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1 adorar un dios
(v.) = worship + deityEx. Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * *(v.) = worship + deityEx: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
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2 adorar una deidad
(v.) = worship + deityEx. Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * *(v.) = worship + deityEx: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
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3 con información
(adj.) = information-bearingEx. Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.* * *(adj.) = information-bearingEx: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
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4 conocedor
adj.knowledgeable, cognizant, knowing, connoisseur.m.connoisseur, cognoscente, knower, conoscente.* * *► adjetivo1 expert► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 expert (de, on), connoisseur (de, of)* * *(f. - conocedora)noun* * *conocedor, -a1.ADJ expert (de in)knowledgeable (de about)2.SM / F expert (de in)connoisseur (de of)* * *- dora masculino, femenino connoisseur, expert* * *= connoisseur, technically minded.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).----* conocedor de la cerveza = beer lover.* conocedor del vino = wine lover.* * *- dora masculino, femenino connoisseur, expert* * *= connoisseur, technically minded.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).* conocedor de la cerveza = beer lover.* conocedor del vino = wine lover.* * *masculine, feminineconnoisseur, expertes un gran conocedor del arte español he's a great expert on o connoisseur of Spanish art* * *
conocedor◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
connoisseur, expert
conocedor,-ora adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino (especialista) expert
(entendido) connoisseur
' conocedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conocedora
English:
connoisseur
- judge
* * *conocedor, -ora nm,fexpert;es un gran conocedor de los vinos franceses he is a connoisseur of French wine* * *I adj:ser conocedor de know about* * *: knowledgeable: connoisseur, expert -
5 construir un edificio
(v.) = construct + buildingEx. Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * *(v.) = construct + buildingEx: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
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6 convivir
v.1 to live together.Perros y gatos conviven amigablemente Dogs and cats live together amiably.convivir con to live with2 to live side by side.Ellos conviven con los animales They live side by side with the animals.* * *1 to live together2 figurado to coexist\saber convivir to give and take* * *VI1) (=vivir juntos) to live together2) (=coexistir) [personas] to live together, live together in harmony; [ideologías, razas] to coexist* * ** * *= coexistence [co-existence], coexist [co-exist], live with.Ex. A text represent the result of coexistence of many codes.Ex. In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.Ex. Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * ** * *= coexistence [co-existence], coexist [co-exist], live with.Ex: A text represent the result of coexistence of many codes.
Ex: In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * *convivir [I1 ]vi«personas» to live together; «ideologías/etnias» to coexist, exist side by sideaprender a convivir to learn to live (in harmony) with othersconvivir CON algn to live WITH sb convivir CON algo to coexist WITH sth, exist side by side WITH sthun país donde el catolicismo convive con el marxismo a country where Catholicism and Marxism coexist o exist side by side* * *
convivir ( conjugate convivir) verbo intransitivo [ personas] to live together;
[ideologías/etnias] to coexist;
convivir con algn to live with sb
convivir verbo intransitivo
1 (en la misma casa) to live together
2 figurado to coexist [con, with]
' convivir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vivir
English:
coexist
- live
* * *convivir vi[personas] to live together; [grupos sociales] to coexist, to live side by side;convivir con to live with;aquí conviven dos sistemas informáticos distintos we have two different computer systems running side by side here* * *v/i live together* * *convivir vi1) : to coexist2) : to live together* * * -
7 cuarentena
f.1 quarantine (por epidemia).2 forty (cuarenta unidades).andará por la cuarentena he must be about forty3 Lent fasting, forty-six-day fasting during the Lent season in the Catholic Church.* * *1 (exacto) forty; (aproximado) about forty2 MEDICINA quarantine\poner a alguien en cuarentena MEDICINA to quarantine somebody, put somebody in quarantine 2 (no hablarle) to send somebody to Coventry* * *SF1) (=número) about forty, forty-odduna cuarentena de — some forty, forty or so
2) (=aislamiento) quarantineponer a algn en cuarentena — (Med) to put sb in quarantine, quarantine sb; (fig) to send sb to Coventry
3) (Rel) (=cuaresma) Lent* * *1)a) ( aislamiento) quarantine2) ( número) (about) forty* * *= quarantine.Ex. The bubble can also be used as a quarantine facility, where specimens or artifacts canbe kept isolated following fumigation.----* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* * *1)a) ( aislamiento) quarantine2) ( número) (about) forty* * *= quarantine.Ex: The bubble can also be used as a quarantine facility, where specimens or artifacts canbe kept isolated following fumigation.
