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1 patch
I [pætʃ]1) (for repair) (in clothes) toppa f., pezza f., rattoppo m.; (on tyre, airbed) = toppa, pezza per la riparazione di camere d'aria2) (protective cover) (on eye) benda f.; (on wound) cerotto m.3) (small area) (of snow) mucchietto m., piccolo cumulo m.; (of ice) piccola lastra f., crosta f.; (of colour, damp, rust, oil) macchia f., chiazza f.; (of fog) (piccolo) banco m.; (of sunlight, blue sky) squarcio m.in patches — a chiazze o macchie
4) (area of ground) pezzo m. di terra5) BE colloq. (territory) (of gangster) territorio m.; (of salesman, policeman, official) zona f.6) colloq. (period) periodo m., momento m.to go through o have a bad patch — attraversare un brutto periodo o un momento difficile
••II [pætʃ]2) inform. correggere [ software]•- patch up* * *[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) toppa2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) appezzamento2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) rattoppare- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up* * *[pætʃ]1. n(piece of cloth, material) toppa, pezza, (on tyre) toppa, (eye patch) benda, (area of colour, spot) macchia, (piece of land) appezzamento, pezzo2. vt(garment, hole) rattoppare, mettere una pezza a•- patch up* * *patch /pætʃ/n.2 cerotto (su una ferita, o per l'assunzione di un farmaco); benda ( su un occhio ferito): nicotine patch, cerotto alla nicotina5 chiazza; macchia; ( del manto di un cavallo, anche) pezza; squarcio: vegetation patches, chiazze di vegetazione; patches of blue sky, squarci di sereno: bald patch, zona priva di capelli; chierica; tonsura7 (elettr.) collegamento provvisorio9 pezzo; frammento10 (fam.) periodo; fase; momento: to strike a bad patch, attraversare un brutto periodo; a rough patch, un periodo difficile12 (mil.) distintivo di panno● ( sartoria) patch pocket, tasca a toppa; tasca riportata □ (med.) patch test, cutireazione; test cutaneo □ in patches, a tratti; qua e là □ (fam.) not to be a patch on, essere niente a paragone di; non valere una cicca rispetto a: My book is not a patch on yours, il mio libro è niente a paragone del tuo.(to) patch /pætʃ/v. t.4 (elettr.) collegare provvisoriamente5 (comput.) applicare una patch● to patch together, mettere assieme ( cocci rotti, ecc.); (fig.) abborracciare, mettere insieme alla meglio, raffazzonare □ to patch up, rappezzare, rattoppare; (fig.) mettere una pezza a; aggiustare, appianare, accomodare: to patch up one's marriage, mettere una pezza al proprio matrimonio □ to patch up a matter, aggiustare una faccenda □ to patch up a dispute, appianare un dissidio.* * *I [pætʃ]1) (for repair) (in clothes) toppa f., pezza f., rattoppo m.; (on tyre, airbed) = toppa, pezza per la riparazione di camere d'aria2) (protective cover) (on eye) benda f.; (on wound) cerotto m.3) (small area) (of snow) mucchietto m., piccolo cumulo m.; (of ice) piccola lastra f., crosta f.; (of colour, damp, rust, oil) macchia f., chiazza f.; (of fog) (piccolo) banco m.; (of sunlight, blue sky) squarcio m.in patches — a chiazze o macchie
4) (area of ground) pezzo m. di terra5) BE colloq. (territory) (of gangster) territorio m.; (of salesman, policeman, official) zona f.6) colloq. (period) periodo m., momento m.to go through o have a bad patch — attraversare un brutto periodo o un momento difficile
••II [pætʃ]2) inform. correggere [ software]•- patch up -
2 pezza
