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1 atropellador
• brusque• hastily• hat• tear up• teardown -
2 brusco
adj.1 sudden, abrupt.2 snappish, gruff, rude, blunt.* * *► adjetivo1 (repentino) sudden2 (persona) brusque, abrupt* * *(f. - brusca)adj.1) sudden, abrupt2) brusque, rough* * *1. ADJ1) (=repentino) [descenso, curva, declive] sharp; [movimiento] sudden; [cambio] abrupt, sudden2) (=grosero) [actitud, porte] curt, brusque; [comentario] rude2.SM (Bot) butcher's broom* * *- ca adjetivoa) <movimiento/cambio> abrupt, sudden; <subida/descenso> sharp, sudden, abruptb) <carácter/modales> rough; <tono/gesto> brusque, abrupt; < respuesta> curt, brusque* * *= abrasive, abrupt, curt, gruff, blunt, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand].Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex. The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.Ex. She is a controversial figure, and has a reputation for being direct and gruff.Ex. The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.----* brusca y repentinamente = summarily.* cambio brusco = flip-flop.* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <movimiento/cambio> abrupt, sudden; <subida/descenso> sharp, sudden, abruptb) <carácter/modales> rough; <tono/gesto> brusque, abrupt; < respuesta> curt, brusque* * *= abrasive, abrupt, curt, gruff, blunt, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand].Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.Ex: She is a controversial figure, and has a reputation for being direct and gruff.Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.* brusca y repentinamente = summarily.* cambio brusco = flip-flop.* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.* * *brusco -ca1 ‹movimiento/cambio› abrupt, sudden; ‹subida/descenso/viraje› sharp, sudden, abruptel brusco giro de los acontecimientos the sudden turn of eventsse deben evitar las frenadas bruscas you should avoid braking suddenly o sharply2 ‹carácter/modales› rough; ‹tono/gesto› brusque, abrupt; ‹respuesta› curt, brusqueno seas tan brusco que lo vas a romper don't be so rough or you'll break it* * *
brusco◊ -ca adjetivo
‹subida/descenso› sharp, sudden
‹tono/gesto› brusque, abrupt;
‹ respuesta› curt, brusque
brusco,-a adjetivo
1 (rudo, poco amable) brusque, abrupt
2 (súbito) sudden, sharp
' brusco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brusca
- dura
- duro
- sacudida
- tajante
- viraje
- bestia
- bruto
- explosión
English:
abrupt
- blunt
- brusque
- curt
- dramatic
- gruff
- jerk
- offhand
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- sharp
- short
- sudden
- swerve
- switch
- unceremonious
- snappy
- steep
- toss
* * *brusco, -a♦ adj1. [repentino, imprevisto] sudden, abrupt;un cambio brusco de las temperaturas a sudden change in temperature;dio un frenazo brusco she braked sharply2. [tosco, grosero] brusque;me contestó de forma brusca he answered me brusquely♦ nm,fbrusque person* * *adj1 cambio abrupt, sudden* * *brusco, -ca adj1) súbito: sudden, abrupt2) : curt, brusque♦ bruscamente adv* * *brusco adj1. (repetino) sudden2. (persona) abrupt -
3 seco
adj.1 dry, dead, lean, thin.2 dry, snap, snappy, curt.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: secar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) dry2 (frutos, flores) dried3 (marchito) withered, dried up6 figurado (golpe, ruido) sharp\dejar seco,-a familiar to bump offestar más seco,-a que un higo familiar (delgado) to be as thin as a rake 2 (envejecido) to be old and wizenedestar seco,-a familiar to be thirsty, be drylimpiar en seco to dry-cleanquedarse seco,-a familiar to snuff it, croak* * *(f. - seca)adj.1) dry2) dried3) sharp4) barren, arid5) curt, brusque* * *1. ADJ1) (=no húmedo) drydique 1), ley 1)en seco (=sin líquido) —
2) (=desecado) [higo, pescado] dried; [hojas] dead, dried; [árbol] deadciruela, fruto 1)dame una cerveza, que estoy seco — * give me a beer, I'm really parched *
3) (=no graso) [piel, pelo] dry4) (=no dulce) [vino, licor] dry5) (=flaco) thin, skinny *6) (=no amable) [persona, carácter, respuesta] curt; [orden] sharp; [estilo] dryestuvo muy seco conmigo por teléfono — he was very curt o short with me on the phone
- no se puede -contestó muy seco — "can't be done," he replied curtly
7) (=sin resonancia) [tos] dry; [ruido] dull; [impacto] sharp8)en seco (=bruscamente) —
pararse en seco — to stop dead, stop suddenly
parar a algn en seco — [al hablar] to cut sb short
9) (=sin acompañamiento)palo 5)10)a secas —
Gerardo García, Gerardo a secas para los amigos — Gerardo García, just Gerardo to his friends
tener seco a algn Col, Cono Sur —
a ver todos, ¿al seco? — come on everyone, (down) in one!
2.SM Col main course* * *- ca adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> drytengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry
b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dryc) [SER] <clima/región> dry2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> driedbacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod
3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry6)a) <respuesta/carácter> dryb) (fam) ( delgado) thinc) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)7) (en locs)a secas — (fam)
dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta
* * *= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.Ex. The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.Ex. Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.Ex. Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.Ex. This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.Ex. This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.Ex. Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.----* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* completamente seco = bone dry.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.* estación seca, la = dry season, the.* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* fotografía en seco = dry photography.* fruta seca = dried fruit.* fruto seco = nut.* frutos secos = nuts.* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.* golpe seco = flop.* hielo seco = dry ice powder.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* impresión en seco = blind impression.* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.* legumbre seca = dry bean.* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.* período seco = dry spell.* polvo seco = dry powder.* semilla seca = dried seed.* totalmente seco = bone dry.* * *- ca adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] <ropa/platos/pintura> drytengo la boca/garganta seca — my mouth/throat is dry
b) [ESTAR] <planta/río/comida> dryc) [SER] <clima/región> dry2) ( disecado) <higos/flores> driedbacalao seco — stockfish, dried salt cod
3) [SER] ( no graso) <piel/pelo> dry4) [SER] ( no dulce) <vino/licor/vermut> dry5) <golpe/sonido> sharp; < tos> dry6)a) <respuesta/carácter> dryb) (fam) ( delgado) thinc) [ESTAR] (fam) ( sediento) parched (colloq)7) (en locs)a secas — (fam)
dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta
* * *= curt, dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], shrivelled [shriveled, -USA], waterless, sun-dried, dried.Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.
Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.Ex: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.Ex: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal.Ex: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.* albaricoque seco = dried apricot.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* completamente seco = bone dry.* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* en seco = in blind, blind, cold turkey.* estación seca, la = dry season, the.* flor seca = cut-and-dried flower.* fotografía en seco = dry photography.* fruta seca = dried fruit.* fruto seco = nut.* frutos secos = nuts.* frutos secos garrapiñados = marron glacé.* frutos secos glaseados = marron glacé.* golpe seco = flop.* hielo seco = dry ice powder.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* impresión en seco = blind impression.* impreso en seco = blind-tooled.* legumbre seca = dry bean.* limpieza en seco = dry cleaning.* período seco = dry spell.* polvo seco = dry powder.* semilla seca = dried seed.* totalmente seco = bone dry.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹ropa/platos/pintura› dry[ S ] manténgase en lugar seco store in a dry placetengo la boca/garganta seca my mouth/throat is dry2 [ ESTAR] ‹planta/tierra› dryel campo está sequísimo the countryside o land is really dry o parched3 [ ESTAR] ‹río/pozo› dry4 [ ESTAR] ‹arroz/pollo› dryel pescado estuvo demasiado tiempo en el horno y está muy seco the fish was in the oven for too long so it's got(ten) very dry5 [ SER] ‹clima/región› dryB (desecado) ‹higos› dried; ‹flores› driedbacalao seco stockfish, dried salt codC [ SER] (no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dryD [ SER] (no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermú› dryE ‹golpe/sonido› sharp; ‹tos› dryF1 ‹respuesta/carácter› dryestuvo muy seco conmigo he was very short o brusque o curt with meestá más seco que un palo he's as thin as a rakeG ( en locs):en seco ‹frenar› sharply, suddenlyme paró en seco he stopped me dead o he stopped me in my tracksel coche paró en seco the car stopped deadlimpieza en seco dry cleaninga secas ( fam): quíteme el `doctor', llámeme Roberto a secas there's no need to call me `doctor', just call me (plain) Robertole dijo que no, así a secas she gave him a straight `no'pan así a secas no me apetece I don't feel like eating just bread on its own like thatle pidió mil dólares así, a secas he just asked him for a thousand dollars outright o straight out, he asked him for a thousand dollars, just like thatseco para algo ( Chi fam): el hijo le salió seco para la física her son turned out to be brilliant o a whiz at physics ( colloq)es seco para el garabato he has a great line in swear words ( colloq)tener seco a algn (Col, RPl fam): este tipo me tiene seca I'm up to here with o I'm sick and tired of this guy ( colloq)seco2( Col)main dish* * *
Del verbo secar: ( conjugate secar)
seco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
secó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
secar
seco
secar ( conjugate secar) verbo transitivo
‹pintura/arcilla› to dry
‹ piel› to make … dry
verbo intransitivo
to dry
secarse verbo pronominal
1
[ piel] to get dry;
2 ( refl) [ persona] to dry oneself;
‹manos/pelo› to dry;
‹ lágrimas› to dry, wipe away
seco◊ -ca adjetivo
1
‹boca/garganta› dry
2 ‹higos/flores› dried;
3 [SER] ( no graso) ‹piel/pelo› dry
4 [SER] ( no dulce) ‹vino/licor/vermut› dry
5 ‹golpe/sonido› sharp;
‹ tos› dry
6 ‹respuesta/carácter› dry;
7 ( en locs)
limpieza en seco dry cleaning
secar verbo transitivo to dry: el sol secó la pintura, the sun dried the paint
seco,-a adjetivo
1 (sin humedad) dry
(disecado) dried
(sin agua) el río está seco, the river is dry
2 (planta) dried up
3 (pelo, piel) dry
4 (tos) dry, hacking
5 (vino, alcohol) dry
6 (poco afable) curt, sharp
(contestación) crisp, terse
7 (golpe, ruido) sharp
8 (delgado, con poca carne) skinny
9 fam (atónito, parado) stunned
♦ Locuciones: a secas, (sin más) llámame Paco a secas, just call me Paco
en seco, (de golpe, bruscamente) estaba hablando y se paró en seco, he was talking when he stopped dead
(muerto en el acto) se cayó de un precipicio y se quedó seco, he fell off the cliff and died instantly
' seco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocinazo
- dique
- lavar
- lavado
- limpieza
- palo
- secar
- seca
- secarse
- bacalao
- contrario
- limpiar
- más
- moco
- parar
- se
- vino
English:
bone-dry
- clean
- crack
- crisp
- curt
- dead
- dehydrated
- dried
- dry
- dry wine
- dry-clean
- mop
- nut
- parched
- rap
- seasoned
- shell
- short
- shrivelled
- snap
- stop
- wipe away
- bone
- click
- desiccated
- dryness
- medium
- moist
- smart
- terse
* * *seco, -a♦ adj1. [ropa, lugar] dry;tiene la piel seca/el cabello seco she has dry skin/hair;consérvese en un lugar seco [en etiqueta] keep in a dry place2. [higos] dried;flores secas dried flowers3. [clima, país] dry4. [marchito] withered5. [pozo, fuente] dry, dried up6. [persona, actitud] brusque ( con to);estuvo muy seco con su madre he was very short with his mother;me contestó con un no seco she answered me with a curt “no”7. [flaco] thin, lean;se está quedando seco he's getting skinny8. [vino, licor] dry9. [ruido] dull;[tos] dry; [voz] sharp;un golpe seco a thudestar seco to be thirsty[pasmado] stunned;dejar a alguien seco [matar] to kill sb stone-dead;[pasmar] to stun sb; RP Fam [agotar] to leave sb drained12.parar en seco [bruscamente] to stop dead♦ nm♦ a secas loc advsimply, just;llámame Juan a secas just call me Juan;no comas pan a secas don't eat just bread* * *adj1 dry; planta dried up;2 fig ( antipático) curt, brusque3:dejar a alguien seco fam kill s.o. stone dead;parar en seco stop dead4:llámala Carmen a secas just call her Carmen* * *seco, -ca adj1) : dry2) disecado: driedfruta seca: dried fruit3) : thin, lean4) : curt, brusque5) : sharpun golpe seco: a sharp blow6)a secas : simply, justse llama Chico, a secas: he's just called Chico7)en seco : abruptly, suddenlyfrenar en seco: to make a sudden stop* * *seco adj2. (frutos, flores) dried -
4 hirsuto
