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1 inconstante
adj.1 changeable, fickle.2 inconstant, fickle, wavering, mutable.f. & m.inconstant person.* * *► adjetivo1 (indolente) lacking in discipline2 (variable) inconstant, changeable* * *ADJ1) [equipo, sistema] inconstant2) [tiempo] changeable3) [persona] (=veleidoso) fickle; (=poco firme) unsteady* * *a) ( falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseveranceb) ( voluble) fickle* * *= unsustained, lapsed, fickle.Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.Ex. However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.* * *a) ( falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseveranceb) ( voluble) fickle* * *= unsustained, lapsed, fickle.Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.* * *1 (falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseverancenunca llegó a ser campeón por inconstante he never became champion because he lacked application2 (voluble) fickle* * *
inconstante adjetivo
inconstante adjetivo changeable
' inconstante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mariposear
- versátil
- caprichoso
- veleta
- voluble
English:
changeable
- fickle
- inconsistent
* * *inconstante adj2. [de opinión, ideas] changeable, fickle* * *adj fickle* * *inconstante adj: inconstant, fickle, changeable -
2 inconstante
• desultory• everchanging• fickle• inconspicuousness• inconstant person• musty• mutant -
3 de modo inconstante
• unsteadily• without persistence -
4 muy inconstante
• constantly changing -
5 persona inconstante
• inconstancy• inconstantly -
6 ser inconstante
• be fickle -
7 ser inconstante como el viento
• be as fickle as the windDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser inconstante como el viento
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8 humedad inconstante
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9 muy inconstante
adj.constantly changing, flukey, fluky. -
10 persona inconstante
f.inconstant person. -
11 ser inconstante
v.to be fickle. -
12 caprichoso
adj.capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.* * *► adjetivo1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 whimsical person* * *ADJ1) [persona] capricious2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.----* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *I- sa adjetivoa) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeableb) (difícil, exigente) fussyII- sa masculino, femeninoes un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
* * *= capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de modo caprichoso = capriciously.* * *1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mindlas estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes2 (difícil, exigente) fussymasculine, femininees un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy* * *
caprichoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹tiempo/moda› changeable
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
(es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
caprichoso,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
II adjetivo
1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
' caprichoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- mañoso
English:
capricious
- erratic
- flighty
- moody
- whimsical
* * *caprichoso, -a adjcapricious, impulsive;actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively* * *adj capricious* * *caprichoso, -sa adjantojadizo: capricious, fickle -
13 voluble
adj.1 changeable, fickle (person).2 climbing (botany).3 twining, twisting.* * *► adjetivo1 changeable, fickle2 BOTÁNICA voluble, twining* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=inconstante) fickle, changeable; (=imprevisible) erratic, unpredictable; (=inestable) unstable2) (Bot) twining, climbing* * *adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle* * *= mercurial, fickle, capricious.Ex. As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.----* dinero voluble = soft money.* * *adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle* * *= mercurial, fickle, capricious.Ex: As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.
Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.* dinero voluble = soft money.* * *A (inconstante) changeable, fickleB ( Bot) twining, climbing* * *
voluble adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
voluble adj (cambiante) fickle, changeable
' voluble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconstante
English:
whimsical
* * *voluble adj[persona] changeable, fickle* * *adj erratic, unpredictable* * *voluble adj: fickle, changeable -
14 versátil
