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cherished

  • 1 largamente acariciado

    • cherished

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > largamente acariciado

  • 2 valorado

    • cherished

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > valorado

  • 3 sueńo dorado

    • cherished dream
    • cherished wish
    • life's dream

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sueńo dorado

  • 4 caro

    • cherished
    • costly
    • expensive
    • High Priest
    • high-pressure salesmanship
    • pricey

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > caro

  • 5 estimado

    • cherished
    • esteemed
    • estimated
    • respectable
    • valued

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estimado

  • 6 sueńo preciado

    • cherished dream

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sueńo preciado

  • 7 apreciado

    adj.
    1 dear.
    2 valued, popular, prized, appreciated.
    3 dear.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: apreciar.
    * * *
    1 valued, appreciated
    * * *
    ADJ worthy, esteemed

    "Apreciado Sr...." — "Dear Sir..."

    * * *
    - da adjetivo < amigo> valued
    * * *
    = cherished, valued, hugged.
    Ex. Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
    Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
    Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    ----
    * apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-cherished.
    * muy apreciado = highly appreciated, long-revered.
    * muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < amigo> valued
    * * *
    = cherished, valued, hugged.

    Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

    Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
    Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    * apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-cherished.
    * muy apreciado = highly appreciated, long-revered.
    * muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.

    * * *
    ‹amigo› valued
    su piel es muy apreciada its fur is highly prized
    * * *

    Del verbo apreciar: ( conjugate apreciar)

    apreciado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    apreciado    
    apreciar
    apreciado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ amigo› valued;

    su piel es muy apreciada its fur is highly prized
    apreciar ( conjugate apreciar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹ persona› to be fond of
    2 ‹interés/ayuda/arte› to appreciate
    3 (percibir, observar) to see;

    apreciar verbo transitivo
    1 to appreciate ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 2 (observar, ver) to notice, see
    ' apreciado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estimada
    - estimado
    English:
    dear
    - standing
    - under
    * * *
    apreciado, -a adj
    1. [querido] esteemed, highly regarded
    2. [valorado] prized ( por by)
    * * *
    adj valued

    Spanish-English dictionary > apreciado

  • 8 apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo

    Ex. New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
    * * *

    Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo

  • 9 más apreciado

    Ex. New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
    * * *

    Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > más apreciado

  • 10 preciado

    adj.
    valued, esteemed, valuable, loved.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: preciar.
    * * *
    1 precious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=estimado) [posesión] prized; [amigo] valued, esteemed
    2) (=presuntuoso) presumptuous
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <bien/objeto> prized, valued; < don> valuable
    * * *
    = cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.
    Ex. Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
    Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
    Ex. Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.
    Ex. One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
    Ex. Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
    Ex. The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.
    Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    ----
    * muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <bien/objeto> prized, valued; < don> valuable
    * * *
    = cherished, precious, prized, valued, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], treasured, hugged.

    Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.

    Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
    Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.
    Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
    Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
    Ex: The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.
    Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    * muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.

    * * *
    ‹bien› prized, valued; ‹don› valuable
    una joya muy preciada a highly prized jewel
    las naranjas son muy preciadas en este país oranges are very precious here, oranges are prized here
    * * *

    Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar)

    preciado es:

    el participio

    preciado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹bien/objeto› prized, valued;


    ‹ don› valuable
    preciado,-a adjetivo
    1 (un objeto) prized, valued
    2 (una persona) valuable, esteemed
    ' preciado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    preciada
    English:
    sirloin
    - treasure
    * * *
    preciado, -a adj
    valuable, prized;
    un metal muy preciado a highly-prized metal;
    un bien muy preciado a highly-valued possession
    * * *
    adj precious
    * * *
    preciado, -da adj
    : esteemed, prized, valuable

