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121 leakage
-ki‹noun ((an act of) leaking: Leakages in several water-mains had been reported; a leakage of information.) fuga, escapetr['liːkɪʤ]2 (spill) derrame nombre masculinoleakage ['li:kɪʤ] n: escape m, fuga fn.• derrame s.m.• divulgación no autorizada s.f.• escape s.m.• filtración s.f.• fuga (Líquido o gas) s.f.• goteo s.m.• gotera s.f.• pérdida (Líquido o gas) s.f.'liːkɪdʒcount & mass noun escape m, fuga f['liːkɪdʒ]N1) (lit) [of gas, liquid] escape m, fuga f2) (fig) filtración f* * *['liːkɪdʒ]count & mass noun escape m, fuga f -
122 look forward to
(to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) esperar con interésv + adv + prep + oI'm looking forward to tomorrow/my birthday — estoy deseando que llegue mañana/mi cumpleaños
I'm really looking forward to the trip — tengo muchas ganas de hacer el viaje, el viaje me hace mucha ilusión (Esp)
see you on Friday, then - I'll look forward to that — lo vemos el viernes, entonces - sí, por supuesto, con mucho gusto
to look forward to -ing: I look forward to hearing from you soon ( Corresp) esperando tener pronto noticias suyas; I'm looking forward to meeting him tengo ganas de conocerlo; I'm not looking forward to having to work with her — la idea de tener que trabajar con ella no me hace ninguna gracia
VI + ADV + PREP [+ event] esperar con ansia, esperar con impacienciawe had been looking forward to it for weeks — durante semanas enteras veníamos pensando en eso con mucha ilusión
to look forward to doing sth — tener muchas ganas de or estar deseando hacer algo
looking forward to hearing from you... — (in letter) a la espera de sus noticias...
* * *v + adv + prep + oI'm looking forward to tomorrow/my birthday — estoy deseando que llegue mañana/mi cumpleaños
I'm really looking forward to the trip — tengo muchas ganas de hacer el viaje, el viaje me hace mucha ilusión (Esp)
see you on Friday, then - I'll look forward to that — lo vemos el viernes, entonces - sí, por supuesto, con mucho gusto
to look forward to -ing: I look forward to hearing from you soon ( Corresp) esperando tener pronto noticias suyas; I'm looking forward to meeting him tengo ganas de conocerlo; I'm not looking forward to having to work with her — la idea de tener que trabajar con ella no me hace ninguna gracia
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123 mark out
1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) marcar, delimitar, trazar2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) señalar, seleccionarv.• agramilar v.• alindar v.• demarcar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<sports ground\>\> marcar*b) ( select) señalarc) ( distinguish) distinguir*VT + ADV1) [+ road etc] marcar, jalonarthe track is marked out by flags — el camino está marcado con or jalonado de banderas
2) (=single out) señalar; (=distinguish) distinguir, señalarhis red hair marked him out from the others — como era pelirrojo se le distinguía claramente de los demás
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<sports ground\>\> marcar*b) ( select) señalarc) ( distinguish) distinguir* -
124 negligent
adjective negligentetr['neglɪʤənt]1 negligentenegligent ['nɛglɪʤənt] adj: negligente, descuidado♦ negligently advadj.• descuidado, -a adj.• negligente adj.'neglɪdʒəntadjective negligente['neɡlɪdʒǝnt]ADJ1) (=careless) negligente2) liter [gesture] despreocupado* * *['neglɪdʒənt]adjective negligente -
125 obligingly
adverb servicialmente, amablemente[ǝ'blaɪdʒɪŋlɪ]ADV amablemente, atentamentehe very obligingly helped us — nos ayudó muy amablemente or atentamente
the baby had been asleep, but he obligingly opened his eyes now — el bebé había estado durmiendo, pero ahora amablemente abría los ojos
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126 obvious
'obviəs(easily seen or understood; evident: It was obvious that she was ill; an obvious improvement.) evidente, obvioobvious adj obvio / evidente / clarotr['ɒbvɪəs]1 (clear) obvio,-a, evidente, patente, claro,-aobvious ['ɑbviəs] adj: obvio, evidente, manifiestoadj.• evidente adj.• indicado, -a adj.• manifiesto, -a adj.• obvio, -a adj.• visto, -a adj.n.• evidente s.m.• obvio s.m.• poco sutil s.m.• transparente s.m.
I 'ɑːbviəs, 'ɒbviəsa) (evident, clear) <answer/solution> obvio, lógico; <advantage/implication/difference> obvio, clarothe obvious thing to do is... — no cabe duda de que lo que hay que hacer es...
it was obvious to anyone that it was too heavy — cualquiera se hubiera dado cuenta de que pesaba demasiado
they made it very obvious (that) they hadn't enjoyed the party — hicieron muy patente el hecho que no les había gustado la fiesta
b) ( unmistakable) (before n)it's an obvious lie — es claramente mentira, es una burda mentira
she's the obvious candidate for the job — es la candidata indiscutible or obvia para el puesto
c) ( unsubtle)
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['ɒbvɪǝs]to say we're alarmed would be stating the obvious — de más está decir or huelga decir que estamos alarmados
1. ADJ1) (=clear, perceptible) [disadvantage, solution] obvio, claro; [danger] evidente; [question] obvioto be obvious that — estar claro que, ser obvio or evidente que
it's obvious that he's unhappy/we can't win — está claro or es evidente que es infeliz/no podemos ganar
he isn't going to resign, that much is obvious — no va a dimitir, eso está claro or es evidente
it's obvious, isn't it? — es obvio, ¿no?
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it was by no means obvious who would win — no estaba claro en absoluto quién iba a ganar•
her confusion was obvious — era evidente que estaba confusa•
she made it very obvious that she didn't like him — dejó muy claro que no le gustaba, hizo patente que no le gustaba•
he's the obvious man for the job — es la persona obvia para el puesto•
it was painfully obvious that she hadn't studied for the exam — estaba clarísimo que no había estudiado para el examen•
it's perfectly obvious that he has no intention of coming — está perfectamente claro or es más que evidente que no tiene intención de venir•
it's the obvious thing to do — está claro que es eso lo que hay que hacer•
it was obvious to everyone that it had been a mistake — todo el mundo se daba cuenta de que había sido un error2) (=unsubtle) [ploy] evidente, obvio; [lie] descarado; [symbolism] poco sutil•
we mustn't be too obvious about it — no conviene que se nos note demasiado2.N* * *
I ['ɑːbviəs, 'ɒbviəs]a) (evident, clear) <answer/solution> obvio, lógico; <advantage/implication/difference> obvio, clarothe obvious thing to do is... — no cabe duda de que lo que hay que hacer es...
it was obvious to anyone that it was too heavy — cualquiera se hubiera dado cuenta de que pesaba demasiado
they made it very obvious (that) they hadn't enjoyed the party — hicieron muy patente el hecho que no les había gustado la fiesta
b) ( unmistakable) (before n)it's an obvious lie — es claramente mentira, es una burda mentira
she's the obvious candidate for the job — es la candidata indiscutible or obvia para el puesto
c) ( unsubtle)
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to say we're alarmed would be stating the obvious — de más está decir or huelga decir que estamos alarmados
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127 obviously
adverb (it is clear (that something is the case): Obviously, I'll need some help.) evidentementeobviously adv obviamente / evidentemente / claramentetr['ɒbvɪəslɪ]1 obviamente, evidentemente, claramente■ obviously! ¡claro!, ¡por supuesto!obviously ['ɑbviəsli] adv1) clearly: obviamente, evidentemente2) of course: claro, por supuestoadv.• evidentemente adv.• obviamente adv.'ɑːbviəsli, 'ɒbviəslia) obviamentethey're obviously not coming — está visto or claro que no van a venir
the child is obviously tired — se nota or se ve claramente que el niño está cansado
the two ideas are obviously not related — es evidente or obvio que las dos ideas no tienen relación
b) (indep)obviously, I'm sad, but what can I do? — como es lógico or lógicamente estoy triste pero ¿qué puedo hacer?
['ɒbvɪǝslɪ]ADV1) (=clearly) obviamenteit's obviously the best — obviamente es el mejor, es evidente que es el mejor
he was obviously very angry/tired — se notaba que estaba muy enfadado/cansado, estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que estaba muy enfadado/cansado
he was obviously not drunk — estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que no estaba borracho
obviously, I am delighted — lógicamente or por supuesto, estoy encantado
obviously! — ¡por supuesto!, ¡lógico!, ¡obvio!
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"aren't they coming?" - "obviously not!" — -¿no vienen? -¡evidentemente no or obviamente no!2) (=unsubtly) burdamenteshe asked him rather too obviously where he had been — le preguntó sin mucha delicadeza (que) dónde había estado
* * *['ɑːbviəsli, 'ɒbviəsli]a) obviamentethey're obviously not coming — está visto or claro que no van a venir
the child is obviously tired — se nota or se ve claramente que el niño está cansado
the two ideas are obviously not related — es evidente or obvio que las dos ideas no tienen relación
b) (indep)obviously, I'm sad, but what can I do? — como es lógico or lógicamente estoy triste pero ¿qué puedo hacer?
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128 operationally
[ˌɒpǝ'reɪʃǝnǝlɪ]ADV [use] de forma operativa
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