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1 feminidad
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2 feminidad
f.1 femineity, womanliness, feminacy, femininity.2 womankind, femininity.* * *1 femininity* * *SF femininity* * *femenino femininity* * *= womanhood, femininity, femaleness.Ex. This article presents a selected listing of references devoted to the subject of ageing womanhood.Ex. Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.Ex. Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.* * *femenino femininity* * *= womanhood, femininity, femaleness.Ex: This article presents a selected listing of references devoted to the subject of ageing womanhood.
Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.* * *femininity* * *
Multiple Entries:
femineidad
feminidad
femineidad,◊ feminidad sustantivo femenino
femininity
femineidad, feminidad sustantivo femenino femininity
' feminidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
femineidad
English:
femininity
- womanliness
* * *feminidad, femineidad nffemininity* * *f femininity* * *feminidad nf: femininity -
3 femineidad
f.femininity, muliebrity, womanhood.* * *1 femininity* * *= femaleness, femininity.Ex. Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.Ex. Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.* * *= femaleness, femininity.Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.
Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.* * *femininity* * *
femineidad,◊ feminidad sustantivo femenino
femininity
femineidad, feminidad sustantivo femenino femininity
' femineidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
feminidad
English:
womanhood
- femininity
* * *f femininity* * *femineidad nf: femininity -
4 atracón
m.1 overeating, gorging, binge eating.2 big meal, big feed, blow-out.* * *1 familiar binge, blowout\darse/pegarse un atracón to make a pig of oneself* * *masculino (fam)* * *= binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.Ex. The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).----* atracón de bebida = binge drinking.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* darse una atracón = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.* * *masculino (fam)* * *= binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* atracón de bebida = binge drinking.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* darse una atracón = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.* * *( fam)se dio un atracón de paella he gorged himself on o ( colloq) stuffed himself with paella, he pigged out on paella ( colloq)* * *
atracón sustantivo masculino (fam):◊ se dio un atracón de paella he stuffed himself with paella (colloq)
atracón m fam blowout: ayer nos dimos un buen atracón, we made pigs of ourselves yesterday
' atracón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
panzada
English:
binge
- stuff
* * *atracón nmFam [de películas, televisión] to overdose on sth* * *m:darse un atracón de stuff o.s. with fam ;hoy me he dado un atracón de trabajar fam I’ve done more than enough work for the day -
5 atracón de comida
(n.) = binge eatingEx. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* * *(n.) = binge eatingEx: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
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6 autoritario
adj.1 authoritative, powerful, commanding, dominant.Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.2 authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, domineering.* * *► adjetivo1 authoritarian* * *(f. - autoritaria)adj.* * *autoritario, -aADJ SM / F authoritarian* * *- ria adjetivo authoritarian* * *= authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.Ex. Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.Ex. While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.* * *- ria adjetivo authoritarian* * *= authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.* * *1 ‹gobierno/doctrina› authoritarian2 ‹persona/carácter› authoritarian* * *
autoritario◊ - ria adjetivo
authoritarian
autoritario,-a adjetivo authoritarian
' autoritario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
autoritaria
English:
authoritarian
- authoritative
- masterful
- overbearing
- assertive
- commanding
* * *autoritario, -a♦ adj1. [persona] authoritarian2. [gobierno] authoritarian♦ nm,fauthoritarian* * *adj authoritarian* * *autoritario, - ria adj: authoritarian -
7 comilona
f.1 blow-out (party).2 big meal, banquet, feast, huge meal.* * *1 big meal, blowout* * *femenino (fam) feast (colloq)nos dimos/pegamos una comilona — we had a blowout
* * *= binge, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).----* darse una comilona = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo.* * *femenino (fam) feast (colloq)nos dimos/pegamos una comilona — we had a blowout
* * *= binge, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* darse una comilona = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo.* * *( fam)feast ( colloq)organizaron una comilona de antología they laid on a magnificent spread o a great feast o a lavish mealnos dimos/pegamos una gran comilona para celebrarlo we had a blowout o ( BrE) a slap-up meal to celebrate* * *
comilona sustantivo femenino (fam) feast (colloq);
comilón,-ona
I adjetivo with a large appetite, gluttonous
II sustantivo masculino y femenino big eater, glutton
comilona sustantivo femenino familiar big meal, feast
' comilona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
panzada
English:
binge
- blowout
- nosh
- spread
- blow
* * *comilona nfFam [festín] blow-out, Br slap-up meal;* * *f famfeast, blowout famI adj greedyII m, comilona f big eater* * * -
8 dominante
adj.1 dominant.Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.2 domineering (person).f.dominant.* * *► adjetivo1 dominant, dominating2 (que prevalece) prevailing, predominating3 (que avasalla) domineering* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=despótico) domineering2) (=predominante) [viento, tendencia, opinión, ideología] dominant, prevailing; [grupo, cultura, rasgo, tema, color] dominant; [papel, rol] dominant, leadingel consenso ha sido la nota dominante en las negociaciones — consensus has been the keynote o tenor of the negotiations
