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41 obscure
əb'skjuə
1. adjective1) (not clear; difficult to see: an obscure corner of the library.) obscuro, oscuro, poco claro2) (not well-known: an obscure author.) obscuro3) (difficult to understand: an obscure poem.) obscuro
2. verb(to make obscure: A large tree obscured the view.) ofuscar, obscurecer- obscurity
obscure adj oscuro / poco conocidotr[əbs'kjʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (unclear) obscuro,-a, oscuro,-a, poco claro,-a2 (vague, indistinct) vago,-a, confuso,-a; (hidden) recóndito,-a3 (little known - person) poco conocido,-a, oscuro,-a; (- village) recóndito,-a, perdido,-a1 (make unclear, difficult to understand) ofuscar, obscurecer; (confuse) confundir2 (hide) ocultar; (conceal, cover) oscurecer, obscurecer1) cloud, dim: oscurecer, nublar2) hide: ocultarobscure adj1) dim: oscuro2) remote, secluded: recóndito3) vague: oscuro, confuso, vago4) unknown: desconocidoan obscure poet: un poeta desconocido♦ obscurely advadj.• denso, -a adj.• obscuro, -a adj.• oscuro, -a adj.• tenebroso, -a adj.• turbio, -a adj.v.• asombrar v.• borrar v.• disimular v.• eclipsar v.• ensombrecer v.• entenebrecer v.• esconder v.• oscurecer v.
I əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up)[ǝb'skjʊǝ(r)]these irrelevant details obscure the central problem — estos detalles superfluos impiden ver claramente el problema central
1. ADJ1) (=not well-known) [book, artist, poet] poco conocido, oscuro; [village] recóndito, perdidosome obscure disease we had never heard of before — una enfermedad poco conocida de la que nunca habíamos oído hablar antes
Norris himself has remained relatively obscure — el mismo Norris sigue siendo hasta cierto punto un desconocido
2) (=not obvious) [word, jargon, terminology] de difícil comprensión; [origins] oscuro, poco clarothe meaning is obscure — el significado es oscuro or poco claro
3) (=indistinct) [shape, figure] borroso2. VT1) (=hide) [+ object, face, truth] ocultarthis news should not be allowed to obscure the fact that... — no se debería permitir que esta noticia impida ver claramente que..., no se debería permitir que esta noticia vele el hecho de que...
2) (=complicate) complicar* * *
I [əb'skjʊr, əb'skjʊə(r)]adjective obscurer, obscuresta) ( not easily understood) < meaning> oscuro, poco claro; <message/reference> crípticob) ( vague) <impression/feeling> confuso, vagoc) ( little known) <writer/journal> oscuro, poco conocido; <island/town> recóndito, perdido
II
a) ( conceal) \<\<object/beauty/sun\>\> ocultar; \<\<sky\>\> oscurecer*her view of the stage was obscured by the man in front — el hombre que tenía delante le impedía ver todo el escenario
b) (make unclear, cover up) -
42 officially
ə'fiʃəli1) ((negative unofficially) as an official: He attended the ceremony officially.) oficialmente2) (formally: The new library was officially opened yesterday.) oficialmente3) (according to what is announced publicly (though not necessarily true in fact): Officially he is on holiday - actually he is working on a new book.) oficialmente•- officious
- officiously
- officiousness
- office-bearer
- through the kind offices of
- through the offices of
officially adv oficialmentetr[ə'fɪʃəlɪ]1 oficialmenteadv.• oficialmente adv.ə'fɪʃəliadverb oficialmente[ǝ'fɪʃǝlɪ]ADV oficialmente* * *[ə'fɪʃəli]adverb oficialmente -
43 track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) localizar, dar con, encontrar, averiguar el paraderov + o + adv, v + adv + o ( trace) \<\<criminal/lost object\>\> localizar*, encontrar*; \<\<missing person\>\> averiguar* el paradero de, dar* conVT + ADV (=locate) [+ suspect, document, information] localizar, ubicar (LAm); [+ missing person] averiguar el paradero de, localizarwe eventually tracked him down in the library — finalmente lo localizamos or dimos con él en la biblioteca
scientists have tracked down the bacteria that causes the infection — los científicos han localizado la bacteria que causa la infección
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( trace) \<\<criminal/lost object\>\> localizar*, encontrar*; \<\<missing person\>\> averiguar* el paradero de, dar* con -
44 on loan
prestado,-a 2 (footballer) cedido,-a -
45 consulta
Del verbo consultar: ( conjugate consultar) \ \
consulta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: consulta consultar
consulta sustantivo femeninoa) (pregunta, averiguación):◊ ¿te puedo hacer una consulta? can I ask you something?;de consulta ‹biblioteca/libro› reference ( before n) ( consultorio) office (AmE), practice (AmE), surgery (BrE);◊ ¿a qué horas tiene consultas el Dr. Sosa? what are Dr Sosa's office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery times?;consulta a domicilio home o house visit
consultar ( conjugate consultar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/obra› to consult; ‹dato/duda› to look up; consulta algo con algn to consult sb about sth verbo intransitivo: consulta con algn to consult sb
consulta sustantivo femenino
1 (petición de consejo) query
2 (búsqueda de información) search: tras la consulta de los archivos hemos concluido que..., after consulting the archives, we have concluded that...
3 Med (visita al médico) consultation (despacho) GB surgery, US doctor's office
horas de consulta, GB surgery hours, US office hours
consulta a domicilio, house call
consultar verbo transitivo
1 to consult, seek advice [con, from]
2 (en un diccionario, etc) to look up ' consulta' also found in these entries: Spanish: alterna - alterno - anexa - anexo - de - biblioteca - libro English: consultation - consulting - establish - practice - practise - reference - reference book - reference library - surgery - antenatal - office -
46 pertenecer
pertenecer ( conjugate pertenecer) verbo intransitivoa) ( ser propiedad) pertenecer A algn/algo to belong to sb/sthb) ( formar parte) pertenecer A algo to belong to sth, be a member of sth
pertenecer verbo intransitivo to belong [a, to]: este libro pertenece a tu biblioteca, this book belongs to your library ' pertenecer' also found in these entries: Spanish: corresponder English: belong - neither -
47 reading-
1) (for the purpose of reading: reading-glasses; a reading-room in a library.) de lectura2) (for learning to read: a reading-book.) para aprender a leer -
48 picture
nCINEMAT, COMP&DP, PHOTO, TV imagen f -
49 bookstand
s.1 expositor de libros (in bookstore, library)2 atril (de pie) (for supporting book)3 quiosco de prensa (in railway station)4 puesto de libros.
См. также в других словарях:
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