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1 holgado

adj.

loose, loose-fitting, ample, wide.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: holgar.

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holgado

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► adjetivo

1 (desocupado) idle

2 (ropa) loose, baggy

■ un jersey holgado a loose-fitting jumper

3 (espacio) roomy

4 (victoria) easy, comfortable; (mayoría) comfortable

5 (posición) comfortable, well-off

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FRASEOLOGÍA

andar/estar holgado,-a de tiempo to have plenty of time

ir holgado,-a to have plenty of room

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ADJ

1) [ropa] (=suelto) loose, comfortable, baggy

demasiado holgado — too big

2) (=amplio) roomy

así quedará el cuarto más holgado — this will make more space in the room

consiguieron una victoria holgada — they won easily o comfortably

3) (=cómodo) comfortably off, well-to-do

vida holgada — comfortable life, life of ease

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- da adjetivo

a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy

b) < posición> comfortable

viven holgados — they're comfortably off

c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable

d) ( de espacio)

así iremos más holgados — we'll be more comfortable like that

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= loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.

Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.

Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

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- da adjetivo

a) < prenda> loose-fitting, baggy

b) < posición> comfortable

viven holgados — they're comfortably off

c) < victoria> comfortable, easy; < mayoría> comfortable

d) ( de espacio)

así iremos más holgados — we'll be more comfortable like that

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= loose fitting, loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.], loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.

Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.

Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.

Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

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holgado -da

adjective

1 ‹vestido/camisa› loose-fitting, baggy

2 ‹posición› comfortable

su situación económica es holgada they're comfortably off

3 ‹victoria› comfortable, easy; ‹mayoría› comfortable

4

(de espacio): si pones la maleta en la baca iremos más holgados if you put the suitcase on the roof rack we'll have more room o we'll be more comfortable

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Del verbo holgar: ( conjugate holgar)

holgado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
holgado
holgar
holgado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹ prenda› loose-fitting, baggy

b) ‹ posición› comfortable;

◊ viven holgados they're comfortably off

c) ‹victoria/mayoría› comfortable

d) ( de espacio):

◊ así iremos más holgados we'll be more comfortable like that

holgar ( conjugate holgar) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) (frml) ( estar de más):
◊ huelga decir que … it goes without saying that …;

huelgan los comentarios what can one say?
holgado,-a adjetivo
1 (despegado del cuerpo) loose, baggy
2 (sobrado: de dinero) comfortable
(: de espacio, etc) ample, roomy: es un presupuesto holgado, it's an ample budget
andar holgado de tiempo, to have plenty of time
holgar vi frml
1 (estar ocioso) to be idle
2 (ser ocioso, estar de más) huelga decir que no estaré allí, it goes without saying that I won't be there

' holgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cumplida
- cumplido
- desahogada
- desahogado
- holgada
English:
baggy
- loose
- roomy
- shell-suit
- comfortable

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holgado, -a adj

1. [ropa] baggy, loose-fitting;

los pantalones me están muy holgados the trousers are very loose on me

2. [habitación, espacio] roomy;

en los asientos de atrás cabemos cuatro holgados there's (more than enough) room for four of us in the back seat

3. [victoria, situación] comfortable;

gobernará con una holgada mayoría he will govern with an ample o comfortable majority;

vamos holgados de tiempo we're fine for time, we've got plenty of time

4. [económicamente] comfortable;

están en una posición muy holgado they're very comfortably off

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holgado

adj ropa loose, comfortable;

estar holgado de tiempo have time to spare

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holgado, -da adj

1) : loose, baggy

2) : at ease, comfortable

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holgado adj loose

Spanish-English dictionary > holgado
2 Mehrheit

Mehrheit f BÖRSE, GEN, PERS, POL, RECHT majority
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f <Börse, Geschäft, Person, Pol, Recht> majority

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Mehrheit
majority, plurality;
• in der Mehrheit der Fälle in most (the majority of) cases;
• in Übereinstimmung mit der schweigenden Mehrheit in tune with the majority in the country;
• 3/4 Mehrheit 75 percent vote;
• absolute Mehrheit absolute (overall) majority;
• anteilmäßige Mehrheit majority in interest, proportionate majority;
• arbeitsfähige Mehrheit (parl.) majority required, working majority;
• beschlussfähige Mehrheit quorum;
• einfache Mehrheit simple (bare) majority;
• erforderliche Mehrheit requisite majority;
• hauchdünne Mehrheit hair=s breadth majority, paper- (wafer-) thin majority;
• kapitalmäßige Mehrheit majority in amount;
• knappe Mehrheit narrow (shoestring, US) majority;
• qualifizierte Mehrheit particular (qualified, special) majority;
• besonders qualifizierte Mehrheit (EU) reinforced qualified majority;
• sichere Mehrheit comfortable majority;
• überwältigende Mehrheit overwhelming (vast, crushing) majority;
• überwiegende Mehrheit overwhelming majority;
• zahlenmäßige Mehrheit majority in number, numerical majority;
• Mehrheit der Aktionäre majority shareholders (stockholders, US);
• Mehrheit gegen den Antrag adverse majority;
• Mehrheit der stimmberechtigten Anwesenden majority of those present and voting;
• Mehrheit nach der Höhe der angemeldeten Forderungen majority in value of the creditors;
• Mehrheit der erschienenen Gläubiger und 3/4 Mehrheit der angemeldeten Forderungen majority in number and three-fourths in value;
• Mehrheit nach Köpfen majority of members;
• Mehrheit von Schuldnern und Gläubigern joint and several covenant (contract);
• Mehrheit der abgegebenen Stimmen majority of qualified electors (voters);
• knappe Mehrheit von vier Stimmen four-vote margin;
• sich der Mehrheit anschließen to follow the crowd, to identify o. s. (join, side with) the majority;
• Mehrheit aufbringen (erzielen) to secure a majority;
• die Mehrheit behaupten to command the majority;
• beschlussfähige Mehrheit zustande bringen to master a quorum;
• bei der Abstimmung eine überwältigende Mehrheit erhalten to carry a vote by an overwhelming majority;
• Mehrheit der abgegebenen Stimmen erhalten to poll a majority of votes, to secure a majority of votes cast;
• keine regierungsfähige Mehrheit ermöglichen to leave no one clearly in control;
• Beschluss mit einfacher Mehrheit fassen to take a decision by a simple majority;
• keine ausreichende Mehrheit haben to lack an outright majority;
• sichere Mehrheit haben to command majority support;
• von einer zahlen- und wertmäßigen Mehrheit gebilligt sein to be assented by a majority in number and value;
• über eine Mehrheit verfügen to be in control of a majority, to swing a majority (US);
• über keine (nicht über die) Mehrheit verfügen to lack a majority;
• mit großer Mehrheit gewählt werden to be elected by a large majority of votes.

Business german-english dictionary > Mehrheit
3 largement

largement [laʀʒəmɑ̃]

adverb

   a. [répandre, diffuser] widely

• idée largement répandue widely held view

   b. ( = amplement, de beaucoup) greatly

• largement battu heavily defeated

• ce succès dépasse largement nos prévisions this success greatly exceeds our expectations

• ce problème dépasse largement ses compétences this problem is way beyond his capabilities

• elle vaut largement son frère she's every bit as good as her brother

• vous avez largement le temps you have plenty of time

• c'est largement suffisant that's plenty

   c. ( = au moins) at least

• il a largement 50 ans he's at least fifty

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laʀʒəmɑ̃
adverbe

1) ( massivement) [admis, approuvé, représenté] widely; [disperser, irriguer, répandre] widely

se prononcer largement en faveur de/contre quelque chose — to come out largely in favour [BrE] of/against something

2) ( en grande partie) largely, to a large extent

3) ( nettement)

l'opposition a largement remporté les élections — the opposition won the elections by a wide margin

être largement majoritaire — to have a comfortable majority

arriver largement en tête — to be a clear winner

largement en dessous/au-dessus de la limite — well under/over the limit

il dépasse largement les autres — ( en taille) he's much taller than the others

4) ( amplement)

tu as largement le temps — you've got plenty of time

c'est largement suffisant, cela suffit largement — that's more than enough, that's plenty

5) ( au moins) easily

une chaîne en or vaudrait largement le double — a gold chain would easily be worth double

6) ( généreusement) [indemniser, contribuer] generously

7) ( dans l'aisance) [vivre] comfortably

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laʀʒəmɑ̃ adv
1) [ouvrir, déployer] wide

2) [se répandre, contribuer, profiter] a great deal

3) [approuver, accepté, partager] widely

4) (= nettement) [dominer] overwhelmingly, [battre] soundly

5) (= bien assez)

Vous avez largement le temps. — You have plenty of time.

C'est largement suffisant. — That's more than enough.

6) (= généreusement) [donner, se servir] generously

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largement adv

1 ( massivement) [admis, approuvé, représenté] widely; [disperser, irriguer, répandre] widely; le rapport a été très largement approuvé the report was very widely approved; opinion/croyance largement répandue widely held opinion/belief; l'auteur le plus largement connu à l'étranger the author most widely known abroad; se prononcer largement en faveur de/contre qch to pronounce oneself largely in favour^GB of/against sth; un auteur largement méconnu a virtually unknown author;

2 ( en grande partie) largely, to a large extent; l'amélioration est largement due à la restructuration the improvement is due to a large extent to restructuring; être largement responsable de qch to be largely responsible for sth;

3 ( nettement) l'opposition a largement remporté les élections the opposition won the elections by a wide margin; être largement vainqueur to win by a comfortable margin; être largement majoritaire to have a comfortable majority; arriver largement en tête to be a clear winner; largement en dessous/au-dessus de la limite well under/over the limit; largement supérieur à la moyenne well over the average; largement périmé well over the date of expiry; largement sous-estimé very underestimated; largement satisfait very satisfied; il dépasse largement les autres ( en taille) he's much taller than the others; couvrir largement le genou to cover one's knees comfortably;

4 ( amplement) tu as largement le temps you've got plenty of time; ‘tu crois que j'ai assez d'argent?’-‘largement!’ ‘do you think I've got enough money?’-‘plenty!’; ils ont largement de quoi vivre they've got more than enough to live on; c'est largement suffisant, cela suffit largement that's more than enough, that's plenty; la croissance dépasse largement nos prévisions growth is greatly exceeding our forecasts;

5 ( au moins) easily; ma valise pesait largement 15 kilos my suitcase easily weighed 15 kilos; une chaîne en or vaudrait largement le double a gold chain would easily be worth double;

6 ( généreusement) [indemniser, subventionner, contribuer] generously; être largement rémunéré to be very generously paid;

7 ( dans l'aisance) [vivre] comfortably;

8 ( en grand) largement ouvert [fenêtre, porte, tiroir] wide open; [col, veste] open; ouvrir largement la fenêtre to open the window wide; ouvrir largement les portes de qch to throw wide the gates of sth; notre parti est largement ouvert aux jeunes our party welcomes young people.

[larʒəmɑ̃] adverbe

1. [amplement]

gagner largement sa vie to make a good living

tu auras largement le temps you'll easily have enough time, you'll have more than enough time

des pouvoirs largement accrus considerably increased powers

une opinion largement répandue a widely held opinion

2. [généralementéreusement] generously

3. [de beaucoup] greatly

la demande excède largement notre capacité demand greatly exceeds our capacity

4. [facilement] easily

il vaut largement son frère he's easily as good as his brother

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > largement
4 comfortabel

comfortabel

1 comfortable

♦voorbeelden:

1 een comfortabel huis • a comfortable house

een comfortabele meerderheid • a comfortable majority

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > comfortabel
5 satt

Adj. und Adv.

1. (gesättigt) full; sich satt essen eat one’s fill; sich an (+ Dat) satt essen fill o.s. with; ich bin davon nicht satt geworden that wasn’t enough for me; bist du satt? have you had enough (to eat)?; als ich das Essen sah, war ich schon satt just looking at the food was enough to make me feel full; nicht satt zu essen haben not have enough to eat; es fällt ihm schwer, seine Familie satt zu bekommen he finds it hard to feed his family; das macht satt that’s very filling

2. Farbton: deep, rich; Klang: full

3. fig. (selbstzufrieden) complacent, smug; viele Jungprofis sind zu satt many young professionals ( oder professional players) have had too much too soon

4. umg. (ansehnlich) impressive; (großartig) terrific; es gab Kuchen satt there was plenty of cake; satte Preise steep ( oder hefty) prices; satte 200 km in der Stunde 200 km per hour, no less; er hat eine satte Million verdient he earned a cool million; eine satte Leistung quite a feat, some feat, no mean feat

5. etw. / jemanden gründlich satt bekommen / haben umg. get / be sick and tired of s.th. / s.o.; ich habe die Sache so satt umg. I’m sick and tired of it, I’m fed up to the back teeth ( oder up to here) with it; ich bin es satt, dir dauernd hinterherzuräumen umg. I’m sick and tired of constantly cleaning up after you

6. sich an etw. / jemandem satt sehen gaze one’s fill at s.th. / s.o.; er konnte sich nicht satt daran sehen he couldn’t take his eyes off it; ich habe mich daran satt gesehen I’ve seen enough ( oder too much) of it, I’ve had my fill of that; nicht satt werden zu (+ Inf.) never tire of (+ Ger.)

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full; satisfied; replete

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sạtt [zat]
1. adj

1) (= gesättigt) Mensch replete (hum, form), full (up) (inf); Magen, Gefühl full

satt sein — to have had enough (to eat), to be full (up) (inf)

satt werden — to have enough to eat

von so was kann man doch nicht satt werden — it's not enough to satisfy you or to fill you up

das macht satt — it's filling

satt essen — to eat one's fill (of sth)

wie soll sie ihre Kinder satt kriegen? (inf) — how is she supposed to feed her children?

er ist kaum satt zu kriegen (inf: lit, fig) — he's insatiable

satt sank er in den Sessel zurück — having eaten his fill he sank back into his chair

wie ein satter Säugling (inf) — with a look of contentment, like a contented cow (inf)

2) (fig)

jdn/etw satt sein — to be fed up with sb/sth (inf)

See:

→ sattbekommen

3) (= blasiert, übersättigt) well-fed; (= selbstgefällig) smug

4) (= kräftig, voll) Farben, Klang rich, full; (inf ) Applaus resounding; (inf ) Mehrheit comfortable

satte 10 Prozent/1000 Euro (inf) — a cool 10 per cent (Brit) or percent (US)/1000 euros (inf)

5) (inf = im Überfluss)

... satt —... galore,... in abundance

2. adv (inf)
verdienen, da sein more than enough
es gab Champagner satt — there was more than enough champagne

sie haben nicht satt zu essen — they don't have enough to eat

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satt

[zat]

I. adj

1. (gesättigt) full [ BRIT up] pred fam, replete pred form, sated form

▪ \satt sein to have had enough [to eat], to be full [ BRIT up] fam [or form replete] [or form sated]

jdn \satt bekommen [o (fam) kriegen] to fill sb's belly fam

er ist kaum \satt zu kriegen he's insatiable

sich akk [an etw dat] \satt essen (bis zur Sättigung essen) to eat one's fill [of sth]; (überdrüssig werden) to have had one's fill of sth

\satt machen to be filling

jdn/etw \satt sein to have had enough of sb/sth, to be fed up with sb/sth fam

jdn/etw gründlich \satt sein to be thoroughly fed up with sb/sth fam, to be fed up to the back teeth with sb/sth BRIT fam

2. (kräftig) rich, deep, full

3. (geh: übersättigt) sated form; (selbstzufrieden) complacent

4. (fam: groß, reichlich) cool fam

eine \satte Mehrheit a comfortable majority

5. (fam: voll, intensiv) rich, full

\satter Applaus resounding applause

ein \sattes Selbstvertrauen unshak[e]able self-confidence

6. SCHWEIZ (eng anliegend) tight

II. adv (fam)

1. (reichlich)

sie verdient Geld \satt she earns [more than] enough money, she's raking it in fam

2. (genug)

\satt/nicht \satt zu essen haben to have/to not have enough to eat

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1.
Adjektiv

1) full [up] pred.; well-fed

satt sein — be full [up]; have had enough [to eat]

sich satt essen — eat as much as one wants

etwas macht satt — something is filling

2) (selbstgefällig) smug, self-satisfied <person, smile, expression, etc.>

3)

jemanden/etwas satt haben/kriegen — (ugs.) be/get fed up with somebody/something (coll.)

