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1 hacer traición
• betray• commit treason -
2 prevaricar
• betray one's trust• commit perjury• prevaricate -
3 traicionar
• betray• commit treason• cross up• forsake• peacetime• peach orchard• sell cheap stuff• sell fictitiously -
4 traicionarse a sí mismo
• betray one's trust• prevaricateDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > traicionarse a sí mismo
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5 traicionar
v.1 to betray.su acento lo traicionó his accent gave him awayMaría traicionó a su hermano Mary betrayed her brother.2 to commit treason, to cross to the other side.María traiciona secretamente Mary commits treason in secret.3 to stab in the back.El pillo traicionó al policía The thief stabbed the cop in the back.* * *1 (gen) to betray* * *verb* * *VT to betray* * *verbo transitivoa) <patria/amigo> to betrayb) ( delatar) mirada/nerviosismo to give... away* * *= betray, backstab.Ex. Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.Ex. Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.----* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* traicionar los principios de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own principles.* * *verbo transitivoa) <patria/amigo> to betrayb) ( delatar) mirada/nerviosismo to give... away* * *= betray, backstab.Ex: Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.
Ex: Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* traicionar los principios de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own principles.* * *
traicionar ( conjugate traicionar) verbo transitivo
traicionar verbo transitivo to betray: no me traiciones, don't betray me
' traicionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delatar
- vender
- venderse
English:
betray
- double-cross
- forsake
- give away
- sell out
- stitch up
- double
* * *traicionar vt1. [amigo, ideal, país] to betray;tuvo que traicionar a sus aliados para salvarse she had to betray her allies to save her own life;no quiero traicionar la confianza que puso en mí I do not want to betray the trust he placed in me;se siente traicionado por los políticos he feels betrayed by politicians3. [descubrir] to give away;su acento/aquel gesto lo traicionó his accent/that gesture gave him away;lo traicionó el subconsciente his subconscious gave him away* * *v/t betray* * *traicionar vt: to betray* * *traicionar vb1. (en general) to betray -
6 vender
v.1 to sell, to vend.vender algo a o por to sell something forvenden naranjas a 2 euros el kilo they're selling oranges for 2 euros a kiloes capaz de vender a su madre he'd sell his own motheres capaz de vender su alma al diablo por triunfar he'd sell his soul to the Devil if that's what it took to be successfulEllos venden verduras They sell vegetables.Ellos vendieron la casa They sold the house.2 to expose for sale.3 to soil, to betray for money, to prostitute.El chico vendió a su mejor amigo The boy betrayed his best friend.4 to persuade, to delude with false pretences.5 to betray faith, confidence, or friendship. (Metaphorical)6 to boast of talents or merits one does not possess.7 to devote oneself to the service of another.* * *1 (gen) to sell2 figurado (traicionar) to betray1 (uso impersonal) to be on sale, be sold2 (dejarse sobornar) to sell oneself\'Se vende' "For sale"sin vender unsoldvender a plazos to sell on creditvender al contado to sell for cashvender al por mayor to sell wholesale, wholesalevender al por menor to sell retail, retailvender caro to sell at a high pricevenderse caro,-a to play hard to get* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ producto] to sellvenderle algo a algn — to sell sb sth, sell sth to sb
2) (=traicionar) [+ amigo] to betray, sell out *; [+ cómplice] to shop *2.VI to sell3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <mercancías/casa> to sellse vende muy bien/poco — it sells very well/doesn't sell very well
vender al por mayor/menor — to sell wholesale/retail
lo venden a $500 el kilo — they sell it at $500 a kilo
vender algo en or por algo — to sell something for something
vendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 — I sold the painting for $20,000
vender algo por algo: se vende por kilo(s)/unidad(es) — it's sold by the kilo/unit
2)a) ( traicionar) to betrayb) ( delatar) to give... away2. 3.venderse v pron to sell out* * *= market, sell, flog, dispose of, peddle.Ex. In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.Ex. Shops which keep on selling cigarettes to children under 16 will be banned from flogging tobacco.Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.Ex. It could lose those shareholders who may not want to be associated with a conglomerate which also peddles death and destruction.----* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* que se vende = priced.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* vender a Alguien como esclavo = sell + Nombre + into slavery.* vender a crédito = make + charge sale.* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* vender al contado = trade for + cash.* vender al detalle = retail.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* vender al por menor = retail.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender de casa en casa = peddle.* vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* vender la moto a Alguien = pull + the wool over + Posesivo + eyes.* vender más barato = undercut.* venderse = change + hands.* venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.* venderse más que = outsell.* venderse por + Dinero = fetch + Dinero.* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.* vender un producto = carry.* vender un servicio = market + service.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <mercancías/casa> to sellse vende muy bien/poco — it sells very well/doesn't sell very well
