(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).
(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).
(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).
of country, landI've broken the tip of my pencilbrushes with thin, pointed tips are good for finer detail and lines, and those with flat, wide tips are better for filling in large areaswould you prefer your ballpoint with a fine tip or a medium tip?she rubbed the tip of her nosehis hands were covered to the tips of his fingerspinch out the tips of the stems to induce side shoots to formhe tested the temperature of the water with the tip of his toeshe cleared away the leaves with the tip of her walking stickI just managed to reach him with the tip of my stickhe had a metal tip on his caneshe poked things with the tip of her walking stickshe could just make out the lighted tip of his cigarette
he stood on the tips of his toesse puso de puntillas;he touched it with the tip of his toelo tocó con la punta del pie;from tip to toede pies a cabeza;the southern tip of Floridael extremo sur de Florida
it's only the tip of the icebergno es más que la punta del iceberg
the tip of the [iceberg]on the tip of sb's [tongue]
I had it or it was on the tip of my tonguelo tenía en la punta de la lengua
I've got it on it's on the tip of my tongueit was on the tip of my tongue to tell her what I thought of her
I took a load of rubbish and grass cuttings to the tip
2(Britain)(mess)
this room is a tipeste cuarto es una pocilga (informal)
transitive verb
1(tilt)inclinar
he tipped the soup bowl towards himinclinó el cuenco de sopa hacia sí;to tip sb off their seatquitar a algn de su asiento (inclinándolo);tip the cat off the chairinclina un poco la silla para que se baje el gato
tip the cat off the chair and sit yourself downhe tipped the rim of his hat over his eyes
to tip one's hat to sbsaludar a algn con el sombrero or ladeando el sombrero
the driver tipped his hat to herto tip sth [towards] sth/sbthe north pole is slightly tipped towards the sun
to tip the balance or scales (in sb's favour/against sb)inclinar la balanza (a favor de algn/en contra de algn)
today's slightly shorter race could help to tip the scales in his favourif the trial were evenly poised, the papers might tip the balance against themto tip the [scales] at 80kghe tips the scales at 100kghe tipped the scales at a hundred and sixty poundsshe tipped the scales at 22 stones before her diet, and looked much older than her 31 yearsto tip one's hand > one's mitt > >
to tip sb over the edge(into insanity)sumir algn en la locura
another shock like that could well tip him over the edgea single ??? may have damaged her already vulnerable psyche and tipped her over the edge into agoraphobiaWas this what had tipped her over the edge into a madness
to tip sth into sth: tip the vegetables into a bowleche las verduras en un cuenco;they tip the rubbish into the rivervierten or tiran la basura en el río;he tipped some sweets into her handle echó unos caramelos en la mano
she tipped the remains of her lunch into the binhe tipped the contents of the rucksack [onto] the floorClaude pulled the bag out of his pocket and tipped a pile of raisins into her handto tip sth [out of] sthhe tipped the water out of the bucket
she tipped her things out of the suitcasevolcó la maleta y sacó sus cosas
to tip sth [over] sth/sbshe tipped the stew over his headshe tipped wine all over the carpetbasket, bowl, boxthey heaved baskets of coal off rail-trucks and tipped them into lorriesLen tipped the tray of memos over his colleague and went outthe costs of tipping rubbish in landfills
intransitive verb
1(incline)inclinarse;ladearse
a young boy is standing on a stool and the stool is about to tip
(topple)(also tip over) volcarse;voltearse; (LAm)
2(dump rubbish)tirar or botar basura; (LAm)
how do you stop people tipping?
