad dorada = golden age.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* edades = age group [age-group].

* edad escolar = school age.

* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.

* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.

* en edad de trabajar = working-age.

* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.

* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* límite de edad = age limit.

* margen de edad = age group [age-group].

* mayoría de edad = adulthood.

* media de edad = mean age.

* mediana de edad = median age.

* menor de edad = underage.

* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.

* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.

* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.

* persona de la tercera edad = elder.

* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.

* promedio de edad = average age.

* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* relacionado con la edad = age-related.

* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* tercera edad = third age.

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edad

feminine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de una persona, un árbol) age

un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen

¿qué edad tiene/le calculas? how old is he/do you think he is?

a la edad de veinte años at (the age of) twenty

tienen la misma edad they are the same age

aparenta más edad de la que tiene she looks older than she is

niños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años children between the ages of seven and fourteen

su marido le dobla la edad her husband is twice her age

se saca or quita la edad ( AmL); he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

aún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo he's still not old enough to decide for himself

yo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa at your age I was already helping around the house

de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged

una persona de edad an elderly person

un señor de cierta edad a gentleman of a certain age

una niña de corta edad a young girl

desde temprana edad from an early age

a tan tierna edad at such a young o tender age

yo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas I'm too old for that sort of thing

niños en edad escolar children of school age

la edad adulta adulthood

estar en edad de merecer ( ant o hum); to be of courting age ( dated)

Compuestos:

● edad de la punzada

( Méx fam) edad del pavo

● edad del pavo

( fam):

están en la edad del pavo they're at that awkward age

● edad electoral

voting age

● edad mental

mental age

● edad penal

age of criminal o legal responsibility

● edad viril

manhood

B ( Hist) (época) age, period

Compuestos:

● edad antigua

la edad antigua ancient times (pl)

● edad contemporánea

la edad contemporánea the period from the French Revolution to the present day

● edad de bronce

Bronze Age

● edad de hierro

Iron Age

● edad del espacio

space age

● edad de oro

golden age

● edad de piedra

Stone Age

● edad media

la edad media the Middle Ages (pl)

● edad moderna

la edad moderna the period from the last decade of the 15th Century up until the French Revolution

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edad sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, árbol) age;
◊ tienen la misma edad they are the same age;

un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen;
¿qué edad tiene? how old is he?;
aún no tiene la edad suficiente he's still not old enough …;
de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged;
una persona de edad an elderly person;
niños en edad escolar children of school age;
estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age
2 (Hist) ( época) age, period;
◊ la Eedad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra the Bronze/Iron/Stone Age;

la Eedad media the Middle Ages (pl)
edad sustantivo femenino
1 age: ese niño es de mi edad, that boy is my age
no tienes edad para votar, you aren't old enough to vote
¿qué edad tiene tu prima?, how old is your cousin?
aprendió a leer a una edad avanzada, she learned to read late in life
2 (periodo) age: Edad de Oro, Golden Age
edad del pavo, the awkward age
Edad Media, Middle Ages pl ➣ Ver nota en año
♦ Locuciones: ser mayor de edad, to be of age
ser menor de edad, to be under age
de corta edad, young
de edad avanzada, elderly
' edad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- ambientar
- año
- antigüedad
- baja
- bajo
- bronce
- cabeza
- datar
- escolar
- flexible
- juventud
- llevar
- madura
- maduro
- mayor
- menor
- mentira
- minoría
- pavo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- representar
- resaltar
- residencia
- respetable
- tercera
- tercero
- vasallaje
- adelantado
- alcanzar
- aparentar
- asilo
- avanzado
- cierto
- corto
- doblar
- encoger
- grande
- indiscreción
- mayoría
- mediano
- moderno
- para
- preescolar
- que
- quitar
- tener
- tiempo
- tope
English:
abandon
- adulthood
- age
- at
- attain
- awkward age
- boyish
- early
- fifty
- for
- growing
- Iron Age
- lie
- limber
- look
- mental age
- middle age
- Middle Ages
- middle-aged
- midlife
- minor
- nursing home
- old
- one
- overgrown
- preschool
- qualify
- reach
- rest home
- senior
- Stone Age
- tell
- under
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- consent
- contemporary
- dark
- date
- elderly
- eldest
- generation
- golden
- grow
- ice
- infant
- irrespective
- lower
- middle

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edad nf

1. [de persona, objeto] age;

¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;

tiene veinticinco años de edad she's twenty-five years old;

un joven de veinte años de edad a young man of twenty;

él aparenta más edad que ella he looks older than she does;

tiene el doble de edad que él she's twice his age;

la edad media de los participantes es de treinta años the average age of the participants is thirty;

a/desde temprana edad at/from an early age;

a o [m5] con la tierna edad de tres años at the tender age of three;

se casó a la edad de veintidós años he got married at (the age of) twenty-two;

a mi edad uno se cansa con facilidad one gets tired easily at my age;

a tu edad yo ya trabajaba I already had a job at your age;

mujeres entre los treinta y cuarenta años de edad women aged between thirty and forty;

una persona de edad an elderly person;

una persona de avanzada edad o [m5] de edad avanzada an elderly person;

una señora de cierta edad a lady of a certain age;

un niño de corta edad a young child;

una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person;

¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!;

ya estás en edad de salir con chicos you're old enough now to be going out with boys;

estar en edad de merecer to be of marriageable age;

estar en edad de trabajar to be of working age;

por edad le correspondería estar en un curso más avanzado by age he should be in a higher year;

distribuir/ordenar un grupo por edades to divide/organize a group by age

Comp
edad adulta adulthood, adult age;
edad escolar school age;

estar en edad escolar to be of school age;

edad de jubilación retirement age;

edad del juicio age of reason;

edad madura middle age;

edad mental mental age;
Fam edad del pavo:
está en la edad del pavo she's at that awkward age;
Méx Fam edad de la punzada:
está en la edad de la punzada she's at that awkward age;

edad de la razón age of reason

2. [periodo] age

Comp
la edad antigua ancient times;
la Edad de o del Bronce the Bronze Age;

la Edad Contemporánea the modern age [since the French revolution];

la Edad de o del Hierro the Iron Age;

la Edad Media the Middle Ages;

la edad de los metales = period comprising the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 4000-500 BC);

la Edad Moderna = period between 1492 and the French Revolution;

la edad de oro the golden age;

la edad de oro de la pintura holandesa the golden age of Dutch painting;

la Edad de Piedra the Stone Age

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edad

f

1 age;

a la edad de at the age of;

a mi edad at my age;

¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;

de corta edad niño young;

en edad escolar school-age, of school age;

en edad penal old enough to be sent to prison;

de mediana edad middle-aged;

la tercera edad the over 60s;

una señora de edad an elderly lady;

estar en la edad del pavo be at that awkward age

2 ( época)

:

la Edad Media the Middle Ages pl ;

la edad dorada o

de oro fig the golden age

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edad nf

1) : age

¿qué edad tiene?: how old is she?

