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1 daunting
adjectiveمُرْهِب، مُثْبِطa daunting task/prospect.
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2 острая проблема
Русско-английский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию > острая проблема
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3 atemorizador
• daunting• frightening -
4 intimidante
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5 skľučujúci
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6 skremmende
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7 csüggesztõ
daunting, dismaying, dispiriting -
8 imponente
adj.1 imposing, impressive (impresionante).2 sensational, terrific (informal) (estupendo).¡la profesora está imponente! the teacher is a stunner!f. & m.depositor.* * *► adjetivo1 impressive► adverbio1 familiar (buenísimo) terrific* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=que asusta) [persona, castillo, montaña] imposing2) (=magnífico) [aspecto] stunning; [edificio, fachada] impressive; [paisaje, representación] stunning, impressivevivía en una imponente mansión — she lived in an imposing o impressive mansion
2. SMF1) (Econ) depositor2) Chile Social Security contributor* * *a) < belleza> impressive; <edificio/paisaje> imposing, impressiveestás imponente con ese vestido — (fam) you look terrific in that dress (colloq)
b) ( como intensificador)cayó un aguacero imponente — there was an incredible o a terrific downpour
* * *= awesome, daunting, grandiose, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, forbidding, redoubtable, imposing, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], breathtaking, mind-blowing, towering, formidable, face-melting.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.Ex. Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex. We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.----* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* * *a) < belleza> impressive; <edificio/paisaje> imposing, impressiveestás imponente con ese vestido — (fam) you look terrific in that dress (colloq)
b) ( como intensificador)cayó un aguacero imponente — there was an incredible o a terrific downpour
* * *= awesome, daunting, grandiose, awe-inspiring, awe-inspiring, forbidding, redoubtable, imposing, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], breathtaking, mind-blowing, towering, formidable, face-melting.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* * *1 (grandioso) ‹belleza› impressive; ‹edificio/paisaje› imposing, impressivetiene una casa imponente he has a really grand o impressive housetiene una figura imponente he cuts an imposing figure2 ( como intensificador):cayó un aguacero imponente there was an incredible o a terrific downpourtiene un coche imponente she has an amazing carhacía un frío imponente it was extraordinarily o unbelievably coldB ( Chi) (a la seguridad social) contributor* * *
imponente adjetivo ‹ belleza› impressive;
‹edificio/paisaje› imposing, impressive
imponente adjetivo
1 (impresionante) imposing, impressive: estaba imponente, she looked terrific o great
la imponente presencia de aquel hombre, the imposing presence of that man
2 fam (guapo) terrific, tremendous, smashing
' imponente' also found in these entries:
English:
awe-inspiring
- formidable
- imposing
- awesome
- impressive
- loom
- mighty
* * *♦ adj1. [impresionante] imposing, impressive;un perro imponente guardaba la entrada an imposing-looking o a formidable dog guarded the entranceestaba imponente con esa falda she looked stunning in that skirt;¡la profesora está imponente! the teacher is a stunner!♦ nmfEsp depositor* * *I adj1 impressive, imposing2 famterrificII m/f FIN depositor* * *imponente adj: imposing, impressive -
9 desalentador
adj.dispiriting, discouraging.* * *► adjetivo1 discouraging, disheartening* * *ADJ discouraging* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex. In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.* * *disheartening, discouraging* * *
desalentador◊ - dora adjetivo
disheartening, discouraging
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging
' desalentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desalentadora
English:
daunting
- discouraging
- grim
- off-putting
- demoralizing
- disheartening
* * *desalentador, -ora adjdiscouraging, disheartening* * *adj disheartening -
10 sobrecogedor
adj.overwhelming, enthralling, breathtaking, spellbinding.* * *► adjetivo1 (conmovedor) dramatic, awesome2 (que da miedo) frightening* * *ADJ1) [paisaje, silencio] imposing, impressive2) (=horrible) horrific* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.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. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
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: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *1 (conmovedor) ‹experiencia/silencio› moving2 (espantoso) shocking, horrific* * *
sobrecogedor◊ - dora adjetivo
shocking, horrific
sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome
' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impresionante
- sobrecogedora
English:
daunting
* * *sobrecogedor, -ora adj1. [terrorífico] frightening, startling2. [impresionante] shocking, harrowing* * *adj -
11 tremendo
adj.1 tremendous, extraordinary, huge, colossal.2 great, royal.3 terrible, naughty.4 crushing, large.* * *► adjetivo1 (terrible) terrible, dreadful, frightful2 (muy grande) huge, enormous, tremendous3 (travieso) terrible\tomarse algo por la tremenda figurado to make a great fuss about something* * *(f. - tremenda)adj.1) tremendous2) terrible* * *ADJ1) * (=grandísimo) tremendoushay unas diferencias tremendas entre los dos — there are tremendous differences between the two of them
2) (=terrible) terrible, horrifichemos presenciado escenas tremendas — we witnessed terrible o horrific scenes
3) * (=divertido)es tremendo, ¿eh? — he's something else, isn't he? *
4) * (=travieso)* * *- da adjetivo1) ( terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda — they're in a terrible o dreadful situation
tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head
me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard
2) (fam) ( travieso) terrible, naughty; ( desobediente) disobedient, terrible* * *= daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex. However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.Ex. In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.* * *- da adjetivo1) ( terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda — they're in a terrible o dreadful situation
tiene (un) tremendo chichón — (AmL) he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his head
me dio (una) tremenda patada — (AmL) he kicked me really hard
2) (fam) ( travieso) terrible, naughty; ( desobediente) disobedient, terrible* * *= daunting, formidable, phenomenal, terrific, tremendous, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of the highest order, awesome.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.* * *tremendo -daA (terrible) terrible, dreadfulse hallan en una situación tremenda they're in a terrible o dreadful situationla película tiene unas escenas tremendas the film has some horrific scenestiene (un) tremendo chichón ( AmL); he has a huge o massive o terrible bump on his headme dio (una) tremenda patada ( AmL); he kicked me really hard* * *
tremendo◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹velocidad/éxito› tremendous;
‹ chichón› huge;◊ hace un frío tremendo it's incredibly cold! (colloq);
me dio (una) tremenda patada he kicked me really hard
2 (fam) ‹ persona› terrible
tremendo,-a adjetivo
1 (muy grande, excesivo) tremendous
2 (terrible) terrible
3 (el colmo) limit: tu marido es tremendo, siempre se olvida de los cumpleaños, your husband is the limit, he always forgets birthdays
' tremendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochinche
- bufido
- cabreo
- golpe
- patinazo
- tremenda
- disgusto
English:
almighty
- awful
- baking
- carry-on
- exert
- formidable
- terrific
- to-do
- tremendous
- unearthly
- ungodly
- uproar
- fearsome
- havoc
- stupendous
* * *tremendo, -a adj1. [enorme] tremendous, enormous;una caída/un éxito tremendo a tremendous o huge fall/success;se llevó un disgusto tremendo he was terribly upset2. [horrible] terrible;un espectáculo tremendo a terrible o horrific sight;tengo un dolor de cabeza tremendo I've got a terrible headache4. [increíble]¡ese niño es tremendo! that boy is a handful!;cuando se enfada es tremendo he's really scary when he gets angry* * *adj* * *tremendo, -da adj1) : tremendous, enormous2) : terrible, dreadful* * *tremendo adj1. (terrible) terrible2. (enorme) tremendous -
12 zarza
f.bramble, blackberry bush.* * *1 bramble, blackberry bush* * *SF bramble, blackberry (bush)* * *femenino bramble, blackberry bush* * *= briar, bramble, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex. They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex. They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex. The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.----* zarza ardiente, la = burning bush, the.* * *femenino bramble, blackberry bush* * *= briar, bramble, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.
Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex: The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.* zarza ardiente, la = burning bush, the.* * *bramble, blackberry bushCompuesto:( Bib) burning bush* * *
zarza sustantivo femenino
bramble, blackberry bush
zarza f Bot blackberry bush, bramble
' zarza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espina
- espinoso
- pincho
English:
bramble
- brier
* * *zarza nfbramble, blackberry bush* * *f BOT bramble* * *zarza nf: bramble, blackberry bush* * *zarza n bramble -
13 пугающая затея
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14 beachtlich
I Adj.1. (beträchtlich) considerable; mengenmäßig: auch siz(e)able; Fortschritt: considerable, respectable; Erfolg: notable, considerable; Verbesserung: considerable, real; das war eine beachtliche Leistung that was quite an achievement ( oder (quite) some feat umg.)2. (bemerkenswert) remarkable; (ernstzunehmend) serious; Gegner, Widerstände: auch formidable, daunting; beachtlich! umg. pretty good!; er hat Beachtliches geleistet he (has) achieved a lot* * *remarkable* * *be|ạcht|lich [bə'|axtlɪç]1. adj1) (= beträchtlich) considerable; Verbesserung, Zu- or Abnahme marked; Erfolg notable; Talent remarkable2) (= bedeutend) Ereignis significant; (= lobenswert) Leistung considerable, excellent; (= zu berücksichtigend) relevanter hat im Leben/Beruf Beachtliches geleistet — he has achieved a considerable amount in life/his job
2. adv(= sehr) significantly, considerably* * *1) formidably2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) formidable3) respectably4) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) some* * *be·acht·lichI. adj considerableein \beachtlicher Erfolg/eine \beachtliche Leistung a notable success/achievementeine \beachtliche Verbesserung a marked improvementB\beachtliches leisten to achieve a considerable amountnichts B\beachtliches nothing worthy of note\beachtlich! not bad!II. adv1. (deutlich)\beachtlich kälter/schneller/wärmer considerably [or markedly] [or significantly] colder/faster/warmer2. (bemerkenswert) remarkably* * *1.Adjektiv considerable; marked, considerable <change, increase, improvement, etc.>; notable, considerable < success>2.* * *A. adj1. (beträchtlich) considerable; mengenmäßig: auch siz(e)able; Fortschritt: considerable, respectable; Erfolg: notable, considerable; Verbesserung: considerable, real;2. (bemerkenswert) remarkable; (ernstzunehmend) serious; Gegner, Widerstände: auch formidable, daunting;beachtlich! umg pretty good!;er hat Beachtliches geleistet he (has) achieved a lotB. adv considerably etc;beachtlich steigen climb sharply ( oder steeply)* * *1.Adjektiv considerable; marked, considerable <change, increase, improvement, etc.>; notable, considerable < success>2.adverbial considerably; <change, increase, improve, etc.> markedly, considerably* * *adj.considerable adj.remarkable adj. -
15 a primera vista
(adj.) = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blushEx. This definitely one of its strengths, even if the schedules may seem a little daunting on first acquaintance.Ex. At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.Ex. On first inspection it may appear that the words used in indexes to represent concepts can merely be determined by considering normal usage.Ex. On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.Ex. We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.Ex. Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.Ex. Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.Ex. The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.* * *(adj.) = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blushEx: This definitely one of its strengths, even if the schedules may seem a little daunting on first acquaintance.
Ex: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks.Ex: On first inspection it may appear that the words used in indexes to represent concepts can merely be determined by considering normal usage.Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.Ex: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional.Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.Ex: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.Ex: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking. -
16 acepción
f.meaning, acceptation, meaning of a word, meaning of the word.* * *1 meaning, sense* * *SF1) (Ling) sense, meaning2) [en el trato] preference* * *femenino sense, meaning* * *= meaning.Ex. The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.* * *femenino sense, meaning* * *= meaning.Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.
