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1 afligente
• distressing• troubleshooting• troublous -
2 desconsolador
• distressing• heartbreak• heartbroken -
3 angustioso
adj.distressful, anguished, agonizing, distressing.* * *► adjetivo1 (situación) distressing, worrying; (mirada) anguished* * *(f. - angustiosa)adj.1) anguished, distressed2) distressing* * *ADJ1) (=angustiado) [sensación] distressed, anguished; [voz, mirada] anguished2) (=agobiante) [habitación, espacio] oppressive; [problema, recuerdo, situación] distressing3) (=doloroso) (lit) agonizing; (fig) heartbreaking* * ** * *= harrowing, agonising [agonizing, -USA], agonised [agonized, -USA], distressing, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an ' agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex. He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * ** * *= harrowing, agonising [agonizing, -USA], agonised [agonized, -USA], distressing, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an ' agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *angustioso -sa‹situación› distressing; ‹mirada/grito› anguished* * *
angustioso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ situación› distressing;
‹mirada/grito› anguished
angustioso,-a adjetivo distressing
' angustioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angustiosa
- desesperante
English:
distressing
- nerve-racking
- agonizing
- harrowing
* * *angustioso, -a adj[espera] anxious; [situación, noticia] distressing* * *adj agonizing* * *angustioso, -sa adj1) : anguished, distressed2) : distressing, worrisome -
4 doloroso
adj.1 painful, sore, sorrowful, dolorous.2 algesic.* * *► adjetivo1 painful2 figurado painful, distressing* * *(f. - dolorosa)adj.1) painful2) distressing* * *ADJ1) (Med) painful2) (=angustioso) painful, distressing* * *- sa adjetivoa) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painfulb) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting* * *= painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.Ex. How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.----* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painfulb) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting* * *= painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.* * *doloroso -sa1 ‹tratamiento/enfermedad› painfultuvo una muerte muy dolorosa he had o died a very painful death, he died in great pain2 ‹decisión/momento› painful, distressing; ‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting; ‹recuerdo› painful* * *
doloroso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting
doloroso,-a adjetivo painful
' doloroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolorosa
English:
painful
- grievous
- poignant
* * *doloroso, -a adj1. [físicamente] painful;tuvo un parto muy doloroso she had a very painful labour2. [moralmente] distressing;fue una decisión muy dolorosa para mí it was a very painful decision for me;tengo un recuerdo doloroso de aquella época I have painful memories of that period;resulta doloroso verlo en ese estado it's distressing to see him in that state* * *adj tb figpainful* * *doloroso, -sa adj1) : painful2) : distressing♦ dolorosamente adv* * *doloroso adj painful -
5 penoso
adj.1 troublesome, difficult, painful, embarrassing.2 shy, bashful, timid.* * *► adjetivo1 (doloroso) painful; (triste) sad2 (trabajoso) laborious, hard3 (desastroso) terrible, awful, dreadful* * *ADJ1) (=doloroso) painfulme veo en la penosa obligación de comunicarles que... — I regret to have to inform you that...
2) (=difícil) [tarea] arduous, laborious; [viaje] gruelling, grueling (EEUU)3) (=lamentable) pitifulfue un espectáculo penoso — it was a sorry o pitiful sight
era penoso ver la casa en ese estado — the house was a sorry o pitiful sight, it was pitiful to see the house in such a state
* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( lamentable) terrible, awful2)a) ( triste) sad3) (AmL exc CS fam)a) < persona> shyb) ( embarazoso) embarrassing* * *= painful, embarrassing, distressing, grievous, wrenching, excruciating, pitiful, upsetting, gruelling [grueling, -USA].Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex. How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.* * *- sa adjetivo1) ( lamentable) terrible, awful2)a) ( triste) sad3) (AmL exc CS fam)a) < persona> shyb) ( embarazoso) embarrassing* * *= painful, embarrassing, distressing, grievous, wrenching, excruciating, pitiful, upsetting, gruelling [grueling, -USA].Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.* * *penoso -saA (lamentable) terrible, awfulB1 (triste) sadtengo el penoso deber de comunicarle que … it is my sad duty to inform you that …2 ‹viaje› grueling*; ‹trabajo› laborious, difficultC ( AmL exc CS fam)1 ‹persona› shy2 (embarazoso) embarrassing* * *
penoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 ( lamentable) terrible, awful
2
‹ trabajo› laborious, difficult
3 (AmL exc CS fam)
penoso,-a adjetivo
1 (un estado, una situación) terrible, painful
2 (un trabajo, un esfuerzo), difficult, arduous
' penoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgracia
- penosa
- trabajada
- trabajado
- triste
- desolador
- duro
English:
arduous
- blubber
- drudgery
- grievous
- grueling
- gruelling
- laborious
- pathetic
- sad
- bashful
- distressing
