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1 Talibán, el
= Taliban, the.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda. -
2 talibán
m.1 Taliban, member of an Islamic extremist group, Talib.2 Taliban, extremist Islamic sect, Islam fundamentalist group.* * *talibán, -ana [a veces invariable]1.ADJ Taliban antes de s2.SM / F (=persona) member of the Taliban* * *el Talibán= Taliban, the.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
* * *Taliban* * *♦ adjTaliban♦ nmfTaliban -
3 Talibán
• Islam fundamentalist group• talesman• talion -
4 asistente
adj.1 assistant, auxiliary.2 attending.f. & m.1 assistant, helper (ayudante).asistente social social worker2 person present (presente).3 attendant, attendee.* * *► adjetivo1 (que está) attending2 (que ayuda) assistant1 (que está) member of the audience■ los asistentes al acto se quejaron del retraso those present at the ceremony complained about the delay2 (que ayuda) assistant■ el director dio la carta a su asistente para que la tradujera the director gave the letter to his assistant to translate1 MILITAR batman\asistente social social worker* * *(f. - asistenta)noun mf.1) assistant2) orderly•- asistente social
- los asistentes* * *SMF2)los asistentes — (=presentes) those present
* * *IIIlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea — the delegates present at o attending the conference
masculino y femenino1)a) ( ayudante) assistantb) (Mil) batman2) (frml)los/las asistentes — ( a una reunión) those present; ( a un espectáculo) the audience
* * *= attendee, visitor, attendant, home help, attender, aider, member of the audience.Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex. A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.Ex. A questionnaire was circulated to the EURIM conference attenders to gather evidence on the application of research to practical problems = Se distribuyó un cuestionario a los asistentes al congreso EURIM para recoger pruebas sobre la aplicación de la investigación a los problemas prácticos.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.----* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.* asistente a la feria = fairgoer.* asistente a un congreso = conferencer.* asistente a un entierro = mourner.* asistente por primera vez = newcomer.* asistentes = audience.* asistente social = social worker, welfare worker, case worker.* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.* del público asistente = from the floor.* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].* * *IIIlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea — the delegates present at o attending the conference
masculino y femenino1)a) ( ayudante) assistantb) (Mil) batman2) (frml)los/las asistentes — ( a una reunión) those present; ( a un espectáculo) the audience
* * *= attendee, visitor, attendant, home help, attender, aider, member of the audience.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex: A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.Ex: A questionnaire was circulated to the EURIM conference attenders to gather evidence on the application of research to practical problems = Se distribuyó un cuestionario a los asistentes al congreso EURIM para recoger pruebas sobre la aplicación de la investigación a los problemas prácticos.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.* asistente a congreso = conference-goer.* asistente a la feria = fairgoer.* asistente a un congreso = conferencer.* asistente a un entierro = mourner.* asistente por primera vez = newcomer.* asistentes = audience.* asistente social = social worker, welfare worker, case worker.* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.* del público asistente = from the floor.* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].* * *entre el público asistente se encontraba el Ministro de Salud the Minister of Health was in the audience o was among those presentlos delegados asistentes a la asamblea the delegates present at o attending the conferenceA1 (ayudante) assistant2 ( Educ) assistant, language assistant3 ( Mil) batmanCompuesto:social workerB ( frml):los/las asistentes (a una reunión) those present; (a un espectáculo) the audience, those present* * *
asistente sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 ( ayudante) assistant;
2 (frml)
( a un espectáculo) the audience
asistente
I adjetivo attending
personas asistentes, the audience
II mf
1 (ayudante) assistant 2 los asistentes, the public sing
3 asistente social, social worker
' asistente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
procurador
English:
social worker
- welfare worker
- social
