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1 inútil
adj.useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.f. & m.lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) useless2 (intento) vain, futile3 MEDICINA disabled4 MILITAR unfit\es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitlesslo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless
es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting
2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *3) (=inválido) disabled4) (=inservible) useless5) (Mil) unfit2.SMF¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *
* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.----* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *A1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› uselesses inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince himtodo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vaines inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insistinges inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand2 ‹trasto› uselessB1 (incompetente) useless3 ( Med) disabledquedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabledes un inútil he's useless* * *
inútil adjetivo
useless;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing
' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste
* * *♦ adj1. [objeto] useless;[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good2. [inválido] disabled;le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident3. [no apto] unfit;fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service♦ nmfhopeless case, useless person;es un inútil he's useless o hopeless* * *I adj1 useless2 MIL unfitII m/f:es un inútil he’s useless* * *inútil adjinservible: useless♦ inútilmente advinútil nmf: good-for-nothing* * *inútil1 adj1. (que no sirve para nada) useless2. (que no vale la pena) pointlessinútil2 n -
2 nulidad
f.1 ity (no validez).2 incompetence.3 nonentity (informal) (person).ser una nulidad to be useless4 nullity, incapacity, voidness, incompetence.5 no-hoper, useless person from whom nothing can be expected, loser, failure.* * *1 (ineptitud) incompetence2 (persona) hopeless person3 DERECHO nullity\conceder la nulidad de un matrimonio to have a marriage annulledser una nulidad (para algo) to be useless (at something)* * *SF1) (Jur) nullity2) (=incapacidad) incompetence, incapacity3) (=persona) nonentityes una nulidad — he's a dead loss *, he's useless
* * *1) (Der) nullity2) (fam) ( calamidad) dead loss (colloq)* * *= non-entity, nullity.Ex. He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity.Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.* * *1) (Der) nullity2) (fam) ( calamidad) dead loss (colloq)* * *= non-entity, nullity.Ex: He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.* * *A ( Der) nullitycomo cocinero es una nulidad he's a hopeless cook ( colloq), as a cook he's hopeless o he's a dead loss ( colloq)* * *
nulidad sustantivo femenino
1 (Der) nullity
2 (fam) ( calamidad) dead loss (colloq);
nulidad sustantivo femenino
1 (ineptitud) incompetence: eres una nulidad, you're a dead loss
2 Jur nullity
' nulidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
invalidez
* * *nulidad nf1. [no validez] nullity2. [ineptitud] incompetencees una nulidad para la física he's useless o hopeless at physics* * *f nullity; fig famdead loss fam* * *nulidad nf1) : nullity2) : incompetent person¡es una nulidad!: he's hopeless! -
3 maleta
f.suitcase.hacer o preparar la maleta to pack (one's bags)* * *1 suitcase, case1 familiar useless person\* * *noun f.* * *I1. SF1) [para equipaje] case, suitcasefuimos a retirar nuestras maletas de la consigna — we went to get our luggage from the left-luggage office
hacer la(s) maleta(s) — (lit) to pack; (fig) to pack one's bags
ya puede ir preparando las maletas — he's on his way out, he can start packing his bags
2) (Aut) boot, trunk (EEUU)3) Cono Sur [de caballo] saddlebag4) CAm (=fajo de ropa) bundle of clothes2. SMF1) * (=persona inepta) [gen] dead loss *; (Taur) clumsy beginner; (Dep) useless player2) LAm (=vago) lazy person, idlerIIADJ3) Cono Sur (=astuto) sly4) LAm (=vago) lazy* * *I1) ( valija) suitcase, caseestar de maleta — (Chi fam) to be in a bad mood
2) (Chi, Per) (Auto) trunk (AmE), boot (BrE)IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam) ( persona inepta)es un maleta — he's useless o hopeless (colloq)
* * *= suitcase.Ex. The price includes porterage based on one suitcase per person.----* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* * *I1) ( valija) suitcase, caseestar de maleta — (Chi fam) to be in a bad mood
2) (Chi, Per) (Auto) trunk (AmE), boot (BrE)IImasculino y femenino (Esp fam) ( persona inepta)es un maleta — he's useless o hopeless (colloq)
* * *= suitcase.Ex: The price includes porterage based on one suitcase per person.
