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1 mansurrón
• docile• dovish• soft-like• very tame -
2 dócil
adj.docile, yielding, obedient, tame.* * *► adjetivo1 docile, obedient* * *ADJ [animal] docile; [persona] submissive, meek* * *adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable* * *= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.Ex. While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.* * *adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable* * *= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.* * *1 ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile; ‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained2 ‹pelo› manageable* * *
dócil adjetivo ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile;
‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained;
‹ pelo› manageable
dócil adjetivo
1 (persona) docile, manageable
2 (metal, piedra) ductile, malleable
' dócil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cordero
- sumisión
English:
docile
- lead
- meek
- well-behaved
- amenable
- manageable
- tame
* * *dócil adj1. [animal, niño] obedient;[persona] docile, tractable;es un caballo muy dócil he's a very docile o gentle horse;no deberías ser tan dócil you shouldn't be so submissive o compliant2. [cabello] manageable* * *adj docile* * *dócil adj: docile♦ dócilmente adv -
3 manso
adj.tame, lamb-like, quiet, gentle.* * *► adjetivo1 (animal) tame2 (persona) docile, meek* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] meek, gentle2) [animal] tame3) Chile * (=tremendo) huge, tremendous2.SM Esp ** mattress* * *- sa adjetivob) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)* * *= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.----* aguas mansas = still waters.* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.* * *- sa adjetivob) (liter) <persona/carácter> gentle, meek (liter)* * *= tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
* aguas mansas = still waters.* tan manso como un cordero = as meek as a lamb.* * *manso -saA1 ‹caballo› tame; ‹toro› docileun perro manso a friendly dog o a dog that won't bitela reprimenda lo dejó manso como un corderito after being told off he was meek and mild o he behaved like a lamb3 ( liter); ‹río› gently-flowing, peaceful; ‹brisa› gentleB( Chi fam) (enorme, tremendo) ( delante del n): mansa pateadura que le dieron they gave him a terrible beating ( colloq)y yo que llevaba esta mansa valija and there I was carrying this whopping o huge great suitcase ( colloq)* * *
manso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ toro› docile;
‹ perro› friendly
manso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) gentle, meek
2 (animal) tame, docile
' manso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mansa
English:
meek
- tame
- well-behaved
* * *manso, -a adj1. [animal] [dócil] docile;[domesticado] tame2. [persona] gentle, meek3. [aguas] calmtiene la mansa casa he has a gigantic o massive house* * *I adj1 animal docile2 persona mild* * *manso, -sa adj1) : gentle, meek2) : tame♦ mansamente adv* * * -
4 sumiso
adj.submissive, obedient, dutiful, pliant.* * *► adjetivo1 submissive, obedient* * *ADJ (=dócil) submissive; (=que no se resiste) unresisting; (=que no se queja) uncomplaining* * *- sa adjetivo submissive* * *= submissive, docile.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.* * *- sa adjetivo submissive* * *= submissive, docile.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.* * *sumiso -sasubmissivesiempre acataba sumiso las órdenes de su amo he always obeyed his master's orders meekly o without questionsoportaba sus malos tratos con actitud sumisa she suffered his ill-treatment submissively* * *
sumiso◊ -sa adjetivo
submissive
sumiso,-a adjetivo submissive, docile, obedient
' sumiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sumisa
English:
dutiful
- meek
- submissive
- docile
* * *sumiso, -a adjsubmissive* * *adj submissive* * *sumiso, -sa adj: submissive, acquiescent, docile -
5 obediente
adj.obedient.f. & m.loyal subordinate, henchman, minion.* * *► adjetivo1 obedient* * *ADJ obedient* * *adjetivo obedient* * *= obedient.Ex. Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.* * *adjetivo obedient* * *= obedient.Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.
* * *obedient* * *
obediente adjetivo
obedient
obediente adjetivo obedient
' obediente' also found in these entries:
English:
compliant
- dutiful
- obedient
- well
* * *obediente adjobedient;tienes que ser obediente you must be obedient, you must do as you're told* * *adj obedient* * *obediente adj: obedient♦ obedientemente adv* * *obediente adj obedient -
6 corregible
adj.1 corrigible, docile.2 correctible, reclaimable, amendable, mendable.* * *► adjetivo1 rectifiable, which can be corrected* * *ADJ rectifiable* * *adjetivo correctable* * *= correctable, fixable, amendable.Ex. This article considers the questions of planning the ideal library building and examines correctable design faults which occur time and time again.Ex. A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.Ex. Files are amendable in real time throughout library opening hours.----* auntocorregible = self-correctable.* corregible por uno mismo = self-marking.* * *adjetivo correctable* * *= correctable, fixable, amendable.Ex: This article considers the questions of planning the ideal library building and examines correctable design faults which occur time and time again.