* * *♦ adjel público asistente aplaudió a rabiar the audience o everyone present applauded wildly;los científicos asistentes a un congreso the scientists attending a congress♦ nmf1. [ayudante] assistant, helperasistente social social workercada asistente recibirá un regalo everyone who attends will receive a free gift;se espera una gran afluencia de asistentes a high attendance is expected♦ nm1. Mil batman, orderlyasistente personal [de bolsillo] personal assistant* * *m/f1 ( ayudante) assistant2:los asistentes pl those present* * *asistente adj: attending, in attendanceasistente nmf1) : assistant2)los asistentes : those present, those in attendance* * *asistente1 adj present / attendingasistente2 n assistant -
5 ayudante
adj.assistant.ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistantf. & m.1 assistant, helper, auxiliary, aide.2 attendant.* * *1 assistant2 MILITAR adjutant\ayudante de dirección (en teatro, cine) production assistant* * *noun mf.assistant, helper* * *SMF (=que ayuda) helper, assistant; (Mil) adjutant; (Téc) technician; (Golf) caddie; (Escol, Univ) assistantayudante de dirección — (Teat etc) production assistant
ayudante de laboratorio — lab(oratory) assistant, lab(oratory) technician
ayudante del electricista — electrician's assistant, electrician's helper (EEUU)
ayudante de realización — (TV) production assistant
* * *masculino y femenino assistant* * *= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex. The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.Ex. The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.----* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.* * *masculino y femenino assistant* * *= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex: The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.* * *assistantayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistantayudante de cocina kitchen assistantCompuestos:aide-de-campassistant to the director, director's assistantproduction assistantpersonal digital assistant, PDA( Esp) Registered Nurse* * *
ayudante sustantivo masculino y femenino
assistant;
ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant
ayudante mf assistant
' ayudante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asistente
- ATS
- script
English:
aide
- assistant
- bulk
- busboy
- confidential
- deputy
- dresser
- helper
- mate
- PA
- willing
- motion
* * *♦ adjassistant♦ nmfassistantMil ayudante de campo aide-de-camp; Cine ayudante de dirección director's assistant; Cine ayudante del electricista best boy;ayudante de investigación research assistant;ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant;Esp ayudante técnico sanitario qualified nurse* * *m/f assistant* * *ayudante nmf: helper, assistant* * *ayudante n assistant -
6 cómplice
adj.accessory.f. & m.accomplice, accessory, ally, associate.* * *1 accomplice* * *noun mf.* * *SMF accomplice* * *Iadjetivo conspiratorialIImasculino y femenino accomplice* * *= conspirator, tempter, knowing, abettor [abetter], aider, partner in crime.Ex. She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.Ex. Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".Ex. Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex. He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.----* cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* * *Iadjetivo conspiratorialIImasculino y femenino accomplice* * *= conspirator, tempter, knowing, abettor [abetter], aider, partner in crime.Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.* cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.* robo con cómplice interno = inside job.* * *conspiratorialle hizo un guiño cómplice she gave him a conspiratorial winkaccompliceser cómplice de algn to be sb's accompliceera cómplice en un asesinato he was (an) accomplice to a murder* * *
cómplice sustantivo masculino y femenino
accomplice;
cómplice en algo accomplice to sth
cómplice mf accomplice, Jur accessory: fue cómplice del secuestro, he was an accessory to the kidnapping
' cómplice' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gancho
- compinche
- involuntario
English:
accessory
- accomplice
- associate
- connive
- knowingly
* * *♦ adjconspiratorial;una sonrisa/un silencio cómplice a conspiratorial smile/silence♦ nmfaccomplice;ser cómplice de un delito to be an accomplice to o in a crime* * *m/f accomplice* * *cómplice nmf: accomplice* * *cómplice n accomplice -
7 abrir fuego
v.to open fire, to blaze away, to fire on, to open up.* * *MILITAR to open fire* * *(v.) = open + fireEx. The Pakistani military has been given orders to open fire on US troops crossing the border from Afghanistan to attack Taliban safe havens.* * *(v.) = open + fireEx: The Pakistani military has been given orders to open fire on US troops crossing the border from Afghanistan to attack Taliban safe havens.
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8 dado a recluirse
(adj.) = reclusiveEx. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.* * *(adj.) = reclusiveEx: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
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9 estar chupado
(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
10 estar tirado
v.to be lying flat, to lie about, to be lying down, to lie around.* * *(v.) = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.
Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
11 huidizo
adj.1 shy, nervous.2 elusive, play-hard-to-get, fugitive, passing.* * *► adjetivo1 (esquivo) fleeting, elusive2 (tímido) shy* * *ADJ1) (=esquivo) [persona] elusive; [mirada] evasive2) (=tímido) shy, timid3) (=fugaz) [impresión, luz] fleeting4) (Anat) [barbilla] wispy; [frente] receding* * *una chica tímida, de mirada huidiza — a shy girl who never looks you in the eye
* * *= reclusive, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.].Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.* * *una chica tímida, de mirada huidiza — a shy girl who never looks you in the eye
* * *= reclusive, shy [shier/shyer -comp., shiest/shyest -sup.].Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.* * *huidizo -za‹mirada› evasive, shy; ‹carácter/persona› elusive; ‹animal› timiduna chica tímida, de mirada huidiza a shy girl who never looks you in the eye* * *
huidizo
‹carácter/persona› elusive;
‹ animal› timid
huidizo,-a adjetivo elusive
' huidizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huidiza
* * *huidizo, -a adj[esquivo] shy, elusive* * *adj persona elusive* * *huidizo, -za adj1) escurridizo: elusive, slippery2) : shy, evasive -
12 propenso a la reclusión
(adj.) = reclusiveEx. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.* * *(adj.) = reclusiveEx: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
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13 retraído
adj.1 withdrawn, shy, introverted, reserved.2 abashed.3 shy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retraer.* * *1→ link=retraer retraer► adjetivo1 (tímido) shy, reserved2 (solitario) solitary3 (poco comunicativo) unsociable, withdrawn* * *(f. - retraída)adj.* * *ADJ (=tímido) shy, reserved* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* * *retraído -dawithdrawn, retiring ( before n)* * *
Del verbo retraer: ( conjugate retraer)
retraído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
retraer
retraído
retraído◊ -da adjetivo
withdrawn, retiring ( before n)
retraer verbo transitivo
1 (las uñas, etc) to retract, draw in
2 (de un intento) to dissuade, put off: la timidez le retrajo de llamar, his shyness kept him from calling
retraído,-a adjetivo shy, reserved
' retraído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retraída
- tímido
English:
retiring
- withdrawn
* * *retraído, -a adjwithdrawn, retiring* * *I part → retraerII adj withdrawn* * *retraído, -da adj: withdrawn, retiring, shy -
14 salón de belleza
beauty salon, beauty parlour (US parlor)* * *beauty salon, beauty parlor* * *(n.) = beauty salon, beauty centre, beauty parlour, beauty shopEx. In order to determine job demand in the cosmetology industry, a survey was made beauty salons, barber shops, and unisex salons.Ex. Her beauty centre was closed over illegal plastic surgery.Ex. Even in the Taliban era there were underground beauty parlours.Ex. As investigators interviewed the owner of the beauty shop, they noticed an odd resemblance -- Koetter was dressed like the shop owner, with fake hair and clothes.* * *beauty salon, beauty parlor* * *(n.) = beauty salon, beauty centre, beauty parlour, beauty shopEx: In order to determine job demand in the cosmetology industry, a survey was made beauty salons, barber shops, and unisex salons.
Ex: Her beauty centre was closed over illegal plastic surgery.Ex: Even in the Taliban era there were underground beauty parlours.Ex: As investigators interviewed the owner of the beauty shop, they noticed an odd resemblance -- Koetter was dressed like the shop owner, with fake hair and clothes.* * *beauty parlor, Brbeauty parlour, beautician’s -
15 ser algo facilísimo
(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
16 ser algo fácil
(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
17 ser algo seguro
(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
18 ser pan comido
familiar to be a piece of cake* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
19 solitario
adj.1 solitary, lone, lonesome, lonely.2 solitary, unfrequented.m.1 loner, solitary, solitudinarian, recluse.2 solitary confinement, chokey.3 solitaire, patience, solitaire game, card game played by one person alone.4 solitaire.* * *► adjetivo1 (que está solo) solitary, lone2 (que se siente solo) lonely3 (lugar) deserted, lonely► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) solitary person2 (ermitaño) hermit1 (diamante, naipes) solitaire\vuelo en solitario solo flight————————1 (diamante, naipes) solitaire* * *1. (f. - solitaria)adj.1) lone2) lonely3) deserted2. noun m. 3. (f. - solitaria)noun* * *solitario, -a1. ADJ1) [persona, vida] solitary, lonely, lonesome (EEUU)vivir solitario — to live alone o on one's own