4) (intensiv) rich, deep < colour>; rich, pure < sound>
2.
adverbial

1) (selbstgefällig) smugly; complacently

2) (reichlich)

nicht satt zu essen haben — not have enough to eat

Tennis satt — (fig.) as much tennis as one could possibly want

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satt adj & adv

1. (gesättigt) full;

sich satt essen eat one’s fill;

sich an (+dat)

satt essen fill o.s. with;

ich bin davon nicht satt geworden that wasn’t enough for me;

bist du satt? have you had enough (to eat)?;

als ich das Essen sah, war ich schon satt just looking at the food was enough to make me feel full;

nicht satt zu essen haben not have enough to eat;

es fällt ihm schwer, seine Familie satt zu bekommen he finds it hard to feed his family;

das macht satt that’s very filling

2. Farbton: deep, rich; Klang: full

3. fig (selbstzufrieden) complacent, smug;

viele Jungprofis sind zu satt many young professionals ( oder professional players) have had too much too soon

4. umg (ansehnlich) impressive; (großartig) terrific;

es gab Kuchen satt there was plenty of cake;

satte Preise steep ( oder hefty) prices;

satte 200 km in der Stunde 200 km per hour, no less;

er hat eine satte Million verdient he earned a cool million;

eine satte Leistung quite a feat, some feat, no mean feat

5.

ich bin es satt, dir dauernd hinterherzuräumen umg I’m sick and tired of constantly cleaning up after you

6.

nicht satt werden zu (+inf) never tire of (+ger)

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1.
Adjektiv

1) full [up] pred.; well-fed

satt sein — be full [up]; have had enough [to eat]

sich satt essen — eat as much as one wants

etwas macht satt — something is filling

2) (selbstgefällig) smug, self-satisfied <person, smile, expression, etc.>

3)

jemanden/etwas satt haben/kriegen — (ugs.) be/get fed up with somebody/something (coll.)

4) (intensiv) rich, deep < colour>; rich, pure < sound>
2.
adverbial

1) (selbstgefällig) smugly; complacently

2) (reichlich)

nicht satt zu essen haben — not have enough to eat

Tennis satt — (fig.) as much tennis as one could possibly want

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > satt
6 a obţine o majoritate (confortabilă / sigură)

to secure a (comfortable) majority

to carry a division

amer. to win by a comfortable margin.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a obţine o majoritate (confortabilă / sigură)
7 sichere Mehrheit

sichere Mehrheit
comfortable majority

Business german-english dictionary > sichere Mehrheit
8 satt

satt [zat] adj

1) ( gesättigt) full [ ( Brit) up] pred ( fam), replete pred ( form), sated ( form)

\satt sein to have had enough [to eat], to be full [ ( Brit) up] ( fam) [or ( form) replete] [or ( form) sated];

jdn \satt bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to fill sb's belly ( fam)

er ist kaum \satt zu kriegen he's insatiable;

sich \satt essen ( bis zur Sättigung essen) to eat one's fill;

\satt machen to be filling

2) ( kräftig) rich, deep, full

3) (geh: übersättigt) sated ( form) ( selbstzufrieden) complacent

4) (fam: groß, reichlich) cool ( fam)

eine \satte Mehrheit a comfortable majority

5) (fam: voll, intensiv) rich, full;

\satter Applaus resounding applause;

ein \sattes Selbstvertrauen unshak[e]able self-confidence

adv fam

1) ( reichlich)

sie verdient Geld \satt she earns [more than] enough money, she's raking it in ( fam)

2) ( genug)

\satt/nicht \satt zu essen haben to have/to not have enough to eat

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > satt
9 een comfortabele meerderheid

een comfortabele meerderheid

a comfortable majority

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een comfortabele meerderheid
10 een royale meerderheid

een royale meerderheid

a comfortable majority

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een royale meerderheid
11 royaal

royaal

1 [ruim] generous ⇒ open-/free-handed

2 [ruim van opvattingen] liberal ⇒ broad-minded

3 [van flinke afmetingen, voldoende] spacious ⇒ ample

♦voorbeelden:

1   een royale beloning • a handsome/generous reward

     royaal voor de dag/over de brug komen • be lavish/generous

     te royaal leven • live beyond one's means

     royaal zijn met zijn geld • spend freely, be generous with one's money

3   een royale meerderheid • a comfortable majority

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > royaal
12 большинство большинств·о

majority, the generality, plurality

быть в большинстве — to be in the majority

избрать большинством в один голос — to elect by a majority of one

лишиться большинства — to lose the majority

обеспечить большинство — to secure majority

подчиниться решению большинства — to accept a majority vote

получить большинство (голосов) — to carry / to gain / to obtain / to receive majority

пользоваться поддержкой большинства — to command / to master a majority

представлять большинство — to represent a majority

принимать большинством (голосов) — to adopt by the majority

пройти большинством (голосов) — to be carried by the majority

создать большинство — to build a majority

составлять большинство — to constitute a majority

уступать большинству — to concede to a majority

большинство против (при голосовании) — the nays have it

абсолютное большинство — absolute / clear / overwhelming majority

не получить абсолютного большинства — to fail to achieve absolute majority

должностное большинство (большинство, составленное из людей, являющихся членами законодательного органа в силу занимаемого ими должностного положения) — official majority

достаточное (для проведения мероприятия) большинство (голосов) — working majority

иметь достаточное большинство (голосов) — to have a comfortable lead

значительное большинство — large majority

быть избранным / принятым значительным большинством (голосов) — to be elected / accepted by a large majority

пройти значительным большинством (голосов) — to win by a large majority

квалифицированное / специально установленное большинство — qualified majority

максимальное большинство — greatest possible majority

механическое большинство — mechanical majority

молчаливое большинство — silent majority

незначительное большинство — bare / marginal / narrow / small majority

незначительным большинством (голосов) — by a small / margin-al / narrow / bare majority

необходимое большинство (голосов) — required majority

неофициальное большинство — nonofficial majority

огромное большинство — bloated majority разг.

относительное большинство — relative majority

парламентское большинство — parliamentary majority

располагать парламентским большинством — to command / to have a parliamentary majority

подавляющее большинство — overwhelming / overall / plum-ping majority

простое большинство — simple majority

прочное / решающее большинство в парламенте — decisive parliamentary majority

требуемое большинство — requested / requisite majority

уставное большинство — statutory majority

центристское большинство — centrist majority

чрезмерное большинство — bloated majority

явное большинство — clear majority

большинство в парламенте — parliamentary majority

большинство избирателей — majority / generality of voters

большинство по особому распределению — distributed majority

большинство присутствующих и участвующих в голосовании членов — majority of the members present and voting

большинство стран-участниц — majority of the member states

большинство членов конгресса — congressional majority

большинством в две трети — by a majority of two thirds

подчинение меньшинства большинству — majority rule

правила принятия решений большинством (голосов), принцип большинства — majority rule

правительство левоцентристского большинства — Left-Centre majority government

решение, принятое большинством (голосов) — majority decision, decision of the majority

руководитель группы большинства в сенате США — majority leader of the Senate

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > большинство большинств·о
13 разполагам

1. разположа

2. dispose, arrange

(лагер) set up

3. прен. вж. предразполагам

разполагам се settle (down), install o.s.

разполагам се на стол settle o.s. in a chair

разполагам се удобно make o.s. comfortable/snug, ensconce o.s.

разполагам се на лагер camp out. encamp, pitch camp

разполагам се на бивак go into bivouac

разполагам се като у дома си make o.s. at home

разполагам се да спя dispose o.s. to sleep

разполагам като пет пари в кесия have plenty of room

4. dispose (с of)

разполагам с have at o.'s disposal, be master of, command, have enough

(богат сьм) be well-to-do

разполагам напълно свободно с have entire disposal of

разполагам с пари have plenty of money

разполагам с време have time at o.'s disposal

разполагам с времето си have o.'s time to o.s.

