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1 rebelión
f.1 rebellion, insurrection, revolt.2 act of rebellion, rebellious act.3 rebelliousness.* * *1 rebellion, revolt* * *noun f.* * *SF rebellion* * *femenino rebellion, uprising* * *= revolt, rebellion, rising, insurrection.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex. Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex. Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.----* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *femenino rebellion, uprising* * *= revolt, rebellion, rising, insurrection.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: While Danish librarians used the 68 rebellion to improve their working conditions, Swedish colleagues changed library services.Ex: Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *rebellion, uprisinguna rebelión militar a military uprising* * *
rebelión sustantivo femenino
rebellion, uprising
rebelión sustantivo femenino rebellion, revolt
' rebelión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanderar
- incitar
- reprimir
- sofocar
- aplastar
- popular
- promotor
English:
put down
- quash
- rebellion
- stamp out
- stifle
- suppress
* * *rebelión nfrebellion;una rebelión militar a military rebellion o uprising* * *f rebellion* * ** * *rebelión n rebellion -
2 sofocar
v.1 to suffocate, to stifle.El criminal sofoca a Ricardo The criminal suffocates Richard.2 to put out, to smother (incendio).3 to suppress, to quell.Miguel sofoca su ira Mike quells his anger.4 to mortify.5 to quench, to extinguish, to put out.Elsa sofocó el fuego Elsa quenched the fire.6 to embarrass, to make nervous.Su actitud sofocó a Ricardo Her attitude embarrassed Richard.* * *1 (ahogar) to suffocate, stifle, smother2 figurado (abochornar) to make blush1 (de calor etc) to suffocate2 figurado (ruborizarse) to blush3 familiar (enfadarse) to get upset, get angry* * *1. VT1) (=ahogar) [calor] to stifle; [fuego, humo] to suffocate2) (=apagar) [+ incendio] to smother, put out; [+ rebelión] to crush, put down; [+ epidemia] to stamp out3) (=enojar) to anger, upset4) (=avergonzar) to embarrass5) (=sonrojar) to make... blush2.See:* * *1. 2.sofocarse v pron ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up* * *= smother, quench, quell, strangle, snuff out, stifle, stamp out, weigh down.Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.* * *1. 2.sofocarse v pron ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up* * *= smother, quench, quell, strangle, snuff out, stifle, stamp out, weigh down.Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.* * *sofocar [A2 ]vt‹fuego› to smother, put out; ‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put downeste calor me sofoca this heat is suffocating o stifling2 ( fam) (avergonzarse) to get embarrassed:3 (por el calor) to suffocate4 (por un esfuerzo) to get out of breath* * *
sofocar ( conjugate sofocar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to smother, put out;
‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
sofocarse verbo pronominal ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
sofocar verbo transitivo
1 (un incendio) to extinguish, smother: los bomberos sofocaron las llamas, the firemen smothered the flames
(una rebelión) to put out: el ejército sofocó la revuelta, the army crushed the rebellion
(una protesta) to stifle: los antidisturbios sofocaron la manifestación, the riot police brought the protest under control
(un grito, ruido) to muffle, stifle
(un sentimiento) to control
2 (asfixiar) to suffocate
3 (abochornar) to embarrass
' sofocar' also found in these entries:
English:
damp
- put down
- smother
- stamp out
- stifle
- douse
- over
- put
- quash
- quell
- quench
- stamp
- suppress
* * *♦ vt1. [ahogar, abrasar] to suffocate, to stifle2. [incendio] to put out, to smother3. [rebelión] to suppress, to quell4. [agobiar] [con trabajo] to overburden5. [avergonzar] to embarrass* * *v/t1 suffocate2 incendio put out* * *sofocar {72} vt1) ahogar: to suffocate, to smother2) extinguir: to extinguish, to put out (a fire)3) aplastar: to crush, to put downsofocar una rebelión: to crush a rebellion* * *sofocar vb2. (ahogar) to suffocate -
3 promotor
adj.promotive.m.1 promoter, prime mover, projector.2 backer, supporter.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (inmobiliario) developer2 (de una idea, plan, etc) promoter3 (de ventas) representative* * *(f. - promotora)noun* * *promotor, -aSM / F [gen] promoter; [de disturbios] instigator, prime mover; [de ley] sponsorpromotor(a) inmobiliario/a — property developer
* * *I- tora adjetivoIIla empresa promotora — (Const) the development company; (Espec) the promoters (pl)
- tora masculino, femenino1) ( persona)a) (Const) developerb) (Espec) promoterc) (de rebelión, huelga) instigatorpromotor inmobiliaria — (property) developer, development company
* * *= promoter, backer, encourager, self-promoter, enhancer, developer, abettor [abetter].Ex. Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.Ex. The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.Ex. The university must be an initiator and encourager of initiative and not a body interested in the commercial exploitation of ideas for its own purposes.Ex. The biography tells a fascinating story of an egocentric self-promoter who owned America's largest media company in the first half of the 20th century.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Packages are used by many clients of the developer, and this very fact can lead to many benefits.Ex. Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.----* promotor inmobiliario = property developer.* * *I- tora adjetivoIIla empresa promotora — (Const) the development company; (Espec) the promoters (pl)
- tora masculino, femenino1) ( persona)a) (Const) developerb) (Espec) promoterc) (de rebelión, huelga) instigatorpromotor inmobiliaria — (property) developer, development company