* hacer las maletas = pack up, pack + Posesivo + belongings, pack + Posesivo + things, pack + Posesivo + suitcases, pack + Posesivo + bags.* * *A (valija) suitcase, casetodavía no he hecho la maleta I haven't packed (my case) yetse levantó de maleta he got out of bed on the wrong side ( colloq)BDmaleta masculine and feminine (Esp, Méx fam) (persona inepta): es un maleta he's useless o hopeless ( colloq)* * *
maleta sustantivo femenino
1 ( valija) suitcase, case;
2 (Chi, Per) See Also→◊ maletera
maleta sustantivo femenino suitcase, case: aún tengo que hacer la maleta, I still have to pack my things
' maleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empacar
- encima
- bulto
- deshacer
- hacer
- interior
- llenar
- maletín
- meter
- neceser
- pesar
English:
bulge
- case
- fasten
- pack
- pack down
- squash in
- suitcase
- take out
- unpack
- bag
- boot
- go
- packing
- ton
- zip
* * *♦ nf1. [de equipaje] suitcase;Chile2. Andes, Guat [fardo] bundle4. Chile, Ven [maletero] Br boot, US trunk♦ nmfEsp, Méx Fam [inútil, malo]ser un maleta to be a waste of space* * *I f1 bag, suitcase;hacer la maleta pack one’s bags2 L.Am.AUTO trunk, BrbootII m/f famDEP:era un maleta he was hopeless* * *maleta nf: suitcase, baghaz tus maletas: pack your bags* * *maleta n suitcase / case -
4 Nichtskönner
m, Nichtskönnerin f incompetent (person), washout umg., dead (Am. total) loss umg.; er ist ein Nichtskönner auch he’s not capable of anything, he’s useless* * *Nịchts|kön|ner(in)m(f)washout (inf), incompetent person* * *Nichts·kön·ner(in)m(f) (pej) useless person* * ** * ** * *der (abwertend) incompetent; bungler -
5 negado
adj.denied.past part.past participle of spanish verb: negar.* * *► adjetivo1 (inepto) hopeless, useless► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 no-hoper, total loss\ser negado,-a para algo to be hopeless at something, be useless at something, be a total loss at something* * *negado, -a1.ADJ hopeless, uselessser negado para algo — to be hopeless o useless at sth
2.SM / Fes un negado — he's hopeless o useless, he's a dead loss *
* * *I- da adjetivo useless (colloq), hopeless (colloq)IIes negado para la geografía — he's useless o hopeless at geography
- da masculino, femenino dead loss (colloq)* * *= lame duck.Ex. Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.* * *I- da adjetivo useless (colloq), hopeless (colloq)IIes negado para la geografía — he's useless o hopeless at geography
- da masculino, femenino dead loss (colloq)* * *= lame duck.Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
* * *es negado para la geografía he's useless o hopeless at geographymasculine, femininedead loss ( colloq)es un negado para los deportes he's hopeless o terrible o a dead loss at sports* * *
Del verbo negar: ( conjugate negar)
negado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
negado
negar
negado◊ -da adjetivo: ser negado para algo to be useless o hopeless at sth
negar ( conjugate negar) verbo transitivo
niega habértelo dicho she denies having told you
verbo intransitivo:
negarse verbo pronominal ( rehusar) to refuse;
negadose a hacer algo to refuse to do sth;
se negó a que llamáramos a un médico he refused to let us call a doctor
negado,-a adjetivo & m,f (inepto) eres un negado, you are useless
es negada para las matemáticas, she's hopeless at maths
negar verbo transitivo
1 to deny: no me niegues que te gusta, don't deny you like her ➣ Ver nota en deny
2 (rechazar) to refuse, deny: me negó su apoyo, he refused to help me
es tan rencorosa que me niega el saludo, he's so bitter that he refuses to greet me
' negado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negada
English:
hopeless
- useless
* * *negado, -a♦ adjuseless, inept;ser negado para algo to be useless o no good at sth♦ nm,fuseless person;ser un negado para algo to be useless o no good at sth* * *adj useless fam ;ser negado para algo be useless at sth fam* * *negado adj useless / hopeless¡qué negado eres para el bricolaje! you're useless at DIY! -
6 plasta
f.1 mess (cosa blanda).2 botch-up (informal) (cosa mal hecha).3 thick paste, soft mass.4 cataplasm.f. & m.pain, drag (informal) (pesado). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 familiar (sustancia) mess* * *1. SF1) [gen] soft mass, lump; (=cosa aplastada) flattened mass2) * (=desastre) botch, messel plan es una plasta — the plan is one big mess, the plan is a complete botch
