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1 acción afirmativa
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2 acción positiva
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3 programas antidiscriminatorios
• affirmative action programsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > programas antidiscriminatorios
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4 discriminación positiva
f.reverse discrimination, positive discrimination, positive action, affirmative action.* * *(n.) = affirmative action, positive discriminationEx. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.Ex. If the library is to compensate for social inequalities it must exercise positive discrimination and treat unequals unequally.* * *(n.) = affirmative action, positive discriminationEx: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
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5 acciones positivas
(n.) = affirmative actionEx. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.* * *(n.) = affirmative actionEx: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
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6 discriminación
f.1 discrimination, bias, prejudice.2 discrimination, nose, eye, keenness.* * *1 discrimination\discriminación racial racial discrimination* * *noun f.* * *SF discrimination ( contra against)discriminación positiva — positive discrimination, affirmative action (EEUU)
* * *femenino discrimination* * *Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.----* capacidad de discriminación = discriminating power.* discriminación de género = gender discrimination.* discriminación étnica = ethnic discrimination.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminación positiva = affirmative action, positive discrimination.* discriminación racial = racial injustice, racial discrimination, colour bar.* discriminación salarial = pay discrimination, pay inequality, wage discrimination, salary discrimination.* discriminación sexual = sexual discrimination, sex discrimination, gender discrimination.* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).* poder de discriminación = discretion.* ser objeto de discriminación = suffer + discrimination.* validez de discriminación = discriminant validity.* * *femenino discrimination* * *Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
* capacidad de discriminación = discriminating power.* discriminación de género = gender discrimination.* discriminación étnica = ethnic discrimination.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminación positiva = affirmative action, positive discrimination.* discriminación racial = racial injustice, racial discrimination, colour bar.* discriminación salarial = pay discrimination, pay inequality, wage discrimination, salary discrimination.* discriminación sexual = sexual discrimination, sex discrimination, gender discrimination.* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV) = Discrimination Value model (DV).* poder de discriminación = discretion.* ser objeto de discriminación = suffer + discrimination.* validez de discriminación = discriminant validity.* * *discriminationdiscriminación CONTRA algn/algo discrimination AGAINST sb/sthhan sido objeto de discriminación they have been the object of discriminationun caso de discriminación de género/una discriminación de género a case of sex discriminationCompuestos:discrimination in the work placedisability discriminationage discrimination, ageismsex discriminationsex discriminationpositive discrimination● discriminación racial/sexualracial/sexual discrimination* * *
discriminación sustantivo femenino
discrimination
discriminación sustantivo femenino discrimination
discriminación positiva, reverse discrimination
' discriminación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sexual
English:
affirmative
- blatant
- colour bar
- discrimination
- eradicate
- outrage
- reverse discrimination
- taste
- ageism
- sex
* * *discriminationdiscriminación positiva positive discrimination;discriminación racial racial discrimination;discriminación sexual sex o sexual discrimination* * *f discrimination* * ** * *discriminación n discrimination -
7 acción
f.1 action, act, deed.2 share, equity, stock certificate, share certificate.3 action, acting.4 action, movement.5 operation.6 suit, lawsuit, action, case.* * *1 action (acto) act, deed2 (efecto) effect3 COMERCIO share4 DERECHO action, lawsuit5 TEATRO plot6 MILITAR action\ejercitar una acción contra alguien DERECHO to bring an action against somebodyentrar en acción MILITAR to go into actionponerse en acción to start doing somethingacción de gracias thanksgivingacción de guerra act of warcampo de acción field of actionhombre de acción man of actionpelícula de acción adventure film* * *noun m.1) action2) act, deed3) share, stock* * *SF1) (=actividad) action¡luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!
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en acción — in action•
hombre de acción — man of action•
película de acción — action film, action movie ( esp EEUU)acción directa — (Pol) direct action
2) (=acto) actdeben ser juzgados por sus acciones y no por sus palabras — they should be judged by their deeds, not by their words
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buena acción — good deed•
mala acción, sufrirán justo castigo por sus malas acciones — they will receive fair punishment for their evil deeds3) (=efecto) [de medicamento, viento] action4) (Mil) [gen] action; (=operación) operation•
muerto en acción — killed in action5) (Teat, Literat, Cine) (=trama) action6) (=movimiento) [de la cara, cuerpo] movement7) (Jur) actionacción judicial, acción legal — [gen] legal action; (=pleito) lawsuit
han presentado una acción judicial contra el periódico — they have taken out a lawsuit against the newspaper
8) (Com, Econ) shareemisión de acciones — share issue, stock issue
acción cotizada en bolsa — listed share, quoted share
acción ordinaria — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)
acción preferente — preference share, preferred stock (EEUU)
acción primitiva — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)
* * *1) (acto, hecho) actacciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions
2) ( actividad) actionluces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!
