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123 hacer notar
v.1 to point out, to remark, to make a point about, to make the observation of.2 to make notice.* * *to point out* * *(v.) = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + noticeEx. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex. When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week.Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex. This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex. One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.* * *(v.) = bring to + Posesivo + attention, bring to + the attention, mark, note, bring to + notice, bring + attention to, bring to + Posesivo + noticeEx: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week.Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt. -
124 mediocre
adj.mediocre, average.f. & m.mediocre person, mediocrity.* * *► adjetivo1 mediocre* * *adj.mediocre, ordinary* * *ADJ average; pey mediocre* * *adjetivo mediocre* * *= meagre [meager, -USA], nondescript, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, indifferent, second-rate, undistinguished, lamely, unimpressive, unremarkable.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex. To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.Ex. You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.Ex. This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.* * *adjetivo mediocre* * *= meagre [meager, -USA], nondescript, run-of-the-mill, mediocre, indifferent, second-rate, undistinguished, lamely, unimpressive, unremarkable.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.Ex: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.* * *mediocre* * *
mediocre adjetivo
mediocre
mediocre adjetivo mediocre
' mediocre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- discreto
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- regular
- flojo
- mediano
- pobre
English:
goalkeeper
- indifferent
- mediocre
- rate
- sort
- lack
- mediocrity
- second
* * *mediocre adjmediocre, average* * *adj mediocre* * *mediocre adj: mediocre, average -
125 poder + Infinitivo
(v.) = succeed in + GerundioEx. This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.* * *(v.) = succeed in + GerundioEx: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.
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126 huts
iz.1. ( errua) mistake, errorb. ( kulpa, errua, hobena) fault; zure \hutsa izan da it was our fault!c. Kir. foul, errord. (Inp.) erratum; \hutsak errata2. ( mentsa, eza) lack, absence, dearth ; etxean badute \huts nabarmen bat: komunik ez there's one obvious thing they lack at home: a toilet ; baten \hutsean i. with one missing ii. with one to gob. ( beharra) need; \hutsak bete to {fill || meet} needs3. ( akatsa)a. flaw, mistake; \huts bat egin gabe without making a mistake | flawlesslyb. Tek. failure, breakdownc. ( p.) shortcoming, flawa. void, emptiness ; halako \huts bat sentitzen nuen bihotzean I felt such a void in my heartb. nothing; baina akats hori \hutsa da besteen aldean but that mistake is nothing compared to others; \hutsetik hasi i. to start from scratch ii. ( hizkuntza bat ikasten) to start from the very beginning; e-r \hutsetik sortu to create sth out of nothingc. (esa.) helburuak hauts eta \huts bihurtu zitzaizkion his goals come to absolutely nothing; \huts edo bete willynilly | any which way ; zer dira hangotarrak? — \hutsa, ezer ez gure aldean what are people from over there? — zilch, nothing compared to us ; \hutsaren hurrengoa da he's a {nothing || cypher}; \hutsera etorri to come to nothing; \hutsean eduki to look down on | to despise5. ( zero)a. nothing, nought (GB), zero, zip Argot., zilch Argot.b. ( zenbakia) o, zero; zenbakia hauxe da: lau \huts \huts bi the number is: four o o twoa. empty; poltsa \huts batean in an empty bagb. ( auzoa) empty, uninhabitedc. ( intxaur, gaztaina) empty, dudd. (esa.) \huts edo bete anywhich way | trusting to lucka. mere, simple, common; gizona abere \hutsa da man is a mere animal; pentsatze \hutsak beldurrez jartzen nau the mere thought of it scares meb. euskara \hutsez i. in plain Basque ii. only in Basque; euskara \hutsezko egunkari bat a Basque-only newspaper | a newspaper only in Basquec. ( p.) euskaldun \hutsa da he's {pure || absolutely} Basque; mozkor \hutsa da he's {a total || absolute} drunk; ergel \hutsa da he's a total idiotd. ( kafea, e.a.) plaine. ( probokazioa) sheer; adierazpen horiek probokazio \hutsa direla iruditzen zait, eta ez dugu probokazio horretan erori nahi those statements are, in my opinion, sheer provocation and we do not wish to fall in the trap of provoking3. ( garbia)a. pure, unadulterated; ezti \hutsa pure honeyb. poesia \hutsa {sheer ||pure} poetryc. (esa.) gau \hutsean in pitch dark
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