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41 hacer más sofisticado
(v.) = dumb upEx. So the ISI journal-impact factor is merely a tiny dumbed-down portion of the rich emerging spectrum of objective impact indicators; it now needs to be dumbed-up, not dumped!.* * *(v.) = dumb upEx: So the ISI journal-impact factor is merely a tiny dumbed-down portion of the rich emerging spectrum of objective impact indicators; it now needs to be dumbed-up, not dumped!.
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42 hecho de trozos
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43 isótopo de hidrógeno
(n.) = hydrogen isotopeEx. Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.* * *(n.) = hydrogen isotopeEx: Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
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44 kilocaloría
f.kilocalorie, Cal, large calorie, one thousand calories.* * *1 kilocalorie* * *SF kilocalorie, Calorie* * *femenino kilocalorie* * *= kilocalorie.Ex. One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density (kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.* * *femenino kilocalorie* * *= kilocalorie.Ex: One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density (kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.
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45 kilojulio
m.kilojoule.* * *= kilojoule.Ex. One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density ( kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.* * *= kilojoule.Ex: One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density ( kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.
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46 lote
m.1 share (parte).2 batch, lot (conjunto).un lote de libros a set of books3 allotment, lot.* * *1 (parte) share, portion2 COMERCIO lot, batch\darse el lote familiar to petpegarse el lote familiar to pet* * *noun m.lot, batch* * *ISM1) [de herencia, reparto] portion, share2) [en subasta] lot3) (Inform) batch4) LAm (=solar) lot, piece of land, building site6) **8)- al loteII* SM Cono Sur (=imbécil) idiot, clot ** * *1) ( de un producto) batch; ( en subastas) lotdarse un lote de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)
3) (fam) ( montón) loads (pl) (colloq)* * *= batch [batches, -pl.], bundle, tranche.Ex. A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.Ex. Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.Ex. The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.----* darse el lote = snog, neck.* fichero de ejecución por lotes = batch file.* modalidad por lotes = batch mode.* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.* procesar por lotes = batch-process.* proceso por lotes = batch processing.* * *1) ( de un producto) batch; ( en subastas) lotdarse un lote de algo — (Esp fam) to stuff oneself with something (colloq)
3) (fam) ( montón) loads (pl) (colloq)* * *= batch [batches, -pl.], bundle, tranche.Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.
Ex: Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.* darse el lote = snog, neck.* fichero de ejecución por lotes = batch file.* modalidad por lotes = batch mode.* ofrecer en un lote = bundle.* procesar por lotes = batch-process.* proceso por lotes = batch processing.* * *A1 (de un producto) batch, lot2 (en subastas) lotCompuesto:serviced siteun lote de cosas que hacer loads o lots of things to dolos asuntos aquí andan al lote things are in a total mess here ( colloq)es muy al lote she's very careless o slapdash* * *
lote sustantivo masculino
( en subastas) lot
lote sustantivo masculino
1 set
2 Com lot
3 Inform batch
♦ Locuciones: vulgar darse el lote, to snog, make out
' lote' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
partida
- terreno
English:
batch
- lot
- job
* * *lote nm1. [parte] [para vender, subastar] lot;han hecho varios lotes con sus muebles they've divided their furniture into several lots2. [conjunto] [de productos] batch;regalamos un lote de libros we're giving away a set of books3. Informát batch5. Am [solar] plot (of land)* * *m1 en reparto share, part2 L.Am. ( solar) lot3 pop:darse el lote make out fam* * *lote nm1) : part, share2) : batch, lot3) : plot of land, lot* * *lote n (de productos) batch -
47 líquido limpiador
(n.) = cleaning fluidEx. The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year.* * *(n.) = cleaning fluidEx: The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year.
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48 mofa
f.mockery.hacer mofa de to mockpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mofar.* * *1 mockery, derision\hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody* * *SF (=burla) mockery, ridiculehacer mofa de algo/algn — to scoff at sth/sb, make fun of sth/sb
* * *femenino mockeryhacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone
* * *= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.* * *femenino mockeryhacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone
* * *= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.* * *mockery hacer mofa DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sblo dijo en tono de mofa she said it mockingly o in a mocking tonela obra es una mofa de los símbolos cristianos the play makes fun of o mocks the symbols of the Christian faith* * *
Del verbo mofarse: ( conjugate mofarse)
se mofa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
mofa sustantivo femenino mockery: hacen mofa de todo, they make fun of everything
' mofa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burla
- burlón
English:
jeer
* * *mofa nfmockery;hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;su metedura de pata fue motivo de mofa everyone made fun of o laughed at his blunder* * *f mockery;hacer mofa de make fun of* * *mofa nf1) : mockery, ridicule2)hacer mofa de : to make fun of, to ridicule -
49 más septentrional
adj.northernmost.* * *Ex. This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.* * *Ex: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.
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50 obtener acceso
(v.) = gain + access, gain + admittanceEx. Libraries gain access to their own files by means of terminals connected to the central computer.Ex. In the early 1800s libraries were used by only the small portion of the population that could gain admittance.* * *(v.) = gain + access, gain + admittanceEx: Libraries gain access to their own files by means of terminals connected to the central computer.
