Como in english
pronunciation: æz part of speech: noun, adverb
comer = eat ; graze (on) ; dine ; munch ; nosh ; eat + a meal ; eat + food ; eat + Posesivo + food.
Example: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.Example: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.Example: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group = They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.Example: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.Example: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.Example: If you're on a limited budget, you're going to have to eat meals at home simply because it costs way less than eating out.Example: Use common sense -- occasionally eating food that was briefly on the floor is not likely to make you sick.Example: The way she ate her food, the way she laughed, I found everything she did, intensely irritating.more:
» abrir las ganas de comer = give + Nombre + an appetite ; whet + Posesivo + appetite .
Example: She takes marijuana every few hours, under her doctor's advice, to control pain and give her an appetite otherwise she would starve to death. Example: She complains that English cooking does not whet her appetite -- thefood looks good, but has no smell and almost no taste.
» animal que come peces = fish eater .
Example: Now, I'm not much of a fish eater because I typically don't like the smell of fish.» comer a dos carrillos = stuff + Posesivo + face ; stuff + Reflexivo + with .
Example: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess. Example: As soon as he had stuffed himself with a host of good dishes, he began to leap and spring, to laugh and to fart like a little ass well stuffed with barley.» comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going .
Example: Young children need to eat small amounts every three hours to get enough energy to keep them going.» comer alimentos = eat + food .
Example: Use common sense -- occasionally eating food that was briefly on the floor is not likely to make you sick.» comer alimentos sólidos = eat + solids .
Example: After your baby has started to eat solids, stewed fruit is a healthy snack or meal choice.» comer carroña = scavenging .
Example: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.» comer como una lima = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant ; eat like + a refugee .
Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Example: We all have that one friend, that is stick thin but eats like an elephant . Example: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed = Al hombre grande siempre se le acusa de gula mientras que un hombre enjuto o huesudo puede comer como un descosido en cada comida y nadie le tilda de glotonería.» comer como un animal = eat like + an animal .
Example: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.» comer como una vaca = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant ; eat like + a refugee .
Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Example: We all have that one friend, that is stick thin but eats like an elephant . Example: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed = Al hombre grande siempre se le acusa de gula mientras que un hombre enjuto o huesudo puede comer como un descosido en cada comida y nadie le tilda de glotonería.» comer como un cerdo = eat like + a pig .
Example: I'm tearing my hair out just because he can eat like a pig and he does it in front of me too.» comer como un descosido = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant ; eat like + a refugee .
Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Example: We all have that one friend, that is stick thin but eats like an elephant . Example: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed = Al hombre grande siempre se le acusa de gula mientras que un hombre enjuto o huesudo puede comer como un descosido en cada comida y nadie le tilda de glotonería.» comer como un león = eat like + a lion ; eat like + a horse .
Example: To grow, you need to start training and eating like a lion. Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.» comer como un pajarito = eat like + a bird .
Example: If someone says you eat like a bird, you might consider going on a diet since most birds eat 25 to 50 percent of their body weight daily.» comer como un sabañón = eat like + a horse ; eat like + an elephant ; eat like + a refugee .
Example: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Example: We all have that one friend, that is stick thin but eats like an elephant . Example: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal, and no one ever notices his greed = Al hombre grande siempre se le acusa de gula mientras que un hombre enjuto o huesudo puede comer como un descosido en cada comida y nadie le tilda de glotonería.» comer con apetito = eat with + appetite .
Example: Concerning these categories, parents should ask whether their child usually falls asleep easily and wakes up rested; eats with appetite; and has bowel and bladder control, especially during the day.» comer demasiado = overeat ; eat + too much .
Example: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat. Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» comer demasiado poco = eat + too little ; undereat .
Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices. Example: People only binge when they have been undereating.» comer el almuerzo = have (+ Posesivo) + lunch ; eat (+ Posesivo) + lunch .
Example: A few days ago, I had lunch with two divorced women who really made me re-evaluate how I feel about certain divorce situations. Example: A woman was bullied so badly about her nose that the hid in the school toilets to eat her lunch.» comer el desayuno = have (+ Posesivo) + breakfast ; eat (+ Posesivo) + breakfast .
