Maravilla in english
pronunciation: wʌndɜr part of speech: verb, noun
maravilla1 = wonder ; marvel.
Example: It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.Example: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.more:
» a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; famously ; like a house on fire ; like a dream .
Example: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union. Example: He gets along famously with the head of reference, by the way. Example: Within ten minutes they joined into my discussion and then it rolled like a house on fire. Example: The ball joint came apart with only a few slogs with the club hammer and it all went back together like a dream.» Alicia en el País de las Maravillas = Alice in Wonderland [Libro de fantasía escrito en el XIX por C.S. Lewis en Inglaterra] .
Example: This text contains its share of what John Martyn so aptly described as 'Alice in Wonderland' citations.» congeniar a las mil maravillas = hit it off like + a house on fire .
Example: Bella and I hit it off like a house on fire, call me stupid but the girl just brought sunshine to my day.» cuando todo marcha a las mil maravillas = when the chips are up .
Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down.» cuando todo va a las mil maravillas = when the chips are up .
Example: Most her friends seem to be there when the chips are up but nowhere to be found when the chips are down.» de maravilla = wonderfully ; marvellously [marvelously, -USA] .
Example: Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns. Example: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.» funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat ; work like + a charm ; go like + a charm .
Example: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly. Example: It worked like a charm. Example: Restart your computer and presto, it will go like a charm.» hablar maravillas de = praise .
Example: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.» hacer maravillas = work + wonders ; do + wonders .
Example: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest. Example: He's a stormy petrel, to be sure, but he's a feisty, outspoken, cantankerous, brilliant guy who has done wonders on and off the basketball court for generations of young men.» ir a las mil maravillas = go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly ; fly + high .
Example: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Example: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Example: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Example: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's. Example: The team took a while to get into the flow of things but have been gaining steam and are now flying high, after winning six of their last seven outings.» irle a las mil maravillas = never looked back ever since .
Example: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.» ir todo de maravilla = come up + roses .
Example: The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening.» ir (todo) de maravilla = turn out + perfectly .
Example: It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.» llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre = get on with + Nombre + swimmingly .
Example: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.» llevarse a las mis maravillas = get along/on like + a house on fire ; hit it off like + a house on fire .
Example: But Salman and I got along like a house on fire from day one. Example: Bella and I hit it off like a house on fire, call me stupid but the girl just brought sunshine to my day.» maravilla de la naturaleza = natural wonder ; wonder of nature .
Example: Facts about the geological formation of Niagara Falls are given in this article, the second in a series about natural wonders. Example: These early years were her first encounter with the wonders of nature that continue to fire her imagination.» maravilla del mundo = wonder of the world .
Example: Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives -- now history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.» marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly ; fly + high .
Example: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Example: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Example: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Example: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Example: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's. Example: The team took a while to get into the flow of things but have been gaining steam and are now flying high, after winning six of their last seven outings.» marchar a las mis maravillas = go from + strength to strength .
Example: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.» país de las maravillas = wonderland .
Example: The article is entitled 'Beyond the looking glass: cracking the codes and conventions of wonderland'.» salir a las mil maravillas = work + a treat ; come up + a treat ; go down + a treat ; nail it .
Example: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly. Example: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat. Example: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house. Example: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.» salir (todo) de maravilla = come up + roses ; turn out + perfectly .
Example: The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening. Example: It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.» sentar de maravilla = do + Nombre + a power of good ; do + Nombre + a/the world of good .
Example: I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good. Example: Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl -- but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.» sentar de mil maravillas = do + Nombre + a power of good ; do + Nombre + a/the world of good .
Example: I took my mother to Southend for a holiday as she had been very ill & it did her a power of good. Example: Aria used to be Rosewood's resident weird girl -- but that was before a trip to Iceland did her a world of good.» sentirse a las mil maravillas = feel (like) + a million dollars ; feel (like) + a million bucks .
Example: Last night I slept like a baby and feel like a million dollars today!. Example: You'll accomplish nothing but you'll feel like a million bucks!!.» Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las = Seven Wonders of the World, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified to find that people were reading books such as 'the Seven Wonders of the World' and 'Irish Rogues and Rapparees'.» todo + ir + a las mil maravillas = everything + be + hunky-dory ; all + be + hunky-dory ; everything + be + peachy(-keen) .
Example: 'And I don't like the option of walking around smiling as if everything was just hunky-dory,' Meek put in = "Y no me gusta la opción de andar por ahí sonriendo como si todo marchase bien". Example: I'm sorry. I shouldn't have just swanned in and expected it all to be hunky-dory. Example: You can vote for the person who thinks everything is just 'peachy-keen', or you can vote for change.» venir de maravilla = be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; suit + Nombre + (down) to a T/tee ; be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea/cuppa tea ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; be just perfect ; be just what the doctor ordered ; be (right) up + Posesivo + street ; fit + Nombre + (down) to a T/tee .
Example: What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management. Example: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed. Example: She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly. Example: She'd heard on the grapevine that a big project was coming up with a past contact and it was work that suited her to a T. Example: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley. Example: As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism. Example: The apartments seem to be more suited to families but seeing as my friends and I aren't clubbers it suited us to the ground. Example: The weather was just perfect for taking shots as I wandered around. Example: Sometimes a good cry is just what the doctor ordered. Example: She is known to be a good talker and listener so this role is right up her street. Example: She had on a teal blue V-neck shirt that fitted her to a T with a small bit of cleavage showing.maravilla2 = marigold ; pot marigold.
Example: Marigolds repel pests such as nematodes.Example: When starting off seedlings indoors it is best to start the preparations for growing pot marigolds about 8 weeks before planting out.maravillar = dazzle ; bedazzle ; shine + bright.
Example: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.Example: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.Example: If Mimi could have a final wish to her family and friends it would be, 'think of me as a girl that wants to fly high, shine bright, and make every second count'.more:
» maravillarse de = marvel at .
Example: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.