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41 deleznable
adj.1 appalling (malo) (clima, libro, actuación).2 insignificant.* * *► adjetivo1 (que se rompe fácilmente) fragile, crumbly2 (resbaladizo) slippery3 figurado (inconsistente) weak4 figurado (despreciable) despicable, contemptible* * *ADJ1) (=despreciable) atrocious2) [arcilla, superficie] crumbly3) [argumento, construcción] weak* * *a) <persona/actitud> despicableb) ( insignificante) <error/diferencia> insignificant, negligible* * *a) <persona/actitud> despicableb) ( insignificante) <error/diferencia> insignificant, negligible* * *1 ‹persona/actitud› despicable2 (insignificante) ‹error/diferencia› insignificant, negligible3 ‹sustancia› crumbly, brittle* * *deleznable adj1. [considerado incorrecto] [clima, libro, actuación] appalling;[excusa, razón] contemptible; [individuo, conducta, acto] contemptible2. [material] crumbly* * *adj contemptible* * *deleznable adj1) : brittle, crumbly2) : slippery3) : weak, fragileuna excusa deleznable: a weak excuse -
42 ínfima
ínfimo,-a adj frml
1 (superlativo de bajo: mínimo) extremely low
detalle ínfimo, smallest detail
2 (superlativo de malo: sin calidad) very poor: la calidad de estas prendas es ínfima, the quality of these garments is appalling
' ínfima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ínfimo
English:
appalling
- trashy
- menial
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43 atrocidad
f.1 barbarity.me parece una atrocidad que no tengan calefacción I think it's terrible o awful that they don't have heating2 atrocity, abomination, atrocious action, barbarity.* * *1 (barbaridad) atrocity, outrage2 (disparate - acción) something stupid, foolish thing; (- dicho) silly remark, stupid remark■ es una atrocidad salir sin abrigo con el frío que hace it's madness to go out without a coat in this cold weather* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mil etc) atrocity, outrage2) * (=tontería) foolish thing, silly thing3) * (=exageración)¡qué atrocidad! — how dreadful!, how awful!
* * *2) ( uso hiperbólico)qué atrocidad! — how atrocious! o how awful!
* * *= enormity, atrocity, awfulness, hideousness, monstrosity, outrage, inhumanity.Ex. It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.Ex. The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.Ex. But among those elements there may be something new and strange which one may not be able to assimilate oneself, as an adult, because of the sheer awfulness of the rest of the stuff.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.* * *2) ( uso hiperbólico)qué atrocidad! — how atrocious! o how awful!
* * *= enormity, atrocity, awfulness, hideousness, monstrosity, outrage, inhumanity.Ex: It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.
Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.Ex: But among those elements there may be something new and strange which one may not be able to assimilate oneself, as an adult, because of the sheer awfulness of the rest of the stuff.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.* * *A1 (cualidad) barbarity2 (acto) atrocityB(uso hiperbólico): ¿eso le dijo? ¡qué atrocidad! he said that to her? how atrocious! o how awful!este nuevo programa es una atrocidad this new program is terrible o awful o appalling* * *
atrocidad sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) barbarity;
( acto) atrocity;◊ ¡qué atrocidad! how atrocious! o how awful!
atrocidad sustantivo femenino atrocity
' atrocidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestialidad
- monstruosidad
English:
atrocity
- monstrosity
- outrage
- inhumanity
* * *atrocidad nf1. [cualidad] barbarity2. [acción] atrocityme parece una atrocidad que no tengan calefacción I think it's terrible o awful that they don't have heating* * *f1 atrocity2 ( disparate):decir/hacer atrocidades say/do stupid things3:una atrocidad de película/libro fam an atrocious movie/book* * *atrocidad nf: atrocity* * *atrocidad n atrocity -
44 calidad
f.1 quality.un género de (buena) calidad a quality productla relación calidad-precio value (for money)calidad de imagen image qualitycalidad de vida quality of life2 class.3 nature.* * *1 quality2 (cualidad) kind, types3 (condición) rank, capacity\de calidad superior superiorde primera calidad first-classcalidad de vida quality of life* * *noun f.1) quality, grade2) position, status* * *SF1) [de objeto, material, producto] quality; [de servicio] quality, standardhan mejorado la calidad de la enseñanza — they have improved the quality o standard of education, they have raised standards in education
de (buena) calidad — good-quality, quality antes de s
fruta de (buena) calidad — good-quality fruit, quality fruit
de mala calidad — low-quality, poor-quality
2) (=condición) position, statussu calidad de presidente se lo prohíbe — his position o status as president prohibits him from doing so
en calidad de: te lo digo en calidad de amigo — I'm telling you as a friend
3) (Inform)calidad de borrador — draft quality, draft
calidad de carta, calidad de correspondencia — letter quality
* * *1) (de producto, servicio) qualityproductos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products
2) ( condición) statusen calidad de — (frml) as
* * *= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.Ex. The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.----* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* buena calidad = goodness.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.* calidad del aire = air quality.* calidad de los servicios = service quality.* calidad del papel = paper quality.* calidad del servicio = service quality.* calidad del sonido = sound quality.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* controlador de calidad = tester.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* dar calidad = deliver + value.* de alta calidad = high-quality.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).* gran calidad = high standard.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* mala calidad = badness.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* * *1) (de producto, servicio) qualityproductos de mala or baja calidad — poor-quality products
2) ( condición) statusen calidad de — (frml) as
* * *= excellence, quality, calibre [caliber, -USA], standard.Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.Ex: The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.* bajar la calidad = lower + standards.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* buena calidad = goodness.* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.* calidad de la encuadernación = binding quality.* calidad de la imagen = picture quality.* calidad del aire = air quality.* calidad de los servicios = service quality.* calidad del papel = paper quality.* calidad del servicio = service quality.* calidad del sonido = sound quality.* calidad de vida = quality of life.* calidad en el servicio = quality performance, performance quality.* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.* condiciones laborales de calidad = quality of work life (QWL).* con garantías de calidad = quality assured.* controlador de calidad = tester.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* dar calidad = deliver + value.* de alta calidad = high-quality.* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de bajísima calidad = shoddy.* de buena calidad = good-quality.* de calidad = authoritative, qualitative, quality, well-made, high-end, quality assured, value-added.* de calidad inferior = low-grade [lowgrade], substandard [sub-standard], low-end.* de calidad superior = best-quality, top quality.* de deficiente calidad = poor-quality, of poor quality.* de gran calidad = high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de inferior calidad = low-end, sub-par.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mediana calidad = in the middle range, medium-quality.* de primera calidad = premium, premier.* de primerísima calidad = top of the line, top-of-the-range.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].* disminución de la calidad = lowering of standards.* escribir en calidad de negro = ghost.* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).* gran calidad = high standard.* índice de calidad del aire = air quality index.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* mala calidad = badness.* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.* sello de calidad = stamp of quality.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* * *A (de un producto, servicio) qualityun artículo de primera calidad a top-quality productun vino de calidad superior a superior winecontrol de calidad quality controles una obra de calidad it is a work of high qualityCompuesto:quality of lifeB (condición) statuslos documentos que certifiquen su calidad de estudiante the documents that prove you are a student o that prove your student statusen calidad de ( frml): asistió a la reunión en calidad de observador he attended the meeting as an observeren su calidad de presidente electo in his capacity as president electel dinero que recibió en calidad de préstamo the money he received as a loan* * *
calidad sustantivo femenino
1 (de producto, servicio) quality;
productos de mala calidad poor-quality products;
calidad de vida quality of life
2 ( condición):
en su calidad de presidente in his capacity as president
calidad sustantivo femenino quality
♦ Locuciones: de calidad, high quality
de mala calidad, poor quality
de primera calidad, first-class
en calidad de, as: asistió al juicio en calidad de testigo, he appeared at the trial as a witness
' calidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- como
- concepto
- condición
- control
- cutre
- desastre
- excepcional
- extra
- fina
- fino
- gratuidad
- grosera
- grosero
- índice
- inferior
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- inigualable
- lindeza
- lisura
- media
- mediana
- mediano
- medio
- primera
- primero
- proporción
- santidad
- singularidad
- telebasura
- test
- timo
- tintorro
- voto
- acreditar
- alto
- bajar
- bajo
- bien
- competir
- de
- decaer
- degradar
- desigual
- elevado
- insuperable
- intermedio
- ir
- loza
English:
absence
- adequate
- appalling
- capacity
- decline
- dodgy
- excellence
- fine
- grade
- high-end
- letter-quality
- membership
- money
- order
- par
- passable
- pathetic
- poor
- prime
- produce
- property
- quality
- quality control
- raise
- ropey
- ropy
- second-class
- shoddiness
- shoddy
- slip
- standard
- substandard
- superior
- third-rate
- top
- touch
- trashy
- unbeatable
- uneven
- up to
- value
- variable
- world-class
- advisory
- high-
- high
- inferior
- low
- second
* * *calidad nf1. [de producto, servicio] quality;una casa de calidad a luxury house;una edición de calidad a deluxe edition;un género de (buena) calidad a quality product;de primerísima calidad highest quality;una buena relación calidad-precio good value (for money)Informát calidad borrador draft quality;calidad de imagen image quality;calidad de vida quality of life2. [clase] classacudió en calidad de testigo he was present as a witness;fue contratado en calidad de experto jurídico he was employed as a legal expert;no le revisan el equipaje por su calidad de diplomático his luggage isn't searched due to his diplomatic status* * *f1 quality;de primera calidad top-quality atr ;de calidad inferior, de baja calidad poor-quality atr ;de calidad superior superior-quality atr, high-quality atr2:en calidad de médico as a doctor* * *calidad nf1) : quality, grade2) : position, status3)en calidad de : as, in the capacity of* * * -
45 detestable
adj.detestable.* * *► adjetivo1 detestable, hateful, repulsive* * *ADJ [persona] hateful; [costumbre] detestable; [sabor, tiempo] foul* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *‹persona/carácter› hateful, detestable, odious ( frml); ‹proceder› abominable, atrocious* * *
detestable adjetivo detestable
' detestable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborrecible
English:
damnable
- obnoxious
- odious
* * *detestable adj[persona, actitud] hateful, detestable; [comportamiento, trato] despicable; [comida] revolting; [alojamiento, calidad] terrible, appalling* * *adj terrible -
46 enormidad
f.1 enormity, hugeness.me gustó una enormidad I liked it enormously2 crass remark/mistake/ etc.* * *1 (grandeza) enormity, hugeness2 (monstruosidad) monstrous thing3 (desatino) nonsense, gross mistake* * *SF1) (=inmensidad) enormousness, hugeness2) [de crimen] enormity3) (=desatino) wicked thing, monstrous thing4) *me gustó una enormidad — I liked it enormously o tremendously
* * *a) ( de crimen) enormityb) ( gran cantidad) huge o vast amountuna enormidad de dinero — a huge o vast amount of money
* * *= enormity.Ex. It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.* * *a) ( de crimen) enormityb) ( gran cantidad) huge o vast amountuna enormidad de dinero — a huge o vast amount of money
* * *= enormity.Ex: It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.
* * *1 (de un crimen) enormity2 (gran cantidad) huge o vast amountgastó una enormidad de dinero she spent a huge o vast amount of moneyme gustó una enormidad I liked it enormouslytuvimos que esperar una enormidad we had to wait ages o an eternity* * *
enormidad sustantivo femenino
1 enormity
2 (intensificador) una enormidad, loads: me puso una enormidad de comida, she served me tons of food
' enormidad' also found in these entries:
English:
enormity
* * *enormidad nf1. [de tamaño] enormity, hugeness;me gustó una enormidad I liked it enormously o hugely;ha debido de costarte una enormidad (de dinero) it must have cost you a vast amount (of money)2. [despropósito]¡lo que dijo/hizo fue una enormidad! what she said/did was crazy!;las enormidades perpetradas por el ejército invasor the enormities perpetrated by the invading army* * *f1 ( barbaridad) enormity2 cantidad enormous ohuge amount3:eso que dijo es una enormidad what an appalling thing for him to say* * *enormidad nf1) : enormity, seriousness2) : immensity, hugeness -
47 espanto
m.1 fright (miedo).le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened of spiders2 horror, great fear, dread, terror.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: espantar.* * *1 (miedo) fright, dread, terror2 (asombro) astonishment, amazement\■ nos llovió de espanto the rain was dreadful, it was pouring down¡qué espanto! how awful!* * *noun m.fright, fear* * *SM1) (=susto) frightcurado 1., 3)2) (=amenaza) threat, menace3) LAm (=fantasma) ghost4) * [para exagerar]¡qué espanto! — how awful!
