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1 insistencia
f.insistence.* * *1 (acción) insistence, persistence; (cualidad) insistency■ perdóneme la insistencia, pero... forgive me for being so insistent but...* * *noun f.* * *SF [de persona] insistence (en on)[de quejas] persistence* * *femenino insistence* * *= insistence, persistence.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.----* con insistencia = insistently.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* * *femenino insistence* * *= insistence, persistence.Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.* con insistencia = insistently.* pedir con insistencia = urge, urging.* * *insistenceperdone mi insistencia forgive me for being so insistent, forgive my insistencetengo que quedarme, me lo pidió con tanta insistencia I have to stay, she was so insistent, she asked me so insistently that I feel I must stay- es necesario hacerlo -repitió con insistencia it has to be done, he insisted* * *
insistencia sustantivo femenino
insistence;
insistencia sustantivo femenino insistence
con insistencia, insistently
' insistencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remolque
- venga
- olfatear
- reclamar
English:
insistence
- stubborn
- strongly
- urge
* * *insistencia nfinsistence;su insistencia en venir acabó por convencerme his insistence on coming finally persuaded me;grité con insistencia pero no me oyó I shouted repeatedly but she didn't hear me;ante la insistencia de mis padres, acabé por invitarla my parents insisted so much o were so insistent that I ended up inviting her* * *f insistence* * *insistencia nf: insistence -
2 detenerse
1 (pararse) to stop, halt2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger3 (pararse a considerar algo) to dwell* * *1) to stop2) delay* * *VPR1) (=pararse) to stop¡no te detengas! — don't hang about!
2) (=demorarse) to waste time (en on)* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop overEx. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex. When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.Ex. Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop overEx: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex: When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* * *
■detenerse verbo reflexivo to stop: ¡deténganse!, stop!
' detenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demorarse
- estancarse
- detener
- parar
English:
draw up
- pull over
- pull up
- stick
- stop
- cease
- draw
- grind
- halt
- pause
- rest
- slow
* * *vpr1. [pararse] to stop;no te detengas, sigue don't stop, carry on;no se levanten hasta que el avión se haya detenido do not get up until the plane has come to a stop;detenerse en seco to stop dead;detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sth;se detuvo un momento a pensar she stopped to think for a moment;se detuvo a hablar con una amiga y llegó tarde she stopped to talk to a friend and was late2. [demorarse] to hang about, to linger;no te detengas tanto con la presentación y ve al grano don't spend so much time on the presentation and get to the point* * *v/r stop* * *vr1) : to stop2) : to delay, to linger* * * -
3 estabilizarse
1 to become stable, become stabilized* * *VPR1) [objeto, precios] to become stable, become stabilized2) [persona] to settle down* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, stabilise [stabilize, -USA], reach + a plateau, plateau, plateau outEx. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.Ex. It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, stabilise [stabilize, -USA], reach + a plateau, plateau, plateau outEx: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.Ex: It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.* * *vpr1. [vehículo, nave] to stabilize, to become stable2. [precios, economía, relación] to stabilize, to become (more) stable;el índice de la bolsa se ha estabilizado en el 1.100 the share index has stabilized at 1,100* * *v/r stabilize* * *vr -
4 estancarse
pron.v.to come to a standstill.* * *1 (líquido) to stagnate, become stagnant2 figurado to stagnate, get bogged down (negociaciones) to be deadlocked, make no headway* * *VPR1) [agua] to stagnate, become stagnant2) [economía, industria, persona] to stagnate* * *= stall, run into + the sand(s), become + stagnant, plateau.Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.Ex. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.* * *= stall, run into + the sand(s), become + stagnant, plateau.Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.* * *
estancarse ( conjugate estancarse) verbo pronominal
b) [negociación/proceso] to come to a halt o standstill
■estancarse verbo reflexivo
1 (detenerse el agua) to stagnate: en este lugar el agua se estanca y produce fuertes olores, the water here is stagnating and giving off a strong odour
2 (detenerse un asunto o proceso) to come to a standstill: espero que no nos quedemos estancados por trabas burocráticas, I hope that we don't come to a standstill because of bureaucratic red tape
' estancarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estacionarse
English:
bog down
- rut
- stagnate
- stall
* * *vpr1. [aguas] to stagnate, to become stagnant2. [economía] to stagnate;[progreso, negocio, proyecto] to come to a standstill; [negociaciones] to reach deadlock, to come to a standstill3. [persona] to get stuck;con ese problema nos estancamos we've got stuck o we're not getting anywhere with this problem4. Com to be converted into a monopoly* * *v/r stagnate; figcome to a standstill* * *vr1) : to stagnate2) : to be brought to a standstill, to be deadlocked -
5 ciencias naturales
f.pl.natural sciences.* * *natural sciences* * *Ex. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.* * *Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
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6 empobrecerse
1 to become poor, become impoverished* * *VPR to become poor* * *(v.) = become + impoverishedEx. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.* * *(v.) = become + impoverishedEx: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
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■empobrecerse verbo reflexivo to become poor o impoverished
' empobrecerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empobrecer
* * *vprto get poorer* * *v/r become impoverished, become poor* * *vr -
7 empeño
m.1 effort, pledge, commitment, endeavor.2 determination, insistence, persistence, resolute determination.3 pawn, pawned article.4 pawn, pawnage, vadium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: empeñar.* * *1 (insistencia) determination2 (deuda) pawn\con empeño eagerlyponer empeño en to take pains totener empeño en to be eager topapeleta de empeño pawn ticket* * *noun m.1) pledge2) pawning3) insistence* * *SM1) (=resolución) determination; (=insistencia) insistencecon empeño — (=con insistencia) insistently; (=con ahínco) eagerly, keenly
2) (=tienda) pawnshop3) (=objeto) pledge4) (=empresa) undertaking* * *1)trabajar/estudiar con empeño — to work/study hard
poner empeño en una tarea — to put every effort into a task, to apply oneself to a task
b) ( obstinación)c) (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*nunca ceja en su empeño — (frml) he never wavers in his endeavor (frml)
2) ( de valores) pawning, hocking (colloq)sacar algo del empeño — (fam) to get something out of hock (colloq)
* * *1)trabajar/estudiar con empeño — to work/study hard
poner empeño en una tarea — to put every effort into a task, to apply oneself to a task
b) ( obstinación)c) (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*nunca ceja en su empeño — (frml) he never wavers in his endeavor (frml)
2) ( de valores) pawning, hocking (colloq)sacar algo del empeño — (fam) to get something out of hock (colloq)
* * *empeño11 = enterprise, persistence, tenacity, determination.Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex: Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.* intentar Algo con empeño = try + hard.* poner empeño = strive.* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.* poner mucho empeño en = put + Posesivo + heart into.* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.empeño2* casa de empeño = pawnshop, hock shop [hockshop].* * *A1 (afán) determination; (esfuerzo) efforttrabajar/estudiar con empeño to work/study hardempeño EN algo:pondré todo mi empeño en conseguirlo I will do my best to achieve itprometió poner empeño en la tarea he promised to put every effort into the task o to apply himself to the task2 (obstinación) empeño EN algo insistence ON sthno comprendo su empeño en invitarla I don't understand his insistence on inviting her3 (intento, empresa) undertaking, endeavor*B (de valores) pawning, hocking ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo empeñar: ( conjugate empeñar)
empeño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
empeñó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
empeñar
empeño
empeñar ( conjugate empeñar) verbo transitivo
empeñarse verbo pronominal
1 ( endeudarse) to get o go into debt
2 empeñose en hacer algo ( esforzarse) to strive to do sth (frml), to make an effort to do sth;
( proponerse) to be determined to do sth;
( obstinarse) to insist on doing sth
empeño sustantivo masculino
( esfuerzo) effort;
pondré todo mi empeño I will do my bestb) ( obstinación) empeño en algo insistence on sth
empeñar verbo transitivo
1 (un bien material) to pawn, US hock
2 (la palabra) to give one's word
empeño sustantivo masculino
1 (obstinación) insistence: he puesto todo mi empeño en hacerlo bien, I've set my heart on doing it properly
2 (prenda, garantía) pledge
casa de empeños, pawnshop
' empeño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- agencia
- cejar
- celo
- empeñarse
- porfiar
- volcarse
- ceder
- papeleta
- tinca
English:
insist
- persistence
- will
* * *empeño nm1. [de joyas, bienes] pawning;casa de empeño(s) pawnshop2. [obstinación] determination;no entiendo ese empeño tuyo por justificarlo todo I don't understand this insistence of yours on justifying everything;con empeño persistently, tenaciously;todo su empeño es poder viajar the one thing she wants is to be able to travel;tener empeño en hacer algo to be determined to do sth3. [afán, esfuerzo] effort(s);en su empeño por ayudar, lo que hacía era estorbar in his efforts to help, all he did was get in the way;no cejaremos en nuestro empeño (de…) we will not flag in our efforts (to…);puso gran empeño en sus estudios she put a lot of effort into her studies;poner empeño en hacer algo to make a great effort to do sth, to take pains to do sth;debes poner más empeño en aprobar you should make more of an effort to pass* * *m1 ( obstinación) determination;con empeño insistently2 ( esfuerzo) effort3 Méxpawn shop* * *empeño nm1) : pledge, commitment2) : insistence3) esfuerzo: effort, determination4) : pawningcasa de empeños: pawnshop* * *empeño n2. (esfuerzo) effort¿para qué has tenido tanto empeño en traerme aquí? why were you so determined to bring me here? -
8 encarecimiento
m.1 increase in price.2 rise in price, increase in price, increase in prices, rise in prices.* * *1 (precio) increase in price, rise in price2 (insistencia) insistence3 (alabanza) praising, extolling\con encarecimiento earnestly, insistently* * *SM1) [de precio] increase, rise2) (=alabanza) extolling3) (=insistencia) stressing, emphasizingcon encarecimiento — insistently, strongly
* * *1) (frml) ( de precios) increase, rise2) (frml) ( insistencia) insistence* * *1) (frml) ( de precios) increase, rise2) (frml) ( insistencia) insistence* * *A ( frml) (de precios) increase, riseno representará un encarecimiento de los precios it will not mean an increase o rise in pricesB ( frml) (insistencia) insistenceme lo pidió con encarecimiento she asked me most insistently* * *1. [de producto] increase in price;[de coste] increase;el encarecimiento de la vida the rise in the cost of livingcon encarecimiento insistently* * *m1 de precios increase, rise2 ( alabanza) (exaggerated) praise3 ( empeño) insistence* * *: increase, rise (in price) -
9 machaconería
f.tediousness, tiresomeness.* * *1 familiar insistence, repetition* * *
machaconería sustantivo femenino tiresome insistence
* * *machaconería nfFam annoying insistence;su machaconería me tiene harto I'm fed up with the way she just won't let it drop* * *f insistence -
10 frenar
v.1 to brake (automobiles).El auto frena de repente The car brakes suddenly.Ricardo frenó el auto Richard braked the car.2 to check.los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back3 to rein in, to rein up, to rein back.El jinete frenó al caballo The rider reined in the horse.María frenó su lengua Mary checked her tongue.4 to halt, to set back, to slow down to a halt.El movimiento frenó The movement slowed down to a halt.5 to scotch, to spoke.El mecánico frena la rueda The mechanic scotches the wheel.* * *1 to brake2 figurado to restrain, check1 to brake* * *verb1) to brake2) check* * *1. VT1) (Aut, Mec) to brake2) (=contener) [+ inflación, crecimiento, avance, deterioro] to check, slow down; [+ pasiones, entusiasmo] to curb; [+ enemigo, ataque] to check, hold backsu novia tiene que frenarle para que no beba tanto — his girlfriend has to restrain him from drinking so much
2.VI (Aut) to brakefrena, que viene una curva — brake, there's a bend coming up
frenar en seco — to brake sharply o suddenly
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex. The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.----* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Transp) to brake2) <proceso/deterioro> to slow... down; <alza/inflación> to curb, check; <progreso/desarrollo> to hold... back2.frenar vi to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)3.frenarse v pron (refl) to restrain oneself* * *= put + the brakes on, stultify, rein in, curb, apply + the brakes, slow down, slow up, brake, hold + Nombre + back.Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* * *frenar [A1 ]vtA ( Transp) to brakeB1 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down, check; ‹alza/inflación› to curb, check, slow … down; ‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back, slow … up/downfrena la maduración de la fruta it stops the fruit ripening so quickly, it slows down the ripening process of the fruita veces uno tiene que frenar la lengua there are times when one has to hold one's tonguepara frenar la ola de refugiados to stem the flow of refugees2 ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to put a damper on■ frenarvito brake, apply the brake(s) ( frml)■ frenarse( refl) to restrain oneself* * *
frenar ( conjugate frenar) verbo transitivo
1 (Transp) to brake
2 ‹proceso/deterioro› to slow … down;
‹alza/inflación› to curb, check;
‹progreso/desarrollo› to hold … back
verbo intransitivo
to brake, apply the brake(s) (frml)
frenar verbo transitivo
1 (un vehículo, máquina) to brake
2 (contener) (crisis, inflación, etc) to slow down
(una tendencia, un impulso) to restrain
' frenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardar
- seco
English:
arrest
- brake
- check
- put on
- slam on
- apply
- curb
* * *♦ vt1. [en vehículo] to brake2. [contener] to check;[disminuir] to curb, to slow down;medidas para frenar el desempleo measures to curb unemployment;nadie pudo frenar a la estrella brasileña no one could stop the Brazilian star;los altos tipos de interés frenan a los inversores the high interest rates are holding investors back♦ vi[en vehículo] to brake* * *I v/i AUTO brake;frenar en seco brake sharplyII v/t figslow down; impulsos check* * *frenar vt1) : to brake2) detener: to curb, to checkfrenar vi: to apply the brakes* * *frenar vb to brake -
11 reforma agraria
f.agrarian reform, land reform.* * *agrarian reform* * ** * *(n.) = agrarian reform, agricultural reformEx. The author describes the impact of rationalism, agrarian reforms and expansion of the educational system on the library situation.Ex. At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.* * ** * *(n.) = agrarian reform, agricultural reformEx: The author describes the impact of rationalism, agrarian reforms and expansion of the educational system on the library situation.
Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture. -
12 ignorante
adj.ignorant.ignorante de lo que ocurría unaware of what was happeningf. & m.1 ignoramus.2 ignorant person, ignoramus, illiterate, know-nothing.* * *► adjetivo1 ignorant1 ignoramus\ser un pobre ignorante to be a poor fool* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ ignorant2.SMF ignoramus* * *Ia) ( sin instrucción) ignorantb) ( sin información)IImasculino y femenino ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)* * *= ignorant, philistine, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], clueless, unenlightened.Ex. Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex. Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.Ex. It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *Ia) ( sin instrucción) ignorantb) ( sin información)IImasculino y femenino ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)* * *= ignorant, philistine, ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.], clueless, unenlightened.Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.Ex: Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.* * *1 (sin instrucción) ignorant ser ignorante EN algo:soy ignorante en el tema I don't know a thing about the subject2 (sin información) estar ignorante DE algo to be unaware OF sthignorantes de lo que tramaban, colaboramos con ellos unaware of o not knowing what they were planning, we went along with themignoramus, ignorant fool ( colloq)* * *
ignorante adjetivo
b) ( sin información):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
ignoramus, ignorant fool (colloq)
ignorante
I adjetivo
1 ignorant, unaware [de, of]
II mf ignoramus
' ignorante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borrica
- borrico
- idea
- analfabeto
- bruto
- burro
- inculto
- lego
English:
ignoramus
- ignorant
- oblivious
- pig-ignorant
- philistine
* * *♦ adj1. [sin conocimiento] ignorant;ignorante de lo que ocurría… unaware of what was happening…2. [con falta de cultura] ignorant♦ nmfignoramus* * *I adj ignorantII m/f ignoramus* * *ignorante adj: ignorantignorante nmf: ignorant person, ignoramus* * *ignorante adj ignorant -
13 ser popular
(v.) = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popularEx. Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.Ex. The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.* * *(v.) = find + favour, be popular in appeal, attain + appeal, be popularEx: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill. -
14 llevar por el mal camino
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15 ser atractivo
v.to be attractive, to be appealing.* * *(v.) = look + attractive, be popular in appealEx. Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.Ex. Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.* * *(v.) = look + attractive, be popular in appealEx: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.
Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible. -
16 dogmático
adj.dogmatic, dogmatical, opinionated, doctrinaire.m.dogmatist.* * *► adjetivo1 dogmatic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dogmatic* * *ADJ dogmatic* * *- ca adjetivo dogmatic* * *= dogmatic, doctrinaire, doctrinal, full of opinions, opinionated.Ex. In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.Ex. This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.Ex. The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.Ex. He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.----* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.* * *- ca adjetivo dogmatic* * *= dogmatic, doctrinaire, doctrinal, full of opinions, opinionated.Ex: In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.
Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.Ex: The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.* * *1 ‹persona/enfoque› dogmatic2 ( Relig) dogmaticmasculine, femininedogmatist* * *
dogmático◊ -ca adjetivo
dogmatic
dogmático,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino dogmatic
' dogmático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dogmática
English:
dogmatic
- sweeping
- opinionated
* * *dogmático, -a adj1. [persona, ideas, postura] dogmatic2. Rel dogmatic* * *I adj dogmaticII m, dogmática f dogmatist* * *dogmático, -ca adj: dogmatic -
17 porfía
f.hardheadedness, stubbornness, obstinacy, waywardness.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: porfiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: porfiar.* * *1 (insistencia) insistence, obstinacy2 (discusión) squabble* * *SF1) (=cualidad) (=terquedad) stubbornness, obstinacy; (=persistencia) persistence2) (=disputa) dispute; (=contienda) continuous struggle, continuous competition3)* * *= waywardness.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.* * *= waywardness.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.
* * *stubborn determinationa porfía doggedly* * *porfía nf1. [disputa] dispute2. [insistencia] persistence;[tozudez] stubbornness;a porfía determinedly* * *f ( insistencia) insistence -
18 autocrático
adj.autocratic, authoritarian, totalitarian, dictatorial.m.autocrat.* * *► adjetivo1 autocratic* * *ADJ autocratic* * *- ca adjetivo autocratic* * *= autocratic, doctrinaire.Ex. All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.Ex. This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.* * *- ca adjetivo autocratic* * *= autocratic, doctrinaire.Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.* * *autocrático -caautocratic* * *autocrático, -a adjautocratic* * *autocrático, -ca adj: autocratic -
19 doctrinario
adj.doctrinaire, doctrinal, dogmatic, authoritarian.* * *► adjetivo1 doctrinaire► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 doctrinaire* * *doctrinario, -a1.ADJ doctrinaire2.SM / F doctrinarian* * *- ria adjetivo doctrinaire* * *= doctrinaire.Ex. This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.* * *- ria adjetivo doctrinaire* * *= doctrinaire.Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.
* * *doctrinairemasculine, femininedoctrinarian, doctrinaire* * *doctrinario, -a♦ adjdoctrinaire♦ nm,fdoctrinaire* * *I adj doctrinaireII m, doctrinaria f doctrinarian -
20 candinga
f.1 impertinence, insistence. (Southern Cone)El candinga (Mex.) the devil2 fatigue.* * *ISF Cono Sur impertinence, insistenceIISM Méx
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