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1 novela
f.novel.novela de caballerías tale of chivalrynovela por entregas serialnovela histórica historical novelnovela policíaca detective storynovela rosa romance, romantic novelpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: novelar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: novelar.* * *1 novel2 (en TV, radio) serial\novela corta novellanovela de caballerías romance of chivalrynovela de suspense thrillernovela negra detective novel, detective storynovela policíaca detective storynovela por entregas serialnovela rosa romance, novelette* * *noun f.* * *SF novelnovela de amor — love story, romance
novela de aprendizaje — Bildungsroman, novel concerned with a person's formative years
novela iniciática — Bildungsroman, novel concerned with a person's formative years
novela policíaca — detective story, whodunit *
* * *a) (Lit) novelb) (TV) soap opera* * *= novel.Ex. One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.----* de novela barata = novelettish.* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* escritor de novela romántica = romantic novelist.* escritor de novelas = fiction writer.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.* novela alemana que trata del desarrollo de la personalidad = bildungsroman.* novela barata = novelette.* novela bélica = war story.* novela contemporánea = contemporary romance.* novela corta = novella, novelette.* novela de amor = love story, love fiction.* novela de animales = animal story.* novela de aventuras = adventure story.* novela de caballería = chivalric romance, chivalric novel.* novela de ciencia ficción = science fiction novel.* novela de deporte = sports novel.* novela de época = period novel.* novela de espionaje = spy fiction, spy novel, spy story.* novela de fantasía = fantasy novel.* novela del oeste = western, western story.* novela de misterio = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel.* novela de suspense = thriller.* novela de terror = horror story, terror novel.* novela de vaqueros = cowboy story.* novela en tres volúmenes = three-decker.* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* novela gráfica = graphic novel.* novela histórica = historical fiction, historical novel, historical romance.* novela literaria = literary novel.* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.* novela para adolescentes = adolescent romance.* novela policíaca = detective novel, crime fiction, crime novel.* novela por entregas = part-issue.* novela romántica = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fiction.* novela rosa = romantic fiction, romance.* novela rosa Harlequín = Harlequin Romance novel.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* novela sentimental = novelette.* novela seriada = part-issue, serialised novel.* novela seriada a un real = shilling part-issue.* novela sobre hospitales = hospital romance.* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado/kiosko = self-help.* novela temática = thematic novel.* * *a) (Lit) novelb) (TV) soap opera* * *= novel.Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
* de novela barata = novelettish.* de novela sentimental = novelettish.* escritor de novela romántica = romantic novelist.* escritor de novelas = fiction writer.* escritor de novelas de misterio = mystery writer.* novela a duro = dime and nickel novel.* novela alemana que trata del desarrollo de la personalidad = bildungsroman.* novela barata = novelette.* novela bélica = war story.* novela contemporánea = contemporary romance.* novela corta = novella, novelette.* novela de amor = love story, love fiction.* novela de animales = animal story.* novela de aventuras = adventure story.* novela de caballería = chivalric romance, chivalric novel.* novela de ciencia ficción = science fiction novel.* novela de deporte = sports novel.* novela de época = period novel.* novela de espionaje = spy fiction, spy novel, spy story.* novela de fantasía = fantasy novel.* novela del oeste = western, western story.* novela de misterio = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel.* novela de suspense = thriller.* novela de terror = horror story, terror novel.* novela de vaqueros = cowboy story.* novela en tres volúmenes = three-decker.* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* novela gráfica = graphic novel.* novela histórica = historical fiction, historical novel, historical romance.* novela literaria = literary novel.* novela negra = crime fiction, crime novel.* novela para adolescentes = adolescent romance.* novela policíaca = detective novel, crime fiction, crime novel.* novela por entregas = part-issue.* novela romántica = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fiction.* novela rosa = romantic fiction, romance.* novela rosa Harlequín = Harlequin Romance novel.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* novela sentimental = novelette.* novela seriada = part-issue, serialised novel.* novela seriada a un real = shilling part-issue.* novela sobre hospitales = hospital romance.* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado/kiosko = self-help.* novela temática = thematic novel.* * *1 ( Lit) novelde novela like something (straight) out of a novel2 (TV) soap operaCompuestos:adventure storyscience fiction storynovel in the costumbrista traditionhistorical novelpicaresque novel● novela policíaca or policialdetective novel o storyserialized novelradio serial* * *
