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1 albino
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2 albino
adj.albino, albinic.m.albino, person lacking melanin.* * *► adjetivo1 albino► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 albino* * *albino, -aADJ SM / F albino* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino albino* * *= albino.Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino albino* * *= albino.Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.
* * *albino -naadj/m,falbino* * *
albino◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
albino
albino,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino albino
' albino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
albina
English:
albino
* * *albino, -a♦ adjalbino♦ nm,falbino* * *m, albina f albino* * *albino, -na adj & n: albino♦ albinismo nm -
3 albina
f.1 a marshy piece of ground covered with nitre in the summer season.2 albiness, woman lacking melanin.3 salt lake.4 albina.* * *SF salt lake, salt marsh* * *
albino,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino albino
* * *m, albina f albino -
4 lechuza
f.(barn) owl.* * *1 owl\lechuza común barn owl* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Orn) owl* * *a) ( nombre genérico) owlb) tb* * *= barn owl.Ex. In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).----* lechuza común = barn owl.* * *a) ( nombre genérico) owlb) tb* * *= barn owl.Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
* lechuza común = barn owl.* * *1 (como nombre genérico) owl2tb lechuza común barn owl* * *
lechuza sustantivo femenino
owl
lechuza sustantivo femenino owl
' lechuza' also found in these entries:
English:
barn owl
- owl
* * *lechuza nfbarn owllechuza campestre short-eared owl;lechuza gavilana hawk owl* * *f1 ZO barn owl2 Cuba, Méx ( prostituta) hooker fam* * *lechuza nfbúho: owl, barn owl* * *lechuza n owl -
5 merecimiento
m.condignity, merit (cualidad), deserts (lo merecido).* * *1 (mérito) merit, worthiness2 (esfuerzo) effort\hacer merecimientos para algo to bend over backwards to do something* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=lo merecido) just deserts pl2) (=mérito) merit, worthiness* * *a) ( mérito) meritdeberá trabajar mucho y hacer merecimientos — she will have to work hard and be on her best behavior
b) ( reconocimiento) recognition* * *Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* * *a) ( mérito) meritdeberá trabajar mucho y hacer merecimientos — she will have to work hard and be on her best behavior
b) ( reconocimiento) recognition* * *Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.
* * *1 (mérito) meritse impusieron con todo merecimiento they fully deserved to winacreditó el merecimiento del premio he proved himself worthy of the prizedeberá trabajar mucho y hacer merecimientos she will have to work hard and be on her best behaviorno tiene merecimiento suficiente para obtener el cargo he is not good enough to get the job2 (reconocimiento) recognitionun merecimiento bien ganado well-deserved recognitionen merecimiento a su gran labor in recognition of her great work* * *merecimiento nm: merit, worth -
6 mérito
m.merit, credit.* * *1 (de alguien) merit2 (de algo) merit, worth\hacer mérito de algo to mention somethinghacer méritos para algo to strive to be deserving of something* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=valor) merit, worthde mérito — of merit, worthy
tener mérito: eso tiene mucho mérito — that's very commendable
"serán méritos los idiomas" — [en anuncio] "languages an advantage"
2) (=mención)* * *masculino merit, worthquitarle or restarle méritos a alguien — to take the credit away from somebody
hacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos — ( para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; ( para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amends
* * *= merit, credit, claim to fame.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.----* atribuir el mérito a = credit.* atribuirse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* atribuirse el mérito de Algo = claim + credit for.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* digno de mérito = meritorious.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* exagerar los méritos de Algo = oversell.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* mérito + atribuirse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* méritos profesionales = merit.* por méritos = meritorious.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* reconocer el mérito de Alguien = get + Posesivo + due(s).* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* tener mérito = be meritorious.* * *masculino merit, worthquitarle or restarle méritos a alguien — to take the credit away from somebody
hacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos — ( para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; ( para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amends
* * *= merit, credit, claim to fame.Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* atribuir el mérito a = credit.* atribuirse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* atribuirse el mérito de Algo = claim + credit for.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* digno de mérito = meritorious.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* exagerar los méritos de Algo = oversell.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* mérito + atribuirse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* méritos profesionales = merit.* por méritos = meritorious.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* reconocer el mérito de Alguien = get + Posesivo + due(s).* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* tener mérito = be meritorious.* * *merit, worthuna obra de mérito a commendable piece of workuna persona de mérito a worthy personuna novela de poco mérito a novel of little worth o meritno le veo ningún mérito a lo que ha hecho I don't think that what she's done is at all admirable, I can't see any merit in what she's donequitarle or restarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sbse atribuyó el mérito de haberlo descubierto he took the credit for having discovered ittiene mucho mérito que lo hayas hecho sin ayuda it says a lot for you o it's very commendable that you did it without any helphacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos (para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; (para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amendste voy a llevar al teatro pero vas a tener que hacer méritos I'll take you to the theater but you'll have to be on your best behavior o you'll have to behavetendrá que hacer méritos si quiere que lo perdone he'll have to make it up to me if he wants me to forgive himCompuesto:mpl mention in dispatches* * *
mérito sustantivo masculino
merit, worth;
una persona de mérito a worthy person;
tener mérito to be praiseworthy;
quitarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sb;
atribuirse el mérito de algo to take the credit for sth
mérito sustantivo masculino
1 (merecimiento) merit
2 (valor por el esfuerzo realizado) tiene mérito que te disculpes, it's very commendable of you to apologize
un trabajo de mérito, a commendable work
' mérito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
notable
- valor
- mero
English:
detract
- DSO
- merit
- saving
- undeserving
- unworthiness
- walkover
- credit
* * *mérito nmmerit;todo el mérito es suyo she deserves all the credit;tiene mucho mérito it's no mean achievement;tiene mucho mérito que cuide él solo de sus padres he deserves a lot of praise for looking after his parents on his own;de mérito: un dramaturgo de mérito an accomplished playwright;un edificio de mérito a fine building;no quiero quitar mérito a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;hacer méritos: está haciendo méritos para que lo elijan he is doing everything he can to get elected;no ha hecho méritos para merecer un aprobado he hasn't done enough to deserve a pass;se está esforzando por hacer méritos ante su jefe she's trying to get into her boss's good booksmérito técnico [en patinaje sobre hielo] technical merit* * *m merit;hacer méritos work hard;de mérito worthy* * *mérito nm: merit* * *mérito n merit -
7 valía
f.1 value, worth, favor, favour.2 worthiness, value.imperf.indicat.1st person singular (yo) Imperfect Indicative of Spanish verb: valer.* * *1 (objeto) value, worth2 (persona) worth, merit* * *SF1) (=valor) worth, valuede gran valía — [objeto] very valuable, of great worth; [persona] worthy, estimable
2) (=influencia) influence* * *femenino worth* * *= worthiness, claim to fame.Ex. Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.----* demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.* demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.* valía profesional = merit.* * *femenino worth* * *= worthiness, claim to fame.Ex: Another goal of terrorism is to demonstrate to terrorists their own worthiness and thus to claim a sort of moral victory over their enemies.
Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* demostrar la valía = realise + the potential.* demostrar + Posesivo + valía = prove + Posesivo + value, prove + Posesivo + worth, prove + Reflexivo, show + Posesivo + worth.* demostrar su valía = prove + its worth, realise + its full potential.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.* valía profesional = merit.* * *worthun joven de gran valía a young man of great worth, a very able young manun hombre de su valía a man of his ability o worthremuneración a convenir según valía del candidato salary negotiable according to the merits of the candidate* * *
Del verbo valer: ( conjugate valer)
valía es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo
Multiple Entries:
valer
valía
valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo
1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?
2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prize
verbo intransitivo
1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth;
( costar) to cost;◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;
cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift
2 ( tener valor no material):
como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless;
vales tanto como él you're as good as he is;
hacerse valía to assert oneself;
hacer valía algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth
3 ( servir):◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;
no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere;
no valía para algo to be useless o no good at sth
4◊ vale (Esp fam)
◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;
¿vale? OK?, all right?b) ( basta):◊ ¿valía así? is that OK o enough?
5◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;
más te vale ir you'd better go
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[jugada/partido] to countb) ( estar permitido):◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;
no vale mirar you're not allowed to look
7 (Méx fam)a) ( no importar):◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)
c) ( estropearse):◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)
valerse verbo pronominal
1 ( servirse) valíase de algo/algn to use sth/sb
2 [anciano/enfermo]:
3 (estar permitido, ser correcto):
¡no se vale! that's not fair!
