Compound Forms:
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| Inglés | Español |
| bank run n | (banking: many withdrawals) | pánico bancario nm + adj |
| estampida bancaria nf + adj |
| Panic about the currency's collapse caused a bank run. |
| El miedo al desplome de la moneda causó pánico bancario. |
bombing run,
US: bomb run n | (fighter plane: pre-bomb drop) | bombardeo nm |
| The planes went on a bombing run over enemy territory. |
| Los aviones hicieron un bombardeo sobre territorio enemigo. |
break-in (US),
run-in (UK) n | (engine: running in) | prueba de funcionamiento nf + loc adj |
| Break-in of the engine is essential to ensure its correct functioning. |
| cut and run v expr | (leave a place quickly) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| salir pitando loc verb |
| (AR, coloquial) | salir rajando loc verb |
| cut and run v expr | informal (get out of a difficult situation quickly) | salir corriendo loc verb |
| salir pitando loc verb |
| (coloquial) | salir por piernas loc verb |
| don't run interj | informal (do not run) | no corran, no corráis interj |
| no corra, no corras interj |
| In case of fire, walk, don't run, to the nearest exit. |
| En caso de incendio, caminen hacia la salida más cercana, no corran. |
| En caso de incendio, diríjase caminando a la salida más cercana, no corra. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | ensayo nm |
| We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first. |
| Tenemos una sola oportunidad para hacerlo bien, así que primero hagamos un ensayo. |
| dummy run n | (trial or practice) | simulacro nm |
| This is just a dummy run to make sure everything's in working order. |
| Esto es solo un simulacro para asegurarnos de que todo esté funcionando correctamente. |
| marcha blanca loc nom f |
| Esto es solo una marcha blanca para asegurarnos de que todo esté funcionando correctamente. |
| earned run n | (baseball) (béisbol) | carrera limpia loc nom f |
| end run n | (American football manoeuvre) | carrera rodeando la línea de defensa del equipo contrario nf + loc adj |
| The player tried to make an end run, but was tackled. |
| end run n | US, figurative (trick to bypass [sth]) (informal) | rodeo nm |
| evasión nf |
| The politician's actions were clearly an end run. |
| Las acciones del político fueron claramente un rodeo. |
| first run | (movie industry) | estreno nm |
| fun run n | (foot race, often for charity) | carrera solidaria nf + adj |
| carrera de beneficencia nf + loc adj |
go deep,
run deep vi + adv | figurative (problem: serious, hard to fix) | tener difícil solución loc verb |
| difícil de solucionar loc verb |
| difícil de salvar loc verb |
go deep,
run deep vi + adv | figurative (belief: strongly held) | estar muy arraigado loc verb |
go to ground,
run to ground v expr | figurative (hide, be reclusive) | recluirse⇒ v prnl |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | slang, figurative (decline, deteriorate) (coloquial) | venirse a menos expr |
| He was once a great actor but rather went to seed in middle age. |
| Alguna vez fue un gran actor pero se vino a menos cuando cumplió los 40. |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | (plant: produce seed and dry up) | echar semillas loc verb |
| Prevent flowering plants from going to seed by removing the dead flower heads. |
| Evite que las plantas echen semillas cortando las flores secas. |
| have a run-in with [sb/sth] v expr | informal (quarrel with) (coloquial) | tener una agarrada con loc verb |
| (coloquial) | tener una pelotera con loc verb |
| (coloquial) | tener un roce con loc verb |
| (PR, coloquial) | tener una garata loc verb |
| I had a run-in with my brother yesterday over whose turn it was to borrow the car. |
| Ayer tuve una agarrada con mi hermano sobre a quién le tocaba llevarse prestado el auto. |
| (formal) | tener un pleito con loc verb |
| tener una pelea con loc verb |
| Ayer tuve un pleito con mi hermano sobre a quién le tocaba llevarse prestado el auto. |
| have the run of [sth] v expr | (have free and exclusive use of) | uso exclusivo grupo nom |
| (lugar) | tenerlo todo para uno loc verb |
| The playground was empty when the kids and I arrived so we had the run of the place. |
| hit-and-run n | (fleeing the scene after a collision) | atropello con fuga grupo nom |
| The collision would have been considered an accident, but after the driver sped off it became a hit-and-run. |
| Ayer hubo un terrible accidente en la carretera, un caso de atropello con fuga. |
| hit-and-run⇒ vi | (baseball) (voz inglesa) | hacer un hit and run loc verb |
| hit-and-run n | (baseball) (voz inglesa) | hit and run loc nom m |