Example: Brushing your teeth before having breakfast is like wiping your ass before having a shit. Example: But one morning, her daughter refused to eat her breakfast and complained that her tummy hurt.» comer en casa = eat in .
Example: The article is entitled 'Getting on the Internet: eating in or dining out?'.» comer en exceso = overeat ; eat + too much .
Example: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat. Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» comer excesivamente = overeat ; eat + too much .
Example: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat. Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» comer fuera = eat out .
Example: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.» comer la cena = eat (+ Posesivo) + dinner ; have (+ Posesivo) + dinner ; have (+ Posesivo) + supper ; eat (+ Posesivo) + supper .
Example: Due to almost daily electricity cuts, Palestinian families in Gaza often have to eat their dinner by candlelight. Example: Let me just come clean before things go too far -- Pels and I did not have dinner. Example: To mark the end of our holiday, we had supper in the revolving restaurant at the top of the KL Tower. Example: She always eats her supper whilst watching television.» comerle el coco a Alguien = brainwash .
Example: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".» comerle el coño a Alguien = eat + Posesivo + cunt ; eat + Posesivo + pussy .
Example: She said she wants to lick my nipples then have me eat her cunt. Example: She began with a blowjob and the guy returned the favor by eating her cunt.» comerle el tarro a Alguien = brainwash .
Example: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".» comer + Nombre + para el almuerzo = have + Nombre + for lunch .
Example: I had beef tongue curry for lunch yesterday and kept thinking about it the rest of the day.» comer + Nombre + para el desayuno = have + Nombre + for breakfast .
Example: Luckily there were little cafes open and after freshening up we headed for one of them and first ordered coffee with milk whilst deciding what to have for breakfast.» comer + Nombre + para la cena = have + Nombre + for dinner .
Example: Since I made a pie perhaps we will have it for dinner because I don't feel like making anything else.» comer saludable = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily .
Example: It's resolution time again, and first on your list is to lose weight and eat more healthfully. Example: Eating healthy doesn't have to cost more. Example: Eating healthily doesn't mean living on a diet of green beans and carrot juice, and can involve eating a rich variety of some of your favourite foods.» comer saludablemente = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily .
Example: It's resolution time again, and first on your list is to lose weight and eat more healthfully. Example: Eating healthy doesn't have to cost more. Example: Eating healthily doesn't mean living on a diet of green beans and carrot juice, and can involve eating a rich variety of some of your favourite foods.» comer sanamente = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily .
Example: It's resolution time again, and first on your list is to lose weight and eat more healthfully. Example: Eating healthy doesn't have to cost more. Example: Eating healthily doesn't mean living on a diet of green beans and carrot juice, and can involve eating a rich variety of some of your favourite foods.» comer sano = eat + healthfully ; eat + healthy ; eat + healthily ; healthy eating .
Example: It's resolution time again, and first on your list is to lose weight and eat more healthfully. Example: Eating healthy doesn't have to cost more. Example: Eating healthily doesn't mean living on a diet of green beans and carrot juice, and can involve eating a rich variety of some of your favourite foods. Example: Our cookery school is a unique place for people of all ages to discover the benefits and joys of home cooking and healthy eating.» comerse = make + a meal of ; prey on/upon ; chew up ; eat into ; eat into .
Example: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce. Example: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters. Example: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest. Example: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries. Example: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.» comerse Algo vivo = eat + Nombre + alive .
Example: Florida's slogan should be 'The only place you can be eaten alive by mosquitoes while you enjoy rain every day'.» comerse con los ojos = ogle ; give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at ; eye + Nombre + up .
Example: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button. Example: Rapists often try to blame the victim for dressing too provocatively or 'giving them the eye'. Example: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal. Example: He blinked, his eyes suddenly moving on their own, eyeing her up, her long legs, her voluptuous hips, her large breasts.» comerse el coco = rack + Posesivo + brain(s) [Escrito también wrack + Posesivo + brain(s)] .
