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1 pitiful
حَقِير \ bloody: (not polite) very (bad): a bloody fool; a bloody good try. contemptible: that ought to be treated with contempt: That was a contemptible thing to do to a friend. coward: a person without courage. humble: of low rank; simple; plain: a humble worker; a humble meal. lousy: very nasty. low: not great in rank or importance: the lower classes of society; the lowest class in the school. lowly: (of work or a home) suited to a simple person with no social pride: I was content to do the lowly work of a roadsweeper. mean: poor: a mean little house in a back street. petty: spiteful or ungenerous in small matters. pitiful: shamefully weak: a pitiful attempt. squalid: (of a place or condition) dirty, for lack of care: a squalid kitchen; a squalid existence. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also وضيع (وَضيع)، قذر (قَذِر)، مزر (مُزْر)، خسيس (خَسِيس) -
2 pitié
pitié [pitje]feminine nouna. ( = compassion) pityb. ( = miséricorde) pity• par pitié ! for pity's sake!* * *pitjeavoir pitié de quelqu'un — ( plaindre) to feel sorry for somebody; ( se montrer charitable) to take pity on somebody
ayez pitié de nous! — ( soyez bon) take ou have pity on us!; ( épargnez-nous) have mercy on us!
sans pitié — [vainqueur] merciless, pitiless; [huer, critiquer] mercilessly; [concurrence] ruthless
par pitié, tais-toi! — for pity's sake, be quiet!
* * *pitje nfsans pitié — pitiless, merciless
il me fait pitié — I pity him, I feel sorry for him
avoir pitié de (= compassion) — to pity, to feel sorry for, (= clémence) to have pity on
* * *pitié nf1 ( compassion) pity; ( indulgence) pity, mercy; éprouver or avoir de la pitié pour qn to feel pity for sb, to pity sb; avoir pitié de qn ( plaindre) to feel sorry for sb; ( se montrer charitable) to take pity on sb; ayez pitié de nous! ( soyez bon) take ou have pity on us!; ( épargnez-nous) have mercy on us!; prendre qn en pitié to take pity on sb; faire pitié à qn, inspirer de la pitié à qn to fill sb with pity; il me fait pitié I feel sorry for him; il fait pitié (à voir) he's a pitiful sight; maigre à faire pitié pitifully thin; ça fait pitié de voir ça it's pitiful to see that; ça me fait pitié de la voir dans cet état it makes me sad to see her in that state; c'est (grand) pitié qu'il ait abandonné it's a (great) pity that he gave up; sans pitié [vainqueur] merciless, pitiless; [huer, critiquer] mercilessly; [concurrence] ruthless; un monde sans pitié a cruel world; par pitié, tais-toi! for pity's sake, be quiet!; pitié! ( grâce) (have) mercy!; ( ça suffit)○ for pity's sake!; pitié pour nos forêts/la nature! save our forests/the environment!; pitié pour mes pauvres oreilles! think of my poor ears!;2 ( avec mépris) pity; sourire de pitié pitying smile; regarder qn avec pitié to look pityingly at sb.il vaut mieux faire envie que pitié Prov it's better to be envied than pitied.[pitje] nom féminin1. [compassion] pityavoir pitié de quelqu'un to feel pity for ou to pity somebodya. [sens premier] you look awful!b. [avec mépris] you're pitiful!la pièce? c'était à faire pitié the play? it was a wretched ou pitiful performance2. [désolation] pityquelle pitié!, c'est une pitié! what a pity!————————[pitje] interjectionb. [avec agacement] for pity's sake!————————sans pitié locution adjectivalea. [jurés] they showed no mercyb. [terroristes] they were ruthless -
3 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 -
4 peine
peine [pεn]feminine nouna. ( = chagrin) sorrowb. ( = effort) effort• on lui a donné 500 € pour sa peine he was given 500 euros for his trouble► être or valoir la peine• est-ce que c'est la peine d'y aller ? is it worth going?• c'était bien la peine ! (ironic) after all that trouble!c. ( = difficulté) difficulty• j'ai peine à croire que... I find it hard to believe that...• peine alternative or de substitution alternative sentence• « défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites » "trespassers will be prosecuted"* * *pɛn
1.
1) ( chagrin) sorrow, griefavoir de la peine — to feel sad ou upset
faire de la peine à quelqu'un — [personne] to hurt somebody; [événement, remarque] to upset somebody
2) ( effort) effort, troubledonnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer — fml please do come in
il n'est pas au bout de ses peines — ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go
ce n'est pas la peine de crier — ( c'est inutile) there's no point shouting; ( ton critique) there's no need to shout
pour la peine or ta/votre peine — ( en récompense) for your trouble
3) ( difficulté) difficulty4) ( punition) gén punishment; Droit penalty, sentence‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ — ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’
pour la or ta peine — as punishment
2.
à peine locution adverbiale hardly, barelyil était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir — no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again
‘je n'étais pas au courant’ - ‘à peine (colloq)!’ — ( incrédulité) ‘I didn't know about it’ - ‘I don't believe it!’ ou ‘I don't buy that (colloq)!’
Phrasal Verbs:* * *pɛn nf1) (= affliction) sorrow, sadnessÇa me fait de la peine de la voir pleurer. — It upsets me to see her crying.
2) (= effort) troubleIl a pris la peine de me rapporter ma valise. — He went to the trouble of returning my case to me.
Il s'est donné beaucoup de peine pour obtenir ces renseignements. — He went to a lot of trouble to get this information.
en valoir la peine — to be worth it, to be worth the trouble
Cela n'en vaut pas la peine. — It isn't worth it.
ce n'est pas la peine de le faire — there's no point doing it, it's not worth doing
Ce n'est pas la peine de téléphoner. — There's no point phoning.
Ce n'est pas la peine que vous veniez. — There's no point you coming., There's no point in your coming.
donnez-vous la peine d'entrer; veuillez vous donner la peine d'entrer — please come in
3) (= difficulté) (à voir, entendre, marcher) difficultyJ'ai eu beaucoup de peine à la convaincre. — I had a lot of trouble persuading her.
être à la peine — to be in trouble, to be in difficulties
4) (= punition) punishment, DROIT sentenceà peine [bouger] — hardly, [commencer] only just
J'ai à peine eu le temps de me changer. — I hardly had time to get changed.
Elle vient à peine de se lever. — She's only just got up.
à peine sorti du ventre de sa mère — barely out of his mother's belly, [animal] barely out of its mother's belly
c'est à peine si...; c'est à peine si elle m'a dit bonjour — she barely said hello to me
à peine... que; À peine venait-il d'emménager qu'il dut entreprendre des travaux. — He'd only just moved in when he had to start doing building work.
