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chancy

  • 1 expuesto

    • chancy
    • dangerous
    • exhibited
    • exposed
    • on exhibit
    • on show
    • on Tuesdays
    • on war footing
    • riskiness
    • riskless transaction
    • risky
    • risky bet
    • unsafe
    • unsheltered

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > expuesto

  • 2 arriesgado

    adj.
    1 risky, dangerous, unsafe, chancy.
    2 venturesome, buccaneering, dauntless, daring.
    f. & m.
    risk taker.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: arriesgar.
    * * *
    1→ link=arriesgar arriesgar
    1 (peligroso) risky, dangerous
    2 (temerario) bold, daring, fearless
    * * *
    (f. - arriesgada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [acto] risky, hazardous
    2) [individuo] (=intrépido) bold, daring; pey (=impetuoso) rash, foolhardy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acción/empresa> risky, hazardous; < persona> brave, daring
    * * *
    = dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex. This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex. The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
    Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    ----
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acción/empresa> risky, hazardous; < persona> brave, daring
    * * *
    = dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.

    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.

    Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
    Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    * llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.

    * * *
    1 (aventurado) ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous
    2 (valiente) ‹persona› brave, daring
    * * *

    Del verbo arriesgar: ( conjugate arriesgar)

    arriesgado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    arriesgado    
    arriesgar
    arriesgado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous;


    ‹ persona› brave, daring
    arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹vida/dinero› to risk


    arriesgarse verbo pronominal:
    ◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;

    arriesgadose a hacer algo to risk doing sth
    arriesgado,-a adjetivo
    1 (que entraña peligro) risky
    2 (temerario) fearless, daring
    arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk

    ' arriesgado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arriesgada
    - embarcarse
    - expuesta
    - expuesto
    English:
    chancy
    - dangerous
    - dodgy
    - hazardous
    - perilous
    - risky
    - low
    * * *
    arriesgado, -a adj
    1. [peligroso] [decisión, operación] risky
    2. [osado] daring;
    es una persona muy arriesgada she's a very daring person
    * * *
    adj risky
    * * *
    arriesgado, -da adj
    1) : risky
    2) : bold, daring
    * * *
    arriesgado adj (peligroso) dangerous / risky [comp. riskier; superl. riskiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > arriesgado

  • 3 de mediana calidad

    (adj.) = in the middle range, medium-quality
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex. Not all paper was watermarked but most medium-quality paper, and nearly all the fine, had watermarks of some sort.
    * * *
    (adj.) = in the middle range, medium-quality

    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.

    Ex: Not all paper was watermarked but most medium-quality paper, and nearly all the fine, had watermarks of some sort.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de mediana calidad

  • 4 no estar a la altura de las expectativas

    (v.) = fall below + expectations
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    * * *
    (v.) = fall below + expectations

    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no estar a la altura de las expectativas

  • 5 no estar a la altura de lo que se espera

    (v.) = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    Ex. Many books bought at railway stations for a long journey frequently turn out to be below par for the author.
    Ex. Libraries are significantly under par on both of these activities, largely because of mind set, less because of budget.
    * * *
    (v.) = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par

    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.

    Ex: Many books bought at railway stations for a long journey frequently turn out to be below par for the author.
    Ex: Libraries are significantly under par on both of these activities, largely because of mind set, less because of budget.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no estar a la altura de lo que se espera

  • 6 superar las expectativas

    (v.) = exceed + expectations
    Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
    * * *
    (v.) = exceed + expectations

    Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.

    Spanish-English dictionary > superar las expectativas

  • 7 expuesto

    adj.
    1 risky, dangerous, unsafe, chancy.
    2 exposed, on exhibit, on show, exhibited.
    3 exposed, unprotected.
    4 at-risk.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: exponer.
    * * *
    1→ link=exponer exponer
    1 (peligroso) dangerous, risky; (sin protección) exposed
    \
    estar expuesto a algo to be exposed to something
    * * *
    1.
    VB [pp] de exponer
    2. ADJ
    1) [lugar] (=al descubierto) exposed; (=peligroso) dangerous
    2) [cuadro, mercancías] on show, on display, on view
    3)
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) [estar] (al viento, a un riesgo) exposed
    2) [ser] ( peligroso) risky, dangerous
    * * *
    = on show, on display, on view, exposed.
    Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
    Ex. The products and services on display underscored the degree to which the Internet has become an integral part of everyday life.
    Ex. Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.
    Ex. The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
    ----
    * expuesto a la intemperie = exposure to the elements.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.
    * objeto expuesto = exhibit.
    * parte expuesta al viento = windward.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) [estar] (al viento, a un riesgo) exposed
    2) [ser] ( peligroso) risky, dangerous
    * * *
    = on show, on display, on view, exposed.

    Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

    Ex: The products and services on display underscored the degree to which the Internet has become an integral part of everyday life.
    Ex: Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.
    Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
    * expuesto a la intemperie = exposure to the elements.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.
    * objeto expuesto = exhibit.
    * parte expuesta al viento = windward.

