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1 Political Correctness
Po·li·ti·cal Cor·rect·ness[pəˈlɪtɪkəl kəˈrektnəs]f political correctness, PC -
2 Political Correctness
Mass media: PCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Political Correctness
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3 политическая корректность
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4 политкорректность
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5 политическая корректность
Русско-английский словарь Wiktionary > политическая корректность
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6 политкорректность
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7 политкорректность
Русско-английский синонимический словарь > политкорректность
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8 polityczny
* * *I.polityczny1a.political; biuro polityczne ( w krajach komunistycznych) Politburo; ekonomia polityczna political economy; klimat polityczny (np. w danym kraju) political landscape; mapa polityczna political map; partia polityczna political party; poglądy polityczne political views; poprawność polityczna political correctness, PC; proces polityczny prawn. political trial; przestępstwo polityczne political crime; represje polityczne l. ucisk polityczny political repressions; scena polityczna political scene; ustrój polityczny political system; więzeń polityczny political prisoner, prisoner of state; względy polityczne political considerations.II.polityczny2mppl. -i political prisoner.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > polityczny
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9 corrección
f.1 correction, editing, adjustment, amendment.2 correctness, refinement, good manners, correction.3 admonition, chastisement, punishment, correction.4 patch.* * *1 (rectificación) correction2 (educación) courtesy, correctness, politeness, good manners plural3 (reprensión) rebuke4 (en impresión) proofreading\tratar con corrección to be politecorrección de pruebas proofreading* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=arreglo) correctioncorrección de pruebas — (Tip) proofreading
corrección por líneas — (Inform) line editing
2) (=censura) rebuke, reprimand; (=castigo) punishment3) (=perfección) correctness4) (=cortesía) courtesy, good manners* * *1)a) ( buenos modales)vestir con corrección — to dress correctly o properly
b) ( honestidad) correctnessc) ( propiedad)2)a) ( de exámenes) correctionb) (enmienda, rectificación) correction•* * *= amending, amendment, correction, correctness, emendation, correctiveness, propriety, rectification.Ex. Store permits the processing of the information that it contains, but, after processing, the data in the store differs from the initial content (for example, in the editing and amending of catalogue records).Ex. The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.Ex. Almost all papers, notes, reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.Ex. Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex. Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.Ex. The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.----* corrección automática = machine-editing.* corrección de pruebas = proofreading, proof correction.* correcciones de autor = author's corrections.* corrección formal = elements of due process, due process, procedural justice.* corrección ortográfica = spell checking.* corrección política = political correctness.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* función de corrección = editing function.* programa de corrección ortográfica = spelling correction program.* * *1)a) ( buenos modales)vestir con corrección — to dress correctly o properly
b) ( honestidad) correctnessc) ( propiedad)2)a) ( de exámenes) correctionb) (enmienda, rectificación) correction•* * *= amending, amendment, correction, correctness, emendation, correctiveness, propriety, rectification.Ex: Store permits the processing of the information that it contains, but, after processing, the data in the store differs from the initial content (for example, in the editing and amending of catalogue records).
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.Ex: Almost all papers, notes, reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.Ex: The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.* corrección automática = machine-editing.* corrección de pruebas = proofreading, proof correction.* correcciones de autor = author's corrections.* corrección formal = elements of due process, due process, procedural justice.* corrección ortográfica = spell checking.* corrección política = political correctness.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* función de corrección = editing function.* programa de corrección ortográfica = spelling correction program.* * *A1(buenos modales): es un hombre de una gran corrección he is very well-mannered o correctsiempre viste con corrección she always dresses very correctly o properlyse comportó con la corrección que lo caracteriza he behaved with characteristic good manners o correctness o decorum2 (honestidad) correctness3(propiedad): habla los dos idiomas con corrección he speaks both languages accurately o well o correctlyCompuesto:political correctnessB1 (de exámenes) correction2 (enmienda, rectificación) correctionCompuestos:proofreadingspell-checkingC ( Fin) tbcorrección bursátil correctionCompuesto:downward correction* * *
corrección sustantivo femenino
1a) ( buenos modales):◊ es un hombre de una gran corrección he is very well-mannered o correct;
vestir con corrección to dress correctly o properly
c) ( propiedad):◊ habla el francés con corrección he speaks French well o correctly
2 (de exámenes, errores) correction;
corrección sustantivo femenino
1 (rectificación) correction
2 (urbanidad) courtesy, politeness
' corrección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
formalidad
- revisar
- proceder
- propiedad
English:
correction
- amendment
* * *corrección nf1. [de error] correction;[de examen] marking; [de texto] revision Informát corrección de color colour correction;corrección de pruebas proofreading2. [cambio, enmienda] correction;el texto sólo tenía tres correcciones the text only had three corrections3. [perfección] correctness4. [de comportamiento] courtesy;se comportó distantemente con nosotros pero con mucha corrección he was distant but very correct in the way he behaved towards uscorrección política political correctness5. [reprimenda] reprimand* * *f* * *corrección nf, pl - ciones1) : correction2) : correctness, propriety3) : rebuke, reprimand4)corrección de pruebas : proofreading* * *corrección n correction -
10 corrección política
(n.) = political correctnessEx. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.* * *(n.) = political correctnessEx: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
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11 rectitud política
(n.) = political correctnessEx. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.* * *(n.) = political correctnessEx: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
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12 político2
2 = political.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The majority of the CC Space isolate schedules consist of political divisions of the world.----* actividad política = political activity.* agenda política = political agenda.* agitación política = political upheaval.* analista político = political commentator, political analyst.* ardid político = political stunt.* asociación política = political body.* brazo político = political arm.* caricaturista político = political cartoonist.* ciencias políticas = political science.* clase política = political class.* coalición política = coalition politics, political coalition.* comentarista político = political commentator.* cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.* controversia política = political controversy.* convicción política = political persuasion.* corrección política = political correctness.* corresponsal político = political reporter, political correspondent.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuestión política = political issue.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* derechos políticos = political rights.* descontento político = political unrest.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* discurso político = political discourse, political speech, spin.* disentir político = political dissent.* disturbios políticos = political unrest.* división política = political division.* elección política = political election.* élite política, la = political elite, the.* escándalo político = political scandal.* espectro político, el = political spectrum, the.* experiencia política = political experience.* figura política = political figure.* fuerza política = political force.* inestabilidad política = political instability.* influencia política = political influence.* intriga política = political intrigue.* malestar político = political unrest.* maraña política = political thicket.* militante político = politically active, political activist.* movimiento político = political movement.* personaje político = political figure.* político-económico = politico-economic.* político-histórico = politico-historical.* politólogo, cientista político = political scientist.* presión política = political pressure.* preso político = political prisoner.* prisionero político = political prisoner.* propaganda política = political propaganda.* rectitud política = political correctness.* reforma política = political reform.* refugiado político = political refugee.* régimen político = political regime.* reo político = political prisoner.* reportero político = political reporter, political correspondent.* retórica política = political rhetoric.* revolución política = political revolution.* riesgo político = political risk.* rollo político = spin.* sátira política = political satire.* signo político = political persuasion.* sistema político = political system.* solución política = political solution.* subversión política = subversive action, politically subversive action.* suicidio político = political suicide.* tecnológicopolítico = techno-political.* tecnopolítico = techno-political.* tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.* transición política = political transition.* unión política = political union.* valor político = political value. -
13 político
adj.1 politic, tactful.2 political, related with politics.3 in-law.m.politician, pol.* * *► adjetivo1 political2 (cortés) tactful3 (por matrimonio) -in-law► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 politician* * *1. (f. - política)noun2. (f. - política)adj.1) political2) in-law, by marriage* * *político, -a1. ADJ1) (Pol) political2) [persona] (=diplomático) tactful; (=hábil) skilful, skillful (EEUU); (=cortés) polite, well-mannered; (=reservado) stiff, reserved3) [pariente]familia política — in-laws pl
2.SM / F politicianpolítico/a de café — armchair politician
* * *I- ca adjetivo1) (Pol) political2) ( diplomático) diplomatic, tactfulII- ca masculino, femenino politician* * *I- ca adjetivo1) (Pol) political2) ( diplomático) diplomatic, tactfulII- ca masculino, femenino politician* * *político11 = politician, public official, elected official, policy maker [policy-maker/policymaker].Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups.* político sin escrúpulos = shyster.político22 = political.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The majority of the CC Space isolate schedules consist of political divisions of the world.
