Encima in english
pronunciation: oʊvɜr part of speech: noun, adverb
encima = on top ; thereupon [thereon].
Example: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.Example: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.more:
» actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades = punch above + Posesivo + weight .
Example: So although the Philippines is not the largest of countries, it, in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight in the international arena.» con la mano por encima = overarm [Golpeando algo, generalmente una pelota, de arriba hacia abajo o lanzándolo sujetándolo por encima] .
Example: A good badminton player has a wide variety of shots at his disposal, most of which are overarm shots.» destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out above/from/in + the crowd ; stand out from/in + the mass .
Example: The article is entitled 'A course that stands out from the rest'. Example: German culture stood above the rest of Latin Christendom in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. Example: It is in fact, like putting icing on the cake and it certainly makes you stand out in the crowd. Example: The beach is going to be full of wonderful women, but we offer you something that might help you stand out in the mass.» echar por encima = top with .
Example: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .» echarse encima de = bear down (up)on .
Example: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.» echársele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines .
Example: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.» echársele encima a = come down (hard) on .
Example: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.» echársele encima a Alguien = jump all over + Alguien [Usado generalmente con el sentido de regañar] .
Example: The left will jump all over her for being xenophobic, racist, and mean-spirited.» elevarse por encima del bien y del mal = rise above + good and evil .
Example: It is the story of Michel, who tries to rise above good and evil and give free rein to his passions.» encima de = on top of ; above ; atop ; upon .
Example: Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned. Example: The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT. Example: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime. Example: All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand.» encima de + Alguien = all over + Alguien [Con el sentido de cubrir completamente] .
Example: Now imagine your day at the office was spent surrounded by sweaty, smelly people, and one of them proceeded to puke all over you while you were live on camera.» estar de pie por encima de = stand over .
Example: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.» estar muy por encima de = be way over .
Example: This pedestrian bridge was unreachable as the river had breached its banks and was way over the footpath.» estar por encima de = overlay [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio overlaid] ; overlie [Verbo irregular: pasado overlay, participio overlain] ; overarch ; be above .
Example: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority. Example: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights. Example: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome. Example: To describe my friend as contemptible would perhaps be a bit harsh, so let it suffice to say that he was not above pulling a nasty trick on a companion.» estar por encima del bien y del mal = stand above + good and evil ; be above good and evil .
Example: No one stands above good and evil -- no human being, no social class, no influential interest group, no cartel, no police apparatus, no army, and no state. Example: Any religion or ideology that is above good and evil produces enormous evil.» estar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidad = be above + Posesivo + head .
Example: There is so much happening in the world today that I want to talk about with my children, but they are still young and some of it is above their heads = Hay tantas cosas que están pasando en el mundo hoy día y que me gustaría comentar con mis hijos, pero son pequeños todavía y algunas cosas les resultan difícl de entender.» estar por encima de + Posesivo + posibilidades = be above + Posesivo + head .
Example: There is so much happening in the world today that I want to talk about with my children, but they are still young and some of it is above their heads = Hay tantas cosas que están pasando en el mundo hoy día y que me gustaría comentar con mis hijos, pero son pequeños todavía y algunas cosas les resultan difícl de entender.» estar por encima de todo = be above everything .
Example: It was above all her air of not being touched by anything, her manner of seeming as it were above everything, that tipped the scales in favour of her rival.» estar siempre encima de = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» ganar por encima de un millón = break + the six figures .
Example: Less than 20 percent of American households even break the six figures.» justo encima de = smack right on top of .
Example: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.» leer por encima = browse [Hojear u ojear material bibliográfico] ; skim ; skim read .
Example: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials. Example: In a conventional card catalogue we can skim through a number of entries quickly discarding those which do not suit our purpose. Example: Rollinger discusses human abilities to skim read.» leer rápidamente por encima = skim through .
Example: In conventional card catalogues we can skim through a number of entries quickly, discarding those which do not suit our purposes.» llevar encima = wear [Referido a prendas de vestir. Verbo irregular: pasado wore, participio worn] ; carry ; have about + Pronombre Personal .
Example: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut. Example: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals. Example: As a small requital of her valuable services I offered her what money I had about me.» mirar por encima = eyeball .
Example: However he seems to have constructed his trends by just eyeballing the graph.» mirar por encima del hombro = look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; scorn .
Example: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you. Example: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well. Example: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.» muy por encima de = far beyond ; way above ; far above .
Example: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce. Example: Jim and I had a wonderful time, the entire experience has been way above our craziest dreams!. Example: It has been spewing plumes of ash and gas far above its crater and volcanologists say its activity has been on the upswing.» muy por encima de todo = over and above all .
Example: Over and above all this and the book's most subtle feature is the novel's metaphoric nature.» no poder quitar los ojos de encima = watch + every move + Pronombre + make ; watch + Posesivo + every move .
Example: She was just twenty years old when she married Prince Charles, and from that moment millions of people around the world watched every move she made. Example: She says her ex-boyfriend may be watching her every move since he was released from jail.» no poder quitarse de encima = be all over + Alguien .
