[ + speech ] "Give us more time," they pleaded.
2.- to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court:

The judge ruled her unfit to plead (= to answer a legal charge) on the grounds of insanity.
3.- to say something as an excuse or explanation:

I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party.
2.- more accurately; more exactly:

He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine.
3.- used to express an opposite opinion:

2.- to appear in an advertisement, saying that you use and like a particular product:

Her only problem is a lack of confidence.
2.- to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted:

We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.
3.- a condition of not having any or enough of something, esp. something necessary or wanted:

4.- to not have any or enough of something, esp. something necessary or wanted:

April was a bonanza month for car sales.
Translation: Abril fue un mes prospero para la venta de autos.
2.- something that suddenly produces large profits or great opportunities:

I called my broker for advice about investing in the stock market.
2.- a person who talks to opposing sides, especially governments, making arrangements for them or bringing disagreements to an end:

During the war Wallas became a power broker in governmental circles.
3.- to arrange something such as a deal, agreement, etc. between two or more groups or countries:

The diplomats have failed in their attempts to broker a ceasefire.
4.- a person who acts for or represents another in the buying and selling of shares in companies or protection against risk, or who arranges for the lending of money:

a computer jockey
2.- to attempt to get power or get into a better position than other people using any methods you can:

As the singer came on stage, the photographers jockeyed for position at the front of the hall.
3.- to attempt to obtain power or get into a more advantageous position than other people by using any methods you can:

Do you want to go to (informal go down) the pub after work?

[ as form of address ] Ready to go, skipper.
2.- the person in charge of a ship or boat

The door swung open.
Translation: La puerta se abrió.
2.- to move an object or your fist in an attempt to hit something or someone:

He swung his fist toward Ben's face.
Translation: Levantó el puño hacia la cara de Ben.
3.- to change:
His mood swings between elation and despair.
Translation: Su estado de ánimo oscila entre la euforia y la desesperación.
4.- to be exciting and enjoyable:

California and other western states
2.- relating to countries in the west part of the world, especially North America and countries in the west of Europe:

western medicine
3.- a movie based on stories about life in the west of the U.S. in the past.
4.- lying toward, facing, or coming from the west:

a local derby between Manchester United and Manchester City
2.- a sports event in which any competitor can take part:

the annual New Hampshire fishing derby
3.- a type of horse race:

The magazine offers tips on cutting your house maintenance costs.
2.- money that a person must pay regularly by law in order to support their child or previous marriage partner after a divorce (= official end to a marriage):

He refused to pay maintenance for his three children.
3.- a situation in which something continues to exist or is not allowed to become less:

the maintenance of living standards
4.- the process of keeping or continuing something:

The office is charged with the maintenance of customary practices and ceremonies.
5.- the work needed to keep something in good condition:

The assailants fired at the upper windows of the bus, which were not bulletproof.
2.- impossible to attack successfully because of being very strong or of high quality:

These 18- to 29-year-olds don't worry much about their health because they all feel bulletproof.
3.- able to prevent bullets from going through:

The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace.
2.- someone who tries to make someone more important like them by being very polite and helpful in a way that is not sincere:

Making coffee for the boss again? You creep!
3.- the gradual growth or increase of something in a way that was not expected or wanted:

The referee whistled and the game was over.
2.- to make a long, high sound while moving quickly through or past something:

I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head.
3.- When birds whistle, they sing in high musical notes:

The birds were whistling in the early morning quiet.
4.- the sound made by someone or something whistling:

She listened to the whistle of the wind through the trees.
5.- to make a musical sound by forcing the breath through a small passage between the lips or through a special device:

[ I ] I whistled to my dog and she came running back.

[ I ] fig.The wind whistled through the trees.

2.- to get blisters or cause blisters:

Translation: El sol provocó que salieran burbujas en la pintura.

Translation: Mi único objetivo es hacer que la información tenga más cobertura disponible.
2.- not shared with anyone else:

Translation: Ella es la única responsable del proyecto.
3.- Sole also means belonging to one person or group:

The team moved into sole possession of first place.
Translation: El equipo tomó una posición exclusiva del primer lugar.
4.- the bottom part of the foot that touches the ground when you stand or walk, or the bottom part of a shoe that touches the ground, usually not including the heel:

Translation: Una herida en la planta del pie.

Translation: Llevaba un simple vestido negro.
2.- obvious and clear to understand:

Translation: La razón es evidente.
3.- (especially of a woman or girl) not beautiful:

She had been a very plain child.
Translation: Ella había sido una chica muy ordinaria.
4.- a large area of flat land:

High mountains rise above the plain.
Translation: Las altas montañas se elevan sobre la llanura.
5.- a type of simple stitch in knitting:

a row of plain and two rows of purl
Translation: Una vuelta de punto liso y dos vueltas de revés.
6.- completely:

Translation: El viejo iba cargando un montón de varas.
2.- a long, thin wooden pole that especially old or injured people use to help them walk:

Translation: Salió de la clínica luciendo frágil y usando un bastón.

3.- to cause something to become fixed, for example with glue or another similar substance:

They would rather die than surrender (to the invaders).
Translation: Ellos preferirían morir a rendirse.
2.- to give something that is yours to someone else because you have been forced to do so or because it is necessary to do so:

The police demanded that the gang surrender their weapons.
Translation: La policiía le exigió a la banda que entregaran sus armas.
3.- to give something that is yours to someone else, usually because you have been forced to do so:

The soaring price of natural gas is a serious concern, since many power plants are fueled by it.
Translation: El creciente precio del gas natural es una seria preocupación, ya que muchas centrales de energía funcionan con él.
2.- reaching a great height:

3.- rising high in the air while flying without moving the wings or using power:

2.- a string or piece of paper connected to a firework or other explosive product by which it is lit, or a device inside a bomb that causes it to explode after a fixed length of time or when it hits or is near something:

He lit the fuse and ran.
Translation: Prendió la mecha y corrió.
3.- to join together physically, or to join things together physically:

4.- (of ideas, cultures, musical styles, etc.) to combine or be combined together :

You can start a fire by rubbing two dry pieces of wood together until you produce a spark.
Translation: Puedes iniciar un incendio frotando dos piezas secas de madera hasta que se produzca una chispa.
2.- a first small event or problem that causes a much worse situation to develop:

That small incident was the spark that set off the street riots.
Translation: Ese pequeño incidente fue la chispa que desató todos los disturbios callejeros.
3.- a feeling or quality that causes excitement:

Translation: Estamos buscando a un tipo de persona específico y esta mujer parecer completar todos nuestros requisitos. 

2.- to satisfy someone or to make someone feel happy:

I've finally found a job in which I can fulfill myself (= completely develop my abilities and interests).
Translation: Por fin he encontrado un trabajo en el cuál me sentiré realizada.
3.- o do something as promised or intended, or to satisfy your hopes or expectations:

Translation: Ella dijo que el presidente no había cumplido sus promesas de campaña.

decide your fate We want to decide our own fate.

Translation: Su destino está ahora en las manos de jurado.
2.- a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen:

Translation: Hay 16 onzas en una libra.
2.- a very small amount:

Translation: Nunca te olvidaré.
2.- used to say that something certainly will or must happen, or that you are determined that something will happen:

Translation: No estaba seguro de que te gustaría.
2.- (used to refer to one or more possibilities or to express uncertainty) if:

In the edited version, virtually all subjunctives were replaced by indicatives.
Translation: En la versión editada, todos los subjuntivos fueron remplazados por indicativos.
2.- in or relating to the verb form in some languages that refers to actions that are possibilities rather than facts:

Studies identify early instances of correct usage of the subjunctive form.
Translation: Aprender a usar el modo subjuntivo puede ser difícil.
Estudios identifican casos tempranos del correcto uso del modo subjuntivo.
3.- the mood (= form) of a verb used to refer to actions that are possibilities rather than facts: