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1 arriesgado
• buccaneering• chancy• dangerous• dauntless• hazard insurance• hazardous area• parlour game• parlously• perilous• risk spread• risk taker• risk-reward spectrum• risk-taking• riskiness• riskless transaction• risky• risky bet• unsafe• venturesome -
2 arriesgado
adj.1 risky, dangerous, unsafe, chancy.2 venturesome, buccaneering, dauntless, daring.f. & m.risk taker.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arriesgar.* * *1→ link=arriesgar arriesgar► adjetivo1 (peligroso) risky, dangerous2 (temerario) bold, daring, fearless* * *(f. - arriesgada)adj.* * *ADJ1) [acto] risky, hazardous2) [individuo] (=intrépido) bold, daring; pey (=impetuoso) rash, foolhardy* * ** * *= dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex. This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex. The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* * ** * *= dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* * *arriesgado -da1 (aventurado) ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous2 (valiente) ‹persona› brave, daring* * *
Del verbo arriesgar: ( conjugate arriesgar)
arriesgado es:
el participio
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arriesgado
arriesgar
arriesgado
‹ persona› brave, daring
arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
arriesgarse verbo pronominal:◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;
arriesgadose a hacer algo to risk doing sth
arriesgado,-a adjetivo
1 (que entraña peligro) risky
2 (temerario) fearless, daring
arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk
' arriesgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgada
- embarcarse
- expuesta
- expuesto
English:
chancy
- dangerous
- dodgy
- hazardous
- perilous
- risky
- low
* * *arriesgado, -a adj1. [peligroso] [decisión, operación] risky2. [osado] daring;es una persona muy arriesgada she's a very daring person* * *adj risky* * *arriesgado, -da adj1) : risky2) : bold, daring* * * -
3 arrojado
adj.brave, aggressive, bold, courageous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrojar.* * *1→ link=arrojar arrojar► adjetivo1 thrown, thrown out2 (osado) bold, fearless, daring* * *ADJ (=valiente) daring, dashing; (=temerario) reckless* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *arrojado -dabrave, daring* * *
Del verbo arrojar: ( conjugate arrojar)
arrojado es:
el participio
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arrojado
arrojar
arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
1
(Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
‹ humo› to belch out;
‹ luz› to shed
2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
arrojadose sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
[perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
arrojado,-a adj (atrevido) bold, daring
arrojar verbo transitivo
1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
2 Com (un resultado) to show
' arrojado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- valiente
English:
spunky
* * *arrojado, -a adjbold, fearless* * *I adj brave, daringII part → arrojar* * *arrojado, -da adj: daring, fearless -
4 atrevido
adj.1 daring, adventurous, bold, brave.2 cheeky, brassy, bold-faced, pert.f. & m.cheeky person, insolent person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atreverse.* * *1→ link=atreverse atreverse► adjetivo1 (osado) daring, bold2 (insolente) insolent, impudent3 (indecoroso) daring, risqué* * *(f. - atrevida)adj.daring, bold* * *atrevido, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=audaz) daring, bold; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)el periodista le hizo preguntas muy atrevidas — the reporter asked him some very daring o bold questions
2) [chiste] daring, risqué2.SM / F cheeky person* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building
c) ( valiente) braveII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( insolente)es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered
b) ( valiente)el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave
* * *= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building
c) ( valiente) braveII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( insolente)es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered
b) ( valiente)el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave
* * *= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* * *2 (osado) ‹escote/vestido› daring; ‹chiste› risquéel atrevido diseño del edificio the bold o adventurous design of the buildingme parece algo atrevido decir una cosa así I think it would be rash to say such a thingun escritor atrevido a daring writer3 (valiente) brave¿te vas a vivir allí? eres muy atrevido are you going to live there? that's very brave of youmasculine, feminine1(insolente): ese niño es un atrevido y un maleducado that little boy is mouthy ( AmE) o sassy ( AmE) o ( BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered ( colloq)2(valiente): el mundo es de los atrevidos fortune favors the brave* * *