2) [lugar] lonely, desolate2.SM / F (=recluso) recluse; (=ermitaño) hermit3. SM1) (Naipes) solitaire2) (=diamante) solitaire3)en solitario — alone, on one's own
* * *I- ria adjetivoa) <persona/animal> solitaryb) < calles> empty, deserted; <paraje/lugar> lonely, solitaryII- ria masculino, femenino1) ( persona) loner, solitary (liter)2) solitario masculinoa) (Jueg) solitaire (AmE), patience (BrE)hacer un solitario — to play solitaire o patience
b) ( diamante) solitaire* * *= lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], loner, solitary, lone, lorn, reclusive, recluse.Ex. A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex. Temperamentally Otlet was a loner wishing to be able to do everything himself in his own way.Ex. The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.Ex. Discoveries and developments, as well as purely literary work, are constituted in such a way as to make it difficult any longer to sustain the inherited notions of the sublime inventor, the lone genius, the poet as solitary = Los descubrimientos y los avances, además de las obras puramente literarias, son de tal forma que es difícil seguir manteniendo la idea que hemos heredado sobre el inventor sublime, el genio solitario, el poeta en solitario.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.----* bibliotecario en solitario = solo librarian.* en solitario = solo, one-man.* lobo solitario = lone wolf.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* * *I- ria adjetivoa) <persona/animal> solitaryb) < calles> empty, deserted; <paraje/lugar> lonely, solitaryII- ria masculino, femenino1) ( persona) loner, solitary (liter)2) solitario masculinoa) (Jueg) solitaire (AmE), patience (BrE)hacer un solitario — to play solitaire o patience
b) ( diamante) solitaire* * *= lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], loner, solitary, lone, lorn, reclusive, recluse.Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
Ex: Temperamentally Otlet was a loner wishing to be able to do everything himself in his own way.Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.Ex: Discoveries and developments, as well as purely literary work, are constituted in such a way as to make it difficult any longer to sustain the inherited notions of the sublime inventor, the lone genius, the poet as solitary = Los descubrimientos y los avances, además de las obras puramente literarias, son de tal forma que es difícil seguir manteniendo la idea que hemos heredado sobre el inventor sublime, el genio solitario, el poeta en solitario.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.* bibliotecario en solitario = solo librarian.* en solitario = solo, one-man.* lobo solitario = lone wolf.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* * *1 ‹persona/animal› solitarylleva una vida muy solitaria he leads a very solitary existencetuvo una niñez muy solitaria she had a very lonely childhoodahora canta en solitario now he sings solodelincuentes que actúan en solitario criminals who operate on their ownhizo la travesía en solitario he made the crossing single-handed o solo2 ‹calles› empty, deserted; ‹paraje/lugar› lonely, solitarymasculine, feminineBestoy haciendo un solitario I'm playing solitaire o patience2 (diamante) solitaire* * *
solitario◊ - ria adjetivo
‹vejez/niñez› lonely;
‹paraje/lugar› lonely, solitary
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona) loner
2◊ solitario sustantivo masculino
solitario,-a
I adjetivo
1 (paraje, calle) solitary
2 (sin compañía) alone: una figura solitaria cruzó la calle, a lonely figure crossed the street
(al que le gusta la soledad) loner
II sustantivo masculino Naipes solitaire: estaba haciendo un solitario, I was playing patience
' solitario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señera
- señero
- solitaria
English:
lone
- lonely
- loner
- patience
- recluse
- secluded
- solitaire
- solitary
- solo
* * *solitario, -a♦ adj1. [persona, vida] solitary;una vida triste y solitaria a sad and lonely life;navegar en solitario to sail solo2. [lugar] lonely, deserted;es una calle muy solitaria it's a very solitary street;esto está muy solitario this place is deserted♦ nm,f[persona] loner♦ nm1. [diamante] solitaire2. [juego] Br patience, US solitaire;* * *I adj1 persona solitary;actuó en solitario he acted alone2 lugar lonelyII m juego solitaire, Brpatience* * *1) : lonely2) : lone, solitary3) desierto: deserted, lonelyuna calle solitaria: a deserted street: recluse, lonersolitario nm: solitaire* * *solitario adj1. (que está solo) solitary3. (lugar) deserted -
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