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un hombre distinguido

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1 hombre distinguido

• distinguished man

• man of affairs

• man of experience

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hombre distinguido
2 hombre distinguido

m.

distinguished man, man of distinction.

Spanish-English dictionary > hombre distinguido
3 es un hombre de porte distinguido

es un hombre de porte distinguido

er ist eine vornehme Erscheinung

Diccionario Español-Alemán > es un hombre de porte distinguido
4 distinction

- ʃən

noun

1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) distinción

2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) sobresaliente

distinction n distinción

distinction

tr[dɪ'stɪŋkʃən]

noun

1 (difference, contrast) diferencia, distinción nombre femenino

■ there's a clear distinction between the dialects hay una diferencia muy clara entre los dialectos

2 (worth, excellence) distinción nombre femenino; (honour) honor nombre masculino

■ a poet of distinction un poeta distinguido

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ≈ matrícula de honor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to draw/make a distinction between something distinguir entre algo

distinction [dɪ'stɪŋkʃən] n

1) differentiation: distinción f

2) difference: diferencia f

3) excellence: distinción f, excelencia f

a writer of distinction: un escritor destacado

distinction

n.

• brillo s.m.

• cuantía s.f.

• descuello s.m.

• distinción s.f.

• distingo s.m.

• distintivo s.m.

• sobresaliente s.m.

• suposición s.f.

dɪ'stɪŋkʃən
noun

1)

a) c ( difference) distinción f

we must make o draw a distinction between... — debemos distinguir entre...

b) u ( act of differentiating) distinción f

without distinction of race or creed — sin distinción de raza o credo

2)

a) u (merit, excellence)

a writer of distinction — un distinguido or destacado escritor

a car of distinction — un coche de categoría

b) u ( distinguished appearance) distinción f

he has an air of distinction — tiene un aire distinguido or de distinción

c) c u ( mark of recognition) honor m, distinción f

d) u c (BrE Educ) mención f especial

[dɪs'tɪŋkʃǝn]
N
1) (=difference) distinción f

to draw a distinction between — hacer una distinción entre

2) (=eminence) distinción f

a man of distinction — un hombre distinguido

a writer of distinction — un escritor destacado

to gain or win distinction — distinguirse (as como)

you have the distinction of being the first — a usted le corresponde el honor de ser el primero

3) (Univ, Scol) sobresaliente m

he got a distinction in English — le dieron un sobresaliente en inglés

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[dɪ'stɪŋkʃən]
noun

1)

a) c ( difference) distinción f

we must make o draw a distinction between... — debemos distinguir entre...

b) u ( act of differentiating) distinción f

without distinction of race or creed — sin distinción de raza o credo

2)

a) u (merit, excellence)

a writer of distinction — un distinguido or destacado escritor

a car of distinction — un coche de categoría

b) u ( distinguished appearance) distinción f

he has an air of distinction — tiene un aire distinguido or de distinción

c) c u ( mark of recognition) honor m, distinción f

d) u c (BrE Educ) mención f especial

English-spanish dictionary > distinction
5 distinguished man

s.

hombre distinguido, hombre de copete.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > distinguished man
6 tipo

m.

1 guy, chap, fellow, character.

2 type, category, kind, class.

Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.

3 letter type, type.

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tipo

► nombre masculino

1 (clase) type, kind

2 FINANZAS rate

3 ANATOMÍA (de hombre) build, physique; (de mujer) figure

4 familiar (persona) guy, fellow, bloke

5 (en impresión) type

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguantar el tipo figurado to keep cool, keep calm

dar el tipo figurado to fit a description, fit the bill

jugarse el tipo figurado to risk one's neck

tener buen tipo (hombre) to be well-built 2 (mujer) to have a good figure

todo tipo de all kind of, all kinds of

tipo bancario FINANZAS bank rate

tipo de cambio FINANZAS rate of exchange

tipo de descuento FINANZAS bank rate

tipo de interés FINANZAS rate of interest

tipo raro weirdo, oddball

* * *
1. noun m.
1) type

2) kind, sort

3) style

•

- tipo de interés
2. (f. - tipa)
noun

guy / gal

* * *
tipo, -a
1.

SM / F * (=individuo) (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) chick *, bird *, dame (EEUU) *

¿quién es ese tipo? — who's that guy o bloke? *

dos tipos sospechosos — two suspicious characters *
tipa
2. SM

1) (=clase) type, kind, sort

un coche de otro tipo pero del mismo precio — a different type o kind o sort of car but for the same price

un nuevo tipo de bicicleta — a new type of bicycle

no me gusta este tipo de fiestas — I don't like this kind of party

todo tipo de... — all sorts o kinds of...

tuvimos todo tipo de problemas — we had all sorts o kinds of problems

2) (Bot, Literat, Zool) type

3) (Com, Econ) rate

tipo a término — forward rate

tipo bancario, tipo base — base rate

tipo de cambio — exchange rate

tipo de descuento — discount rate

tipo de interés — interest rate

tipo impositivo — tax rate

4) (=figura, cuerpo) [de hombre] build; [de mujer] figure

tiene el tipo de su padre — he has his father's build

tener buen tipo — [hombre] to be well built; [mujer] to have a good figure

Nuria tiene un tipo horrible — Nuria has a terrible figure

- aguantar o mantener el tipo

- jugarse el tipo

5) (Tip) type

tipo de letra — typeface

tipo gótico — Gothic type

tipo menudo — small type

3. ADJ INV

1) (=similar a)

un sombrero tipo Bogart — a Bogart-style hat

una joven tipo Marilyn — a girl in the Marilyn mould

una foto tipo carné — a passport-size photo

un vehículo tipo jeep — a jeep-type vehicle

2) (=típico) average, typical

dos conductores tipo — two average o typical drivers

lengua tipo — standard language

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I
- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
II
masculino

1) ( clase) kind, type, sort

todo tipo de plantas — all kinds of plants

no es mi tipo — he's not my type

2)

a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

b) ( aspecto) appearance

una mujer de tipo distinguido — a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

3) (Fin) rate

- tipo de cambio/interés

4) (Impr) type

5) (como adj inv) typical

una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro — come around about four o'clock

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I
- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
II
masculino

1) ( clase) kind, type, sort

todo tipo de plantas — all kinds of plants

no es mi tipo — he's not my type

2)

a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

b) ( aspecto) appearance

una mujer de tipo distinguido — a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

3) (Fin) rate

- tipo de cambio/interés

4) (Impr) type

5) (como adj inv) typical

una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro — come around about four o'clock

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tipo¹

¹ = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.

Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.

Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.

Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.

Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.

Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.

Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.

* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.

* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.

* almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.

* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.

* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.

* de algún tipo = of some description.

* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.

* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.

* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.

* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.

* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.

* de tipo general = broad scoped.

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.

* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.

* de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.

* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].

* diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.

* el tipo de = the range of.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* este tipo de = such.

* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* examen tipo test = multiple choice test.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.

* índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.

* mismo tipo de = same range of.

* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.

* Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.

* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].

* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.

* reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.

* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.

* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.

* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).

* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.

* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.

* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.

* tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.

* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.

* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.

* tipo de interés = interest rate.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.

* tipo de persona = public.

* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.

* tipo de servicio = style of service.

* tipo fiscal = tax rate.

* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.

* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.

* tipo noticias = news-type.

* tipo preferencial = preferential rate.

* tipo preferente = preferential rate.

* tipo publicitario = display type.

* tipos como = the likes of.

* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.

* tipo televisor = television-type.

* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.

* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.

* un tipo de = a kind of.

* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

tipo²

² = font, face, type, fount.

Nota: Un grupo de caracteres tipográficos de un tamaño determinado, como por ejemplo Roman 8.

Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.

Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.

Ex: Incunabulists, indeed, work on the assumption that a fount belonging to a fifteenth-century printer was unique to him, which is likely to be true enough of the fount as cast, but is not necessarily true of its punches.

* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.

* diseñador de tipos = type designer.

* diseño de tipos = type design [type-design].

* fundición de tipos = typefounding.

* fundidor de tipos = punch-cutter [punchcutter], type-founder [typefounder], cutter of type.

* fundir tipos = cast + type.

* machacar los tipos = batter + type.

* máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.

* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry.

* tipo autoespaciador = self-spacing type.

* tipo decorativo = display type.

* tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.

* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.

* tipo fundido = cast type.

* tipo movible = punch.

* tipo movible de acento = accent punch.

* tipo móvil = moveable type.

* tipos móviles = movable type.

tipo³

³ = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.

Nota: Coloquial.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.

Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.

Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.

* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).

* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

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tipo¹ -pa

masculine, feminine

1 ( fam) ( masculine) guy ( colloq); ( feminine) woman

me parece una tipa sensacional I think she's an amazing woman

2 ( pey) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), character ( pej), woman, female ( colloq pej)

¿pero qué se habrá creído este tipo? but who does this guy o character think he is?

tipo²

masculine

A (clase) kind, type, sort

tiene todo tipo de herramientas en el taller he has all kinds of tools in his workshop

¿qué tipo de música te gusta más? what sort of music do you like best?

es muy simpático, pero no es mi tipo he's very nice, but he's not my type

B ( Bot, Zool) type; (en antropología) type

C

1 (figura — de una mujer) figure; (de un hombre) physique

aguantar or mantener el tipo ( Esp); to put on a brave face

jugarse el tipo ( Esp); to risk one's neck

lucir el tipo ( Esp); to parade around

2 (aspecto) appearance

será conde, pero no tiene tipo de aristócrata he may well be a count, but he doesn't look like an aristocrat

una mujer de tipo distinguido a distinguished-looking woman

dar el tipo ( Esp); to be the type

no parece que dé el tipo he doesn't seem the type

D ( Fin) rate

Compuestos:

● tipo de cambio

exchange rate

● tipo de cambio cruzado

cross exchange rate

● tipo de interés preferencial or preferente

prime rate

E ( Impr) type

F ( como adj inv) typical

el/la profesional tipo the typical o average professional person

exámenes tipo specimen papers

una serie tipo Dallas a Dallas-type series

G ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about

vénganse tipo cuatro come around o about four o'clock

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tipo 1
◊ -pa sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

(f) woman
tipo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( clase) kind, type, sort;
◊ todo tipo de plantas all kinds of plants;

no es mi tipo he's not my type
2 ( figura — de mujer) figure;
(— de hombre) physique
3 ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about;
◊ vénganse tipo cuatro come around about four o'clock

tipo sustantivo masculino
1 (modelo, clase) type, kind, sort: María no es mi tipo, Maria isn't my type
me gusta ese tipo de gente, I like that kind of people
no es de ese tipo de personas, he's not that sort of person
ese tipo de coche, that type o kind of car
2 fam (individuo) guy, bloke, fellow
tipo raro, weirdo
un buen tipo, a good sort
un tipo simpático, a nice chap
3 (constitución física) build, physique
(de mujer) figure: tiene buen tipo, she has a good figure
4 Econ rate
tipo de cambio, exchange rate
tipo de descuento, bank rate
tipo de interés, interest rate
5 Tip (de letra) type
Tip Inform font
♦ Locuciones: dar el tipo, to live up to other people's expectations
figurado jugarse el tipo, to risk one's neck
mantener o aguantar el tipo, to keep one's cool
' tipo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- callada
- callado
- cambiar
- catalogar
- clase
- cuidada
- cuidado
- delgada
- delgado
- desbordar
- determinada
- determinado
- elemento
- especie
- estaquilla
- fibra
- fiebre
- género
- índole
- lectura
- macanuda
- macanudo
- más
- mina
- naturaleza
- orden
- puñetera
- puñetero
- scud
- sedán
- silueta
- speed
- suerte
- tan
- antipático
- corriente
- cuate
- divertido
- forma
- fresco
- fulano
- grande
- individuo
- interés
- interesar
- loco
- particular
- pata
- pesado
English:
ale
- all
- arrogant
- bloke
- boogie
- brand
- build
- chap
- class
- clause
- crook
- current
- delicatessen
- deposit
- description
- duck
- dude
- exchange rate
- figure
- flaky
- flat
- form
- freely
- going
- guy
- high tops
- individual
- interest rate
- kid
- kind
- lending
- LIBOR
- marmalade
- muffin
- neck
- neither
- nut
- open
- prime rate
- rate
- send down
- shapely
- sort
- suited
- survey
- tax bracket
- tough
- trim
- type
- typeface