Del verbo novelar: ( conjugate novelar)
novela es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
novela
novelar
novela sustantivo femenino (Lit) novel;
(TV) soap opera;◊ novela policíaca detective novel o story;
novela rosa (pey) novelette (pej), romantic novel
novela sustantivo femenino
1 Lit novel: me gustan las novelas de aventuras, I like adventure stories
novela negra, black novel
novela rosa, romantic novel
2 fam (mentira, cuento chino) story, fib
novelar verbo transitivo to make a novel about: está novelando la última película de James Bond, she's making a novel about the latest James Bond film
' novela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acerba
- acerbo
- actualidad
- afición
- anticipo
- carente
- decidirse
- derroche
- desenlace
- edición
- enganchar
- folletín
- histórica
- histórico
- lacrimógena
- lacrimógeno
- narrar
- novelesca
- novelesco
- poner
- potable
- proscrita
- proscrito
- publicar
- refleja
- reflejar
- reflejo
- reseñar
- sensiblera
- sensiblería
- sensiblero
- teatralidad
- terror
- tirón
- tostón
- trabajada
- trabajado
- accesible
- acción
- adaptar
- bosquejo
- contar
- continuación
- culminar
- destinado
- espionaje
- esqueleto
- extensión
- fragmento
- horroroso
English:
art form
- detective story
- fictional
- hero
- heroine
- humorous
- novel
- romance
- serial
- thriller
- unabridged
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- arguably
- compare
- detective
- fact
- going
- middle
- mystery
- set
- type
- western
* * *♦ nfnovel;la novela contemporánea the contemporary novelnovela de caballería(s) tale of chivalry;novela por entregas serial;novela de intriga mystery story;novela negra crime novel;novela policíaca detective story;novela rosa romance, romantic novel♦ de novela loc adjRP Fam [muy bueno] amazing;se compró una estancia de novela he bought this amazing ranch♦ de novela loc advRP Fam [muy bien] fantastically;cocina de novela he's a fantastic o an amazing cook* * *f novel* * *novela nf1) : novel2) : soap opera* * *novela n novel -
2 gótico
adj.Gothic.* * *► adjetivo1 Gothic1 (idioma) Gothic————————1 (idioma) Gothic* * *1. ADJ1) [estilo, arte, letra] Gothic2) (=noble) noble, illustrious2.SM (Ling) Gothic* * *I- ca adjetivo GothicIImasculino Gothic* * *= Gothic.Ex. Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.----* arquitectura gótica = Gothic architecture.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* * *I- ca adjetivo GothicIImasculino Gothic* * *= Gothic.Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
* arquitectura gótica = Gothic architecture.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* * *A1 ‹arte/catedral› Gothic2 ‹escritura/letra› GothicB (de los godos) GothicCompuestos:flamboyant Gothiclate GothicB ( Ling) Gothic* * *
gótico◊ -ca adjetivo
Gothic
gótico,-a adjetivo Gothic
' gótico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gótica
English:
Gothic
* * *gótico, -a♦ adj1. [arte] Gothic2. [letra] Gothic3. [de los Godos] Gothic♦ nm1. [estilo] GothicGótico flamígero flamboyant Gothic;Gótico florido flamboyant Gothic2. [lengua] Gothic* * *I adj GothicII m ARQUI Gothic* * *gótico, -ca adj: Gothic -
3 novela gótica
(n.) = Gothic novelEx. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.* * *(n.) = Gothic novelEx: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
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4 angustia
f.1 anxiety.2 distress (Psi).3 anguish, affliction, agony, distress.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: angustiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: angustiar.* * *1 anguish, affliction, distress■ ¡qué angustia! how distressing!2 (física) sickness, nausea\angustia vital anxiety state, angst* * *noun f.1) anguish, distress2) anxiety* * *1. SF1) (=miedo) anguish, distressuna mirada/sensación de angustia — a look/feeling of anguish o distress
un grito de angustia — a cry of anguish, an anguished cry
sentía un nudo de angustia en la garganta — I could feel a knot in my throat, from anguish
¡estuve a punto de caerme por el acantilado! ¡qué angustia! — I was just about to fall off the cliff! what an ordeal!
