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1 hacer bien
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2 actuar adecuadamente
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3 hacer bien
v.1 to do good, to act correctly, to act rightly, to do no evil.2 to do well.* * *to do good————————to do the right thing* * *(v.) = do + goodEx. You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.* * *(v.) = do + goodEx: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.
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4 actuar adecuadamente
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5 proceder
m.1 conduct, behavior.2 course of action, doing so, action, proceeding.v.1 to act.2 to proceed.procedemos a leer el nombre de los ganadores we will now read out the names of the winners3 to be appropriate (ser oportuno).* * *1 (pasar a ejecutar) to proceed2 (actuar) to act3 (ser adecuado) to be appropriate1 behaviour (US behavior)\proceder de (venir de) to come from■ ¿de dónde procede su familia? where is her family from?* * *verb1) to proceed2) behave•* * *1. VI1) (=provenir)proceder de — to come from, originate in
procede de una familia rica — she comes from o belongs to a wealthy family
de donde procede que... — (from) whence it happens that... frm
2) [al actuar] (=obrar) to act; (=conducirse) to proceed, behaveconviene proceder con cuidado — it is best to go carefully, it would be best to proceed with caution
proceder contra algn — (Jur) to take proceedings against sb
3) (=pasar) to proceed4) (=ser correcto) to be right (and proper), be fittingluego, si procede,... — then, if appropriate,...
5) * (=estar de moda) to be in *, be in fashion2.SM (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU); (=línea de acción) course of action* * *Imasculino (frml) behavior*, conduct (frml)IIverbo intransitivo1) ( provenir)2) ( actuar) to proceed (frml)proceder contra alguien — (Der) to iniciate proceedings against somebody
3) (frml) ( iniciar)4) ( ser conveniente)procede/no procede la protesta — (Der) objection sustained/overruled
* * *= derive.Ex. The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.----* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* donde proceda = where applicable.* proceder de = emanate from, originate (from), come from, hail from, proceed from.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* que procede del exterior = inbound.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* * *Imasculino (frml) behavior*, conduct (frml)IIverbo intransitivo1) ( provenir)2) ( actuar) to proceed (frml)proceder contra alguien — (Der) to iniciate proceedings against somebody
3) (frml) ( iniciar)4) ( ser conveniente)procede/no procede la protesta — (Der) objection sustained/overruled
* * *= derive.Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* donde proceda = where applicable.* proceder de = emanate from, originate (from), come from, hail from, proceed from.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* que procede del exterior = inbound.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* * *( frml)behavior*, conduct ( frml)su proceder en aquella ocasión fue muy extraño the way she acted o her conduct on that occasion was very strangeignoro la causa de su proceder I don't know why she behaved o acted like thatviA (provenir) proceder DE algo to come FROM sthesa palabra procede del árabe that word comes from Arabicdebemos proceder con cautela we should proceed with cautionsiempre procedió con mucha corrección he always behaved very correctlyproceder contra algn ( Der) to iniciate proceedings against sbuna vez presentados los candidatos se procedió a la votación once the candidates had been introduced voting beganla policía procedió a su detención the police proceeded to arrest himD(ser conveniente): vistos los hechos procede actuar rápidamente in view of the circumstances it would be wise to act swiftlyejerceremos, cuando proceda, las acciones oportunas we will take the necessary action, where appropriate* * *
proceder ( conjugate proceder) verbo intransitivo
1 ( provenir) proceder DE algo to come from sth
2 ( actuar) to act, to proceed (frml);
proceder contra algn (Der) to iniciate proceedings against sb
3 (frml) ( iniciar) proceder A algo to proceed to sth
4 ( ser conveniente):
rellenar lo que proceda complete as appropriate
proceder
I verbo intransitivo
1 (provenir) proceder de, to come from: procede de una familia noble, he comes from a noble family
2 (actuar) to act, proceed: tu amigo procedió de un modo extraño, your friend acted strangely
3 (ser pertinente) to be appropriate o right
II m (modo de actuar) behaviour, conduct
' proceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derivar
- exhumación
- homologación
- obrar
- venir
- descender
English:
come on to
- go along
- modus operandi
- proceed
* * *proceder1 vila sidra procede de la manzana cider comes from apples;esta costumbre procede del siglo XIX this custom dates back to the 19th centuryhay que proceder con cuidado en este asunto we should proceed with care in this matter3. [empezar] to proceed (a with);procedemos a leer el nombre de los ganadores we will now read out the names of the winners;vamos a proceder a la votación we will now proceed with the vote4. [ser oportuno] to be appropriate;procede estudiar la propuesta con detenimiento it would be wise to study the proposal carefully;procede cambiar de táctica it would be a good idea to change tactics5. [legalmente]van a proceder contra la empresa they are going to start proceedings against the companyproceder2 nmconduct, behaviour* * *I v/i1 ( venir) come (de from)2 ( actuar) proceed;proceder a proceed to;proceder contra alguien initiate proceedings against s.o.3 ( ser conveniente) be fittingII m conduct* * *proceder vi1) avanzar: to proceed2) : to act, to behave3) : to be appropriate, to be fitting4)proceder de : to originate from, to come from* * * -
6 propiedad
f.1 ownership (derecho).tener algo en propiedad to own somethingpropiedad ajena other people's propertypropiedad horizontal joint ownershippropiedad intelectual copyrightpropiedad privada private propertypropiedad pública public ownership2 property.3 accuracy.expresarse o hablar con propiedad to express oneself precisely, to use words properly4 propriety, decency, correctness, appropriateness.* * *1 (derecho) ownership■ ¿a quién corresponde la propiedad de esta finca? to whom does this property belong?■ este campo es de mi propiedad I own this field, this field is my property2 (bien inmueble) property3 (corrección) propriety4 (cualidad) property\propiedad intelectual copyrightpropiedad particular private propertypropiedad privada private property* * *noun f.1) property2) ownership* * *SF1) (=pertenencia) possession, ownership•
ser de la propiedad de algn — to be the property of sb, belong to sbes propiedad del municipio — it is the property of the town, it belongs to the council, it's council property
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en propiedad, tener un puesto de trabajo en propiedad — to have tenuretener un piso/una parcela en el cementerio en propiedad — to own a flat/a plot of land in the cemetery
adquirir una vivienda/un terreno en propiedad — to purchase a home/a piece of land ( land or property)
ceder algo a algn en propiedad — to transfer to sb the full rights (of ownership) over sth, transfer sth completely to sb
2) (=objeto poseído) propertyuna propiedad — a property, a piece of property
este diamante es una de sus propiedades más preciadas — this diamond is one of her most treasured possessions
3) (Quím, Med) property4) (=característica) property, attribute5) (=adecuación) proprietyhablar con propiedad — to speak properly o correctly
hablar español con propiedad — (=expresarse bien) to have a good command of Spanish; (=hablar correctamente) to speak Spanish correctly, speak correct Spanish
6) (=exactitud) accuracy7) (Com) (=derechos) right, rights plpropiedad intelectual, propiedad literaria — copyright
* * *1)a) ( pertenencia)b) ( lo poseído) property2) ( cualidad) property; ( corrección)hablar/expresarse con propiedad — to speak/express oneself correctly
•* * *1)a) ( pertenencia)b) ( lo poseído) property2) ( cualidad) property; ( corrección)hablar/expresarse con propiedad — to speak/express oneself correctly
•* * *propiedad11 = ownership, domain, estate, backyard, property.Nota: Posesión.Ex: The masthead is the statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.
Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.Ex: Yet today the world has become the personal backyard of every owner of a television set.Ex: No property except bottles and casks containing this liquor shall be destroyed.* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.* datos en propiedad = property data.* declaración de propiedad = claim.* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.* de + Posesivo + propiedad = personal property.* de propiedad exclusiva = proprietary.* de propiedad privada = privately owned [privately-owned], privately run.* derechos de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property rights.* derechos de propiedad = property rights.* deterioro de propiedad alquilada = dilapidation.* en propiedad de extranjeros = foreign-owned.* expropiación de propiedades = property condemnation.* impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria = property tax.* industria de la propiedad = property industry.* industria de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property industry.* información sobre propiedades inmobiliarias = real estate information.* ley de propiedad intelectual = intellectual property law.* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la = Copyright Act, the.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* mercado de la propiedad = property market.* multipropiedad = multiproperty.* perder propiedades = lose + property.* propiedad comercial = business property.* propiedad cultural = cultural property.* propiedad de = owned by.* propiedad de la empresa = company-owned.* propiedad del estado = state property.* propiedad del gobierno = government-owned.* propiedades = holdings, bricks and mortar.* propiedad estatal = state property.* propiedad exclusiva = exclusive right.* propiedad industrial = industrial property.* propiedad inmobiliaria = real estate, home ownership.* propiedad intelectual = intellectual property.* propiedad militar = military property.* propiedad privada = private property, private estate.* registrar como propiedad literaria = copyright.* sello de propiedad = ownership stamp.* sin propiedades = propertyless.* sin propiedad rural = landless.* tenencia en propiedad = propertisation [propertization, -USA].* valor de la propiedad = property value.propiedad22 = property.Nota: Característica.Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
* propiedad física = physical property.* propiedad mecánica = mechanical property.* propiedad medicinal = medicinal value.* propiedad química = chemical property.* * *A1(pertenencia): la casa no es de mi propiedad, es alquilada the house isn't mine o I don't own the house, it's rentedla finca es propiedad de mi hijo the estate belongs to o is owned by my sonse disputan la propiedad de las tierras they're in dispute over the ownership of the landla empresa es de propiedad estatal the company is in state ownershipdelito contra la propiedad crime against propertyles dejó los terrenos en propiedad she left them the freehold to the landlos cuadros exhibidos son propiedad de la fundación the paintings on show are the property of the foundation2 (lo poseído) propertyB1 (cualidad) property2(corrección): habla/se expresa con propiedad she speaks/expresses herself correctlyse comportó con propiedad he behaved with decorumCompuestos:(sistema) condominium ( AmE), joint freehold ( BrE); (edificio) condominium ( AmE) ( building owned under joint freehold)patent rights (pl)real estate, property ( BrE)copyright● propiedad privada/públicaprivate/public property* * *
propiedad sustantivo femenino
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la casa es propiedad de mi hijo the house belongs to my son
propiedad privada/pública private/public property
2 ( cualidad) property;
( corrección):
‹ comportarse› with decorum
propiedad sustantivo femenino
1 (de bienes) ownership, property
propiedad intelectual, copyright
2 (cualidad, característica) property, quality
3 (de lenguaje, comportamiento) correctness
' propiedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- embargar
- heredar
- inscribir
- pertenencia
- proteger
- reclamar
- titular1
- usurpar
- virtud
- arrendatario
- condominio
- corrección
- devaluar
- extender
- finca
- lonja
- minifundio
- pertenecer
- revalorizar
English:
appraisal
- assess
- assign
- be
- condo
- condominium
- equity
- exclusive
- ownership
- private property
- property
- revert
- trespass
- estate
- free
- mortgage
- private
- real
- title
* * *propiedad nf1. [derecho] ownership;[bienes] property;la casa es propiedad de sus padres the house belongs to o is owned by her parents;pertenecer en propiedad a alguien to rightfully belong to sb;tener algo en propiedad to own sthpropiedad horizontal condominium, horizontal property;la legislación en materia de propiedad horizontal the legislation on ownership of properties in tenements;propiedad industrial patent rights;propiedad inmobiliaria real estate;propiedad intelectual copyright;propiedad privada private property;propiedad pública public ownership2. [facultad] property;las propiedades de una sustancia the properties of a substance;con propiedades medicinales with medicinal properties3. [exactitud] accuracy;empleaste esa expresión con mucha propiedad you used exactly the right expression there* * *f property;ser propiedad de alguien be s.o.’s property* * *propiedad nf1) : propertypropiedad privada: private property2) : ownership3) cualidad: property, quality4) : suitability, appropriateness* * *propiedad n property [pl. properties]ser propiedad de alguien to belong to somebody / to be owned by somebody -