разполагам с много време have time to spare

разполагам с достатъчно време have plenty of time

разполагам с голямо мнозинство command a large majority

разполагам с чужд имот be free with other people's property

разполагам както си искам с have at o.'s beck and call

не разполагам c... have no... available

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разпола̀гам,

гл. dispose, arrange; situate, locate; ( поставям) place, emplace, position; situate; ( лагер) set up;

\разполагам се settle (down), install o.s.; \разполагам се като у дома си make o.s. at home; \разполагам се на лагер camp out, encamp, pitch camp; \разполагам се на стол settle/ensconce o.s. in a chair; \разполагам се удобно make o.s. comfortable/snug, ensconce o.s.; • \разполагам се като пет пари в кесия have plenty of room.

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гл. dispose (с of); \разполагам c have at o.’s disposal, be master of, command, have enough; ( богат съм) bewell-to-do; \разполагам както си искам с have at o.’s beck and call; \разполагам напълно свободно с have entire disposal of; \разполагам с времето си have o.’s time to o.s.; \разполагам с голямо мнозинство command a large majority; \разполагам с много време have time to spare; \разполагам с пари have plenty of money; разг. be in funds; \разполагам с чужд имот be free with other people’s property.

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arrange; set up{`setXp} (за лагер); settle (се); make o.s at home - разполагам се като у дома си

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1. (богат сьм) be well-to-do 2. (лагер) set up 3. 1, разположа 4. 4 dispose (с of) 5. dispose, arrange 6. РАЗПОЛАГАМ ce на лагер camp out. encamp, pitch camp 7. РАЗПОЛАГАМ както си искам с have at o.'s beck and call 8. РАЗПОЛАГАМ като пет пари в кесия have plenty of room 9. РАЗПОЛАГАМ напълно свободно с have entire disposal of 10. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с have at o.'s disposal, be master of, command, have enough 11. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с време have time at o.'s disposal 12. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с времето си have o.'s time to o. s. 13. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с голямо мнозинство command a large majority 14. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с достатъчно време have plenty of time 15. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с много време have time to spare 16. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с пари have plenty of money 17. РАЗПОЛАГАМ с чужд имот be free with other people's property 18. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се settle (down), install o.s. 19. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се да спя dispose o.s. to sleep 20. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се като у дома си make o.s. at home 21. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се на бивак go into bivouac 22. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се на стол settle о. s. in a chair 23. РАЗПОЛАГАМ се удобно make o. s. comfortable/snug, ensconce o.s. 24. не РАЗПОЛАГАМ c... have no... available 25. прен. вж. предразполагам

Български-английски речник > разполагам
14 amplio

adj.

1 ample, extensive, broad, roomy.

2 ample, generous, broad, free-handed.

3 wide, diverse, varied.

4 liberal-minded, liberal, tolerant, all-round.

5 spacious, capacious.

6 free-ranging.

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amplio

► adjetivo

1 (extenso) large

■ amplia mayoría large majority

2 (espacioso) roomy, spacious

3 (ancho) wide, broad

4 (holgado) loose

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word

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(f. - amplia)

adj.

ample, wide, spacious

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ADJ

1) (=espacioso) [habitación, interior] spacious; [avenida, calle] wide

el terremoto afectó a una amplia zona del sur — the earthquake affected a wide area in the south

compró una amplia extensión de terreno — he bought a vast tract o stretch of land

2) [ropa] loose(-fitting), roomy *; [falda] full

3) [margen] wide

un amplio margen a ambos lados — a wide margin on each side

los socialistas ganaron las elecciones por amplia mayoría — the socialists won the election with a large majority

4) [conocimiento, vocabulario, poder, gama] wide, extensive

un amplio surtido de productos — a wide o extensive range of products

5) [sentido] broad

en el sentido amplio de la expresión — in the broad sense of the term

6) [repercusión] far-reaching

la noticia tuvo amplia difusión o amplio eco en la prensa — the news was widely o extensively reported

su novela tuvo amplia resonancia entre los intelectuales — his novel had great influence among the intellectuals

7) [informe] full, detailed

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- plia adjetivo

a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

el tema tuvo una amplia difusión — the issue received wide media coverage

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.

Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.

Ex. With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.

Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.

Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.

Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.

Ex. His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex. With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

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* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

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- plia adjetivo

a) <calle/valle/margen> wide; < casa> spacious; <vestido/abrigo> loose-fitting

con una amplia sonrisa — with a broad smile

b) <criterio/sentido> broad

por amplia mayoría — by a large majority

una amplia gama de colores — a wide range of colors

el tema tuvo una amplia difusión — the issue received wide media coverage

c) <garantías/programa> comprehensive

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= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], extensive, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], wide-sweeping, widespread, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], ample, capacious, widespan, wide-reaching, expansive, extended, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], wide-angle(d), loose fit, roomy [roomier -comp., roomiest -sup.].

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.

Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.

Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.

Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.

Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.

Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.

Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.

* demasiado amplio = overwide [over-wide].

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* en el sentido más amplio = in the broadest sense, in the widest sense.

* en su sentido más amplio = in its/their broadest sense, in its/their widest sense.

* en un sentido más amplio = in a broader sense, in a larger sense.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* una amplia gama de = a wide variety of, a wide range of, a broad variety of, a broad range of.

* una amplia variedad de = a broad variety of, a wide range of, a broad range of.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

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amplio - plia

adjective

1 ‹calle› wide; ‹valle› wide, broad; ‹casa› spacious; ‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting; ‹falda/manga› full

con una amplia sonrisa with a broad smile

2 ‹criterio› broad; ‹margen› wide

en el sentido amplio de la palabra in the broad sense of the word

por amplia mayoría by a large majority

tiene amplias facultades para decidir sobre este punto he has full authority to make a decision on this point

una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors

les ofrecemos las más amplias garantías we offer comprehensive guarantees o the fullest possible guarantees

un tema que tuvo una amplia difusión an issue that received wide media coverage

un amplio programa de reformas a full o wide-ranging o comprehensive program of reforms

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Del verbo ampliar: ( conjugate ampliar)

amplío es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

amplió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ampliar
amplio
ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹local/carretera› to extend;

‹ negocio› to expand
b) ‹capital/personal› to increase

c) ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase;

‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
◊ para amplio sus estudios to further her studies

d) ‹plazo/período› to extend

e) ‹ fotografía› to enlarge, blow up

amplio
◊ - plia adjetivo

a) ‹calle/valle/margen› wide;

‹ casa› spacious;
‹vestido/abrigo› loose-fitting;
‹ sonrisa› broad
b) ‹criterio/sentido› broad;

◊ por amplia mayoría by a large majority;

una amplia gama de colores a wide range of colors
c) ‹garantías/programa› comprehensive

ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
amplio,-a adjetivo
1 large, roomy
2 (ancho, profundo, variado) wide, broad ➣ Ver nota en ancho
' amplio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amplia
- ancha
- ancho
- dilatada
- dilatado
- espectro
- nave
English:
ample
- extensive
- large
- roomy
- spacious
- sweep
- vocabulary
- wide
- all
- broad
- comfortable
- smock
- sweeping

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amplio, -a adj

1. [grande] [sala, maletero] roomy, spacious;
[avenida] wide;
una amplio sonrisa a broad smile

2. [ropa] loose

3. [extenso] [explicación, cobertura] comprehensive;
[ventaja, capacidad] considerable;
en el sentido más amplio de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word;

ganaron por una amplia mayoría they won with a large majority;

hubo un amplio consenso there was a broad consensus;

ofrecen una amplia gama de servicios they offer a wide range of services;

gozan de una amplia aceptación they enjoy widespread approval;

tiene una amplia experiencia she has wide-ranging experience

4. [abierto]
una persona de amplias miras o [m5] amplia de miras a broad-minded person

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amplio

adj casa spacious; gama, margen wide; falda full

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amplio, - plia adj

: broad, wide, ample

♦ ampliamente adj

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amplio adj

1. (gama, margen) wide

una amplia gama de productos a wide range of productos

un público muy amplio a very wide audience

2. (valor, cantidad) large

los laboristas ganaron por amplia mayoría Labour won by a large majority

3. (espacioso) spacious

una vivienda amplia a spacious house

4. (ropa) baggy [comp. baggier; superl. baggiest] / loose

una camisa amplia a loose shirt

Spanish-English dictionary > amplio
15 acomodado

adj.

