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41 con claustros
(adj.) = cloisteredEx. The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.* * *(adj.) = cloisteredEx: The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.
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42 con desenfado
Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.* * *Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.
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43 confundir
v.1 to confuse.me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that informationMaría los confundió sonriendo Mary confused them by smiling.Ella confundió las razones She confused the reasons.María confundió la razón real Mary confused=muddled the real reason.2 to mix up.3 to confound.4 to scramble, to put in disorder, to confuse, to mess up.María confundió los papeles Mary scrambled the papers.* * *1 (mezclar) to mix up3 (no reconocer) to mistake ( con, for)4 (turbar) to confound, embarrass1 (mezclarse) to mingle; (colores, formas) to blend2 (equivocarse) to get mixed up, make a mistake3 (turbarse) to be confused, be embarrassed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=equivocar) to confuseen este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto — this approach confuses cause and effect
no confundamos las cosas, por favor — let's not confuse things, please
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confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn — to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb, mistake sth/sb for sth/sbla confundí con su hermana gemela — I got her mixed up with her twin sister, I mistook her for her twin sister
culo 1), velocidad 1)no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss — Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss
2) (=mezclar) [+ papeles] to mix up3) (=desconcertar) to confuseme confunde con tanta palabrería — he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his, I find all that talk of his confusing
4) (=turbar) to overwhelmme confundía con tantas atenciones — her kindness was overwhelming, I was overwhelmed by all her kindness
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.----* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *confundir (con)(v.) = confuse (with)Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.
= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *confundir [I1 ]vt1 (por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up; ‹personas› to confuse, mix upnos confunden la voz por teléfono people get our voices mixed up o confused on the phoneno confundas los dos términos don't confuse the two termsconfundir algo CON algo to mistake sth FOR sthconfundió el pimentón dulce con el picante she mistook the sweet paprika for the hotconfundir a algn CON algn to mistake sb FOR sbla gente siempre me confunde con mi hermano gemelo people always take o mistake me for my twin brothercreo que me confunde con otra persona I think you are getting me mixed up o confused with somebody else2 (desconcertar) to confuseno confundas al pobre chico con tantos detalles don't confuse the poor boy with so many detailstantas cifras confunden a cualquiera all these numbers are enough to confuse anyoneel interés que demuestra por ella me confunde I'm baffled by his interest in her3 (turbar) to embarrassse sintió confundida por tanta amabilidad she was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness1(equivocarse): siempre se confunde en las cuentas he always makes mistakes in the accounts o gets the accounts wrongconfundirse DE algo:me confundí de calle/casa I got the wrong street/housese ha confundido de número you have o you've got the wrong number2(mezclarse, fundirse): se confundió entre la multitud he melted into o disappeared into the crowduna gran variedad de colores se confunden en el cuadro the painting is a fusion of many different colors, many different colors are blended together in the paintingunos policías de civil se confundían con la multitud plainclothes police mingled with the crowd* * *
confundir ( conjugate confundir) verbo transitivo
‹ personas› to confuse, mix up;
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb;
confundirse verbo pronominal
confundir verbo transitivo
1 to confuse [con, with]: lo confundo con tu hermano, I am confusing him with your brother
2 (embarullar a alguien) to mislead
3 (turbar) to confound
' confundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocar
- trastocar
- turbar
- atolondrar
- despistar
- embrollar
- enrollar
- liar
- marear
English:
advise
- alone
- confound
- confuse
- everyday
- let
- mistake
- mix up
- practice
- practise
- stump
- fox
- mix
- muddle
* * *♦ vtconfundir dos cosas to get two things mixed up;siempre lo confundo con su hermano gemelo I always mistake him for his twin brother;creo que me está confundiendo con otro I think you're confusing me with someone else;Fam Humconfundir la velocidad con el tocino to mix up two completely different things2. [desconcertar] to confuse;me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information3. [mezclar] to mix up4. [abrumar] to overwhelm;tanta simpatía me confunde I'm overwhelmed by all this friendliness, all this friendliness is overwhelming* * *v/t1 confuse* * *confundir vt: to confuse, to mix up* * *confundir vb1. (mezclar) to get mixed up2. (equivocar) to mix up / to mistakesiempre me confunden con mi hermano people are always mixing me up with my brother / people always mistake me for my brother3. (dejar perplejo) to confuse -
44 consumado
