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1 carácter

m.

1 character, temperament, personality, temper.

2 trait, strain.

3 symbol, character, typeface.

4 character, fiber, guts, moral strength.

5 aspect, character, guise, type.

6 character, persona, fiction character.

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carácter

► nombre masculino (pl caracteres)

1 (personalidad) character

■ es una mujer de mucho carácter she's got a strong character

2 (condición) nature, kind

■ este proyecto es de carácter científico this project is of a scientific nature

■ asistió en carácter de observador he attended as an observer

3 (imprenta) letter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buen carácter to be good-natured

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

caracteres de imprenta type sing, typeface sing

caracteres góticos Gothic type sing

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noun m.

1) character

2) nature

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SM
(pl caracteres)
1) [de persona] character

tiene un carácter muy fuerte — he has a strong personality

no tiene carácter — he lacks character, he's a weak character

• tener el carácter abierto — to be open, have an open nature

• tener buen carácter — to be good-natured

• persona de carácter — person of o with character

una persona de mucho carácter — person with a strong character o a lot of personality

• de carácter duro — hard-natured

• imprimir carácter — to be character-building, build up character

pasé un año en el ejército y eso imprime carácter — I spent a year in the army, and that builds up character

• tener mal carácter — to be ill-tempered

• tener el carácter reservado — to be of a quiet o reserved disposition

2) [de edificio, estilo] character

una casa con mucho carácter — a house with a lot of character

3) (=índole) nature

algunos datos de carácter biográfico — some biographical data

problemas de carácter general — problems of a general nature

una visita con carácter oficial/privado — an official/private visit

información de carácter reservado — information of a confidential nature

la despenalización tiene carácter retroactivo — the decriminalization will be applied retrospectively

un aumento de sueldo con carácter retroactivo — a backdated pay rise

la estación se utilizará para trenes de carácter urbano — the station will be used by trains serving the city

con carácter de urgencia — as a matter of urgency

4) (Bio) trait, characteristic

carácter adquirido — acquired characteristic

carácter dominante — dominant trait, dominant characteristic

carácter hereditario — hereditary trait

carácter recesivo — recessive trait

5) (Tip) character

una pintada con caracteres árabes — (a piece of) graffiti written in Arabic

está escrito con caracteres góticos — it is written in Gothic (script)

caracteres de imprenta — block letters

carácter de letra — handwriting

6) (Inform) character

carácter alfanumérico — alphanumeric character

carácter comodín — wild character

carácter de cambio de página — form feed character

carácter de petición — prompt

carácter libre — wildcard character

7) LAm (Literat, Teat) character

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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masculino (pl - racteres)

1)

a) (modo de ser, genio) character

el carácter latino — the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter — a good-natured person

un carácter abierto — an open nature

tener mal carácter — to have a (bad) temper

b) ( firmeza) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter — she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

c) (originalidad, estilo) character

2)

a) (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado — a visit of an official/a private nature

con carácter gratuito — free of charge

con carácter retroactivo — retroactively

heridas de carácter leve — (period) minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro — it lent the painting a special quality

b) (Biol) characteristic

- carácter dominante/recessivo

3) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

4) (Impr, Inf) character

en caracteres de imprenta — in block letters

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos — written in the Cyrillic alphabet/Gothic script

•

- carácter comodín

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carácter¹

¹ = status, complexion, temper, strength of character, temperament.

Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.

Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.

Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.

* buen carácter = good humour.

* carácter aleatorio = randomness.

* carácter conclusivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter consultivo = consultative status.

* carácter contrariante = contrary nature.

* carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.

* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.

* carácter fortuito = randomness.

* carácter fuerte = strong-mindedness.

* carácter irlandés = Irishness.

* carácter judío = Jewishness.

* carácter moral = moral character.

* carácter reciente = recentness.

* carácter sagrado = sacredness.

* de carácter = in character.

* de carácter público = state-owned, government-owned, state-run, government-run, publicly owned [publicly-owned], publicly supported, publicly held.

* de mal carácter = ill-natured.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter = off-balance.

* sin carácter = boneless, spineless.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener un carácter muy fuerte = be full of character.

carácter²

² = character, script, sorts, sort.

Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.

Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* carácter de control = control character.

* carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* carácter de líneas gruesas = fat face [fat-face].

* carácter de separación = delimiter, separating character.

* caracteres alfabéticos = alphabetic characters.

* caracteres modernos = modern face.

* carácter tipográfico = type.

* codificación de caracteres = character encoding.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* juego de caracteres = character set.

* lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.

* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres) = OCR (optical character recognition).

* reconocimiento de caracteres = character recognition.

* secuencia de caracteres = text string.

* serie determinada de caracteres = character string.

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carácter

masculine

(pl - racteres)

A

1 (modo de ser) character

el carácter latino the Latin character o temperament

una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person

tiene un carácter muy abierto he has a very open nature

es muy débil de carácter he is a very weak character

2 (firmeza, genio) character

tiene mucho/poco carácter she has a lot of/doesn't have much personality

3 (originalidad, estilo) character

una casa antigua con mucho carácter an old house with a lot of character

B

1 (índole, naturaleza) nature

una visita de carácter oficial/privado a visit of an official/a private nature, an official/private visit

el carácter superficial del estudio the superficial nature o the superficiality of the survey

con carácter gratuito free of charge

con carácter retroactivo retroactively

heridas de carácter leve ( period); minor wounds

le daba un carácter especial al cuadro it lent the painting a special quality

con carácter devolutivo (Col, Ven fam hum): te lo presto, pero con carácter devolutivo I'll let you have it, but it's strictly on loan

2 ( Biol) characteristic

Compuestos:

● carácter adquirido

acquired characteristic

● carácter dominante

dominant characteristic

● carácter heredado

inherited characeristic o feature

● carácter recesivo

recessive characteristic

C (Col, Méx) (personaje) character

D ( Impr, Inf) character

escríbalo en caracteres de imprenta write it in block letters o print it

escrito en caracteres cirílicos/góticos written in the Cyrillic alphabet/in Gothic script

Compuestos:

● carácter alfanumérico

alphanumeric character

● carácter comodín

wildcard character

● carácter de petición

prompt

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carácter sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ - racteres)

a) ( en general) character;

◊ tenemos un carácter muy distinto we have very different characters;

el restaurante tiene mucho carácter the restaurant has lots of character;
une persona de carácter fuerte a person of strong character;
una persona de buen carácter a good-natured person;
un carácter abierto an open nature;
tener mal carácter to have a (bad) temper
b) (índole, naturaleza) nature;

