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1 rebajarse
• abase oneself• be degraded• become debased• demean oneself• eat dirt• humble oneself -
2 rebajarse
1 MILITAR to be exempted2 figurado (humillarse) to humble oneself* * ** * *VPR1)rebajarse a hacer algo — to lower o.s. to do sth, stoop to do sth
yo no me rebajaría a hablar con él — I wouldn't lower myself o I wouldn't stoop to talk to him
rebajarse ante algn — to humble o.s. before sb
2) Arg, Uru* * *(v.) = crawlEx. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.* * *(v.) = crawlEx: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
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■rebajarse vr (humillarse) to abase oneself, lower oneself
' rebajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrarse
- agachar
- rebajar
English:
debase
- stoop
- lower
* * *vpr[persona] to humble oneself;rebajarse ante alguien to grovel to sb;rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself o stoop to do sth;no tiene intención de rebajarse a pedirle disculpas he has no intention of stooping so low as to apologize to her* * *v/r1 lower o.s., humble o.s.rebajarse mucho lose a lot of weight* * *vr1) : to humble oneself2)rebajarse a : to stoop to -
3 barro
m.1 mud (fango).2 clay (arcilla).una figurita de barro a clay figure3 blackhead (grano).4 pimple.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: barrer.* * *1 (grano) spot, pimple————————1 (lodo) mud2 (arcilla) clay3 (objeto) earthenware object\de barro earthenware* * *noun m.1) clay2) mud* * *SM1) (=lodo) mud2) (Arte) (=arcilla) potter's clay3) (=loza) earthenwarepl barros earthenware sing, crockery sing4) ** (=dinero) dough **, brass *5) Cono Sur* (=desacierto)6) (Anat) pimple7)barros luca — Chile toasted ham and cheese sandwich
* * *a) ( lodo) mudb) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)* * *= mud, clay, earthenware.Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.----* baño de barro = mud bath.* bola de barro = mudpie.* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].* manchado de barro = draggled.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.* * *a) ( lodo) mudb) (Art) clay, earthenware (before n)* * *= mud, clay, earthenware.Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.* baño de barro = mud bath.* bola de barro = mudpie.* cubierto de barro = muddy [muddier -comp., muddiest -sup,].* manchado de barro = draggled.* objeto de barro = earthenware.* revolcarse en el barro = wallow in + the mud.* tablilla de barro = clay tablet.* * *A1 (lodo) mudtraes los zapatos llenos de barro your shoes are covered in mudarrastraron su buen nombre por el barro they dragged his good name through the mud2 ( Art) clayuna cazuela de barro a clay o an earthenware dishbarros earthenwareCompuestos:fired clayfire clay, refractory clay* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
barrer
barro
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barro con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barro sustantivo masculino ( lodo) mud;
(Art) clay, earthenware ( before n)
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barro sustantivo masculino
1 (mezcla de tierra y agua) mud
una mascarilla de b., a mud face pack
2 (para alfarería) clay
' barro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barnizar
- barrer
- cacerola
- empantanarse
- entera
- entero
- fango
- loza
- moldear
- pisada
- salpicar
- tarro
- vasija
- chapotear
- ensuciar
- forma
- hundir
- limo
- lodo
- moldeable
English:
cake
- churn
- earthenware
- land
- mud
- muddy
- plough through
- sink
- stick
- fast
- knee
- scrape
- wade
* * *barro nm1. [fango] mud;arrastrarse por el barro to abase oneself2. [arcilla] clay;una figurita de barro a clay figurebarro cocido terracotta3. [grano] spot[sandwich] toasted ham and cheese sandwich;barros luco [sandwich] toasted beef and cheese sandwich* * *m mud* * *barro nm1) lodo: mud2) arcilla: clay3) espinilla, grano: pimple, blackhead* * *barro n1. (lodo) mud2. (arcilla) clay -
4 degradar
v.1 to degrade, to debase (moralmente).Sus amigos degradaron a Ricardo His friends degraded Richard.Ricardo degradó la leche por dinero Richard downgraded the milk for money.El general degradó al soldado vago The general degraded the lazy soldier.2 to demote.* * *1 to degrade, debase2 MILITAR to demote1 to demean oneself, degrade oneself* * *1. VT1) (=deteriorar) [+ salud] to cause to deteriorate; [+ litoral] to spoil; [+ calidad] to lower, make worse2) (Mil) to demote, downgrade3) (Inform) [+ datos] to corrupt4) (Geol) [+ suelo] to impoverish2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Mil) to demoteb) ( envilecer) to degradec) ( empeorar) <calidad/valor> to diminish2) (Art) to gradate2.degradarse v prona) persona ( humillarse) to demean oneself, degrade oneselfb) (Quím) compuesto to decompose, degrade* * *= cheapen, debase, downgrade [down-grade], degrade, demean, demote, abase.Ex. Simplification is cheapening the process.Ex. As American industry has conclusively proven, the most direct way to cut costs is to debase the quality of the product.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.Ex. While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.Ex. Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.----* degradarse = degrade.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Mil) to demoteb) ( envilecer) to degradec) ( empeorar) <calidad/valor> to diminish2) (Art) to gradate2.degradarse v prona) persona ( humillarse) to demean oneself, degrade oneselfb) (Quím) compuesto to decompose, degrade* * *= cheapen, debase, downgrade [down-grade], degrade, demean, demote, abase.Ex: Simplification is cheapening the process.
