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1 pācō

pācō āvī, ātus, āre [pax], to make peaceful, quiet, pacify, subdue, soothe: Amanum: Galliam, Cs.: qui nuper pacati erant, Cs.: Erymanthi nemora, V.: incultae pacantur vomere silvae, are subdued, H.
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pacare, pacavi, pacatus V

pacify, subdue

Latin-English dictionary > pācō
2 शान्त

ṡānta
1) mfn. (perhaps always w.r. for 1. ṡāta q.v.) = ṡānita L. ;

thin, slender Hariv. R. ( Sch.)
ṡāntá
2) mfn. (fr. 1. ṡam) appeased, pacified, tranquil, calm, free from passions, undisturbed Up. MBh. etc.;

soft, pliant Hariv. ;
gentle, mild, friendly, kind, auspicious (in augury;
opp. to dīpta) AV. etc. etc.;
abated, subsided, ceased, stopped, extinguished, averted ( ṡāntam orﾠ dhikṡāntam orﾠ ṡāntampāpam, may evil orﾠ sin be averted! may God forfend! Heaven forbid! not so!) ṠBr. MBh. Kāv. etc.;
rendered ineffective, innoxious, harmless (said of weapons) MBh. R. ;
come to an end, gone to rest, deceased, departed, dead, died out ib. Ragh. Rājat. ;
purified, cleansed W. ;
m. an ascetic whose passions are subdued W. ;
tranquillity, contentment (as one of the Rasas q.v.);
N. of a son of Day MBh. ;
of a son of Manu Tāmasa MārkP. ;
of a son of Ṡambara Hariv. ;
of a son of Idhma-jihva BhP. ;
of a son of Āpa VP. ;
of a Devaputra Lalit. ;
(ā) f. (in music) a partic. Ṡruti Saṃgīt. ;
Emblica Officinalis L. ;
Prosopis Spicigera andﾠ another species L. ;
a kind of Dūrvā grass L. ;
a partic. drug (= reṇukā) L. ;
N. of a daughter of Daṡa-ratha (adopted daughter of Loma-pāda orﾠ Roma-pāda andﾠ wife of Ṛishya-ṡṛiṇga) MBh. Hariv. R. ;
(with Jainas) of a goddess who executes the orders of the 7th Arhat L. ;
of a Ṡakti MW. ;
n. tranquillity, peace of mind BhP. ;
N. of a Varsha in Jambu-dvīpa ib. ;
N. of a Tīrtha W.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > शान्त
3 paco

1.
păco, ĕre, prim. of paciscor and pango, to make or come to an agreement, to agree together respecting any thing: NI CVM EO PACIT TALIO ESTO, Lex XII. Tab.; cf. Dirks, Uebers. p. 516 sq.
2.
pāco, ăvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [pax], to bring into a state of peace and quietness, to make peaceful, to quiet, pacify, subdue, soothe (class.; cf.: pacifico, placo).
I.
Lit.:
pacare Amanum,
Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 8:
omnem Galliam,
Caes. B. C. 1, 7:
qui nuper pacati erant,
id. B. G. 1, 16:
civitates,
id. ib. 7, 65:
Hispanias,
id. B. C. 1, 85:
bimarem Isthmon,
Ov. M. 7, 405:
regiones,
Hirt. B. Alex. 26:
Asiam,
Just. 38, 7, 2:
Erymanthi nemora,
Verg. A. 6, 803: MARE A PRAEDONIBVS, Monum. Ancyr. fin. ap. Grut. 233; Ov. F. 2, 18.—
II.
Transf., of things as objects:
incultae pacantur vomere silvae,
are subdued, tilled, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 45:
et pacare metu silvas,
Manil. 4, 182:
saltus remotos pacabat cornu,
Stat. Th. 4, 250:
incertos animi aestus,
to quiet, Claud. IV. Cons. Honor. 225; cf.
feras,
to tame, Aus. Epigr. 1, 19:
dolorem,
id. Idyll. 6, 100.—Hence, pācā-tus, a, um, P. a., pacified, quieted, peaceful, quiet, calm, tranquil, undisturbed (opp. hostilis; class.).
A.
Lit.:
pacatae tranquillaeque civitates,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 30:
in provinciā pacatissimā,
id. Lig. 2, 4:
pacatissima et quietissima pars,
Caes. B. G. 5, 24:
nec hospitale quicquam pacatumve,
Liv. 21, 20:
pacato agmine transire,
id. 40, 47:
pacati status aëris,
Lucr. 3, 292:
pacata posse omnia mente tueri,
Lucr. 5, 1203:
mare,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 19:
vultus,
Ov. F. 1, 3:
pacatus mitisque adsis,
id. M. 431:
coloni,
Manil. 4, 141.—As subst.: pācātum, i, n., a friendly country:
vagi milites in pacato,
Liv. 8, 34:
ex pacatis praedas agere,
i. e. from countries at peace with Rome, Sall. J. 32, 3:
qui medius inter pacata et hostilia fuit, Danubius et Rhenus,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 7, 1.—
B.
Trop.:
oratio pacatior,
Cic. Brut. 31, 121:
cujus ne pacatam quidem nequitiam quisquam ferre posset,
id. Phil. 5, 9, 24.—And in the neutr. as subst.:
nec diu in pacato mansit gens,
on friendly terms, Liv. 23, 27, 9.—Hence, adv.: pācātē, peaceably, quietly (post-Aug.).— Comp.:
pacatius ad reliqua secessimus,
Petr. 10; Aug. Ep. 111.— Sup.:
pacatissime et commodissime,
Aug. Soliloq. 2, 7. [p. 1288]

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > paco
4 tenue

adj.

1 fine (tela, hilo, lluvia).

2 faint.

3 tenuous.

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tenue

► adjetivo

1 (delgado) thin, light, tenuous

2 (tela) flimsy, thin

3 (luz, sonido) subdued, faint

4 (niebla) light

5 (de poca importancia) insignificant

6 (sencillo) natural

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adj.

1) tenuous

2) faint, dim

3) delicate, slender

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ADJ

1) [tela, velo] thin, fine

2) [olor, sonido, línea] faint; [neblina, lluvia] light; [aire] thin

3) [razón] tenuous, insubstantial; [relación] tenuous

4) [estilo] simple, plain

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adjetivo

a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine

una tenue sonrisa — a faint smile

b) < color> subdued, pale

c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine

d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial

e) < estilo> simple, plain

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= subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.

Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.

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* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

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adjetivo

a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine

una tenue sonrisa — a faint smile

b) < color> subdued, pale

c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine

d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial

e) < estilo> simple, plain

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= subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.

Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.

Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.

Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.

* cada vez más tenue = fading.

* luz tenue = glimmer.

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tenue

adjective

1 ‹luz› faint, weak; ‹voz/sonido› faint; ‹neblina/llovizna› light; ‹línea› faint, fine

la línea que separa el genio de la locura es muy tenue there's a fine line between genius and insanity

una tenue sonrisa a faint smile

2 ‹color› subdued, pale

3 ( liter); ‹hilo› fine, slender; ‹tela› flimsy, fine

4 ‹razón/relación› tenuous, insubstantial

una teoría con bases muy tenues a theory based on very tenuous premises

5 ‹estilo› simple, plain

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tenue adjetivo
a) ‹ luz› faint, weak;

‹voz/sonido/sonrisa› faint;
‹neblina/llovizna› light;
‹ línea› faint, fine
b) ‹ color› subdued, pale

tenue adjetivo
1 (tejido, humo, niebla) thin, light
2 (débil, apagado) faint
una tenue luz, a faint light
un tenue llanto, a faint weeping
' tenue' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- apagado
- suave
English:
dappled
- dim
- faint
- subdued
- dimly
- gossamer
- mellow
- wispy

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tenue adj

1. [fino] [tela, velo] fine

2. [débil] [luz, voz, sonrisa] faint;
[niebla, lluvia] fine;
hizo un gesto tenue de asentimiento he gave a faint nod of assent

3. [poco sólido] [relación, argumentación] tenuous

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tenue

adj faint

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tenue adj

1) : tenuous

2) : faint, weak, dim

3) : light, fine

4) : thin, slender

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tenue adj faint / dim

Spanish-English dictionary > tenue
5 apagado

adj.

