beneficírati in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fine-tooth comb [Am ˈˌfaɪn ˌtuθ ˈˌkoʊm, Brit], fine-toothed comb [ˈfaɪntuːθt] N

fine-tooth comb

peine m de dientes finos

fine-tooth comb

peine m de púas finas

to go over or through sth with a fine-tooth comb

mirar algo con lupa

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to go over sth with a fine-tooth comb

examinar or revisar algo minuciosamente or con lupa

Translations for beneficírati in the Spanish»English Dictionary

lo mira todo con lupa

he goes through everything with a fine tooth comb

rastrearon milimétricamente el lugar

they went through the place with a fine-toothed comb

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.comb [Am koʊm, Brit kəʊm] N

1.1. comb (for hair):

comb

peine m

comb

peinilla f LatAm

comb

peineta f Chil

to go over sth with a fine-tooth comb

examinar or revisar algo minuciosamente or con lupa

1.2. comb (worn in hair):

comb

peineta f

2. comb (act) no pl:

your hair needs a good comb

tienes que peinarte bien

give your hair a quick comb

pásate un peine

give your hair a quick comb

date una peinada esp LatAm

3. comb (for disentangling fibres):

comb

carda f

4. comb (on bird):

comb

cresta f

5. comb:

honeycomb

panal m

honey on the comb

miel f con un trozo de panal

II.comb [Am koʊm, Brit kəʊm] VB trans

1.1. comb (pass a comb through):

to comb sb's hair

peinar a alguien

to comb one's hair

peinarse

1.2. comb wool/cotton:

comb

peinar

2. comb (search):

comb area/field

peinar

comb area/field

rastrear

comb files/archives

rebuscar en

to comb sth for sth they combed the area for survivors/clues

peinaron or rastrearon la zona en busca de supervivientes/ pistas

I combed the newspaper for the story

repasé el periódico de arriba abajo buscando el artículo

tooth <pl teeth> [Am tuθ, Brit tuːθ] N

1. tooth:

tooth (of person, animal)

diente m

tooth (molar)

muela f

front teeth

dientes mpl de adelante

front teeth

palas or paletas fpl inf

front teeth

incisivos mpl spec

back teeth

muelas fpl

to clean or brush one's teeth

lavarse or cepillarse los dientes

I had a tooth pulled or Brit out

me sacaron una muela/un diente

in the teeth of sth the reforms were made in the teeth of fierce opposition

las reformas se llevaron a cabo a pesar de la fuerte oposición

we climbed the hill in the teeth of the wind

escalamos la montaña con el viento en contra

to be armed to the teeth

estar armado hasta los dientes

to be fed up to the back teeth with sth inf

estar hasta la coronilla or hasta las narices de algo inf

to be long in the tooth

ser entrado en años

to be sick to the teeth (of sth) inf

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo) inf

to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth

al niño le están saliendo los dientes

to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth

el niño está echando los dientes

to cut one's teeth the baby is cutting his teeth

el niño está cortando los dientes RioPl

the translators cut their teeth on simple documents

los traductores adquieren experiencia empezando con documentos sencillos

to fight tooth and nail

luchar a brazo partido

they will resist any form of change tooth and nail

se van a resistir enérgicamente a cualquier tipo de cambio

to get one's teeth into sth inf

hincarle el diente a algo

to grit one's teeth

aguantarse

to grit one's teeth lit

apretar los dientes

to have a sweet tooth

ser goloso

to have teeth for this law to have teeth

para que esta ley sea de verdad efectiva

the regulatory bodies have no teeth

los organismos reguladores no tienen verdadero poder

to kick sb in the teeth, to give sb a kick in the teeth

humillar a alguien

losing the election was a real kick in the teeth for him

perder la elección fue una gran humillación para él

to lie through one's teeth

mentir descaradamente

to lie through one's teeth

mentir con toda la barba

to lie through one's teeth

mentir con todos los dientes Mex

to put or set sb's teeth on edge

darle dentera a alguien

to put or set sb's teeth on edge

destemplarle los dientes a alguien LatAm

to put or set sb's teeth on edge

erizar a alguien AmS

the noise put or set my teeth on edge

el ruido me dio dentera

the noise put or set my teeth on edge

el ruido me destempló los dientes LatAm

the noise put or set my teeth on edge

el ruido me erizó AmS

attr tooth decay

caries f dental

2. tooth:

tooth (of zip, saw, gear)

diente m

tooth (of comb)

púa f

tooth (of comb)

diente m

I.fine¹ <finer, finest> [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] ADJ

1.1. fine usu attr (excellent, superior):

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

magnífico

fine house/speech/opportunity/worker/example

excelente

fine crystal/china

fino

fine wine/ingredients

de primera calidad

fine wine/ingredients

selecto

goods of the finest quality

artículos de la mejor calidad

the country's finest minds

los cerebros más brillantes del país

fine words, but will they do it?

todo eso suena muy bien pero ¿lo harán?

a fine-looking man

un hombre bien parecido

it's a fine thing you're doing

es algo admirable lo que estás haciendo

1.2. fine usu attr iron:

we had a fine time (of it)

lo pasamos de bien … iron

a fine friend you are!

¡menudo or valiente amigo eres tú! iron

you've picked a fine time to tell me!

¡en buen momento me lo dices! iron

you're a fine one to talk!

¡mira quién habla!

1.3. fine usu attr (fair):

fine weather/day

bueno

I hope it stays or keeps fine

espero que siga haciendo buen tiempo

they say it'll be fine tomorrow

dicen que mañana hará buen tiempo

1.4. fine usu attr (elegant):

fine manners/gentleman/lady

fino

fine manners/gentleman/lady

refinado

she gives herself such fine airs

¡se da unos aires de grandeza!

2.1. fine inf pred (in good health):

fine

muy bien

how are you? — (I'm) fine, thanks

¿qué tal estás? — muy bien, gracias

2.2. fine inf pred:

fine (OK, all right)

bien

fine (perfect)

perfecto

how was your day? — fine

¿qué tal el día? — bien

this size is fine for six

este tamaño es perfecto para seis

more wine? — no thanks; I'm fine

¿más vino? — no, gracias, tengo suficiente

that's fine by me

por mí no hay problema

he tried to make out everything was fine and dandy

trató de dar la impresión de que todo marchaba a las mil maravillas

3.1. fine (thin):

fine hair/thread/fabric

fino

fine hair/thread/fabric

delgado

3.2. fine (sharp):

fine point/nib/blade

fino

sharpen the pencil to a fine point

afila bien el lápiz

3.3. fine (not coarse):

fine dust/rain/particles

fino

to cut it/things fine

no dejarse ningún margen de tiempo

hasn't she gone yet? she's cutting it very fine!

¿todavía no se ha ido? ¡no se está dejando ningún margen de tiempo!

3.4. fine (detailed, accurate):

fine engraving/embroidery/workmanship

fino

fine engraving/embroidery/workmanship

delicado

fine adjustment

preciso

4.1. fine (subtle):

fine distinction/nuance

sutil

fine judgment

certero

fine balance

delicado

the finer points of poetry are often lost in translation

los matices más sutiles de la poesía a menudo se pierden en la traducción

there's a very fine line between eccentricity and madness

la línea divisoria entre la excentricidad y la locura es muy tenue or sutil

4.2. fine (discriminating, refined):

only the finest of palates will appreciate …

solo los paladares más refinados or delicados apreciarán …

she has a fine eye for detail

es muy observadora y detallista

5. fine MIN:

fine gold/silver

puro

this gold is 98% fine

este oro tiene una pureza del 98%

II.fine¹ [Am faɪn, Brit fʌɪn] ADV

fine (adequately)

bien

fine (very well)