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tipo, -a

♦ nm,f
Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl
♦ nm

1. [clase] type, sort;

no es mi tipo he's not my type;

todo tipo de all sorts of;

vinieron personas de todo tipo all sorts of people came;

no me gustan las películas de ese tipo I don't like movies like that o those sorts of movies

2. [cuerpo] [de mujer] figure;
[de hombre] build;
tiene muy buen tipo she has a very good body;

Comp
Fam
jugarse el tipo to risk one's neck;

Comp
Fam
aguantar o [m5] mantener el tipo to keep one's cool, not to lose one's head;

Comp

dar el tipo to be up to standard o scratch

3. Econ rate

Comp
tipo básico [de interés] base rate; [de impuestos] basic rate;
tipo de cambio exchange rate, rate of exchange;

tipo de descuento discount rate;

tipo impositivo tax rate;

tipo de interés interest rate;

tipo de interés bancario bank rate;

tipo de interés fijo fixed interest rate;

tipo de interés hipotecario mortgage rate;

tipo de interés variable variable o floating interest rate;

tipo marginal marginal rate;

tipo mínimo minimum rate;

tipo preferencial prime (lending) rate

4. Imprenta type

5. Biol type

♦ adj inv

1. [estándar]
el boliviano/la dieta tipo the average Bolivian/diet

2.
un pantalón tipo pitillo a pair of drainpipe trousers;

una película tipo Rambo a Rambo-style movie

♦ adv
RP Fam [aproximadamente] like;
llegaron tipo nueve they arrived at, like, nine o'clock;

se casó hace tipo cinco años she got married something like five years ago

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tipo

m

1 type, kind;

no es mi tipo he’s not my type

2 fam

persona guy fam

3 COM rate

4

:

tener buen tipo de hombre be well built; de mujer have a good figure;

jugarse el tipo fam risk one’s neck;

mantener o

aguantar el tipo fam keep one’s cool

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tipo nm

1) clase: type, kind, sort

2) : figure, build, appearance

3) : rate

tipo de interés: interest rate

4) : (printing) type, typeface

5) : style, model

un vestido tipo 60's: a 60's-style dress

tipo, -pa n, fam : guy m, gal f, character

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tipo n

1. (clase) type / kind / sort

¿qué tipo de coche quieres? what sort of car do you want?

2. (de mujer) figure

es modelo, tiene buen tipo she's a model, she's got a good figure

3. (de hombre) body

mi novio tiene muy buen tipo my boyfriend's got a great body

4. (individuo) guy / bloke

es un buen tipo he's a nice guy

Spanish-English dictionary > tipo
7 aspecto

m.

1 appearance (apariencia).

tener buen aspecto to look well; (persona) to look nice (comida)

tiene mal aspecto he doesn't look well; (persona) it doesn't look very nice (comida)

tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp

2 aspect (faceta).

bajo este aspecto from this angle

en todos los aspectos in every respect

3 point of view, side.

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aspecto

► nombre masculino

1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle

■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically

2 (apariencia) look, appearance

■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?

■ no tienes muy buen aspecto you don't look too good

■ este pastel tiene buen aspecto this cake looks delicious

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that

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noun m.

1) aspect

2) look

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SM

1) (=apariencia) look

no lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him

un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive

un hombre de aspecto saludable — a healthy-looking man

tener aspecto simpático — to look friendly

¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?

el debate iba tomando un aspecto desagradable — the discussion was starting to turn ugly

• tener buen aspecto — to look well

• tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all

esa herida tiene mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

aspecto exterior — outward appearance

2) (=punto) aspect

los aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem

estudiar todos los aspectos de una cuestión — to study all aspects of an issue

en algunos aspectos me parece una obra genial — in some respects I think it is a work of genius

el aspecto más destacado de la teoría — the strong(est) point of the theory

bajo ese aspecto — from that point of view

3) (Geog) aspect

4) (Arquit) aspect

5) (Ling) aspect

6)

al primer aspecto — † at first sight

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

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= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

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

Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

* * *

= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

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

Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

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aspecto

masculine

A (apariencia)

1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearance

la barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

no lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?

tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at all

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nasty

por su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside

2

(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

B (rasgo, faceta) aspect

ése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problem

debemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)

me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changed

en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

C ( Ling) aspect

D ( Astron) aspect

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aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de persona, lugar) look, appearance;

◊ un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man;

¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;

[ cosa] it doesn't look nice
b) (de problema, asunto):

◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
◊ en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way

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aspecto nm

1. [apariencia] appearance;

un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[comida] to look nice o good;
tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;
[comida] it doesn't look very nice;
tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;

la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party

2. [faceta] aspect;

bajo este aspecto from this angle;

en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;

en todos los aspectos in every respect;

en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;

hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…

3. Gram aspect

4. [en astrología] aspect

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aspecto

m

1 de persona, cosa look, appearance;

tener buen aspecto look good;

tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);

tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy

2 ( faceta) aspect

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aspecto nm

1) : aspect

2) apariencia: appearance, look

* * *

aspecto n

1. (apariencia) appearance

no juzgues a las personas por su aspecto físico don't judge people by their physical appearance

Se suele traducir aspecto mediante el verbo to look más un adjectivo

tiene aspecto de cansada she looks tired

esa tortilla tiene buen aspecto that omelette looks delicious

2. (faceta) aspect

me interesa el aspecto político I'm interested in the political aspect

Spanish-English dictionary > aspecto
8 bear

I beə past tense - bore; verb
1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) aguantar, soportar

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) aguantar

3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) dar a luz, parir

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) cargar, llevar

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) llevar

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) desviarse

•

- bearable
- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings
II beə noun
(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) oso

- bearskin

bear¹ n oso

a polar bear un oso polar

bear² vb aguantar / soportar / resistir

I can't bear this heat no soporto este calor

I couldn't bear the pain no aguantaba el dolor

that branch won't bear your weight esa rama no resistirá tu peso

to bear in mind tener en cuenta / tener presente

El pasado de bear es bore y el participio pasado es borne

bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL oso

2 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL bajista nombre masulino o femenino, especulador,-ra a la baja

3 (rough person) bruto

intransitive verb

1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL vender al iniciarse una bajada de precios para volver a comprar luego a un precio más bajo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be like a bear with a sore head estar de un humor de perros

bear hug apretujón nombre masculino, abrazo muy fuerte

bear account posición nombre femenino de vendedor

bear cub SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL osezno

grizzly bear oso pardo

the Great Bear la Osa Mayor

the Little Bear la Osa Menor

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bear

tr[beə^SMALLr/SMALL]

transitive verb (pt bore tr[bɔː^SMALLr/SMALL], pp borne tr[bɔːn])

1 (carry) llevar

■ the officer bore the flag el oficial llevaba la bandera

2 (name, date) llevar

■ the document bore the date of the meeting el documento llevaba la fecha de la reunión

3 (show signs of) mostrar, revelar

■ the body bore no signs of violence el cadáver no mostraba señales de violencia

4 (weight) soportar, aguantar; (responsibility, cost) asumir

5 (tolerate) soportar, aguantar

■ I can't bear him no lo soporto

■ how do you bear the job? ¿cómo aguantas el trabajo?