Ex: As American industry has conclusively proven, the most direct way to cut costs is to debase the quality of the product.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.Ex: Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.* degradarse = degrade.* * *degradar [A1 ]vtA1 ( Mil) to demote2 (envilecer) to degradeestas prácticas degradan al ser humano these practices are degrading to human beings3 (empeorar) ‹calidad/valor› to diminishel suelo está excesivamente degradado the soil is too impoverished4 ( Quím) ‹compuesto› to degradeB ( Art) to gradate1 «persona» (humillarse) to demean oneself, degrade oneself, humiliate oneself2 ( Quím) «compuesto» to decompose, degrade* * *
degradar ( conjugate degradar) verbo transitivoa) (Mil) to demote
degradarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to demean oneself, degrade oneself
degradar verbo transitivo
1 to degrade: esos actos de barbarie le degradan, he had degraded himself by committing such barbaric acts
2 (en una jerarquía) to demote
' degradar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denigrar
English:
debase
- degrade
- rank
- cheapen
- demean
- demote
* * *♦ vt1. [moralmente] to degrade, to debase;el alcohol la ha degradado she's been ruined by drink2. [físicamente] [medio ambiente, naturaleza] to degrade;[calidad, servicio, producto] to cause to deteriorate;la contaminación degrada el medio ambiente pollution degrades the environment3. [de mando militar, cargo] to demote, to downgrade* * *v/t1 degrade2 MIL demote3 PINT gradate* * *degradar vt1) : to degrade, to debase2) : to demote -
5 rebajar
v.1 to reduce (price).te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for youPedro rebajó los precios Peter reduced the prices.2 to humiliate (person).María rebajó a sus empleados Mary humiliated her employees.3 to tone down.4 to lower (altura).5 to dilute.6 to lose weight.Pedro rebajó muy rápido Peter lost weight quickly.7 to rebate, to trim down, to sink, to trim.Ricardo rebajó los precios Richard rebated the prices.8 to have less.Me rebajó la fiebre I have less fever.* * *2 (precio) to cut, reduce3 (color) to soften, tone down; (intensidad) to diminish4 (bebida) to water down5 (comida - sazonamiento) to make milder; (- densidad) to make thinner, thin out6 figurado (humillar) to humiliate1 MILITAR to be exempted2 figurado (humillarse) to humble oneself\rebajarse a hacer algo to stoop to do something, lower oneself to do somethingrebajarse ante alguien to humble oneself before somebody* * *verbto reduce, lower* * *1. VT1) (=reducir)a) [en dinero] [+ impuesto, coste, precio] to reduce, cut, loweralgunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday
le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off
¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?
