(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Popcorn made on the ring is so much better than from the microwave.Las palomitas de maíz hechas en el hornillo son mucho más ricas que las del microondas.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
At the end of the circus, the performers all took a bow in the center ring.Al final del circo, todos los artistas hicieron una reverencia en la pista central.
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The drug ring has been selling drugs in the inner city for five years.La banda de narcotraficantes ha estado vendiendo drogas en el centro de la ciudad por cinco años.
9.(nuance)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
So, your name is Diana Spencer - that name has a familiar ring to it.Así que se llama Diana Spencer: ese nombre me suena conocido.
What the witness has said has the ring of truth.Lo que dijo el testigo suena verosímil.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(on finger)(plain)anillo (m);(jewelled)anillo (m);sortija (f);(in nose)arete (m);aro (m)
on cows etc
(on bird's leg, for curtain)anilla (f);(for napkin)servilletero (m);(on stove)quemador (m);hornillo (m);(for swimmer)flotador (m);rings(Gymnastics)anillas (f)
he put the key on his ring with the othershe made the boat fast to a metal ring on a wooden postshe wore a gold ring on her little fingerwomen wearing shawls the colors of peacocks and thick brass rings in their nosesa cooker with two ringsa drab curtain hanging from brass ringsI used to use a ring before I could swim properly
electric ringquemador (m) eléctrico;hornillo (m) eléctrico
Mrs Hockstadt brewed tea on a little electric ringhe lit the gas ring and put the kettle on it
gas ringfuego (m) de gas;onion ringsaros (m) de cebolla rebozados;pineapple ringsrodajas (f) de piña
2(circle)[of people]círculo (m);(in game, dance)corro (m);[of objects]anillo (m);(in water)onda (f);(around planet, on tree, of smoke)anillo (m);(around bathtub)cerco (m)
to stand/sit in a ringponerse/sentarse en círculo;a ring of hillsun anillo de colinas;he always leaves a dirty ring round the bathsiempre deja un cerco de suciedad en la bañera
the children formed a ring round herhe was prevented from entering the building by a ring of campus policemenRalph looked for confirmation round the ring of facesgrilled fish surrounded by a ring of spinachthe sixteen ambassadors seated themselves around a ring of tablesshe dropped a stone in the pond, which sent rings spreading out across the watera ring of blue smokeweather satelites have sent pictures showing a ring of volcanic ash circling the Earthyou can tell how old a tree is by the number of rings inside the trunkhe had to jump through a ring of fire
to have rings round one's eyestener ojeras
exhaustion and sleepless nights had left her with dark rings around her eyes
the rings of Saturnlos anillos de Saturno
to run rings round sbdar mil vueltas a algn (informal)
she runs rings round all the other studentsmentally, he can still run rings round men half his age!the government's confidence has allowed them to run rings round the oppositionthe new rear-engined Cooper runs rings round the Lotuswe took her out for a game of football and she ran rings round us
3(group)[of criminals, drug dealers]banda (f);red (f);[of spies]red (f);(Comm)cartel (m);cártel (m)
on large scale
there's a ring operatingin Italy, an alleged nuclear smuggling ring has been discovereda 35 million pound gold smuggling ringI believe your escape ring was used for many years as a cover to smuggle over agents from the East among the genuine refugeespolice are investigating the suspected drug ring at the schoolan international spy ringthe raid was part of a national operation to smash a ring of video dealersthey are involved in a ring of several big companies which fixes prices
he will never again be allowed inside a British boxing ringboth wrestlers leaped into the ring and began to crouch and spring abouthe climbed back into the ringthe blow sent him staggering across the ringtwo clowns came into the ringthe ponies rode around the ringthe first bull of the afternoon entered the ringthey are leading their horses into the ring before the race starts
the ringel boxeo
he told us stories of his time in the ring
to throw or toss one's hat or cap into the ringecharse or lanzarse al ruedo
if Mr Heseltine does throw his hat in the ring, there will be other candidates and that will do no harmshe lost the nomination in a party caucus after /Kinkel threw his hat into the ring/ at the last momenthe said straightaway that he would play - I am delighted that /he has decided to throw his cap into the ring/
the building was ringed by policela policía rodeaba or cercaba el edificio;the town is ringed by hillsla ciudad está rodeada de colinas
her eyes were ringed with black eyelinera crater ringed with a low mud wallwith quoit, hoopyou get 50 points if you ring the skittle in the centre
2[+bird]anillar
he demonstrated his techniques for ringing birds
3(mark with ring)poner un círculo a
I ringed all the likely jobs in the paperI got a map and ringed all the likely villages where I might find a house for sale
modifier
ring binder (n)carpeta (f) de anillas or anillos; (LAm)
three-ring binders can be quite pricey at stationery storesDelMonte's assets are protected by a ring fenceto ring-fence a local authorityBT's own retail service could be ring-fenced to ensure that new entrants were able to compete on an equal footingthe Del Monte company is ring-fenced - its assets cannot be touchedthere would still be a danger of attack and that danger would have to be ring-fenced and reducedthe Treasury has now agreed to ring-fence the money to ensure that it goes directly towards helping elderly peoplethere should be ring-fenced funding for local crime prevention initiatives
ring finger (n)(dedo (m)) anular (m)
she was wearing a solitaire diamond on her ring finger
ring main (n)(Electricity and Electronics)red (f) de suministro or abastecimiento
work on /the London ring main/, which helps move water to where it is needed most, is six months ahead of schedulea modified ring main lubrication system was fitted to keep the oil cool in the aircraft's enginewe'll wire him up to the ring main and see if he talks then!
