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over adj | (in excess) | de sobra loc adv |
| | sobrar⇒ vi |
| If there is any food over after the party, you can take it. |
| Si hay comida de sobra después de la fiesta puedes llevártela. |
over adj | (outer) | de abrigo loc adj |
| Over garments are a necessity in this cold climate. |
| Las prendas de abrigo son necesarias en este clima frío. |
over adv | used in expressions (covering a surface) (cubrir por completo) | totalmente adv |
| The walls have been painted over. |
| Han pintado totalmente las paredes. |
over adv | used in expressions (across) (con verbo de movimiento) | aproximarse⇒ v prnl |
| They walked over to the window. |
| Se aproximaron a la ventana |
over adv | used in expressions (from a person to another) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| Could you hand that book over to me, please? |
| ¿Me puedes pasar el libro, por favor? |
| | a prep |
| ¿Podrías pasarme ese libro a mí, por favor? |
over adv | (at a distance) | lejos adv |
| She lives over in the west end of the city. |
| Vive lejos, en la parte oeste de la ciudad. |
over adv | used in expressions (upend) | volcar⇒ vtr |
| He knocked the glass over and spilled wine everywhere. |
| Volcó el vaso y derramó vino por todas partes. |
over adv | used in expressions (against) | sobre prep |
| | contra prep |
| Stop leaning over that wall! |
| ¡Deja de apoyarte sobre la pared! |
over adv | used in expressions (again) | otra vez loc adv |
| | de nuevo loc adv |
| Quentin decided to do the pie over because the first one was a bit burnt on the edges. |
| Quentin decidió hacer el pastel otra vez, porque el primero estaba quemado en los bordes. |
over adv | used in expressions (to a place) | aquí, acá adv |
| | allí, allá adv |
| Come over and look at this. |
| Ven aquí y mira esto. |
over adv | used in expressions (overleaf) | al dorso loc adv |
| See over for more details. |
| Ver más detalles al dorso de la página. |
over adv | used in expressions (staying as guests) | de visita loc adv |
| (visita) | aquí adv |
| We've got friends over this weekend. |
| Tenemos unos amigos de visita este fin de semana. |
| Tenemos aquí unos amigos este fin de semana. |
over interj | (radio: it is your turn to speak) | cambio interj |
| Nothing to report. Over. |
| Nada que reportar. Cambio. |
over interj | (radio: done speaking) | cambio interj |
| Request to land on runway 5, over. |
| Permiso para aterrizar en la pista 5, cambio. |
over n | (cricket: sequence of balls) (críquet; voz inglesa) | over nm |
| A bowler is not allowed to bowl two consecutive overs. |
| El boleador no puede lanzar dos overs consecutivos. |
over prep | (in relation to) | sobre prep |
| We have a big lead over our competitors. |
| Tenemos una gran ventaja sobre nuestros competidores. |
over prep | (outranking) | sobre prep |
| | por encima loc prep |
| In my new job, there's no one over me. |
| En mi trabajo no hay nadie sobre mí. |
| En mi nuevo trabajo no hay nadie por encima de mí. |
over prep | (authority, control) | acerca de loc prep |
| Dad has the final say over where we go. |
| Papá toma la decisión final acerca de dónde vamos. |
over prep | (during) | durante prep |
| The shop will be closed over the holidays. |
| La tienda estará cerrada durante las vacaciones. |
over prep | (louder than) | sobre loc prep |
| | a causa de loc prep |
| | por encima de loc prep |
| I couldn't hear her over the siren. |
| No pude escucharla sobre la sirena. |
| No pude escucharla a causa de la sirena. |
| No pude escucharla por encima de la sirena. |
over prep | (in preference to) (a el) | al contr |
| | antes que loc adv |
| | a la prep + art |
| I prefer the red one over the blue. |
| Prefiero el rojo al azul. |
| Prefiero el rojo antes que el azul. |
over prep | (by means of) | por prep |
| We can talk over the phone if you prefer. |
| Podemos hablar por teléfono si lo prefieres. |
over prep | (concerning) | sobre prep |
| They always argue over who gets to drive. |
| Siempre discuten sobre quién tiene que conducir. |
over prep | (divided by) (matemáticas) | entre prep |
| | sobre prep |
| Twelve over four is three. |
| Doce entre cuatro son tres. |
| Doce sobre cuatro es igual a tres. |
be over [sth] vi + prep | (recovered from) | recuperarse de v prnl + prep |
| | superar⇒ vtr |
| Sayeed is not yet over the loss of his mother. |
| Sayeed aún no se ha recuperado de la muerte de su madre. |
Locuciones verbales over | over... |
back over [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (vehicle: run over in reverse) | dar marcha atrás loc verb |
| Oh no! I think I just backed over my son's bike. |
| Creo que di marcha atrás sobre la bici de mi hijo. |
| | atropellar en marcha atrás loc verb |
| ¡Oh no! Creo que atropellé en marcha atrás la bicicleta de mi hijo. |
blow over vi phrasal | (clouds: pass, disappear) | dispersarse⇒ v prnl |
| The clouds blew over and the sun came out. |
| Las nubes se dispersaron y salió el sol. |
blow over vi phrasal | figurative (argument, etc.: be forgotten) | pasar al olvido loc verb |
| Let's hope that the dispute will soon blow over. |
| Esperemos que la disputa pase rápidamente al olvido. |
boil over vi phrasal | (spill over while boiling) (al hervir) | derramarse⇒ v prnl |
| Make sure that the water in the saucepan doesn't boil over. |
| Asegúrate de que el agua de la cacerola no se derrame. |
boil over vi phrasal | figurative (argument, etc.: intensify) (figurado) | calentarse⇒ v prnl |
| (figurado) | hervir⇒ vi |
| Tempers soon began to boil over. |
| Los temperamentos enseguida empezaron a calentarse. |
bowl [sb] over, bowl over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (knock to the ground) | derribar a, tumbar a loc verb |
| The big dog was so excited that he ran up and bowled over the little boy. |
| El enorme perro estaba tan emocionado que corrió hacia el pequeño y lo derribó (or: tumbó). |
| | tirar al suelo a loc verb |
| El enorme perro estaba tan emocionado que corrió hacia el pequeño y lo tiró al suelo. |
bowl [sb] over, bowl over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, often passive (astound, amaze) | dejar impresionado a loc verb |
| | dejar boquiabierto a loc verb |
| My colleagues' kindness following my car accident really bowled me over. |
| La amabilidad de mis colegas después de mi accidente de tránsito me dejó impresionado. |
| | dejar abrumado a loc verb |
| (CR, coloquial) | dejar como loco a loc verb |
| La amabilidad de mis colegas después de mi accidente de tráfico me dejó abrumada. |
bridge [sth] over, bridge [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | US, figurative (compensate for: deficit) | cubrir⇒ vtr |
| This loan should be enough to bridge over the shortfall for a good three months. |
| Este préstamo alcanzará para cubrir el déficit durante tres meses. |
bridge over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (overcome differences) | superar⇒, sortear⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | zanjar⇒ vtr |
| (MX, coloquial) | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| (formal) | conciliar⇒, concertar⇒ vtr |
| I think our marriage is strong enough to bridge over this incident. |
| Creo que nuestro matrimonio es lo suficientemente fuerte como para superar (or: sortear) este incidente. |
| Creo que nuestro matrimonio es lo suficientemente fuerte como para zanjar este incidente. |
| Creo que nuestro matrimonio es lo suficientemente fuerte como para aguantar este incidente. |
brush over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (barely mention) (figurado) | pasar por arriba expr |
bubble over vi phrasal | (boil until spilling out of pan) | desbordarse⇒ v prnl |
| | derramarse⇒, salirse⇒ v prnl |
| The saucepan of boiling water bubbled over. |
| La sartén con agua hirviendo se desbordaba. |
bubble over vi phrasal | figurative (be extremely happy or enthusiastic) (coloquial) | no caber de felicidad expr |
| | rebosar felicidad expr |
| The crowd's joy bubbled over when Dembele scored the winning goal. |
budge up, budge over vi phrasal | informal (move to make space for [sb]) | apretarse⇒ v prnl |