Example: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.» comerse el tarro = dwell on/upon ; rack + Posesivo + brain(s) [Escrito también wrack + Posesivo + brain(s)] .
Example: One of the best things you can do for your peace of mind is to learn how to stop dwelling on the errors of the past. Example: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.» comerse la comida = eat + Posesivo + food .
Example: The way she ate her food, the way she laughed, I found everything she did, intensely irritating.» comerse las uñas = bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + (finger)nails .
Example: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Example: Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.» comerse los restos de = scavenge .
Example: These include watching out for people scavenging through discarded materials and making sure that deleted files on floppy disks are truly erased.» comerse los restos dejados por otro = scavenge .
Example: These include watching out for people scavenging through discarded materials and making sure that deleted files on floppy disks are truly erased.» comérselo todo = eat + Posesivo + way through .
Example: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.» comerse + Posesivo + comida = eat + Posesivo + food .
Example: The way she ate her food, the way she laughed, I found everything she did, intensely irritating.» comerse una rosca con = get off with .
Example: He was nicer than the cocky Greek men who asked her to dance and tried to get off with her.» comer y beber = wine and dine .
Example: One of the legendary managers in pop music, Simon Bell has wined and dined with the best in the business -- and written funny books about it all.» como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger .
Example: What is meant by the phrase 'a dog in the manger'?.» con ganas de comer algo = peckish .
Example: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.» controlar lo que + comer = watch + what + Pronombre + eat .
Example: Telling a girl she should exercise more and watch what she eats is basically telling her you think she should lose weight.» dar de comer = feed [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fed] .
Example: On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.» descanso para comer = meal break .
Example: There is a noticeable number of patrons who stayed at the library for many hours and make extensive use of rest areas for meal breaks, to phone home, to discuss research projects, and to perform other tasks.» el gato + comerse + la lengua = the cat + have got + Posesivo + tongue .
Example: She was quite a talker till the cat got her tongue.» el que se pica, ajos come = if the cap fit(s, wear it) ; if the shoe fits(, wear it) .
Example: Some of my closest friends are of the opposite sex, so please don't get the idea I'm a manhater or a radical feminist; it's simply a question that 'if the cap fits, wear it'. Example: This truth might upset some, but if the shoe fits, wear it.» el que se pique, que coma ajos = if the cap fit(s, wear it) ; if the shoe fits(, wear it) .
Example: Some of my closest friends are of the opposite sex, so please don't get the idea I'm a manhater or a radical feminist; it's simply a question that 'if the cap fits, wear it'. Example: This truth might upset some, but if the shoe fits, wear it.» estar para comérselo = look (like) + a million bucks ; look (like) + a million dollars ; look + delicious ; look + yummy .
Example: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night. Example: So follow the example of the Hollywood elite this year and enjoy feeling fabulous and looking like a million dollars. Example: Have you ever bought anything that looked delicious and were disappointed when you tasted it?. Example: They say I look yummy and they want a taste, but I'm a human not a sandwhich.» estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = be moreish .
Example: Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.» ganas de comer = appetite .
Example: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.» hora de comer = mealtime [meal time] ; feeding time [Usado generalmente para los animales o a una persona a la que hay que dar de comer, como los bebés] ; eating time .
Example: Comments were made on the starting time of the conference, mealtimes, the quality of speakers and the subject of next conference. Example: The oinking does not take place during feeding time, but rather all the time = Los gruñidos no ocurren durante la hora de comer, sino más bien continuamente. Example: Why does your toddler throw food everywhere at eating time?.» juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair .
Example: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Example: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Example: They're a right pair, always getting into trouble with the family with whom they live.» lugar para comer = eating facility .
Example: Minimum requirements for all programs are locker space, dressing rooms, library and reference materials, and eating facilities.» morder la mano del que + dar de comer = bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre .
Example: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.» naranja de comer = eating orange .
Example: Navel oranges from California are probably the best eating oranges in the world.» no tener ganas de comer = be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats .
Example: Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence. Example: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.» para comérselo = cuddly [cuddlier -comp., cuddliest -sup.] .