b) [en tiempo] [+ condena, castigo] to reduce; [+ edad, límite] to lowerhan rebajado la edad penal a los 16 años — they have lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 16
rebajó la plusmarca mundial en 1,2 segundos — he took 1.2 seconds off the world record
c) [en cantidad] [+ nivel, temperatura] to reduce, lower; [+ luz, tensión, intensidad] to reduce; [+ peso] to lose; [+ dolor] to ease, alleviatela OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet
quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos
el hotel rebajó su categoría de cinco a cuatro estrellas — the hotel reduced its rating from five-star to four-star
2) (=diluir) [+ líquido] to dilute; [+ pintura] to thin; [+ color] to tone down; [+ droga] to cut, adulterateecha un poco más de agua al caldo para rebajarlo de sal — put a bit more water in the soup to make it less salty
3) (=bajar la altura de) [+ terreno] to lower, lower the level of; [+ tejado] to lower; [+ puerta] to rabbet4) (=humillar) to humiliate, put downrebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends
piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating
5) (Mil) (=eximir) to exempt (de from)2.VIrebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight
una dieta para rebajar de peso — a diet to lose weight, a slimming diet
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivome rebajó $200 — he took $200 off
me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500
2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin3)a) (achicar, acortar)rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door
b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)c) <peso/kilos> to lose2. 3.fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
rebajarse v pronrebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* rebajarse = crawl.* rebajarse a = stoop to.* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.* * *1.verbo transitivome rebajó $200 — he took $200 off
me lo rebajó a $3.500 — he brought the price down to $3,500
2) <pintura/solución> to dilute, thin3)a) (achicar, acortar)rebajar un poco la puerta — to cut/saw/plane a little off the door
b) < terreno> to lower (the level of)c) <peso/kilos> to lose2. 3.fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded
rebajarse v pronrebajarse a + inf — to lower oneself TO -ing
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, abase, humble, shave off, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* rebajar el precio = cut + price.* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.* rebajarse = crawl.* rebajarse a = stoop to.* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien = get down to + Posesivo + level.* * *rebajar [A1 ]vtA ‹precio› to lower, bring … down; ‹artículo› to reduce, bring down the price ofme rebajó $200 he took $200 off, he reduced it by $200, he knocked $200 off ( colloq)me rebajó el cuadro a $3.500 he brought the price of the painting down to $3,500, he reduced the painting to $3,500pídele que te lo rebaje ask him to bring the price down o to give you a discount o ( colloq) to knock a bit offtodos estaban rebajados they were all reducedB ‹pintura› to reduce, dilute, thin; ‹solución› to dilute, thinC1(achicar, acortar): hay que rebajar un poco la puerta we need to cut/saw/plane a little off the doorrebajaron el terreno unos tres metros they lowered (the level of) the ground by about three meters2 (adelgazar) to loserebajó 15 kilos he lost o shed 15 kilos3 ‹arco› to depress4 ( RPl) ‹pelo› to layerD1 (humillar) to humiliatela rebajó delante de todos he humiliated her o made her look small in front of everyone2(bajar): llamarlo hostal es rebajarlo de categoría calling it a guest house doesn't do it justice o makes it sound less grand than it really isel restaurante ha sido rebajado de categoría the restaurant has been relegated to a lower category o has been downgraded3 (dar de baja) to exemptlo rebajaron de guardias he was exempted from o relieved of guard duties■ rebajarviA (humillar) to degrade, be degradingBrebajarse A + INF to lower oneself TO -INGno pienso rebajarme a pedirle perdón I'm not going to humble myself by asking him to forgive me, I'm not going to lower myself to o stoop to asking him to forgive merebajarse ANTE algn to humble oneself BEFORE sb* * *
rebajar ( conjugate rebajar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ precio› to lower, bring … down;
‹ artículo› to reduce;◊ me rebajó $200 he took $200 off
2 ‹peso/kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo ( humillar) to degrade, be degrading
rebajarse verbo pronominal rebajarse a hacer algo to lower oneself to doing sth;
rebajarse ante algn to humble oneself before sb
rebajar verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to lower
2 (un precio) to cut, reduce: nos ha rebajado dos mil pesetas, he has taken two thousand pesetas off
hemos rebajado las camisas, we have cut the price of the shirts
3 (una sustancia) to dilute
(con agua) to water: rebajan el vino con agua, they water the wine
(un color, tono) to soften
4 (hacer disminuir) to diminish: la falta de empleo ha rebajado su autoestima, being unemployed has diminished his self-esteem
5 (humillar) to humiliate: la corrupción rebaja a las personas, corruption degrades people
6 (a un empleado, funcionario, etc) to downgrade: rebajaron a Gómez de categoría, Gómez was downgraded
7 (una pena, multa) to reduce
' rebajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descontar
English:
bring down
- cheapen
- discount
- knock down
- lower
- mark down
- put down
- reduce
- slash
- cut
- debase
- knock
- mark
- put
- thin
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [precio] to reduce;han rebajado los precios a la mitad prices have been reduced o cut by half;te rebajo 10 euros I'll knock 10 euros off for you;me rebajaron el 10 por ciento they gave me 10 percent off2. [humillar] to humiliate, to put down;se siente inferior, toda la vida lo rebajaron he feels inferior, people have always put him down throughout his life3. [intensidad] to tone down4. [altura] to lower;[acera, bordillo] to lower5. [diluir] to dilute6. Mil to exempt7. RP [adelgazar] to lose;rebajé 3 kilos en un mes I lost 3 kilos in a month8. RP [pelo] to layer♦ viRP [adelgazar] to lose weight* * ** * *rebajar vt1) : to reduce, to lower2) : to lessen, to diminish3) : to humiliate* * *rebajar vb to reduce -