* * *penoso, -a adj1. [trabajoso] backbreaking;llegaron a puerto tras una travesía penosa they reached port after an arduous crossing2. [lamentable] dreadful;el arbitraje fue penoso the refereeing was dreadful;tenía un aspecto penoso he was a sorry sight3. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [embarazoso] embarrassing4. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [persona] shy* * *adj1 ( angustiante) distressing2 trabajo laborious3 C.Am., Cu, Méx: que causa vergüenzaembarrassing4 C.Am., Cu, Méx: que siente vergüenzashy* * *penoso, -sa adj1) : painful, distressing2) : difficult, arduous3) : shy, bashful* * *penoso adj painful / distressing -
6 angustiante
adj.distressing, afflictive.* * *ADJ distressing* * *adjetivo < experiencia> distressing* * *= nerve-wracking [nerve-racking], anguishing.Ex. A program should always tell the operator what it is doing once an instruction has been given: there is nothing more nerve-wracking than to enter a command and have the screen go totally blank!.Ex. Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.* * *adjetivo < experiencia> distressing* * *= nerve-wracking [nerve-racking], anguishing.Ex: A program should always tell the operator what it is doing once an instruction has been given: there is nothing more nerve-wracking than to enter a command and have the screen go totally blank!.
Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.* * *‹experiencia› distressingestaban en una situación económica angustiante they were in a desperate situation financially* * *angustiante adj[situación] distressing* * *adj distressing -
7 desolador
adj.desolating, destructive, ravaging.m.desolator, bereaver, desolater.* * *► adjetivo1 (devastador) devastating, ravaging2 (desconsolador) heartbreaking, devastating* * *ADJ1) (=entristecedor) [imagen] heartbreaking, heartrending; [noticia] devastating, distressing; [paisaje] bleak, cheerless2) [epidemia] devastating* * *- dora adjetivo1) ( devastador) <tormenta/epidemia> devastating2) (triste, penoso) < noticia> devastating; < espectáculo> distressing* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *- dora adjetivo1) ( devastador) <tormenta/epidemia> devastating2) (triste, penoso) < noticia> devastating; < espectáculo> distressing* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *A (devastador) ‹tormenta/epidemia› devastatingB(triste, penoso): ante este panorama desolador faced with this bleak prospecttodos se conmovieron ante ese espectáculo desolador everybody was moved by that heartrending sightla noticia desoladora de la muerte de su padre the heartbreaking o desvastating news of his father's death* * *
desolador◊ - dora adjetivo
1 ( devastador) ‹tormenta/epidemia› devastating
2 (triste, penoso) ‹ noticia› devastating;
‹ espectáculo› distressing
desolador,-ora adjetivo
1 (asolador, arrasador) devastating
2 (descorazonador) distressing
' desolador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desoladora
- panorama
* * *desolador, -ora adj1. [devastador] [terremoto, guerra] devastating2. [deprimente] [imagen, espectáculo] heart-rending;[noticia] devastating;ante un panorama tan desolador, nadie sabía cómo reaccionar faced with such a bleak prospect, nobody knew how to react* * *adj devastating* * *1) : devastating2) : bleak, desolate -
8 desconsolador
adj.1 disconsolate, disappointing, disconcerting, lamentable.2 distressing, heartbreaking.* * *► adjetivo1 heartbreaking, distressing* * *ADJ distressing, grievous* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *= desolating, heartbreaking.Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *adj distressing -
9 desesperante
adj.1 infuriating.2 exasperating, maddening.* * *► adjetivo1 exasperating, infuriating* * *ADJ [situación] infuriating; [persona] infuriating, hopeless* * *a) ( exasperante) exasperatingb) ( angustioso) distressing* * *= agonising [agonizing, -USA], maddening.Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an ' agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex. For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.* * *a) ( exasperante) exasperatingb) ( angustioso) distressing* * *= agonising [agonizing, -USA], maddening.Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an ' agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
Ex: For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.* * *‹situación› exasperatinges desesperante hablar con él porque no te escucha it's infuriating o exasperating o maddening talking to him because he doesn't listen* * *
desesperante adjetivo
desesperante adjetivo exasperating: adoptó una actitud desesperante, she assumed an infuriating attitude
' desesperante' also found in these entries:
English:
agonizing
- soul-destroying
* * *desesperante adjinfuriating;resulta desesperante oírle hablar he's infuriating to listen to;el balón rodaba por el barro con lentitud desesperante the ball rolled through the mud infuriatingly o maddeningly slowly* * *adj infuriating, exasperating -
10 aflictivo
adj.afflictive, distressing; causing pain and grief.* * *► adjetivo1 grievous, distressing* * *ADJ distressing* * *adj very sad -
11 angustia
f.1 anxiety.2 distress (Psi).3 anguish, affliction, agony, distress.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: angustiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: angustiar.* * *1 anguish, affliction, distress■ ¡qué angustia! how distressing!2 (física) sickness, nausea\angustia vital anxiety state, angst* * *noun f.1) anguish, distress2) anxiety* * *1. SF1) (=miedo) anguish, distressuna mirada/sensación de angustia — a look/feeling of anguish o distress
un grito de angustia — a cry of anguish, an anguished cry
sentía un nudo de angustia en la garganta — I could feel a knot in my throat, from anguish
¡estuve a punto de caerme por el acantilado! ¡qué angustia! — I was just about to fall off the cliff! what an ordeal!
2) (=ansiedad) [por estrés, miedo] anxiety; [por inseguridad] angstcada vez que voy en metro noto una terrible sensación de angustia — every time I travel by underground I feel terribly anxious o I feel a terrible anxiety
ataque de angustia — anxiety attack, panic attack
angustia existencial, angustia vital — (Med) state of anxiety; (Psic) angst
3) * (=náuseas)2.SMF INVser un angustias — * to be a worrier
* * *a) ( congoja) anguish, distressgritos/mirada de angustia — anguished cries/look
b) ( desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que... — she's constantly worried that...
c) (Psic) anxiety* * *= distress, angst [Angst], anguish, torment.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This article reviews a selection of World Wide Web (WWW) sites providing sources of information on specific topics ranging from feeling bad ( Angst) to bicycles.Ex. The exhibition was organized around the themes of love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.----* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* dominado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* expresar angustia = express + Posesivo + anguish.* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.* lleno de angustia = angst-ridden.* presionado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* * *a) ( congoja) anguish, distressgritos/mirada de angustia — anguished cries/look
b) ( desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que... — she's constantly worried that...
c) (Psic) anxiety* * *= distress, angst [Angst], anguish, torment.Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: This article reviews a selection of World Wide Web (WWW) sites providing sources of information on specific topics ranging from feeling bad ( Angst) to bicycles.Ex: The exhibition was organized around the themes of love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* dominado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* expresar angustia = express + Posesivo + anguish.* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.* lleno de angustia = angst-ridden.* presionado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* * *A1 (congoja) anguish, distresssus gritos de angustia his anguished o distressed cries, his cries of anguishsiento una gran angustia al no poder ayudarlos it causes me great anguish o distress not to be able to help them ( liter), I feel very distressed at not being able to help them2 (desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que algún día la despidan she's constantly worried o she lives with the worry that one day she is going to lose her jobDoña Angustias ( fam): hija mía, pareces Doña Angustias you're a born worrier ( colloq), you get so worked up o ( BrE) het up about everything! ( colloq), you're such a worrier ( colloq)3 ( Psic) anxietyCompuestos:● angustia existencial or vitalangst, metaphysical anguish, existential anxietyoral anxietyB* * *
Del verbo angustiar: ( conjugate angustiar)
angustia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
angustia
angustiar
angustia sustantivo femenino
◊ vive con la angustia de que… she's constantly worried that…c) (Psic) anxiety
angustiar ( conjugate angustiar) verbo transitivoa) ( acongojar) to distress
angustiarse verbo pronominal ( acongojarse) to get distressed, get upset;
( preocuparse) to get worried, become anxious
angustia sustantivo femenino anguish
angustiar verbo transitivo to distress
' angustia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobio
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- nudo
- respiro
- vivir
- desesperación
- dios
- horror
English:
agony
- angst
- anguish
- distress
- worrier
* * *angustia nf1. [aflicción] anxiety;vivieron las semanas de secuestro con angustia they were in a state of constant anxiety throughout the weeks of the kidnapping;lloraba con angustia she was crying in distress2. Psi distress;una sensación de angustia existencial a feeling of angst* * *f anguish* * *angustia nf1) congoja: anguish, distress2) : anxiety, worry* * *angustia n distress -
12 inquietante
adj.1 worrying.2 disquieting, distressing, distressful, alarming.* * *► adjetivo1 disturbing* * *ADJ worrying, disturbing* * ** * *= disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disturbing, unnerving, enervating.Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.Ex. For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex. These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.Ex. For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex. Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex. Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.----* de manera inquietante = eerily.* evocador e inquietante = haunting.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* * ** * *= disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disturbing, unnerving, enervating.Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex: These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.* de manera inquietante = eerily.* evocador e inquietante = haunting.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* * *‹noticia/cifras› disturbing, worrying; ‹síntoma› worrying* * *
