word

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word

1. (en general)

a. la palabra

We have to write a 500-word essay for class.Tenemos que escribir un ensayo de 500 palabras para la clase.

2. (promesa)

a. la palabra

I give you my word that this will not happen again.Te doy mi palabra de que esto no volverá a pasar.

3. (discurso)

I'd like to have a word with you.Me gustaría hablar un momento contigo.

b. la palabra

She had some words with the shop manager.Le dijo cuatro palabras al encargado de la tienda.

4. (novedades)

a. la noticia

They didn't know how to get word to her.No sabían cómo hacerle llegar la noticia.

b. el aviso

He sent word that he was not coming to the meeting.Mandó aviso de que no vendría a la reunión.

5. (instrucción)

a. la orden

The general gave the word to attack. El general dio la orden de atacar.

6. (religión)

a. el Verbo

And the Word became flesh.Y el Verbo se hizo carne.

b. la palabra

Christians believe that the Bible is the Word of God.Los cristianos creen que la Biblia es la palabra de Dios.

7. (expresar con palabras)

a. expresar

It couldn't be more clearly worded.No podía estar expresado con más claridad.

b. formular

You might want to word that question differently.Quizá quiera formular esa pregunta de manera diferente.

word

Sustantivo

1. (in general)

a. la palabra

word for wordal pie de la letra

in a worden una palabra

in other wordsen otras palabras

not in so many wordsno con esas palabras

not a wordni una (sola) palabra

she said it in her own wordslo dijo con sus propias palabras

I can't put it into wordsno lo puedo expresar con palabras

he's a man of few wordses hombre de pocas palabras

I couldn't get a word in (edgeways)no pude meter baza

the word of Godla palabra de Dios

I'll take your word for itdaré por cierto lo que (me) dices

to take somebody at his wordno poner en duda lo que alguien dice

without a wordsin mediar palabra

it was too ridiculous for wordsno se puede imaginar nada más ridículo

my word!¡Virgen Santa!

2. (informática)

word processorprocesador de textos

3. (remarks, conversation)

to have a word with somebodyhablar con alguien

to have words with somebodydiscutir con alguien

to give somebody the worddar un aviso a alguien

you're putting words into my mouthme estás atribuyendo cosas que no he dicho

you've taken the words (right) out of my mouthme has quitado or

to put in a good word for somebodydecir algo en favor de alguien

he never has a good word for anyonenunca tiene buenas palabras para nadie

a word of warninguna advertencia

a word of adviceun consejo

4. (news)

to receive word from somebodytener noticias de alguien

to send somebody word of somethingavisar a alguien de algo

the word is that…se rumorea que…

by word of mouthde palabra

5. (promise)

word of honorpalabra de honor

she gave me her wordme dio su palabra

I always keep my wordyo siempre mantengo mi palabra

he broke or went back on his wordno cumplió con su palabra

wordsletra f

6. (en general)

a. expresar

7. (in writing)

a. redactar

word [wɜːd]

sustantivo

1 (gen) palabra (f); (remark) palabra (f); voz (f); vocablo (m)

There are no words to describe how I felt Those were his very words (Ling)

What's the German word for "banana"? There's no such word as "persnickety", is there?

I remember every word he said recuerdo todas y cada una de sus palabras; that's not the word I would have chosen yo no me hubiera expresado así; the words (lyrics) la letra

I won't hear a word against him no permito que se le critique

a big word una palabra difícil

They use a lot of big words in the Times Literary Supplement, don't they?

in word and deed de palabra y hecho

Our slogan: honesty in word and deed When a loved one resorts to violence, in word and deed, the world stops making sense Two factory managers are to be removed from office because, the government say, they supported the coup attempt in word and deed

words fail me no me lo puedo creer

words failed me me quedé sin habla

a man of few words un hombre nada locuaz

I can't find (the) words to tell you ... no encuentro palabras para decirte ...

Primary teachers across Britain struggled to find the words yesterday to explain the Dunblane massacre to inquisitive small children He could find no words to express his misery

fine words palabras elocuentes (pero quizá poco sinceras)

word for word palabra por palabra

too stupid for words de lo más estúpido

the whole thing was too ridiculous for words

what's the word for "shop" in Spanish? ¿cómo se dice "shop" en español?; the Spanish have a word for it en español existe una palabra para eso; there is no other word for it no se puede llamar de otro modo

She's disappeared! There's no other word for it

silly isn't the word for it ¡llamarle estúpido es poco!

I can't get a word out of him no logro sacarle una palabra

in a word en pocas palabras; en una palabra

in other words en otros términos; es decir; esto es; in the words of Calderón con palabras de Calderón; como dice Calderón; in his own words con sus propias palabras

in so many words

she didn't say so in so many words no lo dijo exactamente así; no lo dijo así concretamente

"Did he actually invite you?" "Not in so many words, but he implied that I'd be welcome to go along" the [last] word

to have the last word in an argument decir la última palabra en una discusión

to measure one's words medir las palabras

by word of mouth verbalmente; de palabra

a word of advice un consejo

And finally, a word of advice. If you meet a Bombardier beetle, try not to irritate it, because if it reacts, you won't like it!

a word of thanks unas palabras de agradecimiento

May I also say a word of thanks to all the people who sent so many letters

a word of warning una advertencia

A word of warning: the terrain of a glacier is by its nature limited, so you shouldn't go for longer than a weekend