es un coche de espanto — it's a fabulous o tremendous car *
* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.* * *1)a) ( miedo) fright, horrorb) ( uso hiperbólico)la noticia nos llenó de espanto — we were horrified o appalled at the news
qué espanto de mujer! — (fam) what a dreadful o frightful woman! (colloq)
hace un frío de espanto — (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq)
estar curado de espanto — (fam)
ya está curada de espanto — she's seen/heard it all before
2) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)* * *= terror.Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
* * *A1 (miedo) fright, horrortraía una expresión de espanto en el rostro he had a look of horror/fright on his face2(uso hiperbólico): la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the newses un espanto ver cómo tratan a esos niños it's terrible o awful to see the way they treat those children¡qué espanto! how awful!, that's ( o that must have been etc) terrible!todos sus cuadros son un espanto ( fam); all his paintings are hideous o horrendous o ghastly ( colloq)a mí no me parece tan malo, será que ya estoy curada de espanto it doesn't seem so bad to me, I've seen plenty worse* * *
Del verbo espantar: ( conjugate espantar)
espanto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
espantó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
espantar
espanto
espantar ( conjugate espantar) verbo transitivo
1
2 (fam) ( horrorizar) to horrify, appall( conjugate appall)
verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( asustar):◊ es tan feo que espanta he's absolutely hideous (colloq)b) (Bol, Col, Ven fam) [ fantasma]:
espantarse verbo pronominal [pájaro/peces] to get frightened away;
[ caballo] to take fright, be startled
espanto sustantivo masculino
1
b) ( uso hiperbólico):◊ la noticia nos llenó de espanto we were horrified o appalled at the news;
hace un frío de espanto (fam) it's freezing o terribly cold (colloq);
ya está curada de espanto (fam) she's seen/heard it all before
2 (Bol, Col, Ven fam) ( espíritu) ghost, spook (colloq)
espantar verbo transitivo
1 (ahuyentar) to shoo o scare away: espantó a los atacantes con un tiro al aire, he scared away his attackers by firing a shot into the air
2 (causar espanto) to scare, frighten
espanto sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) panic, fright: siento espanto cuando me mira, he makes me shudder when he looks at me
2 (impresión fuerte) shock: ver toda esa sangre fue un espanto, it was shocking to see all that blood
3 fam (terrible) dreadful, awful: la obra de teatro era un espanto, the play was awful
♦ Locuciones: familiar de espanto, dreadful, shocking
estar curado,-a de espanto, to be inured to something: a mí no me impresiona, estoy curada de espanto, it doesn't impress me, I've seen it all before
' espanto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantar
- execrable
English:
flail
- horrify
* * *espanto nm1. [miedo] fright;le tiene espanto a las arañas he's frightened o scared of spiders¡qué espanto! how terrible!;hacía un calor de espanto the heat was appallingtiene un novio que es un espanto she's got a boyfriend who's a real fright;¡qué espanto de traje! what a hideous o frightful suit!4. Am [fantasma] ghost* * *m1 ( susto) fright2 L.Am. ( fantasma) ghost3:nos llenó de espanto desagrado we were horrified;¡qué espanto! how awful!;de espanto terrible;estar curado de espanto(s) fam have seen it all before* * *espanto nm: fright, fear, horror* * * -
48 estremecedor
adj.shaking, shocking, striking.* * *► adjetivo1 startling2 (grito) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ alarming, disturbing* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *‹escena/noticia/relato› horrifying, hair-raisingun grito estremecedor a spine-chilling cry* * *
estremecedor
‹grito/relato› spine-chilling, hair-raising
* * *estremecedor, -ora adj[ruido, grito] horrifying, ghastly; [crimen, imágenes, historia] horrifying, appalling* * *adj terrifying* * *estremecedor, - dora adj: horrifying -
49 fatal
adj.1 fatal (mortal).2 terrible, awful (informal) (muy malo). (peninsular Spanish)lo que has hecho está fatal what you've done is awful o terrible3 inevitable (inevitable).* * *► adjetivo1 (inexorable) fateful2 (mortal) deadly, fatal3 familiar (muy malo) awful, horrible, terrible► adverbio1 familiar awfully, terribly* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=mortal) [accidente, desenlace] fatal2) * (=horrible) awful, terribletiene un inglés fatal — his English is awful o terrible
la obra estuvo fatal — the play was awful o terrible
3) (=inevitable) [plazo, cita] unavoidableese comentario fatal firmó su sentencia — that ill-fated o disastrous comment sealed his sentence
2.ADV * terriblylo pasaron fatal — they had an awful o a terrible time (of it)
cocina fatal — he's an awful o a terrible cook
me encuentro fatal — I feel awful o terrible
* * *I1)a) <accidente/enfermedad/consecuencias> fatalb) (liter) ( ineludible) inevitable, fatal (liter)2) (fam) ( muy malo) terrible, awfulIIestá fatal, tendrán que operar — she's in a really bad way, they'll have to operate (colloq)
adverbio: (esp Esp fam)me caen fatal — I can't stand them (colloq)
* * *= fatal, god-awful.Ex. Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.----* atracción fatal = fatal attraction.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.* * *I1)a) <accidente/enfermedad/consecuencias> fatalb) (liter) ( ineludible) inevitable, fatal (liter)2) (fam) ( muy malo) terrible, awfulIIestá fatal, tendrán que operar — she's in a really bad way, they'll have to operate (colloq)
adverbio: (esp Esp fam)me caen fatal — I can't stand them (colloq)
* * *= fatal, god-awful.Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.* atracción fatal = fatal attraction.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* con consecuencias fatales = fatally.* mujer fatal = femme fatale, man-eater.* salir fatal = go + pear-shaped.* * *A1 ‹accidente/enfermedad/consecuencias› fatalestá muy grave y se teme un desenlace fatal he is in a critical condition and we fear the worstel hado/destino fatal así lo había escrito it was fated/destined to happensoy fatal para este juego I'm very unlucky at this gameB ( fam)1 (muy malo) terrible, awfullos niños están fatales hoy the children are impossible o are behaving terribly today2 ( fam)(enfermo): está fatal, tendrán que operar she's in a really bad way, they'll have to operate ( colloq)me encuentro fatal I feel awful o terrible o rotten ( colloq)viste fatal he dresses really badlysus bromas me caen fatal I can't stand her jokes ( colloq)* * *
fatal adjetivo
1 ‹accidente/enfermedad/consecuencias› fatal
2 (fam) ( muy malo) terrible, awful;
me encuentro fatal I feel awful;
su padre está fatal his father's in a really bad way (colloq)
■ adverbio (esp Esp fam):
me caen fatal I can't stand them (colloq)
fatal
I adjetivo
1 (desastroso, muy perjudicial) fatal: fue un error fatal, it was a fatal error
2 (mortal) deadly, fatal: el accidente tuvo un fatal desenlace, the accident ended tragically
3 (lamentable, pésimo) awful, dreadful
familiar lousy
4 (inevitable, ineludible) fateful, inevitable
II adv fam awfully, terribly: lo pasamos fatal, we had a rotten time
cantaban fatal, they sang really badly
' fatal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrollarse
- funesta
- funesto
- marras
- mortal
- sentar
- vampiresa
- distracción
English:
appalling
- awful
- behave
- dreadful
- fatal
- femme fatale
- grim
- lousy
- pear-shaped
- rotten
- terrible
- wretched
- bad
- deadly
* * *♦ adj1. [mortal] fatal;el accidente fue fatal it was a fatal accident2. [inevitable] inevitableuna novela fatal a terrible o an awful novel;eso que has hecho está fatal what you've done is terrible o awfulestá fatal, igual se muere he's in a very bad way and may well die♦ advEsp Fampasarlo fatal to have a terrible o an awful time;sentirse fatal to feel terrible o awful;ese vestido te sienta fatal that dress looks terrible o awful on you;me cae fatal su novio I can't stand her boyfriend* * *I adj1 fatalII adv very badly;lo he pasado fatal fam I had an awful time* * *fatal adj1) mortal: fatal3) : fateful, unavoidable* * *fatal1 adj1. (muy malo) awful / terrible2. (mortal) fatalfatal2 adv terribly / really badly -
50 fatídico
adj.ill-fated, unfortunate, doom-laden, fatal.* * *► adjetivo1 (desastroso) disastrous, calamitous2 formal (profético) fateful, ominous* * *ADJ1) (=desgraciado) fateful, ominous2) (=profético) prophetic* * *- ca adjetivo fateful* * *= doomsday, fateful, star-crossed, fatal, unfortunate.Ex. Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.Ex. The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.* * *- ca adjetivo fateful* * *= doomsday, fateful, star-crossed, fatal, unfortunate.Ex: Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.
Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.* * *fatídico -cafatefulel día/momento fatídico en que te conocí that fateful day/moment when I met you ( liter)tiene una letra fatídica ( fam); he has terrible handwriting ( colloq), his handwriting is appalling o dreadful ( colloq)* * *
fatídico,-a adjetivo fateful
' fatídico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fatídica
English:
evil
- fatal
- fateful
* * *fatídico, -a adjfateful* * *adj fateful* * *fatídico, -ca adj: fateful, momentous -
51 gusto
m.1 taste (estilo).una casa decorada con (buen) gusto a tastefully decorated housede buen/mal gusto in good/bad tastesobre gustos no hay nada escrito (Prov) there's no accounting for taste, each to his owntener buen/mal gusto to have good/bad taste2 pleasure.con mucho gusto gladly, with pleasureiría con (mucho) gusto, pero no puedo I'd love to go but I can'tda gusto estar aquí it's a real pleasure to be heremucho gusto — el gusto es mío pleased to meet you — the pleasure's minehacer algo a gusto to do something willingly o gladly; (de buena gana) to do something comfortably (cómodamente)mucho o tanto gusto pleased to meet yousentirse o encontrarse o estar a gusto to feel comfortable o at easetomar gusto a algo to take a liking to something3 whim, fancy.4 appetite, hunger, taste.5 flair, inclination, liking, propensity.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gustar.* * *1 (sentido, sabor) taste2 (inclinación) liking, taste3 (placer) pleasure■ tengo el gusto de presentarle a mi marido may I introduce you to my husband?4 (capricho) whim, fancy\cogerle el gusto a algo to take a liking to somethingcon mucho gusto with pleasuredar gusto to please, delightdarse el gusto de to treat oneself tode buen gusto in good tastede mal gusto in bad tasteel gusto es mío the pleasure is mineestar a gusto to feel comfortable, feel at easehacer algo a gusto to enjoy doing somethinghacer algo por gusto to do something for funir algo a gustos to be a matter of tastepor gusto for the sake of it¡qué gusto! how lovely!tanto gusto pleased to meet youtener buen gusto to have good tastetener mal gusto to have bad tastetener el gusto de + inf to have the pleasure of + gerundtener mucho gusto en + inf to be delighted to + inf* * *noun m.1) taste2) liking•- a gusto* * *SM1) (=sentido) taste2) [de comida] taste, flavour, flavor (EEUU)tiene un gusto amargo — it has a bitter taste o flavour, it tastes bitter
3) (=sentido estético) tasteal gusto de hoy, según el gusto de hoy — in the taste of today
tiene gusto para vestir — she dresses with taste, she has taste in clothes
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buen gusto — good taste•
mal gusto — bad taste4) (=placer) pleasure•
a gusto, aquí me encuentro o siento a gusto — I feel at home o ease here•
acomodarse a su gusto — to make o.s. at home, make o.s. comfortable•
con mucho gusto — with pleasurelo haré con mucho gusto — I'll be glad to do it, I'll be only too happy to do it
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dar gusto a algn — to please sb, give pleasure to sb•
leo por gusto — I read for pleasurees por gusto que siga allí — LAm you'll wait there in vain
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tener el gusto de hacer algo — to have the pleasure of doing sth5) (=agrado) likingcoger el gusto a algo, tomar gusto a algo — to take a liking to sth
6) [en presentaciones]¡mucho gusto!, ¡tanto gusto!, ¡gusto verlo! — LAm * how do you do?, pleased to meet you
el gusto es mío — how do you do?, the pleasure is (all) mine
7) (=antojo) whim, fancya gusto — at will, according to one's fancy
* * *1)a) ( sentido) tasteb) ( sabor) tastegusto a algo: tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry; esto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything; deja un gusto a menta — it has a minty aftertaste
2)a) (placer, agrado) pleasuretendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos — (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml)
se las comió con un gusto...! — he tucked into them with such relish o delight!
por gusto — for fun, for pleasure
tomarle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo — to take a liking to something
b) (deseo, voluntad)¿está a su gusto el peinado? — is the style to your liking?
azúcar a or al gusto — sugar to taste
a gusto del consumidor — (fr hecha) however/as you like
darle el gusto a alguien: no le des todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time; hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today; me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara — I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face
c)¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? — are you happy in your new job?
d) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)mucho or tanto gusto — pleased o nice to meet you
3) ( sentido estético) taste4) (inclinación, afición) taste* * *= appetite, delight, taste, flavour [flavor, -USA], enjoyment, liking, tastefulness, preference, like, pleasure, treat, aftertaste.Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.Ex. Reality is often very much lacking in delight.Ex. This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.Ex. Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.Ex. So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.Ex. Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex. It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.Ex. I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.Ex. I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.----* adquirir un gusto por = get + a taste for.* agradable al gusto = palatable.* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto = add + Nombre + to taste.* buen gusto, el = good taste.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].* darse el gusto de = indulge in.* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], distasteful, unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de pésimo gusto = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].* de + Posesivo + gusto = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo = acquired taste.* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.* gusto refinado = refined taste.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.* tener el gusto de = take + pleasure.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* * *1)a) ( sentido) tasteb) ( sabor) tastegusto a algo: tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry; esto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything; deja un gusto a menta — it has a minty aftertaste
2)a) (placer, agrado) pleasuretendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos — (frml) it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you (frml)
se las comió con un gusto...! — he tucked into them with such relish o delight!
por gusto — for fun, for pleasure
tomarle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo — to take a liking to something
b) (deseo, voluntad)¿está a su gusto el peinado? — is the style to your liking?
azúcar a or al gusto — sugar to taste
a gusto del consumidor — (fr hecha) however/as you like
darle el gusto a alguien: no le des todos los gustos don't indulge him all the time; hoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself today; me di el gusto de decírselo a la cara — I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face
c)¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? — are you happy in your new job?
d) ( en fórmulas de cortesía)mucho or tanto gusto — pleased o nice to meet you