Example: She said he was all over her that night, like if he had many more than just two arms and legs.» no quitar (el) ojo de encima = watch + Nombre + like a hawk .
Example: He should have kept her under his thumb, watched her like a hawk, mistrusted her and protected her like a good jealous hubby usually does.» no quitar la vista de encima de = have + Posesivo + eye(s) on .
Example: Not only is Benjamin now running the show, he also has his eyes on Wayne's girlfriend Cassandra.» no quitar la vista de encima = watch + Nombre + like a hawk .
Example: He should have kept her under his thumb, watched her like a hawk, mistrusted her and protected her like a good jealous hubby usually does.» no quitar los ojos de encima de = have + Posesivo + eye(s) on .
Example: Not only is Benjamin now running the show, he also has his eyes on Wayne's girlfriend Cassandra.» pasar por encima = pass over ; step over ; roll over .
Example: The system hardly differs from existing bar-code readers operating on minicomputers and mainframes: the 'pen' is passed over the labels on the reader's card and on the book, thus recording a loan. Example: In one scene the dog starts mimicking Jack Nicholson by stepping over the cracks in the sidewalk. Example: Thus the paper, which was fed sheet by sheet into grippers on the cylinder by an operator, was printed as the cylinder rolled over the forme.» pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head .
Example: The waves went over his head again and again, the whirlpools caught him and flung him on the cruel rocks.» pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across ; swing over .
Example: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed. Example: A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.» poner encima = top with .
Example: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .» ponerle la mano encima a = lay + a finger on .
Example: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.» por encima = overhead .
Example: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.» por encima de = across ; beyond ; beyond all ; over ; over and above ; beyond the range of ; well over + Expresión Numérica ; overarching ; above .
Example: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien. Example: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials. Example: Libraries, like the rest of the world have changed beyond all belief and prediction in the past 50 years. Example: The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction. Example: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market. Example: Descriptive bibliography emphasizes bibliographical detail beyond the range of enumeration. Example: The database now contains well over 23 million records. Example: Overarching all these interests is the capitalist interest. Example: The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT.» por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad .
Example: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.» por encima de cero = above freezing .
Example: It's been windy, but everyone is happy it's above freezing.» por encima de + Edad = over the age of [Usado generalmente para referirse a la edad] .
Example: Cucumbers cause gas in everyone over the age of thirty.» por encima de eso = beyond that .
Example: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.» por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit ; double figure .
Example: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials. Example: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.» por encima de la corrupción = above corruption .
Example: Andreas Papandreou was convinced that his power was inheritable and Mitsotakis was not 'above corruption'.» por encima del agua = overwater .
Example: This romantic luxury honeymoon destination is the first resort to introduce overwater accommodation.» por encima de la tierra = aboveground .
Example: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.» por encima del nivel del mar = above sea level ; above the level of the sea .
Example: At 6100 meters above sea level it is possible to bivouac among the crevasses in the last sharp spur of the original route. Example: This hill is about 912 feet above the level of the sea and its conical figure, so different from the gibbous shape of the neighbouring hills, renders it a landmark to mariners coming from the east.» por encima de + Posesivo + competencias = above + Posesivo + pay grade .
Example: She was brainlessly commenting on something well above her pay grade and deserved to be reprimanded for her stupid comment.» por encima de + Posesivo + habilidades = above + Posesivo + pay grade .
Example: She was brainlessly commenting on something well above her pay grade and deserved to be reprimanded for her stupid comment.» por encima de + Posesivo + responsabilidades = above + Posesivo + pay grade .
Example: She was brainlessly commenting on something well above her pay grade and deserved to be reprimanded for her stupid comment.» por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach ; above reproach .
Example: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach. Example: Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.» por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach ; above reproach ; beyond dispute .
Example: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach. Example: Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally. Example: We know beyond dispute that raising the minimum wage will destroy jobs for people who need them the most.» por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion .
Example: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.» por encima de todo = at all costs ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible) ; come what may .
Example: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Example: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Example: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Example: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means. Example: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes.» quedar por encima de = get + the best of ; get + the better of .
Example: Sometimes, the emotions we feel can get the best of us, causing us to say or do things we later regret. Example: With the recent on-field spat between teammates, it is evident that sometimes the intensity of the tournament gets the better of the players.» quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back .
Example: Some even go so far as to curry favor with him, to keep him off their backs.» quitarse de encima = shake off ; get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back ; get + shot of ; get + rid of ; give + Nombre + the gate ; be rid of ; shrug off .
Example: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library. Example: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh. Example: Many women would do pretty much anything to get shot of stretch marks. Example: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'. Example: I suppose you had your own reasons for giving her the gate. Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him. Example: Small businesses need to shrug off the preconceived notion that advertising is uber-expensive.» quitarse Algo/Alguien de encima = be off + Posesivo + back .
Example: Your tech team will love the fact you're off their backs to make changes for testing and optimization purposes.» quitarse Algo de encima de una vez por todas = get it over (and done) with (once and for all) ; get it out of the + way (once and for all) .
