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1 blanco fácil
m.easy target, soft target.* * *(n.) = ripe target, sitting duckEx. As a result, a library budget can be a ripe target to bargain away when budget cuts are required = Como consecuencia, el presupuesto de la biblioteca puede ser un blanco fácil cuando se necesitan hacer recortes presupuestarios.Ex. The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.* * *(n.) = ripe target, sitting duckEx: As a result, a library budget can be a ripe target to bargain away when budget cuts are required = Como consecuencia, el presupuesto de la biblioteca puede ser un blanco fácil cuando se necesitan hacer recortes presupuestarios.
Ex: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors. -
2 grotesco
adj.grotesque, grim, gross, grisly.* * *► adjetivo1 grotesque, ridiculous* * *ADJ (=ridículo) grotesque; (=absurdo) bizarre, absurd* * *- ca adjetivo <personaje/mueca> grotesque; < espectáculo> hideous, grotesque* * *= ludicrous, grotesque, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], risible, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], way out in left field, burlesque.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex. By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.----* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* * *- ca adjetivo <personaje/mueca> grotesque; < espectáculo> hideous, grotesque* * *= ludicrous, grotesque, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], risible, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], way out in left field, burlesque.Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex: By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de manera grotesca = grotesquely.* * *grotesco -ca1 ‹personaje/figura/mueca› grotesque2 ‹espectáculo› hideous, grotesque* * *
grotesco◊ -ca adjetivo ‹personaje/mueca› grotesque;
‹ espectáculo› hideous, grotesque
grotesco,-a adjetivo grotesque
' grotesco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grotesca
English:
grotesque
* * *grotesco, -a adj[personaje] grotesque; [traje] hideous; [declaración] absurd* * *adj grotesque* * *grotesco, -ca adj: grotesque, hideous
См. также в других словарях:
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