Del verbo atreverse: ( conjugate atreverse)
atrevido es:
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atreverse
atrevido
atreverse ( conjugate atreverse) verbo pronominal
to dare;◊ ¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to);
no me atrevo a decírselo I daren't tell him;
¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? how dare you hit him?;
¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on
atrevido -da adjetivo
‹ chiste› risqué;
‹ diseño› bold
atreverse verbo reflexivo to dare: ¿te atreves a hacerlo?, do you dare to do it? o dare you do it? ➣ Ver nota en dare
atrevido,-a adjetivo
1 (descarado) daring, bold
2 (insolente) cheeky, impudent
3 (un vestido) risqué
' atrevido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- arrojado
- atrevida
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- impertinente
- lanzada
- lanzado
English:
audacious
- daredevil
- daring
- naughty
- presumptuous
- revealing
- forward
- risqué
- sassy
- unadventurous
* * *atrevido, -a♦ adj1. [osado] daring;es muy atrevido, le encantan los deportes de riesgo he's very daring, he loves dangerous sports;un escote atrevido a daring neckline;una película/escultura atrevida a bold movie/sculpture2. [caradura] cheeky♦ nm,f1. [osado] daring person2. [caradura] cheeky person;¡qué atrevido, contestar así a tu madre! what a cheek, answering your mother back like that!* * *adj1 ( insolente) sassy fam, Brcheeky fam2 ( valiente) brave, daring* * *atrevido, -da adj1) : bold, daring2) : insolent* * *atrevido adj1. (audaz) daring -
5 audaz
adj.1 daring, bold.2 audacious, bold, brave, courageous.3 wild.* * *1 audacious, bold, daring* * *adj.bold, audacious* * *ADJ bold, audacious* * ** * *= adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* persona audaz = risk taker.* * ** * *= adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* persona audaz = risk taker.* * *1 (valiente) ‹persona/acción› brave, courageous, daring, bold2 (osado) daring, bold, audacious* * *
audaz adjetivo ( valiente) brave, courageous;
( osado) daring, bold
audaz adjetivo audacious, bold
' audaz' also found in these entries:
English:
audacious
- bold
- daring
- defiant
- intrepid
- unadventurous
* * *audaz adj1. [valiente] daring, bold2. [descarado] audacious* * *adj daring, bold, audacious* * *♦ audazmente adv* * *audaz adj daring / bold -
6 aventurado
adj.venturesome, dangerous, unsafe, risky.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aventurar.* * *1→ link=aventurar aventurar► adjetivo1 (arriesgado) dangerous, risky2 (atrevido) daring, bold* * *ADJ risky, hazardouses aventurado suponer... — it's a bit too much to suppose that...
* * *- da adjetivo risky, hazardous* * *= foolhardy, buccaneering.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo risky, hazardous* * *= foolhardy, buccaneering.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *aventurado -darisky, hazardous* * *
Del verbo aventurar: ( conjugate aventurar)
aventurado es:
el participio
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aventurado
aventurar
aventurado◊ -da adjetivo
risky, hazardous
aventurar ( conjugate aventurar) verbo transitivo ‹ opinión› to venture, put forward;
‹ conjetura› to hazard
aventurarse verbo pronominal
to venture;◊ me aventuradoía a decir que … I would go so far as to say that …
aventurado,-a adjetivo risky
aventurar vtr (hipótesis, opinión) to venture
' aventurado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aventurada
* * *aventurado, -a adjrisky* * *adj risky, hazardous* * *aventurado, -da adj: hazardous, risky -
7 aventurero
adj.venturesome, adventuresome, adventurous, audacious.m.1 adventurer, chancer, fortune hunter, gambler.2 adventurer, happy-go-lucky, swashbuckler, swasher.* * *► adjetivo1 adventurous► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\de espíritu aventurero adventurous, venturesome* * *aventurero, -a1.ADJ adventurous, enterprising2.SM / F adventurer/adventuress3.SM (Mil) mercenary, soldier of fortune; pey (=arribista) social climber* * *I- ra adjetivo adventurousII- ra masculino, femenino adventurer* * *= adventurous, buccaneering.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *I- ra adjetivo adventurousII- ra masculino, femenino adventurer* * *= adventurous, buccaneering.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *adventurousmasculine, feminineadventurer* * *
aventurero◊ -ra adjetivo
adventurous
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
adventurer
aventurero,-a adjetivo adventurous
' aventurero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aventurera
English:
adventurous
- swashbuckler
* * *aventurero, -a♦ adjadventurous♦ nm,fadventurer, f adventuress* * *I adj adventurous;espíritu aventurero sense o spirit of adventureII m, aventurera f adventurer* * *aventurero, -ra adj: adventurousaventurero, -ra n: adventurer* * *aventurero1 adj adventurousno eres muy aventurero, ¿verdad? you're not very adventurous, are you?aventurero2 n adventurer -
8 osado