vender al por mayor/menor — to sell wholesale/retail
lo venden a $500 el kilo — they sell it at $500 a kilo
vender algo en or por algo — to sell something for something
vendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 — I sold the painting for $20,000
vender algo por algo: se vende por kilo(s)/unidad(es) — it's sold by the kilo/unit
2)a) ( traicionar) to betrayb) ( delatar) to give... away2. 3.venderse v pron to sell out* * *= market, sell, flog, dispose of, peddle.Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.Ex: Shops which keep on selling cigarettes to children under 16 will be banned from flogging tobacco.Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.Ex: It could lose those shareholders who may not want to be associated with a conglomerate which also peddles death and destruction.* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* que se vende = priced.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* vender a Alguien como esclavo = sell + Nombre + into slavery.* vender a crédito = make + charge sale.* vender a cuenta = trade for + credit.* vender al contado = trade for + cash.* vender al detalle = retail.* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.* vender al por menor = retail.* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender de casa en casa = peddle.* vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.* vender la moto a Alguien = pull + the wool over + Posesivo + eyes.* vender más barato = undercut.* venderse = change + hands.* venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.* venderse más que = outsell.* venderse por + Dinero = fetch + Dinero.* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.* vender un producto = carry.* vender un servicio = market + service.* * *vender [E1 ]vtA ‹mercancías/acciones/casa› to selltrabaja vendiendo libros she sells books for a livinglo venden en todos lados it's on sale everywherevendió la casa muy bien she got a very good price for her housele vendí el reloj a mi primo I sold my cousin the watch, I sold the watch to my cousinesa línea se vende muy bien/poco that line sells very well/doesn't sell very well[ S ] se vende for sale[ S ] se vende bicicleta señora lady's bicycle for salevender al por mayor/menor to sell wholesale/retailes capaz de vender a su padre/madre con tal de conseguirlo she would sell her own father/mother to get itintentando vender una imagen moderna del país trying to sell a more modern image of the countryvender algo A algo to sell sth AT sthlo venden a $500 el kilo they sell it at $500 a kilo, it sells for $500 a kilovender algo EN or POR algo to sell sth FOR sthvendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 I sold the painting for $20,000se vende por kilo/unidad it's sold by the kilo/unitvenderse como churros or pan caliente or rosquillas ( fam); to sell like hotcakesel libro se vende como pan caliente the book is selling like hotcakesB1 (traicionar) ‹amigo› to betray, sell … down the river ( colloq)2 (delatar) ‹persona› to give … awayel acento lo vende his accent gives him away■ vendervi1 «producto» to sell2 «pintor» to be successful; «actor/jugador» to be successful, be a crowdpulleruna escritora que vende a best-selling author■ venderseto sell outse vendió por un ascenso he abandoned all his principles o sold out to get promotionse ha vendido a los intereses extranjeros he has sold out to foreign interests* * *
vender ( conjugate vender) verbo transitivo ‹mercancías/casa› to sell;
vendió la casa muy bien she got a very good price for her house;
( on signs) se vende for sale;◊ lo venden a $500 el kilo they sell it at $500 a kilo;
vendí el cuadro en or por $20.000 I sold the painting for $20,000;
se vende por kilo(s)/unidades it's sold by the kilo/unit
verbo intransitivo [ producto] to sell
venderse verbo pronominal ( dejarse sobornar) to sell out
vender verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to sell
vender al por mayor/menor, to (sell) wholesale/retail
2 (traicionar a una persona) to sell out, betray
' vender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuerdo
- fiar
- subastar
- caro
- financiar
- granel
- huevo
- metro
- regalar
- rematar
- traspasar
English:
dispose of
- do
- flog
- good
- inexpensively
- outsell
- peddle
- pitch
- retail
- sell
- sell off
- stitch up
- stock
- the
- tout
- carry
- hustle
- licensed
- patter
- profit
- under