3) (Mil) actionacción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action
4) (influencia, efecto) action5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot6) (Der) action, lawsuit7) (Fin) shareemitir acciones — to issue shares o stock
8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket* * *1) (acto, hecho) actacciones dignas de elogio — praiseworthy acts o actions
2) ( actividad) actionluces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!
3) (Mil) actionacción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action
4) (influencia, efecto) action5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot6) (Der) action, lawsuit7) (Fin) shareemitir acciones — to issue shares o stock
8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket* * *acción11 = action, action, action project, deed.Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.* acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* acción de mejora = improvement action.* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.* acción de volver a tejar = retiling.* acción directa = direct action project, direct action.* acciones legales = legal proceedings.* acciones positivas = affirmative action.* acción indirecta = indirect action project.* acción innegable = estoppel.* acción legal = legal action.* acción militar = military action.* acción policial = police response.* acción popular = class action suit, class action.* acción positiva = positive action.* acción transitiva = transitive actions.* ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.* área de acción = remit.* aventura de acción = action adventure.* campo de acción = purview, scope.* con una sola acción = in one action.* de acción = action-centered.* dentro del radio de acción = within range.* ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.* emprender una acción = initiate + action.* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* investigación-acción = action research.* libertad de acción = leeway.* línea de acción = course of action.* lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* persona de acción = doer.* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* término de acción = action term.* trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking.acción22 = share, shareholding.Ex: Shares are generally bought and sold on the stock exchange.
Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.* acciones = equities, stock, equity shares.* acciones ordinarias = common stock.* cartera de acciones = portfolio.* compra de acciones = shareholding.* cotización de las acciones = share price.* opción de compra de acciones = stock option.* precio de las acciones = share price.* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.* * *A (acto, hecho) acthacer una buena acción to do a good deeduna acción audaz a bold actacciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actionsCompuesto:thanksgivingB (actividad) actionpusieron el plan en acción they put the plan into actionpasaron a la acción they took actionmecanismo de acción retardada delayed action mechanismun hombre de acción a man of actionnovela de acción adventure story¡luces, cámara, acción! lights, camera, action!C ( Mil) actionentrar en acción to go into actionlas acciones del ejército contra los insurgentes the action taken by the army against the rebels, the raids o attacks by the army on the rebelsacción defensiva/ofensiva defensive/offensive actionno se descarta una acción militar contra ellos military action against them has not been ruled outmuerto en acción killed in actionCompuesto:acción de armas or de guerramilitary actionD (influencia, efecto) actionestá bajo la acción de un sedante she is under sedationla acción erosiva del agua the erosive action of waterla acción se desarrolla or transcurre en Egipto the action o the story o the plot takes place in EgyptF ( Der) action, lawsuitCompuesto:legal action, lawsuitG ( Fin) shareacciones en alza rising stocks o sharestiene el 51% de las acciones she holds 51% of the shares o stockemitir acciones to issue shares o stockCompuestos:voting sharefpl listed o quoted stock, listed o quoted shares o stocks (pl)fpl issued stock, issued shares (pl)fpl bonus stock, bonus shares (pl)● acciones nominales or nominativasfpl registered stock, registered shares (pl)fpl ordinary stock, ordinary shares (pl)● acciones preferentes or de preferenciafpl preference stock, preference shares (pl)priority stock, priority shares (pl)fpl unlisted o unquoted stock, unlisted o unquoted shares o stocks (pl)H ( Per) (de una rifa) ticket* * *
acción sustantivo femenino
1 (acto, hecho) act;◊ acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions;
hacer una buena acción to do a good deed;
acción de gracias thanksgiving
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novela de acción adventure story;
una película llena de acción an action-packed movie o (BrE) filmb) (Mil) action
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b) (Fin) share;
4 (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
acción sustantivo femenino
1 action
(acto) act
acción de gracias, thanksgiving
hombre de acción, man of action
película de acción, adventure film
2 Fin share
' acción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuartelamiento
- alquiler
- ampliar
- andar
- arrendamiento
- asesinar
- asesoramiento
- burrada
- campo
- carga
- cierre
- clasificación
