odd lot in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for odd lot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

odd lot N

1. odd lot (at auction):

odd lot

lote m suelto

2. odd lot (of shares):

odd lot

paquete m pequeño (de menos de cien acciones)

Translations for odd lot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lot [Am lɑt, Brit lɒt] N

1.1. lot (large number, quantity) no pl:

a lot of wine

mucho vino

a lot of people

mucha gente

he has a lot of nieces/nephews

tiene muchas sobrinas/muchos sobrinos

I've got a lot to do

tengo mucho que hacer

I've got a lot to do

tengo un montón de cosas que hacer inf

there wasn't a lot I could do

yo no podía hacer mucho

a lot of the book is boring

gran parte del libro es aburrida

I've seen a lot of her recently

la he visto mucho últimamente

I've seen a lot of her recently

la he visto a menudo últimamente

quite a lot of money

bastante dinero

what a lot of books/photos you've got!

¡cuántos libros/cuántas fotos tienes!

what a lot of fruit/cheese you've bought!

¡cuánta fruta/cuánto queso has comprado!

such a lot of fuss over nothing!

¡tanto lío por una tontería!

a (fat) lot of good that'll do! inf, iron

pues eso sí que va a servir de mucho iron

I knew quite a lot of the answers

yo sabía muchas de las respuestas

1.2. lot (large number, quantity):

a lot as adv

mucho

I like her a lot

me gusta mucho

I like her a lot

me cae muy bien

a lot better/worse/bigger

mucho mejor/peor/más grande

thanks a lot!

¡muchas gracias!

1.3. lot (large number, quantity) <lots, pl > inf:

how many seats are there left? — lots

¿cuántos asientos quedan? — muchos

how many seats are there left? — lots

¿cuántos asientos quedan? — montones inf

I've got lots to do

tengo mucho que hacer

lots of people liked it

a mucha gente le gustó

there were lots and lots of people there

había muchísima gente

I feel lots better now as adv

me siento muchísimo mejor

2.1. lot (group, mass of things):

lot

montón m

lot

pila f

2.2. lot (group of people) inf:

they're a funny lot

son raros

they're a funny lot

son gente rara

come on, you lot!

¡vamos, ustedes!

come on, you lot!

¡vamos, vosotros! Spain

2.3. lot (all) esp Brit :

the lot , they ate the lot

se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc.)

one more story, then that's your lot!

¡un cuento más y se acabó!

£2 each or £18 the lot

dos libras cada uno o 18 libras por todos

3. lot (at auction):

lot

lote m

he's a bad lot

es una mala persona

4.1. lot (parcel of land):

lot

terreno m

lot

solar m

film lot CINE

plató m

4.2. lot Am → parking lot

5.1. lot (for random choice):

to draw or cast lots for sth

echar algo a suertes

we'll have to draw or cast lots

vamos a tener que echarlo a suertes

5.2. lot (fate):

lot

suerte f

she had a miserable lot in life

la vida no la trató nada bien

you can't complain about your lot

no te puedes quejar de tu suerte or de lo que te ha tocado en suerte

to throw in one's lot with sb

unirse a alguien

See also parking lot

parking lot N Am

parking lot

parking m

parking lot

estacionamiento m esp LatAm

parking lot

aparcamiento m Spain

parking lot

parqueadero m Col

odd <odder oddest> [Am ɑd, Brit ɒd] ADJ

1. odd (strange):

odd idea/person/behavior

raro

odd idea/person/behavior

extraño

the odd thing is that …

lo raro or lo curioso es que …

he's the oddest of men

es el hombre más raro del mundo

how odd that there's no one here to meet us

qué raro que no haya venido nadie a buscarnos

it was odd of her not to say anything

fue raro que no dijera nada

that's (very) odd: there's no milk left

qué raro or qué cosa más rara: no queda leche

how very odd that he should write to me now

qué raro que me haya escrito ahora

2. odd (occasional, random) no comp:

she smokes the odd cigarette

se fuma algún or alguno que otro cigarrillo

except for the odd fisherman …

a excepción de algún or alguno que otro pescador …

he's done odd jobs for us

nos ha hecho algunos trabajitos

3.1. odd no comp (unmatched, single):

odd sock/glove

desparejado

odd sock/glove

sin pareja

the odd one or the odd man out

la excepción

I was the odd woman or the odd one out

yo era la excepción

to be left the odd one or the odd man out

quedar fuera

to be left the odd one or the odd man out

quedar excluido

3.2. odd no comp MATH:

odd number

impar

4.1. odd no comp (being left over, spare):

have you got the odd 3p?

¿tienes tres peniques sueltos or los tres peniques?

if you've got the odd moment to spare

si tienes algún momento libre

I have a few odd bits of fabric left over

me han sobrado unos retazos

I have a few odd bits of fabric left over

me han sobrado unos retales Spain

4.2. odd no comp (approximately) inf:

it cost me 30 pounds odd or 30-odd pounds

me costó 30 y tantas libras or 30 y pico libras inf

she must be 80 odd by now

debe tener 80 y tantos años or 80 y pico (de) años inf

odd lot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for odd lot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lot [lat] N

1. lot (for deciding):

to cast lots

echar a suertes

2. lot:

lot (destiny)

destino m

lot (fate)

suerte f

3. lot (plot of land):

lot

terreno m

4. lot in auction:

lot

lote m

5. lot inf (large quantity):

a lot of, lots of

mucho(s)

a lot of wine

mucho vino

lots of houses

muchas casas

I like it a lot

me gusta mucho

the whole lot

todo

odd [ad] ADJ

1. odd (strange):

odd

extraño, -a

an odd person/thing

una persona/cosa rara

how (very) odd!

¡qué raro!

it is odd that...

es raro que +subj

to look odd

tener un aspecto extraño

2. odd (not even):

odd number

impar

3. odd (approximately):

30 odd people

30 y pico personas

4. odd (occasional):

odd

ocasional

at odd times

algunas veces

she does the odd teaching job

da alguna que otra clase

5. odd (unmatched):

odd glove, sock

suelto, -a

6. odd (left over):

odd

sobrante

to be the odd one out

quedar excluido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And they were an odd lot, as portrayed here.

www.torontosun.com

This year's slightly odd lot put real back in reality and may get show past third-season curse.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Odd lot theory was predicated on the belief that one could outperform the stock market by identifying the least-informed investors and making investments opposite to them.

en.wikipedia.org

Any quantity less than this normal unit is referred to as an odd lot.

en.wikipedia.org

Assuming that odd lotters were generally smaller investors with little market knowledge, practitioners of odd lot theory identified the actions of odd lotters and did the opposite.

en.wikipedia.org

Good on ya odd lot for paying attention to quality.

deadline.com

The consolidated quote feeds still do not include odd lot bids and offers.

business.financialpost.com

For broker/dealers, however, anything smaller than a $100,000 trade is viewed as an odd lot.

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