1 (piece of furniture) mesa; (f) I'd like a table for two, please (quiero) una mesa para dos, por favor; kitchen table mesa de cocina; (f)
they were at table when we arrivedat (formal) estaban sentados a la mesa cuando llegamos don't read at the table no leas en la mesa
she was bad-mannered at table they lingered at table after the evening meal More than half of all adults have their main meals at table on most occasions my parents would not allow us to talk at the table Many people might find it hard to sit at table with a man who was publishing a novel about their relationship with a former lover Who were the others at your table?
you will join us at our table, won't you? se sentará (a la mesa) con nosotros ¿verdad?
all the women around the table nodded understandingly a table for two, three etc
to clear the tableclear quitar recoger levantar la mesa;oror
to lay the tablelay poner la mesa
why isn't dinner on the table?on ¿por qué no está servida la cena?
to set the tableset poner la mesa
to sit down to tablesit sentarse a la mesa to do sth under the table
under the table I'll be under the table if I have any more wine si bebo más vino me voy a caer redondo no voy a tenerme en pie;or he was accepting money under the table (informal) aceptaba dinero bajo cuerda bajo mano;or
there is not one hint that anything was done under the table, illegally, surreptitiously athletes sometimes cheated, sometimes lied, took money under the table, missed their races to drink sb under the table Don't take him on - he could drink you under the table any day
to get one's feet under the table (informal) hacerse un hueco; (informal) It's just a question of getting your feet under the table
to turn the tables dar la vuelta a la tortilla
to turn the tables on sb volver las tornas a contra algn;or Angry because Hitler had failed to inform him before invading France, Mussolini decided to turn the tables by launching an invasion of Greece without telling the Germans Their determination and undying belief in themselves gave them the vision and courage to grasp their political destinies and turn the tables on the male politicians who tried to use them as temporary stopgaps often, it is easy for the violent or abusive wife to turn the tables, pointing the finger at her husband as the aggressor, taking the attention totally away from herself
2 (people at table) mesa; (f) the entire table was in fits of laughter when the whole table was seated nobody started eating until the whole table was seated our table was always the best at Whist
3 (formal) (food) mesa; (f) he set out for them a rich table, as much wine as they craved a [good] table there's more to a good table than good food
to keep a good table tener buena mesa
they must have entertained quite a lot when the going was good. I'd guess she kept a good table
4 (for discussion) mesa de negociaciones; (f)he managed to get all the parties around the tablearound consiguió que todos los interesados se sentaran a la mesa de negociaciones they have succeeded in getting all the parties around a table it might get all the sides around the table to negotiate wage agreements to sit around round the table (with sb) we're going to have to sit around the table with the unions and come up with a solution Peters was the man who could sit around the table with members of the board and talk with them
to put sth on the tableon (Britain) poner algo sobre el tapete there are two proposals on the table hay dos propuestas sobre el tapete; they're willing to put 12 million dollars on the table to get this company están dispuestos a pagar 12 millones de dólares para conseguir esta empresa
the marketing manager was anxious to put his idea on the table as soon as possible there is no formal offer on the table yet it depends how much money is on the table we will put that on the table for later
round tableround mesa redonda; (f)
5 (chart) tabla; (f) cuadro; (m) a table of the top 12 best and worst performers una tabla un cuadro de los 12 mejores y los 12 peores;or
In their table of sports' biggest earners Agassi came ninth A table of the top three earners in each of the 12 New York utilities revealed that very few get big bonuses, and many received no bonus at all a table of the top 12 best and worst performers in the NHS here is a table of calorie levels for favourite Chinese dishes. spare ribs (each) 140; butterfly prawns in batter 365; crab and sweetcorn soup 155 one large prawn cracker 15
table of contents índice de materias; (m)
6 (Mat) (also multiplication table) tabla de multiplicar; (f) the eleven-times table la tabla (de multiplicar) del once
he learned his (multiplication) tables
7 (Dep) (also league table) liga; (f) clasificación; (f) they're fourth in the league table
