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41 mordaz
adj.1 caustic, biting.2 sarcastic, bitter, biting, bitterly severe.3 mordant, biting, sour, stinging.* * *1 mordant, sarcastic* * *adj.sarcastic, biting* * *ADJ [crítica, persona] sharp, scathing; [estilo] incisive; [humor] caustic* * ** * *= trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.----* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* * ** * *= trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.* crítica mordaz = hatchet job.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* * *‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic, incisive; ‹crítica› sharp, scathing* * *
mordaz adjetivo ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic;
‹ crítica› sharp, scathing
mordaz adjetivo biting, scathing: me gusta leer sus mordaces comentarios acerca de los programas de la tele, I like reading his biting commentary on TV programmes
' mordaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corrosiva
- corrosivo
- afilado
English:
abrasive
- acid
- barbed
- biting
- caustic
- cutting
- damning
- denunciation
- incisive
- pointed
- scathing
- sharp
- dry
- dryness
* * *mordaz adjcaustic* * *adj biting, sharp* * *mordaz adj: caustic, scathing -
42 poesía macarrónica
(n.) = macaronic poetryEx. Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.* * *(n.) = macaronic poetryEx: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
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43 posición social
f.social standing, place, walk of life, social status.* * *(n.) = social standingEx. Their observations give a fascinating and humorous insight into the social standing of public libraries in the Ireland of the early 1900's.* * *(n.) = social standingEx: Their observations give a fascinating and humorous insight into the social standing of public libraries in the Ireland of the early 1900's.
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44 preocupado
adj.worried, troubled, concerned, distressed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: preocupar.* * *1→ link=preocupar preocupar► adjetivo1 worried* * *(f. - preocupada)adj.* * *ADJ worried, concerned ( por about)* * *- da adjetivo worried* * *= troubled, preoccupied, concerned, anxious, worried, in a tizz(y).Ex. These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.Ex. He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.Ex. Concerned, thoughtful, supportive, humorous -- all those traits lacking from the present boss he has in abundance.Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex. And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.----* despreocupado = unconcerned.* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.* preocupado por el presente = present-minded.* preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.* preocupado por los costes = cost-conscious [cost conscious].* preocupados, los = concerned, the.* * *- da adjetivo worried* * *= troubled, preoccupied, concerned, anxious, worried, in a tizz(y).Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.Ex: Concerned, thoughtful, supportive, humorous -- all those traits lacking from the present boss he has in abundance.Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.* despreocupado = unconcerned.* estar preocupado por = be anxious to.* preocupado por el presente = present-minded.* preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.* preocupado por los costes = cost-conscious [cost conscious].* preocupados, los = concerned, the.* * *preocupado -daworriedme tiene muy preocupada que no llame I'm really worried (that) he hasn't phonedestá como distraído y preocupado he seems rather distracted and preoccupiedpreocupado POR algo worried ABOUT sthestá preocupado por la salud de su mujer/por lo que pueda pasar he's worried o anxious about his wife's health/about what might happen* * *
Del verbo preocupar: ( conjugate preocupar)
preocupado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
preocupado
preocupar
preocupado◊ -da adjetivo
worried;
preocupado POR algo worried about sth
preocupar ( conjugate preocupar) verbo transitivo
to worry;
no quiero preocupadolo I don't want to worry him;
le preocupa el futuro she's worried o concerned about her future;
me preocupa que no haya llamado it worries me that she hasn't phoned;
no me preocupa it doesn't bother o worry me
preocuparse verbo pronominal
1 ( inquietarse) to worry;
preocupadose POR algo/algn to worry about sth/sb
2 ( ocuparse) preocupadose DE algo:◊ me preocupé de que no faltara nada I made sure o I saw to it that we had everything;
no se preocupó más del asunto he gave the matter no further thought
preocupado,-a adjetivo worried, concerned
preocupar verbo transitivo to worry, bother: les preocupa su futuro, they are concerned about his future
no le preocupa, it doesn't bother him
' preocupado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- inquieta
- inquieto
- preocupada
- sombría
- sombrío
- angustiado
- asustado
- enrollado
- intranquilo
- mucho
- nada
- nervioso
English:
about
- anxious
- concerned
- disturbed
- preoccupied
- uneasy
- unhappy
- untroubled
- worried
- be
- have
- troubled
* * *preocupado, -a adjworried, concerned ( por about);nuestro hijo nos tiene muy preocupados we're very worried o concerned about our son* * ** * *preocupado adj worried -
45 revolcarse en el fango
to wallow in the mud* * *(v.) = wallow in + the mireEx. Even Shakespeare was not above wallowing in the mire, though unlike Marlowe he usually reserved scatology for humorous purposes.* * *(v.) = wallow in + the mireEx: Even Shakespeare was not above wallowing in the mire, though unlike Marlowe he usually reserved scatology for humorous purposes.
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46 ser el alma de
(v.) = be the life of, be the life and soul ofEx. It is needless to say that young Lincoln was the life of the gatherings, being an expert in the telling of a humorous story and having always a plentiful supply.Ex. To be the life and soul of a party or social gathering requires you to come out of your shell and let go.* * *(v.) = be the life of, be the life and soul ofEx: It is needless to say that young Lincoln was the life of the gatherings, being an expert in the telling of a humorous story and having always a plentiful supply.
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47 sin clemencia
Ex. Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.* * *Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
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48 sin compasión
adj.without compassion, merciless.adv.mercilessly.* * *merciless* * *Ex. Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.* * *Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
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49 sin piedad
adj.without remorse, remorseless, with the gloves off.adv.without mercy.* * *= ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilesslyEx. The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex. Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.* * *= ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilesslyEx: The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.
Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein. -
50 virulento
adj.1 virulent, baneful.2 cankered.* * *► adjetivo1 virulent* * *ADJ virulent* * *- ta adjetivo virulent* * *= virulent, searing, virulently, vitriolic, blistering.Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.----* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* * *- ta adjetivo virulent* * *= virulent, searing, virulently, vitriolic, blistering.Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* * *virulento -ta1 ( Med) virulent2 ‹ataque/crítica› virulent, violent* * *
virulento,-a adjetivo virulent
' virulento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
virulenta
English:
fierce
- virulent
* * *virulento, -a adj1. [epidemia, crítica, conflicto] virulent, fierce2. [virus, microorganismo] virulent* * *adj MED, figvirulent* * *virulento, -ta adj: virulent -
51 vitriólico
adj.vitriolic.* * *► adjetivo1 vitriolic* * *= vitriolic.Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.* * *= vitriolic.Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
* * *vitriólico, -a adjvitriolic -
52 ácaro
m.acarus, acarid, mite, cheese mite.* * *1 mite* * *SM mite* * *masculino mite* * *= dust mite, house mite, mite, acarus [acari, -pl.].Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex. This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.----* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* * *masculino mite* * *= dust mite, house mite, mite, acarus [acari, -pl.].Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
Ex: This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* * *mite* * *
ácaro m Zool mite, acarus
' ácaro' also found in these entries:
English:
mite
* * *ácaro nmmiteácaro del polvo dust mite* * *m mite* * *ácaro nm: mite -
53 greguería
1 (algarabía) hubbub2 LITERATURA type of aphorism* * *SF1) (=ruido) hubbub, uproar, hullabaloo2) (Literat) brief, humorous and often mildly poetic comment or aphorism about life* * *( Lit) short, humorous, prose composition looking at life -
54 aposento
m.1 room.se retiró a sus aposentos (Anticuado & humorous) she withdrew (to her chamber)2 lodgings (alojamiento).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aposentar.* * *1 (cuarto) room2 (hospedaje) lodgings plural\tomar aposento en to put up at* * *SM (=cuarto) room; (=hospedaje) lodging* * *masculino (arc o hum) ( habitación) chamber (dated)me retiro a mis aposentos — (hum) I'm going to retire (hum)
* * *Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.* * *masculino (arc o hum) ( habitación) chamber (dated)me retiro a mis aposentos — (hum) I'm going to retire (hum)
* * *Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
* * *(habitación) room, chamber ( dated)* * *
Del verbo aposentar: ( conjugate aposentar)
aposento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aposentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
aposento sustantivo masculino (arc o hum) ( habitación) chamber (dated)
aposento sustantivo masculino room, chamber: se retiró a su aposento, he retired to his room
