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121 delgado
delgado
◊ -da adjetivo( flaco) thin ‹ hilo› fine, thin
delgado,-a adjetivo thin (persona) slim; slender (de escaso grosor) fine: una delgada lámina de oro, a thin sheet of gold En las descripciones puedes emplear slim o thin. Thin se aplica a personas, cosas o animales. Sin embargo, usado para describir a una persona indica cierta crítica, especialmente si pones very delante. Slim se refiere sólo a personas y es más positivo, porque indica que se tiene un buen tipo. ' delgado' also found in these entries: Spanish: chupada - chupado - delgada - esquelética - esquelético - fina - fino - flaca - flaco - seca - seco - demacrado - enclenque English: bony - gaunt - intestine - lean - slight - slim - thin - wall - slender -
122 delicado
delicado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹ sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined 2 ‹ tela› delicate; ‹ piel› sensitive ‹ corazón› weak 3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹ situación› delicate, tricky 4
delicado,-a adjetivo
1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter ' delicado' also found in these entries: Spanish: delicada - dulce - exquisita - exquisito - primor - asunto - embromado - fregado - jorobado - maniático - melindroso - remilgón - tema English: dainty - delicate - fine - fragile - frail - picky - sensitive - slight - sore - subject - subtle - ticklish - touch on - touchy - tricky - awkward - delicacy - shaky - subtlety -
123 desairado
Del verbo desairar: ( conjugate desairar) \ \
desairado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: desairado desairar
desairado,-a adjetivo slighted, snubbed
desairar verbo transitivo to slight, snub: aceptaron la invitación para no desairar a su hermana, they accepted the invitation so her sister wouldn't be offended ' desairado' also found in these entries: Spanish: desairada -
124 destemplado
Del verbo destemplar: ( conjugate destemplar) \ \
destemplado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: destemplado destemplar
destemplado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹ persona›: ( indispuesto) I'm feeling off-color( conjugate color) 2
destemplar ( conjugate destemplar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹guitarra/violín› to make … go out of tune 2 ‹ánimos/nervios› to fray 3 (AmL) ‹ dientes› to set … on edge
destemplado,-a adjetivo
1 (con malestar físico) out of sorts: estoy destemplada, I'm under the weather
2 (clima, tiempo) unpleasant
3 (actitudes, palabras) harsh, sharp
4 Mús (desafinado) out of tune, discordant ' destemplado' also found in these entries: Spanish: destemplada - destemplarse -
125 escaso
escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo‹ posibilidades› slim, slender; ‹ visibilidad› poor; ‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant (dinero, tiempo) short (luz) poor Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of ' escaso' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - contada - contado - corta - corto - delgada - delgado - escasa - mezquina - mezquino - mínima - mínimo - pelada - pelado - apurado - dinero - pobre English: low - marginal seat - pressed - run - scant - scanty - scarce - short - slender - slim - small - sparse - meager - narrow - poor - skimpy - slight - under -
126 esperanza
Del verbo esperanzar: ( conjugate esperanzar) \ \
esperanza es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: esperanza esperanzar
esperanza sustantivo femenino hope; puso todas sus esperanzas en su hijo he pinned all his hopes on his son; hay esperanzas de éxito there are hopes that he/it/they will succeed; perdimos toda esperanza de encontrarlos vivos we gave up o lost hope of finding them alive; fue con la esperanza de que … he went in the hope that …; me dio esperanzas de que el niño mejoraría he gave me hope that the child would recover; esperanza de vida life expectancy
esperanza sustantivo femenino hope: hay esperanzas de solución para el conflicto, there are hopes of a solution to the conflict
tengo la esperanza puesta en este proyecto, I have my hopes pinned on this project
esperanza de vida, life expectancy ➣ Ver nota en esperar
' esperanza' also found in these entries: Spanish: aferrarse - concebir - desesperada - desesperado - desesperarse - esperar - estado - frustrar - frustrarse - gravedad - rayo - resquicio - truncar - abandonar - abrigar - alentar - alimentar - cifrar - dar - expectativa - ilusión - remoto - renacer - renovar English: Cape of Good Hope - cheer - cherish - crumble - despair - disappoint - evaporate - expectation - flicker - foster - glimmer - heart - heighten - helpline - hope - illusion - inject - instil - instill - little - live up to - ray - revive - shatter - slight - white hope - expectancy - straw -
127 experimentar
experimentar ( conjugate experimentar) verbo intransitivo experimentar con algo to experiment on o with sth verbo transitivo ‹tristeza/alegría› to feel
experimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una sensación) to experience, feel: cuando la cuerda se rompió, experimentó un miedo abrumador, when the rope broke, he felt overwhelming fear
2 (un cambio) to undergo Med experimentar una mejora, to improve
II verbo intransitivo (hacer experimentos) to experiment [con, with] ' experimentar' also found in these entries: Spanish: pasar English: experience - experiment - get off on - go through - undergo - drop - grow -
128 experimento
Del verbo experimentar: ( conjugate experimentar) \ \
experimento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
experimentó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: experimentar experimento
experimentar ( conjugate experimentar) verbo intransitivo experimento con algo to experiment on o with sth verbo transitivo ‹tristeza/alegría› to feel
experimento sustantivo masculino experiment
experimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una sensación) to experience, feel: cuando la cuerda se rompió, experimentó un miedo abrumador, when the rope broke, he felt overwhelming fear
2 (un cambio) to undergo Med experimentar una mejora, to improve
II verbo intransitivo (hacer experimentos) to experiment [con, with]
experimento sustantivo masculino experiment ' experimento' also found in these entries: Spanish: experimentar - flotación - prueba - resultado - someter - subrayar - crecida - experiencia - hacer - realizar - repetición - repetir English: conduct - duplicate - experiment - guinea pig - miraculous - try
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