English translation of 'el Día de la Raza'
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See full dictionary entry for la raza belowEl Día de la Raza is a holiday celebrated in Latin America, on October 12th to commemorate the anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America.
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día
masculine noun
1. (= período de 24 horas) day
pasaré un par de días en la playa I’ll spend a couple of days at the beach
todos los días every day
pollitos de un día day-old chicks
a los pocos días within or after a few days ⧫ a few days later
al otro día the following day
al día siguiente the following day
día a día day in day out ⧫ day by day
prefiero el día a día I prefer to do things from one day to the next or on a day-to-day basis
el día a día en la gestión financiera de la empresa the day-to-day running of the company’s financial business
al día (= cada día) a day
siete veces al día seven times a day
tres horas al día three hours a day
ese problema es ya de días that’s an old problem
de día en día from day to day
ocho días a week
quince días a fortnight
un día sí y otro no every other day
día tras día day after day
▪ idiom: a días at times
▪ idiom: cuatro días a couple of days ⧫ a few days
▪ idiom: todo el santo día the whole blessed day
▪ idiom: no tener más que el día y la noche not to have two pennies to rub together
día azul (Railways) cheap ticket day
día de asueto day off
día de asuntos propios personal day
día de ayuno fast day
día de boda wedding day
día de detención quiet day
día de inactividad quiet day
día de la banderita flag day
Día de la Hispanidad Columbus Day (12 October)
día de la Madre Mother’s Day
Día de la Raza = Día de la Hispanidad
día del espectador day each week when cinema tickets are discounted
día del Juicio (Final) Judgment Day
estaremos aquí hasta el día del Juicio (ironic) we’ll be here till Kingdom come
Día de los Difuntos All Souls’ Day ⧫ Day of the Dead
día de los enamorados St Valentine’s Day
día de los inocentes ≈ April Fools’ Day (1 April) See note DÍA DE LOS (SANTOS) INOCENTES in entry inocente
Día de (los) Muertos (Mexico) All Souls’ Day ⧫ Day of the DeadDÍA DE LOS MUERTOS2 November, All Souls’ Day, called the Día de los Muertos elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world and Día de los Difuntos in Spain, is the day when Christians throughout the Spanish-speaking world traditionally honour their dead. In Mexico the festivities are particularly spectacular with a week-long festival, starting on 1 November, in which Christian and ancient pagan customs are married. 1 November itself is for children who have died, while 2 November is set aside for adults. Families meet to take food, flowers and sweets in the shape of skeletons, coffins and crosses to the graves of their loved ones. In Spain people celebrate the Día de los Difuntos by taking flowers to the cemetery.
día de paga pay day
día de trabajo working day
día de tribunales day on which courts are open
día de vigilia day of abstinence
día franco (Military) day’s leave
día hábil working day
día inhábil non-working day
día laborable working day
día lectivo teaching day
día libre day off
días de gracia (Business) days of grace
día señalado (gen) special day (en calendario) red-letter day
2. (= no noche) daytime
durante el día during the day(time)
en pleno día in broad daylight
hace buen día the weather’s good today ⧫ it’s a fine day
¡buenos días!, ¡buen día! (Southern Cone) good morning!
dar los buenos días a algn to say good morning to sb
de día by day ⧫ during the day
duerme de día y trabaja de noche he sleeps by day and works by night ⧫ he sleeps during the day and works at night
ya es de día it’s already light
mientras sea de día while it’s still light
día y noche night and day
3. (= fecha) date
¿qué día es hoy? (del mes) what’s the date today?; (de la semana) what day is it today?
iré pronto, pero no puedo precisar el día I’ll be going soon, but I can’t give an exact date
llegará el día dos de mayo he’ll arrive on the second of May
hoy, día cinco de agosto today, fifth August
día lunes/martes etc (Latin America) Monday/Tuesday etc
el día de hoy today
4. (= momento sin precisar)
algún día some day
un buen día one fine day
cada día es peor it’s getting worse every day or by the day
un día de estos one of these days
el día menos pensado when you least expect it
en los días de la reina Victoria in Queen Victoria’s day ⧫ in Queen Victoria’s times
cualquier día (de estos) one of these days
cualquier día tendrá un accidente he’s going to have an accident one of these days or any day now
¡cualquier día! (ironic) not on your life!
cualquier día viene (ironic) we’ll be waiting till the cows come home for him to turn up
¡cualquier día te voy a comprar una casa! if you think I’m going to buy you a house you’ve got another think coming!
en nuestros días nowadays
la prensa de nuestros días today’s press ⧫ the press these days
uno de los principales problemas de nuestros días one of the major problems of our day or our times
ha durado hasta nuestros días it has lasted to the present day
otro día some other day ⧫ another day
dejémoslo para otro día let’s leave it for the moment or for another day
¡hasta otro día! so long!
▪ idiom: de un día para otro any day now
▪ idiom: en su día (referido al futuro) in due course; (referido al pasado) in its/their etc day
▪ idiom: ¡tal día hará un año! (informal) a fat lot I care! (informal)
see also hoy 5. (= actualidad)
del día [estilo] fashionable ⧫ up-to-date; (= fresco)
pescado del día fresh fish
pan del día fresh bread
estar al día (= actualizado) to be up to date; (= de moda) to be with it
quien quiera estar al día en esta especialidad, que lea ... anyone who wishes to keep up to date with this area of study, should read ...
está al día vestir así it’s the thing to dress like that
poner al día [texto, contabilidad] to bring up to date; [base de datos] to update; [diario] to write up
ponerse al día (en algo) to get up to date (with sth)
vivir al día to live from one day to the next
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