adj.consummated, perfect, supreme, accomplished.past part.past participle of spanish verb: consumar.* * *1→ link=consumar consumar► adjetivo1 (perfecto) consummate, accomplished2 familiar complete, perfect* * *(f. - consumada)adj.consummate, accomplished* * *1.ADJ (=perfecto) consummate, perfect; (=imbécil) thorough, out-and-out2. SM **1) (=cosas robadas) loot, swag *2) (=droga) hash ** * *- da adjetivo <deportista/artista> accomplished, consummate (frml); < mentiroso> consummate* * *= accomplished, consummate, established, out-and-out.Ex. This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex. These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.Ex. Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.----* empresa consumada = established player.* institución consumada = established institution.* * *- da adjetivo <deportista/artista> accomplished, consummate (frml); < mentiroso> consummate* * *= accomplished, consummate, established, out-and-out.Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.* empresa consumada = established player.* institución consumada = established institution.* * *consumado -da‹deportista/artista› accomplished, consummate ( frml); ‹mentiroso› consummatees un imbécil consumado ( iró); he's an absolute idiot* * *
Del verbo consumar: ( conjugate consumar)
consumado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
consumado
consumar
consumado,-a adjetivo
1 consummated
hecho consumado, fait accompli, accomplished fact
matrimonio consumado, consummated marriage
2 figurado (brillante) brilliant, frml consummate: es un pianista consumado, she's a consummate pianist
consumar verbo transitivo
1 frml to complete, carry out
2 (un asesinato) to commit
(una venganza) to carry out
' consumado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumada
- consumarse
English:
consummate
- fait accompli
- out-and-out
- unconsummated
- accomplished
- out
* * *consumado, -a adjconsummate, perfect;un actor consumado a consummate actor;es un granuja consumado he's a real rascal* * *adj consummate* * *consumado, -da adj: consummate, perfect -
45 corregir un error
(v.) = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistakeEx. When the error is corrected, a valid match is found and the text replaced by the heading's control number.Ex. One the questions that has to be answered regarding this software is how easy it is to make amendments, for example to go back to amend a mistake in an earlier field.Ex. This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.Ex. They want to know how people learn to use computers, how they modify their input, and how they identify and correct their mistakes.* * *(v.) = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistakeEx: When the error is corrected, a valid match is found and the text replaced by the heading's control number.
Ex: One the questions that has to be answered regarding this software is how easy it is to make amendments, for example to go back to amend a mistake in an earlier field.Ex: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.Ex: They want to know how people learn to use computers, how they modify their input, and how they identify and correct their mistakes. -
46 coste de la unidad
(n.) = unit costEx. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.* * *(n.) = unit costEx: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.
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47 cuento
m.1 tale.cuento de hadas fairy talecuento popular folk tale2 short story.3 story, lie (informal) (mentira, exageración).cuento chino tall story, whopperpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: contar.* * *1 (relato) story, tale2 LITERATURA short story\¿a cuento de qué? familiar why?, what for?dejarse de cuentos familiar (ir al grano) to get to the point 2 (decir mentiras) to stop telling fibsir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell somebodyno hagas como el cuento de la lechera figurado don't count your chickens before they are hatchedtener mucho cuento familiar to make a lot of fusstraer algo a cuento figurado to bring something upvenir a cuento to be pertinentcuento chino tall storycuento de hadas fairy tale* * *noun m.story, tale* * *ISM1) (=historia corta) short story; [para niños] story, taleel cuento de Blancanieves — the tale o story of Snow White
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de cuento, un héroe de cuento — a storybook o fairytale hero•
ir con el cuento, en seguida le fue con el cuento a la maestra — he went straight off and told the teacherel cuento de la lechera —
2) * (=mentira)no le duele nada, no es nada más que cuento — it doesn't hurt at all, he's just putting it on
todo eso es puro cuento para no ir al colegio — he just made it all up because he doesn't want to go to school
¡no me cuentes cuentos!, ¡no me vengas con cuentos!, ¡déjate de cuentos! — don't give me that! *
eso se me hace cuento — Cono Sur * I don't believe that for a minute, come off it! *
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tener cuento, tu hermanito tiene mucho cuento — your little brother is a big fibber *cuento chino — tall story, cock-and-bull story *
¡no me vengas con cuentos chinos! — don't give me that (rubbish)! *
el cuento del tío — And, Cono Sur confidence trick, confidence game ( EEUU)
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¿a cuento de qué?, ¿a cuento de qué sacas ese tema ahora? — what are you bringing that up for now?•
traer algo a cuento — to bring sth up•
venir a cuento, eso no viene a cuento — that's irrelevant, that doesn't come into it, that has nothing to do with ittodo esto viene a cuento de lo que acaba de pasar — this all has some bearing on what has just happened
4) frm (=cómputo)IISM [de bastón] point, tip* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex. There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex. The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex. One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.----* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *I1)a) ( narración corta) short story; ( para niños) story, taleel cuento de Cenicienta — the tale o story of Cinderella
aplícate el cuento — (fam) take note
cuento de nunca acabar: esto es el cuento de nunca acabar it just never ends, it just goes on and on; traer algo a cuento to bring something up; venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it; sin venir a cuento — for no reason at all
b) ( chiste) joke, story2)a) (fam) ( chisme)comer cuentos — (Ven fam) to fall for anything
b) (fam) (mentira, excusa) story (colloq)hacerle al cuento — (Méx fam) to pretend
c) (fam) ( exageración)3) ( número)IIsin cuento — countless, innumerable
* * *= story, story book [storybook], tale, yarn, nursery story, storie.Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight... in matters of storie'.* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien = cap + fit.* contar un cuento = tell + story.* cuenta-cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], storytelling [story-telling].* cuento chino = tall tale, tall story.* cuento de hadas = fairy story, fairy tale [fairytale].* cuento de viejas = old wives' tale.* cuento escrito = written story.* cuento infantil = picture book.* cuento popular = folk tale, folktale [folk tale].* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* lectura de cuentos = story reading.* narración de cuentos = storytelling [story-telling].* narrador de cuentos = storyteller [story-teller], story teller.* que no viene a cuento = off-topic.* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.* ¡se te acabó el cuento! = the jig's up!.* sin venir a cuento = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* urdir un cuento = weave + a tale.* vivir del cuento = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A1 (narración corta) short story; (para niños) story, taleescritor de cuentos a short-story writerlibro de cuentos book of short storiesel cuento de Caperucita Roja the tale o story of Little Red Riding Hoodcuéntame un cuento tell me a storyaplícate el cuento ( fam); take notecontar el cuento: un minuto más y no habría contado el cuento one minute more and I wouldn't have been here o have lived to tell the tale ( colloq)el cuento de nunca acabar: ¿otra vez nos vamos a mudar? esto es el cuento de nunca acabar we're going to move again? this is like a neverending story o there seems to be no end to thistraer algo a cuento to bring sth upvenir a cuento: no saques a relucir cosas que no vienen a cuento don't dredge up things that have nothing to do with this o which have no bearing on this o which are irrelevantsin venir a cuento for no reason at all2 (chiste) joke, story¿sabes el cuento del elefante que …? do you know the joke o ( colloq) the one about the elephant that …?Compuestos:short storyfairy story, fairy taleB1 ( fam)(chisme): se enteró y le fue con el cuento al profesor she found out and ran off to tell the teacher ( colloq)siempre anda con cuentos sobre todo el mundo she's always gossiping about everybodycomer cuentos ( Ven fam): ¡tú sí que comes cuentos! you're so gullible! o you'd believe anything! o ( colloq) you'd fall for anything!no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in excuses o stories3 ( fam)(exageración): todos esos lloros son puro cuento para que te perdone all that crying is just put on to get me to forgive you¡qué vas a estar enfermo!, ¡tú lo que tienes es mucho cuento! you're not sick, you're just putting it on! ( colloq), you're not sick, stop fibbing! ( colloq)Compuestos:( fam):eso de que se va a casar es un cuento chino all that stuff about getting married is a load of baloney o ( AmE) bull o ( BrE) rubbish ( colloq)yo no soy tan ingenuo, así que no me vengas con cuentos chinos I'm not as gullible as you think, so don't give me your cock-and-bull story ( colloq)me quiso hacer el cuento del tío y no me dejé he tried to con me o pull a fast one on me but I didn't fall for it ( colloq)( fam); old wives' taleC(número): sin cuento countless, innumerable* * *
Del verbo contar: ( conjugate contar)
cuento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
contar
cuento
contar ( conjugate contar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/votos/días› to count;
y eso sin cuento las horas extras and that's without including overtime;
lo cuento entre mis amigos I consider him (to be) one of my friends
2 ‹cuento/chiste/secreto› to tell;
es muy largo de cuento it's a long story;
¿qué cuentas (de nuevo)? (fam) how're things? (colloq)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to count;
¿este trabajo cuenta para la nota final? does this piece of work count toward(s) the final grade?;
ella no cuenta para nada what she says (o thinks etc) doesn't count for anything
2
◊ cuento contigo para la fiesta I'm counting o relying on you being at the party;
sin cuento con que … without taking into account that …
contarse verbo pronominala) (frml) ( estar incluido):
su novela se cuenta entre las mejores his novel is among the bestb)◊ ¿qué te cuentas? how's it going? (colloq)
cuento sustantivo masculino
( para niños) story, tale;
cuento de hadas fairy story, fairy tale;
venir a cuento: eso no viene a cuento that doesn't come into it;
sin venir a cuento for no reason at all
◊ no me vengas con cuentos I'm not interested in your excuses o storiesd) (fam) ( exageración):
eso es un cuento chino what a load of baloney;
el cuento del tío a con trick
contar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un suceso, una historia) to tell
2 (numerar) to count
II verbo intransitivo to count
♦ Locuciones: contar con, (confiar en) to count on
(constar de) to have
cuento sustantivo masculino
1 story
2 Lit short story
contar un cuento, to tell a story
cuento de hadas, fairy tale
3 (embuste) lie: ¡déjate de cuentos!, get on with it!
