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changeable

  • 1 recambiable

    • changeable

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > recambiable

  • 2 cambiadizo

    • changeable
    • everchanging
    • fit with strings
    • fitful
    • fitfully

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cambiadizo

  • 3 permutable

    • changeable
    • exchangeable
    • permitting
    • permutation

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > permutable

  • 4 voluble

    • changeable
    • fickle
    • flighty
    • inconspicuousness
    • inconstant
    • inconstant person
    • skittish
    • twining
    • unreliable
    • voluble
    • weak verb
    • weak wine
    • weak-willed
    • whimsical

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > voluble

  • 5 variable

    adj.
    changeable, variable.
    f.
    variable (Mat).
    * * *
    1 variable, changeable
    1 MATEMÁTICAS variable
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    noun f. adj.
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    1.
    ADJ (gen) variable, changeable; (Mat, Inform) variable
    2.
    SF (Mat, Inform) variable
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    I
    adjetivo <carácter/humor> changeable

    tiempo variableunsettled o changeable weather

    II
    femenino variable
    * * *
    = changeable, variable, variable, capricious.
    Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex. The report of this study emphasizes that some of the variables are hard to control.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    ----
    * clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.
    * compuesto de variables = piecewise.
    * con variables = piecewise.
    * que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.
    * variable endógena = endogenous variable.
    * variable exógena = exogenous variable.
    * variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <carácter/humor> changeable

    tiempo variableunsettled o changeable weather

    II
    femenino variable
    * * *
    = changeable, variable, variable, capricious.

    Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

    Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
    Ex: The report of this study emphasizes that some of the variables are hard to control.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    * clave de longitud variable = variable-length key.
    * compuesto de variables = piecewise.
    * con variables = piecewise.
    * que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.
    * variable endógena = endogenous variable.
    * variable exógena = exogenous variable.
    * variable aleatoria de lógica difusa = fuzzy random variable.

    * * *
    ‹carácter/humor› changeable
    tiempo variable unsettled o changeable o variable weather
    variable
    * * *

     

    variable adjetivo ‹carácter/humor changeable;
    tiempo variable unsettled o changeable weather

    variable
    I adjetivo variable
    un tiempo variable, changeable weather
    (humor, carácter) moody, changeable
    II f Mat variable

    ' variable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desigual
    - intensidad
    - nubosidad
    English:
    changeable
    - equity
    - erratic
    - moody
    - unsettled
    - variable
    - unreliable
    - unstable
    * * *
    adj
    changeable, variable
    nf
    Mat variable variable aleatoria random variable
    * * *
    I adj variable; tiempo changeable
    II f MAT variable
    * * *
    variable adj & nf
    : variable
    * * *
    variable adj changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > variable

  • 6 cambiante

    adj.
    1 changeable.
    2 changing, changeable.
    3 dynamic.
    * * *
    1 (gen) changing
    2 (carácter) moody
    1 (cambista) moneychanger
    1 (reflejos) glitters, gleams
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=variable) [situación] changing; [tiempo, viento] changeable; [persona, carácter] moody
    2.
    SMF (=cambista) moneychanger
    3. SM
    1) (=tela) iridescent fabric
    2) pl cambiantes [en nácar, tela] changing colours, iridescence sing
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    I
    adjetivo < tiempo> changeable, unsettled; <persona/carácter> moody, temperamental
    II
    masculino y femenino moneychanger
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    = evolving, shifting, volatile, changing, fluctuating, fast-moving.
    Ex. One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.
    Ex. He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
    Ex. The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.
    Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
    Ex. The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.
    Ex. I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.
    ----
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < tiempo> changeable, unsettled; <persona/carácter> moody, temperamental
    II
    masculino y femenino moneychanger
    * * *
    = evolving, shifting, volatile, changing, fluctuating, fast-moving.

    Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

    Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
    Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.
    Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
    Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.
    Ex: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

    * * *
    ‹tiempo› changeable, unsettled; ‹persona/carácter› moody, temperamental
    una chica de un humor muy cambiante a very moody girl, a girl whose moods are very changeable
    moneychanger
    * * *

    cambiante adjetivo ‹ tiempo changeable, unsettled;
    persona/carácter moody, temperamental
    cambiante adj (inestable) changing
    (humor, carácter) changeable
    ' cambiante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desigual
    - voluble
    English:
    change
    - changeable
    * * *
    [tiempo] changeable; [situación] constantly changing, unstable; [temperamento] volatile, unpredictable
    * * *
    adj changing; tiempo changeable
    * * *
    1) : changing
    2) variable: changeable, variable

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiante

  • 7 cambiable

    adj.
    1 fit to be bartered or exchanged.
    2 changeable, exchangeable.
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    1 changeable
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=modificable) changeable
    2) (=intercambiable) exchangeable ( por for)
    * * *
    a) ( variable) changeable
    b) <bono/vale> exchangeable
    * * *
    = changeable, mutable, alterable.
    Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex. Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
    Ex. There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.
    * * *
    a) ( variable) changeable
    b) <bono/vale> exchangeable
    * * *
    = changeable, mutable, alterable.

    Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

    Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
    Ex: There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.

    * * *
    1 (variable) changeable
    2 ‹bono/vale› exchangeable
    * * *
    1. [alterable] changeable
    2. [canjeable] exchangeable
    * * *
    adj changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiable

  • 8 mutable

    adj.
    changeable, mutable.
    * * *
    1 mutable
    * * *
    ADJ (=que puede mutar) mutable; (=variable) mutable frm, changeable
    * * *
    adjetivo changeable, mutable (frml)
    * * *
    = changeable, mutable.
    Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex. Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
    * * *
    adjetivo changeable, mutable (frml)
    * * *
    = changeable, mutable.

    Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.

    Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.

    * * *
    changeable, mutable ( frml)
    * * *

    mutable adjetivo
    changeable, mutable (frml)
    * * *
    mutable adj
    changeable, mutable

    Spanish-English dictionary > mutable

  • 9 voluble

    adj.
    1 changeable, fickle (person).
    2 climbing (botany).
    3 twining, twisting.
    * * *
    1 changeable, fickle
    2 BOTÁNICA voluble, twining
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] (=inconstante) fickle, changeable; (=imprevisible) erratic, unpredictable; (=inestable) unstable
    2) (Bot) twining, climbing
    * * *
    adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    = mercurial, fickle, capricious.
    Ex. As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.
    Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    ----
    * dinero voluble = soft money.
    * * *
    adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    = mercurial, fickle, capricious.

    Ex: As William A Katz puts it, 'questions are mercurial', and an author/title enquiry may evolve into a fact-finding enquiry if inability to trace the work casts doubt upon the accuracy of its description.

    Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    * dinero voluble = soft money.

    * * *
    A (inconstante) changeable, fickle
    B ( Bot) twining, climbing
    * * *

    voluble adjetivo ( inconstante) changeable, fickle
    voluble adj (cambiante) fickle, changeable
    ' voluble' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inconstante
    English:
    whimsical
    * * *
    voluble adj
    [persona] changeable, fickle
    * * *
    adj erratic, unpredictable
    * * *
    voluble adj
    : fickle, changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > voluble

  • 10 desigual

    adj.
    1 different (diferente).
    2 changeable.
    3 unequal, irregular, different, asymmetric.
    4 rough, uneven, up-and-down.
    * * *
    1 (gen) unequal, uneven
    2 (diferente) different, unequal
    3 (irregular) uneven, irregular
    4 (no liso) uneven, rough
    5 (variable) changeable
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diferente) different

    los ciudadanos reciben un trato desigual — people are treated differently, people are not treated equally o the same

    2) [lucha, batalla] unequal
    3) (=irregular) [terreno, calidad] uneven; [letra] erratic
    4) (=variable) [tiempo] changeable; [carácter] unpredictable
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferente)
    b) ( desequilibrado) < lucha> unequal; < fuerzas> unevenly-matched
    2) ( irregular) <terreno/superficie> uneven; < letra> uneven, irregular; < calidad> variable, varying (before n); < rendimiento> inconsistent, erratic
    * * *
    = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.], uneven, unequal, asymmetric, inequal, inequitable, spotty, ragged, asymmetrical, craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], lumpy [lumpier -comp., lumpiest -sup.], unbalanced, imbalanced.
    Ex. The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.
    Ex. Not surprisingly this can lead to gaps in coverage, and uneven coverage of subjects.
    Ex. However, problems arose as a result of combining headings of unequal importance and the multiplicity of languages involved.
    Ex. These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
    Ex. Statistics show the inequal geographical distribution of these libraries, with 74% of university libraries to be found in the north and central regions, while only 26% are found in the south.
    Ex. Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex. Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
    Ex. Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
    Ex. MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
    Ex. This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex. Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
    Ex. Another problem with the main classes is that are unbalanced.
    Ex. The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( diferente)
    b) ( desequilibrado) < lucha> unequal; < fuerzas> unevenly-matched
    2) ( irregular) <terreno/superficie> uneven; < letra> uneven, irregular; < calidad> variable, varying (before n); < rendimiento> inconsistent, erratic
    * * *
    = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.], uneven, unequal, asymmetric, inequal, inequitable, spotty, ragged, asymmetrical, craggy [craggier -comp., craggiest -sup.], lumpy [lumpier -comp., lumpiest -sup.], unbalanced, imbalanced.

    Ex: The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.

    Ex: Not surprisingly this can lead to gaps in coverage, and uneven coverage of subjects.
    Ex: However, problems arose as a result of combining headings of unequal importance and the multiplicity of languages involved.
    Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
    Ex: Statistics show the inequal geographical distribution of these libraries, with 74% of university libraries to be found in the north and central regions, while only 26% are found in the south.
    Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
    Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
    Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
    Ex: MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
    Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
    Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
    Ex: Another problem with the main classes is that are unbalanced.
    Ex: The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (diferente): las mangas me quedaron desiguales one sleeve turned out longer ( o wider etc) than the other
    reciben un trato muy desigual they are treated very differently
    2 (desequilibrado) ‹lucha› unequal; ‹fuerzas› unevenly-matched
    B (irregular) ‹terreno/superficie› uneven; ‹letra› uneven, irregular; ‹calidad› variable, varying ( before n)
    su rendimiento ha sido desigual his performance has been variable o irregular o inconsistent
    * * *

    desigual adjetivo
    1

    las mangas quedaron desiguales one sleeve turned out longer (o wider etc) than the other


    fuerzas unevenly-matched
    2 ( irregular) ‹terreno/superficie uneven;
    letra uneven, irregular;
    calidad variable, varying ( before n);
    rendimiento inconsistent, erratic
    desigual adjetivo
    1 (irregular, poco igualado) uneven
    2 (descompensado) unequal
    3 (variable, cambiante) changeable
    ' desigual' also found in these entries:
    English:
    irregular
    - patchy
    - ragged
    - rough
    - unequal
    - variable
    - bumpy
    - erratic
    - mixed
    - one
    - uneven
    * * *
    1. [diferente] different;
    recibieron un trato desigual they weren't treated the same, they were treated differently;
    un triángulo de lados desiguales a triangle with unequal sides
    2. [irregular] [terreno, superficie] uneven;
    [alumno, actuación] inconsistent, erratic;
    su filmografía es de desigual calidad his movies o Br films are of varying quality;
    ha publicado varias novelas con desigual fortuna he has published several novels, with mixed results
    3. [poco equilibrado] [lucha, competición] unequal;
    [fuerzas, rivales] unevenly matched
    4. [variable] [tiempo] changeable;
    [temperaturas] variable; [persona, humor] changeable
    * * *
    adj
    1 reparto unequal
    2 terreno uneven, irregular
    * * *
    1) : unequal
    2) disparejo: uneven
    * * *
    1. (distinto) different
    2. (combate) unequal
    3. (tiempo, carácter) changeable
    4. (superficie, terreno) uneven

