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to be gripping

  • 1 grisalla

    • gripping
    • grisly
    • vitrifaction
    • vitrification

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > grisalla

  • 2 apasionante

    adj.
    1 fascinating.
    2 exciting, heady, thrilling, enthralling.
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    1 exciting, fascinating
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    adj.
    fascinating, exciting
    * * *
    ADJ exciting, thrilling
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    adjetivo < obra> exciting, enthralling; < tema> fascinating
    * * *
    = heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], enthralling, gripping, electrifying.
    Ex. The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
    Ex. This novel is still as fresh and vivid and fascinating and enthralling as it was when I was fifteen years old.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.
    * * *
    adjetivo < obra> exciting, enthralling; < tema> fascinating
    * * *
    = heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], enthralling, gripping, electrifying.

    Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.

    Ex: This novel is still as fresh and vivid and fascinating and enthralling as it was when I was fifteen years old.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.

    * * *
    ‹obra› exciting, enthralling; ‹tema› fascinating, thrilling
    * * *

    apasionante adjetivo ‹ obra› exciting, enthralling;
    ‹ tema› fascinating
    apasionante adjetivo exciting
    ' apasionante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comecocos
    - crónica
    - emocionante
    English:
    exciting
    - gripping
    - riveting
    * * *
    [tema, debate, viaje] fascinating; [partido] thrilling
    * * *
    adj fascinating
    * * *
    : fascinating, exciting
    * * *
    apasionante adj exciting / thrilling

    Spanish-English dictionary > apasionante

  • 3 emocionante

    adj.
    1 moving, touching.
    2 exciting, thrilling (apasionante).
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    1 (conmovedor) moving, touching
    2 (excitante) exciting, thrilling
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=conmovedor) moving
    2) (=excitante) exciting, thrilling
    * * *
    adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving; (excitante, apasionante) exciting
    * * *
    = exciting, moving, rousing, gripping, titillating, thrilling.
    Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
    Ex. Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
    Ex. This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
    Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
    ----
    * momentos emocionantes = heady days.
    * tiempos emocionantes = heady days.
    * * *
    adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving; (excitante, apasionante) exciting
    * * *
    = exciting, moving, rousing, gripping, titillating, thrilling.

    Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

    Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
    Ex: This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
    Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
    * momentos emocionantes = heady days.
    * tiempos emocionantes = heady days.

    * * *
    1 (conmovedor) moving
    2 (excitante, apasionante) exciting
    * * *

     

    emocionante adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving;
    (excitante, apasionante) exciting
    emocionante adjetivo
    1 (que emociona) moving, touching: fue emocionante volver a veros, it was very moving to see you again
    2 (que excita) exciting, thrilling: una película emocionante, a gripping film
    ' emocionante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    espectáculo
    English:
    exciting
    - hockey
    - prospect
    - thrilling
    - versus
    - thrill
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    1. [conmovedor] moving, touching
    2. [apasionante] exciting, thrilling
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( excitante) exciting
    2 ( conmovedor) moving
    * * *
    1) conmovedor: moving, touching
    2) excitante: exciting, thrilling
    * * *
    1. (apasionante) exciting
    2. (conmovedor) moving

    Spanish-English dictionary > emocionante

  • 4 sobrecogedor

    adj.
    overwhelming, enthralling, breathtaking, spellbinding.
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    1 (conmovedor) dramatic, awesome
    2 (que da miedo) frightening
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    ADJ
    1) [paisaje, silencio] imposing, impressive
    2) (=horrible) horrific
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo shocking, horrific
    * * *
    = daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.
    Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
    Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    ----
    * paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo shocking, horrific
    * * *
    = daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.

    Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

    Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
    Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
    Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.

    * * *
    1 (conmovedor) ‹experiencia/silencio› moving
    2 (espantoso) shocking, horrific
    * * *

    sobrecogedor
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    shocking, horrific
    sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome

    ' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impresionante
    - sobrecogedora
    English:
    daunting
    * * *
    sobrecogedor, -ora adj
    1. [terrorífico] frightening, startling
    2. [impresionante] shocking, harrowing
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( que asusta) horrific, shocking
    2 ( que conmueve) moving

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecogedor

  • 5 tramador

    m.
    1 weaver.
    2 plotter; artful contriver, hatcher.
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    ADJ Col exciting
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo (Col) <película/libro> gripping; < conferencia> absorbing
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo (Col) <película/libro> gripping; < conferencia> absorbing
    * * *
    ( Col) ‹película/libro› gripping; ‹conferencia› absorbing

