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  • 41 incómodo

    m.
    discomfort, uncomfortableness.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incomodar.
    * * *
    1 uncomfortable
    \
    sentirse incómodo,-a to feel uncomfortable, feel awkward
    * * *
    (f. - incómoda)
    adj.
    * * *
    SM = incomodidad 3)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <silla/cama> uncomfortable

    ¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? — aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?

    b) (molesto, violento) uncomfortable

    estar incómodo con alguien — (Andes) to be annoyed with somebody

    c) ( inconveniente) inconvenient
    * * *
    = cumbersome, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease.
    Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    ----
    * de una modo incómodo = cumbrously.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.
    * verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <silla/cama> uncomfortable

    ¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? — aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?

    b) (molesto, violento) uncomfortable

    estar incómodo con alguien — (Andes) to be annoyed with somebody

    c) ( inconveniente) inconvenient
    * * *
    = cumbersome, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease.

    Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    * de una modo incómodo = cumbrously.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.
    * verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.

    * * *
    1 ‹silla/cama› uncomfortable
    ¿no estás incómodo en ese sillón? aren't you uncomfortable in that armchair?
    2 (molesto, violento) uncomfortable
    me siento incómoda con esta ropa I feel uncomfortable in these clothes, I don't feel right in these clothes
    se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas he feels very awkward o ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties
    sería muy incómodo para mí tener que decírselo it would be very awkward o embarrassing for me to have to tell him
    estar incómodo con algn ( Andes); to be annoyed with sb
    3 (inconveniente) inconvenient
    es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos del centro it's very inconvenient o it's a nuisance living so far from the center
    * * *

     

    Del verbo incomodar: ( conjugate incomodar)

    incomodo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    incomodó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    incomodar    
    incomodó    
    incómodo
    incómodo
    ◊ -da adjetivo


    ◊ ¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?;

    se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties


    incomodar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar molestia) to inconvenience, put out: espero que mi visita no os incomode, I hope my visit hasn't put you to any inconvenience
    2 (disgustar) to bother, annoy
    incómodo,-a adjetivo
    1 (un asiento, un traje, etc) uncomfortable
    2 (una situación) awkward, discommoding
    sentirse incómodo, to feel uncomfortable o awkward
    ' incómodo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escabrosa
    - escabroso
    - estorbo
    - incómoda
    - molesta
    - molesto
    - posición
    - cohibido
    - cohibir
    - inconveniente
    - mal
    - violento
    English:
    awkward
    - cumbersome
    - inconvenient
    - uncomfortable
    - ill
    - uneasy
    * * *
    te acompaño, no es ningún incomodo I'll go with you, it's no trouble
    * * *
    m inconvenience, trouble
    * * *
    incómodo, -da adj
    1) : uncomfortable, awkward
    2) inconveniente: inconvenient
    * * *
    1. (en general) uncomfortable
    2. (molesto) awkward

    Spanish-English dictionary > incómodo

  • 42 auflockern

    (trennb., hat -ge-)
    I v/t
    1. (Erde) dig up, (Boden) loosen; (Kissen) plump up
    2. fig. (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc.); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc.) brighten up; aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction; in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood
    II v/refl
    1. Bewölkung: break up, disperse; auflockernde / aufgelockerte Bewölkung dispersing / broken clouds
    2. fig. Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc.: liven up
    3. SPORT loosen ( oder limber) up
    * * *
    auf|lo|ckern sep
    1. vt
    1) Boden to break up, to loosen (up)
    2)

    die Muskeln áúflockern — to loosen up (one's muscles); (durch Bewegung auch) to limber up

    3) (= abwechslungsreicher machen) Unterricht, Stoff, Vortrag to make less monotonous, to give relief to (durch with); (= weniger streng machen) to make less severe; Frisur, Muster to soften, to make less severe
    4) (= entspannen, zwangloser machen) to make more relaxed; Verhältnis, Atmosphäre to ease

    in aufgelockerter Stimmung — in a relaxed mood

    2. vr
    2) (Bewölkung) to break up, to disperse
    * * *
    auf|lo·ckern
    I. vt
    ▪ etw [durch etw akk] \auflockern to liven up sth sep [with sth], to make sth more interesting [with sth]
    ▪ etw \auflockern to ease sth
    in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood
    ▪ etw \auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe
    4. (von Verspannungen befreien)
    ▪ etw \auflockern to loosen up sth sep; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up sth sep
    5. (lockern)
    ▪ etw \auflockern to loosen [up sep] sth, to mellow sth
    ▪ aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]
    6. (locker machen)
    die Erde \auflockern to break up the earth [or soil
    II. vr
    ▪ sich akk \auflockern
    1. SPORT (sich von Verspannungen befreien) to loosen up; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up
    2. (sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperse
    aufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover
    * * *
    1.
    transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed
    2.
    reflexives Verb < cloud> break
    * * *
    auflockern (trennb, hat -ge-)
    A. v/t
    1. (Erde) dig up, (Boden) loosen; (Kissen) plump up
    2. fig (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc) brighten up;
    aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction;
    in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood
    B. v/r
    1. Bewölkung: break up, disperse;
    auflockernde/aufgelockerte Bewölkung dispersing/broken clouds
    2. fig Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc: liven up
    3. SPORT loosen ( oder limber) up
    * * *
    1.
    transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed
    2.
    reflexives Verb < cloud> break
    * * *
    v.
    to loosen v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auflockern

  • 43 cómodo

    adj.
    1 comfortable, cosy, snug, cozy.
    2 comfortable, well-off.
    3 convenient.
    4 commodious, roomy, ample.
    m.
    bedpan.
    * * *
    1 comfortable, cosy
    2 (útil) convenient, handy
    3 (carácter) easy-going
    \
    ponerse cómodo,-a to make oneself comfortable
    * * *
    (f. - cómoda)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=confortable) [cama, silla, habitación] comfortable; [trabajo, tarea] agreeable
    2) (=conveniente) [instrumento, objeto] handy; [arreglo, horario] convenient
    3) (=descansado) comfortable

    ponerse cómodo — to make o.s. comfortable

    4) [persona] (=perezoso) lazy; (=tranquilo) laid-back *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( confortable) comfortable, comfy (colloq)
    b) (conveniente, fácil) <horario/sistema> convenient
    2) ( holgazán) lazy, idle
    * * *
    = comfortable, cosy [cozy, -USA], at ease, comfy [comfier -comp., comfiest -sup.].
    Nota: Abreviatura de comfortable.
    Ex. A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
    Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
    Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
    Ex. The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
    ----
    * cómodo y calentito = snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.].
    * decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.
    * resultar cómodo = be easy.
    * sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( confortable) comfortable, comfy (colloq)
    b) (conveniente, fácil) <horario/sistema> convenient
    2) ( holgazán) lazy, idle
    * * *
    = comfortable, cosy [cozy, -USA], at ease, comfy [comfier -comp., comfiest -sup.].
    Nota: Abreviatura de comfortable.

    Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

    Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
    Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
    Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
    * cómodo y calentito = snug [snugger -comp., snuggest -sup.].
    * decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.
    * resultar cómodo = be easy.
    * sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.

    * * *
    cómodo -da
    A
    1 (confortable) comfortable, comfy ( colloq)
    me siento or estoy cómoda con esta blusa I feel comfortable in this blouse
    ponte cómodo make yourself at home
    no me siento cómodo cuando hablan de tales cosas I feel uncomfortable when they talk about things like that
    2 (conveniente, fácil) ‹horario/sistema› convenient
    ésa es una actitud/solución muy cómoda that's a very easy attitude to take/a very easy solution
    es muy cómodo no tomar responsabilidades it's very easy not to take on responsibility, not taking on any responsibility is the easy way out
    eligió el camino más cómodo she took the soft option
    B (holgazán) lazy, idle
    * * *

     

    cómodo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ( confortable) comfortable, comfy (colloq);


    b) (conveniente, fácil) ‹horario/sistema› convenient;



    cómodo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 comfortable: ponte cómodo, make yourself comfortable
    no me siento cómodo con tus padres, I don't feel comfortable with your parents
    2 (fácil, conveniente) handy, convenient: es un trayecto muy cómodo, it's a very handy way
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino lazy
    ' cómodo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apoltronarse
    - bicoca
    - chollo
    - cómoda
    - resultar
    - acomodar
    - ancho
    - bien
    - conveniente
    - poner
    English:
    comfortable
    - convenient
    - cushy
    - easy
    - home
    - sensible
    - settle
    - sit back
    - snug
    - conveniently
    - smooth
    - undemanding
    * * *
    cómodo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [confortable] comfortable;
    estar cómodo to feel comfortable;
    ponte cómodo [como en casa] make yourself at home;
    no me siento cómodo delante de ellos I don't feel comfortable o I feel uncomfortable in their company;
    con estos zapatos voy muy cómodo I'm very comfortable in these shoes
    2. [conveniente] convenient;
    es muy cómodo que te traigan la compra a casa it's very convenient o handy having the shopping delivered to your home
    3. [oportuno, fácil] easy;
    es muy cómodo dejar que los demás decidan todo por ti it's very easy to let others make all the decisions for you
    4. [vago] lazy
    ♦ nm,f
    ser un cómodo to be lazy
    * * *
    adj comfortable;
    ¡póngase cómodo! make yourself at home, make yourself comfortable
    * * *
    cómodo, -da adj
    1) confortable: comfortable
    2) : convenient
    ♦ cómodamente adv
    * * *
    cómodo adj
    1. (confortable) comfortable
    ¡qué sillón más cómodo! what a comfortable armchair!
    2. (conveniente) convenient

    Spanish-English dictionary > cómodo

  • 44 más

    conj.
    but.
    * * *
    1 but
    * * *
    conj.
    * * *
    CONJ but
    * * *
    conjunción (liter) but
    * * *
    = extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].
    Ex. Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
    Ex. The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.
    Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex. A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.
    ----
    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.
    * * *
    conjunción (liter) but
    * * *
    = extra, more, plus, topmost [top most].

    Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).

