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1 pressant
pressant, e [pʀesɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective[besoin, invitation, désir, demande] urgent ; [personne] insistent* * *pressante pʀɛsɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif [besoin, invitation, danger] pressing; [appel] urgent; [vendeur] insistent* * *pʀesɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj pressant, -e1)un besoin pressant euphémisme — an urgent need for the toilet
2) (personne) insistent* * *pressant, pressante adj [besoin, demande, invitation, danger, problème] pressing; [appel] urgent; [créancier, vendeur] insistent; demander qch de manière pressante to press for sth.1. [urgent] urgent -
2 gortu
du/ad.1. to deafen, make... to go deaf; edozein gortzeko zarata a noise loud enough to make anyone deaf2. (irud.)a. to stir up, inflame, exciteb. Lit. to become insistent da/ad. to become deaf; hezurrak zaizkit gogortu, belarriak ere \gortu my bones have grown hard and my ears hard of hearing -
3 insensibilizar
v.1 to numb (medicine).2 to make callous, to make insensitive, to caseharden.El dolor insensibilizó a Ricardo The pain made Richard callous.3 to desensitize, to numb, to make numb, to anesthetize.El fluido insensibilizó sus piernas The fluid desensitized his legs.* * *1 MEDICINA to desensitize2 to make insensitive* * *VT1) [+ persona] [ante emociones, problemas] to render insensitive; [ante sufrimiento] to render unfeeling2) (Med) (=anestesiar) to anaesthetize, anesthetize (EEUU); [a alérgenos] to desensitize* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to desensitize, hardenb) (Med) to numb, render... insensitive2.insensibilizarse v pron persona to become o grow hardened* * *= desensitise [desensitize, -USA], numb, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex. As the rate of change accelerates, the insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management of any activity beyond the immediate present.Ex. The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* insensibilizarse = become + numb, be numb.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to desensitize, hardenb) (Med) to numb, render... insensitive2.insensibilizarse v pron persona to become o grow hardened* * *= desensitise [desensitize, -USA], numb, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex: As the rate of change accelerates, the insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management of any activity beyond the immediate present.
Ex: The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* insensibilizarse = become + numb, be numb.* * *insensibilizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹persona› to desensitize, harden2 ( Med) to numb, to render … insensitive«persona» to become o grow hardened, become desensitized* * *♦ vt2. [físicamente] to numb* * *v/t tb figdesensitize -
4 aufdringlich
Adj.1. Person: obtrusive, importunate, insistent, pushy; diese aufdringlichen Leute! these people just won’t go away2. Sache: obtrusive; Frage: intrusive, pestering; Farben etc.: loud, showy; Parfüm: strong; stärker: overpowering* * *importunate; pushy; flashy; officious; obtrusive; intrusive; meddlesome* * *auf|dring|lichadjMensch, Benehmen pushing, pushy (inf); Farbe loud, garish; Geruch, Parfüm overpoweringdie áúfdringliche Art meines Mitreisenden — the way my fellow passenger forced himself or his company upon me
dieser áúfdringliche Kerl kam einfach auf mich zu — this guy just forced himself or his company on me (inf)
beim Tanzen wurde er áúfdringlich — when we/they were dancing he kept trying to get fresh (esp US inf)
* * *1) (fond of meddling: a meddlesome old woman.) meddlesome2) obtrusively3) ((negative unobtrusive) too noticeable: Loud music can be very obtrusive.) obtrusive4) (offering help etc in order to interfere: His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.) officious5) officiously* * *auf·dring·lichein \aufdringlicher Mensch an insistent person2. (zu intensiv)ein \aufdringlicher Geruch a pungent [or powerful] smell3. (schreiend) loud, powerful▪ \aufdringlich sein to be loud [or powerful]* * *1.Adjektiv importunate, (coll.) pushy < person>; insistent <music, advertisement, questioning>; pestering attrib. < journalist>; pungent <perfume, smell>; loud, gaudy <colour, wallpaper>2.* * *aufdringlich adj1. Person: obtrusive, importunate, insistent, pushy;diese aufdringlichen Leute! these people just won’t go away2. Sache: obtrusive; Frage: intrusive, pestering; Farben etc: loud, showy; Parfüm: strong; stärker: overpowering* * *1.Adjektiv importunate, (coll.) pushy < person>; insistent <music, advertisement, questioning>; pestering attrib. < journalist>; pungent <perfume, smell>; loud, gaudy <colour, wallpaper>2.* * *adj.brash adj.importunate adj.intrusive adj.meddlesome adj.meretricious adj.obtrusive adj.officious adj.pushy adj. adv.gratingly adv.importunately adv.intrusively adv.meretriciously adv.obtrusively adv.officiously adv. -
5 ensordecedor
adj.deafening, ear-splitting, thunderous.* * *► adjetivo1 deafening* * *ADJ deafening* * *- dora adjetivo deafening* * *= deafening.Ex. The insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management to any activity beyond the immediate present.* * *- dora adjetivo deafening* * *= deafening.Ex: The insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management to any activity beyond the immediate present.
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ensordecedor◊ - dora adjetivo
deafening
ensordecedor,-ora adjetivo deafening
' ensordecedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensordecedora
English:
deafening
- roar
- thunderous
* * *ensordecedor, -ora adjdeafening* * *adj deafening* * *ensordecedor, - dora adj: deafening, thunderous -
6 situación problemática
f.difficult situation, fix, crossroad, dilemma.* * *(n.) = problem situationEx. The insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management to any activity beyond the immediate present.* * *(n.) = problem situationEx: The insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management to any activity beyond the immediate present.
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7 empecinarse
pron.v.1 to insist.2 to get an idea into one's head, to become determined, to become obstinate, to become stubborn.María se aferra todo el tiempo Mary becomes obstinate all the time.* * *1 to be stubborn (en, about), be pig-headed (en, about)\empecinarse en hacer algo to be set on doing something* * *VPR* * *cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...
empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red
* * *cuando se empecina... — once he gets an idea into his head...
empecinarse en algo: se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo — he got it into his head that it had to be red
* * *empecinarse [A1 ](obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head; (empeñarse) to persistcuando se empecina, no hay quien le haga cambiar de idea once he gets an idea into his head, nothing will make him change his mindse empecinó y al final lo arregló he persisted and in the end he sorted it outempecinarse EN algo:se empecinó en que tenía que ser rojo he got it into his head that it had to be red, he was determined that it had to be red* * *
empecinarse ( conjugate empecinarse) verbo pronominal ( obstinarse) to get an idea into one's head;
( empeñarse) to persist
empecinarse verbo reflexivo to insist [en, on]
* * *empecinarse vpr[obstinarse] to dig one's heels in;empecinarse en hacer algo to stubbornly insist on (doing) sth;se empecinó en que tenía que viajar en tren he was quite insistent that he had to go by train* * *v/r get an idea into one’s head;empecinarse en algo insist on sth* * *empecinarse vrobstinarse: to be stubborn, to persist -
8 aufdringlich
auf·dring·lich adjein \aufdringlicher Mensch an insistent person;\aufdringlich werden to become obtrusive, to get pushy ( fam)2) ( zu intensiv)ein \aufdringlicher Geruch a pungent [or powerful] smell3) ( schreiend) loud, powerful;\aufdringlich sein to be loud [or powerful] -
9 hot
1 ( very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands, feet] chaud ; [sun] chaud ; [food, drink] (bien) chaud ; it's hot here il fait chaud ici ; the weather is hot in July il fait un temps chaud au mois de juillet ; it was a hot day il faisait chaud ce jour-là ; to be ou feel hot [person] avoir chaud ; to get hot [person] commencer à avoir trop chaud ; [parked car] devenir chaud ; [engine, iron, oven, radiator] chauffer ; [weather] se réchauffer ; it gets hot in this office il fait parfois chaud dans ce bureau ; the room feels hot il fait chaud dans cette pièce ; the sun felt hot on his back il sentait la chaleur du soleil sur son dos ; your forehead feels hot tu as le front chaud ; digging is hot work ça donne chaud de bêcher le jardin ; she's had a hot walk from the station elle a eu chaud en venant à pied de la gare ; the sun is at its hottest at this time of day c'est l'heure où le soleil est le plus chaud ; how hot should I have the oven/iron? à quelle température dois-je régler le four/le fer? ; to be hot from the oven [bread, cake] sortir du four ; to go hot and cold ( with fever) être fiévreux/-euse ; ( with fear) avoir des sueurs froides ; it's terribly hot! on étouffe! ;4 ( newly arrived) Dr Mayer, hot from the New York conference le docteur Mayer, tout frais arrivé de la conférence de New York ; hot from ou off the press tout chaud sorti de la presse ;5 (fierce, keen) [competition] acharné ; [pace] rapide ; the pace got too hot for him le rythme est devenu trop rapide pour lui ;6 ( short) to have a hot temper s'emporter facilement ;7 ( in demand) ○ to be hot US [entertainer, show, film] faire un tabac ○ ; to be a hot property être demandé ;8 ○ ( good) a hot tip un bon tuyau ○ ; the team is hot US l'équipe marche fort ; a hot streak US une bonne passe ; to be the hot favourite être le grand favori ; if you think you are so hot, try it yourself! puisque tu es si doué, fais-le toi-même! ; to be hot on sth ( knowledgeable) être calé ○ en qch ; (keen, insistent) être très à cheval sur qch ; not so hot pas terrible ;9 ○ (difficult, unpleasant) to make it ou things hot for sb mener la vie dure à qn ;10 ○ ( stolen) volé ;12 Mus [jazz] hot ;13 Nucl ( radioactive) radioactif/-ive ;14 ( close) to be hot on sb's trail être sur les talons de qn ; to be hot on the trail of sth être sur la piste de qch ; to set off in hot pursuit of sb se lancer à la poursuite de qn ; a truck with two police cars in hot pursuit un camion avec deux voitures de police à ses trousses ; ( in guessing games) you're getting hot tu chauffes ;to be in/get into hot water être/se mettre dans le pétrin ○ ; to blow hot and cold être d'humeur changeante ; to be/get all hot and bothered être/se mettre dans tous ses états ; to have the hots for sb ◑ en pincer pour qn ○ ; when you're hot you're hot, and when you're not you're not US il y a des jours avec et des jours sans.■ hot up:▶ hot up1 ( become exciting) [match] s'animer ; [election campaign] s'intensifier ; things are hotting up ça commence à chauffer ○ ;2 ( get faster) the pace is hotting up l'allure s'accélère ;3 ( intensify) [raids, war] s'intensifier ;▶ hot [sth] up forcer [pace] ; donner du punch ○ à [broadcast, campaign, speech, music].
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