◊ una visita de carácter oficial a visit of an official nature;

heridas de carácter leve (period) minor wounds
c) (Biol) characteristic

d) (Col, Méx) ( personaje) character

carácter sustantivo masculino
1 (genio, nervio) character: es una persona de mucho carácter, he is a person with a strong character
2 (modo de ser) tiene un carácter muy dulce, she's a very sweet person
tener buen/mal carácter, to be good-natured/bad-tempered
3 (condición, naturaleza) nature: es una medida de carácter transitorio, it's a temporary measure
4 Impr character
' carácter' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- accesible
- acto
- agriar
- amorfa
- amorfo
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- áspera
- áspero
- blanda
- blando
- cambiante
- cardo
- de
- débil
- debilidad
- dramatizar
- empañarse
- endurecer
- fortaleza
- genio
- humildad
- humilde
- imposible
- índole
- moldear
- nervio
- ni
- prudente
- radical
- rasgo
- rebelde
- revestir
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- sombra
- sosegada
- sosegado
- suavizar
- suavidad
- suavizarse
- talante
- teatralidad
- temperamento
- tinte
- tipismo
- trato
- variable
English:
character
- close
- colour
- deviousness
- disposition
- elusiveness
- good-natured
- make-up
- mold
- mould
- nature
- nice
- rugged
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
- serious
- sliminess
- solid
- spineless
- spirit
- technical hitch
- temper
- temperamentally
- tough-minded
- type
- versatility
- weak
- weakness
- wimpish
- forceful
- intimate
- make
- mellow

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carácter (pl caracteres) nm

1. [personalidad, modo de ser] character;

tener buen carácter to be good-natured;

tener mal carácter to be bad-tempered

2. [genio] character, personality;

una mujer de carácter a woman of character;

tener mucho carácter to have a strong personality;

tener poco carácter not to have much personality

3. [índole, naturaleza] character;

una reunión de carácter privado/oficial a private/an official meeting;

un artículo de carácter satírico a satirical article;

el carácter accidentado del terreno the ruggedness of the terrain;

solicitaron ayuda con carácter de urgencia they requested urgent assistance

4. [de imprenta] character;

escriba en caracteres de imprenta [en impreso] please print

Comp
caracteres alfanuméricos alphanumeric characters
5. Biol carácter adquirido acquired characteristic;

carácter dominante dominant character;

carácter heredado inherited characteristic;

carácter ligado al sexo sex-linked characteristic;

carácter recesivo recessive characteristic

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carácter

m

1 character

2 INFOR,TIP character;

caracteres de imprenta block letters

3 ( naturaleza) nature

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carácter nm, pl caracteres

1) índole: character, kind, nature

2) temperamento: disposition, temperament

3) : letter, symbol

caracteres chinos: Chinese characters

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carácter n

1. (en general) character

tiene un carácter muy agradable she's got a very pleasant character

tiene mucho carácter he's got a strong personality

2. (índole) nature

no es propio de su carácter it's not in his nature

una visita de carácter social a social visit

Spanish-English dictionary > carácter
2 surowoś|ć

f 1. (bezwzględność) severity, harshness
- surowość kary/warunków/krytyki the harshness of punishment/conditions/criticism

- surowość (naszego) ojca budziła lęk i szacunek our father’s severity a. strictness evoked awe
2. (prostota) austerity, severity
- surowość romańskich kościołów the austerity of Romanesque churches

- surowość jego rysów the ruggedness of his features

- surowość krajobrazu the starkness of the landscape
3. (ostrość) asperity, hardness
- surowość klimatu/zimy the harshness of the climate/winter

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > surowoś|ć
3 прочность

. запас прочности

•
The durability (or strength) of the hardened cement is excellent.

•
The integrity of solder joints subjected to vibration and shock is best preserved by...

•
Mechanical robustness (or rigidity) test...

•
The sphere will be pressure tested to prove its soundness.

•
Lucalox has been found to retain its strength at high temperatures.

•
In this problem toughness and reliability are closely related.

•
The ruggedness of freight elevators...

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > прочность
4 escabrosidad

f.

1 roughness, unevenness.

2 difficulty, hardness.

3 sharpness.

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escabrosidad

► nombre femenino

1 (desigualdad) unevenness, roughness

2 figurado (de carácter) harshness

3 figurado (dificultad) toughness, difficulty

4 figurado (indecencia) coarseness, crudeness

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SF

1) [de terreno] roughness, ruggedness; [de superficie] unevenness

2) [de sonido] harshness

3) [de problema] difficulty, toughness

4) [de chiste] riskiness, salaciousness frm

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femenino

1) ( del terreno) ruggedness, roughness

2) (de un asunto, tema) awkward nature, thorny nature

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= ruggedness.

Ex. In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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femenino

1) ( del terreno) ruggedness, roughness

2) (de un asunto, tema) awkward nature, thorny nature

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= ruggedness.

Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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escabrosidad

feminine

A (del terreno) ruggedness, roughness

B (de un asunto, tema) awkward nature, thorny nature

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escabrosidad sustantivo femenino harshness, roughness

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escabrosidad nf

1. [de terreno, superficie] roughness, ruggedness

2. [de tema] unpleasantness;
[de detalles] luridness
3. [de algo difícil] awkwardness

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escabrosidad

f

1 de terreno roughness

2 de problema trickiness

3 de relato indecency

Spanish-English dictionary > escabrosidad
5 dureza

f.

1 hardness.

2 harshness.

3 callus, patch of hard skin.

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dureza

► nombre femenino

1 hardness, toughness

2 figurado (de carácter) toughness, harshness, severity

3 (callosidad) corn

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dureza de corazón hardheartedness, callousness

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SF

1) (=resistencia) [de mineral, roca, agua] hardness; [de carne] toughness

la dureza de esta roca — the hardness of this rock

el mineral de mayor dureza — the hardest mineral

2) (=agresividad) [de clima, régimen, crítica] harshness, severity; [de deporte, juego] roughness; [de ataque] fierceness; [de castigo, multa, sentencia] severity, harshness

la dureza extrema de la vida en la montaña — the extreme harshness of life in the mountains

el rugby es un deporte de gran dureza — rugby is a very rough sport

la dureza negociadora del gobierno — the government's tough stance in the negotiations

con dureza: los delitos serán castigados con dureza — any offence will be severely punished

el ejército contraatacó con dureza — the army counter-attacked fiercely

arremetió con dureza contra el gobierno — he launched a fierce attack against the government

3) [de tarea, prueba, examen] hardness

4) (=fortaleza) hardiness, strength

la dureza de las mujeres campesinas — the hardiness o strength of country women

5) (=callo) callus

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femenino

1) (de mineral, del agua) hardness; ( de material) hardness, toughness; ( de la carne) toughness

2)

a) (severidad, inflexibilidad) harshness

nos trataban con dureza — they treated us harshly

fue castigado con dureza — he was severely punished

me miró con dureza — he gave me a stern look

b) ( en el deporte) roughness

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= hardness, harshness, ruggedness.