    Ex: The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.
    Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex: A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.
    * acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.
    * ahora más que nunca = now more than ever.
    * alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.
    * algo más = anything else.
    * algunos años más tarde = some years on.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * análisis más minucioso = closer examination.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * aún más = Verbo + further, even further, all the more, further, furthermore, beyond that, a fortiori.
    * bastante más = rather more.
    * cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.
    * cada vez más abultado = swelling.
    * cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.
    * cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.
    * cada vez más estricto = tightening.
    * cada vez más extendido = spreading.
    * cada vez más fácil = ever easier.
    * cada vez más lejos = further and further.
    * cada vez más rápido = ever faster.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].
    * citado más arriba = above.
    * con el más sumo cuidado = with utmost care.
    * con más antigüedad = longest-serving.
    * con más detalle = in most detail, in more detail.
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con más razón aún = a fortiori.
    * con más vigor aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más virulencia aun = with a vengeance.
    * con más vitalidad = revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
    * con un filo más pronunciado = sharper-edged.
    * correr más deprisa que = outrun [out-run].
    * costumbre cada vez más frecuente = growing practice.
    * cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.
    * cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante = at a time to be announced later.
    * cuya fecha se determinará más adelante = at a time to be determined later.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar más de sí = go further.
    * dar más explicaciones = elaborate on.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
    * de crecimiento más rápido = fastest-growing.
    * de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de lo más = very.
    * de lo más + Adjetivo = most + Adjetivo.
    * demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure, build + pressure.
    * de más = extra, one too many.
    * de más arriba = topmost [top most].
    * desarrollar aun más = develop + further.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * dicho más arriba, lo = foregoing, the.
    * distanciar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más adecuado = ideally suited.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en más de un sentido = in more ways than one.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en su punto más álgido = at its height.
    * en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.
    * en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * examen más minucioso = closer examination.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * explicar un Tema con más detalle = expand upon/on + Tema.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength.
    * gastar más de la cuenta = overspend.
    * gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.
    * haber todavía más = there + be + more to it than that.
    * hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * hacerlo más llevadero = make + life easier.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.
    * hacer más estricto = tighten.
    * hacer más fuerte = toughen.
    * hacer más preciso = tightening up.
    * hacer más rico = add + richness to.
    * hacer más riguroso = tighten, tightening up.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * hacer que tenga más valor = put + a premium on.
    * hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * hacerse más complejo = grow in + complexity, gain in + complexity.
    * hacerse más corto = grow + shorter.
    * hacerse más fuerte = gain in + strength, grow in + strength.
    * hacerse más inteligente = smarten up.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.
    * incluso yendo más lejos = even farther afield.
    * invertir más dinero = dig + deep.
    * ir aun más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * ir más allá = go + one stage further.
    * ir más allá de = go beyond, transcend, get beyond, go far beyond, move + beyond, take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther, go + past.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * ir más lejos = go + one stage further.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * ir todavía más lejos = go + a/one step further.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * ley del más fuerte, la = law of the jungle, the, survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
    * lista de más populares = chart.
    * lista de más vendidos = chart.
    * llegar más lejos = stretch + further.
    * llevar aún más lejos = carry + one step further.
    * llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos = take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, most of all, more importantly, most important.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * más acomodados, los = better off, the.
    * más adelante = later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date.
    * más afilado que una navaja = as sharp as a knife.
    * más afilado que un cuchillo = as sharp as a knife.
    * más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.
    * más alejado = further afield, furthest away.
    * más allá = further than, farther, yonder, beyond that.
    * más allá de = beyond, beyond all, past, beyond the range of.
    * más allá de cualquier duda = beyond any doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de eso = beyond that.
    * más allá de la obligación = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.
    * más allá de ninguna duda = beyond doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt.
    * más allá de toda duda = beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.
    * más allá, el = afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the.
    * más antiguo = longest-serving.
    * más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
    * más anunciado = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más apreciado = long-cherished.
    * más aun = nay, beyond that, furthermore.
    * más bien = if you like, instead.
    * más bien bajo = shortish.
    * más bien corto = shortish.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * más bien todo lo contrario = quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.
    * más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a skunk.
    * más bueno que un pan = as good as gold.
    * más cerca de = more nearly.
    * más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.
    * más complejo de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * más concretamente = more to the point.
    * más conocido = best known, best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA], mainstream.
    * más conocido como = better known as.
    * más contento que unas castañuela = as happy as Larry.
    * más contento que unas pascuas = as happy as Larry.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más corto que las mangas de una chaleco = as daft as a brush.
    * más corto que las mangas de un chaleco = as thick as two (short) planks, as shy as shy can be, as thick as a brick, knucklehead.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad, over + Cantidad, more than + Cantidad, upwards of + Cantidad.
    * más del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.
    * más de la cuenta = one too many.
    * más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.
    * más de lo mismo = more of the same.
    * más demandado = most demanded.
    * más dentro = further into.
    * más destacado = foremost.
    * más de una vez = more than once.
    * más de un ISBN = more than one ISBN.
    * más de un millón = million-plus.
    * más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.
    * más difundido = best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
    * más duradero = longer-lasting.
    * más duro que la suela de un zapato = as tough as leather, as tough as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.
    * más exactamente = more nearly.
    * más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.
    * más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.
    * más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.
    * más fuerte que un roble = as strong as an ox.
    * más fuerte que un toro = as strong as an ox.
    * más granado de la sociedad, lo = cream of society, the.
    * más grande = greater.
    * más hambre que el perro de un ciego = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más hambre que un maestro de escuela = as hungry as a wolf, as hungry as a bear, as hungry as a hunter.
    * más importante = foremost.
    * más importante aun = more significantly.
    * más información = further information, further details.
    * más íntimo = innermost.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * más lejos = further afield, further away, furthest away.
    * más meridional = southernmost.
    * más necesitado = most in need.
    * más occidental = westernmost.
    * más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take, ballpark.
    * más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.
    * más o menos cuadrado = squarish.
    * más perdedor = losingest.
    * más perenne = longer-lasting.
    * más permanente = longer-lasting.
    * más prestigioso = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * más profundo = innermost.
    * más que = more... than..., rather than.
    * más que antes = more than ever, more... than ever before, more than ever before.
    * más que la suma de sus partes = Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out, totally burned-out.
    * más que muerto = dead and buried.
    * más que nada = more than anything else.
    * más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.
    * más que nunca = more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que nunca antes = more... than ever before, more than ever before, more than ever.
    * más que todo lo demás = beyond all else.
    * más que todos nosotros juntos = more than all of us put together.
    * más recientemente = in more recent times, more recently.
    * más recóndito = innermost.
    * más secreto = innermost.
    * más septentrional = northernmost.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * más sincero + Nombre = deeply felt + Nombre.
    * más sordo que una tapia = as deaf as a post.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * más tarde = later on.
    * más tarde o más temprano = sooner or later, at one time or another.
    * más todavía = all the more so.
    * más usado = most heavily used.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando = a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
    * más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.
    * más vale que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * más vale tarde que nunca = better late than never.
    * más valorado = highly valued.
    * más vendido = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.
    * más veterano, el = seniormost, the.
    * más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills, as old as the hills.
    * más votado = top-rated, top-ranked.
    * materia más general = broader subject.
    * menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick.
    * meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end, throw in + at the deep end.
    * meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.
    * metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mirada más de cerca = closer look.
    * miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.
    * muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.
    * muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.
    * muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.
    * mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * mucho más + Adverbio = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
    * mucho más cerca = far closer.
    * mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.
    * mucho más rápido = far faster.
    * muchos más = a great many more.
    * nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.
    * nada más = anything else, nothing else.
    * nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.
    * nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.
    * nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.
    * nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.
    * nadie más = nobody else.
    * ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.
    * no aguantar más = have had enough.
    * no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.
    * no hacer más que = do + no more than.
    * no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.
    * no más que = in any more than.
    * Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.
    * no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.
    * no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
    * no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
    * no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.
    * no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.
    * Número + de más = Número + too many.
    * Número + veces más = Número + times as many.
    * Número + veces más de = Número + times the number of.
    * nunca más = never again.
    * observar con más detalle = closer look.
    * optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.
    * otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * pagar más de lo que se debería = overpay.
    * para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.
    * para hacer más fácil = for ease of.
    * para más información = for further details.
    * para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.
    * para que quede más claro = for main effects.
    * para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.
    * pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poner más fuerte = crank up.
    * ¡por lo más quieras! = Not on your life!.
    * por más que lo intento = for the life of me.
    * Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones = Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
    * precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.
    * quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.
    * qué más = what else.
    * que no da más de sí = overstretched.
    * ¿quién más...? = who else...?.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.
    * sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).
    * separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.
    * siempre querer más = enough + be + not/never + enough.
    * signo más (+) = addition sign (+), plus sign (+).
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sino más bien = rather.
    * sino (que) más bien = but rather.
    * supervivencia del más fuerte = survival of the fittest, survival of the strongest.
    * tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.
    * tener más paciencia que un santo = have + the patience of a saint.
    * término más específico = narrower term.
    * todavía más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo.
    * tratar con más detalle = discuss + in greater detail.
    * una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
    * una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel.
    * una vez más = again, yet again.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo = not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre, not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre.
    * uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.
    * uno de mas = one too many.
    * uno más = one of equals.
    * uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.
    * unos días más tarde = a few days later.
    * véase + Nombre + para más información = refer to + Nombre + for details.
    * vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.
    * vender más barato = undercut.
    * venderse más que = outsell.
    * venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.
    * y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.
    * y más adelante = and beyond.
    * y más allá = and beyond.
    * y mucho más = and much more.
    * y mucho(s) más = and more.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * ¡y qué más da! = so what!.
    * y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

    * * *
    /mas/
    A (en Col) = Muerte a Secuestradores
    B (en Ven) = Movimiento al Socialismo
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    mas    
    más
    mas conjunción (liter) but
    más adverbio
    1

    ◊ ¿tiene algo más barato/moderno? do you have anything cheaper/more modern;

    duran más they last longer;
    me gusta más sin azúcar I prefer it without sugar;
    ahora la vemos más we see more of her now;
    tendrás que estudiar más you'll have to study harder;
    más lejos/atrás further away/back;
    el más allá the other world;
    más que nunca more than ever;
    me gusta más el vino seco que el dulce I prefer dry wine to sweet, I like dry wine better than sweet;
    pesa más de lo que parece it's heavier than it looks;
    es más complicado de lo que tú crees it's more complicated than you think;
    eran más de las cinco it was after five o'clock;
    más de 30 more than 30, over 30

    2 ( superlativo):
    ◊ la más bonita/la más inteligente the prettiest/the most intelligent;

    el que más sabe the one who knows most;
    el que más me gusta the one I like best;
    estuvo de lo más divertido it was great fun
    3 ( en frases negativas):

    nadie más que ella nobody but her;
    no tengo más que esto this is all I have;
    no tuve más remedio I had no alternative;
    no juego más I'm not playing any more;
    nunca más never again
    4 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡cantó más bien…! she sang so well!;

    ¡qué cosa más rara! how strange!
    ■ adjetivo invariable
    1 ( comparativo) more;

    una vez más once more;
    ni un minuto más not a minute longer;
    hoy hace más calor it's warmer today;
    son más que nosotros there are more of them than us
    2 ( superlativo) most;

    las más de las veces more often than not
    3 ( con valor ponderativo):
    ◊ ¡me da más rabia …! it makes me so mad!;

    ¡tiene más amigos …! he has so many friends!
    4
    ◊ ¿qué más? what else?;

    nada/nadie más nothing/nobody else;
    algo/alguien más something/somebody else;
    ¿quién más vino? who else came?;
    ¿algo más? — nada más gracias anything else? — no, that's all, thank you
    ■ pronombre
    1 more;
    ◊ ¿te sirvo más? would you like some more?