adj.1 versatile, which may be turned readily.2 versatile, protean.3 changeable, variable.4 versatile, plastic.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) versatile* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=adaptable) versatile2) pey (=inconstante) fickle, changeable3) (Anat) mobile, loose* * *a) ( polifacético) versatileb) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable* * *= versatile, adaptable.Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.* * *a) ( polifacético) versatileb) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable* * *= versatile, adaptable.Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.* * *A1 (inconstante) fickle, changeable2 (polifacético) ‹persona› versatile; ‹camión/aparato› versatileB ( Zool) versatile* * *
versátil adjetivo
1 (inconstante) changeable
2 (con diversas aplicaciones, capacidades) versatile
' versátil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
completa
- completo
English:
all-round
- versatile
* * *versátil adj1. [voluble] changeable, fickle2. [polifacético] versatile* * *adj1 ( voluble) fickle2 ( polivalente) versatile* * *versátil adj1) : versatile2) : fickle -
15 liviano
adj.1 light, airy, weightless, ingravid.2 frivolous, trivial.* * *► adjetivo1 (ligero) light2 figurado (inconstante) frivolous* * *1. ADJ1) (=ligero) light2) (=inconstante) fickle3) (=frívolo) frivolous, trivial4) (=lascivo) lewd2.pl livianosSMPL lights, lungs* * *- na adjetivo (esp AmL)a) <paquete/tela> lightser liviano de sangre — (Chi fam) to be likable
b) < comida> lightc) <obra/película> lightweight* * *= lightweight [light-weight], ribald.Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.* * *- na adjetivo (esp AmL)a) <paquete/tela> lightser liviano de sangre — (Chi fam) to be likable
b) < comida> lightc) <obra/película> lightweight* * *= lightweight [light-weight], ribald.Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.* * *liviano -naA ( esp AmL)1 ‹maleta/paquete› light; ‹tela/vestido› light2 ‹comida/masa› lighttiene un sueño muy liviano she's a very light sleeper3 ‹obra/película› lightweightB ( liter) (inconstante) fickle* * *
liviano◊ -na adjetivo (esp AmL)
liviano,-a adjetivo frivolous, flighty
' liviano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
liviana
- ligero
English:
light
- feather
- lighten
- lightweight
- snack
* * *liviano, -a adj1. [de poco peso] [carga] light2. [delgado] [blusa] thin3. [alimento] lighttengo el sueño muy liviano I'm a very light sleeper;un dolor liviano a slight pain5. [frívolo] frivolous* * *adj1 light* * *liviano, -na adj1) : light, slight2) inconstante: fickle -
16 veleta
f.1 weather vane.2 fickle person, inconstant person, person who constantly changes sides, turncoat.f. & m.capricious person.* * *1 (para el viento) weathercock, weather vane* * *1. SF1) [de edificio] weather vane, weathercock2) (Pesca) float2.SMF (=persona) fickle person, weathercock* * *a) ( para el viento) weather vane, weathercockb) veleta masculino y femenino (fam) ( persona inconstante) fickle person* * *= weathervane, weathercock, windvane.Ex. Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.Ex. Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* * *a) ( para el viento) weather vane, weathercockb) veleta masculino y femenino (fam) ( persona inconstante) fickle person* * *= weathervane, weathercock, windvane.Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.
Ex: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* * *1 (para el viento) weather vane, weathercock2es un veleta he changes his mind every two minutes o ( colloq hum) more often than he changes his underwear* * *
veleta sustantivo femenino
1 ( para el viento) weather vane, weathercock
2
veleta
I sustantivo femenino weathervane, weathercock
II mf fam changeable person
' veleta' also found in these entries:
English:
weather vane
- weathercock
- weather
* * *♦ nfweather vane♦ nmfFam [persona]es un veleta he's very fickle* * *I f weathervaneII m/f figweathercock* * *veleta nf: weather vane* * *veleta n weathervane -
17 mariposear
v.1 to flit about (ser inconstante).2 to flirt.3 to have many love affairs, to philander.María mariposeó cuando era joven Mary had many love affairs when she was young4 to flutter around, to flutter, to flutter about.La libélula mariposeaba alegre The dragonfly fluttered happily.* * *2 (andar alrededor) to buzz around* * *VI1) (=revolotear) to flutter about, flit to and fro2) (=ser inconstante) to be fickle; (=coquetear) to flit from one girl/man to the nextmariposear alrededor de algn — to dance attendance on sb, be constantly fluttering round sb
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( alrededor de alguien) to buzz around, be constantly aroundb) (fam & pey) ( en el trabajo) to flit from one job to another; ( en el amor) to flit from one relationship to another* * *verbo intransitivoa) (fam) ( alrededor de alguien) to buzz around, be constantly aroundb) (fam & pey) ( en el trabajo) to flit from one job to another; ( en el amor) to flit from one relationship to another* * *mariposear [A1 ]vi1 ( fam) (alrededor de algn) to buzz around, be constantly around2 ( fam pey)(en el trabajo, el amor): mariposeaba de un empleo a otro he flitted from one job to anotherno se ha casado todavía, se dedica a mariposear he isn't married yet, he just has one flirtation after another o he just has a fling with a girl and then moves on to another* * *