7 obrar
v.1 to act.2 to work, to take effect (causar efecto).el remedio obró como se esperaba the remedy took effect o worked as anticipatedesta experiencia obró un cambio profundo en su persona this experience brought about a profound change in him* * *1 (proceder) to act, behave2 (encontrarse) to be1 (hacer) to work* * *1. VI1) (=actuar) to act2) (=tener efecto) [medicinas] to work, have an effect3) frm (=estar)obrar en manos o en poder de algn — to be in sb's possession
los dos documentos obran ya en poder del abogado — both documents are now in the possession of the lawyer
4) (=hacer obras) to have building work done, do building work5) euf (=defecar) to go *, go to the toilet o (EEUU) bathroom, pass a stool euf2. VTel medicamento no obró ningún efecto en el enfermo — the medicine had no effect on o did not work on the patient
2) (=trabajar) [+ madera] to work3) Cono Sur (=construir) to build* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( actuar) to act2) (frml) (Corresp, Der)2.obrar vt to work* * *----* obrar con astucia = finesse.* obrar con cautela = play it + safe.* obrar (contra) = take + action (against).* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( actuar) to act2) (frml) (Corresp, Der)2.obrar vt to work* * *obrar (contra)(v.) = take + action (against)Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
* obrar con astucia = finesse.* obrar con cautela = play it + safe.* obrar (contra) = take + action (against).* obrar de buena fe = act in + good faith.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* obrar en consecuencia = act on/upon.* * *obrar [A1 ]viA (actuar) to actobró de buena fe he acted in good faithobrar guiado por los celos to act out of jealousysegún los documentos que obran en mi poder according to the documents in my possessionlas pruebas obran en su poder he is in possession of the evidence■ obrarvt1 ‹madera› to work2 ‹prodigios/maravillas› to workla fe obra milagros faith works miracles* * *
obrar ( conjugate obrar) verbo intransitivo ( actuar) to act;
verbo transitivo ‹ milagros› to work
obrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (proceder) to act, behave: siento que no he obrado bien, I don't feel I've done the right thing
2 (hallarse) el testamento obra en mi poder/mis manos..., the will is in my possession
II vtr (causar) to work
' obrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empujar
- actuar
- consecuencia
- cordura
- hacer
- mal
English:
act
- give
- operate
- tell
- work
* * *♦ vi1. [actuar] to act;el gobierno obró bajo una tremenda presión popular the government acted under immense public pressure;yo obré con toda inocencia I acted in all innocence2. [causar efecto] to work, to take effect;el remedio obró como se esperaba the remedy took effect o worked as anticipated♦ vt1. [producir] to bring about;[milagro] to work;esta experiencia obró un cambio profundo en su persona this experience brought about a profound change in him2. [trabajar] to work;obrar la madera to work wood* * *I v/i1 act2:su carta obra en mi poder his/her letter is in my possessionII v/t work* * *obrar vt: to work, to produceobrar milagros: to work miraclesobrar vi1) : to act, to behaveobrar con cautela: to act with caution2)obrar en poder de : to be in possession of* * *obrar vb to act -
8 estimular
v.1 to encourage.2 to stimulate.El dinero estimula a los empleados Money stimulates the employees.El aroma estimula los sentidos The aroma stimulates the senses.* * *1 (animar) to encourage, stimulate2 (apetito, pasiones) to whet* * *verb1) to stimulate2) encourage* * *VT1) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage2) (=favorecer) [+ apetito, economía, esfuerzos, ahorro] to stimulate; [+ debate] to promote3) [+ organismo, célula] to stimulate* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.----* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) clase/lectura to stimulatec) <apetito/circulación> to stimulated) ( sexualmente) to stimulate2) <inversión/ahorro> to encourage, stimulate* * *= encourage, give + a boost, prompt, provide + boost, spur, spur on, stimulate, whip up, provide + stimulus, set + Nombre + off, abet, buoy, prod, egg on, stir up, nudge, reawaken [re-awaken], kick-start [kickstart], pep up, hearten, incite.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.* estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.* estimular la imaginación = spark + imagination.* * *estimular [A1 ]vtA1 «clase/lectura» to stimulate2 (alentar) to encouragehay que estimularla para que trabaje she needs encouraging to get her to workgritaban para estimular a su equipo they cheered their team on, they shouted encouragement to their team3 ‹apetito› to whet, stimulate; ‹circulación› to stimulate4 (sexualmente) to stimulateB ‹inversión/ahorro› to encourage, stimulate* * *
estimular ( conjugate estimular) verbo transitivo
estimular verbo transitivo
1 (dar ánimos) to encourage
2 (potenciar, activar) to stimulate
' estimular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- impulsar
English:
animate
- drum up
- fuel
- stimulate
- stir
- work up
- boost
- promote
- revitalize
- revive
- spur
- whet
* * *estimular vt1. [animar] to encourage;el orgullo le estimula a seguir his pride spurs him to go on2. [incitar] to encourage, to urge on;la muchedumbre lo estimuló con gritos the crowd shouted him on3. [excitar sexualmente] to stimulate4. [activar] [apetito] to stimulate, to whet;[circulación, economía] to stimulate; [ventas, inversión] to stimulate, to encourage* * *v/t1 stimulate2 ( animar) encourage* * *estimular vt1) : to stimulate2) : to encourage* * *estimular vb1. (activar) to stimulate2. (animar) to encourage -
9 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
2) (=reprobablemente)•
hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
•
mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
•
tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
•
dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
•
parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
10 requerir
v.1 to require.Ellos requieren un auto They require a car.Ella requiere amor She demands love.La necesidad demanda proceder Need requires proceeding.2 to demand.3 to order (law).4 to summon.El juez requirió al demandado The judge summoned the defendant.5 to require to, to need to.Ella requiere firmar She requires to sign.6 to take.Requiere tiempo It requires time to things correctly.7 to page, to call out for, to call.Ellos requieren a María They page Mary.8 to want.9 to call to.This situation calls to act rapidly Esta situación requiere actuar rápido.* * *1 (necesitar) to require, need2 (decir con autoridad) to demand, call for3 (solicitar) to request4 (persuadir) to persuade5 DERECHO to summon\requerir de amores literal to court, woo* * *1. VT1) (=necesitar) to need, require"se requiere dominio del inglés" — "fluent English required", "good command of English required"
2) (=solicitar) to request, askrequerir a algn que haga algo — to request o ask sb to do sth
3) (=llamar) to send for, summon frm2.VIrequerir de — esp LAm to need, require
* * *verbo transitivo1) ( necesitar) to requirerequiere paciencia — it requires o demands patience
* * *= have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, cry for, demand, involve, make + demand, require, elicit, requisition.Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex. However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.----* requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( necesitar) to requirerequiere paciencia — it requires o demands patience
* * *= have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, cry for, demand, involve, make + demand, require, elicit, requisition.Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.Ex: However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.* requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.* requerir más destreza = be more of an art.* * *vtA (necesitar) to requireéstos son los precios de los productos que requieren these are the prices of the products you requirerequiere mucha paciencia it calls for o requires o demands o needs a great deal of patienceuna enfermedad que requirió su hospitalización an illness which necessitated o required her hospitalization[ S ] se requiere buena presencia good appearance essentialB ‹documento› to require; ‹persona› to summonel juez requirió su presencia como testigo the judge summoned him to appear as a witnessfue requerido de pago he was ordered to pay* * *
requerir ( conjugate requerir) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› to summon
requerir verbo transitivo
1 Jur (la presencia de alguien) to summon: el juez requirió la presencia del principal acusado, the judge required the primary defendant to appear in court
2 (necesitar) to require: esta planta requiere muchos cuidados, this plant needs a lot of care
3 (pedir) to request
4 (exigir) to demand
' requerir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pedir
- reclamar
- demandar
- exigir
- llevar
English:
demand
- need
- require
- call
* * *requerir vt1. [necesitar] to require;es un asunto que requiere mucha diplomacia it is a matter which requires a great deal of tact;se requieren conocimientos de francés a knowledge of French is essential3. Der to order;el juez requirió la extradición del terrorista the judge ordered the extradition of the terrorist* * *v/t1 ( necesitar) require2 JUR summons* * *requerir {76} vt1) : to require, to call for2) : to summon, to send for* * *requerir vb to require
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