    2 ( en locs)

    a más no poder: corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast o hard as we could;
    a más tardar at the latest;
    cuanto más at the most;
    de más: ¿tienes un lápiz de más? do you have a spare pencil?;
    me dio cinco dólares de más he gave me five dollars too much;
    no está de más repetirlo there's no harm in repeating it;
    es más in fact;
    más bien ( un poco) rather;
    más o menos ( aproximadamente) more or less;

    ( no muy bien) so-so;

    no más See Also→ nomás;
    por más: por más que llores however much you cry;
    por más que trataba however hard he tried;
    ¿qué más da? what does it matter?;
    sin más (ni más) just like that
    ■ preposición
    a) (Mat) ( en sumas) plus;

    ◊ 8+7 =15 (read as: ocho más siete (es) igual (a) quince) eight plus seven equals fifteen


    ◊ mil pesos, más los gastos a thousand pesos, plus expenses

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    plus sign
    mas conj frml but: sé que es difícil, mas no debes darte por vencido, I know it's hard, but you musn't give up
    más
    I adverbio & pron
    1 (aumento) more: necesito comprar más, I need to buy more
    me duele cada día más, it hurts more and more
    parte dos trozos más, cut two more pieces
    tendría que ser más barato, it should be cheaper
    asistieron más de cien personas, more than a hundred people attended
    (con pronombre interrogativo) else: ¿alguien más quiere repetir?, would anybody else like a second helping?
    (con pronombre indefinido) añádele algo más, add something else
    no sé nada más, I don't know anything else
    2 (comparación) more: es más complicado que el primero, it's more complicated than the first one
    eres más guapa que ella, you are prettier than her
    3 (superlativo) most: ella es la más divertida, she's the funniest
    lo más extraño del mundo, the strangest thing in the world
    4 (otra vez) no me llames más, que estoy trabajando, don't call me again, I'm busy
    no volví a verlo más, I never saw him again
    5 (sobre todo) debiste llamar, y más sabiendo que estoy sola, you should have phoned me, especially knowing I'm alone
    6 (otro) no tengo más cuchillo que éste, I have no other knife but this one
    7 exclamación so..., such a..., what a...!
    ¡está más pesado!, he's such a pain!
    ¡qué cosa más fea!, what an ugly thing!
    II prep Mat plus
    dos más dos, two plus o and two ➣ Ver nota en sumar
    ♦ Locuciones: de más, (de sobra): su comentario estuvo de más, his remark was unnecessary
    ¿tienes unas medias de más?, do you have a spare pair of tights?
    más bien, rather
    más o menos, more or less
    por más que, (aunque): por más que lo leo no logro entenderlo, no matter how many times I read it, I can't understand it
    sin más (ni más), just like that
    todo lo más, at most
    Ten cuidado con las frases hechas del tipo más borracho que una cuba o más bueno que el pan. Se traducen empleando as... as...: as drunk as a lord o as good as gold.
    ' más' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abundar
    - acá
    - actualidad
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - aguantar
    - alargarse
    - algo
    - allá
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - amarre
    - ámbito
    - amortizar
    - ampliar
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - antes
    - aparecer
    - arriba
    - arrimarse
    - aunque
    - avivar
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bastante
    - bien
    - bilis
    - bravucón
    - bravucona
    - bufido
    - cada
    - cargar
    - cerca
    - cerrarse
    - ciudad
    - colmo
    - comodidad
    - consolidar
    - consolidarse
    - construcción
    - contaminante
    - contestón
    - contestona
    - contraria
    - contrario
    - córcholis
    English:
    A
    - aboard
    - about
    - above
    - acceptable
    - accomplished
    - ado
    - adopt
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advocate
    - afterwards
    - again
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - airport
    - all
    - along
    - aloud
    - alternative
    - always
    - ample
    - amplify
    - another
    - anticipate
    - antsy
    - anything
    - appropriate
    - arguable
    - art form
    - as
    - ask
    - awe-inspiring
    - barrel
    - basic
    - bat
    - become
    - begin
    - below
    - besides
    - best
    - better
    - beyond
    - big
    - bird
    - bit
    - bite
    - blue
    - bookshelf
    - boot
    * * *
    MAS [mas] nm (abrev de Movimiento al Socialismo)
    = left-wing political party in Argentina and Venezuela
    * * *
    conj but
    * * *
    mas conj
    pero: but
    más adv
    1) : more
    ¿hay algo más grande?: is there anything bigger?
    2) : most
    Luis es el más alto: Luis is the tallest
    3) : longer
    el sabor dura más: the flavor lasts longer
    4) : rather
    más querría andar: I would rather walk
    5)
    a mas : besides, in addition
    6)
    más allá : further
    7)
    qué... más... : what..., what a...
    ¡qué día más bonito!: what a beautiful day!
    más adj
    1) : more
    dáme dos kilos más: give me two more kilos
    2) : most
    la que ganó más dinero: the one who earned the most money
    3) : else
    ¿quién más quiere vino?: who else wants wine?
    más n
    : plus sign
    más prep
    : plus
    tres más dos es igual a cinco: three plus two equals five
    más pron
    1) : more
    ¿tienes más?: do you have more?
    2)
    a lo más : at most
    3)
    de mas : extra, excess
    4)
    más o menos : more or less, approximately
    5)
    por más que : no matter how much
    por más que corras no llegarás a tiempo: no matter how fast you run you won't arrive on time
    * * *
    más1 adv
    ¿quieres más arroz? do you want some more rice?
    ¿quién tiene más caramelos? who's got the most sweets?
    3. (con números, cantidades) more / over
    ¿quieres algo más? do you want anything else?
    ¿quién más estaba? who else was there?
    ¿nadie más? no one else?
    ¡qué casa más bonita! what a pretty house!
    ¡está más guapa! she's ever so pretty!
    de más (de sobra) spare / extra (demasiado) too much / too many
    más2 conj plus

    Spanish-English dictionary > más

  • 45 violento

    adj.
    1 violent.
    2 violent, bitter, forceful.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: violentar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) violent
    2 (vergonzoso) embarrassing, awkward
    3 (molesto) embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease
    4 (dicho, escrito) twisted, distorted
    5 (postura) forced, unnatural
    6 DEPORTE rough
    * * *
    (f. - violenta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [acto, deporte, persona] violent
    2) (=incómodo) awkward, uncomfortable

    me encuentro violento estando con ellos — I feel awkward o I don't feel at ease when I'm with them

    3) [postura] awkward
    4) [interpretación] forced
    5) (LAm) (=repentino) quick
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent
    2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

    le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

    * * *
    = violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.
    Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.
    Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.
    Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
    Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
    ----
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].
    * perturbado y violento = violently insane.
    * reacción violenta = backlash.
    * sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent
    2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

    le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

    * * *
    = violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.

    Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

    Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.
    Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
    Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
    Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].
    * perturbado y violento = violently insane.
    * reacción violenta = backlash.
    * sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.
    * sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.
    * volverse violento = turn + violent.

    * * *
    violento1 -ta
    A
    1 ‹choque/deporte/muerte› violent; ‹discusión› violent, heated; ‹discurso› vehement
    utilizar métodos/medios violentos to use violent methods/means
    2 ‹persona/tono/temperamento› violent
    B
    (incómodo): le resulta violento hablar del tema she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it
    estaba muy violento I felt very awkward o embarrassed o uncomfortable
    ¡qué situación más violenta! how embarrassing!
    ( Per fam) quickly
    * * *

    Del verbo violentar: ( conjugate violentar)

    violento es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    violentó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    violentar    
    violento
    violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( forzar) ‹cerradura/puerta› to force;

    ‹ persona› to rape
    b) ( poner en situación embarazosa) to make … feel awkward

    violentarse verbo pronominal
    to get embarrassed
    violento
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 ( en general) violent;

    2 ( incómodo) ‹ situación› embarrassing, awkward;

    estaba muy violento I felt very awkward
    violentar verbo transitivo
    1 (incomodar) to embarrass
    2 (enfadar) to infuriate
    3 (violar) to rape
    4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
    violento,-a adjetivo
    1 (una persona, tormenta, muerte, etc) violent
    2 (una situación) embarrassing: se sintió muy violenta, she felt very awkward
    ' violento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrupta
    - abrupto
    - cacharrazo
    - castaña
    - dura
    - duro
    - impetuosa
    - impetuoso
    - vándala
    - vándalo
    - violenta
    - bestia
    - bruto
    - cochino
    - enojoso
    - fuerte
    - gamberrada
    - gamberrismo
    - molesto
    - remolino
    English:
    aggressive
    - appal
    - appall
    - bang
    - bring out
    - fierce
    - furious
    - horseplay
    - onslaught
    - rough
    - rough-and-tumble
    - sense
    - smash-up
    - trouble
    - video nasty
    - violent
    - wild
    - burning
    - embarrassed
    - harsh
    - savage
    - smash
    - sticky
    * * *
    violento, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona, deporte, acción] violent;
    muerte violenta violent death;
    se hicieron con el parlamento por medios violentos they took control of the parliament by violent means
    2. [intenso] [pasión, tempestad] intense, violent;
    [viento] fierce;
    los despertó una violenta sacudida del wagón they were awoken when the carriage gave a violent jolt
    3. [incómodo] awkward;
    aquello lo puso en una situación muy violenta that put him in a very awkward situation;
    me resulta violento hablar con ella I feel awkward talking to her
    ♦ nmpl
    los violentos the men of violence
    * * *
    adj
    1 violent;
    morir de muerte violenta die a violent death
    2 situación embarrassing; persona embarrassed
    * * *
    violento, -ta adj
    1) : violent
    2) embarazoso, incómodo: awkward, embarassing
    * * *
    1. (en general) violent
    2. (incómodo) awkward

    Spanish-English dictionary > violento

  • 46 a gusto

    adv.
    at ease, at will, comfortably, to one's heart's content.
    * * *
    comfortable, at ease
    * * *
    = at ease, at leisure
    Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
    Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
    * * *
    = at ease, at leisure

    Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.

    Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a gusto

  • 47 engañar

    v.
    1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.
    2 to deceive, to lie.
    3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in
    2 (estafar) to cheat, trick
    3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    1 to be deceptive
    1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong
    \
    engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

    engaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife

    2)
    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.
    Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
    Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    ----
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

    Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

    Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

    * * *
    engañar [A1 ]
    vt
    1
    (embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in
    sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me
    a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily
    te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)
    me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me
    si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)
    comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going
    2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)
    su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary
    1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)
    no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken
    duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken
    * * *

     

    engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo


    tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
    lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
    engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)


    engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    engañar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to deceive, mislead
    2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
    3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
    4 (timar) to cheat, trick
    5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
    ' engañar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burlar
    - confiada
    - confiado
    - torear
    - tramoya
    - clavar
    - disfraz
    - disfrazar
    - joder
    English:
    betray
    - cheat
    - deceive
    - delude
    - double-cross
    - dupe
    - fool
    - fox
    - have
    - hoax
    - hoodwink
    - lead on
    - mess about
    - mess around
    - mislead
    - put over
    - ride
    - stitch up
    - take in
    - trick
    - try on
    - two-time
    - unfaithful
    - wool
    - hood
    - kid
    - lead
    - square
    - take
    - two
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [mentir] to deceive;
    engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;
    es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;
    logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;
    me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;
    ¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;
    a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty
    2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;
    engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;
    me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend
    3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;
    te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;
    engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride
    4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;
    engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger
    ♦ vi
    to be deceptive o misleading;
    engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    v/t
    1 deceive, cheat;
    engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;
    te han engañado you’ve been had fam
    2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead
    2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1. (mentir) to lie
    2. (ser infiel) to cheat on
    3. (timar) to trick
    4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive
    esta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am

    Spanish-English dictionary > engañar

  • 48 Ruhe

    f; -, kein Pl.
    1. (Stille) silence, peace (and quiet); sich (Dat) Ruheverschaffen make everyone be quiet; Ruhe! (be) quiet!, silence!, order!; Ruhe, bitte! quiet, please; gib doch endlich Ruhe! can’t you be quiet?; (auch: hör auf damit) give over (Am. cut it out), will you; es herrschte absolute Ruhe there wasn’t a sound to be heard; unter Zuhörern etc.: there was dead silence; zur Ruhe bringen quiet(en) down, still, silence; (beruhigen) calm (down), hush; Ruhe vor dem Sturm lull ( oder calm) before the storm
    2. (Friede) peace; Ruhe und Ordnung law and order; Ruhe und ( inneren) Frieden ( wiederherstellen) (restore) peace and tranquility
    3. (Entspannung, Erholung) rest; zur Ruhe kommen Pendel etc.: come to rest; Person: settle down; sie braucht ( jetzt) Ruhe she needs rest ( Stille: peace and quiet); er gönnt mir keine Ruhe he doesn’t give me a minute’s rest, he keeps me going nonstop umg.; sich zur Ruhe setzen retire, go into retirement; jemanden zur letzten Ruhe betten geh., euph. lay s.o. to rest; ewige Ruhe geh., euph. eternal rest ( oder peace); der arme Mann hat jetzt Ruhe (ist tot) the poor man is now at rest; jetzt hat die liebe Seele Ruh’ umg. peace and quiet at last
    4. innere: auch peace of mind; (Gelassenheit) calm, composure, coolness; (Geduld) patience; (Gemächlichkeit) leisureliness; ( sie sagte mir) in aller Ruhe (she told me) (very) calmly; überleg es dir in aller Ruhe take your time over ( oder about) it; Ruhe bewahren (sich nicht aufregen) keep one’s composure ( oder cool); (still sein) keep quiet; Ruhe ausstrahlen radiate calm; sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen keep one’s composure, not get worked up; nichts bringt ihn aus der Ruhe nothing upsets him; er hat die Ruhe weg umg. he’s unflappable; (trödelt) he certainly takes his time; immer mit der Ruhe!, nur die Ruhe! umg. (take it) easy!; warnend: easy does it!, keep your shirt on!; er kann keine Ruhe finden he just won’t calm down; (kann nicht schlafen) he can’t (get to) sleep; sich zur Ruhe begeben förm. retire (to bed oder to rest); angenehme Ruhe! sleep well; er war die Ruhe selbst he was as calm as could be, he was as cool as a cucumber umg.; Ruhe haben vor (+ Dat) be unmolested by, be no longer bothered by
    5. lass mich in Ruhe! leave me alone; lass mich damit in Ruhe! I don’t want to hear about it, don’t bother me about that; er lässt mir keine Ruhe he does not give me any peace; er lässt sie nicht in Ruhe he keeps pestering her; Kind: auch he gives her no peace; lasst den Computer in Ruhe! umg. stop messing about with the computer; es ließ ihm keine Ruhe he couldn’t stop thinking about it, it haunted him, it preyed on his mind
    * * *
    die Ruhe
    ease; quiescence; stillness; tranquility; peace; quiet; calmness; calm; rest; silence; sereneness; quietness; reposefulness; restfulness; quietude; repose; serenity; tranquillity
    * * *
    Ru|he ['ruːə]
    f -,
    no pl
    1) (= Schweigen, Stille) quiet, silence

    Rúhe! — quiet!, silence!

    Rúhe, bitte! — quiet, please

    gebt Rúhe! — be quiet!

    ihr sollt Rúhe geben! — once and for all: (will you) be quiet!

    jdn zur Rúhe ermahnen — to tell sb to be quiet

    Rúhe verschaffen — to get quiet or silence

    es herrscht Rúhe — all is silent, silence reigns (liter); (fig

    Rúhe halten (lit, fig) — to keep quiet or silent

    die Rúhe der Natur — the stillness of nature

    himmlische Rúhe — heavenly peace

    Rúhe und Frieden — peace and quiet

    in Rúhe und Abgeschiedenheit — in peaceful seclusion

    die Rúhe vor dem Sturm (fig) — the calm before the storm

    2) (= Ungestörtheit, Frieden) peace, quiet; (= Ruhestätte) resting place

    Rúhe ausstrahlen — to radiate a sense of calm

    in Rúhe und Frieden leben — to live a quiet life

    Rúhe und Ordnung — law and order

    nach tagelangen Krawallen ist wieder Rúhe eingekehrt — after days of rioting, order or calm has returned

    Rúhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht (prov) — the main thing is to keep calm

    die Rúhe wiederherstellen — to restore order

    ich brauche meine Rúhe — I need a bit of peace

    lass mich in Rúhe! — leave me in peace, stop bothering me

    ich will meine Rúhe haben! — leave or let me alone or be

    vor jdm Rúhe haben wollen — to want a rest from sb; (endgültig) to want to get or be rid of sb

    jdm keine Rúhe lassen or gönnen (Mensch) — not to give sb any peace

    keine Rúhe geben — to keep on and on

    das lässt ihm keine Rúhe — he can't stop thinking about it

    zur Rúhe kommen — to get some peace

    jdn zur Rúhe kommen lassen — to give sb a chance to rest

    keine Rúhe finden (können) —

    jdn zur letzten or ewigen Rúhe betten (liter) — to lay sb to rest (liter)

    die letzte Rúhe finden (liter) — to be laid to rest (liter)

    3) (= Erholung) rest, repose (liter); (= Ruhestand) retirement; (= Stillstand) rest

    der Patient braucht viel Rúhe — the patient needs a great deal of rest

    das Pendel befindet sich in Rúhe — the pendulum is stationary

    jdm keine Rúhe gönnen — not to give sb a minute's rest

    zur Rúhe gehen — to retire (to bed) (form)

    angenehme Rúhe! — sleep well!

    sich zur Rúhe setzen — to retire

    4) (= Gelassenheit) calm(ness); (= Disziplin) quiet, order

    die Rúhe weghaben (inf) — to be unflappable (inf)

    Rúhe bewahren — to keep calm

    die Rúhe selbst sein — to be calmness itself

    jdn aus der Rúhe bringen — to throw sb (inf)

    sich nicht aus der Rúhe bringen lassen, nicht aus der Rúhe zu bringen sein — not to (let oneself) get worked up

    in aller Rúhe — calmly

    er trank noch in aller Rúhe seinen Kaffee — he drank his coffee as if he had all the time in the world

    überlege es dir in (aller) Rúhe — take your time and think about it

    etw in Rúhe ansehen — to look at sth in one's own time

    immer mit der Rúhe (inf) — don't panic

    * * *
    die
    1) ((a period of) absence of wind and large waves.) calm
    2) (peace and quiet: He enjoyed the calm of the library.) calm
    5) (a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) quiet
    6) (rest; calm; peacefulness.) repose
    7) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) rest
    * * *
    Ru·he
    <->
    [ˈru:ə]
    1. (Stille) quiet no art, no pl, silence no art, no pl
    \Ruhe [bitte]! quiet [or silence] [please]!
    es herrscht \Ruhe all is quiet
    im Raum herrschte absolute \Ruhe there was dead silence [or a complete hush] in the room
    für diese Arbeit brauche ich absolute \Ruhe I need absolute quiet for this work
    [einen Moment] um \Ruhe bitten to ask for [a moment's] silence
    jdn um \Ruhe bitten to ask sb to be quiet
    jdn zur \Ruhe ermahnen to tell sb to be quiet
    \Ruhe geben to be quiet
    gebt \Ruhe! be quiet!
    ihr sollt endlich \Ruhe geben! once and for all, [will you] be quiet!
    meinst du, dass die Kleinen \Ruhe geben, wenn ich ihnen eine Geschichte vorlese? do you think the kids will settle down when I read them a story?
    \Ruhe halten to keep quiet
    himmlische \Ruhe heavenly peace
    2. (Ungestörtheit) peace no art, no pl
    ich möchte jetzt meine \Ruhe haben! I should like [to have] some peace [and quiet] now!
    ich brauche \Ruhe bei meiner Arbeit I need some peace and quiet while I'm working
    in \Ruhe und Abgeschiedenheit in peaceful seclusion
    in \Ruhe und Frieden in peace and quiet
    [keine] \Ruhe geben to [not] stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) to [not] give up
    hier hast du 10 Euro, aber nun gib auch \Ruhe! here's ten euros, but now stop bothering me!
    vor jdm \Ruhe haben to not be bothered by sb
    vor jdm \Ruhe haben wollen to want a rest from sb; (endgültig) to want to get rid of sb
    jdn [mit etw dat] in \Ruhe lassen to leave sb in peace [with sth]
    lass mich in \Ruhe! leave me in peace!, stop bothering me!
    \Ruhe und Ordnung law and order + sing vb
    für \Ruhe und Ordnung sorgen to uphold [or preserve] law and order
    \Ruhe und Ordnung wiederherstellen to restore law and order
    3. (Erholung) rest
    der Patient braucht jetzt viel \Ruhe the patient needs a great deal of rest now
    die drei Stunden \Ruhe haben mir gutgetan the three hours' rest has done me good
    angenehme \Ruhe! (geh) sleep well!
    sich akk zur \Ruhe begeben (geh) to retire [to bed] form
    keine \Ruhe finden können to not be able to find any peace of mind
    jdm keine \Ruhe gönnen [o lassen] to not give sb a minute's peace
    sich dat keine \Ruhe gönnen to not allow oneself any rest
    zur \Ruhe kommen to get to some peace; (solide werden) to settle down
    jdn zur \Ruhe kommen lassen to give sb a chance to rest
    jdn nicht zur \Ruhe kommen lassen to give sb no peace
    jdm keine \Ruhe lassen to not give sb a moment's rest
    die nächtliche \Ruhe stören to disturb the nocturnal peace
    4. (Gelassenheit) calm[ness] no pl, composure
    \Ruhe ausstrahlen to radiate calmness
    [die] \Ruhe bewahren to keep calm [or fam one's cool]
    jdn aus der \Ruhe bringen to disconcert [or BRIT fam wind up sep] sb
    er ist durch nichts aus der \Ruhe zu bringen nothing can wind him up
    sich akk [von jdm/etw] nicht aus der \Ruhe bringen lassen, [von jdm/etw] nicht aus der \Ruhe zu bringen sein to not let oneself get worked up [by sb/sth]
    immer mit der \Ruhe! (fam) take things easy!, don't panic!; (keine Eile) no need to rush!
    in [aller] \Ruhe [really] calmly
    überlegen Sie es sich in aller \Ruhe think about it calmly
    lesen Sie sich den Vertrag in aller \Ruhe durch read through the contract calmly and in your own time
    ich muss mir das in [aller] \Ruhe überlegen I must have a quiet think about it
    sie trank noch in aller \Ruhe ihren Tee aus she drank her tea as if she had all the time in the world
    jdm keine \Ruhe lassen to not give sb any peace
    der Gedanke lässt mir keine \Ruhe I can't stop thinking about it
    die \Ruhe selbst sein to be calmness itself
    die \Ruhe verlieren to lose one's composure
    die \Ruhe weg haben (fam) to be unflappable
    5. (Stillstand) rest
    das Pendel ist in \Ruhe the pendulum is stationary
    das Rad ist zur \Ruhe gekommen the wheel has stopped turning
    6.
    ▶ \Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht (prov veraltet) orderly behaviour is the first duty of the citizen; (hum) the main thing is to keep calm
    ▶ die ewige \Ruhe (geh) eternal rest
    ▶ keine \Ruhe geben, bis... to not rest until...
    ▶ jdn zur letzten \Ruhe betten (geh) to lay sb to rest
    ▶ die letzte \Ruhe finden (geh) to be laid to rest
    ▶ sich akk zur \Ruhe setzen to retire
    ▶ die \Ruhe vor dem Sturm the calm before the storm; s.a. Seele
    * * *
    die; Ruhe
    1) (Stille) silence

