Compound Forms:
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| a certain amount of [sth] n | (modicum, small quantity) | un poco de nm + prep |
| | You need to use a certain amount of caution when using that product. |
| | Debe tener un poco de cuidado al usar ese producto. |
| a certain amount of [sth] n | (specified quantity) | cantidad específica nf + adj |
| | | cierta cantidad adj + nf |
| | | determinada cantidad adj + nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Añadió una cantidad específica de reactivo y toda la masa cambió de color. |
| a cut above [sth/sb] prep | (superior to) | por encima de loc prep |
| | He is a cut above the rest. |
| | Él está por encima del resto. |
| a dab hand at [sth] n | informal (person skilled at [sth]) | mañoso con, mañosa con nm, nf + prep |
| | (ES, coloquial) | hacha con nm + prep |
| | | manitas con n común + prep |
| | My sister's coming to put up some shelves for me. She's a dab hand at DIY. |
| | Viene mi hermana a ponerme unas estanterías. Es mañosa con el bricolaje. |
| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | estar a años luz de expr |
| | | no tener nada que ver con expr |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| | Su vida en Canadá está a años luz de la que llevaba en Haití. |
| | Su vida en Canadá no tiene nada que ver con la que llevaba en Haití. |
| | | ser muy diferente loc verb |
| | Su vida en Canadá es muy diferente de la que tenía en Haití. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | muchísimo adv |
| | | mucho adv |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
| | Su campaña presidencial tuvo muchísimo éxito a nivel local. |
| a great one for doing [sth] n | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) | buenísimo para adj + prep |
| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| | Es buenísimo para contar chistes. |
| | | que se pinta solo para expr |
| | Él se pinta solo para contar historias. |
| a heartbeat away from [sth] expr | US, figurative (very close) | a un pelo de loc adv |
| | | a un paso de loc adv |
| | | muy cerca de loc adv |
| | I'm sure you're only a heartbeat away from success now. |
a quarter till [sth],
a quarter 'til [sth] (US),
a quarter to [sth],
quarter to [sth] (UK) expr | (15 minutes before the hour) | menos cuarto, menos quince loc adv |
| | | faltar un cuarto para loc verb |
| | I'll meet you at a quarter till one... in the afternoon, of course. |
| | Te veo mañana a la una menos cuarto... de la tarde, claro. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | (tiny amount of [sth]) | pizca de nf + prep |
| | | poquito de nm + adj |
| | She added a smidgen of cinnamon to the pie. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | figurative (tiny amount) (coloquial) | poquito de nm + adj |
| | | pizca de nf + prep |
| | It's a cliché, but there's a smidgen of truth in it. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (figurado) | a tiro de piedra de expr |
| | | ahí nomás loc adv |
| | | muy cerca loc adv |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| A-Z of [sth] n | (glossary, informative list) | manual nm |
| | | glosario nm |
| | The A-Z of Medical Terms covers the most common words used in the medical world. |
| abandon [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (leave forever: person, pet) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | Jack abandoned his girlfriend and never spoke to her again. |
| | Jack abandonó a su novia y nunca le volvió a hablar. |
| abandon [sth]⇒ vtr | (leave, neglect: place) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | The family abandoned their house and fled the country. |
| | La familia abandonó su casa y huyó del país. |
| abandon [sth] vtr | (leave: object) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | Susan abandoned her book on the train. |
| | Susana dejó su libro en el tren. |
| abandon [sth] vtr | (stop doing, working on [sth]) | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | I won't abandon this project; I plan to see it through to the end. |
| | No voy a abandonar este proyecto; mi plan es terminarlo. |
| abandon [sth] to [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (give up control of) | dejar algo a loc verb |
| | | renunciar a algo a favor de loc verb |
| | The army abandoned the territory to the indigenous peoples. |
| | El ejército dejó el territorio a los pueblos indígenas. |
