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1 avuncular
• avuncular -
2 avuncular
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3 avuncular
adjдядин, тётин -
4 avuncular
adjдядин, тётин -
5 como de tío
• avuncular -
6 paternal
adj.fatherly, paternal.* * *► adjetivo1 paternal* * *ADJ fatherly, paternal* * *adjetivo paternal* * *= fatherly, avuncular.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.----* amor paternal = parental love.* formación paternal = parenting education.* * *adjetivo paternal* * *= fatherly, avuncular.Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.
Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.* amor paternal = parental love.* formación paternal = parenting education.* * *paternalun gesto paternal a paternal o fatherly gesture* * *
paternal adjetivo
paternal
paternal adjetivo paternal, fatherly
' paternal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paterna
- paterno
English:
fatherly
- parental
- paternal
* * *paternal adjfatherly, paternal* * *adj paternal, fatherly* * *paternal adj: fatherly, paternal -
7 protector
adj.protective, protecting.m.1 protector, shield, covering.2 protector, defender, advocate.* * *► adjetivo1 protective► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) protector\protector labial lip salve————————* * *1. (f. - protectora)adj.2. (f. - protectora)noun1) protector2) patron* * *protector, -a1. ADJ1) (=defensivo) protecting, protectivemedidas protectoras de la industria — measures to protect industry, protective measures towards industry
2) [tono] patronizing2.SM / F (=defensor) [gen] protector; [de artista] patron; [de la tradición] guardianEl Protector — LAm (Hist Pol) the Protector
3. SM1) (Inform)2)3) (Boxeo)* * *I- tora adjetivo protectiveII- tora masculino, femeninoa) ( defensor) protector; ( benefactor) patron* * *= protective, guardian, protector, avuncular.Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Ex. And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.Ex. Libraries must continue in their traditional role as protectors of freedom of information (FOI).Ex. From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.----* casco protector = hard hat.* de manera protectora = protectively.* equipo protector = protective gear.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* protector de colchón = mattress protector.* protector de labios = chapstick.* protector de pantalla = screensaver.* protector labial = chapstick.* protector solar = suntan lotion, suntan cream, sunscreen.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* toallita protectora = pantiliner [pantyliner, -USA].* * *I- tora adjetivo protectiveII- tora masculino, femeninoa) ( defensor) protector; ( benefactor) patron* * *= protective, guardian, protector, avuncular.Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.Ex: Libraries must continue in their traditional role as protectors of freedom of information (FOI).Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.* casco protector = hard hat.* de manera protectora = protectively.* equipo protector = protective gear.* instinto protector = protective instinct.* protector de colchón = mattress protector.* protector de labios = chapstick.* protector de pantalla = screensaver.* protector labial = chapstick.* protector solar = suntan lotion, suntan cream, sunscreen.* sociedad protectora de animales = RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals), animal protection society.* toallita protectora = pantiliner [pantyliner, -USA].* * *protectivesociedad protectora de animales society for the prevention of cruelty to animalscrema protectora protective creamuna barrera protectora a protective barriermasculine, feminineA1 (benefactor) patronfue un gran protector de las artes he was a great patron of the arts2 (defensor) protectorlos protectores de la flora y la fauna the protectors of wildlifemi hermano es mi protector my brother protects metiene un protector en la compañía she has friends in high places in the companyBCompuesto:screen saver* * *
protector◊ - tora adjetivo
protective;
sociedad protectora de animales society for the prevention of cruelty to animals
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( defensor) protector;
( benefactor) patron
protector,-ora
I adjetivo protective: pertenece a una sociedad protectora de animales, she's a member of an animal protection society
II sustantivo masculino y femenino patron, protector
' protector' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
codera
- padrino
- protectora
- valedor
- valedora
- casco
- guardián
- peto
English:
factor
- protective
- protector
- crash
- guardian
- screen
* * *protector, -ora♦ adjprotective;pintura protectora weatherproof paint;casco protector crash helmet♦ nm,f[persona] protector♦ nm1. [en boxeo] Br gumshield, US mouthpiece2. protector labial lip salve* * *I adj protectiveII m, protectora f protector;protector labial lip salve* * *: protective1) : protector, guardian2) : patronprotector nm: protector, guardchaleco protector: chest protector* * *protector adj protective -
8 alentador
adj.encouraging, heartening, promising, reassuring.* * *► adjetivo1 encouraging* * *(f. - alentadora)adj.* * *ADJ encouraging* * *- dora adjetivo encouraging* * *= supportive, heartening, prodding, heart-warming.Ex. But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.Ex. This positive attitude is heartening.Ex. From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.Ex. The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.* * *- dora adjetivo encouraging* * *= supportive, heartening, prodding, heart-warming.Ex: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.
Ex: This positive attitude is heartening.Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.* * *‹noticia/resultado› encouragingfue alentador saber que no les había pasado nada it was a relief to know that nothing had happened to them* * *
alentador◊ - dora adjetivo
encouraging
alentador,-ora adjetivo encouraging: nos pintó un panorama muy poco alentador, he painted a very bleak picture of the future
' alentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alentadora
English:
black
- heartening
- cheerful
- encouraging
* * *alentador, -ora adj[noticias, resultado] encouraging;palabras alentadoras words of encouragement* * *adj encouraging* * *: encouraging* * *alentador adj encouraging -
9 estimulante2
2 = exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], stimulating, challenging, invigorating, nurturing, piquant, prodding, titillating, inspiring, refreshing, heart-warming.Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.Ex. The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex. Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.Ex. The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.Ex. All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex. From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex. But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.Ex. The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.----* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving. -
10 estimulante
adj.1 encouraging (que anima).2 stimulating (que excita).m.stimulant.* * *► adjetivo1 stimulating, encouraging1 stimulant* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ stimulating2.SM stimulant* * *Iadjetivo stimulatingIImasculino stimulant* * *Iadjetivo stimulatingIImasculino stimulant* * *estimulante11 = stimulant, pep pill, pick-me-up.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.
Ex: Drugs used as pep pills include amphetamines, caffeine, and epinephrine.Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.estimulante22 = exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], stimulating, challenging, invigorating, nurturing, piquant, prodding, titillating, inspiring, refreshing, heart-warming.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* * *‹trabajo/libro› stimulatingel café y otras bebidas estimulantes coffee and other stimulantsstimulant* * *
estimulante adjetivo
stimulating
estimulante
I adjetivo stimulating
II sustantivo masculino stimulant
' estimulante' also found in these entries:
English:
exhilarating
- refreshing
- refreshingly
- stimulant
- stimulating
- thought-provoking
- dope
- invigorating
- pick
- unexciting
* * *♦ adj1. [que anima] encouraging2. [que excita] stimulating♦ nmstimulant* * *I adj stimulatingII m stimulant;estimulante del apetito appetite enhancer* * *estimulante adj: stimulatingestimulante nm: stimulant
См. также в других словарях:
Avuncular — A*vun cu*lar, a. [L. avunculus uncle.] Of or pertaining to an uncle. [1913 Webster] In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or avuncular, gives way. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avuncular — (adj.) 1789, from L. avunculus maternal uncle, dim. of avus (see UNCLE (Cf. uncle)) + AR (Cf. ar). Used humorously for of a pawnbroker (uncle was slang for pawnbroker from c.1600 through 19c.). My only good suit is at present under the avuncular… … Etymology dictionary
avuncular — adj. 2 g. Que vem dos tios … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
avuncular — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ like an uncle in being friendly towards a younger person. ORIGIN from Latin avunculus maternal uncle … English terms dictionary
avuncular — [ə vuŋ′kyo͞o lər] adj. [< L avunculus, maternal uncle, dim. of avus, ancestor (see ATAVISM) + AR] 1. of an uncle 2. having traits considered typical of uncles; jolly, indulgent, stodgy, etc … English World dictionary
avuncular — [[t]əvʌ̱ŋkjʊlə(r)[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An avuncular man or a man with avuncular behaviour is friendly and helpful towards someone younger. [FORMAL] he began to talk in his most gentle and avuncular manner … English dictionary
avuncular — adjective /əˈvʌŋkjʊlə,əˈvʌŋkjʊlɚ/ a) In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle. Both uncle Frank and uncle Stephen Austen had made it a point of principle to be rigorously unsentimental in the discharge of their avuncular obligations. b)… … Wiktionary
avuncular — adjective Etymology: Latin avunculus maternal uncle more at uncle Date: 1831 1. of or relating to an uncle 2. suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality < avuncular indulgence > • avuncularity … New Collegiate Dictionary
avuncular — avuncularity, n. avuncularly, adv. /euh vung kyeuh leuhr/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle: avuncular affection. [1825 35; < L avuncul(us) a mother s brother, equiv. to av(us) a forefather + * ont + * l(os) dim. suffix (cf.… … Universalium
avuncular — a|vun|cu|lar [əˈvʌŋkjulə US ər] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: avunculus; UNCLE] behaving in a kind and nice way to someone who is younger, rather like an uncle ▪ an avuncular pat on the shoulder … Dictionary of contemporary English
avuncular — a|vun|cu|lar [ ə vʌŋkjələr ] adjective an avuncular man is kind and helpful to younger or less experienced people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English