6 (fruit) producir

7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (interest) devengar

8 (give birth) tener, dar a luz

■ she has borne a son ha tenido un niño

■ her daughter was born deaf su hija nació sorda

intransitive verb

1 (turn) torcer a

■ bear left at the next set of traffic lights tuerza hacia la izquierda al próximo semáforo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bear in mind tener presente

to bear a grudge guardar rencor

to bear a resemblance to parecerse a

to bear hard on oprimir

to bear witness to something ser testigo de algo

to bear no relation to no tener nada que ver con

■ the facts bear no relation to this case los hechos no tienen nada que ver con este caso

to bring pressure to bear ejercer presión (on, a), presionar (on, a)

■ they brought pressure to bear on the government ejercieron presión sobre el gobierno

it doesn't bear thinking about me da escalofríos nada más pensar en ello

bear ['bær] v, bore ['bor] ; borne ['bɔrn] ; bearing vt

1) carry: llevar, portar

2) : dar a luz a (un niño)

3) produce: dar (frutas, cosechas)

4) endure, support: soportar, resistir, aguantar

bear vi

1) turn: doblar, dar la vuelta

bear right: doble a la derecha

2)

to bear up : resistir

bear n, pl bears or bear : oso m, osa f

bear

adj.

• bajista adj.

n.

• bajista s.m.,f.

• oso s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne) = aguantar v.

• apoyar v.

• cargar v.

• gobernar v.

• llevar v.

• parir v.

• partir v.

• permitir v.

• producir v.

(§pres: produzco, produces...) pret: produj-•)

• resistir v.

• sentir v.

• sobrellevar v.

• soportar v.

• sufrir v.

I
1. ber, beə(r)
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

I [bɛǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=animal) oso(-a) m / f ; (fig) (=man) grandullón * m

he was a huge bear of a man — era un hombre grande como un oso

the Great/Little Bear — la Osa Mayor/Menor

- be like a bear with a sore head

- be loaded for bear
brown 5., grizzly, polar
2) (also: teddy bear) osito m de peluche

3) (Econ) (=pessimistic trader) bajista mf

2.

CPD

bear baiting N — espectáculo en el que se azuzan a unos perros contra un oso

bear cub N — osezno m

bear garden N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

bear hug N — fuerte abrazo m

bear market N — (Econ) mercado m bajista

bear pit N — (fig) manicomio m, casa f de locos

II [bɛǝ(r)] (pt bore) (pp borne)
1. VT

1) (=support) [+ weight] aguantar, sostener; - bearing

2) (=take on) [+ cost] correr con, pagar; [+ responsibility] cargar con; (fig) [+ burden] soportar

the government bears some responsibility for this crisis — el gobierno tiene parte de responsabilidad en esta crisis

he bore no responsibility for what had happened — no era responsable de lo que había pasado

they bear most of the responsibility for elderly relatives — cargan con la mayor parte de la responsabilidad de atender a familiares ancianos

3) (=endure) [+ pain, suspense] soportar, aguantar

I can't bear the suspense — no puedo soportar or aguantar el suspense

I can't bear him — no lo puedo ver, no lo soporto or aguanto

the dog can't bear being shut in — el perro no soporta estar encerrado

I can't bear to look — no puedo mirar

he can't bear to talk about it — no puede hablar de ello

he can't bear to see her suffer — no soporta verla sufrir
brunt
4) (=bring) [+ news, gift] traer

a letter bearing important news — una carta que traeaía importantes noticias

5) (=carry) llevar, portar liter

protesters bearing placards — manifestantes mfpl llevando or portando pancartas

to bear arms — frm portar armas frm

he bore himself like a soldier — (posture) tenía un porte soldadesco; (behaviour) se comportó como un verdadero soldado

there was dignity in the way he bore himself — había dignidad en su porte

6) (=have, display) [+ signature, date, message, title] llevar; [+ mark, scar] conservar

his ideas bore little relation to reality — sus ideas no tenían mucha relación con la realidad

she bore no resemblance to the girl I knew 20 years ago — no se parecía en nada a la chica que había conocido 20 años atrás

the room bore all the signs of a violent struggle — el cuarto conservaba todas las huellas de una riña violenta

to bear a grudge — guardar rencor

she bears him no ill-will — (grudge) no le guarda rencor; (hostility) no siente ninguna animadversión hacia él
witness 1., 2), mind 1., 3)
7) (=stand up to) [+ examination] resistir

her story won't bear scrutiny — su historia no resistirá un análisis

it doesn't bear thinking about * — da horror solo pensarlo

the film bears comparison with far more expensive productions — la película puede compararse con producciones mucho más caras

8) liter (=produce) [+ fruit] dar; frm [+ child] dar a luz a; (Econ) [+ interest] devengar

her hard work bore fruit when she was promoted — sus esfuerzos dieron fruto cuando la ascendieron

she bore him a daughter — le dio una hija

2. VI

1) (=move)

to bear (to the) right/left — torcer or girar a la derecha/izquierda

2)

to bear on sth — (=relate to) guardar relación con algo, tener que ver con algo; (=influence) influir en algo
bring
3) (=afflict)

his misdeeds bore heavily on his conscience — sus fechorías le pesaban en la conciencia

- bear away

- bear down

- bear in on

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

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I
1. [ber, beə(r)]
(past bore; past p borne) transitive verb

