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(voz tenue)

  • 1 tenue

    adj.
    1 fine (tela, hilo, lluvia).
    2 faint.
    3 tenuous.
    * * *
    1 (delgado) thin, light, tenuous
    2 (tela) flimsy, thin
    3 (luz, sonido) subdued, faint
    4 (niebla) light
    5 (de poca importancia) insignificant
    6 (sencillo) natural
    * * *
    adj.
    2) faint, dim
    3) delicate, slender
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [tela, velo] thin, fine
    2) [olor, sonido, línea] faint; [neblina, lluvia] light; [aire] thin
    3) [razón] tenuous, insubstantial; [relación] tenuous
    4) [estilo] simple, plain
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].
    Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    ----
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

    Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.

    * * *
    1 ‹luz› faint, weak; ‹voz/sonido› faint; ‹neblina/llovizna› light; ‹línea› faint, fine
    la línea que separa el genio de la locura es muy tenue there's a fine line between genius and insanity
    una tenue sonrisa a faint smile
    2 ‹color› subdued, pale
    3 ( liter); ‹hilo› fine, slender; ‹tela› flimsy, fine
    4 ‹razón/relación› tenuous, insubstantial
    una teoría con bases muy tenues a theory based on very tenuous premises
    5 ‹estilo› simple, plain
    * * *

    tenue adjetivo
    a) ‹ luz› faint, weak;

    ‹voz/sonido/sonrisa› faint;
    ‹neblina/llovizna› light;
    ‹ línea› faint, fine
    b) ‹ color› subdued, pale

    tenue adjetivo
    1 (tejido, humo, niebla) thin, light
    2 (débil, apagado) faint
    una tenue luz, a faint light
    un tenue llanto, a faint weeping
    ' tenue' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagada
    - apagado
    - suave
    English:
    dappled
    - dim
    - faint
    - subdued
    - dimly
    - gossamer
    - mellow
    - wispy
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1. [fino] [tela, velo] fine
    2. [débil] [luz, voz, sonrisa] faint;
    [niebla, lluvia] fine;
    hizo un gesto tenue de asentimiento he gave a faint nod of assent
    3. [poco sólido] [relación, argumentación] tenuous
    * * *
    adj faint
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1) : tenuous
    2) : faint, weak, dim
    3) : light, fine
    4) : thin, slender
    * * *
    tenue adj faint / dim

    Spanish-English dictionary > tenue

  • 2 apagado

    adj.
    1 extinguished, burn-out, unenlightened.
    2 matt, dull, drab, unglazed.
    3 turned off, out, off.
    4 muffled.
    5 dull.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: apagar.
    * * *
    1→ link=apagar apagar
    1 (luz etc) out, off
    2 (persona) spiritless, lifeless
    3 (voz) sad; (mirada) expressionless, lifeless
    4 (color) dull
    5 (volcán) extinct
    * * *
    (f. - apagada)
    adj.
    1) off, out
    2) dull, subdued
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [volcán] extinct; [cal] slaked

    estar apagado — [fuego] to be out; [luz, radio] to be off

    2) [sonido] muted, muffled; [voz] quiet
    3) [color] dull
    4) [persona, temperamento] listless, spiritless; [mirada] lifeless, dull
    2.

    botón de apagado — off button, off switch

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona> [ser] spiritless, lifeless; [ESTAR] subdued
    2)
    a) < sonido> muffled
    b) < color> muted, dull
    3)
    b) < volcán> extinct
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) < persona> [ser] spiritless, lifeless; [ESTAR] subdued
    2)
    a) < sonido> muffled
    b) < color> muted, dull
    3)
    b) < volcán> extinct
    * * *
    apagado1
    1 = off.

    Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.

    * apagado y encendido = off and on, on and off.
    * cal apagada = slaked lime.
    * estar apagado = be off.
    * interruptor de encendido = ON/OFF switch.

    apagado2
    2 = subdued, muffled, dulled.

    Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

    Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.
    Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
    * tono apagado = flat tone.

    * * *
    apagado -da
    A ‹persona›
    1 [ SER] spiritless, lifeless
    2 [ ESTAR] subdued
    B
    1 ‹sonido› muffled
    con voz apagada in a subdued voice
    2 ‹color› muted, dull
    C
    1
    (no encendido): la luz está apagada the light is off o isn't on
    asegúrate de que el fuego esté apagado/la cocina esté apagada make sure the fire is out/the stove is switched off
    con el motor apagado with the engine off
    2 ‹volcán› extinct
    * * *

     

    Del verbo apagar: ( conjugate apagar)

    apagado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    apagado    
    apagar
    apagado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ‹ persona› [ser] spiritless, lifeless;
    [ESTAR] subdued
    2
    a) ‹ sonido› muffled

    b) ‹ color› muted, dull

    3

    ◊ la televisión/luz está apagada the TV/light is off;

    el horno está apagado the oven is switched off;
    con el motor apagado with the engine off
    b) ‹ volcán› extinct

    apagar ( conjugate apagar) verbo transitivo ‹luz/televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off;
    ‹cigarrillo/fuego› to put out;
    ‹vela/cerilla› to put out;
    ( soplando) to blow out
    apagarse verbo pronominal [luz/fuego/vela] to go out
    apagado,-a adjetivo
    1 (luz, cigarro) out
    2 (color pálido) dull
    (voz tenue) sad
    (mirada) expressionless, lifeless
    3 (persona falta de ánimo) spiritless
    apagar vtr (un fuego) to put out
    (una luz, una radio, etc) to turn off, switch off
    (un color) to soften
    (la sed) to quench
    ' apagado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagada
    - lánguida
    - lánguido
    - tenue
    - mirar
    English:
    drab
    - dull
    - hollow
    - muffled
    - muted
    - off
    - out
    - subdued
    - dead
    - extinct
    - faded
    - lack
    * * *
    apagado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [luz, fuego] out;
    [aparato] off;
    asegúrate de que el coche esté apagado make sure the car's engine isn't running
    2. [color] subdued
    3. [sonido] dull, muffled;
    [voz] low, quiet
    4. [persona] subdued;
    estás muy apagado, ¿qué te pasa? you seem very subdued, what's wrong?
    ♦ nm
    Informát shutdown apagado automático automatic shutdown
    * * *
    adj
    1 fuego out; luz off
    2 persona dull
    3 color subdued
    * * *
    apagado, -da adj
    1) : off, out
    la luz está apagada: the light is off
    2) : dull, subdued
    * * *
    apagado adj
    1. (color) dull
    2. (persona) depressed

    Spanish-English dictionary > apagado

  • 3 apagada

    f., (m. - apagado)
    * * *

    apagado,-a adjetivo
    1 (luz, cigarro) out
    2 (color pálido) dull
    (voz tenue) sad
    (mirada) expressionless, lifeless
    3 (persona falta de ánimo) spiritless
    ' apagada' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagado

    Spanish-English dictionary > apagada

  • 4 débil

    adj.
    1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.
    Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.
    2 atonic.
    * * *
    1 (persona) weak, feeble
    2 (ruido) faint; (luz) dim, feeble
    1 weak person
    1 the weak
    \
    débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person
    * * *
    adj.
    1) weak
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frail

    se encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health

    2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted
    3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim
    2.
    SMF
    económicamente
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
    Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * * *
    a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weak
    b) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faint
    c) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak
    * * *
    = powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.

    Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
    Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
    Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
    Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
    Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].
    * débil de salud = poor health.
    * débiles, los = little guy, the.
    * en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * eslabón débil = weak link.
    * hacerse el débil = sandbagging.
    * luz débil = glimmer.
    * más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.
    * punto débil = blind spot, weak link.
    * punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weak
    es de complexión débil she has a very weak constitution
    aún está débil he's still weak
    es muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character
    2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lame
    da una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light
    3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    los débiles the weak
    es un débil mental ( fam); he's soft in the head ( colloq)
    eres un debilucho ( fam); you're a wimp ( colloq)
    los económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes
    * * *

     

    débil adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/economía/gobierno› weak

    b) ‹sonido/voz› faint;

    ‹moneda/argumento› weak;
    ‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
    ‹ luz› dim, faint;
    ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
    débil
    I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
    es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
    es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
    (intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
    punto débil, weak spot
    II mf
    1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
    2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
    ' débil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - alicaída
    - alicaído
    - flaca
    - flaco
    - flojear
    - goteo
    - talón
    - tenue
    - blando
    - flojo
    - lánguido
    - pelele
    - sexo
    English:
    A
    - an
    - anaemic
    - and
    - as
    - be
    - chink
    - dim
    - do
    - failing
    - faint
    - feather
    - feeble
    - frail
    - from
    - infirm
    - limp
    - link
    - shaky
    - shall
    - should
    - tenuous
    - than
    - that
    - them
    - thin
    - to
    - weak
    - were
    - what
    - whatever
    - wimp
    - wimpish
    - would
    - you
    - your
    - yourself
    - fragile
    - glimmer
    - hole
    - low
    - muted
    - run
    - spindly
    - spineless
    - weakly
    - weakness
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;
    [condescendiente] lax, lenient;
    de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;
    débil de carácter of weak character
    2. [voz, sonido] faint;
    [luz] dim, faint;
    una débil mejoría a slight improvement;
    una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains
    3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;
    [argumento, teoría] weak, lame
    4. [sílaba] unstressed
    5. [vocal] weak [i, u]
    ♦ nmf
    weak person;
    ser un débil to be weak;
    una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable
    * * *
    adj weak
    * * *
    débil adj
    : weak, feeble
    ♦ débilmente adv
    * * *
    débil adj
    1. (en general) weak
    2. (ruido) faint
    3. (luz) dim [comp. dimmer; superl. dimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > débil

  • 5 suave

    adj.
    1 soft (al tacto).
    2 smooth (liso, no brusco).
    este coche tiene la dirección muy suave this car has very smooth steering
    3 delicate.
    este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild
    4 gentle (apacible) (persona, carácter).
    5 gentle (fácil, lento) (cuesta, tarea, ritmo).
    6 pleasant (informal) (agradable). (Mexican Spanish)
    7 good-looking, personable, nice-looking, charming.
    adv.
    all right, fine (informal) (de acuerdo). (Mexican Spanish)
    intj.
    easy does it.
    * * *
    1 (agradable al tacto) soft, smooth
    2 (liso, llano) smooth, even
    3 figurado (apacible) gentle, mild
    5 figurado (música, palabras, voz, luz, movimiento, viento) soft, gentle
    6 figurado (clima) mild, clement
    7 figurado (tabaco, sabor) mild
    \
    suave como el terciopelo (as) smooth as silk
    * * *
    adj.
    1) soft
    4) gentle, mild
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=liso) [superficie] smooth, even; [piel, pasta] smooth
    2) (=no fuerte) [color, movimiento, brisa, reprimenda] gentle; [clima, sabor] mild; [trabajo] easy; [operación mecánica] smooth, easy; [melodía, voz] soft, sweet; [ruido] low; [olor] slight; [droga] soft
    3) [persona, personalidad] gentle, sweet

    estuvo muy suave conmigo — he was very sweet to me, he behaved very nicely to me

    4) Chile, Méx * (=grande) big, huge; (=destacado) outstanding
    5) Méx ** (=atractivo) good-looking, fanciable *; (=estupendo) great *, fabulous *

    ¡suave! — great idea! *, right on! (EEUU) *

    6)

    dar la suave — LAm (=halagar) to flatter

    2. ADV
    1) LAm [sonar] softly, quietly
    2) Méx
    * * *
    1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth
    2)
    a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft
    b) < color> soft, pale
    c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth
    3)
    a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight
    b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle
    c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle
    d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual
    e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild
    f) <laxante/sedante> mild
    4) (Méx fam)
    5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

    qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
    ----
    * con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.
    * tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.
    * tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.
    * tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.
    * toque suave = tap.
    * * *
    1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth
    2)
    a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft
    b) < color> soft, pale
    c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth
    3)
    a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight
    b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle
    c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle
    d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual
    e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild
    f) <laxante/sedante> mild
    4) (Méx fam)
    5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

    qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
    * con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.
    * más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.
    * más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.
    * paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.
    * tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.
    * tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.
    * tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.
    * toque suave = tap.

