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1 ressort
ressort [ʀ(ə)sɔʀ]masculine nouna. ( = pièce de métal) spring• à ressort [mécanisme, pièce] spring-loadedb. ( = énergie) spirit• avoir du/manquer de ressort to have/lack spiritc. ( = motivation) les ressorts psychologiques de qn sb's psychological motivesd. ( = compétence) être du ressort de to be or fall within the competence ofe. ► en dernier ressort ( = en dernier recours) as a last resort ; ( = finalement) in the last resort* * *ʀ(ə)sɔʀnom masculin1) Technologie spring2) ( énergie) resilienceavoir du/manquer de ressort — to have/to lack resilience
3) ( force agissante) impulse4) ( compétence)l'affaire est du ressort de la Cour européenne — the case falls within the jurisdiction of the European court
en premier/dernier ressort — in the first/last resort
* * *ʀ(ə)sɔʀ1. vbSee:2. nm1) (= pièce) springLe ressort est cassé. — The spring is broken.
2) (= force morale) spirit3) (= recours)4) (= compétence)* * *ressort nm1 Tech spring; un mécanisme à ressort a spring mechanism; un matelas à ressort a sprung mattress; ressort de compression/flexion/traction compression/flexion/tension spring;2 ( énergie) resilience; avoir du/manquer de ressort to have/lack resilience;3 ( force agissante) les ressorts du pouvoir/de la haine the impulse behind power/hatred; ressorts dramatiques/du comique dramatic/comic impulse; les ressorts psychologiques du personnage the character's psychological motivation;4 ( compétence) être du ressort de qn to be within sb's province; ce n'est pas de mon ressort ( en mon pouvoir) it's outside my province; ( ma responsabilité) it's not my responsibility; l'affaire est du ressort de la Cour européenne the case falls within the jurisdiction of the European court; en premier/dernier ressort in the first/last resort; des sanctions économiques et, en dernier ressort, militaires economic and, in the last resort, military sanctions.ressort à boudin coil spring; ressort hélicoïdal helical spring; ressort à lames leaf spring; ressort spiral spiral spring.[rəsɔr] nom masculin1. [mécanisme] springressort hélicoïdal/spiral helical/spiral springressort de montre watch spring, hairspring3. [mobile] motivation5. [compétence]ce n'est pas de mon/son ressort it is not my/his responsibility————————à ressort(s) locution adjectivaleen dernier ressort locution adverbiale -
2 nerf
nerf [nεʀ]masculine nouna. nerveb. ( = vigueur) allons, du nerf ! come on, buck up! (inf)* * *nɛʀ
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nom masculin1) Anatomie nerve2) ( vigueur) spirit, go (colloq)allez, du nerf! — (colloq) come on, buck up! (colloq)
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nerfs nom masculin pluriel ( système nerveux) nervesPhrasal Verbs:••ses nerfs ont lâché — he/she went to pieces
avoir les nerfs en pelote (colloq) or en boule (colloq) or à vif — to be really wound up
être sur les nerfs, avoir ses nerfs — (colloq) to be on edge
taper (colloq) sur les nerfs de quelqu'un — to get on somebody's nerves
passer ses nerfs sur (colloq) quelqu'un — to take it out on somebody
* * *nɛʀ1. nm1) ANATOMIE nerve2) (= vigueur) spiritavoir du nerf [personne] — to have spirit
2. nerfs nmplIl me tape sur les nerfs. — He gets on my nerves.
* * *A nm1 Anat nerve; nerf optique/sciatique/auditif optic/sciatic/auditory nerve; nerf pneumogastrique or vague vagus (nerve);2 ( vigueur) spirit, go○; montrer que l'on a du nerf to show one has (a bit of) spirit ou go○; redonner du nerf à qn to put new heart into sb; allez du nerf! un peu de nerf○! come on, buck up○! GB, hang in there○!B nerfs nmpl ( système nerveux) nerves; être malade des nerfs to suffer from nerves; avoir les nerfs solides to have strong nerves.nerf de bœuf pizzle.jouer avec les nerfs de qn to be deliberately annoying; ses nerfs ont lâché he went to pieces; avoir les nerfs à fleur de peau to be very touchy, to have frayed nerves; avoir les nerfs en pelote○ or en boule○ or à vif to be really wound up; être sur les nerfs, avoir ses nerfs○ to be on edge; vivre sur les nerfs to live on one's nerves; taper or porter sur les nerfs de qn to get on sb's nerves; être à bout de nerfs to be at the end of one's tether ou rope US; passer ses nerfs sur qn/qch○ to take it out on sb/sth; avoir des nerfs d'acier to have nerves of steel; l'argent est le nerf de la guerre money is the sinews of war.[nɛr] nom masculinnerf moteur/sensitif/mixte motor/sensor/mixed nerveavoir les nerfs solides ou des nerfs d'acier to have nerves of steelil est toujours ou il vit sur les nerfs he's highly-strung, he lives on his nerves2. (toujours singulier) [énergie]ça, c'est une voiture qui a du nerf! now that's what I call a responsive car!allez, du nerf! come on, put some effort into it!3. [tendon] piece of gristle4. IMPRIMERIE ribnerf de bœuf nom masculin -
3 cessō
cessō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. [1 cedo], to be remiss, delay, loiter, cease from, stop, give over: paulum, T.: odiosa cessas, you are delaying shamefully, T.: in suo studio: ab apparatu operum nihil cessatum, L.: Quidquid apud durae cessatum est moenia Troiae, whatever delay there was, V.: audaciā, to lack spirit, L.: quid cessas? Tb.: quor cessas? T.: cessas in vota? V.: ego nunc mihi cesso, i. e. to my hurt, T.: pultare ostium, T.: mori, H.—Of persons, to be inactive, be idle, be unoccupied, do nothing: cur deos cessare patitur? si quid cessare potes, V.: Dum cessant aliae, O.: cessare et ludere, H.: Cessatum usque adhuc est, T.: Semel hic cessavit, played truant, H.: amori, to have leisure for, Pr.—Of things, to be at rest, rest, be still, be inactive, be unused, pause, cease, stop: quid ita cessarunt pedes? Ph.: Cessat opus, O.: cessat ira deae, L.: cessasse ferunt aras, i. e. remained unsought, O.: Cessantem amphoram, i. e. long unopened, H.: cessaturae casae, O.: tonsas cessare novalīs, to lie fallow, V.: cessat voluntas? i. e. does he hesitate? H.: Cessata tempora cursu Corrigit, makes up for lost time, O.—Supin. acc.: cessatum ducere curam, lay at rest, H.* * *cessare, cessavi, cessatus V INTRANSbe remiss/inactive; hold back, leave off, delay, cease from; rest; be free of -
4 tidak semangat untuk pesta
lack to the party spirit, lacked to the party spirit, lacked to the party spirit, lacking to the party spirit -
5 falta de apoyo
• lack of spirit• lack of symmetry -
6 falta de sueńo
• lack of sincerity• lack of spirit -
7 hamiyetsizlik
"lack of a devotion to one´s country and family; lack of public spirit." -
8 incivismo
* * *masculino lack of public spirit* * *= lack of public spirit, uncivic behaviour.Ex. But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.Ex. While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.* * *masculino lack of public spirit* * *= lack of public spirit, uncivic behaviour.Ex: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.
Ex: While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.* * *lack of public spirit -
9 civismo
m.1 community spirit.2 civility, politeness.3 civism, patriotism, community spirit, good citizenship.* * *1 good citizenship, community spirit2 (al servicio de los demás) civility* * *SM sense of civic responsibility, public-spiritedness* * *masculino public-spiritedness* * *= civic behaviour, civic mindedness, civic responsibility, civics, civil behaviour, social capital, civism.Ex. This study tested the relationship between civic behaviour and involvement in the job.Ex. Anywhere on the planet, the 'library' building serves as a proud monument to the civic mindedness of the local population.Ex. This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy.Ex. The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.Ex. In Poland this sort of civil behaviour is perhaps not dead, but is breathing on a lung-machine and has a bad case of tuberculosis.Ex. The author examines social capital as a theoretic construct with the potential to enhance the understanding of public relations contribution to the organisational bottom line.Ex. For them, it will be the taxpayers at the end of the day who will have to bear the cost of their lack of civism and responsibility.----* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* * *masculino public-spiritedness* * *= civic behaviour, civic mindedness, civic responsibility, civics, civil behaviour, social capital, civism.Ex: This study tested the relationship between civic behaviour and involvement in the job.