| | hacer lugar loc verb |
| If you two budge up, I'll be able to sit on the sofa too. |
carry [sth] over, carry over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (sum: transfer to next column) (matemática) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | llevarse⇒ v prnl |
| Carry over the number "4" and put it at the top of the next column. |
| Lleva el 4 y ponlo arriba de la siguiente columna. |
carry [sth] over, carry over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (vacation allowance: use next year) | guardar⇒, pasar⇒ vtr |
| (vacaciones) | juntar⇒, acumular⇒ vtr |
| My boss won't allow me to carry over my vacation time to next year so I must take holidays now. |
| Mi jefe no me permite guardar días de vacaciones para el próximo año, así que tendré que tomar unas vacaciones ahora. |
carry over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be extended) | llevarse algo a loc verb |
| | extenderse a v prnl + prep |
| | continuar en vi + prep |
| His frustration at work carried over to his home. |
| Él se llevaba su frustración del trabajo a su casa. |
| Su frustración en el trabajo se extendía a su casa. |
change over to [sth] vi phrasal | (switch) | cambiar⇒ vtr |
| I work until midnight for a week and then I change over to the morning shift. |
| Trabajo una semana hasta la medianoche y después cambio al turno de la mañana. |
chew [sth] over, chew over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (think about or discuss thoroughly) | reflexionar⇒ vtr |
| | discutir⇒, deliberar⇒ vtr |
| (peyorativo) | elucubrar⇒ vtr |
| David chewed over the matter for a few days before making a decision. |
cloud over vi phrasal | (sky, weather: go cloudy) | nublarse⇒ v prnl |
| The day started fine and sunny, but by midday it began to cloud over, and by late afternoon it was raining hard. |
| El día amaneció soleado, al mediodía se empezó a nublar y para la tarde estaba lloviendo fuerte. |
cloud over vi phrasal | figurative (look suddenly serious or sad) | ponerse serio loc verb |
| At the thought of his wife's illness his face - usually so cheerful and open - clouded over. |
| Al pensar en la enfermedad de su esposa, Juan, que es normalmente alegre y abierto, se puso serio. |
| (figurado) | ensombrecérsele el gesto, ensombrecérsele el rostro loc verb |
| Juan es normalmente una persona alegre y abierta, pero al pensar en la enfermedad de su mujer, se le ensombreció el gesto. |
come over vi phrasal | figurative (message: be clear) | hacerse entender loc verb |
| | llegar⇒ vi |
| The Prime Minister's message came over very well in his speech. |
| El mensaje del Primer Ministro se hizo entender muy bien en su discurso. |
come over vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit) | venir⇒ v prnl |
| (AR, coloquial) | venirse⇒, pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| (ES, coloquial) | dejarse caer loc verb |
| If you come over this evening we'll watch a movie together. |
| Ven esta tarde y miramos juntos una película. |
come over [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (emotion: affect) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | pasar⇒ vtr |
| (AR, coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | invadir⇒ vtr |
| I don't know what's come over me, but I can't stop crying. |
| A strange feeling of joy came over me. |
| No entiendo qué me dio, pero no puedo parar de llorar. |
come over vi phrasal | figurative (change sides) | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | venirse⇒ v prnl |
| Smith resigned from the government and came over to the opposition. |
| Smith renunció al gobierno y se pasó del lado de la oposición. |
creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (figure: rise higher than) | trepar⇒ vi |
creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (light, darkness: cover slowly) | ir cubriendo loc verb |
| | cubrir⇒ vi |
creep over [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (feelings: affect slowly) (invadir) | apoderarse de v prnl + prep |