6 envilecer
v.1 to debase.2 to pervert, to corrupt, to debase, to debauch.3 to adulterate.* * *1 to debase, degrade1 to lose value, be debased1 to debase oneself, degrade oneself* * *1.VT to debase, degrade2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to degrade, debase2.envilecer vi to degrade, be degrading3.envilecerse v pron to degrade o debase oneself* * *= abase, taint, defile.Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* * *1.verbo transitivo to degrade, debase2.envilecer vi to degrade, be degrading3.envilecerse v pron to degrade o debase oneself* * *= abase, taint, defile.Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* * *envilecer [E3 ]vtto degrade, debase■ envilecervito degrade, be degradingto degrade o debase oneself* * *
envilecer verbo transitivo to degrade, debase
' envilecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
degradar
English:
debase
* * *♦ vtto debase♦ vito become debased* * *v/t degrade, debase* * *envilecer {53} vt: to degrade, to debase -
7 humillar
v.to humiliate.Silvia achicó a Ricardo delante mío Silvia humiliated Richard in front of me.* * *1 to humiliate, humble2 (bajar - la cabeza) to bow; (- la rodilla) to bend1 to humble oneself, lower oneself* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=rebajar) [+ persona] to humiliate, humble2) (Mil) [+ enemigos, rebeldes] to crush3) frm [+ cabeza] to bow, lower2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to humiliate2.humillarsev pronno me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva — I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, degrade, abase, humble.Ex. It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.Ex. In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.Ex. Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.* * *1.verbo transitivo to humiliate2.humillarsev pronno me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva — I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back
* * *= be below + Posesivo + dignity, degrade, abase, humble.Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.* * *humillar [A1 ]vtto humiliatela humilló en público he humiliated her in publicme humilla tener que estar pidiéndole dinero I find it humiliating to have to ask him for moneyno se humilla ante nadie she doesn't kowtow to anyoneestá dispuesta a humillarse para conseguir lo que quiere she's prepared to swallow her pride to get what she wantshumillarse A algo:no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva I'm not going to go down on my knees o demean myself to ask him to come back* * *
humillar ( conjugate humillar) verbo transitivo
to humiliate
humillarse verbo pronominal:
no me voy a humillar a pedirle que vuelva I'm not going to demean myself by begging him to come back
humillar vtr (denigrar) to humiliate, humble
' humillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pisar
- rebajar
English:
humble
- humiliate
- mortify
* * *♦ vtto humiliate;lo humillaron delante de todos he was humiliated in front of everyone* * *v/t humiliate* * *humillar vt: to humiliate* * *humillar vb to humiliate -
8 humillarse
1 to humble oneself, lower oneself* * ** * *VPR (=doblegarse) to humble o.s.humillarse a o ante — to bow to, bow down before
* * *
■humillarse verbo reflexivo humillarse ante alguien, to humble oneself before sb
te estás humillando, you are lowering yourself
' humillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebajarse
- arrastrar
- humillar
English:
crawl
- grovel
- kowtow
- abase
* * *vprto humble oneself;se humilló ante su jefe he grovelled to his boss;humillarse a hacer algo [rebajarse] to lower oneself to do sth, to stoop to doing sth* * *v/r humiliate o.s.* * *vr: to humble oneselfhumillarse a hacer algo: to stoop to doing something -
9 postrar
v.1 to weaken, to (make) prostrate.2 to humble, to degrade, to abase, to bring to one's knees.* * *1 to prostrate1 to prostrate oneself* * *1. VT1) (Med) (=debilitar) to weaken, prostrate2) (=derribar) to cast down, overthrow2.See:* * *1. 2.postrarse v pron (frml) ( arrodillarse) to kneel* * *= lay + Nombre + low.Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.* * *1. 2.postrarse v pron (frml) ( arrodillarse) to kneel* * *= lay + Nombre + low.Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
* * *postrar [A1 ]vtla tuberculosis lo tuvo postrado varios meses he was confined to bed for several months with tuberculosisel accidente lo postró durante varios meses he was laid up (in bed) for several months as a result of the accident( frml); to kneelse postró a sus pies he knelt at her feet o before herse postró ante el profeta she prostrated herself before the prophet* * *♦ vtla gripe lo postró en cama he was laid up in bed with flu* * *v/t:la gripe lo postró dos semanas he was laid up with flu for two weeks* * *postrar vtdebilitar: to debilitate, to weaken -
10 reflexivo
adj.1 reflexive, thoughtful, pensive, reflective.2 reflective.m.1 reflexive, reflexive verb.2 reflexive, reflexive pronoun.* * *► adjetivo1 reflective, thoughtful2 GRAMÁTICA reflexive* * *ADJ1) [verbo] reflexive2) [persona] thoughtful, reflective3) [acto] considered* * *- va adjetivo1) (Ling, Mat) reflexive2) < persona> thoughtful, reflective* * *= reflective.Ex. The prolonged and often passionate debate on Community membership provoked not only a rash of polemical and partisan literature but also more balanced and informative texts for public consumption as well as more reflective academic evaluations.----* irreflexivo = ill-considered.* * *- va adjetivo1) (Ling, Mat) reflexive2) < persona> thoughtful, reflective* * *= reflective.Ex: The prolonged and often passionate debate on Community membership provoked not only a rash of polemical and partisan literature but also more balanced and informative texts for public consumption as well as more reflective academic evaluations.
* irreflexivo = ill-considered.* * *reflexivo -vaA1 ‹verbo› reflexive2 ( Mat) reflexiveB ‹persona› thoughtful, reflective* * *
reflexivo◊ -va adjetivoa) (Ling, Mat) reflexive
reflexivo,-a adjetivo
1 (persona, actitud) reflective, thoughtful
2 Ling reflexive
' reflexivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- abandonarse
- abanicarse
- abarquillarse
- abastecerse
- abatirse
- ablandarse
- abochornarse
- abollarse
- abombarse
- abonarse
- aborregarse
- abotargarse
- abrasarse
- abrigarse
- abrirse
- abstenerse
- abstraerse
- aburguesarse
- aburrirse
- acabarse
- acalorarse
- acatarrarse
- acercarse
- achantarse
- achicarse
- achicharrarse
- acicalarse
- aclararse
- aclimatarse
- acobardarse
- acogerse
- acomodarse
- acomplejarse
- acongojarse
- acordarse
- acostarse
- acostumbrarse
- acumularse
- acurrucarse
- acusarse
- adaptarse
- adelantarse
- adentrarse
- adeudarse
- adherirse
- adjudicarse
- administrarse
- admirarse
- adormecerse
English:
distance
- find
- get
- herself
- himself
- itself
- myself
- oneself
- ourselves
- reflexive
- themselves
- you
- yourself
- abase
- ally
- avail
- busy
- content
- deliberate
- gorge
- ingratiate
- manifest
- over
- perjure
- pride
- steel
- sun
* * *reflexivo, -a adj1. [que piensa] reflective, thoughtful2. Gram reflexive* * *adj GRAM reflexive* * *reflexivo, -va adj1) : reflective, thoughtful2) : reflexive
См. также в других словарях:
abase oneself — behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). → abase … English new terms dictionary
abase oneself — v. mortify oneself, humiliate oneself … English contemporary dictionary
abase oneself so far as to do something — v. humiliate oneself to doing something … English contemporary dictionary
abase — ► VERB (abase oneself) ▪ behave in a way that lessens others respect for one. DERIVATIVES abasement noun. ORIGIN Old French abaissier to lower … English terms dictionary
abase — [ə beɪs] verb (usu. abase oneself) behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). Derivatives abasement noun Origin ME: from OFr. abaissier, from a (from L. ad to, at ) + baissier to lower … English new terms dictionary
abase — abase, demean, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate are synonymous when they denote to lower in one’s own estimation or in that of others. Abase suggests loss of dignity or prestige without necessarily implying permanency in that loss. When used… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. humble (See abash); demean, degrade; dishonor; cast down. See humility, servility. Ant., uplift, exalt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. humiliate, humble, debase; see humble . See Synonym Study at humble … English dictionary for students
abase — v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself). Derivatives: abasement n. Etymology: ME f. OF abaissier (as A (3), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature): infl. by BASE(2) … Useful english dictionary
abasement — abase ► VERB (abase oneself) ▪ behave in a way that lessens others respect for one. DERIVATIVES abasement noun. ORIGIN Old French abaissier to lower … English terms dictionary
grovel — verb 1) George groveled at his feet, begging for mercy Syn: prostrate oneself, lie, kneel, cringe 2) she was not going to grovel to him Syn: be obsequious to, fawn on, kowtow to, bow and scrape to, toady to, truckle to … Thesaurus of popular words
kowtow — verb 1) they kowtowed to the emperor Syn: prostrate oneself before, bow (down) to/ before, genuflect to/before, do/make obeisance to/before, fall on one s knees before, kneel before 2) she didn t have to kowtow to a boss Syn: grovel to, be… … Thesaurus of popular words