Ex: Anywhere on the planet, the 'library' building serves as a proud monument to the civic mindedness of the local population.Ex: This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy.Ex: The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.Ex: In Poland this sort of civil behaviour is perhaps not dead, but is breathing on a lung-machine and has a bad case of tuberculosis.Ex: The author examines social capital as a theoretic construct with the potential to enhance the understanding of public relations contribution to the organisational bottom line.Ex: For them, it will be the taxpayers at the end of the day who will have to bear the cost of their lack of civism and responsibility.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* * *public-spiritedness, civic-mindedness* * *
civismo sustantivo masculino
public-spiritedness
civismo sustantivo masculino civility, civic-mindedness
* * *civismo nm1. [urbanidad] public-spiritedness, good citizenship2. [cortesía] civility, politeness* * *m civility* * *civismo nm: community spirit, civic-mindedness, civics* * *civismo n community spirit -
10 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
11 falta de civismo
(n.) = lack of public spiritEx. But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.* * *(n.) = lack of public spiritEx: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.
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12 αθυμία
ἀθῡμίᾱ, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem nom /voc /acc dualἀθῡμίᾱ, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————ἀθῡμίαι, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem nom /voc plἀθῡμίᾱͅ, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
13 souffle
souffle [sufl]1. masculine noun• pour jouer d'un instrument à vent, il faut du souffle you need a lot of breath to play a wind instrumentb. ( = respiration) breathing• trouver son second souffle (Sport) to get one's second wind ; (figurative) to find a new lease of lifec. [d'incendie, explosion] blast• il n'y avait pas un souffle (d'air or de vent) there was not a breath of aire. ( = force créatrice) inspiration2. compounds* * *suflnom masculin1) ( respiration) breathcouper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit to wind somebody; fig to take somebody's breath away
à couper le souffle — [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly
(en) avoir le souffle coupé — lit to be winded; fig to be speechless
être à bout de souffle — [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam
retrouver un second souffle — ( après un effort) to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) to get a new lease of GB ou on US life
donner un second or nouveau souffle à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put new life into somebody/something
avoir du souffle — lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace) (colloq) to have nerve
2) ( bruit de respiration) breathing3) ( brise) breeze4) ( esprit) spirit5) ( force) inspiration6) ( élément) touch7) Physique (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast8) Médecine ( en cardiologie) murmur* * *sufl nm1) (= expiration) breathdans un souffle [répondre, dire, avouer] — in a whisper
2) (= respiration) breathing, (= haleine) breath3) [explosion, ventilateur] blast4) fig inspiration* * *souffle nm1 Physiol ( respiration) breath; retenir/reprendre son souffle to hold/to catch one's breath; avoir le souffle court to be short of breath; retrouver son souffle lit, fig to get one's breath back; couper le souffle à qn lit to wind sb; fig to take sb's breath away; à couper le souffle [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly; (en) avoir le souffle coupé lit to be winded; fig to be speechless; être à bout de souffle [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam; travailler jusqu'à en perdre le souffle to work till one drops; jusqu'au dernier souffle till one's dying breath; dire qch dans un souffle to say sth in a whisper; parler dans un même souffle de ceci et de cela to speak in the same breath of this and that; retrouver un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle ( après un effort) [personne] to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) [pays, entreprise, activité, personne, machine] to get a new lease of GB ou on US life; donner un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle à qn/qch [personne, décision, changement] to put new life into sb/sth; avoir du souffle lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; [moteur] to be