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41 tipo incierto
m.uncertain rate. -
42 título incierto
m.doubtful title, unmarketable title. -
43 dudoso
adj.1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.* * *► adjetivo1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious4 (poco seguro) questionable* * *(f. - dudosa)adj.1) doubtful2) dubious3) questionable* * *dudoso, -a1. ADJ1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisivede origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin
aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain
2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitantestar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds
3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubiousel empleo de tácticas dudosas — the use of suspect o dubious tactics
2.SM / Fel voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote
* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.----* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it
b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubiousc) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *= suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.* con dudosa reputación = disreputable.* conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.* estar dudoso = be doubtful.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* * *dudoso -sa1 (incierto) doubtfullo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt itsu participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take partes dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubiousuna campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful tasteuna decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided* * *
dudoso◊ -sa adjetivo
dudoso,-a adjetivo
1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
(incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
(con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
3 (turbio) dubious
' dudoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- incierto
- oscuro
English:
bad debt
- borderline
- doubtful
- dubious
- moot
- questionable
- touch
- uncertain
- border
* * *dudoso, -a adj1. [improbable] doubtful;una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;lo veo dudoso I doubt it;ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty* * *adj1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious2 ( indeciso) hesitant* * *dudoso, -sa adj1) : doubtful2) : dubious, questionable♦ dudosamente adv* * *dudoso adj (en general) doubtfulestoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose -
44 eventualidad
f.1 temporariness.2 eventuality (hecho incierto).en la eventualidad de que viniera, lo recibiríamos in the event of his coming, we would receive him3 fortuitousness.* * *1 eventuality, contingency* * *SF1) (=posibilidad) eventuality2) (=trabajo) casual employment* * *femenino eventuality, contingencyen la eventualidad de que no se resuelva el problema — (frml) in the event that the problem is not resolved, should the problem not be resolved
* * *= eventuality, contingency.Ex. It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.Ex. The results also suggest that there is a range of factors and contingencies that affect the extent to which a library does, in fact, provide economic benefits.* * *femenino eventuality, contingencyen la eventualidad de que no se resuelva el problema — (frml) in the event that the problem is not resolved, should the problem not be resolved
* * *= eventuality, contingency.Ex: It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
Ex: The results also suggest that there is a range of factors and contingencies that affect the extent to which a library does, in fact, provide economic benefits.* * *eventuality, contingencyno se había previsto esta eventualidad this eventuality o contingency had not been foreseenen la eventualidad de que no se resuelva el problema ( frml); in the event that the problem is not resolved, should the problem not be resolved* * *
eventualidad sustantivo femenino eventuality, contingency: tenemos que prepararnos para cualquier eventualidad, we need to be prepared for any contingency
' eventualidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poder
English:
contingency
- eventuality
* * *eventualidad nf1. [temporalidad] temporariness2. [hecho incierto] eventuality;[posibilidad] possibility;estamos preparados para cualquier eventualidad we are prepared for every eventuality;en la eventualidad de que viniera, lo recibiríamos in the event of his coming, we would receive him* * *f eventuality* * *eventualidad nf: possibility, eventuality -
45 futuro
adj.future, forthcoming, unborn.m.1 future, future time, future-to-be.2 future, future tense.3 prospect, future possibilities.* * *► adjetivo1 future► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (prometido) fiancé, intended; (prometida) fiancée, intended1 future1 (financieros) futures\en un futuro próximo in the near futurefuturo imperfecto futurefuturo perfecto future perfect————————1 future* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - futura)adj.* * *futuro, -a1.ADJ future2.SM / F * fiancé/fiancée3. SM1) futureen lo futuro, en un futuro — some time in the future
2) (Ling) future (tense)3) pl futuros (Com) futuresfutura* * *I- ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)II1) ( porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?
en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future
en el or en lo futuro — in future
un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects
2) (Ling) future (tense)III- ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)* * *= forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.Ex. The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.Ex. The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.Ex. Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.Ex. The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex. If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.----* acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.* adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.* donación futura = planned giving.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.* en un futuro cercano = in the near future.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.* en un futuro próximo = in the near future.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.* futura generación = future generation.* futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.* futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* futuro inmediato = immediate future.* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro previsible = foreseeable future.* futuro profesional = professional future.* futuro prometedor = bright future.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.* hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.* Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.* planificación para el futuro = future proofing.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.* preparación para el futuro = future proofing.* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* previsión de futuro = future proofing.* previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).* pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.* proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.* repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.* vida futura = future life.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* * *I- ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)II1) ( porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?
en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future
en el or en lo futuro — in future
un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects
2) (Ling) future (tense)III- ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)* * *el futuro(n.) = years ahead, the, road ahead, theEx: It is believed that the years ahead will see an increase in such programs.