Example: Let's get it over and done with once and for all, forget the debt ceiling, let the government go out of business. Example: Try to find out the root cause and tackle it and get it out of the way once and for all.» quitarse de encima = shake off ; get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back ; get + shot of ; get + rid of ; give + Nombre + the gate ; be rid of ; shrug off .
Example: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library. Example: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh. Example: Many women would do pretty much anything to get shot of stretch marks. Example: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'. Example: I suppose you had your own reasons for giving her the gate. Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him. Example: Small businesses need to shrug off the preconceived notion that advertising is uber-expensive.» quitarse en encima a = rid of .
Example: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.» quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest .
Example: He said he would feel better and get a weight off his chest if he explained his side of the incident.» quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind ; take + a load off + Posesivo + mind ; get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest ; get + things off + Posesivo + chest ; get it off + Posesivo + chest ; take + a load off + Reflexivo ; take + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders .
Example: Mr Smith praised the police for bringing the teenagers to justice, saying their detection had taken a weight off his mind. Example: I think we would have done it eventually, but not as quickly as this and, with time being of the essence, this has really taken a load off her mind. Example: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining. Example: She said that the conversation that they had with the stranger helped her tremendously as it allowed her to get things off her chest. Example: Maybe she should talk to Alex about what was going on -- it could be good to get it off her chest and hear someone else's opinion. Example: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the scholarship -- it would certainly take a load off myself and my family having everything paid for. Example: She decided to lighten up for once and take all the weight off her shoulders and be a dim-witted, fun-lover like her father.» quitar un peso de encima = remove + a burden from + Posesivo + shoulders .
Example: Perhaps what they all do more importantly than anything else is to remove the burden from the teachers' shoulders.» quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders .
Example: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.» rodar por encima = roll over .
Example: Thus the paper, which was fed sheet by sheet into grippers on the cylinder by an operator, was printed as the cylinder rolled over the forme.» sacar la cabeza por encima del agua = get head above the water .
Example: The water was shallow enough he could still get his head above the water to breathe.» sacudirse de encima = shake off ; get + shot of ; get + rid of ; be rid of ; shrug off .
Example: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library. Example: Many women would do pretty much anything to get shot of stretch marks. Example: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'. Example: He felt that he had played his last card and shot his last bolt, and that Diana definitely wished to be rid of him. Example: Small businesses need to shrug off the preconceived notion that advertising is uber-expensive.» sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest ; a cut above the rest ; stick up above + the rest ; stick out above + the rest ; a cut above ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out above/from/in + the crowd ; stand out from/in + the mass .
Example: The article is entitled 'A course that stands out from the rest'. Example: To put it quite simply, the building is a cut above the rest with facilities fitted to the highest standards. Example: The two towers stick up above the rest making the building look like a castle. Example: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf. Example: The article 'Is Redon a cut above?' critiques the work of Odilon Redon in light of a retrospective exhibition of his paintings, prints and drawings. Example: German culture stood above the rest of Latin Christendom in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. Example: It is in fact, like putting icing on the cake and it certainly makes you stand out in the crowd. Example: The beach is going to be full of wonderful women, but we offer you something that might help you stand out in the mass.» tener encima = have about + Pronombre Personal .
Example: As a small requital of her valuable services I offered her what money I had about me.» ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver! = over + Posesivo + dead body .
Example: 'Over my dead body' was his response to proposals to scale back the $1.35 trillion in tax cuts planned for the next ten years = "Por encima de mi cadáver" fue su respuesta a los propuestas de recortar los 1.35 trillones de dólares en los presupuestos planeados para los próximos diez años.» tratar muy por encima = scratch + the surface of ; scrape + the surface .
Example: Lengthy though it has been, this chapter has done no more than scratch the surface of the enormous revolution that is taking place in the information market place. Example: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.» ver lo que se + Pronombre + venir + encima = see it + coming ; the (hand)writing + be + on the wall [El uso de handwriting en lugar de writing es menos frecuente] ; see + the writing on the wall ; read + the writing on the wall ; read + the signs .
Example: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming. Example: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries. Example: She saw the writing on the wall and instead of fighting for her job, she quit!. Example: Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to someone else = La mayoría de nosotros podemos verle las orejas al lobo; lo que ocurre es que pensamos que el lobo viene a por otro. Example: When Poland was occupied by the Nazis, many Jews failed to read the signs and stayed till it was too late = Cuando Polonia fue ocupada por los nazis, muchos judíos no supieron ver lo que se les avecinaba y se quedaron hasta que fue demasiado tarde.» vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza = live above + the poverty line .
Example: Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that permits a full-time worker to live above the poverty line.» vivir por encima de + Posesivo + posibilidades = live beyond + Posesivo + means .
Example: She lived beyond her means, routinely spending thousands of bucks on hair extensions and beauty treatments and throwing lavish parties for him.» y encima = into the bargain .
Example: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.» y encima + querer + que + Pronombre + besar + el culo = Pronombre + want + jam on it (as well/too) .
Example: I dont know, people want jam on it these days -- I think she should get a life: if she cannot put up with the bloody phone ringing, why have a phone?.