3) ( sentido estético) taste4) (inclinación, afición) taste* * *= appetite, delight, taste, flavour [flavor, -USA], enjoyment, liking, tastefulness, preference, like, pleasure, treat, aftertaste.Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.* adquirir un gusto por = get + a taste for.* agradable al gusto = palatable.* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto = add + Nombre + to taste.* buen gusto, el = good taste.* cogerle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* con buen gusto = tastefully.* con gusto = happily, satisfyingly, stylish, willingly.* dar gusto = oblige, bring + pleasure, flavour [flavor, -USA].* darse el gusto de = indulge in.* darse el gusto de comprar = splurge on.* de buen gusto = tasteful.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], distasteful, unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de pésimo gusto = tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.].* de + Posesivo + gusto = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* en la variedad está el gusto = variety is the spice of life.* gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo = acquired taste.* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.* gusto por lo dulce = sweet tooth.* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.* gusto refinado = refined taste.* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* sentido del gusto = sense of taste.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.* tener el gusto de = take + pleasure.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.* tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for, develop + a taste for.* * *A1 (sentido) tasteresulta amargo al gusto it has a bitter taste2 (sabor) tasteesta bebida tiene un gusto extraño this drink has a strange taste o tastes strange¿de qué gusto quieres el helado? what flavor (of) ice cream do you want?tiene un gustillo or gustito medio raro it has a slightly funny taste to itgusto A algo:tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberrytiene gusto a quemado it tastes burned, it has a burned tasteesto no tiene gusto a nada this doesn't taste of anything, this has no taste at allsus palabras me dejaron un gusto amargo her words left me with a nasty taste in my mouth o with an unpleasant aftertasteB1 (placer, agrado) pleasuretendré mucho gusto en acompañarlos ( frml); it will be a pleasure for me to accompany you ( frml), I shall be delighted o very pleased to accompany you ( frml)¡se las comió con un gusto …! he tucked into them with such relish o delight!da gusto trabajar en una oficina tan luminosa it's a pleasure o ( colloq) it's great to have such a bright office to work inme dio mucho or un gran gusto volverlo a ver ( frml); it was delightful o a great pleasure to see him again ( frml)por gusto for fun, for pleasureescribe por gusto, no por el dinero he writes for pleasure, not for the moneylos precios suben que da gusto ( iró); prices are shooting uptomarle or cogerle or agarrarle (el) gusto a algo to take a liking to sth, get to like sth, get into sth ( colloq)quien por su gusto padece, vaya al infierno a quejarse you/he/one must face the consequences of your/his/one's actions2(deseo, voluntad): satisface todos los gustos de sus hijos he indulges all his children's whimsno puedo permitirme esos gustos tan caros I can't afford such luxuriesmaneja al marido a su gusto she has her husband twisted around her little fingerel vestido no ha quedado a mi gusto the dress hasn't turned out the way I wanted it¿está a su gusto el peinado? is the style to your liking?agregar azúcar a or al gusto add sugar to tastea gusto del consumidor ( fr hecha); however/whatever/as you likedarle el or hacerle el gusto a algn: no le hagas todos los gustos don't indulge him all the timehoy sí voy a darme el gusto I'm really going to treat myself todaydarse los gustos en vida to enjoy lifeme di el gusto de decírselo a la cara I took great delight o pleasure in telling him to his face3a gusto at easeun lugar en el que se está muy a gusto a place where you feel comfortable o at ease¿estás a gusto en tu nuevo trabajo? are you happy in your new job?no se siente a gusto entre gente tan distinguida he doesn't feel at ease o he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable among such distinguished people4(en fórmulas de cortesía): mucho or tanto gusto pleased o nice to meet you¿podría avisarme cuando lleguen? — con mucho gusto could you let me know when they arrive? — with pleasure o ( AmE) I'd be glad tola conoces ¿no? — no, todavía no he tenido el gusto ( frml); you know her, don't you? — no, I haven't had the pleasure ( frml)C (sentido estético) tastetiene un gusto horrible she has awful o appalling tastetiene mucho gusto para arreglar las flores she does very tasteful flower arrangementsno me parece de muy buen gusto lo que le dijiste I don't think that what you said was in very good tastelleva ropa de muy buen gusto he wears tasteful clothestiene muy buen gusto para vestirse she has very good taste in clothes o very good dress senseuna broma/un comentario de mal gusto a tasteless joke/remark, a joke/remark that was in very poor o bad tasteD (inclinación, afición) tastenuestros gustos son muy dispares our tastes are very different, we have very different tastestiene gustos caros/simples she has expensive/simple tastesha heredado de su padre el gusto por la música he has inherited a liking for music from his father, he has inherited his father's love of musices difícil elegirle un disco si no conocemos sus gustos it's difficult to choose a record for him if we don't know his taste in music o what sort of music he likeslo tengo puesto a mi gusto I've got it arranged the way I like it o to my tastecorbatas para todos los gustos ties to suit all tastes, ties for all tastesun verde demasiado vivo para mi gusto too bright a green for my taste o likingir en gustos to be a matter of tasteen gustos se rompen géneros ( Méx); each to his own o there's no accounting for tasteentre gustos no hay disgustos ( Col); each to his own o there's no accounting for tastehay gustos que merecen palos there's no accounting for taste, each to his ownnunca llueve a gusto de todos one man's meat is another man's poison, you can't please everybodypara los gustos están los colores it takes all sorts, horses for coursessobre gustos y colores no hay nada escrito or no hay disputa or no discuten los doctores each to his own o there's no accounting for taste* * *
Del verbo gustar: ( conjugate gustar)
gusto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
gustó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
gustar
gusto
gustar ( conjugate gustar) verbo intransitivo
1 (+ me/te/le etc):◊ ¿te gustó el libro? did you like o enjoy the book?;
me gusta su compañía I enjoy her company;
los helados no me/te/nos gustan I/you/we don't like ice cream;
le gusta mucho la música he likes music very much;
a Juan le gusta María Juan likes María;
le gusta tocar la guitarra she likes to play the guitar (AmE), she likes playing the guitar (BrE);
le gusta mucho viajar she's very fond of traveling (colloq);
nos gusta dar un paseo después de comer we like to have a walk after lunch;
¿te gustoía visitar el castillo? would you like to visit the castle?;
me gustoía que vinieras temprano I'd like you to come early
2 ( en frases de cortesía) to wish (frml);
cuando usted guste whenever it is convenient for you
verbo transitivo (AmL) ( querer) to like;◊ ¿gustan tomar algo? would you like something to drink?
gusto sustantivo masculino
1
tiene un gusto medio raro it has a funny taste to it;
tiene gusto a fresa it tastes of strawberry;
deja un gusto a menta it has a minty aftertaste
una broma de mal gusto a tasteless joke;
para todos los gustos to suit all tastes
2
da gusto estar aquí it's so nice (being) here;
me dio mucho gusto volverlo a ver it was lovely to see him again;
por gusto for fun, for pleasure;
un lugar donde se está a gusto a place where you feel comfortable o at easeb) ( en fórmulas de cortesía):◊ mucho gusto (en conocerla) pleased o nice to meet you;
el gusto es mío the pleasure is mine
gustar
I verbo intransitivo 1 me gusta el pan, I like bread
me gustaba su compañía, I used to like his company
(con infinitivo) me gusta escribir, I like to write o I like writing
me gustaría ir, I would like to go ➣ Ver nota abajo
2 frml cortesía: cuando gustes, whenever you like
¿gustas?, would you like some?
3 frml (sentir agrado o afición) gustar de, to enjoy: gusta de salir a pasear por las mañanas, he likes to have a walk in the morning
II vtr (degustar, probar) to taste
Gustar se traduce por to like: Me gusta esta música. I like this music. Sin embargo, recuerda que en español el sujeto del verbo gustar es lo que nos gusta (esta música), mientras que en inglés el sujeto del verbo to like es I.
Si quieres añadir un verbo como complemento del verbo to like (me gusta nadar), debes emplear el gerundio, que siempre sugiere algo placentero: I like swimming. Pero si más que gustarte simplemente te parece una buena idea o lo haces por tu propio bien puedes usar el infinitivo: I like to go to the dentist twice a year. Me gusta ir al dentista dos veces al año. Sería muy difícil que alguien dijera I like going to the dentist, porque significaría que disfruta haciéndolo.
En el modo condicional ( I would like) sólo se puede usar el infinitivo: I would like to go out tonight. Me gustaría salir esta noche.
gusto sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación) taste
2 (para apreciar la belleza) taste: la tía Rosa tiene muy mal gusto, aunt Rose has very bad taste
fue un comentario de mal gusto, it was a remark in bad taste
3 (inclinación, agrado) liking: esa literatura no es de su gusto, he doesn't like that kind of literature
para mi gusto está precioso, I find it very pretty
4 (placer) pleasure: lo hace por gusto, she does it for the sake of it
este solecito es un gusto this sun is very nice
no tengo el gusto de conocerle, I have not had the pleasure of meeting him
♦ Locuciones: a gusto, comfortable o at ease
con (mucho) gusto, with (great) pleasure
tanto gusto, pleased to meet you
sobre gustos no hay nada escrito, each to his own
' gusto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antojo
- bastante
- bebible
- chabacana
- chabacano
- decoración
- despacharse
- detalle
- dulce
- dulzón
- dulzona
- encontrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fina
- fino
- gloria
- grado
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hogareña
- hogareño
- imperio
- macarrónica
- macarrónico
- paladar
- paleta
- paleto
- plato
- primera
- primero
- recargada
- recargado
- refinar
- refinada
- refinado
- ricamente
- sentida
- sentido
- solícita
- solícito
- tampoco
- teatralidad
- toque
- absoluto
- afición
- charro
- chulo
- comentario
- como
English:
cheap
- comfortable
- customize
- deplorably
- discerning
- discriminating
- discrimination
- do
- ease
- exquisite
- flavor
- flavour
- full-bodied
- gladly
- gore
- gristle
- gusto
- hoax
- indulge
- like
- liking
- matter
- naff
- please
- pleasure
- prefer
- put off
- relish
- savor
- savour
- sense
- sick
- sight
- take to
- taste
- tasteful
- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- tone
- unsophisticated
- vulgar
- vulgarity
- acquired
- choice
- distasteful
- dress
- fun
* * *♦ nm1. [sentido] taste;tiene atrofiado el sentido del gusto she has a poor sense of taste;añada sal a gusto add salt to taste2. [sabor] taste, flavour;este postre tiene un gusto muy raro this dessert tastes very odd;tiene gusto a chocolate it tastes of chocolate;tiene gusto a plástico it tastes like plastic;una barra de helado de dos gustos a block of ice cream with two flavours3. [estilo] taste;el buen gusto se forma desde la infancia good taste is something you develop as a child;es un cuadro de gusto romántico the painting is rather Romantic in style;está decorado al gusto de la época it is decorated in the style of the period;una casa decorada con (buen) gusto a tastefully decorated house;de buen/mal gusto in good/bad taste;fue una broma de mal gusto the joke was in bad o poor taste;tener buen/mal gusto to have good/bad taste;tiene muy buen gusto para la ropa she has very good taste in clothes;sobre gustos no hay nada escrito there's no accounting for taste, each to his own4. [preferencia] taste;tenemos gustos distintos sobre ropa we have different tastes in clothes;no comparto su gusto por la violencia I don't share his liking for violence;su gusto por el mar es bien conocido he is well known for liking the sea5. [placer] pleasure;ponte a gusto make yourself comfortable;contigo estoy muy a gusto I feel really comfortable o at ease with you;a gusto del consumidor in line with the customer's wishes;siempre quieres que haga las cosas a tu gusto you always want me to do things your way;con mucho gusto gladly, with pleasure;iría con (mucho) gusto, pero no puedo I'd love to go, but I can't;lo haré con gusto I'll be pleased to do it, I'll do it with pleasure;da gusto estar aquí it's really nice here;lo hago por darte gusto I'm doing it for you o to make you happy;me di el gusto de contestarle I allowed myself the satisfaction of answering him back;date el gusto, cómpratelo go on, treat yourself and buy it;está a gusto consigo mismo he's at ease with himself;[cómodamente] to do sth comfortably; Famque da gusto: canta que da gusto it's a pleasure to hear her sing;esta cerveza entra que da gusto this beer goes down a treat6. [en fórmula de cortesía]¿me podrías despertar a las 7? – con mucho gusto can you wake me at 7? – of course o with pleasure;tener el gusto de hacer algo to have the pleasure of doing sth;no tengo el gusto (de conocerla) I don't think I've had the pleasure♦ de gusto, por gusto loc advPerú, RP [adrede] on purpose;es por gusto que se queda she's only staying to annoy us* * *m1 ( preferencias, sabor) taste;sobre gustos no hay nada escrito there’s no accounting for taste;de buen gusto in good taste, tasteful;de mal gusto in bad taste, tasteless;tomar el gusto a algo get to like sth, acquire a taste for sth2 ( placer) pleasure;con mucho gusto with pleasure;da gusto hacer negocios con usted it’s a pleasure doing business with you;dar gusto a alguien please s.o.;tener el gusto de have the pleasure of;mucho otanto gusto how do you do3:a gusto at ease;sentirse a gusto feel comfortable o at ease* * *gusto nm1) : flavor, taste2) : taste, style3) : pleasure, liking4) : whim, fancya gusto: at will5)a gusto : comfortable, at ease6)al gusto : to taste, as one likes7)mucho gusto : pleased to meet you* * *gusto n1. (sentido, sabor) taste2. (preferencia) taste3. (placer) pleasuretenemos el gusto de invitarles a la boda de nuestro hijo we are pleased to invite you to our son's weddingestar / sentirse a gusto to feel comfortable -
52 horrible
adj.1 horrifying, terrifying.2 terrible, awful (muy malo).3 horrible, hideous (muy feo).* * *► adjetivo1 horrible, dreadful, awful* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=espantoso) [accidente, crimen, matanza] horrific2) (=feo) [persona, objeto, ropa, cuadro] hideous3) (=malo, perverso) horrible¡qué hombre tan horrible! — what a horrible man!
4) (=insoportable) terriblehizo un calor horrible — it was terribly hot, the heat was terrible
la conferencia fue un rollo horrible — * the lecture was a real drag *
* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex. The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.Ex. I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex. Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.----* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *a) <accidente/muerte> horrible, horrificc) < tiempo> terrible, awfuld) ( inaguantable) unbearable* * *= horrid, lousy [lousier -comp., lousiest -sup.], unsightly, revolting, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unpleasant, awful, terrible, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, heinous, frightening, yucky [yuckier -comp., yuckiest -sup.], pathetic.Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.* horrible, espantoso, de puta pena = awful.* morir una muerte horrible = suffer + a horrible death, die + a horrible death.* tener una muerte horrible = die + a horrible death, suffer + a horrible death.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* * *1 (trágico, espantoso) ‹accidente/muerte› horrible, horrific2 (feo) ‹persona› hideous, ugly; ‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous3 (malo) ‹tiempo› terrible, awful, dreadful4(inaguantable): ¡qué calor más horrible! it's terribly o unbearably hot!* * *
horrible adjetivo
‹camisa/adorno› horrible, hideous
horrible adjetivo horrible, dreadful, awful
' horrible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amanecer
- horrendo-a
- infame
- pestazo
- antipático
- calor
- cargante
- mal
- malo
- odioso
- pereza
- perro
- pinche
- tocar
- tufo
English:
awful
- cat
- dreadful
- hideous
- hole
- horrible
- horrid
- it
- manage
- mind
- nasty
- shocking
- thought
- wretched
- abominable
- crummy
- foul
- ghastly
- revolting
- rotten
- sickly
- vile
* * *horrible adj1. [terrorífico] horrific, terrifying;un accidente horrible a horrific accidentnos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible o awful weathertiene un novio horrible she's got a horrible-looking o hideous boyfriend;ese vestido le queda horrible that dress looks horrible o hideous on her¡qué frío más horrible! it's absolutely freezing!;tengo un hambre horrible I'm ravenous o starving* * *adj horrible, dreadful* * *horrible adj: horrible, dreadful♦ horriblemente adv* * *horrible adj1. (en general) awful / terrible2. (accidente) horrific -
53 horripilante
adj.1 horrifying, spine-chilling.2 horrible, hideous (muy feo).3 dreadful, horrible, gruesome, horrifying.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, horrifying, terrifying* * *ADJ (=espeluznante) [escena] hair-raising, horrifying; [persona] creepy *, terrifying* * *adjetivo terrifying, horrifying* * *= horrifying, gruesome, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], hair-raising, frightening, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], grotesquely ugly.Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.Ex. In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * *adjetivo terrifying, horrifying* * *= horrifying, gruesome, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], hair-raising, frightening, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], grotesquely ugly.Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.* * *terrifying, horrifying, hair-raising* * *
horripilante adjetivo
terrifying, horrifying
horripilante adjetivo hair-raising, scary
' horripilante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
English:
grisly
- gruesome
- horrifying
* * *horripilante adj1. [terrorífico] horrifying, spine-chilling* * *adj horrible* * *horripilante adj: horrifying, hair-raising -
54 horror
m.1 terror, horror (miedo).me da horror pensarlo just thinking about it gives me the shivers¡qué horror! how awful!¡qué horror de día! what an awful day!2 atrocity.los horrores de la guerra the horrors of war* * *1 (repulsión) horror, terror2 (temor) hate3 figurado (atrocidad) atrocity\¡qué horror! how awful!* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=miedo) horror (a of)dread (a of)¡qué horror! — how awful o dreadful!, how ghastly! *
la fiesta fue un horror — * the party was ghastly *, the party was dreadful
se dicen horrores de la cocina inglesa — * awful things are said about English cooking
tener algo en horror — frm to detest sth, loathe sth
2) (=acto) atrocity, terrible thing3) * (=mucho)me gusta horrores o un horror — I love it
me duele horrores — it's really painful, it hurts like mad o like hell *
se divirtieron horrores — they had a tremendous o fantastic time *
* * *1)a) (miedo, angustia) horrorb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico)qué horror! — how awful o terrible!