* * *A nf1 ( chagrin) sorrow, grief; avoir de la peine to feel sad ou upset; faire de la peine à qn to hurt sb; ça me fait de la peine de le voir si triste it hurts me to see him so sad; tu leur as fait de la peine en leur disant ça you hurt their feelings when you said that; il faisait peine à voir he looked a sorry sight; cela faisait peine à voir it was sad to see;2 ( effort) effort, trouble; c'est peine perdue it's a waste of effort; en être pour sa peine to waste one's time and effort; se donner de la peine pour faire to go to a lot of trouble to do; se donner or prendre la peine de faire to take the trouble to do; tu pourrais réussir si seulement tu te donnais la peine d'essayer you could succeed if only you tried ou if only you made the effort; il ne s'est même pas donné la peine de nous prévenir he didn't even bother to tell us; il a quand même pris la peine de te remercier/de venir he still took the trouble to thank you/to come; donnez-vous or prenez la peine d'entrer fml please do come in; il n'est pas au bout de ses peines ( dans une situation pénible) his troubles are far from over; ( pour accomplir une tâche) he's still got a long way to go; me voilà au bout de mes peines! ( dans une situation difficile) my troubles are over now; ( en finissant un travail) there, I've finished!; se mettre en peine pour qn to go out of one's way for sb('s sake); ce n'est pas la peine de crier, je ne suis pas sourd there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf; ce n'est pas la peine de te fâcher comme ça! there's no need to get so angry!; est-ce vraiment la peine que je vienne? do I really need to come?; ce n'est pas la peine d'aller voir ce film, il est nul there's no point in going to see that film, it's awful; ce n'est pas la peine qu'il se déplace, le bureau est fermé there's no point in him going, the office is closed; c'était bien la peine que je me donne tant de mal! I went to all that trouble for nothing!; c'est/c'était bien la peine! what's/what was the point!; c'était bien la peine de venir de si loin pour trouver porte close! what was the point of coming all this way to find nobody home!; ça en valait vraiment la peine it was really worth it; ce n'est pas la peine de faire un si long voyage pour un jour it's not worth travellingGB so far just for one day; la pièce vaut la peine d'être vue the play is worth seeing; concentrez vos efforts sur ce qui en vaut la peine concentrate on worthwhile activities; cette idée vaut la peine d'être soumise à qn it's worth ou worthwhile submitting the idea to sb; pour la peine or ta/votre peine ( en récompense) for your trouble; tu m'as bien aidé, pour la peine je t'offre à boire you've been a great help to me, I'll buy you a drink for your trouble; ⇒ suffire;3 ( difficulté) difficulty; sans peine easily; avec peine with difficulty; avoir or éprouver de la peine à faire to have difficulty doing, to find it hard to do; j'ai eu toutes les peines du monde à le persuader/à trouver la maison I had the greatest difficulty (in) persuading him/(in) finding the house; j'ai peine à le croire I find it hard to believe; l'allemand/le jardinage sans peine German/gardening without tears; il n'est pas en peine pour trouver du travail he has no difficulty finding work; être bien en peine de faire to be hard put to do; il serait bien en peine de te prêter de l'argent, il n'a pas un sou he would be hard put to lend you any money, he doesn't have a penny;4 ( punition) gén punishment; Jur penalty, sentence; peine de prison prison sentence; une peine de cinq ans de prison a five-year prison sentence; ‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘no smoking, offenders will be fined’; ‘défense d'entrer sous peine de poursuites’ ‘trespassers will be prosecuted’; sous peine de mort on pain of death; sous peine de décevoir because of the risk of causing disappointment; sous peine de perdre de l'argent at the risk of losing money; pour la or ta peine ( comme punition) as punishment; pour la peine, tu feras la vaisselle as punishment, you'll do the dishes.B à peine loc adv hardly, barely; tu pars déjà, il est à peine cinq heures! you're not leaving already? it's barely five o'clock; il est resté à peine une heure he stayed (for) barely an hour; on a à peine de quoi finir le mois we've barely ou hardly enough to get by on until the end of the month; une allusion à peine voilée a thinly veiled allusion; il gagne à peine 5 euros de l'heure he barely earns 5 euros an hour; c'est à peine si je l'ai reconnu I hardly recognized him; il a à peine touché à son assiette he hardly touched his food; il sait à peine lire he can hardly read; il tenait à peine debout he could hardly stand; c'est à peine si elle dit bonjour/répond quand on lui parle she barely says hello/replies if you speak to her; il exagère à peine! he's not really exaggerating!; à peine était-il arrivé or il était à peine arrivé qu'il pensait déjà à repartir no sooner had he arrived than he was thinking of leaving again; ‘je t'assure que je n'étais pas au courant’-‘à peine○!’ ( exprimant l'incrédulité) ‘I tell you I didn't know about it’-‘I don't believe it!’, ‘I don't buy that○!’peine capitale Jur capital punishment; condamné à la peine capitale sentenced to death; peine de cœur heartache ¢; il a des peines de cœur his heart is aching; peine correctionnelle Jur penalty of two months to five years imprisonment; peine criminelle sentence for serious crime; peine incompressible Jur prison term with no provision for remission; peine de mort Jur death penalty; peine de police Jur penalty of one day to two months imprisonment; peine de substitution Jur alternative sentence.[pɛn] nom fémininA.peine correctionnelleimprisonment for between two months and five years, or a finela peine de mort capital punishment, the death penaltyB.1. [tourment, inquiétude] troubleavoir de la peine to be sad ou upsetC.ce n'est pas la peine it's not worth it, it's pointlessce n'est pas la peine de tout récrire/que tu y ailles there's no point writing it all out again/your goingc'était bien la peine que je mette une cravate! (ironique) it was a real waste of time putting a ou my tie on!ne pas épargner ou ménager sa peine to spare no effortpeine perdue: n'essaie pas de le convaincre, c'est peine perdue don't try to persuade him, it's a waste of time ou you'd be wasting your breath2. [difficulté]elle a eu toutes les peines du monde à venir à la réunion she had a terrible time ou the devil's own job getting to the meetingêtre (bien) en peine de: je serais bien en peine de vous l'expliquer I'd have a hard job explaining it to you, I wouldn't really know how to explain it to youn'être pas en peine pour (soutenu) : je ne suis pas en peine pour y aller it's no trouble for me to get there, I'll have no problem getting there————————à peine locution adverbialej'arrive à peine à soulever mon sac I can hardly ou barely lift my bagelle sait à peine lire she can hardly ou barely read2. [tout juste] barelyil y a à peine une semaine/deux heures not quite a week/two hours ago, barely a week/two hours agoelle gagne à peine de quoi payer son loyer she barely earns enough ou she only just earns enough to pay her rent3. [à l'instant] just4. [aussitôt]à peine guérie, elle a repris le travail no sooner had she recovered than she went back to workà peine... que: à peine était-elle couchée que le téléphone se mit à sonner no sooner had she gone to bed than ou she'd only just gone to bed when the phone rangavec peine locution adverbiale1. [difficilement] with difficulty2. (soutenu) [à regret]————————sans peine locution adverbiale————————sous peine de locution prépositionnelle‘défense de fumer sous peine d'amende’ ‘smokers will be prosecuted’The death penalty was abolished in France in 1981. -
5 У-118