1)

a) ( support) \<\<weight\>\> aguantar, resistir; \<\<cost\>\> correr con; \<\<responsibility\>\> cargar* con

b) ( endure) \<\<pain/uncertainty\>\> soportar, aguantar

the pain was too much to bear — el dolor se hizo insoportable

c) (put up with, stand) (colloq) (with can) \<\<person\>\> aguantar (fam), soportar; \<\<noise\>\> aguantar, soportar

I can't bear her — no la soporto, no la aguanto or no la puedo ver (fam)

he can't bear being criticized — no soporta que lo critiquen

to bear to + inf: I can't bear to watch! — no puedo mirar

d) ( stand up to)

his work bears comparison with the best — su obra puede compararse con las mejores

her argument doesn't bear close scrutiny — su razonamiento no resiste un análisis cuidadoso

it doesn't bear thinking about — da miedo sólo de pensarlo

2)

a) ( carry) (liter) \<\<banner/coffin\>\> llevar, portar (liter)

our raft was borne along by the current — la corriente arrastraba nuestra balsa

a letter bearing good news — una carta portadora de buenas noticias

b) ( harbor)

she's not one to bear a grudge — no es rencorosa or resentida

I bear him no ill will — no le deseo ningún mal

3) (have, show) \<\<title/signature\>\> llevar; \<\<scars\>\> tener*; \<\<resemblance\>\> tener*, guardar

his account bears little relation to the truth — su versión tiene poco que ver or guarda poca relación con la verdad

4)

a) ( produce) \<\<fruit/crop\>\> dar*; \<\<interest\>\> devengar*

b) ( give birth to) \<\<child\>\> dar* a luz

she bore him six children — (liter) le dio seis hijos (liter); see also born I

2.

vi

a) ( turn) torcer*

bear left/right — tuerza or doble a la izquierda/derecha

b) ( weigh down) (frml)

to bear on somebody: the responsibility bore heavily on her — la responsabilidad pesaba sobre sus hombros; bring 2) a)

3.

v refl (frml)

a) (hold, carry)

there's something very distinguished about the way he bears himself — tiene un porte muy distinguido

b) ( behave)

to bear oneself — comportarse, conducirse* (frml)

Phrasal Verbs:

- bear down

- bear down on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear with

II

noun oso, osa m,f

he's a regular bear in the morning — (AmE) por las mañanas está de un humor de perros

to be like a bear with a sore head — (colloq) estar* de un humor de perros (fam)

to be loaded for bear — (AmE colloq) estar* listo para el ataque; (before n)

bear cub — osezno m

English-spanish dictionary > bear
9 caracterizado

adj.

characterized.

Es hombre muy caracterizado he is a man conspicuous either for his qualities or for the posts he fills, typical

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: caracterizar.

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caracterizado

► participio pasado

1→ link=caracterizar caracterizar

► adjetivo

1 (distinguido) distinguished

■ un caracterizado político a distinguished politician

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ADJ (=distinguido) distinguished, of note; (=especial) special, peculiar, having special characteristics; (=típico) typical

Spanish-English dictionary > caracterizado
10 great

ɡreit
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo

•

- greatly
- greatness

great adj

1. gran / grande

a great crowd of people una gran multitud

a great big elephant un elefante enorme

she has great difficulty in getting up tiene muchos problemas para levantarse

2. gran / importante

she's a great writer es una gran escritora

one of our greatest poets uno de nuestros poetas más importantes

3. estupendo / fenomenal

we had a great holiday tuvimos unas vacaciones estupendas

you look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!

great

tr[greɪt]

adjective

1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ a great deal of money muchísimo dinero

■ a great many people muchísima gente

■ the great majority la gran mayoría

■ in a great number of cases en un gran número de casos

2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...

■ he felt great sorrow sintió un gran dolor

3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante

■ he was a great politician fue un gran político

■ Ireland's greatest living poet el poeta vivo más importante de Irlanda

4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a

■ I had a great time last night lo pasé fenomenal anoche

■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!

■ this stuff is great for cleaning pots and pans esto es fantástico para limpiar cacharros

■ she's great at maths es muy buena en mates

■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!

■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!

5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ we're great friends somos grandes amigos

■ he's a great player es un gran jugador

■ a great big cockroach una cucaracha enorme

■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!

adverb

1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal

■ they're doing just great están muy bien

■ she's not feeling too great no se encuentra muy bien

noun

1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino

plural noun the great

1 (people) los grandes nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino importante

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be no great shakes no ser gran cosa

to go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popa

the Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coral

great circle círculo máximo

Great Dane gran danés nombre masculino

the Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundial

great ['greɪt] adj

1) large: grande

a great mountain: una montaña grande

a great crowd: una gran muchedumbre

2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grande

great pain: gran dolor

3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguido

a great poet: un gran poeta

4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabuloso

to have a great time: pasarlo en grande

5)

a great while : mucho tiempo

great

adj.

• enorme adj.

• garrafal adj.

• gran adj.

• grande adj.

• importante adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• magno, -a adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

• pistonudo, -a adj.

• principal adj.

• solemne adj.

• vasto, -a adj.

I greɪt
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

[ɡreɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar greater) (superl greatest)
1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme

• she lived to a great age — vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada

• I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré mucho

• he didn't say a great deal — no dijo mucho

a great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo

a great deal of suffering — mucho sufrimiento

• with great difficulty — con gran or mucha dificultad

we had great difficulty convincing them — hemos tenido muchas dificultades para convencerlos

he had great difficulty staying awake — le costaba mucho mantenerse despierto

• to a great extent — en gran parte

to an even greater extent — incluso en mayor parte

• we had great fun — lo pasamos fenomenal

• great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• to be a great help — ser de gran ayuda

well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!

• I'm in no great hurry, I'm not in any great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa

• you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *

• a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razón

a great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos

• it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no vinieses

• with great pleasure — con gran placer

it's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...