2) época, era: epoch, era

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edad n age

tienen la misma edad they're the same age

murió a los 80 años de edad he died at the age of 80

¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?

tengo 20 años de edad I'm 20 years old

estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age

no tener edad para hacer algo not to be old enough to do something

ser mayor de edad to be eighteen / to be an adult

Spanish-English dictionary > edad
16 muerte

f.

1 death (fin de la vida).

fallecer de muerte natural to die of natural causes

fallecer de muerte violenta to die a violent death

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded

a muerte to the death (lucha)

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her

un susto de muerte a terrible shock

de mala muerte (informal) third-rate, lousy

muerte cerebral brain death

muerte súbita sudden infant death; (en la cuna) tie break (en tenis)

2 murder (homicidio).

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women

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muerte

► nombre femenino

1 death

■ una muerte natural a natural death

2 (asesinato) murder

3 la muerte death

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a vida o muerte life-and-death

dar muerte a alguien to kill somebody

de mala muerte familiar grotty, crummy, rotten

■ nos alojamos en una pensión de mala muerte we stayed in this grotty old guest house

estar de muerte familiar (comida) to be scrumptious 2 (persona) to be gorgeous

a muerte to the death

■ un duelo a muerte a duel to the death

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death do us part

odiar a muerte to detest, loathe

muerte cerebral brain death

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noun f.

death

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SF

1) (=por enfermedad, accidente) death

tuvo una buena muerte — he had a good death, he died a good death

hasta que la muerte nos separe — till death us do part

murió de muerte natural — he died a natural death o of natural causes

se debatía entre la vida y la muerte — he was fighting for his life

• una lucha a muerte — a fight to the death

defenderé mis derechos a muerte — I will defend my rights to the death

mantuvo una guerra a muerte con la enfermedad — he fought his illness to the bitter end

luchar a muerte — to fight to the death

odiar algo/a algn a muerte — to detest sth/sb, loathe sth/sb

• causar la muerte a algn — to kill sb, cause the death of sb

las heridas que le causaron la muerte — the injuries that killed him o caused his death

• encontrar la muerte — to die, meet one's death

• herido de muerte — fatally injured

el ciervo escapó herido de muerte — the deer escaped fatally injured

la democracia estaba herida de muerte — democracy was on its last legs

• pena de muerte — death sentence

• estar a las puertas de la muerte — to be at death's door

• un susto de muerte — a terrible fright

me diste un susto de muerte — you scared me to death, you gave me a terrible fright

- estar de muerte

la comida estaba de muerte — the meal was out of this world *

- de mala muerte

nos detuvimos en un pueblucho de mala muerte — we stopped in a grotty little town **

era un hotel de mala muerte — the hotel was a real dump **, the hotel was really grotty **

- cada muerte de obispo

- ser la muerte

este trabajo es la muerte — this job is really hell *

este calor es la muerte — this heat is killing me *

esa noria es la muerte — that big wheel is amazing *

muerte cerebral — brain death

muerte civil — loss of civil rights

muerte clínica, en situación de muerte clínica — clinically dead

muerte súbita — (Med) sudden death; (Tenis) tie-break; (Golf) sudden death play-off; (Ftbl) sudden death

muerte prematura — premature death

muerte repentina — sudden death

muerte violenta — violent death
vida 1)
2) (=asesinato) murder

fue declarado culpable de varias muertes — he was found guilty of various murders

• dar muerte a algn — to kill sb

muerte a mano airada — violent death

3) (=desaparición) [de imperio, civilización] death, demise frm

la muerte de las civilizaciones indígenas — the death o demise of native civilizations

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femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

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= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex. Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex. The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex. When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex. The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex. A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex. We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

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femenino

a) ( de ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina — natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte — the poison killed him

condenado a muerte — sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte — death threat

a la muerte de su padre — on her father's death

herido de muerte — fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte — (fam) she scared the living daylights out of me (colloq), she scared me to death (colloq)

odiar a muerte — to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo — (AmL fam) once in a blue moon

de mala muerte — (fam) < pensión> grotty (colloq), cheesy (AmE colloq)

un pueblo de mala muerte — a dump (colloq), a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta — (Ven fam) to be fantastic (colloq)

ser la muerte — (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq); ( ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic (colloq)

b) ( homicidio)

lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas — he is accused of killing three people

dar muerte a alguien — (frml) to kill somebody

c) ( fin) death

- muerte cerebral

- muerte clínica

- muerte de cuna

- muerte súbita

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la muerte

= Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the

Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.

Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

= death, loss of life, last breath, passing, fatality, die-off.

Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, address, date of birth, and date of death.

Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.

Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.

Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.

Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.

* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* agarrar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* apedrear hasta la muerte = stone to + death.

* coger un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* condenado a muerte = death row.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death.

* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* con peligro de muerte = life threatening.

* corredor de la muerte = death row.

* cuestión de vida o muerte = life or death issue.

* dar un susto de muerte = frighten + the living daylights out of, frighten + Nombre + to death, scare + the hell out of.

* dar un susto de muerto = scare + the living daylights out of.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* de vida o muerte = lifesaving, life threatening.

* encuentro con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* enemistad a muerte = blood feud.

* enfrentarse a la muerte = face + death.

* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte = get into + a fight to the death.

* escuadrón de la muerte = death squadron, death squad.

* experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.

* firmar la sentencia de muerte = sound + the death knell for.

* firmar una sentencia de muerte = sign + a death warrant (for).

* frío de muerte = freezing cold.

* hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.

* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* herido de muerte = mortally wounded.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* lecho de muerte = deathbed [death bed].

* lucha a muerte = fight to death.

* lucha hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.

* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.

* morir de muerte natural = die + a natural death.

* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.

* muerte accidental = accidental death.

* muerte aparente = suspended animation.

* muerte asistida = assisted death, assisted dying.

* muerte cerebral = brain death.

* muerte clínica = brain death, clínical death.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

* muerte digna = dignified death.

* muerte embrionaria = embryonal death.

* muerte fetal = foetal death.

* muerte, la = Reaper, the, Grim Reaper, the.

* muerte natural = natural death.

* muerte neonatal = neonatal death.

* muerte por suicidio = suicidal death.