3) (Bio) [macho, gen] dominant4) (Mús) dominant2.SF (Mús) dominant* * *1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) < persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex. Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex. Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex. With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.----* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) < persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *A1 ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant; ‹opinión› prevailing ( before n)la nación dominante en este campo the dominant o leading nation in this fieldlos tonos dominantes del cuadro the predominant tones in the paintingel rasgo dominante de su carácter the dominant o most outstanding feature of his personalityla nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad calm prevailed throughout the dayvientos dominantes del sur prevailing southerly winds2 ( Biol) dominant3 ( Mús) dominant4 ( Astrol) dominantB ‹persona› domineering* * *
dominante adjetivo
1
‹ opinión› prevailing ( before n);
‹ cultura› dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant
2 ‹ persona› domineering
dominante adjetivo
1 (predominante, mayoritario) dominant
2 (tiránico) domineering
' dominante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperiosa
- imperioso
- sargento
- clase
English:
commanding
- dominant
- domineering
- mainstream
- masterful
- overbearing
- pervasive
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
* * *♦ adj1. [predominante] [nación, tendencia, característica] dominant;[vientos] prevailing;el color dominante era el azul the predominant colour was blue;la empresa tiene una posición dominante en el sector the company holds a commanding position in the sector;lo más dominante en su personalidad es el optimismo his most striking characteristic is his optimism2. [persona] domineering4. Mús dominant♦ nf1. [característica] predominant feature2. Mús dominant* * *adj dominant; despdomineering* * *dominante adj1) : dominant2) : domineering* * *dominante adj dominant -
9 hasta ahora
adv.until now, so far, thus far, till now.* * *until now, so far* * ** * *= as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till nowEx. A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved.Ex. It offers to the librarian, the student, the teacher, the sociologist of knowledge, and the publisher a type of statistic not hitherto considered.Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.Ex. Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.Ex. The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.Ex. If some or all of the suggested entries are made, many more entries will be made than heretofore.Ex. 'I know you want to do the best job you can -- not that you haven't all along'.Ex. Up to this point, the discussion has covered what kind of research is not needed.Ex. It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.Ex. As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.Ex. Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.Ex. However, there are weaknesses with the formal notations used up until now.Ex. Nevertheless, femininity has up till now always been the dominant trait of the alienation of women, and masculinity that of men.Ex. Till now the comfort of fans has been the last thing on the minds of many clubs.* * *= as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till nowEx: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved.
Ex: It offers to the librarian, the student, the teacher, the sociologist of knowledge, and the publisher a type of statistic not hitherto considered.Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.Ex: If some or all of the suggested entries are made, many more entries will be made than heretofore.Ex: 'I know you want to do the best job you can -- not that you haven't all along'.Ex: Up to this point, the discussion has covered what kind of research is not needed.Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.Ex: However, there are weaknesses with the formal notations used up until now.Ex: Nevertheless, femininity has up till now always been the dominant trait of the alienation of women, and masculinity that of men.Ex: Till now the comfort of fans has been the last thing on the minds of many clubs. -
10 mandón
adj.bossy, over-bearing, domineering.m.bossy person, bossy chief.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar bossy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar bossy boots* * *mandón, -ona1.ADJ * bossy2.SM / F * bossy-boots *3. SM1) Cono Sur (Min) mine foreman2) Chile [en carreras] starter* * *- dona adjetivo bossy* * *= bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex. With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.* * *- dona adjetivo bossy* * *= bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.* * *bossyes muy mandón he's very bossy, he's always ordering o ( colloq) bossing other people aroundmasculine, femininesu esposa es una mandona his wife is really bossy, his wife's a real bossyboots ( colloq hum)* * *
mandón◊ - dona adjetivo
bossy
mandón,-ona
I adj fam bossy
II m,f fam bossy person
' mandón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mandona
English:
bossy
* * *mandón, -ona Fam♦ adjbossy;es muy mandona she's really bossy♦ nm,f1. [que manda] bossy person, Br bossy-boots* * *I adj bossyII m, mandona f bossy person* * *mandones : bossy, domineering* * * -
11 masculinidad
f.masculinity.* * *1 masculinity* * *SF masculinity, manliness* * *femenino masculinity, manliness* * *= masculinity, maleness, manliness.Ex. Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.Ex. Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.* * *femenino masculinity, manliness* * *= masculinity, maleness, manliness.Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.
Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.* * *masculinity, manliness* * *masculinidad nfmasculinity* * *f masculinity* * *masculinidad nf: masculinity -
12 problemas con el alcohol
(n.) = problem drinkingEx. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* * *(n.) = problem drinkingEx: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
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13 problemas con la bebida
(n.) = problem drinkingEx. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* * *(n.) = problem drinkingEx: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
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14 femineidad
• distaff• femininity• womanhood
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