adj.hirsute, shaggy, bristly.* * *► adjetivo1 hirsute, hairy (cerdoso) bristly* * *ADJ1) [persona] hairy, hirsute frm; [barba] bristly2) (=brusco) brusque, gruff* * *- ta adjetivob) ( carácter) curt, brusque* * *- ta adjetivob) ( carácter) curt, brusque* * *hirsuto -taA ‹barba› bristly; ‹cabellera› wiry; ‹persona› hairy, hirsute ( liter)B ‹carácter› surly* * *
hirsuto,-a adjetivo hairy, shaggy
' hirsuto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hirsuta
* * *hirsuto, -a adj1. [cabello] wiry;[brazo, pecho] hairy2. [persona] gruff, surly* * *adj1 hairy, fmlhirsute2 figsurly, brusque* * *hirsuto, -ta adj1) : hirsute, hairy2) : bristly, wiry -
5 atropellado
adj.1 hurried, breakneck, precipitate.2 hit by a car.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atropellar.* * *1→ link=atropellar atropellar► adjetivo1 (persona) hasty, rash2 (comportamiento) abrupt, brusque* * *ADJ [acto] hasty, precipitate; [estilo] brusque, abrupt; [ritmo] violent* * *- da adjetivo* * *- da adjetivo* * *atropellado -da¡qué atropellado eres! you're always in a rush o hurry!* * *
Del verbo atropellar: ( conjugate atropellar)
atropellado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atropellado
atropellar
atropellado◊ -da adjetivo: ¡qué atropellado eres! you always do things in such a rush!
atropellar ( conjugate atropellar) verbo transitivoa) [coche/camión] to knock … down;
( pasando por encima) to run … over
atropellarse verbo pronominal
◊ salieron corriendo, atropellándose unos a otros they came running out, pushing and shoving as they went
atropellado,-a adjetivo hasty
atropellar verbo transitivo
1 Auto to knock down, run over
2 (no respetar) to abuse
3 (violar) LAm to rape
' atropellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atropellada
English:
breakneck
* * *atropellado, -a adj[acciones] rushed; [explicación] garbled;una sucesión de imágenes atropelladas a jumble o flurry of images* * *adj in a rush* * *atropellado, -da adj1) : rash, hasty2) : brusque, abrupt -
6 brusquedad
f.1 suddenness, abruptness.2 brusqueness.* * *1 (de carácter) brusqueness, abruptness2 (rapidez) suddenness\con brusquedad sharply* * *SF1) (=cambio repentino) suddenness2) (=rudeza) brusqueness, abruptness* * *a) ( en el trato) roughnesscon brusquedad — <hablar/actuar> abruptly
b) ( de movimiento) abruptness, suddenness* * *= abruptness, brusqueness.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.* * *a) ( en el trato) roughnesscon brusquedad — <hablar/actuar> abruptly
b) ( de movimiento) abruptness, suddenness* * *= abruptness, brusqueness.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.* * *1 (en el trato) roughnessle habló con mucha brusquedad he spoke very sharply o brusquely to her, he was very brusque o sharp with her2 (de movimiento) abruptness, suddennessfrenó con brusquedad he braked sharply o abruptly* * *
brusquedad sustantivo femenino
brusquedad sustantivo femenino brusqueness, abruptness
' brusquedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrarse
- virar
English:
abrupt
- excessively
- offhandedness
- snap
* * *brusquedad nf1. [imprevisión] suddenness, abruptness;con brusquedad suddenly, abruptly2. [grosería] brusqueness;los trata con mucha brusquedad she's very brusque with them* * *f1 de cambio sharpness, abruptnesscon brusquedad curtly, brusquely* * *brusquedad nf1) : abruptness, suddenness2) : brusqueness -
7 rudo
adj.1 rude, harsh, tough, blunt.2 rough, suitable for rough use, sturdy, knockabout.3 dull.* * *► adjetivo1 rough, coarse* * *(f. - ruda)adj.* * *ADJ1) [madera] rough; (=sin pulir) unpolished2) (Mec) [pieza] stiff3) [persona] (=sencillo) simple4) (=tosco) coarse5) [golpe] hard* * ** * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.].Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.* * ** * *= rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.].Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.* * *rudo -da2 (duro) ‹golpe›fue un rudo golpe para ella it was a cruel blow for her* * *
rudo
rudo,-a adjetivo
1 (una persona, un material) rough, coarse
2 (un golpe, trabajo, etc) hard
' rudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- brusca
- brusco
- ruda
English:
rough
- sharp
* * *rudo, -a adj1. [tosco, basto] rough2. [brusco] sharp, brusque;[grosero] rude, coarse;es muy rudo en el trato he's very brusque with people3. [riguroso, duro] harsh;un trabajo rudo a hard o tough job* * *adj1 al tacto rough2 persona rude* * *rudo, -da adj1) : rough, harsh2) : coarse, unpolished♦ rudamente adv -
8 atropellador