Example: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.» perder las ganas de comer = go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats .
Example: The vet came out again three weeks ago when she last went off her food and she had a shot of penicillin and has been fine since too. Example: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.» perro come perro = dog-eat-dog .
Example: Wild animals constantly at odds with each other in a survival of the fittest may be the norm, but it's not always a dog-eat-dog world.» perro no come perro = dog does not eat dog ; there is honour among thieves .
Example: Low-level hostilities between these two newspapers have been a fact of media life for decades but not the two publishers seem to have forgotten the old maxim 'Dog does not eat dog'. Example: That there is 'honour among thieves' is well known, and there are many cultures in which one does not cheat those who are part of the family or tribe, be may cheat or steal from outsiders.» persona que come moderadamente = moderate eater .
Example: Successful moderate eaters do so in part because they are not inflexible, and do not obsess over singular foods.» persona que come mucho = heavy eater ; big eater .
Example: For instance his research found that 'when eating in groups of four or eight, light eaters ate more, and heavy eaters ate less'. Example: I keep wondering, how can such a big eater like me be satisfied with just 3-4 spoonful of rice?.» persona que come poco = light eater .
Example: For instance, his research found that 'when eating in groups of four or eight, light eaters ate more, and heavy eaters ate less'.» persona que le gusta comer pescado = fish eater .
Example: Now, I'm not much of a fish eater because I typically don't like the smell of fish.» ponerlo todo perdido al comer = be a messy eater .
Example: Our chickens are such messy eaters -- they throw more of their food on the floor than they swallow.» ponerse a comer = dig into ; tuck into ; lace into .
Example: As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched. Example: I enjoyed seeing everyone so happy sharing their stories and tucking into the food and drink we laid on for the 40 or so people who had come. Example: The stray cat would lace into the food like a bulimic, but any sudden movement or noise caused panic and a zippy departure.» preparar algo de comer rápido = rustle up + some tucker [Expresión de origen australiano] .
Example: There really is no better place to relax, recline, and rustle up some tucker when exploring Australia this year.» que come pescado = fish-eating .
Example: Japanese are the most-recognized example of a fish-eating population enjoying a low incidence of diseases common to Americans (heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes, etc.), and a trim appearance.» que queda sin comer = uneaten .
Example: This feed additive is nothing more than chicken feces, feathers and uneaten chicken feed collected from the floor of crowded chicken cages.» que se lo come con los ojos = ogling [De modo lascivo] .
Example: A naked sunbather caused a traffic pile-up after her bare bum distracted ogling drivers.» quitarle a Alguien las ganas de comer = put + Nombre + off + Posesivo + food ; put + Nombre + off + Posesivo + oats .
Example: In the summer of 2001, Toby our cat became seriously ill with a severe ear infection that put him off his food. Example: We trust the news he's just received won't put him off his oats.» quitársele a Uno las ganas de comer = go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats .
Example: The vet came out again three weeks ago when she last went off her food and she had a shot of penicillin and has been fine since too. Example: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.» salir a comer = eat out .
Example: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.» ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater ; be a finicky eater .
Example: You shouldn't cook special meals just for a picky eater, but do include something he or she likes in every meal. Example: Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me. Example: As frustrating as a finicky eater may be, this is a great time to teach your child to try new things, before he gets too set in his ways and begins to reject new foods.» ser muy melindroso para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater ; be a finicky eater .
Example: You shouldn't cook special meals just for a picky eater, but do include something he or she likes in every meal. Example: Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me. Example: As frustrating as a finicky eater may be, this is a great time to teach your child to try new things, before he gets too set in his ways and begins to reject new foods.» ser muy tiquismiquis para comer = be a picky eater ; be a fussy eater ; be a finicky eater .
Example: You shouldn't cook special meals just for a picky eater, but do include something he or she likes in every meal. Example: Good news is that my dinner was a class act, and they even got the steak perfect, which is a feat for such a fussy eater like me. Example: As frustrating as a finicky eater may be, this is a great time to teach your child to try new things, before he gets too set in his ways and begins to reject new foods.» sin comer = uneaten .
Example: This feed additive is nothing more than chicken feces, feathers and uneaten chicken feed collected from the floor of crowded chicken cages.» sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it .
Example: You can always say you've been changed, but really, September 11 is the first thing that changed me without having anything to do with it.» sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it ; without asking for it .
Example: You can always say you've been changed, but really, September 11 is the first thing that changed me without having anything to do with it. Example: chances that you will get what you need without asking for it are pretty slim.» sin qué comer = without a crust to eat .
Example: We had plenty of everything, and now look at us without a crust to eat.» somos lo que comemos = we are what we eat .
Example: In this world of instant gratification and overindulgence we lose sight of the fact that we are what we eat.» tener a Alguien comiendo de la palma de + Posesivo + mano = have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand ; be like putty in + Posesivo + hands ; wrap + Nombre + (a)round + Posesivo + (little) finger .
Example: Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation. Example: Women will like it because it shows how men are nothing more than putty in their hands. Example: As for the cats, Ta-Shi will keep them wrapped around her accursed finger long enough to seal their fate.» tener cuidado con lo que + comer = watch + what + Pronombre + eat .
Example: Telling a girl she should exercise more and watch what she eats is basically telling her you think she should lose weight.» tengo tanta hambre que me comería una vaca/elefante/caballo = I'm so hungry I could eat a horse .
Example: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day -- I need to remember this because when I skip breakfast I am so hungry I could eat a horse!.» tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! .
Example: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.como1 = as ; by way of ; for the purpose(s) of + Nombre ; in the guise of ; just as ; like ; qua ; much as ; as a kind of ; as serving as ; along the lines of ; in + Posesivo + capacity as ; such as ; kind of like ; how ; kind of like.
Example: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Example: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.Example: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.Example: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.Example: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.Example: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.Example: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.Example: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.Example: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.Example: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.Example: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.Example: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.Example: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.Example: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.Example: That was how she wanted to live her life, and that was how she wanted to end it.Example: He used his holy stick which was serpentine in shape -- kind of like a shepherd's crook.more:
» aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence .
Example: If the recent closures of North American SLIS may be adduced as evidence, this deficiency is likely to have serious consequences for UK SLIS also.» alejarse como si tal cosa = saunter away .
Example: Then, with a smile and a kiss, she rose up and sauntered away with her ferine friend in tow.» algo así como = something like .
Example: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.» añádase como = expand like .
Example: Extensive provision for synthesis is made including auxiliary schedules, expand like instructions, and synthetic features in the notation.» así como = as ; as well as .
Example: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools. Example: All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.» así como así = just like that .
Example: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.» así como ... de igual modo ... = just as ... so ... .
Example: But just as pidgin English is inadequate for the expression of fine shades of meaning, so a limited index vocabulary may not be able to do justice to the subjects encountered in documents or required by readers.» así es como = this is how .
Example: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.» así es como es = that's how it is .
Example: Like it or not, that's how it is.» caer como moscas = drop like + flies .
Example: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.» como abejas en panal = like bees around a honey pot .
Example: Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.» como aclaración = in parenthesis .
Example: Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan.» como acompañamiento = in accompaniment .
Example: The turbine engines shrieked as they fought to maintain lift in the thin air, while the fuselage groaned in accompaniment.» como algo natural = as a matter of course .
Example: It is easy to forget that in negotiations in Brussels, ministers of the member states usually do begin talking from different standpoints as a matter of course.» como algo normal = as a matter of course .
Example: It is easy to forget that in negotiations in Brussels, ministers of the member states usually do begin talking from different standpoints as a matter of course.» como algo opuesto a = as against .
Example: To the extent that headings are dictated by conformity to a pattern, as against the likely approach of the reader resting on psychological rather than logical grounds, the subject catalog will lose in effectiveness.» como algo residual = residually .
Example: In colonial times, and residually in so-called postcolonial times, the knowledge of Indigenous peoples occupied the realm of the 'primitive', an obstacle to progress along the path to modern civilisation and was largely ignored or suppressed.» como alma que lleva el diablo = hell (bent) for leather .
