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1 ajeno
adj.1 someone else's, not our own, other people's, somebody else's.2 irrelevant, extraneous, foreign.3 alien, strange.4 strange.* * *► adjetivo1 (de otro) another's, belonging to other people2 (distante) detached3 (impropio) inappropriate, unsuitable4 (extraño) not involved■ 'Prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la obra' "Authorized personnel only"\meterse en lo ajeno to meddle in other people's affairsvivir a costa ajena to live off other people* * *(f. - ajena)adj.1) alien2) of another, of others•- ajeno a* * *ADJ1) (=de otro)•
a costa ajena — at somebody else's expense•
por cuenta ajena, trabaja por cuenta ajena — he works for someone elsevergüenza 1)•
meterse en lo ajeno — to interfere in other people's affairs2) (=no relacionado)•
ajeno a — outsideel malhumor es ajeno a su carácter — he's not at all bad-tempered in character, being bad-tempered is quite alien to his character frm
el juez declaró que se mantendría ajeno a la política — the judge declared that he would remain outside of politics
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por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad — for reasons beyond our control3) (=indiferente)nada de lo humano le es ajeno — liter everything human is his concern liter
siguió leyendo, ajeno a lo que sucedía — she carried on reading, oblivious to what was happening
4) (=extraño) strange* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex. This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.----* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
Ex: This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *ajeno -naA [ SER]1(que no corresponde, pertenece): dos generaciones cuyos ideales son totalmente ajenos two generations whose ideals are completely alien to each other o have nothing in commonun asunto que le era ajeno a matter that was o had nothing to do with himel ambiente en que ella se mueve me es totalmente ajeno the world she moves in is quite alien o foreign to meajeno A algo:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control[ S ] prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff onlyintereses ajenos a los de la empresa interests not in accord with those of the company2(que pertenece, corresponde a otro): se servía de una tarjeta de crédito ajena he was using another person's o someone else's credit cardpor el bien ajeno for the good of othersel domingo juegan en campo ajeno on Sunday they're on the road ( AmE) o ( BrE) they're playing away (from home)las desgracias ajenas no me interesan I'm not interested in other people's misfortunesB1 [ ESTAR] (inatento) ajeno A algo unaware OF sth, oblivious TO sthtrabajaba totalmente ajeno a lo que pasaba a su alrededor he worked on, completely unaware of o oblivious to what was going on around him2 [ ESTAR] (indiferente) ajeno A algo:siempre permaneció ajeno a sus problemas he never got involved with her problems, he always remained aloof from her problems3 [ SER] (no involucrado) ajeno A algo:irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos irregularities to which they have not been party o in which they have not been involved* * *
ajeno◊ -na adjetivo [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece):
aquel ambiente me era ajeno that environment was alien o foreign to me;
por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our controlb) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro):
por el bien ajeno for the good of others;
las desgracias ajenas other people's misfortunes
ajeno,-a adjetivo
1 (de otra persona) belonging to other people: no me gusta dormir en casa ajena, I don't like to sleep over at someone else's place
2 (sin relación) unconnected [a, with]
ajeno a nuestra voluntad, beyond our control
3 (extraño) strange: su devoción me resulta completamente ajena, her sense of devotion is just beyond belief
♦ Locuciones: sentir vergüenza ajena, to feel embarrassed for sb
' ajeno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- gallina
- embolsarse
- regocijarse
- regocijo
English:
alien
- squat
* * *ajeno, -a adj1. [de otro] of others;jugar en campo ajeno to play away from home;no te metas en los problemas ajenos don't interfere in other people's problems;no le importa la miseria ajena she doesn't care about the suffering of others;recurrieron a capital ajeno they turned to outside investors, they used borrowed capital2. [no relacionado]es un problema ajeno a la sociedad de hoy it's a problem that no longer exists in today's society;todo eso me es ajeno [no me atañe] all that has nothing to do with me;esto es ajeno a nuestro departamento our department doesn't deal with that;por causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control;un escándalo al que no es ajeno el presidente a scandal in which the president is not uninvolved;su plan es ajeno a cualquier intento partidista their plan in no way seeks to gain party-political advantage;una tradición ajena a nuestra cultura a tradition which is alien to our culture* * *adjme era totalmente ajeno it was completely alien to me;lo ajeno fig other people’s property2:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control3:estar ajeno a be unaware of, be oblivious to* * *ajeno, -na adj1) : alien2) : of another, of otherspropiedad ajena: somebody else's property3)ajeno a : foreign to4)ajeno de : devoid of, free from* * *ajeno adj1. (de otro) somebody else'spor error, cogió un abrigo ajeno by mistake, she took somebody else's coat2. (de otros) other people's -
2 ajeno (a)
(adj.) = foreign (to)Ex. Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.* * *(adj.) = foreign (to)Ex: Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.