adj.hasty, brusque, precipitate.m.1 trampler, one who overturns or tramples underfoot.2 transgressor, violator.3 lout, hooligan.4 hothead, tearaway.* * *► adjetivo1 brusque, impetuous, hasty* * *atropellador, -aSM / F hooligan* * *inconsideratemasculine, feminineno dejes que esa atropelladordora se aproveche de ti don't let that pushy so-and-so take advantage of you -
9 acaso
adv.perhaps.¿acaso no lo sabías? are you trying to tell me you didn't know?m.chance, accident, fortune, luck.* * *► adverbio1 perhaps, maybe■ ¿acaso no lo viste? didn't you see him?1 (suerte) chance\por si acaso just in case■ no es mala persona, si acaso un poco brusco he isn't a bad person, he's just a little brusque* * *adv.* * *1. ADV1) [en preguntas retóricas]¿acaso no te lo he dicho cien veces? — haven't I told you a hundred times?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa de lo que haga mi hermana? — (how) am I to blame for what my sister does?
¿acaso yo lo sé? — how would I know?
2) frm (=quizá) perhaps3)si acaso: no quiero nada, si acaso algo de fruta — I don't want anything, except maybe o perhaps some fruit
está bueno, si acaso un poco dulce — it's quite good, if perhaps a bit too sweet
no tienes que ir, si acaso lo llamas por teléfono — you don't have to go, just give him a phone call
si acaso llama, dímelo — if by any chance he phones, let me know
4)llévalo por si acaso hace falta — take it, just in case you need it
por si acaso viniera — just in case he should come o were to come
2.SM frm chancepor acaso, por un acaso — by (any) chance
* * *1) ( en preguntas)¿acaso no te lo dije? — I told you, didn't I?
¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? — how do you know? were you there or something?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? — is it my fault?
¿acaso no sabes que...? — don't you know that...?
2) (en locs)si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras if you need me; no fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco largo — it wasn't that bad, a bit long maybe o perhaps
3) (liter) ( quizás)acaso + subj — maybe, perhaps
acaso sea cierto lo que dijo — maybe o perhaps what she said is true
* * *= at all.Ex. Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.----* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* * *1) ( en preguntas)¿acaso no te lo dije? — I told you, didn't I?
¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? — how do you know? were you there or something?
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? — is it my fault?
¿acaso no sabes que...? — don't you know that...?
2) (en locs)si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras if you need me; no fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco largo — it wasn't that bad, a bit long maybe o perhaps
3) (liter) ( quizás)acaso + subj — maybe, perhaps
acaso sea cierto lo que dijo — maybe o perhaps what she said is true
* * *= at all.Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.* si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.* * *A(en preguntas): ¿cómo lo sabes? ¿acaso estabas allí? how do you know? were you there by any chance?¿acaso tengo yo la culpa de que se averió? is it my fault it broke down?¿acaso no sabes que lo que has hecho es un delito? don't you know that what you've done is a crime?B ( en locs)1por si acaso just in caseyo me haría un seguro, por si acaso I'd take out some insurance, just in casepor si acaso no te lo han dicho (just) in case nobody's told youni por si acaso (CS fam): ése no te ayuda ni por si acaso you'll never get him to help you ( colloq)2si acaso: si acaso me necesitaras, estaré en mi oficina if you should need me, I'll be in my officeno fue tan horrible, si acaso un poco cansador it wasn't that bad, a little tiring maybe o perhapssi acaso dile que lo vas a pensar maybe o perhaps you could tell her you'll think about itsi acaso cómpralo y si no te sirve lo devuelves you could always buy it and bring it back if it's not rightacaso sea cierto lo que dijo maybe o perhaps what she said is true* * *
acaso adverbio
1 ( en preguntas):◊ ¿acaso no te lo dije? I told you, didn't I?;
¿acaso tengo yo la culpa? is it my fault?
2 ( en locs)
si acaso ( quizás) maybe, perhaps;
( en caso de que) if
acaso
I adv (duda) perhaps, maybe
(retórico) ¿acaso no te lo advertí?, didn't I warn you?
irón ¿acaso se le ha olvidado dónde está la salida?, has he forgotten the way out, then?