powerful; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace)○ to have nerve; avoir un souffle de marathonien to have the stamina of a marathon runner; manquer de souffle lit [personne] to be short of breath; fig ( manquer d'endurance) [personne] to lack staying power; ( manquer d'esprit) [œuvre] to lack that vital spark; ⇒ rendre;2 ( bruit de respiration) breathing; souffle léger/précipité light/rapid breathing;3 ( brise) breeze; souffle parfumé scented breeze; pas un souffle (de vent/d'air) not a breath of wind/of air; au moindre souffle at the slightest breeze;4 ( esprit) spirit; souffle révolutionnaire/olympique revolutionary/Olympic spirit; souffle de la liberté/révolte spirit of freedom/rebellion;5 ( force) inspiration; souffle d'un film/roman/discours inspiration of a film/novel/speech; souffle créateur creative inspiration; souffle vital breath of life;6 ( élément) touch; souffle de génie touch of genius;7 Phys (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast;8 Méd ( en cardiologie) murmur; souffle au cœur heart murmur; souffle diastolique/systolique diastolic/systolic murmur.être battu/échouer d'un souffle to be beaten/to fail by a whisker GB ou hair US; sentir le souffle de la mort to feel the cold hand of death.[sufl] nom masculin1. [air expiré - par une personne] blowjusqu'à mon dernier souffle as long as I live and breathe, to my dying day2. [respiration] breath[rythme respiratoire] breathingavoir le souffle court, manquer de souffle to be short-windedêtre à bout de souffle, n'avoir plus de souffle [haletant] to be out of breathreprendre son souffle to get one's breath ou wind backtrouver un deuxième ou second soufflea. (sens propre) to get ou to find one's second wind3. [courant d'air]souffle d'air ou de vent breath of air5. [d'une explosion] blast7. MÉDECINE -
14 soufflé
souffle [sufl]1. masculine noun• pour jouer d'un instrument à vent, il faut du souffle you need a lot of breath to play a wind instrumentb. ( = respiration) breathing• trouver son second souffle (Sport) to get one's second wind ; (figurative) to find a new lease of lifec. [d'incendie, explosion] blast• il n'y avait pas un souffle (d'air or de vent) there was not a breath of aire. ( = force créatrice) inspiration2. compounds* * *suflnom masculin1) ( respiration) breathcouper le souffle à quelqu'un — lit to wind somebody; fig to take somebody's breath away
à couper le souffle — [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly
(en) avoir le souffle coupé — lit to be winded; fig to be speechless
être à bout de souffle — [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam
retrouver un second souffle — ( après un effort) to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) to get a new lease of GB ou on US life
donner un second or nouveau souffle à quelqu'un/quelque chose — to put new life into somebody/something
avoir du souffle — lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace) (colloq) to have nerve
2) ( bruit de respiration) breathing3) ( brise) breeze4) ( esprit) spirit5) ( force) inspiration6) ( élément) touch7) Physique (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast8) Médecine ( en cardiologie) murmur* * *sufl nm1) (= expiration) breathdans un souffle [répondre, dire, avouer] — in a whisper
2) (= respiration) breathing, (= haleine) breath3) [explosion, ventilateur] blast4) fig inspiration* * *souffle nm1 Physiol ( respiration) breath; retenir/reprendre son souffle to hold/to catch one's breath; avoir le souffle court to be short of breath; retrouver son souffle lit, fig to get one's breath back; couper le souffle à qn lit to wind sb; fig to take sb's breath away; à couper le souffle [beauté, vitesse] breathtaking; [beau] breathtakingly; (en) avoir le souffle coupé lit to be winded; fig to be speechless; être à bout de souffle [personne] to be out of breath; [pays, économie] to be running out of steam; travailler jusqu'à en perdre le souffle to work till one drops; jusqu'au dernier souffle till one's dying breath; dire qch dans un souffle to say sth in a whisper; parler dans un même souffle de ceci et de cela to speak in the same breath of this and that; retrouver un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle ( après un effort) [personne] to get one's second wind; (après un marasme, vieillissement) [pays, entreprise, activité, personne, machine] to get a new lease of GB ou on US life; donner un deuxième or second or nouveau souffle à qn/qch [personne, décision, changement] to put new life into sb/sth; avoir du souffle lit [trompettiste] to have good lungs; [acteur, chanteur] to