    Ruhe [bitte]! — quiet or silence [please]!

    in Ruhe [und Frieden] — in peace [and quiet]

    die [öffentliche] Ruhe wiederherstellen — restore [law and] order

    keine Ruhe geben — not stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) not give up; (weiter protestieren) go on protesting

    3) (Unbewegtheit) rest
    4) (Erholung, das Sichausruhen) rest no def. art.

    angenehme Ruhe — (geh.) sleep well

    sich zur Ruhe begeben — (geh.) retire [to bed]

    sich zur Ruhe setzen — (in den Ruhestand treten) take one's retirement; retire (in + Dat. to)

    5) (Gelassenheit) calm[ness]; composure

    er ist die Ruhe selbst — (ugs.) he is calmness itself

    [die] Ruhe bewahren/die Ruhe verlieren — keep calm/lose one's composure; keep/lose one's cool (coll.)

    in [aller] Ruhe — [really] calmly

    die Ruhe weghaben — (ugs.) be completely unflappable (coll.)

    immer mit der Ruhe! — (nur keine Panik) don't panic!; (nichts überstürzen) no need to rush

    * * *
    Ruhe f; -, kein pl
    1. (Stille) silence, peace (and quiet);
    sich (dat)
    Ruheverschaffen make everyone be quiet;
    Ruhe! (be) quiet!, silence!, order!;
    Ruhe, bitte! quiet, please;
    gib doch endlich Ruhe! can’t you be quiet?; (auch: hör auf damit) give over (US cut it out), will you;
    es herrschte absolute Ruhe there wasn’t a sound to be heard; unter Zuhörern etc: there was dead silence;
    zur Ruhe bringen quiet(en) down, still, silence; (beruhigen) calm (down), hush;
    Ruhe vor dem Sturm lull ( oder calm) before the storm
    2. (Friede) peace;
    Ruhe und Ordnung law and order;
    Ruhe und (inneren) Frieden (wiederherstellen) (restore) peace and tranquility
    3. (Entspannung, Erholung) rest;
    zur Ruhe kommen Pendel etc: come to rest; Person: settle down;
    sie braucht (jetzt) Ruhe she needs rest ( Stille: peace and quiet);
    er gönnt mir keine Ruhe he doesn’t give me a minute’s rest, he keeps me going nonstop umg;
    sich zur Ruhe setzen retire, go into retirement;
    jemanden zur letzten Ruhe betten geh, euph lay sb to rest;
    ewige Ruhe geh, euph eternal rest ( oder peace);
    der arme Mann hat jetzt Ruhe (ist tot) the poor man is now at rest;
    jetzt hat die liebe Seele Ruh’ umg peace and quiet at last
    4. innere: auch peace of mind; (Gelassenheit) calm, composure, coolness; (Geduld) patience; (Gemächlichkeit) leisureliness;
    (sie sagte mir) in aller Ruhe (she told me) (very) calmly;
    überleg es dir in aller Ruhe take your time over ( oder about) it;
    Ruhe bewahren (sich nicht aufregen) keep one’s composure ( oder cool); (still sein) keep quiet;
    Ruhe ausstrahlen radiate calm;
    sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen keep one’s composure, not get worked up;
    nichts bringt ihn aus der Ruhe nothing upsets him;
    er hat die Ruhe weg umg he’s unflappable; (trödelt) he certainly takes his time;
    immer mit der Ruhe!, nur die Ruhe! umg (take it) easy!; warnend: easy does it!, keep your shirt on!;
    er kann keine Ruhe finden he just won’t calm down; (kann nicht schlafen) he can’t (get to) sleep;
    sich zur Ruhe begeben form retire (to bed oder to rest);
    angenehme Ruhe! sleep well;
    er war die Ruhe selbst he was as calm as could be, he was as cool as a cucumber umg;
    Ruhe haben vor (+dat) be unmolested by, be no longer bothered by
    5.
    lass mich in Ruhe! leave me alone;
    lass mich damit in Ruhe! I don’t want to hear about it, don’t bother me about that;
    er lässt mir keine Ruhe he does not give me any peace;
    er lässt sie nicht in Ruhe he keeps pestering her; Kind: auch he gives her no peace;
    lasst den Computer in Ruhe! umg stop messing about with the computer;
    es ließ ihm keine Ruhe he couldn’t stop thinking about it, it haunted him, it preyed on his mind
    * * *
    die; Ruhe
    1) (Stille) silence

    Ruhe [bitte]! — quiet or silence [please]!

    in Ruhe [und Frieden] — in peace [and quiet]

    die [öffentliche] Ruhe wiederherstellen — restore [law and] order

    keine Ruhe geben — not stop pestering; (nicht nachgeben) not give up; (weiter protestieren) go on protesting

    4) (Erholung, das Sichausruhen) rest no def. art.

    angenehme Ruhe — (geh.) sleep well

    sich zur Ruhe begeben — (geh.) retire [to bed]

    sich zur Ruhe setzen — (in den Ruhestand treten) take one's retirement; retire (in + Dat. to)

    5) (Gelassenheit) calm[ness]; composure

    er ist die Ruhe selbst — (ugs.) he is calmness itself

    [die] Ruhe bewahren/die Ruhe verlieren — keep calm/lose one's composure; keep/lose one's cool (coll.)

    in [aller] Ruhe — [really] calmly

    die Ruhe weghaben — (ugs.) be completely unflappable (coll.)

    * * *
    nur sing. f.
    calm n.
    ease n.
    peace n.
    quiescence n.
    quietness n.
    quietude n.
    rest n.
    restfulness n.
    serenity n.
    silence n.
    tranquility n.
    tranquillity n.
    tranquilness n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ruhe

  • 49 bromista

    adj.
    1 joker.
    2 fond of teasing, waggish, fond of joking, teasing.
    f. & m.
    wisecracker, teaser, joker, jester.
    * * *
    1 fond of joking
    1 joker
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ

    es muy bromista — he's full of jokes, he's a great one for jokes

    2.
    SMF (=chistoso) joker; (=gracioso) practical joker, leg-puller *
    * * *
    I II
    masculino y femenino joker
    * * *
    = wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].
    Nota: Comparativo jokier y superlativo jokiest.
    Ex. As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
    Ex. However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
    Ex. The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.
    Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
    Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.
    Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    * * *
    I II
    masculino y femenino joker
    * * *
    = wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].
    Nota: Comparativo jokier y superlativo jokiest.

    Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.

    Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
    Ex: The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.
    Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
    Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.
    Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.

    * * *
    es muy bromista he's always joking
    ¡qué bromista eres! you're such a joker
    joker
    * * *

    bromista adjetivo:

    ¡qué bromista eres! you're such a joker
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    joker
    bromista
    I adjetivo fond of joking o playing jokes
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino joker, prankster

    ' bromista' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    graciosa
    - gracioso
    - fama
    - guasón
    English:
    facetious
    - joker
    - quipster
    - tease
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    ser muy bromista to be a real joker
    ♦ nmf
    joker
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    es muy bromista he loves a joke
    II m/f joker
    * * *
    : fun-loving, joking
    : joker, prankster
    * * *
    bromista n joker

    Spanish-English dictionary > bromista

  • 50 dificultar

    v.
    1 to hinder.
    2 to make difficult, to obstruct, to encumber, to hinder.
    3 to make it difficult to, to make it laborious to, to make it cumbersome to, to make it hard to.
    Ella estorba cocinar She makes it cumbersome to cook.
    * * *
    1 to make difficult, hinder, obstruct
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=obstaculizar) [+ camino] to obstruct; [+ tráfico] to hold up
    2) (=hacer difícil) [+ trabajo] to make difficult; [+ progreso] to hinder, stand in the way of; [+ movimientos] to restrict
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to make... difficult
    * * *
    = encumber, hamper, hinder, interfere with, make + it + difficult, make + difficult, snag, constrict.
    Ex. It is extremely difficult for SLIS to compete with other interests which are less encumbered on equal terms.
    Ex. Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
    Ex. In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
    Ex. You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.
    Ex. This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
    Ex. These reforms may in turn make the implementation of proposal difficult.
    Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.
    Ex. The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to make... difficult
    * * *
    = encumber, hamper, hinder, interfere with, make + it + difficult, make + difficult, snag, constrict.

    Ex: It is extremely difficult for SLIS to compete with other interests which are less encumbered on equal terms.

    Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
    Ex: In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
    Ex: You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.
    Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
    Ex: These reforms may in turn make the implementation of proposal difficult.
    Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.
    Ex: The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.

    * * *
    dificultar [A1 ]
    vt
    to make … difficult
    la niebla dificultó el acceso al lugar del accidente the fog made it difficult to reach the scene of the accident
    el desconocer el idioma le dificulta el trabajo not knowing the language makes his job more difficult
    las obras dificultaban el paso de vehículos the roadworks hampered o restricted o obstructed the flow of traffic
    dificultaba los intentos de rescate it hindered o hampered the rescue attempts
    estos obstáculos dificultan el progreso these obstacles stand in the way of progress o hinder progress o make progress difficult
    prendas sueltas que no dificultan los movimientos loose garments which don't restrict your movements
    * * *

    dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo
    to make … difficult
    ' dificultar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anquilosar
    - complicar
    - embarazar
    - entorpecer
    - impedir
    English:
    deter
    - hamper
    - hinder
    - impede
    - inhibit
    - interfere
    - arrest
    - constrict
    * * *
    [estorbar] to hinder; [obstruir] to obstruct;
    la gran cantidad de transeúntes dificultaba el rodaje the large number of passers-by made filming more difficult;
    unas zanjas dificultaban el paso some ditches made progress difficult;
    el viento dificultaba la navegación the wind made sailing difficult
    * * *
    v/t hinder
    * * *
    : to make difficult, to obstruct
    * * *
    dificultar vb to hinder / to make difficult

    Spanish-English dictionary > dificultar

  • 51 atenuar

    v.
    1 to diminish.
    2 to attenuate, to diminish, to deaden, to reduce.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar
    1 to attenuate
    2 DERECHO to extenuate
    * * *
    verb
    2) dim, tone down
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=aminorar) to attenuate; (Jur) [+ crimen etc] to extenuate; [+ importancia] to minimize; [+ impresión etc] to tone down; [+ impacto] to cushion, lessen
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (disminuir, moderar) < luz> to dim; < color> to tone down
    b) (Der) < responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen
    2.
    atenuarse v pron dolor to ease
    * * *
    = reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.
    Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
    Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex. We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.
    Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
    Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.
    Ex. The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex. Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (disminuir, moderar) < luz> to dim; < color> to tone down
    b) (Der) < responsabilidad> to reduce, lessen
    2.
    atenuarse v pron dolor to ease
    * * *
    = reduce, temper, mitigate, attenuate, tone down, dim, water down, take + the bite out of, soft-pedal.

    Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.

    Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.
    Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
    Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.
    Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
    Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (disminuir, moderar) ‹luz› to dim; ‹color› to tone down
    quizas deberías atenuar el tono de tus críticas perhaps you should tone down your criticism o moderate the tone of your criticism
    2 ( Der) ‹responsabilidad› to reduce, lessen
    «dolor» to ease
    este optimismo se ha visto últimamente atenuado this optimism has been tempered of late
    * * *

    atenuar ( conjugate atenuar) verbo transitivo
    a) (disminuir, moderar) ‹ luz› to dim;

    ‹ color› to tone down;


    atenuar verbo transitivo
    1 to attenuate
    Jur to extenuate
    2 (minimizar, disminuir) to lessen, diminish
    ' atenuar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tranquilizar
    English:
    dim
    - mitigate
    - subdue
    - tone down
    - attenuate
    - deaden
    - extenuate
    - soften
    - temper
    - tone
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [disminuir, suavizar] to diminish;
    [dolor] to ease, to alleviate; [sonido, luz] to attenuate
    2. Der [responsabilidad] to extenuate, to mitigate
    * * *
    v/t lessen, reduce
    * * *
    atenuar {3} vt
    1) mitigar: to extenuate, to mitigate
    2) : to dim (light), to tone down (colors)
    3) : to minimize, to lessen

    Spanish-English dictionary > atenuar

  • 52 ausgleichen

    (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)
    I v/t
    1. (Unterschiedliches) balance; (Gegensätze) cancel; (Unebenheiten, Unterschiede) level out; (Mangel, Verlust) compensate (for), make up for, outweigh; (Fehler) make good; (Nachteiliges) offset; (Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte) reconcile, settle, smooth over; (Spannungen) ease; ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit poetic justice
    2. WIRTS. (Konten) balance, settle; (Rechnung, Schulden) settle, pay
    II v/i
    1. SPORT equalize, Am. even the score
    2. (vermitteln) mediate, act as a mediator
    III v/refl (Gegensätze) cancel (out); (Unterschiede) even out; heute zahle ich, morgen du - das gleicht sich aus I’ll pay today, you can tomorrow - it balances ( oder evens) out
    * * *
    to counterbalance; to balance; to compensate; to square; to redeem; to level out; to settle; to equalize; to even out; to even up; to offset;
    sich ausgleichen
    to balance
    * * *
    aus|glei|chen sep
    1. vt
    Ungleichheit, Unterschiede to even out; Unebenheit to level out; Konto to balance; Schulden to settle; Verlust, Fehler to make good; Mangel to compensate for; Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte to reconcile

    etw durch etw áúsgleichen — to compensate for sth with sth/by doing sth

    áúsgleichende Gerechtigkeit — poetic justice

    See:
    → auch ausgeglichen
    2. vi
    1) (SPORT) to equalize

    zum 1:1 áúsgleichen — to equalize the score at 1 all (Brit), to even up the score to 1 all (US)

    2) (= vermitteln) to act as a mediator

    áúsgleichendes Wesen — conciliatory manner

    3. vr
    to balance out; (Einnahmen und Ausgaben) to balance

    das gleicht sich wieder aus — it balances itself out

    das gleicht sich dadurch aus, dass... — it's balanced out by the fact that...

    * * *
    1) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) compensate
    2) (to make equal: If Jane would do some of Mary's typing, that would even the work out.) even out
    3) (to make equal: John did better in the maths exam than Jim and that evened up their marks.) even up
    4) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) even
    5) (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) equalize
    6) (to make or become equal: Our team were winning by one goal - but the other side soon equalized.) equalise
    * * *
    aus|glei·chen
    I. vt
    ▪ etw [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen
    1. (glattstellen) to balance [or square] sth [with sth]
    Schulden [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen to settle debts [with sth]
    2. (korrigieren) to balance sth [with sth] sep
    die Unebenheiten eines Fußbodens \ausgleichen to even out a floor
    3. (wettmachen) to compensate for [or make good] sth [with sth/by doing sth]
    4. (ausbalancieren) to reconcile sth [with sth]
    II. vi
    [zum 1:1] \ausgleichen to equalize [the score at 1 all], to tie the score
    2. (vermitteln) to prove [or be] conciliatory; Mensch to act as a mediator
    III. vr
    ▪ sich akk [durch etw akk] \ausgleichen to balance out [as a result of sth]
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb even out < irregularities>; ease < tensions>; reconcile <differences of opinion, contradictions>; settle < conflict>; redress < injustice>; compensate for < damage>; equalize, balance <forces, values>; make up for, compensate for <misfortune, lack>
    2.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich nivellieren) balance out; (sich aufheben) cancel each other out

    das gleicht sich wieder aus — one thing makes up for the other

    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) equalize

    zum 3:3 ausgleichen — level the score[s] at three all

    * * *
    ausgleichen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)
    A. v/t
    1. (Unterschiedliches) balance; (Gegensätze) cancel; (Unebenheiten, Unterschiede) level out; (Mangel, Verlust) compensate (for), make up for, outweigh; (Fehler) make good; (Nachteiliges) offset; (Meinungsverschiedenheiten, Konflikte) reconcile, settle, smooth over; (Spannungen) ease;
    2. WIRTSCH (Konten) balance, settle; (Rechnung, Schulden) settle, pay
    B. v/i
    1. SPORT equalize, US even thescore
    2. (vermitteln) mediate, act as a mediator
    C. v/r (Gegensätze) cancel (out); (Unterschiede) even out;
    heute zahle ich, morgen du - das gleicht sich aus I’ll pay today, you can tomorrow – it balances ( oder evens) out
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb even out < irregularities>; ease < tensions>; reconcile <differences of opinion, contradictions>; settle < conflict>; redress < injustice>; compensate for < damage>; equalize, balance <forces, values>; make up for, compensate for <misfortune, lack>
    2.
    unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (sich nivellieren) balance out; (sich aufheben) cancel each other out
    3.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb (Sport) equalize

    zum 3:3 ausgleichen — level the score[s] at three all

    * * *
    (Sport) v.
    to draw level expr. v.
    to balance v.
    to compensate v.
    to even out v.
    to level v.
    to square v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ausgleichen

  • 53 entlasten

    v/t
    1. (Person, Kreislauf, Leitungen etc.) reduce ( oder relieve) the strain on; (Person) auch make life easier for; psychisch: ease the burden on; arbeitsmäßig: reduce ( oder lighten) the workload of, relieve; entlasten ( von) relieve (of); den Verkehr entlasten reduce the traffic load; den Ballungsraum X entlasten relieve the congestion in X
    2. JUR. (Angeklagte) teilweise: be a mitigating ( oder extenuating) factor ( oder circumstance) in s.o.’s case, be a point in s.o.’s favo(u)r; (Verdächtige) speak for (s.o., s.o.’s innocence); völlig: clear s.o. of a charge, exonerate; Beweis etc.: exculpate
    3. WIRTS. (Konto) credit; (Schuldner) discharge
    4. WIRTS. (Vorstand etc.) formally approve past actions of the board; (Vereinsvorstand etc.) approve action(s) taken by the committee
    5. Skisport: (Ski) unweight
    * * *
    (Last abnehmen) to relieve; to ease; to disburden; to unburden; to disencumber;
    (von Schuld befreien) to clear of suspicion; to acquit; to clear; to exonerate
    * * *
    ent|lạs|ten [ɛnt'lastn] ptp entla\#stet
    vt
    Achse, Telefonleitungen etc to relieve the strain or load on; Herz to relieve the strain on; Gewissen to relieve; (MIL, RAIL) to relieve; Verkehr to ease; Stadtzentrum to relieve congestion in; (= Arbeit abnehmen) Chef, Mitarbeiter, Hausfrau to take some of the load off, to relieve; (JUR) Angeklagten (völlig) to exonerate; (teilweise) to support the case of; (COMM = gutheißen) Vorstand to approve the activities of; (von Verpflichtungen, Schulden) jdn to discharge, to release

    jds Konto um einen Betrag entlasten — to credit sb or sb's account with a sum, to credit a sum to sb's account

