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1 brusquedad
f.1 suddenness, abruptness.2 brusqueness.* * *1 (de carácter) brusqueness, abruptness2 (rapidez) suddenness\con brusquedad sharply* * *SF1) (=cambio repentino) suddenness2) (=rudeza) brusqueness, abruptness* * *a) ( en el trato) roughnesscon brusquedad — <hablar/actuar> abruptly
b) ( de movimiento) abruptness, suddenness* * *= abruptness, brusqueness.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.* * *a) ( en el trato) roughnesscon brusquedad — <hablar/actuar> abruptly
b) ( de movimiento) abruptness, suddenness* * *= abruptness, brusqueness.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.* * *1 (en el trato) roughnessle habló con mucha brusquedad he spoke very sharply o brusquely to her, he was very brusque o sharp with her2 (de movimiento) abruptness, suddennessfrenó con brusquedad he braked sharply o abruptly* * *
brusquedad sustantivo femenino
brusquedad sustantivo femenino brusqueness, abruptness
' brusquedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrarse
- virar
English:
abrupt
- excessively
- offhandedness
- snap
* * *brusquedad nf1. [imprevisión] suddenness, abruptness;con brusquedad suddenly, abruptly2. [grosería] brusqueness;los trata con mucha brusquedad she's very brusque with them* * *f1 de cambio sharpness, abruptnesscon brusquedad curtly, brusquely* * *brusquedad nf1) : abruptness, suddenness2) : brusqueness -
2 aspereza
f.1 roughness.limar asperezas to smooth things over2 asperity, abrasiveness, roughness, coarseness.3 harsh remark, sour remark.* * *1 roughness, coarseness, asperity* * *SF [de terreno] roughness, ruggedness; (=acidez) sourness, tartness; [de carácter] surliness* * *1)a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevennessb) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness2) ( parte áspera)un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground
limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences
3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *= roughness, harshness.Ex. In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.Ex. Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.----* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.* * *1)a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevennessb) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness2) ( parte áspera)un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground
limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences
3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *= roughness, harshness.Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.
Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.* * *1 (al tacto) roughness2 (del terreno) roughness, unevenness3 (de un sabor) sharpness4 (de la voz) harshness5 (del clima) harshnessB(parte áspera): usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas use sandpaper to remove any roughness o rough patches ( o parts etc)quitar las asperezas con una lima file off the rough edgesun terreno lleno de asperezas a very uneven o rough piece of groundlimar asperezas: el tiempo ha limado las asperezas de su personalidad time has knocked the rough edges off her, she has mellowed with ageen un intento de limar asperezas in an attempt to iron out their differences/problemsC (brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *
aspereza sustantivo femenino
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(de voz, clima) harshness
2 ( parte áspera):
limar asperezas to smooth things over
aspereza sustantivo femenino roughness
♦ Locuciones: figurado limar asperezas, to smooth things over
' aspereza' also found in these entries:
English:
abruptly
- ruggedness
* * *aspereza nf1. [al tacto] roughness2. [de terreno] ruggedness, roughness3. [de sabor] sharpness, sourness4. [de clima] harshness5. [de voz] harshness6. [rudeza] [de persona] abruptness;decir algo con aspereza to say something sharply o abruptly* * *f roughness, unevenness;limar asperezas knock the rough edges off* * *aspereza nfrudeza: roughness, coarseness -
3 precipitación
f.1 precipitation, hurry, rush, suddenness.2 atmospheric precipitation, rainfall, falling of rain, precipitation.3 hastiness, overeagerness, overeagerness to act, precipitation.4 precipitation, unwise hurry.5 sediment, precipitation.* * *1 (prisa) rush, haste, hurry2 METEREOLOGÍA precipitation, rainfall\con precipitación hastily* * *SF1) [al hacer algo] (=prisa) haste; (=imprudencia) rashnesscon precipitación — hastily, precipitately frm
2) (Meteo) rainfall, precipitation frm3) (Quím) precipitation* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex. Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex. The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.----* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *1) ( prisa) rush, hurry2) (Meteo) precipitation (frml)cielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación — overcast with occasional showers
3) (Quím) precipitation* * *= abruptness, haste, rush, precipitation, prematurity.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex: Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.* con precipitación = rashly.* índice de precipitación = rainfall figure.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* precipitaciones = rainfall.* vaso de precipitaciones = beaker.* * *A (prisa) rush, hurrylo hizo con tanta precipitación que era normal que se equivocara she did it in such a rush o hurry that she was bound to make a mistakeno hace falta tanta precipitación, tenemos tiempo de sobra there's no need to rush o hurry, we've got plenty of timehabrá precipitaciones débiles en el norte there will be some light rain ( o snow etc) in the northcielo nuboso, con alguna precipitación overcast with occasional showersCompuesto:rainC ( Quím) precipitation* * *
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 ( prisa) rush, hurry;◊ lo hizo con mucha precipitación she did it in a rush o hurry
2 (Meteo) rainfall;
habrá precipitaciones débiles there will be some light rain
precipitación sustantivo femenino
1 (prisa) hurry, haste
2 Meteor (de lluvia) rainfall, (de nieve) snowfall
3 Quím precipitation
' precipitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impetuosidad
English:
haste
- mean
- precipitation
- rainfall
- rashness
- hastily
* * *♦ nf1. [apresuramiento] haste;actuaron con precipitación they acted hastily2. Quím precipitation♦ precipitaciones nfpl[lluvia] rain, Espec precipitation;intervalos nubosos con precipitaciones ocasionales scattered cloud with occasional showers* * *f1 ( prisa) hurry, haste2:precipitaciones pl rain sg* * *precipitación nf, pl - ciones1) prisa: haste, hurry, rush2) : precipitation, rain, snow -
4 encontrar justificación
(v.) = build + a case forEx. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.* * *(v.) = build + a case forEx: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
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5 justificar
v.to justify (gen) & (Imprenta).Ella justifica a su hijo She justifies her son.Ella justifica su proceder She justifies her actions.Ella justifica el texto She justifies the text.Su acción justifica el premio His action justifies=merits the award.* * *1 (acción) to justify2 (persona) to excuse\justificarse con alguien to apologize to somebody* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=explicar) to account for, explaintendrá que justificar su ausencia del trabajo — she will have to account for o explain her absence from work
el gobierno no pudo justificar el aumento del gasto — the government was unable to account for o explain the increase in expenditure
2) (=excusar) [+ decisión, comportamiento] to justify, excusenada justifica tal violencia — nothing can justify o excuse such violence
es un criminal y no pretendo justificarlo — he's a criminal and I'm not trying to make excuses for him
3) (Inform, Tip) to justify2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justifyc) situación/circunstancia to justifyeso no justifica su actitud — that does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude
2) (Impr) to justify2.justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself* * *= build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.Ex. Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.Ex. The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.Ex. The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex. The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.----* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* sin justificar = unjustified.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) persona <ausencia/acción> to justifyc) situación/circunstancia to justifyeso no justifica su actitud — that does not justify o that is no excuse for her attitude
2) (Impr) to justify2.justificarse v pron to justify oneself, excuse oneself* * *= build + a case for, justify, make + apology, warrant, justify, excuse, vindicate.Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex: Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* justificar Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* justificar el esfuerzo = justify + the effort.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.* sin justificar = unjustified.* * *justificar [A2 ]vtA1 «persona» ‹ausencia/acción› to justifyjustificó su ausencia diciendo que … he justified o excused his absence by saying that …2 (disculpar) ‹persona› to find o make excuses for3 «situación/circunstancia» to justifyno justifica su actitud it does not justify her attitude, it is no excuse for her attitudesus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justifiedtrabajar por tan poco dinero no se justifica working for such low wages just isn't worth itB ( Impr) to justifyto justify oneself, excuse oneselfno intentes justificarte don't try to justify yourself o make excuses for yourselfyo no tengo por qué justificarme por algo que no he hecho I have no reason to apologize for something I did not do* * *
justificar ( conjugate justificar) verbo transitivo
sus sospechas no estaban justificadas his suspicions were not justified;
trabajar por tan poco no se justifica it isn't worth working for so little
justificarse verbo pronominal
to justify oneself, excuse oneself
justificar verbo transitivo to justify
' justificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pertinencia
English:
account for
- condone
- excuse
- justify
- leg
- legitimate
- vindicate
- warrant
* * *♦ vt1. [probar] to justify;justifiqué todos los gastos I accounted for all the expenses2. [hacer admisible] to justify;con sus treinta goles justificó el costo de su fichaje his thirty goals justified o made up for the size of his transfer feeque estuviera cansado no justifica su comportamiento the fact that he was tired doesn't justify o excuse his behaviour4. Imprenta to justify* * *v/t2 TIP justify* * *justificar {72} vt1) : to justify2) : to excuse, to vindicate* * *justificar vb to justify [pt. & pp. justified] -
6 sequedad
f.1 dryness.2 abruptness, brusqueness.* * *1 dryness2 figurado curtness, abruptness* * *SF1) (=falta de humedad) dryness2) [en contestación, carácter] curtness* * *a) (de terreno, región, piel) drynessb) (de respuesta, tono) curtness* * *= dryness.Ex. This article describes briefly the damage that can be caused to books by climatic conditions such as strong sunlight, humidity, and excessive dryness.* * *a) (de terreno, región, piel) drynessb) (de respuesta, tono) curtness* * *= dryness.Ex: This article describes briefly the damage that can be caused to books by climatic conditions such as strong sunlight, humidity, and excessive dryness.
* * *1 (de un terreno, una región) dryness2 (de una respuesta, un tono) curtnessnos saludó con sequedad he greeted us curtly* * *
sequedad sustantivo femenino
sequedad sustantivo femenino dryness
' sequedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraza
English:
dryness
- drily
* * *sequedad nf1. [falta de humedad] dryness2. [antipatía] brusqueness;me recibió con sequedad he gave me a brusque welcome* * *f figcurtness* * *sequedad nf1) : dryness2) : brusqueness, curtness -
7 brusquedad
• abrasiveness• abruptness• bluffness• bluntness• brusqueness• brusquerie• coarseness• crudeness• crustiness• gruesome• grumble• rudeness• snapishness• unkindness -
8 repentinamente
• all at once• all of a sudden• suddenly• with abruptness
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Abruptness — Ab*rupt ness, n. 1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness. [1913 Webster] 2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as, abruptness of style or manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abruptness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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abruptness — noun see abrupt … New Collegiate Dictionary
abruptness — See abruptly. * * * … Universalium
abruptness — ab rupt·ness || nɪs n. suddenness, hastiness; lack of continuity; brusqueness, rudeness … English contemporary dictionary
abruptness — abrupt·ness … English syllables
abruptness — See: abrupt … English dictionary
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precipitousness — noun 1. the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • Syn: ↑abruptness, ↑steepness • Ant: ↑gradualness (for: ↑abruptness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary