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  • 41 insaciable

    adj.
    insatiable.
    * * *
    1 insatiable
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo < apetito> insatiable; < sed> unquenchable; <afán/deseo> insatiable
    * * *
    = voracious, insatiable, greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], avid reader, avid, unquenchable.
    Ex. Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.
    Ex. Bibliographies are one of the largest group of reference material in a library; the demand appears insatiable and publishers are aware of this.
    Ex. The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
    Ex. In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex. She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    ----
    * apetito insaciable = voracious appetite.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * * *
    adjetivo < apetito> insatiable; < sed> unquenchable; <afán/deseo> insatiable
    * * *
    = voracious, insatiable, greedy [greedier -comp., greediest -sup.], avid reader, avid, unquenchable.

    Ex: Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.

    Ex: Bibliographies are one of the largest group of reference material in a library; the demand appears insatiable and publishers are aware of this.
    Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
    Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    * apetito insaciable = voracious appetite.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.

    * * *
    ‹apetito› insatiable; ‹sed› unquenchable; ‹afán/deseo› insatiable
    * * *

    insaciable adjetivo
    insatiable;
    ‹ sed› unquenchable
    insaciable adjetivo insatiable
    ' insaciable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    insatiable
    * * *
    [apetito, curiosidad] insatiable; [sed] unquenchable
    * * *
    adj insatiable
    * * *
    : insatiable

    Spanish-English dictionary > insaciable

  • 42 lector

    adj.
    1 reading.
    Reading instrument Instrumento lector.
    2 reading.
    m.
    1 reader, person who reads, publisher's reader.
    2 reading device, scanner, read head.
    * * *
    1 reading
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 reader
    2 EDUCACIÓN foreign language assistant
    1 TÉCNICA scanner
    \
    lector óptico optical scanner
    ————————
    1 TÉCNICA scanner
    * * *
    (f. - lectora)
    noun
    * * *
    lector, -a
    1.
    ADJ
    2. SM / F
    1) (=persona) reader
    2) (Escol, Univ) (conversation) assistant
    3.
    SM (=aparato) reader

    lector de discos compactos — CD player, compact disc player

    lector óptico de caracteres — optical character reader, optical character scanner

    * * *
    I
    - tora adjetivo reading (before n)
    II
    - tora masculino, femenino
    1) (de libros, revistas) reader
    2) (Esp) (Educ) foreign language assistant
    * * *
    = borrower, browser, library member, patron, reader, requester [requestor], scanner, user, drive.
    Ex. The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
    Ex. Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access.
    Ex. When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.
    Ex. The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.
    Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
    Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
    Ex. Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.
    ----
    * cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.
    * cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.
    * carnet de lector = library card, reader's ticket.
    * chico lector = reading-boy.
    * círculo de lectores = book club, readership.
    * club de lectores = book club.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * comunidad de lectores = reader community.
    * con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.
    * dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.
    * encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.
    * entrada de lectores = public entrance.
    * etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.
    * etiqueta de lector = borrower label.
    * fichero de lectores = registration file.
    * hábito lector = reading habit.
    * lector al que va dirigido = intended reader.
    * lector asiduo = heavy reader.
    * lector ávido = avid reader.
    * lector con carnet = library cardholder.
    * lector de aumento = magnifying reader.
    * lector de CD-ROM = CD player, CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM player, optical disc drive, CD-ROM reader.
    * lector de cinta = tape drive.
    * lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.
    * lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.
    * lector de coordenadas = coordinate reader.
    * lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.
    * lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.
    * lector de documentos = document scanner.
    * lector de DVD = DVD player.
    * lector de libros = book reader.
    * lector de microfichas = microfiche reader.
    * lector de microfilm = microfilm reader.
    * lector de microformas = microform reader, reader, viewer.
    * lector de obras literarias = literary reader.
    * lector de una biblioteca = library user.
    * lector habitual = heavy reader.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * lector láser = laser scanner.
    * lector moroso = blacklisted borrower.
    * lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.
    * lector óptico = optical drive, optical reader, optical scanner.
    * lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.
    * lector poco habitual = light reader.
    * lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * lector WORM = WORM drive.
    * no lector = non-reader [nonreader].
    * número de lector = borrower number.
    * ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.
    * pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.
    * petición de documentos por el lector = document request.
    * préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.
    * salida de lectores = public exit.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.
    * servicios a lectores = readers' services.
    * sociedad de lectores = book club.
    * tapa del lector de CDROM = drive door.
    * tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.
    * tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.
    * * *
    I
    - tora adjetivo reading (before n)
    II
    - tora masculino, femenino
    1) (de libros, revistas) reader
    2) (Esp) (Educ) foreign language assistant
    * * *
    = borrower, browser, library member, patron, reader, requester [requestor], scanner, user, drive.

    Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.

    Ex: Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access.
    Ex: When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.
    Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.
    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.
    Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
    Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
    Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.
    * cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.
    * cajón del lector de CDROM = drive tray.
    * carnet de lector = library card, reader's ticket.
    * chico lector = reading-boy.
    * círculo de lectores = book club, readership.
    * club de lectores = book club.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * comunidad de lectores = reader community.
    * con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.
    * dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.
    * encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.
    * entrada de lectores = public entrance.
    * etiqueta de identificación del lector = borrower identification label.
    * etiqueta de lector = borrower label.
    * fichero de lectores = registration file.
    * hábito lector = reading habit.
    * lector al que va dirigido = intended reader.
    * lector asiduo = heavy reader.
    * lector ávido = avid reader.
    * lector con carnet = library cardholder.
    * lector de aumento = magnifying reader.
    * lector de CD-ROM = CD player, CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM player, optical disc drive, CD-ROM reader.
    * lector de cinta = tape drive.
    * lector de cinta magnética = magnetic tape drive.
    * lector de código de barras = barcode reader, barcode scanner.
    * lector de coordenadas = coordinate reader.
    * lector de disco óptico WORM = WORM optical disc drive.
    * lector de discos ópticos = optical disc drive.
    * lector de documentos = document scanner.
    * lector de DVD = DVD player.
    * lector de libros = book reader.
    * lector de microfichas = microfiche reader.
    * lector de microfilm = microfilm reader.
    * lector de microformas = microform reader, reader, viewer.
    * lector de obras literarias = literary reader.
    * lector de una biblioteca = library user.
    * lector habitual = heavy reader.
    * lector insaciable = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * lector láser = laser scanner.
    * lector moroso = blacklisted borrower.
    * lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.
    * lector óptico = optical drive, optical reader, optical scanner.
    * lector óptico de caracteres = optical character reader.
    * lector poco habitual = light reader.
    * lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * lector WORM = WORM drive.
    * no lector = non-reader [nonreader].
    * número de lector = borrower number.
    * ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.
    * pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.
    * petición de documentos por el lector = document request.
    * préstamo por lector = circulation per capita.
    * salida de lectores = public exit.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.
    * servicios a lectores = readers' services.
    * sociedad de lectores = book club.
    * tapa del lector de CDROM = drive door.
    * tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.
    * tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.

    * * *
    reading ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    A (de libros, revistas) reader
    Compuestos:
    masculine biometric reader
    masculine bar code reader
    masculine DVD player
    masculine swipe card reader
    masculine digital scanner
    masculine optical scanner
    masculine optical character reader
    B ( Esp) ( Educ) foreign language assistant
    * * *

    lector
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) (de libros, revistas) reader


    lector,-ora
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (persona) reader
    2 Univ (language) assistant
    II sustantivo masculino (aparato) reader
    lector de (discos) compactos, CD player
    ' lector' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    devota
    - devoto
    - lectora
    - asiduo
    - habitual
    - remitir
    English:
    assistant
    - avid
    - lay
    - reader
    - regular
    * * *
    lector, -ora
    ♦ adj
    reading;
    el público lector the reading public
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de libros] reader;
    los lectores de esta revista our readers o readership
    2. Esp Educ language assistant
    ♦ nm
    [aparato] reader Informát lector de CD-ROM CD-ROM drive;
    lector de código de barras bar-code scanner o reader;
    Informát lector de disco compacto compact disc player;
    lector de DVD DVD player;
    Informát lector óptico optical scanner; Informát lector óptico de caracteres optical character reader;
    lector de tarjetas magnéticas magnetic card reader
    * * *
    m, lectora f
    1 reader
    2 EDU language assistant
    * * *
    lector, - tora adj
    : reading
    nivel lector: reading level
    lector, - tora n
    : reader
    lector nm
    : scanner, reader
    lectoróptico: optical scanner
    * * *
    lector n reader

