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121 desesperanza
f.1 lack of hope.cuando la vio besar a Rodrigo, la desesperanza se apoderó de él when he saw her kiss Rodrigo he gave up hope2 despair, desperation, gloom, discouragement.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desesperanzar.* * *1 despair, desperation, hopelessness* * *SF despair* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex. Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.Ex. However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *despair* * *desesperanza nflack of hope;cuando la vio besar a Rodrigo, la desesperanza se apoderó de él when he saw her kiss Rodrigo he gave up hope* * *desesperanza nf: despair, hopelessness -
122 desgarrarse
1 (rasgarse) to tear, rip* * *VPR1) [vestido, papel] to tear, rip2) [músculo]* * *(v.) = ruptureEx. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.* * *(v.) = ruptureEx: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
* * *vpr1. [sujeto: ropa] to get torn o ripped;se me desgarró la camiseta my T-shirt has got torn o ripped;se me desgarra el corazón (cuando…) it breaks my heart (when…)2. [músculo] to tear;se desgarró un músculo entrenando she tore a muscle while training* * *v/r tear, rip;se me desgarra el corazón it breaks my heart* * *vr -
123 desmoralización
f.demoralization, corruption.* * *1 demoralization* * ** * *femenino demoralization* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex. Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.Ex. However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *femenino demoralization* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *demoralization* * *
desmoralización sustantivo femenino demoralization, corruption
' desmoralización' also found in these entries:
English:
demoralization
* * *demoralization;cundió la desmoralización entre los familiares dismay spread amongst the relatives* * *f demoralization -
124 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
125 digitalización
f.1 digitization.2 digitalization, digitation, giving heart failure drugs.* * *1 digitizing* * *= digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.Ex. Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.----* digitalización de documentos = document imaging.* digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.* digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.* proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.* sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.* * *= digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.* digitalización de documentos = document imaging.* digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.* digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.* proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.* sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.* * *digitization, digitalization* * *Informát digitizing -
126 dique
m.1 dike.2 dock (in port).dique seco dry dock* * *1 (muro) dike, breakwater2 figurado barrier, obstacle, check\dique seco dry dock* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=muro de contención) [en río] dyke, dike ( esp EEUU); [en puerto] dockentrar en dique, hacer dique — to dock
2) (=rompeolas) breakwater3) (=impedimento)poner un dique a algo — to check sth, restrain sth
* * *masculino dike** * *= dam, levee, seawall, embankment, dike [dyke].Ex. The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.Ex. The author considers whether the librarian should be a filter, providing only those materials considered appropriate, or a levee holding back the floodwaters of publications and proliferating information.Ex. A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.Ex. Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex. The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.----* construcción de diques = diking [dyking].* construir un dique = dike [dyke].* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* * *masculino dike** * *= dam, levee, seawall, embankment, dike [dyke].Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The author considers whether the librarian should be a filter, providing only those materials considered appropriate, or a levee holding back the floodwaters of publications and proliferating information.Ex: A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.Ex: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.* construcción de diques = diking [dyking].* construir un dique = dike [dyke].* dejar en el dique seco = mothball.* dique seco = dry dock.* en el dique seco = in dry dock, in the wilderness.* * *dike*Compuestos:dam, dike*floating dockdry dock* * *
dique sustantivo masculino
dike( conjugate dike)
dique sustantivo masculino dike
♦ Locuciones: dique seco, dry dock
' dique' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presa
- represa
English:
dam
- dyke
- embankment
- floodgate
- dike
- dry
* * *dique nm1. [en río] dykedique de contención dam2. [en puerto] dockdique flotante floating dock;dique seco dry dock;estar en el dique seco [persona] to be out of action3. Geol dyke4. CompRP Famdarse dique to show off* * *m dike, Brdyke* * *dique nm: dike* * *dique n dam -
127 eliminar las barreras
(v.) = break down + barriersEx. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.* * *(v.) = break down + barriersEx: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
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128 embalse
m.reservoir.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: embalsar.* * *1 (acción) damming2 (presa) dam, reservoir* * *noun m.dam, reservoir* * *SM (=presa) dam; (=lago) reservoir* * ** * *= dam, reservoir, water reservoir.Ex. The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex. These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.----* construir una represa = dam.* * ** * *= dam, reservoir, water reservoir.Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.* construir una represa = dam.* * *1 (depósito) reservoir2 (acción) damming* * *
Del verbo embalsar: ( conjugate embalsar)
embalsé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
embalse es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
embalsar
embalse
embalse sustantivo masculino ( depósito) reservoir
embalse sustantivo masculino reservoir
' embalse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conducir
- escorrentía
- pantano
- presa
- alberca
- rebosar
- represa
English:
drain
- drainage
- reservoir
* * *embalse nm1. [pantano] reservoir2. [recogida de agua] collection, accumulation* * *m reservoir* * *embalse nm: dam, reservoir* * *embalse n reservoir
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