(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).
(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).
a shape loomed up out of the fog/darknessuna forma or un bulto surgió de la niebla/la oscuridad;the great grey shape of a tank rolled out of the villagela imponente figura gris de un tanque salió del pueblo
lying in bed we offten see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon
the future shape of industryla futura estructura or configuración de la industria
he outlined his ideas about the manifesto's shapedevelopments which may alter the future shape of industryorganizations now change their internal shape with alarming frequency
I can't bear gardening in any shape or formno aguanto la jardinería bajo ningún concepto;the shape of things to comelo que nos depara el mañana
to take shapetomar forma
his grand plan for the future was gradually taking shape
4(mould)molde (m)
use star shapes to cut out the biscuitsutilice moldes en forma de estrella para cortar las galletas
they had been searching all morning for a rabbit shape with which to make Kirstie's cakehe used a plastic shape to cut out stars from the plasticine
5(condition)forma (f) (física);estado (m) físico
the fat burner diet book - a comprehensive guide to getting in shapethe trees were in bad shape from dry rot
to be in bad shape[+person]estar en mala forma (física);[+object]estar en mal estado
the car was sold for a pittance as it was in such bad shape
to be in good shape[+person]estar en buena forma (física);[+object]estar en buen estado
the car was sold for a pittance as it was in such bad shapeI need to be in good shape before I go on holiday
to be in shape[+person]estar en buena forma
to get o.s. into shapeponerse en forma
to keep in shapemantenerse en forma
to knockorlickorwhip sth/sb into shapeponer algo/a algn a punto
you'll have 4 months in which to lick the recruits into shapefew people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shapewe'd just go into the second studio and play, I'd improvise a lyric, and then we'd just knock it into shape laterThe project team has appointed managers for each business in an attempt to knock them into shapeMost experts agree that East German agriculture can be knocked into shape and be successful
to be out of shape[+person]estar en mala forma
transitive verb
1(mould)dar forma a;formar
cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loafmachinery for shaping the plutonium core of nuclear weaponsshaping the foam core of surfboards is a highly skilled and delicate task
2(influence, determine)conformar;determinar
It was the Greeks who shaped the thinking of Western manThe book aims to trace what shapes children's ideas about femininity or masculinity
the forces that have shaped the 20th centurylos elementos que han conformado or configurado el siglo XX
the historical process that has shaped the country
democracy is shaping the future of Western Europela democracia está determinando el futuro de Europa Occidental
