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quintessential expression

  • 1 quintaesencia

    f.
    1 quintessence, crude essence, heart of the matter, nub.
    She is the epitome of virtue Es un dechado de virtud.
    2 quintessence, epitome.
    She is the epitome of virtue Es un dechado de virtud.
    f. s.&pl.
    quintessence.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quintaesenciar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quintaesenciar.
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    1 quintessence
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    femenino quintessence (frml)
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    Ex. The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our 'sentinels of liberty.
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    femenino quintessence (frml)
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    Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our 'sentinels of liberty.

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    quintessence ( frml)
    esto es la quintaesencia del refinamiento culinario this is the ultimate in culinary refinement
    es la quintaesencia del chic parisino she is the quintessence o the very embodiment of Paris chic
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    quintaesencia sustantivo femenino
    quintessence (frml)
    quintaesencia sustantivo femenino quintessence: su marido es la quintaesencia del aburrimiento, her husband is the ultimate bore
    ' quintaesencia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    quintessence
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    quintessence;
    es la quintaesencia del pop británico it's quintessential British pop;
    es la quintaesencia de la sencillez it's simplicity itself
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    f quintessence
    * * *
    : quintessence

    Spanish-English dictionary > quintaesencia

  • 2 centinela

    f. & m.
    sentinel, sentry, guardsman.
    m.
    sentry.
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    ► nombre masculino & nombre femenino
    1 MILITAR sentry
    2 (guardián) watch, lookout
    \
    estar de centinela to stand sentry
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    SMF (Mil) sentry, guard

    hacer centinela — to keep watch, be on the look-out

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    masculino y femenino (Mil) guard, sentry; ( no militar) lookout

    estar de centinela — (Mil) to be on sentry duty

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    Ex. The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino (Mil) guard, sentry; ( no militar) lookout

    estar de centinela — (Mil) to be on sentry duty

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    Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.

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    ( Mil) guard, sentry
    estar de centinela to be on sentry duty
    este perro es un buen centinela this dog is a good guard dog o watchdog
    dejaron a un compinche de centinela they left an accomplice to keep a look out
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    centinela sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) guard, sentry;
    ( no militar) lookout;

    centinela mf sentry

    ' centinela' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    garita
    English:
    sentry
    - sentry box
    - watch
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    sentry;
    estar de centinela to be on sentry duty
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    m/f
    1 MIL sentry
    2 de banda criminal lookout
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    : sentinel, sentry
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    centinela n sentry [pl. sentries]

    Spanish-English dictionary > centinela

  • 3 guardián

    m.
    guardian, guard, watchman, custodian.
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    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 guardian, keeper, custodian
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    (f. - guardiana)
    noun
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    guardián, -ana
    SM / F
    1) (=defensor) guardian
    2) (=guarda) warden, keeper (EEUU); (Zool) keeper; (=vigilante) watchman
    perro 1., 1)
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    - diana masculino, femenino
    a) ( de edificio) (security) guard
    b) (protector, defensor) guardian
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    = custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].
    Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex. Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex. And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.
    Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
    Ex. Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
    Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex. A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
    Ex. The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.
    Ex. Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
    Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
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    - diana masculino, femenino
    a) ( de edificio) (security) guard
    b) (protector, defensor) guardian
    * * *
    = custodian, curator, guardian, storekeeper, gatekeeper, steward, guard dog, sentinel, warden, safekeeper [sake-keeper].

    Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.

    Ex: Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as ' curators and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex: And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.
    Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
    Ex: Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
    Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex: A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
    Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our ' sentinels of liberty.
    Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
    Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.

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    masculine, feminine
    1 (de un edificio) security guard, guard
    2 (protector, defensor) guardian
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    guardián
    ◊ - diana sustantivo masculino, femenino


    b) (protector, defensor) guardian

    guardián,-ana sustantivo masculino y femenino watchman, watchwoman
    perro guardián, watchdog
    ' guardián' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ángel
    - guarda
    - guardiana
    - tutor
    - tutora
    - perro
    English:
    custodian
    - guard dog
    - guardian
    - warden
    - watchdog
    - guard
    - watch
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    guardián, -ana
    ♦ adj
    ángel guardián guardian angel
    ♦ nm,f
    [de persona] guardian; [de cosa] watchman, keeper;
    los guardianes de la fe the keepers of the faith
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    I adj
    :
    perro guardián guard dog
    II m, guardiana f guard; fig
    guardian
    * * *
    1) guarda: security guard, watchman
    2) : guardian, keeper
    3)
    perro guardián : watchdog
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    guardián n guardian

    Spanish-English dictionary > guardián

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