- coger
- comenzar
- compinche
- compra
- conducción
- construcción
- continuamente
- dar
- desagüe
- ejercer
- embarcación
- enfoque
- enjuague
- entablar
- envío
- estacionamiento
- estímulo
- estrechamiento
- expandir
- falsificación
- gesto
- hacer
- hasta
- hecha
- hecho
- hilada
- hilado
- impertinencia
- importación
- inocente
- lectura
- limpieza
- localización
- machada
- mezcla
- niñería
- objeto
- obra
English:
about
- acceptance
- accumulation
- accustom
- achievement
- act
- action
- action-packed
- adjourn
- apparition
- appearance
- assignment
- attachment
- begin
- bite
- blameless
- call
- cause
- cold-hearted
- concoct
- corrupt
- cranberry
- crime
- crooked
- cut
- data processing
- decision
- dedication
- delusion
- doing
- duplicate
- elevation
- favor
- favour
- feel
- foolish
- formidable
- fraud
- free rein
- honourable
- imitation
- immodest
- import
- impossible
- inept
- insane
- institute
- institution
- interest
- jaywalking
* * *♦ nf1. [efecto de hacer] action;en acción in action, in operation;pasar a la acción to take action;puso la maquinaria en acción she switched on the machinery;un hombre de acción a man of actionPol acción directa direct action2. [hecho] deed, act;una buena acción a good deedRel acción de gracias thanksgiving3. [influencia] effect, action;la acción de la luz sobre los organismos marinos the effect of sunlight on marine organisms;rocas erosionadas por la acción del viento rocks eroded by the windacción detergente detergent effect;acción y reacción action and reaction4. [combate] action5. [de relato, película] action;la acción tiene lugar en Venezuela the action takes place in Venezuela6. Fin share;acciones en cartera Br shares o US stock in portfolio;acción de oro golden share;acción al portador bearer share;acción legal lawsuit;iniciar acciones legales contra alguien to take legal action against sb;acción popular action brought by the People♦ interjaction!;¡luces!, ¡cámaras!, ¡acción! lights!, camera!, action!* * *f1 action;entrar en acción come into action;poner en acción put into action2 COM share;acciones pl stock sg, Br shares* * *1) : action2) acto: act, deed3) : share, stock* * *acción n1. (actividad) action2. (acto) act / deed3. (efecto) effect4. (parte de capital) share -
8 acción1
1 = action, action, action project, deed.Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.----* acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.* acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].* acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* acción de marcar un número = dialling.* acción de mejora = improvement action.* acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.* acción de volver a tejar = retiling.* acción directa = direct action project, direct action.* acciones legales = legal proceedings.* acciones positivas = affirmative action.* acción indirecta = indirect action project.* acción innegable = estoppel.* acción legal = legal action.* acción militar = military action.* acción policial = police response.* acción popular = class action suit, class action.* acción positiva = positive action.* acción transitiva = transitive actions.* ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.* amplio radio de acción = broad scope.* área de acción = remit.* aventura de acción = action adventure.* campo de acción = purview, scope.* con una sola acción = in one action.* de acción = action-centered.* dentro del radio de acción = within range.* ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.* emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.* emprender una acción = initiate + action.* entrar en acción = enter + the picture.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* investigación-acción = action research.* libertad de acción = leeway.* línea de acción = course of action.* lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.* llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.* película de acción = action movie, action adventure.* persona de acción = doer.* radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.* realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.* término de acción = action term.* trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking. -
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= androgyny.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.* * *= androgyny.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
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10 aparcado en espera
Ex. Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.* * *Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
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11 asentamiento
m.1 settlement.2 base, foundation.* * *1 (poblado) settlement2 MILITAR emplacement* * *SM1) (=acción) [de personas, partículas] settlement2) (=lugar) [de personas] settlement, establishment; [de animales] colony3) (=pueblo) shanty town, township4) (Med) settling* * *masculino settlement* * *= homesteading, settlement, habitation.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.----* asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* * *masculino settlement* * *= homesteading, settlement, habitation.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.* asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* * *1 (acción) settlement, settling2 (colonia — de personas) settlement; (— de animales) colony* * *