    Spanish-English dictionary > desigual

  • 11 inestable

    adj.
    unstable.
    tiempo inestable changeable weather
    * * *
    1 unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    a) <edificio/estructura> unstable
    b) <país/economía> unstable
    c) <carácter/matrimonio> unstable
    d) < tiempo> changeable, unsettled
    e) (Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *
    = unsettled, instable, unstable, unfixed, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], capricious, shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.].
    Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. The library automation marketplace is unstable, immature and unprofitable, causing vendors to fail.
    Ex. From incomplete networks, questions of quality control and copyright, to unfixed pricing policies, the route to fully electronic scientific communication has many pitfalls.
    Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
    * * *
    a) <edificio/estructura> unstable
    b) <país/economía> unstable
    c) <carácter/matrimonio> unstable
    d) < tiempo> changeable, unsettled
    e) (Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *
    = unsettled, instable, unstable, unfixed, wobbly [wobblier -comp., wobbliest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], capricious, shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.].

    Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: The library automation marketplace is unstable, immature and unprofitable, causing vendors to fail.
    Ex: From incomplete networks, questions of quality control and copyright, to unfixed pricing policies, the route to fully electronic scientific communication has many pitfalls.
    Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.

    * * *
    1 ‹edificio› unstable; ‹estructura› unsteady, unstable
    2 ‹país/gobierno/economía› unstable
    3 ‹persona/carácter› unstable
    4 ‹tiempo› changeable, unsettled
    5 ( Fís, Quím) unstable
    * * *

    inestable adjetivo


    inestable adjetivo unstable, unsteady
    (tiempo) changeable
    ' inestable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cambiante
    English:
    shakily
    - unsettled
    - unstable
    - unsteady
    - top
    * * *
    1. [construcción] unstable
    2. [régimen, economía] unstable
    3. [carácter] unstable
    4. [tiempo] changeable
    * * *
    adj situación, persona unstable; tiempo unsettled
    * * *
    : unstable, unsteady
    * * *
    1. (en general) unstable
    2. (tiempo) changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inestable

  • 12 versátil

    adj.
    1 versatile, which may be turned readily.
    2 versatile, protean.
    3 changeable, variable.
    4 versatile, plastic.
    * * *
    1 (gen) versatile
    2 figurado (voluble) changeable, fickle
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=adaptable) versatile
    2) pey (=inconstante) fickle, changeable
    3) (Anat) mobile, loose
    * * *
    a) ( polifacético) versatile
    b) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable
    * * *
    = versatile, adaptable.
    Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
    Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
    * * *
    a) ( polifacético) versatile
    b) ( inconstante) fickle, changeable
    * * *
    = versatile, adaptable.

    Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.

    Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.

    * * *
    A
    1 (inconstante) fickle, changeable
    2 (polifacético) ‹persona› versatile; ‹camión/aparato› versatile
    B ( Zool) versatile
    * * *

    versátil adjetivo
    1 (inconstante) changeable
    2 (con diversas aplicaciones, capacidades) versatile
    ' versátil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    completa
    - completo
    English:
    all-round
    - versatile
    * * *
    1. [voluble] changeable, fickle
    2. [polifacético] versatile
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( voluble) fickle
    2 ( polivalente) versatile
    * * *
    1) : versatile
    2) : fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > versátil

  • 13 inconstante

    adj.
    1 changeable, fickle.
    2 inconstant, fickle, wavering, mutable.
    f. & m.
    inconstant person.
    * * *
    1 (indolente) lacking in discipline
    2 (variable) inconstant, changeable
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [equipo, sistema] inconstant
    2) [tiempo] changeable
    3) [persona] (=veleidoso) fickle; (=poco firme) unsteady
    * * *
    a) ( falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseverance
    b) ( voluble) fickle
    * * *
    = unsustained, lapsed, fickle.
    Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
    Ex. However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.
    Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    * * *
    a) ( falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseverance
    b) ( voluble) fickle
    * * *
    = unsustained, lapsed, fickle.

    Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.

    Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.
    Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.