Ex: The conference topic, the future of library and information studies education, was a means for determining the road ahead through the three Cs of continuity, culture and competition.= forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.Ex: The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.Ex: If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.* acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.* adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.* adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.* anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.* con futuro = up-and-coming.* con miras al futuro = forward-looking.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.* ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.* del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.* determinar el futuro = shape + the future.* donación futura = planned giving.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.* en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.* en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.* en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.* en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.* en el futuro lejano = further in the future.* enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.* en un futuro cercano = in the near future.* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.* en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.* en un futuro próximo = in the near future.* esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.* futura generación = future generation.* futuro + aguardar = future + hold.* futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.* futuro cercano, el = near future, the.* futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.* futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.* futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* futuro inmediato = immediate future.* futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.* futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.* futuro previsible = foreseeable future.* futuro profesional = professional future.* futuro prometedor = bright future.* hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.* hacia el futuro = onward(s).* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.* hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.* hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.* labrar el futuro = shape + the future.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.* Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.* planificación para el futuro = future proofing.* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.* posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.* predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.* preparación para el futuro = future proofing.* preparado para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* previsión de futuro = future proofing.* previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).* pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.* proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.* repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.* tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.* vida futura = future life.* visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.* visión del futuro = insight into the future.* * *‹presidente› future ( before n)iré a verlo en un futuro viaje I'll call on him another time o on another trip o on a future triplas futuras generaciones future generationstodo para la futura mamá everything for the mother-to-bemi futura esposa my bride-to-beA (porvenir) future¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near futureen el or en lo futuro, llama antes de venir in future o another time, call before you come overun empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospectssu relación no tiene ningún futuro there's no future in their relationship, their relationship has no futureB ( Ling) future, future tensemasculine, feminine( fam hum); intended ( colloq hum)todavía no me has presentado a tu futura you still haven't introduced me to your intended, you still haven't introduced me to the future Mrs Moffatt ( o Mrs Britton etc)* * *
futuro 1◊ -ra adjetivo
future ( before n);
las futuras generaciones future generations;
la futura mamá the mother-to-be
futuro 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( porvenir) future;◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;
en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future;
en el or en lo futuro in future;
un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects;
su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future
2 (Ling) future (tense)
futuro,-a
I adjetivo future
II sustantivo masculino future
' futuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amenaza
- auspiciar
- esplendorosa
- esplendoroso
- futura
- halagüeña
- halagüeño
- labrarse
- poder
- preocupar
- visión
- ya
- augurar
- buenaventura
- clarividente
- después
- encarar
- enfrentar
- esperar
- inseguro
- ir
- lejano
- lejos
- luego
- mientras
- previsor
- resolver
- ser
English:
affect
- ahead
- be
- bleak
- brighten
- certain
- definite
- dim
- dismal
- doubtful
- early
- employ
- far
- finished
- foreseeable
- foretell
- future
- gonna
- hereafter
- hold
- immediate
- improbable
- near
- nowhere
- prospect
- prospective
- remind
- shall
- shape
- short-sighted
- site
- stake
- store
- tense
- think ahead
- to
- vision
- will
- yet
- beyond
- dead
- look
- perfect
- scrap
- time
- -to-be
* * *futuro, -a♦ adj1. [venidero] future;el futuro sucesor del rey the king's heir;su futura esposa his wife-to-be;no cree que haya una vida futura he doesn't believe in an afterlife;mi futura cuñada my future sister-in-law;generaciones futuras future generations2. Gram future♦ nm1. [tiempo] future;en el futuro… in future…;en un futuro cercano in the near future;sin futuro with no future, without prospects;ese negocio no tiene futuro there's no future in that business2. Gram future;en futuro in the future (tense)futuro imperfecto (simple) future (tense);futuro perfecto future perfectfuturos financieros financial futures♦ nm,fFam [novio] intended;¿cuándo me vas a presentar a tu futura? when are you going to introduce me to your intended?♦ a futuro loc advCSur, Méx in the future;eso lo veremos a futuro we'll see about that in the future o at some future date* * *I adj future atrII m future;en el futuro in (the) future* * *futuro, -ra adj: futurefuturo nmporvenir: future* * *futuro1 adj futurefuturo2 n future -
46 inseguro
adj.1 insecure, in the air, dubious, groping.2 doubtful, worrisome.3 uncertain, doubtful, unlikely, improbable.4 unsafe, precarious.5 unsteady, waggling, waggly.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin confianza) insecure2 (que duda) uncertain3 (peligroso) unsafe* * *(f. - insegura)adj.1) insecure2) unsafe* * *ADJ1) (=peligroso) [zona, negocio, conducción] unsafe2) (=sin confianza) insecure3) (=sin estabilidad) [paso, estructura] unsteady4) (=incierto) [clima] unpredictable; [persona] uncertain, unsure (de about, of)[futuro] insecure* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( falto de confianza) insecureb) (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadyc) <situación/futuro> insecured) <ciudad/barrio> unsafe, dangerous* * *= insecure, uncertainly, faltering, unsecured, unsafe, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.].Ex. The public library, then, faces the future from a somewhat insecure position.Ex. 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.Ex. This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( falto de confianza) insecureb) (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) unsteadyc) <situación/futuro> insecured) <ciudad/barrio> unsafe, dangerous* * *= insecure, uncertainly, faltering, unsecured, unsafe, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.].Ex: The public library, then, faces the future from a somewhat insecure position.
Ex: 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.Ex: This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.* * *inseguro -ra1 (falto de confianza) insecure, unconfident2 (falto de firmeza, estabilidad) ‹persona› unsteady; ‹estructura› unsteady, unstable3 ‹situación/futuro› insecure4 ‹ciudad/barrio› unsafe, dangerous* * *
inseguro◊ -ra adjetivo
inseguro,-a adjetivo
1 (sin confianza) insecure
2 (vacilante) uncertain
3 (peligroso) unsafe
' inseguro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bambolearse
- insegura
- incierto
English:
insecure
- rocky
- shaky
- uneasy
- unsafe
- unsure
- hesitant
- unsteadily
- unsteady
* * *inseguro, -a adj1. [sin confianza] insecure3. [no estable] unsafe, unstable4. [peligroso] unsafe* * *adj1 persona insecure2 estructura unsteady3 ( peligroso) dangerous, unsafe* * *inseguro, -ra adj1) : insecure2) : unsafe3) : uncertain* * *inseguro adj1. (persona, trabajo) insecure2. (lugar, coche) unsafe / not safe4. (tiempo, futuro) uncertain -
47 oscuro
adj.1 dark, obscure, dim, darkish.2 sullen, dark.3 brunette, brunet, black-a-vised, dark.* * *► adjetivo1→ link=obscuro obscuro* * *(f. - oscura)adj.1) dark2) obscure* * *ADJ1) (=sin luz) dark¡qué casa tan oscura! — what a dark house!
2) [color, cielo, día] dark3) [texto, explicación] obscure4) (=sospechoso)oscuras intenciones — dubious intentions, sinister intentions
5) (=incierto) [porvenir, futuro] uncertain6) (=poco conocido) obscure* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <calle/habitación> darkb) <color/ojos/pelo> dark2)a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubiousb) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscurec) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure* * *= black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex. Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.Ex. The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.----* azul oscuro = deep blue.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* claroscuro = light-and-shade.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) <calle/habitación> darkb) <color/ojos/pelo> dark2)a) < intenciones> dark; < asunto> dubiousb) ( poco claro) <significado/asunto> obscurec) ( poco conocido) <escritor/orígenes> obscure* * *= black [blacker -comp., blackest -sup.], dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], darkling, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], obscure, murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.], dusky.Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.* azul oscuro = deep blue.* callejón oscuro = dark alley.* claroscuro = light-and-shade.* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.* dejar a oscuras = cut out + light.* de pelo oscuro = dark-haired.* en un pasado oscuro y lejano = in the dim and distant past.* marrón oscuro = dark brown.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* traje oscuro de rayas = pinstripe(d) suit.* un pasado oscuro = a dark past.* volverse oscuro = turn + dark.* * *oscuro -raA1 ‹calle/habitación› darkson las cuatro de la tarde y ya está oscuro it's only four o'clock and it's dark alreadyla oscura y triste celda the gloomy cellun cuartucho oscuro a dim little room2 ‹color/tono/ropa› dark; ‹ojos/pelo/piel› darkvestía de oscuro she was wearing dark clothesB1 (sospechoso, turbio) ‹intenciones› dark; ‹asunto› dubioussu oscuro pasado her murky pastaún quedan puntos oscuros sobre su desaparición there are still some unanswered questions o some things that seem suspicious regarding his disappearance2 (poco claro) ‹significado/asunto› obscure3 (poco conocido) ‹escritor/orígenes› obscure* * *
oscuro◊ -ra adjetivo
1
2
‹ asunto› dubious
oscuro,-a adjetivo
1 (el día, un color) dark: siempre viste de oscuro, she always wears dark clothing
una oscura mañana de invierno, a dark winter morning
2 (un asunto, una idea) obscure
3 (sospechoso, turbio) shady, suspect: hay algo oscuro en su pasado, there's a shady element in his past
4 (el porvenir) uncertain
' oscuro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negra
- negro
- oscura
- parda
- pardo
- pasada
- pasado
- sórdida
- sórdido
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- color
- ennegrecer
- marrón
- moreno
- morocho
- obscuro
- prieto
English:
assailant
- black
- dark
- darken
- darkroom
- deep
- dim
- dusky
- gloomy
- gun down
- joke
- murky
- obscure
- shadowy
- still
- pin
- pitch-black
- time
* * *oscuro, -a, obscuro, -a adj1. [sin luz] dark;nos quedamos a oscuras we were left in darkness o in the dark;Figen este tema estoy a oscuras I'm ignorant about this subject;¡qué oscura está esta habitación! this room is very dark!;una casa oscura y lúgubre a dark and gloomy house2. [nublado] overcast;se quedó una tarde oscura the afternoon turned out overcast3. [color, traje, piel, pelo] dark4. [poco claro] obscure, unclear;palabras de oscuro sentido words whose meaning is unclear5. [incierto] uncertain, unclear;tiene un origen oscuro it's of uncertain origin6. [intenciones, asunto] shady7. [porvenir, futuro] gloomy8. [de poca relevancia] obscure, minor;un oscuro funcionario a minor official* * *adj1 dark;a oscuras in the dark2 figobscure* * *oscuro, -ra adj1) : dark2) : obscure3)a oscuras : in the dark, in darkness* * *oscuro adj1. (en general) dark2. (poco conocido) obscure -
48 mañana
adv.tomorrow.m.1 tomorrow, the future, the day of tomorrow.2 morning, forenoon.* * *1 morning1 tomorrow, future► adverbio1 tomorrow\de mañana in the morning¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!mañana por la mañana tomorrow morningmañana será otro día tomorrow is another daypasado mañana the day after tomorrowpor la mañana in the morning* * *noun f.1) morning2) tomorrow* * *1.ADV tomorrow¡hasta mañana! — see you tomorrow!
2.SM futureel mañana es incierto — the future is uncertain, tomorrow is uncertain
3.SF morninga las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.
de o por la mañana — in the morning
* * *I1) ( refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrowhasta mañana, que duermas bien — goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep well
adiós, hasta mañana — goodbye, see you tomorrow
mañana será otro día — tomorrow is another day
2) ( refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrowIImasculino futureIIIhay que mirar el mañana con optimismo — we must look to tomorrow o to the future with optimism
1) ( primera parte del día) morninga la mañana siguiente — (the) next o the following morning
en la(s) or (esp Esp) por la(s) or (RPl) a la mañana — in the morning
2) ( madrugada) morning* * *I1) ( refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrowhasta mañana, que duermas bien — goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep well
adiós, hasta mañana — goodbye, see you tomorrow
mañana será otro día — tomorrow is another day
2) ( refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrowIImasculino futureIIIhay que mirar el mañana con optimismo — we must look to tomorrow o to the future with optimism
1) ( primera parte del día) morninga la mañana siguiente — (the) next o the following morning
en la(s) or (esp Esp) por la(s) or (RPl) a la mañana — in the morning
2) ( madrugada) morning* * *mañana11 = morning.Nota: Período del día; mañana (el día después de hoy) tomorrow.Ex: Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say -- if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.* de la noche a la mañana = overnight.* de media mañana = mid-morning.* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.* Día + por la mañana = Día + morning.* esta mañana = early today.* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.* hoy por la mañana = early today.* mañana, tarde y noche = around the clock.* periódico de la mañana = morning newspaper, morning paper.* por la mañana = in the morning.* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.* rocío de la mañana = morning dew.* sábado por la mañana = Saturday morning.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano = an early morning + Nombre.mañana22 = tomorrow, morrow.Nota: Obsoleto.Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.* hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.* mañana por la noche = tomorrow night.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.* * *A (refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrowpasado mañana the day after tomorrowmañana por la mañana tomorrow morninghasta mañana, que duermas bien goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep welladiós, hasta mañana goodbye, see you tomorrowmañana hace or hará un mes que nos mudamos tomorrow it'll be a month since we moveda partir de mañana (as) from tomorrow, starting tomorrow, from tomorrow onward(s)mañana será otro día tomorrow is another dayno dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off until tomorrow what you can do todayB (refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrownunca se sabe lo que pasará el día de mañana you never know what the future holds o what tomorrow will bringfuturehay que mirar el mañana con optimismo we must look to tomorrow o the future with optimismun mañana mejor para nuestros hijos a better tomorrow o future for our childrenA (primera parte del día) morninguna mañana nublada a cloudy morninga la mañana siguiente (the) next o the following morninga media mañana nos reunimos we met mid-morninga las nueve de la mañana at nine (o'clock) in the morningpor la mañana in the morninga la or de mañana ( RPl); in the morningen la mañana ( AmL); in the morningya desde (por) la mañana empieza a beber he starts drinking in the morningse levanta muy de mañana she gets up very early in the morningel tren/turno de la mañana the morning train/shiftB (madrugada) morningeran las dos/cuatro de la mañana it was two/four in the morning* * *
mañana adverbio
tomorrow;
mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning;
adiós, hasta mañana goodbye, see you tomorrow;
el día de mañana tomorrow
■ sustantivo masculino
future
■ sustantivo femenino
morning;
a la mañana siguiente (the) next o the following morning;
a media mañana nos reunimos we met mid-morning;
a las nueve de la mañana at nine (o'clock) in the morning;
en or (esp Esp) por or (RPl) a la(s) mañana(s) in the morning;
muy de mañana very early in the morning;
el tren de la mañana the morning train
mañana
I adverbio tomorrow: estaré ahí pasado mañana, I'll be there the day after tomorrow
mañana es fiesta, tomorrow is a holiday
II sustantivo femenino morning: partieron muy de mañana, they left early in the morning
cerramos los sábados por la mañana, we close on Saturday mornings
¡hasta mañana!, see you tomorrow!
