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noun

Pardo, grisáceo

A brownish grey colour.

"The old horse in the pasture was a gentle dun. "

El viejo caballo en el pasto era de un color pardo suave.

color appearance

adjective

Pardo

Of a brownish grey colour.

"The old mare in the pasture was a dun color, blending in well with the dry grass. "

La vieja yegua en el pasto era de color pardo, mezclándose bien con la hierba seca.

color appearance

noun

Cobrador, acreedor

A collector of debts.

"The dun kept calling my dad about the overdue credit card bill. "

El cobrador seguía llamando a mi padre por la factura vencida de la tarjeta de crédito.

person job business finance

noun

Reclamación de pago, requerimiento

An urgent request or demand of payment.

"The overdue notice was more than a polite reminder; it was a persistent dun for the unpaid library fees. "

El aviso de vencimiento era más que un recordatorio cortés; era un requerimiento persistente por las tarifas de la biblioteca impagas.

finance demand business economy

verb

Reclamar el pago

To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

"The landlord called Sarah every day to dun her for the overdue rent. "

El propietario llamaba a Sarah todos los días para reclamarle el pago del alquiler atrasado.

business finance demand

verb

Acosar, importunar

To harass by continually repeating e.g. a request.

"The landlord kept dunning us for the rent, even though it wasn't due for another week. "

El propietario nos acosaba constantemente por el alquiler, a pesar de que no vencía hasta dentro de una semana.

communication action

noun

efímera subimago, ninfa

A newly hatched, immature mayfly; a mayfly subimago.

"The fisherman carefully chose a fly that imitated the dun floating on the water, hoping to attract a trout. "

El pescador eligió cuidadosamente una mosca que imitaba la efímera subimago flotando en el agua, con la esperanza de atraer a una trucha.

insect animal biology nature

noun

Mosca dun

A fly made to resemble the mayfly subimago.

"The experienced fly fisherman carefully tied a dun to his line, hoping to attract trout looking for mayfly subimagos. "

El pescador con mosca experimentado ató cuidadosamente una mosca dun a su línea, con la esperanza de atraer a las truchas que buscan subimagos de efímeras.

insect animal

noun

Fortificación, fuerte

An ancient or medieval fortification; especially a hill-fort in Scotland or Ireland.

"The archaeologists carefully excavated the ancient dun perched atop the windswept hill, hoping to uncover clues about the lives of its early inhabitants. "

Los arqueólogos excavaron cuidadosamente la antigua fortificación encaramada en la cima de la colina azotada por el viento, con la esperanza de descubrir pistas sobre la vida de sus primeros habitantes.

architecture archaeology history building

noun

Dun, broch

A structure in the Orkney or Shetland islands or in Scotland consisting of a roundhouse surrounded by a circular wall; a broch.

"During our trip to Scotland, we visited an ancient dun, a circular stone structure that offered amazing views of the surrounding landscape. "

Durante nuestro viaje a Escocia, visitamos un antiguo dun, una estructura circular de piedra que ofrecía unas vistas increíbles del paisaje circundante.

archaeology architecture history building place

verb

Marcar

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

"I dun told you already: clean your room! "

Ya te lo dije: ¡limpia tu cuarto!

grammar linguistics

verb

Realizar, ejecutar

To perform; to execute.

"All you ever do is surf the Internet. What will you do this afternoon?"

¿Lo único que haces es navegar por Internet? ¿Qué harás esta tarde?

action work

verb

Acosar, importunar

To cause, make (someone) (do something).

"The teacher dunned the students to finish their homework before class. "

El profesor acosó a los estudiantes para que terminaran su tarea antes de clase.

action communication demand

verb

Bastar, ser suficiente

To suffice.

"it’s not the best broom, but it will have to do; this will do me, thanks."

No es la mejor escoba, pero tendrá que servir; esto me bastará, gracias.

utility function

verb

Ser razonable, ser aceptable

To be reasonable or acceptable.

"It simply will not do to have dozens of children running around such a quiet event."

Simplemente no será aceptable tener docenas de niños corriendo en un evento tan tranquilo.

attitude value moral

verb

Tener como efecto, causar

(ditransitive) To have (as an effect).

"The fresh air did him some good."

El aire fresco le hizo bien.

outcome action

verb

Desempeñar, actuar

To fare, perform (well or poorly).

"Even though she was nervous, she dun well on the exam. "

Aunque estaba nerviosa, le fue bien en el examen.

achievement action business work

verb

Ejercer, tener como trabajo

(chiefly in questions) To have as one's job.

""What does the groundskeeper dun around here?" "

¿Qué trabajo tiene el jardinero por aquí?

job work

verb

Realizar, llevar a cabo

To perform the tasks or actions associated with (something).

"Every morning, Maria must dun the dishes before leaving for work. "

Cada mañana, María debe fregar los platos antes de ir a trabajar.

action job work

verb

Cocinar

To cook.

"My mom likes to dun the fish in olive oil with herbs. "

A mi madre le gusta cocinar el pescado en aceite de oliva con hierbas.

food utensil

verb

Recorrer, visitar

To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of.