В УПОР PrepP Invar adv1. подойти, подступить к кому, столкнуться - и т. п. (to approach, come up to etc s.o.) very closely, so that hardly any distance separates one from s.o., (to run) directly, right (into s.o.): face to faceeyeball-to-eyeball right up to (in limited contexts) (be) close up to.(extended usage) Человек взмахнул руками, вцепился в мою шубу, потряс меня, прильнул и стал тихонько выкрикивать: «Голубчик мой... доктор... скорее... умирает она»... Я взял безжизненную руку... Под пальцами задрожало мелко, часто, потом стало срываться, тянуться в нитку. У меня похолодело привычно под ложечкой, как всегда, когда я в упор видел смерть (Булгаков 6). The man waved his arms, clutched my fur coat and shook me as he pressed against me, moaning softly: "Oh, doctor... my dear fellow...quickly...she's dying."...I took the lifeless arm....I could feel a thin, rapid flutter which broke off and picked up again as a mere faint thread. I felt the customary stab of cold in the pit of my stomach as I always do when I see death face to face (6a)....Штабс-капитан быстрым жестом схватил порожний стул... и поставил его чуть не посредине комнаты затем, схватив другой такой же стул для себя, сел напротив Алёши, по-прежнему к нему в упор и так, что колени их почти соприкасались вместе (Достоевский 1)....The captain seized an empty chair...and placed it almost in the middle of the room, then, seizing another chair, just like the first, for himself, he sat facing Alyosha, as close up to him as before, so that their knees almost touched (1a).2. стрелять, целиться в кого-что, убить кого \У-118 и т. п. (to shoot, aim at s.o. or sth., kill s.o. etc) from a very short distance away, having moved right up to him or itpoint-blankat point-blank (close) range.Высокий белобровый австриец... почти в упор выстрелил в Григория с колена. Огонь свинца опалил щёку. Григорий повёл пикой, натягивая изо всей силы поводья (Шолохов 2). А tall fair-browed Austrian...fired almost point-blank at Grigory from a kneeling position. The heat of the molten lead scorched Grigory's cheek. He aimed his lance and reined in with all his strength (2a).Вдруг слева ослепительно вспыхнуло - Борька подскочил и щёлкнул почти в упор (Трифонов 1). Suddenly there was a blinding flash from the left-it was Borka who had jumped forward and clicked his camera at almost point-blank range (1a).Дол охов, бежавший рядом с Тимохиным, в упор убил одного француза... (Толстой 4). Dolokhov, running beside Timokhin, killed a Frenchman at close range... (4a).3. смотреть на кого, рассматривать, разглядывать кого-что \У-118 и т. п. (to look at, examine etc s.o. or sth.) directly and intentlylook point-blank atstare (look) straight (right) at (into) stare hard (fixedly) at."А что он сделал?» - спросил Сталин и в упор посмотрел на Берию. «Болтает лишнее, выжил из ума», - сказал Берия (Искандер 3). "What has he done?" Stalin asked. He looked point-blank at Beria. "He blabs too much, he's gotten senile," Beria said (3a).Сталин медленно поднялся, не протянул руки, продолжал в упор смотреть на Будягина (Рыбаков 2). Without extending his hand, Stalin got up slowly and continued to look straight at Budyagin (2a).Это что ещё такое?» - вскричал (Иван Фёдорович), вглядываясь в упор в лицо пристава, и вдруг, схватив его за плечи, яростно ударил об пол (Достоевский 2). "What is the meaning of this?" Ivan Fyodorovich exclaimed, staring straight into the marshal's face, and suddenly, seizing him by the shoulders, he flung him violently to the floor (2a).«Ухожу в армию, сынок. К матери поедешь». - «Не хочу туда, - нахохлился Влад... -У деда Савелия останусь». Влад сказал и тут же осёкся. Отец смотрел в упор, излучая на него столько горечи и снисходительного презрения, что он не выдержал, сдался... (Максимов 2). Tm going away to join the army, son. You must go back to your mother." "I don't want to," Vlad objected.... "I'll stay with grandfather." As Vlad said this he stopped short. His father stared hard at him, radiating such bitterness and condescending scorn that his resistance faltered and he capitulated (2a).Трою основали Тевкр, Дардан, Иллюс и Трос», - разом отчеканил мальчик и в один миг весь покраснел, так покраснел, что на него жалко стало смотреть. Но мальчики все на него глядели в упор... (Достоевский 1). "Troy was founded by Teucer, Dardanus, Ilius, and Tros," the boy rapped out at once, and instantly blushed all over, blushed so much that it was pitiful to see. But all the boys stared fixedly at him... (1a).4. сказать, спросить \У-118 (to say, ask) directly and in plain termspoint-blankflat out bluntly.«Где брала?» — в упор спросил Николай. «Чего?» — испугалась учительница. «Да танкетки ж», - нетерпеливо сказал Николай (Войнович 5). "Where'd you get them?" Nikolai asked point-blank. "Get what?" said the teacher, quite startled. "The shoes, the shoes," said Nikolai impatiently (5a).«Осмелюсь узнать, служить изволили?» - «Нет, учусь...» - ответил молодой человек, отчасти удивленный и особенным витиеватым тоном речи, и тем, что так прямо, в упор, обратились к нему (Достоевский 3). "May I venture to inquire, pray: have you been in the service?" "No, I study..." replied the young man, taken aback partly by the peculiar, orotund manner of the other's speech and partly by the fact that he had been so directly and bluntly addressed (3a). -
6 в упор
• В УПОР[PrepP; Invar; adv]=====1. подойти, подступить к кому, столкнуться в упор и т.п. (to approach, come up to etc s.o.) very closely, so that hardly any distance separates one from s.o., (to run) directly, right (into s.o.):- face to face;- right up to;- [in limited contexts](be) close up to.♦ [extended usage] Человек взмахнул руками, вцепился в мою шубу, потряс меня, прильнул и стал тихонько выкрикивать: "Голубчик мой... доктор... скорее... умирает она"... Я взял безжизненную руку... Под пальцами задрожало мелко, часто, потом стало срываться, тянуться в нитку. У меня похолодело привычно под ложечкой, как всегда, когда я в упор видел смерть (Булгаков 6). The man waved his arms, clutched my fur coat and shook me as he pressed against me, moaning softly: "Oh, doctor... my dear fellow...quickly...she's dying."...I took the lifeless arm....I could feel a thin, rapid flutter which broke off and picked up again as a mere faint thread. I felt the customary stab of cold in the pit of my stomach as I always do when I see death face to face (6a).♦...Штабс-капитан быстрым жестом схватил порожний стул... и поставил его чуть не посредине комнаты; затем, схватив другой такой же стул для себя, сел напротив Алёши, по-прежнему к нему в упор и так, что колени их почти соприкасались вместе (Достоевский 1)....The captain seized an empty chair...and placed it almost in the middle of the room; then, seizing another chair, just like the first, for himself, he sat facing Alyosha, as close up to him as before, so that their knees almost touched (1a).2. стрелять, целиться в кого-что, убить кого в упор и т.п. (to shoot, aim at s.o. or sth., kill s.o. etc) from a very short distance away, having moved right up to him or it:- point-blank;- at point-blank (close) range.♦ Высокий белобровый австриец... почти в упор выстрелил в Григория с колена. Огонь свинца опалил щёку. Григорий повёл пикой, натягивая изо всей силы поводья (Шолохов 2). А tall fair-browed Austrian...fired almost point-blank at Grigory from a kneeling position. The heat of the molten lead scorched Grigory's cheek. He aimed his lance and reined in with all his strength (2a).♦ Вдруг слева ослепительно вспыхнуло - Борька подскочил и щёлкнул почти в упор (Трифонов 1). Suddenly there was a blinding flash from the left-it was Borka who had jumped forward and clicked his camera at almost point-blank range (1a).♦ Дол охов, бежавший рядом с Тимохиным, в упор убил одного француза... (Толстой 4). Dolokhov, running beside Timokhin, killed a Frenchman at close range... (4a).3. смотреть на кого, рассматривать, разглядывать кого-что в упор и т.п. (to look at, examine etc s.o. or sth.) directly and intently:- stare hard (fixedly) at.♦ "А что он сделал?" - спросил Сталин и в упор посмотрел на Берию. "Болтает лишнее, выжил из ума", - сказал Берия (Искандер 3). "What has he done?" Stalin asked. He looked point-blank at Beria. "He blabs too much, he's gotten senile," Beria said (3a).♦ Сталин медленно поднялся, не протянул руки, продолжал в упор смотреть на Будягина (Рыбаков 2). Without extending his hand, Stalin got up slowly and continued to look straight at Budyagin (2a).♦ "Это что ещё такое?" - вскричал [Иван Фёдорович], вглядываясь в упор в лицо пристава, и вдруг, схватив его за плечи, яростно ударил об пол (Достоевский 2). "What is the meaning of this?" Ivan Fyodorovich exclaimed, staring straight into the marshal's face, and suddenly, seizing him by the shoulders, he flung him violently to the floor (2a).