Teat función de mañana, morning performance, matinée
III sustantivo masculino tomorrow, the future
un mañana incierto, an uncertain future
' mañana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a.m.
- abandonar
- alguna
- alguno
- almorzar
- almuerzo
- archivo
- atentar
- ayer
- banquillo
- bregar
- calcular
- casarse
- casco
- colegio
- contraorden
- contrarreloj
- de
- desde
- despreocuparse
- desquite
- devenir
- día
- disputarse
- en
- entonces
- esperar
- evaluación
- frente
- fresca
- guardia
- hacer
- hasta
- hoy
- inconveniente
- incorporarse
- intervenir
- jura
- llamar
- llevar
- luto
- matrícula
- mediodía
- mudanza
- noche
- noticia
- ojalá
- oscura
- oscuro
- pasada
English:
a.m.
- after
- alternatively
- appointment
- be
- begin
- beyond
- bring back
- bring up
- by
- can
- come
- come over
- concrete
- day
- day off
- deliver
- executive
- exercise
- footprint
- for
- forecast
- foresee
- frame
- he's
- hoe
- lesson
- link up
- meet
- mid
- midmorning
- milk
- mind
- mist
- morning
- on
- open
- opening
- overnight
- promise
- rain
- review
- ring up
- scattered
- see
- shall
- soon
- start
- stiff
- stop by
* * *♦ nfmorning;(muy) de mañana (very) early in the morning;a la mañana siguiente the next morning;a las dos de la mañana at two in the morning;Espmañana/el sábado Esp [m5] por la mañana o Am [m5] en la mañana o Arg [m5] a la mañana o Urug [m5] de mañana tomorrow/Saturday morning♦ nmel mañana tomorrow, the future;la tecnología del mañana the technology of tomorrow o the future;mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day♦ advtomorrow;mañana es martes tomorrow is Tuesday, it's Tuesday tomorrow;mañana hará tres años de su muerte it's three years tomorrow since she died;a partir de mañana starting tomorrow, as of tomorrow;de mañana no pasa, tengo que llamarla I have to ring her without fail tomorrow;la ley entra en vigor a partir de mañana mismo the law comes into effect as of tomorrow;¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!;pasado mañana the day after tomorrow* * *I f morning;por la mañana in the morning;mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning;de la mañana a la noche from morning until night;de la noche a la mañana fig overnight;esta mañana this morning;muy de mañana very early (in the morning)II adv tomorrow;pasado mañana the day after tomorrow;mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day;no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today* * *mañana nf1) : morning2) : tomorrow* * *mañana1 adv (al día siguiente) tomorrow¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!mañana2 n (parte del día) morning -
49 incierta
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50 завиральный
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51 малонадежный
прил.de poca confianza, poco seguro ( о человеке); dudoso, incierto ( о погоде); poco sólido ( о предметах) -
52 неизвестный
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53 сомнительный
прил.1) (недостоверный, толкуемый двояко) dudoso, incierto, problemático; ambiguo ( двойственный)сомни́тельные слу́чаи правописа́ния — casos dudosos de la ortografía2) (подозрительный, предосудительный) dudoso, sospechosoсомни́тельные знако́мства — conocimientos sospechososсомни́тельная репута́ция — reputación dudosa3) разг. (о качестве, вызывающем сомнение) dudoso, equívocoсомни́тельный комплиме́нт — cumplimiento (cumplido) equívocoсомни́тельное удово́льствие — placer dudosoбелье сомни́тельной чистоты́ — ropa de limpieza dudosa -
54 caso
1) дело, иск подлежащие судебному рассмотрению;2) казус, судебный прецедент; судебное дело;3) случай, положение* * *m1) дело; случай2) казус; судебное решение по делу; судебный прецедент; судебное дело•- caso Asiloplantear un caso — излагать доводы, правовую позицию, аргументацию; давать объяснения по делу; выступать в прениях сторон
- caso Canal de Corfú
- caso de competencia especial
- en caso de conflicto entre el tratado y la ley interna prevalecerá el tratado
- caso de derecho común
- en caso de empate
- caso de Groenlandia Oriental
- en caso de absoluta necesidad
- en caso de conflicto entre el tratado y la ley interna, prevalecerá el tratado
- caso de la Jurisdicción sobre Pesquerías
- caso de la Plataforma continental
- caso del Templo de Preah Vihear
- caso dudoso
- en cada caso
- en su caso
- caso fortuito
- caso incierto
- caso individual
