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1 incombustible
adj.1 fire-resistant.2 noncombustible, fireproof, fireproofed, flameproof.m.incombustible substance, incombustible, incombustible material.* * *► adjetivo1 incombustible, fireproof* * *ADJ [mueble, ropa] fire-resistant; [tela] fireproof* * *adjetivo fireproof, incombustible (tech)* * *= fireproof [fire-proof], fireproofing.Ex. We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.Ex. Locate records of patents assigned to the Celenese company for fireproofing substances.* * *adjetivo fireproof, incombustible (tech)* * *= fireproof [fire-proof], fireproofing.Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
Ex: Locate records of patents assigned to the Celenese company for fireproofing substances.* * *fireproof, incombustible ( tech)* * *
incombustible adjetivo
1 incombustible, fireproof
2 fam (perseverante) unwearying
' incombustible' also found in these entries:
English:
fire proof
* * *incombustible adj1. [resistente al fuego] fire-resistantel incombustible líder del partido se vuelve a presentar a las elecciones the party leader, who is still going strong after all these years, is standing for election once more* * *adj fireproof;figser incombustible go on for ever* * *incombustible adj: fireproof -
2 tenaz
adj.1 tenacious (perseverante).2 stubborn (persistente).* * *1 (persona) tenacious; (perseverante) persevering, unflagging* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=perseverante) tenacious, persistent2) (=persistente) [dolor] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [creencia] firm, stubborn pey; [resistencia] tenacious3) [material] tough, durable, resistant* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex. Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.Ex. The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex: Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.
Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *A1 ‹persona› tenaciousen su tenaz propósito de conquistar el título in his determined bid to win the title2 ‹dolor› persistent; ‹mancha› stubborn3 ‹metal/material› tough1 ‹problema/situación› tough* * *
tenaz adjetivo
‹ mancha› stubborn
tenaz adjetivo
1 (persona) tenacious
2 (constipado, sequía) persistent
' tenaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constante
- obstinado
English:
dogged
- obstinate
- stout
- strong-willed
- tenacious
- strenuous
- strong
- stubborn
* * *tenaz adj1. [perseverante] [persona, empeño, actitud] tenacious2. [persistente] [mancha, grasa] stubborn;[dolor, dolencia] chronic3. [resistente] tough¡uy, tenaz! [¡no me digas!] you don't say!* * *adj determined, tenacious* * *1) : tenacious, persistent2) : strong, tough
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