Ex: A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.Ex: Files are amendable in real time throughout library opening hours.* auntocorregible = self-correctable.* corregible por uno mismo = self-marking.* * *correctable* * *corregible adjes un problema corregible it's a problem that can be solved;un error que no es fácilmente corregible a mistake which isn't easy to correct* * *adj correctable -
7 era
f.1 era (periodo).era cristiana/geológica Christian/geological erala era espacial the space age2 threshing floor.3 thrashing floor, threshing floor.4 garden patch.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: erar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: erar.imperf.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperfect Indicative of Spanish verb: ser.* * *1→ link=ser ser————————1 AGRICULTURA threshing floor2 (cuadro de jardín) bed, plot————————1 (tiempo) era, age\era cristiana Christian era* * *noun f.* * *I IISF ( Hist) era, ageera cristiana, era de Cristo — Christian era
IIIera española, era hispánica — Spanish Era ( from 38 B.C.)
SF (Agr) [para cereales] threshing floor; [para flores] bed, plot; [para hortalizas] patcherais* * *I1) (período, época) era, age2) (Agr) threshing floorII* * *= era, epoch, age.Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex. The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.Ex. He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.----* en la era digital = in the digital era, in the digital age.* era anterior al Cristianismo = pre-Christian era.* era cristiana, la = common era, the (C.E.).* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* era de la electrónica, la = electronic age, the.* era de la fotocopia, la = photocopying era, the.* era de la imprenta, la = print era, the.* era de la información = information era.* era de la información, la = information age, the.* era de la informática, la = computer age, the.* Era del Conocimiento, la = Knowledge Age, the.* era digital, la = digital age, the.* era moderna, la = modern era, the.* era tecnológica = technological age.* nacido antes de la era digital = digital immigrant.* nacido en la era digital = digital native.* nueva era = new age.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* * *I1) (período, época) era, age2) (Agr) threshing floorII* * *= era, epoch, age.Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.
Ex: The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.* en la era digital = in the digital era, in the digital age.* era anterior al Cristianismo = pre-Christian era.* era cristiana, la = common era, the (C.E.).* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.* era de la electrónica, la = electronic age, the.* era de la fotocopia, la = photocopying era, the.* era de la imprenta, la = print era, the.* era de la información = information era.* era de la información, la = information age, the.* era de la informática, la = computer age, the.* Era del Conocimiento, la = Knowledge Age, the.* era digital, la = digital age, the.* era moderna, la = modern era, the.* era tecnológica = technological age.* nacido antes de la era digital = digital immigrant.* nacido en la era digital = digital native.* nueva era = new age.* pasar a la era de = move into + the age of.* * *era1A (período, época) era, agela era cristiana the Christian erala era atómica/espacial the atomic/space ageel año 210 de nuestra era the year 210 AD, the year of our Lord 210B ( Agr) threshing floor* * *
Del verbo ser: ( conjugate ser)
era es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Multiple Entries:
era
ser
era sustantivo femenino (período, época) era, age
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) era para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
era v impers to be;
era v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ era humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
era f (periodo) age, era
la era de la informática, the age of the computer
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' era' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- agrado
- anterioridad
- antesala
- cajón
- calentar
- coherencia
- confidente
- conflictiva
- conflictivo
- conmovedor
- conmovedora
- débil
- deprimente
- desalentador
- desalentadora
- descubrir
- destino
- desvaído
- desventura
- dueña
- dueño
- dura
- duro
- elocuente
- ser
- eslabón
- espanto
- estafador
- estafadora
- faceta
- faltar
- fiel
- forzada
- forzado
- fragosa
- fragoso
- gracia
- graduación
- hábil
- imperiosa
- imperioso
- indicada
- indicado
- inicialmente
- instante
- mamarrachada
- menos
- moral
- ninguna
English:
acknowledge
- acknowledgement
- advantageous
- anguish
- approximate
- astonishing
- attractive
- baby
- blatant
- blatantly
- blunt
- bumpkin
- bushy
- businesslike
- butt
- calculated
- conceited
- conduct
- conjecture
- consequence
- constant
- consternation
- crime
- cute
- dawn
- day
- deceive
- definitely
- disappointment
- disobedience
- dissatisfaction
- docile
- domineering
- drab
- epoch
- era
- erratic
- evident
- featureless
- figment
- flabby
- flair
- folly
- forgetful
- formidable
- fraud
- full-length
- genuine
- glaringly
- grief
* * *era2 nf[periodo] era;la era postindustrial the postindustrial era o age;vivimos en la era de la informática we are living in the computer age;en el año 500 de nuestra era in 500 ADera atómica atomic age;era cristiana Christian era;era espacial space age;era geológica geological era;era glacial ice ageera3 nf[para trillar] threshing floor* * *f era* * *era nfedad, época: era, age* * *era n era / age -
8 maleable
adj.malleable (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 malleable* * *ADJ malleable* * *a) < metal> malleableb) <persona/carácter> malleable* * *= malleable, tractable.Ex. While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.Ex. This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.* * *a) < metal> malleableb) <persona/carácter> malleable* * *= malleable, tractable.Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.