* poner en cuarentena = quarantine.* * *A1 (aislamiento) quarantinetener/poner a algn en cuarentena to keep/put sb in quarantineB(número): una cuarentena de personas about forty peopleya entró en la cuarentena she's already turned forty* * *
cuarentena sustantivo femenino ( aislamiento) quarantine
cuarentena sustantivo femenino Med quarantine
' cuarentena' also found in these entries:
English:
quarantine
* * *cuarentena nf1. [por epidemia] quarantine;poner en cuarentena [enfermos] to (put in) quarantine;[noticia] to put on hold2. [cuarenta unidades] forty;andará por la cuarentena he must be about forty;una cuarentena de… [unos cuarenta] about forty…;[cuarenta] forty…* * *f quarantine;una cuarentena a quarantine period* * *cuarentena nf1) : group of forty2) : quarantine -
8 cuidadoso
adj.careful, heedful, mindful, cautious.* * *► adjetivo1 (atento) careful2 (celoso) cautious* * *(f. - cuidadosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=atento) [persona, observación, estrategia] careful2) (=prudente) careful3) (=solícito) attentive* * *- sa adjetivoa) < persona> carefulb) <búsqueda/investigación> careful, thorough* * *= careful, thoughtful, delicate, scrupulous, parsimonious, fastidious.Ex. The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < persona> carefulb) <búsqueda/investigación> careful, thorough* * *= careful, thoughtful, delicate, scrupulous, parsimonious, fastidious.Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.* * *cuidadoso -sa1 ‹persona› carefulno te lo presto porque eres muy poco cuidadoso I'm not going to lend it to you because you don't look after thingscuidadoso CON algo careful WITH sthtienes que ser más cuidadoso con tus juguetes you have to be more careful with your toys, you have to take better care of your toys o look after your toys bettercuidadoso DE algo:es muy cuidadoso de su apariencia he takes great care over his appearancees muy cuidadoso de los detalles he pays great attention to detail2 ‹búsqueda/investigación› careful, thorough* * *
cuidadoso◊ -sa adjetivo
cuidadoso con algo careful with sth
cuidadoso,-a adjetivo careful
' cuidadoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
celosa
- celoso
- chapucera
- chapucero
- cuidadosa
- descuidada
- descuidado
- escrutinio
- responsable
English:
careful
- close
- bear
- thorough
* * *cuidadoso, -a adjcareful;es muy cuidadosa con lo que hace she's very careful o takes a lot of care in what she does;sé muy cuidadoso con lo que dices be very careful what you say, you'd better watch what you say;es muy poco cuidadoso he's very careless, he doesn't take much care* * *adj careful* * *cuidadoso, -sa adj: careful, attentive♦ cuidadosamente adv* * *cuidadoso adj careful -
9 eficacia
f.1 efficiency.2 efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.* * *2 (rendimiento) efficiency* * *noun f.1) efficacy2) efficiency* * *SF [de ley, remedio, producto, sanción] effectiveness; [de persona, método] efficiency* * *a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)b) ( eficiencia) efficiency* * *= effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.Ex. The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.Ex. Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.Ex. I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.Ex. Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.Ex. Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.----* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* con eficacia = ably.* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.* costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.* eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.* eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.* eficacia económica = economic efficiency.* eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.* evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.* medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* perder eficacia = lose + clout.* * *a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)b) ( eficiencia) efficiency* * *= effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.Ex: The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.
Ex: Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.Ex: I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.Ex: Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* con eficacia = ably.* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.* costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.* eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.* eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.* eficacia económica = economic efficiency.* eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.* evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.* indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.* indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.* medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.* perder eficacia = lose + clout.* * *1 (de una acción, un remedio) effectiveness, efficacy ( frml)todavía está por verse la eficacia de estas gestiones it remains to be seen how effective these actions will be2 (eficiencia) efficiency* * *
eficacia sustantivo femenino
eficacia sustantivo femenino
1 (de una medida, un medicamento) effectiveness
2 (de una persona) efficiency: resolvió el problema con gran eficacia, he resolved the problem efficiently
' eficacia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diligencia
- efectividad
English:
efficacy
- efficiency
- swear by
- effectively
- proven
* * *eficacia nf1. [de persona] efficiency2. [de medicamento, medida, gestión] effectiveness* * *f efficiency* * *eficacia nf1) : effectiveness, efficacy2) : efficiency -
10 encontrarse
1 (estar) to be2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet3 (dificultades) to run into4 (chocar) to collide5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be* * *1) to meet2) be, feel3) clash* * *VPR1) (=descubrir) to find¿qué te has encontrado? — what have you found?