1 well-to-do, on easy street, well-off, wealthy.

2 placed.

3 suitable, fit.

f. & m.

person having friends in high places.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: acomodar.

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acomodado

► participio pasado

1→ link=acomodar acomodar

► adjetivo

1 (conveniente) suitable

2 (rico) well-to-do, well off

3 (precio) reasonable, moderate

4 (ordenado) arranged

5 (adaptado) adapted

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(f. - acomodada)

adj.

1) suitable, appropriate

2) well-off, well-to-do

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ADJ

1) (=apropiado) suitable, fit; [precio] moderate; [artículo] moderately priced

2) (=rico) well-to-do, well-off

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I
- da adjetivo

1) <familia/gente> well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada — well-off, well-to-do

2) (CS, Méx fam) ( que tiene palanca)

estar acomodado — to have contacts o connections
II
- da masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam)

está lleno de acomodados — it's full of people who got their jobs by pulling strings

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= affluent, well-to-do, well-off.

Ex. It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex. Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.

Ex. Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.

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* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* más acomodados, los = better off, the.

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I
- da adjetivo

1) <familia/gente> well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada — well-off, well-to-do

2) (CS, Méx fam) ( que tiene palanca)

estar acomodado — to have contacts o connections
II
- da masculino, femenino (CS, Méx fam)

está lleno de acomodados — it's full of people who got their jobs by pulling strings

* * *

= affluent, well-to-do, well-off.

Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.

Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.

Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.

* bien acomodado = well-to-do, well-off.

* más acomodados, los = better off, the.

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acomodado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹familia› well-off, well-to-do

de posición acomodada well-off, well-to-do

B

(CS, Méx fam) (que tiene palanca): está acomodado con el gobernador he has contacts o connections in the governor's office, he ( o his father etc) knows the governor

acomodado² -da

masculine, feminine

(CS, Méx fam)

el departamento está lleno de acomodados the department is full of people who got their jobs through having connections o by pulling strings o by having friends in high places

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Del verbo acomodar: ( conjugate acomodar)

acomodado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
acomodado
acomodar
acomodado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹familia/gente› well-off, well-to-do;
◊ de posición acomodada well-off, well-to-do

2 (CS, Méx fam) ( que tiene palanca):
◊ estar acomodado to have contacts o connections

acomodar ( conjugate acomodar) verbo transitivo
1 (adaptar, amoldar) to adapt
2 ‹ huésped› to put … up
3
a) (AmL) ( arreglar) to arrange;

( poner) to put
b) (fam) ‹ persona› ( en puesto):

◊ su tío lo acomodó en su sección his uncle fixed him up with a job in his department

acomodarse verbo pronominal
a) ( ponerse cómodo) to make oneself comfortable

b) (adaptarse, amoldarse) acomodadose a algo to adapt to sth

c) (AmL) ( arreglarse) ‹ropa/anteojos› to adjust

acomodado,-a adjetivo well-off, well-to-do
acomodar verbo transitivo
1 (dar alojamiento) to lodge, accommodate
2 (dar asiento en cine, teatro, etc) to find a place for
3 (adaptar) to adapt: acomoda tu horario al suyo, adapt your timetable to his
puedes acomodar la habitación a otros usos, you can put this room to other uses
' acomodado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodada
- situada
- situado
English:
comfortable
- comfortably
- heeled
- off
- well-off
- well-to-do
- affluent

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acomodado, -a adj

1. [rico] well-off, well-to-do

2. [instalado] ensconced

3. CSur, Méx Fam [colocado en un trabajo]
está acomodado he got his job by pulling strings

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acomodado

I adj well-off

II part → acomodar

* * *

acomodado, -da adj

1) : suitable, appropriate

2) : well-to-do, prosperous

* * *

acomodado adj well off [comp. better off; superl. best off]

Spanish-English dictionary > acomodado
16 espinoso

adj.

1 prickly, thorny, spiny, briery.

2 touchy, delicate.

3 acanthaceous, acanthoid.

m.

stickleback.

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espinoso

► adjetivo

1 (planta) thorny

2 (pez) spiny

3 figurado thorny, prickly, difficult, tricky

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(f. - espinosa)

adj.

1) thorny

2) difficult

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1. ADJ

1) (=con espinas) [rosal] thorny; [chumbera] prickly; [pez] bony

2) [problema] knotty, thorny

2.

SM stickleback

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> prickly

b) < pescado> bony

2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty

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= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

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. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex. We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

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* problema espinoso = knotty problem.

* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) <rosal/zarza> thorny; < cactus> prickly

b) < pescado> bony

2) <problema/asunto> thorny, knotty

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= thorny [thornier -comp., thorniest -sup.], ticklish, spiny [spinier -comp., spiniest -sup.].

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: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.

Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

* problema espinoso = knotty problem.

* tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.

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espinoso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹rosal/zarza› thorny; ‹cactus› prickly

2 ‹pescado› bony

B ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty, difficult

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espinoso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1
a) ‹rosal/zarza› thorny;

‹ cactus› prickly
b) ‹ pescado› bony

2 ‹problema/asunto› thorny, knotty
espinoso,-a adjetivo
1 (con espinas) prickly
2 fig (difícil) thorny, difficult: hay que tener cuidado al abordar un tema tan espinoso, we need to be careful when dealing with such a thorny subject
' espinoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engorrosa
- engorroso
- espinosa
English:
knotty
- prickly
- thorny

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espinoso, -a

♦ adj

1. [planta, tallo] thorny;
[cactus] prickly
2. [asunto, problema, tema] thorny

♦ nm
[pez] three-spined stickleback
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espinoso

adj thorny, prickly; fig

thorny, knotty

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espinoso, -sa adj

1) : thorny, prickly

2) : bony (of fish)

3) : knotty, difficult

Spanish-English dictionary > espinoso
17 mit

I Präp. (+ Dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with; ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog; Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children; Tee mit Rum tea with rum; Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream; Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks); ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water; Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast; ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit; ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r; mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends; eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse; eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle; mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature; Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR. grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with; mit Bleistift / Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil / ballpoint; mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper; sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter; mit Gewalt by force; mit Bargeld / Scheck / Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash / by cheque (Am. check) / by credit card; mit der Bahn / Post etc. by train / post etc.; mit dem nächsten Bus / Zug ankommen / fahren come on the next bus / train / take the next bus / train; List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with; mit Absicht intentionally; mit Freude oder Vergnügen with pleasure; mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation; mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice; mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food; nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty; mit Verlust at a loss; mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly; mit einem Wort in a word; mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11; mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of; mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent; mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc. boss; er ist mit ( einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km / h oder mit 80 Sachen umg. durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; Abstand 1, Nachdruck1

4. jemanden oder etw. betreffend: was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?; wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?; wie stehts mit dir? how about you?; wie wärs mit...? how about...?; mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc. needn’t) try it on with (Am. try that on) me; das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg. that’s no good with your weak nerves; du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg. you and your constant gloom and doom; raus mit euch! umg. out with you!, out you go!; Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!; mit der Arbeit beginnen start work; mit Weinen aufhören stop crying; mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much; sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once; es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich): mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her; die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive); die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich: mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty; mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd; mit dem heutigen Tag as of today; mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall; mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc. mother; Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend: mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind; mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; Strom 1, Zeit

II Adv.

1. also, too; das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks; mit dabei sein be there too; wer war außer dir noch mit? umg. who else was there (apart from you)?; etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig. (dulden) ( auch es mit ansehen) sit back and watch; das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too; du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg. you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ: er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best; das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; mitgehen, mitkommen etc.; dazugehören

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with; by; withal

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mịt [mɪt]
1. prep +dat

1) with

Tee mit Zitrone — lemon tea, tea with lemon

mit dem Hut in der Hand — (with) his hat in his hand

ein Topf mit Suppe — a pot of soup

ein Kleid mit Jacke — a dress and jacket

wie wärs mit einem Bier? (inf) — how about a beer?