- caso juzgado
- caso litigioso
- caso notorio
- caso omiso
- para el caso
- caso perdido
- según sea el caso
- caso terminado
- caso urgente
- caso Zonas de Pesca Anglo-Noruegas -
55 plazo
* * *m1) период, период времени, промежуток времени, срок, срок действия, срок полномочий, срок наказания, срок погашения2) частичный платеж, очередной платеж•- a plazo- de plazo breve
- plazo convencional
- plazo convenido
- plazo de caducidad
- plazo de denuncia
- plazo de duración de la condena
- plazo de duración de la prueba
- plazo de favor
- plazo de la prueba
- plazo de patente
- plazo de preaviso
- plazo de prescripción
- plazo de reclamación
- plazo de suspensión
- plazo de validez
- plazo de vencimiento
- plazo del contrato
- plazo del mandato
- plazo determinado
- plazo es de esencia
- plazo fatal
- plazo fijo
- plazo incierto
- plazo judicial
- plazo legal
- plazo límite
- plazo medio
- plazo natural
- plazo para el pago del salario
- plazo perentorio
- plazo prorrogable
- plazo prudencial
- transcurrido el plazo
- plazo de gracia
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56 colgado
kol'ɡ̱ađoadj1)dejarlo a alguien colgado — jdn im Stich lassen, jdn versetzen, jdn hängen lassen
2) (fig: incierto) ungewiss, unsicher1. [cuadro, jamón, etc] aufgehängt[persona] erhängt2. [teléfono] aufgelegt3. (familiar & figurado) total heruntergekommencolgadocolgado , -a [kol'γaðo, -a]num2num (suspendido) nicht bestandennum3num (argot) dejar colgado a alguien jdn hängen [ oder sitzen] lassen; quedarse colgado por alguien sich in jemanden verknallen -
57 eventualidad
sustantivo femenino1. [temporalidad] zeitliche Begrenzung2. [hecho incierto] Unvorgesehene das3. [posibilidad] Möglichkeit dieeventualidadeventualidad [eβeDC489F9Dn̩DC489F9Dtwali'ðadh] -
58 ambiguo
adj.ambiguous, indefinite, unclear, uncertain.* * *► adjetivo1 ambiguous* * *(f. - ambigua)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=impreciso) ambiguous; (=incierto) doubtful, uncertain; (=equívoco) noncommittal, equivocal2) * (=bisexual) bisexual3) (Ling) common* * *- gua adjetivo <palabras/respuesta> ambiguous* * *= ambiguous, delphic, indeterminate.Ex. This is true even when a Ruecking algorithm has reduced the search to a seemingly manageable set of ambiguous choices.Ex. In the article 'Information and social science: the need for onomastics' the special language used by authors in writing up their research is differentiated into cryptic and delphic modes, depending on the ways the terms (names) for new concepts are produced.Ex. Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.----* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* * *- gua adjetivo <palabras/respuesta> ambiguous* * *= ambiguous, delphic, indeterminate.Ex: This is true even when a Ruecking algorithm has reduced the search to a seemingly manageable set of ambiguous choices.
Ex: In the article 'Information and social science: the need for onomastics' the special language used by authors in writing up their research is differentiated into cryptic and delphic modes, depending on the ways the terms (names) for new concepts are produced.Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.* palabra ambigua = weasel word.* * *1 ‹palabras/respuesta› ambiguous2 ( Ling):un sustantivo de género ambiguo a noun that can be masculine or feminine* * *
ambiguo◊ - gua adjetivo
ambiguous
ambiguo,-a adjetivo ambiguous
' ambiguo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambigua
English:
ambiguous
- backhanded
- equivocal
* * *ambiguo, -a adj1. [lenguaje, respuesta] ambiguousde género ambiguo that can be either masculine or feminine* * *adj ambiguous* * *: ambiguous -
59 definitivo
adj.1 definite, positive, sure, certain.2 definitive, decisive, final, categorical.3 defining.* * *► adjetivo1 definitive, final\en definitiva finally, in short, all in all■ en definitiva, no lo compro porque no tengo dinero in short, I'm not buying it because I haven't got enough money* * *(f. - definitiva)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=final) definitive, final2) (=inamovible) [proyecto, fecha, respuesta] definiteeste es el plan, pero no es definitivo — this is the plan, but it's not definite
3) [prueba] definitive, conclusive4)en definitiva: es, en definitiva, una pésima película — in short, it's a terrible film
en definitiva, que no quieres venir — so you don't want to come then?
