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61 aterrador
adj.terrifying, frightful, frightening, awesome.* * *► adjetivo1 terrifying, frightful* * *(f. - aterradora)adj.frightening, terrifying* * *ADJ terrifying* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *- dora adjetivo terrifying* * *= frightening, terrifying, terrorising [terrorizing, -USA], frightful, fear-inducing, hideous, hair-raising, groundshaking, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *terrifying* * *
aterrador◊ - dora adjetivo
terrifying
aterrador,-ora adjetivo terrifying
' aterrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterradora
English:
chilling
- frightful
- terrifying
- terrifyingly
- blood
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightening
* * *aterrador, -ora adjterrifying* * *adj frightening, terrifying* * *: terrifying* * *aterrador adj terrifying -
62 avicultura ecológica de puesta
(n.) = free-range egg farmingEx. Free-range egg farming is, above all else, a business.* * *(n.) = free-range egg farmingEx: Free-range egg farming is, above all else, a business.
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63 brillante
adj.1 shining (reluciente) (luz, astro).2 brilliant.el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstandingm.diamond.* * *► adjetivo1 (extraordinario) brilliant1 (diamante) diamond* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.bright, brilliant, shiny* * *1. ADJ1) (=reluciente) [luz, sol, color] [gen] bright; [muy fuerte] brilliant; [superficie pulida] shiny; [pelo] glossy, shiny; [joyas, lentejuelas] sparkling, glitteringun estampado amarillo brillante — a bright o brilliant yellow pattern
¡qué brillante ha quedado el suelo! — the floor is really shiny now!
2) (=excelente) brilliant2.SM diamond, brilliant* * *Ia) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossyb) <escritor/porvenir> brilliantIIa) ( diamante) diamondb) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter* * *= brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex. The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.Ex. The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.Ex. When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.Ex. Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.Ex. Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.----* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* ejecución brillante = bravura performance.* * *Ia) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossyb) <escritor/porvenir> brilliantIIa) ( diamante) diamondb) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter* * *= brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.Ex: The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.* con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.* ejecución brillante = bravura performance.* * *1 ‹luz/estrella/color› bright; ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny; ‹pintura› gloss ( before n); ‹papel› shiny, glossytenía la platería brillante she kept the silverware gleamingson de un color azul brillante they're bright bluetenía los ojos brillantes de fiebre her eyes were bright with feversus brillantes ojos azules his sparkling o bright blue eyesel fregadero está brillante de limpio the sink is sparkling cleantiene el suelo brillante the floor's shininguna tela brillante material with a sheen2 ‹escritor/discurso/porvenir› brilliant1 (diamante) diamondun anillo de brillantes a diamond ring* * *
brillante adjetivo
‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny;
‹ pintura› gloss ( before n);
‹ papel› glossy;
‹ tela› with a sheen
‹ mente› great;
■ sustantivo masculino ( diamante) diamond;
brillante
I adjetivo
1 (un color, una persona, un objeto) brilliant: su conferencia fue absolutamente brillante, his talk was absolutely brillant
2 (un suelo, una superficie) gleaming
II sustantivo masculino diamond
' brillante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumada
- consumado
- distinguirse
- impracticable
- lustrosa
- lustroso
- nublar
- viva
- vivo
- destellar
- destello
- engarzar
- lumbrera
- radiante
- trayectoria
English:
blind
- bright
- brilliant
- gleaming
- gloss
- glossy
- glowing
- polished
- rock
- scintillating
- shining
- shiny
- sparkling
- strong
- vibrant
- brighten
- diamond
- flash
- sleek
* * *♦ adj1. [reluciente] [luz, astro] shining;[metal, zapatos, pelo] shiny; [ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkling2. [magnífico] brilliant;el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding;el joven escritor tiene un futuro brillante the young writer has a brilliant future ahead of him♦ nmdiamond, Espec brilliant* * *I adj1 ( luminoso) bright2 figbrilliantII m diamond* * *brillante adj: brilliant, bright♦ brillantemente advbrillante nmdiamante: diamond* * *brillante1 adj1. (luz, color) bright3. (persona, actuación) brilliantbrillante2 n diamond -
64 brillantez
f.brilliance.hacer algo con brillantez to do something outstandingly* * *1 brilliance* * *SF1) (=brillo) [gen] brightness; [más fuerte] brilliance2) (=excelencia) brilliance3) (=boato) splendour, splendor (EEUU)* * *femenino brilliance* * *= brilliance, bravura.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *femenino brilliance* * *= brilliance, bravura.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *brilliance* * *
brillantez sustantivo femenino brilliance: la brillantez de sus argumentos nos dejó asombrados, we were amazed at how brilliant his arguments were
' brillantez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
viveza
English:
brilliance
- panache
- brilliantly
* * *brillantez nf1. [luminosidad] [de metal, zapatos, pelo] shine, shininess;[de ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkle2. [éxito] brilliance;hacer algo con brillantez to do sth outstandingly* * *f1 ( luminosidad) brightness, brilliance2 figbrilliance* * *brillantez nf: brilliance, brightness -
65 catártico
adj.cathartic, kathartic.m.cathartic, laxative, purgative.* * *► adjetivo1 cathartic* * *ADJ cathartic* * *- ca adjetivo cathartic* * *= redeeming, cathartic.Ex. While the library should attempt to reach the masses with ' redeeming' literature, it must also dedicate itself fully to serving the intellectual leadership of the community.Ex. Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.* * *- ca adjetivo cathartic* * *= redeeming, cathartic.Ex: While the library should attempt to reach the masses with ' redeeming' literature, it must also dedicate itself fully to serving the intellectual leadership of the community.
Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.* * *catártico -cacathartic* * *catártico, -a adjcathartic* * *catártico, -ca adj: cathartic -
66 con agudeza
= perceptively, subtlyEx. Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively.Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.* * *= perceptively, subtlyEx: Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively.
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67 con el mayor cuidado
Ex. The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.* * *Ex: The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.
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68 con el más sumo cuidado
Ex. The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.* * *Ex: The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.
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69 con perspicacia
Ex. Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively.* * *Ex: Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively.
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70 coqueta
adj.&f.coquettish.adj.&f.coquettish.f.1 dressing table.2 flirt, coquette, wanton woman, coquet.* * *1 (mujer) flirt, coquette2 (mueble) dressing table* * *SF (=mueble) dressing tablecoqueto* * *1) ( chica que flirtea) flirt, coquette (liter); ( presumida) vain girl/woman2) ( mueble) dressing table* * *= coquet (coquette), flirt.Ex. Among the novels that were avidly read during the eighteenth century are Penelope Aubin's 'The noble slaves,' William Chetwood's 'The voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle' and, above all, Mary Davys' 'The reformed coquet'.Ex. Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.* * *1) ( chica que flirtea) flirt, coquette (liter); ( presumida) vain girl/woman2) ( mueble) dressing table* * *= coquet (coquette), flirt.Ex: Among the novels that were avidly read during the eighteenth century are Penelope Aubin's 'The noble slaves,' William Chetwood's 'The voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle' and, above all, Mary Davys' 'The reformed coquet'.
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.* * *eres una coqueta, siempre te estás pintando you are so vain o so obsessed with your looks, forever putting makeup onB (mueble) dressing table* * *
coqueta sustantivo femenino
( presumida) vain girl/woman;
coqueto,-a
I adjetivo (persona) vain, coquettish
(decoración) nice, pretty
(gesto) flirting
II sustantivo masculino y femenino flirt
coqueta sustantivo femenino dressing table
' coqueta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coqueto
English:
flirt
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71 corregirlo
(v.) = put + matters + rightEx. Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.* * *(v.) = put + matters + rightEx: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.
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72 coste de vidas humanas
(n.) = human costEx. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.* * *(n.) = human costEx: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
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73 darse prisa con calma
= make + haste slowlyEx. An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to ' make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.* * *= make + haste slowlyEx: An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to ' make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.
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74 dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades
= in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark rangeEx. We had a pretty tight budget but Spector 360 was in the ballpark for us and we felt it was way above all the others when it came to features and benefits.Ex. And when Craft gave us his estimate, it was right in our ballpark range.* * *= in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark rangeEx: We had a pretty tight budget but Spector 360 was in the ballpark for us and we felt it was way above all the others when it came to features and benefits.
