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deep / profundo
deep
A. -adjective
deeper comparative
deepest superlative
1. (=extending far down) [hole] profundo, hondo [cut, wound, water] profundo [pan, bowl, container] hondo
·the water is two metres deep
·el agua tiene una profundidad de dos metros
·they tramped through deep snow
·avanzaban con dificultad por una espesa capa de nieve
a. the deep [end] (of swimming pool) lo hondo, la parte honda
b. to be deep [in] snow/water = estar hundido en la nieve/el agua
·he was waist-deep/thigh-deep in water
·el agua le llegaba a la cintura/al muslo
·the van was axle-deep in mud
·la furgoneta estaba metida en barro hasta el eje
c. the snow [lay] deep = había una espesa capa de nieve
d. a deep or deep-[pile] carpet = una alfombra de pelo largo
e. to go off (at) the deep end * enfadarse, ponerse de morros *
f. I was thrown in (at) the deep end * me echaron or arrojaron a los leones *
g. to be in deep water estar hasta el cuello (de problemas)
2. (=extending far back) [shelf, cupboard] hondo [border, hem] ancho
·a cupboard a metre deep
·un armario de un metro de fondo
·a plot 30 metres deep
·un terreno de 30 metros de fondo
·the spectators were standing six deep
·los espectadores estaban de pie de seis en fondo
3. (=immersed)
·to be deep in debt
·estar cargado de deudas
·to be deep in thought/in a book
·estar sumido or absorto en sus pensamientos/en la lectura
4. (=low-pitched) [voice] grave, profundo [note, sound] grave
5. (=intense) [emotion, relaxation, concern] profundo [recession] grave [sigh] profundo, hondo
a. to take a deep [breath] = respirar profundamente or hondo or a pleno pulmónoun
b. the play made a deep [impression] on me = la obra me impresionó profundamente
c. to be in deep [mourning] = estar de luto riguroso
d. she fell into a deep [sleep] = se quedó profundamente dormida
e. they expressed their deep [sorrow] at her loss = le expresaron su profundo pesar por la pérdida que había sufrido
f. to be in deep [trouble] = estar en grandes apuros
6. [colour] intenso, subido [tan] intenso
7. (=profound)
·it'noun too deep for me
·no lo entiendo, no alcanzo a entenderlo
·they're adventure stories, they're not intended to be deep
·son historias de aventuras, sin intenciónoun de ir masculineánoun allá
8. (=unfathomable) [secret, mystery] bien guardado
·he'noun a deep one
* es un misterio
B. -adverb
1. (=far down)
·don't go in too deep if you can't swim
·no te metas muy hondo si no sabes nadar
·he thrust his hand deep into his pocket
·metió la mano hasta el fondo del bolsillo
·the company is sliding even deeper into the red
·la empresa está cada vez masculineánoun cargada de deudas
a. deep [down] he'noun a bit of a softie = en el fondo es un poco blandengue
b. to [go] deep
·his anger clearly went deep
·la ira le había calado muy hondo
c. I was [in] far too deep to pull out now = ahora estaba demasiado metido para echarme atránoun
d. to [run] deep
·the roots of racial prejudice run deep
·los prejuicios raciales estánoun profundamente arraigados
2. (=a long way inside)
·deep in the forest
·en lo hondo or profundo del bosque
a. he gazed deep into her [eyes] = la miró profundamente a los ojos
b. deep in one'noun [heart] = en lo masculineánoun profundo del corazónoun
·deep in the heart of the countryside
·en medio del campo
c. they worked deep into the [night] = trabajaron hasta muy entrada la noche
C. -noun literary
1. (=sea)
·the deep
el piélago (m)
·creatures of the deep
criaturas feminine plural de las profundidades
2. (=depths)
·in the deep of winter
·en pleno invierno
D. -compound
·deep breathing -noun gimnasia (f) respiratoria, ejercicios masculine plural respiratorios
·deep freeze -noun (domestic) congelador (m)
·deep fryer -noun freidora (f)
·the Deep South -noun
(United States) los estados del sureste de EE.UU.
·deep space -noun espacio (m) interplanetario
·deep structure -noun (linguistics) estructura (f) profunda
·deep vein thrombosis -noun trombosis (f) venosa profunda
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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