Lot in spanish
pronunciation: mutʃoʊ part of speech: noun
lot1 = suerte, fortuna.
Example: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.more:
» cast + lots = echar suertes, echar a suerte.
Example: Agreeing to cast lots can be described as conditional volunteering, and and if a majority agree, a disinclined minority must either go along or abstain from the benefits.» draw + lots = echar suertes, echar a suerte.
Example: Not long ago, for example, the Dalai Lama drew lots to choose the name of his successor.» draw of lots = echar a suerte, sorteo, lotería, al azar.
Example: In case number of applications received is more than the flats available, allotment is made through draw of lots.» improve + Posesivo + lot = mejorar + Posesivo + suerte, pasar a una situación económica más confortable.
Example: In comparison with the rest of the world they are in no hurry to improve their lot.» improve + the lot = mejorar la suerte, mejorar la situación.
Example: The author considers the role of feminism in the library profession with particular regard to the work done by the American Library Association to improve the lot of women librarians.» that's + Posesivo + lot (in life) = eso es lo que toca.
Example: I guess that's our lot in life as teachers: we have to take the limited material available to us and do unlimited things.lot2
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» a bad lot = mala persona, malas personas. [Usado tanto para referirse a una persona como a varias]
Example: The article is entitled 'Illegals not such a bad lot'.» a heck of a lot = muchísimo, la tela de.
Example: If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.» a hell of a lot of = muchísimo, la tela de.
Example: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.» a lot + Infinitivo = mucho que + Infinitivo.
Example: Leforte realized that she had a lot to learn from Edmonds.» a lot = mucho.
Example: Some people think that spending a lot on holding wedding parties, birthday parties and other celebrations is just a waste of money.» a lot + be written about = correr ríos de tinta, escribir mucho sobre Algo.
Example: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.» a lot more = mucho más.
Example: He likes the second edition a lot more.» a lot of + Nombre = mucho + Nombre, muchos + Nombre.
Example: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.» an awful lot more = muchísimo más.
Example: Becker shows how going on to higher education exposes students to an awful lot more than learning physics or English literature.» an awful lot of = muchísimo.
Example: It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.» a whole lot more = muchísimo más.
Example: The article is entitled 'Information America: access to public records and a whole lot more'.» be a lot of work = ser mucho trabajo.
Example: For some reason, I thought that yeasted waffles would be a lot of work.» be through a lot = pasarlas negras, vérselas negras, pasarlas canutas, vérselas canutas, pasarlas moradas, vérselas moradas, pasar las de Caín, pasarlas putas, aguantar carros y carretas.
Example: We've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault.» do + Nombre + a lot of good = hacer mucho bien, ayudar mucho.
Example: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.» fork out + lots of money = gastarse un dineral, pagar un dineral, desembolsar un dineral.
Example: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known.» get + a lot of stick = recibir muchas críticas, ser muy criticado.
Example: Apple gets a lot of stick about manufacturing in China, and the issue came up again recently with the release of the iPhone 5.» give it + a lot of thought = pensárselo mucho, pensárselo seriamente, pensárselo detenidamente.
Example: I gave it a lot of thought but sadly I couldn't come up with a way to go about it.» give + Nombre + a lot to think about = dar mucho en qué pensar.
Example: Mr. Berman has given us a lot to think about.» give + Nombre + (lots of/plenty of) room to = dar espacio para, dejar libre para, dar libertad para, dejar libertad para.
Example: Monitors are intelligent and curious so give them lots of room to climb, dig and bask.» go through + a lot = pasarlas negras, vérselas negras, pasarlas canutas, vérselas canutas, pasarlas moradas, vérselas moradas, pasar las de Caín, pasarlas putas, aguantar carros y carretas.
Example: These people may go through a lot but they keep smiling and are grateful for what they do have.» have + a lot going for = tener mucho a + Posesivo + favor, tener muchas cualidades, tener muchos puntos a + Posesivo + favor, tener muchas cosas buenas.
Example: He had a lot going for him personality-wise, but didn't have a lot going for him on the socioeconomic side.» have + a lot of bottle = echarle muchas narices, tener muchas agallas, tener muchos cojones, echarle muchos cojones.
Example: She proved she has a lot of bottle by running a marathon and climbing the UK's highest mountain over two days.» have + a lot of drive = tener mucha determinación, tener mucha moral, tener mucho empuje, tener mucho vigor.
Example: Often, when people start their new weight loss program, they have a lot of drive to stick with it.» have + a lot of nerve = tener cara, tener caradura, tener mucha cara, tener mucha caradura, tener morro, tener mucho morro.