Ex. Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex. Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.

Ex. In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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* con dureza = harshly.

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femenino

1) (de mineral, del agua) hardness; ( de material) hardness, toughness; ( de la carne) toughness

2)

a) (severidad, inflexibilidad) harshness

nos trataban con dureza — they treated us harshly

fue castigado con dureza — he was severely punished

me miró con dureza — he gave me a stern look

b) ( en el deporte) roughness

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= hardness, harshness, ruggedness.

Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.

Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.

Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

* con dureza = harshly.

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dureza

feminine

A

1 (de un mineral) hardness; (de un material) hardness, toughness; (de la carne) toughness

2 (de una luz) harshness

3 (del agua) hardness

B (callosidad) callus

C

1 (severidad, inflexibilidad) harshness

nos trataban con dureza they treated us harshly

fue castigado con dureza he was severely punished

me miró con dureza he gave me a stern look

2 (en el deporte) roughness

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dureza sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) hardness;
( de la carne) toughness
2
a) (severidad, inflexibilidad) harshness;

◊ nos trataban con dureza they treated us harshly;

fue castigado con dureza he was severely punished
b) ( en el deporte) roughness

dureza sustantivo femenino
1 hardness
(de una persona) harshness, severity
2 (en las manos, en los pies) callus
' dureza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rigor
- tralla
- vapulear
- suavizar
English:
hardness
- sharply

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dureza nf

1. [de objeto, material, superficie, colchón, cama, sofá] hardness;
[de carne] toughness; [de pan] staleness
2. Geol [de roca, mineral, metal] hardness

3. [de agua] hardness

4. [de clima, invierno] harshness, severity

5. [severidad, aspereza] [de persona] harshness;
[de críticas, acciones] harshness, severity; [de juego, partido] roughness;
la criticó/reprendió con dureza he criticized/reprimanded her harshly;

la dureza de la entrada le cortó la respiración the tackle was so hard it left him gasping for breath;

la violencia racista debe ser castigada con dureza racist violence must be severely punished;

el árbitro permitió demasiada dureza en el juego the referee allowed the game to get too rough

6. [fortaleza, resistencia] strength

7. [callosidad] callus, patch of hard skin;

tener durezas en las manos/los pies to have calluses on the hands/feet

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dureza

f

1 de material hardness; de carne toughness

2 de clima, fig

harshness

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dureza nf

1) : hardness, toughness

2) : severity, harshness

Spanish-English dictionary > dureza
6 tosquedad

f.

1 crudeness.

2 roughness.

3 coarseness, offhandedness, crassness.

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tosquedad

► nombre femenino

1 roughness, crudeness

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SF coarseness, roughness, crudeness

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femenino

a) ( de objeto) crudeness; ( de tela) coarseness, roughness

b) ( de persona) roughness; ( de modales) coarseness; ( del lenguaje) lack of refinement

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= coarseness, ruggedness.

Ex. The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.

Ex. In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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femenino

a) ( de objeto) crudeness; ( de tela) coarseness, roughness

b) ( de persona) roughness; ( de modales) coarseness; ( del lenguaje) lack of refinement

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= coarseness, ruggedness.

Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.

Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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tosquedad

feminine

1 (de un objeto) crudeness; (de una tela) coarseness, roughness

2 (de una persona) roughness; (de las facciones) roughness, harshness; (de los modales) roughness; (del lenguaje) crudeness, lack of refinement

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tosquedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de un objeto) roughness, crudeness
2 (de los modales, de la piel) coarseness, roughness

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tosquedad nf

1. [de objeto] crudeness

2. [de persona, modales] roughness

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tosquedad

f roughness, coarseness

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tosquedad nf

: crudeness, coarseness, roughness

Spanish-English dictionary > tosquedad
7 rusticidad

f.

rusticity, simplicity; rudeness, clownishness, clumsiness, crudity (grosería), coarseness (ordinariez).

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SF

1) (=calidad) rusticity, rural character

2) (=tosquedad) coarseness, uncouthness; (=grosería) crudity; (=descortesía) bad manners pl, unmannerliness

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= ruggedness.

Ex. In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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= ruggedness.

Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

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rusticidad

feminine

rusticity, rustic quality

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rusticidad nf

roughness, coarseness

Spanish-English dictionary > rusticidad
8 aspereza

f.

1 roughness.

limar asperezas to smooth things over

2 asperity, abrasiveness, roughness, coarseness.

3 harsh remark, sour remark.

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aspereza

► nombre femenino

1 roughness, coarseness, asperity

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SF [de terreno] roughness, ruggedness; (=acidez) sourness, tartness; [de carácter] surliness

contestar con aspereza — to answer harshly

- limar asperezas

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femenino

1)

a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevenness

b) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness

2) ( parte áspera)

usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas — use sandpaper to remove any roughness

un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground

limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences

3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness

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= roughness, harshness.

Ex. In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.

Ex. Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.

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* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.

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femenino

1)

a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevenness

b) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness

2) ( parte áspera)

usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas — use sandpaper to remove any roughness

un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground

limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences

3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness

* * *

= roughness, harshness.

Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.

Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.

* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.

* * *

aspereza

feminine

A (cualidad)

1 (al tacto) roughness

2 (del terreno) roughness, unevenness

3 (de un sabor) sharpness

4 (de la voz) harshness

5 (del clima) harshness

B

(parte áspera): usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas use sandpaper to remove any roughness o rough patches ( o parts etc)

quitar las asperezas con una lima file off the rough edges

un terreno lleno de asperezas a very uneven o rough piece of ground

limar asperezas: el tiempo ha limado las asperezas de su personalidad time has knocked the rough edges off her, she has mellowed with age

en un intento de limar asperezas in an attempt to iron out their differences/problems

C (brusquedad) abruptness, surliness

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aspereza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de superficie, piel) roughness

b) ( de sabor) sharpness;

(de voz, clima) harshness
2 ( parte áspera):
◊ usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas use sandpaper to remove any roughness;

limar asperezas to smooth things over
aspereza sustantivo femenino roughness
♦ Locuciones: figurado limar asperezas, to smooth things over
' aspereza' also found in these entries:
English:
abruptly
- ruggedness

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aspereza nf

1. [al tacto] roughness

2. [de terreno] ruggedness, roughness

3. [de sabor] sharpness, sourness

4. [de clima] harshness

5. [de voz] harshness

6. [rudeza] [de persona] abruptness;

decir algo con aspereza to say something sharply o abruptly

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aspereza

f roughness, unevenness;

limar asperezas knock the rough edges off

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aspereza nf

rudeza: roughness, coarseness

Spanish-English dictionary > aspereza
9 Rauheit

f roughness; severity; harshness; coarseness etc.; rau

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die Rauheit

ruggedness; asperity; bristliness; inclemency; rawness; roughness

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Rau|heit ['rauhait]
f -,
no pl
1) roughness

2) (von Hals, Kehle) soreness; (von Stimme) huskiness; (= Heiserkeit) hoarseness

3) (= Strenge) (von Wind, Luft) rawness; (von See) roughness; (von Klima, Winter) harshness; (von Gegend) bleakness

die Ráúheit des schottischen Wetters — the inclement Scottish weather

4) (= Barschheit, Grobheit) roughness; (= Härte) toughness

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die

1) ruggedness

2) roughness

3) throatiness

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Rau·heit

<->

[ˈrauhait]

f kein pl

1. (Sprödigkeit) roughness no pl

2. (Unwirtlichkeit) harshness, rawness; Gegend bleakness, inhospitableness

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Rauheit f roughness; severity; harshness; coarseness etc; → rau

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-en f.

abruptness n.

acerbity n.

bristliness n.

inclemency n.

rawness n.

roughness n.

scragginess n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rauheit
10 fragosidad

f.

unevenness or roughness of the road; imperviousness of a forest; craggedness, cragginess.

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fragosidad

► nombre femenino

1 (del terreno) roughness, unevenness

2 (de la vegetación) thickness, denseness

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SF

1) (=cualidad) [de terreno] roughness, unevenness; [de bosque, maleza] denseness

2) (=lugar) rough spot

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fragosidad

feminine

1 (de un terreno) roughness

2 (de un bosque) impenetrability, denseness

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fragosidad nf

1. [de terreno] ruggedness

2. [de monte] ruggedness;
[de bosque] denseness

Spanish-English dictionary > fragosidad
11 difícil

adj.

difficult, tough, arduous, cumbersome.

Un trabajo difícil [duro] A stiff job.

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difícil

► adjetivo

1 difficult, hard

■ es difícil de complacer she's hard to please

■ lo que dices es difícil de entender what you're saying is difficult to understand

2 (improbable) unlikely

■ es difícil que nos encontremos allí it's unlikely that we'll meet there, we're unlikely to meet there

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adj.

difficult, hard

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ADJ

1) (=complicado) [problema] difficult; [tiempos, vida] difficult, hard; [situación] difficult, delicate

es difícil de hacer — it's difficult o hard to do

es difícil que venga — he is unlikely to come

me resulta muy difícil decidir — I find it very hard to decide, I have great difficulty in deciding

creo que lo tiene difícil — I think he's going to find it difficult

2) [persona] difficult

es un hombre difícil — he's a difficult man to get on with

un niño difícil — a difficult child

3) * [cara] ugly

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

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= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex. Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex. It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex. The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex. The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex. It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex. Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex. The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] <problema/situación> difficult; < examen> hard, difficult

corren tiempos difíciles — these are difficult times

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil — you're making it harder for me by being like that

lo tiene difícil para convencerlo — she'll have a hard job convincing him

me fue muy difícil decírselo — it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas — it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

esto se hace cada vez más difícil — this is becoming more and more difficult

difícil de + inf — difficult o hard to + inf

es difícil de entender — it's difficult to understand

b) [estar] (fam)

está la cosa difícil — things are pretty difficult o tricky (colloq)

2) [ser] ( poco probable) unlikely

es posible pero lo veo difícil — it's possible, but I don't think it's very likely

va a ser muy difícil que acepte — it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane — I doubt if she'll win

3) [ser] <persona/carácter> difficult

* * *

= arduous, demanding, difficult, intractable, laborious, painful, taxing, tough [tougher -comp., toughest -sup.], thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], delicate, tortuous, hardscrabble, obstinate, bumpy, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uphill, problematic, problematical, hard [harder -comp., hardest -sup.].

Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.

Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.

Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.

Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.

Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.

Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.

Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.

Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.

* algo muy difícil = a tough sell.

* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.

* aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* cuestión difícil = poser.

* de difícil solución = intractable.

* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.

* difícil de aceptar = hard to swallow.

* difícil de agradar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de complacer = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.

* difícil de conseguir = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de contentar = choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.].

* difícil de descifrar = cryptic.

* difícil de distinguir = indistinguishable.

* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.

* difícil de entender = cryptic.

* difícil de gestionar = unmanageable.

* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo = unmanageably + Adjetivo.

* difícil de hacer = hard to do.

* difícil de localizar = irretraceable.

* difícil de manejar = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unwieldy.

* difícil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* difícil de obtener = hard to come by, difficult to come by.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* difícil de sustituir = hard to replace.

* difícil de tratar = unruly.

* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* en circunstancias difíciles = under difficult circumstances.

* en condiciones difíciles = under difficult conditions.

* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.

* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.

* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.

* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.

* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* en épocas difíciles = in times of need.

* enfrascado en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* enfrascarse en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep end.

* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.

* hacer difícil = make + it + difficult, make + difficult.

* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo = make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.

* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.

* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil = throw in + at the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.

* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end.

* metido en lo más difícil = in at the deep end.

* muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* pregunta difícil = poser.

* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.

* problema difícil = poser.

* problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.

* ser difícil = be a stretch.

* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.

* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.

* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* ser muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.

* situación difícil = hardship.

* tarea difícil = hard task.

* tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.

* tenerlo difícil = not be easy.

* tiempos difíciles = embattled time(s).