    * * *
    A ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft; ‹pelo› soft; ‹superficie› smooth
    suave al tacto smooth to the touch
    B
    1 ‹tono/acento› gentle, soft; ‹música› soft
    2 ‹color› soft, pale
    3 ‹sabor› (no fuerte) delicate, mild; (sin acidez) smooth
    C
    1 ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight
    la suave caricia del viento ( liter); the gentle o sweet caress of the wind ( liter)
    2 ‹temperaturas› mild; ‹brisa› gentle
    3 ‹modales/carácter› mild, gentle
    4 ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual
    5 ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild
    6 ‹laxante/sedante› mild
    D ( Méx) (bonito) good-looking
    darle la suave a algn ( Méx); to humor* sb
    llevársela suave con algo ( Méx fam); to go easy on sth ( colloq)
    E
    ( Méx fam) (fantástico): ¡qué suave! great! ( colloq), fantastic! ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    suave adjetivo
    1 ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft;
    ‹ pelo› soft;
    ‹superficie/pasta› smooth
    2
    a) ‹ tono› gentle;

    ‹acento/música› soft
    b) ‹ color› soft, pale

    c) ‹ sabor› ( no fuerte) delicate, mild;

    ( sin acidez) smooth
    3
    a) ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight

    b) ‹temperaturas/clima› mild;

    ‹ brisa› gentle
    c) ‹modales/carácter/reprimenda› mild, gentle

    d) ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual

    e) ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild

    f) ‹laxante/sedante› mild

    4 (Méx fam) ( fantástico):
    ◊ ¡qué suave! great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

    suave adjetivo
    1 (liso, terso) smooth, soft
    suave al tacto, soft o smooth to the touch
    2 (tenue, poco fuerte) soft
    una suave brisa, a gentle breeze
    un sabor suave, a delicate o mild taste
    (color) pale
    un azul suave, a pale blue
    (música, tono, luz) soft
    una suave melodía, a mellow o sweet melody
    (clima) esta región tiene un clima suave, this region has a mild climate
    3 (actitud agradable, poco severa) mild, gentle, amiable
    ' suave' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeceo
    - fina
    - fino
    - leve
    - toque
    - correr
    - plumón
    English:
    ale
    - balmy
    - bland
    - dry
    - extra
    - fluffy
    - fur
    - gentle
    - light
    - mellow
    - mild
    - quiet
    - smooth
    - soft
    - soft-spoken
    - suave
    - subtle
    - debonair
    - nudge
    - supple
    - weak
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [al tacto] [piel, toalla] soft;
    [jabón] mild
    2. [no brusco] [movimiento] smooth;
    [curva, cuesta] gentle;
    tiene la dirección muy suave it has very smooth steering
    3. [sabor] mild;
    [olor] mild, slight; [color] soft;
    este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild
    4. [apacible] [clima] mild;
    [brisa] gentle; [persona, carácter] gentle
    5. [fácil, lento] [tarea, ritmo] gentle
    6. [dócil] meek;
    está suave como un corderito she's as meek as a lamb
    7. Méx Fam [agradable] pleasant;
    dimos un paseo bien suave we had a very pleasant stroll
    8. Comp
    Méx Fam
    estar suave to be enough;
    ya está suave de tanto barullo that's enough of that racket;
    dar la suave a alguien to suck up to sb
    ♦ adv
    Méx Fam [de acuerdo] all right, fine;
    ¿salimos a pasear? – suave shall we go out for a walk? – fine
    * * *
    adj
    1 al tacto soft, smooth
    2 sabor, licor mild
    * * *
    suave adj
    1) blando: soft
    2) liso: smooth
    3) : gentle, mild
    4) Mex fam : great, fantastic
    * * *
    suave adj
    1. (piel, tela, color, música, voz) soft
    2. (superficie) smooth
    3. (brisa, persona) gentle
    una brisa suave y apacible a light, gentle breeze
    4. (clima, sabor, detergente) mild

