egan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for egan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

egad [Am iˈɡæd, Brit ɪˈɡad] INTERJ arch or hum

egad

¡pardiez! arch

vegan [Am ˈviɡən, Brit ˈviːɡ(ə)n] N

vegan

vegetariano estricto m / vegetariana estricta f

mega- [Am ˈmɛɡə, Brit ˈmɛɡə] PREFIX

mega-

mega-

began [Am bɪˈɡæn, Brit bɪˈɡan] past begin

See also begin

I.begin <pres part beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VB trans

begin meeting/journey/campaign:

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

begin

iniciar form

he begins the day with some exercises

empieza or comienza el día con un poco de gimnasia

how does one begin a letter of condolence?

¿cómo se empieza una carta de pésame?

to begin work on sth

empezar or comenzar a trabajar en algo

my early life was hard, he began

—los primeros años de mi vida fueron duros —comenzó or empezó diciendo

to begin -ing/to + infin

empezar or comenzar a  +  infin

it's beginning to rain

está empezando a llover

he began talking or to talk about his work

empezó a hablar sobre su trabajo

I'd begun to think you weren't coming

ya estaba empezando a pensar que no vendrías

the two novels don't begin to compare

no hay ni punto de comparación entre las dos novelas

I can't begin to thank you

no sé cómo agradecerte

that won't even begin to cover the cost

eso no alcanza ni remotamente para cubrir los gastos

II.begin <pres part beginning, pt began, pp begun> [Am bɪˈɡɪn, Brit bɪˈɡɪn] VB intr

1. begin (start):

begin year/meeting:

empezar

begin year/meeting:

comenzar

begin year/meeting:

iniciarse form

I don't know where to begin

no sé por dónde empezar or comenzar

the author begins by making his own position clear

el autor empieza por aclarar cuál es su posición

we began with very modest means

empezamos con medios muy modestos

to begin with

para empezar

they'll do to begin with

estarán bien para empezar

to begin with, he got the figures wrong

para empezar or en primer lugar, se equivocó con las cifras

let's begin at the beginning

empecemos por el principio

2. begin (originate):

begin river:

nacer

begin custom:

originarse

begin custom:

empezar

ever since the world began

desde que el mundo es mundo

organ [Am ˈɔrɡən, Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)n] N

1. organ ANAT:

organ

órgano m

the vital organs

los órganos vitales

speech/visual organs

órganos del habla/de la vista

male organ form or euph

miembro m viril form or euph

male organ form or euph

órgano m euph

attr organ transplant

transplante m de órgano

2.1. organ (agency):

organ

organismo m

2.2. organ (mouthpiece):

organ

órgano m

the organ of the Nationalist Party

el órgano del Partido Nacionalista

3. organ MUS:

organ

órgano m

organ gallery or loft

galería f del órgano

organ grinder N

organ grinder

organillero m / organillera f

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

I.pagan [Am ˈpeɪɡən, Brit ˈpeɪɡ(ə)n] N

pagan

pagano m / pagana f

II.pagan [Am ˈpeɪɡən, Brit ˈpeɪɡ(ə)n] ADJ

pagan

pagano

I.mega [Am ˈmɛɡə, Brit ˈmɛɡə] ADJ inf

1. mega (huge):

mega expenditure

descomunal

mega expenditure

astronómico

mega edition

súper adj inv delante del n

mega storage

enorme

2. mega (excellent):

mega movie/idea

súper adj inv delante del n inf

mega movie/idea

genial inf

mega movie/idea

bárbaro RioPl inf

mega movie/idea

macanudo CSur Peru inf

3. mega (successful) star → megastar

II.mega [Am ˈmɛɡə, Brit ˈmɛɡə] ADV inf

mega

genial inf

mega

bárbaro RioPl inf

mega

macanudo CSur Peru inf

See also megastar

megastar [Am ˈmɛɡəˌstɑr, Brit ˈmɛɡəstɑː] N inf

megastar

megaestrella f

megastar

súperestrella f

scrambled eggs [ˌskræmbəld ˈɛɡz] N

1. scrambled eggs C or U FOOD:

scrambled eggs

huevos mpl revueltos

scrambled eggs

huevos mpl pericos Col

2. scrambled eggs U Brit MIL sl (gold braid):

scrambled eggs

galón m dorado

egan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for egan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

began [bɪˈgæn] VB

began pt of begin

See also begin

I.begin [bɪˈgɪn] VB trans began, begun

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

to begin a conversation

entablar una conversación

to begin doing sth

empezar a hacer algo

to begin work

empezar a trabajar

II.begin [bɪˈgɪn] VB intr

begin

empezar

begin

comenzar

the film begins at eight

la película comienza a las ocho

to begin with ...

en primer lugar...

to begin with ... (enumeration)

primero...

“well” he began ...

“bueno”, comenzó...

vegan [ˈvi:gən] N

vegan

vegano(-a) (vegetariano que no come huevos ni lácteos)

organ failure N no pl

multiple organ failure

disfunción orgánica múltiple

organ grinder N

organ grinder

organillero(-a) m (f)

organ [ˈɔ:gən, Am ˈɔ:r-] N

organ

órgano m

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

I.pagan [ˈpeɪgən] N

pagan

pagano(-a) m (f)

II.pagan [ˈpeɪgən] ADJ

pagan

pagano, -a

I.gang [gæŋ] N

1. gang (criminal group):

gang

banda f

2. gang (organized group):

gang

cuadrilla f

gang of workers

brigada f

chain gang

grupo m de presidiarios encadenados

3. gang inf (group of friends):

gang

pandilla f

gang

barra f LatAm

gang

trinca f And, CSur

II.gang [gæŋ] VB intr

to gang up on

unirse contra

egg [eg] N

egg

huevo m

fried/boiled eggs

huevos fritos/pasados por agua

hard-boiled egg

huevo duro

scrambled eggs

huevos revueltos

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

jugárselo todo a una carta

they had egg on their faces inf

quedaron en ridículo

to be a bad egg inf

ser un sinvergüenza

Easter egg N

Easter egg

huevo m de Pascua