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word1 /wɜ:rd / || /wɜ:d/ sustantivo
- countable (term, expression) palabra f;
what's the German ~ for `dog'? ¿cómo se dice `perro' en alemán?;
in other ~s (introducing a reformulation) es decir;
to be lost for ~s no encontrar(conj.⇒) palabras
- countable (thing said) palabra f;
a ~ of advice un consejo;
I can't hear a ~ you're saying no te oigo nada;
I don't believe a ~ of it no me lo creo;
by ~ of mouth: the news spread by ~ of mouth la noticia se fue transmitiendo de boca en boca;
the last ~: to have the last ~ tener(conj.⇒) la última palabra;
the last ~ in computers la última palabra en computadoras;
to eat one's ~s: I was forced to eat my ~s me tuve que tragar lo que había dicho;
to have a ~ with sb about sth hablar con algn de or sobre algo;
to have ~s with sb tener(conj.⇒) unas palabras con algn;
See Also→ mince1
- (assurance) (no pl) palabra f;
to keep/give one's ~ cumplir/dar(conj.⇒) su (or mi etc) palabra;
you can take my ~ for it te lo aseguro;
to take sb at her/his ~ tomarle la palabra a algn
- uncountable (news, message): there is still no ~ of survivors todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes;
~ has it that … corre la noticia or el rumor de que …
- (instruction): if you need a hand just say the ~ si quieres que te ayude no tienes más que pedirlo;
to give the ~ (to + inf) dar(conj.⇒) la orden (de + inf)
- uncountable (news, message): there is still no ~ of survivors todavía no se sabe si hay supervivientes;
- words pl
- (lyrics) letra f
- (Theat): he forgot his ~s se le olvidó lo que tenía que decir
word2 verbo transitivo ‹document/letter› redactar;
‹question› formular
‹question› formular
word:word for word adverbio ‹repeat/copy› palabra por palabra;
‹translate› literalmente
‹translate› literalmente
word: word processing~ processing n uncountable
tratamiento m or procesamiento m de textos;
word processor~ processor /'prɑ:sesər/ , /'prəʊ- / || /'prəʊsesə(r)/ sustantivo
procesador m de textos
tratamiento m or procesamiento m de textos;
word processor~ processor /'prɑ:sesər/ , /'prəʊ- / || /'prəʊsesə(r)/ sustantivo
procesador m de textos
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
word [wɜ:d]
| I | nombre 1 palabra bad o naughty word, palabrota in other words, es decir, o sea in so many words, explícitamente word for word, palabra por palabra figurado the last word in fashion, el último grito de la moda 2 don't say a word, no digas ni pío I don't understand a word, no entiendo nada to have a word with sb, hablar con alguien [about, sobre] to put in a good word for sb, recomendar a alguien to put words into sb's mouth, poner en boca de alguien (algo que no ha dicho) a word of warning, una advertencia 3 (promesa) to break one's word, faltar alguien a su palabra to give one's word dar uno su palabra 4 recado, mensaje, noticias to send word, enviar un mensaje 5 rumor: word has it that, se rumorea que 6 words pl, Mús letra Teat guión 7 (excl) my word!, ¡Dios mío! |
| II | verbo transitivo redactar, formular a badly worded advertisement, un anuncio mal redactado |
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| by word of mouth | adv | (from what other people say) | por boca de otros loc adv | ||||||
| Argentina fam | por boca de ganso loc adv | ||||||||
| Si en lugar de hablar por boca de ganso te informaras un poco, no dirías tantos disparates. | |||||||||
| España fam | por radio macuto loc adv | ||||||||
| Según radio macuto hoy vendrá el jefazo a visitar la fábrica. | |||||||||
| code word | n | (word used in a code) | clave, contraseña nf | ||||||
| code word | n | (word with secret meaning, password) | contraseña nf | ||||||
| Ali Baba used the code word "open sesame" to open the door to a cave filled with untold riches. | |||||||||
| santo y seña loc nom | |||||||||
| code word | n | figurative (disguised reference to sth) | hablar en clave loc verb | ||||||
| A code word like "code red" is used in hospitals to alert the staff of a fire without causing alarm to the patients. | |||||||||
| (hablar) en código loc adv | |||||||||
| fam | morse nm | ||||||||
| compound word | n | (term consisting of more than one word) | palabra compuesta nf | ||||||
| Handbag is a compound word formed from the union of hand and bag | |||||||||
| curse word | n | US (swear word, expletive) | grosería nf | ||||||
| People will think you are ignorant and ill mannered if you use curse words extensively. | |||||||||
| La gente va a pensar que eres ignorante y maleducado si usas muchas groserías. | |||||||||
| fam | palabrota nf | ||||||||
| Lo que quieren mis alumnos es aprender a decir palabrotas en español. | |||||||||
| palabra soez nf | |||||||||
| mala palabra nf | |||||||||
| España fam | taco nm | ||||||||
| Por favor, no digas tacos delante de los niños. | |||||||||
| cuss word | n | US, informal (curse word, swear word, expletive) | grosería nf | ||||||
| Grandma really surprised us when she used a cuss word. | |||||||||