* * *= promoter, backer, encourager, self-promoter, enhancer, developer, abettor [abetter].Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
Ex: The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.Ex: The university must be an initiator and encourager of initiative and not a body interested in the commercial exploitation of ideas for its own purposes.Ex: The biography tells a fascinating story of an egocentric self-promoter who owned America's largest media company in the first half of the 20th century.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Packages are used by many clients of the developer, and this very fact can lead to many benefits.Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.* promotor inmobiliario = property developer.* * *la empresa promotora ( Const) the development company;( Espec) the promoters (pl)masculine, feminine1 ( Const) developer2 ( Espec) promoter3 (de una rebelión) instigatoruno de los promotores de la huelga one of the instigators of the strikeel promotor de la iniciativa the man behind the initiativeCompuestos:● promotor comercial, promotora comercialmasculine, feminine sales representative● promotor de ventas, promotora de ventasmasculine, feminine sales representative● promotor inmobiliario, promotora inmobiliariamasculine, feminine property developerBpromotora feminine (compañía) tb promotor inmobiliaria property developer, developer, development company* * *
promotor
a) (Const) developerb) (Espec) promoter
promotor,-ora
I adjetivo la causa promotora, original cause
la empresa promotora, the promoters
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 promoter
2 (de una construcción) developer
3 (de disturbios, etc) instigator
' promotor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
promotora
English:
developer
- promoter
- property developer
- property
* * *promotor, -ora♦ adjpromoting♦ nm,f1. [constructor] developerpromotor inmobiliario Br property o US real estate developer2. [de boxeador, cantante] promoter3. [organizador] organizer;[de una rebelión] instigator;¿quién fue el promotor de la idea? who initiated the idea?promotor de conciertos concert promoter* * *m, promotora f promoter* * *: promoter -
4 pueblo
m.1 village (población) (pequeña).2 people.el pueblo español the Spanish people3 town, village, locality.4 nation.5 Pueblo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: poblar.* * *1 (población) village2 (gente) people* * *noun m.1) village, town2) people* * *SM1) (Pol) people, nation2) (=plebe) common people pl, lower orders pl3) (=localidad pequeña) [gen] small town; [en el campo] country town; [de pocos habitantes] villageser de pueblo — [gen] to be a country person, be from the countryside; pey to be a country bumpkin *, be a country hick (EEUU) *
pueblo joven — Perú shanty town
* * *1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town2) ( comunidad) peopleel pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people
3) ( clase popular)•* * *= people, town, village.Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.Ex. In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.----* centro del pueblo = town centre.* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.* plaza del pueblo = town square.* pueblo amurallado = walled town.* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.* pueblo fortificado = walled town.* pueblo judío = shtetl.* pueblo lector = reading people.* pueblo minero = mining town.* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.* * *1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town2) ( comunidad) peopleel pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people
3) ( clase popular)•* * *el pueblo= populace, the, common people, theEx: This would enable the majority of the rural populace who are illiterate and semi-literate to participate in cultural and intellectual entertainment.
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.= people, town, village.Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.* centro del pueblo = town centre.* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.* plaza del pueblo = town square.* pueblo amurallado = walled town.* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.* pueblo fortificado = walled town.* pueblo judío = shtetl.* pueblo lector = reading people.* pueblo minero = mining town.* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.* * *A (poblado) village; (más grande) small townde cada pueblo un paisano ( RPl fam hum): los vasos son de cada pueblo un paisano the glasses are all different, none of the glasses matchyo soy de pueblo ( Esp); I'm a country boyCompuestos:dead-end town, one-horse townghost town( Per) shantytownB (comunidad, nación) peopleun pueblo nómada a nomadic peoplepueblos primitivos primitive peoplesel pueblo judío the Jewish peoplela voz del pueblo the voice of the peopleel pueblo español/vasco the Spanish/Basque peopleuna rebelión del pueblo a popular uprisingun gobierno del pueblo y para el pueblo a government of the people for the peoplepolíticos que engañan al pueblo politicians who mislead the people o countryCompuesto:chosen peopleC(clase popular): el pueblo the working classCompuesto:el pueblo llano the ordinary people* * *
Del verbo poblar: ( conjugate poblar)
pueblo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
poblar
pueblo
poblar ( conjugate poblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹territorio/región›
2 pueblo algo DE algo ‹ bosque› to plant sth with sth;
‹río/colmena› to stock sth with sth
poblarse verbo pronominal [tierra/colonia] to be settled
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 ( poblado) village;
( más grande) small town;◊ pueblo joven (Per) shantytown
2
poblar verbo transitivo
1 (habitar, vivir) to inhabit
2 (llenar de gente, repoblar) to populate
