Los hospitales entran en el circuito comercial, de forma que la gente que tiene más dinero puede colarse y se eliminan los tratamiento que ocasionan pérdidas.

Hospitals are going into the commercial market; people with the most money can queue-jump and loss-making treatments are being scrapped.

2. "en una cola"

colarse

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to cut the line {vb} [Amer.]

3. colloquial

colarse

volume_up

to push in {vb}

4. "en un autobús"

colarse

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to sneak on without paying {vb} [coll.]

5. "equivocarse", Spain, colloquial

colarse

volume_up

to get it wrong {vb} [coll.]

colarse (also: equivocarse, estar equivocado, desacertar)

volume_up

to be wrong {vb}

ES colarse
volume_up
{reflexive verb}

colarse

volume_up

to cut in line {vb}

colarse

volume_up

to gatecrash {vb}

colarse

volume_up

to jump the line {vb}

colarse (also: deslizar)

volume_up

to slip in {vb}

colarse

volume_up

to sneak in {vb}

colarse

volume_up

to sneak in without paying {vb}

ES colar
volume_up
[colando|colado] {verb}

colar

volume_up

to cut in line {vb} [idiom]

colar

volume_up

to tag along {vb} [idiom]

ES colar
volume_up
[colando|colado] {transitive verb}

general
chemistry
metallurgy

1. general

colar (also: estilar, desaguar, escurrir, apurar)

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to drain [drained|drained] {vb}

Cuando se preparan los espaguetis que en Italia son un plato nacional muy rico, se usa un colador, o sea, un recipiente lleno de agujeros que sirve para colar el agua.

When we cook spaghetti, which is a delicious Italian national dish, we use a colander, a container full of holes which drains the water off the spaghetti.

colar (also: decantar)

volume_up

to elutriate [elutriated|elutriated] {v.t.}

colar (also: superar, aprobar, pasar, alcanzar)

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to pass [passed|passed] {vb}

ese tipo de excusa no va a colar

that kind of excuse will not pass muster

intentó colar un cheque sin fondos

he tried to pass a dud check

colar (also: resbalar, escurrirse, resbalarse, derraparse)

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to slip [slipped|slipped] {vb}

Con demasiada frecuencia, las organizaciones indeseables también se cuelan a través de la red.

All too often, undesirable organisations also slip through the net.

Existe el peligro de que gente inocente no obtenga permiso para entrar mientras que personas con antecedentes se podrían colar.

There is a danger that innocent people would be turned away and that guilty people would slip though.

No sé cómo se ha colado esta expresión.

I have no idea how this slipped into the text.

2. chemistry

colar

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to strain {v.t.}

Colar la crema y dejar enfriar.

Strain the sauce and leave to cool.

3. metallurgy

colar

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to cast [cast; casted|cast; casted] {vb}

Basta con echar una ojeada a las principales importaciones de China en la actualidad: Hornos de fundición de aluminio, máquinas de colada, prensas, matrices y trenes de laminación.

Just take a look at China’s main imports at present: aluminium smelters, casting machines, presses, moulding dies, and roller mills.

Synonyms

Synonyms (Spanish) for "colarse":

colarse

Spanish

colar

Spanish

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SpanishSi olvidamos el pasado, por supuesto, le dejaremos una puerta abierta por donde podría colarse en el futuro.

If we forget the past, of course, we create an opportunity for it to return through the back door in the future.

SpanishEl primer asunto que podría colarse es la posibilidad de que los Estados miembros resuelvan sus propios problemas a través de los fondos europeos.

The first thing that could creep in is that Member States will seek to use European money to solve their own problems.

Spanish¿cómo consiguió colarse?

how did he worm his way in?

Spanishcolarse en una fiesta

to crash a party

SpanishSi estas propuestas siguen adelante, uno se puede imaginar toda clase de proyectos y políticas que podrían colarse el Reino Unido por la puerta de atrás.

If these proposals go ahead, one can imagine all manner of projects and policies which could be foisted on the UK by the back door.

Spanishcolarse por algn

to fall for sb

SpanishLa OMS estima que el 50 % de los medicamentos que se venden por Internet son falsificaciones y que en algunos casos han llegado a colarse en la cadena de suministro legal.

The WHO estimates that 50% of drugs supplied over the Internet are falsified and there are even cases when the legitimate supply chain has been infiltrated.

SpanishMe impresiona que los liberales y los cristianodemócratas estén preocupados por la prescripción excesiva o el proteccionismo que puede colarse por la puerta de atrás.

I am struck by the fact that the Liberal and Christian Democrat groups are concerned at over-prescription, or that protectionism may be introduced through the back door.

SpanishDebemos asegurarnos de que estas disposiciones se formulen de manera que se asegure que los terroristas no puedan colarse en el territorio de la UE a través del procedimiento de asilo.

We must make certain that these provisions are presented in such a way as to ensure that terrorists do not enter EU territory via the asylum procedure.

SpanishLo que me complace mucho personalmente es que la nanotecnología, en particular, estará por fin regulada y ya no podrá colarse en el mercado sin un control apropiado.

What I am personally very pleased about is that nanotechnology, in particular, will finally be regulated and can no longer be slipped onto the market without proper vetting.

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ES colarse volume_up {verb}

1. general

2. "en una cola"

3. colloquial

4. "en un autobús"

5. "equivocarse", Spain, colloquial

ES colarse volume_up {reflexive verb}

ES colar volume_up [colando|colado] {verb}

ES colar volume_up [colando|colado] {transitive verb}

1. general

2. chemistry

3. metallurgy

Synonyms

Synonyms (Spanish) for "colarse":

Context sentences for "colarse" in English

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ES colarse
volume_up
{verb}

ES colarse
volume_up
{reflexive verb}

ES colar
volume_up
[colando|colado] {verb}

ES colar
volume_up
[colando|colado] {transitive verb}