2) (= mit Hilfe von) with

mit einer Zange — with or using a pair of pliers

mit der Bahn/dem Bus/dem Auto — by train/bus/car

ich fahre mit meinem eigenen Auto zur Arbeit — I drive to work in my own car

mit der Post® — by post (Brit) or mail

mit Gewalt — by force

mit Bleistift/Tinte/dem Kugelschreiber schreiben — to write in pencil/ink/ballpoint

mit dem nächsten Flugzeug/Bus kommen — to come on the next plane/bus

mit etwas Liebe/Verständnis — with a little love/understanding

mit einem Wort — in a word

3)

(zeitlich) mit achtzehn Jahren — at( the age of) eighteen

mit einem Mal — all at once, suddenly, all of a sudden

mit heutigem Tage (form) — as from today

mit beginnendem Sommer — at the start of summer

mit der Zeit — in time

4)

(bei Maß-, Mengenangaben) mit 1 Sekunde Vorsprung gewinnen — to win by 1 second

etw mit 50.000 EUR versichern — to insure sth for EUR 50,000

mit 80 km/h — at 80 km/h

mit 4:2 gewinnen — to win 4-2

5) (= einschließlich) with, including

mit mir waren es 5 — there were 5 with or including or counting me

6) (Begleitumstand, Art und Weise, Eigenschaft) with

er mit seinem Herzfehler kann das nicht — he can't do that with his heart condition

du mit deinen dummen Ideen (inf) — you and your stupid ideas

mit Muße — at (one's) leisure

ein junger Dichter, Rosenholz mit Namen (old) — a young poet, Rosenholz by name or called Rosenholz

mit einem Schlage — in a flash

mit lauter Stimme — in a loud voice

mit Verlust — at a loss

7)

(= betreffend) was ist mit ihr los? — what's the matter with her?, what's up with her?

wie geht or steht es mit deiner Arbeit? — how is your work going?, how are you getting on with your work?

mit meiner Reise wird es nichts — my trip is off

2. adv

er war mit dabei — he went or came too

er ist mit der Beste der Gruppe/Mannschaft — he is one of or among the best in the group/the team

das gehört mit dazu — that's part and parcel of it

etw mit in Betracht ziehen — to consider sth as well

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1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) along

2) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) along

3) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) at

4) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) by

5) (used to show an amount, measurement of something: a gallon of petrol; five bags of coal.) of

6) (containing: a box of chocolates.) of

7) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) of

8) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) on

9) to

10) (in the company of; beside; among; including: I was walking with my father; Do they enjoy playing with each other?; He used to play football with the Arsenal team; Put this book with the others.) with

11) (by means of; using: Mend it with this glue; Cut it with a knife.) with

12) (used in expressing the idea of filling, covering etc: Fill this jug with milk; He was covered with mud.) with

13) (used in describing conflict: They quarrelled with each other; He fought with my brother.) with

14) (used in descriptions of things: a man with a limp; a girl with long hair; a stick with a handle; Treat this book with care.) with

15) (in relation to; in the case of; concerning: Be careful with that!; What's wrong with you?; What shall I do with these books?) with

16) (used in expressing a wish: Down with fascism!; Up with Manchester United!) with

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mit

[ˈmɪt]

I. präp + dat

1. (unter Beigabe von) with

trinkst du den Espresso \mit oder ohne Zucker? do you take your espresso with or without sugar?

isst du das Ei immer \mit so viel Salz und Pfeffer? do you always put so much salt and pepper on your egg?

Champagner \mit Kaviar champagne and caviar

Zimmer \mit Frühstück bed and breakfast

2. (enthaltend) of

ein Glas \mit Essiggurken a jar of pickled gherkins

3. (mittels) with

\mit bequemen Schuhen läuft man besser it's easier to walk in comfortable shoes

\mit Kugelschreiber geschrieben written in biro

mit einem Schraubenzieher with [or using a] screwdriver

4. (per) by

\mit der Bahn/dem Bus/Fahrrad/der Post by train/bus/bicycle/post

sie kommt \mit dem nächsten Zug she'll arrive on the next train

5. (unter Aufwendung von) with

\mit all meiner Liebe with all my love

\mit etwas mehr Mühe with a little more effort

6. (Umstände) with

sie lag \mit Fieber im Bett she was in bed with fever

7. zeitlich at

\mit dem dritten Ton des Zeitzeichens ist es genau 7 Uhr at [or on] the third stroke the time will be exactly 7 o'clock

\mit 18 [Jahren] at [the age of] 18

\mit seinem Durchfahren des Zieles when he crossed the line

8. bei Maß-, Mengenangaben with

das Spiel endete \mit 1:1 unentschieden the game ended in a 1-1 draw

der Zug lief \mit zehn Minuten Verspätung ein the train arrived ten minutes late

er war \mit über 400 Euro im Soll he was over 400 euros in debt

\mit drei Zehntelsekunden Vorsprung with three tenths of a second advantage

sich akk \mit Euro 500.000 versichern to insure oneself for 500,000 euros

\mit einem Kilometerstand von 24567 km with 24,567 km on the clock

\mit 4 zu 7 Stimmen by 4 to 7 votes

9. (einschließlich)

▪ \mit jdm/etw [zusammen] [together] with sb/sth, including sb/sth

\mit Axel und Hans waren wir sechs Personen there were six of us including [or with] Axel and Hans

Montag \mit Freitag Monday to Friday inclusive

10. (in Begleitung von) with

11. (fam: und dazu)

▪ jd \mit seinem/seiner etw sb and sb's sth

du \mit deiner ewigen Prahlerei you and your constant boasting

12. (was jdn/etw angeht) with

\mit meiner Gesundheit steht es nicht zum Besten I am not in the best of health

wie wär's \mit einer Runde Skat? how about a round of skat?

\mit jdm/etw rechnen to reckon on [or with] sb/sth

13. (gleichgerichtet)

\mit der Strömung/dem Wind with the current/wind

14.

▶ \mit mir nicht don't try it on with me

II. adv too, as well

sie gehört \mit zu den führenden Experten auf diesem Gebiet she is one of the leading experts in this field

er war \mit einer der ersten, die diese neue Technologie angewendet haben he was one of the first to use this new technology

\mit dabei sein to be there too

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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mit

A. präp (+dat)

1. Gemeinsamkeit, Zugehörigkeit oder Beteiligung ausdrückend: with;

ein Mann mit Hund a man with a dog;

Ehepaare mit und ohne Kinder married couples with and without children;

Tee mit Rum tea with rum;

Eis mit Sahne ice cream with whipped cream;

Whisky mit Eis whisky with ice ( oder on the rocks);

ein Glas mit Wasser a glass of water;

Zimmer mit Frühstück bed and breakfast;

ein Korb mit Obst a basket of fruit;

ein Gespräch mit dem Nachbarn a conversation with the neighbo(u)r;

mit Freunden Karten spielen play cards with friends;

eine Bluse mit Streifen a blouse with stripes on it, a striped blouse;

eine Flasche mit Schraubverschluss a bottle with a screw top, a screw-top bottle;

mit Fieber im Bett liegen be in bed with a temperature;

Körperverletzung mit Todesfolge JUR grievous bodily harm resulting in death

2. (mithilfe von) with;

mit Bleistift/Kugelschreiber schreiben write with a ( oder in) pencil/ballpoint;

mit Pfeffer würzen season with pepper;

sie brät alles mit Butter she fries everything in butter;

mit Gewalt by force;

mit Bargeld/Scheck/Kreditkarte bezahlen pay in cash/by cheque (US check)/by credit card;

mit der Bahn/Post etc by train/post etc;

mit dem nächsten Bus/Zug ankommen/fahren come on the next bus/train/take the next bus/train; → List

3. Art und Weise beschreibend: with;

mit Absicht intentionally;

mit Freude oder

Vergnügen with pleasure;

mit Bestürzung to one’s consternation;

mit lauter Stimme in a loud voice;

mit Appetit essen enjoy one’s food;

nur mit Mühe only with (some) difficulty;

mit Verlust at a loss;

mit einem Mal all of a sudden, suddenly;

mit einem Wort in a word;

mit 8 zu 11 Stimmen beschließen decide by 8 votes to 11;

mit einer Mehrheit von by a majority of; Regierung: with a majority of;

mit Einwilligung ihrer Eltern with her parents’ consent;

mit Wissen des Chefs with the knowledge of his etc boss;

er ist mit (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 80 km/h oder

mit 80 Sachen umg

durchs Dorf gerast he tore through the village at a speed of 50 mph; → Abstand 1, Nachdruck¹

4. jemanden oder etwas betreffend:

was ist mit ihm? what’s the matter with him?;

wie steht es mit Ihrer Arbeit? how’s your work getting on?;

wie stehts mit dir? how about you?;

wie wärs mit …? how about …?;

mit mir nicht! don’t ( oder they etc needn’t) try it on with (US try that on) me;

das ist nichts für dich mit deinen schwachen Nerven umg that’s no good with your weak nerves;

du mit deiner ewigen Unkerei umg you and your constant gloom and doom;

raus mit euch! umg out with you!, out you go!;

Schluss mit dem Unsinn! that’s enough of this nonsense!;

mit der Arbeit beginnen start work;

mit Weinen aufhören stop crying;

mit seinen Kenntnissen ist es nicht weit her he doesn’t know much;

sie zögerte mit der Antwort she didn’t reply at once;

es ist einfach schlimm mit dir you’re hopeless, what are we to do with you?