    * * *
    1 (falto de perseverancia) lacking in perseverance
    nunca llegó a ser campeón por inconstante he never became champion because he lacked application
    2 (voluble) fickle
    * * *

    inconstante adjetivo


    inconstante adjetivo changeable
    ' inconstante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mariposear
    - versátil
    - caprichoso
    - veleta
    - voluble
    English:
    changeable
    - fickle
    - inconsistent
    * * *
    1. [en el trabajo, escuela]
    es muy inconstante he never sticks at anything
    2. [de opinión, ideas] changeable, fickle
    * * *
    adj fickle
    * * *
    : inconstant, fickle, changeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inconstante

  • 14 mutabilidad

    f.
    mutability, inconstancy, fickleness.
    * * *
    1 mutability, changeability
    * * *
    SF mutability frm, changeableness
    * * *
    femenino (frml) mutability (frml or tech), changeable nature
    * * *
    Ex. The seminar covered some philosophical issues in preservation, particularly with regard to the infinite mutability of digital images.
    * * *
    femenino (frml) mutability (frml or tech), changeable nature
    * * *

    Ex: The seminar covered some philosophical issues in preservation, particularly with regard to the infinite mutability of digital images.

    * * *
    ( frml)
    mutability ( frmlo tech), changeable nature
    la mutabilidad del virus the mutability of the virus
    la mutabilidad de su carácter hacía imprevisible su reacción the changeableness of his character made his reactions unpredictable
    la mutabilidad de la lengua the changeable nature of the language

    Spanish-English dictionary > mutabilidad

  • 15 alterable

    adj.
    that may be changed, alterable.
    * * *
    1 changeable, volatile
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo volatile
    * * *
    = mutable, alterable.
    Ex. Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
    Ex. There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.
    * * *
    adjetivo volatile
    * * *
    = mutable, alterable.

    Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.

    Ex: There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.

    * * *
    volatile
    * * *

    alterable adjetivo changeable
    * * *
    changeable
    * * *
    adj changeable, volatile

    Spanish-English dictionary > alterable

  • 16 caprichoso

    adj.
    capricious, cranky, erratic, fickle.
    * * *
    1 capricious, whimsical, fanciful
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 whimsical person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] capricious
    2) [idea, novela etc] whimsical, fanciful
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

    * * *
    = capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].
    Ex. Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
    Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
    Ex. The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
    Ex. The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    ----
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( inconstante) <carácter/persona> capricious; <tiempo/moda> changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    es un caprichoso — ( es inconstante) he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy

    * * *
    = capricious, whimsical, wayward, fickle, wanton, faddish, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.].

    Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.

    Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
    Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
    Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
    Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
    Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.

    * * *
    1 (inconstante) ‹carácter/persona› capricious; ‹tiempo/moda› changeable
    ¡qué niño más caprichoso! what a capricious child! o this child is always changing his mind
    las estalactitas presentaban formas caprichosas the stalactites formed fanciful shapes
    2 (difícil, exigente) fussy
    masculine, feminine
    es un caprichoso (es inconstante) he's so capricious o he's always changing his mind; (es difícil, exigente) he is so fussy
    * * *

     

    caprichoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ( inconstante) ‹carácter/persona capricious;

    tiempo/moda changeable
    b) (difícil, exigente) fussy

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:


    (es difícil, exigente) he's so fussy
    caprichoso,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino mi hermana es una caprichosa, my sister is very impulsive
    II adjetivo
    1 (antojadizo) whimsical, fanciful
    2 (maniático, exigente) fussy
    3 (creativo, sin norma) las nubes creaban figuras caprichosas, the clouds made strange shapes
    ' caprichoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caprichosa
    - mañoso
    English:
    capricious
    - erratic
    - flighty
    - moody
    - whimsical
    * * *
    caprichoso, -a adj
    capricious, impulsive;
    actuar de forma caprichosa to act capriciously o impulsively
    * * *
    adj capricious
    * * *
    caprichoso, -sa adj
    antojadizo: capricious, fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > caprichoso

  • 17 cambiadizo

    adj.
    changeable.
    * * *
    1 changeable
    * * *
    * * *
    cambiadizo, -a adj
    changeable, variable