mariposear verbo intransitivo
1 (moverse en torno) to buzz around: ¡deja de mariposear a mi alrededor!, stop hovering around me
2 (ser inconstante) to be fickle: mariposea con unos y con otros y no termina de encontrar su pareja, she messes around with anyone she can get her hands on and can't settle down
* * *mariposear viFam1. [cambiar de trabajo, pareja] to flit about;le gusta mariposear con unas y otras he never stays with the same woman for more than about five minutes2. [revolotear] to hover;los camareros mariposeaban en torno a la mesa the waiters were hovering around the table3. [comportarse afeminadamente] to act camp* * *v/i flutter around; fig flit from one subject/job etcto another -
18 movedizo
adj.movable, shifting, mobile.* * *► adjetivo1 (fácil de mover) easy to move2 (inconstante) fickle3 (inestable) unstable* * *ADJ1) (=no fijo) [terreno, suelo] moving, shifting; [objeto] movable; [persona, animal] restlessarena 1)2) (=cambiante) [persona] fickle; [situación] unsettled, changeable* * ** * *----* arenas movedizas = quicksand.* * ** * ** arenas movedizas = quicksand.* * *movedizo -za‹niño› restless, fidgety arena* * *
movedizo
movedizo,-a adjetivo mobile, unstable: tenemos que tener cuidado, estamos pisando un terreno movedizo, we need to be careful, we're walking on shifting land
' movedizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
movediza
* * *movedizo, -a adj1. [movible] movable, easily moved2. [inestable] unsteady, unstable;arenas movedizas quicksand3. [inconstante] changeable* * *adj figrestless -
19 incierto
adj.uncertain, not certain, unclear, at loose ends.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco seguro) uncertain, doubtful2 (desconocido) unknown* * *(f. - incierta)adj.1) uncertain2) unknown* * *ADJ (=dudoso) uncertain; (=inconstante) inconstant; (=inseguro) insecure* * *- ta adjetivoa) (dudoso, inseguro) uncertainb) ( no verdadero) untrue* * *= dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], uncertain, unsettled, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], in doubt.Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.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. No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.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. When in doubt about what to include in a citation err on the side of generosity in the information supplied rather than risk not supply in sufficient.----* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* * *- ta adjetivoa) (dudoso, inseguro) uncertainb) ( no verdadero) untrue* * *= dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], uncertain, unsettled, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], in doubt.Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
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: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.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: When in doubt about what to include in a citation err on the side of generosity in the information supplied rather than risk not supply in sufficient.* futuro incierto = uncertain future.* * *incierto -ta1 (dudoso, inseguro) uncertainel futuro es incierto the future is uncertain2 (no verdadero) untrue3 (poco firme) unsteady* * *
incierto◊ -ta adjetivo (dudoso, inseguro) uncertain
incierto,-a adjetivo
1 (desconocido, no definitivo) uncertain
2 (falso) untrue
' incierto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudosa
- dudoso
- incierta
- mañana
English:
dicey
- doubtful
- fluid
- uncertain
- unsettled
* * *incierto, -a adj1. [dudoso] uncertain;les espera un futuro incierto their future is uncertain2. [falso] untrue* * *m uncertain* * *incierto, -ta adj1) : uncertain2) : untrue3) : unsteady, insecure* * *incierto adj uncertain -
20 veleidoso
adj.capricious, erratic, skittish, whimsical.* * *► adjetivo1 inconstant, fickle* * *ADJ fickle, capricious* * *- sa adjetivo fickle, capricious; ( en relaciones amorosas) flighty, fickle* * *- sa adjetivo fickle, capricious; ( en relaciones amorosas) flighty, fickle* * *veleidoso -safickle, capricious; (en relaciones amorosas) flighty, fickle* * *
veleidoso,-a adjetivo capricious, inconstant
' veleidoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
veleidosa
English:
fickle
* * *veleidoso, -a adj1. [inconstante] fickle2. [caprichoso] capricious* * *adj fickle* * *
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inconstant — inconstant, ante (in kon stan, stan t ) adj. 1° Qui n est pas constant, qui est sujet à changer, en parlant des personnes. • Mais que sert un bon choix dans une âme inconstante, CORN. Sophon, IV, 2. • Ne vous assurez point sur ce coeur… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ligero — (Del fr. léger.) ► adjetivo 1 Que pesa poco, que es tenue o delgado: ■ es mejor que lleves prendas ligeras porque suele hacer calor; toda la carga es ligera, así que podré llevarla yo sola. SINÓNIMO leve ingrávido ANTÓNIMO pesado … Enciclopedia Universal