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101 glare
1. noun1) (dazzle) grelles Lichtthe glare of the sun — die grelle Sonne
amidst the glare/in the full glare of publicity — (fig.) im Rampenlicht der Öffentlichkeit
2) (hostile look) feindseliger Blick2. intransitive verb1) (glower) [finster] starrenglare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren
2) [Licht:] grell scheinen* * *[ɡleə] 1. verb1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) starren2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) strahlen2. noun1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) wilder Blick2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) grelles Licht•- academic.ru/31275/glaring">glaring- glaringly* * *[gleəʳ, AM gler]I. n1. (stare) wütender Blickto give sb a \glare jdn wütend anfunkelnI was dazzled by the \glare of the oncoming headlights ich wurde durch die entgegenkommenden Scheinwerfer geblendet\glare of the sun grelles Sonnenlichtto give off \glare Strahlung abgebento be in the [full]/in a \glare of publicity im [vollen] Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit stehenII. vi1. (stare)▪ to \glare [at sb] [jdn an]starren2. (shine) blendenthe sun is glaring in my eyes die Sonne blendet mich in den Augenthe car lights \glared out die Autoscheinwerfer blendetenIII. vtto \glare defiance [at sb/sth] jdn/etw trotzig anstarren* * *[glɛə(r)]1. n1) greller Schein; (from sun, bulb, lamp) grelles Licht, greller Scheinto escape the glare of publicity — dem grellen Licht der Öffentlichkeit entkommen
2) (= stare) wütender or stechender Blicka glare of hatred/anger — ein hasserfüllter/zorniger Blick
2. vi2) (= stare) (zornig) starrento glare at sb/sth — jdn/etw zornig anstarren
3. vtto glare defiance/hatred at sb — jdn trotzig or voller Trotz/hasserfüllt or voll von Hass anstarren
* * *glare1 [ɡleə(r)]A v/i1. grell scheinen (Sonne etc), grell leuchten (Scheinwerfer etc):the sun was glaring down on them die Sonne brannte auf sie herunter3. wütend starren:glare at sb jemanden wütend anstarren, jemanden anfunkelnglare defiance (hatred) at sb jemanden trotzig (hasserfüllt) anstarrenC s1. greller Schein, grelles Leuchten:be in the full glare of publicity im Scheinwerferlicht der Öffentlichkeit stehen3. wütender oder funkelnder Blick:look at sb with a glare jemanden wütend anstarren, jemanden anfunkelnglare2 [ɡleə(r)] besonders USA s spiegelglatte (Eis- etc) Fläche:B adj spiegelglatt:glare ice Glatteis n* * *1. noun1) (dazzle) grelles Lichtamidst the glare/in the full glare of publicity — (fig.) im Rampenlicht der Öffentlichkeit
2) (hostile look) feindseliger Blick2. intransitive verb1) (glower) [finster] starrenglare at somebody/something — jemanden/etwas anstarren
2) [Licht:] grell scheinen* * *n.Blendung -en f.Grelle - n. v.anblitzen v. -
102 amid
ə'mid(st)(in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) midt i, blant; underprep. \/əˈmɪd\/ eller amidst1) midt i, blant, omgitt av2) under -
103 amid
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) midt i; blandt* * *[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) midt i; blandt -
104 agradable
adj.1 pleasant (person).son muy agradables they're very pleasant2 pleasant (clima, temperatura).es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *► adjetivo1 nice, pleasant* * *adj.agreeable, pleasant* * *ADJ (=grato) pleasant, agreeableser agradable al gusto — to taste good, be tasty
* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex. But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.Ex. Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex. Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex. The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex. I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.----* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex: The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *1 ‹persona› pleasant, nice; ‹carácter› pleasantes agradable (para) con todo el mundo she's nice to everybody2 ‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing, nice; ‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable we had a very nice o enjoyable dayagradable a la vista pleasing to the eyeno fue un espectáculo agradable it wasn't a pretty sight* * *