5. (einschließlich):

mit ihr waren zehn Personen anwesend there were ten people there including her;

die Miete beträgt 1000 Euro mit Nebenkosten the rent is 1000 euros with all extras ( oder all-inclusive);

die Fahrkarte kostet mit Zuschlag 60 Euro the ticket is 60 euros including ( oder with) the supplement

6. zeitlich:

mit 20 Jahren at (the age of) twenty;

mit dem 3. Mai as of May 3rd;

mit dem heutigen Tag as of today;

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit at nightfall;

mit dem Tod der Mutter hat sich alles geändert everything changed with the death of his etc mother; → Zeit

7. gleichlaufende Bewegung kennzeichnend:

mit dem Wind im Rücken spielen play with one’s back to the wind;

mit der Strömung schwimmen swim with the current; → Strom 1, Zeit

B. adv

1. also, too;

das gehört mit zu deinen Aufgaben this is another of your tasks;

mit dabei sein be there too;

wer war außer dir noch mit? umg who else was there (apart from you)?;

etwas mit ansehen watch ( oder witness) something; fig (dulden) ( auch

es mit ansehen) sit back and watch;

das muss man mit bedenken you have to consider that too;

du kannst auch mal mit anfassen umg you could lend a hand too for once

2. mit Superlativ:

er war mit der Beste he was one of the (very) best;

das ist mit das Schönste this is one of ( oder among) the most beautiful; → mitgehen, mitkommen etc; → dazugehören

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1.
Präposition mit Dat

1) (Gemeinsamkeit, Beteiligung) with

2) (Zugehörigkeit) with

ein Haus mit Garten — a house with a garden

Herr Müller mit Frau — Herr Müller and his wife

3) (einschließlich) with; including

ein Zimmer mit Frühstück — a room with breakfast included

4) (Inhalt)

ein Sack mit Kartoffeln/Glas mit Marmelade — a sack of potatoes/pot of jam

5) (Begleitumstände) with

etwas mit Absicht tun/mit Nachdruck fordern — do something deliberately/demand something forcefully

mit 50 [km/h] fahren — drive at 50 [k.p.h]

6) (Hilfsmittel) with

mit der Bahn/dem Auto fahren — go by train/car

mit der Fähre/‘Hamburg’ — on the ferry/the ‘Hamburg’

7) (allgemeiner Bezug) with

mit der Arbeit ging es recht langsam voran — the work went very slowly

mit einer Tätigkeit beginnen/aufhören — take up/give up an occupation

raus/fort mit dir! — out/off you go!

8) (zeitlich)

mit Einbruch der Dunkelheit/Nacht — when darkness/night falls/fell

mit 20 [Jahren] — at [the age of] twenty

mit der Zeit/den Jahren — in time/as the years go/went by

9) (gleichlaufende Bewegung) with

mit dem Strom/Wind — with the tide/wind
2.
Adverb

1) (auch) too; as well

mit dabei sein — be there too

er ist beim letzten Ausflug nicht mit gewesen — he didn't come [with us] on our last trip

waren eure Kinder im Urlaub mit? — did your children go on holiday with you?

warst du auch mit im Konzert? — were you at the concert too?; s. auch Partie 6)

2) (neben anderen) also; too; as well

es lag mit an ihm — it was partly his doing

3) (ugs.)

mit das wichtigste der Bücher — one of the most important of the books

seine Arbeit war mit am besten — his work was among the best

4) (vorübergehende Beteiligung)

ihr könntet ruhig einmal mit anfassen — it wouldn't hurt you to lend a hand just for once

5) s. auch damit 1. 3); womit 2)

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präp.

with prep.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > mit
18 contundente

adj.

1 blunt (arma, objeto).

2 convincing, decisive, forceful, conclusive.

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contundente

► adjetivo

1 (arma) blunt

2 figurado (categórico) convincing, overwhelming, weighty

■ un "no" contundente a firm "no"

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ADJ

1) [arma] offensive; [instrumento] blunt

2) (=aplastante) [argumento] forceful, convincing; [prueba] conclusive; [derrota, victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [tono] forceful; [efecto, método] severe; [arbitraje] strict, severe; [juego] tough, hard, aggressive

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adjetivo

a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavy

b) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing

ganó de forma contundente — he won convincingly

un ademán contundente — an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones — he was categorical in his statements

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= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.

Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.

Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.

Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.

Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.

Ex. The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex. The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

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* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.

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adjetivo

a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavy

b) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing

ganó de forma contundente — he won convincingly

un ademán contundente — an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones — he was categorical in his statements

* * *

= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.

Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.

Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.

Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.

Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.

Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.

Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.

Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.

Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.

Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.

* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.

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contundente

adjective

1 ‹objeto/instrumento› blunt

fue golpeado con un objeto contundente he was hit with a blunt instrument

le asestó un golpe contundente he dealt her a severe o heavy blow

2 ‹argumento› forceful, convincing; ‹prueba› convincing, conclusive; ‹victoria› resounding ( before n); ‹fracaso› crushing, overwhelming

el candidato fue elegido de forma contundente the candidate was elected by an overwhelming majority

hizo un ademán contundente he made an emphatic gesture

fue contundente en sus declaraciones he was most emphatic o categorical in his statements

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contundente adjetivo
a) ‹objeto/instrumento› blunt;

‹ golpe› severe, heavy
b) ‹argumento/respuesta› forceful;

‹ prueba› convincing;
‹fracaso/victoria› resounding ( before n);
◊ fue contundente en sus declaraciones he was categorical in his statements

contundente adjetivo
1 (convincente) convincing
(concluyente) conclusive
2 (golpe) heavy
(objeto) blunt
' contundente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tajante
English:
forcible
- hard-hitting
- sound
- stunning
- telling
- blunt
- clinch
- decisive

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contundente adj

1. [arma, objeto] blunt;

lanzaron objetos contundentes contra la policía they threw heavy objects at the police

2. [golpe] heavy;

recibió un puñetazo contundente he was punched hard

3. [razonamiento, argumento] forceful, convincing;
[prueba] conclusive, convincing; [victoria] comprehensive, resounding;
la empresa dio una respuesta contundente a los huelguistas the company dealt with the strikers decisively;

se mostró contundente al exigir la dimisión del secretario general he was quite categorical in demanding the resignation of the general secretary

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contundente

adj arma blunt; fig: derrota overwhelming

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contundente adj

1) : blunt

un objeto contundente: a blunt instrument

2) : forceful, convincing

♦ contundentemente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > contundente
19 large

large [laʀʒ]

1. adjective

   a. ( = grand) wide ; [lame, dos, visage, main, nez, front] broad ; [jupe] full ; [chemise] loose-fitting ; [pantalon] baggy

• large de 3 mètres 3 metres wide

• avec un large sourire with a broad smile

• ce veston est trop large this jacket is too big across the shoulders

• être large d'épaules to be broad-shouldered

• être large de hanches to have wide hips

   b. [pouvoirs, diffusion, extraits] extensive ; [choix, gamme] wide

• une large majorité a big majority

• destiné à un large public designed for a wide audience

• au sens large du terme in the broad sense of the term

   c. ( = généreux) generous

   d. ( = tolérant) il est large d'esprit

• il a les idées larges he's very broad-minded

2. adverb

• calculer large to allow a bit extra in one's calculations

• prends un peu plus d'argent, il vaut mieux prévoir large take a bit more money, it's better to allow a bit extra