Ex: This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.* * *1 ‹metal› malleable2 ‹persona/carácter› malleable* * *
maleable adjetivo
1 (un mineral) malleable: es una sustancia sintética muy maleable, it's a malleable synthetic substance
2 (una persona) malleable, docile
' maleable' also found in these entries:
English:
malleable
- plastic
- pliable
- soft
* * *maleable adj1. [material] malleable2. [persona] malleable* * *adj malleable* * *maleable adj: malleable -
9 manejable
adj.1 manageable.2 drivable, driveable, controllable.* * *► adjetivo1 manageable, easy-to-handle* * *ADJ [asunto, pelo] manageable; [aparato, libro] user-friendly, easy to use; [vehículo] manoeuvrable, maneuvrable (EEUU)* * *1)b) < pelo> manageable2) < persona> easily led, easily manipulated* * *= manageable, tractable.Ex. In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.Ex. This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.* * *1)b) < pelo> manageable2) < persona> easily led, easily manipulated* * *= manageable, tractable.Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.* * *A1 ‹coche› maneuverable*; ‹máquina› easy-to-useesta aspiradora es muy poco manejable this vacuum cleaner is really cumbersome o unwieldy2 ‹pelo› manageableB ‹persona› easily led, easily manipulated* * *
manejable adjetivo
1 ‹ coche› maneuverable( conjugate maneuverable);
‹ máquina› easy-to-use;
‹ pelo› manageable
2 ‹ persona› easily led, easily manipulated
manejable adjetivo
1 (objeto) easy to use
(vehículo) easy to drive
2 (persona) easily led
' manejable' also found in these entries:
English:
manageable
* * *manejable adj1. [cosa] manageable;[herramienta] easy to use; [vehículo] manoeuvrable2. [persona] easily led* * *adj1 objeto easy to handle2 automóvil maneuverable, Brmanoeuvrable* * *manejable adj1) : manageable2) : docile, easily led* * *manejable adj easy to handle -
10 temperamento
m.temperament.* * *1 temperament, nature\tener buen temperamento to be good-naturedtener temperamento to have a strong character, be temperamental* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=manera de ser) temperament, nature2) (=genio) temperament* * *1)a) ( manera de ser) temperamentb) ( vigor de carácter)un chico/torero con mucho temperamento — a boy/bullfighter with a lot of spirit
2) (Mús) temperament* * *= temper, temperament.Ex. A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.Ex. The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.----* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* * *1)a) ( manera de ser) temperamentb) ( vigor de carácter)un chico/torero con mucho temperamento — a boy/bullfighter with a lot of spirit
2) (Mús) temperament* * *= temper, temperament.Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.* temperamento de perros = vicious temper.* * *A1 (manera de ser) temperamentuna persona de temperamento artístico a person of artistic temperamentson de temperamentos muy diferentes they have very different temperamentstiene un temperamento tranquilo/violento she has a quiet/violent nature2(vigor de carácter): un torero con temperamento a spirited bullfighterun chico valiente, con mucho temperamento a brave boy, with a lot of spirit o with great determinationen un arranque de temperamento in a fit of temperB ( Mús) temperament* * *
temperamento sustantivo masculino
b) ( vigor de carácter):
temperamento sustantivo masculino
1 (modo de ser, naturaleza) temperament: tiene un temperamento muy dulce, he has a sweet nature
2 (carácter, nervio) spirit: es una mujer de mucho temperamento, she has a strong character
' temperamento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
genio
- natural
- temple
- efusivo
- reposado
English:
bad-tempered
- disposition
- fiery
- forceful
- intense
- level
- temperament
* * *temperamento nm1. [modo de ser] temperament;es una persona de temperamento impulsivo/dócil he has a very impulsive/docile temperament;tiene temperamento de ganador he has a winner's temperament;tiene un temperamento muy fuerte [mal genio] she has a quick temper2. [vehemencia, energía] spirit;los argentinos son jugadores con temperamento the Argentinians are spirited players;tiene mucho temperamento she has a lot of spirit* * *m temperament* * *temperamento nm: temperament♦ temperamental adj -
11 convenible