Example: Unlike the previous rider, this competitor was hell bent for leather as he attacked the mud ponds at full throttle.» como alternativa = as an alternative .
Example: The classification for Law compiled by E Moys has been suggested as an alternative.» como anillo al dedo = just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket! .
Example: The article 'Just the ticket' describes how a resource library can provide answers to many questions that concern anxious health care users = El artículo "Como anillo al dedo" describe cómo una biblioteca de recursos puede dar respuesta a muchas cuestiones que preocupan a los usuarios de la asistencia sanitaria. Example: The article 'The right twig for an eagle's nest' explores the social and political advantages of a good public library. Example: Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy. Example: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Example: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.» como antes = as before .
Example: As before, the arguments are included in the report.» como apoyo a = in support of ; in aid of .
Example: This paper contrasts the roles of the library in support of science and technology with those in the arts and humanities. Example: Farms around the country have been displaying bright pink silage bales in aid of breast cancer research.» como ayuda a = in aid of .
Example: Farms around the country have been displaying bright pink silage bales in aid of breast cancer research.» como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night) .
Example: The relationship doesn't really exist if you and your partner treat each other like passing ships in the night.» como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night) .
Example: The relationship doesn't really exist if you and your partner treat each other like passing ships in the night.» como base para = as a basis for .
Example: The results of these polls can often be used as a basis for further information action.» como botón de muestra = as an example .
Example: As an example, if you have typed 'DDOBIS/Leuven', you can correct the spelling by positioning the cursor under one of the 'D's' and pressing the delete key.» como caballo desbocado = hastily ; rashly .
Example: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Example: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come = Actúa precipitadamente y nuestros hijos sufrirán en los proximos años.» como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly ; as one might expect ; as expected ; true to form ; true to pattern .
Example: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too. Example: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue. Example: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Example: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form. Example: True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.» como cabía esperar = as expected ; true to form ; true to pattern .
Example: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Example: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form. Example: True to pattern, however, the days after the typhoon were sunny and bright.» como cabría esperar = as might be expected ; as one might expect .
Example: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples. Example: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.» como cabría suponer = as might be expected .
Example: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.» como camaradas = comradely .
Example: As I said in the introduction to my article, we all hope this can be the beginning of a comradely exchange of ideas and debate.» como campo de adiestramiento = as a training ground .
Example: Bush said in November 2002: 'Imagine a terrorist network with Iraq as an arsenal and as a training ground'.» como campo de prácticas = as a training ground .
Example: Bush said in November 2002: 'Imagine a terrorist network with Iraq as an arsenal and as a training ground'.» como castigo = as penance .
Example: Those who let a foul word slip will be encouraged to deposit money into the cuss jar as penance.» como comentario = as an aside .
Example: As an aside, if the analysis presented so far is correct, it has some interesting consequences.» como complemento a/de = in adjunct with .
Example: The use of an antibiotic in adjunct with a root canal treatment is based on the judgement of the dentist treating a patient.» como consecuencia = on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so ; in consequence ; in accordance .
Example: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Example: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores. Example: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents. Example: In consequence, libraries found that they had to classify a substantial proportion of their intake if they were using DC, but very much less if they used LC. Example: In accordance, the arterial concentration of free tryptophan increased.» como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of) ; as a consequence (of) .
Example: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision. Example: As a consequence of this fact the bibliographic control of maps is usually quite good in most countries.» como consecuencia de = in the wake of .
Example: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.» como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of) ; as a consequence (of) .
Example: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision. Example: As a consequence of this fact the bibliographic control of maps is usually quite good in most countries.» como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life .
Example: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.» como con todo lo demás = as with everything else .
Example: As with everything else that the president says his statement was once again taken out of contex.» como contrapartida = in return ; in exchange .
Example: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult. Example: If the musician's landlord were to throw a party and desire music for it, he could hire the musician to play it by offering the month's rent in exchange.» como contrapartida a = in return for ; in exchange for ; in compensation for .
Example: In practice, however, the gilds were federations of tradesmen who, in re