| palabrota nf | |||||||||
| dirty word | n | figurative (sth unmentionable) | palabrota nf | ||||||
| 'European Union' is a dirty word in this household. | |||||||||
| For me "work" is a dirty word. | |||||||||
| mala palabra nf | |||||||||
| Esta noche "Política" es una mala palabra, hablen de cualquier otra cosa, no quiero que terminen peleando como siempre. | |||||||||
| grosería nf | |||||||||
| empty word | palabra vacía nf | ||||||||
| entry word | n | (in book) en un libro | encabezamiento nm | ||||||
| entry word | n | (in book) en un libro | entrada nf | ||||||
| from the word 'go' | adv | (from the very first moment) | desde el primer momento loc adv | ||||||
| That project was doomed from the word 'go.' | |||||||||
| desde el vamos loc adv | |||||||||
| Era evidente desde el vamos que el proyecto fracasaría. | |||||||||
| Argentina | de arranque loc adv | ||||||||
| Todo vino mal barajado de arranque. | |||||||||
| full word | palabra completa nf | ||||||||
| function word | n | gramática | palabra de función nf | ||||||
| function word | n | gramática | palabra funcional nf | ||||||
| ghost word | palabra fantasma nf | ||||||||
| give his word | dar su palabra v | ||||||||
| have a word with | hablar con v | ||||||||
| have the last word | vi | literal (make the final remark) | tener (siempre) la última palabra loc verb | ||||||
| Amy and Jake can argue with each other for hours because each of them insists on having the last word. | |||||||||
| Argentina, fam | si no la gana la empata fr hecha | ||||||||
| have the last word | vi | figurative (triumph, win out) | tener la última palabra loc verb | ||||||
| Although the students presented compelling reasons for moving the exam from Friday to Monday, the teacher had the last word, reminding them that to do so would cause the class to fall behind schedule. | |||||||||
| poner punto final a vtr | |||||||||
| Impuso su autoridad y puso punto final a la discusión. | |||||||||
| household word | palabra muy conocida n | ||||||||
| in a word | en una palabra | ||||||||
| in one word | en una palabra | ||||||||
| keep his word | cumplir con su palabra | ||||||||
| key word | palabra clave nf | ||||||||
| kind word | palabra amable nf | ||||||||
| last word | última palabra nf | ||||||||
| last word, the | última palabra, la nf | ||||||||
| loan word | n | palabra prestada de otra idioma | préstamo nm | ||||||
| long word | palabra larga nf | ||||||||
| machine word | palabra de computadora | ||||||||
| man of his word | hombre de palabra | ||||||||
| mum's the word | callar, no contar | ||||||||
| my word | mi palabra nf | ||||||||
| not say a word | no decir nada v | ||||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra baúl nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra centauro nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra entrecruzada nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra híbrida nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra maleta nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | palabra portmanteau nf | |||||||
| portmanteau word | n | voz compuesta nf | |||||||
| put in a good word for | interceder por v | ||||||||
| take your word | (I take you at your word) | Acepto tu palabra loc | |||||||
| take your word for | (I'll take your word for it) | Acepto lo que dices v | |||||||
| unique word | palabra única | ||||||||
| word association | asociación de palabras nf | ||||||||
| word class | clase de palabra nf | ||||||||
| word for word | al pie de la letra adv | ||||||||
| word history | etimología | historia de las palabras nf | |||||||
| word list | lista de palabras nf | ||||||||
| word of advice | consejo nm | ||||||||
| word of explanation | explicación nf | ||||||||
| word of honor | palabra de honor nf | ||||||||
| word of mouth | el boca a boca nm | ||||||||
| word picture | descripción visual nf | ||||||||
| word processing | procesamiento de textos nm | ||||||||
| word processor | procesador de textos nm | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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50-cent word
a bad word
a bloody-like word...
a brief word
a five-letter word for...
a four-dollar word
a one word prayer
a quiet word
a token-word, a theme-word
a word about sth
a word if you please
A word meaning: critical stage
A word to the wise is enough
A word to wise...
abstract word count
accent marks (one-syllable word) - grammar
accomplished old fashioned sense of the word
Adjectives and Word Order - grammar
Again - word order - grammar
all class from the word go
Allegations - word family - grammar
amestizamiento - 1950's Cuban word
and the base includes the word “family”
And the word on...
another word for 'nonsense'
armas incapacitantes y MS Word
As soon as word gets out
As soon as you see the word, you'll know how to pronounce it
At a word from
more...
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Spanish:
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