have a powerful voice; [sportif] to be fit; fig ( avoir de l'endurance) [personne] to have staying power; [moteur] to be powerful; ( avoir de l'esprit) [auteur, œuvre] to be inspired; ( avoir de l'audace)○ to have nerve; avoir un souffle de marathonien to have the stamina of a marathon runner; manquer de souffle lit [personne] to be short of breath; fig ( manquer d'endurance) [personne] to lack staying power; ( manquer d'esprit) [œuvre] to lack that vital spark; ⇒ rendre;2 ( bruit de respiration) breathing; souffle léger/précipité light/rapid breathing;3 ( brise) breeze; souffle parfumé scented breeze; pas un souffle (de vent/d'air) not a breath of wind/of air; au moindre souffle at the slightest breeze;4 ( esprit) spirit; souffle révolutionnaire/olympique revolutionary/Olympic spirit; souffle de la liberté/révolte spirit of freedom/rebellion;5 ( force) inspiration; souffle d'un film/roman/discours inspiration of a film/novel/speech; souffle créateur creative inspiration; souffle vital breath of life;6 ( élément) touch; souffle de génie touch of genius;7 Phys (d'explosion, de réacteur, ventilateur) blast;8 Méd ( en cardiologie) murmur; souffle au cœur heart murmur; souffle diastolique/systolique diastolic/systolic murmur.être battu/échouer d'un souffle to be beaten/to fail by a whisker GB ou hair US; sentir le souffle de la mort to feel the cold hand of death.1. TECHNOLOGIE blownj'étais soufflé! I was speechless!, you could have knocked me down with a feather!soufflé nom masculin -
15 не хватает духу
не хватает (нехватает, недостаёт) духу ( сделать что-либо)разг.have no heart to do smth., not have the heart to do smth.; lack in spirit, lack the spirit to do smth.; not be able to summon up enough courage; not be able to bring oneself to do smth.Надо уходить: ещё можно прорваться, ещё недалеко ушли главные силы, а Кожух... стоит. Нехватает духу двинуться, не дождавшись отставших колонн. (А. Серафимович, Железный поток) — It was necessary to get away. It was vital. There was still a possibility of breaking through, the main forces were still not too far off, but Kozhukh did not move. He had no heart to abandon the columns which had lagged behind.
- Да, я несколько раз заходил к вам в прируб, но разбудить не хватило духу. Уж очень сладко вы спали. (Н. Рыленков, Недопетая песня) — 'I looked in several times but didn't have the heart to wake you. You were sleeping so soundly.'
У Суслопарова не хватило духу ответить сразу. (В. Астафьев, Тревожный сон) — Susloparov lacked the spirit to reply at once.
Проходило время, и она опять угадывала, что Захар душой не с ней, и опять чугунная тяжесть сковывала её, в один из таких моментов она твёрдо решила не мучаться больше и сказать ему, чтобы он совсем ушёл, но так и не хватило для этого духу. (П. Проскурин, Судьба) — Then time would pass and she would see that Zakhar's heart was not hers, that it seemed to be elsewhere, and once again a terribly heavy leaden burden would crush her, and in one such moment she decided she must put an end to her suffering and tell Zakhar to go away, to leave them for good, but she could not summon up enough courage.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не хватает духу
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16 entrain
entrain [ɑ̃tʀɛ̃]masculine noun• avec entrain [travailler] enthusiastically• sans entrain [travailler] half-heartedly* * *ɑ̃tʀɛ̃nom masculin1) ( de personne) spirit, go (colloq) GBelle est pleine d'entrain — she's full of go ou life
2) (de soirée, musique, discussion) livelinessêtre plein/manquer d'entrain — to be/not to be very lively
* * *ɑ̃tʀɛ̃ nmavec entrain [travailler] — with a will, [répondre] spiritedly
faire qch sans entrain — to do sth half-heartedly, to do sth without enthusiasm
* * *entrain nm1 ( de personne) spirit, go○ GB, get-up-and-go○; quel entrain! what spirit ou go!; montrer de l'entrain à faire qch to show a lot of energy in doing sth; il a de l'entrain he's got spirit ou go; elle est pleine d'entrain she's full of go ou life; manquer d'entrain to have no go; travailler/discuter avec entrain to work/talk with gusto; parler/danser sans entrain to talk/dance half-heartedly; retrouver son entrain to cheer up;2 (de soirée, musique, discussion) liveliness; être plein/manquer d'entrain to be/not to be very lively; une campagne électorale sans entrain a half-hearted electoral campaign, a lack-lustreGB electoral campaign.[ɑ̃trɛ̃] nom masculin1. [fougue] spiritavoir beaucoup d'entrain, être plein d'entrain to be full of life ou energyretrouver son entrain to cheer ou to brighten up again2. [animation] livelinessavec entrain locution adverbialesans entrain locution adverbiale -