4 (cotilleo, acusación) ya le fue con el cuento a la suegra, she ran off to tell the tale to her mother-in-law
5 cuento chino, tall story
♦ Locuciones: figurado eso no viene a cuento, that's beside the point
vivir del cuento, to live off other people
' cuento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colorín
- gratuitamente
- historia
- historieta
- modular
- moraleja
- novela
- si
- tal
- alargar
- aquél
- chabacano
- chiste
- colar
- contar
- inventar
- relato
- tragar
- venir
English:
bank on
- cock and bull story
- expect
- fairy story
- fairy tale
- horror story
- lurid
- moral
- number
- racy
- relate
- run
- spin out
- story
- tale
- tall story
- tell
- unfold
- yarn
- act
- eye
- fairy
- old
- short
- tall
- way
- yet
* * *♦ nm1. [narración] short story;[fábula] tale;un libro de cuentos a storybook;contar un cuento to tell a story;venir a cuento to be relevant;sin venir a cuento for no reason at all;y eso, ¿a cuento de qué? what's all this in aid of?;aplicarse el cuento: ¿ves lo que le ha pasado? pues aplícate el cuento see what happened to him? well, you just have a good think about that;Famir con el cuento a alguien to go and tell sb;Famser el cuento de nunca acabar to be a never-ending story o an endless businesscuento de hadas fairy tale; Fam el cuento de la lechera:es el cuento de la lechera that's pie in the sky¡déjate de cuentos! stop making things up!, don't give me that!;ése tiene mucho cuento he's always putting it on;venir con cuentos to tell fibs o stories;CSurhacerle a alguien el cuento del tío to pull a scam on sb, to con sb;Esptener más cuento que Calleja to be a big fibber;vivir del cuento to live by one's witscuento chino:lo del final del mundo es cuento chino that stuff about the end of the world is a load of Br rubbish o US bull;* * *m1 (short) story;cuento de nunca acabar fig never-ending story;ir con el cuento a alguien tell s.o. tales2 ( pretexto) excuse;tener mucho cuento put it on fam ;vivir del cuento fam live off other people3:venir a cuento be relevant;eso no viene a cuento that’s irrelevant;traer a cuento bring up* * *cuento nm1) : story, tale2)cuento de hadas : fairy tale3)sin cuento : countless* * *cuento n2. (en literatura) short story -
48 de forma general
(adj.) = widely, bulkEx. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.* * *(adj.) = widely, bulkEx: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them. -
49 de un modo desenfadado
= playfully, lightheartedlyEx. The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest.Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.* * *= playfully, lightheartedlyEx: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest.
Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly. -
50 desenfadadamente
adv.with ease.* * *► adverbio1 (con desenvoltura) casually, with ease, confidently2 (con humor) light-heartedly* * *Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.* * *Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.
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51 diputado parlamentario
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52 dos peniques
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53 emitir un voto
(v.) = cast + ballot, take + voteEx. The Secretary General will announce how many vacancies there are on the Executive Board and when you may cast your ballot.Ex. Authors must use every means to get their MPs to attend and to stay until a valid vote is taken.* * *(v.) = cast + ballot, take + voteEx: The Secretary General will announce how many vacancies there are on the Executive Board and when you may cast your ballot.
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54 empedernido
adj.1 inveterate, recurrent, out-and-out, habitual.2 licentious, vicious, corrupt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empedernir.* * *► adjetivo1 confirmed, inveterate, hardened\un,-a fumador,-ra/bebedor,-ra empedernido,-a a hardened smoker/drinker* * *(f. - empedernida)adj.1) inveterate2) heavy* * *ADJ1) [vicio] hardened, inveterateun pecador empedernido — an unregenerate sinner, a reprobate
2) (=cruel) heartless, cruel* * *- da adjetivo <bebedor/fumador> hardened, inveterate; < jugador> compulsive; < solterón> confirmed* * *= hardened, out-and-out, habitual, diehard.Ex. There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.Ex. Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex. A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.Ex. Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.----* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.* fumador empedernido = chain smoker.* jugador empedernido = compulsive gambler.* * *- da adjetivo <bebedor/fumador> hardened, inveterate; < jugador> compulsive; < solterón> confirmed* * *= hardened, out-and-out, habitual, diehard.Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.* fumador empedernido = chain smoker.* jugador empedernido = compulsive gambler.* * *empedernido -da‹bebedor/fumador› hardened, inveterate; ‹jugador› compulsive; ‹solterón› confirmed* * *
empedernido
‹ jugador› compulsive;
‹ solterón› confirmed
empedernido,-a adj (fumador, jugador) hardened
' empedernido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empedernida
- bebedor
English:
confirmed
- habitual
- hard
- inveterate
- chronic
- confirm
- drinker
- hardened
- incurable
* * *empedernido, -a adj[bebedor, fumador] heavy; [criminal, jugador] hardened; [solterón, solterona] confirmed;un lector empedernido de novelas de terror a compulsive reader of horror stories* * *adj:fumador empedernido inveterate smoker;solterón empedernido confirmed bachelor* * *empedernido, -da adjincorregible: hardened, inveterate -
55 en cantidad
familiar tons, loads* * *(adj.) = bulkEx. Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.* * *(adj.) = bulkEx: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.
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56 en conjunto
altogether, on the whole* * *as a whole, altogether* * *= altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overallEx. Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered.Ex. Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.Ex. Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.Ex. All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.* * *= altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overallEx: Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered.
Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. -
57 en el peor de los casos
at worst* * *= at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst caseEx. Further changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex. The lack of accessibility through normal channels does cause problems to librarians which can in the worst of circumstances make it seem as if the report is, indeed, unpublished.Ex. At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading.Ex. The worst case scenario suggests that library and information services may be replaced by electronic information points analogous to the electronic cash points installed at banks.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. Theoretical results demonstrate that planning is in the worst case intractable.* * *= at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst caseEx: Further changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
Ex: The lack of accessibility through normal channels does cause problems to librarians which can in the worst of circumstances make it seem as if the report is, indeed, unpublished.Ex: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading.Ex: The worst case scenario suggests that library and information services may be replaced by electronic information points analogous to the electronic cash points installed at banks.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Theoretical results demonstrate that planning is in the worst case intractable. -
58 en masa
= en masse, in bulk, bulk, in drovesEx. Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse.Ex. They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.Ex. Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.Ex. Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return.* * *= en masse, in bulk, bulk, in drovesEx: Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse.
Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return. -
59 estar seguro
v.1 to be sure, to be certain, to be clear, to know one's own mind.María está segura Mary is sure.2 to be safe.El barco está seguro The boat is safe.* * *= be sure, make + sure, set + your watch byEx. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex. There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.* * *estar seguro(de)(v.) = be certain (of), be confident about, feel + confidentEx: Using this in-depth search system, you can be certain you are conducting your search in the most efficient and accurate way.
Ex: Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading.Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.= be sure, make + sure, set + your watch byEx: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life. -
60 excesivo
adj.1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.2 hypernomic.* * *► adjetivo1 excessive* * *(f. - excesiva)adj.* * *ADJ excessive* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.----* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *excesivo -vaexcessive30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to meel camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweightel celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her childrenno mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project* * *
excesivo adjetivo
excessive
excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
' excesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brutal
- derroche
- etílica
- etílico
- excesiva
- faraónica
- faraónico
- fuerte
- tremenda
- tremendo
- abuso
- exagerado
English:
excessive
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- fulsome
- hard
- immoderate
- inflated
- punitive
- steep
- undue
- unreasonable
- extortionate
- inordinate
- loosely
* * *excesivo, -a adjexcessive;se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals* * *adj excessive* * *excesivo, -va adj: excessive♦ excesivamente adv* * *excesivo adj excessive
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