1 (written reminder, record) (short) nota (f)keep a note of all your expenses detalla or anota todos tus gastos
to make or take a note of sth apuntar or anotar algo she made a quick note of the address I knew that if I didn't make a note I'd lose the thought so I asked to borrow a pen take a note of your responses and turn to page 11
I must make a note to buy some more tengo que hacer una nota para que no se me olvide comprar más
notes apuntes (m); notas (f)to speak from notes hablar con la ayuda de apuntes or notas Speaking to Autocue, I should add, is a totally different technique to speaking from notes even though he was speaking from using notes, he still managed to omit several important points a professional speaker, using notes If you are using notes, don't be furtive about them. Audiences are used to seeing vips read speeches on television
to make notes hacer anotaciones the interviewer made notes throughout the interview
to take notes tomar apuntes some students didn't bother to take notes take notes during the consultation as the final written report is very concise she read the documents, taking careful notes
to speak without notes hablar sin la ayuda de apuntes or notas
to compare notes (about sth) intercambiar impresiones (acerca de algo) we compared notes about our respective marriages compare notes and discuss what you have discovered the women were busily comparing notes on the Queen's outfit we'll both go out and do a few interviews, then compare notes afterwards compare notes with your child to see which she thinks is more fun
2 (on text) anotación (f); nota (f); (more detailed) comentario (m) see note 16 on page 223 véase nota número 16 en la página 223; with an introduction and notes by ... con introducción y comentarios de ...
the margins are full of the composer's notes
author's note nota del autor
to put notes into a text "Notes on Gibbon" he's preparing notes on Byron for students
3 (letter, message) nota (f) I left him a note saying where I was le dejé una nota diciéndole dónde estaba; just a quick note to tell you ... solo una nota para decirte que ...
drop me a note when you know the date to leave sb a note
4 (official, diplomatic) nota (f) an official note from the government the formalities of recognition took place this afternoon in Moscow, when the Soviet foreign minister exchanged diplomatic notes with his Lithuanian and Estonian counterparts the FOreign Office has sent a formal diplomatic note to the Saudi Arabian authorities asking for details of investigations into the six Britons still missing
5 (tone) (gen) nota (f); (in voice) dejo (m); deje (m) the only discordant note was the bad feeling between his two brothers la única nota discordante fue la animosidad entre sus dos hermanos; there was a note of nostalgia in her voice había un dejo or deje de nostalgia en su voz; there was a note of bitterness in her voice había cierto resentimiento en su voz
a note of nostalgia there was an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice as he spoke of it with a note of anxiety in his voice her voice held a note of desperation it was not difficult for him to catch the note of bitterness in my voice
the talks ended on a note of optimism las negociaciones se cerraron con una nota de optimismo
the 1980s/evening ended on a high note la década de los ochenta/la velada se cerró con un broche de oro
on a more positive note ... mirando el lado positivo ... on an optimistic/positive note on a more serious note on a personal/practical note
to sound a note of caution llamar a la prudencia the team captain sounded a note of caution. "I know we beat them in the first game, but they'll be fielding a stronger side tomorrow Dr Moira Brown, of the Medical Research Council's virology unit sounded a note of caution. "I am very anxious to avoid raising false hopes in people. It could take three years or more for a patent to be granted" Mr Steele sounded a note of caution about future performance, saying that if other retailers were forced to cut prices in the weeks leading up to Christmas, he might have to follow the report sounds a note of caution to future investors
he tried to strike a note of optimism in his speech intentó que su discurso sonara optimista The Times struck a note of sobriety against the outbreak of alarm in the West at the time. "Fears of the Fall of Constantinople are exaggerated"
his speech struck the right/wrong note su discurso fue/no fue acertado
that word which still strikes a note of dread Jackson's claims have struck the wrong note with leading composer and pianist Richard Rodney Bennett the furniture strikes a traditional note, appropriate to its Edwardian setting
6 (Mús) (sound) nota (f); (key) tecla (f) she has a deep voice and doesn't even try for the high notes the high/low notes the black/white notes to [give] the note to [hold] a note the singer must hold the note until the conductor signals a "cut" sign an unbroken voice which hit and held every note with perfect ease and clarity I detected a few [wrong] notes here and there
7 (bank note) billete (m) a five-pound note un billete de cinco libras
there were notes to the value of 50,000 dollars they exchange travellers' cheques at different rates from notes promissory note, note of hand by the end of the month he would be in funds and they would square accounts at last - in the mean time /Wray would give him a note of hand/
8 (importance) a writer/an artist of note un escritor/un artista destacado or de renombre he was a mathematician and astronomer of note he was perhaps the first scholar of note to carry the new learning across the Pyrenees And though every historian of note who has dealt with the period has conclusively refuted one significant aspect of Hitler's assertions or another, few have bothered to try to put together the real story the first British scientist of note to become a government minister a politician of note
nothing of note nada digno de mención
they searched the area but found nothing of note there is nothing of note to report he has published nothing of note in the last 10 years
this is a first novel of some note esta es una primera novela que merece atención Kurt Weill was by then a Broadway presence of some note
9 (notice) to take note (of sth/sb) the government should take note of this survey el gobierno debería tomar nota del resultado de esta encuesta; they will take note of what you say tendrán en cuenta lo que digas; people began to take note of him la gente empezó a tenerlo en cuenta or prestarle atención
take note of how your sister behaves - she sets a fine example only the critics took note of the book the difference showed in my results and my bosses took note of it he might take note that I wasn't always famous /bosses, take note/; you are about to learn what your secretary wants from her job we don't have as much money as a two-income household and, Mr Lamont please take note, we pay a higher proportion of income tax than a two-wage household.
worthy of note digno de mención and here is a point worthy of note some events in the festival are worthy of note nevertheless, certain key changes are worthy of note