inquietante adjetivo ‹noticia/cifras› disturbing, worrying;
‹ síntoma› worrying
inquietante adjetivo worrying
' inquietante' also found in these entries:
English:
disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- perturbing
- unsettling
- worrying
- eerie
- haunting
* * *inquietante adjworrying* * *adj worrying* * *inquietante adj: disturbing, worrisome -
13 preocupante
adj.1 worrying.2 worrisome, afflictive, afflicting, distressing.* * *► adjetivo1 worrying* * *ADJ worrying* * *adjetivo worrying* * *= alarming, disturbing, worrying, worrisome, troubling.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex. A troubling finding is that reference staff seem to regard the Internet as an external resource that users can search independently.----* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* * *adjetivo worrying* * *= alarming, disturbing, worrying, worrisome, troubling.Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex: A troubling finding is that reference staff seem to regard the Internet as an external resource that users can search independently.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* * *worrying* * *
preocupante adjetivo
worrying
' preocupante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
turbador
- turbadora
English:
distressing
- frequency
- worrying
* * *preocupante adjworrying;lo preocupante es que no haya llamado todavía the worrying thing is that she still hasn't phoned* * *adj worrying* * *preocupante adj: worrisome -
14 somero
adj.1 shallow, superficial.2 summary.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) (=a poca profundidad) shallow2) (=poco detallado) superficial, summary frm* * *- ra adjetivo superficial, summary (frml)* * *= mild, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], perfunctory.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.----* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* mortaja de la somera = head mortise.* * *- ra adjetivo superficial, summary (frml)* * *= mild, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], perfunctory.Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.* espiga de la somera = head tenon.* mortaja de la somera = head mortise.* * *somero -ra1 ‹análisis/descripción/estudio› superficial, summary ( frml)2 ‹aguas› shallowrocas someras rocks just below the surface of the water* * *
somero,-a adjetivo
1 (sucinto, insustancial) slight, superficial
una somera descripción de los hechos, a brief description of the facts
2 (superficial) superficial
' somero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
somera
English:
cursory
- perfunctory
* * *somero, -a adj1. [superficial] superficial2. [breve] brief3. [aguas] shallow* * *adj superficial* * *somero, -ra adj: superficial, cursory, shallow -
15 superficial
adj.superficial (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 superficial* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [herida] superficial, skin antes de s2) (=poco perceptible) [interés] superficial; [mirada] brief, perfunctory; [carácter] shallow; [medidas] surface antes de s* * *2) < herida> superficial; <marca/grieta> surface (before n)* * *= shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.], superficial, facile, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], perfunctory, cosmetic, skin deep.Ex. There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex. The article 'Beauty is still only skin deep' argues that in e-business it is what is beneath the surface that counts such as the integration of sales and order information with the production, stocking and delivery of the product or service.----* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* tono superficial = light touch.* * *2) < herida> superficial; <marca/grieta> surface (before n)* * *= shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.], superficial, facile, sketchy [sketchier -comp., sketchiest -sup.], lightweight [light-weight], perfunctory, cosmetic, skin deep.Ex: There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: I recently did a sketchy biography of Lucille Morsch and had to go back and read all the material on her career.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.Ex: The article 'Beauty is still only skin deep' argues that in e-business it is what is beneath the surface that counts such as the integration of sales and order information with the production, stocking and delivery of the product or service.* arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.* con heridas superficiales = superficially wounded.* de manera muy superficial = sketchily.* herida superficial = superficial wound.* tono superficial = light touch.* * *A (frívolo) ‹persona› superficial, shallow; ‹charla/comentario› superficialB ‹herida› superficial; ‹marca/grieta› surface ( before n) estructura* * *
superficial adjetivo
1 ( frívolo) ‹ persona› superficial, shallow;
‹charla/comentario› superficial
2 ‹ herida› superficial;
‹marca/grieta› surface ( before n)
superficial adjetivo
1 superficial
una herida superficial, a superficial wound
2 (una persona) pey superficial, shallow
' superficial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escarceo
- somera
- somero
- vacía
- vacío
- vaguedad
- hueco
English:
cursory
- facile
- flesh wound
- glitter
- lightweight
- perfunctory
- shallow
- sketchy
- skin-deep
- superficial
- surface
- surface tension
- casual
- cosmetic
- skin
* * *superficial adj1. [poco profundo] [capa, herida] superficial2. [frívolo] [persona, conversación] superficial* * *adj superficial, shallow* * *superficial adj: superficial♦ superficialmente adv* * *superficial adj superficial -
16 afligente
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17 alarmante
adj.1 alarming.2 startling.* * *► adjetivo1 alarming* * *adj.* * *ADJ alarming* * *adjetivo alarming* * *= alarming, staggering.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.----* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.* de modo alarmante = alarmingly.* * *adjetivo alarming* * *= alarming, staggering.Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.* a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.* de modo alarmante = alarmingly.* * *alarming* * *
alarmante adjetivo
alarming
alarmante adjetivo alarming
' alarmante' also found in these entries:
English:
alarming
- chop down
- distressing
- fascism
- startling
- ugly
- disturbing
* * *alarmante adjalarming* * *adj alarming* * *alarmante adj: alarming♦ alarmantemente adv -
18 envejecimiento
m.aging.* * *1 ageing, growing old* * *SM ageing* * *masculino aging** * *= aging [ageing], aging [ageing].Ex. Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.Ex. These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.----* en proceso de envejecimiento = aging [ageing].* envejecimiento celular = cellular aging [cellular ageing].* envejecimiento de la población = aging population [ageing population].* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* proceso de envejecimiento = aging process.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* retrasar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * *masculino aging** * *= aging [ageing], aging [ageing].Ex: Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.
Ex: These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.* en proceso de envejecimiento = aging [ageing].* envejecimiento celular = cellular aging [cellular ageing].* envejecimiento de la población = aging population [ageing population].* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* proceso de envejecimiento = aging process.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* retardar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* retrasar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* * *1 (de una persona, de la piel) aging*2 (del vino, queso) maturing, aging** * *
envejecimiento sustantivo masculino ageing
' envejecimiento' also found in these entries:
English:
ageing
- aging
* * *1. [de persona] ageing2. [de piel] ageing3. [de vino, licor] ageing4. [de madera, mueble] distressing* * *m ag(e)ing* * *: aging -
19 intranquilizante
adj.distressing, afflicting, afflictive, disturbing.* * *= disquieting.Ex. A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.* * *= disquieting.Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
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20 panorama
m.1 panorama (vista).2 overall state.3 scenario.* * *1 (paisaje) panorama, view2 (aspecto) situation, outlook* * *noun m.1) panorama2) prospect3) scene* * *SM1) [gen] panorama (tb fig); (=vista) view; (=perspectiva) outlook2) (Arte, Fot) view* * *a) (vista, paisaje) view, panoramab) ( perspectiva) outlookc) ( escenario)* * *= vista, overview, landscape.Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.----* visión del panorama = overview.* * *a) (vista, paisaje) view, panoramab) ( perspectiva) outlookc) ( escenario)* * *= vista, overview, landscape.Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.* visión del panorama = overview.* * *1 (vista, paisaje) view, panorama2 (perspectiva) outlookse presenta un panorama esperanzador the outlook is promising o hopeful3 (escenario) sceneel panorama político internacional the international political scene* * *
panorama sustantivo masculino
panorama sustantivo masculino
1 (paisaje) panorama, view
2 (visión, aspecto) scene: era un panorama desolador, it was a distressing scene
3 (situación general, previsión) outlook: ese panorama no me seduce nada, that prospect doesn't appeal to me at all
' panorama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alentador
- alentadora
- diversa
- diverso
- perspectiva
- vista
- espectáculo
- general
- magnífico
- paisaje
English:
panorama
- picture
- scene
- view
- vista
* * *panorama nm1. [vista] panorama2. [visión general] overview;un panorama de la música barroca an overview of Baroque music3. [situación] outlook;el panorama económico no es bueno the economic outlook is not good* * *m panorama* * *panorama nm1) vista: panorama, view2) : scene, situationel panorama nacional: the national scene3) perspectiva: outlook* * *
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