    * * *
    A
    1 [ ESTAR] (al viento, a la lluvia) exposed expuesto A algo exposed TO sth
    2 [ ESTAR] (a un riesgo, peligro) exposed expuesto A algo exposed TO sth
    B [ SER] (peligroso) risky, dangerous
    * * *

    Del verbo exponer: ( conjugate exponer)

    expuesto es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    exponer    
    expuesto
    exponer ( conjugate exponer) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( en museo) ‹cuadro/escultura› to exhibit, show


    2 ‹razones/hechos› to set out, state;
    ‹ideas/teoría› to put forward;
    ‹ tema› to present
    3
    a) ( poner en peligro) to put … at risk

    b) (al aire, sol) expuesto algo a algo to expose sth to sth

    verbo intransitivo
    to exhibit, exhibit o show one's work
    exponerse verbo pronominal expuestose (a algo) to expose oneself (to sth);

    exponer verbo transitivo
    1 (en un discurso, escrito) to expound, put forward
    2 (en una galería, escaparate) to exhibit, display
    3 (someter, poner) to expose: la expuso al peligro, he exposed her to danger
    expuesto,-a adjetivo
    1 (ser) (arriesgado) risky, dangerous
    2 (estar) (en un escaparate, galería) on display, on show
    (sin protección) exposed

    ' expuesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    colectiva
    - colectivo
    - correr
    - expuesta
    - sujeta
    - sujeto
    English:
    exhibit
    - exposed
    - open
    - show
    - subject
    - view
    - windy
    - display
    - firing
    * * *
    expuesto, -a
    ♦ participio
    ver exponer
    ♦ adj
    1. [desprotegido] exposed (a to);
    estar expuesto a [viento, ataques, críticas] to be exposed to
    2. [arriesgado] dangerous, risky
    3. [dicho] stated, expressed;
    a lo expuesto cabe añadir que… to what has already been stated we should add that…
    4. [exhibido] on display
    * * *
    I part → exponer
    II adj
    1 exposed
    2 ( peligroso) dangerous
    * * *
    expuesto, -ta adj
    1) : exposed
    2) : hazardous, risky
    * * *
    1. (en exposición) on show / on display
    2. (lugar) exposed
    3. (peligroso) dangerous

    Spanish-English dictionary > expuesto

  • 8 riesgoso

    adj.
    1 risk.
    2 risky, dicey, chancy, unsafe.
    * * *
    ADJ LAm risky, dangerous
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (AmL) risky
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (AmL) risky
    * * *
    ( AmL) risky
    * * *

    riesgoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo (AmL) risky


    ' riesgoso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    risky
    * * *
    riesgoso, -a adj
    Am risky
    * * *
    adj L.Am.
    risky
    * * *
    riesgoso, -sa adj
    : risky

    Spanish-English dictionary > riesgoso

  • 9 arriesgado

    • buccaneering
    • chancy
    • dangerous
    • dauntless
    • hazard insurance
    • hazardous area
    • parlour game
    • parlously
    • perilous
    • risk spread
    • risk taker
    • risk-reward spectrum
    • risk-taking
    • riskiness
    • riskless transaction
    • risky
    • risky bet
    • unsafe
    • venturesome

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arriesgado

  • 10 delicado

    • breakable
    • chancy
    • delicate
    • diplomatic
    • discreet
    • exquisite
    • fiddly
    • fine print
    • fine thing
    • finical
    • finish
    • fragile
    • frail
    • overparticular about trivial details
    • refined
    • subtle
    • tactful
    • ticklish
    • touchy

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > delicado

  • 11 peligroso

    • adventurous
    • chancy
    • dangerous
    • fraught with danger
    • hazard insurance
    • hazardous area
    • jeopardous
    • likely to do harm
    • parlour game
    • parlously
    • perilous
    • precarious
    • riskiness
    • riskless transaction
    • risky
    • risky bet
    • unsafe
    • violent

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > peligroso

См. также в других словарях:

  • Chancy — Country Switzerland …   Wikipedia

  • Chancy — Basisdaten Staat: Schweiz Kanton …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chancy — Le pont de Chancy sur le Rhône Administration Pays Suisse …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chancy — Escudo …   Wikipedia Español

  • chancy — chancy; mis·chancy; un·chancy; wan·chancy; …   English syllables

  • chancy — adj. 1. depending on chance. Syn: chanceful, dicey, dodgy, hazardous, risky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. subject to accident or chance or change. Syn: fluky, flukey, iffy. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chancy — index dubious, precarious, speculative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • chancy — (adj.) 1510s, lucky, from CHANCE (Cf. chance) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning uncertain, subject to risk is recorded from 1860 …   Etymology dictionary

  • chancy — haphazard, chance, hit or miss, happy go lucky, *random, casual, desultory …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • chancy — [adj] dangerous, risky capricious, contingent, dicey, erratic, fluctuant, fluky, hazardous, iffy*, incalculable, precarious, problematic, problematical, rocky, speculative, ticklish, touchy, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, unsound, whimsical;… …   New thesaurus

  • chancy — ► ADJECTIVE (chancier, chanciest) informal ▪ uncertain; risky. DERIVATIVES chancily adverb …   English terms dictionary

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