muy bien

it works fine

funciona bien/muy bien

things are going fine

las cosas van bien/muy bien

I.fine² N

fine

multa f

she was given a fine of $100 or a $100 fine

le pusieron una multa de 100 dólares

II.fine² VB trans

fine

multar

fine

ponerle una multa a

fine

aplicarle una multa a

she was fined for speeding

la multaron or le pusieron or le aplicaron una multa por exceso de velocidad

beneficírati in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fine-tooth comb [ˌfaɪntu:θˈkəʊm, Am ˌfaɪntu:θˈkoʊm] N

to go through sth with a fine-tooth comb

revisar algo a fondo

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tooth of comb

púa f

Translations for beneficírati in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tooth <teeth> [tu:θ] N

1. tooth ANAT of person, animal:

tooth

diente m

tooth (molar)

muela f

to bare one's teeth

enseñar los dientes

he's cutting a tooth

le está saliendo un diente

2. tooth:

tooth of comb

púa f

tooth of saw

diente m

Phrases:

to set sb's teeth on edge

dar dentera a alguien

to fight tooth and nail (to do sth)

luchar a brazo partido (para hacer algo)

to be long in the tooth

ser entrado en años

to have a sweet tooth

ser goloso

to cut one's teeth on sth

adquirir experiencia en algo

to get one's teeth into sth

hincar el diente a algo

to give sth teeth

dar efectividad a algo

to grit one's teeth

aguantarse

to lie through one's teeth

mentir descaradamente

in the tooth of sth (straight into)

en medio de algo

in the tooth of sth (despite)

a pesar de algo

I.fine¹ [faɪn] ADJ

1. fine (slender, light):

fine

fino, -a

fine feature

delicado, -a

fine nuance

sutil

2. fine:

fine (good)

bueno, -a

fine (satisfactory)

satisfactorio, -a

fine weather

buen tiempo m

to be fine by sb

estar bien para alguien

that's all very fine, but ...

está todo muy bien, pero...

3. fine (excellent):

fine

excelente

the finest wines in the world

los vinos más selectos del mundo

to have a fine time doing sth

pasarlo bien haciendo algo

fine words iron

palabras f pl valientes

to appeal to sb's finer feelings

apelar a los mejores sentimientos de alguien

4. fine (deep):

fine

profundo, -a

II.fine¹ [faɪn] ADV

1. fine (all right):

fine

muy bien

to feel fine

sentirse bien

to work fine

funcionar bien

2. fine (fine-grained):

fine

fino, -a

Phrases:

to cut it fine

dejar algo para el último momento

I.fine² [faɪn] N

fine

multa f

fine

boleta f AmS

II.fine² [faɪn] VB trans

fine

multar

I.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] N

1. comb (hair device):

comb

peine m

2. comb ZOOL:

comb

cresta f de gallo

II.comb [kəʊm, Am koʊm] VB trans

1. comb (tidy with a comb):

to comb one's hair

peinarse el pelo

2. comb (search thoroughly):

to comb an apartment for clues

registrar un apartamento en busca de pruebas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Police will go through them all with a fine-tooth comb.

www.torontosun.com

It meant government auditors would soon visit packing company offices to go over financial records with a fine-tooth comb.

www.producer.com

And that did include going over them with an actual fine-tooth comb.

www.wired.com

They said they'd go over it with a fine-tooth comb.

www.dailystar.co.uk

When policies were given the fine-tooth comb treatment?

www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au

I just imagine students in there with a fine-tooth comb, trying to figure out which plan is right for them.

www.usnews.com

Despite the fine-tooth comb applied to the evidence four years ago by the press, if not the police, fascinating new details emerge from her account.

www.telegraph.co.uk

These can then be removed using a fine-tooth comb.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

The reality is when you go through every line of anyone's work with a fine-tooth comb, you're going to find mistakes.

www.salon.com

While the administration is going through the proposed cuts with a fine-tooth comb, the council continues to provide a lifeline for society's most vulnerable.

www.scotsman.com