| | El ejército renunció al territorio a favor de los pueblos indígenas. |
| abandon hope of doing [sth] v expr | (give up all hope of doing) | perder la esperanza de loc verb |
| | Jim abandoned hope of seeing Sarah again. |
| abandon yourself to [sth] v expr | (surrender to [sth]: desires, etc.) | abandonarse a, rendirse a v prnl + prep |
| | Después de que le tocase la lotería se abandonó a los placeres de la carne y al alcohol. |
| abase [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (degrade) | humillar⇒ vtr |
| | | degradar⇒ vtr |
| | | rebajar⇒ vtr |
| | | arriar⇒ vtr |
| | His years of living in Paris seem to have completely abased him. |
| | Sus años de vivir en París parecen haberlo humillado por completo. |
| abate [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (lessen) | calmar⇒ vtr |
| | | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | I could give no excuse that would abate the headmaster's anger. |
| | No pude dar ninguna excusa que calmara el enojo del director. |
| | No pude dar ninguna excusa que redujera el enojo del director |
| abbreviate [sth]⇒ vtr | (make shorter) | abreviar⇒ vtr |
| | It is hard to abbreviate the name "Ian." |
| | Es complicado abreviar el nombre "Ian". |
| abdicate [sth]⇒ vtr | (give up, renounce) | renunciar a vtr + prep |
| | Dorothy abdicated all responsibility for her son the moment he started stealing to fund his drug habit. |
| | Dorothy renunció a toda la responsabilidad para con su hijo en el momento en que este comenzó a robar para costearse su adicción a las drogas. |
| abet [sth]⇒ vtr | (assist or enable: a crime) (un crimen) | ser cómplice de loc verb |
| | (legal) | incitar⇒ vtr |
| | (legal) | inducir⇒ vtr |
| | Mark was charged with abetting the murder. |
| abhor [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | formal (detest) | aborrecer⇒ vtr |
| | | odiar⇒ vtr |
| | | detestar⇒ vtr |
| | I abhor the perpetrators of this evil act. |
| | Aborrezco a los perpetradores de este acto. |
| not abide [sth/sb] vtr | (not tolerate) | no tolerar loc verb |
| | | no soportar loc verb |
| | I can't abide his smoking in the house. "I won't abide insolence or bad behaviour," said the schoolteacher. |
| | No tolero que fume en la casa. // «No toleraré insolencia ni mal comportamiento», dijo la maestra. |
| abjure [sth]⇒ vtr | (renounce) | abjurar a vtr + prep |
| | | renegar de vtr + prep |
| | | renunciar a vtr + prep |
| | Galileo was forced to abjure his belief that the earth moves round the sun. |
| ablate [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (medicine: remove) | extirpar⇒ vtr |
| | | realizar una ablación loc verb |
| | | amputar⇒ vtr |
| | The surgeon ablated the patient's tumor. |
| able to do [sth] expr | (capable of doing) | capaz de adj mf + prep |
| | The only people able to afford to buy a house in this area are millionaires. |
| | La única gente capaz de pagar una casa en esta zona es millonaria. |
| be able to do [sth] v expr | (can, have the ability to do) | ser capaz de loc verb |
| | | poder⇒ vtr |
| | Claire wasn't able to reach the jar on the top shelf. |
| | Claire no era capaz de tomar el frasco en al estante de arriba. |
| abnegate [sth]⇒ vtr | (give up, renounce) | abnegar⇒ vtr |
| | (religión) | renegar de vtr + prep |
| | (rey, príncipe) | abdicar⇒ vtr |
| go aboard [sth] vi + prep | (enter: a ship, vehicle) | embarcar en vi + prep |
| | The passengers were waiting to go aboard the ship. |
| abolish [sth]⇒ vtr | (eradicate, end) | abolir⇒ vtr |
| | The company has pledged to abolish these unfair practices. |
| | La compañía se ha comprometido a abolir estas prácticas injustas. |
| abominate [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | formal (loathe) | abominar⇒ vtr |
| | | aborrecer⇒ vtr |
| | | detestar⇒ vtr |
| | | odiar⇒ vtr |
| | Mrs. Howell abominates people with low morals. |
| abort [sth]⇒ vtr | (pregnancy: terminate) (embarazo) | abortar⇒ vtr |
| | | abortar⇒ vi |
| | She aborted an unwanted pregnancy at age 17. |
| | Abortó un embarazo no deseado a los 17 años. |
| | Abortó a los 17 años. |
| abort [sth] vtr | (rocket launch: stop) (acción) | abortar⇒ vtr |
| | Technicians aborted the launch when two tests failed. |
| | Los técnicos abortaron el lanzamiento cuando dos de los controles fallaron. |
| abort [sth] vtr | (process, project: end) (proceso) | abortar⇒ vtr |
| | The sooner we abort this foolish project the better. |