    Spanish-English dictionary > suave

  • 6 leve

    adj.
    1 light (suave, sutil).
    2 minor (pecado, falta, herida).
    3 benignant, mild.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levar.
    * * *
    1 (ligero, suave) slight; (de poco peso) light
    2 (poco importante) slight, trifling; (poco grave) minor
    * * *
    adj.
    light, mild
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin importancia) minor
    2) (=suave) [brisa] light; [sonrisa] slight
    3) (=ligero) [carga, peso] light
    4) frm (=muy fino) light, fine
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.
    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. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    ----
    * falta leve = lesser sin.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.

    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: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    * falta leve = lesser sin.

    * * *
    A
    1 (delicado, tenue) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate
    2
    (ligero): tenía una leve sospecha/duda she had a slight o faint suspicion/a slight doubt
    insinuó una leve sonrisa she gave a slight smile
    soplaba una leve brisa there was a gentle o slight breeze blowing
    sintió unos leves golpes en la puerta he heard a gentle o light knocking at the door
    hay un leve parecido entre ellos there's a faint o slight resemblance between them
    tuvo la varicela pero muy leve she had chickenpox but only very mildly
    B (de poca importancia) ‹pecado› venial; ‹castigo/sanción› light; ‹herida/lesión› slight
    cometió una infracción leve he committed a minor offense
    sus heridas son de carácter leve he has only slight o minor injuries
    * * *

     

    Del verbo levar: ( conjugate levar)

    levé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    leve es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    levar    
    leve
    levar ( conjugate levar) verbo transitivo:

    leve adjetivo
    a) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate

    b) ‹sospecha/duda› slight;

    ‹ sonrisa› slight;
    ‹ brisa› gentle, slight;
    ‹ golpe› gentle, light;
    ‹ enfermedad› mild;
    ‹herida/lesión› slight;
    ‹ pecado› venial;
    ‹castigo/sanción› light;
    ‹ infracción› minor
    levar verbo transitivo levar anclas, to weigh anchor
    leve adjetivo
    1 (poco pesado) light
    2 (suave, poco intenso) una leve brisa, a gentle breeze
    una leve idea, a slight idea
    3 fig (de poca gravedad) slight
    herida leve, slight injury
    ' leve' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeceo
    - cojera
    - contoneo
    - desperfecto
    - murmullo
    - carácter
    - codazo
    - experimentar
    - ligero
    English:
    ailment
    - mild
    - minor
    - radiation
    - slight
    * * *
    leve adj
    1. [de poco peso] light
    2. [poco importante] [pecado, falta, herida] minor;
    [enfermedad] mild, slight;
    resultó herido de carácter leve he suffered minor injuries;
    no tengo la más leve sospecha de que sea él I don't suspect him in the slightest;
    el paciente experimentó una leve mejoría there was a slight improvement in the patient's condition
    3. [poco intenso] [dolor] slight;
    [olor, sabor] slight, faint; [castigo] mild;
    soplaba una leve brisa a gentle breeze was blowing;
    se produjo un leve temblor de tierra there was a minor earth tremor;
    se detectaba un leve temblor en su voz a faint tremor was noticeable in her voice;
    nos ofreció una leve sonrisa she gave us a faint smile
    * * *
    adj slight; sonrisa faint
    * * *
    leve adj
    1) : light, slight
    2) : trivial, unimportant
    ♦ levemente adv
    * * *
    leve adj slight

    Spanish-English dictionary > leve

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