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difícil

adjective

A

1 [ SER] ‹problema/tema/situación› difficult

el examen fue muy difícil the exam was very hard o difficult

es un problema difícil it's a tricky o difficult problem

corren tiempos difíciles para nuestra economía this is a difficult time for our economy

con tu actitud me lo estás poniendo más difícil you're not making it any easier for me o you're making it harder for me by being like that

no creo que gane, lo tiene muy difícil I don't think she'll win, she's in a difficult position

me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him

resulta difícil evaluar las pérdidas it is difficult o hard to put a figure on the losses

cada vez se hace más difícil encontrar un buen empleo it is becoming more and more difficult o it's becoming harder and harder to get a good job

difícil DE + INF difficult o hard to + INF

mi madre es muy difícil de complacer my mother is very hard o difficult to please

2 [ ESTAR] ( fam):

está la cosa difícil things are pretty difficult o tricky ( colloq)

B [ SER]

(poco probable): es posible pero lo veo difícil it's possible, but I think it's unlikely o I don't think it's very likely

difícil QUE + SUBJ:

va a ser muy difícil que acepte it's very unlikely that he'll accept

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win, I think it's unlikely that she'll win

C [ SER] ‹persona/carácter› difficult

un niño difícil a difficult child

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difícil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/situación› difficult;

‹ examen› hard, difficult;
◊ me fue muy difícil decírselo it was very hard o difficult for me to tell him;

es difícil de hacer/entender it's difficult o hard to do/understand
b) ‹persona/carácter› difficult

2 ( poco probable) unlikely;
◊ va a ser difícil que acepte it's unlikely that he'll accept;

veo difícil que gane I doubt if she'll win
difícil adjetivo
1 (que cuesta trabajo o esfuerzo intelectual) difficult, hard
difícil de explicar, difficult to explain
difícil de soportar, hard to bear
2 (improbable) unlikely: es difícil que suceda, it is unlikely that that will happen
3 (una persona) difficult
' difícil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarre
- cañón
- compaginación
- concienciarse
- delicada
- delicado
- despreocuparse
- disyuntiva
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- escala
- espinosa
- espinoso
- estrechamiento
- gustar
- harta
- harto
- hueso
- impronunciable
- insensible
- judicatura
- lance
- mas
- onerosa
- oneroso
- papelón
- respirar
- sí
- tocha
- tocho
- viabilidad
- arrecho
- caprichoso
- contentar
- costar
- creer
- duro
- epopeya
- especial
- esperar
- esquivo
- fregado
- hacer
- ingrato
- jodido
- malabarismo
- mancha
- manchar
English:
arduous
- around
- awkward
- beating
- choose
- climb
- concentrate
- cumbersome
- desperately
- difficult
- distance
- dodgy
- elusive
- embark
- folly
- for
- gap
- grammar
- hard
- hard-won
- housekeeper
- immensely
- injustice
- lean
- mess
- problematic
- problematical
- realize
- replacement
- ruggedness
- scramble
- shake off
- situation
- so
- sticky
- stiff
- surely
- think ahead
- to
- tough
- tricky
- trying
- agonizing
- deep
- demanding
- going
- increasingly
- keep
- likely
- plight

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difícil adj

1. [complicado] difficult;

va a ser difícil encontrar un sitio abierto a estas horas it's going to be difficult o hard to find anywhere that's open at this time;

son tiempos difíciles these are difficult times;

pasaron por una situación difícil they went through a difficult period;

no es difícil imaginar lo que pasó it's not difficult o hard to imagine what happened;

es una pregunta difícil de responder it's a difficult question to answer;

hacerse difícil: se hace difícil entender por qué lo hizo it's difficult to understand why she did it;

se me hace difícil acostumbrarme a madrugar I can't get used to getting up early;

ponérselo difícil a alguien to make things difficult for sb;

no me lo pongas difícil don't make things difficult o hard for me;

serle difícil a alguien: le va a ser muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's going to be very difficult for him to find a job, he's going to find it very difficult to get a job;

tener difícil algo: tiene muy difícil encontrar trabajo it's very difficult o hard for him to find work

2. [improbable] unlikely;

puede ser, aunque me parece difícil maybe, but I think it's unlikely;

es difícil que ganen they're unlikely to win;

no es difícil que ocurra it could easily happen

3. [rebelde] difficult, awkward;

es un niño muy difícil he's a very awkward o difficult child;

tener un carácter difícil to be an awkward person, to be difficult to get on with

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difícil

adj

1 difficult;

ponerlo difícil a alguien make it difficult for s.o.;

difícil de decir hard o difficult to say

2 ( poco probable)

:

es difícil que venga he’s unlikely to come, it’s unlikely that he’ll come

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difícil adj

: difficult, hard

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difícil adj

1. (en general) difficult

una asignatura difícil a difficult subject

2. (improbable) unlikely [comp. unlikelier; superl. unlikeliest]

es difícil que se casen they're unlikely to get married

Spanish-English dictionary > difícil
12 terreno

adj.

earthly, worldly.

m.

1 lot, terrain, land, patch.

2 soil, ground.

3 terrain, ground.

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terreno

► adjetivo

1 worldly, earthly

► nombre masculino terreno

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ceder terreno figurado to give way

conocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with something

estar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home ground

ganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose ground

hacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise something

saber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doing

preparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the ground

ser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)

terreno conocido figurado familiar ground

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terreno

► nombre masculino

1 (tierra) land, piece of land, ground; (solar) plot, site

2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain

3 AGRICULTURA (de cultivo) soil; (campo) field

4 DEPORTE field, ground

5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere

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noun m.