* muerte prematura = premature death, untimely death.

* muerte súbita = cot death, crib death, sudden death.

* pelea a muerte = fight to death.

* pelea hasta la muerte = fight to death.

* pelear a muerte = fight to + death.

* pelear hasta la mueerte = fight to + death.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* penado con la muerte = punishable by death.

* pillar un resfriado de muerte = catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

* pulsión de muerte = death-wish.

* roce con la muerte = close shave with death, close encounter with death.

* sentencia de muerte = death sentence, death warrant, death knell.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentenciar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el = meaning of life and death, the.

* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS) = sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

* tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.

* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.

* una cuestión de vida o muerte = a matter of life and death.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vida después de la muerte = afterlife [after-life].

* vida or muerte = life or death.

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muerte

feminine

1 (de un ser vivo) death

muerte natural/repentina natural/sudden death

el veneno le produjo la muerte instantánea the poison killed him instantly

200 personas encontraron la muerte en el incendio 200 people lost their lives o ( liter) met their death in the fire

condenado a muerte sentenced to death

amenaza de muerte death threat

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part

a la muerte de su padre heredó una fortuna she inherited a fortune on her father's death o when her father died

herido de muerte fatally wounded

me dio un susto de muerte ( fam); she scared the living daylights out of me ( colloq), she scared me to death ( colloq)

luchó or se debatió varios días con la muerte he was at death's door o fighting for his life for several days

odiar a muerte to loathe, detest

cada muerte de obispo ( AmL fam); once in a blue moon

de mala muerte ( fam); ‹pensión› grotty ( colloq), cheesy ( AmE colloq)

es un pueblo de mala muerte it's a dump o a hole ( colloq), it's a really grotty place

ser de muerte lenta ( Ven fam); to be fantastic ( colloq)

ser la muerte ( fam) (ser atroz) to be hell o murder ( colloq); (ser estupendo) to be great o fantastic ( colloq)

meterse de profesor es la muerte en vida it's murder going into teaching ( colloq)

se cree/te crees la muerte he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers ( colloq)

2

(homicidio): lo acusan de la muerte de tres personas he is accused of killing three people o of causing the deaths of three people

dar muerte a algn ( frml); to kill sb

3 (fin) death

la muerte de una civilización the death o demise of a civilization

Compuestos:

● muerte cerebral

brain death

● muerte clínica

certificaron la muerte clínica dos horas despúes he/she was pronounced clinically dead two hours later

● muerte de cuna

cot death, sudden infant death syndrome ( tech)

● muerte súbita

(literal) sudden death; (en fútbol, etc) sudden death; (en tenis) tiebreaker, tiebreak

● muerte violenta

violent death

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muerte sustantivo femenino
death;
◊ condenado a muerte sentenced to death;

a la muerte de su padre on her father's death;
muerte de cuna crib death (AmE), cot death (BrE);
me dio un susto de muerte (fam) she scared me to death (colloq);
dar muerte a algn (frml) to kill sb;
de mala muerte (fam) ‹pueblo/hotel› grotty (colloq);
ser la muerte (fam) ( ser atroz) to be hell o murder (colloq);

( ser estupendo) to be fantastic (colloq)
muerte sustantivo femenino
1 death: murió de muerte natural, she died a natural death
2 (homicidio) killing
(asesinato) murder: al criminal se le imputan tres muertes, the criminal is charged with three murders
♦ Locuciones: a muerte, to death: defender a muerte, to defend to the death
odiar a muerte, to loathe sb
familiar de mala muerte, lousy, rotten
(buenísimo) de muerte, fantastic, great
' muerte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- afectar
- amenazar
- borde
- cabecilla
- caer
- condenar
- condenada
- condenado
- conmutar
- desafiar
- ejecución
- enloquecer
- enterada
- enterado
- garito
- garrote
- genuina
- genuino
- hasta
- instantánea
- instantáneo
- lamentar
- lecho
- local
- mal
- marcar
- obsesionar
- origen
- palo
- pena
- pérdida
- puerta
- reciente
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- sacudir
- semblante
- sentida
- sentido
- simbolizar
- sobreponerse
- tugurio
- vida
- violenta
- violento
- amenaza
- apenar
- baja
- desafío
English:
afterlife
- anarchy
- brain death
- cheat
- commute
- curtain
- cutthroat
- death
- death penalty
- death row
- death squad
- deathbed
- demise
- dice
- doom
- drive
- dump
- early
- fatal
- fatally
- get
- hole
- inquest
- lead to
- matter
- meet
- misadventure
- mortally
- mourn
- natural
- opposed
- pain
- penalty
- point
- punishable
- register
- release
- scare
- sentence
- shock
- silly
- snuff movie
- squad
- upset
- wit
- accidental
- against
- bereaved
- bereavement
- blow

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muerte nf

1. [fin de la vida] death;

la malaria le produjo la muerte malaria was the cause of death;

ha sido herido de muerte he has been fatally wounded;

una lucha a muerte a fight to the death;

la odio a muerte I hate her with all my heart, I absolutely loathe her;

hasta que la muerte nos separe till death us do part;

tener una muerte dulce to die peacefully;

Comp
Am Fam
cada muerte de obispo once in a blue moon;

Comp
Fam
de muerte: vas a agarrar un resfriado de muerte you're going to catch your death of cold;

me he llevado un susto de muerte I got the fright of my life;

hace un frío de muerte it's absolutely freezing;

esta sopa está de muerte this soup is yummy;

Comp
Fam
de mala muerte [cine, restaurante] third-rate;

un bar de mala muerte a dive;

un pueblo/una casa de mala muerte a hole, a dump;

Comp
Ven Fam
ser de muerte [muy bueno] to be fantastic;
[muy malo] to be the pits
Comp
muerte aparente suspended animation;
muerte cerebral brain death;
Der muerte civil civil death, attainder;
muerte natural: [m5] morir de muerte natural to die of natural causes;

vivió en una residencia hasta su muerte natural she lived in a home until she died of old age;

muerte súbita [del bebé] sudden infant death;
[en tenis] tie break; [en golf] play-off;
muerte violenta violent death;

morir de muerte violenta to die a violent death

2. [homicidio] murder;

se le acusa de la muerte de varias mujeres he has been accused of murdering o of the murder of several women;

dar muerte a alguien to kill sb

3.
la muerte [ser imaginario] death

4. [final, desaparición] death, demise;

la muerte de los regímenes comunistas the demise of the Communist regimes

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muerte

f death;

a muerte to the death;

odiar a muerte loathe, detest;

me dio un susto de muerte it frightened me to death;

dar muerte a alguien kill s.o.;

de mala muerte fig fam lousy fam, awful fam

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muerte nf

: death

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muerte n death

Spanish-English dictionary > muerte
17 jung

Adj.; jünger, am jüngsten young; (jugendlich) youthful; junges Unternehmen new company; junger Wein new wine; junges Glück new-found happiness; von jung auf from childhood; jung heiraten / sterben etc. marry / die etc. young ( oder at an early age); so jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen meist hum. you’re only young once; sie ist jung geblieben she has stayed young; (sieht noch jung aus) auch she has kept her looks; jung verheiratet oder vermählt newly-wed; Jung und Alt oder die Jungen und die Alten young and old; die Jungen the young ones, the young(er) generation; jünger, jüngst..., Gemüse, Hund 1