II conj si acaso no estuviera..., if he shouldn't be there...
llámame antes de venir por si acaso no estoy, give me a ring before you come in case I'm not in
III sustantivo masculino fate
♦ Locuciones: por si acaso, sé amable con ella, be nice to her, just in case
' acaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
si
- por
English:
case
- chance
- in
- just
- off-chance
- side
- standby
- off
- safe
- spare
- spec
* * *♦ adv1. [quizá] perhaps;es acaso su mejor película it is perhaps his best film2. [en preguntas]¿acaso no lo sabías? are you trying to tell me you didn't know?;¿no estoy haciendo acaso lo que me pediste? am I not doing what you asked me to?♦ si acaso loc adv¿te traigo algo? – si acaso, una botella de vino can I get you anything? – you could get me a bottle of wine, if you like;no creo que vengan muchos, si acaso algún amigo I don't think many people will come, one or two friends, perhaps o maybe;si acaso lo vieras, dile que me llame if you should see him, ask him to phone me♦ por si acaso loc advjust in case;llévatelo por si acaso take it just in case;por si acaso no te veo mañana, toma la llave ahora (just) in case I don't see you tomorrow, take the key now* * *adv by any chance, perhaps;por si acaso just in case;si acaso maybe;¿acaso crees que …? do you really think that …?* * *acaso adv1) : perhaps, by any chance2)por si acaso : just in case* * *¿acaso no me crees? don't you believe me? -
10 cortante
adj.1 sharp (afilado).2 cutting (tajante) (frase, estilo).Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.3 incisal.4 blunt, rough, curt, snappish.* * *► adjetivo1 (que corta) cutting, sharp3 figurado (persona, estilo) sharp, brusque* * *adj.cutting, sharp* * *1. ADJ1) [instrumento] cutting, sharp2) [viento] cutting, biting3) [respuesta] sharp, cutting2.SM (=trinchador) cleaver, chopper* * *a) <instrumento/objeto> sharpb) < viento> bitingc) <respuesta/tono> sharp* * *= piercing, razor-sharp.Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.----* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* viento cortante = biting wind.* * *a) <instrumento/objeto> sharpb) < viento> bitingc) <respuesta/tono> sharp* * *= piercing, razor-sharp.Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* viento cortante = biting wind.* * *1 ‹instrumento/objeto› sharp2 ‹viento› bitinghacía un frío cortante it was bitterly cold3 ‹respuesta/tono› sharpme respondió cortante she answered sharply* * *
cortante adjetivo
cortante adjetivo
1 (aire, frío, etc) cutting, biting: al subir a cubierta el viento cortante les hizo retroceder, after encountering a biting wind on deck, they were forced to go back inside
2 (persona, comentario) sharp: tiene una manera de ser tan cortante que me extraña que tenga amigos, her manner can be so curt that it's a wonder that she has any friends
' cortante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
English:
biting
- bitter
- cutting
- sharp
- snappy
- curt
- tart
* * *cortante adj1. [afilado] sharp2. [viento] biting;[frío] bitter3. [tajante] [frase, estilo] cutting* * *adj1 filo sharp2 viento cutting* * *cortante adj: cutting, sharp -
11 sequedad
f.1 dryness.2 abruptness, brusqueness.* * *1 dryness2 figurado curtness, abruptness* * *SF1) (=falta de humedad) dryness2) [en contestación, carácter] curtness* * *a) (de terreno, región, piel) drynessb) (de respuesta, tono) curtness* * *= dryness.Ex. This article describes briefly the damage that can be caused to books by climatic conditions such as strong sunlight, humidity, and excessive dryness.* * *a) (de terreno, región, piel) drynessb) (de respuesta, tono) curtness* * *= dryness.Ex: This article describes briefly the damage that can be caused to books by climatic conditions such as strong sunlight, humidity, and excessive dryness.