2) horrores masculino plural ( cosas terribles) horrors (pl)dice horrores de ella — (fam) he says awful o terrible things about her (colloq)
* * *= horror.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.----* grito de horror = cry of horror.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* tener horror a = loathe, hate.* * *1)a) (miedo, angustia) horrorb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico)qué horror! — how awful o terrible!
2) horrores masculino plural ( cosas terribles) horrors (pl)dice horrores de ella — (fam) he says awful o terrible things about her (colloq)
* * *= horror.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
* grito de horror = cry of horror.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* tener horror a = loathe, hate.* * *A1(miedo, angustia): me causa horror ver esas escenas it horrifies me to see those scenesel horror que causó or produjo la matanza the feeling of horror o the horror which the massacre provokedlos exámenes me producen horror I have an absolute horror o dread of examsles tengo horror a los hospitales I'm terrified of hospitals2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): ¡qué horror! how awful o terrible!, that's awful o terrible!¡qué horror de mujer! what an awful o appalling woman!, what a dreadful o ghastly woman! ( BrE)había un horror de gente there were a tremendous number of people there ( colloq)(cosas terribles): dice horrores de su suegra he says awful o terrible o dreadful things about his mother-in-lawlos horrores de los campos de concentración the horrors of the concentration campslos horrores que vi durante la guerra the horrific things I witnessed during the war* * *
horror sustantivo masculino
1
les tengo horror a los hospitales I'm terrified of hospitalsb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico):◊ ¡qué horror! how awful o terrible!
2
los horrors de la guerra the horrors of the war
horror sustantivo masculino
1 horror, terror: ¡qué horror!, how awful!
2 (antipatía, aversión) fam le tengo horror a la plancha, I hate doing the ironing
♦ Locuciones: fam (muchísimo) un horror u horrores, an awful lot
' horror' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarrador
- desgarradora
- escalofrío
- película
- terror
- espanto
- estremecer
- vampiro
English:
bear
- dreadful
- flail
- horror
- horror film
- horror story
- it
- nameless
- to
* * *♦ nm1. [miedo] terror, horror;me da horror pensarlo just thinking about it gives me the shivers;se quedó paralizado de horror he was paralysed with fear;¡qué horror! how awful!;¡qué horror de día! what an awful day!2. [atrocidad] atrocity;los horrores de la guerra the horrors of warme gusta un horror I absolutely love it;la quiero un horror I love her to bits, I really love her;nos costó un horror convencerle it was an incredible job to convince him♦ advFamhorrores terribly, an awful lot;me gusta horrores I absolutely love it;la quiero horrores I love her to bits, I really love her* * *m1 horror (a of);tener horror a be terrified of;me da horror pensar en … I dread to think of …;¡qué horror! how awful!2:me gusta horrores fam I like it a lot* * *horror nm: horror, dread* * *horror n1. (en general) horror2. (muchísimo) an awful lot¡qué horror! how awful! -
55 indigno
adj.unworthy, despicable, contemptible, disgraceful.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: indignar.* * *► adjetivo1 unworthy (de, of)2 (vil) low, contemptible* * *ADJ1) (=impropio) unworthy2) (=desmerecedor) unworthyeres indigna de nuestra confianza — you are unworthy o not worthy of our trust
3) (=despreciable) despicable* * *- na adjetivoa) ( impropio) unworthyb) ( no merecedor) unworthyc) ( humillante) degrading, humiliatingd) ( vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful* * *----* indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* * *- na adjetivoa) ( impropio) unworthyb) ( no merecedor) unworthyc) ( humillante) degrading, humiliatingd) ( vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful* * ** indigno de confianza = untrustworthy.* * *indigno -na1 (impropio) unworthy indigno DE algn unworthy OF sbese comportamiento es indigno de una persona de su clase such behavior is unworthy of o unbecoming in a person of your background2 (no merecedor) unworthy indigno DE algo/algn:eres indigno de todo lo que ha hecho por ti you're unworthy of o ( frml) undeserving of all she's done for you, you don't deserve all she's done for youesa mujer es indigna de ti that woman is unworthy of you3 (humillante) degrading, humiliating4 (vergonzoso) shameful, disgraceful, outrageous* * *
Del verbo indignar: ( conjugate indignar)
indigno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
indignó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
indignar
indigno
indignar ( conjugate indignar) verbo transitivo
to make … angry o indignant;
( más fuerte) to outrage
indignarse verbo pronominal
to get angry, become indignant;
( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed
indigno◊ -na adjetivo
indigno de algn unworthy of sb
indignar verbo transitivo to infuriate, make angry
indigno,-a adjetivo
1 (no merecedor) unworthy [de, of]
2 (impropio) wrong: esa respuesta es indigna de ti, it's not like you to respond like that
3 (infame, humillante) wretched, dreadful: sus condiciones de vida son indignas, the conditions they live in are dreadful
4 (despreciable, vergonzoso) su comportamiento fue indigno, his behaviour was despicable
' indigno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indigna
- última
- último
English:
beneath
- unfit
- unworthy
* * *indigno, -a adj1. [impropio] unworthy, not worthy (de of);una reacción indigna de alguien en su posición a reaction which was unworthy of somebody in her position2. [no merecedor] unworthy, not worthy (de of);soy indigno de tal honor I am not worthy of such an honour3. [degradante] shameful, appalling* * *adj unworthy (de of)* * *indigno, -na adj: unworthy -
56 lastimoso
adj.pitiful, pitiable, mournful, piteous.* * *► adjetivo1 pitiful, sorry* * *ADJ pitiful, pathetic* * ** * *= pathetic, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.].Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.* * ** * *= pathetic, sorry [sorrier -comp., sorriest -sup.].Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.* * *lastimoso -sa1 (triste) terrible, pitiful2 (deplorable) shameful, terrible, appalling* * *
lastimoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que da pena) pitiful
2 (que causa mala impresión) dreadful
' lastimoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lastimosa
- miserable
English:
piteous
- pitiful
- puny
* * *lastimoso, -a adj1. [que produce lástima] pitiful, pathetic2. [en mal estado] pitiful;la casa estaba en un lastimoso estado the house was in a pitiful o terrible state* * *adj pitiful; ( deplorable) shameful* * *lastimoso, -sa adj1) : shameful2) : pitiful, terrible* * *lastimoso adj pathetic -
57 leyenda
f.1 legend.2 inscription, legend.3 caption, legend.* * *1 (narración) legend2 (inscripción) inscription\leyenda negra black legend* * *noun f.1) legend2) caption* * *SF1) (=historia) legendleyenda negra — (=mala fama) bad reputation; ( Hist) view of the Conquest of Latin America which emphasized the negative side of Spanish involvement
2) (=inscripción) [de moneda, medalla, lápida] legend, inscription3) [de cuadro, grabado, mapa] (=encabezamiento) heading; (=pie) caption4) (=eslogan) slogan* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.----* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *A ( Lit) (narración) legendsegún cuenta la leyenda according to the legend, the legend has it that …un actor que se convirtió en leyenda an actor who became a legendCompuesto:B (de una moneda, un escudo) legend; (de una ilustración, foto) caption, legendcomo reza la leyenda according to the caption* * *
leyenda sustantivo femenino
( de ilustración) caption, legend
leyenda sustantivo femenino
1 (narración) legend
2 (inscripción) inscription, lettering
' leyenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
folklórico
- inscripción
- mito
English:
caption
- legend
- story
* * *leyenda nf1. [narración] legendla leyenda negra Hist = the negative picture traditionally given of Spain by many European historians, and especially of the Inquisition and the conquest of the Americas; Figsobre él pesa una leyenda negra he has an appalling reputation2. [ídolo] legend;una leyenda del jazz a jazz legend3. [inscripción] [en moneda, escudo, estandarte] inscription, legend;[en mapa] legend* * *f legend* * *leyenda nf1) : legend2) : caption, inscription* * *leyenda n legend -
58 opresor
adj.oppressing, appalling, overwhelming.m.oppressor.* * *► adjetivo1 oppressive, oppressing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 oppressor* * *opresor, -a1.ADJ oppressive2.SM / F oppressor* * *I- sora adjetivo oppressiveII- sora masculino, femenino oppressor* * *= oppressor, stifling.Ex. This book is a powerful eyewitness account of the Holocaust & how it affected both victims & oppressors.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.* * *I- sora adjetivo oppressiveII- sora masculino, femenino oppressor* * *= oppressor, stifling.Ex: This book is a powerful eyewitness account of the Holocaust & how it affected both victims & oppressors.
Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.* * *oppressivemasculine, feminineoppressor* * *
opresor,-ora
I sustantivo masculino y femenino oppressor
II adjetivo oppressive, oppressing
' opresor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
liberar
- opresora
* * *opresor, -ora♦ adjoppressive♦ nm,foppressor* * *I adj oppressiveII m, opresora f oppressor* * *: oppressive: oppressor -
59 orientar
v.1 to direct.mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2 to give advice or guidance to.3 to guide, to direct, to show the way, to give a direction.* * *2 (esfuerzos, investigaciones) to direct3 (guiar) to guide; (aconsejar) to advise1 to find one's bearings* * *verb1) to guide2) orient* * *1. VT1) (=situar)orientar algo hacia o a algo — to position sth to face sth
orientaron la parabólica hacia el norte — they positioned the satellite dish to face north, they put the satellite dish facing north
la casa está orientada hacia el suroeste — the house faces south-west, the house looks south-west
2) (=enfocar) to directtenemos que orientar nuestros esfuerzos hacia un aumento de la productividad — we must direct our efforts towards improving productivity
hay que orientar las investigaciones en otro sentido — we shall have to follow a different path of enquiry
cómics orientados a un público adulto — comics oriented o targeted at adult readers
3) (=guiar) to guideme ha orientado en la materia — he has guided me through the subject, he has given me guidance about the subject
4) (Náut) [+ vela] to trim2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex. In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex. You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex. These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.----* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *orientar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹antena/reflector› orientar algo HACIA/A algo:oriente la antena al este or hacia el este position/turn the antenna ( AmE) o ( BrE) aerial to face eastorientó el avión hacia el sur he headed the plane south2 ‹edificio›decidieron orientarlo hacia el sur they decided to build it facing southla casa está orientada al sur or hacia el sur the house faces south o is south-facing, the house has a southern aspect ( frml)3 ( Náut) ‹velas› to trimB(encaminar): orientemos nuestros esfuerzos hacia la consecución de este objetivo let us direct our efforts toward the achievement of this goaluna política orientada a combatir la inflación a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflationC (guiar) ‹persona›1 «faro/estrellas» to guide2 «profesor/amigo» to adviseorientar a los jóvenes en la elección de una carrera to give young people guidance on their choice of a careerA (ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself, orientate oneself ( BrE); (no perderse) to find one's way aroundlos antiguos navegantes se orientaban por las estrellas in ancient times sailors steered by the starsB1(girar): plantas que se orientan hacia el sol plantas that turn toward(s) the sun2(inclinarse): las tres hermanas se orientaron hacia las ciencias the three sisters went in for o opted for science3 ( caus) (informarse) to get information* * *
orientar ( conjugate orientar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/política› to direct
3 ‹ persona›
( mostrar el camino):
orientarse verbo pronominal ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself;
orientar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to position: compraron un terreno orientado al norte, they bought a piece of land facing north
2 (a una persona) to advise, guide
3 (indicar camino) to give directions
4 (actitud, acción, etc, hacia un fin determinado) to direct, aim
una campaña publicitaria orientada hacia los jóvenes, an advertising campaign aimed at young people
' orientar' also found in these entries:
English:
orient
- orientate
- trim
- gear
* * *♦ vt1. [dar una posición] to direct;hay que orientar el foco hacia abajo the spotlight needs to be pointed downwards;orientó la popa hacia el este he pointed the stern eastwards;mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2. [indicar una dirección] to guide;un lugareño les orientó a local pointed them in the right direction3. [aconsejar] to give advice o guidance to;necesito que me orienten sobre el mejor modelo I need some advice about the best modelorientaron las medidas a reducir la inflación the measures were aimed at reducing inflation;orientó sus investigaciones hacia la biogenética he focused his research on biogenetics* * *v/t1 ( aconsejar) advise2:orientar algo hacia algo turn sth toward sth* * *orientar vt1) : to orient, to position2) : to guide, to direct* * *orientar vb1. (telescopio, antena) to point2. (guiar a una persona) to direct / to guide3. (aconsejar a una persona) to advise -
60 orientarse
1 to find one's bearings* * *VPR1) (=encontrar el camino) to get one's bearingses difícil orientarse en esta ciudad — it's hard to get one's bearings in this city, it's hard to find one's way around in this city
2) (=tender)* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearingsEx. With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.* * *(v.) = get + Posesivo + bearingsEx: With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.
* * *
■orientarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona en un lugar) to get one's bearings, to find one's way: no sé orientarme en el mar, I don't know how to get my bearings at sea
2 (hacia un objetivo) su política social se orienta hacia los desempleados, her social policies are aimed at the unemployed
' orientarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tantear
- ubicarse
- orientar
- ubicar
English:
bearing
- face
- way
* * *vpr2. [encontrar el camino] to find one's direction;se orientó con las estrellas he found his direction by the stars;tardó un rato en orientarse it took her a while to get her bearings;yo me oriento muy bien I find my way around pretty welllas negociaciones se orientan a la liberación de los rehenes the aim of the talks is to free the hostages* * *v/r1 get one’s bearings* * *vr1) : to orient oneself, to get one's bearings2)orientarse hacia : to turn towards, to lean towards* * *orientarse vb to find your way around [pt. & pp. found]
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