adj.1 daring, devil-may-care, bold, audacious.2 imprudent, presumptuous, cheeky.past part.past participle of spanish verb: osar.* * *► adjetivo1 (audaz) audacious, daring2 (desvergonzado) shameless* * *ADJ1) (=audaz) daring, bold2) (=descarado) impudent, audacious* * *- da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious* * *= brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious* * *= brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *osado -da( liter); daring, bold, audacious* * *
Del verbo osar: ( conjugate osar)
osado es:
el participio
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osado
osar
osar ( conjugate osar) verbo intransitivo (liter) osado + INF to dare to + inf;
osado,-a adjetivo
1 (que no tiene miedo) daring
2 (que no tiene respeto) impudent, disrespectful
osar verbo intransitivo to dare ➣ Ver nota en dare
' osado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osada
- atrevido
- audaz
English:
daring
* * *osado, -a adj1. [valeroso] daring, bold2. [descarado] impudent, audacious* * *adj daring* * *osado, -da adj1) : bold, daring2) : audacious, impudent♦ osadamente adv -
9 piratería
f.piracy, pirating.* * *1 (gen) piracy\piratería aérea hijacking* * *1) (Náut) piracy; (de vídeos, casetes) piracy2) (Ven fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botch job (colloq)* * *= piracy, hackery, buccaneering.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.Ex. Henry Morgan became the most famous and successful pirate of the golden age of buccaneering.----* acto de piratería = piracy.* piratería informática = hacking, hackery.* * *1) (Náut) piracy; (de vídeos, casetes) piracy2) (Ven fam) ( trabajo mal hecho) botch job (colloq)* * *= piracy, hackery, buccaneering.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.Ex: Henry Morgan became the most famous and successful pirate of the golden age of buccaneering.* acto de piratería = piracy.* piratería informática = hacking, hackery.* * *A1 ( Náut) piracy2 (de videos, casetes) piracy* * *
piratería sustantivo femenino
piracy;◊ piratería informática hacking (colloq)
piratería sustantivo femenino piracy
' piratería' also found in these entries:
English:
hacking
- piracy
- video piracy
* * *piratería nf1. [de corsarios] piracypiratería aérea hijacking2. [de programas, vídeos, ropa] piracypiratería informática [copias ilegales] software piracy; [acceso no autorizado] hacking;piratería musical music piracy* * *f piracy* * *piratería nf: piracy, bootlegging -
10 temerario
adj.1 reckless, bold, audacious, brash.2 reckless, breakneck, suicidal.3 cock-brained.* * *► adjetivo1 reckless, rash* * *(f. - temeraria)adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona, acto] (=imprudente) rash, reckless; (=audaz) bold2) [juicio] hasty, rash* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *‹persona› rash, bold; ‹acto/empresa› rash* * *
temerario,-a adj (acción, modo de conducir) reckless, (comentario, hipótesis, acusación) rash
' temerario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgada
- arriesgado
- colgada
- colgado
- temeraria
- imprudente
English:
daredevil
- reckless
- risktaker
- dare
* * *temerario, -a adj[persona, conducta] rash, reckless; [juicio, opinión] rash;conducción temeraria careless o reckless driving* * *adj rash, reckless* * *: reckless, rash♦ temerariamente adv* * *temerario adj reckless -
11 incontestable
adj.1 indisputable, undeniable.2 unanswerable, beyond contest, beyond dispute, beyond question.* * *► adjetivo1 indisputable* * *ADJ1) (=innegable) [argumento] undeniable, indisputable; [evidencia, prueba] irrefutable2) [pregunta] unanswerable* * *adjetivo unanswerable* * *= undisputed, irrefutable, unanswerable, beyond contention.Ex. So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *adjetivo unanswerable* * *= undisputed, irrefutable, unanswerable, beyond contention.Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.
Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *1 ‹razonamiento› unanswerable, irrefutable; ‹prueba› indisputable, irrefutable, incontestable ( frml)2 ‹pregunta› impossible to answer, unanswerable* * *
incontestable adjetivo indisputable, unquestionable
' incontestable' also found in these entries:
English:
undisputed
* * *incontestable adj1. [argumento, razones] indisputable;ganaron al equipo visitante por un incontestable 6-0 they thrashed the visitors 6-02. [campeón, líder] undisputed* * *adj indisputable* * *incontestable adjincuestionable, indiscutible: irrefutable, indisputable -
12 incontrovertible
adj.1 incontrovertible, indisputable.2 uncontrovertible, beyond dispute, absolute, beyond question.* * *► adjetivo1 incontrovertible, indisputable* * *ADJ incontrovertible, indisputable* * *= incontrovertible, axiomatic, unanswerable, beyond contention.Ex. Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.Ex. It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.Ex. He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *= incontrovertible, axiomatic, unanswerable, beyond contention.Ex: Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.
Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *indisputable, irrefutable, incontrovertible ( frml)* * *incontrovertible adjincontrovertible, indisputable* * *adj incontrovertible* * *incontrovertible adj: indisputable -
13 indiscutible
adj.indisputable.* * *► adjetivo1 indisputable, unquestionable* * *ADJ indisputable, unquestionable* * *a) < pruebas> indisputable, incontrovertible (frml); <hecho/verdad> indisputable, undeniableb) <líder/campeón> undisputed* * *= indisputable, unquestionable, undisputed, unchangeable, hands down, unchallengeable, beyond contention.Ex. Despite the proponents of the media revolution the continued preeminence of the book into the foreseeable future is an indisputable fact.Ex. This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.Ex. So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.Ex. In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.Ex. The absolute, hands down, without question best social network in the blogosphere.Ex. Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *a) < pruebas> indisputable, incontrovertible (frml); <hecho/verdad> indisputable, undeniableb) <líder/campeón> undisputed* * *= indisputable, unquestionable, undisputed, unchangeable, hands down, unchallengeable, beyond contention.Ex: Despite the proponents of the media revolution the continued preeminence of the book into the foreseeable future is an indisputable fact.
Ex: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.Ex: The absolute, hands down, without question best social network in the blogosphere.Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *1 ‹pruebas› indisputable, incontrovertible ( frml); ‹hecho/verdad› indisputable, undeniable2 ‹líder/campeón› undisputed* * *
indiscutible adjetivo
indiscutible adjetivo indisputable
' indiscutible' also found in these entries:
English:
advantage
- fact
- indisputable
- outright
- undisputed
- obvious
- uncontested
* * *indiscutible adj1. [argumento, razones, realidad] indisputable2. [campeón, líder] undisputed* * *adj indisputable* * *indiscutible adjincontestable, incuestionable: indisputable, unquestionable♦ indiscutiblemente adv -
14 no importar lo que + pensar de
= whatever + Pronombre + make ofEx. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *= whatever + Pronombre + make ofEx: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
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15 piratear
v.1 to pirate (propiedad intelectual).Los vikingos piratean las villas The Vikings pirate the villages.2 to be involved in piracy (asaltar barcos).3 to hack into (computing).4 to hack (computing).5 to copy illegally, to knock off.El chico pirateó la aplicación The boy copied the application illegally.* * *1 (gen) to pirate2 (avión) to hijack* * *1.VT (Aer) to hijack; [+ CD, DVD, software] to pirate; (Inform) to hack into; [+ libro] to plagiarize2. VI1) [barcos] to buccaneer, practise piracy, practice piracy (EEUU)2) (=robar) to steal* * *1.verbo intransitivo2) (Ven fam) ( trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)2.piratear vt to pirate* * *= pirate, hack, buccaneer.Ex. These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.Ex. Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.Ex. But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2) (Ven fam) ( trabajar mal) to botch things (colloq)2.piratear vt to pirate* * *= pirate, hack, buccaneer.Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
Ex: Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *piratear [A1 ]viA to commit piracy■ piratearvtto pirate* * *
piratear ( conjugate piratear) verbo transitivo ‹videos/casetes› to pirate;
‹ sistema› to hack into
piratear verbo transitivo to pirate
' piratear' also found in these entries:
English:
bootleg
- hack
- pirate
* * *♦ vi1. [asaltar barcos] to be involved in piracy2. Informát to crack♦ vt1. [propiedad intelectual] to pirate[hacer copia ilegal] to pirate a program* * *v/t INFOR pirate* * *piratear vt1) : to hijack, to commandeer2) : to bootleg, to pirate -
16 saquear
v.1 to sack.2 to loot (tienda).* * *1 (casas) to plunder, pillage; (casas, comercios) to loot* * *verbto sack, loot* * *VT1) (Mil) to sack2) (=robar) to loot, plunder, pillage* * *verbo transitivo <ciudad/población> to sack, plunder; <tienda/establecimiento> to loot* * *= pillage, plunder, loot, despoil, rifle, buccaneer.Ex. And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.Ex. Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex. During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex. English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex. But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *verbo transitivo <ciudad/población> to sack, plunder; <tienda/establecimiento> to loot* * *= pillage, plunder, loot, despoil, rifle, buccaneer.Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.Ex: During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.* * *saquear [A1 ]vtA ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder; ‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot* * *
saquear ( conjugate saquear) verbo transitivo ‹ciudad/población› to sack, plunder;
‹tienda/establecimiento› to loot
saquear verbo transitivo
1 Hist (una población) to sack, plunder: las tropas saquearon la aldea, the troops plundered the village
2 fig (desvalijar una tienda, una casa) to loot, rifle
' saquear' also found in these entries:
English:
loot
- pillage
- plunder
- ransack
- rifle
- sack
- ravage
* * *saquear vt1. [ciudad, población] to sack2. [tienda] to loot;Fam [nevera, armario] to raid* * *v/t sack, ransack* * *saquear vt: to sack, to plunder, to loot -
17 filibusterismo
m.1 filibustering, use of delaying tactics, obstructionism.2 buccaneering.* * *SM1) (Pol) filibustering2) (=piratería) buccaneering* * *( Pol) filibusteringpracticar el filibusterismo to filibuster -
18 que se expone mucho
• adventuresome• adventurous• buccaneering• venturesome
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