* actividad política = political activity.* agenda política = political agenda.* agitación política = political upheaval.* analista político = political commentator, political analyst.* ardid político = political stunt.* asociación política = political body.* brazo político = political arm.* caricaturista político = political cartoonist.* ciencias políticas = political science.* clase política = political class.* coalición política = coalition politics, political coalition.* comentarista político = political commentator.* cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.* controversia política = political controversy.* convicción política = political persuasion.* corrección política = political correctness.* corresponsal político = political reporter, political correspondent.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuestión política = political issue.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* derechos políticos = political rights.* descontento político = political unrest.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* discurso político = political discourse, political speech, spin.* disentir político = political dissent.* disturbios políticos = political unrest.* división política = political division.* elección política = political election.* élite política, la = political elite, the.* escándalo político = political scandal.* espectro político, el = political spectrum, the.* experiencia política = political experience.* figura política = political figure.* fuerza política = political force.* inestabilidad política = political instability.* influencia política = political influence.* intriga política = political intrigue.* malestar político = political unrest.* maraña política = political thicket.* militante político = politically active, political activist.* movimiento político = political movement.* personaje político = political figure.* político-económico = politico-economic.* político-histórico = politico-historical.* politólogo, cientista político = political scientist.* presión política = political pressure.* preso político = political prisoner.* prisionero político = political prisoner.* propaganda política = political propaganda.* rectitud política = political correctness.* reforma política = political reform.* refugiado político = political refugee.* régimen político = political regime.* reo político = political prisoner.* reportero político = political reporter, political correspondent.* retórica política = political rhetoric.* revolución política = political revolution.* riesgo político = political risk.* rollo político = spin.* sátira política = political satire.* signo político = political persuasion.* sistema político = political system.* solución política = political solution.* subversión política = subversive action, politically subversive action.* suicidio político = political suicide.* tecnológicopolítico = techno-political.* tecnopolítico = techno-political.* tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.* transición política = political transition.* unión política = political union.* valor político = political value.* * *A ( Pol) ‹partido› political; ‹medida/solución› politicalla vida política political lifeB (diplomático, cortés) diplomatic, tactfulC(en relaciones de parentesco): es mi sobrino político he's my nephew by marriagela familia política the in-lawshermano político brother-in-lawmasculine, femininepolitician* * *
político◊ -ca adjetivo
1 (Pol) political
2 ( diplomático) diplomatic, tactful
3 ( en relaciones de parentesco):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
politician
político,-a
I adjetivo
1 political
2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
' político' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asilo
- continuismo
- decorado
- estamento
- fila
- gestarse
- imitar
- lúcida
- lúcido
- mayoría
- política
- poltrona
- proscrita
- proscrito
- restaurar
- ribete
- salón
- significado
- simpatizar
- testamento
- apadrinar
- asilado
- camarada
- cancha
- coroto
- cuñado
- derecha
- gastado
- hablar
- hermano
- hijo
- imagen
- implantar
- independentista
- mapa
- militar
- pariente
- programa
- terreno
English:
asylum
- combine
- dynamic
- electioneering
- encroach
- importance
- join
- moderate
- political
- political asylum
- politician
- spit
- whip
- arena
- asylee
- son
- spectrum
* * *político, -a♦ adj1. [de gobierno] political2. [prudente] tactfulfamilia política in-laws4. [geografía, mapa] political♦ nm,fpolitician* * *I adj politicalII m, política f politician* * *político, -ca adj1) : political2) : tactful, politic3) : by marriagepadre político: father-in-lawpolítico, -ca n: politician* * *político1 adj1. (de la política) political2. (de parentesco) in lawpolítico2 n politician -
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* * *die Korrektheitproperness; correctness* * *Kor|rẹkt|heitf -, no plcorrectness* * ** * *Kor·rekt·heit<->f kein pl1. (Richtigkeit) correctness2. (vorschriftsmäßiges Auftreten) correctness3. (vorschriftsmäßige Art) correctness, punctiliousness* * *die; Korrektheit: correctness* * ** * *die; Korrektheit: correctness* * *f.correctness n.properness n. -
15 incorrección política
(n.) = political incorrectnessEx. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.* * *(n.) = political incorrectnessEx: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
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16 correcció