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51 parcela
f.1 plot (of land).2 plot of land, parcel of land, parcel, lot.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parcelar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parcelar.* * *1 (de tierra) plot (of land)2 figurado share, portion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=solar) plot, piece of ground; (Agr) smallholding2) [de conocimientos, autonomía] (=parte) part, portion; (=área) areaparcela de poder — [político] power base; [de influencia] sphere of influence
* * *femenino plot (of land), lot (AmE)* * *= allotment, vegetable plot, croft, plot of land, piece of land.Ex. The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.Ex. Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.Ex. Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.----* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* parcela sin construir = vacant lot, vacant land.* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.* * *femenino plot (of land), lot (AmE)* * *= allotment, vegetable plot, croft, plot of land, piece of land.Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.
Ex: Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* parcela sin construir = vacant lot, vacant land.* proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.* * ** * *
Del verbo parcelar: ( conjugate parcelar)
parcela es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
parcela
parcelar
parcela sustantivo femenino
plot (of land), lot (AmE)
parcela sustantivo femenino
1 (de tierra) plot
2 (de conocimiento) field
(de influencia, poder) area
' parcela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campo
- estacar
- huerta
- intimidad
- asignar
- terreno
English:
allotment
- land
- lot
- parcel
- patch
- piece
- plot
- property
* * *parcela nf1. [de tierra] plot (of land)2. [de saber, poder] area;el ministro no quiere que nadie invada su parcela de poder the minister doesn't want anyone encroaching on his area of authority;se agarra a su parcela de poder he's holding on to his power* * *f lot, Brplot* * *parcela nf: parcel, tract of land* * *parcela n plot -
52 patrimonio bibliográfico
(n.) = documentary heritage, bibliographic heritage, published heritage, documented heritageEx. The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity.Ex. RECON is a tool for the future and aims to provide open access to the bibliographic heritage.Ex. The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations.Ex. India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.* * *(n.) = documentary heritage, bibliographic heritage, published heritage, documented heritageEx: The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity.
Ex: RECON is a tool for the future and aims to provide open access to the bibliographic heritage.Ex: The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations.Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries. -
53 patrimonio documental
(n.) = documentary heritage, literary heritage, published heritage, documented heritageEx. The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity.Ex. The Library of America is a nonprofit publishing company whose mission is to renew and preserve the literary heritage of the USA.Ex. The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations.Ex. India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.* * *(n.) = documentary heritage, literary heritage, published heritage, documented heritageEx: The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity.
Ex: The Library of America is a nonprofit publishing company whose mission is to renew and preserve the literary heritage of the USA.Ex: The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations.Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries. -
54 pedo
adj.drunk, pissed, boozed, drunken.m.1 fart.tirarse un pedo to fart2 problem, hassle, pickle, difficulty.3 drunk, drunkard, drunken person, wino.* * *1 familiar fart\tirarse un pedo familiar to fart, drop one* * *1.ADJ **estar pedo — (=borracho) to be pissed ***, be sloshed **; (=drogado) to be high **
ponerse pedo — (=borracho) to get pissed ***, get sloshed **; (=drogado) to get high **
2. SM1) * fart **tirarse un pedo — to fart **
2) ** [de alcohol, drogas]agarrar o coger un pedo — (=emborracharse) to get pissed ***, get sloshed **; (=drogarse) to get high **
estar en pedo — Cono Sur to be pissed ***, be sloshed **
¡estás en pedo! — [al hablar] you must be kidding!
3)pedo de lobo — (Bot) puffball
4)pedo de monja — (Culin) very light pastry
* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp, Méx fam) plastered (colloq)II1) (fam) ( ventosidad) fart (sl)tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl), to let off (BrE colloq)
al pedo — (RPl fam) for nothing
como un pedo — (AmL vulg) like a shot (colloq)
2) (arg) ( borrachera)estar en pedo — (RPl fam) ( borracho) to be plastered (colloq); ( loco) to be off one's head (colloq)
3) (Méx fam) (problema, lío) hassle (colloq)hacerla de pedo — (Méx vulg) to kick up a stink (colloq)
hacérsela de pedo a alguien — (Méx vulg) to give somebody hell (colloq)
ponerse al pedo — (Méx fam) to get tough (colloq)
* * *= fart, trumpet.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.Ex. I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.----* pedo churretoso = wet fart.* pedo húmedo = wet fart.* pedo líquido = wet fart.* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp, Méx fam) plastered (colloq)II1) (fam) ( ventosidad) fart (sl)tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl), to let off (BrE colloq)
al pedo — (RPl fam) for nothing
como un pedo — (AmL vulg) like a shot (colloq)
2) (arg) ( borrachera)estar en pedo — (RPl fam) ( borracho) to be plastered (colloq); ( loco) to be off one's head (colloq)
3) (Méx fam) (problema, lío) hassle (colloq)hacerla de pedo — (Méx vulg) to kick up a stink (colloq)
hacérsela de pedo a alguien — (Méx vulg) to give somebody hell (colloq)
ponerse al pedo — (Méx fam) to get tough (colloq)
* * *= fart, trumpet.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.* pedo churretoso = wet fart.* pedo húmedo = wet fart.* pedo líquido = wet fart.* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.* * *pedo1pedo2tanto trabajo y todo al pedo all that work for nothingB ( arg)(borrachera): agarró un buen pedo en la fiesta he got really plastered ( colloq) o ( BrE sl) pissed at the partytenía un pedo que no veía he was blind drunk o out of his head ( colloq)ni en pedo me voy a vivir con mi suegra no way am I going to live with my mother-in-law ( colloq)estás en pedo si creés que te va a llamar you must be off your head if you think he's going to call you ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
pedo sustantivo masculino
1 (fam) ( ventosidad) fart (sl);
al pedo (RPl fam) for nothing
2 (arg) ( borrachera):◊ agarró un buen pedo he got really plastered (colloq);
tenía un pedo que no veía he was blind drunk (colloq)
3 (Méx fam) (problema, lío) hassle (colloq);◊ hacérsela de pedo a algn (Méx vulg) to give sb hell (colloq)
pedo m fam
1 fart
tirarse un pedo, to fart
2 fam (borrachera) drunkenness
estar pedo, to be pissed
' pedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
English:
fart
- plastered
* * *♦ adj invEsp, Méx Fam♦ nm1. [ventosidad] fart;RPse armó un gran pedo there was a big free-for-all o bust-up4. CompRP Famal pedo [inútilmente] for nothing;RP Fama los pedos [rapidísimo] in a flash, double quick;RP Fam Méx muy Famhacerla de pedo to be a pain;RP Famni en pedo no way, never in a million years;Méx muy Famno hay pedo it's OK;Méx muy Famponerse al pedo to square up [for a fight]♦ nm,fMéx Fam drunk* * *I adj drunkII m famfart fam ;tirarse oechar un pedo fam fart fam ;agarrarse un pedo fam get plastered fam* * *pedo n fart -
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57 pedo líquido
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58 pisar el umbral
(v.) = cross + the threshold ofEx. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.* * *(v.) = cross + the threshold ofEx: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
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59 pisar el umbral de
(v.) = cross + the threshold ofEx. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.* * *(v.) = cross + the threshold ofEx: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
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60 pobre
adj.1 poor (necesitado).2 poor (desdichado).¡pobre hombre! poor man!¡pobre de mí! poor me!pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).4 poor (escaso).una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein contentesta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resourcesf. & m.1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).los pobres the poor, poor people¡el pobre! poor thing!la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed2 beggar (mendigo).* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) poor2 (infeliz) poor■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar2 (infeliz) poor thing■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back\no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty* * *adj.1) poor2) weak* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor2) (=escaso) poor3) [indicando compasión] poor¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!
¡pobre de mí! — poor me!
¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!
pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil
2. SMF1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggarlos pobres — the poor, poor people
un pobre pedía dinero — a beggar o poor man was asking for money
2) [indicando compasión] poor thing* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.----* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *A1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poorsomos muy pobres we are very poorlos sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population2 (escaso) poor, limitedtiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabularypobre EN algo:aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, badindica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the workun argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argumentsu actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)4 ‹tierra› poorB ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poortu pobre padre your poor fatherpobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungryse está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it againun pobre desgraciado a poor devilCompuesto:(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soulA (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)los pobres the poorse le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for moneysacar de pobre ( fam); to make … richsalir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the worldnunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)B (expresando compasión) poor thingla pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her ownel pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deafla pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very illCompuesto:( Bib):los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit* * *
pobre adjetivo
1
‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby
‹ salud› poor, bad;
‹ argumento› weak
2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor;
pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry;
¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor
' pobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriada
- bendita
- bendito
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- infeliz
- miserable
- necesitada
- necesitado
- neurona
- papelón
- pedazo
- quebrantar
- sórdida
- sórdido
- suburbio
- ángel
- desdichado
- malo
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- down-and-out
- effort
- flimsy
- pauper
- poor
- shabby
- sod
- thing
- yet
- feeble
- hand
- impoverished
- lame
- low
- pathetic
- penniless
- skimpy
* * *♦ adj1. [necesitado] poor;un país pobre a poor country;Fammás pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse2. [desdichado] poor;el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;¡pobre hombre! poor man!;¡pobre de mí! poor me!;pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor4. [escaso] poor;utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources5. [poco fértil] poor♦ nmf1. [sin dinero] poor person;los pobres the poor, poor people2. [infeliz]¡el pobre! poor thing!;la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam3. [mendigo] beggar* * *pobre hombre poor man;¡pobre de mí! poor me!II m/f poor person;los pobres the poor* * *pobre adj1) : poor, impoverished2) : unfortunate¡pobre de mí!: poor me!3) : weak, deficientuna dieta pobre: a poor dietpobre nmf: poor personlos pobres: the poor¡pobre!: poor thing!* * *pobre1 adj poorpobre2 n2. (desgraciado) poor thing¡pobrecito! poor little thing!
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