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1 pesado
adj.1 heavy, weighty.2 sluggish, heavy.3 boring, pestiferous, tiresome, pestilent.4 snobby, pretentious.f. & m.snob, nuisance, bore.past part.past participle of spanish verb: pesar.* * *1→ link=pesar pesar► adjetivo1 (gen) heavy2 (molesto) tiresome; (aburrido) boring3 (trabajoso) tough, hard4 (sueño) deep► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) bore, pain\ponerse pesado,-a to get boring, be a pain* * *1. (f. - pesada)nounbore, pest2. (f. - pesada)adj.1) heavy2) difficult3) boring* * *pesado, -a1. ADJ1) [paquete, comida] heavy2) (=lento) [persona] slow, sluggish; [mecanismo] stiff3) (Meteo) heavy, sultry4) [sueño] deep, heavy5) (Med) heavytener el estómago pesado — to feel bloated, feel full up
6) [tarea] (=difícil) tough, hard; (=aburrido) tedious, boring; (=molesto) annoying; [lectura] heavy, stodgyese me cae pesado — Caribe, Méx * that chap gets on my nerves *
es pesado tener que... — it's such a bore having to...
¡no seas pesado! — stop being such a pain!
2. SM / F1) (=aburrido) bore2) Caribe * (=pez gordo) big shot *3.SM (=acto) weighing* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) <paquete/artillería/maquinaria> heavyc) <atmósfera/tiempo> heavy, oppressived) <ojos/cabeza> heavytengo las piernas pesadas — my legs feel very heavy
e) < sueño> deep2) (fam) (fastidioso, aburrido)a) <libro/película/trabajo> tediousb) < persona>qué pesado, nunca no me deja en paz! — he's such a pest, he never leaves me alone (colloq)
no te pongas pesado — don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3) (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasantIIqué tipo tan pesado! — what a jerk! (colloq)
- da masculino, femeninoa) (fam) ( latoso) pain (colloq), pest (colloq)b) (Andes fam) ( antipático) jerk (colloq)* * *pesado11 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.].Ex: The heap of wet sheets of paper was left to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).* industria pesada = heavy industry.* maquinaria pesada = heavy machinery.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* peso pesado = big wheel, big shot, big noise, big wig, fat cat.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* vehículo pesado = heavy vehicle.pesado22 = onerous, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, weighty, bore, drab, stodgy, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, importunate, leaden, nuisance, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], pest.Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* broma pesada = practical joke.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* lento y pesado = plodding.* pesados, los = nuisance, the.* ser un pesado = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* trabajo pesado = donkey work.* viejo pesado = old fart.* * *A1 ‹paquete/maleta› heavy; ‹artillería/maquinaria› heavy2 ‹comida› heavy, stodgy ( colloq); ‹estómago› bloatedme siento pesado después de haber comido tanto I feel bloated after all that food3 ‹atmósfera/tiempo› heavy, oppressive, sultry4 ‹ojos/cabeza› heavytengo las piernas pesadas my legs feel very heavy o like lead5 ‹sueño› deepB1 ( fam) (fastidioso, aburrido) ‹libro/película/conferencia› tedious¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! ( colloq)¡qué pesado, no me deja en paz ni un minuto! what a pest, he won't leave me alone for a minute ( colloq)los niños están muy pesados the children are being really annoying o ( colloq) being real pests2 ( fam) ‹tarea/trabajo› (monótono) tedious¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! ( colloq)masculine, feminineeres un pesado, deja ya de molestar you're such a pain in the neck, stop annoying me ( colloq)C( Col fam) (mandamás): quiero hablar con el pesado I want to speak to the top man o the boss ( colloq)es uno de los pesados he's one of the bigwigs o the top men ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo pesar: ( conjugate pesar)
pesado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
pesado
pesar
pesado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( en general) heavy;
‹ estómago› bloated;
‹ sueño› deep
2
‹ persona›:◊ ¡qué pesado es! he's such a pain in the neck! (colloq);
no te pongas pesado don't be so annoying o (colloq) such a pest!
