as

adj.

ace, hotshot.

m.

1 ace (carta, dado).

2 As, arsenic.

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as

► nombre masculino

1 (naipes) ace

2 (dados) one

3 figurado ace, star, wizard

■ Fangio fue un as del volante Fangio was an ace driver

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noun m.

ace

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SM

1) (Naipes) ace; [dominó] one

as de espadas — ace of spades

- guardarse un as en la manga

2) * (=campeón) ace

es un as — he's a star *

as del fútbol — star player

as del volante — champion driver, crack driver *

3) (Tenis) ace

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masculino

a) (Jueg) ace

tener/guardar un as en la manga — to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleeve

b) (fam) (campeón) ace (colloq)

un as del volante — an ace o a crack driver (colloq)

- as de guía

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= ace.

Ex. If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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masculino

a) (Jueg) ace

tener/guardar un as en la manga — to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleeve

b) (fam) (campeón) ace (colloq)

un as del volante — an ace o a crack driver (colloq)

- as de guía

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= ace.

Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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as

masculine

1 (Jueg) ace

tener/guardar un as en la manga to have/keep an ace o a trick up one's sleeve

2 (fam) (campeón) ace (colloq)

es un as del volante she's an ace o a crack driver (colloq)

un as de las finanzas a financial wizard

3 (en tenis) ace

Compuesto:

as de guía

bowline

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as sustantivo masculino
ace
as sustantivo masculino ace
♦ Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve
'as' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- abismo
- acabada
- acabado
- acreditar
- actuar
- además
- adjetivar
- alguna
- alguno
- amabilidad
- amable
- amarrar
- ambas
- ambicionar
- ambos
- amén
- andanzas
- antes
- antojo
- apadrinar
- apellidarse
- apenas
- aquel
- aquél
- aquella
- aquélla
- arreglarse
- arte
- artífice
- asesorar
- así
- asimismo
- atar
- aviar
- bailar
- balsa
- bendita
- bendito
- bien
- bloque
- bondad
- brevedad
- broma
- buenamente
- burra
- burro
- cachondeo
- cada
- calcada
English:
above
- acclaim
- accomplished
- accused
- ace
- acknowledge
- act
- action
- address
- advance
- against
- ago
- aim
- all
- along
- aloud
- apprentice
- arson
- as
- asap
- assistant
- bat
- bell
- black
- bonus
- both
- by
- by-product
- capacity
- cast
- chalk
- change
- check off
- cheer
- class
- clear
- click
- cluster
- come on
- compare
- concern
- construe
- crop up
- crow
- dammit
- date
- dead
- deaf
- decision
- decoy

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as nm

1. [carta] ace;

el as de picas the ace of spades;

Comp

tener o [m5]llevar o [m5]guardar un as en la manga to have an ace up one's sleeve

2. [en dado] ace

3. [campeón]

ser un as to be brilliant;

un as del volante an ace driver;

un as de la informática a computer whizzkid

4. Náut as de guía [nudo] bowline

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as

m tb fig

ace;

as del volante ace driver

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as nm

: ace

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as n ace