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young; youthful; juvenile

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jụng [jʊŋ]
1. adj comp - er
['jʏŋɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['jʏŋstə] (lit, fig) young; Aktien new
Jung und Alt — (both) young and old

von jung auf — from one's youth

der junge Meyer — young Meyer

sie ist 18 Jahre jung (hum) — she's 18 years young (hum)

ein junges Herz bewahren — to stay young at heart

wie ein junger Gott — divinely

er sieht aus wie ein junger Gott — he looks divine (inf)

See:

→ jünger, jüngste(r, s), Gemüse, Pferd

2. adv comp -er, superl am -sten

jung aussehen — to look young

jung heiraten/sterben — to marry/die young

jünger heiraten — to marry earlier

sie starb jünger als ihr Mann — she died before her husband

jung gefreit, nie gereut (Prov) — if you marry young you won't regret it

so jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen (hum) — you're only young once

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1) (in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) young

2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) youthful

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jung

<jünger, jüngste>

[ˈjʊŋ]

I. adj

1. (noch nicht älter) young

▪ jünger [als jd] sein to be younger [than sb]

\jung und alt young and old alike

2. (jung wirkend) youthful

das hält \jung! it keeps you young!

3. (später geboren) young

▪ der/die Jüngere/der/die Jüngste the younger/youngest

4. (erst kurz existierend) new

5.

▶ \junges Gemüse (pej) fresh meat

II. adv (in jungen Jahren) young

\jung heiraten/sterben to marry/die young

von \jung auf since one's youth, from an early age

▶ \jung gefreit, nie gereut (prov) he who marries young won't regret it

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Adjektiv; jünger, jüngst... young; new <project, undertaking, sport, marriage, etc.>

er ist jung gestorben — he died young

jung an Jahren — young in years

Cato der Jüngere — Cato the Younger

[ganze] 30 Jahre jung — (ugs. scherzh.) 30 years young

Sport hält jung — sport keeps you young

die Nacht ist noch jung — the night is young

der junge Tag — (geh.) the new day

in jüngster Zeit — recently; lately

ein Ereignis der jüngeren/jüngsten Geschichte — an event in recent/very recent history

die jüngsten Geschehnisse — the latest or [most] recent happenings

der Jüngste Tag — (Rel.) doomsday

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jung adj; jünger, am jüngsten young; (jugendlich) youthful;

junges Unternehmen new company;

junger Wein new wine;

junges Glück new-found happiness;

von jung auf from childhood;

jung heiraten/sterben etc marry/die etc young ( oder at an early age);

so jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen meist hum you’re only young once;

sie ist jung geblieben she has stayed young; (sieht noch jung aus) auch she has kept her looks;

Jung und Alt oder

die Jungen und die Alten young and old;

die Jungen the young ones, the young(er) generation; → jünger, jüngst…, Gemüse, Hund 1

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Adjektiv; jünger, jüngst... young; new <project, undertaking, sport, marriage, etc.>

er ist jung gestorben — he died young

jung an Jahren — young in years

Cato der Jüngere — Cato the Younger

[ganze] 30 Jahre jung — (ugs. scherzh.) 30 years young

Sport hält jung — sport keeps you young

die Nacht ist noch jung — the night is young

der junge Tag — (geh.) the new day

in jüngster Zeit — recently; lately

ein Ereignis der jüngeren/jüngsten Geschichte — an event in recent/very recent history

die jüngsten Geschehnisse — the latest or [most] recent happenings

der Jüngste Tag — (Rel.) doomsday

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adj.

young adj. adv.

youthfully adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > jung
18 descendiente

adj.

descendent, descendant, descending, downward.

f. & m.

descendant.

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descendiente

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 descendant (hijos) offspring

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser descendiente de to be a descendant of

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SMF descendant

murió sin descendientes — he left no children behind, he died without issue frm

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masculino y femenino descendant

murió sin descendientes — she died without issue (frml)

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= descendant, downward, offspring.

Ex. I shall illustrate these more modest, potentially valuable uses for AI or its descendants with three examples.

Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex. The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.

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* orden descendiente = descending order, descending sequence.

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masculino y femenino descendant

murió sin descendientes — she died without issue (frml)

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= descendant, downward, offspring.

Ex: I shall illustrate these more modest, potentially valuable uses for AI or its descendants with three examples.

Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.

Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.

* orden descendiente = descending order, descending sequence.

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descendiente¹

adjective

descendiente DE algn descended FROM sb

descendiente²

masculine and feminine

descendant

es un descendiente directo del gran músico he is a direct descendant of the great musician

murió sin descendientes she died without issue ( frml), she left no children

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descendiente sustantivo masculino y femenino
descendant
descendiente mf descendant
' descendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vástago
- varón
English:
descendant
- descended
- survive

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descendiente nmf

descendant;

no dejó descendientes she left no children, she died without issue;

es descendiente directo de los Stroganoff he's a direct descendant of the Stroganoffs

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descendiente

m/f descendant

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descendiente adj & nm

: descendant

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descendiente n descendant

Spanish-English dictionary > descendiente
19 extremo

adj.

1 extreme, outermost, exaggerated, excessive.

2 extreme, ultimate.

m.

1 extreme, farthest end, end, terminal.

2 extent, degree.

3 extremitas.

pres.indicat.

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

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extremo

► adjetivo

1 (exagerado) extreme

■ calor extremo extreme heat

■ extrema vejez extreme old age

2 (distante) further

3 figurado (intenso) utmost

► nombre masculino extremo

1 (punta) extreme, end

■ el extremo de la calle the end of the street

2 (punto último) point, extreme

■ pasar de un extremo a otro to go from one extreme to another

■ llegó al extremo de mendigar por la calle she got to the point of begging in the street

3 (asunto, materia) matter, question

4 DEPORTE wing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en caso extremo as a last resort

en extremo extremely, very much

en último extremo as a last resort

hasta tal extremo to such a point

los extremos se tocan figurado extremes meet

pasar de un extremo a otro to go from one extreme to another

Extremo Oriente Far East

extremo-derecha (fútbol) right wing

extremo-izquierda (fútbol) left wing

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extremo

► nombre masculino

1 (punta) extreme, end

■ el extremo de la calle the end of the street

2 (punto último) point, extreme

■ pasar de un extremo a otro to go from one extreme to another

■ llegó al extremo de mendigar por la calle she got to the point of begging in the street

3 (asunto, materia) matter, question

4 DEPORTE wing

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1. (f. - extrema)
adj.

extreme, utmost
2. noun m.
end, extreme

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I
ADJ

1) (=máximo) extreme

una situación de extrema pobreza — a situation of extreme poverty

en situaciones de calor extremo — in extremely hot weather

el nivel de polen era extremo — the pollen count was extremely high

heridas de extrema gravedad — extremely serious wounds

en caso extremo — as a last resort, if all else fails

2) (=alejado) furthest

vive en el punto más extremo de la isla — she lives on the furthest o most extreme point of the island
oriente
3) (Pol) (=radical) extreme

representa lo más extremo de la izquierda — she represents the extreme left wing

extrema derecha — extreme right, far right

extrema izquierda — extreme left, far left
II
1. SM

1) (=punta) end

vive en el otro extremo de la calle — he lives at the far o other end of the street

agarra la cuerda por este extremo — take this end of the rope, take hold of the rope by o at this end

el extremo oriental de la península — the easternmost side o point of the peninsula

• de extremo a extremo — from one end o side to the other

• de un extremo a otro — (lit) from one end o side to the other; (fig) from one extreme to another

- ser el extremo opuesto

- ser los dos extremos

- los extremos se tocan

2) (=límite) extreme

no me gustan los extremos — I don't like extremes of any kind

su crueldad alcanzaba extremos insospechados — his cruelty plumbed unheard-of depths

si la situación se deteriora hasta ese extremo... — if the situation deteriorates to that extent...

• en extremo — extremely

la situación era en extremo peligrosa — the situation was extremely dangerous o was dangerous in the extreme más frm

todavía me pesa en extremo — I still feel extremely guilty

• hasta el extremo — to the full

estamos explotando los recursos hasta el extremo — we are exploiting resources to the full

es detallista hasta el extremo — he pays extremely close attention to detail

• llegar a o hasta el extremo de, hemos llegado al extremo de no decirnos ni hola — it's got to the point now that we don't even say hello to each other

llegó hasta el extremo de decir que lo mataría — she went as far as to say that she would kill him

por ahorrar ha llegado al extremo de no comer — he's so desperate to save money he's stopped eating

• en último extremo — as a last resort, if all else fails

3) (=asunto) point

ese extremo no se tocó en la discusión — that point was not touched on during the discussion

pidieron una rebaja en el rescate, extremo que fue rechazado — they asked for the ransom to be reduced, a condition which was refused

4) (=cuidado) great care

2.

SMF
(Dep)
extremo derecho — right winger

jugaba de extremo derecho — he played (on the) right wing, he played as a right winger

extremo izquierdo — left winger

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) (gen delante del n) <pobreza/cuidado> extreme

un caso de extrema gravedad — an extremely serious case

b) <caso/medida> extreme

en caso extremo — as a last resort

- extrema derecha/izquierda

- extremo derecho/izquierdo

- Extremo Oriente
II
masculino

1)

a) (de palo, cable) end

al otro extremo del pasillo — at the other end of the corridor

b) ( postura extrema) extreme

va de un extremo a otro — she goes from one extreme to the other

son extremos opuestos — they are complete opposites

los extremos se tocan — (fr hecha) extremes meet

c) ( límite)

si se llega a ese extremo... — if it gets that bad o to that point...

su descaro alcanzó extremos insospechados — her effrontery reached unimagined extremes

es cuidadoso al extremo — he is extremely careful

en último extremo — as a last resort

d)

en extremo — in the extreme

2) (period) (punto, cuestión)

en ese extremo no estoy de acuerdo — I do not agree on that point
III
- ma masculino, femenino (en fútbol, rugby) winger

- extremo cerrado/defensivo

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I
- ma adjetivo

a) (gen delante del n) <pobreza/cuidado> extreme

un caso de extrema gravedad — an extremely serious case

b) <caso/medida> extreme

en caso extremo — as a last resort

- extrema derecha/izquierda

- extremo derecho/izquierdo

- Extremo Oriente
II
masculino

1)

a) (de palo, cable) end

al otro extremo del pasillo — at the other end of the corridor

b) ( postura extrema) extreme

va de un extremo a otro — she goes from one extreme to the other

son extremos opuestos — they are complete opposites

los extremos se tocan — (fr hecha) extremes meet

c) ( límite)

si se llega a ese extremo... — if it gets that bad o to that point...

su descaro alcanzó extremos insospechados — her effrontery reached unimagined extremes

es cuidadoso al extremo — he is extremely careful

en último extremo — as a last resort

d)

en extremo — in the extreme

2) (period) (punto, cuestión)

en ese extremo no estoy de acuerdo — I do not agree on that point
III
- ma masculino, femenino (en fútbol, rugby) winger

- extremo cerrado/defensivo

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extremo¹

¹ = end, extreme, far + Localización, reaches, extreme end, end point [endpoint], tip.

Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.

Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex: We'll select record '75' which is located on CD-ROM disc \#4 (shown by the number on the far right side of the screen).

Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

Ex: However, it was possible to identify queries from the extreme ends of the specificity continuum.

Ex: The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.

Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.

* al extremo = to the extreme.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* al otro extremo = at the receiving end.

* a un extremo de la escala = at one end of the scale.

* del Extremo Oriente = Far Eastern.

* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.

* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

* de un extremo a otro del país = cross-country.

* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.

* en el extremo opuesto = at the far end.

* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other end of the scale, at the other end of the spectrum.

* en este extremo = to this extent.

* en un extremo de la escala = at one extreme.

* en un extremo... en el otro = at one end... at the other.

* extremo delantero = fore-end.

* extremo inferior izquierdo = lower left.

* Extremo Oriente, el = Far East, the.

* extremo + Punto Cardinal = furthest + Punto Cardinal.

* extremo superior = high end.

* hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.

* llegar al extremo de = get to + the point of, go to + the extreme of.

* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar a un extremo = reach + epic proportions.

extremo²

² = extreme.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.

* calor extremo = extreme heat.

* condiciones metereológicas extremas = severe weather, severe weather conditions.

* deporte extremo = extreme sport.

* en extremo = no end, to no end.

* extrema derecha = far right.

* extrema precaución = extreme caution.

* extrema prudencia = extreme caution.

* frío extremo = extreme cold.

* necesidad extrema = dire need.

* temperaturas extremas = extreme temperatures.

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extremo¹ -ma

adjective

1 ( gen delante del n) ‹pobreza/gravedad› extreme

viven en una situación de extrema necesidad they live in extreme poverty

un caso de extrema gravedad an extremely serious case

2 ‹caso/postura/medida› extreme

casos extremos, que no suceden todos los días extreme cases which don't happen every day

en caso extremo as a last resort

Compuestos:

● extrema derecha/izquierda

feminine ( Pol) extreme right/left

● extremo derecho/izquierdo

masculine and feminine ( Dep) right/left wing

● Extremo Oriente

masculine Far East

extremo²

masculine

A

1 (de un palo, cable) end

al otro extremo del pasillo at the other end of the corridor

viven al otro extremo de la ciudad they live right on the other side of the city

2 (postura extrema) extreme

va de un extremo a otro she goes from one extreme to the other o to another

son extremos opuestos, no se parecen en nada they are complete opposites, different in every way

no soy una persona de extremos I'm not given to extremes

los extremos se tocan ( fr hecha); extremes meet

3

(límite, punto): han llegado al extremo de no saludarse they've reached the point where they don't even say hello to each other

si se llega a ese extremo tendremos que operar if it gets that bad o to that point we'll have to operate

su descaro alcanzó extremos insospechados her effrontery reached unimagined extremes o limits

es cuidadoso al extremo he is extremely careful, he is careful to a fault

en último extremo as a last resort, if all else fails

4

en extremo in the extreme

fue una situación en extremo peligrosa it was a situation which was dangerous in the extreme, it was an extremely dangerous situation

B ( period)

(punto, cuestión): en ese extremo no estoy de acuerdo I do not agree on that point

tenían esperanzas de que volviera, extremo que no se confirmó they hoped that she would return but, in the event, this did not happen

para establecer los extremos de la denuncia to establish the main points of the accusation

extremo³ -ma

masculine, feminine

(en fútbol, rugby) winger

Compuestos:

● extremo cerrado

tight end

● extremo defensivo

defensive end

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Del verbo extremar: ( conjugate extremar)

extremo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

extremó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
extremar
extremo
extremar ( conjugate extremar) verbo transitivo (frml) to maximize (frml)
extremarse verbo pronominal
◊ extremo (en hacer algo) to make a great effort (to do sth)

extremo 1 -ma adjetivo
extreme;
un caso de extrema gravedad an extremely serious case;
en caso extremo as a last resort;
extremo derecha/izquierda (Pol) extreme right/left;
extremo derecho/izquierdo (Dep) right/left wing;
Eextremo Oriente Far East
extremo 2 sustantivo masculino
a) (de palo, cable) end

b) ( postura extrema) extreme;

◊ va de un extremo a otro she goes from one extreme to the other;

son extremos opuestos they are complete opposites
c) ( límite):

◊ si se llega a ese extremo … if it gets that bad o to that point …;

en último extremo as a last resort
extremar verbo transitivo to maximize: extremó los cuidados con el niño, she looked after the boy with special care
extremo,-a
I adjetivo extreme
(lejano) Extremo Oriente, Far East
II sustantivo masculino
1 (fin o principio) end
2 (punto o situación límite) extreme
(asunto, punto de que se trata) point: en este extremo soy inflexible, I won't move on that point
' extremo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabo
- extrema
- extremar
- extremidad
- fondo
- media
- medio
- oriente
- punta
- rematar
- término
- tope
- extremista
- lagrimal
- llegar
- opuesto
English:
abysmal
- abyss
- across
- butt
- dire
- end
- extreme
- far
- Far East
- outermost
- push
- sublime
- winger
- extremity
- fault
- pitch

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extremo, -a

♦ adj

1. [sumo] extreme;

con extremo cuidado with extreme care

2. [al límite] extreme;

una situación de pobreza extrema a situation of extreme poverty;

las condiciones climáticas de ese lugar son extremas the climate here is extreme;

la extrema izquierda/derecha the far left/right

3. [lejano] far, furthest

♦ nm

1. [punta] end;

agárralo por este extremo hold it by this end;

al otro extremo de la calle at the other end of the street;

mientras, en el otro extremo del país,… meanwhile, at the other end of the country,…;

Comp

los extremos se tocan extremes meet

2. [límite] extreme;

llegar a extremos ridículos/peligrosos to reach ridiculous/dangerous extremes;

no desearía llegar a ese extremo I wouldn't want to go to those lengths;

llegamos al extremo de pegarnos we actually ended up coming to blows;

en extremo: le mimas en extremo you spoil him far too much;

es meticuloso en extremo he is extremely meticulous o meticulous to a fault;

una decisión en extremo sorprendente an extremely surprising decision;

en último extremo as a last resort;

ir o [m5] pasar de un extremo al otro to go from one extreme to the other

3. [en fútbol] winger

Comp
extremo derecho [en fútbol] outside right; [en rugby] right wing;
extremo izquierdo [en fútbol] outside left;
[en rugby] left wing
4. [punto, asunto] issue, question;

…extremo que ha sido rechazado por… …a claim which has been denied by…;

este extremo está aún por confirmar that remains to be confirmed

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extremo

I adj

1 extreme

2 POL

:

la extrema derecha/izquierda the far right/left

II m

1 extreme;

ir o

pasar de un extremo a otro go from one extreme to another;

los extremos se tocan opposites attract;

en extremo in the extreme

2 parte primera o

última end

3 ( punto) point;

llegar al extremo de reach the point of

III m/f

:

extremo derecho/izquierdo DEP right/left wing

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extremo, -ma adj

1) : extreme, utmost

2) excesivo: excessive

3)

en caso extremo : as a last resort

extremo nm

1) : extreme, end

2)

al extremo de : to the point of

3)

en extremo : in the extreme

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extremo¹ adj extreme

extremo² n

1. (en general) end

el otro extremo de la calle the other end of the street

2. (punto último) extreme / point

he llegado al extremo de tenerle miedo I've reached the point where I'm afraid of him

Spanish-English dictionary > extremo
20 mort

mort, e [mɔʀ, mɔʀt]

past participle of mourir

1. adjective

dead ; [yeux] lifeless

• il est mort depuis deux ans he's been dead for two years

• mort au combat killed in action

• tu es un homme mort ! (inf) you're a dead man! (inf)

• la ville est morte le dimanche the town is dead on a Sunday

• je suis mort de fatigue ! I'm dead tired!