2.SMF * (=pelmazo) bore3.ADJ INV boring* * *Ia) (Esp fam) ( pesado)no seas plasta, tío! — stop being such a pain in the neck! (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( cachazudo) slow, sluggish (colloq)II1) (fam) ( masa - blanda) soft lump; (- aplastada) flat o shapeless lump2)a) (AmL fam) ( cachaza) laid-back attitude (colloq)qué plasta tiene! — she's so laid back! (colloq)
b) ( persona cachazuda) slow o (colloq) laid-back person; ( persona inútil) useless person, waste of time (colloq)c) ( persona fea) ugly mug (colloq)d) ( persona aburrida) bore (colloq)* * *= nuisance, pest.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.----* hacerse una plasta = cake (up).* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* plasta de vaca = cowpat, cowpat.* ser un plasta = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *Ia) (Esp fam) ( pesado)no seas plasta, tío! — stop being such a pain in the neck! (colloq)
b) (AmL fam) ( cachazudo) slow, sluggish (colloq)II1) (fam) ( masa - blanda) soft lump; (- aplastada) flat o shapeless lump2)a) (AmL fam) ( cachaza) laid-back attitude (colloq)qué plasta tiene! — she's so laid back! (colloq)
b) ( persona cachazuda) slow o (colloq) laid-back person; ( persona inútil) useless person, waste of time (colloq)c) ( persona fea) ugly mug (colloq)d) ( persona aburrida) bore (colloq)* * *= nuisance, pest.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* hacerse una plasta = cake (up).* plasta de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* plasta de vaca = cowpat, cowpat.* ser un plasta = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *1( Esp fam) (pesado): ¡no seas plasta, tío! stop being such a pain in the neck! ( colloq), quit bugging me! ( AmE colloq)¡qué plasta tiene! she's so laid back! ( colloq)1 (persona cachazuda) slow o ( colloq) laid-back person2 (persona inútil) useless person, waste of time ( colloq)3 (persona fea) ugly mug ( colloq)4 (persona aburrida) bore ( colloq)D* * *
plasta sustantivo femenino (fam) ( masa — blanda) soft lump;
(— aplastada) flat o shapeless lump
plasta
I sustantivo femenino soft o flat lump
II adjetivo & mf fam bore, pain: ¡ya te oí, no seas plasta!, I heard you already, don't be such a pain in the neck!
* * *♦ adjFamun tío plasta a real bore♦ nmfFam2. RP [perezoso] lazy slob♦ nf1. [cosa blanda] mess2. [cosa mal hecha] botch-up* * *I m/f fampain fam, drag famII adj:ser plasta fam be a pain odrag fam* * *plasta nf: soft mass, lump -
7 inutile
inutile [inytil]adjectivea. ( = qui ne sert pas) [objet] useless ; [effort, parole, démarche] pointless• inutile d'insister ! there's no point insisting!• vous voulez de l'aide ? -- non, c'est inutile do you want some help? -- no, there's no needb. ( = superflu) [travail, effort, dépense, bagages] unnecessary* * *inytil1) [objet, développement] useless; [travail, discussion] pointless; [crainte] needless2) [personne] useless* * *inytil adj1) (= dépourvu d'usage) useless2) (= superflu) unnecessary* * *inutile adj1 [objet, développement] useless; [fatigue, travail, démarche, discussion] pointless; [crainte, prescriptions] needless; (il est) inutile de faire there's no point in doing; il est inutile que vous partiez there's no point in your leaving; inutile de dire que needless to say; inutile de me demander si it's no use asking me whether; inutile de rincer no need to rinse; sans risques/frais inutiles without unnecessary risks/expenditure; mes efforts sont restés inutiles my efforts were in vain;2 [personne, employé] useless; se sentir inutile to feel useless.[inytil] adjectif1. [gadget] useless[digression] pointlessinutile de mentir! it's no use lying!, lying is useless!une leçon de conduite supplémentaire ne serait pas inutile avant l'examen an extra driving lesson wouldn't go amiss before the testinutile de préciser qu'il faut arriver à l'heure I hardly need to point out that ou needless to say you have to turn up on timeinutile de demander, sers-toi just help yourself, there's no need to ask————————[inytil] nom masculin et féminin -
8 mnyangalika
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mnyangalika[Swahili Plural] wanyangalika[English Word] fool[English Plural] fools[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] nyangalika V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mnyangalika[Swahili Plural] wanyangalika[English Word] hopeless person[English Plural] hopeless people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] nyangalika V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mnyangalika[Swahili Plural] wanyangalika[English Word] nondescript person[English Plural] nondescript people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] nyangalika V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mnyangalika[Swahili Plural] wanyangalika[English Word] stupid person[English Plural] stupid people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] nyangalika V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] mnyangalika[Swahili Plural] wanyangalika[English Word] useless person[English Plural] useless people[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] nyangalika V------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 paquete