* * *♦ vt1. [productos] to sell;venden naranjas a 20 pesos el kilo they're selling oranges for 20 pesos a kilo;se vende [en letrero] for sale;este modelo se vende mucho this model is selling very well;es capaz de vender a su madre he'd sell his own mother;vender su alma al diablo: es capaz de vender su alma al diablo por triunfar he'd sell his soul to the Devil if that's what it took to be successful;vender caro algo not to give sth up without a fight;el equipo vendió caro su título the team did not give up its title without a fight;la oposición venderá caro su apoyo the opposition will demand a high price for its support;no vender ni una escoba to get absolutely nowhere;Famvender la moto a alguien: les vendió la moto de que iban a ser estrellas he fooled them into believing they were going to be stars;nos quieren vender la moto de que no van a subir los impuestos they want us to swallow the story that they're not going to increase taxes;RPvender salud to be bursting with health2. [idea, proyecto] to sell3. [amigo, familia] to betray♦ vi[producto, autor] to sell;eso no vende hoy día that doesn't sell these days* * *v/t1 sell;vender caro algo a alguien fig make s.o. pay dearly for sth2 fig ( traicionar) betray* * *vender vt1) : to sell2) : to sell out, to betray* * *"se vende" "for sale" -
7 delatar
v.1 to denounce.lo delaté a la policía I reported him to the police2 to betray, to give away.3 to tell on, to give away, to denounce, to finger.La chica delató a Tito The girl gave Tito away.4 to reveal, to give away.Delataron el secreto They revealed the secret.* * *1 to inform on2 (revelar) to give away, reveal1 to give oneself away* * *verb1) to betray2) inform against, denounce* * *1. VT1) [persona] to denounce, inform against2) [actitud, mirada] to betray, give away2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) mirada/nerviosismo/acento ( descubrir) to give... away, betray2.delatarse v pron (refl) to give oneself away* * *= blow + the whistle (on), inform on, turn in.Ex. The article ' Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.Ex. Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.Ex. Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.----* delatar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.* delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.* delatarse = give + Reflexivo + away.* * *1.verbo transitivob) mirada/nerviosismo/acento ( descubrir) to give... away, betray2.delatarse v pron (refl) to give oneself away* * *= blow + the whistle (on), inform on, turn in.Ex: The article ' Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.Ex: Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.* delatar a Alguien = blow + Posesivo + cover.* delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.* delatarse = give + Reflexivo + away.* * *delatar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» (acusar) to denounce, inform on o against2 «mirada/nerviosismo/acento» (descubrir) to give … away, betray( refl) to give oneself away* * *
delatar ( conjugate delatar) verbo transitivo [ persona] ( acusar) to denounce, inform on
delatarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to give oneself away
delatar verbo transitivo
1 to betray
2 (traicionar, descubrir) to give away: el nerviosismo la delató, her nervousness gave her away
' delatar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- alcahuetear
- descubrir
- traicionar
English:
betray
- give away
- grass
- inform
- shop
- give
* * *♦ vt1. [denunciar] to denounce;lo delató a la policía he reported him to the police2. [sujeto: sonrisa, ojos] to betray, to give away;esa risita nerviosa te delata that nervous giggle gives you away* * *v/t:delatar a alguien inform on s.o.; fig give s.o. away* * *delatar vt1) : to betray, to reveal2) : to denounce, to inform against* * *delatar vb (denunciar) to inform on -
8 traslucir
v.to reveal.* * *1 figurado to show, reveal, betray1 (material) to be translucent* * *1.VT (=mostrar) to show; (=revelar) to reveal, betray2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to reveal2.dejar traslucir algo — ( insinuar) to suggest something; ( dejar ver) to reveal, betray
traslucirse v prona) (notarse, percibirse)b) ropa interior to show through* * *1.verbo transitivo to reveal2.dejar traslucir algo — ( insinuar) to suggest something; ( dejar ver) to reveal, betray
traslucirse v prona) (notarse, percibirse)b) ropa interior to show through* * *traslucir [I5 ]visu rostro no dejaba traslucir la pena his face did not reveal o betray his sorrowen la comunicación oficial se dejó traslucir que … the official communiqué hinted o suggested that …1(notarse, percibirse): en sus declaraciones se trasluce el miedo a un accidente nuclear his fear of a nuclear accident can be detected in o perceived from his statement, his statement reveals o betrays his fear of a nuclear accident2 «ropa interior» to show throughse te trasluce el viso your petticoat is showing through* * *
traslucir verbo transitivo to reveal, show
' traslucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
translucir
English:
belie
* * *traslucir, translucir♦ vtto show, to reveal;el entusiasmo que traslucen sus declaraciones the enthusiasm revealed by o that shines through her statements♦ videjar traslucir: su expresión/comentario dejaba traslucir su pesimismo her expression/remark revealed o betrayed her pessimism♦ See also the pronominal verb traslucirse, translucirse* * *v/t reveal, show* * *traslucir {45} vi: to reveal, to show -
9 mostrar
v.1 to show.mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prizeElla muestra la mercadería She shows the goods for sale.Ella le muestra a Sue la ropa She shows Sue the clothes.Ella muestra valor She shows courage.2 to point out, to indicate, to point at.Ella muestra los defectos She points out defects.3 to evidence, to represent, to display, to exteriorize.Ella mostró culpa She evidenced guilt.4 to prove to.Ella muestra ser muy buena She proves to be very good.* * *1 to show2 (exponer) to exhibit, display3 (señalar) to point out, explain1 to appear2 (ser) be; (resultar ser) to prove to be, turn out to be* * *verb1) to show2) display3) manifest* * *1.VT (=señalar, explicar) to show; (=exponer) to display, exhibitmostrar en pantalla — (Inform) to display
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (enseñar, indicar) to showb) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)2.mostrarsev pron (+ compl)nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him
* * *= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex. Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex. A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex. This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex. Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.----* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrar interés = mark + interest.* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* mostrar los resultados = display + results.* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* mostrar preferencia por = slant.* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.* mostrarse = appear.* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* mostrar temor = show + fear.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* resultados + mostrar = results + show.* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (enseñar, indicar) to showb) <interés/entusiasmo> to show, display (frml)2.mostrarsev pron (+ compl)nunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él — she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him
* * *= betray, bring to + the attention, display, evidence, exhibit, manifest, reveal, show, disclose, give + evidence, showcase, flash, hold up, report, parade.Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex: Since Disc \#1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.* mostrar afecto = show + affection.* mostrar asombro = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar claramente = show + clearly.* mostrar contraste = show + contrast.* mostrar de nuevo = redisplay.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* mostrar el prompt del sistema = prompt.* mostrar en pantalla = display + on screen, screen.* mostrar extrañeza = raise + eyebrows.* mostrar gratitud = show + gratitude.* mostrar incredulidad = express + disbelief.* mostrar indiferencia = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrar interés = mark + interest.* mostrar interés en = show + interest in.* mostrar interés por = express + interest in.* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* mostrar lealtad = show + loyalty.* mostrar los dientes = show + Posesivo + teeth, bare + Posesivo + teeth.* mostrar los resultados = display + results.* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno = wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve, show + Posesivo + feelings.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* mostrar orgullosamente = show off.* mostrar poderío = flex + Posesivo + muscles.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* mostrar por primera vez = premiere.* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + respects.* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento = pay + Posesivo + deep respects.* mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.* mostrar preferencia por = slant.* mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).* mostrar respeto = show + respect.* mostrar satisfacción = express + satisfaction.* mostrarse = appear.* mostrarse como Uno realmente es = show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours, reveal + Posesivo + true colours, show + Posesivo + true colours.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* mostrarse reacio a = baulk at [balk at].* mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.* mostrar signos de = show + signs of.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* mostrar temor = show + fear.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* resultados + mostrar = results + show.* volver a mostrar = redisplay.* * *vt1 (enseñar, indicar) to showtodavía no me has mostrado las fotos you still haven't shown me the photographs¿me podría mostrar esa blusa roja? could I see o could you show me that red blouse?les mostró el camino que debían seguir he showed them which way to go, he pointed the route out to themmuéstrame cómo funciona show me how it works2 ‹interés/entusiasmo› to show, display ( frml)mostró su preocupación por la publicidad que se le había dado al caso he showed concern at the publicity the case had received(+ compl):se mostró muy atento con nosotros he looked after us very well, he showed us great kindness ( frml)se mostró muy contento he was very happyse mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposalnunca se ha mostrado agresivo con él she's never displayed o shown any aggression toward(s) him, she's never been at all aggressive (in her behavior) toward(s) him* * *
mostrar ( conjugate mostrar) verbo transitivo
to show;
mostrarse verbo pronominal (+ compl): se mostró muy atento con nosotros he was very obliging (to us);
se mostraron partidarios de la propuesta they expressed support for the proposal
mostrar verbo transitivo to show: muéstrame el camino, show me the way
' mostrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- comenzar
- congelamiento
- decir
- despegar
- desvivirse
- repaso
- revelar
- enseñar
- les
- orientar
- pasar
- presentar
- protestar
- voluntad
English:
colour
- develop
- display
- embarrassing
- exhibit
- flash
- muster
- present
- read
- register
- reveal
- show
- way
- feature
- flex
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [objeto] to show;me mostró su colección de sellos he showed me his stamp collection;el macho muestra su plumaje a la hembra the male displays his plumage to the female2. [sentimiento] to show;mostró su satisfacción por la concesión del premio she expressed pleasure at having been awarded the prize3. [demostrar] to show;muéstranos cómo se pone en marcha show us how to start it;te mostraré que lo que digo es verdad I'll show you o prove to you that what I'm saying is true* * *v/t show* * *mostrar {19} vt1) : to show2) exhibir: to exhibit, to display* * * -
10 revelar
v.1 to reveal.se negó a revelar la localización de la bomba he refused to reveal o disclose the whereabouts of the bombEllos revelan los secretos They reveal the secrets.2 to show.3 to develop (photography).María revela el rollo de película Mary develops the film.4 to reveal to.Esto reveló ser un beneficio This revealed to be a benefit.* * *1 to reveal, disclose2 (fotos) to develop* * *verb1) to reveal, disclose, unfold2) develop* * *1. VT1) (=descubrir) to revealno quiso revelar su identidad — he did not want to reveal o disclose his identity, he did not want to identify himself
revelar un secreto — to reveal o give away a secret
2) frm (=evidenciar) to reveal, showsu expresión revelaba desprecio — his expression revealed o showed contempt
3) (Fot) to develop2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <secreto/verdad> to reveal2) (Cin, Fot) to develop2.revelarse v pron to show oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <secreto/verdad> to reveal2) (Cin, Fot) to develop2.revelarse v pron to show oneself* * *revelar11 = belie, betray, give away, manifest, reveal, throw up, unlock, disclose, divulge, unveil, go + public, lay + bare, bring to + light, throw + light on, illuminate, bare, hold + clue.Ex: But Stanton kew that this remark belied James' impatience with the situation.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law.Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.* historia + revelar = story + unfold.* no revelar información = keep + silent, keep + silence.* no revelar nada a nadie = lips + seal.* obras que revelan un escándalo = exposé.* revelar Algo = break + the news.* revelar detalles = give away + details.* revelar el secreto de = lift + the curtain on.* revelar la solución = unveil + the solution.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* revelar + Posesivo + verdadera identidad = blow + Posesivo + cover.* revelarse = unfold, come to + light.* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos = unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.* revelar secretos = reveal + secrets.* revelar un secreto = spill + secret, spill + the beans, tell + a secret, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.* sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.revelar22 = develop.Ex: In order to render the image visible, the copy paper must be developed.
* * *revelar [A1 ]vtA ‹secreto/verdad› to revealreveló sus intenciones she revealed her intentionseste informe revela que tienen problemas económicos this report shows o reveals that they have financial problemsto show oneselfse revela en esta obra como un gran narrador in this book he shows himself to be a great storyteller, in this book he reveals his talent as a storytellerse reveló como una actriz de gran talento she proved herself to be a very talented actress* * *
revelar ( conjugate revelar) verbo transitivo
b) (Cin, Fot) to develop
revelar verbo transitivo
1 (un conocimiento, secreto) to reveal, disclose
2 (mostrar) to reveal, betray: eso revela que no tiene interés, that shows he's not interested
3 Fot (un carrete) to develop
' revelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descubrir
- desvelar
English:
away
- bare
- betray
- develop
- disclose
- divulge
- expose
- give away
- hand
- hold back
- let out
- process
- proclaim
- reveal
- show up
- turn up
- unfold
- unveil
- withhold
- give
- hold
- let
- throw
- uncover
* * *♦ vt1. [descubrir] to reveal;se negó a revelar la localización de la bomba he refused to reveal o disclose the whereabouts of the bomb2. [manifestar] to show;sus acciones revelan una gran generosidad his actions show great generosity3. Fot to develop* * *v/t FOT develop* * *revelar vt1) : to reveal, to disclose2) : to develop (film)* * *revelar vb1. (fotos) to develop2. (secreto) to reveal -
11 inconsecuente
adj.inconsistent.f. & m.1 inconsistent person.2 incoherent person, illogical person.* * *► adjetivo1 inconsistent1 inconsistent person* * *adj.* * *ADJ inconsistent* * *no seas inconsecuente — don't betray your principles (o beliefs etc)
* * *= inconsequential, a bit of a fluff, fluff.Ex. They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.----* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* * *no seas inconsecuente — don't betray your principles (o beliefs etc)
* * *= inconsequential, a bit of a fluff, fluff.Ex: They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.
Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.* de manera inconsecuente = inconsistently.* * *no puedo aceptar, no puedo ser inconsecuente conmigo mismo I can't accept, it would be inconsistent with my principlesno seas inconsecuente don't betray your principles, you must act according to your principles ( o beliefs etc)* * *
inconsecuente adjetivo:
inconsecuente adjetivo inconsistent
' inconsecuente' also found in these entries:
English:
inconsequential
- inconsistent
* * *♦ adjinconsistent;ser inconsecuente con algo to be inconsistent with sth♦ nmfinconsistent person;es un inconsecuente he's very inconsistent* * *adj inconsistent* * *inconsecuente adj: inconsistent♦ inconsecuencia nf -
12 buscar una oportunidad
(v.) = look for + an opportunityEx. And all of them are looking for an opportunity to betray their spouses.* * *(v.) = look for + an opportunityEx: And all of them are looking for an opportunity to betray their spouses.
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13 campo de concentración
concentration camp* * *(n.) = concentration camp, gulag, internment campEx. The archive of the Auschwitz Museum has evidence of the existence of a small library in the concentration camp, which was stocked largely with Nazi propaganda.Ex. So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.Ex. During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.* * *(n.) = concentration camp, gulag, internment campEx: The archive of the Auschwitz Museum has evidence of the existence of a small library in the concentration camp, which was stocked largely with Nazi propaganda.
Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.Ex: During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.* * *concentration camp -
14 campo de prisioneros
(n.) = prison camp, P.O.W. camp, prisoner of war camp, gulagEx. In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp.Ex. The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps.Ex. The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps.Ex. So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.* * *(n.) = prison camp, P.O.W. camp, prisoner of war camp, gulagEx: In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps.Ex: The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps.Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school. -
15 equilibrado
adj.1 well-balanced, stable, sensible, balanced.2 in equilibrium, balanced.3 balanced.past part.past participle of spanish verb: equilibrar.* * *1→ link=equilibrar equilibrar► adjetivo1 balanced2 (persona) sensible, well-balanced* * *(f. - equilibrada)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=sensato) level-headed, sensible; (=ecuánime) well-balanced2) [dieta] balanced3) [partido] close2.SM* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/dieta> well-balanced, balanced; <lucha/partido> closeIImasculino balancing* * *= balanced, well-adjusted, well-rounded, well balanced [well-balanced], harmonious, poised, even-keeled, even-keel, on an even keel.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.Ex. A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.Ex. The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.Ex. She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.Ex. By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.Ex. She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.Ex. In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.----* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].* dieta equilibrada = balanced diet.* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.* vida equilibrada = balanced life.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/dieta> well-balanced, balanced; <lucha/partido> closeIImasculino balancing* * *= balanced, well-adjusted, well-rounded, well balanced [well-balanced], harmonious, poised, even-keeled, even-keel, on an even keel.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.Ex: The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.* bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced].* dieta equilibrada = balanced diet.* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.* vida equilibrada = balanced life.* * *1 ‹persona› well-balanced, balanced2 ‹dieta› well-balanced, balanced3 ‹lucha/partido› closeel partido estuvo muy equilibrado it was a very close game, the two sides were very evenly matchedbalancingCompuesto:wheel balancing* * *
Del verbo equilibrar: ( conjugate equilibrar)
equilibrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
equilibrado
equilibrar
equilibrado
‹lucha/partido› close
equilibrar ( conjugate equilibrar) verbo transitivo ‹peso/carga/ruedas› to balance;
equilibrarse verbo pronominal [ fuerzas] to even up;
[ balanza de pagos] to be restored;
[ platillos de la balanza] to balance out
equilibrado,-a adjetivo well-balanced
equilibrar verbo transitivo to balance
' equilibrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equilibrada
- centrado
English:
balanced
- even
- well-adjusted
- well-balanced
- stable
- well
* * *equilibrado, -a♦ adj1. [dieta] balanced;2. [persona] sensible, well-balanced♦ nm[de ruedas] balancing* * *adj well-balanced* * *equilibrado, -da adj: well-balanced -
16 gulag
SM(pl gulags) gulag* * *= gulag.Ex. So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.* * *= gulag.Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.