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore
valía f frml (de una persona) value, worth
persona de gran valía, a worthy person
' valía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
English:
worth
- prove
* * *valía nf[de persona] worth; [de objeto] value, worth;ha demostrado su valía she has proved her worth;un científico de reconocida valía a scientist of recognized worth* * *f worth* * *valía nf: value, worth -
8 virtud
f.1 virtue.la principal virtud de este método es que… the principal virtue of this method is that…virtud cardinal/teologal cardinal/theological virtue2 power.tener la virtud de to have the power o ability to* * *1 (cualidad) virtue2 (propiedad, eficacia) property, quality\en virtud de by virtue of* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=calidad) virtue2) (=capacidad) ability, power; (=eficacia) efficacyen virtud de — by virtue of, by reason of
tener la virtud de... — [+ infin] to have the virtue of... [+ ger], have the power to... [+ infin]
una planta que tiene virtud contra varias enfermedades — a plant which is effective against certain diseases
virtudes curativas — healing power [sing], healing properties
3) (Caribe)*** (=pene) prick ***; (=vagina) cunt **** * *a) ( cualidad) virtueb) ( capacidad) powertiene la virtud de exasperarme — (iró) he has a knack of driving me up the wall
* * *= virtue, gift, glory, righteousness, claim to fame.Ex. Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.----* en virtud de = by virtue of.* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.* en virtud de su cargo = ex officio.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *a) ( cualidad) virtueb) ( capacidad) powertiene la virtud de exasperarme — (iró) he has a knack of driving me up the wall
* * *= virtue, gift, glory, righteousness, claim to fame.Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* en virtud de = by virtue of.* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.* en virtud de su cargo = ex officio.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *1 (buena cualidad) virtue2 (capacidad) poweruna planta con virtudes curativas a plant with healing powerstiene la virtud de ponerme histérica ( iró); he has a knack of driving me up the wallen virtud de by virtue ofen virtud de los acuerdos firmados en 1992 by virtue of the agreements signed in 1992en virtud de la normativa vigente in accordance with current regulationsCompuestos:cardinal virtuetheological virtue* * *
virtud sustantivo femenino
virtud sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad moral) virtue
2 (capacidad, propiedad) property, power
virtudes curativas, curative o healing properties
' virtud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejercitar
English:
rightness
- virtue
- strength
* * *♦ nf1. [moral] virtue;la virtud se opone al vicio virtue is opposed to vicevirtud cardinal cardinal virtue;virtud teologal theological virtue2. [cualidad] virtue;la principal virtud de este método es que… the principal virtue of this method is that…3. [poder, facultad] power;una planta con virtudes curativas a plant with medicinal properties;tener la virtud de to have the power o ability to;dicho acuerdo tiene al menos la virtud de interesar a la gente en el tema this agreement at least has the virtue of getting people interested in the topic♦ en virtud de loc prepby virtue of;es una de las principales potencias económicas en virtud de su población it's one of the major economic powers by virtue of its population;en virtud del tratado de París, cedieron varios territorios under the Paris treaty they ceded several territories* * *f virtue;en virtud de by virtue of* * *virtud nf1) : virtue2)en virtud de : by virtue of* * *virtud n (cualidad) virtue -
9 payo
► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 non-Gypsy (in Gypsy jargon)* * *payo, -a1. ADJ1) Arg (=albino) albino2) Méx (=simple) rustic, simple3) Méx [ropa] loud, flashy2.SM / F [para gitanos] non-gipsy, non-gypsy (EEUU)* * *- ya masculino, femenino (Esp) word used by gypsies to refer to a non-gypsy* * *- ya masculino, femenino (Esp) word used by gypsies to refer to a non-gypsy* * *payo -yamasculine, feminine* * *
payo◊ -ya sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) word used by gypsies to refer to a non-gypsy
* * *payo, -a♦ adj♦ nm,f* * *m, paya f non-gypsy, Gorgio -
10 elefante blanco
m.1 white elephant, unwanted possession of expensive upkeep.2 Thai albino elephant, white elephant.* * *(n.) = white elephantEx. It is preferable to be thorough, perhaps embarrassed and a nuisance before purchase rather than to be sold a ' white elephant'.* * *(n.) = white elephantEx: It is preferable to be thorough, perhaps embarrassed and a nuisance before purchase rather than to be sold a ' white elephant'.
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11 raro
adj.1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.3 unfamiliar.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco común) rare2 (escaso) scarce, rare3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird4 (excelente) excellent■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art\¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!rara vez seldom* * *(f. - rara)adj.1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny2) bizarre, weird3) odd•- rara vez* * *ADJ1) (=extraño) strange, oddes un hombre muy raro — he's a very strange o odd man
es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called
¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!
