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  • 101 descorazonado

    adj.
    1 depressed, dejected, dispirited.
    2 disheartened, hopeless, broken-hearted, heartbroken.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: descorazonar.
    * * *
    ADJ discouraged, disheartened
    * * *
    = disheartened, despondent, hopeless, broken-hearted.
    Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
    Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
    Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
    * * *
    = disheartened, despondent, hopeless, broken-hearted.

    Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.

    Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
    Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.

    * * *
    descorazonado, -a adj
    disheartened
    * * *
    descorazonado, -da adj
    : disheartened, discouraged

    Spanish-English dictionary > descorazonado

  • 102 desmantelamiento

    m.
    1 stripping.
    el desmantelamiento de todas las bases americanas the closing of all American bases
    2 dismantling, rollback, unrigging, dismantlement.
    * * *
    1 dismantling
    2 MARÍTIMO dismasting, unrigging
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=desmontaje) [de base, fábrica] dismantling; [de barcos] unrigging
    2) [de organización] disbanding
    * * *
    masculino dismantling
    * * *
    Ex. The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations.
    * * *
    masculino dismantling
    * * *

    Ex: The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations.

    * * *
    1 (de instalaciones, fortificaciones) dismantling; (de un stand, escenario) taking down, dismantling
    * * *
    1. [de casa, fábrica] clearing out, stripping;
    [de organización] disbanding; [de arsenal, instalaciones] dismantling; [de puesto, quiosco, andamios] taking down;
    el desmantelamiento de todas las bases americanas the closing of all American bases
    2. [de barco] unrigging
    * * *
    m dismantling

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmantelamiento

  • 103 despiadado

    adj.
    merciless, cruel, inhuman, cold-hearted.
    * * *
    1 ruthless, merciless
    * * *
    (f. - despiadada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] heartless; [ataque] merciless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
    Ex. The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
    Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex. The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
    Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex. The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
    Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex. Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
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    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> ruthless, heartless; <ataque/crítica> savage, merciless
    * * *
    = hard-hearted, relentless, savage, ruthless, remorseless, implacable, inexorable, cold-blooded, ferocius, unsparing, merciless, soulless, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat, unforgiving.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

    Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
    Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
    Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
    Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
    Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
    Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.

    * * *
    ‹persona› ruthless, heartless; ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    * * *

    despiadado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› ruthless, heartless;


    ‹ataque/crítica› savage, merciless
    despiadado,-a adjetivo merciless, ruthless
    ' despiadado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acerba
    - acerbo
    - bárbara
    - bárbaro
    - despiadada
    English:
    cold-blooded
    - cold-hearted
    - cutthroat
    - merciless
    - pitiless
    - remorseless
    - ruthless
    - unmerciful
    - vicious
    - cold
    * * *
    despiadado, -a adj
    [persona] merciless; [trato] inhuman, pitiless; [ataque] savage, merciless
    * * *
    adj ruthless
    * * *
    despiadado, -da adj
    cruel: cruel, merciless, pitiless
    * * *
    despiadado adj hard-hearted / heartless / ruthless

    Spanish-English dictionary > despiadado

  • 104 disturbios

    m.pl.
    riots, unrest.
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    (n.) = unrest, civil disruption, civil unrest
    Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
    Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    * * *
    (n.) = unrest, civil disruption, civil unrest

    Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

    Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

    Spanish-English dictionary > disturbios

  • 105 en épocas de prosperidad económica

    Ex. This worked well in affluent times, but as a result of inflation, Denmark, like all the Western nations, has had to cut back spendind.
    * * *

    Ex: This worked well in affluent times, but as a result of inflation, Denmark, like all the Western nations, has had to cut back spendind.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en épocas de prosperidad económica

  • 106 exterminar

    v.
    1 to exterminate.
    2 to destroy, to devastate.
    * * *
    1 (suprimir) to exterminate, wipe out; (destruir) to destroy
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to exterminate
    * * *
    = eradicate, wipe out, exterminate, decimate, kill off, annihilate, stomp + Nombre + out.
    Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex. This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
    Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex. 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.
    Ex. He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to exterminate
    * * *
    = eradicate, wipe out, exterminate, decimate, kill off, annihilate, stomp + Nombre + out.

    Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.

    Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
    Ex: This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
    Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
    Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.
    Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

    * * *
    exterminar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹ratas/insectos› to exterminate
    2 ‹raza/población› to wipe out, exterminate
    * * *

    exterminar ( conjugate exterminar) verbo transitivo
    to exterminate
    exterminar verbo transitivo to exerminate
    ' exterminar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    exterminate
    - wipe out
    - wipe
    * * *
    to exterminate
    * * *
    v/t exterminate, wipe out
    * * *
    : to exterminate

    Spanish-English dictionary > exterminar

  • 107 feroz

    adj.
    1 fierce, ferocious (animal, bestia).
    2 cruel, savage (criminal, asesino).
    3 terrible (intenso) (dolor, angustia).
    tenía un hambre feroz he was ravenous o starving
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce
    4 horrendous, dreadful.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl feroces)
    1 fierce, ferocious
    \
    el lobo feroz the big bad wolf
    * * *
    adj.
    fierce, ferocious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=salvaje) fierce, ferocious

    tengo un hambre feroz — I'm starving, I'm famished

    2) (=cruel) cruel
    3) LAm (=feo) ugly
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.
    Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    ----
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.

    Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.

    * * *
    1 ‹animal› ferocious, fierce; ‹ataque/mirada› fierce, vicious; ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent; ‹fanatismo› fierce
    bajo el feroz sol del mediodía beneath the fierce midday sun
    se desató una feroz tempestad a fierce o violent storm was unleashed ( liter)
    tengo un hambre feroz ( fam); I'm ravenous o starved ( colloq)
    2 (Col, Méx fam) (feo) horrendous ( colloq)
    un verde feroz a ghastly o horrendous green ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    algo feroz    
    feroz
    feroz adjetivo
    a) ‹ animal› ferocious, fierce;

    ‹ataque/mirada/odio› fierce, vicious;
    ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent
    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)

    feroz adjetivo fierce, ferocious: tengo un hambre feroz, I'm ravenous
    una crítica feroz, savage criticism
    ' feroz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bestia
    - un
    English:
    cutthroat
    - destroy
    - ferocious
    - fierce
    - glare
    - rat race
    - ravenous
    - savage
    - cut
    - furious
    - hard
    - vicious
    * * *
    feroz adj
    1. [animal, bestia] fierce, ferocious
    2. [criminal, asesino] cruel, savage
    3. [intenso] [tempestad] fierce, violent;
    [dolor, angustia] terrible;
    tenía un hambre feroz I was ravenous o starving;
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce;
    lanzó un ataque feroz contra la propuesta del gobierno he launched a fierce attack against the government's proposal
    4. Fam [enorme] massive;
    agarraron una feroz borrachera they got terribly o incredibly drunk
    * * *
    adj fierce; ( cruel) cruel
    * * *
    feroz adj, pl feroces fiero: ferocious, fierce
    ♦ ferozmente adv
    * * *
    feroz adj fierce / ferocious

    Spanish-English dictionary > feroz

  • 108 fracaso rotundo

    (n.) = resounding failure, complete failure
    Ex. How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure.
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    * * *
    (n.) = resounding failure, complete failure

    Ex: How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure.

    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracaso rotundo

  • 109 fracaso total

    m.
    real failure.
    * * *
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    * * *

    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracaso total

  • 110 grupo étnico

    m.
    ethnic group, people group.
    * * *
    (n.) = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group
    Ex. He added that in the early days of the city's development, the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies.
    Ex. Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group.
    Ex. Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
    * * *
    (n.) = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group

    Ex: He added that in the early days of the city's development, the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies.

    Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group.
    Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.

