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ffrrom CALD 3rrd Ed.. and Grran Diicciionarriio Oxfforrd 3rrd Ed..
BACKLASH A countable (adverse reaction) reaccin violenta; there are fears of a Christian backlash se
teme una violenta reaccin por parte de los cristianos
B (Mechanical Engineering) 1 countable (recoil) contragolpe 2 uncountable (excessive play) juego excesivo
BACKWASH noun uncountable estela the backwash of the coup las secuelas or las repercusiones del
golpe
BREAKDOWN A
BREAKTHROUGH 1 (significant progress) gran avance, gran adelanto; a major breakthrough un avance or
adelanto importantsimo
BREAK-IN robo (con escalamiento); they had a break-in next door entraron a robar or entraron ladrones en la
casa de al lado
BREAK-UP breakup 1 (of family) desintegracin; (of empire, company) desmembramiento; (of political party)
disolucin (of talks) fracaso; the breakup of their marriage su separacin or ruptura
2 (of physical structure) desintegracin
BYSTANDER a bystander helped him to his feet un transente or alguien que estaba all lo ayud a
levantarse; they opened fire, killing innocent bystanders abrieron fuego y mataron a varias personas
inocentes or a varios transentes; bystanders looked on in amazement quienes estaban all miraban
asombrados
CLOSING-DOWN closing-down sale (BrE) closing-up sale (American English) liquidacin de cierre
COVER-UP noun: there has been a cover-up ha habido una maniobra para encubrir el asunto; they are
looking into the Ecesa cover-up estn investigando el encubrimiento de actividades ilcitas en Ecesa
CUT-OFF A cutoff (point) lmite; (before noun) cutoff date fecha lmite or tope
B (Electricity) corte; (before noun) frequency/voltage de corte; cutoff switch conmutador, interruptor de corte,
C (shortcut) (American English) atajo
D cutoffs plural shorts, vaqueros
GET-OUT (colloquial) excusa, pretexto; (before noun) getout clause clusula de escape
HAND-ME-DOWN: prenda usada o heredada; she was always dressed in her sister's hand-me-downs
siempre iba vestida con ropa heredada de su hermana
INPUT 1 (of resources) aportacin, a large financial input una gran aportacin financiera
2 (contribution) aportacin
B uncountable/countable (Computing) entrada; (before noun) unit/data/statement de entrada
C (Electricity) 1 uncountable/countable (of power) entrada
INCOME uncountable/countable ingresos; (unearned) rentas, ingresos; I live within my income vivo de
acuerdo con mis ingresos; they're living beyond their income gastan ms de lo que ganan, llevan un tren de
vida que no se pueden costear; taxable income renta gravable or imponible; annual income ingresos anuales;
an important source of income una importante fuente de ingresos; (before noun) income bracket banda
salarial; lower/upper income groups grupos de altos/bajos ingresos; income level nivel de ingresos
INTAKE A (of water, air) entrada; (of calories, protein) consumo; a sharp intake of breath una inhalacin
brusca
B (Technology) (pipe, vent) toma (de aire, agua etc)
C (of trainees, students) (BrE) (+ singular or plural verb): an intake of 600 una matrcula de 600; this
year's intake are very bright los que entraron este ao son muy buenos
ONLOOKER espectador the accident drew a crowd of onlookers el accidente atrajo un montn de curiosos
ONSET (of winter, rains) llegada, comienzo; (of disease) aparicin
OPENING-UP aparicin
OUTBREAK (of war) estallido; (of hostilities) comienzo; (of cholera, influenza) brote; at the outbreak of the
strike al declararse or al estallar la huelga ; there were outbreaks of violence/protest hubo brotes de
violencia/protesta
OUTBURST (of emotion) arrebato, arranque; an angry outburst un arrebato or arranque de ira; I apologize for
my outburst perdonen que perdiera los estribos; there was a sudden outburst of shouting/applause de
repente se oyeron unos gritos/el pblico prorrumpi en aplausos
OUTCAST paria; a social outcast un marginado de la sociedad; (before noun) family/tribe/nation marginado
OUTCOME (result) resultado; (consequences) consecuencias
OUTCRY uncountable/countable (plural -cries) protesta (enrgica); there was a public outcry hubo protestas
generalizadas; pressure groups raised an outcry about the planned development grupos de presin
manifestaron su indignacin ante las obras planeadas
OUTSET from the outset desde el principio or comienzo, de entrada; she got married at the outset of her
career se cas cuando su carrera estaba empezando
TELLING-OFF (colloquial) (no plural) reprimenda, regaina; to give somebody a telling-off regaar a alguien
THROWAWAY adjective (before noun) 1 (disposable) cup/container desechable, de usar y tirar
2
TURNOUT A (at election) nmero de votantes; (at public spectacle) nmero de asistentes; there was a high/low
turnout vot/asisti mucha/poca gente
B (appearance) aspecto (personal); (dress) atuendo
C (American English Transport) apartadero
D (clearout) (BrE) (no plural) limpieza general; we had a turnout hicimos limpieza general
E (American English) (junction road) cruce; ( railroad) cruce, empalme, entronque
F (passing place) (American English) apartadero