2) (=ansiedad) [por estrés, miedo] anxiety; [por inseguridad] angstcada vez que voy en metro noto una terrible sensación de angustia — every time I travel by underground I feel terribly anxious o I feel a terrible anxiety
ataque de angustia — anxiety attack, panic attack
angustia existencial, angustia vital — (Med) state of anxiety; (Psic) angst
3) * (=náuseas)2.SMF INVser un angustias — * to be a worrier
* * *a) ( congoja) anguish, distressgritos/mirada de angustia — anguished cries/look
b) ( desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que... — she's constantly worried that...
c) (Psic) anxiety* * *= distress, angst [Angst], anguish, torment.Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.Ex. This article reviews a selection of World Wide Web (WWW) sites providing sources of information on specific topics ranging from feeling bad ( Angst) to bicycles.Ex. The exhibition was organized around the themes of love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.----* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* dominado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* expresar angustia = express + Posesivo + anguish.* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.* lleno de angustia = angst-ridden.* presionado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* * *a) ( congoja) anguish, distressgritos/mirada de angustia — anguished cries/look
b) ( desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que... — she's constantly worried that...
c) (Psic) anxiety* * *= distress, angst [Angst], anguish, torment.Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: This article reviews a selection of World Wide Web (WWW) sites providing sources of information on specific topics ranging from feeling bad ( Angst) to bicycles.Ex: The exhibition was organized around the themes of love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.* acosado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* dominado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* don angustias = worryguts, worrywart, worrypot.* expresar angustia = express + Posesivo + anguish.* grito de angustia = cry of anguish.* lleno de angustia = angst-ridden.* presionado por la angustia = angst-ridden.* * *A1 (congoja) anguish, distresssus gritos de angustia his anguished o distressed cries, his cries of anguishsiento una gran angustia al no poder ayudarlos it causes me great anguish o distress not to be able to help them ( liter), I feel very distressed at not being able to help them2 (desasosiego) anxietyvive con la angustia de que algún día la despidan she's constantly worried o she lives with the worry that one day she is going to lose her jobDoña Angustias ( fam): hija mía, pareces Doña Angustias you're a born worrier ( colloq), you get so worked up o ( BrE) het up about everything! ( colloq), you're such a worrier ( colloq)3 ( Psic) anxietyCompuestos:● angustia existencial or vitalangst, metaphysical anguish, existential anxietyoral anxietyB* * *
Del verbo angustiar: ( conjugate angustiar)
angustia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
angustia
angustiar
angustia sustantivo femenino
◊ vive con la angustia de que… she's constantly worried that…c) (Psic) anxiety
angustiar ( conjugate angustiar) verbo transitivoa) ( acongojar) to distress
angustiarse verbo pronominal ( acongojarse) to get distressed, get upset;
( preocuparse) to get worried, become anxious
angustia sustantivo femenino anguish
angustiar verbo transitivo to distress
' angustia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobio
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- nudo
- respiro
- vivir
- desesperación
- dios
- horror
English:
agony
- angst
- anguish
- distress
- worrier
* * *angustia nf1. [aflicción] anxiety;vivieron las semanas de secuestro con angustia they were in a state of constant anxiety throughout the weeks of the kidnapping;lloraba con angustia she was crying in distress2. Psi distress;una sensación de angustia existencial a feeling of angst* * *f anguish* * *angustia nf1) congoja: anguish, distress2) : anxiety, worry* * *angustia n distress -
5 perverso
adj.perverse, wicked, bad, base.m.pervert, evil doer.* * *► adjetivo1 (malvado) evil, wicked► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 evil person* * *ADJ (=depravado) depraved; (=malvado) wicked* * *I- sa adjetivo evilII- sa masculino, femenino evil o wicked person* * *= wicked, untoward, perverse, wayward, slavering, diabolical, diabolic, poison-pen, sinister.Ex. If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex. The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.Ex. The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.Ex. The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.----* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* sexo perverso = kinky sex.* utopía perversa = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *I- sa adjetivo evilII- sa masculino, femenino evil o wicked person* * *= wicked, untoward, perverse, wayward, slavering, diabolical, diabolic, poison-pen, sinister.Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.Ex: The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.* mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.* sexo perverso = kinky sex.* utopía perversa = dystopia.* utópico perverso = dystopian.* * *eviluna mente perversa an evil mindla madrastra perversa the wicked stepmothermasculine, feminineevil o wicked person* * *
perverso◊ -sa adjetivo
evil
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
evil o wicked person
perverso,-a
I adjetivo evil, wicked
II sustantivo masculino y femenino wicked person
' perverso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mala
- malo
- perversa
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
English:
perverse
- spiteful
- diabolical
* * *perverso, -a♦ adjevil, wicked♦ nm,f1. [depravado] depraved person2. [persona mala] evil person* * *adj wicked, evil* * *perverso, -sa adj: wicked, depraved -
6 tormento
m.torment, agony.el tormento de un amor no correspondido the torment o anguish of unrequited lovepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tormentar.* * *1 (tortura) torture2 (dolor) torment, torture3 (angustia) anguish4 figurado (aflicción) affliction, suffering\ser un tormento familiar to be real torture* * *noun m.* * *SM (=tortura) torture; (fig) torture, torment; (=angustia) anguish, agonydar tormento a — to torment; (fig) to torment, plague
darse tormento — to torment o.s.