♦ "Ухожу в армию, сынок. К матери поедешь". - "Не хочу туда, - нахохлился Влад... - У деда Савелия останусь". Влад сказал и тут же осёкся. Отец смотрел в упор, излучая на него столько горечи и снисходительного презрения, что он не выдержал, сдался... (Максимов 2). "I'mgoing away to join the army, son. You must go back to your mother." "I don't want to," Vlad objected.... "I'll stay with grandfather." As Vlad said this he stopped short. His father stared hard at him, radiating such bitterness and condescending scorn that his resistance faltered and he capitulated (2a).♦ "Трою основали Тевкр, Дардан, Иллюс и Трос", - разом отчеканил мальчик и в один миг весь покраснел, так покраснел, что на него жалко стало смотреть. Но мальчики все на него глядели в упор... (Достоевский 1). "Troy was founded by Teucer, Dardanus, Ilius, and Tros," the boy rapped out at once, and instantly blushed all over, blushed so much that it was pitiful to see. But all the boys stared fixedly at him... (1a).4. сказать, спросить в упор (to say, ask) directly and in plain terms:- point-blank;- flat out;- bluntly.♦ "Где брала?" - в упор спросил Николай. "Чего?" - испугалась учительница. "Да танкетки ж", - нетерпеливо сказал Николай (Войнович 5). "Where'd you get them?" Nikolai asked point-blank. "Get what?" said the teacher, quite startled. "The shoes, the shoes," said Nikolai impatiently (5a).♦ "Осмелюсь узнать, служить изволили?" - "Нет, учусь..." - ответил молодой человек, отчасти удивлённый и особенным витиеватым тоном речи, и тем, что так прямо, в упор, обратились к нему (Достоевский 3). "May I venture to inquire, pray: have you been in the service?" "No, I study..." replied the young man, taken aback partly by the peculiar, orotund manner of the other's speech and partly by the fact that he had been so directly and bluntly addressed (3a). -
7 pena sf
['pena]1) (dolore) sorrow, sadness no pl, (angoscia) worry, anxietyessere o stare in pena (per qn/qc) — to worry o be anxious (about sb/sth)
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sf ['pena]1) (dolore) sorrow, sadness no pl, (angoscia) worry, anxietyessere o stare in pena (per qn/qc) — to worry o be anxious (about sb/sth)
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ДО ТОГб(...), ЧТО... subord Conj, correlative) to such a degree that, so intensely thatso...thatso much that so much so that so completely (fully etc) that (in limited contexts) such a NP that to the point where.Староста, никогда не мечтавший о существовании людей в мундире, которые бы не брали взяток, до того растерялся, что не заперся, не начал клясться и божиться, что никогда денег не давал... (Герцен 1). The head-man, who had never suspected the existence of men in uniform who would not take bribes, lost his head so completely that he did not deny the charge, did not vow and swear that he had never offered money... (1a)....(Фёдор Павлович) плакал навзрыд как маленький ребенок, и до того, что, говорят, жалко даже было смотреть на него... (Достоевский 1)....He (Fyodor Pavlovich) wept and sobbed like a little child, so much so that they say he was pitiful to see... (1a).Люди смеялись, смеялись, шутили, шутили и до того дошутились, что сами привыкли и уже всерьез стали называть море Чёрным (Искандер 3). People laughed and laughed, joked and joked, and joked to the point where they got used to it and started calling the sea Black themselves, by now in earnest (3a). -
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[subord Conj, correlative]=====⇒ to such a degree that, so intensely that:- so...that;- so much that;- so completely <fully etc> that;- [in limited contexts] such a [NP] that;- to the point where.♦ Староста, никогда не мечтавший о существовании людей в мундире, которые бы не брали взяток, до того растерялся, что не заперся, не начал клясться и божиться, что никогда денег не давал... (Герцен 1). The head-man, who had never suspected the existence of men in uniform who would not take bribes, lost his head so completely that he did not deny the charge, did not vow and swear that he had never offered money... (1a).♦...[Фёдор Павлович] плакал навзрыд как маленький ребенок, и до того, что, говорят, жалко даже было смотреть на него... (Достоевский 1).... Не [Fyodor Pavlovich] wept and sobbed like a little child, so much so that they say he was pitiful to see... (1a).♦ Люди смеялись, смеялись, шутили, шутили и до того дошутились, что сами привыкли и уже всерьез стали называть море Чёрным (Искандер 3). People laughed and laughed, joked and joked, and joked to the point where they got used to it and started calling the sea Black themselves, by now in earnest (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до того, что...
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11 до того..., что...
[subord Conj, correlative]=====⇒ to such a degree that, so intensely that:- so...that;- so much that;- so completely <fully etc> that;- [in limited contexts] such a [NP] that;- to the point where.♦ Староста, никогда не мечтавший о существовании людей в мундире, которые бы не брали взяток, до того растерялся, что не заперся, не начал клясться и божиться, что никогда денег не давал... (Герцен 1). The head-man, who had never suspected the existence of men in uniform who would not take bribes, lost his head so completely that he did not deny the charge, did not vow and swear that he had never offered money... (1a).♦...[Фёдор Павлович] плакал навзрыд как маленький ребенок, и до того, что, говорят, жалко даже было смотреть на него... (Достоевский 1).... Не [Fyodor Pavlovich] wept and sobbed like a little child, so much so that they say he was pitiful to see... (1a).♦ Люди смеялись, смеялись, шутили, шутили и до того дошутились, что сами привыкли и уже всерьез стали называть море Чёрным (Искандер 3). People laughed and laughed, joked and joked, and joked to the point where they got used to it and started calling the sea Black themselves, by now in earnest (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > до того..., что...
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12 estado
m.1 state.estado de excepción o emergencia state of emergencyestado de salud (state of) healthestado de sitio state of siegeel estado de las carreteras road conditionsestar en buen/mal estado to be in good/bad condition; (vehículo, terreno) to be fresh/off (alimento, bebida)en estado de alerta on (the) alertestar en estado (de esperanza o buena esperanza) to be expectingquedarse en estado to become pregnantestado anímico o de ánimo state of mindestado de bienestar welfare stateestado civil marital statusen estado de coma in a comaestado de cuentas statement of accounts2 state (gobierno).el estado the State3 state.estado policial police stateestado satélite satellite (state)Estados Unidos de América United States of America4 status, standing.5 condition, shape.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estar.* * *1 (situación) state, condition2 (en orden social) status3 HISTORIA estate4 PLÍTICA state\estar en buen estado to be in good conditionestar en estado to be pregnantestar en estado de funcionamiento to be in working orderestar en mal estado to be in bad conditionestado civil marital statusestado de ánimo state of mindestado de bienestar welfare stateestado de cuentas statement of accountsestado de excepción state of emergencyestado de guerra state of warestado de salud state of healthestado mayor MILITAR staffestado noble noble estateestado sólido solid state* * *noun m.1) state2) status3) condition* * *SM1) (=situación)a) [de objeto, proceso] state¿en qué estado se encuentran las relaciones entre los dos países? — what is the state of relations between the two countries?
el ordenador está en perfecto estado — the computer is working perfectly o is in perfect working order
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estar en mal estado — [instalación] to be in (a) poor condition, be in a bad state; [alimentos] to be offel techo se encontraba en muy mal estado — the roof was in very poor condition o in a very bad state
tras comer carne en mal estado — after eating meat that was off o that had gone off
b) [de persona] conditionestado de alarma, estado de alerta — state of alert
estado de ánimo — [emocional] mood; [mental] state of mind
estado de coma — coma, state of coma
en este estado de cosas, lo mejor es convocar nuevas elecciones — given the state of affairs, the best thing to do is call another election
¿cuál es el estado de cosas ahora? — what's the state of play now?