agradable adjetivo ‹ persona› pleasant, nice;
‹ carácter› pleasant;
‹día/velada› enjoyable, nice;
‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing;
‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice;
agradable adjetivo pleasant
' agradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- encanto
- esforzarse
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fresca
- fresco
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- imaginar
- música
- simpática
- simpático
- suave
- trato
- vida
- bien
- bueno
- cambio
- dije
- lindo
- rico
- sabroso
English:
above
- agreeable
- change
- congenial
- convivial
- cool
- decent
- delightful
- doll
- doorman
- engaging
- enjoyable
- guy
- length
- likable
- likeable
- livable
- nice
- personable
- place
- pleasant
- pleasantly
- pleasing
- pleasurable
- company
- cozy
- easy
- friendly
- have
- make
- palatable
- sight
- sweet
* * *agradable adj1. [persona] pleasant;son muy agradables they're very pleasant;es una persona de talante muy agradable he has a very pleasant disposition2. [clima, temperatura] pleasant;[olor, sabor, película, ciudad] nice, pleasant;es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice;¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *adj pleasant, nice;agradable a la vista good-looking* * *agradable adjgrato, placentero: pleasant, agreeable♦ agradablemente adv* * *agradable adj pleasant / nice -
105 alrededores
m.pl.1 environs.2 surroundings, neighborhood, fringes, outskirts.* * *1 surrounding area sing■ en los alrededores de Sevilla in the vicinity of Seville, just outside Seville* * *noun m. plural1) surroundings2) outskirts* * *masculino plurala) (de ciudad - barrios periféricos, afueras) outskirts (pl); (- otras localidades)b) (de edificio, calle) surrounding area* * *= surroundings, surrounding area, outskirts of, the, vicinity, environs.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.----* en los alrededores de = on the outskirts of, in the area round.* * *masculino plurala) (de ciudad - barrios periféricos, afueras) outskirts (pl); (- otras localidades)b) (de edificio, calle) surrounding area* * *= surroundings, surrounding area, outskirts of, the, vicinity, environs.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.* en los alrededores de = on the outskirts of, in the area round.* * *1 (de edificio, calle) surrounding area ( sing)la polícia está rastreando los alrededores the police are combing the surrounding areaen los alrededores del estadio in the area around the stadium2 (de ciudad) outskirts (pl)vive en los alrededores de Madrid she lives in the outskirts of Madrid3 (de otras lugares) surroundings (pl)el pueblo y sus alrededores the village and its surroundings* * *
alrededores sustantivo masculino plural
( otras localidades): surroundings (pl)
' alrededores' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- proximidad
English:
environs
- round
- surrounding
- vicinity
- home
- neighborhood
- neighboring
- out
- surroundings
* * *mpl surrounding area sg* * *alrededores nmplaledaños: surroundings, outskirts* * *alrededores npl outskirts -
106 azulejo
m.1 (glazed) tile.2 glazed tile, glazed tile used as wall covering-especially bathroom walls, tile, wall tile.3 bluebird.4 bluebottle.5 bluish color, bluish colour.6 cop.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: azulejar.* * *1 (baldosa) tile, glazed tile————————1 (pájaro) bluebird* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ladrillo vidriado) glazed tile; [en el suelo] floor tile2) Caribe ** (=policía) cop *3) Méx (=color) bluish colour, bluish color (EEUU)* * *masculino (glazed ceramic) tile* * *= tile, ceramic tile.Ex. Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.Ex. The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.* * *masculino (glazed ceramic) tile* * *= tile, ceramic tile.Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.
Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.* * *(glazed ceramic) tile* * *
azulejo sustantivo masculino
(glazed ceramic) tile
azulejo sustantivo masculino glazed tile
' azulejo' also found in these entries:
English:
tile
- ceramic
* * *azulejo, -a♦ adj[azulado] bluish♦ nm1. [baldosín] (glazed) tile* * *m1 tile2 BOT cornflower3 ZO bee-eater* * *azulejo nm: ceramic tile, floor tile* * *azulejo n tile -
107 baldosa
f.floor tile.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: baldosar.* * *1 floor tile* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [para el suelo] floor tile2) LAm (=lápida) tombstone* * *femenino floor tile* * *= tile, paving stone, ceramic tile.Ex. Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.Ex. If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Ex. The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.* * *femenino floor tile* * *= tile, paving stone, ceramic tile.Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.* * *floor tilesuelo de baldosas tiled floor* * *
baldosa sustantivo femenino
floor tile;
baldosa f (en el interior) (ceramic) floor tile
(en el exterior) flagstone, paving stone
' baldosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosaico
English:
flagstone
- tile
- ceramic
* * *baldosa nf[en casa, edificio] tile; [en la acera] paving stone* * *f floor tile* * *baldosa nfloseta: floor tile* * *baldosa n tile -
108 crisis económica mundial
(n.) = global economic slumpEx. Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.* * *(n.) = global economic slumpEx: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
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109 desempeñar un trabajo
(v.) = exercise + workEx. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.* * *(v.) = exercise + workEx: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
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110 desquiciado
adj.deranged, looney, insane, demented.f. & m.insane person, crazy person, demented person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desquiciar.* * *ADJ [persona] deranged, unhinged* * *- da adjetivovivimos en un mundo desquiciado — we live in a mad o crazy world
* * *= in tatters, in shambles, out of + Posesivo + senses, out of + Posesivo + mind, upside down.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex. The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.----* desquiciado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *- da adjetivovivimos en un mundo desquiciado — we live in a mad o crazy world
* * *= in tatters, in shambles, out of + Posesivo + senses, out of + Posesivo + mind, upside down.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.Ex: The article ' Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* desquiciado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* estar desquiciado = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *desquiciado -datengo los nervios desquiciados my nerves are in tatters o shredsvivimos en un mundo desquiciado we live in a topsy-turvy o crazy o mad world ( colloq)está desquiciado con tanto trabajo he's going crazy with all the work he has ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desquiciar: ( conjugate desquiciar)
desquiciado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desquiciado
desquiciar
desquiciado◊ -da adjetivo ‹mundo/persona› crazy;
tengo los nervios desquiciados my nerves are in tatters
desquiciar verbo transitivo
1 (una puerta) to unhinge
2 (a una persona) to unhinge, drive mad
* * *desquiciado, -a adj[persona] demented, unhinged;nos tiene desquiciados con sus ruidos he's driving us up the wall with the noises he makes;el cansancio y el estrés lo tienen desquiciado tiredness and stress have got him at the end of his tether;tengo los nervios desquiciados my nerves are in shreds o tatters* * *adj figcrazed, unhinged -
111 destrozado
adj.shattered, in pieces, destroyed, battered.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1→ link=destrozar destrozar► adjetivo1 (objeto) smashed, broken, ruined2 (persona - moralmente) devastated, shattered; (- físicamente) exhausted, done in, worn out* * *ADJ1) [cristal, cerámica] smashed, shatteredquedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked
2) [persona] (=abatido) shattered, devastated; (=cansado) * knackered *, pooped (EEUU) *, shattered *; [corazón] broken* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex. After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.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.Ex. Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.----* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *- da adjetivoa) (roto, deteriorado) < zapatos> ruinedtengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me
b) < persona> ( físicamente) exhausted; ( moralmente) devastated, shatteredc) < corazón> broken* * *= tattered, shattered, wrecked, vandalised [vandalized, -USA], dog tired, ruined, broken-hearted, in tatters, in shambles, upside down.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.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.Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* destrozado por la guerra = war-ravaged.* destrozado por un huracán = hurricane-ravaged.* estar destrozado = be + wreck, be a shambles.* quedar destrozado = go to + pieces.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *destrozado -da1 (roto, deteriorado) ‹zapatos› ruineda él no le pasó nada, pero el coche quedó destrozado he was all right, but the car was a total wrecktengo que comprar sillones nuevos, éstos ya están destrozados I've got to buy some new armchairs, these are falling aparteste diccionario está destrozado this dictionary is falling to piecestenía los nervios destrozados she was a nervous wreck, her nerves were in shreds o tatterstengo los pies destrozados ( fam); my feet are killing meel conductor tenía la cara destrozada the driver's face was a real mess2 ‹persona› (físicamente) exhausted; (moralmente) devastated, shattered3 ‹corazón› broken* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
destrozado
destrozar
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozado,-a adjetivo
1 (un objeto) torn-up, ruined, smashed: estos pantalones están destrozados, these trousers are in shreds
2 (muy cansado, agotado) worn out, exhausted
3 (muy triste) shattered, devastated
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- destrozada
- deshecho
English:
bumper
- heart-broken
- shattered
- tatters
- war-torn
- broken
- shred
- tattered
* * *destrozado, -a adj1. [vestido, zapatos] ruined;[jarrón, cámara] smashed;esta estantería está destrozada these shelves are falling apart;la lavadora está destrozada the washing machine is only fit for the scrapheap;el gato tiene los sillones destrozados the cat has clawed the chairs to shreds;me devolvió el libro destrozado the book was falling to bits when he gave it back to me;tengo las manos destrozadas de tanto fregar all that washing up has left my hands in a terrible state;huyó dejándole el corazón destrozado she ran off leaving him heartbroken;el autobús quedó destrozado the bus was wrecked2. [persona] [emocionalmente] shattered, devastated;[físicamente] shattered;la noticia lo dejó destrozado he was devastated by the news* * *destrozado, -da adj1) : ruined, destroyed2) : devastated, brokenhearted -
112 en algunos grupos
Ex. Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.* * *Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
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113 en algunos grupos de la población
Ex. Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.* * *Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
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114 en algunos sectores
Ex. Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.* * *Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
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115 en algunos sectores de la población
Ex. Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.* * *Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
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116 en ruinas
= in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside downEx. By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.Ex. The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* * *= in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside downEx: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. -
117 entorno
m.1 environment, surroundings.2 context.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entornar.* * *1 environment, surroundings plural2 INFORMÁTICA environment* * *noun m.1) environment2) surroundings* * *SM1) (=medioambiente) environment; (Literat) setting, milieu; (=clima) climate; (=escenario) scenesacar a algn de su entorno — to take sb away from/out of their normal environment
2) (Inform) environment* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex. A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.----* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *a) ( situación) environmententorno social — social milieu o environment
los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity
b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment* * *= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.* crear un entorno = create + an environment.* del entorno = ambient, environmental.* en el entorno de = in the realm of.* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.* entorno familiar = home environment.* entorno físico = atmospherics.* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.* entorno OSI = OSI environment.* entorno urbanístico = built environment.* entorno urbano = built environment.* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.* * *1 (situación) environmentel entorno del niño influye en esto the child's environment influences thisentorno social social milieu o environmententorno familiar home environmentel entorno es poco favorable a la negociación the setting is o the situation is o the conditions are o the environment is not ideal for negotiationla estructura y los restos hallados en su entorno the structure and the remains found around it o in the vicinity2 ( Lit) setting3 ( Mat) range* * *
Del verbo entornar: ( conjugate entornar)
entorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
entornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
entornar
entorno
entorno sustantivo masculino
b) (Lit) settingc) (Inf) environment
entornar verbo transitivo to half-close
(una puerta, ventana) to leave ajar
entorno sustantivo masculino
1 (medio) environment
entorno social, social environment
2 (proximidades) surroundings pl
' entorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- escenario
- media
- medio
- sosegada
- sosegado
English:
atmosphere
- blend
- environment
- setting
- surrounding
- environmental
- environs
* * *entorno nm1. [ambiente] environment, surroundings;el entorno familiar/social the home/social environment;fuentes bien informadas del entorno del presidente well-informed sources close to the president;España y los países de su entorno Spain and her European neighbours2. [medio ambiente] environment3. Informát environment* * *m tb INFOR environment* * *entorno nm: surroundings pl, environment* * *entorno n environment -
118 grato
adj.agreeable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gratar.* * *► adjetivo1 pleasant, pleasing ( para, to)■ me es grato anunciarles que... I am pleased to inform you that...* * *(f. - grata)adj.pleasant, agreeable* * *ADJ1) (=placentero) pleasant, pleasing; (=satisfactorio) welcomeguarda muy gratos recuerdos de su visita a España — he holds very fond memories of his visit to Spain
nos es grato informarle que... — we are pleased to inform you that...
2) And (=agradecido) grateful* * *- ta adjetivo pleasantme es grato comunicarles que... — I am pleased to inform you that...
* * *= pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasurable, gratifying, welcome, welcome, fulfilling.Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.----* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* persona no grata = persona non grata.* poco grato = unwelcome.* ser un grato alivio = be a welcome relief.* * *- ta adjetivo pleasantme es grato comunicarles que... — I am pleased to inform you that...
* * *= pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasurable, gratifying, welcome, welcome, fulfilling.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* persona no grata = persona non grata.* poco grato = unwelcome.* ser un grato alivio = be a welcome relief.* * *grato -tapleasantme es muy grata su compañía I find his company very pleasantlos gratos recuerdos de mi niñez the pleasant memories of my childhoodme es grato comunicarles que … I am pleased to inform you that …en respuesta a su grata (carta) del 3 de... in reply to your letter of... 3rd* * *
grato◊ -ta adjetivo
pleasant
grato,-a adjetivo pleasant
persona non grata, persona non grata
' grato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afortunada
- afortunado
- grata
- satisfactoria
- satisfactorio
English:
acceptable
- gratifying
- intensely
- pleasing
- welcome
- unwelcome
* * *grato, -a adj1. [agradable] pleasant;nos es grato comunicarle que… we are pleased to inform you that…2. Bol, Chile [agradecido] grateful* * *adj pleasant* * *grato, -ta adjagradable, placentero: pleasant, agreeable♦ gratamente adv* * *grato adj pleasant -
119 hecho un desastre
= in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside downEx. He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.Ex. I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus -- a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job.Ex. Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.* * *= in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside downEx: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
Ex: I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus -- a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job.Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. -
120 inmediaciones
f.pl.1 surrounding area.en las inmediaciones del accidente in the immediate vicinity of the accident2 surroundings, vicinity, outskirts, precincts.* * ** * *SFPL surrounding area sing, vicinity singen las inmediaciones del bosque — in the area around the forest, in the vicinity of the forest
* * *femenino plural vicinity, surrounding area* * *= vicinity, surrounding area, surroundings, outskirts of, the.Ex. Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.Ex. Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.----* en las inmediaciones de = in the vicinity of.* * *femenino plural vicinity, surrounding area* * *= vicinity, surrounding area, surroundings, outskirts of, the.Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.* en las inmediaciones de = in the vicinity of.* * *vicinity; surrounding areaen las inmediaciones de la capital in the area around the capitalno hay ningún hospital en las inmediaciones there is no hospital in the vicinity o the surrounding area* * *
inmediaciones sustantivo femenino plural
vicinity, surrounding area;
en las inmediaciones de la capital in the area around the capital
inmediaciones fpl vicinity sing, surrounding area
' inmediaciones' also found in these entries:
English:
vicinity
- immediate
* * *inmediaciones nfpl[de localidad] surrounding area; [de lugar, casa] vicinity;en las inmediaciones del accidente in the immediate vicinity of the accident* * *fpl immediate area sg (de of), vicinity sg (de of)* * *inmediaciones nfpl: environs, surrounding area* * *inmediaciones npl vicinity
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