sus dos hijos son un tormento perpetuo — her two sons are a constant trial o torment to her
* * *a) (angustia, dolor) tormentir al dentista es un tormento — going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell (colloq)
b) ( malos tratos) torture* * *= torment, torture.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.* * *a) (angustia, dolor) tormentir al dentista es un tormento — going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell (colloq)
b) ( malos tratos) torture* * *= torment, torture.Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.* * *1 (angustia, dolor) tormentla vida a su lado era un verdadero tormento living with him was an absolute torment o was absolute hell for hervivía con el tormento de los celos she lived tormented o tortured by jealousyir al dentista es un tormento going to the dentist is a nightmare o is hell ( colloq)aquel calor era un tormento the heat there was murder ( colloq)2 (malos tratos) torture* * *
tormento sustantivo masculino
1 (tortura) torture
2 fam (sufrimiento) torment, torture
' tormento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interiormente
English:
torment
- torture
* * *tormento nm1. [dolor físico] torment, agony2. [angustia] torment, anguish;el tormento de un amor no correspondido the torment o anguish of unrequited love;después de varios días de tormento, conseguí quitarme de encima de mi tío after several agonizing days, I managed to get rid o Br shot of my uncle;ser un tormento [persona] to be a torment;[cosa] to be torture3. [torture] torture;fue sometido a tormento he was subjected to torture* * *m torture* * *tormento nm1) : torment, anguish2) : torture -
7 tribulación
f.1 tribulation, difficulty, affliction.2 tribulation, adversity, affliction, suffering.* * *1 tribulation* * *SF tribulation* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.Ex. There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *= tribulation, torment, woe, woefulness.Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* tribulaciones = trials and tribulations.* * *tribulation* * *
tribulación sustantivo femenino difficulty, tribulation
' tribulación' also found in these entries:
English:
tribulation
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8 aliento
m.1 breath.cobrar aliento to catch one's breathsin aliento breathlessaliento fétido foul breath2 strength.3 encouragement, heart, strength, breath.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alentar.* * *1 (respiración) breath, breathing\cobrar aliento to get one's breath backdar aliento a alguien to encourage somebody* * *noun m.1) breath2) courage, strength* * *SM1) (=hálito) breath2) (=respiración)el ejercicio me dejó sin aliento — the exercise left me breathless o out of breath
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contener el aliento — to hold one's breath•
dar los últimos alientos — liter to breathe one's last liter•
faltar el aliento, me falta el aliento — I'm out of breath•
tomar aliento, paró, tomó aliento y continuó hablando — he stopped to get his breath back, then went on talking3) frm (=ánimo) courage, spirit4) (=tono)una novela de hondo aliento patriótico — a novel with a deeply patriotic spirit, a profoundly patriotic novel
* * *1)a) (respiración, aire) breathsin aliento — out of breath, breathless
le faltaba el aliento — he was out of breath o short of breath
b) ( aire espirado) breathc) ( inspiración) inspiration2) (ánimo, valor)* * *= breath.Ex. The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.----* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* grito de aliento = cheer.* mal aliento = bad breath.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* Posesivo + último aliento = Posesivo + last breath.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* recuperar el aliento = catch + Posesivo + breath.* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* * *1)a) (respiración, aire) breathsin aliento — out of breath, breathless
le faltaba el aliento — he was out of breath o short of breath
b) ( aire espirado) breathc) ( inspiración) inspiration2) (ánimo, valor)* * *= breath.Ex: The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.
* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* contener el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.* dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless, leave + Nombre + speechless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* grito de aliento = cheer.* mal aliento = bad breath.* palabras de aliento = pep talk.* Posesivo + último aliento = Posesivo + last breath.* quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.* recuperar el aliento = catch + Posesivo + breath.* sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.* tomar aliento = draw + a breath.* * *A1 (respiración, aire) breathel esfuerzo lo dejó sin aliento he was really out of breath o breathless from the effortal llegar a la cima le faltaba el aliento by the time he reached the summit he was out of breath o short of breathtomó aliento antes de subir otro tramo de escaleras she stopped to catch her breath o to get her breath back before climbing the next flight of stairsrecuperar el aliento to get one's breath back2 (aire espirado) breathtiene mal aliento she's got bad breathsu aliento olía a alcohol his breath smelled of alcohol, there was alcohol on his breathle huele el aliento his breath smells3 (inspiración) inspirationcuentos de aliento gótico tales with a Gothic flavorB(ánimo, valor): darle aliento a algn to encourage sbaquellas palabras me dieron aliento para seguir adelante those words gave me the strength to carry onni siquiera esta enfermedad ha logrado quitarle el aliento not even this illness has managed to break his spiritya no existe ese gran aliento inversor there is no longer that great enthusiasm for investment* * *
Del verbo alentar: ( conjugate alentar)
aliento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alentar
aliento
alentar ( conjugate alentar) verbo transitivo
‹jugador/equipo› to cheer … on
aliento sustantivo masculino
1
2 (ánimo, valor):
alentar vtr fig to encourage
aliento sustantivo masculino
1 breath: estoy sin aliento, I'm out of breath
figurado la noticia me dejó sin aliento, the news took my breath away
2 (ánimo) encouragement: mi marido me dio aliento para conseguir mis metas, my husband gave me the support I needed to achieve my goals
' aliento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empañar
- recobrar
- resuello
- ánimo
- bocanada
- vaho
English:
breath
- breathless
- encouragement
- out of
- pause
- puffed
- sweeten
- wind
* * *♦ nm1. [respiración] breath;cobrar aliento to catch one's breath;nos dejó sin aliento it left us breathless o out of breath;me falta el aliento I'm out of breath2. [aire que sale de boca] breath;mal aliento bad breath;le huele el aliento his breath smells;le huele el aliento a tabaco his breath smells of cigarettes;le olía el aliento a whisky he had whisky on his breath3. [ánimo]el premio le dio aliento para seguir con su trabajo the prize encouraged her to continue with her work;el aliento del público impulsó al equipo the crowd's enthusiastic support spurred the team on4. [inspiración] inspiration;una novela de aliento épico a novel of epic sweep* * *m1 breath;mal aliento bad breath;cobrar aliento catch one’s breath, get one’s breath back;perder el aliento be out of breath, be breathless;cortar el aliento a alguien take s.o.’s breath away;sin aliento breathless, out of breath;que quita el aliento breathtaking;hasta el último aliento to his/her dying day2 figencouragement* * *aliento nm1) : breath2) : courage, strength3)dar aliento a : to encourage* * *aliento n breath -
9 artificial
adj.artificial.* * *► adjetivo1 artificial* * *adj.* * *ADJ [flor, luz, inseminación] artificial; [material] artificial, man-made* * ** * *= artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.Ex. The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.----* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* fuegos artificiales = firework display.* hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.* inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.* inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.* lenguaje artificial = artificial language.* luz artificial = artificial light.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* pulmón artificial = lung-machine.* ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.* * ** * *= artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.Ex: The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* fuegos artificiales = firework display.* hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.* inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.* inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.* lenguaje artificial = artificial language.* luz artificial = artificial light.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* pulmón artificial = lung-machine.* ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.* * *1 ‹flor/satélite› artificial; ‹fibra› man-made, artificial2 ‹persona/sonrisa› artificial, false* * *
artificial adjetivo ‹flor/satélite/sonrisa› artificial;
‹ fibra› man-made, artificial
artificial adjetivo
1 artificial
2 Tex man-made o synthetic
' artificial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bengala
- canal
- cohete
- colorante
- fecundación
- inseminación
- inteligencia
- natural
- ortopédica
- ortopédico
- postiza
- postizo
- respiración
- riñón
- satélite
- trabajada
- trabajado
- gruta
- pantano
English:
artificial
- artificial insemination
- artificial intelligence