no tippingprohibido arrojar basura
3
it's tipping (down)está diluviando (informal)
it's tipping down outside
tip away
transitive verb
tirar;botar; (LAm)
tip away the dishwatertip away the salt and wipe the pan
tip back
transitive verb
[+chair]inclinar hacia atrás;[+one's head]echar hacia atrás
he tipped his chair back to look at hershe had to tip her head back to see him
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+chair]inclinarse hacia atrás
tip forward
tip forwards
transitive verb
inclinar hacia delante
the white chairs were tipped forward against the round tables
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+seat]inclinarse hacia delante
the front seats tip forward to allow access to the back of the car
tip out
transitive verb
[+contents]verter;[+container]vaciar
he tipped out the contents of the boxto tip out the contents of a boxshe was tipping out the wastepaper baskethe tipped out the suitcase onto the bedall the passengers were tipped out
tip over
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+chair, vehicle]volcar;volcarse;voltearse; (LAm)
watch out that the chair doesn't tip overI thought the car might tip overthe lorry sank to its axles in mud and began to tip overBaby walkers have been known to tip over, and there are stories of children that have fallen down stairs or into blazing fires while using them
transitive verb
volcar
he tipped the table over in front of usthe toddler somehow tipped his buggy over
tip up
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
[+seat]levantarse;[+lorry]bascular;
transitive verb
[+chair]levantar;alzar;[+container]volcar
she tipped up her chin defiantlyalzó la barbilla con gesto desafiante
He stood, holding the railing and watching Randall's happy, empty face tipped up at himthe silly vain look in his tipped up face, irritated Alexis extremelythe tall lanky fellow in khakis, his chin tipped upFancy tipped up her chin defiantly and decided not to listenBetween us we manoeuvred the receptacle outside. I tipped up my end too sharply and a deluge poured over the bottom of Eleanor's dressing gown instead of down the drainhe tipped up the bottle and poured the contents into his open mouthHer other arm encircled my legs, tipping me up into a horizontal positioncan you tip up your chair for a second to let me past?
tip[tɪp]
noun
1(gratuity)propina (f)
it was clear he wasn't expecting a tip
to give sb a tipdar una propina a algn
I gave the taxi driver a tipMost restaurants now include the tip in the price of the meal
to leave (sb) a tipdejar propina (a algn)
we can always leave her tip with the managerto [leave] sb a tipto leave a tip [for] sbwhy not leave the tip forr the chambermaid on the dressing-table?
a top tip from a DIY experthe consulted books by well-known tennis players for tips on basic techniquesanother useful tip is to wash walls before paintingtips for busy managersa good tip is to buy the most expensive lens you can affordwhat's your tip for the Derby?United are still my tip for the Title
to give sb a tipdar un consejo a algn;let me give you a tipdéjame que te dé un consejo
can you give me any tips on making pancakes?
take a tip from an old friend and leave well aloneacepta un consejo de un viejo amigo y mantente bien alejado
if you take my tip
a hot tip(Racing)(Gambling)un pronóstico fiable
transitive verb
1[+driver, waiter]dar una propina a
she tipped the barman ten dollarsle dio diez dólares de propina or una propina de diez dólares al barman;I never know how much to tipnunca sé cuánto dar de propina
to tip sb generouslyI tipped the chauffeurhe tipped the waiter 5 francs
2(Racing)(Gambling)
to tip the winnerpronosticar quién va a ganar;her horse was tipped to winse pronosticaba que su caballo sería el ganador
he tipped the last two winnershe's tipping Blue Streak for the 3.30he tipped England to win the European Championshiphe was tipped to succeed Mrs Thatcherhe is tipped to be the country's next foreign minister
they are tipped to win the next electionson los favoritos para ganar las próximas elecciones;he is already being tipped as a future prime ministerya se habla de él como de un futuro primer ministro
to be tipped as sththese two men are widely tipped as future contestants for the leadership\they were tipped as potential medal winners\ but finished a disappointing fifteenthhe is being tipped [for] the jobone of the men tipped [for] the job is Brian Briershe was widely tipped for successshe has been tipped for the lead role in Stone's next moviethis is a man hotly tipped for promotionto tip sb the wink (about sth)someone must have tipped him the wink about the police raidI'll tip you the wink when it's safe to come inte daré de ojo para que sepas que puedes entrar
intransitive verb
(give gratuity)dar propina
there's no need to tipa lot of people seem to panic when deciding how much to tip
tip off
transitive verb
(forewarn)(gen)avisar;[+police]dar el soplo a (informal);dar el chivatazo a (informal); (Esp)
the police had been tipped offa la policía le habían dado el soplo or el chivatazo (informal);la policía había recibido un soplo (informal)
the burglars were tipped off by a lookout and escapedGreg tipped police off on his car phone about a suspect drunk driverHe was arrested two days later after a friend tipped off the FBIsomeone must have tipped off the police about the plan
tip[tɪp]
noun
(tap)golpecito (m)
he gave the ball a tip with his bat
transitive verb
(tap, touch)tocar ligeramente
Corona tipped the fence as she jumped over ithe tipped the ball with his bat