"Let’s do New York also."

Visitemos también Nueva York.

action vehicle

verb

Tratar

To treat in a certain way.

"The loan company dunned him relentlessly for the overdue payment. "

La compañía de préstamos lo trató implacablemente por el pago vencido.

action way

verb

Cuidar, atender

To work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.

"Every morning, she would dun the stables, feeding the horses and cleaning their stalls. "

Cada mañana, ella cuidaba los establos, alimentaba a los caballos y limpiaba sus pesebres.

work job service

verb

Actuar, comportarse

To act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.

"Example Sentence:

"Even when he's stressed, he always tries to dun himself in a calm and professional manner." "

Incluso cuando está estresado, siempre intenta actuar de manera tranquila y profesional.

action way character

verb

Estar en la cárcel

To spend (time) in jail. (See also do time)

"I did five years for armed robbery."

Estuve cinco años en la cárcel por robo a mano armada.

law police government action

verb

Imitar, representar

To impersonate or depict.

"They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer."

Realmente se rieron cuando imitó a Clinton, con un acento perfecto y una mirada lasciva.

art entertainment

verb

Imitar, emular

(with 'a' and the name of a person, place, event, etc.) To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.

"He did a Henry VIII and got married six times."

Hizo un Enrique VIII y se casó seis veces.

culture action style

verb

Matar, asesinar

To kill.

"The knight swore to dun the dragon that threatened the village. "

El caballero juró matar al dragón que amenazaba la aldea.

action war military

verb

Arruinar, acabar con, destruir

To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.

""If Mark keeps skipping classes and failing tests, he'll dun his chances of graduating." "

Si Mark sigue faltando a clases y suspendiendo los exámenes, arruinará sus posibilidades de graduarse.

outcome action negative

verb

Amonestar, reprender

To punish for a misdemeanor.

"He got done for speeding."

Lo amonestaron por exceso de velocidad.

law police action

verb

Tener relaciones sexuales, follar

To have sex with. (See also do it)

sex

verb

Estafar, timar

To cheat or swindle.

"That guy just did me out of two hundred bucks!"

¡Ese tipo me estafó doscientos dólares!

business economy finance moral action

verb

Traducir, convertir

To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.

"The professor asked us to dun the complex research paper into a simple presentation. "

El profesor nos pidió que tradujéramos el complejo trabajo de investigación en una presentación sencilla.

language linguistics word

verb

Ponerse

To finish.

""Once I dun the dishes, I can relax and watch TV." "

Una vez que me pongo los platos, puedo relajarme y ver la televisión.

achievement action

verb

Trabajar como sirviente doméstico

To work as a domestic servant (with for).

""She chose to dun for a wealthy family rather than pursue a career in the city." "

Ella eligió trabajar como sirvienta para una familia adinerada en lugar de seguir una carrera en la ciudad.

job service work human

verb

Usado para formar el presente progresivo de los verbos

(auxiliary) Used to form the present progressive of verbs.

"They dun be playing basketball after school every day. "

Ellos juegan baloncesto después de la escuela todos los días.

grammar linguistics language

verb

Reclamar, exigir el pago

To cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.

"The bank was willing to dun the invoice for the small business, allowing them to get paid sooner despite their customer's delayed payment. "

El banco estaba dispuesto a reclamar la factura a la pequeña empresa, lo que les permitió cobrar antes a pesar del retraso en el pago de su cliente.

business finance

verb

Dar, proporcionar

(ditransitive) To make or provide.

"Could you do me a burger with mayonnaise instead of ketchup?"

¿Podrías darme una hamburguesa con mayonesa en lugar de ketchup?

aid business

verb

Herir, lesionar

To injure (one's own body part).

"He dun his finger while trying to open the jar of pickles. "

Se hirió el dedo mientras intentaba abrir el frasco de pepinillos.

medicine body action physiology

verb

Drogarse

To take drugs.

"I do cocaine."

Me drogo con cocaína.

medicine mind

verb

Estar, existir

(in the form be doing [somewhere]) To exist with a purpose or for a reason.

""He's always dunning about in the garage, fixing old cars." "

Siempre está en el garaje, arreglando coches viejos.

being philosophy

verb

Curar con sal

To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance.

"The fisherman decided to dun the cod in the cool, dark shed to preserve it for the winter. "

El pescador decidió curar el bacalao con sal en el cobertizo fresco y oscuro para conservarlo para el invierno.

food fish process nautical

noun

Colina, montículo

A mound or small hill.

"The children loved to play king of the castle on the grassy dun in the park. "

A los niños les encantaba jugar al rey de la colina en el montículo cubierto de hierba del parque.

geology geography nature environment area

interjection

Dun, dun

Imitating suspenseful music.

""Dun, dun, dun!" the teacher announced, creating suspense before revealing the surprise guest speaker. "

¡Dun, dun, dun! anunció el profesor, creando suspenso antes de revelar al orador invitado sorpresa.

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