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1 be bent on doing sth
عَقَدَ العَزْمَ على \ be bent on doing sth.: to be determined to do sth.: He’s bent on visiting Paris.. set one’s heart on doing sth.: to be very eager to do sth.: My son has set his heart on becoming a doctor. -
2 set one’s heart on doing sth
عَقَدَ العَزْمَ على \ be bent on doing sth.: to be determined to do sth.: He’s bent on visiting Paris.. set one’s heart on doing sth.: to be very eager to do sth.: My son has set his heart on becoming a doctor. -
3 be bent on doing sth
نَوَى \ be bent on doing sth.: to be determined to do sth: He’s bent on visiting Paris.. be going to: (expressing a future action) to intend to; be about to: I’m going to buy a new car. intend: to plan; have as one’s purpose: What do you to intend to do with the money? I intend to buy a new car. mean: to intend: I didn’t mean to hurt you. propose: intend: I propose to travel by air. think about, think of: to consider (possible action): We are thinking about (or of) buying a new car. -
4 könğüllendi
Determined to do sth -
5 könğüllendi
Determined to do sth -
6 empeñado
adj.1 stubbornly determined, determined, hell-bent, earnest.2 pawned.3 pledged.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empeñar.* * *ADJ1) [objeto de valor] pawned2) (=empecinado) determined3) [discusión] bitter, heated* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( esforzado)b) ( resuelto) determinedempeñado en + inf — determined to + inf
c) ( obstinado)2) ( endeudado) in debtestamos demasiado empeñados — we're too heavily o deep in debt
* * *----* empeñado en = hell-bent on, bent on, dead set on.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) ( esforzado)b) ( resuelto) determinedempeñado en + inf — determined to + inf
c) ( obstinado)2) ( endeudado) in debtestamos demasiado empeñados — we're too heavily o deep in debt
* * ** empeñado en = hell-bent on, bent on, dead set on.* * *empeñado -daA1 (esforzado) empeñado EN algo committed TO sthestamos todos empeñados en las tareas de reconstrucción we are all committed to the task of reconstructionel grupo está empeñado en la búsqueda de una solución the group is committed to o intent on finding a solution, the group is determined to find a solution2 (obstinado) determined empeñado EN + INF determined to + INFya que estás tan empeñado en saberlo since you're so determined to find out o set on finding outestá empeñado en hacerlo solo he's determined to do it aloneempeñado EN QUE + SUBJ:está empeñado en que nos quedemos a cenar he's insistent that we should stay to dinner, he's determined that we should stay for dinnerB (endeudado) in debtya estamos demasiado empeñados we're already too heavily o deep in debt, we're already up to our ears in debt ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo empeñar: ( conjugate empeñar)
empeñado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
empeñado
empeñar
empeñado◊ -da adjetivo
1
b) ( obstinado):
2 ( endeudado) in debt
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñadose en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñado,-a adjetivo estar empeñado
1 (tener deudas) to be in debt
2 (estar decidido, obstinado) to be determined (to do sthg) está empeñado en ser actor, he's firmly resolved to be an actor
3 (en una casa de empeños) todas sus joyas estaban empeñadas, all her jewellery was pawned
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñada
English:
pawn
- set
- bent
- determined
* * *empeñado, -a adj1. [en prenda] in pawn2. [endeudado] in debt;estar empeñado hasta las cejas to be up to one's eyes in debt3. [obstinado] determined;estar empeñado en algo to be set on sth;estaba empeñada en una bici nueva she had her heart set on a new bike;estar empeñado en hacer algo to be determined to do sth;el gobierno está empeñado en acabar con el desempleo the government is determined to eliminate unemployment;estaba empeñado en que viéramos su casa he was determined that we should see his house* * *adj1 ( endeudado) in debt2:estar empeñado en hacer algo be determined to do sth* * *empeñado, -da adj: determined, committed -
7 decidido
adj.1 determined, bound and determined, decisive, daring.2 decided, clear-cut, unquestionable.past part.past participle of spanish verb: decidir.* * *1→ link=decidir decidir► adjetivo1 determined, resolute* * *(f. - decidida)adj.1) decisive2) determined* * *ADJ1) (=firme) [apoyo] wholehearted; [paso, gesto] purposeful; [esfuerzo, intento] determined; [defensor, partidario] staunch, strong; [actitud, persona] resolutedio su apoyo decidido al proyecto — he gave his solid o wholehearted support to the project
