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1 andrógino
adj.androgyne, androgynous.* * *► adjetivo1 androgynous* * *andrógino, -a1.ADJ androgynous2.SM / F androgyne* * *= androgynous.Ex. All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.* * *= androgynous.Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.
* * *androgynousmasculine, femininehermaphrodite, androgyne* * *
andrógino,-a adjetivo androgynous
' andrógino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andrógina
* * *andrógino, -a♦ adjandrogynous♦ nmhermaphrodite* * *BIOI adj androgynousII m, andrógina f hermaphrodite* * *andrógino, -na adj: androgynous -
2 cambiar a
v.to change over to.* * *(v.) = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over toEx. Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.Ex. The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.Ex. All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.Ex. The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment.Ex. The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999.* * *(v.) = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over toEx: Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.
Ex: The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.Ex: The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment.Ex: The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999. -
3 dandi
m.dandy, man who is excessively occupied about his appearance and clothing, dude, fashionista.* * *► nombre masculino (pl dandis)1 dandy* * *= dandy.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.* * *= dandy.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.
* * *dandi, dandy nmdandy* * *m dandy* * *dandi nm: dandy, fop -
4 despreciar
v.1 to scorn.2 to spurn.3 to despise, to disdain, to flout, to hold in contempt.Ricardo desprecia a los avaros Richard despises cheapskates.4 to turn down, to snub.La chica despreció su ayuda The girl turned down his help.* * *1 (desdeñar) to despise, scorn, look down on2 (desestimar) to reject; (ignorar) to disregard, ignore* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to despise, scorn2) (=rechazar) [+ oferta, regalo] to spurn, reject2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex. Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( menospreciar) < persona> to look down onb) ( rechazar) <oferta/ayuda> to spurn (liter), to rejectc) ( no tener en cuenta) <posibilidad/consejo> to disregard, discount* * *= disparage, scorn, despise, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, deprecate, have + contempt for, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* * *despreciar [A1 ]vt1 (menospreciar) ‹persona› to look down onla despreciaban por su humilde origen people looked down on her because of her humble backgroundlo desprecio profundamente I despise him2 (rechazar) ‹oferta/ayuda› to spurn ( liter), to rejectle despreció el regalo he spurned her giftes un trabajo que todos desprecian it's a job which everyone feels is beneath them3 (ser indiferente a) ‹peligro/muerte› to disregard, scorn ( liter)4 (no tener en cuenta) ‹posibilidad/consejo› to disregard, discount* * *
despreciar ( conjugate despreciar) verbo transitivo
( profundamente) to despise
despreciar verbo transitivo
1 (odiar) to despise
2 (menospreciar) to look down on, to scorn
3 (desdeñar) to reject, spurn
' despreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menospreciar
English:
despise
- disdain
- flout
- look down on
- disregard
- nose
* * *despreciar vt1. [desdeñar] to look down on, to scorn;lo desprecian por su egoísmo they look down on him because of his selfishness;no sabes cómo te desprecio you can't imagine how much I despise you2. [rechazar] to spurn;ha despreciado muchas ofertas he has rejected many offers;tómeselo, no me lo desprecie take it, don't turn it down3. [ignorar] to scorn, to disregard;despreció el mal tiempo y se fue a esquiar scorning o disregarding the poor weather, he went skiing* * *v/t1 look down on, despise2 propuesta reject* * *despreciar vtdesdeñar, menospreciar: to despise, to scorn, to disdain* * *despreciar vb1. (menospreciar) to look down on / to despise2. (rechazar) to reject -
5 hermafrodita2
2 = androgynous, hermaphroditic, monoecious.Ex. All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.Ex. Female plants start flowering about one month earlier than hermaproditic plants.Ex. Castor-oil plants are monoecious, with separate female and male flowers on the same plant. -
6 menospreciar
v.1 to scorn, to despise.2 to underestimate, to belittle, to cold-shoulder, to cry down.* * *1 (despreciar) to despise, scorn2 (no valorar) to undervalue, underrate* * *VT1) (=despreciar) to scorn, despise2) (=ofender) to slight3) (=subestimar) to underrate, underestimate* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex. Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.Ex. For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex. Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.----* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( despreciar) <persona/obra> to despise, look down onb) ( subestimar) to underestimateno lo menosprecies — don't underestimate o underrate him
* * *= underrate, disparage, denigrate, scorn, belittle, deprecate, have + contempt for, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* * *menospreciar [A1 ]vt1 (despreciar) ‹persona/obra› to despise, scorn, look down on2 (subestimar) to underestimatemenospreciar el valor de algo to underestimate the value of sthno lo menosprecies don't underestimate o underrate him* * *
menospreciar ( conjugate menospreciar) verbo transitivo
menospreciar verbo transitivo
1 (despreciar) to scorn, disdain
2 (infravalorar) to underestimate
' menospreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
- desdeñar
English:
demean
- despise
- devalue
- disparage
- put down
- belittle
- denigrate
* * *menospreciar vt1. [despreciar] to scorn, to despise2. [infravalorar] to undervalue* * *v/t1 ( subestimar) underestimate2 ( desdeñar) look down on* * *menospreciar vt1) despreciar: to scorn, to look down on2) : to underestimate, to undervalue -
7 hermafrodita
adj.1 hermaphrodite.2 hermaphroditic, bisexual, hermaphroditical, hermaphrodite.f. & m.hermaphrodite, epicene.* * *► adjetivo1 hermaphrodite1 hermaphrodite* * *ADJ SMF hermaphrodite* * *Iadjetivo hermaphrodite (before n), hermaphroditicIImasculino y femenino hermaphrodite* * *Iadjetivo hermaphrodite (before n), hermaphroditicIImasculino y femenino hermaphrodite* * *hermafrodita11 = hermaphrodite.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Among the best studied behaviors is egg-laying, the process by which hermaphrodites deposit developing embryos into the environment.
hermafrodita22 = androgynous, hermaphroditic, monoecious.Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.
Ex: Female plants start flowering about one month earlier than hermaproditic plants.Ex: Castor-oil plants are monoecious, with separate female and male flowers on the same plant.* * *hermaphrodite ( before n), hermaphroditichermaphrodite* * *
hermafrodita adjetivo & mf hermaphrodite
' hermafrodita' also found in these entries:
English:
hermaphrodite
* * *♦ adjhermaphrodite♦ nmfhermaphrodite* * *I adj hermaphroditic, hermaphrodite atrII m/f hermaphrodite* * *hermafrodita nmf: hermaphrodite -
8 andrógina
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9 andrógino
• androgyne• androgynous
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