adj.1 docile, tractable, compliant, obsequious.2 convenient.3 of a moderate or reasonable price.4 easy-going.* * *► adjetivo1 (conveniente) suitable, fitting2 (precio) fair, reasonable3 (persona) accommodating* * *ADJ1) (=apropiado) suitable, fitting2) [precio] fair, reasonable3) [persona] accommodating* * ** * ** * *1 ‹solución› suitable, fitting2 ‹precio› fair, reasonable3 ‹persona› accommodating* * *
convenible adjetivo ‹ solución› suitable;
‹ precio› reasonable
* * *convenible adj1. [persona] easy-going, accommodating2. [precio] fair, reasonable -
12 tierna
adj.&f.1 tender, soft, docile: delicate: lady-like.2 affectionate, fond, amiable, mild, easily moved to tears.3 recent, modern.* * *f., (m. - tierno)* * *
tierno,-a adjetivo
1 (carne, hortaliza, etc) tender; (pan) fresh
2 (cariñoso, afectuoso) affectionate; (gesto, mirada) tender
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abandon
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13 mansurrón
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14 mansa
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15 sumisa
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16 dócil
• compliant• docile• mallard• malleable iron• manage with• managed• obedient• pliant• tractable -
17 ser como la cera
• be docile• be pliable -
18 ser dócil
• be docile -
19 ser dócil
v.to be docile. -
20 sancho
(Sp. model spelled same [sán,t∫o], proper name)An orphaned calf. See also dogie, leppy. Santamaría defines it as any animal cared for by a mother that is not its own; he notes that in Mexico the diminutive sanchito is more common. Islas references it as a domestic animal raised by someone other than its mother and, as a result, generally accustomed to humans so it is docile and tame.
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docile — [ dɔsil ] adj. • 1495; lat. docilis, de docere « enseigner » 1 ♦ Vieilli Docile à. Qui a de la disposition à céder, à obéir. Élève, écolier docile à ses maîtres, aux leçons de ses maîtres. « Soumis et docile à la critique quand elle lui… … Encyclopédie Universelle
docile — DOCILE. adj. des 2 genr. Qui est propre à recevoir instruction, ou qui a de la disposition à se laisser conduire et gouverner. Naturel docile. Esprit docile. Humeur docile. Enfant docile. Un homme fort docile aux leçons de son maître. Docile au… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
docile — DOCILE. adj. de tout genre. Qui est propre à recevoir instruction, ou qui a de la disposition à se laisser conduire & gouverner. Naturel docile. esprit docile. humeur docile. enfant docile. un homme fort docile … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Docile — Doc ile, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. ?, and L. discere to learn, Gr. ? learned, ? knowing: cf. F. docile. Cf. {Doctor}, {Didactic}, {Disciple}.] 1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Disposed to be taught; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
docile — (adj.) late 15c., easily taught, from It. or Fr. docile, from L. docilis easily taught, from docere teach (see DOCTOR (Cf. doctor)). Sense of obedient, submissive first recorded 1774 … Etymology dictionary
docile — index facile, malleable, obedient, obsequious, passive, patient, pliable, pliant, sequacious … Law dictionary
docile — / dɔtʃile/ agg. [dal lat. docĭlis, der. di docēre insegnare ]. 1. a. [di persona che si piega facilmente alla volontà altrui, anche con la prep. a : un ragazzo d., d indole d. ; essere d. agli avvertimenti ] ▶◀ accondiscendente, cedevole,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
docile — *obedient, biddable, tractable, amenable Analogous words: *compliant, acquiescent: pliant, pliable, adaptable (see PLASTIC): yielding, submitting or submissive (see corresponding verbs at YIELD) Antonyms: indocile: unruly, ungovernable Contrasted … New Dictionary of Synonyms
docile — [adj] compliant, submissive accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, amenable, biddable, childlike, complacent, cool, docious, ductile, easily influenced, easy, easygoing, gentle, governable, humble, laidback, manageable, meek, mellow,… … New thesaurus
docile — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. DERIVATIVES docilely adverb docility noun. ORIGIN Latin docilis, from docere teach … English terms dictionary
docile — [däs′əl; ] Cdn & Brit, usually [ dō′sīl΄] adj. [Fr < L docilis, easily taught < docere, to teach: see DECENT] 1. Now Rare easy to teach; teachable 2. easy to manage or discipline; submissive SYN. OBEDIENT docilely adv. docility [dō sil′ə… … English World dictionary