' aposento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cámara
English:
chamber
* * *aposento nm1. [habitación] room;Anticuado o Humse retiró a sus aposentos she withdrew (to her chamber)2. [alojamiento] lodgings* * *m room, chamber -
55 beldad
f.1 fairness, beauty (Formal humorous).2 beautiful woman, beautiful person, belle, beauty.imperat.2nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) Imperative of Spanish verb: beldar.* * *1 beauty* * *SF liter1) (=cualidad) beauty2) (=persona) beauty, belle* * ** * *= beauty.Ex. The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.* * ** * *= beauty.Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
* * *( liter)1 (mujer bella) beauty2 (cualidad) beautyposeía una gran beldad she possessed great beauty ( liter)* * *beldad nfLiterario1. [belleza] fairness, beauty2. [mujer bella] beauty* * *f litbeauty* * *beldad nfbelleza, hermosura: beauty -
56 cagado
adj.1 full of excrement.2 funny, humorous, comical.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cagar.* * *1→ link=cagar cagar► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino\estar cagado,-a (de miedo) familiar to be shit-scared* * *- da adjetivo1) (vulg) <calzoncillos/sábana> dirty, shitty (colloq & hum)2) (vulg)a) [ser] (miedoso, cobarde) gutless (colloq)b) [estar] ( asustado) scared stiff (colloq), shit-scared (vulg)3) (CS vulg) ( jodido)estamos cagados — we're in deep trouble o (vulg) in deep shit
4) (delante del n) (Col vulg) ( uso enfático) goddamn (AmE sl), bloody (BrE sl)* * *= wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* * *- da adjetivo1) (vulg) <calzoncillos/sábana> dirty, shitty (colloq & hum)2) (vulg)a) [ser] (miedoso, cobarde) gutless (colloq)b) [estar] ( asustado) scared stiff (colloq), shit-scared (vulg)3) (CS vulg) ( jodido)estamos cagados — we're in deep trouble o (vulg) in deep shit
4) (delante del n) (Col vulg) ( uso enfático) goddamn (AmE sl), bloody (BrE sl)* * *= wimpy [wimpier -comp., wimpiest -sup.], wimpish.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.* * *cagado -daA ( vulg); ‹calzoncillos/sábana› dirty, shitty ( colloq hum)estaba cagado hasta las orejas he had messed himself and he was covered in it ( colloq), he was filthyB ( vulg)1 [ SER] (miedoso, cobarde) gutless ( colloq)estaba/iba cagado de miedo he was scared shitless o shit-scared o scared stiff, he was shitting himself ( BrE vulg)C(CS vulg) (jodido): si llueve mañana, estamos cagados if it rains tomorrow, we're in deep trouble o ( vulg) in deep shitD ( Chi)2 [ ESTAR] (agobiado, deprimido) pissed off (sl)F* * *
Del verbo cagar: ( conjugate cagar)
cagado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cagado
cagar
cagar ( conjugate cagar) verbo intransitivo (vulg) ( defecar) to have a shit (vulg)
cagarse verbo pronominal (vulg) to shit oneself (vulg)
cagado,-a adjetivo familiar (cobarde, miedoso) coward, chicken
cagar
I verbo intransitivo & vtr vulgar to (have a) shit, crap
II verbo transitivo (fastidiar, desbaratar) to ruin
♦ Locuciones: cagarla, to cock it up
' cagado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagada
* * *cagado, -a muy Fam♦ adjshit-scared♦ nm,f[cobarde] yellow-belly, chicken* * *I adj popscared shitless vulg ;coward -
57 canto1
1 = singing, chant.Ex. They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.Ex. An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.----* canto de los pájaros = bird-song.* canto de los pájaros al amanecer = morning chorus, dawn chorus.* canto fúnebre = dirge. -
58 ciencia
f.1 science.a ciencia cierta for certainno se conoce a ciencia cierta el número de víctimas the number of victims isn't known for certainciencias económicas economicsciencias de la información media studiesciencias naturales natural sciencesciencias ocultas occultismciencias políticas political scienceciencias sociales social sciences2 learning, knowledge.* * *1 (disciplina) science2 (saber) knowledge, learning\saber algo a ciencia cierta figurado to know something for certainser un pozo de ciencia to be a well of knowledgeciencia ficción science fictionciencia infusa intuitionciencias empresariales business studiesciencias exactas mathematics singciencias naturales natural sciencesciencias ocultas the occult sing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=conocimiento) scienceno tener mucha ciencia —
ciencia infusa, lo sabe por ciencia infusa — iró he has God-given intelligence
2) (=doctrina) science, sciences plciencias sociales — social science, social sciences pl
* * *a) ( rama del saber) science; (saber, conocimiento) knowledge, learninga ciencia cierta — for sure, for certain