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3 ajeno a
prep.unbeknownst to.* * *alien to, foreign to -
4 ajeno
• extraneous• irrelevant• not our own• other people's• somebody else's• unacquired -
5 ajeno de sí
• aloof -
6 ajeno al mundo
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7 ajeno a la operación
• nonoccupational disability• nonoperating earning -
8 ajeno al carácter inglés
• un-EnglishDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ajeno al carácter inglés
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9 ajeno al mercado
• nonmanufacturing costs• nonmarket economy -
10 ajeno al mundo
• apart from the world• unworldly -
11 ajeno de cuidados
• free from care -
12 como gallina en corral ajeno
familiar like a fish out of water -
13 meterse en lo ajeno
to meddle in other people's affairs -
14 meterse en trigo ajeno
figurado to meddle in somebody else's affairs -
15 beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno
(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx. Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.* * *(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
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16 disfrutar del triunfo ajeno
(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx. Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.* * *(v.) = bask in + reflected gloryEx: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
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17 no ser ajeno a
(v.) = be no stranger toEx. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.* * *(v.) = be no stranger toEx: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.
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18 triunfo ajeno
(n.) = reflected gloryEx. But with all the reflected glory from Austen's books, the movie never truly shines on its own.* * *(n.) = reflected gloryEx: But with all the reflected glory from Austen's books, the movie never truly shines on its own.
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19 como gallo en corral ajeno
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20 estar como gallina en corral ajeno
(=estar incómodo) to be like a fish out of water; (=no tener libertad) to have no freedom of movementSpanish-English dictionary > estar como gallina en corral ajeno
См. также в других словарях:
ajeno — ajeno, na (Del lat. aliēnus, de alĭus, otro). 1. adj. Perteneciente a otra persona. 2. De otra clase o condición. 3. Distante, lejano, libre de algo. Ajeno de cuidados. 4. Impropio, extraño, no correspondiente. Ajeno a su voluntad … Diccionario de la lengua española
ajeno — ajeno, na adjetivo 1. Que pertenece a otro: Solía guardar en el bolso objetos ajenos. No suele dar importancia a la opinión ajena. 2. Que no interesa o afecta: Me resulta totalmente ajeno lo que les ocurra. Es una cuestión ajena a lo que estamos… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
ajeno — na Cuando significa ‘sin relación o pertenencia a algo o alguien’, ‘[persona] indiferente a algo o ignorante de ello’ o ‘carente o libre de algo’, se construye normalmente con un complemento introducido por a: «No me gusta discutir mi trabajo con … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
ajeno — Algo o alguien no conocido, no habitual o extraño. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
ajeno — ajeno, na adjetivo extraño, impropio. * * * Sinónimos: ■ extraño, foráneo, extranjero, forastero Antónimos: ■ propio … Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos
ajeno — (Del lat. alienus < alius, otro.) ► adjetivo 1 Que pertenece a otro: ■ bienes ajenos. 2 Que es impropio o no mantiene relación con otras cosas: ■ ajeno a sus intereses. REG. PREPOSICIONAL + a 3 Que no tiene sospecha o noticia de una cosa: ■ se … Enciclopedia Universal
ajeno — {{#}}{{LM A01357}}{{〓}} {{SynA01385}} {{[}}ajeno{{]}}, {{[}}ajena{{]}} ‹a·je·no, na› {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Que pertenece o corresponde a otro: • No debes desear los bienes ajenos.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Impropio o extraño a alguien: • Es ajeno a … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
ajeno — adj 1 Que pertenece o afecta a otra persona y no a uno: El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz , casa ajena, daño en propiedad ajena, Lava ropa ajena 2 Que es extraño o no tiene nada que ver con algo o alguien: Ninguna idea puede sernos ajena ,… … Español en México
ajeno — na adj. Perteneciente a otro. Distante. Ser ajeno a alguien, no tener relación con él … Diccionario Castellano
ajeno a la voluntad de alguien — ► locución adjetiva Se usa para indicar que algo ha sucedido sin intención de la persona a la que se refiere: ■ lo lamento, ha sido un error ajeno a mi voluntad … Enciclopedia Universal
ajeno — (adj) (Básico) que corresponde a otra persona Ejemplos: A Gema le da envidia la felicidad ajena. No me interesan los problemas ajenos. Sinónimos: extraño … Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate