- rayo
- m.1 ray.un rayo de esperanza (figurative) a beacon of hoperayo solar sunbeam2 beam, ray (physics).rayos infrarrojos infrared raysrayo láser laser beamrayos ultravioleta/uva ultraviolet/UVA raysrayos X X-rays3 bolt of lightning (Meteo).rayos lightningcaer como un rayo (figurative) to be a bombshelloler a rayos (informal) to stink to high heaven (peninsular Spanish)sabe a rayos (informal) it tastes foul (comida) (peninsular Spanish)¡que le parta un rayo! (informal) he can go to hell!, to hell with him!4 spoke.5 highlight.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rayar.* * *rayo► nombre masculino1 ray, beam■ rayo de sol sunbeam■ rayo de luz ray of light2 (relámpago) lightning, flash of lightning3 figurado (persona) live wire\FRASEOLOGÍAcaer como un rayo familiar to drop like a bombshellechar rayos familiar to be fuming, be hopping mad¡mal rayo lo parta! / ¡que lo parta un rayo! familiar to hell with him!saber a rayos familiar to taste awfulrayo de luna moonbeamrayos ultravioletas/UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X-rays* * *noun m.1) ray, beam2) bolt, lightning* * *ISM1) [de luz] ray, beam
rayo de luna — moonbeam
rayo de la muerte — death ray
rayo de partículas — particle beam
rayo de sol — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayo láser — laser beam
rayos catódicos — cathode rays
rayos cósmicos — cosmic rays
rayos gamma — gamma rays
rayos infrarrojos — infrared rays
rayos luminosos — light rays
rayo solar — sunbeam, ray of sunlight
rayos ultravioleta — ultraviolet rays
rayos X — X-rays
2) [de rueda] spoke3) (Meteo) lightning, flash of lightningcayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning
a rayos —
huele a rayos — * it smells awful
sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful
la noticia le sentó como un rayo — the news hit him like a bombshell
entrar como un rayo — to dash in
salir como un rayo — to dash out
pasar como un rayo — to rush past, flash past
¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *
4) [como exclamativo]¡rayos! — * dammit! *
II¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *
ver raer* * *masculino1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
un rayo de esperanza — a ray of hope
un rayo de luna — a moonbeam
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)
ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)es un rayo — he's razor-sharp
4) (AmL) (de rueda) spoke* * *masculino1) (Fís) rayun rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)
un rayo de esperanza — a ray of hope
un rayo de luna — a moonbeam
- rayos X2) (Meteo) bolt (of lightning)como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)
echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)
que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)
que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)
ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)
3) (fam) (persona viva, despierta)es un rayo — he's razor-sharp
4) (AmL) (de rueda) spoke* * *rayo11 = lightning, lightning strike, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: Fire insurance policies discourage the planting of trees in towns and villages because of the fear of lightning strikes.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.* como un rayo = in a flash.* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo! = be damned!.* tan rápido como un rayo = as quick as a wink.* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.rayo22 = beam, shaft, ray.Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.* de rayo láser = laser-based.* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta = ultraviolet lamp, sun lamp, UV lamp.* polimerización por rayos gamma = graft polymerisation.* rayo cósmico = cosmic ray.* rayo de electrones = electron beam.* rayo de esperanza = ray of hope, silver lining, the light at the end of the tunnel, glimmer of hope, beacon of hope, ray of light.* rayo de luna = moonbeam.* rayo de luz = light beam, light ray, ray of light.* rayo gamma = gamma ray.* rayo infrarrojo = infrared ray.* rayo láser = laser beam, laser.* rayo óptico = light ray.* rayo ultravioleta = ultraviolet light (UV light), ultraviolet ray, UV ray.* rayo X = X ray.* tomografía mediante rayos X = x-ray tomography.* un rayo de = a shimmer of.* un rayo de esperanza = a faint glimmer of light.* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light, a peep of light.