f cloth( toppa) patch* * *pezza s.f.1 ( toppa) patch: una pezza nei calzoni, nel lenzuolo, a patch in a pair of trousers, in a sheet; metterci una pezza, to patch sthg. up (anche fig.); cucire una pezza sui pantaloni, to stitch a patch on (o to patch) a pair of trousers; una giacca con le pezze ai gomiti, a jacket with patches on the elbows // una bambola di pezza, a rag doll // essere una pezza da piedi, to be a nobody // trattare qlcu. come una pezza da piedi, (fig.) to treat s.o. like dirt2 ( panno intero) roll, bolt; piece: una pezza di cotone, a roll of cotton cloth; tessuti in pezza, piece-goods; questa stoffa sembrava molto migliore in pezza, as a roll of cloth this material looked much better; vendere a pezze, to sell by the piece4 ( sul mantello di animali) speckle, spot, patch6 (amm.) ( documento giustificativo) voucher: pezza d'appoggio, voucher; pezza giustificativa contabile, bookkeeping voucher; (comm.) pezza giustificativa di cassa, cash voucher.* * *['pɛttsa]sostantivo femminile1) (pezzo di stoffa) piece of cloth; (straccio) rag; (toppa) patch2) (rotolo di tessuto) bolt, roll3) (sul manto di animale) patch, spot, speckle4) burocr. (documento)pezza giustificativa, d'appoggio — written evidence, proof
••mettere una pezza a qcs. — to patch sth. up
trattare qcn. come una pezza da piedi — to treat sb. like dirt
* * *pezza/'pεttsa/sostantivo f.2 (rotolo di tessuto) bolt, roll3 (sul manto di animale) patch, spot, specklemettere una pezza a qcs. to patch sth. up; trattare qcn. come una pezza da piedi to treat sb. like dirt. -
3 adornar
v.1 to decorate.2 to adorn.Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.Ella adornó la verdad She adorned the truth.3 to be decorative.hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *1 to adorn, decorate2 figurado to embellish* * *verb1) to adorn, decorate2) trim* * *VT1) (=decorar) to adorn, decorate (de with)(Cos) to trim (de with) (Culin) to garnish (de with)2) [+ persona] (=dotar) to endow, bless (de with)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *adornar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» ‹habitación› to decorate; ‹vestido/sombrero› to trim, decorate; ‹plato/comida› to garnish, decorateadornaron la iglesia con flores they decorated o ( liter) decked the church with flowers2 ‹relato/discurso› to embellish3 «flores/banderas» to adornlas banderas que adornan la fachada del hotel the flags which adorn the facade of the hotellas virtudes/cualidades que lo adornan ( liter); the virtues/qualities with which he is blessed ( liter)( refl):los domingos se adornan y salen de paseo on Sundays they get dressed up and go out for a strollse adornó los brazos con pulseras she adorned her arms with bracelets* * *
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
' adornar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinta
- peineta
- purpurina
English:
adorn
- deck
- decorate
- embellish
- embroider
- garnish
- hang
- trim
- festoon
* * *♦ vt1. [decorar] to decorate;adornó la habitación con cuadros she decorated o hung the room with paintings2. [aderezar] to adorn ( con with);adornó el relato con florituras del lenguaje she embellished the story with fancy language♦ vito be decorative;hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *v/t decorate* * *adornar vtdecorar: to decorate, to adorn* * *adornar vb to decorate -
4 engalanar
v.1 to decorate.2 to adorn, to deck out, to attire, to doll up.* * *1 (cosa) to festoon, deck out1 (persona) to dress up, get dressed up* * *1.VT to adorn, deck (de with)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to decorate, deck2.engalanar algo/a alguien con algo — to deck something/somebody (out) with something
engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best* * *= deck out, festoon, garland.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.----* engalanar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.* engalanarse = tog out, tog up.* * *1.verbo transitivo to decorate, deck2.engalanar algo/a alguien con algo — to deck something/somebody (out) with something
engalanarse v pron (refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best* * *= deck out, festoon, garland.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.* engalanar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.* engalanarse = tog out, tog up.* * *engalanar [A1 ]vtto decorate, deckbalcones engalanados de flores balconies decorated o decked o festooned with flowersla ciudad estaba engalanada para recibir al Rey the city was decked out for the King's visit( refl) to get all dressed up, dress up in one's Sunday best* * *♦ vtto decorate* * *v/t decorate, deck* * *engalanar vt: to decorate, to deck out -
5 presumido
adj.conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.f. & m.conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.past part.past participle of spanish verb: presumir.* * *► adjetivo1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person* * *(f. - presumida)adj.* * *ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *presumido -da1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant2 (coqueto) vain* * *
Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir)
presumido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
presumido
presumir
presumido◊ -da adjetivo
( arrogante) arrogant
presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo
to show off;
presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth;
( enseñándolo) to flash sth around;
verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction;
era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
presumido,-a
I adjetivo vain
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
presumir
I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car
' presumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presumida
- presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- autosuficiente
- vanidoso
English:
overconfident
- toffee-nosed
- vain
- self
* * *presumido, -a♦ adj2. [vanidoso] vain♦ nm,f1. [jactancioso] show-off* * *I adj1 ( creído) conceited2 ( coqueto) vainII m, presumida f bighead* * *presumido, -da adjvanidoso: conceited, vain* * *presumido adj vain -
6 engreído
adj.vain, cocky, proud, bigheaded.f. & m.swell-headed person, conceited person, swellhead.past part.past participle of spanish verb: engreír.* * *► adjetivo1 vain, conceited, stuck-up* * *engreído, -a1. ADJ1) (=vanidoso) vain, stuck-up *2.SM / F bighead *, spoiled brat* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *1 (vanidoso, presumido) conceited, bigheaded ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (vanidoso) bighead ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír)
engreído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
engreído
engreír
engreído◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited
' engreído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
además
- cambio
- corte
- engreída
- estiramiento
- fatua
- fatuo
- parecer
- ufana
- ufano
- creído
- pituco
- presumido
- sobrado
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- fatuous
- self-important
- smug
- toffee-nosed
- conceited
- puffed
- self
* * *engreído, -a♦ adj1. [creído] conceited, full of one's own importance♦ nm,f1. [creído] conceited person;ser un engreído to be very conceited* * *adj conceited* * *engreído, -da adjpresumido, vanidoso: vain, conceited, stuck-up -
7 prepotente
adj.1 domineering, overbearing (arrogante).2 very powerful (poderoso).3 prepotent, domineering.f. & m.arrogant person.* * *► adjetivo1 arrogant, domineering* * *ADJ1) (=arrogante) high-handed2) (=poderoso) powerful* * ** * *= full of opinions, opinionated, overbearing, self-important, supercilious, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.].Ex. He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.* * ** * *= full of opinions, opinionated, overbearing, self-important, supercilious, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.].Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.* * *‹persona› arrogant, overbearing; ‹actitud› high-handed* * *
prepotente adjetivo ‹ persona› arrogant, overbearing;
‹ actitud› high-handed
prepotente adjetivo overbearing, arrogant
' prepotente' also found in these entries:
English:
arrogant
- high-handed
- pushy
* * *prepotente adj1. [arrogante] domineering, overbearing2. [poderoso] very powerful* * *adj arrogant* * *prepotente adj: arrogant, domineering, overbearing♦ prepotencia nf -
8 patch