1 extinguished, burn-out, unenlightened.

2 matt, dull, drab, unglazed.

3 turned off, out, off.

4 muffled.

5 dull.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: apagar.

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apagado

► participio pasado

1→ link=apagar apagar

► adjetivo

1 (luz etc) out, off

2 (persona) spiritless, lifeless

3 (voz) sad; (mirada) expressionless, lifeless

4 (color) dull

5 (volcán) extinct

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(f. - apagada)

adj.

1) off, out

2) dull, subdued

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1. ADJ

1) [volcán] extinct; [cal] slaked

estar apagado — [fuego] to be out; [luz, radio] to be off

2) [sonido] muted, muffled; [voz] quiet

3) [color] dull

4) [persona, temperamento] listless, spiritless; [mirada] lifeless, dull

2.

SM switching-off

botón de apagado — off button, off switch

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- da adjetivo

1) < persona> [ser] spiritless, lifeless; [ESTAR] subdued

2)

a) < sonido> muffled

con voz apagada — in a subdued voice

b) < color> muted, dull

3)

a) ( no encendido)

la luz está apagada — the light is off

el horno está apagado — the oven is switched off

con el motor apagado — with the engine off

b) < volcán> extinct

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- da adjetivo

1) < persona> [ser] spiritless, lifeless; [ESTAR] subdued

2)

a) < sonido> muffled

con voz apagada — in a subdued voice

b) < color> muted, dull

3)

a) ( no encendido)

la luz está apagada — the light is off

el horno está apagado — the oven is switched off

con el motor apagado — with the engine off

b) < volcán> extinct

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apagado¹

¹ = off.

Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.

* apagado y encendido = off and on, on and off.

* cal apagada = slaked lime.

* estar apagado = be off.

* interruptor de encendido = ON/OFF switch.

apagado²

² = subdued, muffled, dulled.

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.

Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

* tono apagado = flat tone.

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apagado -da

adjective

A ‹persona›

1 [ SER] spiritless, lifeless

2 [ ESTAR] subdued

B

1 ‹sonido› muffled

con voz apagada in a subdued voice

2 ‹color› muted, dull

C

1

(no encendido): la luz está apagada the light is off o isn't on

asegúrate de que el fuego esté apagado/la cocina esté apagada make sure the fire is out/the stove is switched off

con el motor apagado with the engine off

2 ‹volcán› extinct

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Del verbo apagar: ( conjugate apagar)

apagado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
apagado
apagar
apagado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹ persona› [ser] spiritless, lifeless;
[ESTAR] subdued
2
a) ‹ sonido› muffled

b) ‹ color› muted, dull

3
a) ( no encendido):

◊ la televisión/luz está apagada the TV/light is off;

el horno está apagado the oven is switched off;
con el motor apagado with the engine off
b) ‹ volcán› extinct

apagar ( conjugate apagar) verbo transitivo ‹luz/televisión/motor› to turn off, switch off;
‹cigarrillo/fuego› to put out;
‹vela/cerilla› to put out;
( soplando) to blow out
apagarse verbo pronominal [luz/fuego/vela] to go out
apagado,-a adjetivo
1 (luz, cigarro) out
2 (color pálido) dull
(voz tenue) sad
(mirada) expressionless, lifeless
3 (persona falta de ánimo) spiritless
apagar vtr (un fuego) to put out
(una luz, una radio, etc) to turn off, switch off
(un color) to soften
(la sed) to quench
' apagado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagada
- lánguida
- lánguido
- tenue
- mirar
English:
drab
- dull
- hollow
- muffled
- muted
- off
- out
- subdued
- dead
- extinct
- faded
- lack

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apagado, -a

♦ adj

1. [luz, fuego] out;
[aparato] off;
asegúrate de que el coche esté apagado make sure the car's engine isn't running

2. [color] subdued

3. [sonido] dull, muffled;
[voz] low, quiet
4. [persona] subdued;

estás muy apagado, ¿qué te pasa? you seem very subdued, what's wrong?

♦ nm
Informát shutdown
Comp
apagado automático automatic shutdown
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apagado

adj

1 fuego out; luz off

2 persona dull

3 color subdued

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apagado, -da adj

1) : off, out

la luz está apagada: the light is off

2) : dull, subdued

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apagado adj

1. (color) dull

el gris es un color apagado grey is a dull colour

2. (persona) depressed

está un poco apagado he's a bit depressed

estar apagado (luz) to be off (fuego) to be out

Spanish-English dictionary > apagado
6 sobrio

adj.

1 sober, dry, not drunk, sane.

2 sober, frugal, moderate, restrained.

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sobrio

► adjetivo

1 (estilo, color etc) sober, plain

2 (persona) sober, moderate, restrained

3 (forma de expresarse) concise

4 (comida) light

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser sobrio,-a en la bebida to drink in moderation

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(f. - sobria)

adj.

sober

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ADJ

1) (=no borracho) sober

2) [color, estilo, decoración] sober

3) (=moderado) frugal

llevan una vida muy sobria — they live a very frugal life

ser sobrio con la bebida — to drink in moderation

es sobrio de palabras — he's a man of few words

4) (=tranquilo) restrained

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- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

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= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex. 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex. His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

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- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

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= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

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sobrio - bria

adjective

A [ SER]

1 ‹persona› sober, restrained, moderate; ‹hábitos› frugal

era sobrio en la bebida he drank in moderation

2 ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober, restrained, simple

B [ ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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sobrio
◊ - bria adjetivo

1 [SER]
a) ‹ persona› sober, restrained;

‹ hábitos› frugal
b) ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober

2 [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober
sobrio,-a adjetivo sober
1 (algo o alguien moderado, sencillo y elegante a la vez) es una persona muy sobria vistiendo, he dresses very simply
la casa tiene una decoración sobria, the house is decorated very plainly
2 (alguien que no ha bebido alcohol) no he tomado ni una copa, estoy sobrio, I'm completely sober, I haven't touched a drop
' sobrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
serena
- sereno
- sobria
- despejado
- parco
English:
restrained
- sober
- discreet
- staid

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sobrio, -a adj

1. [moderado] restrained;
[no excesivo] simple;
es sobrio en el vestir he dresses simply

2. [austero] [decoración, estilo] sober

3. [no borracho] sober

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sobrio

adj

1 sober

2 comida, decoración simple

3 ( moderado) restrained

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sobrio, - bria adj

: sober

♦ sobriamente adv

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sobrio adj sober

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrio
7 callado

adj.

1 quiet, tranquil, silent, close-lipped.

Ella es muy callada She is very quiet

2 soft, hushed, soft-sounding.

3 unsaid.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: callar.

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callado

► participio pasado

1→ link=callar callar

► adjetivo

1 (silencioso) silent, quiet

2 (reservado) reserved, quiet

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

más callado,-a que un muerto familiar as quiet as a mouse

tener algo callado to keep something quiet

■ ¡eso lo tenías bien callado! you really kept that one quiet!

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(f. - callada)

adj.

quiet, silent

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ADJ

1) [carácter] quiet, reserved

2) (=silencioso) quiet

todo estaba muy callado — everything was very quiet

tener algo callado — to keep quiet about sth, keep sth secret

¡qué callado te lo tenías! — you kept pretty quiet about it!

más callado que un muerto — as quiet as a mouse *

pagar para tener callado a algn — to pay to keep sb quiet, pay for sb's silence

nunca te quedas callado — you always have an answer for everything

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- da adjetivo [estar] quiet

estuvo callado durante toda la reunión — he didn't say a thing o he kept quiet throughout the whole meeting

lo escucharon callados — they listened to him in silence

para callado — (Chi fam) < contar> in secret

tener algo callado or calladito — to keep something quiet

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= muted, subdued, quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], reserved.

Ex. In more muted fashion the universities have displayed a similar interest.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

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* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

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- da adjetivo [estar] quiet

estuvo callado durante toda la reunión — he didn't say a thing o he kept quiet throughout the whole meeting

lo escucharon callados — they listened to him in silence

para callado — (Chi fam) < contar> in secret

tener algo callado or calladito — to keep something quiet

* * *

= muted, subdued, quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], reserved.

Ex: In more muted fashion the universities have displayed a similar interest.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

* estar callado = keep + quiet.

* mantenerse callado = keep + quiet.

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callado -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR] (silencioso) quiet

estuvo callado durante toda la reunión he didn't say a thing o he kept quiet throughout the whole meeting

siéntate aquí y estáte calladito sit here and keep quiet

lo escucharon callados y atentos they listened to him quietly and attentively

para callado ( Chi fam); ‹contar› in secret

que sea para callado keep it a secret, keep it quiet

tenerse algo callado or calladito to keep sth quiet

¡qué calladito te lo tenías! you kept it very quiet!

B [ ESTAR] (reservado) quiet

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Del verbo callar: ( conjugate callar)

callado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
callado
callar
callado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) [estar] ( silencioso) quiet;

◊ estuvo callado durante toda la reunión he kept quiet throughout the whole meeting;

lo escucharon callados they listened to him quietly
b) [ser] ( poco hablador) quiet

callar ( conjugate callar) verbo intransitivo
to be quiet, shut up (colloq);
◊ no pude hacerlo callado I couldn't get him to be quiet;

hacer callado a la oposición to silence the opposition
verbo transitivo
a) ‹secreto/información› to keep … quiet

b) (AmL) ‹ persona› to get … to be quiet, to shut … up (colloq)

callarse verbo pronominal
a) ( guardar silencio) to be quiet;

◊ ¡cállate! be quiet!, shut up! (colloq);

cuando entró todos se calladoon when he walked in everyone went quiet o stopped talking;
la próxima vez no me calladoé next time I'll say something
b) ( no decir) ‹ noticia› to keep … quiet, keep … to oneself

callado,-a adjetivo quiet: es un tipo serio y callado, he's the quiet silent type
♦ Locuciones: se lo tiene muy callado, she's keeping that quiet
callar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (parar de hablar) to stop talking: calla un momento, ¿qué ruido es ése?, be quiet, what's that noise?
2 (no decir nada) to keep quiet, say nothing: tus ojos asienten y tu boca calla, your eyes say it all
II verbo transitivo (dejar de dar una noticia) not to mention o to keep to oneself: desconfía de sus palabras, callarán la verdad, you can't trust what they're saying, they are going to hush up the truth
♦ Locuciones: ¡calla!, (para indicar sorpresa) never!: ¡calla, no me digas que se casó!, did she really marry?
hacer callar, (hacer que alguien pare de hablar) to get someone to be quiet
(silenciar) to silence: ¡no podrán hacernos callar! they can't make us keep our mouths shut
quien calla otorga, silence speaks volumes
' callado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
callada
- enmudecer
- especialmente
- reservada
- reservado
- preferible
- ser
- taciturno
English:
fall
- quiet
- silent
- subdued

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callado, -a adj

estar callado to be quiet o silent;

¿quieres estar callado, por favor? would you please be o keep quiet!;

ser callado to be quiet o reserved;

tener algo callado to keep sth quiet o a secret;

¡qué callado lo tenías! you certainly kept that quiet o a secret!

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callado

adj quiet

* * *

callado, -da adj

: quiet, silent

♦ calladamente adv

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callado adj quiet

hoy estás muy callado you're very quiet today

Spanish-English dictionary > callado
8 sonrisa controlada

(n.) = subdued laugh

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

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(n.) = subdued laugh

Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Spanish-English dictionary > sonrisa controlada
9 reservado

adj.

1 private, confidential.

2 reserved, pre-selected, preselected.

3 reserved, discreet, close-lipped, closemouthed.

m.

reserved place.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: reservar.

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reservado

► nombre masculino

1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment

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reservado

► participio pasado

1→ link=reservar reservar

► adjetivo

1 (plazas) booked, reserved

2 (persona) reserved, discreet

3 (asunto) confidential

► nombre masculino reservado

1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment

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(f. - reservada)

adj.

reserved

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1. ADJ

1) [actitud, persona] (=poco comunicativo) reserved; (=discreto) discreet

2) (=confidencial) [asunto, documento] confidential

estos documentos son materia reservada — these documents are confidential, these documents contain confidential material

2. SM

1) (=habitación aparte) [en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment

2) Cono Sur (=vino) vintage wine

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
II
masculino

1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment

2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine

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= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.

Ex. The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.

Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex. There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.

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* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* documento reservado = held document.

* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

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I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
II
masculino

1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment

2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine

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reservado²

² = reserved.

Ex: Windows can place regular files in these reserved areas when the rest of the disk is full.

* asiento reservado = reserved seat.

* campo reservado = reserved field.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

= on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.

Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.

Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.

Ex: There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.

* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.

* documento reservado = held document.

* espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

* * *

reservado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹persona/actitud› reserved

B ‹asunto/tema› confidential

un documento de carácter reservado a confidential document

ver tb reservar

reservado²

masculine

A

1 (en un restaurante, bar) private room

2 (en un tren) reserved compartment

B (CS) (vino) vintage wine

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Del verbo reservar: ( conjugate reservar)

reservado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
reservado
reservar
reservado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› reserved;

‹asunto/tema› confidential;
ver tb
◊ reservar

reservar ( conjugate reservar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹asiento/habitación/mesa› to reserve, book;
‹pasaje/billete› to book
2 ( guardar) ‹porción de comida/dinero› to set aside;
◊ nos reservaba una sorpresa he had a surprise in store for us;

reservó lo mejor para el final she kept the best till last
reservarse verbo pronominal
a) ( para sí mismo) ‹porción/porcentaje› to keep … for oneself;

◊ reservadose la opinión to reserve judgment

b) ( refl) ( para otra tarea) to save oneself

reservado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (información, etc) confidential
2 (callado, discreto) reserved
II sustantivo masculino private room
reservar verbo transitivo
1 (algo para más tarde) to keep back
(guardar para alguien) to keep (aside): le reservamos una sorpresa, we have a surprise in store for him
2 (en un hotel, restaurante, etc) to book, reserve: hemos reservado una mesa para cuatro (personas), we reserved a table for four
' reservado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- cámara
- íntima
- íntimo
- privada
- privado
- reservar
- reservada
- sanctasanctórum
- taciturna
- taciturno
- reticente
English:
antisocial
- bay
- cagey
- close
- distant
- private
- quiet
- remote
- reserved
- secretive
- shy
- uncommunicative
- unreserved
- book
- reserve
- top

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reservado, -a

♦ adj

1. [mesa, plaza] reserved

2. [tema, asunto] confidential

3. [persona] reserved

♦ nm
[en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment
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reservado

I adj reserved

II m private room

* * *

reservado, -da adj

1) : reserved, reticent

2) : confidential

* * *

reservado adj reserved

Spanish-English dictionary > reservado
10 dócil

adj.

docile, yielding, obedient, tame.

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dócil

► adjetivo

1 docile, obedient

* * *

ADJ [animal] docile; [persona] submissive, meek

* * *

adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable

* * *

= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.

Ex. While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.

Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

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adjetivo <niño/comportamiento> meek, docile; <perro/caballo> docile, well-trained; < pelo> manageable

* * *

= meek, docile, malleable, tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.].

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.

Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.

Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

* * *

dócil

adjective

1 ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile; ‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained

2 ‹pelo› manageable

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dócil adjetivo ‹niño/comportamiento› meek, docile;
‹perro/caballo› docile, well-trained;
‹ pelo› manageable
dócil adjetivo
1 (persona) docile, manageable
2 (metal, piedra) ductile, malleable
' dócil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cordero
- sumisión
English:
docile
- lead
- meek
- well-behaved
- amenable
- manageable
- tame

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dócil adj

1. [animal, niño] obedient;
[persona] docile, tractable;
es un caballo muy dócil he's a very docile o gentle horse;

no deberías ser tan dócil you shouldn't be so submissive o compliant

2. [cabello] manageable

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dócil

adj docile

* * *

dócil adj

: docile

♦ dócilmente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > dócil
11 seductor

adj.

seductive, attractive, captivating, beguiling.

m.

1 seducer, tempter, charmer.

2 Don Juan.

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seductor

► adjetivo

1 seductive

2 (atractivo) captivating

3 (persuasivo) tempting

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 seducer

* * *
seductor, -a
1. ADJ

1) [sexualmente] seductive

2) (=cautivador) [persona] charming; [idea] tempting

2.

SM / F seducer/seductress

* * *
I
- tora adjetivo

a) ( en sentido sexual) < persona> seductive; <manera/gesto> seductive, alluring

b) (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charming

c) <idea/proposición> attractive, tempting
II
- tora (m) seducer; (f) seducer, seductress

* * *

= glamorous, seductive, tantalising [tantalizing, -USA], beguiling, luscious, glam, seducer, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.

Ex. It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.

Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex. There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.

Ex. With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

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* de una manera seductora = seductively.

* * *
I
- tora adjetivo

a) ( en sentido sexual) < persona> seductive; <manera/gesto> seductive, alluring

b) (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charming

c) <idea/proposición> attractive, tempting
II
- tora (m) seducer; (f) seducer, seductress

* * *

= glamorous, seductive, tantalising [tantalizing, -USA], beguiling, luscious, glam, seducer, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.

Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.

Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex: There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.

Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.

* de una manera seductora = seductively.

* * *

seductor¹ - tora

adjective

1 (en sentido sexual) ‹persona› seductive; ‹manera/gesto› seductive, alluring

2 (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charming

3 ‹idea/proposición› attractive, tempting

seductor² - tora

masculine, feminine

A ( masculine) seducer

B ( feminine) seducer, seductress

* * *

seductor
◊ - tora adjetivo

a) ( en sentido sexual) seductive

b) (que cautiva, fascina) enchanting, charming

c) ‹idea/proposición› attractive, tempting

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) seducer;
(f) seducer, seductress
seductor,-ora
I adjetivo
1 (mirada, persona, etc) seductive
2 (proyecto, idea, oferta) tempting, seductive
II sustantivo masculino y femenino seducer
' seductor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encasillar
- seductora
English:
captivating
- seducer
- seductive
- seductively
- alluring
- beguiling
- sultry

* * *

seductor, -ora

♦ adj

1. [atractivo] attractive, charming;
[idea] seductive
2. [sexualmente] seductive

3. [persuasivo] persuasive, charming

♦ nm,f

seducer

* * *

seductor

I adj

1 ( conquistador) seductive

2 ( atractivo) attractive

3 oferta tempting

II m seducer

* * *

seductor, - tora adj

1) seductivo: seductive

2) encantador: charming, alluring

seductor, - tora n

: seducer

Spanish-English dictionary > seductor
12 color

m.

1 color (que se ve).

¿de qué color? what color?

es de color azul it's blue

a todo color in full color

de colores colorful

televisión en color color television

colores complementarios complementary colors

color primario primary color

2 tone (aspecto).

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-color

3 paint.

colores colored pencils (lápices)

4 suit.

5 color (raza).

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

de color colored (persona)

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color

► nombre masculino

1 colour (US color)

■ es de color verde it's green

2 formal figurado (carácter) character

3 figurado (tendencia) tendency

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (del rostro) colour (US color), complexion

► nombre masculino plural colores

1 (bandera) colours (US colors), flag sing; (equipo) team sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar color (colorear) to colour (US color) 2 figurado to liven up

de color (en color) in colour (US color), coloured (US colored) 2 (persona) coloured (US colored)

en color / en colores (cine, foto) in colour (US color)

coger color (cebolla) to turn brown 2 (hojas etc) to turn yellow, turn brown

no haber color to be no comparison

■ entre tu coche y el mío no hay color, porque el mío es mucho mejor your car isn't a patch on mine

sacarle a alguien los colores familiar to make somebody blush

subido,-a de color figurado risqué

tener color to be lively

verlo todo de color de rosa figurado to see life through rose-coloured (US rose-colored) spectacles

color local figurado local colour (US color)

color sólido fast colour (US color)

* * *

noun m.

color

* * *

SM
[a veces] SF
1) (=coloración) colour, color (EEUU)

los colores del arco iris — the colours of the rainbow

el color azul — blue

¿de qué color es? — what colour is it?

¿de qué color tiene los ojos? — what colour are her eyes?, what colour eyes does she have?

es de color verde — it's green

una falda (de) color rojo — a red skirt

un traje (de) color canela — a cinnamon-coloured suit

lo quisiera en color verde — I'd like it in green

• a color — colour antes de s, color antes de s (EEUU)

fotocopias a color — colour photocopying

a todo color — full-colour

• dar color a algo — to colour sth in

le dio color al dibujo — he coloured in the drawing

• de color, ropa de color — coloured o (EEUU) colored clothes

viste de color — she wears coloured clothes

• en color — colour antes de s

película en color — colour film

televisión en color — colour television

• tomar o coger color, esa tela no ha tomado o cogido bien el color — that material has not dyed at all well

cuando la cebolla haya tomado color — when the onion has gone o turned golden brown

el proyecto empieza a tomar o coger color — the project is starting to take shape

color apagado — subdued colour

color pastel — pastel colour

color primario — primary colour

2) [de la cara] colour, color (EEUU)

tener buen color — to have good colour

tener mal color — to look off colour

- ponerse de mil colores

- sacar los colores a algn

- le salieron los colores

3) (=raza) colour, color (EEUU)

sin distinción de sexo o color — regardless of sex or colour

persona de color — coloured person

4) (=tipismo)

la feria ha perdido el color de antaño — the festival has lost the flavour o (EEUU) flavor o feel it used to have

color local — local colour

5)

de color de rosa —

lo describió todo de color de rosa — she described it all in very rosy terms

verlo todo de color de rosa — to see everything through rose-tinted o rose-coloured spectacles

- la vida no es de color de rosa

- no hay color

- subido de color

6) pl colores (tb: lápices de colores) coloured pencils, crayons

una caja de colores — a box of coloured pencils o crayons

7) pl colores (Dep) colours

una bufanda con los colores del Barcelona — a scarf with the Barcelona colours

los colores nacionales — the national colours

8) (=cosmético) blusher, rouge

ponerse color — to put on blusher o rouge

9) (=interés) colour

el partido no tuvo color — the game lacked colour

10) ††

so color de — under pretext of

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masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

* * *

= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex. This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

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* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) color*

ha cambiado de color — it has changed color

¿de qué color es? — what color is it?

