Whole in spanish
pronunciation: toʊdoʊ part of speech: adjective, noun
whole = lleno, completo.
Example: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.more:
» as a whole = en su conjunto, como un todo, en su totalidad, como unidad global, en general.
Example: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.» a whole gamut of = una gran variedad de, una gran gama de, una variada gama de, una gama muy variada de.
Example: There has been a whole gamut of responses to community information.» a whole host of = un sinnúmero de, un sinfín de, una gran cantidad de.
Example: If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.» 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.» a whole lot more = muchísimo más.
Example: The article is entitled 'Information America: access to public records and a whole lot more'.» a whole lotta = mucho, la leche de, por un tubo, a mogollon(es), a porrillo. [Abreviatura coloquial de a whole lot of]
Example: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.» a whole series of = toda una serie de.
Example: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.» a whole slew of = un montonazo de, una pila de, la mar de, la tira de.
Example: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media.» be a whole new (ball) game = ser harina de otro costal, ser otro cantar, ser un punto y aparte, ser otra historia.
Example: General talk about football is cool, but when it becomes bigoted that's a whole new ball game.» be a whole new kettle of fish = ser harina de otro costal, ser otro cantar, ser un punto y aparte, ser otra historia.
Example: Negotiation of a general educational licence for Internet transmissions is obviously a whole new kettle of fish and would take several years.» be a whole new story = ser harina de otro costal, ser otro cantar, ser un punto y aparte, ser otra historia.
Example: Travelling on a motorbike is one thing, but when the bike is powered by oil you would normally cook fish and chips in, that's a whole new story.» get + the whole picture = entender la idea general, tener una visión de conjunto.
Example: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.» go + the (whole) distance = aguantar hasta el final, resistir hasta el final, aguantar mecha, llegar hasta el final.
Example: I then knew for a dead certainty that I could go the distance against a relentless opponent, and my critics knew it, too.» go + the whole hog = sin tapujos, sin reservas, completamente, totalmente.
Example: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.» in a whole lifetime = en toda una vida.
Example: A large language corpus represents roughly the amount and variety of language that a native-speaker experiences in a whole lifetime.» in the whole world = en todo el mundo.
Example: Niagara falls is perhaps the most known attraction of this type in the whole world.» in whole = en su totalidad.
Example: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.» one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel = una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta.
Example: His analysis shows that, under certain conditions, there is some truth in the old saying that one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.» on the whole = en líneas generales, en general, por lo general, por regla general, principalmente, predominantemente.
Example: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.» round up to + the nearest whole number = redondear al número entero más cercano.
Example: Whenever necessary, figures were rounded up to the nearest whole number = Siempre que fue necesario, las cifras se redondearon al número entero más cercano.» see + things as a whole = ver las cosas en su totalidad, ver las cosas en su conjunto.
Example: Patterns can only be discovered when we see things as a whole.» sleep through + the (whole) night = dormir de un tirón, dormir toda la noche sin despertarse.
Example: Most healthy, full-term, newborn babies can sleep through the whole night without feeding by the time they turn six months old.» start + a (whole) new life = empezar una nueva vida, comenzar una nueva vida, iniciar una nueva vida.
Example: She went to Paris to start a whole new life, squandering her money irresponsibly while trying to find a husband.» the whole banana = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Finally, the big bang theory posits that our universe began from nothing, that the whole banana started from zero within what's called a true vacuum.» the whole enchilada = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Many of the building blocks for this infrastructure are already in place, but the whole enchilada is far from finished.» the whole is greater than the sum of its parts = el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes.
Example: A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.» the whole (kit and) caboodle = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: To get the whole kit and caboodle working required degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.» the whole (kit and) shaboodle = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Everything went out of the window -- social life, the whole shaboodle -- for at least 18 months to two years, probably until our son Thomas came along.» 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 whole nine yards = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else.» the whole + Nombre = todo + Nombre.
Example: There is no official index to the whole scheme, although an index has been published.» the whole shebang = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang.» the whole shooting match = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.» the whole thing = todo, todo esto.
Example: The truth is that I'm pretty upset about the whole thing and don't have very warm feelings towards the makers of these products.» the whole time = todo el tiempo.
Example: The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience.» the whole way = todo el camino.
Example: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.» the whole works = absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado, todo el cotarro.
Example: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.» the whole year (a)round = todo el año.
Example: There are people who swim the whole year around in Sydney, but these are generally regarded as eccentric.» to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth = decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad.
Example: The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.» whole affair, the = todo en su conjunto, todo. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.» whole day, the = todo el día.
Example: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.» whole extent, the = totalidad, la.
Example: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.» wholegrain = integral.
Example: Wholemeal breads and pastas, high-fibre cereals and brown rice are wholegrain foods.» wholehearted [whole-hearted] = incondicional, entusiasta, sin reservas.
Example: The project never achieved wholehearted international support and encouragement.» wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] = completamente, totalmente, incondicionalmente, sin reservas, en serio, de verdad, de todo corazón, con entusiasmo.
Example: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.» whole life = toda la vida; vida entera, la.
Example: They offer a wide range of afforable insurance plans to cover your whole life and your changing needs, including your car, home and family.» whole life insurance = seguro de vida vitalicio.
Example: There are two basic kinds of life insurance products to choose from: term life insurance and whole life insurance.» whole lifelong = toda la vida; vida entera, la.
Example: The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.» wholemeal = integral.
Example: In this article I outline four compelling reasons for making the switch to wholemeal products.» whole milk = leche entera.
Example: Scientists found that women who consumed whole milk daily were less likely to miss ovulation.» whole/part relationship = relación parte/todo. [Relación entre un término general y las partes a las que engloba]
Example: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.» whole-part relationship = relación parte-todo.
Example: The introduction discusses the semantic aspects, and in addition to whole-part and near-synonymous relationships lists sixteen different kinds of other relationships.» whole schmier, the = conjunto de cosas afines, el. [Sentido peyorativo. Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.» wholewheat = integral.
Example: Her mid-morning meal is normally about 10:30 and consists of about a cup of wholewheat pasta, two tins of tuna, onion and mayo.