- banger
- bank
- contrived
- cracker
- forced
- fuse
- life-support
- limb
- man-made
- snow machine
- stilted
- floodlight
- kidney
- kiss
- man
- plastic
- satellite
- sweetener
- ventilator
* * *artificial adj1. [hecho por el hombre] [flor, lago] artificial;[material] man-made, artificial2. [no espontáneo] [persona, sonrisa, amabilidad] artificial* * *adj artificial* * *artificial adj1) : artificial, man-made2) : feigned, false♦ artificialmente adv* * *artificial adj artificial -
10 consagrar
v.1 to consecrate (religion).El nuncio consagró al buen cura The nuncio consecrated the good priest.El cura consagró mi casa ayer The priest consecrated my house yesterday.2 to devote.consagró su vida a la literatura he devoted o dedicated his life to literatureMaría consagró su tiempo a los chicos Mary devoted her time to the boys.3 to confirm, to establish.* * *1 RELIGIÓN to consecrate2 (palabra, expresión) to establish3 (dedicar) to dedicate4 (artista etc) to confirm, establish1 (dedicarse) to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)2 (hacerse reconocido) to establish oneself* * *verb1) to consecrate, dedicate2) devote* * *1. VT1) (Rel) to consecrate, dedicate (a to)[+ emperador] to deify2) [+ esfuerzo, tiempo, vida] to devote, dedicate (a to)[+ monumento, placa] to put up (a to)3) [+ fama] to confirmeste triunfo lo consagra como un cirujano excepcional — this success confirms him as a really exceptional surgeon
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Relig) to consecrate2)a) <monumento/edificio>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate something to something/somebody
b) <vida/tiempo/esfuerzo>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate o devote something to something/somebody
c) <programa/publicación>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to devote something to something/somebody
3) ( establecer)a) <artista/profesional> to establishb) < costumbre> to establish2.consagrarse v prona) (refl) ( dedicarse)consagrarse a algo/alguien — to devote oneself to something/somebody
b) ( acreditarse)* * *= enshrine, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, devote.Ex. While much remains to be done, the right of every member of the public to see official documents is enshrined in law.Ex. The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.Ex. But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.Ex. American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Relig) to consecrate2)a) <monumento/edificio>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate something to something/somebody
b) <vida/tiempo/esfuerzo>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to dedicate o devote something to something/somebody
c) <programa/publicación>consagrar algo a algo/alguien — to devote something to something/somebody
3) ( establecer)a) <artista/profesional> to establishb) < costumbre> to establish2.consagrarse v prona) (refl) ( dedicarse)consagrarse a algo/alguien — to devote oneself to something/somebody
b) ( acreditarse)* * *= enshrine, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, devote.Ex: While much remains to be done, the right of every member of the public to see official documents is enshrined in law.
Ex: The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.Ex: American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.* * *consagrar [A1 ]vtA ( Relig) to consecratehostia consagrada consecrated waferB1 ‹monumento/edificio› consagrar algo A algo/algn to dedicate sth TO sth/sb2 ‹vida/tiempo/esfuerzo› consagrar algo A algo/algn to dedicate o devote sth TO sth/sbconsagró su vida a sus hijos she devoted o dedicated her life to her children3 ‹programa/publicación› consagrar algo A algo/algn to devote sth TO sth/sb1 ‹artista/profesional› to establishla película que la consagró como una gran actriz the movie that established her o her reputation as a great actress2 ‹costumbre› to establishuna expresión consagrada por el uso an expression which has established itself o gained acceptability through usage1 ( refl) (dedicarse) consagrarse A algo/algn to devote oneself TO sth/sb, dedicate oneself TO sth/sb2(acreditarse): con ese triunfo se consagró (como) campeón that triumph established her as the champion* * *
consagrar ( conjugate consagrar) verbo transitivoa) (Relig) to consecrateb) consagrar algo a algo/algn ‹monumento/edificio› to dedicate sth to sth/sb;
‹vida/tiempo/esfuerzo› to dedicate o devote sth to sth/sb;
‹programa/publicación› to devote sth to sth/sb
consagrarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( dedicarse) consagrarse a algo/algn to devote oneself to sth/sb
consagrar verbo transitivo
1 (dedicar) to devote
2 Rel to consecrate
3 (proporcionar reconocimiento) to confirm [como, as]
' consagrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
santificar
- dedicar
English:
consecrate
- dedicate
* * *♦ vt2. [dedicar] [tiempo, espacio] to devote;[monumento, lápida] to dedicate;consagró su vida a la literatura he devoted o dedicated his life to literature;consagraron el monumento a los caídos en la guerra they dedicated the monument to those who died in the war3. [acreditar, confirmar] to confirm, to establish;la obra que lo consagró como escritor the work that confirmed o established him as a writer* * *v/t1 REL consecrate3 vida devote* * *consagrar vt1) : to consecrate2) dedicar: to dedicate, to devote
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