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1 acuchillado
• cautious through experience• knifed• prudent• slashed• stabbed -
2 circunspecto
• cautious• circumspect• discreet• prudent -
3 de pulso
• cautious• prudent -
4 discreto
• cautious• circumspect• close-mouthed• closemouthed• discreet• discrete• inconsolable• inconspicuously• levelheaded• not continuous• not readily noticeable• prudent• tactful• unobtrusive -
5 ponderado
• cautious• prudent• tactful• weight of evidence• weighted average -
6 cauto
adj.cautious, careful, prudent, cagey.* * *► adjetivo1 cautious, wary* * *(f. - cauta)adj.* * *ADJ cautious, wary, careful* * *- ta adjetivo careful, cautious* * *= cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * *- ta adjetivo careful, cautious* * *= cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * *cauto -tacareful, cautious* * *
cauto◊ -ta adjetivo
careful, cautious
cauto,-a adjetivo cautious, wary
' cauto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cauta
- diplomática
- diplomático
- incauta
- incauto
- prudente
English:
cautious
- guarded
* * *cauto, -a adjcautious, careful* * *adj cautious* * *cauto, -ta adj: cautious, careful -
7 cauteloso
adj.1 cautious, careful, prudent, cagey.2 careful, prudent.3 guarded.* * *► adjetivo1 cautious, wary* * *(f. - cautelosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=cuidadoso) cautious, wary, careful2) pey (=astuto) cunning, crafty* * ** * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], guarded.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * ** * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], guarded.Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * *cauteloso -sa[ SER] ‹persona› cautiouslos primeros cautelosos pasos the first cautious o tentative steps* * *
cauteloso
cauteloso,-a adjetivo cautious
' cauteloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cautelosa
English:
cagey
- cautious
- circumspect
- conservative
- guarded
- wary
- err
* * *cauteloso, -a♦ adjcautious, careful♦ nm,fcautious person* * *adj cautious* * *cauteloso, -sa adj: cautious, prudent♦ cautelosamente adv* * *cauteloso adj cautious -
8 precavido
adj.cautious, careful, far-seeing, prudent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: precaver.* * *► adjetivo1 cautious\hombre precavido/mujer precavida vale por dos forewarned is forearmed* * *ADJ1) (=cauteloso) cautious2) (=preparado) prepared* * *- da adjetivo cautious, prudentfui precavida y me traje el paraguas — I came prepared, I brought my umbrella
* * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.].Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.----* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* * *- da adjetivo cautious, prudentfui precavida y me traje el paraguas — I came prepared, I brought my umbrella
* * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.].Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* * *precavido -dacautious, prudentyo he sido precavida y me he traído el paraguas I came prepared, I brought my umbrella* * *
Del verbo precaver: ( conjugate precaver)
precavido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
precaver
precavido
precavido◊ -da adjetivo
cautious, prudent
precavido,-a adjetivo cautious, prudent
' precavido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incauta
- incauto
- precavida
- hombre
- prevenido
- previsor
- prudente
English:
guarded
* * *precavido, -a adj1. [prevenido] prudent;es muy precavido he always comes prepared2. [cauteloso] wary* * *adj cautious* * *precavido, -da adjcauteloso: cautious, prudent -
9 prudente
adj.1 careful, cautious (cuidadoso).2 reasonable (razonable).3 prudent, far-sighted, cautious, thoughtful.4 tactful, subtle.5 advisable, seemly.* * *► adjetivo1 sensible, prudent* * *adj.* * *ADJ sensible, prudentlo más prudente sería ir ahora mismo al médico — the most sensible o prudent thing to do would be to go straight to the doctor
manténgase a una distancia prudente del vehículo delantero — keep a safe distance from the car in front
* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex. Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex. Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.----* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex: However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente she left at a reasonable o sensible hoursería prudente avisar a su familia it would be as well o it would be prudent to tell his familysea prudente con la bebida si tiene que conducir don't drink too much if you have to driveconsideró prudente no decir nada al respecto she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything about the mattercon prudente optimismo with cautious optimismes una mujer prudente she is a sensible womanlo más prudente en estos casos es guardar silencio the most sensible o prudent thing to do in these cases is to keep quiet* * *
prudente adjetivo (sensato. responsable) prudent, sensible;
(cauto, precavido) cautious, prudent
prudente adjetivo
1 (opinión, carácter) prudent, sensible
2 (actitud) careful
' prudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- discreto
- recomendable
English:
careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- conservative
- deliberate
- discreet
- err
- prudent
- safe
- sane
- sensible
- wise
- unwise
* * *prudente adj1. [cuidadoso] careful;[previsor, sensato] sensible, prudent;lo más prudente sería esperar the most sensible thing would be to wait;se mostró muy prudente en sus declaraciones she was very careful about what she said;es muy prudente conduciendo he's a very careful driver2. [razonable] reasonable;a una hora prudente at a reasonable time;a una distancia prudente at a safe distance* * *adj careful, cautious* * *prudente adj: prudent, sensible, reasonable* * *prudente adj sensible -
10 circunspecto
adj.circumspect, cautious, discreet, prudent.* * *► adjetivo1 circumspect, serious, grave* * *ADJ [persona] circumspect; [palabras] carefully chosen, guarded* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/actitud> circumspect, cautious; < comentario> guarded* * *= circumspect.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/actitud> circumspect, cautious; < comentario> guarded* * *= circumspect.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
* * *circunspecto -ta‹persona/actitud› circumspect, cautious; ‹comentario› guarded* * *circunspecto, -a adjFormal1. [comedido] circumspect2. [serio] grave, serious* * *adj circumspect, cautious* * *circunspecto, -ta adj: circumspect, prudent -
11 recatado
adj.reserved, prudent, moderate, coy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: recatar.* * *1→ link=recatar recatar► adjetivo1 (prudente) cautious, prudent2 (modesto) modest3 (decente) decent* * *(f. - recatada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=modesto) modest, shy, demure2) (=prudente) cautious, circumspect* * ** * *= highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * ** * *= highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * *recatado -da1 (pudoroso) demure, modest2 (cauto) cautious; (reservado) reserved* * *
Del verbo recatar: ( conjugate recatar)
recatado es:
el participio
recatado
recatado,-a adjetivo modest, demure
' recatado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recatada
English:
demure
- modest
- proper
* * *recatado, -a adj[pudoroso] modest, demure* * *adj1 modest2 ( cauto) cautious* * *recatado, -da adjmodesto: modest, demure -
12 mirado
adj.cautious, careful, circumspect.past part.past participle of spanish verb: mirar.* * *1→ link=mirar mirar► adjetivo1 (cauto) cautious2 (cuidadoso) careful3 (considerado) considerate\estar muy bien mirado,-a to be highly respectedestar muy mal mirado,-a to be looked down onbien mirado after all* * *ADJ1) (=estimado)bien mirado — well o highly thought of, highly regarded
2) (=sensato) sensible; (=cauto) cautious, careful; (=considerado) considerate, thoughtful; (=educado) well-behavedser mirado en los gastos — to watch what one spends, be a careful spender
3) pey finicky *, fussy4)bien mirado... — all things considered..., when you think about it...
* * *- da adjetivo1) (visto, considerado)bien/mal mirado: es muy bien mirado en esos círculos he's very highly regarded in those circles; eso no está bien mirado that's not approved of, that's looked down on; está muy mal mirado en el barrio — he is not at all well thought of o well regarded in the neighborhood; ver tb mirar 3)
2) < persona>a) ( con dinero) careful with moneyb) (comedido, considerado) thoughtful, considerate* * *- da adjetivo1) (visto, considerado)bien/mal mirado: es muy bien mirado en esos círculos he's very highly regarded in those circles; eso no está bien mirado that's not approved of, that's looked down on; está muy mal mirado en el barrio — he is not at all well thought of o well regarded in the neighborhood; ver tb mirar 3)
2) < persona>a) ( con dinero) careful with moneyb) (comedido, considerado) thoughtful, considerate* * *mirado -daA(visto, considerado): bien/mal mirado: está muy mal mirado en el barrio he is not at all well thought of o well regarded in the neighborhoodeso no está bien mirado that's not approved of, that's looked down on o frowned uponB ‹persona›1 (con el dinero) careful with money2(comedido, considerado): es muy mirado y no se le ocurriría llamar a estas horas he's very considerate o thoughtful, he wouldn't dream of calling so latees muy mirado, no le gusta pedirle nada a nadie he doesn't like to ask anything of anyone, he hates to put people out* * *
Del verbo mirar: ( conjugate mirar)
mirado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
mirado
mirar
mirado◊ -da adjetivo ( considerado): eso no está bien mirado that's not approved of, that's looked down on;
está muy mal mirado en el barrio he is not at all well thought of o well regarded in the neighborhood;
ver tb mirar verbo transitivo
mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mirado a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mirado escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
2 ( fijarse) to look;◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;
mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;
( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
mirado mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);
¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
mirado por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mirado atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mirado A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
3
mirarse verbo pronominal
mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
última
- último
- mirar
* * *mirado, -a adj1. [prudente] careful;es muy mirado para el dinero he's very careful with his money2.ser bien mirado [bien considerado] to be well regarded;* * *adj considerate, thoughtful;bien mirado well thought of, highly regarded; fig all things considered* * *mirado, -da adj1) : cautious, careful2) : considerate3)bien mirado : well thought of4)mal mirado : disliked, disapproved of -
13 ciegamente
adv.blindly.* * *► adverbio1 blindly* * *ADV blindly* * *= blindly, unquestioningly.Ex. If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.Ex. We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.----* ciegamente enamorado = lovestruck, lovesick, lovestricken.* * *= blindly, unquestioningly.Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.
