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41 tardanza
f.1 lateness.2 delay.3 slowness, lateness, tardiness, dilatoriness.* * *1 delay* * *SF1) (=demora) delay2) (=lentitud) slowness* * *femenino delaysu tardanza se debió a... — his lateness was due to...
* * *= tardiness, lateness.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.* * *femenino delaysu tardanza se debió a... — his lateness was due to...
* * *= tardiness, lateness.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.* * *me preocupa su tardanza I'm worried that he's so lateexplicó que su tardanza se debió a una avería he explained that his lateness was due to a breakdown, he explained that he was late because of a breakdown¿a qué se deberá tanta tardanza ? I wonder why he's/they're taking so long* * *
tardanza sustantivo femenino
delay;
perdona la tardanza en contestar forgive my delay in replying;
me preocupa su tardanza I'm worried that he's so late;
su tardanza se debió a … his lateness was due to …
tardanza sustantivo femenino delay
' tardanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disculpar
English:
delay
* * *tardanza nflateness;disculpen mi tardanza I'm sorry I'm late;me extraña su tardanza I'm surprised she's late* * *f delay* * *tardanza nf: lateness, delay -
42 triste
adj.1 sad (person).no te pongas triste don't be sad2 sad (que entristece) (noticia, suceso).es triste que… it's sad o a shame that…ofrecen un triste espectáculo they present a sorry spectacle3 poor (humilde).un triste viejo a poor old man* * *► adjetivo2 (oscuro, sombrío) gloomy, dismal3 (único) single, only4 (insignificante) poor, humble\es triste que... it's a pity...hacer un triste papel to cut a sorry figureponer triste a alguien to make somebody sadponerse triste to become sadtriste futuro bleak future* * *adj.1) sad, blue, gloomy2) sorry* * *1. ADJ1) (=entristecido) [persona] sad; (=desgraciado) miserable; [carácter] gloomy, melancholyponer triste a algn — to make sb sad, make sb unhappy, make sb miserable
2) (=entristecedor) [noticia, canción] sad; [paisaje] dismal, desolate; [cuarto] gloomy3) * (=mustio) [flor] withered4) (=lamentable) sad, sorryes triste no poder ir — it's a pity o shame we can't go
la triste verdad es que... — the sad truth is that...
5) (=insignificante) miserable6) And (=tímido) shy, timid2.SM LAm (=canción) sad love song* * *1)se puso muy triste cuando se lo dije — he was very sad o unhappy when I told him
b) <expresión/mirada> sad, sorrowfulc) [SER] ( que causa tristeza) <historia/película/noticia> sad; <paisaje/color> dismal, gloomy; <lugar/ambiente> gloomyun día nublado y triste — a miserable, cloudy day
2) (delante del n) (miserable, insignificante) miserable* * *= bleak, sad, sagging, wistful, depressing, glum, miserable, morose, doleful.Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.Ex. A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.----* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.* caso triste = sad story.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* triste de admitir = sad to relate.* triste realidad = fact of life.* triste realidad, la = sad truth, the.* triste recordatorio = painful reminder.* * *1)se puso muy triste cuando se lo dije — he was very sad o unhappy when I told him
b) <expresión/mirada> sad, sorrowfulc) [SER] ( que causa tristeza) <historia/película/noticia> sad; <paisaje/color> dismal, gloomy; <lugar/ambiente> gloomyun día nublado y triste — a miserable, cloudy day
2) (delante del n) (miserable, insignificante) miserable* * *= bleak, sad, sagging, wistful, depressing, glum, miserable, morose, doleful.Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.Ex: A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.* caso triste = sad story.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* triste de admitir = sad to relate.* triste realidad = fact of life.* triste realidad, la = sad truth, the.* triste recordatorio = painful reminder.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] (afligido) ‹persona› sadesa música me pone triste that music makes me sadse puso muy triste cuando se lo dije he was very sad o unhappy when I told him¿qué te pasa? te noto tristón ( fam); what's the matter? you look miserable o sad2 ‹expresión/mirada› sad, sorrowfultiene la mirada triste he has a sad look in his eyes3 [ SER] (que causa tristeza) ‹historia/película/noticia› sad; ‹paisaje/color› dismal, gloomyun día nublado y triste a miserable, cloudy dayel cuarto se ve muy triste con esas cortinas those curtains make the room look very dreary o gloomyB ( delante del n) (miserable, insignificante) miserablees la triste realidad it's the sad truth, sadly, that's the way it istenía ante sí un triste futuro he faced an unhappy o a wretched futurepor cuatro tristes pesos for a few miserable o ( colloq) measly pesoshizo un triste papel he made a fool of himself, he performed poorly* * *
triste adjetivo
1
‹paisaje/color› dismal, gloomy;
‹lugar/ambiente› gloomy
2 ( delante del n) (miserable, insignificante) miserable;
es la triste realidad it's the sad truth
triste adjetivo
1 sad
2 (paisaje, habitación, etc) gloomy, dismal
3 (penoso) es triste reconocerlo, it's sad to admit it
4 (insignificante, simple) single: no tenemos ni un triste limón en la nevera, we haven't got a single lemon in the fridge
' triste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alicaída
- alicaído
- alma
- cabizbaja
- cabizbajo
- deshecha
- deshecho
- destrozada
- destrozado
- fúnebre
- negra
- negro
- pachucha
- pachucho
- polvo
- sombría
- sombrío
- taciturna
- taciturno
- abatido
- compungido
- dejo
- desolador
- espectáculo
- mirada
- notar
- penoso
- poner
- tanto
English:
blue
- cheerless
- dismal
- doleful
- downbeat
- face
- feel
- forlorn
- gloomy
- leaden
- lonesome
- make
- miserable
- outwardly
- rueful
- sad
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- wan
- woeful
- infamous
- melancholy
- note
- obviously
- pine
- tearful
* * *triste adj1. [entristecido] [persona] sad;¿por qué estás triste? why are you looking so sad?;esa canción me pone triste that song makes me feel sad;no te pongas triste don't be sad;era un hombre triste y amargado he was a sad and embittered man2. [que entristece] [noticia, suceso] sad;[día, tiempo, paisaje] gloomy, dreary; [color, vestido, luz] dull, dreary;tiene los ojos tristes she has sad eyes3. [deplorable] sad;es triste que una empresa como ésa tenga que cerrar it's sad o a shame that a firm like that should have to close down4. [doloroso] sorry;los jueces ofrecen un triste espectáculo the judges present a sorry spectacle;el equipo hizo un triste papel the team gave a poor showing5. [humilde] poor;un triste viejo a poor old man;no es más que un triste empleado he's nothing but a humble workernos dio dos tristes aceitunas he gave us two measly olives;es un triste consuelo it's small consolation, it's cold comfort;ni un triste… not a single…;ni una triste excusa not one single excuse;no tengo ni una triste radio I haven't even got a lousy radio* * *adj sad* * *triste adj1) : sad, gloomyponerse triste: to become sad2) : desolate, dismaluna perspectiva triste: a dismal outlook3) : sorry, sorry-lookingla triste verdad: the sorry truth* * *triste adjuna casa triste y oscura a dark, gloomy house -
43 una diversidad de
= a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu ofEx. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex. The book attempts to present a mosaic of community information services out of which certain patterns will, I hope, emerge.Ex. The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best we can.Ex. Library systems, whether single-type of multitype, offer a menu of services = Los sistemas bibliotecas, ya sean de un único tipo o the varios tipos, ofrecen una diversidad de servicios.* * *= a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu ofEx: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex: The book attempts to present a mosaic of community information services out of which certain patterns will, I hope, emerge.Ex: The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best we can.Ex: Library systems, whether single-type of multitype, offer a menu of services = Los sistemas bibliotecas, ya sean de un único tipo o the varios tipos, ofrecen una diversidad de servicios. -
44 una serie de
= a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession ofEx. Several commands, such as CLEAR (ESC C), SHOW (F4), and PRINT (F6), give you a choice of settings at the bottom of the screen.Ex. These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.Ex. Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.Ex. Read-only access to title, supplier, and patron and fund accounting information is provided by a suite of general enquiry functions.Ex. Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex. The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.Ex. A binary coded instruction would therefore appear as a pattern of 1s and 0s, eg: 0001 0000.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex. There is a whole battery of minor skills and special techniques for using particular sources of information: they have to be mastered one at a time and committed to memory.Ex. In a system devised at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cutting tool was guided through a succession of points by feeding their co-ordinates from a punched paper tape.* * *= a choice of, a number of, a range of, a series of, a suite of, an array of, a string of, a pattern of, a stream of, a battery of, a succession ofEx: Several commands, such as CLEAR (ESC C), SHOW (F4), and PRINT (F6), give you a choice of settings at the bottom of the screen.
Ex: These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.Ex: Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.Ex: Read-only access to title, supplier, and patron and fund accounting information is provided by a suite of general enquiry functions.Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.Ex: A binary coded instruction would therefore appear as a pattern of 1s and 0s, eg: 0001 0000.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex: There is a whole battery of minor skills and special techniques for using particular sources of information: they have to be mastered one at a time and committed to memory.Ex: In a system devised at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cutting tool was guided through a succession of points by feeding their co-ordinates from a punched paper tape. -
45 una variedad de
= a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette ofEx. Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.Ex. Moreover, the medical profession encompasses a spectrum of opinions as to the efficacy, value, and danger attendant upon various regimens and courses of treatment.Ex. Library systems, whether single-type of multitype, offer a menu of services = Los sistemas bibliotecas, ya sean de un único tipo o the varios tipos, ofrecen una diversidad de servicios.Ex. The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best we can.Ex. People use this type of language as part of a palette of ways of expressing things.* * *= a range of, a variety of, an array of, an assortment of, a spectrum of, a menu of, a diversity of, a palette ofEx: Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.Ex: Moreover, the medical profession encompasses a spectrum of opinions as to the efficacy, value, and danger attendant upon various regimens and courses of treatment.Ex: Library systems, whether single-type of multitype, offer a menu of services = Los sistemas bibliotecas, ya sean de un único tipo o the varios tipos, ofrecen una diversidad de servicios.Ex: The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best we can.Ex: People use this type of language as part of a palette of ways of expressing things. -
46 universidad privada
(n.) = private universityEx. Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.* * *(n.) = private universityEx: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
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47 transido
adj.overcome, pierced, racked.past part.past participle of spanish verb: transir.* * *► adjetivo1 figurado (angustiado) distressed\transido,-a de dolor racked with paintransido,-a de frío chilled to the bonetransido,-a de miedo panic-stricken* * *ADJ* * *- da adjetivo (liter) rackedtransido de dolor/de pena — racked with pain/grief
* * *- da adjetivo (liter) rackedtransido de dolor/de pena — racked with pain/grief
* * *transido -da( liter); rackedtransido de dolor racked with paintransido de pena grief-stricken, racked with grief* * *
transido,-a adjetivo overwhelmed, stricken [de, with]
transido de dolor, racked with pain
' transido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
transida
* * *transido, -a adjtransido de pena grief-stricken* * *adj:transido de racked with;transido de frío chilled to the bone* * *transido, -da adj: overcome, besettransido de dolor: racked with pain -
48 acechar
v.to watch, to spy on.el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *2 (caza) to stalk3 (amenazar) to threaten, lurk* * *VT (=observar) to spy on, watch; (=esperar) to lie in wait for; [+ caza] to stalk; (=amenazar) to threaten, beset* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *verbo transitivo <enemigo/presa> to lie in wait for* * *= lurk, stalk, lie in + wait, skulk, lurk in + the wings.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.* * *acechar [A1 ]vt‹enemigo/presa› to stalk, to lie in wait forsomos conscientes del peligro que nos acecha we are aware of the danger that awaits us o that lies ahead of us* * *
acechar ( conjugate acechar) verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/presa› to lie in wait for;
acechar verbo transitivo
1 to lie in wait for
2 (amenazar) to threaten
' acechar' also found in these entries:
English:
stalk
* * *acechar vtto watch, to spy on;el cazador acechaba a su presa the hunter was stalking his prey* * *v/t lie in wait for* * *acechar vt1) : to watch, to spy on2) : to stalk, to lie in wait for* * *acechar vb to lurk -
49 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
50 comezón
f.1 itching, itching sensation on the skin, itch, prurience.2 prurigo, pruritus, skin disease.* * *1 itch, itching\sentir comezón (tener picor) to have an itchsentir comezón por +inf figurado to be itching to +inf* * *SF1) (=picor) itch, itching; [de calor] tingle, tingling sensationsiento comezón en el brazo — my arm itches, my arm is tingling
2) (=inquietud) itch ( por for)* * *a) (Med) itching, itchb) ( desasosiego) itchya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse — he was already itching to leave
* * *= itching, itch.Ex. In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.Ex. An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.* * *a) (Med) itching, itchb) ( desasosiego) itchya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse — he was already itching to leave
* * *= itching, itch.Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.* * *1 ( Med) itchingtenía comezón en la espalda his back was itching2(desasosiego): lo acosaba la comezón del remordimiento he was beset by feelings of remorseya le estaba empezando la comezón de or por irse he was already itching to leaveuna comezón indefinible se apoderó de él an indefinable malaise took hold of himCompuesto:seven-year itch* * *
comezón sustantivo femenino (Med) itching, itch;
comezón sustantivo femenino uneasiness, qualms: ¡tengo una comezón por culpa de las vacaciones!, the holidays have got me tossing and turning!
' comezón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
* * *comezón nftengo comezón en la nariz I've got an itchy nose2. [remordimiento] twinge;[deseo] urge, itch;sentía una comezón por triunfar she felt the urge to win* * *f itch;sentir comezón por hacer algo fam be itching to do sth fam* * * -
51 desarraigo
m.1 rooting out.2 uprooting, dislodgement, eradication.3 rooting up.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desarraigar.* * *1 (de árbol, persona) uprooting2 figurado (de hábito etc) eradication* * *SM [de árbol, persona] uprooting; [de vicio] eradication* * *una manifestación del desarraigo cultural — a manifestation of being uprooted from one's cultural environment
* * *= alienation.Ex. Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.* * *una manifestación del desarraigo cultural — a manifestation of being uprooted from one's cultural environment
* * *= alienation.Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
* * *el desarraigo que sufre el emigrado the feeling of being separated from one's roots which the emigrant suffersuna manifestación de su desarraigo cultural a manifestation of their having been uprooted from their cultural environment* * *
Del verbo desarraigar: ( conjugate desarraigar)
desarraigo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desarraigó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desarraigar
desarraigo
desarraigar verbo transitivo to uproot: la emigración desarraigó a mucha gente de su país, many people lost touch with their cultural roots after emigrating
desarraigo sustantivo masculino rootlessness
' desarraigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desarraigar
* * *desarraigo nm1. [de vicio, costumbre] rooting out2. [de persona, pueblo] rootlessness;emigrantes víctimas del desarraigo emigrants beset by feelings of rootlessness* * *m figrootlessness -
52 devorador
adj.devouring, all-consuming, eater.* * *► adjetivo1 devouring► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 devourer\devoradora de hombres man-eater* * *ADJ [pasión] devouring; [fuego] all-consuming; [hambre] ravenous* * ** * *= ravenous.Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.----* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* devorador de cultura = culture vulture.* devorador de libros = book-eating.* * ** * *= ravenous.Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
* devoradora de hombres = man-eater.* devorador de cultura = culture vulture.* devorador de libros = book-eating.* * *‹pasión› all-consumingel fuego devorador del infierno ( liter); the flames of Hell that will engulf you o swallow you up ( liter)tengo un hambre devoradora I'm ravenousatenazados por unos impuestos devoradores beset by crippling taxes* * *devorador, -ora♦ adjun adolescente devorador de novelas de aventuras a young boy who devours adventure stories2. [pasión, celos, deseo] all-consuming;tener unas ansias de triunfo devoradoras to have a burning desire for victory;hambre devoradora ravenous hunger;me lanzó una mirada devoradora he devoured me with his eyes;un incendio devorador arrasó el bosque the forest was destroyed by an all-consuming blaze♦ nm,fdevourer;Fam Humuna devoradora de hombres a man-eater* * *adj hambre ravenous; figall-consuming -
53 estar aviado
v.to be in a fix, to be in a jam, to be beset in difficulties.* * *(v.) = be (in) a messEx. The economy is really in a mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.* * *(v.) = be (in) a messEx: The economy is really in a mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
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54 importunar
v.1 to bother, to pester.2 to be tiresome or a nuisance.3 to importune, to beset with solicitations over and over again, to tout.* * *1 (molestar) to pester; (uso formal) to importune* * *VT to bother, pester* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb2.importunar viespero no importunar — I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you
* * *= intrude, importune, pester.Ex. Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb2.importunar viespero no importunar — I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you
* * *= intrude, importune, pester.Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.* * *importunar [A1 ]vt( frml); to inconvenience, disturbquisiera hacerle unas preguntas, si no lo importuno I would like to ask you a few questions, if it's not inconvenient o if it's convenient■ importunarviespero no importunar I hope it's not inconvenient, I hope I'm not disturbing you* * *
importunar ( conjugate importunar) verbo transitivo (frml) to inconvenience, disturb
verbo intransitivo:
importunar verbo transitivo to importune, pester
' importunar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atosigar
- molestar
English:
intrude
- molest
* * *♦ vtto bother, to pester;no me importunes con preguntas don't bother o pester me with questions♦ vito be tiresome o a nuisance* * *v/t bother* * *importunar vt: to bother, to inconvenienceimportunar vi: to be inconvenient -
55 le
pron.1 (to) him (man).le expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to him/herle tengo miedo I'm afraid of him/her2 him. (peninsular Spanish)* * *le1 (objeto directo) him; (usted) you■ ¿quién le sirvió? who served you?■ le repito la pregunta I'll repeat the question for you Table 1 NOTA See also les and leísmo/Table 1* * *pron.1) to him, to her, to it2) for him, for her, for it3) from him, from her, from it4) to you, for you* * *PRON PERS1) [directo] (=a él) him; (=a usted) you¿le ayudo? — shall I help you?
2) [indirecto] (=a él, ella) (to) him, (to) her, (to) it; (=a usted) (to) youle hablé — I spoke to him, I spoke to her
leísmouna de las mejores actuaciones que le hemos visto — one of the best performances we have seen from him
* * *pronombre personal1)a) ( como objeto indirecto)le dije la verdad — ( a él) I told him the truth; ( a ella) I told her the truth; ( a usted) I told you the truth
el dinero le sería muy útil — she/he would find the money very useful
le robó el dinero a su padre — he/she stole the money from his father
no te le pongas delante — don't stand in front of her/him
b) (impers)2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you¿le conoces? — do you know him?
* * *= him.Ex. In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.----* les = them.* * *pronombre personal1)a) ( como objeto indirecto)le dije la verdad — ( a él) I told him the truth; ( a ella) I told her the truth; ( a usted) I told you the truth
el dinero le sería muy útil — she/he would find the money very useful
le robó el dinero a su padre — he/she stole the money from his father
no te le pongas delante — don't stand in front of her/him
b) (impers)2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you¿le conoces? — do you know him?
* * *= him.Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.
* les = them.* * *le1le dije la verdad (a él) I told him the truth; (a ella) I told her the truth; (a usted) I told you the truthle di otra mano de barniz I gave it another coat of varnishno tengo por qué darle explicaciones a nadie I don't have to explain myself to anyoneel dinero le sería muy útil she would find the money very useful, the money would be very useful to hertengo que regarle las plantas a la vecina I have to water my neighbor's plantsno te le acerques, que muerde don't go near it, it bitesle robó el dinero a su padre he stole the money from his fatherexplícale al señor qué pasó explain to the man what happened¡qué rápido le crece el pelo a Cristina! doesn't Cristina's hair grow quickly?a este libro le faltan páginas there are some pages missing from this bookno te le pongas delante don't stand in front of hercuando se le murió el marido when her husband died2 ( impers):a nadie le gusta que le digan esas cosas nobody likes having that kind of thing said to thema Enrique le conozco desde que era niño I've known Enrique since he was a boyhoy no le puedo recibir I can't see you today* * *
le pron pers
1 ( como objeto indirecto):
( a ella) I told her the truth;
( a usted) I told you the truth;
le robaron el dinero they stole the money from him;
a este libro le faltan páginas there are some pages missing from this book
2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a él) him;
(— a usted) you;◊ ¿le conoces? do you know him?;
hoy no le puedo recibir I can't see him/you today
le
I pron pers mf (objeto indirecto) (a él) (to o for) him
(a ella) (to o for) her: dale de comer, feed him/her
(a usted) (to o for) you: le diré lo que pasa, I'll tell you what happens
(a una cosa) (to o for) it: le has puesto demasiada sal, you have put too much salt in it
II pron pers m (objeto directo) (él) him: le vi entrar ahí, I saw him going in there
no le oigo, I can't hear him
(usted) you: no le entiendo, I don't understand you
'le' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- abrir
- acariciar
- acaso
- achacar
- achantarse
- acompañar
- acostumbrar
- acusarse
- afanar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- aferrarse
- agradecida
- agradecido
- agriar
- albañilería
- alivio
- amargada
- amargado
- amenazar
- amohinarse
- ánimo
- antipatía
- antojarse
- apasionar
- apego
- apuro
- arramblar
- artífice
- asestar
- atravesada
- atravesado
- baba
- bailar
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- barbaridad
- bendita
- bendito
- berrido
- bicha
- billete
- blandengue
- boca
- bocinazo
- bofetada
English:
accumulate
- accumulation
- address
- age
- aghast
- ahead
- aim
- alternative
- analyst
- anarchy
- anathema
- angular
- annihilate
- annul
- apology
- appellation
- application
- appreciative
- arena
- articulate
- ask
- ask back
- assimilate
- at
- attendant
- autograph
- available
- averse
- away
- backstage
- bad
- balance
- balding
- bandage
- bar
- barefoot
- bash in
- bear out
- beat
- beckon
- belated
- bell
- beset
- better
- bird
- blink
- blunt
- blur
- blurt out
- bongo
* * *le pron personal1. (complemento indirecto) [hombre] (to) him;[mujer] (to) her; [cosa] to it; [usted] to you;le expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to him/her;le tengo miedo I'm afraid of him/her;ya le dije lo que pasaría [a usted] I told you what would happen;le pegó una patada a la silla she kicked the chair;le pegaron un empujón they pushed him;se le cayó she dropped it;no le agrada viajar en tren he doesn't like travelling by train;le será de gran ayuda it will be very helpful to her;a esta novela le falta más acción this novel could do with some more action in it[a usted] you;le conozco I know him;le visitaré mañana I'll visit you tomorrow;le atracaron en la calle he was mugged in the street* * *lepron sg complemento indirecto (to) him; (a ella) (to) her; (a usted) (to) you; (a algo) (to) it; complemento directo him; (a usted) you* * *le pron1) : to her, to him, to it¿qué le dijiste?: what did you tell him?2) : from her, from him, from itel ladrón le robó la cartera: the thief stole his wallet3) : for her, for him, for itcómprale flores a tu mamá: buy your mom some flowersle traje un regalo: I brought you a gift* * *le pron1. (a él) him2. (a ella) her3. (a usted) you¿puedo ayudarle en algo? can I help you?¿le atienden? are you being served? -
56 plagado
adj.1 infested, over-run, overrun.2 plagued, overfilled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: plagar.* * *- da adjetivoplagado DE algo: está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakes; la playa estaba plagada de turistas — the beach was crawling o swarming with tourists
* * *----* plagado de = teeming with, plagued with, riddled with.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de deudas = debt-riddled.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* * *- da adjetivoplagado DE algo: está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakes; la playa estaba plagada de turistas — the beach was crawling o swarming with tourists
* * ** plagado de = teeming with, plagued with, riddled with.* plagado de delincuentes = crime-ridden.* plagado de deudas = debt-riddled.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagado de famosos = celebrity-studded.* plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].* * *plagado -daplagado DE algo:está plagado de faltas it is riddled with mistakesla playa estaba plagada de turistas the beach was crawling o swarming with touriststenía la espalda plagada de granos his back was covered with o in spots* * *
Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)
plagado es:
el participio
plagado◊ -da adjetivo: [estar] plagado DE algo ‹de faltas/errores› riddled with sth;
‹de turistas/insectos› swarming with sth
plagado,-a adjetivo escribió un libro plagado de mentiras, he wrote a book riddled with lies
las calles estaban plagadas de basura, the streets were full of garbage
' plagado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plagada
English:
riddled
- alive
- over
- plague
* * *plagado, -a adj[de insectos] infested (de with);plagado de dificultades beset o plagued with difficulties;la ciudad está plagada de turistas the city is overrun with tourists;una declaración plagada de contradicciones a statement riddled with contradictions* * *plagado de gente swarming with people* * *plagado, -da adjplagado de : filled with, covered with -
57 rondar
v.1 to patrol.2 to court.3 to be around (edad, cifra).ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty4 to wander.me ronda una idea por la cabeza I've been turning over an idea in my head5 to hover around, to circle, to haunt, to hang round.* * *1 (vigilar) to patrol, do the rounds of2 peyorativo (merodear) to prowl around, hang about, haunt3 (cortejar) to woo, court4 figurado (estar cerca) to stalk1 (vigilar) to patrol2 (merodear) to prowl around, roam around3 (tocar y cantar por las calles) to busk, serenade4 (andar de noche) to roam at night, wander at night* * *verb1) to patrol, police2) haunt* * *1. VT1) [policía, soldado] to patrol2) [+ cifra, edad]3) (=perseguir)es una idea que me rondaba la cabeza desde hace tiempo — it's an idea which I've had going round in my head for quite a while
4) † (=cortejar) to court2. VI1) [policía, soldado] to (be on) patrol2) (=deambular) to prowl3) [pensamiento, idea]debes rechazar las dudas que te rondan por la cabeza — you must dispel the doubts that are besetting you
4) † [enamorado, la tuna] to serenade* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.----* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) vigilante/patrulla to patrol2) pensamiento3) < lugar> to hang around4) ( cortejar) to court (dated or liter)5) ( acercarse a)la rentabilidad ronda el 3% — the yield is hovering around the 3% mark
6) ( dar serenata a) to serenade2.rondar vi1) vigilante/patrulla to be on one's round o beat, be on patrol2) ( merodear) to hang around3) ( dar serenata) to serenade* * *= be one step away from, walk (a)round, hang around, loiter (about/around), loaf (about/around), bum around, linger, prowl, hang about.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* rondar + Número = hover around + Número.* * *rondar [A1 ]vtA «vigilante/patrulla» to patrolB«idea/pensamiento»: hace días que me ronda esa idea I've had that idea going around in my head for daysdebemos ahuyentar los malos pensamientos que nos rondan we must chase away the evil thoughts that beset usC ‹lugar› to hang aroundla gentuza que ronda el bar the rabble who hang around the barera como si la muerte lo estuviese rondando it was as if death were stalking himlleva varios años rondándola he's been courting her for several yearsE ‹cifra/edad›debe estar rondando los 60 she must be around/getting on for 60la rentabilidad ronda el 3% the yield is hovering around the 3% markF (dar serenata a) to serenade■ rondarviA (para vigilar) «vigilante/patrulla» to be on one's round o beat, be on patrolB (merodear) to hang aroundC (dar serenata) to serenade* * *
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivo
b) [ pensamiento]:
d) ( acercarse a):
verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml
(a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu
(una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around
' rondar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
English:
prowl
- haunt
- push
* * *♦ vt1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban las calles en parejas they patrolled the streets in pairsle ronda el sueño he's about to drop off;♦ vi1. [vigilar] to patrol;rondaban en parejas they patrolled in pairs3. [edad, cifra] to be around;ronda los cuarenta años he's about forty;las pérdidas rondan los tres millones the losses are in the region of three million4. [cortejar] to serenade* * *I v/t1 zona patrol2:me ronda una idea I have an idea going around in my head3 mujer serenade4:rondar los treinta be around thirtyII v/i famhang around fam* * *rondar vt1) : to patrol2) : to hang aroundsiempre está rondando la calle: he's always hanging around the street3) : to be approximatelydebe rondar los cincuenta: he must be about 50rondar vi1) : to be on patrol2) : to prowl around, to roam about* * *rondar vb3. (rayar) to be nearlyronda los 30 años he's nearly 30 / he's about 30 -
58 set
m.1 set (gen) & (sport).2 Seth.* * *► nombre masculino (pl sets)1 set* * *noun m.* * *SM(pl set ó sets) (Dep) set* * *1) ( en tenis) set2) ( escenografía) set* * *----* set de rodaje = backlot.* * *1) ( en tenis) set2) ( escenografía) set* * ** set de rodaje = backlot.* * *(pl sets)A (en tenis) setB (escenografía) set* * *
set sustantivo masculino (pl
set m Ten set
' set' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionar
- ajedrez
- ambientar
- aparato
- azuzar
- camino
- cartabón
- componer
- conjunta
- conjunto
- constituir
- constituirse
- dar
- decorado
- decorador
- decoradora
- dentadura
- destinar
- determinar
- disponer
- ejemplo
- empeño
- emprender
- enfrentar
- engarzar
- equipo
- erigirse
- escala
- escenografía
- escuadra
- establecer
- examen
- fijar
- fijarse
- fraguar
- frase
- granada
- granado
- grifería
- grupo
- hecha
- hecho
- hombro
- hundida
- hundido
- incendiar
- indisponer
- inflamar
- instalar
- jet
English:
adventure
- ascetic
- backing
- barricade
- beset
- cassette
- cat
- dead
- deep-set
- example
- film set
- fire
- foundation
- fund
- gather in
- goblet
- heart
- intentionally
- jet-set
- journey
- light
- loose
- nationalist
- odds
- pace
- paper
- pattern
- preset
- radio set
- radiocassette
- reset
- rest
- sail
- scene
- set
- set about
- set against
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set book
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set on
- set out
- set up
- set upon
- set-up
- setting
* * *1. [conjunto] set2. Dep set* * *m tenis set* * * -
59 atenazar
v.1 to clench.2 to torture, to torment.El miedo atenaza a Ricardo Fear tortures Richard.3 to hold in place with a clamp, to clamp, to vice, to vise.El mecánico atenaza las piezas The mechanic clamps the pieces.* * *1 figurado to torture, torment* * *VT (fig) to grip; [+ duda etc] to torment, beset* * *verbo transitivo (liter) to grip (liter)* * *verbo transitivo (liter) to grip (liter)* * *atenazar [A4 ]vtcon la conciencia atenazada por el remordimiento (with her conscience) gripped by remorse ( liter)el miedo los atenazaba they were gripped by fear ( liter)* * *atenazar vt[sujetar] to clench;el miedo la atenazaba she was gripped by fear* * *v/t grip -
60 obsesa
adj.beset, tempted, as with evil spirits.f.feminine of OBSESO.* * *
obseso,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Psic obsessive
2 familiar sex maniac
См. также в других словарях:
beset — beset … Dictionnaire des rimes
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beset — Be*set , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G. besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be + settan to set. See {Set}.] 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beset — BESET. s. masc. Terme dont on se sert au Trictrac, et qui se dit, lorsque du même coup de dé, un joueur amène deux as. J ai amené beset … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
beset — (v.) O.E. besettan to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege, from P.Gmc. *bisatjan (Cf. O.S. bisettjan, Du. bezetten, O.H.G. bisezzan, Ger. besetzen, Goth. bisatjan); see be + SET (Cf. set) (v.). The figurative… … Etymology dictionary
beset — ► VERB (besetting; past and past part. beset) ▪ trouble or harass persistently. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
beset — [bē set′, biset′] vt. beset, besetting [ME bisetten < OE besettan: see BE & SET] 1. to cover or set thickly with; stud 2. to attack from all sides; harass or besiege 3. to surround or hem in SYN. ATTACK besetment … English World dictionary
beset — index accost, assail, attack, badger, bait (harass), discommode, dun, embarrass … Law dictionary
beset — overrun, *infest Analogous words: *worry, annoy, harass, harry, pester, plague: assail, *attack, assault … New Dictionary of Synonyms
beset — [v] plague; hem in aggress, assail, attack, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, bug*, circle*, compass, dog*, drive up the wall*, embarrass, encircle, enclose, encompass, entangle, environ, fall on, fall upon, girdle, give a bad time*, give a… … New thesaurus
beset — besetment, n. besetter, n. /bi set /, v.t., beset, besetting. 1. to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties. 2. to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest. 3. to set or place upon; … Universalium