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro — a dark/light hat

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde — the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne — a flesh-colored blouse

ilustraciones a todo color — full color illustrations

papeles de colores — pieces of colored paper

cintas de colores — colored ribbons

globos de todos los colores or (CS, Méx) de todos colores — balloons of all different colors

televisión en colores or (Esp) en color or (Andes, Méx) a color — color television

fotos en colores or (Esp) en color — color photos

dar color a algo — to add color* to something

color de hormiga — (AmL)

la cosa se puso color de hormiga — things started looking pretty grim o black

no hay color — (Esp) there's no comparison

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores — to blush to the roots of one's hair

subido de color — ( chiste) risqué

subírsele el color or los colores a alguien — ( por esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; ( por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red (BrE)

b)

tomar or (esp AmL) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger color — pollo to brown; cebolla frita/pastel to turn golden-brown; fruta to ripen; piel to become tanned

c) ( tintura) color*, dye

d) colores masculino plural ( lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

e) colores masculino plural ( señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales — the national colors

correr con colores propios — (Chi, Ven) to act on one's own initiative

- color complementario/primario

2) ( raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color — regardless of creed or color

una chica de color — (euf) a colored girl (dated)

3) (colorido de relato, de fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color — a celebration full of color

4) ( cúrcuma) turmeric

* * *

= colour [color, -USA], hue.

Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* barras de color = colour bar.

* carta de barras de color = colour bar.

* codificación mediante colores = colour coding.

* color caoba = bole colour.

* color ciruela = plum-coloured.

* colores distintivos = livery.

* color hueso = off-white.

* color primario = primary colour, true colour.

* color puro = true colour.

* color que se corre = running colour.

* color secundario = secondary colour.

* color verde = green.

* combinación de colores = colour pattern, colour scheme.

* de color = coloured [colored, -USA], non-white [nonwhite], full-colour, in colour.

* de color crema = creamy [creamier -comp., creamiest -sup.], cream-coloured.

* de color de bronce = brassy.

* de colores = full-colour, multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* de colores vivos = colourful [colorful, -USA].

* de color marroncillo = brownish tinged.

* de color rojo = red-coloured.

* de color rosa = rose-coloured.

* de color verde botella = bottle green.

* de color verde oscuro = bottle green.

* de color y textura parecidos al carbón = carbonaceous.

* de todos los colores = of all stripes, a rainbow of.

* de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* diferenciación mediante colores = colour coding.

* diferenciado con colores = colour-coded.

* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.

* en color = coloured [colored, -USA], full-colour.

* fijar un color = fix + colour.

* gama de colores = colour space, palette, palette of colours.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* hacer que un color no se corra = fix + colour.

* hombre de color = coloured man.

* ilustración en color = coloured illustration.

* imagen en color = colour image.

* impresión a color = colour printing.

* indicado con colores = colour-coded.

* juego de colores = colour scheme.

* marcado con colores = colour-coded.

* menú de colores = palette menu, palette, palette of colours.

* mujer de color = coloured woman.

* multicolor = rainbow.

* paleta de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* papel de colores = coloured paper.

* parcheado de colores = dappled.

* perder el color = fade.

* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].

* personas de color = coloured people.

* pez de colores = goldfish, tropical fish.

* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.

* ponerse de mil colores = go + bright red.

* ropa de color = coloureds [coloreds, -USA].

* salpicado de colores = dappled.

* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.

* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.

* sistema de televisión en color = colour system.

* subírsele los colores = go + bright red.

* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.

* variedad de colores = variegation.

* * *

color¹

masculine

A

1 color*

¿de qué color vas a pintar la puerta? what color are you going to paint the door?

ha cambiado de color it has changed color

¿de qué color es? what color is it?

colores fríos/cálidos/vivos/apagados cold/warm/bright/subdued colors

un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat

colores pastel pastel colors o shades

las banderitas de color amarillo/verde the yellow/green flags

una blusa (de) color carne/salmón a flesh-colored/salmon blouse

encaje (de) color crudo écru lace

es del color de la sangre/del trigo maduro it is blood red/the color of ripened wheat

ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations

dejó el luto y empezó a comprarse ropa de color she came out of mourning and began buying clothes in different colors

no lo laves con la ropa de color don't wash it with the colored things o coloreds

una chica de color ( euf); a colored girl ( dated)

lápices/cintas de colores colored pencils/ribbons

había globos de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores there were balloons of all different colors

un globo de todos los colores or (CS) de todos colores a multicolored balloon

fotos en colores or ( Esp) en color color photos

película en colores or ( Esp) en color color film, film for color photos

televisión en colores or ( Esp) en color or ( Andes) a color color television

pintó la situación con colores trágicos she painted a very tragic picture of the situation

color de hormiga ( AmL): la cosa se puso color de hormiga things started looking pretty grim o black

correr con colores propios (Chi, Ven); to act alone o off one's own bat o on one's own initiative

ponerse de mil colores or de todos los colores to blush to the roots of one's hair, turn o ( BrE) go bright red

subir de color «discusión» to become o get heated

un chiste subido de color a risqué joke

subírsele el color or los colores a algn (por un esfuerzo) to flush, become flushed; (por vergüenza) to blush, turn red, go red ( BrE)

rosa² (↑ rosa (2))

2

tomar or ( esp AmL) agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger color «pollo» to brown;

«cebolla frita/pastel» to turn golden-brown; «fruta» to ripen, turn red ( o yellow etc); «piel» to become tanned

3 (pintura) color*; (tintura) color*, dye

mezcló los colores en la paleta he mixed the colors on his palette

las telas sintéticas no agarran or ( Esp) cogen bien el color synthetic fabrics do not dye well o take dye well

4 colores mpl (lápices) colored* pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

5 colores mpl (señal distintiva) colors* (pl)

los colores nacionales the national colors

vistió los colores nacionales por primera vez en 1990 he first represented his country in 1990, he first played ( o ran etc) for his country o for the national team in 1990

Compuestos:

● color complementario

complementary color*

● color fundamental or primario

primary color*

● color secundario

secondary color*

B (raza) color*

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color

C (colorido — de un relato) color*; (— de una fiesta) color*

una celebración de gran color local a celebration full of local color

D (cúrcuma) turmeric

E

1

( Ven fam) (tamaño): se le pusieron los ojos de este color his eyes popped out of his head ( colloq)

tiene las manos de este color he has hands this big ( colloq)

2 ( Ven fam) (expresión de cariño) honey ( AmE colloq), darling ( BrE colloq)

color²

feminine

(Chi, Ven fam)

comerle la color a algn to be unfaithful to sb, cheat on sb ( colloq)

* * *

color sustantivo masculino
a) color^{( conjugate color)};

◊ ¿de qué color es? what color is it?;

cambiar de color to change color;
un sombrero de un color oscuro/claro a dark/light hat;
las de color amarillo the yellow ones;
ilustraciones a todo color full color illustrations;
cintas de colores colored ribbons;
fotos en colores or (Esp) en color color photos;
sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or color;
una chica de color (euf) a colored girl (dated);
tomar color [ pollo] to brown;

[cebolla frita/pastel] to turn golden-brown;
[ fruta] to ripen;
[ piel] to become tanned;
◊ ponerse color de hormiga (AmL) to start looking pretty grim;

subido de color ( chiste) risqué
b)

◊ colores sustantivo masculino plural ( lápices) colored^{( conjugate colored)} pencils (pl), crayons (pl)

color sustantivo masculino
1 colour, US color
2 frml euf persona de color, coloured person
♦ Locuciones: a todo color, full- colour
de colores, multicoloured
de color de rosa, in glowing colours
en color, in colour
no hay color, there's no comparison
' color' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
- abdomen
- abdominal
- abecé
- aberración
- aberrante
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- abismal
English:
A
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
- absence
- absent
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absentee
- absently
- absolute
- absolutely
- absolve
- absorb

* * *

color nm

1. [que se ve] colour;

lápices de colores coloured pencils;

un vestido de colores a colourful o brightly coloured dress;

¿de qué color? what colour?;

color azul blue;

color rojo red;

es de color azul it's blue;

pintó las sillas de color verde she painted the chairs green;

a todo color in full colour;

nos dieron un folleto con fotos a todo color they gave us a full-colour brochure;

ha agarrado un color muy bueno durante sus vacaciones she got a nice tan on her Br holiday o US vacation;

cambiar o [m5] mudar de color to change colour;
Fig [palidecer] to turn pale; Fig [sonrojarse] to blush;
dar color a algo to colour sth in;
Fig to brighten o liven sth up;
de color [persona] coloured;

voy a hacer una colada con ropa de color I'm going to wash the coloureds;

fotos en color colour photos;

televisión en color colour television;

deja el pollo en el horno hasta que comience a tomar color leave the chicken in the oven until it starts to brown

Comp
Imprenta color aditivo additive colour;
colores complementarios complementary colours;
Imprenta color directo spot colour; Imprenta color plano spot colour;
color primario primary colour;

color sólido fast colour

2. [para pintar] paint;

colores [lápices] coloured pencils;

le gusta darse un poco de color en la cara antes de salir she likes to put a bit of colour o rouge on her cheeks before going out

3. [aspecto] tone;

no tienes muy buen color you look a bit off-colour;

la situación adquirió un color trágico the situation took on tragic overtones

4. [ideología]
se le nota su color político you can tell his political persuasion;

la televisión pública tiene un claro color gubernamental the state-run television channels are clearly biased in favour of the government

5. [raza] colour;

sin distinción de credo ni color regardless of creed or colour

6. [animación] colour;

las fiestas de mi pueblo han ido perdiendo color the festivals in my home town have lost a lot of their colour;

el carnaval es una fiesta llena de color carnival is a colourful festival

Comp
color local local colour
7. [en los naipes] suit

8. [bandera, camiseta]
los colores nacionales the national colours;

defender los colores del Académico [el equipo] to play for Académico;

el equipo defendió con orgullo sus colores the players showed great pride in fighting for their team

9. Formal [pretexto]
so color de under the pretext of

10. Comp
Esp
no hay color it's no contest;

entre tu modelo y el mío, no hay color there's no comparison between my model and yours;
Fam
ponerse de mil colores: le descubrieron copiando y se puso de mil colores she went bright red o as red as a beetroot when they caught her copying;

sacar los colores (a la cara) a alguien to make sb blush;

subido de color [chiste etc] risqué, esp US off-colour;

ver las cosas de color de rosa to see things through rose-coloured o rose-tinted spectacles

* * *

color

m color, Br

colour;

de color black, colored, Br coloured;

sacarle a alguien los colores embarrass s.o., make s.o. blush;

salirle a alguien los color flush, blush;

se puso de mil colores he turned bright red;

subido de color risqué;

mudar o

cambiar de color fig change color, go pale

* * *

color nm

1) : color

2) : paint, dye

3) colores nmpl

: colored pencils

* * *

color n

1. (en general) colour

¿de qué color es el coche de tu madre? what colour is your mother's car?

tengo una camisa de color amarillo I've got a yellow shirt

2. (lápiz) coloured pencil / crayon

en color colour

una televisión en color a colour television

color avellana hazel

color púrpura purple

Spanish-English dictionary > color
13 nervioso

adj.

nervous, edgy, jumpy, jittery.

* * *

nervioso

► adjetivo

1 (gen) nervous

2 (excitable) excitable

3 (intranquilo) nervous, uptight, edgy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner nervioso,-a a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

ponerse nervioso,-a (intranquilizarse) to get nervous 2 (impacientarse) to get all excited 3 (aturullarse) to get flustered

* * *

(f. - nerviosa)

adj.

nervous

* * *

ADJ

1) (Anat) nerve antes de s, nervous

centro nervioso — nerve centre

crisis nerviosa — nervous breakdown

depresión nerviosa — nervous depression

sistema nervioso — nervous system

ataque nervioso — (attack of) hysterics

2) (=excitable)

ser nervioso — to be highly strung, be nervous

es un niño muy nervioso — he's a very highly strung o nervous child

los foxterriers son muy nerviosos — fox terriers are very highly strung

3) (=intranquilo)

estar nervioso — to be nervous

está nerviosa porque tiene un examen — she's nervous because she has an exam

está muy nervioso porque aún no han llegado — he's very anxious because they haven't arrived yet

esperaban nerviosos los resultados — they waited nervously to hear the results

los caballos estaban nerviosos antes de la tormenta — the horses were restless before the storm

poner nervioso a algn — to make sb nervous

ponerse nervioso — to get nervous

me pongo muy nerviosa en las entrevistas — I get very nervous in interviews

¡no te pongas nervioso! — keep cool! *

* * *

- sa adjetivo

1) <persona/animal>

a) [ser] ( excitable) nervous

b) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervous

estoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes — I'm very nervous about the exams

c) [estar] ( agitado) agitated

últimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately

ese ruido me tiene muy nerviosa — that noise is getting on my nerves

me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo — I get flustered every time I see her

2) < trastorno> nervous

* * *

= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.

Ex. The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.

Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.

Ex. The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.

Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.

Ex. Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.

Ex. The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.

Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

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* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.

* de un modo nervioso = nervously.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* risa nerviosa = giggle.

* risita nerviosa = giggle.

* sistema nervioso = nervous system.

* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.

* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.

* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.

* tic nervioso = tic.

* * *

- sa adjetivo

1) <persona/animal>

a) [ser] ( excitable) nervous

b) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervous

estoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes — I'm very nervous about the exams

c) [estar] ( agitado) agitated

últimamente se le nota nervioso — he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately

ese ruido me tiene muy nerviosa — that noise is getting on my nerves

me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo — I get flustered every time I see her

2) < trastorno> nervous

* * *

= nervous, in a tizz(y), nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.], jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], on edge, fidgety, uptight, twitchy [twitchier -comp., twitchiest -sup.], stressed.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.

Ex: The article ' Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.

Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.

Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.

Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.

Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.

Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.

Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

* depresión nerviosa = breakdown.

* de un modo nervioso = nervously.

* estar nervioso = be in a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* gas nervioso = nerve agent, nerve gas.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung, high-strung.

* persona nerviosa = fidget.

* poner nervioso = rattle.

* ponerse nervioso = get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, be in a tizz(y), get in(to) a tizz(y), have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.

* risa nerviosa = giggle.

* risita nerviosa = giggle.

* sistema nervioso = nervous system.

* sistema nervioso periférico = peripheral nervous system.

* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.

* terminación nerviosa = nerve ending.

* tic nervioso = tic.

* * *

nervioso -sa

adjective

A ‹persona/animal›

1 [ SER] (excitable) nervous, high-strung ( AmE), highly strung ( BrE)

2 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) nervous

estoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes I'm very nervous o ( colloq) uptight about the exams

3 [ ESTAR] (agitado) agitated

todos estamos muy nerviosos we're all very agitated o ( colloq) worked up o ( colloq) het up

estás muy nerviosa hoy ¿qué te ha pasado? you seem very agitated o on edge o ( colloq) jumpy today, what's up?

ese ruido me tiene or me pone nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves

me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her

B ‹trastorno› nervous

* * *

nervioso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1 ‹persona/animal›
a) [ser] ( excitable) nervous

b) [estar] (preocupado, tenso) nervous;

◊ estoy muy nervioso por lo de los exámenes I'm very nervous about the exams

c) [estar] ( agitado) agitated;

◊ últimamente se le nota nervioso he's been on edge o (colloq) uptight lately;

ese ruido me pone muy nerviosa that noise is getting on my nerves;
me pongo nervioso cada vez que la veo I get flustered every time I see her
2 ‹ trastorno› nervous;
‹ célula› nerve ( before n)
nervioso,-a adjetivo
1 nervous: la pregunta le puso nervioso, the question made him nervous
ponerse nervioso, to get nervous/upset
2 (inquieto, intranquilo) fidgety: es un niño muy nervioso, he's a very restless child
' nervioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- descomponer
- descomponerse
- desesperar
- emocionarse
- enervar
- idea
- impulso
- nerviosa
- toda
- todo
- ver
- alborotado
- poner
- sí
- sistema
- tic
English:
crack up
- edge
- edgy
- excite
- fidgety
- flap
- fluster
- fraught
- gulp
- highly-strung
- jitters
- jittery
- jumpy
- keyed up
- knickers
- lather
- nerve gas
- nervous
- nervous system
- panicky
- rattle
- state
- twitchy
- unnerve
- uptight
- work up
- agitated
- butter
- cool
- dither
- high
- hype
- nerve
- system
- unnerving
- up

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nervioso, -a adj

1. [sistema, enfermedad] nervous;

centro/tejido nervioso nerve centre/tissue

2. [inquieto, agitado] nervous;

está muy nervioso he's very nervous;

está muy nervioso por la operación de su padre he's very anxious about his father's operation;

quise hablar con ella pero me puse muy nervioso I wanted to talk to her but I got all nervous;

todavía no me han dicho el resultado y me estoy poniendo nervioso they still haven't told me the result and I'm getting nervous o a bit jumpy;

ese ruidito me está poniendo nervioso that noise is getting on my nerves

3. [muy activo] Br highly strung, US high-strung;

es muy nervioso he's very Br highly strung o US high-strung

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nervioso

adj nervous;

ponerse nervioso get nervous; ( agitado) get agitated;

poner a alguien nervioso get on s.o.’s nerves

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nervioso, -sa adj

1) : nervous, nerve

sistema nervioso: nervous system

2) : high-strung, restless, anxious

ponerse nervioso: to get nervous

3) : vigorous, energetic

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nervioso adj nervous

el sistema nervioso the nervous system

estoy muy nerviosa hoy I'm very nervous today

poner nervioso a alguien to get on somebody's nerves

ponerse nervioso to get worked up

Spanish-English dictionary > nervioso
14 bedripst

Adj. umg. (ratlos) befuddled, Am. discombobulated; (verlegen, kleinlaut) subdued; er stand ganz bedripst da auch he looked completely at a loss; was schaust du so bedripst what are you looking so puzzled about?

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be|drịpst [bə'drɪpst]
adj (N Ger)
stunned, dazed
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bedripst adj umg (ratlos) befuddled, US discombobulated; (verlegen, kleinlaut) subdued;

er stand ganz bedripst da auch he looked completely at a loss;

was schaust du so bedripst what are you looking so puzzled about?

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > bedripst
15 accesible

adj.

1 accessible (place).

2 approachable (person).

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accesible

► adjetivo

1 accessible (persona) approachable

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adj.

accessible, attainable

* * *

ADJ

1) [lugar, texto, lenguaje, estilo] accessible

2) [persona] approachable

3) [precio, producto] affordable

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adjetivo

a) < lugar> accessible; < persona> approachable; < precio> affordable

accesible a todos los bolsillos — within everyone's price range

b) <novela/lenguaje> accessible; < explicación> easily comprehensible

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= accessible, approachable, deliverable.

Ex. This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. The author discusses how the transformation of a printed document into an electronically deliverable form is to be achieved.

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* accesible a través de Internet = web-compliant.

* accesible a través de la web = Web-accessible.

* accesible electrónicamente = e-enabled.

* accesible instantánemente = a click away.

* accesible por el público en general = publicly accessible.

* accesible por Internet = Internet-accessible.

* accesible por todos = widely accessible.

* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* fácilmente accesible = easily available.

* fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.

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adjetivo

a) < lugar> accessible; < persona> approachable; < precio> affordable

accesible a todos los bolsillos — within everyone's price range

b) <novela/lenguaje> accessible; < explicación> easily comprehensible

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= accessible, approachable, deliverable.

Ex: This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: The author discusses how the transformation of a printed document into an electronically deliverable form is to be achieved.

* accesible a través de Internet = web-compliant.

* accesible a través de la web = Web-accessible.

* accesible electrónicamente = e-enabled.

* accesible instantánemente = a click away.

* accesible por el público en general = publicly accessible.

* accesible por Internet = Internet-accessible.

* accesible por todos = widely accessible.

* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).

* estar accesible en línea = go + online.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* fácilmente accesible = easily available.

* fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.

* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.

* ser accesible a través de = be available through.

* tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.

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accesible

adjective

1 ‹lugar› accessible

difícilmente accesible a pie not easily accessible on foot

2 ‹persona› approachable

3 ‹precio› affordable

accesible a todos los bolsillos within everyone's price range

4 ‹novela/música› accessible; ‹lenguaje› accessible, easily comprehensible; ‹explicación› easily comprehensible

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accesible adjetivo
a) ‹ lugar› accessible;

‹ persona› approachable;
‹ precio› affordable
b) ‹novela/lenguaje› accessible

accesible adjetivo
1 accessible
2 (de carácter abierto) approachable
' accesible' also found in these entries:
English:
accessible
- approachable
- handy
- lay
- unapproachable

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accesible adj

1. [lugar] accessible

2. [persona] approachable

3. [texto, explicación] accessible

4. [precio] affordable;

una oferta accesible a los pequeños inversores an offer which is affordable for small investors

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accesible

adj accessible

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accesible adj

asequible: accessible, attainable

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accesible adj accessible

Spanish-English dictionary > accesible
16 afeminado

adj.

1 effeminate, unmanly, womanish.

2 ladylike, effeminate, womanish.

m.

effeminate man, effeminate, sissy.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: afeminar.

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afeminado

► participio pasado

1→ link=afeminar afeminar

► adjetivo

1 effeminate

► nombre masculino

1 effeminate man (familiarmente) sissy

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1.

ADJ effeminate

2.

SM effeminate man, poof *, fag (EEUU) **

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- da adjetivo effeminate

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= effeminate, queer, sissy, mollycoddle, camp, swishy [swishier -comp., swishiest -sup.].

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/ queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.

Ex. Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered ' sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.

Ex. These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.

Ex. There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.

Ex. So, people object to Bruno because he's just perpetuating a giant swishy stereotype.

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- da adjetivo effeminate

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= effeminate, queer, sissy, mollycoddle, camp, swishy [swishier -comp., swishiest -sup.].

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/ queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.

Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered ' sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.

Ex: These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.

Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.

Ex: So, people object to Bruno because he's just perpetuating a giant swishy stereotype.

* * *

afeminado -da

adjective

effeminate

* * *

Del verbo afeminar: ( conjugate afeminar)

afeminado es:

el participio

afeminado
◊ -da adjetivo

effeminate
afeminado,-a adjetivo effeminate

' afeminado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afeminada
- amanerado
English:
camp
- effeminate

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afeminado, -a

♦ adj

effeminate

♦ nm

es un afeminado he's effeminate

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afeminado

I adj effeminate

II m

:

es un afeminado he is very effeminate

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afeminado, -da adj

: effeminate

Spanish-English dictionary > afeminado
17 sonrisa

f.

smile.

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sonrisa

► nombre femenino

1 smile

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noun f.

smile

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SF smile

sonrisa amarga — wry smile

sonrisa forzada — forced smile

no perder la sonrisa — to keep smiling

una sonrisa de oreja a oreja — an ear-to-ear grin

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femenino smile

siempre tiene la sonrisa en los labios — she's always smiling

con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja — grinning from ear to ear

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= smile, grin, smiley, smiley face, emoticon.

Nota: En Internet, combinación de caracteres y números que si se miran torciendo la cabeza hacia la izquierda representan expresiones faciales que indican el estado emocional del que los escribe: tristeza:-(, alegría:-), guiño ;-), aburrimiento:-0, regañando:-<, etc. Proviene de la combinación de emotion (emoción) y icon (símbolo).

Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex. A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.

Ex. Smileys are combinations of alphanumeric and punctuation characters to represent facial expressions and figures, typically used to indicate tone of voice, emotion, or state of mind.

Ex. To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.

Ex. To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.

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* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.

* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.

* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.

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femenino smile

siempre tiene la sonrisa en los labios — she's always smiling

con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja — grinning from ear to ear

* * *

= smile, grin, smiley, smiley face, emoticon.

Nota: En Internet, combinación de caracteres y números que si se miran torciendo la cabeza hacia la izquierda representan expresiones faciales que indican el estado emocional del que los escribe: tristeza:-(, alegría:-), guiño ;-), aburrimiento:-0, regañando:-<, etc. Proviene de la combinación de emotion (emoción) y icon (símbolo).

Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.

Ex: Smileys are combinations of alphanumeric and punctuation characters to represent facial expressions and figures, typically used to indicate tone of voice, emotion, or state of mind.

Ex: To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.

Ex: To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.

* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.

* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.

* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.

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sonrisa

feminine

smile

una sonrisa forzada a forced smile

siempre tiene la sonrisa en los labios she's always smiling, she always has a smile on her face

con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja grinning from ear to ear

sin perder la sonrisa without losing her smile

se le heló la sonrisa en los labios the smile froze on his lips

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sonrisa sustantivo femenino
smile
sonrisa sustantivo femenino smile
' sonrisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agradecer
- amagar
- elocuente
- embrujar
- evocar
- inconfundible
- vislumbrar
- amplio
- arrebatador
- artificial
- coqueto
- delator
- dulce
- empalagoso
- falso
- forzar
- franco
- fugaz
- hechicero
- imperturbable
- infantil
- irresistible
- leve
- pícaro
- significativo
- tenue
- triunfal
English:
artificial
- beaming
- boyish
- bright
- crooked
- delighted
- forced
- grin
- icy
- lopsided
- mischievous
- muster
- set
- smile
- smirk
- sneer
- stiff
- manage

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sonrisa nf

smile;

una sonrisa de felicidad/triste a happy/sad smile

Comp
Arte la sonrisa etrusca Mona Lisa smile
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sonrisa

f smile

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sonrisa nf

: smile

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sonrisa n smile

Spanish-English dictionary > sonrisa
18 apagado2

² = subdued, muffled, dulled.

Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

Ex. Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.

Ex. Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.

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* tono apagado = flat tone.

Spanish-English dictionary > apagado2
19 asequible

adj.

1 accessible.

2 affordable.

3 reachable, friendly.

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asequible

► adjetivo

1 accessible

■ a un precio asequible at a reasonable price, at an affordable price

■ la casa que ha comprado no es asequible para todo el mundo the house he bought is not within everybody's reach

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ADJ (=alcanzable) attainable; [plan] feasible; [precio] reasonable, within reach

* * *

adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible

la educación debe ser asequible a todos — education should be accessible to all

* * *

= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.

Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex. Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.

Ex. Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.

Ex. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.

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* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.

* hacer asequible = make + amenable.

* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.

* * *

adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible

la educación debe ser asequible a todos — education should be accessible to all

* * *

= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.

Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.

Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.

Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.

* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.

* hacer asequible = make + amenable.

* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.

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asequible

adjective

1 ‹precio› affordable, reasonable; ‹meta› attainable, achievable; ‹proyecto› feasible

la educación debe ser asequible a todos education must be accessible to all

estos tratamientos no son asequibles para nosotros these treatments are not available to us

2 ‹persona› approachable

3 ‹obra/estilo/concepto› accessible

* * *

asequible adjetivo ‹ precio› affordable, reasonable;
‹ meta› attainable, achievable;
‹ proyecto› feasible;
‹ persona› approachable;
‹obra/estilo› accessible
asequible adjetivo
1 (barato) affordable
2 (fácil de comprender) easy to understand
(alcanzable) attainable
' asequible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
English:
accessible
- affordable
- unapproachable

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asequible adj

1. [razonable] [precio, producto] affordable;
[objetivo] attainable;
un precio asequible para el consumidor medio a price within reach of the average consumer

2. [comprensible] [concepto] accessible

3. [sencillo] [persona] approachable

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asequible

adj

1 precio affordable

2 obra accessible

* * *

asequible adj

accesible: accessible, attainable

Spanish-English dictionary > asequible
20 संयत _saṃyata

संयत p. p.

1 Restrained, curbed, subdued.

-2 Tied up, bound together.

-3 Fettered.

-4 Captive, impri- soned, a prisoner; न संयतस्तस्य बभूव रक्षितुः R.3.2.

-4 Ready.

-5 Arranged; see यम् with सम्.

-तः 1 One who has restrained his passions, an ascetic.

-2 N. of Śiva.

-Comp. -अक्ष a. one whose eyes are closed.

-अञ्जलि a. one who has folded his hands in supplication.

-आत्मन् a. self-subdued, self-controlled; ऋषयः संयतात्मानः फलमूला- निलाशनाः Ms.11.236.

-आहारः a. temperate in eating.

-उपस्कर a. one who has a well-regulated house, whose house-furniture is kept in good order.

-चेतस्, -मनस् a. controlled in mind.

-प्राण a. one whose breath is suppressed.

-मैथुन a. one who abstains from sexual intercourse.

-वस्त्र a. having the clothes fastened.

-वाच् a. silent, taciturn, one who has held his tongue.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > संयत _saṃyata

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