asentamiento sustantivo masculino
settlement
asentamiento sustantivo masculino settlement
' asentamiento' also found in these entries:
English:
settlement
* * *asentamiento nm1. [acción] settlementPerú asentamiento humano shanty town; Am asentamiento ilegal illegal settlement2. [lugar] settlement* * *m settlement* * *asentamiento nm: settlement -
12 asentamiento en tierras federales
(n.) = homesteadingEx. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.* * *(n.) = homesteadingEx: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Spanish-English dictionary > asentamiento en tierras federales
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13 barrenar
v.1 to drill.2 to scupper.3 to pierce.4 to riddle.* * *1 to drill2 (desbaratar) to foil, thwart* * *VT1) (=taladrar) [+ madera, metal] to drill, bore; [+ roca] to blast; [+ barco] to scuttle2) (=volar) to blast3) (=frustrar) to foil, frustrate4) (Jur) to violate, infringe* * ** * *= scuttle, blast into.Ex. Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.Ex. The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.* * ** * *= scuttle, blast into.Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
Ex: The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.* * *barrenar [A1 ]vt1 (perforar) to drill2 (volar) ‹roca› to blast* * *
barrenar ( conjugate barrenar) verbo transitivo ( perforar) to drill;
( volar) ‹ roca› to blast
' barrenar' also found in these entries:
English:
scuttle
- drill
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14 bolsa de viaje
travelling bag (US traveling bag)* * *(n.) = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbagEx. IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help.Ex. In the case of the allocation of travel bursaries, the policy states that at least one of two travel bursaries should be allocated in terms of the University's affirmative action policy.Ex. He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.* * *(n.) = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbagEx: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help.
Ex: In the case of the allocation of travel bursaries, the policy states that at least one of two travel bursaries should be allocated in terms of the University's affirmative action policy.Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.* * *travel bag -
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f.1 colonization, land settlement, colonisation.2 innidiation, colonization.* * *1 colonization* * *SF [de país, territorio] colonization* * *femenino colonization* * *= homesteading, colonisation [colonization, -USA], settlement.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.Ex. This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.----* anterior a la colonización = precontact.* * *femenino colonization* * *= homesteading, colonisation [colonization, -USA], settlement.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Ex: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.* anterior a la colonización = precontact.* * *settling, colonization; (de un territorio extranjero) colonization* * *
colonización sustantivo femenino
colonization
colonización sustantivo femenino colonization
' colonización' also found in these entries:
English:
colonization
- settlement
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16 cooperativa de consumo
Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.* * *Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
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17 echar a pique
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18 en el dique seco
= in dry dock, in the wildernessEx. Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.Ex. Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.* * *= in dry dock, in the wildernessEx: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
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19 escalofriante
adj.1 spine-chilling.2 hair-raising, bloodcurdling, crawly, creepy.* * *► adjetivo1 chilling, bloodcurdling, hair-raising* * *ADJ (=espeluznante) bloodcurdling, hair-raising; (=aterrador) frightening, chilling* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *‹crimen/escena› horrifying; ‹cifra› staggering, incredible* * *
escalofriante adjetivo ‹crimen/escena› horrifying;
‹ cifra› staggering, incredible
escalofriante adjetivo hair-raising, chilling, horrifying
' escalofriante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
English:
chilling
- sickening
- spine-chilling
* * *escalofriante adjspine-chilling* * *adj horrifying* * *escalofriante adj: horrifying, bloodcurdling* * *escalofriante adj horrifying -
20 espeluznante
adj.hair-raising, lurid.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying* * *ADJ hair-raising, horrifying* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.----* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling* * *
espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia› horrific, horrifying;
‹ grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
English:
blood-curdling
- creepy
- eerie
- grisly
- hair
- hair-raising
- hairy
- lurid
- spooky
- blood
- shocking
- spine
* * *espeluznante adj[escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying* * *adj horrific, horrifying* * *espeluznante adj: hair-raising, terrifying* * *espeluznante adj terrifying
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