hubo un decidido apoyo a su propuesta entre la derecha — there was solid support for his proposal from the right
andaba con paso decidido — she walked purposefully o with a purposeful stride
2)estar decidido: voy a dejar el trabajo, ya estoy decidido — I'm going to leave my job, I've made up my mind o I've decided
estar decidido a hacer algo — to be resolved o determined to do sth
estaba decidida a irse con él — she'd made up her mind to go with him, she was resolved o determined to go with him
* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determinedb) [estar]decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf
* * *= determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.Ex. With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.----* completamente decidido a = dead set on.* decidido a = bent on.* decidido de antemano = foregone.* decidido previamente = foregone.* estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.* haber decidido = be intent on.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] <persona/tono> (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determinedb) [estar]decidido a + inf — determined o resolved to + inf
* * *= determined, set, purposeful, assertive, resolute, single-minded, hell-bent.Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.* completamente decidido a = dead set on.* decidido a = bent on.* decidido de antemano = foregone.* decidido previamente = foregone.* estar decidido a = be of a mind to, be intent on, be all set to.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* estar decidido a + Infinitivo = be set to + Infinitivo.* haber decidido = be intent on.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* totalmente decidido a = dead set on.* * *decidido -da1 [ SER] ‹persona/tono› (resuelto, enérgico) decisive, determinedpueden contar con mi decidido apoyo you can count on my wholehearted support2 [ ESTAR](a hacer algo): me voy con él, estoy decidida I'm going with him, my mind is made up o I've made my decisiondecidido A + INF:estoy decidido a terminar con esta situación I've made up my mind o I'm determined o I've decided to put an end to this situation* * *
Del verbo decidir: ( conjugate decidir)
decidido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
decidido
decidir
decidido◊ -da adjetivo
b) [estar] decidido a hacer algo determined o resolved to do sth
decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
‹ resultado› to decide
verbo intransitivo
to decide;◊ tiene que decidido entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;
decidido sobre algo to decide on sth
decidirse verbo pronominal
to decide, to make up one's mind;
decididose a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
decididose por algo to decide on sth
decidido,-a adjetivo determined, resolute
decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game
' decidido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decidida
- determinada
- determinado
- elección
- empeñada
- empeñado
- emplazamiento
- lanzado
- resuelto
English:
concerted
- dead
- decide
- decided
- decision
- decisive
- determined
- foregone
- format
- purposeful
- resolute
- self-determined
- splash out
- strong-minded
- distinct
- intent
- order
- settle
- single
- yet
* * *decidido, -a adj[persona, gesto, modo de andar] determined, purposeful;camina con paso decidido he walks with a purposeful stride;¿estás decidido? mira que luego no puedes echarte atrás is your mind made up? there's no going back later on, you know;estar decidido a hacer algo to be determined to do sth;están decididos a terminar con la corrupción they are determined to put an end to corruption* * *I part → decidirII adj decisive;estar decidido be determined (a to)* * *decidido, -da adj: decisive, determined, resolute♦ decididamente adv* * * -
8 empeño
m.1 effort, pledge, commitment, endeavor.2 determination, insistence, persistence, resolute determination.3 pawn, pawned article.4 pawn, pawnage, vadium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: empeñar.* * *1 (insistencia) determination2 (deuda) pawn\con empeño eagerlyponer empeño en to take pains totener empeño en to be eager topapeleta de empeño pawn ticket* * *noun m.1) pledge2) pawning3) insistence* * *SM1) (=resolución) determination; (=insistencia) insistencecon empeño — (=con insistencia) insistently; (=con ahínco) eagerly, keenly
2) (=tienda) pawnshop3) (=objeto) pledge4) (=empresa) undertaking* * *1)trabajar/estudiar con empeño — to work/study hard
poner empeño en una tarea — to put every effort into a task, to apply oneself to a task
b) ( obstinación)c) (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*nunca ceja en su empeño — (frml) he never wavers in his endeavor (frml)
