- dueño
- m.owner, master, freeholder, landlord.María propuso su casa para la fiesta Mary proposed her house for the shindig.* * *dueño► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (propietario) owner■ ¿quién es la dueña? who is the owner?2 (de casa, piso - hombre) landlord; (mujer) landlady\FRASEOLOGÍAhacerse dueño,-a de la situación figurado to get the situation under controlser dueño,-a de sí mismo,-a to be self-possessedser muy dueño,-a de figurado to be entirely free to■ es muy dueña de hacer lo que quiera she's entirely free to do whatever she wantsdueño y señor lord and master* * *(f. - dueña)noun1) landlord / landlady2) master / mistress3) owner* * *dueño, -aSM / F1) (=propietario) [de casa, coche, perro] owner; [de negocio] owner, proprietor/proprietress; [de pensión, taberna] landlord/landlady
¿quién es el dueño del caballo? — who is the owner of the horse?, who owns the horse?
cambiar de dueño — to change hands
2)ser dueño de: ser dueño de la situación — to be the master of the situation, have the situation in hand
la marina era dueña de los mares — the navy was mistress of the seas
ser dueño de sí mismo — to have self-control
eres dueño de hacer lo que te parezca — you can do as you please
hacerse dueño de algo — to take over sth, take control of sth
hacerse dueño de una situación — to take command of a situation
* * *I-ña adjetivo1) [ser] (libre)dueño de + inf — free to + inf, at liberty to +inf (frml)
eres muy dueño de hacer lo que te parezca — you're free o you are perfectly at liberty to do what you like
2) [ser] (indicando control)fueron dueños de la situación en todo momento — they were in control of the situation at all times
la policía se hizo dueña de la situación — the police brought the situation under control o gained control of the situation
IIno era dueño de sí mismo — he was not in control of himself
-ña masculino, femeninoa) (de casa, pensión) (m) owner, landlord; (f) owner, landlady; (de negocio) (m) owner, proprietor; (f) owner, proprietress¿tiene dueño esto? — does this belong to anyone?
b) (de perro) owner* * *= owner, landlord.Ex. The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.Ex. This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.----* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.* cambio de dueño = change of hands.* dueño de la casa = householder.* dueño del mundo, el = cock-of-the-walk.* dueño de puesto de mercadillo = stall-holder, market trader.* * *I-ña adjetivo1) [ser] (libre)dueño de + inf — free to + inf, at liberty to +inf (frml)
eres muy dueño de hacer lo que te parezca — you're free o you are perfectly at liberty to do what you like
2) [ser] (indicando control)fueron dueños de la situación en todo momento — they were in control of the situation at all times
la policía se hizo dueña de la situación — the police brought the situation under control o gained control of the situation
IIno era dueño de sí mismo — he was not in control of himself
-ña masculino, femeninoa) (de casa, pensión) (m) owner, landlord; (f) owner, landlady; (de negocio) (m) owner, proprietor; (f) owner, proprietress¿tiene dueño esto? — does this belong to anyone?
b) (de perro) owner* * *= owner, landlord.Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.* cambio de dueño = change of hands.* dueño de la casa = householder.* dueño del mundo, el = cock-of-the-walk.* dueño de puesto de mercadillo = stall-holder, market trader.* * *dueño1 -ñaadjectiveA [ SER] (libre) dueño DE + INF free to + INF, at liberty to + INF (frml)eres muy dueño de hacer lo que te parezca con tu dinero you're free o you are perfectly at liberty to do as you see fit with your moneyB [ SER](indicando control): fueron dueños de la situación en todo momento they had the situation under control at all times, they were in control of the situation at all timesla policía se hizo dueña de la situación the police brought the situation under control o gained control of the situationno era dueño de sí mismo he was not in control of himselfdueño2 -ñamasculine, feminine1 (de una casa, pensión) (masculine) owner, landlord; (feminine) owner, landlady; (de un negocio) (masculine) owner, proprietor; (feminine) owner, proprietressentra aquí como si fuera el dueño y señor he walks in here as if he owned the placesi no tiene dueño me la quedo if it doesn't belong to anyone I'll keep itlos piratas eran los dueños de los mares the pirates were masters of the high seas2 (de un perro, gato) ownerCompuestos:● dueña de casafeminine (Chi) (ama de casa) housewife● dueño de casa, dueña de casamasculine, feminine (AmL) (propietario) householder; (en una fiesta) (masculine) host; (feminine) hostesslos dueños de casa perdieron 3 a 0 (Dep) the home team lost 3-0* * *
dueño◊ -ña adjetivo
1 [ser] (libre) dueño de hacer algo free to do sth, at liberty to do sth (frml)
2 [ser] (indicando control): ser dueño de algo to be in control of sth;
hacerse dueño de algo to gain control of sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (de casa, pensión) (m) owner, landlord;
(f) owner, landlady;
(de negocio) (m) owner, proprietor;
(f) owner, proprietress;◊ dueño de casa (AmL) (propietario) householder;
(en fiesta) (m) host;
(f) hostessb) (de perro) owner
dueño,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 owner
2 (de un hostal, casa alquilada) (hombre) landlord, (mujer) landlady
♦ Locuciones: hacerse dueño de, to take over: se hizo dueño de la casa, he took over the house
no era dueña de la situación, she wasn't in control of the situation
ser dueño de sí mismo, to be self-possessed
ser muy dueño: eres muy dueño de pensar lo que quieras, you have every right to think whatever you like
'dueño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denunciar
- dueña
- editor
- editora
- labrador
- labradora
- restituir
- retornar
- tener
- comerciante
- señor
English:
change
- destiny
- hard
- landlord
- lion
- own
- owner
- self-composed
- self-possessed
- farmer
- hand
- householder
- land
- master
- news
- possessor
- proprietor
- publican
* * *dueño, -a nm,f[propietario] owner; [de casa alquilada] landlord, f landlady;cambiar de dueño to change hands;hacerse dueño de algo [hacerse propietario de] to take possession of sth, to acquire sth;[dominar] to take control of sth;al morir el padre se hizo dueño de la tienda when his father died he took over the shop;rápidamente se hizo dueño de la situación he quickly took control of the situation;ser dueño de [ser propietario de] to own, to be the owner of;[tener dominio de] to have control over;¿tú eres (el) dueño de esta bici? are you the owner of this bike?;no era dueño de sus actos cuando te agredió he wasn't responsible for his actions when he attacked you;Comp(el) dueño y señor de algo (the) lord and master of sth;Napoleón se convirtió en (el) dueño y señor de Europa Napoleon became the undisputed ruler of Europe;parecía el dueño y señor del negocio he looked as if he owned the place;Compser dueño de sí mismo to be self-possessed;Compser (muy) dueño de hacer algo to be (completely) free to do sth;eres muy dueño de venir a la hora que te plazca you are completely free to come and go as you pleaseCompAm dueño de casa host* * *dueñom, dueña f1 COM owner; de perro owner, master2:eres muy dueño de hacer lo que quieras you are free to do as you wish, you are your own master;hacerse dueño de la situación take command o control of the situation;no ser dueño de sí mismo be out of control;no ser dueño de sus actos not be responsible for one’s actions* * *dueño, -ña nmf1) : owner, proprietor, proprietress f2) : landlord, landlady f* * *dueño n1. (en general) owneres dueño de la tienda he the owner of the shop2. (de casa alquilada) landlordel dueño de la casa ha subido el alquiler the landlord has put the rent up
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.