3. masculine noun

   a. ( = largeur) une avenue de 8 mètres de large an avenue 8 metres wide

   b. ( = haute mer) le large the open sea

• le grand large the high seas

• gagner le large to reach the open sea

• au large de Calais off Calais

• prendre le large (inf) to clear off (inf)

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laʀʒ
1.

adjectif

1) ( de grande dimension) [épaules, hanches, paumes] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] long

un large cercle — a big circle

large de trois mètres — three metres [BrE] wide

2) ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large

au sens large — in a broad sense

bénéficier d'un large soutien — to have widespread support

3) ( généreux) [personne] generous ( avec to)

4) ( ais é) [vie] comfortable

5) ( ouvert)

avoir les idées larges, être large d'esprit — to be broad-minded

2.

adverbe

1) ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side

2)

s'habiller large — to wear loose-fitting clothes

3.

nom masculin

1) ( largeur)

faire quatre mètres de large — to be four metres [BrE] wide

2) Nautisme open sea

au large — offshore

au large de Marseille — off Marseilles

l'air du large — the sea air

prendre le large — Nautisme to sail; grand

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ne pas en mener large — (colloq) to be worried stiff (colloq)

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laʀʒ
1. adj

1) (passage, boulevard, étendue, couverture, éventail) wide, (majorité) large, (épaules, visage, sourire) broad

2)

large d'esprit — broad-minded

avoir les idées larges — to be broad-minded

3) fig (= généreux) generous

2. adv

1) [voir, prévoir, calculer]

Nous avons préféré voir large au cas où les invités viendraient avec leurs familles. — We thought we'd better allow plenty in case our guests brought their families.

En calculant large, je pense que l'on devrait être à Édimbourg dans une heure. — Allowing plenty of time, I think we should be in Edinburgh in an hour.

2)

ne pas en mener large — to have one's heart in one's boots

3. nm

1) (= largeur)

5 m de large — 5 m wide, 5 m in width

2) (= mer)

le large — the open sea

au large de — off the coast of

Le bateau est actuellement au large du Portugal. — The boat is off the coast of Portugal at the moment.

3)

en long et en large [expliquer, décrire, parcourir] — in every detail

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large

A adj

1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur ( de grande dimension) [front, épaules, hanches, paumes, nez] broad; [couloir, avenue, rivière, lit] wide; [sillon] broad; [manteau] loose-fitting; [pantalon] loose; [jupe, cape] full; [chandail] big; [geste, mouvement] sweeping; [sourire] broad; [courbe, détour] long; une caisse aussi large que haute a box as wide as it is high; faire de larges gestes des bras to make sweeping gestures with one's arms; former un large cercle to form a big circle; être large d'épaules/de hanches to have broad shoulders/hips; être large de trois mètres to be three metres^GB wide;

2 ( important) [avance, bénéfice] substantial; [choix, gamme, public] wide; [concertation, coalition] broad; [extrait, majorité] large; remporter une large victoire to win by a wide margin; dans une large mesure, pour une large part to a large extent; au sens large in a broad sense; prendre une large part dans qch to take a large part in sth; bénéficier d'un large soutien to have widespread support;

3 ( généreux) [personne] generous (avec to);

4 ( aisé) [vie] comfortable; mener une existence large to live very comfortably;

5 ( ouvert) avoir les idées larges, être large d'idées to be broad-minded, to be liberal; avoir l'esprit large, être large d'esprit to be broad-minded.

B adv

1 ( généreusement) [prévoir] on a generous scale; [calculer, mesurer] on the generous side; il vaut mieux prévoir large it's better to plan on a generous scale; et quand je dis dix je suis large○! and when I say ten I'm erring on the generous side!; trois kilos de spaghetti, tu as vu large○! three kilos of spaghetti, you don't believe in skimping, do you?;

2 Mode s'habiller large to wear loose-fitting clothes; un modèle qui chausse large a wide-fitting shoe.

C nm

1 ( largeur) faire quatre mètres de large to be four metres^GB wide; un ruban de deux centimètres de large a ribbon five centimetres^GB wide; être au large○ to have plenty of room;

2 Naut open sea; gagner le large to reach the open sea; au large offshore; au large de Marseille/des côtes bretonnes off Marseilles/the coast of Brittany; l'air/le vent du large the sea air/breeze; prendre le large Naut to sail; fig○ to make oneself scarce○; ⇒ grand.

Idiome

ne pas en mener large○ to be worried stiff○.

[larʒ] adjectif

1. [grand - généralement] broad, wide ; [ - plaine] big, wide ; [ - rue] broad ; [ - tache] large

large de 5 cm 5 cm wide

un chapeau à larges bords a wide-brimmed hat

large d'épaules broad-shouldered

un large mouvement du bras a sweeping gesture with the arm

un large sourire a broad smile

2. [ample - vêtement] big, baggy ; [ - chaussures] wide

3. [considérable] large

elle a une large part de responsabilité she must bear a large ou major share of the blame

jouissant d'une large diffusion widely distributed

avoir un large vocabulaire to have a wide ou wide-ranging vocabulary

elle a fait de larges concessions/un large tour d'horizon she made generous concessions/an extensive survey of the situation

les journaux ont publié de larges extraits de son discours the papers quoted extensively from his speech

4. [généralementéral]

prendre un mot dans son sens large to take a word in its broadest sense

5. [généralementéreux] generous

6. [ouvert] open

leur père a l'esprit large their father is open-minded ou broad-minded

7. [excessif]

ton estimation était un peu large your estimate was a bit wide of the mark

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[larʒ] nom masculin

1. [dimension] width

ici la rivière a 2 km de large here the river is 2 km wide

2. NAUTIQUE

le large the open sea

respirer l'air du large to breathe the sea air

le vent du large offshore wind

au large offshore, at sea

au large de Hong Kong off Hong Kong

se tenir au large de quelque chose (figuré) to stand clear of something

gagner ou prendre le large (sens propre) to head for the open sea

il est temps de prendre le large (familier & figuré) it's time we beat it

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[larʒ] adverbe

calculer ou prévoir large to allow a good margin for error

voir large to think big

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en large locution adverbiale

widthways

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > large
20 П-403

ПО ПОРЯДКУ (рассказывать, описывать что и т. п.) PrepP Invar adv
(to tell a story, describe sth. etc) presenting things in a logical sequence (and, in the case of a story, in the order in which events occurred)

in (its (the) proper) order
in sequence step by step (recount etc sth.) in the order in which sth. happened
Neg не \П-403 - out of order.

...Хотя нас вправе упрекнуть (уже упрекнули), что мы способны рассказывать лишь все по порядку, «от печки», мы считаем это правильным, то есть иначе не можем (Битов 2). Although people are within their rights to reproach us (they already have) for being capable of telling things only in order, "from square one," we consider this correct

i.e., we can't do it any other way (2a).

«...Мне нужно сесть с тобой рядом и рассказать все по порядку» (Федин 1). "I've got to sit down beside you and tell you everything in its proper order" (1a).

Расскажи только в подробности, как ты это сделал. Все по порядку. Ничего не забудь» (Достоевский 2). "Just tell me in detail how you did it. Step by step. Don't leave anything out" (2a).

Митя хоть и засуетился, распоряжаясь, но говорил и приказывал как-то странно, вразбивку, а не по порядку (Достоевский 1). Though Mitya began bustling about, making arrangements, he spoke and gave commands somehow strangely, at random and out of order (I a).

Теперь в Москве большинство моих знакомых живут в отдельных благоустроенных квартирах со всеми удобствами. А вот когда-то... Впрочем, расскажу по порядку. Я приехал в Москву в пятьдесят шестом году (Войнович 1). ( context transl) The majority of the people I know in Moscow live in comfortable apartments with all the conveniences. Nevertheless, there was a time... But I should start at the beginning. I arrived in Moscow in 1956 (1a).

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