m.1 parcel.paquete bomba parcel bombpaquete postal parcel2 pack, packet.paquete de tabaco cigarette packet3 bag (maleta, bulto).4 package (conjunto).paquete de acciones share holdingpaquete de medidas package of measurespaquete turístico package holiday5 package (computing).6 passenger.ir de paquete to ride pillion7 packet, bulge (informal) (genitales masculinos). (peninsular Spanish)8 headache, problem, hot seat, difficulty.* * *2 (conjunto) set, packet■ un paquete de medidas a package, a package of measures4 familiar (genitales masculinos) bulge, packet\ir de paquete to ride pillionmarcar paquete familiar to have a bulge in one's trousersmeter un paquete a alguien argot to come down on somebody like a ton of brickspaquete postal parcel* * *noun m.1) package2) packet3) parcel* * *1. SM1) [de correos] [grande] parcel; [pequeño] packagepaquetes postales — [como servicio] parcel post sing
2) [de cigarrillos, galletas] packet, pack (EEUU); [de harina, azúcar] bag3) (Econ, Inform) (=conjunto) packagepaquete accionarial, paquete de acciones — parcel of shares
4) * (=persona torpe)ser un paquete — to be useless, be a dead loss *
5) * (=castigo)el sargento le metió un paquete por abandonar su puesto — the sergeant threw the book at him for leaving his post
6) * (=bebé)7) ** (=genitales masculinos) bulge, lunchbox **8) * (=pañal) [limpio] nappy; [sucio] dirty nappy9) (Náut) packet (boat)10) † * (=majo) dandyestar hecho un paquete — to be all dressed up, be dressed in style
11) (Med) ** dose (of VD) **12) LAm (=cosa pesada) nuisance, bore¡menudo paquete!, ¡vaya paquete! — what a bore!
13)14) Méx (=asunto) tough job, hard one15) Cono Sur ** queer **, poof **, fag (EEUU) **16) LAm (=vacaciones) package holiday2.ADJ INV And, Arg * elegant, chic* * *I- ta adjetivo (RPl fam) smart, chicII1)a) ( bulto envuelto) package, parcelir de paquete — (fam) to ride on the back ( of a motorcycle)
b) (de galletas, cigarrillos) pack (AmE), packet (BrE)un paquete de papas fritas — (AmL) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet of crisps (BrE)
meterle un paquete a alguien — (Esp fam) to throw the book at somebody
2) ( conjunto) packageun paquete de software/de aplicación — (Inf) a software/an application package
3) (fam) ( genitales masculinos) bulge (colloq & euph)4) (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)cargar con el paquete — (fam) to take responsibility
* * *I- ta adjetivo (RPl fam) smart, chicII1)a) ( bulto envuelto) package, parcelir de paquete — (fam) to ride on the back ( of a motorcycle)
b) (de galletas, cigarrillos) pack (AmE), packet (BrE)un paquete de papas fritas — (AmL) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet of crisps (BrE)
meterle un paquete a alguien — (Esp fam) to throw the book at somebody
2) ( conjunto) packageun paquete de software/de aplicación — (Inf) a software/an application package
3) (fam) ( genitales masculinos) bulge (colloq & euph)4) (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)cargar con el paquete — (fam) to take responsibility
* * *paquete11 = pack, package, packet, parcel, deck, bundle, tranche.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.Ex: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.Ex: As the user traverses links, new pages appear on top of the current deck.Ex: Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.* conmutación en paquetes = packet switching.* empresa de reparto de paquetes = package delivery company.* franquear un paquete = frank + parcel.* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas = needling the pack.* paquete ALEPH = ALEPH software.* paquete de azúcar = sugar packet.* paquete de chicles = packet of chewing gum.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* paquete de comunicaciones = communications package.* paquete de discos = disc pack.* paquete de edición de texto = editing package.* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.* paquete de información = pack, information kit.* paquete de inscripción = registration package.* paquete de material didáctico = training package.* paquete de objetos e información sobre un tema concreto = topic kit.* paquete de programas = package.* paquete de programas de ordenador = software package.* paquete de revistas = journal package.* paquete de seis = six-pack.* paquete de trabajo = workpackage.* paquete de vacaciones = package holiday, vacation package.* paquete hotelero = hotel package.* paquete informativo = topic pack, pack, information kit.* paquete integrado de programas = software suite.* paquete ofimático = software suite, software suite.* paquete postal = parcel post.* paquetes de programas = programme packages.* paquetes editoriales = publishers' packages.* paquete turístico = tour package.* Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS) = Packet-Switching System (PSS).* un paquete de = a suite of.* un paquete integrado de programas = a suite of + programmes.* un paquete ofimático integrado = a suite of office automation software.paquete22 = pillion.Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
* ir de paquete = pillion riding, ride + pillion.* * *¡qué paqueta te has puesto! you're looking very smart o chictienen la casa muy paqueta their house is done out o up really nicely ( colloq)para la fiesta quiero algo más paquete I want something a bit dressier o a bit smarter for the party ( colloq)Ano soy muy bueno haciendo paquetes I'm not very good at wrapping up parcelsdejar a algn con el paquete ( fam); to get sb pregnant, to get sb in the club o in the family way ( colloq)meterle un paquete a algn to throw the book at sbCompuestos:parcel bombparcel ( sent by mail)envíalo como paquete postal send it (by) parcel postB (conjunto) packageun paquete de programas a software packageun paquete de información a workpackun paquete oferta a value packDcargar con el paquete ( fam); to take responsibility o the blame* * *
paquete 1
paquete 2 sustantivo masculino
1
paquete bomba parcel bomb;
paquete postal parcel ( sent by mail)
2 ( conjunto) package;
(Inf) package
3 (Méx fam) ( problema) headache (colloq)
paquete sustantivo masculino
1 package, parcel
(de café, cereales, folios, etc) packet, US pack
2 (conjunto, grupo) set, package
paquete de medidas, package of measures
3 Inform software package
4 (de bicicleta, moto) pillion passenger: Juan iba de paquete, John was riding pillion
5 fam (castigo, sanción) punishment: si se enteran, me meterán un paquete, if they find out, I'll be severely punished
' paquete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bomba
- deshacer
- deshecha
- deshecho
- empezar
- envasada
- envasado
- envío
- envuelta
- envuelto
- ligadura
- amarrar
- atar
- certificado
- consignar
- desamarrar
- despachar
- destinado
- destinatario
- entrega
- entregar
- enviar
- envoltorio
- envolver
- ligero
- liviano
- nombre
- papa
- pesar
- precintar
- recoger
- sospechoso
- sostener
- voluminoso
English:
block
- cracker
- make up
- pack
- package
- packet
- parcel
- parcel bomb
- reverse
- seal
- seal up
- send
- sign for
- six-pack
- software package
- tie up
- tissue
- unpack
- unwrap
- bundle
- way
- which
* * *paquete1, -a adjRP Fam smart, elegant;es una mujer muy paqueta she's a very smart dresser;hoy estás muy paquete you're looking very elegant today;tiene un apartamento muy paquete he's got a very chic apartmentpaquete2 nm1. [de libros, regalos] package, parcelpaquete de bienvenida [en congreso, hotel] welcome pack; Col, Ven Fam paquete chileno [timo] = deception involving the use of a fake wad of bank notes; [estafa] swindle;paquete postal parcel, package2. [de cigarrillos, folios] Br packet, US pack;[de azúcar, arroz] bag3. [maleta, bulto] bag4. [en rugby] pack5. [en ciclismo] pack6. [en motocicleta] passenger;ir de paquete to ride pillion7. [conjunto] packageBolsa paquete de acciones bundle o lot of esp Br shares o esp US stock(s);paquete de medidas package of measures;paquete turístico package tour8. Informát packagepaquete integrado integrated packagemarcar paquete to draw attention to one's packet o bulge14. CompFammeter un paquete a alguien [castigar] to come down hard on sb;Fam Méxdarse paquete to put on airs* * *m1 package, parcel2 de cigarrillos packet3 famen moto (pillion) passenger* * *paquete nmbulto: package, parcel* * *paquete n1. (objeto envuelto) parcel2. (caja, bolsa) packet -
10 mandria
adj.1 worthless.2 cowardly.f. & m.1 coward, poltroon.2 idiot, fool.* * *1.ADJ worthless2.SM useless individual, weakling* * *♦ adj1. [cobarde] cowardly2. [inútil] useless, worthless♦ nmf1. [cobarde] coward2. [inútil] useless person;es un mandria he's useless -
11 никчёмный человек
1) General subject: a bad halfpenny, a thorough scamp, drifter, dud, duffer, flopperoo, foul ball, good for nothing, good-for-nothing, piffler, punk, sculpin, waster, wastrel3) American: bum4) Obsolete: losel5) Australian slang: down-and-out (без друзей, денег и перспектив)6) Jargon: Joe Schmo, No-good (редко о вещах), boloney baloney, dead dog, dead one, foo-foo, jake flake, loop, no account (редко о вещах), no count (редко о вещах), no good (редко о вещах), yellow dog, zilch, cotton-picker, Rube, dot, lob7) Invective: dead ass8) Makarov: a useless person, no-goodnik, not fit to carry guts to a bear, useless person -
12 retobo
m.1 a covering of hides.2 stubbornness; grumble (protesta). (Latin American)3 aftertaste. (Latin American)4 rude remark, coarse thing to say, rude thing to say.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retobar.* * *SM2) Cono Sur (=hule) sacking, oilcloth4) (=capricho) whim5) And, CAm (Agr) old stock, useless animals; (=persona) useless person; (=objeto) worthless object; (=trastos) junk, rubbish, garbage (EEUU)6) LAm (=resabio) aftertaste* * *( Méx)rude remark* * *retobo nm1. Col, Hond [desecho] refuse2. Chile, Perú [arpillera] sackcloth -
13 baakotonfeñoo
(n) billy goat's tail, useless person. Peter mu baakotonfeñoo le ti. Peter is a useless person. -
14 sotreta
SF And, Cono Sur1) (=caballo) horse; (=caballo brioso) frisky horse; (=caballo viejo) useless old nag2) (=persona) loafer, idler, bum (EEUU)* * * -
15 nula
adj.&f.1 null, void of effect, of no force.2 useless (person).* * *f., (m. - nulo)* * *
nulo,-a adjetivo
1 (no válido) null and void, invalid
Dep lanzamiento/gol nulo, disallowed shot/goal
2 (sin valor, inexistente) su repercusión fue nula, it had no repercussions
3 (inepto) useless, hopeless
' nula' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
difusión
- nulo
English:
false start
-
16 negación
f.1 denial, negation, refusal, denegation.2 denying, refusing, denial.* * *1 (de un ideal, derecho) negation2 (de una acusación) denial3 (negativa) refusal4 (en gramática) negative* * *SF1) [gen] negation; (=negativa) denial2) (Ling) negative* * ** * *= negation, denial, disavowal.Ex. Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.Ex. The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.Ex. Nevertheless, it is suggested that Marx's disavowal of religion as a force for instituting a universal class was premature.* * ** * *= negation, denial, disavowal.Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
Ex: The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.Ex: Nevertheless, it is suggested that Marx's disavowal of religion as a force for instituting a universal class was premature.* * *1 (acción) denial, negation2 (antítesis) antithesis3 ( Ling) negative* * *
negación sustantivo femenino ( acción) denial, negation;
( antítesis) antithesis;
(Ling) negative
negación sustantivo femenino
1 (de los hechos, de una acusación) denial
(a colaborar, participar) refusal: me hizo un gesto de negación con la cabeza, he shook his head
2 (polo opuesto) es la negación de su madre, she is the antithesis of her mother
3 Ling negative
' negación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ja
- nunca
- verdad
- no
English:
negative
- neither
- denial
* * *negación nf1. [desmentido] denial2. [negativa] refusal3.la negación [lo contrario] the antithesis, the complete opposite;es la negación de la amabilidad she's the antithesis of kindness4. Gram negative5. [persona] useless person;ser una negación para algo to be useless o no good at sth* * *f1 negation2 de acusación denial3 ( prohibición) refusal4 GRAM negative* * *1) : negation, denial2) : negative (in grammar) -
17 tapalcate
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18 लालाटिक _lālāṭika
लालाटिक a. (-की f.) [ललाटं प्रभोर्भालं पश्यति ठञ्]1 Being on or relating to the forehead.-2 Arising from or dependent on fate; प्राप्तिस्तु लालाटिकी Udb.-3 Useless, low, vile.-4 Attentive, vigilant.-कः 1 An attentive servant (lit. one who watches his master's countenance and learns by it what is necessary to be done).-2 An idler, a careless or useless person.-3 A kind of embrace. -
19 nafantaŋo
(adj) useless, unadvantageous, un worthy. Ite mu moo nafantaŋo le ti. You are a useless person. -
20 ablandabrevas
• good fit• good-for-nothing person• useless person
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