cap

∗ ≈

el gorro

∗ noun

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cap

[kæp]

sustantivo

1gorro (m) (headgear) (without peak); gorra (f) (with peak)

to win a cap (Sport) -> entrar en la selección nacional (británico)
to go cap in hand to somebody (sentido figurado) -> acudir a alguien con actitud humilde
if the cap fits, wear it (Prov) -> quien se pica, ajos come

2tapón (m) (cover) (of bottle); funda (f) (for tooth)

3fulminante (m) (for toy gun)

verbo transitivo (pt & pp capped)

4(cover)

to be capped with -> estar cubierto(a) de or por

5superar (surpass, do better than)

that caps the lot! -> ¡es el colmo!
to cap it all,… -> para colmo,…

6(Sport)

he was capped for England -> fue internacional or jugó con la selección inglesa (británico)

CAP [kap]

sustantivo

1(= Common Agricultural Policy) PAC.

cap [kæp]

noun

1 (hat) gorra; (f) (soldier's) gorra militar; (f) (for swimming) gorro de baño; (m) (servant's etc) cofia; (f) (Univ) bonete; (m)

cap and gown (Univ) toga y bonete; (f)

to go cap in hand ir con el sombrero en la mano

if the cap fits, wear it el que se pica, ajos come

to set one's cap at sb (old-fashioned) proponerse conquistar a algn

to put on one's thinking cap ponerse a pensar detenidamente

I must put on my thinking cap tengo que meditarlo

2 (Britain) (Dep)

he's got his cap for England he's an England cap forma parte de la selección nacional inglesa; juega con la selección nacional inglesa

3 (lid, cover) [of bottle] tapón; (m) (made of metal) chapa; (f) tapón; (m) [of pen] capuchón; (m)

4 [of gun] cápsula (fulminante); (f)

5 [of mushroom] sombrerete; (m) sombrerillo; (m)

...closed cap mushrooms

6 [of tooth] (artificial) funda; (f)

7 (Mec) casquete; (m) (Aut) (radiator/petrol cap) tapón; (m)

8 (contraceptive) diafragma; (m)

9 (percussion cap) cápsula (fulminante); (f)

verb:transitive

1 [+bottle etc] tapar; [+tooth] enfundar; [+oil-well] encapuchar; tapar

2 (surpass) [+story, joke]

see if you can cap that story a ver si cuentas un chiste mejor que ese; I can cap that yo sé algo mejor sobre el mismo asunto; and to cap it all, he ... y para colmo, él ...

Even yesterday, when he taxed Tony Blair for changing his views on Europe, the Labour leader said he would take no lessons in consistency from the former Chancellor.

To cap it all, he is set to lose his Kingston upon Thames seat at the next election because it will disappear following boundary changes. the financial repercussions ate up the money he and his wife had putaside for retirement. To cap it all, in the same year he developed severe heart problems.

3 (complete) coronar; completar

4 (limit) [+expenditure] restringir; [+council etc] imponer un límite presupuestario a

5 (Britain) (Dep) [+player] seleccionar (para el equipo nacional); incluir en la selección nacional

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Verb Conjugation for "cap"

Imperative

cap
you cap
he/she caps
we cap
you cap
they cap

Preterite

I capped
you capped
he/she capped
we capped
you capped
they capped

Present Continuous

I am capping
you are capping
he/she is capping
we are capping
you are capping
they are capping

Present Perfect

I have capped
you have capped
he/she has capped
we have capped
you have capped
they have capped

Past Continuous

I was capping
you were capping
he/she was capping
we were capping
you were capping
they were capping

Past Perfect

I had capped
you had capped
he/she had capped
we had capped
you had capped
they had capped

Future

I will cap
you will cap
he/she will cap
we will cap
you will cap
they will cap

Future Perfect

I will have capped
you will have capped
he/she will have capped
we will have capped
you will have capped
they will have capped

Future Continuous

I will be capping
you will be capping
he/she will be capping
we will be capping
you will be capping
they will be capping

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been capping
you have been capping
he/she has been capping
we have been capping
you have been capping
they have been capping

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been capping
you will have been capping
he/she will have been capping
we will have been capping
you will have been capping
they will have been capping

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been capping
you had been capping
he/she had been capping
we had been capping
you had been capping
they had been capping

CAP

[kap]

masculine noun (abrev de Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica)

1= Spanish teaching certificate needed to teach in secondary education

cap [cap]

abr. de capítulo (Chapter.).

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