| | Cuanto antes abortemos este tonto proyecto mejor. |
| abound with [sth] vi + prep | (be filled with [sth]) | rebosar de vi + prep |
| | | estar lleno de loc verb |
| | | estar repleto de loc verb |
| | The hotel cellars were abounding with vermin. |
| | El sótano del hotel rebosaba de plagas. |
| abound in [sth] vi + prep | (have a plentiful amount of [sth]) | abundar en vi + prep |
| | The fields in this area abound in wildflowers. |
| | Estos campos abundan en flores silvestres. |
| | | estar repleto de loc verb |
| | Estos campos están repletos de flores silvestres. |
| be about [sth/sb] v expr | (be on the subject of) | ser sobre vi + prep |
| | | tratar sobre vi + prep |
| | My presentation is about the effects of alcohol. |
| | This book is about a king who loses his crown. |
| | Mi presentación es sobre los efectos del alcohol. // Este libro es sobre un rey que pierde su pueblo. |
| be about to do [sth] v expr | (on the point of doing) | estar a punto de hacer algo v cop + loc prep |
| | | estar por hacer algo v cop + prep |
| | | estar para hacer algo v cop + prep |
| | I was just about to step into the bath when the doorbell rang. |
| | Estaba a punto de entrar a la bañera cuando sonó el timbre. |
| about to become [sth] v expr | (on the point of being) | a punto de convertirse en loc adv |
| | She is about to become the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize. |
| | Está a punto de convertirse en la científica más joven en ganar el Premio Nobel. |
| | | a punto de transformarse en loc adv |
| | Está a punto de transformarse en la científica más joven en ganar el Premio Nobel. |
| abrade [sth]⇒ vtr | (rub, wear) | desgastar⇒ vtr |
| | | erosionar⇒ vtr |
| | | corroer⇒ vtr |
| | Claire used sandpaper to abrade the rough edges of the wood. |
| abreast of [sb/sth] adv | (level, side by side) | al lado de loc adv |
| | | junto a loc adv |
| abreast of [sth] adv | figurative (up to date with: events, etc.) (formal) | al corriente de loc adv |
| | Keep me abreast of any changes to the plan. |
| | Manténganme al corriente de cualquier cambio en el plan. |
| | | al día sobre, al día con respecto a loc adv |
| | Manténganme al día sobre cualquier cambio en el plan. |
| abridge [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (cut, shorten: a text) | abreviar⇒ vtr |
| | | resumir⇒ vtr |
| | | sintetizar⇒ vtr |
| | | compendiar⇒ vtr |
| | The publisher has abridged the novel for recording as an audiobook. |
| abrogate [sth]⇒ vtr | formal (abolish) | abrogar⇒ vtr |
| | | abolir⇒ vtr |
| | | derogar⇒ vtr |
| | The customer has the right to abrogate the contract if the supplier is unable to fulfill an order within 30 days. |
| abseil down [sth] vi + prep | (descend using a rope) | descender en rapel, descender en rápel loc verb |
| | Sharon abseiled down the side of a skyscraper to raise money for charity. |
absence,
absence of [sth] n | (lack) | falta nf |
| | | ausencia nf |
| | | carencia nf |
| | There was an absence of remorse in John's apology. |
| | Hubo una falta de remordimiento en la disculpa de John. |
| absent from [sth] adj + prep | (not present at) | ausente en, ausente de adj + prep |
| | Jasmine was absent from the party on Sunday. |
| | Jasmine estuvo ausente en la fiesta del domingo. |
| absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (leave) | retirarse de v prnl + prep |
| | If you feel unwell, simply absent yourself from the table. |
| | Si te encuentras mal puedes retirarte de la mesa. |
absent,
absent yourself from [sth] v expr | formal (not attend) | ausentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Mr Smith sends his apologies for having to absent himself from today's meeting. |
| | El señor Smith les pide disculpas por tener que ausentarse de la reunión de hoy. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (religion: free from sin) | absolver a alguien de loc verb |
| | The priest absolved the man of all his sins. |
absolve [sb] of [sth],
absolve [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (free from guilt) | absolver a alguien de loc verb |
| | | librar a alguien de loc verb |
| | The court absolved Richard of any blame for the accident. |
| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | (soak up: liquid) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | The towel absorbed the excess water. |