* * *sense, meaning* * *
acepción sustantivo femenino
sense, meaning
acepción sustantivo femenino meaning, sense
* * *acepción nf[de palabra, frase] meaning, sense* * *f sense, meaning* * * -
17 amenazador
adj.threatening, menacing, ominous.* * *► adjetivo1 threatening, menacing* * *(f. - amenazadora)adj.menacing, threatening* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex. The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.----* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *adj,amenazante adjective threatening, menacing* * *
amenazador◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo
threatening, menacing
amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
' amenazador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amenazadora
- amenazante
English:
forbidding
- menace
- menacing
- threatening
- threateningly
* * *amenazador, -ora adjthreatening, menacing* * *adj threatening* * *amenazador, - dora adj: threatening, menacing -
18 amenazante
adj.threatening, menacing.* * *► adjetivo1 threatening, menacing* * *= threatening, forbidding, menacing.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *= threatening, forbidding, menacing.Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.* * *
Multiple Entries:
amenazador
amenazante
amenazador◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo
threatening, menacing
amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
' amenazante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actitud
- amenazador
- amenazadora
* * *amenazante adjthreatening, menacing* * *adj threatening* * * -
19 aspecto
m.1 appearance (apariencia).tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp2 aspect (faceta).bajo este aspecto from this angleen todos los aspectos in every respect3 point of view, side.* * *1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically2 (apariencia) look, appearance■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?\en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that* * *noun m.1) aspect2) look* * *SM1) (=apariencia) lookno lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him
un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive
¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?
•
tener buen aspecto — to look well•
tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all2) (=punto) aspectlos aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem
3) (Geog) aspect4) (Arquit) aspect5) (Ling) aspect6)al primer aspecto — † at first sight
* * *1)a) (de persona, lugar) appearancele da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look
¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?
b) (de problema, asunto)2) (rasgo, faceta)quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up
* * *= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.----* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* aspecto exterior = facade.* aspecto externo = outward appearance.* aspecto físico = physical appearance.* aspecto negativo = irritant.* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* aspectos económicos = economics.* aspectos financieros = economics.* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.* aspectos más notables = highlights.* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener aspecto = look.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener un aspecto = look and feel.* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* un aspecto de = an air of.* * *1)a) (de persona, lugar) appearancele da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look
¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?
b) (de problema, asunto)2) (rasgo, faceta)quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up
* * *= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* aspecto exterior = facade.* aspecto externo = outward appearance.* aspecto físico = physical appearance.* aspecto negativo = irritant.* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* aspectos económicos = economics.* aspectos financieros = economics.* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.* aspectos más notables = highlights.* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener aspecto = look.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener un aspecto = look and feel.* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* un aspecto de = an air of.* * *1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearanceun hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearancela barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual lookno lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at allesa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nastypor su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside2(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o lookingB (rasgo, faceta) aspectése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problemdebemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared upen ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changeden ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're rightC ( Ling) aspectD ( Astron) aspect* * *
aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;
[ cosa] it doesn't look niceb) (de problema, asunto):◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking
2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way
* * *aspecto nm1. [apariencia] appearance;un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;[comida] to look nice o good;tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;[comida] it doesn't look very nice;tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party2. [faceta] aspect;bajo este aspecto from this angle;en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;en todos los aspectos in every respect;en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…3. Gram aspect4. [en astrología] aspect* * *mtener buen aspecto look good;tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy2 ( faceta) aspect* * *aspecto nm1) : aspect2) apariencia: appearance, look* * *aspecto n1. (apariencia) appearance2. (faceta) aspect -
20 brezo
m.1 heather.2 briar, brier, heath, heather.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: brezar.* * *1 heather, heath* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Bot) heather2) [de pipa] briar* * *masculino heather, heath (AmE)* * *= heather, briar, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex. In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.Ex. They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex. The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.* * *masculino heather, heath (AmE)* * *= heather, briar, brier.Nota: También escrito briar.Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.
Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.Ex: The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.* * *heather, heath ( AmE)Compuesto:briar* * *
brezo m Bot heather
' brezo' also found in these entries:
English:
brier
- heather
* * *brezo nmheather* * *m BOT heather* * *brezo nm: heather
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