estado de emergencia, estado de excepción — state of emergency
estado de gracia — [de creyente] state of grace; [de político, gobierno] honeymoon period; [de deportista] run of good form
estado de la red — (Inform) volume of users
estado de salud — condition, state of health
2) (Fís) state3)• en estado (=embarazada) —
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en avanzado estado de gestación — heavily pregnant, in an advanced state of pregnancy•
estar en estado interesante — hum to be expecting, be in the family way *4) (=nación) statelos intereses del estado — national o state interests
asuntos de estado — affairs of state, state affairs
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hombre de estado — statesmanestado asistencial, estado benefactor — welfare state
golpe 10)estado del bienestar, estado de previsión — welfare state
5) (=región) [en EE.UU., México, Brasil] state6) ( Hist) (=clase) estate7) (Mil)8) (Com, Econ) (=informe) reportestado de contabilidad — Méx balance sheet
estado de cuenta — bank statement, statement of account frm
estado de cuentas — [de una empresa] statement of account
* * *1)a) (situación, condición) stateen avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition
en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol
tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)
b) (Med) conditionen avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)
estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)
estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)
quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant
2) (nación, gobierno) statela seguridad del Estado — national o state security
•* * *1)a) (situación, condición) stateen avanzado estado de descomposición — (frml) in an advanced state of decomposition
en estado de embriaguez — (frml) under the influence of alcohol
tomar estado público — (RPl frml) to become public (knowledge)
b) (Med) conditionen avanzado estado de gestación — (frml) in an advanced state of pregnancy (frml)
estar en estado — (euf) to be expecting (colloq)
estar en estado de buena esperanza — (euf or hum) to be expecting a happy event (euph)
quedarse en estado — (euf) to get pregnant
2) (nación, gobierno) statela seguridad del Estado — national o state security
•* * *estado11 = state, commonwealth.Ex: WLN (Western Library Network) is composed of libraries in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United states, and is expanding to cover other states and libraries in Canada.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.* abogado del estado, abogado de la corona = Queen's Counsel (QC).* al norte del estado = upstate.* capital del estado = nation-state capital, state capital.* Capitolio del Estado = State Capitol.* condición de estado = statehood.* controlado por el estado = state-controlled.* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la C = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).* de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].* empleado del estado = state employee.* en el norte del estado = upstate.* en todo el estado = statewide [state-wide].* estado árabe = Arab state.* estado de derecho = rule of law.* estado de hecho = rule of men.* estado del bienestar = welfare state.* estado isleño = island nation.* estado laico = secular state.* estado miembro = member government, member state.* estado nacional = nation state, national state.* estado niñera = nanny state.* estado paternalista = nanny state.* estados bálticos, los = Baltic States, the.* estado soberano = sovereign state.* Estados Unidos continental = continental United States, the.* Estados Unidos de América, los (EE.UU., los) = USA, the (United States of America, the).* Estados Unidos, los = US, US, the [U.S.], United States, the.* financiado por el estado = state-supported, state-funded.* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la = Spanish-American War, the.* hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* localizado en los Estados Unidos = US-based.* nación sin estado = stateless nation.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* papá estado = nanny state.* poder del estado = state power.* propiedad del estado = state property.* región central de los Estados Unidos, la = American midwest, the.* regulado por el estado = state-regulated.* secretario de Estado = Secretary of State.* Secretario de Estado, el = State Secretary, the.* secreto de estado = state secret.* supervisado por el estado = state-regulated.* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* visita de estado = state visit.* zona de los tres estados = tristate area.estado22 = stage, state, status, condition.Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex: He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.* base de datos en estado original = raw database.* buen estado físico = fitness, physical fitness.* datos en estado bruto = raw facts.* dejar a Alguien en estado = knock + Alguien + up.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* en buen estado = in good condition, in good working condition, in good shape, in good nick.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en estado = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated.* en estado de alerta = on standby, on alert.* en estado de buena esperanza = pregnant, in the family way.* en estado de cambio = in a state of flux.* en estado de descomposición = decaying.* en estado de deterioro = decaying, dilapidated.* en estado de reserva = on standby.* en estado de sitio = in a state of siege, under siege.* en estado embrionario = embryo, embryonic, in embryonic stage, in embryo, in the embryo stage.* en excelente estado = in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en perfecto estado = intact, in mint condition, in immaculate condition.* en su estado embrionario = in its embryonic stage.* en su estado natural = in the wild.* en tado de deterioro = dilapidated.* en un estado embrionario = in an embryonic stage.* estado actual = current state, present state.* estado anímico = state, mood.* estado civil = marital status.* estado de abandono = state of neglect.* estado de alerta = state of alert.* estado de amenaza terrorista = terror alert.* estado de ánimo = mood, state of mind, frame of mind, humour [humor, -USA].* estado de cambio = state of flux.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* estado de emergencia = state of emergency.* estado de excepción = state of emergency, state of exception.* estado de inactividad = state of dormancy.* estado de la circulación = traffic conditions.* estado de la cuestión = state of the art.* estado del arte = state of the art.* estado de las artes = state of the arts.* estado de las carreteras = traffic report, road conditions.* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.* estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.* estado de salud = state of health.* estado de trance = state of trance.* estado de una situación = state of being.* estado de vigilia = wakefulness.* estado físico = physical condition, physical shape, physical state.* estado híbrido = hybridity.* estado incompleto = incompleteness.* estado latente = latency, state of dormancy.* estado líquido = molten state.* estado molecular = molecular state.* estado natural = natural state.* estado sólido = solid state.* estado vegetativo = vegetative state.* estado vegetativo persistente = persistent vegetative state.* estar en estado = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* estar en estado de buena esperanza = be up the spout, have + a bun in the oven.* estar en estado de cambio = be in flux.* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión = review.* estudio del estado de la cuestión = survey.* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.* información en su estado primario = raw information.* informe del estado de la cuestión = state of the art report, state of the art review.* informe sobre el estado de la nación = state of the nation report.* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mantenerse en buen estado físico = keep + fit.* mujer en estado = pregnant woman.* perfecto estado = intactness.* poner en estado de alerta = put on + standby, put on + alert, place + Nombre + on standby.* que conserva su estado natural = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].* quedarse en estado = become + pregnant, be up the spout.* sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.* volver Algo a su estado anterior = put + Nombre + back on track.* * *A1 (situación, condición) stateel debate sobre el estado de la nación the debate on the state of the nationla casa está en buen estado the house is in good conditionlas carreteras están en muy mal estado the roads are in very poor condition o in a very bad statela carne estaba en mal estado the meat was bad o ( BrE) offen avanzado estado de descomposición ( frml); in an advanced state of decompositionen estado de embriaguez ( frml); under the influence of alcohol2 ( Med) conditionsu estado general es satisfactorio ( frml); his general condition is satisfactoryen avanzado estado de gestación ( frml); in an advanced state of pregnancy ( frml), seven ( o eight etc) months pregnantno debería fumar en su estado she shouldn't smoke in her conditionquedarse en estado ( euf); to get pregnantCompuestos:marital statusstate of alertstate of mindcomaestaba en estado de coma she was in a comabank statement, statement of account● estado de emergencia or excepciónstate of emergencystate of gracestate of warweather conditionsstate of maximum alertstate of maximum securitystate of siegefinancial statementsolid stateB1 (nación) statela seguridad del Estado national o state security2 (gobierno) stateun asunto de estado a state matterel Estado the State3 ( Hist) (estamento) estateel primer/segundo/tercer estado the first/second/third estateCompuestos:welfare statecity-statewelfare stateel estado llano the commonalty, the commons (pl)( Mil) general staffpolice statesovereign statebuffer state( Pol); rogue state* * *
Del verbo estar: ( conjugate estar)
estado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estado
estar
estado sustantivo masculino
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estado de cuenta bank statement;
estado de emergencia or excepción state of emergency;
la casa está en buen estado the house is in good conditionb) (Med) condition;◊ estar en estado (euf) to be expecting (colloq);
quedarse en estado (euf) to get pregnantc)
2 (nación, gobierno) state;◊ la seguridad del Eestado national o state security;
estado de bienestar welfare state
estar 1 ( conjugate estar) cópula
1a) ( seguido de adjetivos)◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;
estás más gordo you've put on weight;
estoy cansada I'm tired;
está muy simpático conmigo he's being o he's been so nice to me (recently);
¡todo está tan caro! things are o have become so expensive!b) ( con◊ bien, mal, mejor, peor): están todos bien, gracias they're all fine, thanks;
¡qué bien estás en esta foto! you look great in this photo!;
está mal que no se lo perdones it's wrong of you not to forgive him;
ver tb bien, mal, mejor, peor
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
3 ( seguido de participios)
estaban abrazados they had their arms around each other;
ver tb v aux 2
4 ( seguido de preposición) to be;
(para más ejemplos ver tb la preposición o el nombre correspondiente);
¿a cómo está la uva? how much are the grapes?;
está con el sarampión she has (the) measles;
estoy de cocinera I'm doing the cooking;
estamos sin electricidad the electricity is off at the moment;
está sin pintar it hasn't been painted yet
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en un lugar) to be;◊ ¿dónde está Chiapas? where's Chiapas?;
está a 20 kilómetros de aquí it's 20 kilometers from here;
¿sabes dónde está Pedro? do you know where Pedro is?;
¿está Rodrigo? is Rodrigo in?;
solo estadoé unos días I'll only be staying a few days;
¿cuánto tiempo estadoás en Londres? how long are you going to be in London (for)?