patch [pætʃ]1 noun(a) (of fabric) pièce f; (on garment) pièce f (rapportée); (on sail) placard m; (on inner tube) Rustine ® f;∎ a jacket with suede patches on the elbows une veste avec des pièces en daim aux coudes;∎ his last novel isn't a patch on the others son dernier roman est loin de valoir les autres□(b) (over eye) bandeau m;∎ he wore a black eye patch il avait un bandeau noir sur l'œil(c) (sticking plaster) pansement m (adhésif)(d) (beauty spot) mouche f(f) (plot of land) parcelle f, lopin m;∎ cabbage/strawberry patch carré m de choux/de fraises;∎ cotton patch champ m de coton;∎ vegetable patch carré m de légumes(g) (of light, colour, grease, dampness) tache f; (of fog, mist) nappe f; (of oil) flaque f; (of ice) plaque f;∎ there were damp patches on the ceiling il y avait des taches d'humidité au plafond;∎ patch of blue sky pan m ou coin m ou échappée f de ciel bleu;∎ snow still lay in patches on the slopes les pistes étaient encore enneigées par endroits;∎ we crossed a rough patch of road nous sommes passés sur un tronçon de route défoncé;∎ a bald patch une (petite) tonsure∎ to go through a bad or sticky or rough patch traverser une période difficile ou une mauvaise passe;∎ the company had a bad patch in 1998 la firme a connu des moments difficiles en 1998∎ familiar keep off my patch! ne mets pas les pieds sur mon territoire!∎ his jeans were patched at the knees son jean avait des pièces ou était rapiécé aux genoux;∎ they patched the hole in the roof ils ont colmaté ou bouché le trou dans la toiture(c) Telecommunications raccorder;∎ I'll patch you through je vous passe votre communication;∎ patch me through to headquarters passez-moi le siège social►► Telecommunications patch board tableau m de raccordement;Sewing patch pocket poche f plaquée;Medicine patch test test m cutanéfamiliar (temporary shelter, broken object) assembler□ ; (business plan, team, government) mettre sur pied□ ;∎ they patched together a documentary ils ont monté un documentaire tant bien que mal;∎ we are beginning to patch together an understanding of… petit à petit nous commençons à nous faire une idée de…□ ;∎ pejorative the whole thing is a bit patched together tout est un peu mal fichu∎ they patched him up in hospital ils l'ont rafistolé à l'hôpital∎ he's trying to patch things up with his wife il essaie de se rabibocher avec sa femme;∎ they patched up their differences ils ont réglé leurs différends□ -
9 gastado
adj.worn-out, used-up, worn-down, outworn.past part.past participle of spanish verb: gastar.* * *1→ link=gastar gastar► adjetivo1 (desgastado) worn-out2 (acabado) finished, empty, used up3 (manido) hackneyed, well-worn4 (abatido) worn-out, drained; (aviejado) old5 (debilitado) weak, spent, finished* * *ADJ1) (=desgastado) [ropa, neumático, superficie] worn2) (=trillado) [metáfora] stale, hackneyed; [broma] old, stale3) [pilas] dead* * *- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)* * *- da adjetivo <ropa/zapatos> worn-out; <político/cantante> washed-up (colloq)* * *gastado11 = hackneyed, worn, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], well-worn, spent.Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.* batería gastada = dud battery.* gastado por el uso = worn-out.* muy gastado = worn-out.gastado22 = committed.Ex: The estimated cost on the original order record is then deducted from the committed expenditure.
* * *gastado -da1 ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-outlos codos están muy gastados the elbows have worn very thin o are threadbare2(envejecido): sólo tiene 40 años pero está muy gastado he's only 40 but he looks much olderel gobierno ya está muy gastado the government has had its day* * *
Del verbo gastar: ( conjugate gastar)
gastado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
gastado
gastar
gastado◊ -da adjetivo ‹ropa/zapatos› worn-out;
‹político/cantante› washed-up (colloq)
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
gastado algo en algo to spend sth on sth
2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
5 ‹ broma› to play;◊ le gastadoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!
gastado,-a adjetivo
1 (usado, deteriorado) worn-out
2 fig (manido) hackneyed
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
' gastado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gastada
- rozado
- usado
- ya
English:
go through
- low
- shabby
- spend
- spent
- tatty
- worn
- worn-out
- bald
- thread
- well
* * *gastado, -a adj[objeto] worn out; [frase, tema] hackneyed; [persona] broken, burnt out; [pila] dead; [batería] flat* * *adj worn out* * *gastado, -da adj1) : spent2) : worn, worn-out* * *gastado adj (ropa, zapatos, etc) worn out -
10 patch
n. 1. нөхөөс. a jacket with leather \patches on the elbows хоёр тохойн дээрээ савхин нөхөөстэй пинжэк. 2. гэмтсэн нүд хамгаалах даруулга. 3. толбо. 4. \patch (of sth) хэсэгхэн газар. 5. ногоон талбай. a cabbage \patch байцааны талбай. 6. цагдаагийн хэлтэс. 7. хэцүү бэрх үе. v. нөхөх, нөхөөс тавих. patch sth/ sb up 1. дор нь засах/ эмчлэх. 2. шийдэх, зохицуулах. -
11 reinforce
[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) forstærke* * *[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) forstærke -
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transitive verbverstärken [Truppen, Festung, Stoff]; erhöhen [Anzahl]; untermauern [Argument]; bestätigen [Behauptung]reinforce somebody's opinion — jemanden in seiner Meinung bestärken
reinforced concrete — Stahlbeton, der
* * *[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) verstärken- academic.ru/61268/reinforcement">reinforcement* * *re·in·force[ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s, AM -ˈfɔ:rs]vt1. (strengthen)▪ to \reinforce sth etw verstärkenthat just \reinforces what I've been saying das unterstreicht genau das, was ich gesagt habeto \reinforce concrete Beton armierento \reinforce evidence einen Beweis bestätigento \reinforce findings Ergebnisse bestätigento \reinforce an impression einen Eindruck verstärkento \reinforce sb's opinion jds Meinung bestätigento \reinforce sb's prejudices [or bias] jds Vorurteile bestätigen2. (in military)to \reinforce a border/one's position/troops eine Grenze/seine Position/Truppen verstärkenBuchanan did not \reinforce Anderson at Ft. Sumter Buchanan gab Anderson im Fort Sumter keine Verstärkung* * *["riːɪn'fɔːs] verstärken; concrete also armieren (spec); sb's demands, belief stärken, stützen; evidence, statement stützen, bestätigen; opinion bestätigento reinforce sb's decision/determination — jdn in seiner Entscheidung/Absicht bestärken
to reinforce the message — der Botschaft (dat) mehr Nachdruck verleihen
* * *reinforce [ˌriːınˈfɔː(r)s]A v/t1. MIL und weitS. verstärken:2. figa) seine Gesundheit kräftigenb) seine Worte bekräftigenc) einen Eindruck verstärkend) einen Beweis untermauern3. TECHa) allg verstärkenb) Beton armieren:reinforced concrete Stahlbeton mB s TECH (Material)Verstärkung f* * *transitive verbverstärken [Truppen, Festung, Stoff]; erhöhen [Anzahl]; untermauern [Argument]; bestätigen [Behauptung]reinforced concrete — Stahlbeton, der
* * *v.untermauern v.verstärken v. -
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I v/t strengthen; TECH., MIL. reinforce; ETECH. boost; ETRON. (Instrument): amplify; (steigern) increase, boost; (Eindruck) add to; das Team um einen Angreifer / im Angriff verstärken strengthen the team by adding an attacker / in attackII v/refl increase; Verdacht etc.: grow; sich im Angriff etc. verstärken become stronger in attack etc.