| A sense of resentment began to creep over her. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A medida que se acercaba el miedo iba apoderándose de él. |
cross over vi phrasal | (change loyalties) | cambiarse de bando loc verb |
| | darse vuelta loc verb |
| | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| Woodford's disagreement with the government's immigration policy is the reason why he crossed over. |
| El desacuerdo de Woodford con la política de inmigración del gobierno es la razón por la que se cambió de bando. |
cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (change loyalties) | pasarse a v prnl + prep |
| | cambiarse a v prnl + prep |
| The senator crossed over to the opposition. |
| El senador se pasó a la oposición. |
cross over vi phrasal | (exchange genes) | intercambiarse genéticamente loc verb |
| The genes cross over from one chromosome to another. |
| Los genes se intercambian genéticamente de un cromosoma a otro. |
cross over vi phrasal | (defy genres) | cruzar los límites loc verb |
| | desafiar los géneros loc verb |
| | expandirse⇒ v prnl |
| The young country singer dreams of making music that will cross over and be a hit on the R&B chart. |
| La cantante de country sueña con que su música cruce los límites del country y el R&B. |
cross over into [sth], cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (defy genres) | meterse en v prnl + prep |
| Run DMC were one of the first rap acts to cross over into the rock charts. |
| Run DMC fue una de las primeras bandas de rap que entró en las listas de rock. |
cross over to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (music, film: appeal diversely) | atraer a vtr + prep |
| | atraer⇒ vtr |
| The film has enough appeal to cross over to a wider audience. |
| La película tiene el potencial de atraer a una mayor audiencia. |
cut [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | (computing: transfer) (informática) | migrar⇒, transferir⇒ vtr |
| The library will cut over the catalogue to its new software in September. |
| La biblioteca migrará el catálogo a su nuevo software en septiembre. |
| La biblioteca transferirá el catálogo a su nuevo programa de software en septiembre. |
do [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | (redo, do again) | hacer algo de nuevo loc verb |
| The report was a mess, and the boss made me do it over. |
| El reporte estaba mal y el jefe me pidió que lo hiciera de nuevo. |
Compound Forms: over | over... |
agonize over [sth], agonize about [sth], also UK: agonise over [sth], agonise about [sth] vi + prep | (struggle with decision) (figurado, coloquial) | dar vueltas a loc verb |
| | costar decidirse loc verb |
| I was very unsure about whether or not to give up my job and I agonised over the decision for weeks. |
| No estaba seguro si dejar o no mi empleo y le di vueltas a la solución durante semanas. |
| | dar vueltas sobre loc verb |
agonize over doing [sth], also UK: agonise over doing [sth] v expr | (struggle with decision) (figurado, coloquial) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months. |
| Los boletos eran caros así que di vueltas sobre si ir o no al viaje durante meses. |
all over adv | informal (everywhere) | por todas partes loc adv |
| I've looked all over but still can't find my keys. |
| He buscado por todas partes pero aun así no encuentro las llaves. |
all over adv | (over whole surface) | por todos lados, por todas partes loc adv |
| | por todo loc adv |
| Oil from the site of the wrecked tanker is now spreading all over. |
all over adv | figurative, informal (in every respect, characteristic) | en todos los aspectos loc adv |
| (CO) | ahí está pintado expr |
| He forgot to turn up for his own wedding? That's him all over! |
| ¿Se le olvidó ir a su propia boda? Así es él en todos los aspectos. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Se le olvidó ir a su propia boda? Ahí está pintado. |
all-over adj | (thorough, complete) (coloquial) | hecho y derecho loc adj |
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Jack gave the bike an all-over check. |
| Para entonces se había transformado en toda una mujer, hecha y derecha. |