| A hit-and-run is a risky strategy that potentially has a high reward. |
| hit-and-run driver n | ([sb]: leaves accident scene) | conductor fugitivo, conductora fugitiva nm, nf + adj |
| The police went to auto body repair shops to find the hit-and-run driver's car. |
| La policía estuvo recorriendo talleres de autos para identificar al del conductor fugitivo. |
| home run n | (baseball: run scored by batter on single hit) (voz inglesa) | home run loc nom m |
| (AmL) | jonrón nm |
| The batter hit a home run and began his ceremonial trot around the bases. |
| El bateador hizo un «home run» y empezó su trote ceremonioso por las bases. |
| in the long run expr | (eventually) | a la larga loc adv |
| It's probably for the best in the long run. |
| It will be a little bumpy at first, but in the long run it will be well worth it. |
| Estará muy movido al principio, pero a la larga valdrá la pena. |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | a corto plazo loc adv |
| The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. |
make [sb]'s blood run cold,
make your blood run cold v expr | (cause intense fear) (coloquial) | helar la sangre loc verb |
| milk run | (routine trip) | viaje de rutina nm + loc adj |
| viaje rutinario nm + adj |
| on the run adv | (evading capture) | en fuga loc adv |
| He escaped from prison and is on the run. |
| Se escapó de la prisión y está en fuga. |
| a la fuga loc adv |
| Se escapó de la prisión y está a la fuga. |
| print run n | (edition of book or newspaper) | tirada nf |
| edición nf |
| The book had a print run of 5000 copies. |
| Este libro tiene una tirada de 5000 copias. |
ride roughshod over [sb/sth],
run roughshod over [sb/sth] v expr | informal, figurative (treat inconsiderately) (figurado) | pisotear⇒ vtr |
| (CR, coloquial) | traer por debajo del zapato loc verb |
| (AR, coloquial) | tratar a las patadas loc verb |
| tratar como un trapo loc verb |
| That boy just rides roughshod over his parents. |
| The boss rode roughshod over all of Paige's suggestions. |
| Ese niño pisotea a sus padres. // El jefe pisoteó todas las sugerencias de Paige. |
| Ese chiquito trae a los padres debajo del zapato. |
| run a fever v expr | (have a high temperature) | tener fiebre loc verb |
| The baby was running a fever of 39C so her mother took her to the hospital. |
| El bebé tenía una fiebre de 39 grados así que su madre lo llevó al hospital. |
run a taut ship,
run a taut operation v expr | (be a strict, efficient manager) | dirigir con mano firme loc verb |
| (jefe, director) | ser estricto loc verb |
| run a tight ship v expr | figurative (enforce firm rules) | llevar con mano dura loc verb |
run afoul of [sth/sb],
fall afoul of [sth/sb] v expr | (come into conflict with) | entrar en conflicto con loc verb + prep |
| (persona) | indisponerse con alguien, enemistarse con alguien v prnl + prep |
| Tim's plans to build a garden shed fell afoul of regulations. |
| run against [sb] vi + prep | (oppose in election) (elección) | competir con, contender con vi + prep |
| rivalizar con vi + prep |
| (figurado) | desafiar a vtr + prep |
| run aground vi + adv | (ship, etc.: get stranded on land) | encallar⇒, varar⇒ vi |
| encallarse⇒ v prnl |
| The ship ran aground on the shores of Madagascar. |
| run along interj | informal (go) | ¡corran! interj |
| (AR, coloquial) | ¡rajemos! interj |
run amok,
run amuck,
go amok,
go amuck vi + adv | (animals, people: be out of control) | correr enloquecidamente vi + adv |
| correr fuera de control vi + loc adv |
| fuera de control loc adv |
| The crowd ran amok at the sound of gunfire. |
| The farmer was alarmed to find a fox running amok in the henhouse. |
| La multitud corrió enloquecidamente cuando escuchó los tiros. |
run amok,
run amuck,
go amok,
go amuck vi + adv | figurative (be out of control) | salirse de control loc verb |
| estar fuera de control loc verb |
run an errand,
go on an errand v expr | (task outside home) | hacer un recado loc verb |
| hacer un mandado loc verb |
| (CO) | hacer una vuelta loc verb |
| I won't be at home tomorrow morning, as I have to run a few errands. |
| No estaré en casa mañana en la mañana ya que tengo que hacer unos recados. |
| run around like a headless chicken v expr | (rush about) (coloquial) | correr como un pollo sin cabeza loc verb |
| I took the kids to school, then my mother to a doctor's appointment, then I had errands to run and shopping to do, before picking the kids up and taking them to their after school clubs; I've been running around like a headless chicken. |
| run counter to [sth] v expr | (go against [sth]) | ir en contra de loc verb + prep |
| oponerse a v prnl + prep |
| Cheating on an exam runs counter to what my parents told me was the right thing to do. |
| Copiar en los exámenes va en contra de lo que mis padres me enseñaron que era correcto. |
run down,
run-down adj | informal (decrepit, dilapidated) | deteriorado/a adj |
| en ruinas loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| The shack by the river was old and run down. |
| La choza junto al río era vieja y estaba deteriorada. |
run down,
run-down adj | informal (person: exhausted) | agotado/a, exhausto/a adj |
| (coloquial) | hecho polvo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Well, Doctor, I've been feeling listless and run down recently. |
| Bueno doctor, últimamente me vengo sintiendo lánguido y bastante agotado. |
| run dry vi + adj | (dry up) | secarse⇒ v prnl |
| The river ran dry and all the fish died. |
| El río se secó y los peces murieron. |
| run errands v expr | (go out to do chores) | hacer los recados, hacer recados loc verb |
| I've been running errands all morning, and still haven't finished everything I need to do! |
| hacer mandados loc verb |
| Estuve haciendo mandados toda la mañana y todavía no terminé con todo lo que tengo que hacer. |
| Run for it! interj | (Escape!) | huir⇒ vi |
| correr⇒ vi |
run for office (US),
stand for election (UK) v expr | (try to get elected to a public position) | presentarse como candidato loc verb |
| postularse para un cargo loc verb |
| run for president vi | US (stand for election) | presentarse como candidato a la presidencia loc verb |
| presentarse a la presidencia loc verb |
| The governor decided not to run for president after all. |
| El gobernador decidió no presentarse como candidato a la presidencia. |
| El gobernador decidió no presentarse a la presidencia. |
| Run for your life! interj | (to save your life) (huir) | ¡Corre por tu vida! loc interj |
| ¡Sálvese quien pueda! loc interj |
| run foul of [sb/sth] v expr | informal (go against: rules, person) | ponerse a malas con loc verb |
| ir contra loc verb |
| run around in circles v expr | (be busy but inefficient) | ir de acá para allá loc verb |
| (figurado) | ir y venir loc verb |
| Julie has been running around in circles trying to get everything ready on time. |
run in circles,
go around in circles,
also UK: go round in circles v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) (figurado) | ir en círculos loc verb |
| (figurado) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere. |
| Esta conversación va en círculos, no estamos llegando a ningún lado. |
run in the family,
run in [sb]'s family v expr | (be inherited, genetic) | ser un rasgo de familia loc verb |
| venir de familia loc verb |
| correr en la familia loc verb |
| Artistic talent must run in Paul's family; he and his three sisters are all painters. |
| Los ojos azules deben de ser un rasgo de la familia de Anita porque todas sus hermanas los tienen. |
| run interference v expr | US (sports) | marcar a vtr + prep |
| run interference v expr | US, figurative (deal with [sth] for [sb]) | interferir por vi + prep |
| run into [sth/sb] vi + prep | (collide with, crash into) | chocar⇒ vi |
| chocar con, chocar contra vi + prep |
| According to the report, the bus ran into the wall at a high speed. |
| Two cars ran into each other this morning. |
| Dos coches chocaron esta mañana. |
| De acuerdo con el informe, el autobús chocó con la pared a gran velocidad. |
| run [sth] into the ground v expr | figurative (use until worn out) | llevar a la ruina loc verb |
| desgastar⇒ vtr |
| run [sb] into the ground v expr | figurative (overwork) | exigirle demasiado a loc verb |
| run yourself into the ground v expr | figurative (do too much) | trabajar demasiado loc verb |
| matarse trabajando loc verb |
| run its course v expr | (disease, etc.: continue to natural end) (enfermedad) | seguir su curso, seguir su curso natural loc verb |
| run late vi | informal (be behind schedule) | estar llegando tarde loc verb |
| I'd love to stop and talk to you, but I'm running late for an important meeting with my boss. |
| Me encantaría detenerme a hablar pero estoy llegando tarde para una reunión muy importante con mi jefe. |
| ir con retraso, ir tarde loc verb |
| Me encantaría detenerme a hablar pero voy con retraso para una reunión muy importante con mi jefe. |
| run low v expr | informal (have little of [sth] left) (cambio de sujeto) | quedarle poco a loc verb + prep |
| quedarse sin algo v prnl + prep |
| Could you go and buy some more toilet paper? We're running low. |
| ¿Podrías ir a comprar papel higiénico? Nos queda poco. |
| Nos estamos quedando sin papel higiénico. ¿Puedes ir a comprar? |