* * *to amplify; to reinforce; to heighten; to strengthen; to deepen; to reenforce; to intensify; to fortify;sich verstärkento increase* * *ver|stạ̈r|ken ptp verstä\#rkt1. vtEindruck, Truppen, Mannschaft, Präsenz to reinforce; Argumente, Mauer auch to strengthen; Spannung, Zweifel, Zusammenarbeit to intensify, to increase; (CHEM) to concentrate; (PHOT) to intensify; (ELEC) Signal, Strom, Spannung to boost, to amplify; Stimme, Musik, Musikinstrument to amplify2. vr (fig)to intensify; (= sich vermehren) to increase* * *1) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) amplify2) (to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) reinforce3) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) deepen* * *ver·stär·ken *I. vt▪ etw \verstärken to strengthen sth; (durch stärkeres Material a.) to reinforce sth2. (vergrößern)Truppen \verstärken to reinforce troops▪ etw \verstärken to intensify [or increase] sth4. (erhöhen)▪ etw \verstärken to increase sth▪ etw \verstärken to amplify [or boost] sthII. vrder anfängliche Eindruck verstärkte sich the initial impression was reinforced* * *1.transitives Verb1) strengthen2) (zahlenmäßig) reinforce <troops, garrison, etc.> (um by); enlarge, augment <orchestra, choir> (um by)3) (intensiver machen) intensify, increase <effort, contrast, impression, suspicion>; (lauter machen) amplify <signal, sound, guitar, etc.>2.reflexives Verb increase* * *A. v/t strengthen; TECH, MIL reinforce; ELEK boost; Elektronik: (Instrument): amplify; (steigern) increase, boost; (Eindruck) add to;das Team um einen Angreifer/im Angriff verstärken strengthen the team by adding an attacker/in attackB. v/r increase; Verdacht etc: grow;sich im Angriff etcverstärken become stronger in attack etc* * *1.transitives Verb1) strengthen2) (zahlenmäßig) reinforce <troops, garrison, etc.> (um by); enlarge, augment <orchestra, choir> (um by)3) (intensiver machen) intensify, increase <effort, contrast, impression, suspicion>; (lauter machen) amplify <signal, sound, guitar, etc.>2.reflexives Verb increase* * *v.to amplify v.to boost v.to fortify v.to intensify v.to reenforce v.to reinforce v.to strengthen v. -
14 reinforce
[ˌriːɪn'fɔːs]1) rinforzare, rafforzare (anche mil. ing.)* * *[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) rinforzare* * *reinforce /ri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/n.rinforzo; pezzo di rinforzo.♦ (to) reinforce /ri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/v. t.2 (ind. costr.) armare; rinforzare4 (fig.) corroborare; avvalorare: to reinforce one's argument, corroborare la propria argomentazione5 (psic.) rinforzare● (ind. costr.) reinforcing rod (o bar), ferro d'armatura.* * *[ˌriːɪn'fɔːs]1) rinforzare, rafforzare (anche mil. ing.) -
15 reinforce
ri:in'fo:s(to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) reforzartr[riːɪn'fɔːs]1 reforzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLreinforced concrete hormigón nombre masculino armadov.• adminicular v.• armar v.• rebatir v.• reforzar v.'riːɪn'fɔːrs, ˌriːɪn'fɔːsa) \<\<material/structure\>\> reforzar*reinforced concrete — hormigón m or (AmL tb) concreto m armado
b) \<\<argument/prejudice\>\> reafirmar[ˌriːɪn'fɔːs]VT (gen, fig) reforzar; [+ concrete] armar* * *['riːɪn'fɔːrs, ˌriːɪn'fɔːs]a) \<\<material/structure\>\> reforzar*reinforced concrete — hormigón m or (AmL tb) concreto m armado
b) \<\<argument/prejudice\>\> reafirmar -
16 reinforce
ri:in'fo:s(to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) styrke, forsterkeforsterkeverb \/ˌriːɪnˈfɔːs\/1) ( militærvesen) forsterke2) (om klær, musikk e.l.) forsterke3) underbygge4) ( arkitektur) armerereinforced concrete armert betong, jernbetong -
17 reinforce
[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) styrkja -
18 reinforce
[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) megerősít -
19 reinforce
[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) reforçar* * *re.in.force[ri:inf'ɔ:s] n reforço (também Psych). • vt reforçar. -
20 reinforce
v. takviye etmek, sağlamlaştırmak, güçlendirmek, pekiştirmek* * *1. güçlendir 2. pekiştir* * *[ri:in'fo:s](to make stronger: I've reinforced the elbows of this jacket with leather patches; Extra troops will be sent to reinforce the army.) güçlendirmek, takviye etmek
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