    Spanish-English dictionary > preciado

  • 11 sueño dorado

    m.
    big dream, biggest dream, cherished dream, cherished wish.
    * * *
    figurado cherished dream, greatest dream
    * * *
    su sueño dorado es llegar a ser actriz her (greatest) dream is to become an actress
    * * *
    su sueño dorado es llegar a ser actriz her (greatest) dream is to become an actress

    Spanish-English dictionary > sueño dorado

  • 12 alojamiento

    m.
    1 accommodation.
    alojamiento y comida board and lodging
    2 lodge, accommodations, billet, lodging.
    * * *
    1 lodging, accommodation
    * * *
    noun m.
    accommodation, rooms, lodgings
    * * *
    SM (=lugar de hospedaje) lodging, lodgings pl ; (Mil) billet, quarters pl ; And (=pensión) small hotel, boarding house

    dar alojamiento — to put up, accommodate

    * * *
    masculino accommodations (pl) (AmE), accommodation (BrE)
    * * *
    = housing, quarters, lodging, accommodation, digs, living quarters.
    Ex. The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, Hovercraft, housing.
    Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
    Ex. All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.
    Ex. NACs deal with a wide range of topics such as public and private rented accommodation, rents, rebates and allowances, improvement grants, landlord-tenant relations, environmental health, and house purchase.
    Ex. Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
    Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    ----
    * alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.
    * alojamiento de alquiler = rented accommodation, residential property.
    * alojamiento de lujo = mews cottage.
    * alojamiento de páginas web = web hosting.
    * alojamiento económico = budget accommodation.
    * alojamiento en hotel = hotel accommodation.
    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * asesoría de alojamiento = housing advice centre.
    * comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.
    * encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.
    * gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.
    * información de alojamiento = housing information.
    * traslado de alojamiento = rehousing.
    * * *
    masculino accommodations (pl) (AmE), accommodation (BrE)
    * * *
    = housing, quarters, lodging, accommodation, digs, living quarters.

    Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, Hovercraft, housing.

    Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
    Ex: All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.
    Ex: NACs deal with a wide range of topics such as public and private rented accommodation, rents, rebates and allowances, improvement grants, landlord-tenant relations, environmental health, and house purchase.
    Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
    Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
    * alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.
    * alojamiento de alquiler = rented accommodation, residential property.
    * alojamiento de lujo = mews cottage.
    * alojamiento de páginas web = web hosting.
    * alojamiento económico = budget accommodation.
    * alojamiento en hotel = hotel accommodation.
    * alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa = full-board accommodation.
    * asesoría de alojamiento = housing advice centre.
    * comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.
    * encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.
    * gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.
    * información de alojamiento = housing information.
    * traslado de alojamiento = rehousing.

    * * *
    accommodations (pl) ( AmE), accommodation ( BrE)
    un amigo nos dio alojamiento a friend put us up o gave us accommodations o accommodation
    Compuesto:
    ( Inf) web hosting
    * * *

     

    alojamiento sustantivo masculino
    accommodations (pl) (AmE), accommodation (BrE);

    alojamiento sustantivo masculino accommodation
    dar alojamiento, to accommodate

    ' alojamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acomodar
    - pensión
    - albergue
    English:
    accommodation
    - board
    - boarding
    - dig
    - lodging
    - quarter
    - bed
    - fix
    - residential
    * * *
    accommodation;
    estoy buscando alojamiento I'm looking for accommodation;
    el precio incluye el alojamiento the price includes accommodation;
    * * *
    m accommodations pl, Br
    accommodation
    * * *
    : lodging, accommodations pl
    * * *
    alojamiento n accommodation

    Spanish-English dictionary > alojamiento

  • 13 aunque

    conj.
    1 even though, although (a pesar de que).
    tendrás que venir aunque no quieras you'll have to come, even if you don't want to
    aunque es caro, me lo voy a comprar although it's expensive I'm going to buy it, I'm going to buy it even though it's expensive
    2 although (pero).
    es lista, aunque un poco perezosa she's clever, although o if a little lazy
    * * *
    1 (valor concesivo) although, though; (con énfasis) even if, even though
    ■ es duro, aunque justo he's tough but fair
    * * *
    conj.
    although, though, even though, even if
    * * *
    CONJ although, though, even though

    es guapa aunque algo bajita — she's pretty but rather short, she's pretty even if she is on the short side

    aunque más... — however much..., no matter how much...

    AUNQUE Aunque se puede traducir al inglés por although, though, even though o even if. ► Por regla general, cuando la cláusula introducida por aunque indica un hecho ( aunque + ((indicativo))), en inglés coloquial se traduce por though y en lenguaje más formal por although: Aunque había un montón de gente, al final pude encontrar a Carlos Though there were a lot of people there, I managed to find Carlos No esperaba eso de él, aunque entiendo por qué lo hizo I did not expect that from him, although I can understand why he did it ► Even though introduce la oración subordinada, enfatizando con más fuerza el contraste con la principal, cuando aunque va seguido de un hecho concreto, no una hipótesis, y equivale a a pesar de que: Llevaba un abrigo de piel, aunque era un día muy caluroso She wore a fur coat, even though it was a very hot day ► Si aunque tiene el sentido de incluso si ( aunque + ((subjuntivo))), se traduce por even if: Debes ir, aunque no quieras You must go, even if you don't want to Me dijo que no me lo diría, aunque lo supiera He said he wouldn't tell me even if he knew Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    a) (+ indicativo) although

    aunque llegué tarde conseguí entradas — although o even though I got there late I managed to get tickets

    es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy

    b) ( respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo)

    es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it

    aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...

    2) (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even if

    cómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it

    dale aunque más no sea unos pesos — (RPl) at least give him a few pesos

    * * *
    = admittedly, albeit (that), although, but, even though, while, whilst, even when, though, if, but still, but then again.
    Ex. Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.
    Ex. Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.
    Ex. These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.
    Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex. Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.
    Ex. While the resulting A/Z entries are not 'wrong', they tend to be clumsy.
    Ex. Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.
    Ex. Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
    Ex. Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    ----
    * aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.
    * aunque a menudo = if often.
    * aunque en balde = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
    * aunque me fuera la vida en ello = for the life of me.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * aunque no sea para otra cosa = if nothing else.
    * aunque no siempre = if not always.
    * aunque no sirva para otra cosa = if nothing else.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.
    * aunque parezca razo = funnily.
    * aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.
    * * *
    a) (+ indicativo) although

    aunque llegué tarde conseguí entradas — although o even though I got there late I managed to get tickets

    es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy

    b) ( respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo)

    es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it

    aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...

    2) (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even if

    cómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it

    dale aunque más no sea unos pesos — (RPl) at least give him a few pesos

    * * *
    = admittedly, albeit (that), although, but, even though, while, whilst, even when, though, if, but still, but then again.

    Ex: Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.

    Ex: Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.
    Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.
    Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.
    Ex: While the resulting A/Z entries are not 'wrong', they tend to be clumsy.
    Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.
    Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
    Ex: Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    * aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.
    * aunque a menudo = if often.
    * aunque en balde = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy, You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
    * aunque me fuera la vida en ello = for the life of me.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * aunque no lo parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * aunque no sea para otra cosa = if nothing else.
    * aunque no siempre = if not always.
    * aunque no sirva para otra cosa = if nothing else.
    * aunque parezca difícil = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * aunque parezca extraño = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * aunque parezca increíble = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * aunque parezca mentira = amazingly enough, believe it or not, strangely enough, incredibly, incredible though it may seem, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.
    * aunque parezca razo = funnily.
    * aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.

    * * *
    1 (+ indicativo) although
    aunque llegamos tarde conseguimos entradas although o even though we got there late we managed to get tickets
    por lo menos antes se oía; aunque mal, se oía at least before you could hear it, not very well, but you could hear it
    es simpático, aunque algo tímido he's very likable, if somewhat shy
    le dije que sí, aunque la verdad es que no tengo ganas de ir I said yes, although o though to be quite honest I don't feel like going
    aunque a ti no te guste, es muy bonito you may not like it, but it's very pretty
    es millonario, aunque no lo parezca he's a millionaire though he may not look it
    aunque no lo creas sacó la mejor nota believe it or not she got the best marks
    B (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even if
    come lo que te sirvan, aunque no te guste eat whatever you're given, even if you don't like it
    mándales unas flores, aunque sea at least send them some flowers
    dale aunque más no sea unos pesos ( RPl); at least give him a few pesos
    * * *

     

    aunque conjunción
    1 ( a pesar de que)


    b) ( respondiendo a una objeción) (+ subjuntivo):

    ◊ es millonario, aunque no lo parezca he's a millionaire though he may not look it;

    aunque no lo creas … believe it or not …
    2 (refiriéndose a posibilidades, hipótesis) (+ subjuntivo) even if;

    aunque conj although, though
    (incluso si) even if
    aunque no te lo creas, even if you don't believe it o believe it or not
    (a pesar de) even though
    aunque llegamos tarde, no perdimos el tren, even though we were late, we didn't miss the train
    Fíjate en estos dos sentidos de aunque:
    1) a pesar de
    though     - más informal
    although - más formal
    even though - más enfático
    2) incluso si, even if
    ' aunque' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abogada
    - abogado
    - apellido
    - así
    - comida
    - cuando
    - fonéticamente
    - más
    - mentira
    - ni
    - pesar
    - política
    - rentabilidad
    - salario
    - sellar
    - siquiera
    - toda
    - todo
    - creer
    - parecer
    English:
    albeit
    - alike
    - although
    - as
    - believe
    - blusher
    - delicate
    - devoted
    - even
    - further
    - hate
    - have
    - if
    - lady
    - love
    - oddly
    - shall
    - should
    - tear away
    - though
    - while
    - odds
    - strangely
    * * *
    aunque conj
    1. [a pesar de que] even though, although;
    [incluso si] even if;
    tendrás que venir aunque no quieras you'll have to come, even if you don't want to;
    aunque quisiera no podría even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to;
    aunque es caro, me lo voy a comprar although it's expensive I'm going to buy it, I'm going to buy it even though it's expensive;
    aunque me cae bien, no me fío de él much as I like him, I don't trust him;
    aunque no te lo creas llegó el primero believe it or not, he came first;
    aunque parezca mentira strange as it may seem, believe it or not;
    aunque parezca raro oddly enough, odd though it may seem;
    cómprale aunque sea una caja de bombones buy her something, even if it's only a box of chocolates;
    RP
    decime la verdad aunque más no sea at least tell me the truth
    2. [pero] although;
    es lista, aunque un poco perezosa she's clever, although o if a little lazy;
    aquellos cuadros no están mal, aunque éstos me gustan más those paintings aren't bad, but I like these (ones) better
    * * *
    conj
    1 although, even though
    2 + subj even if
    * * *
    aunque conj
    1) : though, although, even if, even though
    2)
    aunque sea : at least
    * * *
    aunque conj
    1. (a pesar de que) although / even though
    aunque no quería, tuve que ir although I didn't want to, I had to go
    era simpático, aunque parecía serio even though he seemed serious, he was nice
    aunque sólo llevo 5 meses aquí, me siento muy a gusto although I've only lived here for 5 months, I feel very much at home
    2. (incluso si) even if
    sale a pasear todos los días, aunque caigan chuzos de punta he goes for a walk every day even if it's pouring with rain

    Spanish-English dictionary > aunque

  • 14 bizantino

    adj.
    1 Byzantine, intricate.
    2 Byzantine, rich in detail, elaborate.
    3 Byzantine.
    4 Byzantine, from Byzantium.
    5 Byzantine, pertaining to Byzantium.
    * * *
    1 Byzantine
    3 figurado (decadente) decadent
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) ( Hist) Byzantine
    2) (=baldío) idle, pointless; (=irreal) over-subtle, unreal
    3) (fig) (=decadente) decadent
    2.
    SM / F Byzantine
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.
    Ex. This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    ----
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Byzantine
    b) ( insoluble)
    * * *
    = Byzantine, byzantine.

    Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.

    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    * discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.

    * * *
    1 ( Hist) Byzantine
    2
    (insoluble): nos metimos en una discusión bizantina we got involved in a protracted and pointless argument o a protracted and unresolvable argument
    * * *

    bizantino
    ◊ -na adjetivo (Hist) Byzantine

    bizantino,-a adjetivo
    1 (complicado e irrelevante) hair-splitting: no perdamos el tiempo en cuestiones bizantinas, let's not waste time splitting hairs
    2 (de Bizancio) Byzantine

    ' bizantino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bizantina
    * * *
    bizantino, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Hist Byzantine
    2. [discusión, razonamiento] hair-splitting
    ♦ nm,f
    Byzantine
    * * *
    adj fig
    pointless

    Spanish-English dictionary > bizantino

  • 15 caro

    adj.
    1 expensive, costly, dear, high-priced.
    2 dear, cherished, beloved.
    * * *
    1 (costoso) expensive, dear
    2 (difícil) difficult
    1 at a high price
    \
    costar caro,-a / salir caro,-a (ser costoso) to cost a lot 2 (causar daño) to cost dear
    pagar caro,-a to pay a high price (for)
    vender caro,-a to sell at a high price
    ————————
    1 at a high price
    * * *
    (f. - cara)
    adj.
    2) dear
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=costoso) expensive, dear

    • costar caro — to be expensive, cost a lot

    el abrigo me costó muy caro — my coat was very expensive, my coat cost a lot

    • pagar caro algo — to pay dearly for sth

    • salir caro, un piso amueblado sale más caro — a furnished flat is more expensive

    2) (=querido) liter dear, beloved

    ¡mi caro amigo! — my dear o beloved friend!

    2.
    ADV

    vender caro: esa tienda vende caro — that shop is expensive

    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <coche/entrada/ciudad> expensive

    la vida está muy cara — everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays

    b) (como adv)
    2) (liter) ( querido) dear
    II
    adverbio <comprar/vender>

    en esa tienda venden muy caro — they charge a lot in that store; ver tb caro I 1) b)

    * * *
    = costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], expensive, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, pricey [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.], pricy [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.].
    Nota: También escrito pricey.
    Ex. Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.
    Ex. However, since most hosts are in South East England, access can be expensive from other parts of the UK.
    Ex. The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.
    Ex. In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.
    Ex. My understanding is that this is fairly pricey, too.
    Ex. These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.
    ----
    * de cara a = face-to-face [face to face].
    * de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.
    * demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].
    * de tres caras = three-sided.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * extremadamente caro = prohibitively expensive.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.
    * muy caro = high priced [high-priced].
    * otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.
    * pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.
    * resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) <coche/entrada/ciudad> expensive

    la vida está muy cara — everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays

    b) (como adv)
    2) (liter) ( querido) dear
    II
    adverbio <comprar/vender>

    en esa tienda venden muy caro — they charge a lot in that store; ver tb caro I 1) b)

    * * *
    = costly [costlier -comp., costliest -sup.], expensive, dear [dearer -comp., dearest -sup.], expensively, pricey [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.], pricy [pricier -comp., priciest -sup.].
    Nota: También escrito pricey.

    Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.

    Ex: However, since most hosts are in South East England, access can be expensive from other parts of the UK.
    Ex: The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.
    Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.
    Ex: My understanding is that this is fairly pricey, too.
    Ex: These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.
    * de cara a = face-to-face [face to face].
    * de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.
    * demasiado caro = overpriced [over-priced].
    * de tres caras = three-sided.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * extremadamente caro = prohibitively expensive.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * mantenimiento caro = high maintenance.
    * muy caro = high priced [high-priced].
    * otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.
    * pagar caro = pay + penalty, pay + dearly.
    * resultar caro = prove + expensive, prove + costly.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * venderse caro = play + hard to get, play it + cool.

    * * *
    caro1 -ra
    A
    1 ‹coche/entrada› expensive
    es demasiado caro it's too expensive o dear
    la fiesta nos salió carísima the party cost us a small fortune
    2 ‹ciudad/restaurante› expensive
    la vida está muy cara hoy en día everything costs so much o things are so expensive nowadays
    tú tienes gustos muy caros you have very expensive tastes
    3 ( como adv):
    pagarás caro tu error you'll pay dearly for your mistake
    esa actitud negativa le costó caro his negative attitude cost him dear
    venden sus tapices carísimos they sell their tapestries at very high prices, they charge a lot for their tapestries
    las entradas les costaron muy caras they had to pay a lot of money for the tickets, their tickets were very expensive
    B ( liter) (querido) dear
    recuerdos que me son muy caros memories which are very dear to me
    caros hermanos dearly beloved
    ‹comprar/vender›
    en esa tienda venden muy caro they charge a lot in that store
    ver tb caro1 adj A 3. (↑ caro (1))
    * * *

     

    caro 1
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ‹coche/entrada/ciudad› expensive;


    b) ( como adv):


    pagarás caro tu error you'll pay dearly for your mistake
    caro 2 adverbio:

    ver tb caro 1 b
    caro,-a
    I adjetivo expensive, dear
    II adverbio (en el precio) el piso nos costó caro, we paid a lot for the flat
    (en las consecuencias) pagará caro su desprecio, he'll pay dearly for his scorn

    ' caro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amortizar
    - cara
    - costar
    - de
    - demasiada
    - demasiado
    - inasequible
    - llenado
    - mantenimiento
    - pagadera
    - pagadero
    - peaje
    - realmente
    - salada
    - salado
    - clavar
    - encarecer
    - encima
    - estar
    - hablar
    - poco
    - salir
    - sí
    English:
    as
    - competition
    - deal
    - dear
    - expensive
    - hog
    - matter
    - mention
    - side
    - twice
    - which
    - white elephant
    - dearly
    - go
    - grant
    - most
    - over
    - price
    * * *
    caro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [costoso] expensive;
    ser muy caro to be very expensive o dear;
    la vida está muy cara everything is so expensive
    2. Formal [querido] cherished
    ♦ adv
    costar caro to be expensive;
    este televisor nos salió muy caro this television cost us a lot;
    pagar caro algo to pay dearly for sth;
    salir caro: un día te va a salir cara tu conducta you'll pay dearly for this behaviour one day;
    vender caro algo not to give sth up easily;
    vendieron cara su derrota their enemy paid a high price for their victory
    * * *
    adj expensive, dear;
    costar caro fig cost dear
    * * *
    caro adv
    : dearly, a lot
    pagué caro: I paid a high price
    caro, -ra adj
    1) : expensive, dear
    2) querido: dear, beloved
    * * *
    caro adj expensive / dear

    Spanish-English dictionary > caro

  • 16 con ansias de leer

    Ex. Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
    * * *

    Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con ansias de leer

  • 17 darse por derrotado

    (v.) = sound + note of defeat
    Ex. Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
    * * *
    (v.) = sound + note of defeat

    Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darse por derrotado

  • 18 debilitar

    v.
    to weaken.
    Las drogas debilitan la mente Drugs weaken the mind.
    La falta de ejercicio debilita el cuerpo Lack of exercise weakens the body
    * * *
    1 to weaken, debilitate
    1 to weaken, get weak, become weak
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (Med) [+ persona, sistema inmunológico] to weaken, debilitate; [+ salud] to weaken
    2) [+ resistencia] to weaken, impair
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to weaken, debilitate; <salud/voluntad> to weaken
    b) <economía/defensa> to weaken, debilitate
    2.
    debilitarse v pron
    a) persona to become weak; salud to deteriorate; voluntad to weaken
    b) sonido to get o become faint/fainter
    c) economía to grow o become weak/weaker
    * * *
    = undermine, weaken, attenuate, undercut, lay + Nombre + low.
    Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
    Ex. The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.
    Ex. In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.
    Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
    ----
    * debilitarse = become + brittle, languish.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to weaken, debilitate; <salud/voluntad> to weaken
    b) <economía/defensa> to weaken, debilitate
    2.
    debilitarse v pron
    a) persona to become weak; salud to deteriorate; voluntad to weaken
    b) sonido to get o become faint/fainter
    c) economía to grow o become weak/weaker
    * * *
    = undermine, weaken, attenuate, undercut, lay + Nombre + low.

    Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

    Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.
    Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
    Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.
    Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
    * debilitarse = become + brittle, languish.

    * * *
    debilitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona› to weaken, debilitate; ‹salud› to weaken
    la quimioterapia lo ha ido debilitando he's become weaker and weaker with the chemotherapy, the chemotherapy has made him increasingly weak o has gradually weakened o debilitated him
    contribuyó a debilitar su salud mental it contributed to the deterioration of his mental state
    2 ‹voluntad› to weaken
    3 ‹economía/defensa› to weaken, debilitate
    1 «persona» to become weak; «salud» to deteriorate
    se debilitó mucho con la enfermedad the illness made him very weak, he was debilitated by the illness, he became very weak as a result of the illness
    2 «voluntad» to weaken
    3 «sonido» to get o become faint/fainter
    4 «economía» to grow o become weak/weaker
    * * *

    debilitar ( conjugate debilitar) verbo transitivo
    to weaken
    debilitarse verbo pronominal

    [ salud] to deteriorate;
    [ voluntad] to weaken
    b) [ sonido] to get o become faint/fainter

    c) [ economía] to grow o become weak/weaker

    debilitar verbo transitivo to weaken, debilitate: la operación le ha debilitado, the operation left her feeling weak
    su opción debilita la posición alemana, her decision undermines the German position
    ' debilitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enervar
    - minar
    - desgastar
    English:
    chip away
    - debilitate
    - shake
    - soften up
    - weaken
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [enfermo, organismo] to weaken;
    [salud] to weaken, to undermine
    2. [voluntad, moral] to weaken, to undermine
    3. [gobierno, moneda, economía] to weaken, to debilitate;
    este escándalo puede debilitar al ministro this scandal could weaken the minister's position
    * * *
    v/t weaken
    * * *
    : to debilitate, to weaken
    * * *
    debilitar vb to weaken

    Spanish-English dictionary > debilitar

  • 19 deseoso de leer

    Ex. Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
    * * *

    Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > deseoso de leer

  • 20 desfasado

    adj.
    out of phase, out of place, off-time.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desfasar desfasar
    1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    ■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!
    * * *
    (f. - desfasada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=anticuado) behind the times
    2) (Téc) out of phase
    3)

    estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.
    Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

    Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

    * * *
    1 ( Fís) out of phase
    2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step
    3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned
    está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned
    * * *

    Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

    desfasado es:

    el participio

    desfasado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

    desfasado,-a adjetivo
    1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
    2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    3 Téc out of phase

    ' desfasado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desfasada
    - atrasado
    English:
    time
    - out
    * * *
    desfasado, -a adj
    1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync
    2. [persona] out of touch;
    [libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
    * * *
    adj fig
    old-fashioned
    * * *
    desfasado, -da adj
    1) : out of sync
    2) : out of step, behind the times
    * * *
    desfasado adj out of date

    Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado

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