    * * *
    1) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) relieve
    2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) free
    * * *
    ent·las·ten *
    vt
    1. JUR (vom Verdacht befreien)
    ▪ jdn [von etw dat] \entlasten to exonerate sb [from sth], to clear sb [of sth]
    2. (von einer Belastung befreien)
    ▪ jdn \entlasten to lighten sb's load, to relieve sb
    den Vorstand \entlasten to discharge the board
    ▪ etw \entlasten to settle sth
    ein Konto \entlasten to credit an account
    4. (Geschäftsführung genehmigen)
    ▪ jdn \entlasten to approve sb's activities [or actions]
    * * *

    jemanden entlasten — relieve or take the load off somebody

    sein Gewissen entlasten — ease or relieve one's conscience

    2) (Rechtsspr.) exonerate < defendant>
    3) (Kaufmannsspr.) approve the actions of <chairman, board, etc.>
    * * *
    1. (Person, Kreislauf, Leitungen etc) reduce ( oder relieve) the strain on; (Person) auch make life easier for; psychisch: ease the burden on; arbeitsmäßig: reduce ( oder lighten) the workload of, relieve;
    entlasten (von) relieve (of);
    den Verkehr entlasten reduce the traffic load;
    den Ballungsraum X entlasten relieve the congestion in X
    2. JUR (Angeklagte) teilweise: be a mitigating ( oder extenuating) factor ( oder circumstance) in sb’s case, be a point in sb’s favo(u)r; (Verdächtige) speak for (sb, sb’s innocence); völlig: clear sb of a charge, exonerate; Beweis etc: exculpate
    3. WIRTSCH (Konto) credit; (Schuldner) discharge
    4. WIRTSCH (Vorstand etc) formally approve past actions of the board; (Vereinsvorstand etc) approve action(s) taken by the committee
    5. Skisport: (Ski) unweight
    * * *

    jemanden entlasten — relieve or take the load off somebody

    sein Gewissen entlasten — ease or relieve one's conscience

    2) (Rechtsspr.) exonerate < defendant>
    3) (Kaufmannsspr.) approve the actions of <chairman, board, etc.>
    * * *
    v.
    to disburden v.
    to disencumber v.
    to exonerate v.
    to release v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > entlasten

  • 54 agobiado

    adj.
    1 overwhelmed, overburdened.
    2 exhausted, tired.
    3 weighed-down, bent-over, bent, bowed.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: agobiar.
    * * *
    1→ link=agobiar agobiar
    1 (doblado) bent over/down, weighed down
    2 figurado (cansado) exhausted; (abrumado) overwhelmed
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona]

    estar agobiado: estamos agobiados de trabajo — we're up to our eyes in work *

    no puedo hacerlo porque estoy agobiado con otras cosas — I can't do it, I'm rushed off my feet with other things * o I've got too much else on *

    2) [lugar] cluttered
    3)

    ser agobiado de hombros — Cono Sur to have a stoop

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( abrumado)
    b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)
    * * *
    = oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.
    Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
    Ex. This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.
    Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.
    Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
    Ex. But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.
    Ex. The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.
    ----
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( abrumado)
    b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)
    * * *
    = oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.

    Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.

    Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.
    Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.
    Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
    Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.
    Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.

    * * *
    1
    (abrumado): estamos agobiados de trabajo we're rushed off our feet with work ( colloq), we're snowed under with work
    están agobiados de deudas they are burdened with debts, they're up to their ears in debt ( colloq)
    estaba agobiada con tantos problemas she was weighed down by so many problems
    2
    ( RPl) (encorvado): agobiado de hombros round-shouldered
    camina agobiado de hombros he walks with a stoop
    3 ( esp Esp) (angustiado) uptight ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo agobiar: ( conjugate agobiar)

    agobiado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    agobiado    
    agobiar
    agobiado
    ◊ -da adjetivo [estar] agobiado de algo ‹ de trabajo› snowed under with sth;


    ‹ de deudas› overwhelmed with sth;

    agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;

    [ calor] to oppress, get … down;

    este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
    agobiado,-a adjetivo overwhelmed: está agobiado de problemas, he's overwhelmed with problems
    estoy agobiado de trabajo, I'm snowed under with work
    agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm

    ' agobiado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agobiada
    - apurada
    - apurado
    English:
    debt ridden
    - pressure
    * * *
    agobiado, -a adj
    están agobiados de trabajo they're snowed under with work;
    están agobiados de problemas they're weighed down with problems;
    está agobiado por las deudas he's weighed down with debt, he's up to his ears in debt;
    está agobiado por el éxito the burden of his success is beginning to tell on him
    * * *
    adj fig
    stressed out;
    agobiado de trabajo snowed under with work
    * * *
    agobiado, -da adj
    : weary, worn-out, weighted-down

    Spanish-English dictionary > agobiado

  • 55 aligerar

    v.
    1 to lighten (peso).
    La compañía aligera la pena Company lightens grief.
    2 to speed up (ritmo).
    aligerar el paso to quicken one's pace
    3 to hurry up (darse prisa).
    aligera, que llegamos tarde hurry up, or we'll be late
    4 to quicken, to expedite, to hasten.
    El chico aligeró los trámites The boy quickened the processes.
    * * *
    1 (descargar) to lighten, make lighter
    2 (aliviar) to relieve, ease, soothe
    3 (apresurar) to speed up
    1 (apresurar) to speed up
    \
    ¡aligera! familiar hurry up!
    aligerar el paso to quicken one's pace
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=hacer ligero) to lighten; [+ dolor] to ease, relieve, alleviate; (=abreviar) to shorten; (=acelerar) to quicken
    2.
    VI (=darse prisa) to hurry, hurry up
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < carga> to lighten
    b) ( acelerar)
    2.
    aligerarse v pron

    aligerarse de algo: se aligeró de la capa he removed his cape; aligerarse de una carga — to get rid of a burden

    * * *
    Ex. Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < carga> to lighten
    b) ( acelerar)
    2.
    aligerarse v pron

    aligerarse de algo: se aligeró de la capa he removed his cape; aligerarse de una carga — to get rid of a burden

    * * *

    Ex: Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.

    * * *
    aligerar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹carga› to lighten
    se deshizo de algunos libros para aligerar la maleta he got rid of a few books to make his suitcase lighter o to lighten his suitcase
    lo hizo para aligerar su conciencia he did it to ease his conscience
    aligerar a algn DE algo to relieve sb OF sth
    su socio lo aligera de muchas responsabilidades his partner relieves him of a lot of responsibilities o takes a lot of responsibilities off his shoulders
    2
    (acelerar): aligerar el paso to quicken one's pace
    aligerarse DE algo:
    se aligeró de la capa he removed his cape
    para aligerarme de estos bultos to get rid of these parcels
    * * *

    aligerar ( conjugate aligerar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ carga› to lighten;

    aligerar a algn de algo to relieve sb of sth
    b) ( acelerar):


    aligerar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (acelerar) to speed up
    2 (quitar peso) to make lighter
    II vi fam ¡aligera!, hurry up!
    ' aligerar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    lighten
    - ease
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [peso] to lighten;
    necesitamos aligerar el avión de peso we need to make the plane lighter;
    los compañeros me aligeran de trabajo my colleagues take on some of my work themselves
    2. [pena] to relieve, to ease;
    aligeró su conciencia she eased her conscience
    3. [ritmo] to speed up;
    aligerar el paso to quicken one's pace
    ♦ vi
    [darse prisa] to hurry up;
    aligera, que llegamos tarde hurry up, or we'll be late
    * * *
    v/t
    1 carga lighten
    2
    :
    aligerar el paso quicken one’s pace
    * * *
    1) : to lighten
    2) acelerar: to hasten, to quicken

    Spanish-English dictionary > aligerar

  • 56 fraudulento

    adj.
    fraudulent, fake, scammy, bogus.
    * * *
    1 fraudulent
    * * *
    ADJ fraudulent, dishonest
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo < negocio> fraudulent; < elecciones> rigged
    * * *
    = fraudulent, dishonest, fly-by-night.
    Ex. In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    ----
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo < negocio> fraudulent; < elecciones> rigged
    * * *
    = fraudulent, dishonest, fly-by-night.

    Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.

    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.

    * * *
    ‹quiebra/negocio› fraudulent; ‹elecciones› rigged
    por medios fraudulentos by fraudulent o dishonest means
    * * *

    fraudulento
    ◊ -ta adjetivo ‹ negocio› fraudulent;


    ‹ elecciones› rigged
    fraudulento,-a adjetivo fraudulent: es un negocio fraudulento, it is an illegal business
    ' fraudulento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fraudulenta
    - sucia
    - sucio
    English:
    dishonest
    - fraudulent
    * * *
    fraudulento, -a adj
    fraudulent;
    consiguió la victoria de forma fraudulenta he won by fraudulent means o by cheating
    * * *
    adj fraudulent
    * * *
    fraudulento, -ta adj
    : fraudulent

    Spanish-English dictionary > fraudulento

  • 57 tarea

    f.
    1 task (trabajo).
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2 homework, school work, schoolwork, school assignment.
    * * *
    1 task, job
    \
    las tareas de la casa the housework sing, the chores
    * * *
    noun f.
    job, task, work
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=trabajo) task, job

    tareas domésticas — housework sing, household chores

    2) [de colegial]
    3) (Inform) task
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
    Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex. Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    ----
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

    * * *
    1 (trabajo) task, job
    no le gustan nada las tareas de la casa he hates doing household chores o the housework
    no es tarea fácil it is not easy, it is no easy task
    tengo que hacer la(s) tarea(s) I have to do my homework o ( AmE) assignments
    * * *

     

    tarea sustantivo femenino
    a) ( trabajo) task, job;



    tarea sustantivo femenino
    1 (labor) job, task
    tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing
    ' tarea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - absorbente
    - acometer
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - apresurada
    - apresurado
    - asignación
    - cometido
    - corresponder
    - cumplir
    - desagradecida
    - desagradecido
    - emprender
    - empresa
    - encargo
    - ensimismarse
    - evadir
    - fijarse
    - función
    - gratificar
    - hacer
    - hueso
    - imponerse
    - imposición
    - lanzarse
    - marrón
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - terminar
    - trabajo
    - ultimar
    - zafarse
    - abrumador
    - acabar
    - alcanzar
    - antipático
    - asignar
    - asumir
    - atrancar
    - cargo
    - colaborador
    - colaborar
    - costoso
    - deber
    - dejadez
    - dejado
    - despachar
    - diario
    - empezar
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - allocation
    - arduous
    - assign
    - assignment
    - begin
    - challenging
    - chore
    - cinch
    - delegate
    - distasteful
    - do over
    - embark
    - execute
    - execution
    - finish
    - finished
    - get off
    - get over
    - go about
    - job
    - labour
    - massive
    - mission
    - rush
    - set
    - task
    - thankless
    - uphill
    - work
    - admittedly
    - home
    - labor
    - throw
    - under
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1. [trabajo] task;
    fue una ardua tarea it was a hard task;
    mantener limpia la ciudad es tarea de todos keeping the city clean is everyone's responsibility;
    las tareas del campo agricultural o farm work
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2. [escolar] homework;
    hace la tarea she's doing her homework
    3. Informát task
    * * *
    f task, job
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1) : task, job
    2) : homework
    * * *
    1. (en general) task / job
    2. (deberes) homework
    tareas del hogar / tareas domésticas housework