• great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresos

• great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• the concert was a great success — el concierto fue un enorme éxito
gun 1., 1)
2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande

• the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado

• one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día

• everyone said she was destined for great things — todos decían que llegaría lejos

• great work — (=masterpiece) obra f maestra

3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande

one of the greatest engineers of this century — uno de los más grandes ingenieros de este siglo

• a player of great ability — un jugador de gran habilidad

• she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles

4) (with names)

Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande

Alexander the Great — Alejandro Magno

the great George Padmore — el gran George Padmore

5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande

I am a great admirer of his work — soy un gran admirador de su obra

they are great friends — son grandes amigos

I'm a great chocolate-lover — me encanta el chocolate

he was a great womanizer — era un gran mujeriego

• she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro

I'm a great believer in being frank — soy muy partidario de la franqueza

• she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedades

he's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *

6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *

they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *

you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *

I think she's great — creo que es genial *

it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *

"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *

(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!

I heard a great piece of music on the radio — oí en la radio una pieza de música genial *

wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?

camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *

• she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien

• he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol

she's great at maths — se le dan genial las matemáticas *

• to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *

• you look great! — (=attractive) ¡estás guapísimo!; (=healthy) ¡tienes un aspecto estupendo!

• she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *

• the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo

7) (Bot, Zool) grande

2. EXCL

1) * (=excellent)

(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!

2) iro

(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!

if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú

3.

ADV

great big * — grandísimo

4.

N (=person) grande mf

the golfing greats — los grandes del golf

one of the all-time greats — uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos

the great — los grandes

history remembers only the great — la historia recuerda solo a los grandes

the great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas

5.

CPD

great ape N — antropoide mf

the Great Australian Bight N — el Gran Golfo Australiano

the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino

the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor

Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f

Great Dane N — gran danés m

the Great Dividing Range N — la Gran Cordillera Divisoria

the Great Lakes NPL — los Grandes Lagos

the Great Plains NPL — las Grandes Llanuras

the great powers NPL — las grandes potencias

great tit N — paro m grande, herrerillo m grande

the Great Wall of China N — la (Gran) Muralla China

the Great War N — la Primera Guerra Mundial
GREAT, BIG, LARGE
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large
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I [greɪt]
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > great
11 weltmännisch

'vɛltmɛnɪʃ
adj

de hombre de mundo, distinguido

weltmännisch ['vεltmεnɪ∫]

Adjektiv

de hombre de mundo; (überlegen) sofisticado

Deutsch-Spanisch Wörterbuch > weltmännisch
12 dear

diə
1. adjective
1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro

2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) encantador

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) querido

4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) querido

2. noun
1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) encanto, amor

2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) querido

•

- dearly
- dear
- dear! / oh dear!

dear adj

1. querido

a dear friend un querido amigo

Dear John Querido John

2. caro

these books are very dear estos libros son muy caros

Dear Sir Muy señor mío

oh dear! ¡vaya!

dear

tr[dɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (loved - person) querido,-a; (- thing) preciado,-a

■ she's a dear friend es una amiga muy querida

■ what a dear little cat! ¡qué gatito más mono!

2 (as form of address) querido,-a

■ my dear Charles! ¡mi querido Charles!

■ Diana my dear Diana, querida

■ my dear Mrs Spencer mi buena señora Spencer

3 familiar (in letter) querido,-a; (more formally) apreciado,-a, estimado,-a

■ Dear John Querido John

■ Dear Sir Muy señor mío

■ Dear Mrs Smith Estimada Sra. Smith

4 (expensive) caro,-a

noun

1 (as form of address - to loved one) querido,-a, cariño, cielo; (- to anyone) chato,-a, guapo,-a

2 (nice person) cielo, sol nombre masculino

■ be a dear and put the kettle on sé bueno y pon el agua a hervir

■ she's such a dear es un cielo

interjection

1 ¡Dios mío!

■ oh dear! ¡ay!, ¡uy!

■ dear me! ¡vaya por Dios!

adverb

1 caro

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be dear to somebody significar mucho para alguien

to hold somebody dear tener mucha estima a alguien, apreciar mucho a alguien

dear ['dɪr] adj

1) esteemed, loved: querido, estimado

a dear friend: un amigo querido

Dear Sir: Estimado Señor

2) costly: caro, costoso

dear n

: querido m, -da f; amado m, -da f

dear

adj.

• amado, -a adj.

• carero, -a adj.

• caro, -a adj.

• costoso, -a adj.

• estimado, -a adj.

• querido, -a adj.

• rico, -a adj.

adv.

• caro adv.

n.

• negro s.m.

• persona simpática s.f.

• querido s.m.

• rico s.m.

I dɪr, ||dɪə(r)
adjective dearer, dearest

1) ( loved) querido

dear (old) Jane — la buena de Jane

his dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado

to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima

2) ( in direct address)

a) ( in speech)

my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...

b) ( in letter-writing)

Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones

Dear Jimmy — Querido Jimmy

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía

3) ( lovable) adorable

he's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!

4) ( expensive) caro

was it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?

II

interjection

oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!

III

noun

1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño

2) ( nice person) (colloq)

he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo

(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!

IV

adverb caro

[dɪǝ(r)]
1. ADJ
(compar dearer) (superl dearest)
1) (=loved) querido

she's a very dear friend of mine — es una amiga mía muy querida

my dearest friend — mi amigo más querido, mi amigo del alma

2) (=lovable)

he's a dear boy, but rather impetuous — es un chico muy majo, pero un poco impulsivo

what a dear little boy! — ¡este niño es un encanto!

what a dear little necklace that is! * — ¡qué bonita que es esa gargantilla!

3) (=precious)

• to hold sth dear — apreciar algo

the values and beliefs which our society holds dear — los valores y las creencias que nuestra sociedad aprecia

I had to leave everything I held most dear — tuve que dejar atrás todas las cosas que más quería

• his family life was very dear to him — su familia era muy importante para él

your country is very dear to me — tengo su país en mucha estima

it is a subject dear to her heart — es uno de sus temas preferidos
life 1., 2)
4) (in letter writing)

Dear Daddy — Querido papá

Dear Peter — Estimado Peter; (to closer friend) Querido Peter

Dear Mr/Mrs Smith — Estimado Sr./Estimada Sra. Smith; (more formally) Distinguido Sr./Distinguida Sra. Smith

Dear Mr and Mrs Smith — Estimados señores (de) Smith

• Dear Madam — Estimada Señora, Muy señora mía, De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)

• Dear Sir(s) — Estimado(s) Señor(es), Muy señor(es) mío(s), De mi/nuestra consideración (esp LAm)

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado Señor(a)

5) (form of address) querido

my dear fellow, I won't hear of it — † amigo mío or mi querido amigo, ni se le ocurra

my dear girl, nothing could be further from the truth — querida, estás muy equivocada

6) (=expensive) [product, shop, price] caro

dear money — (Econ) dinero m caro

2.

