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22 superficial sensation
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24 superficial vein
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25 superficial zone
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26 superficial Rockwell hardness test
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27 affected or superficial person
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29 shallow
'ʃæləu1) (not deep: shallow water; a shallow pit.) poco profundo2) (not able to think seriously or feel deeply: a rather shallow personality.) superficial•- shallows
shallow adj poco profundo / que cubre pocotr['ʃæləʊ]1 (water, pond, etc) poco profundo,-a; (dish, bowl) llano,-a, plano,-a2 figurative use superficial1 bajío m singshallow ['ʃælo:] adj1) : poco profundo (dícese del agua, etc.)2) superficial: superficialadj.• poco profundo adj.• somero, -a adj.n.• bajío s.m.v.• hacer menos profundo v.'ʃæləʊadjective -er, -estshallow breathing — respiración f superficial
b) ( superficial) < person> superficial['ʃælǝʊ]1. ADJ(compar shallower) (superl shallowest)1) (gen) poco profundo, playo (S. Cone); [dish etc] llanothe shallow end — (of swimming pool) la parte poco profunda
2) [breathing] superficial3) [person, mind, character] superficial; [argument, novel, film] superficial, trivial2.shallowsNPL bajío msing, bajos mpl* * *['ʃæləʊ]adjective -er, -estshallow breathing — respiración f superficial
b) ( superficial) < person> superficial -
30 cursory
'kə:səri(hurried: a cursory glance.) rápido, superficial, apresuradotr['kɜːsərɪ]1 (glance, look) rápido,-a; (study, reading) superficial, por encimacursory ['kərsəri] adj: rápido, superficial, someroadj.• por encima adj.• precipitado, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• superficial adj.'kɜːrsəri, 'kɜːsəri['kɜːsǝrɪ]ADJ [examination, inspection] somero, superficial; [nod] bruscoto give sth a cursory glance — mirar algo brevemente or de forma somera
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31 facile
tr['fæsaɪl]1 pejorative (meaningless) superficial2 (easy) fácilfacile ['fæsəl] adjsuperficial: superficial, simplistaadj.• fácil adj.• listo, -a adj.• superficial adj.'fæsəl, 'fæsaɪladjective superficial, simplista['fæsaɪl]ADJ [remark, expression] superficial; [writer] vulgar; [victory] fácil* * *['fæsəl, 'fæsaɪl]adjective superficial, simplista -
32 surface
'sə:fis
1. noun1) (the outside part (of anything): Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface.) superficie2) (the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing: On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person.) apariencia
2. verb1) (to put a surface on (a road etc): The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again.) (genérico) revestir; (calle) pavimentar, asfaltar2) ((of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface.) salir a la superficie•surface n superficietr['sɜːfəs]2 figurative use (exterior) apariencia1 (gen) superficial1 (cover road) pavimentar; (with asphalt) asfaltar1 (submarine etc) salir a la superficie; (problems etc) aflorar, aparecer, surgir2 (from bed) asomarse, dejarse ver; (after disappearance) reaparecer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the surface en apariencia, a primera vistato come/rise to the surface (problem etc) aflorar, surgirsurface area superficie nombre femenino, área (de la superficie)surface mail correo de superficiesurface tension tensión nombre femenino superficialsurface worker trabajador,-ra en superficie: salir a la superficiesurface vt: revestir (una carretera)surface n1) : superficie f2)on the surface : en apariencian.• firme s.m.• haz s.m.• paramento s.m.• sobrefaz s.f.• suelo s.m.• superficie s.f.v.• alisar v.• emerger v.• recubrir v.• revestir v.'sɜːrfəs, 'sɜːfəs
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1)a) (of solid, land) superficie f(road) surface — ( Auto) pavimento m, firme m (Esp)
he just scratched the surface of the problem — trató el problema muy superficialmente or muy por encima; (before n) <wound, mark> superficial; <resemblance, charm> superficial
b) (of liquid, sea) superficie fto come/rise to the surface — \<\<diver/submarine\>\> salir*/subir a la superficie; \<\<feelings\>\> aflorar, salir* a la superficie
c)on the surface — ( superficially) en apariencia, a primera vista
2) ( Math) surface (area) superficie f, área f‡
