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121 pedal
m.pedal.pedal de embrague clutch pedalpedal del freno brake pedal* * *1 pedal2 familiar bender\agarrar/coger un pedal familiar to get plasteredpedal del acelerador accelerator pedal, US gas pedalpedal del embrague clutch pedalpedal del freno brake pedal* * *SM1) [de bicicleta, automóvil] pedalpedal dulce — (Mús) soft pedal
pedal fuerte — (Mús) loud pedal
pedal piano, pedal suave — (Mús) soft pedal
2) ** (=borrachera)* * *1) (de bicicleta, coche) pedal; ( de piano) pedal2) (Esp fam) ( borrachera)menudo pedal! — he's really plastered! (colloq)
* * *= treadle, pedal, foot pedal.Ex. The operator worked the press by means of a handle or a treadle, and at the same time laid the paper on the platen by hand between each impression.Ex. Cyclists contact bicycles at the pedals, seat and handlebars, each of which is associated with particular cycling injuries.Ex. By depressing a foot pedal, the force on the backrest increases and the vertical force on the seat decreases.----* pedal del embraque = clutch pedal.* pedal del freno = brake pedal.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* * *1) (de bicicleta, coche) pedal; ( de piano) pedal2) (Esp fam) ( borrachera)menudo pedal! — he's really plastered! (colloq)
* * *= treadle, pedal, foot pedal.Ex: The operator worked the press by means of a handle or a treadle, and at the same time laid the paper on the platen by hand between each impression.
Ex: Cyclists contact bicycles at the pedals, seat and handlebars, each of which is associated with particular cycling injuries.Ex: By depressing a foot pedal, the force on the backrest increases and the vertical force on the seat decreases.* pedal del embraque = clutch pedal.* pedal del freno = brake pedal.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* * *A1 (de una bicicleta) pedal2 (de un piano) pedal; (de un coche) pedalCompuestos:kickstartclutch pedalbrake pedalB( Esp fam) (borrachera): ¡menudo pedal lleva/tiene encima! he's really plastered o smashed ( colloq)* * *
pedal sustantivo masculino
pedal;◊ pedal de embrague/de freno clutch/brake pedal;
pedal de arranque kickstart
pedal sustantivo masculino
1 (en un mecanismo, instrumento musical) pedal
2 fam (borrachera) tenía un pedal de campeonato, he got wasted
' pedal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acelerador
- patín
- pedalear
English:
depress
- pedal
- push
- gas
- kick
- pedal bin
- press
- throttle
- treadle
* * *pedal nm1. [de coche, fuente] pedalpedal acelerador accelerator;pedal de(l) embrague clutch (pedal);pedal de freno brake pedal2. [de piano, arpa] pedal3. [de bicicleta] pedal;dar a los pedales to pedal;un as del pedal an ace cyclistllevo un pedal que no me aguanto I'm completely plastered o out of my head* * *m pedal* * *pedal nm: pedal* * *pedal n pedal -
122 penuria
f.1 penury, poverty (pobreza).2 paucity, dearth (escasez).* * *1 (escasez) shortage2 (pobreza) extreme poverty, penury* * *SF (=pobreza) poverty; (=escasez) shortage, dearth* * *a) ( escasez) shortage, dearthuna auténtica penuria de medios — a real shortage o dearth of resources
b) ( pobreza) poverty* * *= paucity, penury, hardship.Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.----* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* penurias = deprivation.* penurias económicas = economic deprivation.* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.* * *a) ( escasez) shortage, dearthuna auténtica penuria de medios — a real shortage o dearth of resources
b) ( pobreza) poverty* * *= paucity, penury, hardship.Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.* pasar penurias = suffer from + deprivation.* penurias = deprivation.* penurias económicas = economic deprivation.* vivir en la penuria = live in + penury.* * *1 (escasez) shortage, dearthuna auténtica penuria de medios a real shortage o dearth of resourcespasaron verdaderas penurias durante la guerra they suffered real hardship during the war2 (pobreza) povertyviven en la penuria they live in poverty o ( liter) penury* * *
penuria sustantivo femenino
penuria sustantivo femenino shortage, poverty
* * *penuria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;vivieron muchos años en la penuria they lived in poverty for many years2. [escasez] paucity, dearth;pasar penurias to suffer hardship* * *f1 ( pobreza) poverty;sufrir penurias suffer hardship* * *penuria nf1) escasez: shortage, scarcity2) : poverty -
123 pistoletazo de salida
starting signal* * *(n.) = starting signal, starting gunEx. At the same time, the conference will give the starting signal for as wide-ranging a debate as possible on the future development of Europe.Ex. There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.* * *(n.) = starting signal, starting gunEx: At the same time, the conference will give the starting signal for as wide-ranging a debate as possible on the future development of Europe.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.* * *DEP starting signal -
124 pletórico
adj.1 plethoric, full.2 sanguineous.* * *► adjetivo1 full\pletórico de alegría/dicha jubilant, euphoric* * *ADJestar pletórico — [jugador] to be on top form
pletórico de — [+ fuerza, energía, entusiasmo] full of, bursting with; [+ vida, ilusiones] full of; [+ felicidad, salud] bursting with
* * *- ca adjetivo (frml)pletórico DE algo: pletóricos de ilusión full of expectation; estaba pletórico de dicha — he was bursting with o brimming over with happiness
* * *= full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], plethoric.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.----* pletórico de = full of, teeming with.* pletórico de energía = full of beans.* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.* pletórico de vitalidad = full of beans.* * *- ca adjetivo (frml)pletórico DE algo: pletóricos de ilusión full of expectation; estaba pletórico de dicha — he was bursting with o brimming over with happiness
* * *= full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], plethoric.Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.* pletórico de = full of, teeming with.* pletórico de energía = full of beans.* pletórico de vida = teeming with life.* pletórico de vitalidad = full of beans.* * *pletórico -ca( frml) pletórico DE algo:pletóricos de ilusión full of expectationpletórico de vida teeming with lifeestaba pletórico de dicha he was overjoyed, he was bursting with o brimming over with happiness* * *
pletórico,-a adjetivo
1 (rebosante) overflowing: está pletórica de salud, she's in the best of health
2 (optimista, alegre) exultant: estábamos pletóricos de ilusión, we were full of expectation
' pletórico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pletórica
English:
ebullient
* * *pletórico, -a adjpletórico de full of;está pletórico de salud he's bursting with health;está pletórico de felicidad he's radiant with happiness* * *adj:pletórico de full of, brimming with;pletórico de salud bursting with health -
125 radicalmente
adv.radically.* * *► adverbio1 radically* * *ADV radically* * *= dramatically, drastically, radically.Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.Ex. In order to succeed in a future that will be radically different from the present, the two institutions must at the same time recognize the importance of their interdependency.----* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* * *= dramatically, drastically, radically.Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.Ex: In order to succeed in a future that will be radically different from the present, the two institutions must at the same time recognize the importance of their interdependency.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* * *radicallyha cambiado radicalmente she has changed radically, she has undergone a radical change* * *radicalmente advradically -
126 renovarse
1 to be renewed* * *VPR1) (=reanudarse)se han renovado los ataques — there have been renewed attacks, the attacks have resumed
2) [persona]* * *(v.) = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + ReflexivoEx. However, it must be remembered that cataloguing and classification must change with the times.Ex. The VDE is trying to move with the times by applying to its periodicals the new concept outlined in this paper.Ex. At the same time, mny independent bookshops may go out of business or reinvent themselves.* * *(v.) = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + ReflexivoEx: However, it must be remembered that cataloguing and classification must change with the times.
Ex: The VDE is trying to move with the times by applying to its periodicals the new concept outlined in this paper.Ex: At the same time, mny independent bookshops may go out of business or reinvent themselves.* * *vpr¡renovarse o morir!, Am [m5]¡renovarse es vivir! adapt or die! -
127 sacar provecho de
(v.) = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattailsEx. The dilemma facing most library managers is how to balance the need to develop and maintain library collections with the need to acquire and capitalise on new technologies.Ex. At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.Ex. Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.* * *(v.) = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattailsEx: The dilemma facing most library managers is how to balance the need to develop and maintain library collections with the need to acquire and capitalise on new technologies.
Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago. -
128 surrealista
adj.1 surrealist.2 surrealistic, abstract, nonrealistic, surreal.f. & m.surrealist.* * *► adjetivo1 surrealist, surrealistic1 surrealist* * *1.ADJ surrealist, surrealistic2.SMF surrealist* * *Iadjetivo <artista/exposición> surrealist (before n); <estilo/efecto> surrealisticIImasculino y femenino surrealist* * *= surreal, surrealist, surrealistic, oniric [oneiric], dreamlike, oneiric [oniric].Ex. Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.Ex. The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).Ex. His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.Ex. After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex. The entire movie is a hallucination, an oneiric narrative.* * *Iadjetivo <artista/exposición> surrealist (before n); <estilo/efecto> surrealisticIImasculino y femenino surrealist* * *= surreal, surrealist, surrealistic, oniric [oneiric], dreamlike, oneiric [oniric].Ex: Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.
Ex: The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).Ex: His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.Ex: After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex: The entire movie is a hallucination, an oneiric narrative.* * *‹artista/exposición› surrealist ( before n); ‹estilo/efecto› surrealisticsurrealist* * *
surrealista adjetivo ‹artista/exposición› surrealist ( before n);
‹estilo/efecto› surrealistic
surrealista adjetivo & mf surrealist
' surrealista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
movimiento
English:
surrealist
- zany
- surreal
* * *♦ adj1. [en arte, literatura, cine] surrealist2. [absurdo] surreal♦ nmfsurrealist* * *m/f & adj surrealist
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