EXCL

dear, dear, have you hurt your knee? — ¡ay, mi niño! ¿te has hecho daño en la rodilla?

• dear me, it's nearly one o'clock! — ¡madre mía, es casi la una!

• oh dear, we're going to be late — vaya hombre or vaya por Dios, vamos a llegar tarde

dear, oh dear, look at the mess you're in! — ay, Dios mío or qué horror, ¡mira qué desastre vienes hecho!

3.

N * (as form of address) cariño m

come along, dear — ven, cariño

• would you be a dear and pass me my book? — anda, sé bueno y pásame el libro

• (you) poor dear! — ¡pobrecito!

• he's such a dear — es un cielo, es un encanto

4.

ADV [sell, buy, pay] caro

it cost me dear — (fig) me costó caro

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I [dɪr], ||[dɪə(r)]
adjective dearer, dearest

1) ( loved) querido

dear (old) Jane — la buena de Jane

his dearest wish/possession — su mayor deseo/su bien más preciado

to be dear TO somebody: memories that are very dear to him recuerdos que le son muy caros or que significan mucho para él; to hold somebody dear — (frml) tener* a alguien en mucha estima

2) ( in direct address)

a) ( in speech)

my dear Mrs Harper, I can assure you that... — mi buena señora (Harper), le aseguro que...

b) ( in letter-writing)

Dear Mr Jones — Estimado Sr. Jones

Dear Jimmy — Querido Jimmy

Dear Sir or Madam — Estimado/a Señor(a), Muy señor mío/señora mía

3) ( lovable) adorable

he's such a dear little thing! — es una ricura or monada (de niño)!

4) ( expensive) caro

was it very dear? — ¿te costó muy caro?

II

interjection

oh dear! — ay!, qué cosa!

III

noun

1) (as form of address) querido, -da, cariño

2) ( nice person) (colloq)

he's/she's such a dear — es un ángel or un cielo

(you) poor dear! — pobre ángel!, pobrecito!

IV

adverb caro

English-spanish dictionary > dear
13 porte

'pɔrte
m

1) Porto n

2) ECO Fracht f

3) ( comportamiento) Benehmen n, Haltung f

4)

porte pagado — ECO frachtfrei

sustantivo masculino

1. (gen pl) [gasto de transporte] Porto das

portes debidos COMERCIO unfrei

porte(s) pagado(s) COMERCIO frei

2. [transporte] Transport der

3. [aspecto] Erscheinung die

porte

porte ['porte]

sustantivo masculino

num1num (transporte) Beförderung femenino; porte aéreo Luftfracht femenino; gastos de porte Frachtspesen plural; a porte debido Fracht zahlt Empfänger

num2num (gastos de transporte) Fracht(gebühr) femenino

num3num (correo) Porto neutro; porte por expreso Eilzustellgebühr femenino; porte de un paquete Paketgebühr femenino; porte suplementario Nachporto neutro

num4num (buque) Ladefähigkeit femenino; buque de gran porte Seeschiff neutro

num5num (aspecto) Auftreten neutro; es un hombre de porte distinguido er ist eine vornehme Erscheinung; mostrar un porte severo streng wirken

Diccionario Español-Alemán > porte
14 distinguir

v.

1 to distinguish.

¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?

me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart

distinguir algo de algo to tell something from something

Ella distingue los colores She distinguishes the colors.

Ella distingue a los gemelos She distinguishes the twins.

El rector distinguió al profesor The rector distinguished the professor.

Ella distinguió She distinguished.

2 to distinguish, to characterize.

distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish something/somebody from, to set something/somebody apart from

3 to honor.

hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honored to have with us Mr…

4 to make out.

¿distingues algo? can you see anything?, can you make anything out? (al mirar)

5 to differentiate, to know the difference.

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DISTINGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

distingo, distingues, distingue, distinguimos, distinguís, distinguen.

Present Subjunctive

distinga, distingas, distinga, distingamos, distingáis, distingan.

Imperative

distingue (tú), distinga (él/Vd.), distingamos (nos.), distinguid (vos.), distingan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to differentiate, distinguish

2) honor

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1. VT

1) (=diferenciar)

a) (=ver la diferencia entre) to distinguish

no distingo bien los colores — I can't distinguish the colours very well

no resulta fácil distinguir a los mellizos — it is not easy to tell the twins apart, it's not easy to distinguish between the twins

he puesto una etiqueta en la maleta para distinguirla — I've put a label on the suitcase to be able to tell it apart from o distinguish it from the others

lo sabría distinguir entre un millón — I would know it o recognize it anywhere

¿sabes distinguir un violín de una viola? — can you tell o distinguish a violin from a viola?

- no distingue lo blanco de lo negro

b) (=hacer diferente) to set apart

lo distingue su capacidad intelectual — his intellect sets him apart

lo que nos distingue de los animales — what distinguishes us from the animals, what sets us apart from the animals

c) (=hacer una distinción entre) to distinguish

hay que distinguir dos períodos — we need to distinguish two periods

2) (=ver) [+ objeto, sonido] to make out

no podía distinguir la matrícula — I couldn't make out the number plate

ya distingo la costa — I can see o make out the coast now

3) (=honrar) [+ amigo, alumno] to honour, honor (EEUU)

me distingue con su amistad — I am honoured to have his friendship

lo distinguieron con el Premio Nobel — he was honoured with the Nobel Prize

4) (=elegir) to single out

lo distinguieron para el ascenso — he was singled out for promotion

2.

VI (=ver la diferencia) to tell the difference ( entre between)
(=hacer una distinción) to make a distinction ( entre between)
lo mismo le da un vino malo que uno bueno, no distingue — it's all the same to him whether it's a bad wine or a good one, he can't tell the difference

no era capaz de distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo — he couldn't tell the difference o distinguish between good and bad

es un hombre que sabe distinguir — he is a discerning person

en su discurso, distinguió entre el viejo y el nuevo liberalismo — in his speech he made a distinction between the old and the new liberalism

3.

See:

distinguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another

es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves

3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*
2.
distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)

distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something

* * *

= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.

Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.

Ex. You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.

Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

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* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another

es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves

3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*
2.
distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)

distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something

* * *

= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.

Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.

Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.

Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.

Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.

* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.

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distinguir [I2 ]

vt

A

1 (diferenciar) to distinguish

no sabe distinguir una nota de otra she can't tell o distinguish one note from another

he aprendido a distinguir los diferentes compositores I've learnt to distinguish (between) o recognize the different composers

son tan parecidos que es muy difícil distinguirlos they look so much alike it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other o to distinguish between them

yo la distinguiría entre mil I'd recognize o know her anywhere, I could pick her out in a crowd

2 (caracterizar) to characterize

B (percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral the cathedral can be seen in the distance

entre los matorrales pudo distinguir algo que se movía she could make out o see something moving in the bushes

se distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas the sound of the waves could be clearly heard, we/he/they could clearly hear o make out the sound of the waves

C (con una medalla, un honor) to honor*

los distinguió con su presencia ( frml); she honored them with her presence ( frml)

■ distinguir

vi

(discernir): hay que saber distinguir para apreciar la diferencia you have to be discerning to appreciate the difference

■ distinguirse

v pron

(destacarse) distinguirse POR algo:

se distinguió por su talento musical he became famous o renowned for his musical talent

se distinguió por su valor en el combate he distinguished himself by his bravery in battle

nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products stand out for their quality, our products are distinguished by o for their quality

distinguirse EN algo to distinguish oneself IN sth, to make a name for oneself IN sth

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distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

2 ( percibir) ‹figura/sonido› to make out
3 (con medalla, honor) to honor^{( conjugate honor)}
distinguirse verbo pronominal ( destacarse): distinguirse por algo [ persona] to distinguish oneself by sth;
[ producto] to be distinguished by sth
distinguir verbo transitivo
1 (reconocer) to recognize
2 (apreciar la diferencia) to distinguish: no soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo, I can't tell Juan from his twin brother
3 (conferir un privilegio, honor) to honour, US honor
4 (verse, apreciarse) to make out
' distinguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discriminar
- caracterizar
English:
differentiate
- discern
- distinction
- distinguish
- make out
- pick out
- separate
- single out
- tell
- tell apart
- define
- discriminate
- know
- make
- mark
- pick
- right
- set

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distinguir

♦ vt

1. [diferenciar] to distinguish, to tell the difference between;

¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?;

me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart;

Kant distingue varios tipos de “razón” Kant distinguishes between several kinds of “reason”;

distinguir algo de algo to tell sth from sth;

por teléfono no distingo tu voz de la de tu madre I can't tell your voice from your mother's on the telephone;

no distinguen el verde del azul they can't tell green from blue

2. [caracterizar] to distinguish, to characterize;

distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish sth/sb from, to set sth/sb apart from;

esto lo distingue del resto de los mamíferos this distinguishes it from other mammals;

¿qué es lo que distingue a un gorila? what are the main characteristics of a gorilla?;

el grado de adherencia distingue los diversos tipos de neumático the different types of tyre are distinguished by their road-holding capacity;

su amabilidad la distingue de las demás her kindness sets her apart from the rest

3. [premiar] to honour;

ha sido distinguido con numerosos premios he has been honoured with numerous prizes;

hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honoured to have with us Mr…

4. [vislumbrar, escuchar] to make out;

¿distingues algo? [al mirar] can you see anything?, can you make anything out?;

desde aquí no distingo si es ella o no I can't see if it's her or not from here;

podía distinguir su voz I could make out her voice

♦ vi

to differentiate, to know the difference ( entre between);
el público distingue entre un buen y un mal tenor the audience can tell o knows the difference between a good and a bad tenor;

estudiando mucho uno aprende a distinguir after a lot of study one learns how to discriminate

♦ See also the pronominal verb distinguirse

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distinguir

v/t

1 distinguish (de from)

2 ( divisar) make out;

distinguir algo lejano make out sth in the distance

3 con un premio honor, Br

honour

* * *

distinguir {26} vt

1) : to distinguish

2) : to honor

♦ See also the reflexive verb distinguirse

* * *

distinguir vb

1. (diferenciar) to distinguish / to tell the difference [pt. & pp. told]

no sabe distinguir un mulo de un asno he can't tell the difference between a mule and an ass

los gemelos son difíciles de distinguir the twins are hard to tell apart / it's hard to tell the twins apart

2. (ver) to make out / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no distingo el camino I can't see the path

Spanish-English dictionary > distinguir
15 aspecto

aspecto sustantivo masculino 1
a) (de persona, lugar) look, appearance;

◊ un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man;
¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?; a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her; tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well; [ cosa] it doesn't look nice
b) (de problema, asunto):

◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking
2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
◊ en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect ' aspecto' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonada - abandonado - achantar - achinada - achinado - aire - conservarse - descuidarse - dimensión - enjuiciar - esteroide - faceta - fachada - figura - giro - igual - lado - lechosa - lechoso - lozana - lozano - ofrecer - panorama - parecer - parecerse - pinta - plana - plano - planta - presencia - presentación - querer - rasgo - revestir - siniestra - siniestro - traza - ver - vertiente - abandonar - campesino - cara - corresponder - cuidado - dejado - descuidar - desgarbado - encarado - enfermizo - exterior English: air - appearance - aspect - bearing - cat - complexion - disheveled - dishevelled - doleful - dowdy - dramatically - drawn - feminine - flip side - frumpy - good - grim - light - look - metamorphosis - odd-looking - old-looking - regard - seedy - side - tidiness - young-looking - economics - scruffy - smarten up - sorry - way

English-spanish dictionary > aspecto
16 Cada gallo canta en su muladar

[lang name="SpanishTraditionalSort"]Cada gallo canta en su muladar, y el bueno en el suyo y ajeno.

[lang name="SpanishTraditionalSort"][Advierte que cada uno manda en su casa o ministerio, y que el hombre de distinguido mérito es atendido en todas partes. (Diccionario Enciclopédico Salvat. Barcelona etc.: Salvat, 1962)]

Der Hahn ist König auf seinem Miste.

Der Hahn ist stolz auf seinem Mist.

Proverbios, refranes y dichos españoles con sus equivalencias en alemán > Cada gallo canta en su muladar

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