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encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door lockedencontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance
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encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol•
encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself2) (=coincidir) to meeteste es el punto en el que se encuentran las dos calles — this is the point where the two streets meet
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encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sbme encontré con Isabel en el supermercado — I ran into o met Isabel in the supermarket
me lo encontré por la calle de casualidad — I ran into o bumped into him in the street by chance
nos encontramos con muchos problemas en la escalada — we encountered o ran into o came up against a lot of problems during the ascent
3) (=quedar citados) to meet¿nos encontramos en el aeropuerto? — shall we meet at the airport?
4) (=chocar) [vehículos] to crash, collide; [opiniones] to clashal tomar la curva se encontró de frente con el camión — he collided head-on with the lorry when he went round the bend
5) (=estar) to beel ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre
este cuadro se encuentra entre los más famosos de Goya — this picture is one of Goya's most famous ones, this picture is amongst Goya's most famous ones
6) [de salud] (=estar) to be; (=sentirse) to feel¿te encuentras mejor? — are you feeling better?
me encuentro mal — I feel ill, I don't feel very well
* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex. Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex. The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex. We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex. Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
Ex: The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex: Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex: The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex: Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *
■encontrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tropezarse) (con alguien) to meet: me encontré con María en la parada del autobús, I met María at the bus stop
(con una oposición) to come up against
2 (sentirse) to feel, be: se encuentra muy sola, she feels very lonely
3 (hallarse) to be: se encuentra en la cima del monte, it's at the top of the mountain
4 (descubrir) to discover: te encontrarás con que no tienes amigos, you'll discover you have no friends
' encontrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- coincidir
- cruzarse
- disgusto
- hallar
- hallarse
- salsa
- tropezarse
- encontrar
- reunir
- toparse
- tropezar
- ver
English:
come across
- encounter
- find
- grim
- lie
- meet
- meet up
- occur
- rendezvous
- rotten
- run across
- stand
- arrange
- come
- danger
- half-way
- off
- run
* * *vpr1. [estar] to be;se encuentra en París she's in Paris;¿dónde se encuentra la Oficina de Turismo? where's the Tourist Information Office?;Méxel Sr. López no se encuentra Mr López isn't in;entre los supervivientes se encuentran dos bebés two babies are amongst the survivors;varias ciudades, entre las que se encuentra Buenos Aires several cities, including Buenos Aires2. [de ánimo, salud] to feel;¿qué tal te encuentras? how are you feeling?;no se encuentra muy bien she isn't very well;no me encuentro con ganas de salir I don't feel like going out;el médico ha dicho que se encuentra fuera de peligro the doctor said she's out of danger3. [descubrir] to find;me he encontrado un reloj I've found a watch;encontrarse con que: fui a visitarle y me encontré con que ya no vivía allí I went to visit him only to discover that he no longer lived there;nos encontramos con que no quedaba comida we found that there was no food leftme encontré con Juan I ran into o met Juan5. [reunirse] to meet;¿dónde nos encontraremos? where shall we meet?;quedaron en encontrarse a la salida del cine they arranged to meet outside the cinema6. [chocar] to collide;los dos trenes se encontraron con violencia the two trains were involved in a violent collision* * *v/r1 ( reunirse) meet;encontrarse con alguien meet s.o., run into s.o.2 ( estar) be;me encuentro bien I’m fine, I feel fine* * *vr1) reunirse: to meet2) : to clash, to conflict3) : to besu abuelo se encuentra mejor: her grandfather is doing better* * *encontrarse vb3. (hallarse) to be -
11 entendido
adj.knowing, learned, skilled, wise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entender.* * *1→ link=entender entender► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 expert* * *(f. - entendida)noun* * *entendido, -a1. ADJ1) (=comprendido) understood¡entendido! — (=convenido) agreed!
tenemos entendido que... — we understand that...