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 village, small town
2 (comunidad, nación) people
la voluntad del pueblo, the will of the people
3 (clase popular) common people
' pueblo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- arriba
- aterrizar
- belicosa
- belicoso
- cercana
- cercano
- chalet
- comidilla
- costumbre
- defensor
- defensora
- dejada
- dejado
- dominar
- erigirse
- escogida
- escogido
- fantasma
- fiesta
- guerrera
- guerrero
- honra
- incomunicar
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- indomable
- levantamiento
- levantarse
- llana
- llano
- malencarada
- malencarado
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- población
- residir
- soberana
- soberano
- amo
- amotinado
- amotinar
- asentado
- atrasado
- bagaje
- barbarie
- civilizar
- conquista
- conquistar
English:
about
- amok
- annihilate
- besiege
- chosen
- cross-country
- curve
- cut off
- developing
- dreary
- drift
- folk
- hilly
- inflict
- inhospitable
- language
- life
- ombudsman
- oppress
- people
- populace
- poverty
- raze
- seaside town
- serve
- settle
- side
- skirt
- stand
- straddle
- subdue
- town
- uncivilized
- uninhabited
- via
- village
- village hall
- bury
- country
- do
- due
- elder
- hole
- home
- nestle
- peaceful
- popular
- villager
- way
* * *♦ nm1. [población] [pequeña] village;[grande] town; Pey Ampueblo chico, infierno grande village life can be very claustrophobicpueblo abandonado ghost town;pueblo fantasma ghost town;Perú pueblo joven shanty town;pueblo de mala muerte one-horse town;Am pueblo nuevo shanty town2. [nación, ciudadanos] people;la voluntad del pueblo the will of the people;el pueblo español the Spanish peopleel pueblo elegido the chosen peopleel pueblo llano the common people, ordinary people* * *yokel desp* * *pueblo nm1) nación: people2) : common people3) aldea, poblado: town, village* * *pueblo n1. (población) village / small town2. (gente) people -
5 reprimir
v.1 to suppress (llanto, risa).2 to repress.Pedro ahogó un quejido Peter choked back a groan.* * *1 (gen) to repress, suppress2 (pasión) to repress; (llanto, risa, etc) to suppress, hold back1 to control oneself* * *verb1) to repress2) suppress* * *1. VT1) [+ deseos, impulsos] to repress2) [+ rebelión] to suppress3) [+ bostezo] to suppress; [+ risa] to hold in, hold back2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < rebelión> to suppress, crush2) <risa/llanto/bostezo> to suppress, stifle3) (Psic) to repress2.reprimirse v pron (refl) to control oneself* * *= take + Nombre + to task, throttle, dam (up), smother, repress, quash, stifle, bottle up.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.Ex. Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.----* reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < rebelión> to suppress, crush2) <risa/llanto/bostezo> to suppress, stifle3) (Psic) to repress2.reprimirse v pron (refl) to control oneself* * *= take + Nombre + to task, throttle, dam (up), smother, repress, quash, stifle, bottle up.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.* reprimir enérgicamente = crack down on.* * *reprimir [I1 ]vtA ‹rebelión› to suppress, crushB ‹risa/llanto/bostezo› to suppress, stifletuvo que reprimir la ira que sentía he had to choke back o control the anger he feltC ( Psic) to repressreprimir los impulsos sexuales to repress one's sexual urges( refl) to control oneself* * *
reprimir ( conjugate reprimir) verbo transitivo
c) (Psic) to repress
reprimirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to control oneself
reprimir verbo transitivo
1 (un impulso) to suppress: reprimió un bostezo, she stifled a yawn
2 (un sentimiento) to repress: no pudo reprimir su desilusión, he couldn't choke back his disappointment
3 (una rebelión, protesta) to put down, suppress
' reprimir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
English:
bottle up
- curb
- fight back
- fight down
- force back
- hold back
- repress
- smother
- stifle
- bottle
- fight
- suppress
* * *♦ vt1. [llanto, risa] to suppress2. [minorías, disidentes] to repress* * *v/t tb PSI repress* * *reprimir vt1) : to repress2) : to suppress, to stifle -
6 aplastamiento
m.squashing, crushing.* * *1 flattening, squashing* * *SM crushing* * *1) ( de rebelión) crushing2) (CS fam) ( del ánimo) lethargy* * *= crush.Ex. The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.* * *1) ( de rebelión) crushing2) (CS fam) ( del ánimo) lethargy* * *= crush.Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
* * *A (de una rebelión) crushingB (CS) (del ánimo) lethargy¡qué aplastamiento tengo hoy! I feel so lethargic today!* * *1. [por peso] squashing, crushing;murieron por aplastamiento they were crushed to deathse sentía un terrible aplastamiento entre los militantes the party activists felt utterly deflated -
7 reprimido
adj.pent-up, repressed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: reprimir.* * *1→ link=reprimir reprimir► adjetivo1 repressed► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 repressed person* * *reprimido, -a1.ADJ repressed2.SM / F repressed person* * *I- da adjetivo repressedII- da masculino, femenino* * *= pent-up, constrained, repressed, bottled-up.Ex. They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension.Ex. This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex. The stereotype of a librarian i a 'fussy old woman of either sex, myopic and repressed, brandishing or perhaps cowering behind a date-stamp and surrounded by an array of notices which forbid virtually every human activity'.Ex. The aim of therapy is the gentle release of bottled-up feelings.----* reprimido sexualmente = sexually repressed.* * *I- da adjetivo repressedII- da masculino, femenino* * *= pent-up, constrained, repressed, bottled-up.Ex: They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension.
Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex: The stereotype of a librarian i a 'fussy old woman of either sex, myopic and repressed, brandishing or perhaps cowering behind a date-stamp and surrounded by an array of notices which forbid virtually every human activity'.Ex: The aim of therapy is the gentle release of bottled-up feelings.* reprimido sexualmente = sexually repressed.* * *repressedmasculine, femininees un reprimido he's repressed* * *
Del verbo reprimir: ( conjugate reprimir)
reprimido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
reprimido
reprimir
reprimido◊ -da adjetivo
repressed
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: es un reprimido he's repressed
reprimir ( conjugate reprimir) verbo transitivo
c) (Psic) to repress
reprimirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to control oneself
reprimido,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino repressed
reprimir verbo transitivo
1 (un impulso) to suppress: reprimió un bostezo, she stifled a yawn
2 (un sentimiento) to repress: no pudo reprimir su desilusión, he couldn't choke back his disappointment
3 (una rebelión, protesta) to put down, suppress
' reprimido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reprimida
English:
pent-up
- repressed
* * *reprimido, -a♦ adjrepressed♦ nm,frepressed person;ser un reprimido to be repressed -
8 gestarse
■ el plan de recuperación se gestó en varias reuniones the recovery plan was the product of several meetings■ este movimiento se gestó en Europa en el siglo quince this movement developed in Europe in the fifteenth century* * *VPR1) (Bio) to gestate2) (fig) to be conceived* * *
gestarse verbo reflexivo
1 (un movimiento político, artístico) to grow
2 (una idea) to develop
3 (una revolución, etc) to brew
' gestarse' also found in these entries:
English:
brew
* * *vprse estaba gestando una nueva era the seeds of a new era had been sown;se está gestando un golpe de estado they're plotting a coup, there's a coup in the offing* * *v/r:se está gestando una rebelión a rebellion is brewing;se está gestando un nuevo plan a new plan is being developed -
9 abanderar
v.1 to register, to put a flag on.Ricardo abandera el barco que entra Richard puts a flag on the incoming ship.2 to take sides with, to champion, to uphold.María abandera al grupo de izquierda Mary takes sides with the leftist group.3 to register vessels.Ricardo abandera de noche Richard registers vessels at night.* * *1 (un barco) to register2 (una causa) to defend* * *VT1) (Náut) to register2) [+ causa] to champion; [+ campaña] to take a leading role in* * *= lead.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.* * *= lead.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
* * *abanderar [A1 ]vtto register* * *
abanderar verbo transitivo
1 (un barco) to register
2 (una rebelión) to lead
* * *abanderar vt1. Náut to register2. [defender] to champion* * *v/t register -
10 sofoco
m.1 breathlessness (ahogo).2 mortification (vergüenza).3 suffocation.4 flush, sensation of heat.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sofocar.* * *1 (ahogo) suffocation, stifling sensation3 familiar (disgusto) shock\le (les, etc) dio un sofoco familiar it gave him (her, them, etc) quite a turn* * *SM1) [por el calor] stifling sensation; [por la menopausia] hot flush, hot flash (EEUU)2) (=azoro) embarrassment3) (=ira) anger, indignation* * *a) (fam) ( disgusto)b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)* * *a) (fam) ( disgusto)b) ( por el calor) suffocation; ( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)* * *1 ( fam)2 ( fam) (vergüenza) embarrassment¡qué sofoco me has hecho pasar! you really embarrassed me!* * *
Del verbo sofocar: ( conjugate sofocar)
sofoco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
sofocó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
sofocar
sofoco
sofocar ( conjugate sofocar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to smother, put out;
‹motín/revolución› to stifle, put down
sofocarse verbo pronominal ( acalorarse) to get upset o (colloq) worked up
sofoco sustantivo masculinoa) (fam) ( disgusto):
( en la menopausia) hot flash (AmE), hot flush (BrE)
sofocar verbo transitivo
1 (un incendio) to extinguish, smother: los bomberos sofocaron las llamas, the firemen smothered the flames
(una rebelión) to put out: el ejército sofocó la revuelta, the army crushed the rebellion
(una protesta) to stifle: los antidisturbios sofocaron la manifestación, the riot police brought the protest under control
(un grito, ruido) to muffle, stifle
(un sentimiento) to control
2 (asfixiar) to suffocate
3 (abochornar) to embarrass
sofoco sustantivo masculino
1 (sensación de ahogo) difficulty in breathing
(de calor intenso) le entran sofocos, she gets hot flushes
2 fig (bochorno, vergüenza) embarrassment
3 (disgusto enorme) menudo sofoco se va a llevar, she is going to get really upset
' sofoco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sofocar
- puf
English:
suffocation
- hot
* * *sofoco nm1. [ahogo] breathlessness;le dio un sofoco he got out of breath2. [bochorno] hot flush3. [vergüenza] embarrassment;pasar un sofoco to be embarrassed* * *m1 figembarrassment2 ( disgusto):me llevé un sofoco tremendo I was terribly upset -
11 abanderado
adj.standardbearing.f. & m.1 follower of a cause, joiner of a movement.2 spokesperson of a cause, spokesman of a cause, best representative.3 standard-bearer, colorbearer, color-bearer, flag bearer.4 linesman, assistant referee, line keeper, line judge.5 switchman.m.standard-bearer (also figurative).past part.past participle of spanish verb: abanderar.* * *1→ link=abanderar abanderar► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (portaestandarte) standard bearer2 figurado leader, champion* * *abanderado, -aSM / F1) (=portaestandarte) standard bearer2) [de un movimiento] champion, leader3) LAm (=representante) representative4) Méx (=linier) linesman, assistant referee* * *- da masculino, femeninoa) (deportista, soldado) standard-bearer; ( defensor) championb) (Méx) (Dep) linesman* * *= torchbearer [torch bearer], standard-bearer.Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.Ex. He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.* * *- da masculino, femeninoa) (deportista, soldado) standard-bearer; ( defensor) championb) (Méx) (Dep) linesman* * *= torchbearer [torch bearer], standard-bearer.Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.* * *abanderado -damasculine, feminine1 (deportista, soldado) standard-bearerel abanderado del movimiento ecologista the standard-bearer o torchbearer of the ecology movement2 (defensor) champion* * *
Del verbo abanderar: ( conjugate abanderar)
abanderado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abanderado
abanderar
abanderado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (defensor) champion: es la abanderada de la causa feminista, she embodies the feminist movement
2 (portaestandarte) standard bearer
abanderar verbo transitivo
1 (un barco) to register
2 (una rebelión) to lead
' abanderado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abanderada
English:
standard-bearer
* * *abanderado, -a nm,f1. [quien lleva la bandera] standard-bearer2. [defensor, portavoz] champion;un abanderado de los derechos de los inmigrantes a champion of immigrant rights* * *I m, abanderada f standard-bearerII part → abanderar* * *abanderado, -da n: standard-bearer -
12 aplacar
v.1 to placate.2 to soothe, to calm, to deaden, to dim.María aplacó su dolor con terapia Mary placated her pain with therapy.El gobierno aplacó una rebelión ayer Government calmed a rebellion yesterday* * *1 to placate, calm, soothe* * *1.VT (=apaciguar) [+ persona] to appease, placate; [+ hambre] to satisfy; [+ sed] to quench, satisfy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < ira> to soothe2.* * *= abate, keep + the edge off + Algo, defuse, still, appease.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.----* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* aplacar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < ira> to soothe2.* * *= abate, keep + the edge off + Algo, defuse, still, appease.Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.* aplacar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* aplacar la sed = slake + Posesivo + thirst.* * *aplacar [A2 ]vt1 ‹ira/enojo› to soothepara aplacar a los dioses to placate o appease the godsfue necesaria su intervención para aplacar los ánimos he had to intervene to calm people down2 ‹sed› to quench; ‹hambre› to satisfy; ‹dolor› to soothe1 «persona» to calm down; «furia» to subside2 «tempestad» to abate, die down* * *
aplacar ( conjugate aplacar) verbo transitivo
‹ hambre› to satisfy;
‹ dolor› to soothe
aplacar verbo transitivo to placate, calm
' aplacar' also found in these entries:
English:
appease
- placate
* * *♦ vt1. [persona, ánimos] to placate;aplacaron su ira they appeased his anger2. [hambre] to satisfy;[sed] to quench; [dolor] to ease* * *v/t2 a alguien calm down, placate fml* * *aplacar {72} vtapaciguar: to appease, to placate -
13 sofocar
vt1) затрудня́ть чьё-л дыха́ние; души́тьcalor que sofoca — удуша́ющая жара́
2) погаси́тьа) потуши́тьб) перен заглуши́ть; подави́ть; усмири́тьsofocar una rebelión — подави́ть мяте́ж
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14 estallar
v.1 to explode (explotar) (bomba).si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burstLa bomba estalló de repente The bomb exploded suddenly.2 to break out (sonar) (ovación).La epidemia estalló The epidemic broke out.3 to break out (guerra, epidemia).ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted4 to blow up, to blow one's top (expresarse bruscamente).se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my topestallar en sollozos to burst into tearsestallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!5 to suffer a nervous breakdown, to crumble emotionally, to crack up, to crumble.María estalló Mary suffered a nervous breakdown.6 to explode all of a sudden, to appear suddenly, to blaze forth, to blaze out.7 to explode on.Nos estalló una mina A mine exploded on us* * *1 (reventar) to explode, blow up3 (volcán) to erupt4 (látigo) to crack5 figurado (rebelión, epidemia) to break out6 figurado (pasión, sentimientos) to burst* * *verb1) to explode2) burst3) break out* * *VI1) (=reventar) [pólvora, globo] to explode; [bomba] to explode, go off; [volcán] to erupt; [neumático] to burst; [vidrio] to shatter; [látigo] to crackhacer estallar — to set off; (fig) to spark off, start
2) [epidemia, guerra, conflicto, sublevación] to break out* * *verbo intransitivob) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to breakc) personaestallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something
* * *= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.Ex. Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex. Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex. It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex. The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex. The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex. This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.----* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.* guerra + estallar = war + break out.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *verbo intransitivob) guerra/revuelta to break out; tormenta/escándalo/crisis to breakc) personaestallar en algo — <en llanto/carcajadas> to burst into something
* * *= reach + a head, detonate, break out, burst forth, flare, blow up, blow + sky high, blow + a fuse, pop, let off, reach + boiling point, go off.Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.* estallar a borbotones = splurt out.* guerra + estallar = war + break out.* hacer estallar = spark, ignite, touch off, blow up, let off.* hacer estallar en añicos = blow + sky high.* hacer estallar una bomba = bomb.* hacer estallar un guerra = ignite + war.* rebelión + estallar = rebellion + break out.* * *estallar [A1 ]vi1 (explotar, reventar) «bomba» to explode; «neumático» to blow out, burst; «globo» to burst; «cristal» to shatterla policía hizo estallar el dispositivo police detonated the deviceel vestido le estallaba por las costuras her dress was literally bursting at the seamsun día de estos voy a estallar one of these days I'm going to blow my top ( colloq)2 «guerra/revuelta» to break out; «tormenta» to break; «escándalo/crisis» to breakel conflicto estalló tras un incidente fronterizo the conflict blew up after a border incident3«persona»: estallar EN algo: estalló en llanto she burst into tears, she burst out cryingel público estalló en aplausos the audience burst into applause* * *
estallar ( conjugate estallar) verbo intransitivo
[ neumático] to blow out, burst;
[ globo] to burst;
[ vidrio] to shatter;
[tormenta/escándalo/crisis] to break
estallar en algo ‹en llanto/carcajadas› to burst into sth
estallar verbo intransitivo
1 (reventar) to burst
(explotar) to explode, blow up, go off: a José le estalló la televisión, Jose's TV blew up
estalló el vaso, the glass shattered
2 (un suceso) to break out
3 fig (de rabia, etc) to explode
' estallar' also found in these entries:
English:
blow up
- break out
- burst
- erupt
- explode
- flare up
- let off
- live
- start
- blow
- break
- flare
- go
- let
- pop
- spark
* * *estallar vi1. [reventar] [bomba] to explode, to go off;[misil] to explode; [petardo] to go off; [neumático, globo] to burst; [volcán] to erupt; [cristal] to shatter; [olas] to break, to crash; [botón] to fly off; [cremallera, costura] to burst; [vestido, falda, pantalón] to split;hacer estallar un artefacto explosivo to detonate an explosive device;si sigo comiendo voy a estallar if I eat any more I'll burst2. [sonar] [ovación] to break out;[látigo] to crack; [trueno] to crash3. [desencadenarse] [guerra, revolución, disturbios, epidemia] to break out;[tormenta] to break;ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción a new corruption scandal has erupted4. [expresarse bruscamente] to blow up, to blow one's top;se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top;estallar en aplausos to burst into applause;estallar en una carcajada to burst out laughing;¡voy a estallar de nervios! I'm so nervous!* * *v/i1 explodeestalló en llanto she burst into tears* * *estallar vi1) reventar: to burst, to explode, to erupt2) : to break out* * *estallar vb1. (explotar) to explode -
15 instigar
v.to instigate, to impel, to abet, to goad in.* * *1 (a una persona) to instigate; (a una acción) to incite■ fue su amante quien la instigó a cometer el asesinato it was her lover who incited her to commit the murder* * *VT to inciteinstigar a algn a hacer algo — to incite o induce sb to do sth
* * *verbo transitivoinstigar a alguien a algo/ + inf — to incite somebody to something/ + inf
* * *= instigate.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.----* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.* secundar e instigar = aid and abet.* * *verbo transitivoinstigar a alguien a algo/ + inf — to incite somebody to something/ + inf
* * *= instigate.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
* ayudar e instigar = aid and abet.* secundar e instigar = aid and abet.* * *instigar [A3 ]vtinstigar a algn A algo to incite sb TO sthlo acusaron de instigar al pueblo a la rebelión they accused him of inciting the people to rebellioninstigar a algn A + INF to incite sb to + INFlo instigaron a robar they incited him to commit robbery* * *
instigar ( conjugate instigar) verbo transitivo instigar a algn a algo/hacer algo to incite sb to sth/do sth
instigar verbo transitivo to instigate
' instigar' also found in these entries:
English:
instigate
- aid
- incite
* * *instigar vtinstigar a algo to incite to sth* * *v/t incite (a to)* * *instigar {52} vt: to instigate, to incite -
16 popular
adj.1 popular (del pueblo) (creencia, movimiento, revuelta).la voluntad popular the will of the people2 popular (famoso aceptado).hacerse popular to catch onf.Popular, Popular Inc.* * *► adjetivo1 (del pueblo) traditional2 (muy conocido) popular* * *adj.1) popular2) folk* * *ADJ1) (=del pueblo) [cultura, levantamiento] popular; [música] popular, folk antes de s ; [tradiciones] popular, folk antes de s ; [lenguaje] popular, colloquial2) (=de clase obrera)un barrio popular — a working-class neighbourhood o (EEUU) neighborhood
3) (=muy conocido) popular* * *1)a) <cultura/tradiciones> popular (before n); <canción/baile> traditional, folk (before n); < costumbres> traditionalb) (Pol) <movimiento/rebelión> popular (before n)2) ( que gusta) <actor/programa/deporte> popular3) < lenguaje> colloquial* * *= folkloristic, popular, demotic, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, folkloric, grassroots [grass-roots], high selling.Ex. The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex. Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.Ex. The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.Ex. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.Ex. Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.Ex. For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex. Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.----* acción popular = class action, class action suit.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* arte popular = folk art.* canción popular = popular song.* costumbre popular = folkway.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* cuento popular = folk tale.* cultura popular = public culture.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* demanda popular = public demand.* dicho popular = saying, familiar saying, saw.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacerse popular = catch on.* impopular = unpopular.* lista de más populares = chart.* mito popular = popular myth, urban legend, folk myth.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música popular = popular music.* muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.* protesta popular = street protest.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.* ser popular = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popular.* ser popular entre = be popular with.* voto popular, el = popular vote, the.* * *1)a) <cultura/tradiciones> popular (before n); <canción/baile> traditional, folk (before n); < costumbres> traditionalb) (Pol) <movimiento/rebelión> popular (before n)2) ( que gusta) <actor/programa/deporte> popular3) < lenguaje> colloquial* * *= folkloristic, popular, demotic, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, folkloric, grassroots [grass-roots], high selling.Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex: Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.Ex: Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.* acción popular = class action, class action suit.* a petición popular = by popular demand.* arte popular = folk art.* canción popular = popular song.* costumbre popular = folkway.* creencia popular = urban legend, popular belief.* cuento popular = folk tale.* cultura popular = public culture.* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].* dejar de ser popular = outlive + Posesivo + popularity.* demanda popular = public demand.* dicho popular = saying, familiar saying, saw.* hacer popular = popularise [popularize, -USA].* hacerse popular = catch on.* impopular = unpopular.* lista de más populares = chart.* mito popular = popular myth, urban legend, folk myth.* mundo de la música popular, el = Tin Pan Alley.* música popular = popular music.* muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.* protesta popular = street protest.* República Popular China = Chinese People's Republic.* República Popular China, La = People's Republic of China, The.* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la = People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.* ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.* ser popular = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popular.* ser popular entre = be popular with.* voto popular, el = popular vote, the.* * *A1 (tradicional) ‹cultura/tradiciones› popular ( before n); ‹canción/baile› traditional, folk ( before n); ‹costumbres› traditionalprotestas populares popular o mass protestsuna manifestación popular a mass demonstrationB (que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popularmuy popular entre los jóvenes very popular with young peopleC ‹lenguaje› colloquial* * *