| | La toalla absorbió el exceso de agua. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (sound: take in without echo) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | The walls of this room absorb sound. |
| | Las paredes de esta habitación absorben el sonido. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | (soften: impact) | amortiguar⇒ vtr |
| | | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | Bumpers on a car absorb the impact of a collision. |
| | Los parachoques de un coche amortiguan el impacto de una colisión. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take on: ideas) (ideas, figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| | The students absorbed the professor's radical ideas. |
| | Los estudiantes absorbieron las radicales ideas del profesor. |
| absorb [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (assimilate) (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | | asimilar⇒ vtr |
| | The corporation gradually absorbed the smaller firms in the area. |
| | La corporación absorbió gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona. |
| | La corporación asimiló gradualmente las pequeñas empresas de la zona. |
| absorb [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (consume) | consumir⇒ vtr |
| | If demand continues to absorb the available supply at this rate, we are headed for disaster. |
| | Si la demanda sigue consumiendo la oferta disponible a este ritmo, estamos abocados al desastre. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (take in: info, experience) (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | | asimilar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado: información) | digerir⇒ vtr |
| | The tourists spent the morning absorbing the sights and smells of the local market. |
| | Los turistas pasaron la mañana absorbiendo las vistas y los aromas del mercado local. |
| absorb [sth] vtr | figurative (pay for) | asumir⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | absorber⇒ vtr |
| | His company absorbed the losses of the business it acquired. |
| | Su empresa asumió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió. |
| | Su empresa absorbió las pérdidas del negocio que adquirió. |
| absorbed in [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: concentrating) | absorto en adj + prep |
| | | concentrado en adj + prep |
| | She was so absorbed in the novel that she didn't hear the telephone ring. |
| | Estaba tan absorta en su novela que no escuchó el teléfono. |
| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) (con gerundio) | absorto/a adj |
| | (figurativo, informal) | metido en loc adj |
| | Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| | Fiona estaba absorta pintando un retrato. |
| be absorbed into [sth] v expr | (be integrated, assimilated) | ser asimilado por loc verb |
| | The police lost sight of Tom when he was absorbed into the crowd. |
| | La policía perdió de vista a Tom cuando fue asimilado por la multitud. |
| abstain from [sth] vi + prep | (refrain from, not indulge in) | abstenerse de v prnl + prep |
| | Roman Catholics abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. |
| | Los católicos romanos se abstienen de comer carne los viernes de Cuaresma. |
| abstention from [sth] n | (not partaking of [sth]) | abstención de nf + prep |
| | If you are driving, abstention from alcohol is the only way to be safe. |
| abstract [sth]⇒ vtr | (condense, summarize in writing) | resumir⇒ vtr |
| | | sintetizar⇒ vtr |
| | The handout will abstract the main points of the speech. |
| | El folleto resumirá los puntos principales del discurso. |
| | El folleto sintetiza los puntos principales del discurso. |
| abstract [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (consider out of practical context) | abstraer algo de vtr + prep |
| | It is difficult to abstract Baroque music from its religious context. |
| | Es difícil abstraer la música barroca de su contexto religioso. |
| abstract [sth] vtr | (extract, remove [sth]) | retirar⇒ vtr |
| | | extraer⇒ vtr |
| | Farmers have rights to abstract well water. |
| | Los granjeros tienen el derecho de retirar agua del pozo |
| abstract [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep | (obtain [sth] from a source) | abstraer de vtr + prep |
| | | extraer de vtr + prep |
| | The data is abstracted from online news stories. |
| | Los datos se han abstraído de noticias en línea. |