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intransitive verb \<\<diver/submarine/fish\>\> salir* a la superficie; \<\<problems/difficulties\>\> aflorar, aparecer*, surgir*he hasn't surfaced yet — (hum) todavía no ha dado señales de vida (hum)
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vt \<\<road\>\> revestir*, recubrir*; ( with asphalt) asfaltar['sɜːfɪs]1. N1) [of table, skin, lake, sun] superficie f; [of road] firme m•
beneath or below or under the surface, the box was buried two metres beneath or below the surface — la caja estaba enterrada a dos metros por debajo de la superficiethe tensions that simmer beneath or below the surface in our society — las tensiones que bullen por debajo de la superficie en nuestra sociedad
she appeared calm, but beneath or below the surface she was seething with rage — parecía estar tranquila pero en el fondo or por dentro hervía de rabia
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to break the surface — romper la superficie•
to be close to the surface — (lit) estar cerca de la superficie•
ethnic tensions are never far from the surface — las tensiones étnicas siempre parece que están a punto de estallar•
on the surface it seems that... — a primera vista parece que...•
to come or rise to the surface — (lit) salir a la superficie; (fig) aflorar (a la superficie)these feelings may come or rise to the surface — estos sentimientos pueden aflorar (a la superficie)
- scratch or touch the surfaceworkthis book only scratches the surface of philosophical thought — este libro aborda el pensamiento filosófico solo por encima, este libro solo araña la superficie del pensamiento filosófico
2) (Math, Geom)a) (also: surface area) superficie fb) (=side) [of solid] cara f2.VT [+ road] revestir, asfaltar3. VI1) (lit) [swimmer, diver, whale] salir a la superficie; [submarine] emerger2) (fig) [information, news] salir a la luz; [feeling] salir, aflorar; [issue] salir a relucir; [problem] presentarse, surgir; [person] (in place) dejarse ver; hum (=get up) salir de la camawhat time did you surface? — ¿a qué hora saliste de la cama?
4.CPDsurface area N — área f (de la superficie)
surface fleet N — flota f de superficie
surface force N — (Mil) fuerza f de superficie
surface mail N —
surface temperature N — temperatura f en la superficie
surface tension N — (Phys) tensión f superficial
surface water N — agua f de la superficie
* * *['sɜːrfəs, 'sɜːfəs]
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1)a) (of solid, land) superficie f(road) surface — ( Auto) pavimento m, firme m (Esp)
he just scratched the surface of the problem — trató el problema muy superficialmente or muy por encima; (before n) <wound, mark> superficial; <resemblance, charm> superficial
b) (of liquid, sea) superficie fto come/rise to the surface — \<\<diver/submarine\>\> salir*/subir a la superficie; \<\<feelings\>\> aflorar, salir* a la superficie
c)on the surface — ( superficially) en apariencia, a primera vista
2) ( Math) surface (area) superficie f, área f‡
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intransitive verb \<\<diver/submarine/fish\>\> salir* a la superficie; \<\<problems/difficulties\>\> aflorar, aparecer*, surgir*he hasn't surfaced yet — (hum) todavía no ha dado señales de vida (hum)
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vt \<\<road\>\> revestir*, recubrir*; ( with asphalt) asfaltar -
33 casual
'kæʒuəl1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) despreocupado, rápido2) (informal: casual clothes.) informal3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) ocasional, fortuito4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) eventual•- casually- casualness
casual adj1. despreocupado2. informal
casual adjetivo chance ( before n)
casual
I adjetivo accidental, chance Locuciones: familiar por un casual, by anychance: ¿sabrías por un casual el teléfono de Luis?, do you know Luis' telephone number, by any chance?
II m fam chance ' casual' also found in these entries: Spanish: desenfadada - desenfadado - despreocupada - despreocupado - eventual - informal - ocasional - vestida - vestido - deportivo - estilo - sport English: casual - coincidental - eventual - meeting - nonchalant - passing - rakish - sport - sportstr['kæʒjʊəl]1 (chance - visit, visitor) ocasional; (- meeting) fortuito,-a, casual2 (unconcerned) despreocupado,-a; (irresponsible) descuidado,-a, informal■ a casual acquaintance un,-a conocido,-a4 (informal) informal; (clothes) (de) sport, informal, desenfadado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcasual wear ropa de sportcasual ['kæʒʊəl] adj1) fortuitous: casual, fortuito2) indifferent: indiferente, despreocupado3) informal: informal♦ casually ['kæʒʊəli, 'kæ-ʒəli] advadj.• casual adj.• despreocupado, -a adj.• indiferente adj.• informal adj.n.• obrero eventual s.m.'kæʒuəl1)a) ( superficial) (before n) < inspection> superficiala casual acquaintance — un conocido, una conocida