1) terrain

2) ground, land

3) plot

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1. ADJ

1) (Rel) [bienes] earthly

esta vida terrena — this earthly life liter

2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial

2. SM

1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of land

30 hectáreas de terreno — 30 hectares of land

es terreno municipal — it is council land

los terrenos pertenecientes al museo — the land belonging to the museum

vender unos terrenos — to sell some land

nos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city

el terreno que antes ocupaba la fábrica — the site the factory used to be on

2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, land

los accidentes del terreno — the unevenness of the ground o terrain

un terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain

estamos sobre un terreno arenoso — we're on sandy soil o land

vehículos todo terreno — all-terrain vehicles

3) (=campo)

a) [de estudio] field

en el terreno de la química — in the field of chemistry

ese no es mi terreno — that's not my field

b) [de actividad] sphere, field

el gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field

la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas

en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area

este caso entra en el terreno militar — this case is a military matter

4)

- ceder terreno

- pisar terreno firme

- ganar terreno

- perder terreno

- saber o conocer el terreno que se pisa

- preparar el terreno

- vencer a algn en su propio terreno

- recuperar terreno

- sobre el terreno

analizarán la situación sobre el terreno — they will analyse the situation on the ground

resolveremos el problema sobre el terreno — we will solve the problem as we go along

terreno abonado —

es terreno abonado para el vicio — it is a breeding ground for vice

dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young

este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment

- llamar a algn a terreno

terreno de pruebas — testing-ground

5) (Dep)

empataron en su terreno — they drew at home

perdieron en su propio terreno — they lost on their home ground

el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)

terreno de juego — pitch, field

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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I
- na adjetivo

a) (Relig) earthly

b) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)
II
masculino

1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora — she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas — a field planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa — the land costs as much as the house

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

- terreno de juego

2) ( extensión de tierra) land

una casa con mucho terreno — a house with a lot of land

3)

a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

recuperar terreno — to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

b) (Geol) terrane, terrain

- terreno abonado or propicio

- terreno conocido

4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral — at work

en el terreno de las artes — in the arts

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terreno¹

¹ = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.

* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].

* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.

* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.

* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.

* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.

* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.

* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.

* perder terreno = lose + ground.

* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.

* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.

* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.

* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.

* sobre el terreno = on the ground.

* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.

* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.

* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.

* terreno de deportes = sport arena.

* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.

* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.

* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

* terreno en construcción = building site.

* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.

* terreno maderero = timberland.

* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.

* terreno neutral = neutral ground.

* terreno para construir = building site.

* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.

* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].

* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.

* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.

* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.

* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.

* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.

* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.

* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.

* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.

terreno²

² = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.

Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.

Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.

Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.

Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.

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terreno¹ -na

adjective

1 ( Relig) earthly

nuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earth

2 (no marino o aéreo) terrestrial ( frml), land ( before n)

terreno²

masculine

A (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)

heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora

un terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vines

el terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the house

quieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o site

el terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

Compuesto:

terreno de juego

field, pitch ( BrE)

Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)

B (extensión de tierra) land

compraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of land

C

1 ( Geog) (refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; (refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil

un terreno montañoso mountainous terrain

los accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrain

un terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrain

un terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheat

allanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sb

ceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose ground

estar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own ground

llamar a algn a terreno ( Chi fam); to pull sb up ( colloq)

minarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sth

recuperar terreno to recover lost ground

sobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situation

iremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along

tantear el terreno to see how the land lies

2 ( Geol) terrane, terrain

Compuestos:

● terreno abonado or propicio

es terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crime

es un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculation

● terreno conocido

familiar ground

para él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to him

D (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field

en el terreno laboral at work

ejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts

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terreno 1
◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly

terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE);

◊ heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonora;

un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
b) ( extensión de tierra) land;

◊ una casa con mucho terreno a house with a lot of land

2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
◊ un terreno fértil fertile land

3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
◊ en el terreno político within the field of politics

terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site

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terreno, -a

♦ adj
Formal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly
♦ nm

1. [suelo] land;
[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;
grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;

terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;

terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;

el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;

Comp

ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)

Comp
terreno agrícola farmland;
terreno cultivable arable land;

terreno edificable land suitable for development;

terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;

terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;

terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development

2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);

tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village

3. [en deportes]
terreno (de juego) field, Br pitch;

los jugadores saltaron al terreno de juego the players came out onto the field o Br pitch

4. [ámbito] field;

en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;

tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;

ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field

5. [territorio] ground;

estar o [m5] encontrarse en su propio terreno to be on home ground;

estar en o [m5]pisar terreno conocido/desconocido/firme to be on familiar/unfamiliar/solid ground;

llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;

la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;

sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;

Comp

ceder terreno to give ground;

Comp

ganar terreno to gain ground;

le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;

Comp

perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);

Comp

preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);

Comp

reconocer o [m5] tantear el terreno to see how the land lies;

Comp

sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;

Comp

sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;

resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along

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terreno

I adj earthly, worldly

II m land; fig

field;

un terreno a lot, Br a plot o

piece of land;

sobre el terreno in the field;

ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;

tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;

llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;

pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground

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terreno nm

1) : terrain

2) suelo: earth, ground

3) : plot, tract of land

4)

perder terreno : to lose ground

5)

preparar el terreno : to pave the way

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terreno n

1. (tierra) land

van a construir en ese terreno they going to build on that land

Carlos se ha comprado un terreno Carlos has bought a piece of land

2. (de una actividad) field

el terreno de la literatura the field of literature

terreno de juego pitch

Spanish-English dictionary > terreno
13 viajar

v.

1 to travel.

El turista se dio una vuelta The tourist traveled.

2 to run.

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viajar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to travel

■ ha viajado por el mundo entero she's travelled all over the world

■ siempre viaja en coche he always travels by car

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

haber viajado mucho to be widely travelled

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verb

to travel

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VI

1) (=hacer viajes) to travel

ha viajado mucho — he has travelled a lot

viajar en coche/autobús — to go by car/bus

viajar por — to travel around, tour

2) ** (=flipar) to trip **

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verbo intransitivo to travel

viajar en avión — to travel by plane

viajaron hacia el norte — they traveled north

viajar en primera clase — to travel o go first class

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= travel, journey, trek.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.

Ex. It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

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* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* pasión de viajar = wanderlust.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* viajar al extranjero = visit + abroad.

* viajar de acompañante = ride + shotgun.

* viajar de copiloto = ride + shotgun.

* viajar en barco = sailing.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* viajar por = tour, travel around.

* viajar por el mundo = travel around + the world.

* * *

verbo intransitivo to travel

viajar en avión — to travel by plane

viajaron hacia el norte — they traveled north

viajar en primera clase — to travel o go first class

* * *

= travel, journey, trek.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.

Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* pasión de viajar = wanderlust.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.

* viajar al extranjero = visit + abroad.

* viajar de acompañante = ride + shotgun.

* viajar de copiloto = ride + shotgun.

* viajar en barco = sailing.

* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.

* viajar llevando un mochila = backpacking.

* viajar por = tour, travel around.

* viajar por el mundo = travel around + the world.