2) [persona] (=experto) expert; (=cualificado) skilled; (=sabio) wise; (=informado) well-informed2.SM / F expert* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...
tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...
bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...
2) [ser] ( experto)IIentendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
- da masculino, femenino expert* * *= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex. From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.----* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.* * *I- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que... — I understand o gather that...
tenía entendido que... — I was under the impression that...
bien entendido que... — (frml) on the understanding that...
2) [ser] ( experto)IIentendido en algo: no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjects; es muy entendido en política — he knows a lot about politics
- da masculino, femenino expert* * *= connoisseur, pundit, knowledgeable.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex: From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.* entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.* ser un entendido en = be knowledgeable about.* * *A [ ESTAR] (comprendido) understoodtengo entendido que la casa está en venta I understand o gather that the house is for salesegún tengo entendido será una boda íntima as I understand it, it's going to be a quiet weddingesto que quede bien entendido this must be clearly understoodtenía entendido que te ibas mañana I was under the impression that you were leaving tomorroweso se da por entendido that goes without sayingno quiero interrupciones — ¿entendido? I don't want any interruptions — understood? o do you understand?bien entendido que … ( frml); on the understanding that …B [ SER] (experto) entendido EN algo:no soy muy entendido en estos temas I'm not very well up on these subjectsmasculine, feminineexpertes un entendido en la materia he is an authority o expert on the subject* * *
Del verbo entender: ( conjugate entender)
entendido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
entender
entendido
entender ( conjugate entender) verbo transitivo
to understand;
‹ chiste› to understand, get (colloq);
no entendí su nombre I didn't get his name;
lo entendió todo al revés he got it all completely wrong;
tú ya me entiendes you know what I mean;
me has entendido mal you've misunderstood me;
se hace entendido or (AmL) se da a entendido he makes himself understood;
me dio a entendido que … she gave me to understand that …;
dar algo a entendido to imply sth
verbo intransitivo
b) ( saber) entendido de algo to know about sth
entenderse verbo pronominal
1
entendidose con algn to communicate with sb;
a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? let's get this straight, who hit you?b) ( llevarse bien);
entendidose con algn to get along o on with sb
2 ( refl):◊ déjame, yo me entiendo leave me alone, I know what I'm doing
entendido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR] ( comprendido) understood;
tenía entendido que … I was under the impression that …;
eso se da por entendido that goes without saying
2 [ser] ( experto):
es muy entendido en política he's very knowledgeable about politics
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
expert
entender
I verbo transitivo
1 (comprender) to understand: a mi entender, está equivocado, in my opinion he's wrong
no entendí ni papa/pío/jota de este libro, I didn't understand a word of this book
no entiendo lo que quieres decir, I don't know what you mean
no me entiendas mal, don't get me wrong
nos dio a entender que no aceptaría el trabajo, he gave us to understand that he wouldn't accept the job
2 (creer) to think: entendemos que no debiste hacerlo, we think you shouldn't have done that
II verbo intransitivo entender de, (saber) to know about: entiende de música, he has an ear for music ➣ Ver nota en understand
entendido,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino expert
II adjetivo knowledgeable: son muy entendidos en literatura, they know a lot about literature
' entendido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conocedor
- conocedora
- entendida
- suponer
- entender
- tener
English:
discriminating
- misconception
- sorry
- understand
- connoisseur
- gather
- knowledgeable
- miss
- understanding
- yourself
* * *entendido, -a♦ adj1. [comprendido] understood;dar algo por entendido: daba por entendido que nos apoyarían I understood that they would support us;eso se da por entendido that goes without saying;que quede bien entendido que… I want it clearly understood that…;tener entendido: tengo entendido que te casas, ¿es verdad? I understand o I've heard you're getting married, is that right?;tenía entendido que te mudabas de ciudad I understood you were moving to another town;según tenía entendido, era una casa grande from what I'd understood, it was a large house2. [en preguntas, respuestas]¿entendido? (is that) understood?;si lo vuelves a hacer te castigaré, ¿entendido? if you do it again, you'll be punished, is that clear o understood?;¡entendido! all right!, okay!3. [versado] expert (en in);un político entendido en relaciones internacionales a politician well-versed in international relations♦ nm,fexpert (en on);según los entendidos en la materia… according to the experts…* * *I adj understood;¿entendido? do you understand?, understood?;tengo entendido que I gather o understand that* * *entendido, -da adj1) : skilled, expert2)tener entendido : to understand, to be under the impressionteníamos entendido que vendrías: we were under the impression you would come3)darse por entendido : to go without sayingentendido nm: expert, authority, connoisseur* * *entendido n expert -
12 erudito
adj.erudite, educated, read, learned.m.scholar, highbrow, man of learning, scholarly person.* * *► adjetivo1 erudite, learned, scholarly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 scholar, expert\erudito,-a a la violeta familiar pseudo-intellectual* * *1. (f. - erudita)noun2. (f. - erudita)adj.* * *erudito, -a1.ADJ learned, scholarly, erudite frm2.SM / F scholar, learned personlos eruditos en esta materia — those who are expert in this subject, those who really know about this subject
un erudito a la violeta — pey a pseudo-intellectual
* * *IIIerudito en algo — learned in something, knowledgeable about something
- ta masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, learned, scholar, scholarly, erudite, polymath, savant, highbrow [high-brow], man of letters.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.Ex. Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex. Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.Ex. The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.Ex. Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.* * *IIIerudito en algo — learned in something, knowledgeable about something
- ta masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, learned, scholar, scholarly, erudite, polymath, savant, highbrow [high-brow], man of letters.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.Ex: Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.* * *‹lenguaje/obra› erudite; ‹persona› learned, knowledgeable, erudite erudito EN algo learned IN sth, knowledgeable ABOUT sthmasculine, femininescholarlos eruditos en la materia experts in the subject* * *
erudito◊ -ta adjetivo ‹lenguaje/obra› erudite;
‹ persona› learned, knowledgeable;
erudito en algo learned in sth, knowledgeable about sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scholar
erudito,-a
I adjetivo erudite, learned
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scholar
' erudito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
erudita
English:
knowledgeable
- learned
- scholar
- erudite
- learning
- scholarly
* * *erudito, -a♦ adjerudite♦ nm,fscholar;un erudito en la materia an expert on the subject* * *I adj learned, eruditeII m, erudita f scholar* * *erudito, -ta adjletrado: erudite, learnederudito, -ta n: scholar -
13 estrafalario
adj.1 outlandish, eccentric.2 lurid, flashy, gaudy, garish.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (desaliñado) slovenly* * *ADJ1) [persona, ideas] odd, eccentric2) [ropa] outlandish* * *I- ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarreII- ria masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.----* de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.* estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* * *I- ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarreII- ria masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.* de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.* estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.* idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* * *‹persona› eccentric; ‹ideas/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarremasculine, feminineeccentric* * *
estrafalario
‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
eccentric
estrafalario,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric: tiene una forma de vestir un poco estrafalaria, she dresses a bit outlandishly
' estrafalario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrafalaria
English:
bizarre
- freak
- outlandish
- outrageous
- quirky
- zany
* * *estrafalario, -a adj1. [extravagante] [persona, ropa, ideas] outlandish, eccentric2. [desaliñado] slovenly, sloppy* * *adj fameccentric; ropa outlandish* * *estrafalario, - ria adjestrambótico, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre -
14 estrambótico
adj.outlandish, freakish.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar outlandish, eccentric, weird* * *ADJ odd, outlandish* * *- ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre* * *= fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.Ex. This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.----* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* * *- ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre* * *= fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* * *estrambótico -ca‹persona› eccentric; ‹idea/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre* * *
estrambótico◊ -ca adjetivo ‹persona/idea/conducta› eccentric;
‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
estrambótico,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric
' estrambótico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrambótica
English:
bizarre
- fancy
- way
* * *estrambótico, -a adjoutlandish, eccentric* * *adj fameccentric; ropa outlandish* * *estrambótico, -ca adjestrafalario, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre -
15 estudioso
adj.studious, scholarly, academic.m.scholar, learned person.* * *► adjetivo1 studious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 student, scholar* * *(f. - estudiosa)adj.* * *estudioso, -a1.ADJ studious2.SM / F expert, scholarun estudioso de la literatura medieval — an expert in o a scholar of medieval literature
* * *I- sa adjetivo studiousII- sa masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, scholar, studious.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex. His face wore a look of studious concentration.----* estudioso de la metodología = methodologist.* estudioso de los incunables = incunabulist.* * *I- sa adjetivo studiousII- sa masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, scholar, studious.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.* estudioso de la metodología = methodologist.* estudioso de los incunables = incunabulist.* * *studiousmasculine, femininescholarun estudioso del arte renacentista an expert in Renaissance art, a Renaissance art scholar* * *
estudioso◊ -sa adjetivo
studious
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scholar
estudioso,-a
I adjetivo studious
II sustantivo masculino y femenino specialist
' estudioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estudiosa
- haber
- pedagogo
English:
studious
* * *estudioso, -a♦ adjstudious♦ nm,f[especialista] expert, scholar;un estudioso de la cultura persa a scholar of Persian culture;un estudioso de la naturaleza humana a student of human nature* * *adj studious* * *estudioso, -sa adj: studious* * *estudioso adj studious -
16 exigente
adj.demanding.f. & m.demanding person.* * *► adjetivo1 demanding, exacting* * *adj.demanding, exacting* * *ADJ [persona, trabajo] demanding, exactingser exigente con algn — to be demanding o exacting of sb, be hard on sb
* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex. It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex. The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.----* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * ** * *= demanding, exacting, hard-driving, exigent, nitpicking [nit-picking], choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], discerning, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], fastidious, quality-sensitive.Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex: This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *‹persona› demanding; ‹prueba› demanding, exactingeres demasiado exigente con él you ask too much of him, you're too demanding with him, you're too hard on himel jefe está muy exigente esta tarde the boss is being very demanding this afternoonpara paladares exigentes for the discerning palate* * *
exigente adjetivo ‹persona/prueba› demanding;
‹clientela/paladar› discerning
exigente adjetivo demanding
' exigente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caprichosa
- caprichoso
- delicada
- delicado
- jodido
- quisquilloso
English:
challenging
- choosy
- demanding
- discerning
- discriminating
- easy-going
- exacting
- fussy
- lax
- particular
- pick
- please
- taxing
- undiscerning
- fastidious
- undemanding
* * *♦ adjdemanding;ser exigente con alguien to be demanding of sb;no seas tan exigente con el chico don't ask so much from the lad;últimamente está bastante exigente he's been pretty demanding recently♦ nmfdemanding person;ser un exigente to be very demanding* * *adj demanding* * *exigente adj: demanding, exacting* * *exigente adj demanding -
17 extraño
adj.strange, far-out, queer, odd.f. & m.stranger, foreigner, outsider.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extrañar.* * *► adjetivo1 (no conocido) alien, foreign2 (particular) strange, peculiar, odd, funny► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 stranger\no es extraño que... it is not surprising that...ser extraño,-a a algo to have nothing to do with something* * *1. (f. - extraña)noun2. (f. - extraña)adj.1) strange, odd2) alien, foreign* * *extraño, -a1. ADJ1) (=raro) strangees muy extraño — it's very odd o strange
¡qué extraño! — how odd o strange!
parece extraño que... — it seems odd o strange that...
2) (=ajeno)estas son costumbres extrañas a este país — these are customs which are foreign o alien to this country
este estilo no es extraño a los lectores de su poesía — this style is not unknown to readers of his poetry
2. SM / F1) (=desconocido) stranger2) (=extranjero) foreigner3.SMhacer un extraño: el balón hizo un extraño — the ball took a bad bounce
* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called
b) ( desconocido)II- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger* * *= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex. The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex. 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.----* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* cita con un extraño = blind date.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de un modo extraño = freakishly.* extraño (a) = foreign (to).* país extraño = foreign country.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* * *I- ña adjetivoa) ( raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that she hasn't called
b) ( desconocido)II- ña masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger* * *= bizarre, extraneous, queer, strange, eccentric, odd, alien, outlander, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, outsider, kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.* aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.* cita con un extraño = blind date.* cuerpo extraño = foreign body.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de manera extraña = oddly, funnily.* de una manera extraña = strangely.* de un modo extraño = freakishly.* extraño (a) = foreign (to).* país extraño = foreign country.* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.* resultar extraño = be unfamiliar with.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser un extraño = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* * *1 (raro) strange, oddes extraño que no haya llamado it's strange o odd that she hasn't calledes una pareja extraña they're a strange o an odd coupleúltimamente está muy extraño he's been very strange lately, he's been acting very strange o strangely lately2(desconocido): los asuntos de familia no se discuten delante de personas extrañas you shouldn't discuss family matters in front of strangers o outsidersno me siento bien ante tanta gente extraña I feel uncomfortable with so many people I don't know o so many strangersmasculine, feminine1 (desconocido) stranger2el coche me hizo un extraño en la curva the car did something strange on the bend* * *
Del verbo extrañar: ( conjugate extrañar)
extraño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
extrañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
extrañar
extraño
extrañar ( conjugate extrañar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) ‹amigo/país› to miss
verbo intransitivo
1 ( sorprender) (+ me/te/le etc) to surprise;
ya me extrañaba a mí que … I thought it was strange that …
2 (RPl) ( tener nostalgia) to be homesick
extrañarse verbo pronominal extrañose de algo to be surprised at sth
extraño
eso no tiene nada de extraño there's nothing unusual about that
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( desconocido) stranger
extrañar verbo transitivo
1 (asombrar) to surprise: no es de extrañar, it's hardly surprising
2 (echar de menos) to miss
3 (notar extraño) extraño mucho la cama, I find this bed strange o (echar de menos) I miss my own bed
extraño,-a
I adjetivo strange
Med foreign: tiene un cuerpo extraño en el ojo, she has a foreign object in her eye
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger: de repente entró un extraño, a stranger suddenly came in
' extraño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- ajeno
- curiosa
- curioso
- extraña
- extrañar
- imprimir
- más
- modo
- proceder
- rondar
- ruido
- tan
- corriente
- notar
- raro
English:
bizarre
- curious
- extraordinary
- funnily
- odd
- odd-sounding
- peculiar
- phenomenon
- puzzling
- queer
- singular
- strange
- uncanny
- weird
- agree
- alien
- as
- foreign
- greet
- home
- incongruous
- quaint
* * *extraño, -a♦ adj1. [raro] strange, odd;es extraño que no hayan llegado ya it's strange o odd they haven't arrived yet;¡qué extraño! how strange o odd!;me resulta extraño oírte hablar así I find it strange o odd to hear you talk like that2. [ajeno] detached, uninvolved3. Med foreign♦ nm,fstranger;no hables con extraños don't talk to strangers♦ nm[movimiento brusco]el vehículo hizo un extraño the vehicle went out of control for a second* * *I adj strange, oddII m, extraña f stranger* * *extraño, -ña adj1) raro: strange, odd2) extranjero: foreignextraño, -ña ndesconocido: stranger* * *extraño1 adj strangeextraño2 n stranger -
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(v.) = manufacture + artifactEx. Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.* * *(v.) = manufacture + artifactEx: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
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f.sound recording.* * *(n.) = audiorecording, sound recording, audio recording [audio-recording], recorded sound, recorded musicEx. An audiorecording is a recording on which sound vibrations have been registered by mechanical or electrical means so that the sound may be reproduced.Ex. Some of these items will be audio-visual, such as sound recordings, filmstrips, motion pictures and video-recordings.Ex. This article describes the major categories of information and problems relating to the use of audio recordings as archival information = Este artículo describe los tipos principales de información y problemas relacionados con el uso de las grabaciones en audio como información de archivo.Ex. Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.Ex. Even in small communities each item of recorded music is, on average, used more than each book.* * *(n.) = audiorecording, sound recording, audio recording [audio-recording], recorded sound, recorded musicEx: An audiorecording is a recording on which sound vibrations have been registered by mechanical or electrical means so that the sound may be reproduced.
Ex: Some of these items will be audio-visual, such as sound recordings, filmstrips, motion pictures and video-recordings.Ex: This article describes the major categories of information and problems relating to the use of audio recordings as archival information = Este artículo describe los tipos principales de información y problemas relacionados con el uso de las grabaciones en audio como información de archivo.Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.Ex: Even in small communities each item of recorded music is, on average, used more than each book. -
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