• il était mort de peur he was frightened to death

• ils étaient morts de rire they were doubled up with laughter

2. masculine noun

dead man

• les morts the dead

• il y a eu un mort one person was killed

• l'accident a fait cinq morts five people were killed in the accident

• fête des morts All Souls' Day

• c'est un mort vivant he's more dead than alive

• faire le mort to pretend to be dead ; ( = ne pas se manifester) to lie low

• il va y avoir des morts ! there will be casualties

3. feminine noun

death

• tu veux ma mort ? do you want to kill me or what? (inf)

• trouver la mort dans un accident to be killed in an accident

• souhaiter la mort de qn to wish sb were dead

• se donner la mort to take one's own life

• mourir de mort violente to die a violent death

• c'est une belle mort it is a good way to go

• à la mort de sa mère when his mother died

• il a vu la mort de près he has looked death in the face

• il n'y a pas eu mort d'homme no one was killed

• mort au tyran ! death to the tyrant!

• ça coûte 100 €, ce n'est pas la mort ! (inf) it's only 100 euros, it won't kill you (or me etc)! (inf)

• la mort dans l'âme with a heavy heart

• silence de mort deathly hush

• d'une pâleur de mort deathly pale

• engin de mort deadly weapon

► à mort

• lutte à mort fight to the death

• blessé à mort (dans un combat) mortally wounded ; (dans un accident) fatally injured

• mise à mort [de taureau] kill

• nous sommes fâchés à mort we're at daggers drawn

• il m'en veut à mort he hates me for it

• freiner à mort (inf) to jam on the brakes

4. feminine noun

morte dead woman

5. compounds

► mort subite du nourrisson sudden infant death syndrome

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mɔʀ
I

nom féminin death

mourir de mort naturelle — to die of natural causes

mourir de sa belle mort — to die peacefully in old age

vouloir la mort de quelqu'un — to wish somebody dead

il n'y a pas eu mort d'homme — there were no fatalities

être à deux doigts de la mort — to be at death's door

j'ai vu la mort de près — I saw death close up

lutter jusqu'à la mort — to fight to the death

jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive — [battre] to death

trouver la mort — liter to die

être en danger de mort — to be in mortal danger

mettre quelqu'un à mort — to put somebody to death

mise à mort — ( de condamné) killing; ( de taureau) dispatch

un engin de mort — a deadly contraption

à mort — [lutte] to the death; [guerre] ruthless; [freiner, serrer] like mad (colloq); [frapper, lutter] to death; [blessé] fatally

je leur en veux à mort — (colloq) I'll never forgive them

on est fâchés à mort — (colloq) we'll never have anything to do with each other again

Phrasal Verbs:

- mort cérébrale

- mort subite

- mort subite du nourrisson

- un mort vivant

••

la mort dans l'âme — with a heavy heart

II
1.

morte mɔʀ, mɔʀt participe passé mourir

2.

participe passé adjectif

1) ( sans vie) dead

laisser quelqu'un pour mort — to leave somebody for dead

être mort de faim — fig to be starving

je suis morte de froid — I'm freezing to death

il est mort de sommeil — he's ready to drop

2) ( très fatigué) half-dead

3) ( partie du corps) [dent] dead

mes orteils sont comme morts — my toes have gone numb

4) ( sans activité) [quartier] dead; [saison] slack

eaux mortes — stagnant water [U]

3.

nom masculin, féminin ( défunt) dead person, dead man/woman

les morts — the dead

jour des morts — Religion All Souls' Day

4.

nom masculin

1) ( victime) fatality

il y a eu 12 morts — there were 12 dead

il n'y a pas eu de morts — there were no fatalities, nobody was killed

l'attentat n'a fait qu'un mort — the attack claimed only one life

2) ( cadavre) body

faire le mort — ( être immobile) to play dead; ( éviter les contacts) to lie low

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ne pas y aller de main morte — (colloq) not to pull any punches

être à la place du mort — (colloq) ( en voiture) to sit in the front passenger seat

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I mɔʀ nf
death

se donner la mort — to take one's own life

blessé à mort (avec une arme) — fatally wounded, (dans un accident) fatally injured

de mort (silence, pâleur) — deathly

à la vie, à la mort — for better, for worse

II mort, -e
1. pp

See:

mourir

Napoléon est mort en 1821. — Napoleon died in 1821.

2. adj

1) (= décédé) dead

Nous avons trouvé un oiseau mort. — We found a dead bird.

mort ou vif — dead or alive

2) fig

mort de fatigue — dead tired

Je suis morte de fatigue. — I'm dead tired.

mort de peur — scared to death

Il était mort de peur. — He was scared to death.

3. nm/f

1) (= défunt, cadavre) dead man (dead woman)

faire le mort — to pretend to be dead, figto lie low

2) (= victime)

il y a eu plusieurs morts — several people were killed

morts et blessés — casualties

4. nm

CARTES dummy

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I.

mort nf

1 ( d'être vivant) death; mortpar asphyxie/strangulation death by asphyxiation/strangulation; peu avant sa mort a short time before his/her death; mourir de mort naturelle to die of natural causes; mourir de sa belle mort to die peacefully in old age; mourir de mort violente to die a violent death; il a eu or connu une mort paisible he died peacefully; souhaiter or vouloir la mort de qn to wish sb dead; porter tout ça! tu veux ma mort? hum you want me to carry all this! are you trying to kill me, or what?; il n'y a pas eu mort d'homme lit there were no fatalities; ce n'est pas la mort! hum it won't kill you!; avoir une mort sur la conscience to have somebody's death on one's conscience; être à deux doigts de la mort to be at death's door; j'ai vu la mort de près I saw death close up; signer son arrêt de mort to sign one's death warrant; trouver la mort dans un accident to die in an accident; à la mort de mon oncle ( à partir de ce moment-là) on the death of my uncle; ( peu après) after my uncle died; se battre or lutter jusqu'à la mort to fight to the death; jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive [battre, torturer] to death; trouver la mort liter to die; donner la mort liter to kill; se donner la mort liter to kill oneself; être/mettre en danger de mort to be/to put [sb] in mortal danger; mettre qn à mort to put sb to death; mise à mort (de condamné, prisonnier) killing; ( de taureau) dispatch; (de système, d'entreprise) rundown; souffrir mille morts to die a thousand deaths; un engin de mort ( arme) a deadly weapon; (véhicule, invention) a deadly contraption; à mort le dictateur!, mort au dictateur! death to the dictator!; à mort [duel, lutte] to the death; [guerre] ruthless; [freiner, serrer] like mad○; [frapper, battre, lutter] to death; [blessé] fatally; blesser à mort to inflict a fatal injury; je leur en veux à mort○ I'll never forgive them; on est fâchés à mort○ we'll never have anything to do with each other again; ⇒ cheval, souffle;

2 (d'activité, étoile) death.