Ex: We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.* ciegamente enamorado = lovestruck, lovesick, lovestricken.* * *‹creer/confiar› blindlyconfía ciegamente en él she has blind faith in him, she trusts him blindly* * *ciegamente advblindly -
14 compresión sin pérdida
(n.) = lossless compressionEx. Some preservation librarians are understandably a bit cautious when it comes to any kind of compression, even lossless compression.* * *(n.) = lossless compressionEx: Some preservation librarians are understandably a bit cautious when it comes to any kind of compression, even lossless compression.
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15 cuidadoso
adj.careful, heedful, mindful, cautious.* * *► adjetivo1 (atento) careful2 (celoso) cautious* * *(f. - cuidadosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=atento) [persona, observación, estrategia] careful2) (=prudente) careful3) (=solícito) attentive* * *- sa adjetivoa) < persona> carefulb) <búsqueda/investigación> careful, thorough* * *= careful, thoughtful, delicate, scrupulous, parsimonious, fastidious.Ex. The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < persona> carefulb) <búsqueda/investigación> careful, thorough* * *= careful, thoughtful, delicate, scrupulous, parsimonious, fastidious.Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.* * *cuidadoso -sa1 ‹persona› carefulno te lo presto porque eres muy poco cuidadoso I'm not going to lend it to you because you don't look after thingscuidadoso CON algo careful WITH sthtienes que ser más cuidadoso con tus juguetes you have to be more careful with your toys, you have to take better care of your toys o look after your toys bettercuidadoso DE algo:es muy cuidadoso de su apariencia he takes great care over his appearancees muy cuidadoso de los detalles he pays great attention to detail2 ‹búsqueda/investigación› careful, thorough* * *
cuidadoso◊ -sa adjetivo
cuidadoso con algo careful with sth
cuidadoso,-a adjetivo careful
' cuidadoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
celosa
- celoso
- chapucera
- chapucero
- cuidadosa
- descuidada
- descuidado
- escrutinio
- responsable
English:
careful
- close
- bear
- thorough
* * *cuidadoso, -a adjcareful;es muy cuidadosa con lo que hace she's very careful o takes a lot of care in what she does;sé muy cuidadoso con lo que dices be very careful what you say, you'd better watch what you say;es muy poco cuidadoso he's very careless, he doesn't take much care* * *adj careful* * *cuidadoso, -sa adj: careful, attentive♦ cuidadosamente adv* * *cuidadoso adj careful -
16 destructor
adj.destructive, deleterious, destroying, noxious.m.1 destroyer, destructor.2 destructive person, ravager.* * *► adjetivo1 destructive1 MARÍTIMO destroyer————————1 MARÍTIMO destroyer* * *1.ADJ destructive2.SM (Náut) destroyer* * *masculino destroyer* * *= destroyer, destructive, annihilating.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.Ex. This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.* * *masculino destroyer* * *= destroyer, destructive, annihilating.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.* * *destructivedestroyer* * *
destructor sustantivo masculino
destroyer
destructor,-ora
I adjetivo destructive: el efecto destructor de la sequía, the destructive effect of the drought
II m Náut destroyer
' destructor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destructora
English:
destroyer
- destructive
* * *destructor, -ora♦ adjdestructive♦ nm[barco de guerra] destroyer* * *I adj destructive;máquina destructora de documentos document shredderII m barco destroyer* * *destructor, - tora adj: destructivedestructor nm: destroyer (ship) -
17 discreto
adj.1 discreet, prudent, cautious, moderate.2 discrete, separate, not joined together.3 not readily noticeable, inconspicuous.4 discrete, separate, distinct, not continuous.* * *► adjetivo1 (prudente) discreet, prudent, tactful2 (sobrio) sober, discreet3 (moderado) moderate, average, reasonable► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 discreet person* * *(f. - discreta)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=poco llamativo) [color, vestido] sober; [advertencia] discreet2) [persona] (=prudente) discreet; (=listo) shrewd3) (=mediano) average, middling4) (Fís) discrete* * *- ta adjetivoa) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreetb) <color/vestido> discreetc) <cantidad/sueldo> modest* * *= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.Ex. The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.----* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.* * *- ta adjetivoa) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreetb) <color/vestido> discreetc) <cantidad/sueldo> modest* * *= tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.
Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.* * *discreto -ta1 ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreetse mostró discreta en sus acusaciones she was restrained o cautious in her accusations2 ‹color/vestido› discreet3 ‹cantidad/sueldo/resultado› modestuna novela de discreta calidad a fairly average novel* * *
discreto◊ -ta adjetivo
discreto,-a adjetivo
1 (prudente) discreet: es una persona muy discreta, she's a very discreet person
2 (mediocre) average: sus resultados fueron más bien discretos, their results were rather average
' discreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- reservada
- reservado
- disimulado
English:
dark horse
- discreet
- inconspicuous
- low-key
- quiet
- sober
- tactful
- unobtrusive
- delicate
- gentle
* * *discreto, -a adj1. [prudente, reservado] discreet;por favor, sé discreto please be discreet;una mirada discreta a discreet look2. [no llamativo] [color, decoración] sober, restrained;[vestido] simple, sober; [maquillaje] discreet;ropa discreta simple o modest attire;su discreta labor a la sombra del gran científico his quiet work in the shadow of the great scientist3. [moderado, normal] [cantidad, sueldo] moderate, modest;[actuación, resultados] fair, reasonable4. Mat discrete* * *adj discreet* * *discreto, -ta adj: discreet♦ discretamente adv* * *discreto adj1. (prudente) discreet / tactful2. (moderado) modest / moderate -
18 escaldado
adj.scalded.m.scalding.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escaldar.* * *1→ link=escaldar escaldar► adjetivo1 scalded2 figurado wary, cautious\salir escaldado,-a figurado to get one's fingers burnt* * *ADJ1) (=escarmentado)gato I, 1., 1)•
salir escaldado, salió escaldado del negocio — he got his fingers burned in the deal2) (=receloso) wary, cautious3) [mujer] loose* * *- da adjetivoa) ( quemado) scaldedb) ( por la orina)tiene las nalgas escaldadas — she has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
c) ( escarmentado)* * *----* salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( quemado) scaldedb) ( por la orina)tiene las nalgas escaldadas — she has diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
c) ( escarmentado)* * ** salir escaldado = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* * *escaldado -da23(escarmentado): salió escaldado de la experiencia he learned his lesson* * *
Del verbo escaldar: ( conjugate escaldar)
escaldado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
escaldado
escaldar
escaldar ( conjugate escaldar) verbo transitivo
escaldarse verbo pronominal
escaldado,-a adj fam cagey, wary, once bitten twice shy: fue una experiencia de la que salí escaldada, that experience made me cagey
escaldar verbo transitivo to scald
escaldar verbo transitivo to scald, burn
' escaldado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escaldada
English:
bitten
- bite
* * *escaldado, -a adj1. Culin scalded* * *adj scalded;figsalió escaldado del proyecto he got his fingers burned in the project -
19 evolucionista
adj.1 evolutionist.2 evolutionary, developmental.f. & m.evolutionist.* * *► adjetivo1 evolutionist1 evolutionist* * *ADJ evolutionist* * *adjetivo evolutionary* * *= evolutionist.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.* * *adjetivo evolutionary* * *= evolutionist.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
* * *evolutionary* * *♦ adjevolutionary♦ nmfevolutionist -
20 exageradamente
adv.1 in an exaggerated way; excessively, exorbitantly; over-demonstratively, theatrically.2 extremely, fulsomely, inordinately, exaggeratedly.* * *► adverbio1 (con exageración) exaggeratedly2 (excesivamente) exaggeratedly, extremely, exceedingly* * *ADVmovía los brazos exageradamente — she was moving her arms in an exaggerated way o exaggeratedly
es exageradamente prudente — he's excessively cautious, he's over-cautious
* * *Ex. Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.----* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.* * *Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
* subir exageradamente = rise + steeply.* * *excessivelyes exageradamente generoso he's much too generous, he's ridiculously o excessively generous* * *exageradamente advexcessively;reaccionar exageradamente to overreact;exageradamente simplista oversimplistic, excessively simplistic;es exageradamente rico he's enormously rich;los actores que gesticulan exageradamente actors who gesture exaggeratedly
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