    Spanish-English dictionary > tramador

  • 6 aporreamiento

    m.
    the act of beating or pommelling.
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    Ex. There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.
    * * *

    Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aporreamiento

  • 7 aporreo

    m.
    1 the act of beating, pommelling, or cudgelling.
    2 bashing, beating, clubbing, thumping.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aporrear.
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    1 (golpe) beating, thrashing; (de puerta) banging; (de piano) thumping
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=paliza) beating
    2) (=ruido) thumping, pounding
    3) (=molestia) bother, nuisance
    * * *
    Ex. There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.
    * * *

    Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aporreo

  • 8 dar la vida

    (v.) = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life
    Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
    Ex. All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
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    (v.) = lay down + Posesivo + life, give + Posesivo + life

    Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.

    Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar la vida

  • 9 de perdíos al río

    = in for a penny, in for a pound
    Ex. All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
    * * *
    = in for a penny, in for a pound

    Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de perdíos al río

  • 10 desconsolador

    adj.
    1 disconsolate, disappointing, disconcerting, lamentable.
    2 distressing, heartbreaking.
    * * *
    1 heartbreaking, distressing
    * * *
    ADJ distressing, grievous
    * * *
    = desolating, heartbreaking.
    Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
    Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    * * *
    = desolating, heartbreaking.

    Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.

    Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

    * * *
    adj distressing

    Spanish-English dictionary > desconsolador

  • 11 descorazonador

    adj.
    disheartening, discouraging.
    m.
    apple corer.
    * * *
    1 disheartening, discouraging
    * * *
    ADJ discouraging, disheartening
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging
    * * *
    = frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.
    Ex. In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
    Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.
    Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.
    Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    ----
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging
    * * *
    = frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.

    Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.

    Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.
    Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.
    Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.

    * * *
    disheartening, discouraging
    corer
    * * *

    descorazonador,-ora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging
    ' descorazonador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descorazonadora
    - desolador
    - desoladora
    English:
    discouraging
    - disheartening
    * * *
    descorazonador, -ora adj
    discouraging

    Spanish-English dictionary > descorazonador

  • 12 desdichado

    adj.
    unhappy, unfortunate, fateful, ill-fated.
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    1 unfortunate, wretched, unlucky
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 poor devil, wretch
    * * *
    desdichado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] (=infeliz) unhappy; (=desgraciado) unlucky

    ¡qué desdichado soy! — how wretched I am!

    2) [día] ill-fated
    2.
    SM / F poor devil
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( infeliz) unhappy
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = star-crossed, unfortunate.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( infeliz) unhappy
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = star-crossed, unfortunate.

    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.

    Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.

    * * *
    unhappy
    es desdichado en su matrimonio he is unhappy in his marriage
    masculine, feminine
    1
    (infeliz): es un pobre desdichado he's a poor unfortunate wretch
    2 (persona despreciable) miserable wretch
    * * *

    desdichado
    ◊ -da adjetivo


    b) [ser] ‹ día› ill-fated;


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:

    desdichado,-a
    I adjetivo unlucky, unfortunate
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino poor devil, unfortunate

    ' desdichado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desdichada
    - desgraciada
    - desgraciado
    - desafortunado
    English:
    miserable
    - wretched
    - unhappy
    - wretch
    * * *
    desdichado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [decisión, situación, momento] unfortunate;
    aquel desdichado día en que la conocí the fateful o unlucky day on which I met her
    2. [persona] [sin suerte] unlucky;
    [sin felicidad] unhappy;
    desdichado en amores unlucky in love
    ♦ nm,f
    poor wretch;
    no es más que un pobre desdichado he's just a poor wretch
    * * *
    I adj
    1 unhappy
    2 ( sin suerte) unlucky
    II m, desdichada f poor soul
    * * *
    desdichado, -da adj
    1) : unfortunate
    2) : miserable, unhappy
    desdichado, -da n
    : wretch
    * * *
    desdichado adj unlucky [comp. unluckier; superl. unluckiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > desdichado

  • 13 desgarrador

    adj.
    heartbreaking, harrowing, tearing, heartrending.
    * * *
    1 heartbreaking, heart-rending
    2 (aterrador) bloodcurdling
    * * *
    ADJ [escena, noticia] heartbreaking, heartrending; [grito] piercing; [emoción] heartrending
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending
    * * *
    = lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.
    Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
    Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
    Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
    Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
    Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending
    * * *
    = lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.

    Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.

    Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
    Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
    Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
    Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
    Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

    * * *
    heartbreaking, heartrending
    * * *

    desgarrador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    heartbreaking, heartrending
    desgarrador,-ora adjetivo
    1 (que causa pena, angustia) heart-rending
    2 (que causa horror) bloodcurdling

    ' desgarrador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desgarradora
    English:
    heart-breaking
    - harrowing
    - heart
    - piercing
    * * *
    desgarrador, -ora adj
    [grito] piercing; [llanto] heart-rending; [noticia] harrowing; [tragedia] terrible
    * * *
    adj heart-rending
    * * *
    : heartrending, heartbreaking

    Spanish-English dictionary > desgarrador

  • 14 desolador

    adj.
    desolating, destructive, ravaging.
    m.
    desolator, bereaver, desolater.
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    1 (devastador) devastating, ravaging
    2 (desconsolador) heartbreaking, devastating
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=entristecedor) [imagen] heartbreaking, heartrending; [noticia] devastating, distressing; [paisaje] bleak, cheerless
    2) [epidemia] devastating
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    1) ( devastador) <tormenta/epidemia> devastating
    2) (triste, penoso) < noticia> devastating; < espectáculo> distressing
    * * *
    = desolating, heartbreaking.
    Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
    Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    1) ( devastador) <tormenta/epidemia> devastating
    2) (triste, penoso) < noticia> devastating; < espectáculo> distressing
    * * *
    = desolating, heartbreaking.

    Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.

    Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

    * * *
    A (devastador) ‹tormenta/epidemia› devastating
    B
    (triste, penoso): ante este panorama desolador faced with this bleak prospect
    todos se conmovieron ante ese espectáculo desolador everybody was moved by that heartrending sight
    la noticia desoladora de la muerte de su padre the heartbreaking o desvastating news of his father's death
    * * *

    desolador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    1 ( devastador) ‹tormenta/epidemia› devastating
    2 (triste, penoso) ‹ noticia› devastating;
    ‹ espectáculo› distressing
    desolador,-ora adjetivo
    1 (asolador, arrasador) devastating
    2 (descorazonador) distressing
    ' desolador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desoladora
    - panorama
    * * *
    desolador, -ora adj
    1. [devastador] [terremoto, guerra] devastating
    2. [deprimente] [imagen, espectáculo] heart-rending;
    [noticia] devastating;
    ante un panorama tan desolador, nadie sabía cómo reaccionar faced with such a bleak prospect, nobody knew how to react
    * * *
    adj devastating
    * * *
    desolador, - dora adj
    1) : devastating
    2) : bleak, desolate

    Spanish-English dictionary > desolador

  • 15 desventurado

    adj.
    unfortunate, fateful, unhappy, unlucky.
    * * *
    1 unfortunate, unlucky
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 unfortunate person, wretch
    1 the unfortunate
    * * *
    (f. - desventurada)
    adj.
    * * *
    desventurado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) [persona] unfortunate; [viaje, encuentro] ill-fated
    2) (=tímido) timid, shy
    3) (=tacaño) mean
    2.
    SM / F wretch, unfortunate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < día> unfortunate; < viaje> ill-fated; < matrimonio> unhappy
    * * *
    = ill-fated, star-crossed.
    Ex. This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < día> unfortunate; < viaje> ill-fated; < matrimonio> unhappy
    * * *
    = ill-fated, star-crossed.

    Ex: This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.

    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.

    * * *
    ‹día› unfortunate; ‹viaje› ill-fated; ‹matrimonio› unhappy
    los desventurados náufragos the hapless castaways ( liter)
    * * *
    desventurado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [persona] unfortunate; [día, momento] fateful; [suceso] unfortunate
    ♦ nm,f
    poor wretch
    * * *
    I adj unfortunate
    II m, desventurada f unfortunate
    * * *
    desventurado, -da adj
    : unfortunate, ill-fated

    Spanish-English dictionary > desventurado

  • 16 doloroso

    adj.
    1 painful, sore, sorrowful, dolorous.
    2 algesic.
    * * *
    1 painful
    2 figurado painful, distressing
    * * *
    (f. - dolorosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Med) painful
    2) (=angustioso) painful, distressing
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painful
    b) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting
    * * *
    = painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.
    Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
    Ex. How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
    Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
    Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    ----
    * hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <tratamiento/enfermedad> painful
    b) <decisión/momento/recuerdo> painful; <separación/espectáculo> distressing, upsetting
    * * *
    = painfully + Adjetivo, grievous, wrenching, upsetting, painful, heartbreaking.

    Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

    Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
    Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
    Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
    Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
    * hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso = take + the sting out of + Algo, take + the bite out of.

    * * *
    1 ‹tratamiento/enfermedad› painful
    tuvo una muerte muy dolorosa he had o died a very painful death, he died in great pain
    2 ‹decisión/momento› painful, distressing; ‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting; ‹recuerdo› painful
    * * *

    doloroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹tratamiento/enfermedad› painful

    b) ‹decisión/momento/recuerdo› painful;

    ‹separación/espectáculo› distressing, upsetting
    doloroso,-a adjetivo painful
    ' doloroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dolorosa
    English:
    painful
    - grievous
    - poignant
    * * *
    doloroso, -a adj
    1. [físicamente] painful;
    tuvo un parto muy doloroso she had a very painful labour
    2. [moralmente] distressing;
    fue una decisión muy dolorosa para mí it was a very painful decision for me;
    tengo un recuerdo doloroso de aquella época I have painful memories of that period;
    resulta doloroso verlo en ese estado it's distressing to see him in that state
    * * *
    adj tb fig
    painful
    * * *
    doloroso, -sa adj
    1) : painful
    2) : distressing
    * * *
    doloroso adj painful

    Spanish-English dictionary > doloroso

  • 17 entregar la vida

    (v.) = give + Posesivo + life
    Ex. All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + Posesivo + life

    Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.

    Spanish-English dictionary > entregar la vida

  • 18 exaltado

    adj.
    exalted, elated, hotheaded, impassioned.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: exaltar.
    * * *
    1→ link=exaltar exaltar
    1 (discusión etc) heated, impassioned
    2 (persona) hot-headed, worked up
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar hothead
    2 PLÍTICA familiar fanatic, extremist
    * * *
    exaltado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=acalorado) [humor] overexcited, elated; [carácter] excitable; [discurso] impassioned
    2) (=elevado) exalted
    3) (Pol) extreme
    2. SM / F
    1) (=fanático) hothead
    2) (Pol) extremist
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( vehemente) < discurso> impassioned
    2) ( excitado)
    3) [ser] < persona> hotheaded
    II
    - da masculino, femenino hothead
    * * *
    = light-headed, glamourised [glamorized, -USA], hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], exalted.
    Ex. Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
    Ex. Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.
    Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. To his intimates Poe frequently spoke of the exalted state, which he defined as ecstasy, in which he wrote his poems of imagination.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( vehemente) < discurso> impassioned
    2) ( excitado)
    3) [ser] < persona> hotheaded
    II
    - da masculino, femenino hothead
    * * *
    = light-headed, glamourised [glamorized, -USA], hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], exalted.

    Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.

    Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.
    Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: To his intimates Poe frequently spoke of the exalted state, which he defined as ecstasy, in which he wrote his poems of imagination.

    * * *
    exaltado1 -da
    A (vehemente) ‹discurso› impassioned
    B
    (acalorado, excitado): los exaltados manifestantes profirieron insultos contra la policía the angry demonstrators hurled insults at the police
    los ánimos ya estaban exaltados feelings were already running high
    estaba muy exaltado y no sabía lo que decía he was really worked up and didn't know what he was saying
    C [ SER] ‹persona› hotheaded
    exaltado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    hothead
    unos exaltados intentaron agredir al árbitro some hotheaded fans tried to attack the referee
    * * *

    Del verbo exaltar: ( conjugate exaltar)

    exaltado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    exaltado    
    exaltar
    exaltado
    ◊ -da adjetivo


    b) ( excitado):


    estaba muy exaltado he was really worked up
    c) [ser] ‹ persona› hotheaded

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    hothead
    exaltar ( conjugate exaltar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( excitar) ‹ personas› to excite;

    ‹ pasiones› to arouse

    2 (frml) ( alabar) to extol (frml)
    exaltarse verbo pronominal
    to get worked up
    exaltado,-a adj pey impetuous person, hothead: un exaltado se lanzó contra el coche del ministro, a hothead jumped at the minister's car
    exaltar verbo transitivo to praise
    ' exaltado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acalorada
    - acalorado
    - calenturienta
    - calenturiento
    - exaltada
    - histérico
    English:
    ebullient
    - light-headed
    - fiery
    - flushed
    - hot
    - work
    * * *
    exaltado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [acalorado] [persona] worked up;
    [discusión] heated; [discurso, defensa] fervent;
    no te pongas tan exaltado don't get so worked up;
    los ánimos están muy exaltados en la zona tempers are running high in the area
    2. [excitable] hotheaded
    3. [jubiloso] elated
    ♦ nm,f
    [fanático] hothead;
    unos exaltados invadieron el campo a few hotheads ran onto the pitch
    * * *
    adj excited, worked up
    * * *
    exaltado, -da adj
    : excitable, hotheaded
    exaltado, -da n
    : hothead