17 arrojado
adj.brave, aggressive, bold, courageous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrojar.* * *1→ link=arrojar arrojar► adjetivo1 thrown, thrown out2 (osado) bold, fearless, daring* * *ADJ (=valiente) daring, dashing; (=temerario) reckless* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *arrojado -dabrave, daring* * *
Del verbo arrojar: ( conjugate arrojar)
arrojado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arrojado
arrojar
arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
1
(Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
‹ humo› to belch out;
‹ luz› to shed
2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
arrojadose sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
[perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
arrojado,-a adj (atrevido) bold, daring
arrojar verbo transitivo
1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
2 Com (un resultado) to show
' arrojado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- valiente
English:
spunky
* * *arrojado, -a adjbold, fearless* * *I adj brave, daringII part → arrojar* * *arrojado, -da adj: daring, fearless -
18 compañero
adj.accompanying.m.1 companion, comrade, friend, pal.2 associate, affiliate, partner.3 live-in lover.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (sentimental, pareja) partner2 (colega) companion, mate; (camarada) comrade3 figurado (guante, zapato, etc) the other one, the one that goes with this one\compañero,-a de armas comrade-in-armscompañero,-a de colegio schoolmatecompañero,-a de equipo team-matecompañero,-a de fatigas fellow sufferercompañero,-a de habitación roommatecompañero,-a de piso flatmatecompañero,-a de trabajo workmate, colleaguecompañero,-a de viaje travelling companion* * *(f. - compañera)nouncompanion, fellow* * *compañero, -aSM / F1) [gen] companion; (Dep, Naipes) partner; (Dep) [de equipo] team-matecompañero/a de armas — comrade-in-arms
compañero/a de baile — dancing partner
compañero/a de cama — bedfellow
compañero/a de candidatura — running mate
compañero/a de clase — schoolmate, classmate
compañero/a de cuarto — roommate
compañero/a de infortunio — companion in misfortune
compañero/a de juego — playmate
compañero/a de piso — flatmate, roommate (EEUU)
compañero/a de rancho — messmate
compañero/a de trabajo — [en fábrica] workmate, fellow worker; [en oficina] colleague
compañero/a de viaje — fellow traveller, fellow traveler (EEUU)
compañero/a sentimental — partner
2)dos calcetines que no son compañeros — two odd socks, two socks which do not match
¿dónde está el compañero de este? — where is the one that goes with this?, where is the other one (of the pair)?
3) (Pol) brother/sister¡compañeros! — comrades!
* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad)compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate
compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate
b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partnerc) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?
d) ( Pol) comrade* * *= bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex. In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.Ex. Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex. Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex. This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex. According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.Ex. Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex. By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.----* compañero de casa = housemate.* compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.* compañero de clase = classmate.* compañero de equipo = teammate.* compañero de estudios = co-student.* compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.* compañero de habitación = roommate.* compañero de juego = teammate.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.* compañero de profesión = colleague.* compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañeros = peer group.* compañero sentimental = male partner.* enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.* tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.* * *- ra masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad)compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate
compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate
b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partnerc) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?
d) ( Pol) comrade* * *= bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.* compañero de casa = housemate.* compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.* compañero de clase = classmate.* compañero de equipo = teammate.* compañero de estudios = co-student.* compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.* compañero de habitación = roommate.* compañero de juego = teammate.* compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.* compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.* compañero de profesión = colleague.* compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.* compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.* compañero de vida = lifemate.* compañeros = peer group.* compañero sentimental = male partner.* enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.* tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.* * *compañero -ramasculine, feminine1(en una actividad): un compañero de equipo a fellow team member, another member of the teames una compañera que trabaja en la fábrica she works with me at the factory, she's a worker from the factory ( AmE), she's a workmate of mine at the factorycompañero de clase classmatemi compañero de banco or pupitre the boy who sits next to me at schoolfuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college togetheréramos compañeras de clase we were schoolmates, we were at school togethercompañero de cuarto or habitación roommatecompañero de trabajo (en una fábrica) workmate, fellow worker, coworker ( AmE) (en una oficina) colleague, workmate, coworker ( AmE)2 (en naipes) partnersiempre que jugamos de compañeros perdemos every time we play together o as partners we lose3 (pareja) partner4 ( fam) (de un guante, calcetín) pair¿dónde está el compañero de este guante/pendiente? where's the pair for this glove/earring?, where's the glove/earring that goes with this one?Compuestos:comrade-in-arms(en un viaje) traveling* companion; ( Pol) fellow traveler** * *
compañero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( en actividad):
fuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college together;
compañero de clase/de trabajo classmate/workmate
(de guante, calcetín) (fam) pair
compañero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 companion: fuimos compañeros de colegio, we were school friends
(de piso) flatmate
(de habitación) roommate
2 (pareja sentimental) partner
' compañero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiga
- amigo
- compadre
- compañera
- pareja
- parejo
- socia
- socio
- compinche
- cuñado
English:
associate
- brother
- cellmate
- classmate
- colleague
- companion
- comrade
- escort
- fellow
- flatmate
- match
- mate
- partner
- playmate
- roommate
- team-mate
- workmate
- class
- coworker
- flat
- man
- play
- room
- team
* * *compañero, -a nm,f1. [pareja, acompañante] partner;la actriz asistió junto a su actual compañero the actress was accompanied by her current partner2. [colega] colleague;compañero (de clase) classmate;fue compañero mío en la universidad he was at university with me;hemos sido compañeros de aventuras we've done lots of things togethercompañero de apartamento Br flatmate, US roommate;compañero de armas comrade-in-arms;compañero de casa housemate;compañero de cuarto roommate;compañero de equipo team-mate;Esp compañero de piso Br flatmate, US roommate;compañero de viaje travelling companion3. [en juegos por parejas] partner4. [par]el compañero de este guante/calcetín the glove/sock that goes with this one5. [camarada] comrade;el compañero Rodríguez comrade Rodríguez* * ** * *: companion, mate, partner* * *1. (amigo) companion2. (pareja) partner3. (de trabajo) colleague -
19 queja
f.1 complaint (protesta).presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody2 moan, groan (lamento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.* * *1 (descontento) complaint2 (de dolor) moan, groan\dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebodypresentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaintno tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody* * *noun f.1) complaint2) protest* * *SF1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentmentpresentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint
2) (=gemido) moan, groan3) (Jur) protest* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.----* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *1 (protesta) complaintpresentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaintnunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaintme han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about youestoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining* * *
Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)
se queja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;
queja sustantivo femenino
1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
2 (de dolor) groan, moan
' queja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encima
- escrita
- escrito
- llorica
- presentar
- reclamación
- todavía
- embargo
- formular
- protesta
- reclamo
- reporte
- vicio
English:
air
- complaint
- file
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- lodge
- moan
- never
- strident
* * *queja nf1. [lamento] moan, groan2. [protesta] complaint;tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him* * *f complaint;no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.* * *queja nf: complaint* * *queja n1. (protesta) complaint2. (grito) moan / groan -
20 αθυμίαι
ἀθῡμίαι, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem nom /voc plἀθῡμίᾱͅ, ἀθυμίαlack of spirit: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic)
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