I can't put my feelings into words no tengo palabras para expresar lo que siento

Valentine's Day is the ideal opportunity to put your feelings into words

to put in a (good) word for sb avalar a algn; interceder por algn

don't say a word about it no digas nada de eso

he never said a word no dijo una sola palabra; he didn't say a word about it to me ni me lo mencionó; nobody had a good word to say about him nadie quería defenderle; nadie habló en su favor; I now call on Mr Allison to say a few words ahora le cedo la palabra al Sr. Allison; ahora le invito al Sr. Allison a hacer uso de la palabra

to weigh one's words medir las palabras

to weigh one's words to measure one's words she weighed her words carefully Martello paused to consider and weighed his words carefully as he replied she was studying him carefully with those damnably acute eyes, weighing his words, assessing his reasons

with these words, he sat down y tras pronunciar estas palabras se sentó

without a word sin decir palabra or ni pío

Without a word he stood up and left the room

from the word go desde el principio mismo

The Dark Room, her fourth novel, hooked me from the word go The Labour leader has been clear from the word go that his must be the party of Europe at the next election

it's the last word in luxury es el último grito en lo que a lujo se refiere

you're putting words into my mouth te refieres a cosas que yo no he dicho

you took the words right out of my mouth me quitaste la palabra de la boca

the word on the street is that ... los que saben del tema dicen que ...

In a city where rumors spread like wildfire, the word on the street is that an incursion into Addis Ababa may take place within days The word on the street is that her publishers were terrified in case marriage meant that Kelley never wrote another word

many a true word is spoken in jest las bromas a veces pueden ser veras

a word to the wise (is sufficient) al buen entendedor pocas palabras le bastan

Fathers, a word to the wise. If your daughter comes home and says: "I've fallen in love with the bass guitarist from Baby Suicide," don't panic ...

breathe

don't [breathe] a word about it or words to that effect Senna, the loser, simply told Prost to go away, or words to that effect, when the Frenchman proffered his hand

eat edgeways mince

2 (talk)

to have a word with sb hablar (dos palabras) con algn; tener unas palabras con algn; I'll have a word with him about it lo hablaré con él; se lo mencionaré; could I have a (short) word with you? ¿puedo hablar un momento contigo?; I had a few words with him yesterday tuve unas palabras con él ayer; to have a word in sb's ear (Britain) decir algo a algn en confianza

He nearly got the sack because of his extravagant lifestyle until a fellow team member had a timely word in his ear A word in your ear, Mike: try not to ...

3 (angry words)

to have words with sb reñir or pelear(se) con algn; especially (LAm)

the referee had words with him el árbitro le dijo cuatro palabras

words passed between them cambiaron algunas palabras injuriosas

4 (no pl) (message) recado (m); (news) noticia (f); aviso (m)

She's waiting for word from headquarters Word has been spreading fast of the incidents on the street

to bring word of sth to sb informar a algn de algo

word came that ... llegó noticia de que ...; se supo que ...

if word gets out that ... si sale a la luz que ...; si llega a saberse que ...

If word got out about his past, there'd be a scandal

the word is going round that ... se dice que ...; corre la voz de que ...

word has it that ...the word is that ... se dice que ...

Word has it that he's walked out on his wife

to leave word (with/for sb) that ... dejar recado (con/para algn) de que ...; dejar dicho (con/para algn) que ...

there's still no word from John todavía no sabemos nada de John

pass the word that it's time to go diles que es hora de marcharnos

to send word mandar recado

Both men sent word that they had retired for the evening

to send sb word of sth avisar a algn de algo

to spread the word propagar la noticia

5 (no pl) (promise, assurance) palabra (f) (de honor)

it's his word against mine es su palabra contra la mía

to take sb at his word aceptar lo que algn dice

to break one's word faltar a or no cumplir la palabra

to give sb one's word (that ...) dar la palabra a algn (de que ...)

to go back on one's word faltar a la palabra

you have my word tienes mi palabra

I'll pay you back tomorrow — you have my word

we only have or we've only got her word for it todo lo que sabemos es lo que ella dice

The whole event may not even have happened. We only have her word for it

to hold or keep sb to his word hacer que algn cumpla su palabra

word of honour palabra (f); palabra (f) de honor

to keep one's word cumplir (lo prometido)

(upon) my word! ¡caramba!

he's a man of his word es hombre de palabra

I take your word for it te creo; ¡basta con que me lo digas! (informal)

take my word for it te lo aseguro

Take my word for it, he's a good man

his word is (as good as) his bond su palabra merece entera confianza

to be as good as one's word cumplir (lo prometido)

6 (no pl) (command) orden (f)

to give the word to do sth dar la orden de hacer algo; you have only to say the word solamente hace falta que des la orden; his word is law su palabra es ley; word of command voz (f) de mando

7 (Rel) verbo (m); palabra (f)

the Word of God el Verbo de Dios

verbo transitivo

[+letter etc] redactar

He had worded the letter very carefully I don't know how to word it

it's not very clearly worded está mal redactado; how shall we word it? ¿cómo lo expresamos?; a simply worded refusal una negativa sencilla; a well worded declaration una declaración bien expresada

modificador

word association (n) (Psychology and Psychiatry) asociación (f) de palabras

word blindness (n) alexia (f)

word class (n) categoría (f) gramatical (de las palabras)

word count (n) recuento (m) de vocabulario

word formation (n) formación (f) de palabras

word game (n) juego (m) de formación de palabras

word list (n) lista (f) de palabras; vocabulario (m)

word order (n) orden (m) de palabras

word picture (n) descripción (f)

word processing (n) procesamiento (m) de textos

word processor (n) procesador (m) de textos

Frases con "word"

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word-of-mouth		boca a boca
four-letter word		la palabrota
bad word		la palabrota
spread the word		correr la voz, corre la voz
new word		la palabra nueva
word count		el número de palabras
by word of mouth		de boca en boca
word bank		el banco de palabras
slang word		el modismo
word choice		selección de palabras
word search		la sopa de letras
f-word		joroba

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