    Spanish-English dictionary > lector

  • 43 begierig

    I Adj. Person: eager ( nach for); pej. greedy (for); Blicke etc.: greedy; (lüstern) lustful; ich bin begierig zu erfahren etc. I am eager ( oder keen) to find out etc.; begierig auf etw. (Akk) sein be eager for s.th.
    II Adv. eagerly; begierig lauschen listen intently (+ Dat to)
    * * *
    desirous; eager; keen; avid
    * * *
    be|gie|rig [bə'giːrɪç]
    1. adj
    (= voll Verlangen) hungry, greedy; (= gespannt) eager, keen; Leser avid

    begíérig sein — to be eager for sth

    begíérig (darauf) sein, etw zu tun — to be eager or keen to do sth

    2. adv
    (= verlangend) greedily; (= gespannt) eagerly
    * * *
    2) (eager: avid for information; an avid reader.) avid
    * * *
    be·gie·rig
    I. adj
    1. (gespannt) eager
    ▪ auf etw akk \begierig sein to be eager for sth
    ▪ \begierig [darauf] sein, etw zu tun to be eager [or keen] to do sth
    2. (verlangend) hungry, longing
    \begierig, mehr zu wissen, fragte und fragte er hungry to know more, he kept on asking
    mit \begierigen Augen sah das Kind die Spielsachen an the child looked longingly at the toys
    3. (sexuell verlangend) lascivious, leering
    II. adv
    1. (gespannt) eagerly
    2. (verlangend) hungrily, longingly
    3. (sexuell verlangend) hungrily, lasciviously
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv eager; (gierig) greedy; hungry

    begierig sein, etwas zu tun — be [desperately] eager to do something

    mit begierigen Blicken — with hungry or greedy glances

    2.
    adverbial eagerly; (gierig) greedily; hungrily
    * * *
    A. adj Person: eager (
    nach for); pej greedy (for); Blicke etc: greedy; (lüstern) lustful;
    ich bin begierig zu erfahren etc I am eager ( oder keen) to find out etc;
    sein be eager for sth
    B. adv eagerly;
    begierig lauschen listen intently (+dat to)
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv eager; (gierig) greedy; hungry

    begierig sein, etwas zu tun — be [desperately] eager to do something

    mit begierigen Blicken — with hungry or greedy glances

    2.
    adverbial eagerly; (gierig) greedily; hungrily
    * * *
    (auf, nach) adj.
    eager (for) adj. (nach) adj.
    impatient (for) adj. adj.
    avid adj.
    aware adj.
    desirous adj. adv.
    avidly adv.
    desirously adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > begierig

  • 44 gierig

    I Adj. greedy ( nach oder umg. auf + Akk for); (gefräßig) auch gluttonous
    II Adv.: gierig essen eat greedily; gierig verschlingen bolt down, (auch fig. Buch) devour; gierig lesen read avidly; gierig in sich aufnehmen lap s.th. up umg.; gierig ansehen look at s.o./s.th. with lust in one’s eyes ( oder with lustful eyes)
    * * *
    ravenous; piggish; greedy; avid; rapacious; piggy; hoggish
    * * *
    gie|rig ['giːrɪç]
    1. adj
    greedy; (nach Geld) avaricious; (= lüstern) lustful

    gíérig nach etw sein — to be greedy for sth; nach Vergnügen auch to crave sth; nach Wissen auch to be avid for sth; (sexuell) to lust for sth

    2. adv
    greedily

    etw gíérig verschlingen (lit, fig) — to devour sth greedily

    * * *
    * * *
    gie·rig
    [ˈgi:rɪç]
    I. adj greedy
    \gierig nach Macht/Reichtum sein to crave [for] [or lust after] power/riches
    II. adv greedily
    etw \gierig essen [o verschlingen] to devour sth greedily, to guzzle [down sep] sth fam
    etw \gierig trinken to gulp down sth sep
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv greedy; avid <desire, reader>
    2.
    adverbial greedily
    * * *
    A. adj greedy (
    nach oder umg
    auf +akk for); (gefräßig) auch gluttonous
    B. adv:
    gierig essen eat greedily;
    gierig verschlingen bolt down, (auch fig Buch) devour;
    gierig lesen read avidly;
    gierig in sich aufnehmen lap sth up umg;
    gierig ansehen look at sb/sth with lust in one’s eyes ( oder with lustful eyes)
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv greedy; avid <desire, reader>
    2.
    adverbial greedily
    * * *
    adj.
    avid adj.
    greedy adj.
    hoggish adj. adv.
    avidly adv.
    greedily adv.
    hoggishly adv.
    piggishly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gierig

  • 45 divoratore

    divoratore agg. devouring, voracious: fuoco divoratore, devouring fire
    ◆ s.m., divoratrice s.f.
    1 devourer, great eater
    2 (fig.) avid consumer: è un divoratore di libri, he's an avid consumer of books.
    * * *
    [divora'tore] divoratore (-trice)
    1. agg
    (passione) consuming, (febbre) burning
    2. sm/f

    un divoratore di libri fig — an avid reader, a bookworm

    * * *
    [divora'tore]
    sostantivo maschile (f. - trice [tritʃe])

    un divoratore di libri — fig. a voracious o an avid reader

    * * *
    divoratore
    /divora'tore/
    sostantivo m.
    (f. - trice /trit∫e/) un divoratore di libri fig. a voracious o an avid reader.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > divoratore

  • 46 apasionado

    adj.
    1 passionate, amorous, burning, ardent.
    2 impassioned, enamored, heated-up, passionate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: apasionar.
    * * *
    1→ link=apasionar apasionar
    1 passionate, enthusiastic, fervent
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 lover, enthusiast
    \
    apasionado,-a por very fond of
    * * *
    (f. - apasionada)
    adj.
    * * *
    apasionado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=con pasión) [persona] passionate; [discurso] impassioned
    2) (=parcial) biased, prejudiced
    2.
    SM / F admirer, devotee

    los apasionados de Góngora — devotees of Góngora, Góngora enthusiasts

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <amor/persona> passionate; < discurso> impassioned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino enthusiast
    * * *
    = ardent, impassioned, passionate, enthusiast, vehement, avid, torrid.
    Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
    Ex. They took on the unusual character of a great and impassioned national debate of the relative merits of the existing finding catalog and the alternative proposed by Panizzi and his associates.
    Ex. At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
    Ex. Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex. There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.
    Ex. She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex. He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <amor/persona> passionate; < discurso> impassioned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino enthusiast
    * * *
    = ardent, impassioned, passionate, enthusiast, vehement, avid, torrid.

    Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

    Ex: They took on the unusual character of a great and impassioned national debate of the relative merits of the existing finding catalog and the alternative proposed by Panizzi and his associates.
    Ex: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
    Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
    Ex: There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.
    Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.

    * * *
    ‹amor/temperamento/mujer› passionate; ‹discurso/alegato› impassioned, passionate
    masculine, feminine
    enthusiast
    * * *

    Del verbo apasionar: ( conjugate apasionar)

    apasionado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    apasionado    
    apasionar
    apasionado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹amor/persona› passionate;


    ‹ discurso› impassioned
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    enthusiast
    apasionar ( conjugate apasionar) verbo intransitivo:

    no es un tema que me apasione the subject doesn't exactly fascinate me
    apasionado,-a
    I adjetivo passionate
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino enthusiast: es un apasionado de la salsa, he is very fond of salsa
    apasionar verbo transitivo to excite, thrill: le apasionan los libros, he is mad about books

    ' apasionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apasionada
    - ardiente
    - ebria
    - ebrio
    - impetuosa
    - impetuoso
    English:
    ardent
    - clinch
    - consuming
    - fiery
    - impassioned
    - intense
    - passionate
    - stage-struck
    - hot
    - torrid
    * * *
    apasionado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [amante, defensa] passionate; [lector] very keen
    ♦ nm,f
    lover, enthusiast;
    es un apasionado de la música clásica he's a lover of classical music
    * * *
    I adj passionate
    II m/f enthusiast
    * * *
    apasionado, -da adj
    : passionate, enthusiastic

    Spanish-English dictionary > apasionado

  • 47 incansable

    adj.
    untiring, tireless.
    * * *
    1 tireless
    * * *
    ADJ tireless, untiring
    * * *
    adjetivo tireless
    * * *
    = untiring, indefatigable, unflagging, avid, tireless, unwearied.
    Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
    Ex. This collection of more than 22,000 items bound into over 2,000 volumes is most interestingly described and the motives of its indefatigable collector discussed by G K Fortescue in a bibliographical introduction to the catalogue.
    Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex. She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex. He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
    Ex. He had been beloved of the gods, but his foolish arrogance had incurred their wrath, and the rest of his unwearied life was the punishment for his pride.
    * * *
    adjetivo tireless
    * * *
    = untiring, indefatigable, unflagging, avid, tireless, unwearied.

    Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

    Ex: This collection of more than 22,000 items bound into over 2,000 volumes is most interestingly described and the motives of its indefatigable collector discussed by G K Fortescue in a bibliographical introduction to the catalogue.
    Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
    Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
    Ex: He had been beloved of the gods, but his foolish arrogance had incurred their wrath, and the rest of his unwearied life was the punishment for his pride.

    * * *
    tireless
    es incansable he's tireless, he has endless stamina
    * * *

    incansable adjetivo
    tireless
    incansable adjetivo tireless
    ' incansable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    tireless
    - untiring
    * * *
    untiring, tireless
    * * *
    adj tireless
    * * *
    infatigable: tireless

    Spanish-English dictionary > incansable

  • 48 lector insaciable

    (n.) = avid reader, voracious reader
    Ex. In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex. Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.
    * * *
    (n.) = avid reader, voracious reader

    Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.

    Ex: Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lector insaciable

  • 49 lector voraz

    (n.) = avid reader, voracious reader
    Ex. In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    Ex. Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.
    * * *
    (n.) = avid reader, voracious reader

    Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.

    Ex: Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lector voraz

  • 50 lector ávido

    (adj.) = avid reader
    Ex. In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
    * * *
    (adj.) = avid reader

    Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lector ávido

  • 51 voraz

    adj.
    1 voracious (persona, apetito).
    2 raging.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl voraces)
    1 voracious
    2 figurado fierce, raging
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=devorador) voracious, ravenous; pey greedy
    2) [fuego] raging, fierce
    3) (Méx) (=audaz) bold
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/animal/apetito> voracious; <incendio/fuego> fierce
    * * *
    = voracious, omnivorous, rapacious, ravenous.
    Ex. Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.
    Ex. Given this expertise, reference librarians who are dedicated generalists with comprehensive and omnivorous interests and knowledge provide the best reference service.
    Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
    Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    ----
    * apetito voraz = voracious appetite.
    * lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/animal/apetito> voracious; <incendio/fuego> fierce
    * * *
    = voracious, omnivorous, rapacious, ravenous.

    Ex: Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.

    Ex: Given this expertise, reference librarians who are dedicated generalists with comprehensive and omnivorous interests and knowledge provide the best reference service.
    Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
    Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    * apetito voraz = voracious appetite.
    * lector voraz = avid reader, voracious reader.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/animal/apetito› voracious
    siempre fue un lector voraz he always was an avid o a voracious reader
    2 ‹llamas/incendio/fuego› fierce
    * * *

    voraz adjetivo ‹persona/animal/apetito› voracious;
    ‹incendio/fuego› fierce
    voraz adjetivo voracious
    (el fuego) fierce
    ' voraz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ansioso
    English:
    avid
    - voracious
    * * *
    voraz adj
    1. [persona, apetito] voracious
    2. [fuego, enfermedad] raging
    * * *
    adj voracious; incendio fierce
    * * *
    voraz adj, pl voraces : voracious
    ♦ vorazmente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > voraz

  • 52 жаден

    1. thirsty, dry, книж. athirst
    2. прен. thirsting, книж. athirst, hungry, craving, yearning, eager, ardent (за for)
    (за очи) eager, yearing (за. for)
    жаден за наука hungry for knowledge
    той е жаден за слава/почести и пр. he thirsts for glory/honours etc.. he is emulous of fame/honours, etc.
    3. прен. (алчен) greedy, avid, avaricious (за for)
    covetous (за for)
    жаден за пари greedy for money
    * * *
    жа̀ден,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. thirsty, dry, книж. athirst; шотл. droughty;
    2. прен. thirsting, книж. athirst, hungry, craving, yearning, eager, ardent (за for); (за очи) eager, yearning (за for); \жаденен за приключения in quest of adventure; \жаденен за пътешествия footloose; той е \жаденен за слава/почести и пр. he thirsts for glory/honours, etc.;
    3. прен. ( алчен) grasping; greedy, avid, avaricious (за for); covetous (за for).
    * * *
    avid ; covetous ; droughty: I am жаден, I would like to drink some water. - Жаден съм, бих желал да пийна малко вода.
    * * *
    1. (за очи) eager, yearing (за. for) 2. covetous (за for) 3. thirsty, dry, книж. athirst 4. ЖАДЕН за наука hungry for knowledge 5. ЖАДЕН за пари greedy for money 6. прен. (алчен) greedy, avid, avaricious (за for) 7. прен. thirsting, книж. athirst, hungry, craving, yearning, eager, ardent (за for) 8. той е ЖАДЕН за слава/почести и пр. he thirsts for glory/honours etc.. he is emulous of fame/honours, etc.

    Български-английски речник > жаден

  • 53 лаком

    greedy, gluttonous, voracious
    (алчен) greedy, avaricious; avid
    лаком за печалби greedy for gain
    * * *
    ла̀ком,
    прил. greedy, gluttonous, voracious; esurient; шег. edacious; разг. gutsy; ( алчен) greedy, ravenous, avaricious; grasping; avid; \лаком за печалби greedy for gain.
    * * *
    avid; covetous; consuming; gluttonous{`glXtxnxs}; grasping: He is not hungry, he's just лаком. - Той не е гладен, просто е лаком.; open- mouthed; piggish; rapacious; ravenous; voracious
    * * *
    1. (алчен) greedy, avaricious;avid 2. greedy, gluttonous, voracious 3. ЛАКОМ за печалби greedy for gain

    Български-английски речник > лаком

  • 54 алчущий

    1) General subject: avid (of, for), ravenous
    2) Poetical language: anhungered
    3) Religion: avid (чего-л.), esurient (Feeling hunger), longing, thirsty
    4) Makarov: avid ( of, for) (чего-л.)

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > алчущий

  • 55 заядлый

    1) General subject: avid (an avid cyclist - заядлый велосипедист; an avid sailor - заядлый яхтсмен), dyed in the wool, inveterate, two fisted, big (например, big fan - заядлый любитель, а не большой фанат), (игрок в гольф) keen (golfer), heavy
    3) Emotional: two-fisted

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заядлый

  • 56 алчен

    covetous; greedy (of, for), grasping, avalicious, acquisitive; avid (of, for); money-grubbing
    алчен за пари човек money-grubber. wolf
    алчен за печалби eager for gain
    алчен поглед an eager glance
    алчен съм за подкупи have an itching palm
    * * *
    а̀лчен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни covetous; greedy (of, for), grasping, avaricious, acquisitive; avid (of, for); esurient; money-grabbing; \алченен за пари money-grubber, wolf; \алченен за печалби eager for gain; \алченен поглед an eager glance; \алченен съм за подкупи have an itching palm.
    * * *
    avaricious, gainful{`geinful}, grasping: Don't be so greedy, leave a gum for your sister. - Не бъди толкова алчен, остави една дъвка на сестра си., having, money-grubbing, rapacious
    * * *
    1. covetous;greedy (of, for), grasping, avalicious, acquisitive;avid (of, for);money-grubbing 2. АЛЧЕН за пари човек money-grubber. wolf 3. АЛЧЕН за печалби eager for gain 4. АЛЧЕН поглед an eager glance 5. АЛЧЕН съм за подкупи have an itching palm

    Български-английски речник > алчен

  • 57 гладен

    1. hungry, starving
    гладен като вълк hungry as a hunter/as a wolf, ravenous
    гладен съм be/feel hungry
    гладна година a year of famine/scarcity
    библ. a lean year
    гладно гърло a hungry mouth
    на гладно сърце on an empty stomach
    гладна смърт death by hunger/from starvation
    2. (алчен, ненаситен) hungry (за for), avid (за of, for), greedy (за of, for), eager (за for)
    * * *
    гла̀ден,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. hungry, starving; (не много) разг. peckish; \гладенен като вълк hungry as a hunter/as a wolf, ravenous; \гладенен съм be/feel hungry; \гладенна година a year of famine/scarcity; библ. a lean year; \гладенна смърт death by hunger/from starvation; \гладенно гърло a hungry mouth; държа някого \гладенен starve s.o.; обявявам \гладенна стачка go on a hunger strike;
    2. ( алчен, ненаситен) hungry (за for), avid (за of, for), greedy (за of, for), eager (за for); • \гладенна кокошка просо сънува wishful thinking; \гладенна мечка хоро не играе hungry bellies have no ears; no penny, no paternoster; no pay, no play; \гладенно не се стои a fellow must eat; на \гладенния всичко се услажда a good appetite needs no sauce.
    * * *
    esurient; hungry{`hXNri}: Is there something to eat, I'm гладен. - Има ли нещо за ядене, гладен съм.; peckish (жарг.); ravenous (обик. за звяр); starving
    * * *
    1. (алчен, ненаситен) hungry (за for), avid (за of, for), greedy (за of, for), eager (за for) 2. hungry, starving 3. ГЛАДЕН като вълк hungry as a hunter/as a wolf, ravenous 4. ГЛАДЕН съм be/ feel hungry 5. библ. a lean year 6. гладна година a year of famine/scarcity 7. гладна кокошка просо сънува wishful thinking 8. гладна мечка хоро не играе вж. мечка 9. гладна смърт death by hunger/from starvation 10. гладно гърло a hungry mouth 11. гладно не се стои a fellow must eat 12. държа някого ГЛАДЕН starve s. o. 13. на гладния всичко се услажда a good appetite needs no sauce 14. на гладно сърце on an empty stomach 15. обявявам гладна стачка go on a hunger strike 16. ходя ГЛАДЕН go hungry

    Български-английски речник > гладен

  • 58 lakom

    • avaricious; avid; avid for; avid of; grasping; greedy; rapacious; solicitous; voracious

    Serbian-English dictionary > lakom

  • 59 pohlepan

    • avaricious; avid; avid for; avid of; cuvetous; eager; grasping; greediness; greedy; insatable; longing; lustful; niggard; piggish; raven; set up set on; sharp set; sharp-set

    Serbian-English dictionary > pohlepan

  • 60 namiętn|y

    adj. książk. 1. (zmysłowy) [pocałunek, kochanek] passionate, ardent; [romans] passionate, torrid; [szept] passionate, impassioned; [uścisk, spojrzenie] passionate 2. (gwałtowny) [gniew] passionate, vehement; [protest] violent, vehement; [spory] vehement, heated 3. (zapalony) [gracz] avid, passionate; [kolekcjoner] avid, fervent; [kibic] ardent, avid

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > namiętn|y

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