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiadizo

  • 18 mudable

    adj.
    changeable (person).
    * * *
    1 changeable
    2 (caracter) fickle
    * * *
    mudable adj
    [persona] changeable; [carácter] fickle
    * * *
    adj viento changeable; fig
    opinión, gustos fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > mudable

  • 19 vario

    adj.
    varied, variegated.
    * * *
    1 (diverso) different, diverse
    2 (variado) varied, assorted
    3 (mudable) changeable, variable
    1 (algunos) some, several, a number of
    * * *
    (f. - varia)
    adj.
    - varias
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=variado) varied; [color] variegated, motley
    2) (=cambiable) varying, changeable; [persona] fickle
    3) pl varios (=muchos) several, a number of

    hay varias posibilidadesthere are several o a number of o various possibilities

    2.
    PRON (=unos) some

    varios piensan que... — some (people) think that...

    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    1)

    varios/varias — ( más de dos) several

    sucedió varias veces/hace varios años — it happened several times/several years ago

    2) (variado, diverso) various

    asuntos varios — various matters; ( en el orden del día) (any) other business

    * * *
    ----
    * a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].
    * con varias estaciones de trabajo = multi-workstation.
    * con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.
    * descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.
    * de varios billones de dólares = multibillion dollar.
    * en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].
    * en varios formatos = multiform.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    1)

    varios/varias — ( más de dos) several

    sucedió varias veces/hace varios años — it happened several times/several years ago

    2) (variado, diverso) various

    asuntos varios — various matters; ( en el orden del día) (any) other business

    * * *
    * a varios niveles = multilevel [multi-level].
    * con varias estaciones de trabajo = multi-workstation.
    * con varios lectores de cintas = multi-drive.
    * descriptor compuesto de varias palabras = multiple-word descriptor.
    * de varios billones de dólares = multibillion dollar.
    * en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].
    * en varios formatos = multiform.
    * * *
    A
    varios/varias (más de dos) several
    sucedió varias veces/hace varios años it happened several times/several years ago
    una o varias circunstancias atenuantes one or more mitigating circumstances
    las ventajas de este método son varias this method has several o various advantages
    B (variado, diverso) various
    problemas de naturaleza varia problems of various kinds
    gastos varios miscellaneous expenses
    asuntos varios various matters; (en el orden del día) (any) other business
    * * *

    Del verbo variar: ( conjugate variar)

    varío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    varió es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    variar    
    vario
    variar ( conjugate variar) verbo intransitivo [precio/temperatura] to vary;
    las temperaturas varían entre 20°C y 25°C temperatures range o vary between 20°C and 25°C;

    para vario (iró) (just) for a change (iro)
    verbo transitivo
    1 ( hacer variado) ‹ menú to vary;
    producción to vary, diversify
    2 ( cambiar) ‹decoración/rumbo to change, alter
    vario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    1
    varios/varias ( más de dos) several;

    hace varios años several years ago
    2 (variado, diverso) various;

    variar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to vary, change
    para variar, just for a change
    irón llegará tarde, para variar, he'll be late, as usual
    podríamos ver una película, para variar, we could see a movie, just for a change
    * * *
    vario, - ria adj
    1) : varied, diverse
    2) : variegated, motley
    3) : changeable
    4) varios, varias pl
    : various, several

    Spanish-English dictionary > vario

  • 20 tornadizo

    adj.
    changeable, fickle.
    * * *
    tornadizo, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=cambiadizo) changeable; (=caprichoso) fickle
    2.
    SM / F ( Hist) renegade
    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo fickle
    II
    - za masculino, femenino
    * * *
    I
    - za adjetivo fickle
    II
    - za masculino, femenino
    * * *
    tornadizo1 -za
    fickle
    tornadizo2 -za
    masculine, feminine
    es una tornadiza she's always changing her mind, she's so fickle
    * * *

    tornadizo,-a
    I adjetivo changeable, fickle
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino deserter, renegade, turncoat
    ' tornadizo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tornadiza
    * * *
    tornadizo, -a adj
    fickle

    Spanish-English dictionary > tornadizo

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