* * *rayomasculineA (Fís) rayun rayo de luz a ray o beam o shaft of lightlos rayos solares the sun's rayslos rayos del sol entraban por la ventana rays of sunlight filtered through the windowun rayo de esperanza a ray of hopeun rayo de luna a moonbeamal rayo del sol in the heat of the sun, in the hot sunCompuestos:● rayo láserlaser beam● rayos alfampl alpha rays (pl)● rayos betampl beta rays (pl)● rayos catódicosmpl cathode rays (pl)● rayos cósmicosmpl cosmic rays (pl)● rayos equismpl rayos X● rayos gammampl gamma rays (pl)● rayos infrarrojosmpl infrared rays (pl)● rayos luminososmpl beams of light (pl), light rays (pl)● rayos ultravioletampl ultraviolet rays (pl)● rayos UVAmpl UVA● rayos UVBmpl UVB● rayos Xmpl X-rays (pl)lo miraron por rayos X they X-rayed itB (Meteo):el rayo cayó muy cerca de la casa the (bolt of) lightning struck very close to the house¡rayos y truenos! (arc o hum); great Scott! (datedorhum)como un rayo (fam); like greased lightning (colloq)salió de casa como un rayo she shot out of the house like greased lightning o like a streak of lightningpasó como un rayo he zoomed o whizzed o flashed pastechar rayos y centellas to fume (colloq)¡mal rayo te/le parta! (fam); damn you/him! (colloq)que te/lo parta un rayo (fam): ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo they go off and to hell with me! (colloq), they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)¡que te parta un rayo! you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)saber/oler a rayos (fam); to taste/smell foulC (fam)(persona viva, despierta): es un rayo he's razor-sharp, he's as sharp as a needle o (AmE) tackD (AmL) (de una rueda) spokeE rayos mpl (Chi) (en el pelo) highlights (pl)* * *
Del verbo raer: (conjugate raer)
rao, raigo, rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo rayar: (conjugate rayar)
rayo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rayó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
raer
rayar
rayo
raer (conjugate raer) verbo transitivo ‹superficie› to scrape;
‹barniz/pintura› to scrape off
rayar (conjugate rayar) verbo transitivoa) ‹pintura/mesa› to scratchb) (garabatear) to scrawl
verbo intransitivo
1 (dejar marca) to scratch
2 (aproximarse) rayo EN algo to border on sth, verge on sth
3 (Méx) [obreros] to get one's wages, get paid
rayarse verbo pronominal
1 [superficie] to get scratched
2 (AmS fam) (volverse loco) to crack up (colloq)
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (en general) ray;◊ un rayo de luz a ray o beam (of light);
un rayo de luna a moonbeam;
rayo láser laser beam;
rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays (pl);
rayos X X-rays (pl)
2 (Meteo) bolt (of lightning);◊ como un rayo (fam) ‹salir› like greased lightning (colloq)
3 (AmL) (de rueda) spoke
rayar
I vtr (un cristal, disco, etc) to scratch
II vi (lindar, rozar) to border [en/con, on]
rayo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una tormenta) lightning
2 (haz de luz) ray, beam
un rayo de esperanza, a ray of hope
rayo láser, laser beam
rayos X, X-rays
'rayo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
catódica
- catódico
- caer
- centella
English:
beam
- bolt
- flash
- glimmer
- laser beam
- lightning
- moonbeam
- quick
- ray
- shaft
- spoke
- streak
- strike
- strike down
- sunbeam
- thunderbolt
- zip by
- laser
- moon
- sun
- thunder
- X-ray
* * *rayo♦ ver raer♦ nm1. [de luz] ray;un rayo de sol a ray of sunlight;los rayos solares calientan la Tierra the sun's rays heat the Earth2. Fís beam, rayComprayos alfa alpha rays;rayos beta beta rays;rayos catódicos cathode rays;rayos cósmicos cosmic rays;rayos gamma gamma rays;rayos infrarrojos infrared rays;rayo láser laser beam;rayos ultravioleta ultraviolet rays;rayos uva UVA rays;rayos X X-rays3. Meteo bolt of lightning;le dan miedo los rayos she's scared of lightning;un rayo cayó en el edificio the building was struck by lightning;Compcaer como un rayo to be a bombshell;CompFam¡que lo parta un rayo! he can go to hell!, to hell with him!;siempre lo mismo, ellos a lo suyo, y al abuelo, que lo parta un rayo it's always the same, they do their own thing and grandpa can go hang for all they care;CompEsp Famhuele a rayos it stinks to high heaven;CompEsp Famsabe a rayos [comida] it tastes foul;le supo a rayos que no la invitaras she was none too impressed about you not inviting her4. [persona]ser un rayo to be like greased lightning;pasar como un rayo to flash by5. CSur [de rueda] spoke♦ interjFam¡rayos (y centellas)! heavens above!* * *rayom1 FÍS ray;rayo de luz de sol ray of sunlight, sunbeam2 METEO (bolt of) lightning;como un rayo fig like a streak of lightning;echar rayos fam fume, be furious;oler a rayos smell terrible, stink to high heaven* * *rayo nm1) : ray, beamrayo láser: laser beamrayo de gamma: gamma rayrayo de sol: sunbeam2) relámpago: lightning bolt3)rayo X : X ray* * *rayo n1. (de luz) raylos rayos del sol the sun's rays2. (chispa eléctrica) lightning / flash of lightningun rayo cayó sobre el árbol the tree was struck by lightningrayos UVA ultraviolet raysrayos X X rays
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.