* * *1 (de un terreno, una región) dryness2 (de una respuesta, un tono) curtnessnos saludó con sequedad he greeted us curtly* * *
sequedad sustantivo femenino
sequedad sustantivo femenino dryness
' sequedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraza
English:
dryness
- drily
* * *sequedad nf1. [falta de humedad] dryness2. [antipatía] brusqueness;me recibió con sequedad he gave me a brusque welcome* * *f figcurtness* * *sequedad nf1) : dryness2) : brusqueness, curtness -
12 si acaso
adv.at the most, at most.conj.if by any chance, if and when, if.* * *(en todo caso) if anything 2 (hipótesis) if■ no es mala persona, si acaso un poco brusco he isn't a bad person, he's just a little brusque* * *= if ever, if at all, if and whenEx. A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection.Ex. Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers.Ex. They haven't experienced it in their own lives, so they figure that they'll think about it if and when the time comes.* * *= if ever, if at all, if and whenEx: A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection.
Ex: Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers.Ex: They haven't experienced it in their own lives, so they figure that they'll think about it if and when the time comes. -
13 áspero
adj.1 rough, tart, abrasive, coarse.2 gruff, abrasive, brusque.3 harsh-sounding, rasping, raucous, harsh.* * *► adjetivo1 (cosa) rough, coarse3 (clima, tiempo) harsh* * *(f. - áspera)adj.1) rough2) coarse3) harsh* * *ADJ1) [al tacto] rough; [terreno] rough, rugged; [filo] uneven, jagged, rough2) [al gusto] sour, tart3) [clima] harsh; [trato] rough4) [voz] rough, rasping; [tono] surly, gruff; [temperamento] sour; [disputa etc] bad-tempered* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <superficie/piel> roughb) < terreno> uneven, rough2)a) < sabor> sharpb) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh3)a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surlyb) < discusión> acrimonious* * *= sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.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. 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. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.Ex. Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.Ex. It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.----* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.* sabor áspero = off-flavour.* un poco áspero = roughish.* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <superficie/piel> roughb) < terreno> uneven, rough2)a) < sabor> sharpb) <voz/sonido/clima> harsh3)a) ( en el trato) abrupt, surlyb) < discusión> acrimonious* * *= sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], acidulous, angular, acrid, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], abrasive, rough and rugged, tart [tarter -comp., tartest -sup.], unpolished.Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
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: 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: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.* de superficie áspera = rough-surfaced.* sabor áspero = off-flavour.* un poco áspero = roughish.* * *áspero -raA1 ‹superficie/piel› roughuna tela áspera or de tacto áspero a coarse material, a material which is rough to the touch2 ‹terreno› uneven, roughB1 ‹sabor› sharp2 ‹voz/sonido› harsh, rasping3 ‹clima› harshC1 (en el trato) abrupt, surly2 ‹discusión› acrimonious* * *
áspero◊ -ra adjetivo
1 ‹superficie/piel› rough;
‹ tela› coarse
2
3
áspero,-a adjetivo
1 (al tacto) rough
2 fig (de carácter) surly
3 (tiempo) harsh: un viento áspero recorría la meseta, a harsh wind blew over the meseta
' áspero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
áspera
- tacto
- rasguñar
- raspar
- raspón
English:
abrupt
- coarse
- gruff
- harsh
- rasping
- raw
- rough
- roughen
- rugged
- tart
- abrasive
- hacking
- wiry
* * *áspero, -a adj1. [rugoso] rough2. [terreno] rugged, rough3. [sabor] sharp, sour4. [clima] harsh5. [voz] rasping, harsh6. [persona, carácter] abrupt, surly;una áspera disputa [entre grupos] a bitter dispute* * *adj1 superficie rough2 sonido harsh3 persona abrupt* * *áspero, -ra adj: rough, coarse, abrasive♦ ásperamente adv* * *áspero adj rough -
14 exabrupto
m.1 sharp word or remark.2 outburst, fit, burst, sally.* * *1 sharp comment, sudden outburst\contestar con un exabrupto to snap back* * *SM1) (=ataque) broadside2) (=observación) sharp remark, cutting remark* * *masculino outburst* * *masculino outburst* * *exabrupto, ex abruptosharp remark* * *
exabrupto sustantivo masculino rebuff, brusque o harsh remark: siempre entra aquí lanzando exabruptos, she always comes in here shouting harshly
' exabrupto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botón
* * *exabrupto nmsharp word o remark* * *m sharp remark* * *exabrupto nm: pointed remark -
15 brusca
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16 áspero
• asperous• brusque• gruelling• gruffness• harry• harsh color• harsh scream• harsh-sounding voice• raucous -
17 brusco
• abrupt• brusk• brusque• curt• gruelling• gruffness• short-spoken• snappish• snippety• sudden• terry• tersely
См. также в других словарях:
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