b) ciencias femenino plural (Educ) science* * *= scholarship, science.Ex. The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.----* academia de las ciencias = academy of sciences.* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.* árbol de la ciencia, el = tree of knowledge, the.* biblioteca de ciencias = science library.* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* ciencia aplicada = applied science.* Ciencia Cristiana, la = Christian Science.* ciencia de la comunicación = communication science.* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.* ciencia del conocimiento = cognitive science.* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* ciencia experimental = hard sciences, the.* ciencia ficción = science fiction, sci-fi.* ciencia forense = forensic science.* ciencia médica = medical science.* ciencia militar = military science.* ciencia mundial = world science.* ciencias = science and technology.* ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.* ciencias biológicas = biological sciences.* ciencias biomédicas = biomedical sciences.* ciencias de la atmósfera = atmospheric sciences.* ciencias de la computación = computer science, computational science.* ciencias de la computación y tecnología informática = computer science and technology.* ciencias de la construcción = building sciences.* ciencias de la documentación = information science, library science.* ciencias de la educación = educational science.* ciencias de la navegación = nautical science.* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.* ciencias de las plantas = plant science(s).* ciencias de la tierra = geosciences.* ciencias de la tierra, las = earth sciences, the.* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.* ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.* ciencias del espacio, las = space science(s), the.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* ciencias de los materiales = materials sciences.* ciencias domésticas = domestic science.* ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.* ciencias exactas, las = exact sciences, the, hard sciences, the.* ciencias físicas = physical science.* ciencias forestales = forestry.* ciencias históricas = historical sciences.* ciencias humanas = human science.* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.* ciencias navales = ship science.* ciencias planetarias, las = planetary sciences, the.* ciencias políticas = political science.* ciencias puras = pure sciences.* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.* ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the, social studies.* ciencia virtual = e-science.* ciencia y tecnología = sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].* Ciencia y Tecnología (C + T) = S & T (Science and Technology).* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* ciencia y tecnología de los materiales = materials science and technology.* científico de las ciencias de la tierra = geoscientist.* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* enseñanza de las ciencias = science education.* especialista en ciencias de la tierra = earth scientist.* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* facultad de ciencias de la educación = teachers college, teacher training college.* filosofía de la ciencia = philosophy of science.* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).* humanidades y ciencias sociales = arts and social sciences.* Indice de Citas de Ciencia (SCI) = Science Citation Index (SCI).* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).* investigación en ciencias de la documentación = information science research.* Licenciatura de Ciencias = M.Sc. (Master of Science).* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia = Department of Education and Science.* mundo de la ciencia, el = world of science, the, scientific world, the.* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.* museo de las ciencias = science museum.* no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.* novela de ciencia ficción = science fiction novel.* relacionado con las ciencias = science-related.* revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.* ser una ciencia exacta = be an exact science.* sistema de la ciencia, el = system of science, the.* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.* * *a) ( rama del saber) science; (saber, conocimiento) knowledge, learninga ciencia cierta — for sure, for certain
b) ciencias femenino plural (Educ) science* * *= scholarship, science.Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.
Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.* academia de las ciencias = academy of sciences.* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.* árbol de la ciencia, el = tree of knowledge, the.* biblioteca de ciencias = science library.* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* ciencia aplicada = applied science.* Ciencia Cristiana, la = Christian Science.* ciencia de la comunicación = communication science.* ciencia de las zonas polares = polar science.* ciencia del conocimiento = cognitive science.* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.* ciencia de los alimentos = food science.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* ciencia experimental = hard sciences, the.* ciencia ficción = science fiction, sci-fi.* ciencia forense = forensic science.* ciencia médica = medical science.* ciencia militar = military science.* ciencia mundial = world science.* ciencias = science and technology.* ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.* ciencias biológicas = biological sciences.* ciencias biomédicas = biomedical sciences.* ciencias de la atmósfera = atmospheric sciences.* ciencias de la computación = computer science, computational science.* ciencias de la computación y tecnología informática = computer science and technology.* ciencias de la construcción = building sciences.* ciencias de la documentación = information science, library science.* ciencias de la educación = educational science.* ciencias de la navegación = nautical science.* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.* ciencias de las plantas = plant science(s).* ciencias de la tierra = geosciences.* ciencias de la tierra, las = earth sciences, the.* ciencias de la vida = biosciences.* ciencias de la vida, las = life sciences, the.* ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.* ciencias del espacio, las = space science(s), the.* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.* ciencias de los materiales = materials sciences.* ciencias domésticas = domestic science.* ciencias duras, las = hard sciences, the.* ciencias exactas, las = exact sciences, the, hard sciences, the.* ciencias físicas = physical science.* ciencias forestales = forestry.* ciencias históricas = historical sciences.* ciencias humanas = human science.* ciencias naturales = natural sciences.* ciencias navales = ship science.* ciencias planetarias, las = planetary sciences, the.* ciencias políticas = political science.* ciencias puras = pure sciences.* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio = space life sciences.* ciencias sociales = social sciences, soft sciences, the, social studies.* ciencia virtual = e-science.* ciencia y tecnología = sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].* Ciencia y Tecnología (C + T) = S & T (Science and Technology).* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos = food science and technology.* ciencia y tecnología de los materiales = materials science and technology.* científico de las ciencias de la tierra = geoscientist.* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).* enseñanza de las ciencias = science education.* especialista en ciencias de la tierra = earth scientist.* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* facultad de ciencias de la educación = teachers college, teacher training college.* filosofía de la ciencia = philosophy of science.* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF) = National Science Foundation (NSF).* humanidades y ciencias sociales = arts and social sciences.* Indice de Citas de Ciencia (SCI) = Science Citation Index (SCI).* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI) = Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).* investigación en ciencias de la documentación = information science research.* Licenciatura de Ciencias = M.Sc. (Master of Science).* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia = Department of Education and Science.* mundo de la ciencia, el = world of science, the, scientific world, the.* museo de ciencias naturales = natural science museum.* museo de las ciencias = science museum.* no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.* novela de ciencia ficción = science fiction novel.* relacionado con las ciencias = science-related.* revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.* ser una ciencia exacta = be an exact science.* sistema de la ciencia, el = system of science, the.* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.* * *1 (rama del saber) science; (saber, conocimiento) knowledge, learninglos adelantos de la ciencia scientific advances, the advances of sciencea ciencia cierta for sure, for certainno tiene ninguna ciencia there's nothing difficult o complicated about itCompuestos:soil sciencespace sciencescience fictionfpl Educationfpl Media Studiesfpl Business Studiesfpl exact sciencesfpl natural science(s)fpl occultismfpl Political Science, Politics* * *
ciencia sustantivo femenino
(saber, conocimiento) knowledge, learning;
a ciencia cierta for sure, for certainb)
Cciencias Empresariales/de la Información Business/Media Studies;
Cciencias Políticas/de la Educación Politics/Education
ciencia sustantivo femenino
1 science
2 frml (conocimiento) knowledge: descorchar un botella no tiene mucha ciencia, there is no mystery about uncorking a bottle
3 ciencia ficción, science fiction
irón ciencia infusa, divine inspiration
ciencias ocultas, the occult sing
♦ Locuciones: a ciencia cierta, for certain: lo sé a ciencia cierta, I'm absolutely sure o I know it for certain
' ciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
divulgación
- estadística
- interés
- jurisprudencia
- mecánica
- óptica
- ortopedia
- padre
- ramo
- reino
- toponimia
- acústica
- adelanto
- aeronáutica
- avanzar
- contabilidad
- dedicar
- economía
- evolucionar
- ramificarse
- triunfo
- veterinaria
English:
advancement
- area
- branch
- certain
- data processing
- economics
- electronic
- forestry
- medicine
- sci-fi
- science
- science fiction
- statistics
- surgery
- social
- wishful thinking
* * *♦ nf1. [método, estudio] science;la ciencia ya no puede hacer nada para salvar al enfermo science is unable to do anything more to help the patient;la astronomía es la ciencia que estudia los cuerpos celestes astronomy is the science in which heavenly bodies are studiedciencias aplicadas applied sciences;ciencias biológicas life sciences;ciencia del conocimiento cognitive science;ciencias económicas economics [singular];ciencias empresariales business studies;ciencias exactas mathematics [singular];ciencia ficción science fiction;ciencias físicas physical sciences;ciencias de la información media studies;ciencias naturales natural sciences;ciencias ocultas occultism;ciencias políticas political science;ciencias de la salud medical sciences;ciencias sociales social sciences;ciencias de la Tierra earth sciences2. [sabiduría] learning, knowledge;Famtener poca ciencia to be straightforward;la cocina tiene poca ciencia, pero requiere mucho sentido común cooking doesn't require a lot of skill, but you do need to use common sense;Humpor ciencia infusa through divine inspirationsoy de ciencias I studied scienceciencias mixtas = secondary school course comprising mainly science subjects but including some arts subjects;ciencias puras = secondary school course comprising science subjects only♦ a ciencia cierta loc advfor certain;no se conoce a ciencia cierta el número de víctimas the number of victims isn't known for certain* * *f1 science;a ciencia cierta for certain, for sure;ser un pozo de ciencia fam be a fount of knowledge2:ciencias (naturales) natural sciences* * *ciencia nf1) : science2) : learning, knowledge3)a ciencia cierta : for a fact, for certain* * *ciencia n science -
59 cogollo
m.1 heart.2 shoot (brote).3 center, heart, core, nucleus.* * *1 (de lechuga etc) heart2 (brote) shoot3 figurado heart, centre (US center)4 el cogollo figurado the cream, the best\hasta el cogollo familiar to the core* * *SM1) (Bot) [de lechuga, col] heart; [de árbol] top; LAm [de caña de azúcar] sugar-cane top; (=brote) shoot, sprout2) (=lo mejor) best part, cream3) [de asunto, problema] heart, crux; [de ciudad] centre, center (EEUU)4) Caribe (=sombrero) straw hat* * *1) (Bot)a) (de lechuga, col) heart; ( de hinojo) bulbb) ( brote) bud2) (fam) ( meollo) heart3) (Ven fam) ( de organización) bigwigs (pl) (colloq)* * *Ex. They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.----* cogollo de lechuga = heart of lettuce.* * *1) (Bot)a) (de lechuga, col) heart; ( de hinojo) bulbb) ( brote) bud2) (fam) ( meollo) heart3) (Ven fam) ( de organización) bigwigs (pl) (colloq)* * *Ex: They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.
* cogollo de lechuga = heart of lettuce.* * *A ( Bot)1 (de una lechuga, col) heart; (de hinojo) bulb2 (brote) bud3 (tallo) shootel cogollo de la cuestión the heart o crux of the matterD ( Chi)* * *
cogollo sustantivo masculino (de lechuga, col) heart;
( de hinojo) bulb
cogollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una lechuga) heart
2 (de un asunto) core, heart: vamos al cogollo del asunto, let's get to the heart of the matter
' cogollo' also found in these entries:
English:
heart
* * *cogollo nm1. [de lechuga] heartcogollo de Tudela gem lettuce2. [brote] shootel cogollo de la cuestión the heart o crux of the matter* * *m de lechuga, figheart* * *cogollo nm1) : heart (of a vegetable)2) : bud, bulb3) : core, cruxel cogollo de la cuestión: the heart of the matter -
60 conversación
f.conversation, chat, dialog, dialogue.* * *1 conversation, talk\dar conversación a alguien to talk to somebody, keep somebody chattingdejar caer algo en la conversación figurado to bring something up in conversationentablar conversación con alguien to get into conversation with somebody, engage somebody in conversationtener mucha conversación to have plenty to saytener poca conversación not to be very talkativetrabar conversación con alguien to strike up a conversation with somebody, get into conversation with somebody* * *noun f.conversation, talk* * *SF conversation, talk* * *a) ( charla) conversationme las encontré de gran conversación — (AmL) I found them chatting away
b) (estilo, arte) conversationc) conversaciones femenino plural ( negociaciones) talks (pl)* * *= conversation, converse, discourse, verbal transaction.Ex. He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.Ex. As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.Ex. In many discourses 'policy making' and 'decision making' are synonymous terms.Ex. It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.----* contribuir en una conversación = chime in.* conversación de alcoba = pillow talk.* conversación de trabajo = shop talk.* conversación en línea = online chat.* conversación entre especialistas = scholarly discourse.* conversaciones de paz = peace talks.* conversación íntima = pillow talk.* conversación íntima entre dos personas = tête-à-tête.* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.* conversación social = social conversation.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de mantener una conversación = conversational.* encadenamiento de conversación = threading.* entablar conversación = strike up + conversation.* entablar una conversación = engage in + dialogue.* intercambio de conversación = conversation exchange.* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.* relativo a la conversación = conversationally.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* tema de conversación = talking point.* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.* toma de turnos en la conversación = turn-taking [turntaking].* unirse a una conversación = chime in.* * *a) ( charla) conversationme las encontré de gran conversación — (AmL) I found them chatting away
b) (estilo, arte) conversationc) conversaciones femenino plural ( negociaciones) talks (pl)* * *= conversation, converse, discourse, verbal transaction.Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
Ex: As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.Ex: In many discourses 'policy making' and 'decision making' are synonymous terms.Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.* contribuir en una conversación = chime in.* conversación de alcoba = pillow talk.* conversación de trabajo = shop talk.* conversación en línea = online chat.* conversación entre especialistas = scholarly discourse.* conversaciones de paz = peace talks.* conversación íntima = pillow talk.* conversación íntima entre dos personas = tête-à-tête.* conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.* conversación social = social conversation.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de mantener una conversación = conversational.* encadenamiento de conversación = threading.* entablar conversación = strike up + conversation.* entablar una conversación = engage in + dialogue.* intercambio de conversación = conversation exchange.* mantener una conversación = hold + conversation.* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.* relativo a la conversación = conversationally.* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.* tema de conversación = talking point.* tener una conversación íntima con = have + a heart-to-heart with.* toma de turnos en la conversación = turn-taking [turntaking].* unirse a una conversación = chime in.* * *1 (charla) conversationno me des conversación, que tengo mucho trabajo don't talk to me, I have o I've got a lot of work to dotrabar conversación con algn to strike up a conversation with sbuna conversación telefónica a telephone conversationtema de conversación subject o topic of conversation2 (estilo, arte) conversationes una persona de conversación amena he's always very nice to talk to o very chattyno tiene conversación she has nothing to say for herself, she has no conversationmantiene conversaciones con su homólogo francés he is having talks with his French counterpartCompuesto:chat* * *
conversación sustantivo femenino
no tiene conversación she has no conversationb)
conversación sustantivo femenino conversation
' conversación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animada
- animado
- coloquio
- derivar
- desviar
- entablar
- girar
- intencionadamente
- intranscendente
- mantener
- recaer
- reemprender
- relucir
- sostener
- subida
- subido
- tema
- trabar
- abarcar
- amenizar
- arte
- cauce
- cháchara
- charla
- corto
- diálogo
- entretenido
- fragmento
- giro
- hilo
- insulso
- languidecer
- ligero
- pesadez
- plática
- punto
- sobremesa
- tono
English:
buzz
- carry on
- chip in
- conversation
- conversational
- deadlock
- engage
- enter into
- few
- flag
- hold
- humorous
- lapse
- lull
- open
- pause
- phrasebook
- pick up
- pillow talk
- possess
- small-talk
- snatch
- sparkle
- sparkling
- start
- strike up
- table talk
- talk
- talking point
- track
- turn
- vein
- attempt
- chat
- discourse
- mix
- phrse
- talking
* * *conversación nf1. [acción de hablar] conversation;una conversación telefónica a telephone conversation;fue uno de los principales temas de conversación it was one of the main topics o subjects of conversation;dar conversación a alguien to keep sb talking;cambiar de conversación to change the subject;trabar conversación to strike up a conversation2. [manera de hablar] conversation;una persona de conversación fácil a person who is easy to talk to3.conversaciones [contactos] talks;conversaciones de paz peace talks* * *f conversation;conversación telefónica telephone conversation* * ** * *conversación n conversation
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Humorous — Hu mor*ous, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist. See {Humor}.] 1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] All founts wells, all deeps humorous. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular; capricious;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humorous — [hyo͞o′mər əs, yo͞o′mər əs] adj. [ HUMOR + OUS; HUMOROUS sense 2 < Fr humoreux (< L), HUMOROUS sense 3 < L humorosus] 1. having or expressing humor; funny; amusing; comical 2. Archaic whimsical; capricious … English World dictionary
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humorous — early 15c., “relating to the body humors,” a native formation from humor, or else from M.Fr. humoreux damp, from O.Fr. humor (see HUMOR (Cf. humor)). The meaning “funny” dates from 1705 in English. Related: Humorously; humorousness … Etymology dictionary
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humorous — [adj] funny, comical amusing, camp*, campy*, comic, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, hilarious, jocose, jocular, jokey, joshing, laughable, ludicrous, merry, playful, pleasant, priceless, ribald, screaming*, side splitting*, too funny… … New thesaurus
humorous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) causing amusement. 2) having or showing a sense of humour. DERIVATIVES humorously adverb humorousness noun … English terms dictionary
humorous — humorous1 humorously, adv. humorousness, n. /hyooh meuhr euhs/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. 1. characterized by humor; funny; comical: a humorous anecdote. 2. having or showing the faculty of humor; droll; facetious: a humorous person. [1570 80;… … Universalium
humorous — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
humorous — [[t]hju͟ːmərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him. ...a humorous magazine. Derived words: humorously ADV GRADED ADV with v … English dictionary
humorous — hu|mor|ous [ˈhju:mərəs US ˈhju: , ˈju: ] adj funny and enjoyable ▪ humorous stories ▪ The film has some mildly humorous moments. >humorously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English