2 ( en el tiempo):◊ ¿a qué (día) estamos? what day is it today?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?;
estamos a 28 de mayo it's May 28th (AmE) o (BrE) the 28th of May;
estamos en primavera it's spring
3a) (tener como función, cometido):
estamos para ayudarlos we're here to help them
4 (estar listo, terminado):
lo atas con un nudo y ya está you tie a knot in it and that's it o there you are;
enseguida estoy I'll be right with you
5 (Esp) ( quedar) (+ me/te/le etc) (+ compl):
la 46 te está mejor the 46 fits you better
estado v aux
1 ( con gerundio):
estoy viendo que va a ser imposible I'm beginning to see that it's going to be impossible
2 ( con participio):
ya está hecho un hombrecito he's a proper young man now;
ver tb estar cópula 3
estarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ( permanecer) to stay;◊ ¿no te puedes estado quieto? can't you stay o keep still?;
estese tranquilo don't worry
estar 2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living room
estado sustantivo masculino
1 Pol state
estado de bienestar, welfare state
2 (circunstancia, situación) state, condition: este abrigo está en un estado lamentable, this coat is in a terrible state
no puedes conducir en ese estado, you can't drive in that condition
estado de ánimo/ excepción/guerra/sitio, state of mind/emergency/ war/siege
estado civil, marital status
Mil Estado Mayor, staff
♦ Locuciones: estar en estado (de buena esperanza), to be expecting
abogado del Estado, legal representative of the State
razón de Estado, reason of State
estar verbo intransitivo
1 (existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2 (permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3 (tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio) estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio) está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio) estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal, (enfermo) he is very ill
4 (quedar, sentar) el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5 (para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a: fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados) en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON: (de acuerdo con) estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTAR DE: estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTAR POR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiar está que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo to stay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano, I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace. I'm staying at the Palace.
' estado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- aconfesional
- amiguete
- animada
- animado
- anímica
- anímico
- ánimo
- aparato
- atonía
- bajón
- barra
- bienestar
- BOE
- boletín
- bonanza
- bono
- bregar
- con
- condición
- coño
- dejar
- deplorable
- desocupación
- deterioro
- día
- dormitar
- estribar
- fiscal
- fragmentaria
- fragmentario
- ir
- golpe
- gravedad
- hombre
- jefa
- jefatura
- jefe
- lamentable
- licitar
- mentar
- mira
- notar
- penosa
- penoso
- permanecer
- permanencia
- primitiva
- primitivo
English:
abject
- absent
- act up
- agitation
- almost
- Attorney General
- bad
- bad-tempered
- be
- blissful
- budget
- canvass
- chancellor
- check up on
- club
- combine
- comfortable
- condition
- conscious
- consciousness
- coup
- crown
- decaying
- deliberate
- delusion
- denunciation
- disease
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- disrepair
- doldrums
- ever
- evident
- fall
- fitness
- fixture
- frame of mind
- gilt-edged
- he's
- head
- herself
- himself
- incompleteness
- intermittent
- intoxicated
- limbo
- maintain
- marital status
- marriage
- mind
* * *estado nm1. [situación, condición] state;su estado es grave his condition is serious;me lo encontré en un estado penoso I found him in a pitiful state;el estado de su cuenta arroja un saldo positivo your account is in credit;estar en buen/mal estado [vehículo, terreno, edificio] to be in good/bad condition;[alimento, bebida] to be fresh/Br off o US spoiled;la moqueta se halla en muy mal estado the carpet is in very bad condition;en estado de alerta on (the) alert;en estado de guerra at war;estar en estado (de buena esperanza) to be expecting, to be in the family way;quedarse en estado to become pregnant;estar en estado de merecer to be marriageableestado de ánimo state of mind, mood;estado de bienestar welfare state;estado civil marital status;estado de coma: [m5] en estado de coma in a coma;estado de cuentas statement of accounts;estado de emergencia state of emergency;estado de equilibrio state of equilibrium;estado estacionario [de enfermo] stable condition;estado de excepción state of emergency;estado de gracia [de santo] state of grace;estar en estado de gracia [deportista] to be on excellent form;estado de reposo: [m5] en estado de reposo at rest;estado de salud (state of) health;estado de sitio state of siege;estado vegetativo vegetative state;estado vegetativo permanente persistent vegetative state2. Fís state;un cuerpo en estado sólido/líquido/gaseoso a body in a solid/liquid/gaseous stateestado cristalino crystalline state3. [gobierno] state;temas de estado affairs of state;un hombre de estado a statesman;el Estado [el gobierno, la administración] the State;asuntos que atañen a la seguridad del Estado matters relating to state security;el Estado de las Autonomías = the organization of the Spanish state into autonomous regions with varying degrees of devolved power4. [país, división territorial] state;un estado independiente an independent state;un estado de derecho a state which is subject to the rule of lawestado policial police state;Estados Unidos (de América) United States (of America);Estados Unidos Mexicanos United Mexican StatesHist los Estados Generales the Estates General;el estado llano the third estate, the common people* * *m1 state2 MED condition;en buen/mal estado in good/bad condition3:el Estado the State* * *estado nm1) : state2) : statusestado civil: marital status3) condición: condition* * *estado n1. (en general) state2. (condición) condition -
13 désolant
désolant, e [dezɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[nouvelle, situation, spectacle] distressing* * *désolante dezɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( attristant) distressing, upsetting2) ( consternant) depressing* * *dezɔlɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj désolant, -e1) (= triste) (spectacle, situation) distressing2) (= contrariant, lamentable) appallingC'est désolant de voir que... — It's appalling to see that...
* * *1 ( attristant) distressing, upsetting;2 ( consternant) depressing.il n'a rien fait, c'est désolant! he didn't do anything, it's so annoying! -
14 lamentable
adj.1 terribly sad (triste).2 lamentable, deplorable (malo).* * *► adjetivo1 (injusticia) regrettable, deplorable; (estado) sorry, pitiful* * *ADJ [conducta] deplorable; [injusticia] shameful; [error] regrettable; [escena, aspecto, estado] sorry, pitiful; [pérdida] sades lamentable que... — it is regrettable that...
* * *a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible* * *= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.Ex. All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.Ex. In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.----* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* * *a) <conducta/error/suceso> deplorable, terrible* * *= regrettable, wretched, sad, deplorable, miserable, parlous, embarrassing, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.], woeful, pitiful, abject, abjected.Ex: All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de manera lamentable = lamentably, miserably.* fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* * *1 (deplorable) ‹conducta/error/suceso› deplorable, terrible, lamentable2 (triste) ‹pérdida› sad; ‹estado/aspecto› pitiful; ‹error› regrettableverle suplicando de esa manera era un espectáculo lamentable it was a pitiful sight to see him begging like that* * *
lamentable adjetivo
‹estado/aspecto› pitiful;
‹ error› regrettable
lamentable adjetivo
1 (que causa pena o disgusto) regrettable
2 (estropeado) terrible: el coche quedó en un estado lamentable, the car was in a terrible state
' lamentable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estado
- fatal
- vergonzosa
- vergonzoso
- papel
- penoso
English:
deplorable
- lamentable
- pathetic
- pitiful
- regrettable
- sad
- sorry
- woeful
- meet
- miserable
- miserably
* * *lamentable adj1. [conducta, accidente, confusión] regrettable;sería lamentable que no pudiera acudir it would be a shame if she couldn't come2. [malo] lamentable, deplorable;llegó a casa con un aspecto lamentable she looked terrible o she was in a pitiful state when she got home* * *adj deplorable* * *lamentable adj1) : unfortunate, lamentable2) : pitiful, sad -
15 lástima
intj.it's a pity, too bad, tough luck, Bad show.f.1 pity, compassion, grief, commiseration.2 pitiful thing, pity, crime, shame.Es una lástima! It's a pitiful thing [a shame]!* * *1 pity\por lástima out of pity¡qué lástima! what a pity!tener lástima a alguien to feel sorry for somebody* * *noun f.1) pity2) shame* * *SF1) (=pena) pity, shamees una lástima — it's a pity o shame
es lástima que... — it's a pity o shame that..., it's too bad that...
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dar lástima, toda esta pobreza me da mucha lástima — such poverty makes me really sades tan desgraciado que da lástima — he's so unhappy I feel really sorry for him o I really pity him
es una película tan mala que da lástima — it's a pathetic film, it's an awful film, it's such a pathetically bad film
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¡ qué lástima!, -hemos perdido -¡qué lástima! — "we've lost" - "what a shame! o what a pity! o that's too bad!"¡qué lástima de hombre! — isn't he pitiful?