* * *

viajar [A1 ]

vi

to travel

no le gusta viajar en barco she doesn't like traveling by boat

viajamos en avión we went o traveled by plane, we flew

viajaron hacia el norte they traveled north, they journeyed northward(s) ( liter)

siempre viaja en primera clase he always travels o goes first class

ha viajado por todo el mundo she's traveled o been all over the world

* * *

viajar ( conjugate viajar) verbo intransitivo
to travel;
◊ viajar en avión to travel by plane;

viajar en primera clase to travel o go first class
viajar verbo intransitivo to travel: odia viajar, she hates travelling

' viajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clase
- dejar
- desplazarse
- encantar
- intención
- interés
- intranquilizar
- intranquilizarse
- mover
- posible
- tierra
- atractivo
- avión
- balde
- barco
- condición
- fascinar
- gustar
- ligero
- lujo
- marear
- particular
- pavo
- polizón
- primera
- recorrer
- segunda
English:
air
- commute
- cruise
- first-class
- flying
- get about
- go
- intend
- light
- loath
- loth
- motion sickness
- originally
- outweigh
- place
- preferable
- ride
- road
- round
- ruggedness
- safely
- sail
- second-class
- stow away
- style
- tour
- travel
- traveling
- travelling
- widely
- by
- car
- dodger
- enjoy
- get
- sea
- stow

* * *

viajar vi

1. [trasladarse, irse] to travel (en by)

2. [circular] to run;

el tren viajaba a toda velocidad the train was going at full speed

* * *

viajar

v/i travel

* * *

viajar vi

: to travel, to journey

* * *

viajar vb to travel [pt. & pp. travelled]

prefiero viajar en coche I prefer travelling by car

Spanish-English dictionary > viajar
14 обеспечивать

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The combination of so many properties is difficult to achieve.

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A coating of zinc is deposited on the wire to afford protection against corrosion.

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The unit assures electrical system reliability.

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Reliability is a difficult thing to build into equipment.

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It may become necessary to reduce the amine concentrations to effect easier stripping of the amine solution.

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The system is used to ensure a constant rate of flow.

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The cylinder furnishes radiation shielding.

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To gain the flexibility needed for...

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Four-wheel steering gives exceptional manoeuvrability.

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The hard metal and ceramic structures adopted make for mechanical ruggedness.

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To obtain correct filter operation,...

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These gases offer better performance than nitrogen.

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The machines have been designed to permit of almost limitless possibilities in the field of...

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The diffuser provides a uniform illumination of the negative.

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The use of very large antennas will secure high efficiency in the radiation of...

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The above engineering features have given these boring mills a leading position throughout the country.

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To maintain high accuracy in milling operations,...

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The machine provides for copying intricate masters.

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Tunable dye lasers afford (or ensure) temporal resolution.

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The engine delivers (or gives) enough power.

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The overall goal is to realize the following characteristics:...

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In most finishing operations it is only necessary to impart a smooth finish to the wheel.

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The electronegativity difference between carbon and hydrogen is insufficient to produce a bond polarity high enough for effective hydrogen bonding.

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15 accidentado

adj.

1 uneven, rugged, up-and-down.

2 victim of an accident.

3 full of unforeseen obstacles.

f. & m.

accident victim, victim of an accident.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: accidentar.

* * *

accidentado

► participio pasado

1→ link=accidentarse accidentarse

► adjetivo

1 (persona) injured

2 (con incidentes) eventful, agitated

■ vida accidentada stormy/troubled life

3 (terreno) uneven, rough, bumpy

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 casualty, accident victim

* * *

(f. - accidentada)

adj.

1) rough, uneven

2) troubled, eventful

* * *
accidentado, -a
1. ADJ

1) [terreno] rough, uneven

2) (=turbado) [vida] troubled, eventful; [historial] variable, up-and-down; [viaje] eventful

3) (Med) injured

4) Caribe (Aut) broken down; LAm euf (=giboso) hunchbacked

2.

SM / F accident victim, casualty

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) < viaje> eventful; < historia> turbulent; <carrera/pasado> checkered* (before n); < vida> troubled

b) < terreno> rough, rugged; < costa> broken

2) < persona> hurt, injured
II
- da masculino, femenino

llevaron a los accidentados al hospital — those injured o hurt in the accident were taken to hospital

* * *

= rugged, hilly [hillier -comp., hilliest -sup.], chequered [checkered, -USA].

Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.

Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex. An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.

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* historia accidentada = chequered history.

* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) < viaje> eventful; < historia> turbulent; <carrera/pasado> checkered* (before n); < vida> troubled

b) < terreno> rough, rugged; < costa> broken

2) < persona> hurt, injured
II
- da masculino, femenino

llevaron a los accidentados al hospital — those injured o hurt in the accident were taken to hospital

* * *

= rugged, hilly [hillier -comp., hilliest -sup.], chequered [checkered, -USA].

Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.

Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.

Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.

* historia accidentada = chequered history.

* pasado accidentado = chequered history, chequered past.

* * *

accidentado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ‹viaje› eventful, full of incident

la accidentada historia española de este período the troubled o turbulent history of Spain during this period

su accidentada carrera diplomática his checkered ( AmE) o ( BrE) chequered diplomatic career

2 ‹terreno/camino› rough, rugged; ‹costa› broken

B ‹persona› hurt, injured

no hubo ningún pasajero accidentado none of the passengers was hurt

accidentado² -da

masculine, feminine

los accidentados fueron trasladados al hospital those injured o hurt in the accident o the injured were taken to hospital

* * *

Del verbo accidentar: ( conjugate accidentar)

accidentado es:

el participio

accidentado
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹ viaje› eventful;

‹ historia› turbulent;
‹carrera/pasado› checkered^{( conjugate checkered)} ( before n);
‹ vida› troubled
b) ‹ terreno› rough, rugged;

‹ costa› broken
2 ‹ persona› hurt, injured
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
◊ llevaron a los accidentados al hospital those injured o hurt in the accident were taken to hospital

accidentado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (irregular, montañoso) uneven, hilly
2 (agitado, complicado) eventful: tuvimos una cena muy accidentada, we had a most eventful supper
II sustantivo masculino y femenino casualty, accident victim

' accidentado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidentada
- escarpada
- escarpado
- relieve
English:
hilly
- rugged
- ruggedness
- checkered

* * *

accidentado, -a

♦ adj

1. [vida] turbulent;
[viaje, fiesta] eventful
2. [terreno, camino] rough, rugged

3. [vehículo]
el avión accidentado the plane involved in the crash

♦ nm,f

injured person;

los accidentados the people injured in the accident

* * *

accidentado

I adj

1 terreno, camino uneven, rough

2 viaje eventful

3

:

personas accidentadas people who have had an accident;

el vehículo accidentado the vehicle involved in the accident

II m, accidentada f casualty

* * *

accidentado, -da adj

1) : eventful, turbulent

2) : rough, uneven

3) : injured

accidentado, -da n

: accident victim

* * *

accidentado adj (terreno) rugged

Spanish-English dictionary > accidentado
16 allí

adv.

there, yonder, yon, over there.