ring road (n)(Britain)carretera (f) de circunvalación;ronda (f);periférico (m); (LAm)
there were delays on the Paris ring roadthey took the ring road round Belfast
ring spanner (n)llave (f) dentada
ring[rɪŋ]rang(past)rung(participle:past)
noun
1(sound)[of bell]toque (m) de timbre;(louder, of alarm)timbrazo (m);[of voice]timbre (m);(metallic sound)sonido (m) metálico
of church bellof alarm, school bell
there was a ring at the doorllamaron al timbre de la puerta;sonó el timbre de la puerta;he answered the telephone on the first ringcontestó el teléfono al primer pitido;the familiar ring of her voiceel timbre familiar de su voz;the ring of sledge runners on the iceel sonido metálico de los trineos sobre el hielo
there was a ring at the bellgive two rings for the maidthe ring of the alarm at 7 o'clock woke him with a startthe first ring of the phone failed to wake himit was Julie's voice that answered, after two ringsafter at least eight rings, an ancient-sounding maid answered the phone
2(Britain)(Telec)
to give sb a ringllamar a algn (por teléfono);dar un telefonazo or un toque a algn (informal);I'll give you a ringte llamo;te doy un telefonazo or un toque (informal)
we'll give him a ring as soon as we get backcan I give you a ring to let you know when they're here?
3(nuance)
the name has a (certain) ring to itel nombre tiene algo;his laugh had a hollow ring to itsu risa tenía algo de superficial;su risa sonaba (a) superficial;that has the ring of truth about iteso suena a cierto
rugby's promise to clean up its act had a hollow ringthe announcement had a familiar ring to itthis victory had a distinctly hollow ringa ring of [bells]
transitive verb
1[+doorbell, buzzer, handbell, church bell]tocar
there was no one in sight, so she rang the bell on the countertrying to ring the bell on the Test Your Strength machinethe General rang the bell on his desk and the Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General came into ring the front door bellthe door was opened before she could ring the bellto ring the bells in church
that rings a bell (with me)eso me suena
it doesn't ring any bellsno me suena
does that ring any bells?the name rings a bell
to ring the changes
you could ring the changes by substituting ground almondspodrías cambiar or variar sustituyendo la almendra molida;he decided to ring the changes after his side's third consecutive defeatdecidió cambiar de táctica tras la tercera derrota consecutiva de su equipo
the time has come to ring the changes and get this country back on its feetto ring the changes on the menugrandmother, who had the task of naming me, decided to ring the changes
2(Britain)(Telec)[+house, office, number]llamar a;[+person]llamar (por teléfono) a
you must ring the hospitaltienes que llamar al hospital
for information ring 0203 670 057I've got to ring this numberif you'd like more information, ring the Hotline on 414 3929..he rang me at my mother'syou can ring us up anytimenobody rings up a doctor in the middle of the night for no reason
handbell, small bellthe front doorbell rangthe bell rang for dinnerhe heard the school bell ringthe bell rang to start round fivethe bell rang for the end of classesat 7am the alarm bell rings and the model's 18-hour day beginsin the distance a church bell was ringingthe cat had a bell round its neck that rang every time she jumped upthe goats scrambled up the mountainside, their bells ringingthe telephone rangI just let the phone ringthe phone never stopped ringingI waited for the phone to ring
to ring off the hook(US)[+telephone]sonar constantemente;no parar de sonar
Henrietta says the other phone's been ringing off the hook, and there are crowds of people out front with camerassince war broke out in the Middle East, the /phones at donation centers have been ringing off the hook/ with first-time volunteersthe difference between being first in the Yellow Pages and being 12th is the difference between the phone ringing off the hook and the phone not ringing at all
2(use bell)llamar
you rang, madam?¿me llamó usted, señora?;to ring at the doorllamar a la puerta;to ring for sth: we'll ring for some sugarllamaremos para pedir azúcar
shall I ring for a fresh pot of tea?
to ring for sbllamar para que venga algn
he rang for the guard to let him outhe rang for Tracy and asked, "what's wrong with Davis?"
please ring for attentionrogamos toque el timbre para que le atiendan
3(Britain)(telephone)llamar (por teléfono)
she has rung home just onceI would ring when I got back to the hotel"hello," she said "/I was hoping you might ring/"
could someone ring for a taxi?¿podría alguien llamar a un taxi?