2) (=escena lastimosa) pitiful sightestar hecho una lástima — to be in a sorry o dreadful state
3) frm (=queja) complaint, tale of woe* * *a) ( pena) shame, pityqué lástima! — what a shame o pity!
es una lástima — it's a shame o pity
me da lástima tirarlo — it seems a pity o shame to throw it out
b) ( compasión)* * *= pity, commiseration, sympathy.Ex. The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.Ex. There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.Ex. If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.----* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* ser una lástima = be a shame.* tener lástima = pity.* una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.* * *a) ( pena) shame, pityqué lástima! — what a shame o pity!
es una lástima — it's a shame o pity
me da lástima tirarlo — it seems a pity o shame to throw it out
b) ( compasión)* * *= pity, commiseration, sympathy.Ex: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* ser una lástima = be a shame.* tener lástima = pity.* una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.* * *1 (pena) shame, pity¡qué lástima que tengas que irte! what a shame o pity that you have to leave!es una lástima que no puedas venir it's a shame o pity you can't comeme da lástima tener que tirar este vestido it seems a pity o shame to throw out this dress2(compasión): siento lástima por ellos I feel sorry for themda lástima verla así de triste it makes you sad o it's sad to see her so unhappyme da lástima (de) ese hombre I feel sorry for that man¡no te tengo lástima, tú te lo has buscado! I have no sympathy (for you), you brought it upon yourselfuna persona digna de lástima someone worthy of compassion o sympathy* * *
Del verbo lastimar: ( conjugate lastimar)
lastima es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
lastimar
lástima
lastimar ( conjugate lastimar) verbo transitivo
to hurt
lastimarse verbo pronominal ( refl) (esp AmL) to hurt oneself;
‹dedo/rodillas› to hurt
lástima sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡qué lástima! what a shame o pity!;
me da lástima tirarlo it seems a pity o shame to throw it outb) ( compasión):
digno de lástima worthy of compassion
lastimar verbo transitivo to hurt, injure: no lastimes sus sentimientos, don't hurt her feelings
lástima sustantivo femenino pity: ¡me da una lástima!, I feel so sorry for him!
esta ciudad da lástima!, this city is in a terrible state!
vas hecho una lástima, you are a sorry sight
es una lástima que no puedas venir, it's a pity (that) you can't come
' lástima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
darse
- digna
- digno
- piedad
- ah
- falla
- pecado
- pena
- que
English:
crying
- pity
- shame
- sympathy
* * *lástima nf1. [compasión] pity;2. [pena] shame, pity;¡qué lástima! what a shame o pity;¿no podrás venir?, ¡lástima! you can't come? what a shame o pity!;fue una lástima que no te invitaran it's a shame o pity they didn't invite you;dar lástima a alguien to make sb feel sad;da lástima ver gente así it's sad to see people in that state;Fames tan malo que da lástima he's painfully bad;me da lástima que no pueda venir I'm sorry I can't come, it's a shame I can't come;quedarse hecho una lástima to be a sorry o pitiful sight* * *f1 pity, shame;es una lástima it’s a pity o shame;¡qué lástima! what a pity o shame!;me da lástima no usarlo it’s a shame o pity not to use it2:estar hecho una lástima be in terrible shape* * *lástima nf1) : compassion, pity2) pena: shame, pity¡qué lástima!: what a shame!* * *lástima n pity / shame¡qué lástima! what a pity! / what a shame! -
16 sorry
'sori
1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) lo siento2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) triste, arrepentido, desolado3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) lamentable
2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) ¡perdón!, ¡disculpe!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) perdón, disculpe•sorry1 adj1.I'm sorry, but I can't help you lo siento, pero no puedo ayudarte2. arrepentidosorry2 interj perdónsorry, could you close the door? perdón, ¿podrías cerrar la puerta?I'm sorry, what did you say your name was? perdona, ¿cómo has dicho que te llamas?tr['sɒrɪ]1 (pitiful, wretched) triste, lamentable1 (apology) ¡perdón!, ¡disculpe!2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (for repetition) ¿perdón?, ¿cómo?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sorry (grieved, feeling sadness) sentir■ I'm sorry to trouble you perdone que le moleste, siento molestarleto feel sorry for somebody compadecerto say sorry disculparse, pedir perdón1) pitiful: lastimero, lastimoso2)to be sorry : sentir, lamentarI'm sorry: lo siento3)to feel sorry for : compadecerI feel sorry for him: me da penaadj.• afligido, -a adj.• apenado, -a adj.• lastimoso, -a adj.• pesaroso, -a adj.• poco convincente adj.• triste adj.interj.• perdóng interj.'sɑːri, 'sɒriadjective -rier, -riest1) (pred)a) (grieved, sad)oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?
to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)
b) (apologetic, repentant)to say sorry — pedir* perdón, disculparse
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte
sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...
to be sorry FOR/ABOUT something — arrepentirse* de algo
I'm very/terribly/awfully sorry about last night — siento muchísimo lo de anoche, mil perdones por lo de anoche
to be sorry (THAT): I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party — siento no haber podido ir a tu fiesta
2) (as interj)a) ( expressing apology) perdón, lo siento(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!
sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú
b) ( asking speaker to repeat) (BrE) ¿cómo (dice)?3) (pitiful, miserable) (before n) < tale> lamentable, lastimoso['sɒrɪ]ADJ (compar sorrier) (superl sorriest)1) (=apologetic)I'm so sorry! — ¡lo siento mucho!, ¡perdón!
sorry! — ¡perdón!, ¡perdone!, ¡disculpe! (esp LAm)
sorry I'm late! — ¡siento llegar tarde!
I'm sorry to bother you but... — siento or frm lamento molestarle, pero...
•
to be sorry about/ for sth — sentir algo, lamentar algo frm•
to say sorry (to sb) (for sth) — pedir perdón or (esp LAm) disculpas (a algn) (por algo)go and say sorry! — ¡anda ve y pide perdón or disculpas!
I've said I'm sorry, what more do you want? — ya he dicho que lo siento, ¿qué más quieres?
2) (=repentant) arrepentido•
he wasn't in the least bit sorry — no estaba arrepentido en lo más mínimo•
you'll be sorry for this! — ¡me las pagarás!, ¡te arrepentirás (de esto)!3) (=regretful, sad)I'm sorry, she's busy at the moment — lo siento, en este momento está ocupada
•
to be sorry about sth/sb, I'm sorry about your mother/about what happened — siento or frm lamento lo de tu madre/lo sucedido•
I can't tell you how sorry I am — no te puedes hacer una idea de cuánto lo siento•
to be sorry that... — sentir or frm lamentar que + subjun•
I'm sorry to hear that you're leaving — me da pena saber que te vaswe are sorry to have to tell you that... — lamentamos tener que decirle que...
I was sorry to hear of your accident — siento or lamento lo de tu accidente
it was a failure, I'm sorry to say — me duele reconocerlo, pero fue un fracaso
no one seemed very sorry to see him go — nadie parecía sentir or lamentar mucho que se fuera
4) (=pitying)•
to be or feel sorry for sb, I'm sorry for him — lo compadezcoto look sorry for o.s. — tener un aspecto triste
5) (=pitiful)•
the garden was a sorry sight — el jardín estaba en un estado lamentable, el jardín estaba hecho una pena *•
he poured out his sorry tale to his mother — le contó su triste historia a su madresorry, I didn't catch what you said — perdón, no entendí lo que dijiste
7) (when correcting o.s.)it's the third, sorry, the fourth on the left — es la tercera, perdón, la cuarta a la izquierda
I'm sorry, I can't agree with you — lo siento or perdona, pero no puedo darte la razón
* * *['sɑːri, 'sɒri]adjective -rier, -riest1) (pred)a) (grieved, sad)oh, I am sorry; when did it happen? — cuánto lo siento!; ¿cuándo ocurrió?
to feel o be sorry FOR somebody: I feel so sorry for you/him te/lo compadezco; I felt o was so sorry for him when he got turned down me dio mucha pena or lástima cuando lo rechazaron; to feel sorry for oneself lamentarse de su (or tu etc) suerte; to be sorry ABOUT somebody/something: I'm very sorry about what happened siento or lamento mucho lo que ocurrió; to be sorry to + INF: I wasn't sorry to see the back of him no me apenó or no lamenté que se fuera; I'm sorry to have to tell you that... siento tener que decirte que...; to be sorry (THAT) — sentir* que (+ subj)
b) (apologetic, repentant)to say sorry — pedir* perdón, disculparse
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you — perdóname or lo siento or disculpa, no fue mi intención ofenderte
sorry to bother you, but... — perdone or disculpe que lo moleste, pero...