2) (=poco común) rarecon alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions
de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection
rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us
3) (Fís) rare, rarefied* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...
qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...
aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
2) < gas> rare* * *= bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.----* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* colección de libros raros = rare book collection.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* demasiado raro = all too rare.* de modo raro = funnily.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de un modo raro = freakishly.* edición rara = rare edition.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* especie rara = rare breed.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* libro raro = rare book.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* * *- ra adjetivo1)a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...
qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!
es un poco rara — she's a bit odd o strange
te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)
b) ( poco frecuente) rareraro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...
aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
2) < gas> rare* * *= bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.* aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* colección de libros raros = rare book collection.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de manera rara = oddly, funnily.* demasiado raro = all too rare.* de modo raro = funnily.* de una manera rara = strangely.* de un modo raro = freakishly.* edición rara = rare edition.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* enfermedad rara = rare disease.* en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* especie rara = rare breed.* haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.* libro raro = rare book.* muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.* parecer raro = sound + odd.* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* ¡qué raro! = how strange!.* rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* * *raro -raAes raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yetya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundingses un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangelyme miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!2 (poco frecuente, común) raresalvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptionsraro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go outaquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow hereB ‹gas› rare* * *
raro◊ -ra adjetivo
◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;
¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today
aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
raro,-a adjetivo
1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
' raro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicho
- chocante
- disgustar
- individuo
- particular
- peculiar
- rara
- singular
- tipo
- artefacto
- extraño
- gusto
- olor
- sonar
English:
flaky
- funny
- most
- odd
- odd-looking
- oddbod
- oddity
- odor
- odour
- peculiar
- queer
- rare
- set-up
- should
- strange
- strangely
- unlikely
- unusual
- weird
- for
- how
- incongruous
- like
- oddball
- seem
- strike
- uncanny
* * *raro, -a adj1. [extraño] strange, odd;¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;[visita] infrequent;rara vez rarely;es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric4. [escaso] rare5. Quím rare* * *adj1 rare2 ( extraño) strange;¡qué raro! how strange!* * *raro, -ra adj1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar2) : unusual, rare3) : exceptional4)rara vez : seldom, rarely* * *raro adj1. (extraño) strange / odd2. (poco frecuente) rare -
12 talamoco
ADJ And albino -
13 bebeco
m.albino.
См. также в других словарях:
Albino — Administration Nom italien Albino (Albì) Pays Italie Région … Wikipédia en Français
Albino — ist ein Lebewesen mit Albinismus eine Kommune in der italienischen Provinz Bergamo, siehe Albino (Lombardei) ein der Vorname folgender Personen: Albino Milani (1910–2001), italienischer Motorradrennfahrer Albino (Rapper) (* 1974), deutscher… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Albino — Sm Lebewesen ohne Pigment in der Haut erw. fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus span. albino (eigentlich der Weißliche ), einer Ableitung von span. (poet.) albo weiß , dieses aus l. albus (Albe1). Die Bedeutungsentwicklung von weiß zu farblos … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Albino — Al*bi no (?; 277), n.; pl. {Albinos}. [Sp. or Pg. albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.] A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
albino — (n.) 1777, from Spanish or Portuguese albino, from L. albus white (see ALB (Cf. alb)). Used by Portuguese of white spotted African negroes. Extended 1859 to animals having the same peculiarity. A female albino formerly was an albiness (1808) … Etymology dictionary
Albino — Albino: Die Bezeichnung für »Mensch, Tier oder Pflanze mit fehlender Farbstoffbildung« ist eine Entlehnung des frühen 18. Jh.s aus span. albino »Albino«, einer Ableitung von span. albo < lat. albus »weiß« (vgl. ↑ Album) … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
albino — albino, na adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. Que carece de pigmentación: pelo albino, piel albina, gorila albino. Los albinos tienen muchos problemas en la vista … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
albino — [al bī′nō, albē′nō] n. pl. albinos [Port, lit., whitish < albo < L albus, white: see ELF] 1. a person whose skin, hair, and eyes lack normal coloration because of genetic factors: albinos have a white skin, whitish hair, and pink eyes 2.… … English World dictionary
albino — albino. См. альбинос. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Albīno — Albīno, Flecken im österreichischen Kreise Bergamo (Lombardei), Seidenbau, Handel; 2700 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Albino — Albino, Flecken bei Bergamo in der Lombardei, 3000 E., Seidenspinnereien, Kalk und Marmorbrüche … Herders Conversations-Lexikon