este es, en definitiva, el mejor pacto alcanzable — all in all o all things considered, this is the best deal we can expect to achieve
* * *ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option
* * *= definitive, determinate, unalterable, final, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex. His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex. Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.----* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.* lo definitivo = the last word.* ser definitivo = be final.* * *ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option
* * *= definitive, determinate, unalterable, final, cut and dried [cut and dry].Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.Ex: Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.* en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.* lo definitivo = the last word.* ser definitivo = be final.* * *definitivo -va‹texto/solución› definitivesu adiós definitivo al público her final farewell to all her fansel cierre definitivo del local the permanent closure of the premiseséstos son los resultados definitivos these are the final o definitive resultsya es definitivo que no viene he's definitely not comingse pretende dar una solución definitiva al problema the idea is to solve the problem once and for all o to find a definitive solution to the problemnecesito una respuesta definitiva hoy I need a definite answer todayen definitiva all in allen definitiva, el resultado es muy esperanzador in short o all in all, the result is very hopefulésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción all things considered o all in all, this is the best option* * *
definitivo◊ -va adjetivo ‹texto/solución/respuesta› definitive;
‹ cierre› permanent, definitive;
definitivo,-a adjetivo definitive
♦ Locuciones: en definitiva, in short
' definitivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
definitiva
- incierta
- incierto
- no
- temporal
- trampolín
- última
- último
- fijo
English:
conclusive
- definite
- definitive
- eventual
- final
* * *definitivo, -a♦ adj1. [concluyente, final] final, definitive;la versión definitiva [de un texto] the definitive version;los resultados definitivos the final results;el Supremo emitirá el dictamen definitivo sobre el caso the Supreme Court will make the definitive judgement in the case2. [permanente, para siempre] definitive, final;la sede definitiva de la empresa estará en Buenos Aires the company's definitive headquarters will be in Buenos Aires;su despedida definitiva de los campos de fútbol his final departure from the soccer pitch3. [decisivo] decisive;su intervención fue definitiva para resolver el conflicto his intervention was decisive in resolving the conflict♦ en definitiva loc adven definitiva, el futuro es prometedor all in all, the future looks promising;ésta es, en definitiva, la única alternativa que nos queda this is, in short, the only alternative we have left* * *adj conclusión definitive; respuesta definite;en definitiva all in all* * *definitivo, -va adj1) : definitive, conclusive2)en definitiva : all in all, on the whole3)* * *definitivo adj1. (en general) final2. (solución) definitive3. (respuesta) definite -
60 desconocido
adj.1 unknown, anonymous, unfamiliar, obscure.2 undiscovered, strange, uncharted.f. & m.stranger, unidentified individual, unknown individual.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desconocer.* * *1→ link=desconocer desconocer► adjetivo1 (no conocido) unknown2 (no reconocido) unrecognized3 (extraño) strange, unfamiliar► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 stranger, unknown person1 the unknown\estar desconocido,-a to be unrecognizable* * *1. (f. - desconocida)noun2. (f. - desconocida)adj.1) unfamiliar2) unknown* * *desconocido, -a1. ADJ1) [gen] unknown2)estar desconocido: con ese traje estás desconocido — I'd hardly recognize you o you're unrecognizable in that suit
después del divorcio está desconocido — he's a changed person o he's like a different person since the divorce
2.SM / F stranger* * *I- da adjetivoa) <hecho/método/sensación> unknownb) <artista/atleta> unknownd) (fam) ( irreconocible)IIahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
- da masculino, femeninoa) ( no conocido) strangerb) ( no identificado)un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established
* * *= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].Ex. Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex. We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex. Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.Ex. Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.Ex. As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.Ex. By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.Ex. This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.Ex. Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.----* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <hecho/método/sensación> unknownb) <artista/atleta> unknownd) (fam) ( irreconocible)IIahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
- da masculino, femeninoa) ( no conocido) strangerb) ( no identificado)un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established
* * *= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex: Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *1 ‹razón/hecho› unknown; ‹métodos/sensación› unknownpor razones desconocidas vendió todo y se fue for some unknown reason he sold up and leftpartió con destino desconocido she set off for an unknown destinationsu rostro no me era del todo desconocido his face wasn't wholly unfamiliar to meuna sensación de terror hasta entonces desconocida a feeling of terror the like of which I/he had never experienced beforetécnicas hasta ahora desconocidas hitherto unknown techniquessu obra es prácticamente desconocida en Europa her work is practically unknown in Europede origen desconocido of unknown originlo desconocido siempre lo ha intrigado he has always been fascinated by the unknown2 ‹artista/atleta› unknown3 ‹persona›(extraño): una persona desconocida a stranger4 ( fam)(irreconocible): con ese peinado nuevo está desconocida she's unrecognizable o totally changed with her new hairstyleahora hasta plancha, está desconocido he's like a different man o he's a changed person, he even does the ironingmasculine, feminine1 (no conocido) strangerno hables con desconocidos don't talk to strangers2(no identificado): fue atacado por unos desconocidos he was attacked by unknown assailantsun desconocido le asestó una puñalada he was stabbed by an unidentified person o by someone whose identity has not been established* * *
Del verbo desconocer: ( conjugate desconocer)
desconocido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desconocer
desconocido
desconocer ( conjugate desconocer) verbo transitivoa) ( no conocer):
desconocía este hecho I was unaware of this factb) ( no reconocer):
desconocido◊ -da adjetivo ( en general) unknown;
un cantante desconocido an unknown singer;
una persona desconocida a stranger
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( no conocido) stranger
desconocer verbo transitivo
1 (no saber) not to know, to be unaware of
2 (no reconocer, encontrar muy cambiado) to fail to recognize: ¿tú maquillada?, te desconozco, you with make up?, I can hardly recognize you
desconocido,-a
I adjetivo
1 unknown
una voz desconocida, an unfamiliar voice
2 (irreconocible) unrecognizable: estás desconocida, you have changed a lot
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger
III sustantivo masculino lo desconocido, the unknown
' desconocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anónima
- anónimo
- desconocida
- incierta
- incierto
- inédita
- inédito
- paradero
- extraño
- miedo
- perfecto
English:
mate
- obscure
- strange
- stranger
- undiscovered
- unfamiliar
- unknown
- blind
- outsider
- perfect
* * *desconocido, -a♦ adj1. [no conocido] unknown;su cine es del todo desconocido en Europa his movies are totally unknown in Europe;elementos químicos entonces desconocidos chemical elements then unknown;una enfermedad hasta ahora desconocida a hitherto unknown illness;por causas todavía desconocidas for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown;nació en 1821, de padre desconocido he was born in 1821, and it is not known who his father was;el mundo de lo desconocido the world of the unknown;su nombre no me es del todo desconocido his name rings a bell2. [extraño]no dé su teléfono o dirección a personas desconocidas don't give your telephone number or address to strangers3. [sin fama] unknown;escritores jóvenes, casi desconocidos young, almost unknown, writers¿ya no fumas ni bebes? ¡chico, estás desconocido! you don't smoke or drink any more? well, well, you're a changed man!;el viejo bar estaba desconocido the old bar was unrecognizable;así, sin gafas, estás desconocido like that, with no glasses, you're unrecognizable♦ nm,f1. [extraño] stranger;hablar con un desconocido to talk to a stranger;no le abras la puerta a desconocidos don't open the door to strangers2. [persona sin fama] unknown;le dieron el premio a un (perfecto) desconocido they gave the prize to a complete unknown3. [persona sin identificar] unidentified person;un desconocido le disparó un tiro en la cabeza he was shot in the head by an unknown assailant;tres desconocidos prendieron fuego a varias tiendas several shops were set on fire by three unidentified persons* * *I adj unknownII m, desconocida f stranger* * *desconocido, -da adj: unknown, unfamiliardesconocido, -da nextraño: stranger* * *desconocido1 adj1. (no conocido) unknown2. (extraño) strange / unfamiliardesconocido2 n stranger
См. также в других словарях:
incierto — ta ‘Falso’ e ‘inseguro o impreciso’. Tiene dos superlativos válidos: incertísimo, que conserva la raíz del adjetivo latino, e inciertísimo, formado sobre incierto (→ ísimo, 3): «Fueron mis primeros pasos en el nuevo e incertísimo camino» (Laín… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
incierto — incierto, ta adjetivo 1) dudoso*, equívoco, ambiguo*, oscuro. «Lo dudoso supone en el ánimo indeciso razones, motivos o antecedentes que, inclinándose igualmente a opiniones o acciones diversas, suspenden su resolución. Lo incierto supone falta… … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
incierto — incierto, ta adjetivo 1. Que no es claro, seguro o definido: Ha dado unas respuestas inciertas. 2. Que es dudoso o desconocido: un final incierto, un resultado incierto … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
incierto — incierto, ta (Del lat. incertus). 1. adj. No cierto o no verdadero. 2. Inconstante, no seguro, no fijo. 3. Desconocido, no sabido, ignorado. ¶ MORF. sup. irreg. incertísimo … Diccionario de la lengua española
incierto — ► adjetivo 1 Que no es cierto: ■ es totalmente incierto lo que dices. SINÓNIMO falso ficticio 2 Que es dudoso o desconocido: ■ el banquero se encuentra en paradero incierto. SINÓNIMO inseguro 3 Que es impreciso o borroso … Enciclopedia Universal
incierto — (adj) (Intermedio) que no tiene nada que ver con la verdad; falso Ejemplos: La sentencia obliga a un periódico local a rectificar una información incierta que perjudicaba a un partido político. Lo que afirma es incierto, nos intenta engañar con… … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate
incierto — {{#}}{{LM I21344}}{{〓}} {{SynI21887}} {{[}}incierto{{]}}, {{[}}incierta{{]}} ‹in·cier·to, ta› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Poco seguro: • La hora de su llegada es incierta, pero probablemente llegue antes de que anochezca.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}}… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
incierto — adj 1 Que no es seguro; que es dudoso: una paz basada en un incierto equilibrio, el incierto porvenir, problemas de incierta solución 2 Que no es claro, que no es definido; que es desconocido: la hora incierta del atardecer; persona incierta,… … Español en México
incierto — Derecho. No cierto, no seguro o no verdadero … Diccionario de Economía Alkona
incierto — Derecho. No cierto, no seguro o no verdadero … Diccionario de Economía
incierto — ta adj. Que no es seguro, verdadero. Desconocido, ignorado … Diccionario Castellano