2) ( de valores) pawning, hocking (colloq)sacar algo del empeño — (fam) to get something out of hock (colloq)
* * *1)trabajar/estudiar con empeño — to work/study hard
poner empeño en una tarea — to put every effort into a task, to apply oneself to a task
b) ( obstinación)c) (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*nunca ceja en su empeño — (frml) he never wavers in his endeavor (frml)
2) ( de valores) pawning, hocking (colloq)sacar algo del empeño — (fam) to get something out of hock (colloq)
* * *empeño11 = enterprise, persistence, tenacity, determination.Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex: Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* poner empeño = strive.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.empeño2* casa de empeño = pawnshop, hock shop [hockshop].* * *A1 (afán) determination; (esfuerzo) efforttrabajar/estudiar con empeño to work/study hardempeño EN algo:pondré todo mi empeño en conseguirlo I will do my best to achieve itprometió poner empeño en la tarea he promised to put every effort into the task o to apply himself to the task2 (obstinación) empeño EN algo insistence ON sthno comprendo su empeño en invitarla I don't understand his insistence on inviting her3 (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*B (de valores) pawning, hocking ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo empeñar: ( conjugate empeñar)
empeño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
empeñó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
empeñar
empeño
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñose en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeño sustantivo masculino
( esfuerzo) effort;
pondré todo mi empeño I will do my bestb) ( obstinación) empeño en algo insistence on sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
empeño sustantivo masculino
1 (obstinación) insistence: he puesto todo mi empeño en hacerlo bien, I've set my heart on doing it properly
2 (prenda, garantía) pledge
casa de empeños, pawnshop
' empeño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- agencia
- cejar
- celo
- empeñarse
- porfiar
- volcarse
- ceder
- papeleta
- tinca
English:
insist
- persistence
- will
* * *empeño nm1. [de joyas, bienes] pawning;casa de empeño(s) pawnshop2. [obstinación] determination;no entiendo ese empeño tuyo por justificarlo todo I don't understand this insistence of yours on justifying everything;con empeño persistently, tenaciously;todo su empeño es poder viajar the one thing she wants is to be able to travel;tener empeño en hacer algo to be determined to do sth3. [afán, esfuerzo] effort(s);en su empeño por ayudar, lo que hacía era estorbar in his efforts to help, all he did was get in the way;no cejaremos en nuestro empeño (de…) we will not flag in our efforts (to…);puso gran empeño en sus estudios she put a lot of effort into her studies;poner empeño en hacer algo to make a great effort to do sth, to take pains to do sth;debes poner más empeño en aprobar you should make more of an effort to pass* * *m1 ( obstinación) determination;con empeño insistently2 ( esfuerzo) effort3 Méxpawn shop* * *empeño nm1) : pledge, commitment2) : insistence3) esfuerzo: effort, determination4) : pawningcasa de empeños: pawnshop* * *empeño n2. (esfuerzo) effort¿para qué has tenido tanto empeño en traerme aquí? why were you so determined to bring me here? -
9 resuelto
adj.1 resolute, hard-set, stalwart, determined.2 resolute, direct, hard-bitten, unhesitating.past part.past participle of spanish verb: resolver.* * *1→ link=resolver resolver► adjetivo1 (decidido) resolute, determined* * *(f. - resuelta)adj.1) determined, resolved2) solved* * *1.PP de resolver2.ADJ (=determinado) resolute, resolved, determined; (=audaz) bold; (=firme) steadfast* * *- ta adjetivoa) [SER] < persona> decisiveb) [ESTAR] ( decidido) determined, resolved (frml)* * *= purposeful, resolved, determined, hell-bent.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.----* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.* no resuelto = unresolved.* resuelto a = bent on.* totalmente resuelto a = dead set on.* * *- ta adjetivoa) [SER] < persona> decisiveb) [ESTAR] ( decidido) determined, resolved (frml)* * *= purposeful, resolved, determined, hell-bent.Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.* completamente resuelto a = dead set on.* estar resuelto a = be intent on, be all set to.* no resuelto = unresolved.* resuelto a = bent on.* totalmente resuelto a = dead set on.* * *resuelto -ta1 [ SER] ‹persona› decisive—sí —contestó en tono resuelto yes, she answered decisively2 [ ESTAR] (decidido) determined, resolved ( frml) resuelto A + INF:estamos resueltos a quedarnos aquí we are determined o resolved to stay hereestá resuelta a dejar de fumar she is determined o she has resolved to stop smoking* * *
resuelto◊ -ta adjetivo
ver tb◊ resolver
resuelto,-a adjetivo
1 (determinado, valiente) resolute, determined: está resuelto a divorciarse, he's determined to get divorced
2 (solucionado) solved
' resuelto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dispuesta
- dispuesto
- resuelta
- decidido
- empeñado
- enérgico
- resolver
English:
decided
- decisive
- determined
- intent
- open-and-shut
- purposeful
- resolute
- set
- settle
- single-minded
- unflinching
- unhesitating
- single
- undecided
- unresolved
- unsolved
- work
* * *resuelto, -a♦ participiover resolver♦ adj1. [solucionado] solved2. [decidido] determined;estar resuelto a hacer algo to be determined to do sth* * *I part → resolverII adj decisive, resolute* * *resuelto, -ta adj: determined, resolved, resolute -
10 proponerse
1 to intend* * ** * *VPRcuando me propongo algo seriamente, lo consigo — when I really set out to do something o put my mind to something, I get it done
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proponerse hacer algo — [con intención] to mean to do sth, intend to do sth; [con empeño] to be determined to do sth, be intent on doing sthme he propuesto dejar de fumar este año — I mean o intend to give up smoking this year
no me había propuesto hacerte daño — I didn't mean o intend to hurt you
me he propuesto terminar el libro hoy — I am determined to finish the book today, I am intent on finishing the book today
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proponerse que, ¿es que te has propuesto que lleguemos tarde? — you're determined to make us late, aren't you?, you're intent on making us late, aren't you?•
sin proponérselo — unintentionallyy así, sin proponérmelo, me convertí en empresario — so, without exactly meaning to, I became a businessman, so I became a businessman unintentionally
* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx. He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.* * *(v.) = put + Posesivo + mind toEx: He was a man obsessed with everything he put his mind to.
* * *
■proponerse verbo reflexivo to intend, decide: se propone ascender el Everest, their aim is to climb Mt. Everest
' proponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeñar
- proponer
English:
set out
* * *vprproponerse hacer algo to plan o intend to do sth;se ha propuesto perder diez kilos she has decided to lose ten kilos;el nuevo juez se ha propuesto acabar con la delincuencia the new judge has set himself the task of putting an end to crime;consigue todo lo que se propone she achieves everything she sets out to;no me proponía ofender a nadie it wasn't my intention to offend anyone* * *v/r:proponerse hacer algo decide to do sth, make up one’s mind to do sth* * *vr: to intend, to plan, to set outlo que se propone lo cumple: he does what he sets out to do* * *proponerse vb to set out [pt. & pp. set] -
11 empecinado
adj.1 stubborn, bulldogged, bullheaded, bulldoggish.2 obstinate, recalcitrant.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empecinarse.* * *1→ link=empecinarse empecinarse► adjetivo1 stubborn, pig-headed* * *ADJ stubborn, pig-headed* * ** * *= tenacious.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.----* empecinado en = bent on.* * ** * *= tenacious.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
* empecinado en = bent on.* * *empecinado -daestaba empecinada en comprar un perro she had got(ten) it into her head that she wanted to buy a dogsiguen empecinados en la búsqueda de una solución they are still determined to find a solution* * *
Del verbo empecinarse: ( conjugate empecinarse)
empecinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
empecinado
empecinarse
empecinado
( determinado) determined
empecinarse ( conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
( empeñarse) to persist
empecinado,-a adjetivo determined: está empecinada en ir al campo, she's determined to go to the country
empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]
' empecinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empecinada
English:
diehard
- mind
* * *empecinado, -a adj1. [tozudo] stubborn* * *adj stubborn;estar empecinado en (hacer) algo be set on (doing) sth* * *empecinado, -da adjterco: stubborn -
12 empeñar
v.1 to pawn, to give as a guarantee, to hock, to pledge.Ricardo empeñó su reloj Richard pawned his watch.2 to engage, to compromise.Ricardo empeñó su palabra Richard engaged his word.* * *1 (objetos) to pawn, US hock2 (palabra) to pledge1 (endeudarse) to get into debt2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)\estar empeñado,-a to be in debt* * *verbto pawn, pledge* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto de valor] to pawn, pledge2) (=comprometer) [+ palabra] to give; [+ persona] to engage, compel3) (=comenzar) to start2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt
b) < palabra> to give2.empeñarse v pron1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt2)a) ( esforzarse)empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf
b) ( proponerse)empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf
c) ( obstinarse) to insistempeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing
* * *= pawn, hock, pledge.Ex. Land may be pawned or mortgaged.Ex. Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.Ex. Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <joyas/pertenencias> to pawn, hock (colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta — (fam) to get o go heavily o deep in(to) debt
b) < palabra> to give2.empeñarse v pron1) ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt2)a) ( esforzarse)empeñarse en + inf — to strive to + inf (frml), to make an effort to + inf
b) ( proponerse)empeñarse en + inf — to be determined to + inf
c) ( obstinarse) to insistempeñarse en + inf — to insist on -ing
* * *= pawn, hock, pledge.Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.* * *empeñar [A1 ]vt1 ‹joyas/pertenencias› to pawn, hock ( colloq)empeñar hasta la camisa or camiseta ( fam); to get o go heavily o deep in debt2 (comprometer) ‹palabra› to givecumplió con la palabra empeñada he was as good as his wordA (endeudarse) to get o go into debtB1 (esforzarse) empeñarse EN + INF to strive to + INF ( frml), to make an effort to + INFyo siempre me empeño en hacer las cosas bien I always strive to o make an effort to do things well2 (obstinarse) to insistsi se empeña, déjalo pagar a él if he insists, let him payempeñarse EN + INF to insist ON -INGse empeñó en venir con nosotras he insisted on coming with us¿por qué te empeñas en seguir llamándome? why do you persist in calling me?empeñarse EN QUE + SUBJ:se empeñó en que estudiara medicina she insisted that he studied medicine, she insisted on him studying medicine* * *
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñarse en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
' empeñar' also found in these entries:
English:
pawn
* * *♦ vt1. [joyas, bienes] to pawn2. [palabra] to give;empeñó su palabra en lograr un consenso he gave his word that he would reach an agreement* * *v/t pawn* * *empeñar vt1) : to pawn2) : to pledge, to give (one's word) -
13 zdecydowany
adj( człowiek) firm, determined; ( posunięcie) decisive; ( niewątpliwy) unquestionablezdecydowany na coś — intent lub bent on doing sth, determined to do sth
* * *a.1. (= stanowczy) firm, determined, resolute; zdecydowany na coś bent on sth; zdecydowany zrobić coś determined to do sth; on jest zdecydowany na wszystko he will stick l. stop at nothing.2. (= niewątpliwy) unquestionable; zdecydowane zwycięstwo sweeping victory.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zdecydowany
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14 determinado
adj.1 determined, bound and determined, set, definite.2 given, particular.past part.past participle of spanish verb: determinar.* * *1→ link=determinar determinar► adjetivo1 (preciso) definite, precise, certain, given, particular2 (día, hora, etc) fixed, set, appointed3 (resuelto) determined, decisive, resolute4 GRAMÁTICA definite5 MATEMÁTICAS determinate* * *(f. - determinada)adj.1) determined2) certain, particular* * *ADJ1) (=preciso) certainun día determinado — on a certain o given day
2) [persona] determined, resolute3) (Ling) [artículo] definite4) (Mat) determinate* * *- da adjetivo (definido, preciso) <fecha/lugar> certain* * *= determined, set, purposeful, dogged, determinate, unwavering, agreed, desired, hell-bent, certain, resolute.Ex. The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.Ex. With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex. Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.Ex. Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex. The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.Ex. The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.----* determinado de antemano = pre-established [preestablished].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* determinado por la genética = genetically-driven.* determinado por los genes = genetically-driven.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en un momento determinado = at a particular point in time, on any one occasion.* número determinado de = nth.* * *- da adjetivo (definido, preciso) <fecha/lugar> certain* * *= determined, set, purposeful, dogged, determinate, unwavering, agreed, desired, hell-bent, certain, resolute.Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.* determinado de antemano = pre-established [preestablished].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].* determinado por la genética = genetically-driven.* determinado por los genes = genetically-driven.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.* en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.* en un momento determinado = at a particular point in time, on any one occasion.* número determinado de = nth.* * *determinado -daA (definido, preciso) ‹fecha/lugar› certainquedaron en encontrarse en un lugar determinado y no apareció they agreed to meet at a certain o given place but she didn't show upen determinado momento me di cuenta de que se había ido at a certain point I realized that she had goneen determinadas circunstancias in certain circumstancesde una manera determinada in a certain o particular waysi se excede una determinada dosis if a particular dosage is exceededB ‹persona/actitud› determined, resolute* * *
Del verbo determinar: ( conjugate determinar)
determinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
determinado
determinar
determinado◊ -da adjetivo ‹fecha/lugar› certain;
en determinadas circunstancias in certain circumstances;
una determinada dosis a particular dosage
determinar ( conjugate determinar) verbo transitivo
1 (establecer, precisar)
[ persona] to determine
2 ( motivar) to cause, bring about
determinado,-a adjetivo
1 (concreto, preciso) fixed: en determinado momento se puso a cantar, at one particular moment she began to sing
le gusta un tipo de música muy determinado, she likes a certain kind of music
2 Ling (artículo) definite
3 (decidido, convencido) decisive, resolute
determinar verbo transitivo
1 (concretar, especificar) to fix, set
2 (tomar una decisión) to decide on
3 (averigurar, aclarar) las causas del secuestro están por determinar, the motives for the kidnapping are still unknown
4 (condicionar) to determine
5 (causar) to bring about
' determinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinada
- orientar
- resuelta
- resuelto
- tardar
- dado
- dejar
- empecinado
English:
certain
- definite
- given
- hellbent
- pitch
- set
- particular
* * *determinado, -a adj1. [cierto, alguno] certain;en determinadas fechas es mejor no viajar it is better not to travel on certain dates;hay determinados lugares donde la delincuencia es mayor there are certain places where the crime rate is higher;ante determinados síntomas es mejor acudir al médico with some symptoms it is better to see your doctor2. [preciso, concreto] specific, particular;en un momento determinado no sabía qué hacer there was a point where I just didn't know what to do3. [resuelto] determined;estar determinado a hacer algo to be determined to do sth4. Gram definite;artículo determinado definite article* * *adj certain* * *determinado, -da adj1) : certain, particular2) : determined, resolute* * *determinado adj1. (cierto) certain2. (preciso) specific / particular -
15 zdeterminowany
adjbyć zdeterminowanym coś zrobić — to be determined to do sth, to be intent on doing sth
* * *a.determined, resolute.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zdeterminowany
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16 deciso
1. past part vedere decidere2. adj ( definito) definite( risoluto) determined( netto) clear( spiccato) marked* * *deciso agg.1 decided; resolute; firm, determined: un uomo deciso, a determined man; erano decisi a tutto, they were ready for anything; sono ben deciso, I am quite decided; talvolta il suo atteggiamento deciso lo mette in difficoltà, his decisiveness sometimes creates problems for him* * *[de'tʃizo] deciso (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg1) (persona, carattere) determined, (tono) firm, resolute2) (netto: colpo) clean3)non c'è ancora niente di deciso — nothing has been decided yet* * *[de'tʃizo] 1.participio passato decidere2.1) (risoluto) [ persona] determined; [maniera, tono] decided, forceful; [ opinione] firm; [ rifiuto] flat2) (marcato) [colore, tratto] bold; [ sapore] strong; [ miglioramento] marked; [ strattone] forceful; [ taglio] clean* * *deciso/de't∫izo/→ decidereII aggettivo1 (risoluto) [ persona] determined; [maniera, tono] decided, forceful; [ opinione] firm; [ rifiuto] flat2 (marcato) [colore, tratto] bold; [ sapore] strong; [ miglioramento] marked; [ strattone] forceful; [ taglio] clean. -
17 ostinarsi vip
[osti'narsi]1)ostinarsi su o in qc — to insist on sth, dig one's heels in about sth2)ostinarsi a fare qc — to persist (obstinately) in doing sth, keep on doing sth -
18 ostinarsi
vip [osti'narsi]1)ostinarsi su o in qc — to insist on sth, dig one's heels in about sth2)ostinarsi a fare qc — to persist (obstinately) in doing sth, keep on doing sth -
19 عقد
عَقَدَ \ hold: to arrange and have (a meeting, etc.): We always hold our meetings in that room. link: to join two things together: A bridge linked the island to the mainland. loop: to form into, or fasten with, a loop: He looped a rope round the post, and tied his horse to it. knot: to tie with a knot: Let’s knot these ropes together. \ See Also وصل (وَصَلَ)، ربط (رَبَط) \ عَقَدَ اجتماعًا \ meet: to hold a gathering: The Scouts meet every Thursday evening. \ عَقَدَ ذِرَاعَيْه \ fold one’s arms: to cross over the chest. \ عَقَدَ العَزْمَ على \ be bent on doing sth.: to be determined to do sth.: He’s bent on visiting Paris.. set one’s heart on doing sth.: to be very eager to do sth.: My son has set his heart on becoming a doctor. \ عَقَدَ النِّيّةَ على \ resolve: to decide after careful thought. \ عَقَدَ النِّيّة \ make up one’s mind: to decide after much thought: He made up his mind to tell them everything. \ See Also العَزْم -
20 Б-223
(Я) HE Я БУДУ (, если не...) highly coll VP subj. these forms only the main clause in a complex sent usu. this WO (used to express certainty that some event or action did take, is taking, or will take place also used to express one's firm resolve to do sth.) I am convinced, absolutely certain (of sth.), I am determined (to accomplish sth.): if...I'll eat my hat...or I'll eat my hat;...or my name isn't... my namе's not...if... I'll be hanged (damned) if... strike me blind (dumb, dead etc) if...(in limited contexts, in refer, to one's resolve) I'll damn well see (to it) that... "Я как „Семерых козлят" по радио услыхала, так и сказала себе: „Не я буду, если эта женщина не будет у меня работать"»... (Гинзбург 2). "As soon as I heard the 'Seven Little Kids' on the radio, I said to myself, 'My name's not Kraevskaya if I don't get that woman onto my staff.. '" (2a).
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determined — de|ter|mined W3 [dıˈtə:mınd US ə:r ] adj 1.) having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you ▪ Gwen is a very determined woman. determined to do sth ▪ She was determined to win. determined (that) ▪ He was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
determined — adjective 1 having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you: a determined young woman | determined to do sth: I am determined to find out who is responsible for this. | determined that: Determined that his son… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bound and determined — very determined We were bound and determined to finish the project on time. • • • Main Entry: ↑bound * * * bound and deˈtermined idiom (NAmE) very determined to do sth • … Useful english dictionary
on a mission to do sth — ► used, often humorously, to describe someone being very determined to achieve something: »He s on a mission to make the department more environmentally aware. Main Entry: ↑mission … Financial and business terms
pack sth in — UK US pack sth in Phrasal Verb with pack({{}}/pæk/ verb [T] ► to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: »We re only in New York for a day so we need to pack in a lot of meetings. ► INFORMAL to stop doing something because you have not … Financial and business terms
ˌbear ˈdown on sb/sth — phrasal verb to move quickly towards someone in a determined and threatening way I could see a police car bearing down on us.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌferret sth ˈout — phrasal verb to find something by searching in a determined way … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌplug aˈway (at sth) — phrasal verb to continue doing something in a determined way despite difficulties … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˈpress sb for sth — phrasal verb to try in a determined way to get something from someone The more she pressed him for an explanation, the more he refused to speak.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌsee sth ˈthrough — phrasal verb to continue doing something until it is finished Having come this far, she was determined to see things through.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌseek sb/sth ˈout — phrasal verb to find someone or something by looking for them in a determined way Corbett promised to seek out the truth.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English