casual sex — relaciones fpl sexuales promiscuas
b) ( chance) (before n) <visit/caller/reader> ocasional2) ( unconcerned) <attitude/tone> despreocupado; < remark> hecho al pasar3) ( not regular) <employment/labor> eventual, ocasional['kæʒjʊǝl]casual worker — ( on farm) jornalero, -ra m,f; ( in factory) obrero, -ra m,f eventual
1. ADJ1) (=not planned) [walk, stroll] sin rumbo fijo, al azar; [meeting, encounter] fortuito; [caller] ocasional•
it was just a casual conversation between strangers — no era más que una conversación para pasar el rato entre extraños2) (=offhand) [attitude] despreocupado, poco serio; [manner] informal; [tone] informal, poco seriohe tried to appear/sound casual — intentó parecer/sonar relajado
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he was very casual about it — no le dio mucha importancia3) (=informal) [discussion] informal; [clothing] de sport, informalcasual wear — ropa de sport, ropa informal
4) (=occasional) [drinker, drug user, relationship] esporádico5) (=temporary) [labour, work, employment] eventual•
on a casual basis — temporalmente, eventualmente•
casual worker — (in office, factory) trabajador(a) m / f eventual; (on farm) trabajador(a) m / f temporero(-a), jornalero(-a) m / f2.Ncasuals (=shoes) zapatos mpl de sport; (=clothes) ropa f de sport, ropa f informal* * *['kæʒuəl]1)a) ( superficial) (before n) < inspection> superficiala casual acquaintance — un conocido, una conocida
casual sex — relaciones fpl sexuales promiscuas
b) ( chance) (before n) <visit/caller/reader> ocasional2) ( unconcerned) <attitude/tone> despreocupado; < remark> hecho al pasar3) ( not regular) <employment/labor> eventual, ocasionalcasual worker — ( on farm) jornalero, -ra m,f; ( in factory) obrero, -ra m,f eventual
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34 cosmetic
koz'metik
1. adjective(designed to increase the beauty and hide the defects of something, especially the face: She had cosmetic surgery to improve the shape of her nose.) cosmético
2. noun(a preparation for this purpose: She's quite pretty - she does not need to wear so many cosmetics (= lipstick, eye-shadow etc).) cosméticotr[kɒz'metɪk]1 (for skin, hair, etc) cosmético,-a2 (superficial) superficial1 cosméticos nombre masculino plural, productos nombre masculino plural de belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcosmetic surgery cirugía estéticacosmetic [kɑz'mɛt̬ɪk] adj: cosméticocosmetic n: cosmético madj.• cosmético, -a adj.n.• afeite s.m.• cosmético s.m.• muda s.f.kɑːz'metɪk, kɒz'metɪka) ( beautifying) (before n) <powder/cream> cosméticocosmetic surgery — cirugía f estética
b) ( superficial) <reforms/changes> superficial[kɒz'metɪk]1.ADJ cosméticothe changes are merely cosmetic — (fig) los cambios son puramente cosméticos
2.N (often pl) cosmético m3.CPDcosmetic surgery N — cirugía f estética
* * *[kɑːz'metɪk, kɒz'metɪk]a) ( beautifying) (before n) <powder/cream> cosméticocosmetic surgery — cirugía f estética
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35 perfunctory
tr[pə'fʌŋktərɪ]1 (examination, inspection, search) superficial, somero,-a; (greeting) mecánico,-aperfunctory [pər'fʌŋktəri] adj: mecánico, superficial, someroadj.• hecho a la ligera adj.• superficial adj.pər'fʌŋktəri, pə'fʌŋktəri[pǝ'fʌŋktǝrɪ]ADJ [inspection, glance] superficial, somero; [reply] dado a la ligera; [kiss] indiferente, mecánicohe gave a perfunctory performance — tocó etc por cumplir
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36 scorch
sko:
1. verb(to burn slightly: She scorched her dress with the iron; That material scorches easily.) chamuscar, quemar
2. noun(a mark made eg on cloth by scorching: scorch-marks.) chamusquina, quemadurascorch vb quemar / chamuscartr[skɔːʧ]1 (singe) chamuscar, socarrar2 (burn) quemar, abrasar1 (singe) chamuscarse1 chamusquina, quemadura (superficial)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLscorch mark chamusquina, quemadura (superficial)scorch ['skɔrʧ] vt: chamuscar, quemarn.• chamusco s.m.• quemadura s.f.• quemadura leve s.f.v.• abrasar v.• achicharrar v.• asurar v.• chamuscar v.• criticar acerbamente v.• quemar v.• requemar v.• resecar v.• socarrar v.• sollamar v.
