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1 tenaz
adj.1 tenacious (perseverante).2 stubborn (persistente).* * *1 (persona) tenacious; (perseverante) persevering, unflagging* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=perseverante) tenacious, persistent2) (=persistente) [dolor] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [creencia] firm, stubborn pey; [resistencia] tenacious3) [material] tough, durable, resistant* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex. Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.Ex. The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *1)a) < persona> tenacious2) (Col fam)a) <problema/situación> toughb) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)* * *= vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.Ex: Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.
Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.* * *A1 ‹persona› tenaciousen su tenaz propósito de conquistar el título in his determined bid to win the title2 ‹dolor› persistent; ‹mancha› stubborn3 ‹metal/material› tough1 ‹problema/situación› tough* * *
tenaz adjetivo
‹ mancha› stubborn
tenaz adjetivo
1 (persona) tenacious
2 (constipado, sequía) persistent
' tenaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constante
- obstinado
English:
dogged
- obstinate
- stout
- strong-willed
- tenacious
- strenuous
- strong
- stubborn
* * *tenaz adj1. [perseverante] [persona, empeño, actitud] tenacious2. [persistente] [mancha, grasa] stubborn;[dolor, dolencia] chronic3. [resistente] tough¡uy, tenaz! [¡no me digas!] you don't say!* * *adj determined, tenacious* * *1) : tenacious, persistent2) : strong, tough -
2 tenaz
• adamant• dogged• hard astern• hard blow• persevere• perseveringly• persistence• persistently• stick-to-itive• stubborn• tenability• tenaciously• unremitting• unyielding -
3 tenaz
firm, tenacious, a pair of pincers -
4 arte de vender tenaz y decisivamente
• high price• high-premium convertible debenture• high-pressure salesmanshipDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arte de vender tenaz y decisivamente
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5 con determinación tenaz
• with stubborn determinationDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > con determinación tenaz
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6 muy tenaz
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7 obstinado
adj.obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.past part.past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.* * *► adjetivo1 obstinate, stubborn* * *ADJ obstinate, stubborn* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubbornb) ( tenaz) tenacious, doggedc) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)* * *= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* * *obstinado -daA1 (tozudo) ‹persona/actitud› obstinate, stubborn2 (tenaz) ‹persona/lucha› tenacious, doggedsu trabajo le tiene obstinado he has had enough of his job o he is fed up with his job* * *
Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)
obstinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
obstinado
obstinarse
obstinado◊ -da adjetivo
obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;
se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate
obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in]
' obstinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezón
- cabezona
- empeñada
- empeñado
- impenitente
- mollera
- obstinada
- burro
- cazurro
- obstinarse
English:
opinionated
- stiff-necked
- dogged
- head
- intractable
- obstinate
- perverse
* * *obstinado, -a adj1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn2. [tenaz] tenacious* * *adj obstinate* * *obstinado, -da adj1) terco: obstinate, stubborn2) : persistent♦ obstinadamente adv* * *obstinado adj obstinate -
8 férreo
adj.1 unbending, persistent, iron, persevering.2 iron-handed, iron-fisted, iron-hand.3 ferrous.4 railway.* * *► adjetivo1 ferreous* * *ADJ1) (=de hierro) iron antes de s ; (Quím) ferrous2) (Ferro) rail antes de svía férrea — railway track o line, railroad (EEUU)
3) (=tenaz) [acoso] fierce, determined; [cerco, marcaje] very close, tight4) (=estricto) [disciplina, control, embargo] strict, tight; [horario] strict, rigid; [secreto] strict; [silencio] steely* * *- rrea adjetivo1) < voluntad> iron (before n); < determinación> steely; <disciplina/horario> strict; < oposición> fierce, determined2) ( de hierro) iron (before n)* * *= iron, iron, unswerving.Ex. The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.Ex. The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.----* amante de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.* partidario de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.* voluntad férrea = iron will, will of iron.* * *- rrea adjetivo1) < voluntad> iron (before n); < determinación> steely; <disciplina/horario> strict; < oposición> fierce, determined2) ( de hierro) iron (before n)* * *= iron, iron, unswerving.Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.* amante de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.* partidario de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.* voluntad férrea = iron will, will of iron.* * *A1 ‹voluntad› iron ( before n); ‹determinación› steely; ‹disciplina› strict2 ‹horario› strict, rigid; ‹oposición› fierce, determined; ‹marcaje› tight, very close* * *
férreo,-a adjetivo
1 (fuerte, indoblegable) iron: tiene una voluntad férrea, she has an iron will
2 (relativo al hierro) ferrous
metal no férreo, non-ferrous metal
3 Ferroc rail
vía férrea, railway
' férreo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
férrea
English:
iron
- steely
- stiff
- unwavering
* * *férreo, -a adj1. [de hierro] iron;una estructura férrea an iron structure;la vía férrea the railway line, US the railroad track2. [firme] [disciplina, voluntad] iron;ejercen un férreo control sobre sus hijos they are very strict with their children;la sometieron a un férreo marcaje they marked her very tightly* * *adj1 tb figiron atr2 del ferrocarril rail atr* * *1) : iron2) : strong, steelyuna voluntad férrea: an iron will3) : strict, severe4)vía férrea : railroad track* * *férreo adj1. (del hierro) iron2. (duro, tenaz) iron / strict -
9 constante
adj.1 persistent (person) (en una empresa).2 constant.3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.4 dedicated, hardworking.f.1 constant.2 Constante.* * *► adjetivo1 (invariable) constant2 (persona) steadfast1 MATEMÁTICAS constant\constantes vitales vital signs* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=continuado) constantun día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain
2) (=frecuente) constant3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant2. SF1) (=factor predominante)el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work
el paro es una constante en la economía española — unemployment is a permanent feature of the Spanish economy
2) (Mat) constant3) (Med)* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.----* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *A1 (continuo) constantestaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance2 ‹tema/motivo› constantB (perseverante) persevering1 ( Mat) constant2 (característica) constant featurelas escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven yearsdurante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shopsuna constante en su obra a constant theme in his workel malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad moodconstantes vitales vital signs (pl)* * *
constante adjetivo
■ sustantivo femeninoa) (Mat) constant
c)
constante
I adjetivo
1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
II sustantivo femenino
1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
2 Mat constant
' constante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- salario
- sangría
English:
constant
- continual
- cruise
- equable
- even
- incessant
- recurrent
- steadily
- steady
- unfailing
- uniform
- unremitting
- break
- consistent
- drive
- eternal
- niggling
- persistent
- wear
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;[en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;[temperatura] constant3. [que se repite] constant♦ nf1. [rasgo] constant;las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history2. Mat constant3. constantes vitales vital signs;mantener las constantes vitales de alguien to keep sb alive* * *I adj constantII f MAT constant* * *constante adj: constant♦ constantemente advconstante nf: constant* * *constante adj (continuo) constant -
10 luchador
adj.fighting, fond of fighting, scrappy.m.1 fighter, hustler, go-getter, struggler.2 wrestler.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) fighter2 DEPORTE wrestler* * *(f. - luchadora)noun1) fighter2) wrestler* * *luchador, -a1.ADJ combative2.SM / F (=combatiente) fighter; (Dep) wrestler* * *I- dora adjetivoII- dora masculino, femenino1) ( persona esforzada) fighter2) (Dep) wrestler* * *= fighter, scrappy, go-getter.Ex. She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.Ex. His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.Ex. He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.----* luchador de lucha libre = wrestler.* * *I- dora adjetivoII- dora masculino, femenino1) ( persona esforzada) fighter2) (Dep) wrestler* * *= fighter, scrappy, go-getter.Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.* luchador de lucha libre = wrestler.* * *masculine, feminineA (persona esforzada) fighterB ( Dep) wrestler* * *
luchador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (Dep) wrestler
luchador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino fighter: es una luchadora nata, she's a born fighter
' luchador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
luchadora
- combativo
- invencible
English:
fighter
- wrestler
* * *luchador, -ora♦ adjser muy luchador to be a fighter o battler♦ nm,f1. [deportista] wrestler2. [persona tenaz] fighter, battler* * *I adj espíritu fightingII m, luchadora f fighter* * *1) : fighter2) : wrestler* * *luchador n1. (en general) fighter2. (de lucha libre) wrestler -
11 mancha