popular adjetivo
1
‹canción/baile/costumbres› traditional
2 ( que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popular
popular adjetivo
1 (folclórico) folk
2 (humilde) las clases populares, the people, the working class
3 (bien aceptado) popular
4 (conocido, famoso) well-known
' popular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- cabezudo
- cancionero
- cómic
- conocida
- conocido
- constancia
- divulgación
- infarto
- interpretar
- legitimar
- pueblo
- romería
- seguidilla
- solicitada
- solicitado
- atracción
- concurrido
- conjunto
- copla
- cultura
- curandero
- feria
- jalador
- palenque
- pegar
- petición
- popularizar
- usar
- verbena
- vulgar
English:
alike
- bandwagon
- belief
- big
- down-market
- folk
- folk song
- immensely
- itself
- lore
- outcry
- pander
- popular
- request
- throughout
- by
- catch
- demand
- downmarket
- hot
- pop
- popularize
- tabloid
* * *♦ adj1. [del pueblo] [creencia, movimiento, revuelta] popular;la voluntad popular the will of the people;una insurrección/protesta popular a popular uprising/protest2. [arte, música] folk3. [precios] affordable4. [lenguaje] colloquial5. [famoso] popular;hacerse popular to catch on6. [aceptado] popular;es muy popular en la oficina she's very popular in the office♦ nmfEsp Pol = member/supporter of the Partido Popular* * *I adj1 ( afamado) popular3 barrio lower-classII mpl:POL the Popular Party* * *popular adj1) : popular2) : traditional3) : colloquial* * *popular adj popular -
17 brotar
v.1 to sprout, to bud (plant).ya le están brotando las flores al árbol the tree is already beginning to flowerLas rosas germinaron pronto The roses sprouted early.2 to flow (water, blood).la sangre brotaba a borbotones de la herida blood was gushing from the woundbrotar de to well up out ofle brotaron las lágrimas tears welled up in her eyes3 to spring forth, to spring, to gush forth, to gush.Chorros de agua brotan Squirts of water spring forth.4 to spring up, to appear.Las nubes oscuras brotaron de repente The dark clouds sprang up suddenly.5 to gush out, to gush forth.La fuente brotó agua muy limpia The fountain gushed out very clean water.* * *1 (plantas - nacer) to sprout; (- echar brotes) to come into bud3 (estallar) to break out4 figurado to spring\hacer brotar to bring forth* * *verb1) to bud, sprout2) spring up3) break out* * *VI1) (Bot) [planta, semilla] to sprout, bud; [hoja] to sprout, come out; [flor] to come out2) [agua] to spring up; [río] to rise; [lágrimas, sangre] to well (up)3) (=aparecer) to spring upcomo princesa brotada de un cuento de hadas — liter like a princess out of a fairy tale
4) (Med) (=epidemia) to break out; (=erupción, grano, espinilla) to appearle brotaron granos por toda la cara — spots appeared all over his face, he came out in spots all over his face
* * *1.verbo intransitivob) manantial/río to risec) duda/sentimiento to arise; rebelión/violencia to break outd) sarampión/grano to appear2.brotarse v pron (AmL) to come out in spots, break o come out in a rash (BrE)* * *= well up, bud, sprout, well, erupt.Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.Ex. Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.Ex. Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.Ex. Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.Ex. Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.----* brotar hojas = leaf out.* * *1.verbo intransitivob) manantial/río to risec) duda/sentimiento to arise; rebelión/violencia to break outd) sarampión/grano to appear2.brotarse v pron (AmL) to come out in spots, break o come out in a rash (BrE)* * *= well up, bud, sprout, well, erupt.Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.* brotar hojas = leaf out.* * *brotar [A1 ]vi1 «planta» to sprout, come up; «hoja» to appear, sprout; «flor» to come out2 «manantial/río» to risele brotaba sangre de la herida blood oozed from the woundlas lágrimas le brotaron de los ojos tears began to flow from her eyes3 «duda/sentimiento» to arise; «rebelión» to break out, spring uppara impedir que vuelva a brotar la violencia to prevent a fresh outbreak of violenceuna nueva modalidad de delincuencia está brotando en las grandes ciudades a new form of crime is emerging o appearing in large cities4 «sarampión/grano» to appear■ brotarse* * *
brotar ( conjugate brotar) verbo intransitivo
[ hoja] to appear, sprout;
[ flor] to come out
brotarse verbo pronominal (AmL) to come out in spots
brotar verbo intransitivo
1 (germinar, retoñar) to sprout
2 (surgir una plaga, la violencia) to break out
3 (manar) to spring, gush
(lágrimas) to well up
' brotar' also found in these entries:
English:
gush
- spout
- spring
- spring up
- sprout
- well up
- well
* * *♦ vi1. [planta] to sprout, to bud;[semilla] to sprout;ya le están brotando las flores al árbol the tree is already beginning to flower;las lechugas están brotando muy pronto este año the lettuces are sprouting very early this year2. [agua, sangre] [suavemente] to flow;[con violencia] to spout;brotar de to well up out of;brotaba humo de la chimenea smoke billowed from the chimney;le brotaron las lágrimas tears welled up in her eyes;la sangre brotaba a borbotones de la herida blood was gushing from the woundle brotó un sarpullido he came out in a rash4. [esperanza, pasiones] to stir;entre los dos brotó una profunda amistad a deep friendship sprang up between them;brotaron sospechas de que hubiera habido un fraude suspicions of fraud started to emerge♦ See also the pronominal verb brotarse* * *v/i1 BOT sprout, bud2 fig* * *brotar vi1) : to bud, to sprout2) : to spring up, to stream, to gush forth3) : to break out, to appear* * *brotar vb1. (plantas) to sprout¡las rosas han brotado! the roses have come into bud! -
18 suscitar
v.1 to give rise to.2 to provoke, to bring about, to arouse, to cause to happen.* * *1 (gen) to cause, provoke2 (rebelión) to stir up, arouse; (discusión) to start; (problemas) to cause, raise; (interés) to arouse* * *verbto provoke, arise* * *VT [+ rebelión] to stir up; [+ escándalo, conflicto] to cause, provoke; [+ discusión] to start; [+ duda, problema] to raise; [+ interés, sospechas] to arouse; [+ consecuencia] to cause, give rise to, bring with it* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *suscitar [A1 ]vt( frml); ‹curiosidad/interés› to arouse; ‹dudas› to raise; ‹escándalo/polémica› to provoke, causesuscitó un acalorado debate it gave rise to a heated debate* * *
suscitar vtr (originar) to cause, arouse: su postura suscitará polémica, his attitude will provoke controversy
' suscitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- imponer
- infundir
- intrigar
- llamar
- tinta
- interesar
English:
excite
- antagonize
- draw
- raise
- rise
- spark