4(echo)(gen)resonar;[+ears]zumbar
the valley rang with crieslos gritos resonaron por el valle;his words were ringing in my headsus palabras resonaban en mi cabeza;the news set the town ringingla noticia causó furor en la ciudad;the town rang with his praisespor toda la ciudad no se oían más que alabanzas suyas
he heard their steps ring down the corridorthe whole place was ringing with musicthe boys took up the cry till the mountain ranghis head rang with their screamshis voice rang with emotionit seemed there was silence though his ears still rang with the dinLeaphorn moved cautiously downward, his ears still ringing with the aftereffects of the blastI was thrown against the wall, my shoulder scraped raw, my head ringinghe left the platform with the cheers still ringing in his earsshe shivered as the sound of that man's abuse rang in her ears
to ring true/false/hollowsonar a cierto/falso/hueco
his suddenly friendly tone rang falsesu tono amistoso tan repentino sonaba a falso;her story just didn't ring truela historia no parecía verdad
his story rings truethe government's rhetoric on taxes rings hollowthe rumpus has made all the optimistic statements about unity and harmony ring a little hollow
ring back(Britain)(Telec)
transitive verb
(ring again)volver a llamar;(return sb's call)llamar
could you ask him to ring me back?¿le podría decir que me llame?
I'm busy at the moment, can I ring you back?I'll ring you back tomorrowif there's any problem I'll ring you back
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(ring again)volver a llamar;(return call)llamar
can you ring back later?¿puede volver a llamar más tarde?
he's got someone with him - he wants you to ring backher secretary rang back later with the informationtell her I'll ring back in a few minutes
ring down
transitive verb
[+curtain]bajar
to ring down the curtain on sthponer punto final a algo
I tried to ring down the curtain on the pastthe road to repentance doesn't lie in ringing down the curtain on the sin you can't bear to facewe'll ring down the curtain on the scene, pretend it never happenedwhen I remarried last year I wanted to ring down the curtain on Neville and begin an exciting new lifehe rang down to the desk and asked for his billhe picked up the phone and rang down to Sid's room
I rang in to say I was illllamé (por teléfono) para decir que estaba enfermo
Cecil wasn't there, having rung in to say he was taking the day offIf you live in the UK, ring in with your answer on the number aboveAfter her first programme, she set up a Child Abuse Survivor Network because so many viewers rang inHal rang in - he gave me what he's got so far
2(US)(Ind)fichar (al entrar)
ring off
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Britain)(Telec)colgar
she had rung off before he could press her for an answerhe rang off before Andrew could reply
a shot rang outa familiar peel of laughter rang outher voice rang out in the silence/bells rang out all over Bucharest/ at noon to honour those who died in last December's revolution
2(US)(Ind)fichar (al salir)
transitive verb
to ring out the old yeartocar las campanas para señalar el fin del año;despedir el ano;ring out the old, ring in the newque suenen las campanas para despedir al año viejo y recibir el nuevo año
celebrating Christmas and ringing out the Old Year is a process requiring much lubrication of the throat
ring round
ring around
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Britain)(Telec)llamar (por teléfono)
if you ring round, you can usually get a good dealsi llamas a varios sitios, generalmente se consiguen gangas
she said she'd ring around and get back to me
intransitive verb
(Britain)(Telec)
I'll ring round my friendsllamaré a mis amigos
she immediately started ringing round her friends and relativesit is worth ringing round the local firms and comparing quotes
ring up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
(Britain)(Telec)llamar (por teléfono)
I rang up about my applicationJohn rang up and invited himself over for dinnera few months ago I rang up about some housing problemsI'm going to ring up tomorrow and see what they've got to sayCaitlin has her instructions - she's to ring up and ask for you personally
transitive verb
1(Britain)(Telec)
to ring sb upllamar a algn (por teléfono)
she had rung up Emily and had told her all about itperhaps I could ring you up and arrange a time to meet?
2[+curtain]subir;levantar
to ring up the curtain on sthdar comienzo a algo;iniciar algo
she rang up £10.47 and gave me the receiptshe was ringing up her sale on an ancient cash registerMichael rang up the purchasethe advertising agency rang up 1.4 billion dollars in yearly salesGRE rang up losses of Pounds 210 million