f.1 stain, spot.tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt2 blotch (in skin).3 blemish.este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record4 tache.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: manchar.* * *1 stain, spot2 figurado blemish\sin mancha flawless, spotlessmancha solar sunspot* * *noun f.mark, stain, spot* * *SF* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.----* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *A1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stainuna mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stainla mancha no salió the stain didn't come outmanchas de humedad damp patchesno le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain outeste mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stainsla sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it2 (borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfireestas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?Compuestos:patch of iceoil slicksunspotB1 (en la piel) markuna mancha de nacimiento a birthmark2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchnegro con manchas blancas black with white patcheslas manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markingslas manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markingsCompuesto:yellow spotC (en el pulmón) shadowD (de vegetación) patchE ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainun alma sin mancha a pure souluna reputación sin mancha a spotless reputationuna mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honorG* * *
Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)
mancha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
( difícil de quitar) stain;
manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
2
( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash
* * *mancha nf1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;[de tinta] blot;me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;una mancha de aceite an oil stain;extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire2. [de color] spot, mark;un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;RP¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;[de la vejez] liver spot;le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotchesmancha de nacimiento birthmark5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record* * *:Canal de la Mancha English Channel;la Mancha La Mancha* * *mancha nf1) : stain, spot, markmancha de sangre: bloodstain2) : blemish, blotuna mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation3) : patch* * *mancha n1. (en general) stain3. (de animal) spot -
12 sequía
f.drought, dry season.* * *1 drought* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=falta de lluvias) drought2) (=temporada) dry season3) And (=sed) thirst* * *femenino drought* * *= drought.Ex. This is a gardening technique aimed at conserving water in areas of drought and limited water supplies.----* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* agostado por la sequía = drought-parched.* período de sequía = dry spell.* * *femenino drought* * *= drought.Ex: This is a gardening technique aimed at conserving water in areas of drought and limited water supplies.
* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* agostado por la sequía = drought-parched.* período de sequía = dry spell.* * *drought* * *
sequía sustantivo femenino
drought
sequía sustantivo femenino drought
' sequía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consigo
- destructor
- destructora
- tenaz
- asolar
English:
drought
- push
* * *sequía nf1. [falta de agua] drought* * *f drought* * *sequía nf: drought* * *sequía n drought -
13 constipado
adj.1 suffering from a cold.2 constipated, that suffers from difficulty in defecating, costive, belly-bound.m.head cold, congestion, common cold.past part.past participle of spanish verb: constipar.* * *1 MEDICINA cold————————1→ link=constiparse constiparse1 MEDICINA cold\estar constipado,-a to have a cold* * *1.ADJ2.SM (Med) cold* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( resfriado)b) (AmL) ( estreñido) constipatedIImasculino cold* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( resfriado)b) (AmL) ( estreñido) constipatedIImasculino cold* * *1(resfriado): está muy constipado he has a bad cold2 ( AmL) (estreñido) constipatedcoldpescar/coger/agarrar un constipado to catch a cold* * *
Del verbo constiparse: ( conjugate constiparse)
constipado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
constipado
constiparse
constipado 1◊ -da adjetivoa) ( resfriado)
constipado 2 sustantivo masculino
cold
constiparse ( conjugate constiparse) verbo pronominal
to catch a cold
constipado,-a
I adjetivo estar constipado, to have a cold o a chill
II sustantivo masculino cold, chill
constiparse verbo reflexivo to catch a cold o a chill
' constipado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constipada
- resfriada
- resfriado
- tenaz
- costipado
English:
chill
- cold
* * *constipado, -a♦ adjestar constipado to have a cold♦ nm1. [resfriado] cold;agarrar un constipado to catch a cold* * *I adj:estar constipado have a coldII m cold* * *constipado, -da adjestar constipado : to have a coldconstipado nmresfriado: cold* * *constipado n cold
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