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1. skɔːrtʃ, skɔːtʃtransitive verb \<\<fabric\>\> chamuscar*, quemar; \<\<sun\>\> \<\<plant\>\> quemar, agostar, abrasarscorched-earth policy — estrategia militar que consiste en arrasar todo lo que puede serle útil al enemigo
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vi ( become scorched) \<\<fabric\>\> chamuscarse*
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noun quemadura f superficial; (before n)[skɔːtʃ]scorch mark — marca f de quemadura superficial
1.N (also: scorch mark) quemadura f2.VT (=burn) quemar; [sun] abrasar; (=singe) chamuscar; [+ plants, grass] quemar, secarscorched earth policy — política f de tierra quemada
3. VI1) [linen] chamuscarse; [grass] agostarse, secarse2)to scorch along — (Brit) * ir volando, correr a gran velocidad
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1. [skɔːrtʃ, skɔːtʃ]transitive verb \<\<fabric\>\> chamuscar*, quemar; \<\<sun\>\> \<\<plant\>\> quemar, agostar, abrasarscorched-earth policy — estrategia militar que consiste en arrasar todo lo que puede serle útil al enemigo
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vi ( become scorched) \<\<fabric\>\> chamuscarse*
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noun quemadura f superficial; (before n)scorch mark — marca f de quemadura superficial
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37 flesh
fleʃ1) (the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.) carne2) (the soft part of fruit: the golden flesh of a peach.) pulpa•- fleshy- flesh and blood
- in the flesh
flesh n carnetr[fleʃ]1 (of animals) carne nombre femenino2 (of fruit) carne nombre femenino, pulpa1 figurative use la carne nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin the flesh en persona, en carne y huesoto be one's own flesh and blood ser de la propia sangre de unoto make somebody's flesh creep ponerle a alguien la piel de gallinaflesh wound herida superficialflesh and blood carne nombre femenino y huesoflesh ['flɛʃ] n1) : carne f (de seres humanos y animales)2) : pulpa f (de frutas)n.• carne s.f.v.• encarnar v.• encarnizar v.fleʃmass nouna) (human, animal) carne fin the flesh — en persona, en carne y hueso
flesh and blood: after all, I'm only flesh and blood después de todo, soy de carne y hueso or soy humano; they're my own flesh and blood son de mi propia sangre; to make somebody's flesh creep o crawl — ponerle* los pelos de punta or la piel de gallina a alguien; (before n) < wound> superficial
b) ( of fruit) pulpa fPhrasal Verbs:[fleʃ]1.in the flesh — en carne y hueso, en persona
- make sb's flesh crawl or creep- go the way of all fleshpress 2., 1)2.CPDflesh colour, flesh color (US) N — (also Art) color m de la piel
flesh wound N — herida f superficial
* * *[fleʃ]mass nouna) (human, animal) carne fin the flesh — en persona, en carne y hueso
flesh and blood: after all, I'm only flesh and blood después de todo, soy de carne y hueso or soy humano; they're my own flesh and blood son de mi propia sangre; to make somebody's flesh creep o crawl — ponerle* los pelos de punta or la piel de gallina a alguien; (before n) < wound> superficial
b) ( of fruit) pulpa fPhrasal Verbs: -
38 sketchy
1) (incompletely done or carried out: a sketchy search.) incompleto, sin detalles2) (slight or incomplete: a sketchy knowledge of French.) básicotr['skeʧɪ]1 (coverage, account) incompleto,-a, sin detalles; (knowledge) básico,-a; (memory) vago,-a, impreciso,-aadj.• bosquejado, -a adj.• incompleto, -a adj.• superficial adj.'sketʃi['sketʃɪ]ADJ (compar sketchier) (superl sketchiest) incompleto, sin detalles* * *['sketʃi] -
39 skin-deep
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40 slick
I slik adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) mañoso- slickly- slickness
II slik noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) marea negratr[slɪk]2 (attractive) ingenioso,-a, logrado,-a; (effective) eficaz, impresionante■ he's a slick operator es un listillo, es un tipo despabilado, tiene un pico de oro4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (slippery) resbaladizo,-a1 marea negraslick ['slɪk] vt: alisarslick adj1) slippery: resbaladizo, resbaloso2) crafty: astuto, taimadoadj.• liso y brillante adj.• mañoso, -a adj.adv.• directamente adv.v.• alisar v.slick*adj.• astuto, -a adj.
I slɪkadjective -er, -est1)a) ( superficial) <book/program> ingenioso pero insustancialc) (professional, smart) <performance/production> muy logrado or pulido
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[slɪk]his sleek, slicked-back hair — su pelo lacio y brillante peinado hacia atrás
1. ADJ(compar slicker) (superl slickest)1) pej (=superficial, glib) hábil2) (=polished, skilful) impecablebe slick about it! — ¡date prisa!
2.N3.VT alisarto slick o.s. up — acicalarse
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I [slɪk]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( superficial) <book/program> ingenioso pero insustancialc) (professional, smart) <performance/production> muy logrado or pulido
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his sleek, slicked-back hair — su pelo lacio y brillante peinado hacia atrás
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