3 (Andes fam) ( antipático) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué tipo tan pesado! what a jerk! (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
pesar 1 sustantivo masculino
1
a pesado mío or muy a mi pesado much to my regret
2
a pesado de todo in spite of o despite everything;
a pesar de que even though
pesar 2 ( conjugate pesar) verbo intransitivo
1 [paquete/maleta] to be heavy;
no me pesa it's not heavy
2 ( causar arrepentimiento) (+ me/te/le etc):
me pesa haberlo ofendido I'm very sorry I offended him
3
pese a que even though;
mal que me/le pese whether I like/he likes it or not
verbo transitivo
‹ manzanas› to weigh (out)
pesarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to weigh oneself
pesado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) heavy
2 (sueño) deep, heavy
3 (trabajo) hard
4 (viaje) tiring
5 (aburrido, molesto) boring, tedious, dull
II sustantivo masculino y femenino pain, pest
pesar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener peso físico) to weigh: esa carne pesa dos kilos, that meat weighs two kilos
2 (tener peso psíquico) to have influence: sus opiniones aún pesan en el grupo, his opinions still carry weight in the group
3 (causar arrepentimiento, dolor) to grieve: me pesa no haber ido con vosotros, I regret not having gone with you
II vtr (determinar un peso) to weigh
III sustantivo masculino
1 (pena, pesadumbre) sorrow, grief
2 (remordimiento) regret
♦ Locuciones: a pesar de, in spite of
a pesar de que, although ➣ Ver nota en aunque
' pesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- cargar
- demasiada
- demasiado
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- leve
- más
- pesada
- petardo
- plomo
- sueño
- tostón
- atorrante
- chinche
- hacer
- latoso
- machacón
- muerto
- peso
- rock
English:
aggravating
- awkward
- bore
- boring
- bothersome
- cumbersome
- drag
- dreary
- going
- grind
- heavy
- heavyweight
- hefty
- laboured
- leaden
- lengthy
- lug
- neck
- nuisance
- objectionable
- pain
- pest
- plod
- sleeper
- stodgy
- tiresome
- trying
- weighty
- annoying
- close
- HGV
- muggy
- onerous
- pall
- ponderous
- top
- unwieldy
- weight
* * *pesado, -a♦ adj1. [que pesa] heavy2. [industria, maquinaria] heavy3. [tiempo, día] oppressive;el día está pesado it's very close today4. [comida] heavy, stodgy5. [ojos, cabeza] heavy;tengo el estómago pesado I feel bloated6. [sueño] deep7. [lento] slow-moving;un hombre de andares pesados a man with a ponderous gait8. [tarea, trabajo] difficult, tough9. [aburrido] boring10. [molesto] annoying, tiresome;¡qué pesada eres! you're so annoying!;ponerse pesado to be a pain;Fam¡eres más pesado que una vaca en brazos! you're such a pain in the neck!♦ nm,fbore, pain* * *I adj1 objeto heavy3 trabajo tough fam, difficultII m, pesada f bore;¡qué pesado es! fam he’s a real pain fam* * *pesado, -da adj1) : heavy2) : slow3) : irritating, annoying4) : tedious, boring5) : tough, difficult* * *pesado1 adj2. (aburrido) boringpesado2 n pain¡qué pesado eres! what a pain you are! -
2 pesado2
2 = onerous, ponderous, tedious, tiresome, weighty, bore, drab, stodgy, wearisome, weary [wearier -comp., weariest -sup.], wearying, importunate, leaden, nuisance, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], pest.Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.Ex. Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.Ex. Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.Ex. AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.Ex. One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.Ex. The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.Ex. Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.Ex. Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.----* broma pesada = practical joke.* de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously, ponderously, boringly.* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.* lento y pesado = plodding.* pesados, los = nuisance, the.* ser un pesado = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* trabajo pesado = donkey work.* viejo pesado = old fart. -
3 lento
adj.1 slow, easygoing, poky, slow-witted.2 slow, not very fast, slow moving.adv.slowly, slow.* * *► adjetivo1 slow1 slowly————————► adverbio1 slowly* * *(f. - lenta)adj.1) slow2) dull* * *1.ADJ [ritmo, movimiento, caída] slow; [tráfico, película] slow, slow-movinguna muerte lenta — a lingering o slow death
la circulación iba muy lenta esta mañana — traffic was very slow o slow-moving this morning
cámara 1., 1), fuego 2), b), paso II, 1., 4)¡qué lentos pasan los días! — the days go so slowly!
2.ADV slowly* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-wittedb) (Coc)IIa fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
adverbio slowly* * *= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.----* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* cámara lenta = slow motion.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* lento y pesado = plodding.* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-wittedb) (Coc)IIa fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
adverbio slowly* * *= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* cámara lenta = slow motion.* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.* lento y pesado = plodding.* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* * *A1 ‹proceso/trabajador/vehículo› slowun lento crecimiento económico a slow o sluggish rate of economic growthmovimientos lentos slow movementssufrió una muerte lenta she suffered a slow o lingering death2 ‹compás/ritmo› slow3 ‹película/argumento› slow-moving, slow4 ‹estudiante› slow, slow-wittederes muy lento you're very slow (on the uptake)B1 ‹combustión›una mecha de combustión lenta a slow-burning o slow fuse2 ( Coc):cocinar a fuego lento cook over a low heathervir a fuego lento simmer gently‹andar/conducir› slowly; ‹hablar› slowly¡qué lento pasa el tiempo! time is going so slowly!prefiero ir lento pero seguro I prefer to go slowly and be safe* * *
lento 1◊ -ta adjetivo
slow
lento 2 adverbio
slowly
lento,-a
I adjetivo slow
a fuego lento, on a low heat
II adv fam habla muy lento, he speaks very slowly
' lento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuego
- lenta
- paso
- refleja
- reflejo
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- tarda
- tardo
- tardón
- tardona
- cocer
English:
braise
- laboured
- lazy
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lingering
- low
- plod
- simmer
- slow
- sluggish
- deliberate
- pace
- poach
- ponderous
- reader
* * *lento, -a♦ adj1. [pausado] slow;[muerte, agonía] lingering, long-drawn-out;es muy lento trabajando he's a very slow worker;¡qué lentas pasan las horas! time is passing so slowly!;lento, pero seguro slow but sure;Fam Humser más lento que un desfile de cojos o [m5] que el caballo del malo to be a real Br slowcoach o US slowpoke3. Mús lento♦ nmMús lento♦ adv1. [pausadamente] slowly;trabaja muy lento he's a very slow worker;lento, pero seguro slowly but surely2. Mús lento* * *adj slow;a fuego lento on a low heat* * *lento advdespacio: slowlylento, -ta adj1) : slow2) : slow-witted, dull♦ lentamente adv* * *lento1 adj slowlento2 adv slowly -
4 masivo
adj.1 massive, heavy, ponderous.2 mass, large-number, widespread.* * *► adjetivo1 mass, massive, on a mass scale* * *(f. - masiva)adj.* * *ADJ [ataque, dosis etc] massive; [evacuación, ejecución] mass antes de s* * *- va adjetivoa) <ejecución/migración> mass (before n); < protesta> large-scale (before n), mass (before n)b) < dosis> massive, huge* * *= massive, wholesale, mass.Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex. The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.Ex. Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.----* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* demanda masiva = mass market.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* extinción masiva = mass extinction.* * *- va adjetivoa) <ejecución/migración> mass (before n); < protesta> large-scale (before n), mass (before n)b) < dosis> massive, huge* * *= massive, wholesale, mass.Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* demanda masiva = mass market.* envío masivo de cartas = mail shot.* extinción masiva = mass extinction.* * *masivo -vahubo una concurrencia masiva a las urnas there was a massive o huge turnout at the polls2 ‹dosis› massive, huge* * *
masivo◊ -va adjetivo
‹ protesta› large-scale ( before n), mass ( before n);
‹ concurrencia› massive
masivo,-a adjetivo massive
' masivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
masiva
English:
mass
- massive
- saturation bombing
* * *masivo, -a adj1. [en gran cantidad] mass;2. [con mucha gente] massive;una fiesta masiva an enormous party;la asistencia masiva a los campos de fútbol the huge crowds at US soccer stadia o Br football grounds3. [dosis] massive* * *adj massive* * *masivo, -va adj: masscomunicación masiva: mass communication* * *masivo adj1. (enorme) massive / huge2. (de masas) mass -
5 amazacotado
adj.out of proportion.* * *1 amazacotar► adjetivo1 (compacto) compact, dense2 figurado stodgy* * *ADJ (=pesado) heavy, awkward; (=informe) shapeless, formless; (Literat) ponderous, stodgy* * ** * ** * *amazacotado -da‹azúcar› lumpy; ‹arroz› sticky, stodgy* * *amazacotado, -a adj1. [comida] stodgy2. [almohadón] hard* * *adj sticky, stodgy -
6 grávido
adj.gravid, ponderous, weighty, heavy.* * *► adjetivo2 (embarazada) pregnant, gravid* * *ADJ1) (=embarazada) pregnant; (Zool) carrying young, with young2) liter (=lleno) full (de of)heavy (de with)me sentí grávido de emociones — I was weighed down with emotions, I was full of emotions
* * *- da adjetivoa) (frml) < mujer> pregnantb) (liter) ( lleno)* * *- da adjetivoa) (frml) < mujer> pregnantb) (liter) ( lleno)* * *grávido -dagrávido de emociones full of emotion, pregnant o gravid with emotion ( liter)* * *grávido, -a adjFormal2. [lleno] full;estaba grávido de dudas he was weighed down o oppressed by doubts* * *adj pregnant;el útero grávido the uterus during pregnancy -
7 arreado
* * *arreado -dasalió arreado he shot out* * *arreado, -a adjCol Fam [a toda velocidad]pasaron arreados they flew by;en cuanto lo vieron, salieron arreados they legged it as soon as they saw him -
8 gravitante
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9 petacudo *
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10 gravitante
• gravitational force• gravity• ponderous• that cannot miss• that clinches it -
11 ponderosa
adj.&f.1 heavy, ponderous, weighty.2 grave, circumspect, cautious. -
12 ponderoso
adj.1 heavy, ponderous, weighty.2 grave, circumspect, cautious.
См. также в других словарях:
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