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarea

  • 58 aumentar

    v.
    1 to increase, to rise.
    aumentar la producción to increase production
    la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image
    me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raised
    aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos
    aumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/size
    aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price
    el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent
    El ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.
    Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.
    Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.
    2 to magnify, to amplify.
    El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.
    3 to enlarge.
    Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.
    4 to raise, to improve.
    El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.
    5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.
    * * *
    1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up
    2 (óptica) to magnify
    3 (fotos) to enlarge
    4 (sonido) to amplify
    1 to rise, go up
    1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify
    2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step up
    3) [+ intensidad] to increase
    4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify
    2. VI
    1) [tamaño] to increase
    2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go up

    este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months

    3) [intensidad] to increase
    4)

    aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase
    b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
    2.
    aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

    aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

    aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

    * * *
    = accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.
    Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
    Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
    Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
    Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
    Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.
    Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
    Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
    Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
    Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
    Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
    Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.
    Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
    Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.
    Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.
    Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
    Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
    Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.
    Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
    Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    ----
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.
    * aumentar de valor = increase in + value.
    * aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.
    * aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.
    * aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.
    * aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.
    * aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.
    * aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.
    * aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.
    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.
    * aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.
    * aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.
    * aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.
    * aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.
    * aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.
    * aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.
    * aumentar los costes = cost + rise.
    * aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.
    * aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.
    * aumentar rápidamente = snowball.
    * crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.
    * estar aumentando = be on the increase.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase
    b) < puntos> ( en tejido) to increase
    2.
    aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, rise

    aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something

    aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight

    * * *
    = accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.

    Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.

    Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
    Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
    Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
    Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.
    Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
    Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
    Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
    Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
    Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
    Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.
    Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
    Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.
    Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.
    Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
    Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
    Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.
    Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
    Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.
    * aumentar de valor = increase in + value.
    * aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.
    * aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.
    * aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.
    * aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.
    * aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.
    * aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.
    * aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.
    * aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.
    * aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.
    * aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.
    * aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.
    * aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.
    * aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.
    * aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.
    * aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.
    * aumentar los costes = cost + rise.
    * aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.
    * aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.
    * aumentar rápidamente = snowball.
    * crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.
    * estar aumentando = be on the increase.

    * * *
    aumentar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step up
    el microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
    no hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fear
    esto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension
    2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase
    ■ aumentar
    vi
    «temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, rise
    el niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 grams
    su popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularity
    el costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%
    la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficult
    aumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekend
    aumentar DE algo to increase IN sth
    aumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/size
    ha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight
    * * *

     

    aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo

    ‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raise
    b) (Opt) to magnify

    verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
    [ velocidad] to increase;
    [precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;

    aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
    aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
    aumentar
    I verbo transitivo to increase
    Fot to enlarge
    Ópt to magnify
    II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
    (de valor) to appreciate

    ' aumentar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alargar
    - engordar
    - explorar
    - separar
    - separarse
    - doblar
    - elevar
    - multiplicar
    - redoblar
    English:
    add to
    - appreciate
    - augment
    - boost
    - build up
    - deepen
    - efficiency
    - enhance
    - escalate
    - gain
    - grow
    - heighten
    - improve
    - increase
    - intensify
    - jack up
    - jump
    - magnify
    - mark up
    - mount
    - odds
    - put up
    - quantity
    - raise
    - rise
    - snowball
    - step up
    - surge
    - swell
    - up
    - add
    - develop
    - go
    - put
    - soar
    - strengthen
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to increase;
    aumentar la producción to increase production;
    los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;
    me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;
    la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;
    aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos
    ♦ vi
    [temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;
    aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;
    aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;
    el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;
    con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats
    * * *
    I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up
    II v/i de precio, temperatura rise, increase, go up
    * * *
    acrecentar: to increase, to raise
    : to rise, to increase, to grow
    * * *
    1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise
    2. (subir) to rise [pt. rose; pp. risen] / to increase
    3. (con lupa, microscopio) to magnify [pt. & pp. magnified]

    Spanish-English dictionary > aumentar

  • 59 avivar

    v.
    1 to rekindle (sentimiento).
    2 to arouse, to light up, to enkindle, to kindle.
    Las rosas avivaron la pasión The roses aroused the passion.
    3 to stir up, to excite, to animate, to awaken.
    La música aviva la fiesta Music stirs up the party.
    4 to stoke.
    El combustible aviva las calderas The fuel stokes the boilers.
    * * *
    1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
    2 (anhelos, deseos) to enliven
    3 (pasiones, dolor) to intensify
    4 (paso) to quicken
    5 (colores, luz) to brighten up
    1 to become brighter, become livelier
    1 to become brighter, become livelier
    * * *
    verb
    1) to enliven, brighten
    2) arouse, excite
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ fuego] to stoke, stoke up; [+ color] to brighten; [+ dolor] to intensify; [+ pasión] to excite, arouse; [+ disputa] to add fuel to; [+ interés] to stimulate; [+ esfuerzo] to revive; [+ efecto] to enhance, heighten; [+ combatientes] to urge on
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify
    2.
    avivarse v pron
    a) fuego to revive, flare up; debate to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)
    * * *
    = fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
    Ex. For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
    Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify
    2.
    avivarse v pron
    a) fuego to revive, flare up; debate to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)
    * * *
    = fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

    Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
    Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
    Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

    * * *
    avivar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹fuego› to get … going
    2 ‹color› to make … brighter
    3 ‹sentimiento/pasión/deseo› to arouse; ‹dolor› to make … worse, intensify
    1 «fuego» to revive, flare up; «debate» to come alive, liven up
    2 ( AmL fam) (despabilarse) to wise up ( colloq), to buck one's ideas up ( colloq), to get one's act together ( colloq)
    * * *

    avivar ( conjugate avivar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to get … going;
    ‹ color› to make … brighter;
    ‹pasión/deseo› to arouse;
    ‹ dolor› to intensify
    avivarse verbo pronominal

    [ debate] to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)

    avivar verbo transitivo
    1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
    2 (intensificar) to intensify
    3 (ir más deprisa) to quicken
    ' avivar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encender
    - espabilar
    - inflamar
    English:
    fan
    - stoke
    - whip up
    - feed
    - fire
    - fuel
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [fuego] to stoke up
    2. [color] to brighten
    3. [sentimiento] to intensify;
    el asesinato avivó los odios entre las dos comunidades the murder served to fuel the hatred between the two communities
    4. [polémica] to stir up;
    [debate] to liven up
    5. [acelerar]
    avivar el paso o [m5] ritmo to quicken one's pace, to go faster
    6. RP Fam
    avivar a alguien [despabilar] to wise sb up;
    [informar] to fill sb in
    * * *
    v/t
    1 fuego revive
    2 interés arouse
    3
    :
    avivar el paso speed up
    * * *
    avivar vt
    1) : to enliven, to brighten
    2) : to strengthen, to intensify

    Spanish-English dictionary > avivar

  • 60 falso

    adj.
    1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.
    2 false, delusory, misleading.
    3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.
    * * *
    1 (no verdadero) false, untrue
    2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged
    3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) insincere person
    \
    dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move
    en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm
    * * *
    (f. - falsa)
    adj.
    1) false, untrue
    2) fake
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

    falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

    2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit
    3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false
    4) [caballo] vicious
    5)

    en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

    dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

    2.
    SM CAm, Méx false evidence
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
    Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    ----
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false
    b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false
    2)
    a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

    eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

    b)

    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

    •
    * * *
    = dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

    Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
    Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
    Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
    Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
    Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
    Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
    Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
    Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
    Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
    Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
    Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
    Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
    Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    * abeto falso = spruce.
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * charlatanería falsa = cant.
    * crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.
    * dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.
    * dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.
    * democracia falsa = travesty democracy.
    * diamante falso = rhinestone.
    * erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.
    * erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.
    * falsa alabanza = lip service.
    * falsa ilusión = delusion.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * falsa pretensión = false pretence.
    * falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.
    * falso pretexto = false pretence.
    * falso testimonio = perjury.
    * hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.
    * hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.
    * idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.
    * movimiento en falso = false move.
    * nivel jerárquico falso = false link.
    * paso en falso = false move.
    * pista falsa = red herring.
    * resultar falso = prove + false.
    * sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.
    * toma falsa = outtake.

    * * *
    falso -sa
    A
    1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged
    2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged
    3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false
    4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false
    B
    1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false
    eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing
    2
    en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury
    golpear en falso to miss the mark
    esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported
    la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly
    el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip
    paso1 m C 1. (↑ paso (1))
    Compuestos:
    feminine false alarm
    feminine false modesty
    masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury
    no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness
    * * *

     

    falso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo


    ‹ cuadro› forged;
    ‹ documento› false, forged;
    ‹diamante/joya› fake;
    ‹cajón/techo› false

    ‹sonrisa/promesa› false
    c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

    ◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
    falso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
    había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
    nombre falso, assumed name
    2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
    3 (falsificado) forged
    dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
    II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
    ♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
    ' falso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cierta
    - cierto
    - falaz
    - falsa
    - fantasma
    - incierta
    - incierto
    - jurar
    - perjurar
    - testimonio
    - colar
    - supuesto
    English:
    absolutely
    - affected
    - bogus
    - counterfeit
    - deceitful
    - disingenuous
    - dud
    - fake
    - false
    - false move
    - faux pas
    - hollow
    - insincere
    - phoney
    - sham
    - slimy
    - spurious
    - two-faced
    - untrue
    - untruthful
    - smooth
    - spruce
    - sycamore
    - trumped-up
    - two
    * * *
    falso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;
    eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;
    en falso [falsamente] falsely;
    [sin firmeza] unsoundly;
    si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;
    dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;
    jurar en falso to commit perjury
    falsa alarma false alarm;
    falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;
    dar falso testimonio to give false evidence
    2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
    [pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
    un diamante falso an imitation diamond
    3. [hipócrita] deceitful;
    no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;
    basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;
    Fam Hum
    es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass
    Ling falso amigo false friend;
    falsa modestia false modesty
    4. [simulado] false
    falsa costilla false rib;
    falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;
    falso muro false wall;
    falso techo false ceiling
    ♦ nm,f
    [hipócrita] hypocrite
    * * *
    adj
    1 false
    2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit
    3
    :
    declarar en falso commit perjury
    4 persona false
    * * *
    falso, -sa adj
    1) falaz: false, untrue
    2) : counterfeit, forged
    * * *
    falso adj
    1. (en general) false
    2. (billete, cuadro) forged
    3. (joya) fake
    4. (persona) false / insincere

    Spanish-English dictionary > falso

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