    Spanish-English dictionary > exaltado

  • 19 fanático

    adj.
    fanatical, fanatic, bigoted.
    m.
    1 fanatic, fan, blind follower.
    2 extremist, fanatic, holder of extreme views, hothead.
    3 crazy fan, geek.
    4 religious fanatic, bigot.
    * * *
    1 fanatic, fanatical
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fanatic
    * * *
    (f. - fanática)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    fanático, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F [gen] fanatic; LAm (Dep) fan
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo fanatical
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino (Pol, Relig) fanatic; ( entusiasmado) fanatic (colloq); ( de fútbol) (AmS period) fan
    * * *
    = radical, fanatic, over zealous [overzealous], hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], zealot, bigot.
    Ex. A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.
    Ex. No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
    Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
    Ex. This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. The author points to the threat posed to the success of the Linux open source operating system by Linux zealots determined to wage war on Microsoft by challenging in on the basis of desktop computing.
    Ex. It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
    ----
    * casi fanático = near-frantic.
    * fanático del deporte = sports freak.
    * fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo fanatical
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino (Pol, Relig) fanatic; ( entusiasmado) fanatic (colloq); ( de fútbol) (AmS period) fan
    * * *
    = radical, fanatic, over zealous [overzealous], hothead, hot-headed [hotheaded], zealot, bigot.

    Ex: A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.

    Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
    Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
    Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: The author points to the threat posed to the success of the Linux open source operating system by Linux zealots determined to wage war on Microsoft by challenging in on the basis of desktop computing.
    Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
    * casi fanático = near-frantic.
    * fanático del deporte = sports freak.
    * fanático religioso = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigot.

    * * *
    fanático1 -ca
    fanatical
    fanático2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Pol, Relig) fanatic
    2 (entusiasmado) fanatic ( colloq)
    es un fanático de la música clásica ( fam); he's mad o crazy about classical music ( colloq), he's a classical music fanatic o freak ( colloq)
    es una fanática de la gimnasia she's a gym fanatic, she's fanatical about gym
    * * *

    fanático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    fanatical
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en general) fanatic;
    es un fanático de la gimnasia he's a gym fanatic;

    ( de fútbol) (AmS period) fan
    fanático,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 fanatical
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 fanatic
    2 (muy aficionado) enthusiast: es un fanático del cine negro, he's a film noir fanatic
    ' fanático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adherirse
    - fanática
    English:
    addicted
    - fanatic
    - fanatical
    - fiend
    - freak
    - zealot
    * * *
    fanático, -a
    ♦ adj
    fanatical
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [exaltado] fanatic;
    Dep fanatical supporter
    2. [aficionado]
    es una fanática del cine she's mad about cinema o the movies;
    * * *
    I adj fanatical
    II m, fanática f fanatic
    * * *
    fanático, -ca adj & n
    : fanatic

    Spanish-English dictionary > fanático

  • 20 fatídico

    adj.
    ill-fated, unfortunate, doom-laden, fatal.
    * * *
    1 (desastroso) disastrous, calamitous
    2 formal (profético) fateful, ominous
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) fateful, ominous
    2) (=profético) prophetic
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo fateful
    * * *
    = doomsday, fateful, star-crossed, fatal, unfortunate.
    Ex. Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.
    Ex. The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex. Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
    Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo fateful
    * * *
    = doomsday, fateful, star-crossed, fatal, unfortunate.

    Ex: Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.

    Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
    Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.

    * * *
    fateful
    el día/momento fatídico en que te conocí that fateful day/moment when I met you ( liter)
    tiene una letra fatídica ( fam); he has terrible handwriting ( colloq), his handwriting is appalling o dreadful ( colloq)
    * * *

    fatídico,-a adjetivo fateful
    ' fatídico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fatídica
    English:
    evil
    - fatal
    - fateful
    * * *
    fatídico, -a adj
    fateful
    * * *
    adj fateful
    * * *
    fatídico, -ca adj
    : fateful, momentous

    Spanish-English dictionary > fatídico

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