* * *gulag* * *gulag -
17 ideal
adj.ideal.m.ideal, goal, aspiration.* * *► adjetivo1 ideal2 familiar (perfecto) marvellous1 ideal* * *noun m. adj.* * *1.ADJ idealnuestra casa ideal — our dream house o home
lo ideal es poder hacerlo tú mismo — ideally you would be able to do it yourself, the ideal thing is to be able to do it yourself
lo ideal sería que el aparcamiento fuera gratis — ideally the parking would be free, the ideal thing would be for the parking to be free
lo ideal para ella sería un piso en el centro — the ideal thing for her would be a flat in the centre of town
2. SM1) (=modelo) ideal2) (=deseo) ideal3) pl ideales (=valores) ideals* * *Iadjetivo idealIIlo ideal sería estar todos juntos — ideally, we would all be together
a) ( prototipo) idealb) ( aspiración) dreamc) ideales masculino plural (valores, principios) ideals (pl)* * *= ideal, ideally suited, idealised [idealized, -USA], picture-perfect.Ex. This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.Ex. For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.Ex. Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.----* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* ideal democrático = democratic ideal.* ideal para = well suited to/for.* ideal romántico = romantic ideal.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *Iadjetivo idealIIlo ideal sería estar todos juntos — ideally, we would all be together
a) ( prototipo) idealb) ( aspiración) dreamc) ideales masculino plural (valores, principios) ideals (pl)* * *= ideal, ideally suited, idealised [idealized, -USA], picture-perfect.Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
Ex: For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.Ex: Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.* ideal democrático = democratic ideal.* ideal para = well suited to/for.* ideal romántico = romantic ideal.* mundo ideal, el = ideal world, the.* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.* resultar ideal = prove + ideal.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* situación ideal = ideal situation.* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own ideals.* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales = live up to + Posesivo + ideals.* * *idealel coche ideal para la ciudad the ideal town cares el regalo ideal para él it's the perfect present o the ideal gift for himdescribe lo que para él sería la sociedad ideal he describes his idea of a perfect societylo ideal sería estar or lo ideal sería que estuviéramos todos en el mismo hotel ideally, we would all be in the same hotel1 (prototipo) idealel ideal de belleza ahora es … the ideal of beauty nowadays is …, the idea of perfect beauty nowadays is …2 (aspiración) dream* * *
ideal adjetivo
ideal
■ sustantivo masculino
c)
ideal
I adjetivo ideal: es un sitio ideal para acampar, it's a perfect place to pitch a tent
II mf
1 (modelo) ideal: el ideal de belleza masculina, he's the archetype of masculine perfection
2 (objetivo) goal, aim: su único ideal es casarse y tener hijos, his main aim in life is to get married and have children
III mpl (creencias, convicciones) ideals pl
' ideal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ánimo
- causa
- prestarse
- óptimo
- perfecto
English:
cause
- fight
- ideal
- ideally
- job
- location
- material
- never-never land
- quintessential
- street
- suited
- very
- weight-watching
- debase
- do
- grand
- implant
- model
- perfect
* * *♦ adjideal;el hombre ideal the ideal man;un mundo ideal an ideal world;lo ideal sería hacerlo mañana ideally, we would do it tomorrow;sería ideal que lo enviaras por correo electrónico it would be best if you could send it by e-mail♦ nm1. [prototipo] ideal;el ideal de belleza de los griegos the Greek ideal of beauty2. [aspiración] ideal, dream;su ideal es ayudar a los demás her ideal o dream would be to help others3.ideales [ideología] ideals;ese tipo de actuación va en contra de mis ideales that type of behaviour is against my principles♦ advel domingo me vendría ideal Sunday would be perfect* * *m/adj ideal* * *ideal adj & nm: ideal♦ idealmente adv* * *ideal adj ideal -
18 inculcar en
v.to inculcate on, to dim into.Inculcaron valores en María They inculcated values on Mary.* * *(v.) = drill intoEx. So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.* * *(v.) = drill intoEx: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.
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19 literatura de evasión
(n.) = escapist literatureEx. Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.* * *(n.) = escapist literatureEx: Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.
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20 maldad
f.1 evil.2 evil thing.3 evilness, evil, badness, fiendishness.4 evil act, evil deed, evil action, wrongdoing.* * *1 (cualidad) evil, wickedness2 (acto) evil thing, wicked thing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) evil, wickedness2)* * *a) ( cualidad) evilness, wickednessb) ( acto) evil deed, wicked thing* * *= nastiness, perversity, sinisterness, viciousness, wickedness, malice, iniquity, meanness, turpitude, ill will, badness, maliciousness.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex. She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.Ex. With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.Ex. Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex. He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Ex. The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex. On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex. Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or ' badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.Ex. Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.----* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* sin maldad = guileless.* * *a) ( cualidad) evilness, wickednessb) ( acto) evil deed, wicked thing* * *= nastiness, perversity, sinisterness, viciousness, wickedness, malice, iniquity, meanness, turpitude, ill will, badness, maliciousness.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.Ex: With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.Ex: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or ' badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.* con maldad = ill-naturedly.* sin maldad = guileless.* * *1 (cualidad) evilness, wickedness2 (acto) evil deed, wicked thingla envidia la llevó a hacer muchas maldades envy led her to commit many evil deeds* * *
maldad sustantivo femenino
maldad sustantivo femenino
1 wickedness, evil
2 (comentario) wicked o evil remark: lo que has dicho es una maldad, that was a really nasty thing to say
' maldad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perversión
English:
meanness
- sod
- wrongdoing
- evil
- mean
- spite
* * *maldad nf1. [cualidad] evil2. [acción] evil thing;cometer maldades to do evil o wrong* * *f evil;es una maldad hacer eso it’s a wicked thing to do* * *maldad nf1) : evil, wickedness2) : evil deed* * *maldad n evil
См. также в других словарях:
Betray — Be*tray (b[ e]*tr[=a] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrayed} ( tr[=a]d ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE. betraien, bitraien; pref. be + OF. tra[ i]r to betray, F. trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betray — (v.) late 13c., bitrayen mislead, deceive, betray, from BE (Cf. be ) + obsolete M.E. tray, from O.Fr. traine betrayal, deception, deceit, from trair (Mod.Fr. trahir) betray, deceive, from L. tradere hand over, from trans across (see … Etymology dictionary
betray — [v1] be disloyal abandon, be unfaithful, bite the hand that feeds you*, blow the whistle*, bluff, break faith, break promise, break trust, break with, commit treason, cross, deceive, deliver up*, delude, desert, double cross, finger*, forsake, go … New thesaurus
betray — [bē trā′, bitrā′] vt. [ME bitraien < be , intens. + traien, betray < OFr trair < L tradere, to hand over: see TREASON] 1. a) to help the enemy of (one s country, cause, etc.); be a traitor to b) to deliver or expose to an enemy… … English World dictionary
betray — I (disclose) verb acknowledge, admit, air, aperire, avow, bare, bear witness against, bring into the open, bring to light, come clean, confess, declare, detegere, divulge, double cross, expose, give away, give utterance to, impart, inform, inform … Law dictionary
betray — 1 mislead, delude, *deceive, beguile, double cross Analogous words: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare (see CATCH): *dupe, trick, befool, hoodwink, gull 2 discover, *reveal, disclose, divulge, tell Analogous words: manifest, evidence, evince, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
betray — ► VERB 1) act treacherously towards (a person, country, etc.) by revealing information to or otherwise aiding an enemy. 2) be disloyal to. 3) unintentionally reveal; be evidence of. DERIVATIVES betrayal noun betrayer noun. ORIGIN from Old French… … English terms dictionary
betray */*/ — UK [bɪˈtreɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms betray : present tense I/you/we/they betray he/she/it betrays present participle betraying past tense betrayed past participle betrayed 1) a) if you betray your country, or if you betray someone who… … English dictionary
betray — be|tray [bıˈtreı] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(friends)¦ 2¦(country)¦ 3¦(emotions)¦ 4¦(truth)¦ 5 betray your beliefs/principles/ideals etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: tray to betray (13 16 centuries), from Old French traïr, from Latin tradere; TRAITOR] … Dictionary of contemporary English
betray — be|tray [ bı treı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) if you betray your country, or you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents: In wartime many people accused of betraying their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
betray — [[t]bɪtre͟ɪ[/t]] betrays, betraying, betrayed 1) VERB If you betray someone who loves or trusts you, your actions hurt and disappoint them. [V n] When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word... [V n] The President betrayed… … English dictionary