* * *

allí

► adverbio

1 (lugar) there, over there

■ allí abajo/arriba down/up there

■ por allí over there, round there

2 (tiempo) then, at that moment

■ de allí a poco shortly afterwards

* * *

adv.

there, over there

* * *

ADV

1) [indicando posición] there

allí arriba — up there

allí dentro — in there

allí cerca — near there

de allí — from there

de allí para acá — back and forth

por allí — over there, round there

hasta allí — as far as that, up to that point

allí donde va despierta admiración — wherever he goes he makes a favourable impression

está tirado por allí — * he's hanging around somewhere

2) [indicando tiempo]

de allí a poco — shortly afterwards

3) [expresiones]

de allí — (=por lo tanto) and so, and thus frm o liter

de allí que... — (=por eso) that is why..., hence... frm

de allí a decir que es un timo — but that's a long way from calling it a swindle

hasta allí no más — LAm that's the limit

* * *

adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) there

siéntate allí — sit there

allí arriba/dentro — up/in there

allí donde estés/vayas — wherever you are/go

2) ( en el tiempo)

allí es cuando empezaron los problemas — that's when the problems started

* * *

= there.

Ex. There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

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* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* allí donde se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* desde allí = thence.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* * *

adverbio

1) ( en el espacio) there

siéntate allí — sit there

allí arriba/dentro — up/in there

allí donde estés/vayas — wherever you are/go

2) ( en el tiempo)

allí es cuando empezaron los problemas — that's when the problems started

* * *

= there.

Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.

* allí donde = as and when, where, wherever.

* allí donde se necesita = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use.

* allí mismo = on the spot, there and then.

* desde allí = thence.

* leer de aquí y allí = dip into.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* * *

allí

adverb

A (en el espacio) there

siéntate allí sit there

allí arriba/abajo/fuera/dentro up/down/out/in there

no, allí no, allá no, not there, over there

aquí había un plato sucio, allí un calcetín … there was a dirty plate here, a sock there …

allí donde estés/vayas wherever you are/go

B

(en el tiempo): allí es cuando empezaron los problemas that's when the problems started

* * *

allí adverbio
there;
◊ allí arriba/dentro up/in there;

allí donde estés/vayas wherever you are/go
allí adverbio there, over there
allí abajo/arriba, down/up there
allí mismo, right there
por allí, (en aquella dirección) that way
(en aquel lugar) over there

' allí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ánimo
- arrancar
- constante
- desde
- disparada
- disparado
- enterarse
- esclarecimiento
- gachí
- hacia
- holgar
- misma
- mismo
- misteriosamente
- permanecer
- pintar
- plantarse
- precisamente
- realidad
- ver
- acordar
- agradar
- ancho
- asustar
- atrás
- caer
- claustrofobia
- dizque
- dominar
- gente
- harto
- indicar
- morir
- mucho
- uno
- urgir
English:
board
- check
- cling
- evaluation
- go
- hopefully
- imagine
- in
- over
- ruggedness
- spot
- tell
- there
- unless
- up
- vacant
- already
- by
- certainly
- down
- few
- for
- frozen
- get
- good
- local
- making
- on
- right
- since
- stand
- state
- strength
- think
- way
- where

* * *

allí adv

1. [en el espacio] there;

allí abajo/arriba down/up there;

allí mismo right there;

está por allí it's around there somewhere;

se va por allí you go that way;

está allí dentro it's in there;

allí donde vayas… wherever you go…

2. [en el tiempo] then;

hasta allí todo iba bien everything had been going well until then o up to that point

* * *

allí

adv there;

por allí over there; dando direcciones that way;

¡allí está! there it is! allí mismo right there;

de allí from there;

hasta allí that far

* * *

allí adv

: there, over there

allí mismo: right there

hasta allí: up to that point

* * *

allí adv

1. (lugar) there

nos vemos allí a las dos I'll see you there at two o'clock

allí está there it is

2. (tiempo) then

hasta allí up until then

allí abajo down there

allí arriba up there

Spanish-English dictionary > allí
17 неровность

ж.
1. unevenness; ( шероховатость) roughness

неровности местности — roughness / ruggedness of the country sg.; unevenness of the ground

2. ( неравномерность) unequality

Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > неровность
18 неровность

ж.

1) ( негладкость) unevenness; ( шероховатость) roughness ['rʌf-]

неро́вности ме́стности — roughness / ruggedness of the country sg; unevenness of the ground

2) ( неравномерность) unequality

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > неровность
19 scabritia

scā̆brĭtĭa, ae, and scā̆brĭtĭes, em, ē (in both forms post-Aug.; esp. freq. in Plin.), f. [id.].
I.
In gen., roughness, ruggedness:
digitorum,
Plin. 34, 13, 34, § 131:
unguium,
id. 28, 9, 37, § 139:
linguae,
id. 31, 9, 45, § 100:
chartae levigatur dente,
id. 13, 12, 25, § 81:
corticis,
id. 21, 4, 10, § 17:
ferramentorum,
id. 28, 9, 41, § 148:
arteriae,
id. 27, 12, 105, § 130 et saep.—
* II.
The scab, the itch, Col. 7, 5, 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > scabritia
20 scabrities

scā̆brĭtĭa, ae, and scā̆brĭtĭes, em, ē (in both forms post-Aug.; esp. freq. in Plin.), f. [id.].
I.
In gen., roughness, ruggedness:
digitorum,
Plin. 34, 13, 34, § 131:
unguium,
id. 28, 9, 37, § 139:
linguae,
id. 31, 9, 45, § 100:
chartae levigatur dente,
id. 13, 12, 25, § 81:
corticis,
id. 21, 4, 10, § 17:
ferramentorum,
id. 28, 9, 41, § 148:
arteriae,
id. 27, 12, 105, § 130 et saep.—
* II.
The scab, the itch, Col. 7, 5, 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > scabrities

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