Example: He has a lot of nerve complaining about Arizona's immigration law - when all the state wants to do is protect itself against a flood of illegal immigrants from his country.» have + a lot of time in + Posesivo + hands = tener mucho tiempo libre. [También se usa have + lots of time in + Posesivo + hands]
Example: She's a good actress and she's still quite young so she still has a lot of time in her hands.» have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate = tener muchos problemas, tener mucho entre manos, tener tela que cortar.
Example: With Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Iran and North Korea nuclear proliferation and the Palestine-Israel conflict, Obama has a lot in his plate.» have + a lot to do with = tener mucho que ver con.
Example: Your genes have a lot to do with it, but there are ways to change your night-owl or early-bird habits to accomplish more each day.» have + a lot to do with = tener mucho trato con.
Example: I always like keeping an eye on John's horses and how they are going because I have a lot to do with them.» involve + a lot of work = suponer mucho trabajo, implicar mucho trabajo, significar mucho trabajo.
Example: Training for full marathons involves a lot of work, and you need to get everything right if you want to become good at it.» it + take + a lot of/some bottle to = se + necesitar + muchas agallas para, se + necesitar + muchos cojones para, se + necesitar + mucho valor para.
Example: It takes some bottle to take to the field every week knowing that you are likely to be on the end of another hiding.» it + take + a lot of/some nerve to = se + necesitar + muchas agallas para, se + necesitar + muchos cojones para, se + necesitar + mucho valor para.
Example: After building a career of seven years, it takes some nerve to make a radical left turn and start again from scratch.» leave + a lot to be desired = dejar mucho que desear, dejar bastante que desear.
Example: BC's layout and typography leave a lot to be desired, particularly if it is compared with a scheme such as DC.» lots more = mucho más.
Example: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.» lots of = mucho.
Example: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.» mean + a lot of work = suponer mucho trabajo, implicar mucho trabajo, significar mucho trabajo.
Example: This year we plan to use almost no herbicide -- but that means a lot of work pulling weeds.» miss + Nombre + a lot = echar mucho de menos.
Example: I don't know which is worse: the days I miss her a lot or the days I don't miss her at all.» put + a lot of effort into = dedicar mucho esfuerzo a, poner mucho esfuerzo en.
Example: If you put a lot of effort into losing weight but just don't seem to get results, you may be your own worst enemy.» put + a lot of work into = dedicar mucho trabajo a, poner mucho trabajo en.
Example: I was really upset; I had put a lot of work into that project, and my boss just brushed it off. = Estaba realmente enfadado ya que había dedicado mucho trabajo a aquel proyecto y mi jefe simplemente lo ignoró.» rather a lot = mucho.
Example: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.» take + a lot of stick = recibir muchas críticas, ser muy criticado.
Example: But he's taken a lot of stick from parts of the media and those who think tennis begins and ends with Wimbledon.» take (up) + a lot of energy = consumir esfuerzo, consumir energía, exigir trabajo, necesitar trabajo, costar trabajo, costar esfuerzo, no nacer con un pan bajo el brazo, no venir con un pan bajo el brazo.
Example: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.» the best of a bad lot = dentro de lo malo lo menos malo.
Example: By eschewing politics, the film, like the book, lets Clinton off the hook, as the best of a bad lot in a context hopelessly debased by a dim and gullible electorate.» the whole lot = todo.
Example: Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Por otro lado, el impresor podría no haber encargado suficiente papel para imprimir el libro entero, bien porque lo calculó mal o porque no podía permitirse el lujo de comprarlo todo de una vez.» the worst of the lot = el peor de todos.
Example: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.» think + a lot of = admirar muchísimo, apreciar muchísimo, tener en gran estima, tener un gran concepto de, tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: He was always smiling and pleasant, and I really thought a lot of him.» what holds a lot will hold a little = donde cabe mucho también cabe poco.
Example: I was going to get the 25 egg carton but decided the 50 egg was not much dearer and what holds a lot will hold a little.» a whole lot (of) = mucho.
Example: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.lot3 = parcela, solar, terreno.
Example: This property has the potential for the astute investor to subdivide it into 1 hectare lots or simply use it to rear horses or grow fresh produce.more:
» city lot = terreno sin construir, parcela sin construir, solar. [Dentro de la ciudad]
Example: These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.» commercial lot = terreno comercial, solar comercial, parcela comercial.
Example: Water managers worry about water runoff from parking lots and commercial lots carrying residue into streams and aquifers.» dealer lot = aparcamiento de concesionario.
Example: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008.» industrial lot = terreno industrial, solar industrial, parcela industrial.
Example: Residential developers are buying both industrial lots and buildings to convert into condominiums and apartments.» parking lot = aparcamiento, estacionamiento.
Example: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.» parking lot attendant = guardacoches.
Example: This world needs more parking lot attendants and fewer jail inmates.» vacant lot = terreno sin construir, parcela sin construir, solar.
Example: A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.