Ex: And when Craft gave us his estimate, it was right in our ballpark range.Spanish-English dictionary > dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades
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75 desconsiderado
adj.inconsiderate, unmindful, impolite, disregarding.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desconsiderar.* * *1→ link=desconsiderar desconsiderar► adjetivo1 inconsiderate, thoughtless► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 inconsiderate person, thoughtless person* * *ADJ thoughtless, inconsiderate* * *- da adjetivo thoughtless, inconsiderate* * *= inconsiderate, thoughtless.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex. Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.* * *- da adjetivo thoughtless, inconsiderate* * *= inconsiderate, thoughtless.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.* * *thoughtless, inconsideratemasculine, feminineson unos desconsiderados they're really inconsiderate o thoughtless* * *
Del verbo desconsiderar: ( conjugate desconsiderar)
desconsiderado es:
el participio
desconsiderado◊ -da adjetivo
thoughtless, inconsiderate
desconsiderado,-a
I adjetivo inconsiderate, thoughtless
II sustantivo masculino y femenino inconsiderate o thoughtless person
' desconsiderado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desconsiderada
- desatento
English:
inconsiderate
- thoughtless
* * *desconsiderado, -a♦ adjthoughtless, inconsiderate♦ nm,fthoughtless o inconsiderate person;es un desconsiderado he's really thoughtless o inconsiderate* * *adj inconsiderate* * *desconsiderado, -da adj: inconsiderate, thoughtless♦ desconsideradamente adj* * *desconsiderado adj thoughtless -
76 desempeñar una misión
(v.) = fulfil + missionEx. Libraries will, above all, be a vital factor in fulfilling the mission of the university in creating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge.* * *(v.) = fulfil + missionEx: Libraries will, above all, be a vital factor in fulfilling the mission of the university in creating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge.
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77 despreocupación
f.unconcern, informality, indifference, carelessness.* * *1 (tranquilidad) nonchalance, unconcern2 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness3 (indiferencia) indifference* * *SF1) (=falta de preocupación) unconcern; [al vestir] sloppiness2) (=tranquilidad) nonchalance3) (=indiferencia) indifference* * *femenino lack of concern* * *= indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.Ex. This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex. Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *femenino lack of concern* * *= indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.* * *lack of concernsu absoluta despreocupación por todo lo que no sea su trabajo his complete indifference to o lack of concern for everything but his workhay mucha despreocupación en su apariencia he doesn't take much care over o he's very careless about his appearance* * *1. [tranquilidad] carefree state of mind, lack of worry;con despreocupación in a carefree manner;vive con total despreocupación she leads a completely carefree life, she's totally laid-back2. [negligencia] lack of concern, unconcern;con despreocupación in an offhand way* * *f indifference* * * -
78 enmendarlo
(v.) = put + matters + rightEx. Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.* * *(v.) = put + matters + rightEx: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.
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79 espantosidad
f.horribleness, direfulness, dreadfulness.* * *SF And terror, fear* * *= hideousness.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.* * *= hideousness.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
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80 espantoso
adj.frightening, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (terrible) frightful, dreadful2 (asombroso) astonishing, amazing3 (desmesurado) dreadful, terrible■ hizo un frío espantoso the cold was awful, it was absolutely freezing* * *(f. - espantosa)adj.1) frightening2) dreadful* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) frightening2) [para exagerar]llevaba un traje espantoso — she was wearing an awful o a hideous o a frightful o ghastly * hat
había un ruido espantoso — there was a terrible o dreadful noise
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.----* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *espantoso -sa1 ‹escena/crimen› horrific, appallingfue una experiencia espantosa it was a horrific o horrifying experience2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): hace un calor espantoso it's boiling o roasting, it's incredibly o unbearably hot ( colloq)pasamos un frío espantoso we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)tengo un hambre espantosa I'm ravenous o starving ( colloq)la comida era espantosa the food was atrocious o ghastly¡qué sombrero tan espantoso! what a hideous o an awful hatesta máquina hace un ruido espantoso this machine makes a terrible o dreadful noise ( colloq)* * *
espantoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹vestido/color› hideous;
‹ruido/voz› terrible, awful;◊ pasé un frío espantoso I was absolutely freezing (colloq)
espantoso,-a adjetivo
1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
' espantoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- espantosa
- ridícula
- ridículo
- sueño
- tener
- hacer
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- dreadful
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- hairy
- hideous
- horrendous
- interminable
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
- abominable
- atrocious
- boiling
- dire
- excruciating
- horrific
- split
- terrible
- terrific
* * *espantoso, -a adj1. [pavoroso] horrific2. [enorme] terrible;tengo un frío espantoso I'm freezing to death;teníamos un hambre espantosa we were famished o starving3. [feísimo] hideous, frightful;llevaba un vestido espantoso she was wearing a hideous o frightful dress4. [pasmoso] appalling, shocking;el servicio postal era espantoso the postal service was appalling;su capacidad para mentir es espantosa he's an appalling liar* * *adj1 horrific, appallinghace un calor espantoso it’s terribly o incredibly hot* * *espantoso, -sa adj1) : frightening, terrifying2) : frightful, dreadful* * *espantoso adj awful / dreadful
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