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inglês

cosa SUBST f

1.1. cosa (objeto):

cosa

thing

cualquier cosa

anything

¿alguna otra cosa? o ¿alguna cosa más?

anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio

put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita

I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! coloq

what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa

there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa

he has to have an operation for something or other

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa

he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver

there are lots of things to see

hay muchas cosas que ver

there's plenty to see

1.2. cosa (acto, acción):

no sé hacer otra cosa

it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa

I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien

I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias

I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando

with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo

I think that's absolutely normal o right

1.3. cosa (al hablar):

¡qué cosas dices, hombre!

really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange (o silly etc.) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto?

tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche?

by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa

there's something I have to tell you

1.4. cosa (detalle, punto):

aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante

there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo

there's something here I don't understand

1.5. cosa (asunto, tema):

cosa

thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar

I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo

there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione

I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos

she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! irón, coloq

well, that's great, isn't it! irón, coloq

no va a ser cosa fácil

it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria

in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa

he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame

if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde

for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios

it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa

this is no joke

esto no es cosa de broma/risa

this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo

the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy

look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

2.1. cosa <cosas fpl > (pertenencias):

cosas

things pl

se ha llevado todas sus cosas

she's taken all her things o belongings

2.2. cosa <cosas fpl > coloq (utensilios, equipo):

cosas

things pl coloq

las cosas de limpiar

the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte

my sports things o gear coloq

3. cosa (situación, suceso):

así están las cosas

that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea

things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas?

how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? Ven

how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos

things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes

things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida

that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas!

well, well! o fancy that! coloq

son cosas que pasan

that's the way things go

son cosas que pasan

these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien

besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual

I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó

he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña!

how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa

it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia o de brujería o RioPr de Mandinga

this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale

lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

4.1. cosa coloq (ocurrencia):

¡tienes cada cosa!

the things you think of!

¡tienes cada cosa!

the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya

tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre

this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella

of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

4.2. cosa (comportamiento típico):

no te preocupes, son cosas de niños

don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

5. cosa (incumbencia):

no te metas, no es cosa tuya

stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía

don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres

that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya

let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

6. cosa eufem (pene):

cosa

thing eufem

7. cosa Col calão (marihuana):

cosa

grass

8. cosa (en locuciones):

cosa de AmSul coloq

to

cosa de AmSul coloq

so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme

I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que AmSul coloq

so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide

I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

(no sea o no vaya a ser cosa que) llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva

take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape

tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas

we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa Chile, tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana

she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así

or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así

two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo

one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa

mention it to him casually o in passing

como quien no quiere la cosa menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa

just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa no puedes irte como si tal cosa

you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa

I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … coloq es cosa de unos minutos

it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más

it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió

it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros

it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina Esp coloq los trenes en este país son cosa fina

the trains in this country are really something o are something else coloq

nos divertimos cosa fina

we had a whale of a time coloq

darle cosa a alg. coloq me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre

eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero

I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a alg. un par de o cuatro cosas coloq

to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra

to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa coloq la comida no fue gran cosa

the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special coloq

su novio/la película no es o vale gran cosa

her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes coloq

poca cosa es un niño delgado y poquita cosa

he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa

she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa

she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill coloq

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa

she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella

a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio o lugar

to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha CSur

to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien

this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa

with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy

ah, that's different! if you're paying, I will go

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy

that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go coloq

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso prov

I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio prov

these things take time (gen referring to bureaucracy)

quicio SUBST m

quicio

doorjamb

sacar a alg. de quicio

to drive sb crazy

me saca de quicio con sus bromitas

he really gets on my nerves o he drives me crazy with his stupid little jokes coloq

sacar las cosas de quicio Esp

to blow things up out of all proportion

cosa pública SUBST f

cosa pública

res publica

cosa juzgada SUBST f JUR

cosa juzgada

res judicata

I. coser VERBO trans

1. coser:

coser MODA, TÊXTIL

to sew

coser un dobladillo

to sew a hem

¿me coses este botón?

will you sew this button on for me?

zapatos de suela cosida

shoes with stitched soles

cosió la falda a mano

she made the skirt by hand

cóselo a máquina

use the machine to sew it

cóselo a máquina

sew o do it on the machine

ser coser y cantar

to be as easy as falling off a log

ser coser y cantar

to be child's play

2. coser herida:

coser

to stitch

II. coser VERBO intr

coser

to sew

les cose a los hijos

she makes her children's clothes

máquina de coser SUBST f

máquina de coser

sewing machine

penca cosa

crappy calão

penca cosa

cheesy americ coloq

penca cosa

rubbishy Brit coloq

inglês

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whatsit

cosa f

sew

coser

to sew sth on

coser or pegar algo

sew the sleeve onto the bodice

cosa or pegue la manga al cuerpo

can you sew this button on for me, please?

¿me puedes coser or pegar este botón, por favor?

sew

coser

mousy

de poquita cosa

he's very mousy

es muy poquita cosa

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cosa f innecesaria

inessential

cosa f superflua

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cosa SUBST f

1. cosa (en general):

cosa

thing

la trata como una cosa

he treats her like an object

eso es cosa tuya/mía

that's your/my affair

¿sabes una cosa?

do you know what?

no me queda otra cosa que...

I have no alternative but ...

ser una cosa nunca vista

to be unique

no valer gran cosa

not to be worth much

tal como están las cosas...

as things stand ...

como si tal cosa

as if nothing had happened

esas son cosas de Inés

that's typical of Inés

2. cosa pl (pertenencias):

cosa

things pl

I. coser VERBO trans

1. coser:

coser (un vestido)

to sew

coser (un botón)

to sew on

coser (un roto)

to sew up

coser a alguien a balazos

to riddle sb with bullets

2. coser MED:

coser

to stitch (up)

II. coser VERBO intr

coser

to sew

esto es coser y cantar

this is child's play

III. coser VERBO reflex

coserse con [o contra] alguien

to snuggle up to sb

inglês

espanhol

to be plain sailing

ser cosa de coser y cantar

small beer

poca cosa

it's a toss-up between ...

la cosa está entre...

oddity (thing)

cosa f rara

thingamajig (object)

cosa f

thingamabob (object)

cosa f

thingy (object)

cosa f

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cosa [ˈko·sa] SUBST f

1. cosa (en general):

cosa

thing

la trata como una cosa

he treats her like an object

eso es cosa tuya/mía

that's your/my affair

¿sabes una cosa?

do you know what?

no me queda otra cosa que...

I have no alternative but...

ser una cosa nunca vista

to be unique

no valer gran cosa

not to be worth much

tal como están las cosas...

as things stand...

como si tal cosa

as if nothing had happened

esas son cosas de Inés

that's typical of Inés

2. cosa pl (pertenencias):

cosa

things pl

I. coser [ko·ˈser] VERBO trans

1. coser:

coser (un vestido)

to sew

coser (un botón)

to sew on

coser (un roto)

to sew up

coser a alguien a balazos

to riddle sb with bullets

2. coser MED:

coser

to stitch (up)

II. coser [ko·ˈser] VERBO intr

coser

to sew

esto es coser y cantar

this is child's play

inglês

espanhol

to be plain sailing

ser cosa de coser y cantar

it's a toss-up between...

la cosa está entre...

thingamabob (object)

cosa f

so-and-so (thing)

cosa f cualquiera

oddity (thing)

cosa f rara

doodad

la cosa f esa

sew on

coser

nonpareil

cosa f sin par

presente

yo	coso
tú	coses
él/ella/usted	cose
nosotros/nosotras	cosemos
vosotros/vosotras	coséis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	cosen

imperfecto

yo	cosía
tú	cosías
él/ella/usted	cosía
nosotros/nosotras	cosíamos
vosotros/vosotras	cosíais
ellos/ellas/ustedes	cosían

indefinido

yo	cosí
tú	cosiste
él/ella/usted	cosió
nosotros/nosotras	cosimos
vosotros/vosotras	cosisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	cosieron

futuro

yo	coseré
tú	coserás
él/ella/usted	coserá
nosotros/nosotras	coseremos
vosotros/vosotras	coseréis
ellos/ellas/ustedes	coserán

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

El jefe supremo había declarado la cosa juzgada inatacable, santa, superior a los hombres, y ninguno se atrevió a decirlo contrario.

leandrogadea.over-blog.com

La sentencia dictada en proceso monitorio tendrá efecto de cosa juzgada formal.

www.puntojuridico.com

Pero ahora se ve que no era cosa juzgada lo del juicio de 1989 ya que los compañeros no tuvieron derecho de apelación.

www.elortiba.org

Los codeudores pueden invocar la cosa juzgada contra el coacreedor que fue parte en el juicio.

legales.com

El avenimiento pondrá fin al juicio y tendrá la autoridad de cosa juzgada.

www.leychile.cl