* * *suscitar vt[discusión] to give rise to; [dificultades] to cause, to create; [interés, simpatía, sospechas] to arouse; [dudas] to raise* * ** * *suscitar vt: to provoke, to give rise to -
19 dominar
v.1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle2 to overcome.lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluentlyha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months4 to overlook.desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5 to predominate.6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.7 to tower above, to dominate.El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.Ella domina She has the control.9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.10 to take over.* * *1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate2 (avasallar) to domineer3 (controlar) to control, restrain4 (conocer a fondo) to master5 (ver) to overlook, dominate1 (ser superior) to dominate2 (destacar) to stand out3 (predominar) to predominate1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself* * *verb1) to dominate2) master3) prevail•* * *1. VT1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome3) [+ técnica, tema] to master4) (=estar por encima de)la catedral domina toda la ciudad — the cathedral dominates o towers above the whole town
2. VI1) [edificio] to tower2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.----* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.
Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *dominar [A1 ]vt1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to controltiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under controldominado por la ambición ruled by ambitiondominado por los celos consumed by jealousyno logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her angerel equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the matchno logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horsela policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times2 ‹tema/idioma›no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subjectdomina el francés she has a good command of Frenchnunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English3(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay4 «montaña/torre» to dominate■ dominarvi«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevailel tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talksel equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half«persona» to restrain o control oneself* * *
dominar ( conjugate dominar) verbo transitivo
‹pasión/cólera› to control;
‹vehículo/caballo› to control;◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
‹tema/asignatura› to know … very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista):
verbo intransitivo [color/tendencia] to predominate;
[ opinión] to prevail;
[ equipo] to dominate
dominarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to restrain o control oneself
dominar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un pueblo, país) to dominate, rule
2 (contener, controlar) to control
3 (conocer perfectamente: un idioma) to speak very well
(: un asunto, una actividad) to master
4 (con la vista) to overlook
II verbo intransitivo
1 to dominate
2 (un color, una característica) to stand out
' dominar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- imperar
- imponerse
- vencer
- conocer
- dejar
- reducir
- someter
- sujetar
English:
control
- curb
- dominate
- hold down
- master
- overpower
- pervade
- restrain
- subdue
- sway
- tower
- over
- rule
* * *♦ vt1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);[persona, caballo] to control; [emociones, nervios] to control, to keep under control; [situación] to be in control of; [incendio, epidemia] to bring under control; [rebelión] to put down; [partido] to dominate;la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;[lengua] to be fluent in;domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!4. [divisar] to overlook;desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town♦ vi[predominar] to predominate;una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote* * *I v/t2 idioma have a good command ofII v/i dominate* * *dominar vt1) : to dominate2) : to master, to be proficient atdominar vi: to predominate, to prevail* * *dominar vb1. (en general) to dominate2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over3. (controlar) to control5. (idioma) to be fluent in6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on -
20 incitar
v.1 to incite (a la violencia).el hambre le incitó a robar hunger made him steal¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?María incitó a la multitud Mary incited the multitude2 to abet, to instigate.María incitó al policía Mary abetted the cop.* * *1 to incite (a, to)* * *verb1) to incite2) urge, encourage* * *VT to incite* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* incitar a = sting into.* incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.* incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.* incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* incitar el odio = incite + hatred.* incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.* incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.* incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.* incitar la violencia = incite + violence.* incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.* incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.* * *incitar [A1 ]vtincitar a algn A algo to incite sb TO sthincitaron al ejército a la rebelión they incited the army to rebellion o to rebelpelículas que incitan a la violencia films which encourage violence o which incite people to violencelo hizo incitado por sus compañeros his friends encouraged him to do it, his friends put him up to it ( colloq)incitar a algn CONTRA algn to incite sb AGAINST sblos incitaba contra sus superiores he was inciting them against their superiors* * *
incitar ( conjugate incitar) verbo transitivo incitar a algn a algo to incite sb to sth;
incitar a algn contra algn to incite sb against sb
incitar verbo transitivo to incite, urge: sus discursos incitaron a la rebelión, his speeches incited them to rebellion
' incitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
azuzar
- desafiar
- invitar
- picar
- tentar
- empujar
- empujón
English:
egg on
- incite
- put up to
- spur
- sting
- tempt
- egg
- stir
- whip
* * *incitar vtto incite;un discurso que incita a la violencia a speech inciting people to violence;el hambre lo incitó a robar hunger made him steal;¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?;incitar a alguien a la fuga/venganza to urge sb to flee/avenge himself* * *v/t incite* * *incitar vt: to incite, to rouse
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