remate

m.

1 end.

para remate to cap it all (colmo)

2 overstitch (costura).

3 top (architecture).

4 shot (sport) (con el pie).

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

remate a puerta (con el pie)

5 auction sale, auction.

6 finishing touch, finish, finishing, crowning.

7 culmination, round-off, crowning, rounding-off.

8 bid, bidding.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: rematar.

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remate

► nombre masculino

1 (final) end, finish

2 (toque final) finishing touch

3 DEPORTE shot

4 (puja) highest bid

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de remate familiar utter, out-and-out, total

■ es tonto de remate he's a total idiot

para remate to crown it all

por remate finally, in the end

precios de remate knockdown prices

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SM

1) (=cabo) end; (=punta) tip, point; [de edificio, mueble] ornamental top

2) (=toque final)

como remate al concierto hizo un bis — to round off the concert he played an encore

• poner remate a algo — to cap sth

• de remate * —

está loco de remate — he's stark raving mad *

• para remate — * to crown it all, to top it all

para remate va y me insulta — to crown o top it all he went and insulted me

3) (Ftbl) [con el pie] shot; [con la cabeza] header

un remate de cabeza — a header

un equipo sin remate — a team with no finishing power

4) LAm (Com) (=liquidación) bargain sale; (=subasta) auction

5) (Bridge) bidding

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masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) (en costura) double stitch (to finish off)

2) (en tenis) smash; (en vóleibol) spike; (en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) (subasta) auction

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= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex. Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

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* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

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masculino

1)

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination

esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso — this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) — and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) (en costura) double stitch (to finish off)

2) (en tenis) smash; (en vóleibol) spike; (en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza — header

3) (AmL) (subasta) auction

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= overhang, punchline [punch line].

Nota: De un chiste.

Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.

Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.

* de remate = certified.

* estar loco de remate = be a real nutter.

* loco de remate = barking mad, certified madman.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* remate en plancha = diving header.

* remate modulado = sloped serif.

* remate uniforme = unbracketed serif.

* tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.

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remate

masculine

A

1

(culminación, punto final): esta cita sería un buen remate para tu discurso this quotation would be a nice way to round off your speech

como remate de una buena comida, una excelente selección de licores round off a good meal with an excellent selection of liqueurs

el remate de su campaña the climax to his campaign

como remate a las manifestaciones de esta semana, los agricultores se concentrarán hoy en Pando this week's demonstrations by the farmers will culminate today in a huge meeting in Pando

y como remate or (Chi) y para (más) remate (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

loco¹ (↑ loco (1))

2 (en costura) double stitch (to finish off)

B

1 (en tenis) smash

2 (en vóleibol) spike

3 (en fútbol) shot

remate de cabeza header

C (AmL) (subasta) auction

el cuadro se sacó a remate the picture was put up for auction

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Del verbo rematar: (conjugate rematar)

rematé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

remate es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
rematar    
remate
rematar (conjugate rematar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹actuación/intervención› to round off, finish off;

‹negocio› to conclude, close;
‹torre/bastón› to top, crown;

◊ y para rematela (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) ‹costura› to finish off

c) ‹animal/persona› to finish off

2 (en tenis) to smash;
(en vóleibol) to spike;
(en fútbol):

◊ remató el centro a la portería he hit the cross straight into the goal

3 (AmL)

a) (en subasta — vender) to auction;

(— comprar) to buy … at an auction

b) (liquidar) to sell … off cheaply

verbo intransitivo
1 (terminar) remate EN algo to end in sth
2 (en tenis) to smash;
(en vóleibol) to spike;
(en fútbol) to shoot;

◊ remate de cabeza to head the ball

remate sustantivo masculino
1

a) (de activades, esfuerzos) culmination;

◊ y como remate (fam) and to crown o cap it all (colloq)

b) (en costura) double stitch (to finish off)

2 (en tenis) smash;
(en vóleibol) spike;
(en fútbol) shot;

◊ remate de cabeza header

3 (AmL) (subasta) auction
rematar
I verbo transitivo
1 (terminar de matar) to finish off, kill off
2 (concluir) to finish off, round off: tenía que rematar el cuadro, he had to put the finishing touches to the painting
3 (estar en el extremo) to be at the top of, crown
4 Cost to finish off
5 Com (liquidar) to sell off
II verbo transitivo & vi Dep to shoot
(en tenis) to smash
remate sustantivo masculino
1 (fin, colofón) culmination, end
2 (de un edificio) top
3 Dep shot
remate de cabeza, header
(en tenis) smash
4 Com (liquidación, rebaja) sale
remate final, clearance sale
♦ Locuciones: de remate, utterly: es tonto de remate, he's completely stupid
y para remate, and to crown o cap it all
'remate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colmo
- colofón
- guinda
- ribete
- tonta
- tonto
- loco
English:
nutter
- prize
- punch line
- auction
- punch
- sale
- smash

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remate nm

1. [fin, colofón] end;

el premio es el remate de un año excelente para el director the prize rounds off o crowns an excellent year for the director;

Comp

de remate: es una tonta de remate she's a complete o utter idiot;

Comp

para remate to cap o crown it all

2. [costura] overstitch

3. Arquit top

4. Dep [con el pie] shot;

remate a puerta [con el pie] shot at goal;

remate de cabeza header (at goal)

5. [liquidación] sale

6. Andes, RP [subasta] auction

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remate

m

1 L.Am.

COM auction, sale

2 en fútbol shot;

remate de cabeza header

3 (fin)

:

dar remate a algo finish sth off;

para remate … to top it all off, …

4 para enfatizar

:

ser tonto de remate be a complete idiot;

estar loco de remate be completely crazy

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remate nm

1) : shot (in sports)

2) : auction

3) : end, conclusion

4)

como remate : to top it off

5)

de remate : completely, utterly

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remate n

1. (término) end

el remate de la fiesta the end of the party

2. (en fútbol, etc) shot

el delantero hizo un remate espectacular the forward made a spectacular shot

de remate completely

esté loco de remate he's stark raving mad