Composés

mort cérébrale brain death; mort clinique clinical death; mort subite sudden death; mort subite du nourrisson cot death GB, crib death US; un mort vivant one of the living dead; les morts vivants the living dead; tu as l'air d'un mort vivant you look like death warmed up GB ou over US.

Idiomes

être pâle comme la mort to be as pale as death; la mort dans l'âme with a heavy heart.

II.

mort, morte

A pp ⇒ mourir.

B pp adj

1 ( sans vie) dead; être mort de faim fig to be starving; je suis morte de froid I'm freezing to death; il est mort de sommeil he's dropping with tiredness; il était comme mort he seemed dead; il est mort pour la danse he's lost to the world of dance; mort ou vif dead or alive; plus mort que vif half dead with fear; bouge pas ou t'es un homme mort! don't move or you're a dead man!; laisser qn pour mort to leave sb for dead; ⇒ rat;

2 ( très fatigué) half-dead;

3 ( partie du corps) [dent] dead; mes orteils sont comme morts my toes have gone numb; avoir le regard mort or les yeux morts to have no spark of life in one's eyes;

4 ( sans activité) dead; le quartier est mort le soir the area is dead in the evening; c'est mort ici! it's like a graveyard here!; c'est une période/saison morte pour le tourisme it's a slack time/season for tourism; eaux mortes stagnant water ¢; bras mort d'une rivière oxbow;

5 ( disparu) [civilisation] dead; [ville] lost; mon amour pour elle est mort my love for her is dead;

6 ○( hors d'usage) [appareil, batterie] dead.

C nm,f ( défunt) dead person, dead man/woman; faire dire une messe pour un mort to have a mass said for somebody who has died; les morts the dead; jour or fête des morts Relig All Souls' Day.

D nm

1 ( victime) fatality; il y a eu 12 morts there were 12 dead; il n'y a pas eu de morts there were no fatalities, nobody was killed; l'attentat n'a fait qu'un mort the attack claimed only one life○;

2 ( cadavre) body; faire la toilette du mort to lay out the body; faire le mort ( être immobile) to play dead; ( éviter les contacts) to lie low.

Idiomes

ne pas y aller de main morte not to pull any punches; être à la place du mort○ ( en voiture) to sit in the front passenger seat.

( féminin morte) [mɔr, mɔrt] participe passé

→ link=mourir mourir

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( féminin morte) [mɔr, mɔrt] adjectif

1. [décédé - personne] dead

elle est morte depuis longtemps she died a long time ago, she's been dead (for) a long time

il était comme mort he looked as if he were dead

laisser quelqu'un pour mort to leave somebody for dead

mort et enterré, mort et bien mort (sens propre & figuré) dead and buried, dead and gone, long dead

mort sur le champ de bataille ou au champ d'honneur killed in action

mort ou vif dead or alive

être plus mort que vif to be more dead than alive

[arbre, cellule, dent] dead

morte la bête, mort le venin (proverbe) a dead enemy is no longer a threat

2. [en intensif]

mort de: il était mort de fatigue he was dead tired

on était morts de froid we were freezing cold

j'étais morte de rire (familier) I nearly died laughing

3. [passé - amour, désir] dead ; [ - espoir] dead, buried, long-gone

4. [inerte - regard] lifeless, dull ; [ - quartier, bistrot] dead ; [ - eau] stagnant

5. (familier) [hors d'usage - appareil, voiture] dead

mon sac est mort my bag's had it

6. (familier) [épuisé]

je suis mort! I'm dead!

mes jambes sont mortes! my legs are killing me!

7. GÉOGRAPHIE

la mer Morte the Dead Sea

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, morte [mɔr, mɔrt] nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne] dead person

les émeutes ont fait 300 morts 300 people died ou were killed in the rioting

les morts the dead

c'est un mort vivant [mourant] he's at death's door

les morts vivants the living dead

jour ou fête des morts All Souls' Day

messe/prière des morts mass/prayer for the dead

faire le mort (sens propre) to pretend to be dead, to play dead

tu as intérêt à faire le mort (familier & figuré) you'd better lie low

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nom féminin

1. [décès] death

la mort death

envoyer quelqu'un à la mort to send somebody to his/her death

frôler la mort to have a brush with death

il a vu la mort de près he saw death staring him in the face

se donner la mort (soutenu) to commit suicide, to take one's own life

trouver la mort to meet one's death, to die

les émeutes ont entraîné la mort de 30 personnes the riots led to the death ou deaths of 30 people

il y a eu mort d'homme

a. [une victime] somebody was killed

b. [plusieurs victimes] lives were lost

il a eu une mort douce he died painlessly

périr de mort violente to die a violent death

mort aux traîtres! death to the traitors!

mort cérébrale ou clinique brain death

mort accidentelle [généralement] accidental death

mort naturelle

a. natural death

b. DROIT death from natural causes

mort subite du nourrisson sudden infant death syndrome (terme spécialisé), cot death

la petite mort (littéraire) (the moment of) climax

avoir la mort dans l'âme to have a heavy heart

je partis la mort dans l'âme I left with a heavy heart

c'est pas la mort (du petit cheval)! (familier) it's not the end of the world!

son cours, c'est vraiment la mort! (familier) his class is deadly boring!

la foule scandait à mort, à mort! the crowd was chanting kill (him), kill (him)!

2. [économique] end, death

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à mort locution adjectivale

[lutte, combat] to the death

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à mort locution adverbiale

1. (familier) [en intensif]

j'ai freiné à mort I braked like hell, I jammed on the brakes

ils sont brouillés ou fâchés à mort they're mortal enemies ou enemies for life

je lui en veux à mort I hate his guts

2. [mortellement]

blesser quelqu'un à mort to mortally wound somebody

frapper quelqu'un à mort to strike somebody dead

mettre quelqu'un à mort to put somebody to death

mettre un animal à mort to kill an animal

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de mort locution adjectivale

[silence, pâleur] deathly, deathlike

être en danger ou péril de mort to be in mortal danger

menace/pulsion de mort death threat/wish

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jusqu'à la mort locution adverbiale

(sens propre) to the death

(figuré) to the bitter end

jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive locution adverbiale

DROIT (vieilli) until he/she be dead

(humoristique) to the bitter end

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