all-over adj | (tan, massage: over whole body) | completo/a adj |
| Mandy would like to have an all-over tan. |
| A Mandy le gustaría tener un bronceado completo. |
all over again, over again adv | (once more, from the beginning) | de nuevo loc adv |
| | otra vez loc adv |
| | una vez más loc adv |
| (MX, coloquial) | de nuez loc prep |
| Oh no! I forgot the cake was in the oven and now it's burnt; I'll have to do it over again. |
| ¡Oh, no! Me olvidé la tarta en el horno y se ha quemado. Voy a tener que empezar de nuevo. |
all over the map expr | figurative, informal (changeable) (figurado) | por todas partes loc adj |
| | cambiante adj mf |
| After her father died, her emotions were all over the map. |
| Después de la muerte de su padre, sus sentimientos estaban por todas partes. |
all over the map expr | informal (in many places) | por todas partes loc adj |
| When he looked up the nearest ATM, they came up all over the map. |
| Cuando se fijó dónde estaba el cajero más cercano, estaban por todas partes. |
all over the place expr | informal (in many places) | por todas partes loc adv |
| | por todos lados loc adv |
| There is dust all over the place; I really need to clean house! |
| Hay polvo por todas partes, tengo que limpiar la casa. |
all over the place expr | figurative, informal (not focused) (persona) | disperso/a adj |
| (persona) | desconcentrado adj |
| I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place. |
| Últimamente me he distraído mucho; estoy bastante disperso. |
all over the world expr | (in many countries) | en todo el mundo loc adv |
| Santa Claus is known all over the world. |
| Santa Claus es conocido en todo el mundo. |
all over the world adv | figurative (everywhere) | por todas partes, en todas partes loc adv |
| | por todos lados, en todos lados loc adv |
| Luke had searched all over the world, but there was no sign of Naomi. |
all over with, over with, over and done with adj | informal (finished, over) | terminado/a adj |
| (coloquial) | finiquitado adj |
| Thank goodness that ordeal is all over with. |
| Menos mal que esa terrible experiencia está terminada. |
all over with adj | (ended a relationship with [sb]) | acabado/a adj |
| It's all over with Robert and Hannah. |
| La relación de Robert y Hannah está acabada. |
anguish over [sth] vi + prep | (worry) | angustiarse por v prnl + prep |
| | sentir angustia por loc verb + prep |
| Christine anguished over the low grade she received on her math exam. |
| Chistine se angustió por la nota tan baja que le pusieron en su examen de matemáticas. |
arch over [sth] vi + prep | (form an arc over) | arquearse sobre v prnl + prep |
| (figurado) | abovedar⇒ vtr |
| | formar un arco sobre loc verb + prep |
| Stately elm trees arched over the boulevard. |
| Unos majestuosos olmos se arqueaban sobre el bulevar. |
argue endlessly over/about [sth] vi + adv | figurative (disagree constantly) | pelear constantemente vi + adv |
| | pasársela peleando loc verb |
| | pasársela discutiendo loc verb |
| The two brothers argue endlessly over who is better at basketball. |
bargain over [sth] vi + prep | (haggle over price) | regatear el precio de loc verb |
| | regatear⇒ vi |
| The two farmers went back and forth bargaining over the cow. |
| Los dos granjeros regatearon el precio de la vaca una y otra vez. |
be all over v expr | informal (be finished, ended) | haber terminado loc verb |
| The battle was all over in less than three hours. |
| La batalla había terminado en menos de tres horas. |
be taken over vi | (company: controlled by) | ser absorbido loc verb |
| American Home Products was taken over by Wyeth many years ago, and now Pfizer has taken over Wyeth. |
bend over vi + adv | (lean forward) | agacharse⇒ v prnl |
| | inclinarse⇒ v prnl |
| James dropped his pen, so he bent over to pick it up. |
| A James se le cayó el bolígrafo, y se agachó para levantarlo. |
bend over [sth/sb] vi + prep | (lean over) | inclinarse⇒ v prnl |
| | agacharse⇒ v prnl |
| Sam bent over the fence to try to reach the ball which had landed in his neighbour's garden. |
| Sam se inclinó sobre la cerca para tratar de alcanzar la pelota que había caído en el jardín del vecino. |
bend [sth] over vtr + adv | (fold) | doblar⇒ vtr |
| He bent over the corner of the page to mark his place in the book. |
| Dobló el borde de la página para marcar el libro. |
bend over backward (US), bend over backwards (UK) v expr | figurative (make every effort) (coloquial) | partirse el lomo, romperse el lomo loc verb |
| | hacer lo imposible, hacer hasta lo imposible, hacer todo lo posible loc verb |
| | matarse⇒ v prnl |
| The coach told the players that they would have to bend over backwards if they wanted to win the game. |
| El entrenador les dijo a los jugadores que iban a tener que partirse el lomo si querían ganar el juego. |
bend over backward for [sb] (US), bend over backwards for [sb] (UK) v expr | figurative (make every effort) (coloquial) | partirse el lomo por alguien, romperse el lomo por alguien loc verb + prep |
| | hacer lo imposible por alguien, hacer hasta lo imposible por alguien loc verb + prep |
| | matarse por alguien v prnl + prep |
| Nicole bent over backwards for her brother when he needed help. |
| Nicole hizo hasta lo imposible por su hermano cuando este necesitaba ayuda. |
bend over backward to do [sth] (US), bend over backwards to do [sth] (UK) v expr | figurative (make every effort) (coloquial) | partirse el lomo para hacer algo, romperse el lomo para hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | hacer lo imposible para hacer algo, hacer hasta lo imposible para hacer algo loc verb + prep |
| | matarse para hacer algo v prnl + prep |
| Linda bent over backwards to please her boss. |
| Linda se rompía el lomo para satisfacer a su jefe. |
bent over, bent double adj | (person: doubled over) | doblarse⇒ v prnl |
| He was bent over in agony. |
| Se doblaba del dolor cuando llegó al médico. |
bent over with laughter, bent over laughing adj | figurative, informal (laughing uncontrollably) | desternillarse de risa loc verb |
| | doblarse de risa loc verb |
| | morirse de risa loc verb |
| Eric was bent over with laughter after Julia had told him the joke. |
bicker about [sth], bicker over [sth] vi + prep | (quarrel about) | discutir sobre vtr + prep |
| | pelear sobre, pelear por vtr + prep |
| My brother and I often bicker over which TV channel we want to watch. |
| Mi hermano y yo solemos discutir sobre qué canal de TV queremos ver. |
| Mi hermano y yo solemos pelear sobre qué canal de TV queremos ver. |
blow [sth] over, blow over [sth] vtr + prep | (topple by blowing) | tumbar⇒ vtr |
| A strong wind had blown over several plant pots. |
| Una ráfaga tumbó varias de las macetas del balcón. |
bowl me over! interj | figurative, informal (amazement) | que me parta un rayo loc interj |
| Well, bowl me over! I'm holding a winning lottery ticket. |
bowled over adj | figurative (impressed) | impresionado adj |
| Thank you so much for your generous gifts; I'm bowled over! |
| Gracias por tus generosos regalos, ¡estoy impresionado! |
bring [sth/sb] over vtr + adv | (carry or take: to a given place) | traer⇒ vtr |
| | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | acercar⇒ vtr |
| I will bring the car over to your house if you drive me home afterwards. |
| Traeré el auto a tu casa si me llevas a mi casa después. |
brood over [sth], brood about [sth] vi + prep | (think too much about) (coloquial, figurado) | rumiar⇒ vtr |
| (coloquial, figurado) | masticar⇒ vtr |
| There is no point in brooding over things that have happened in the past. |
| Jamie has been brooding about the outcome of last night's football game all morning. |
| No tiene caso estar rumiando sobre cosas que están en el pasado. |
| | darle muchas vueltas a loc verb + prep |
| (ES, coloquial, figurado) | comerse el coco, comerse el tarro loc verb |
| (AR, coloquial) | enroscarse⇒ v prnl |
| No tiene sentido darle muchas vueltas a cosas que ya han pasado. |
brood over [sb] vi + prep | figurative (children: protect) | proteger⇒ vtr |
| (figurado) | abrigar⇒ vtr |
| Shirley's mom broods over her family like a mother hen. |
| La madre de Shirley protege a su familia como una mamá gallina. |
call [sb] over⇒ vtr | (invite, beckon) | invitar⇒ vtr |
| We called her over to our table to join us. |
| La invitamos a sentarse a la mesa con nosotros. |
carryover, also UK: carry-over, carryforward, also UK: carry-forward n | (accounts: amount carried forward) | remanente nm |
| | sobrante nm |
carryover, also UK: carry-over n | ([sth] postponed, extended) | algo pospuesto nm + adj |
cast a glance over [sth] v expr | (survey quickly) (coloquial) | echar una mirada loc verb |
| Just before her guests arrived, she cast a glance over the table to be sure everything was in place. |
| (coloquial) | echar una mirada loc verb |
cast a gloom over [sth] v expr | (make [sth] seem depressing) | ensombrecer⇒ vtr |
| | deprimir⇒ vtr |
cast a gloom over [sb] v expr | (put [sb] in sad mood) | deprimir a vtr + prep |
| | entristecer a vtr + prep |
cast a pall over [sth] v expr | figurative (make gloomy) (figurado) | empañar⇒, manchar⇒ vtr |
| News of the death of the team's former captain cast a pall over the game. |
cast a shadow over [sth] v expr | figurative (create a gloomy mood) | ensombrecer⇒ vtr |
| | crear un clima sombrío en loc verb + prep |
| | arrojar sombra sobre loc verb + prep |
| Mark's death has cast a shadow over the whole event. |
| La muerte de Mark ha ensombrecido todo el evento. |
cast an eye over [sth] v expr | (survey appraisingly) | echarle un vistazo a algo, echarle un ojo a algo loc verb + prep |
check [sth/sb] over, check over [sth/sb] vtr + adv | (examine, inspect) | revisar⇒ vtr |
| I always check over the engine carefully before a long car journey. |
| Siempre reviso el motor antes de un viaje largo. |
clamber over [sth] vi + prep | (climb over) (con cuidado o gateando) | escalar⇒, trepar⇒ vtr |
| The children clambered over the wall. |
climb over [sth/sb] vi + prep | (clamber across) | saltar⇒ vtr |
| Even if you manage to climb over the prison fence, the dogs will be waiting on the other side. |
climb over [sb] vi + prep | figurative (be ruthless, ambitious) | pasar por encima de alguien loc verb |
| | sobrepasar a alguien, superar a alguien, aventajar a alguien loc verb |
| You have to climb over people to get what you want in this business. |
| Tienes que pasar por encima de la gente para conseguir lo que quieres en este negocio. |
cluck over [sb] vi | figurative (fuss in a maternal way) | sobreproteger⇒ vi |
| Patricia clucked over the sick little boy. |
| Patricia sobreprotegió al niñito enfermo. |
comb-over, combover, comb over n | (hairstyle worn to cover baldness) (peinado) | cortinilla, ensaimada nf |
| (peinado) | cruzado, emparrado nm |
| His comb-over doesn't hide the bald spot; it just looks silly. |
| Dejarse ese peinado tipo cortinilla no le oculta la calva, sólo le hace parecer ridículo. |
coo over [sb] vi + prep | figurative (baby: admire fondly) (coloquial) | estar embobado con loc verb |
| Brandy cooed over the new baby. |
coo over [sth] vi + prep | figurative (admire [sth]) | murmurar de admiración, murmurar con admiración loc verb |
| The girls all cooed over Belinda's new designer bag. |
crossing over | (genetics) | intercambio de factores genéticos loc nom m |
crow about [sth], crow over [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (brag about) | alardear de vi + prep |
| | jactarse de v prnl + prep |
| Steve is crowing about his perfect test score. |
| Steve está alardeando de su puntuación perfecta en el examen. |
cry about [sth/sb], cry over [sth/sb] vi + prep | figurative (mourn, lament) (figurado) | llorar por vi + prep |
| | quejarse de v prnl + prep |
| There is no point in crying about a situation you cannot change. |
| No tiene sentido llorar por una situación que no puedes cambiar. |
it's no use crying over spilled milk (US), it's no use crying over spilt milk (UK) expr | figurative (Regret is pointless) | a lo hecho, pecho expr |
| | lo pasado, pisado expr |
| I know you're sad that you missed the concert, but it's no use crying over spilt milk. |