| | Los datos se han extraído de noticias en línea. |
| abundance of [sth] n | (large quantity of) | abundancia nf |
| | We have such an abundance of tomatoes this year. |
| | Este año tenemos una gran abundancia de tomates. |
| abuse [sth]⇒ vtr | (drugs, alcohol: take) (usar en exceso) | abusar de vi + prep |
| | My uncle is in treatment because he abuses alcohol. |
| | Mi tío está en tratamiento porque abusa del alcohol. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | ([sth]: use wrongly) (algo) | abusar de vi + prep |
| | The dictator is accused of abusing his power. |
| | El dictador es acusado de abusar de su poder. |
| abuse [sth] vtr | (object, device: misuse) | hacer mal uso de loc verb |
| | | maltratar⇒ vtr |
| | Please do not abuse the keyboard by pounding on the keys. |
| | Por favor no hagas mal uso del teclado aporreando las teclas. |
| | Por favor no maltrate el teclado aporreando las teclas. |
| abut [sth]⇒ vtr | (architecture: support) | sostener⇒ vtr |
| | | sustentar⇒ vtr |
| | | apoyar⇒ vi |
| | | estribar⇒ vi |
| | The beams abut the wall. |
| abut [sth] vtr | (geography: adjoin) | colindar⇒ vi |
| | | limitar⇒ vi |
| | | lindar⇒ vi |
| | Our property abuts an abandoned lot. |
| accede to [sth] vi + prep | formal (agree to [sth]) | acceder a vi + prep |
| | We refuse to accede to the terrorists' demands. |
| | Nos negamos a acceder a las demandas de los terroristas. |
| accede to [sth] vi + prep | formal (join a treaty, organization) | acceder a vi + prep |
| | | ingresar a vi + prep |
| | The Czech Republic acceded to the EU in May 2004. |
| | La República Checa accedió a la UE en mayo de 2004. |
| accede to [sth] vi + prep | formal (take on power, office) (poder, cargo) | acceder a vi + prep |
| | | asumir⇒ vtr |
| | The young prince acceded to the throne when he came of age. |
| accelerate [sth]⇒ vtr | (hasten) | acelerar⇒ vtr |
| | Global warming is accelerating the disappearance of glaciers. |
| | El calentamiento global está acelerando la desaparición de los glaciares. |
| accent [sth]⇒ vtr | (add to letter) | acentuar⇒ vtr |
| | Make sure you accent the "e" when you write the word "risqué." |
| | Asegúrate de acentuar la "e" cuando escribas la palabra "risqué". |
| accent [sth] vtr | (add flair) | acentuar⇒ vtr |
| | The woodwork in this room accents the unique architecture. |
| | Las molduras de esta habitación acentúan la arquitectura única. |
| accent [sth] vtr | (accentuate, emphasize) | enfatizar⇒ vtr |
| | | recalcar⇒ vtr |
| | | subrayar⇒ vtr |
| | It is important to accent this point. |
| | Es importante enfatizar este punto. |
| accent [sth] vtr | (syllable: emphasize) | acentuar⇒ vtr |
| | You should accent the first syllable in the word "lightning." |
| | Debes acentuar la primera sílaba de la palabra "lightning". |
| accentuate [sth]⇒ vtr | (speech: stress, emphasize) | acentuar⇒ vtr |
| | When learning a new word in a foreign language, it's important to know which syllable to accentuate. |
| | Cuando se aprende una palabra nueva en otro idioma, es importante saber qué sílaba hay que acentuar. |
| accentuate [sth] vtr | (feature: emphasize) | realzar⇒ vtr |
| | | resaltar⇒ vtr |
| | He accentuates the macabre in his short stories. |
| | Sus cuentos realzan lo macabro. |
| accept [sth]⇒ vtr | (answer affirmatively) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | He accepted the invitation to the party. |
| | Él aceptó la invitación a la fiesta. |
| accept [sth] vtr | (as payment) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | We accept cash and credit cards as payment for merchandise. |
| | Aceptamos efectivo y tarjetas de crédito como pago de la mercancía. |
| accept [sth] vtr | (consent to) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | The losing army accepted the terms of surrender. |
| | El ejército perdedor aceptó los términos de la rendición. |
| accept [sth] vtr | (believe) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | I can't accept your excuse; it doesn't make sense. |
| | No puedo aceptar tu excusa. No tiene sentido. |
| accept [sth] vtr | (receive) | recibir⇒ vtr |
| | She accepted the shipment from the deliveryman. |
| | Ella recibió el cargamento entregado por el mensajero. |
accept [sth],
accept that⇒ vtr | (tolerate, agree with) | aceptar⇒ vtr |
| | She cannot accept that he is married to someone else now. |
| | No puede aceptar que ahora él esté casado con alguien más. |