n1. (f) correction2. (f) correctnessCorrecció política - Political correctnesscorrecció polítican (f) political correctness -
17 causar daño
(v.) = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damageEx. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex. Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books.Ex. How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex. Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex. Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict their worst damage on trailer parks and caravan sites, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground.* * *(v.) = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damageEx: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex: Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books.Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation. -
18 causar perjuicio
(v.) = bring + harmEx. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.* * *(v.) = bring + harmEx: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
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19 perjudicar
v.to damage, to harm.Maleficiaron a María They harmed Mary.* * *1 to adversely affect, be bad for, be detrimental to* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=dañar) to harm2) † (=desfavorecer)ese sombrero la perjudica — that hat doesn't suit her, she doesn't look good in that hat
3) LAm (=calumniar) to malign, slander2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people
b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)* * *= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.Ex. Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex. Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.----* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml)está perjudicando sus estudios — it is having an adverse effect on o it is proving detrimental to his schoolwork
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes — these measures are prejudicial to o harm young people
b) (Col, Per fam & euf) ( violar) to rape, have one's way with (euph)* * *= damage, disserve, do + disservice, do in, harm, impair, cause + erosion, injure, prejudice, work against, disadvantage, bring + harm, wrong, take + a toll on, hobble, screw + Nombre + up.Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.* perjudicar a = to + Posesivo + detriment.* perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.* perjudicar los intereses = prejudice + interests.* perjudicarse a Uno mismo = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* que no perjudica el medio ambiente = environmentally sound, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly.* * *perjudicar [A2 ]vtel tabaco perjudica tu salud smoking is detrimental to your health, smoking damages your healthestá perjudicando sus estudios it is having an adverse effect on o it is affecting o it is proving detrimental to his schoolworkestas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures harm o have adverse effects for o are prejudicial to young people, young people are losing out because of these measurespara no perjudicar las investigaciones in order not to prejudice the investigations* * *
perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;◊ el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests
' perjudicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cama
- dañar
- embromar
English:
damage
- handicap
- harm
- impair
- injure
- prejudice
- weigh
- reflect
* * *perjudicar vtto damage, to harm;el tabaco perjudica la salud smoking damages your health;esa decisión perjudica nuestros intereses this decision damages our interests* * *v/t harm, damage* * *perjudicar {72} vt: to harm, to be detrimental to* * *perjudicar vb1. (salud) to damage2. (persona) to affect -
20 poprawnoś|ć
f correctness- poprawność manier appropriate behaviour, good manners- poprawność stroju dress code- poprawność gry aktorskiej respectable acting- poprawność gramatyczna grammaticalness, grammaticality, grammatical correctness- kryteria poprawności językowej criteria of grammatical correctness- poprawność polityczna political correctnessThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poprawnoś|ć
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political correctness — noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against • Syn: ↑political correctitude • Ant: ↑political incorrectness • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Political Correctness — Po|lị|ti|cal Cor|rẹct|ness 〈[ kəl ] f.; ; unz.; Abk.: PC〉 in sprachlicher, sozialer u. gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht korrektes, gerechtes Verhalten, vorurteilsfreie Gesinnung, Vermeidung jeglicher Art von Diskriminierung [engl., eigtl.… … Universal-Lexikon
political correctness — noun a) The concept that one has to shape their statements (if not their opinions) according to a certain political dogma, i.e. to be politically correct. 2002 I mean, people who talk about political correctness as being a kind of thought police… … Wiktionary
political correctness — N UNCOUNT Political correctness is the attitude or policy of being extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability. In … English dictionary
political correctness — Although having a distinguished ancestry in the race relations and equal opportunities acts of the 1970s, the concern with political correctness can be traced to the American academic community of the mid 1980s. Its advocates argue that… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture