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ə'sju:m1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) suponer2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) asumir3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) adquirir, adoptar•- assumed- assumption
assume vb suponertr[ə'sjʊːm]1 (suppose) suponer2 (power, responsibility) tomar, asumir3 (attitude, expression) adoptar1) suppose: suponer, asumir2) undertake: asumir, encargarse de3) take on: adquirir, adoptar, tomarto assume importance: tomar importancia4) feign: adoptar, afectar, simularv.• apropiar v.• asumir v.• atribuir v.• dar por sentado v.• suponer v.• usurpar v.ə'suːm, ə'sjuːm1) ( suppose) suponer*2) (frml) \<\<duties/command/role/title/responsibility\>\> asumirassumed name — nombre m ficticio
3) (frml)a) ( acquire) \<\<importance\>\> adquirir*, cobrarb) ( feign) (liter) adoptar[ǝ'sjuːm]VT1) (=suppose) suponerwe may therefore assume that... — así, es de suponer que...
let us assume that... — pongamos por caso or supongamos que...
assuming that... — suponiendo que..., en el supuesto de que...
you are assuming a lot — supones demasiado, eso es mucho suponer
you resigned, I assume — dimitiste, me imagino
2) (=take on, take over) [+ power, control, responsibility] asumir; [+ authority] (unjustly) apropiarse, arrogarse3) (=adopt) [+ name, attitude, look of surprise] adoptar; [+ air] darse* * *[ə'suːm, ə'sjuːm]1) ( suppose) suponer*2) (frml) \<\<duties/command/role/title/responsibility\>\> asumirassumed name — nombre m ficticio
3) (frml)a) ( acquire) \<\<importance\>\> adquirir*, cobrarb) ( feign) (liter) adoptar -
122 bearish
tr['beərɪʃ]1 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL bajista\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbearish tendency tendencia a la bajaadj.• pesimista adj. (Market)adj.• a la baja (BAN, EMP) adj.['bɛǝrɪʃ]ADJ [person, attitude] pesimista; [market] (de tendencia) bajista -
123 belief
see believebelief n creencia / fetr[bɪ'liːf]1 (gen) creencia2 (opinion) opinión nombre femenino3 (confidence) confianza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto the best of my belief que yo sepait is my firm belief that creo firmemente queit is beyond belief parece mentirabelief [bə'li:f] n1) trust: confianza f2) conviction: creencia f, convicción f3) faith: fe fn.• convencimiento s.m.• creencia s.f.• opinión s.f.bə'liːf, bɪ'liːfa) u c (conviction, opinion) creencia fit is my belief that he lied — (frml) creo que mintió
she acted in the belief that... — actuó convencida de que...
b) u ( confidence)belief in somebody/something — confianza f or fe f en alguien/algo
[bɪ'liːf]N1) (=tenet, doctrine) creencia f ; (=trust) confianza f ; (=opinion) opinión fcontrary to popular belief... — al contrario de lo que muchos creen...
it is my belief that... — estoy convencido de que...
I did it in the belief that... — lo hice creyendo que...
it's beyond belief — es increíble ( that que)
* * *[bə'liːf, bɪ'liːf]a) u c (conviction, opinion) creencia fit is my belief that he lied — (frml) creo que mintió
she acted in the belief that... — actuó convencida de que...
b) u ( confidence)belief in somebody/something — confianza f or fe f en alguien/algo
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124 benign
1) (kind, well-wishing: a benign smile.) benigno, bondadoso2) (not fatal: a benign tumour.) benigno•- benignlytr[bɪ'naɪn]1 benigno,-abenign [bɪ'naɪn] adj1) gentle, kind: benévolo, amable2) favorable: propicio, favorable3) mild: benignoa benign tumor: un tumor benignoadj.• benigno, -a adj.bɪ'naɪna) <person/attitude> benévolob) ( Med) benigno[bɪ'naɪn]ADJ1) (=kind) [person, view] benevolente; [smile, gesture] benévolo, benevolentea policy of benign neglect of the economy — una política en que, por su propio interés, se deja que la economía siga su curso sin interferir
2) (=favourable) [substance, influence] benéfico; [conditions] favorable; [climate] benigno3) (Med) [tumour, growth] benigno* * *[bɪ'naɪn]a) <person/attitude> benévolob) ( Med) benigno -
125 blinkered
tr['blɪnkəd]1 figurative use estrecho,-a de miras'blɪŋkərd, 'blɪŋkəd['blɪŋkǝd](Brit) ADJ [horse] con anteojeras; (fig) [person] estrecho de miras; [view] miope, estrecho* * *['blɪŋkərd, 'blɪŋkəd] -
126 coldness
noun frialdadtr['kəʊldnəs]1 frialdad nombre femeninocoldness ['ko:ldnəs] n: frialdad f (de una persona o una actitud), frío m (de la temperatura)n.• desamor s.m.• frialdad s.f.• frío s.m.• indiferencia s.f.'kəʊldnəs, 'kəʊldnɪsmass nouna) (of person, attitude) frialdad fb) ( temperature) frío m['kǝʊldnɪs]N1) (lit) (=lack of heat) frío m2) (fig) (=hostility) frialdad f* * *['kəʊldnəs, 'kəʊldnɪs]mass nouna) (of person, attitude) frialdad fb) ( temperature) frío m -
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128 condescending
adjective (giving the impression that one is superior: a condescending manner.) condescendientetr[kɒndɪ'sendɪŋ]1 (attitude, answer) condescendienteadj.• condescendiente adj.'kɑːndɪ'sendɪŋ, ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋadjective <tone/smile> condescendienteto be condescending TO o TOWARD(S) somebody — tratar a alguien con condescendencia
[ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ]ADJ [attitude, tone, smile] condescendientehe's very condescending — tiene una actitud muy condescendiente, se cree muy superior
to be condescending to or towards sb — tratar a algn con condescendencia
* * *['kɑːndɪ'sendɪŋ, ˌkɒndɪ'sendɪŋ]adjective <tone/smile> condescendienteto be condescending TO o TOWARD(S) somebody — tratar a alguien con condescendencia
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