to be sorry FOR/ABOUT something — arrepentirse* de algo
I'm very/terribly/awfully sorry about last night — siento muchísimo lo de anoche, mil perdones por lo de anoche
to be sorry (THAT): I'm sorry I didn't make it to your party — siento no haber podido ir a tu fiesta
2) (as interj)a) ( expressing apology) perdón, lo siento(awfully/so) sorry! — (BrE) perdone!, disculpe!
sorry, I didn't realize it was you — perdona or perdóname or disculpa or discúlpame, no me había dado cuenta de que eras tú
b) ( asking speaker to repeat) (BrE) ¿cómo (dice)?3) (pitiful, miserable) (before n) < tale> lamentable, lastimoso -
17 triste
triste [tʀist]adjective• d'un air/d'une voix triste sadly• être triste à l'idée or à la pensée de partir to be sad at the idea of leaving• triste à mourir [personne, ambiance, musique] utterly depressing• avoir or faire triste mine or figure to cut a sorry figure• depuis son accident, il est dans un triste état since his accident he has been in a sad state• c'est pas triste ! (inf) ( = c'est amusant) it's a laugh a minute! (inf) ; ( = c'est difficile) it's no joke! (inf) ; ( = c'est la pagaille) it's a real mess!* * *tʀist1) ( pas gai) [personne, visage] sad; [maison, ville, région] dreary, depressing; [ciel, temps, journée] gloomy; [histoire, livre, soirée, événement] sad, depressing; [couleur] drab, dreary; [existence] drearyavoir triste mine or figure — [personne] to look pitiful
2) ( déplorable) [résultat, fin, affaire] dreadful; [conséquence] sad; [spectacle, état] sorryc'est la triste vérité — unfortunately, that's the truth of the matter
détenir le triste record d'alcoolisme — to hold the record for heavy drinking, a dubious achievement
3) ( méprisable) [personnage] unsavoury [BrE], disreputable; [réputation] dreadful••triste comme la pluie or à mourir — desperately sad
c'était pas triste — (colloq) it was quite something
* * *tʀist adj1) (= malheureux) sadc'est pas triste! * — it's something else!, *
2) (= sinistre)* * *triste adj1 ( pas gai) [personne, visage] sad; [maison, ville, région] dreary, depressing; [ciel, temps, journée] gloomy; [histoire, livre, soirée, événement] sad, depressing; [couleur] drab, dreary; [existence, enfance] dreary; être/se sentir triste to be/to feel sad; avoir l'air tout triste to look really sad; c'est une enfant triste she's a sad child; être triste de faire to be sad to do; j'étais triste de le voir partir I was sad to see him go; être triste à l'idée or la pensée de qch/de faire to be sad at the idea ou thought of sth/of doing; elle est triste que je m'en aille she's sad that I'm leaving; il est or c'est triste de faire it is sad to do; il est or c'est triste que it is sad that; avoir triste mine or figure [personne] to look pitiful; mon gâteau a bien triste mine my cake is a sorry sight; ⇒ bonnet;2 ( déplorable) [résultat, fin, affaire] dreadful; [conséquence] sad; [spectacle, état] sorry; c'est la triste vérité it's the sad truth; on l'a retrouvé dans un triste état he was found in a sorry state; détenir le triste record d'alcoolisme to hold the record for heavy drinking, a dubious achievement; faire la triste expérience de qch to have learned about sth to one's sorrow; se lamenter sur son triste sort to lament one's fate;3 ( méprisable) [personnage] unsavouryGB, disreputable; [réputation] dreadful; un triste imbécile a despicable character; un triste sire a disreputable character.triste comme la pluie or à mourir desperately sad; c'était pas triste○ it was quite something.[trist] adjectiffaire triste figure ou mine à quelqu'un to give somebody a cold receptionson triste sort his sad ou unhappy fate3. [attristant] sadil est pas triste, avec sa chemise à fleurs he's a scream in his flowery shirtils font voter les réformes sans avoir le financement, ça va pas être triste! they're pushing the reforms through without funds, what a farce![morne - rue, saison] bleak[méprisable] -
18 حقيبة
حَقِيبَة \ bag: a container (of paper, cloth, leather, etc.) for carrying or storing things; a bag of money; a handbag; a sandbag. case: a box, container, or covering: a case of oranges; a packing case; a suitcase; a bookcase; a case for one’s reading glasses. \ حَقِيبَة \ suitcase: a light case (of leather, etc.) for carrying one’s clothes on a journey. \ See Also شَنْطَة سَفَر \ حَقِيبَة البَريد \ mailbag: a strong bag for carrying letters, etc., put in the post. \ حَقِيبَة تُحْمَل على الظَّهر \ rucksack: a bag that is worn on the back by climbers or campers, to carry all their needs. \ حَقِيبَة السَّفَرِ (للجندي) \ kit bag: a long bag for a soldier’s kit. \ حَقِيبَة ظَهْر \ knapsack: a bag that is carried on the back, esp. by soldiers or climbers for their food. \ حَقِيبَة كُتُب مَدْرَسيّة \ satchel: a bag (of leather, strong cloth, etc.) that is used esp. for carrying a child’s books to school. \ حَقِيبَة يَد السّيدات (استخدام أمريكي) \ purse: a woman’s handbag. \ حَقِيبَة يَدٍ نسائِيّة \ handbag BrE, purse AmE: a woman’s small bag for carrying money, keys, etc.. \ حَقِير \ bloody: (not polite) very (bad): a bloody fool; a bloody good try. contemptible: that ought to be treated with contempt: That was a contemptible thing to do to a friend. coward: a person without courage. humble: of low rank; simple; plain: a humble worker; a humble meal. lousy: very nasty. low: not great in rank or importance: the lower classes of society; the lowest class in the school. lowly: (of work or a home) suited to a simple person with no social pride: I was content to do the lowly work of a roadsweeper. mean: poor: a mean little house in a back street. petty: spiteful or ungenerous in small matters. pitiful: shamefully weak: a pitiful attempt. squalid: (of a place or condition) dirty, for lack of care: a squalid kitchen; a squalid existence. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also وضيع (وَضيع)، قذر (قَذِر)، مزر (مُزْر)، خسيس (خَسِيس) -
19 bloody
حَقِير \ bloody: (not polite) very (bad): a bloody fool; a bloody good try. contemptible: that ought to be treated with contempt: That was a contemptible thing to do to a friend. coward: a person without courage. humble: of low rank; simple; plain: a humble worker; a humble meal. lousy: very nasty. low: not great in rank or importance: the lower classes of society; the lowest class in the school. lowly: (of work or a home) suited to a simple person with no social pride: I was content to do the lowly work of a roadsweeper. mean: poor: a mean little house in a back street. petty: spiteful or ungenerous in small matters. pitiful: shamefully weak: a pitiful attempt. squalid: (of a place or condition) dirty, for lack of care: a squalid kitchen; a squalid existence. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also وضيع (وَضيع)، قذر (قَذِر)، مزر (مُزْر)، خسيس (خَسِيس) -
20 contemptible
حَقِير \ bloody: (not polite) very (bad): a bloody fool; a bloody good try. contemptible: that ought to be treated with contempt: That was a contemptible thing to do to a friend. coward: a person without courage. humble: of low rank; simple; plain: a humble worker; a humble meal. lousy: very nasty. low: not great in rank or importance: the lower classes of society; the lowest class in the school. lowly: (of work or a home) suited to a simple person with no social pride: I was content to do the lowly work of a roadsweeper. mean: poor: a mean little house in a back street. petty: spiteful or ungenerous in small matters. pitiful: shamefully weak: a pitiful attempt. squalid: (of a place or condition) dirty, for lack of care: a squalid kitchen; a squalid existence. vile: very nasty; shameful: a vile smell; vile cruelty. \ See Also وضيع (وَضيع)، قذر (قَذِر)، مزر (مُزْر)، خسيس (خَسِيس)
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