    Spanish-English dictionary > grupo étnico

  • 111 habitar

    v.
    1 to live in, to inhabit.
    una especie que habita las zonas montañosas a species found in mountainous areas
    2 to live.
    una región sin habitar an unpopulated area
    * * *
    1 to live in, inhabit
    1 to live
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ zona, territorio] to inhabit, live in; [+ casa] to live in, occupy, be the occupant of
    2.
    VI (=vivir) to live
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < vivienda> to live in; <isla/planeta> to inhabit
    2.
    habitar vi (frml) to dwell (frml)
    * * *
    = inhabit, populate, people, dwell, live in.
    Ex. On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.
    Ex. In areas populated largely by older people, the library might provide more reading rooms, stocked with newspapers and magazines as well as books.
    Ex. Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
    Ex. He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
    Ex. The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < vivienda> to live in; <isla/planeta> to inhabit
    2.
    habitar vi (frml) to dwell (frml)
    * * *
    = inhabit, populate, people, dwell, live in.

    Ex: On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.

    Ex: In areas populated largely by older people, the library might provide more reading rooms, stocked with newspapers and magazines as well as books.
    Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
    Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
    Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.

    * * *
    habitar [A1 ]
    vt
    to live in
    la casa lleva dos años sin habitar the house hasn't been lived in for two years
    éste es el único apartamento que no está habitado this is the only unoccupied apartment
    ■ habitar
    vi
    ( frml); to dwell ( frml)
    cuando el hombre habitaba en cavernas when man dwelled in caves ( frml)
    * * *

    habitar ( conjugate habitar) verbo transitivo ‹ vivienda› to live in;
    ‹isla/planeta› to inhabit
    verbo intransitivo (frml) to dwell (frml)
    habitar
    I verbo intransitivo to live: los tuareg habitan en medio del desierto, the Tuareg live in the desert
    II verbo transitivo to live in, to inhabit
    ' habitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    poblar
    - residir
    English:
    dwell
    - inhabit
    - occupy
    - reside
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    to live;
    una región sin habitar an unpopulated area
    ♦ vt
    to live in, to inhabit;
    una especie que habita las zonas montañosas a species found in mountainous areas
    * * *
    I v/i live (en in)
    II v/t inhabit, live in
    * * *
    : to inhabit
    : to reside, to dwell
    * * *
    habitar vb to live

    Spanish-English dictionary > habitar

  • 112 huella de carbono

    (n.) = carbon imprint, carbon footprint
    Ex. Realize that all of your basic activities of daily life can contribute to your carbon imprint: taking a shower, watching TV, commuting to work, eating lunch, traveling to visit family, cooking dinner, etc..
    Ex. In general, the biggest contributors to the carbon footprints of individuals in industrialized nations are transportation and household electricity use.
    * * *
    (n.) = carbon imprint, carbon footprint

    Ex: Realize that all of your basic activities of daily life can contribute to your carbon imprint: taking a shower, watching TV, commuting to work, eating lunch, traveling to visit family, cooking dinner, etc..

    Ex: In general, the biggest contributors to the carbon footprints of individuals in industrialized nations are transportation and household electricity use.

    Spanish-English dictionary > huella de carbono

  • 113 ininterrumpidamente

    adv.
    1 uninterruptedly; continuously.
    2 uninterruptedly, continuously.
    * * *
    ADV (=continuamente) continuously, without a break; (=a un ritmo constante) steadily; (=sin interrupción) uninterruptedly
    * * *
    adverbio < trabajar> without a break; <llover/hablar/llorar> nonstop
    * * *
    = uninterruptedly, round the clock, ongoingly.
    Ex. Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.
    Ex. The National Institute of Nutrition has a library which operates round the clock for students and research workers.
    Ex. The United Nations Library at Geneva was actively involved in both organizations since their inception, and ongoingly for many years.
    * * *
    adverbio < trabajar> without a break; <llover/hablar/llorar> nonstop
    * * *
    = uninterruptedly, round the clock, ongoingly.

    Ex: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.

    Ex: The National Institute of Nutrition has a library which operates round the clock for students and research workers.
    Ex: The United Nations Library at Geneva was actively involved in both organizations since their inception, and ongoingly for many years.

    * * *
    ‹trabajar/estudiar› without a break; ‹llover/hablar/llorar› nonstop
    trabajaron ininterrumpidamente hasta las siete they worked through till seven without a break o without stopping
    ha llovido ininterrumpidamente todo el día it has rained nonstop all day, it hasn't stopped raining all day
    * * *
    uninterruptedly, continuously;
    corrió durante siete horas ininterrumpidamente she ran without stopping for seven hours;
    nevó ininterrumpidamente durante una semana it snowed non-stop o uninterruptedly for a week;
    el servicio funciona ininterrumpidamente 24 horas al día the service operates continuously o non-stop, twenty-four hours a day

    Spanish-English dictionary > ininterrumpidamente

  • 114 lindar

    v.
    to be adjacent, to abut.
    * * *
    1 to border ( con, on), adjoin ( con, -)
    * * *
    VI

    lindar con: mis tierras lindan con las suyas — my land borders on theirs

    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( limitar)

    lindar con algo — to border on something, verge on something

    * * *
    = border.
    Ex. The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
    ----
    * lindar con = adjoin, adjoin, border on.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( limitar)

    lindar con algo — to border on something, verge on something

    * * *

    Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.

    * lindar con = adjoin, adjoin, border on.

    * * *
    lindar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (limitar) lindar CON algo to adjoin sth
    el parque linda con la carretera the park runs alongside o runs adjacent to the road, the park adjoins the road
    2 (asemejarse) lindar CON algo to border ON sth, verge ON sth
    su novela linda con el melodrama her novel borders o verges on the melodramatic
    * * *

    lindar ( conjugate lindar) verbo intransitivo lindar con algo ( limitar) to adjoin sth;
    ( aproximarse a) to border on sth, verge on sth
    lindar verbo intransitivo to border [ con, on]
    ' lindar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    rayar
    English:
    border on
    - adjoin
    - border
    * * *
    lindar vi
    1.
    lindar con [terreno] to adjoin, to be next to;
    su finca linda con la mía her land borders on mine
    2.
    lindar con [conceptos, ideas] to border on, to verge on;
    un chiste que linda con lo grosero a joke which borders o verges on being rude
    * * *
    v/i
    :
    lindar con algo adjoin sth; fig border on sth
    * * *
    lindar vi
    1)
    lindar con : to border, to skirt
    2)
    lindar con bordear: to border on, to verge on

    Spanish-English dictionary > lindar

  • 115 malestar social

    m.
    civil unrest.
    * * *
    (n.) = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead.
    Ex. Water shortages in the north of China lead to social unrest over accessto what limited supplies were available.
    * * *
    (n.) = civil unrest, social malaise, social unrest

    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

    Ex: These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead.
    Ex: Water shortages in the north of China lead to social unrest over accessto what limited supplies were available.

    Spanish-English dictionary > malestar social

  • 116 manasas

    = ham-handed, ham-fisted.
    Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
    Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.
    * * *
    = ham-handed, ham-fisted.

    Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.

    Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.

    Spanish-English dictionary > manasas

  • 117 ministro de asuntos exteriores

    Minister for Foreign Affairs, GB ≈ Foreign Secretary, US ≈ Secretary of State
    * * *
    Ex. The website also includes a listing of all the prime ministers and foreign ministers for the countries that were members of the League of Nations from 1920-1946 = El sitio web también contiene un listado de todos los primeros ministros y ministros de asuntos exteriores de los países que fueron miembros de la Liga de Naciones entre 1920 y 1946.
    * * *

    Ex: The website also includes a listing of all the prime ministers and foreign ministers for the countries that were members of the League of Nations from 1920-1946 = El sitio web también contiene un listado de todos los primeros ministros y ministros de asuntos exteriores de los países que fueron miembros de la Liga de Naciones entre 1920 y 1946.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ministro de asuntos exteriores

  • 118 pilar

    m.
    2 Pilar.
    3 crus, leg-like part.
    4 abutment.
    v.
    to remove the husk of, to remove the hull of, to husk, to hull by pounding.
    * * *
    1 pillar
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=poste) post, pillar; (=mojón) milestone; [de puente] pier
    2) (fig) pillar, mainstay
    II
    SM [de fuente] basin, bowl
    * * *
    I
    femenino (Arquit) pillar, column; ( de puente) pier

    los pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society

    II
    masculino y femenino ( en rugby) prop (forward)
    * * *
    = bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.
    Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
    Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.
    Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.
    Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
    Ex. The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.
    Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.
    Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
    ----
    * pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.
    * ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.
    * * *
    I
    femenino (Arquit) pillar, column; ( de puente) pier

    los pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society

    II
    masculino y femenino ( en rugby) prop (forward)
    * * *
    = bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.

    Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

    Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.
    Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.
    Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
    Ex: The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.
    Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.
    Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
    * pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.
    * ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

    * * *
    ( Arquit) pillar, column, pier ( tech); (de un puente) pier
    los pilares de la sociedad the pillars o mainstays of society
    (en rugby) prop, prop forward
    * * *

     

    pilar sustantivo femenino (Arquit) pillar, column;
    ( de puente) pier
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en rugby) prop (forward)
    pilar m Arquit pillar
    ' pilar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    columna
    - sostén
    - bueno
    - también
    English:
    mainstay
    - pillar
    - support
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [columna] pillar;
    [de puente] pier
    2. [apoyo] pillar;
    uno de los pilares de la iglesia católica one of the pillars of the Catholic Church
    3. [mojón] milestone
    ♦ nmf
    [en rugby] prop pilar derecho tight head prop;
    pilar izquierdo loose head prop
    * * *
    m tb fig
    pillar
    * * *
    pilar nm
    1) : pillar, column
    2) : support, mainstay
    * * *
    pilar n pillar

    Spanish-English dictionary > pilar

  • 119 potencia mundial

    f.
    world power, a state or nation having international authority or influence, leading nation, a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world.
    * * *
    (n.) = world power
    Ex. He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
    * * *

    Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.

    Spanish-English dictionary > potencia mundial

  • 120 principal

    adj.
    1 main, principal.
    lo principal es… the main thing is…
    puerta principal front door
    2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.
    m.
    first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).
    * * *
    1 main, chief
    1 (piso) first floor, US second floor
    * * *
    adj.
    2) main
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)
    2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious
    2. SM
    1) (=persona) head, chief, principal
    2) (Econ) principal, capital
    3) (Teat) dress circle
    4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    ----
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

    * * *
    ‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main
    el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero
    el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end
    lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself
    lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health
    1 ( Fin) principal, capital
    2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    principal adjetivo
    main;
    ‹ papel› leading ( before n);
    ◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

    principal adjetivo main, principal

    ' principal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    central
    - constreñir
    - dirección
    - director
    - directora
    - eclipsar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - mayor
    - nudo
    - puerta
    - requerir
    - sita
    - sito
    - soler
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - mayordomo
    - mayoritario
    - plato
    - portón
    - protagonista
    English:
    already
    - anchor
    - attraction
    - averse
    - bed
    - body
    - bomb
    - bread-and-butter
    - by
    - central
    - chief
    - dash
    - deputy
    - dinner
    - do
    - enjoy
    - flagship
    - foremost
    - head
    - high
    - high road
    - imagine
    - irony
    - lead
    - lead off from
    - lead story
    - leading
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - main
    - mainland
    - mainstay
    - master
    - mind
    - objective
    - on
    - opposed
    - premier
    - primary
    - prime
    - principal
    - road
    - runaway
    - title role
    - trunk road
    - upstage
    - course
    - limb
    - major
    - rat
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [más importante] main, principal;
    me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;
    puerta principal front door;
    lo principal the main thing
    2. [oración] main
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor
    2. Fin principal
    * * *
    I adj main, principal;
    lo principal the main o most important thing
    II m second floor, Br
    first floor
    * * *
    1) : main, principal
    2) : foremost, leading
    : capital, principal
    * * *
    principal1 adj main
    principal2 n first floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > principal

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