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  • 21 repasador

    m.
    tea towel. ( River Plate)
    * * *
    SM Cono Sur dishcloth
    * * *
    masculino (RPl) dish towel (AmE), tea towel (BrE)
    * * *
    Ex. There are the further complications that individual finishers might be anachronistic in style = Existen las complicaciones añadidas de que los revisores pudieran tener un estilo anacrónico.
    * * *
    masculino (RPl) dish towel (AmE), tea towel (BrE)
    * * *

    Ex: There are the further complications that individual finishers might be anachronistic in style = Existen las complicaciones añadidas de que los revisores pudieran tener un estilo anacrónico.

    * * *
    ( RPl)
    dish towel ( AmE), tea towel ( BrE)
    * * *

    repasador sustantivo masculino (RPl) dish towel (AmE), tea towel (BrE)
    ' repasador' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dish
    * * *
    RP [trapo] dishtowel, Br tea towel

    Spanish-English dictionary > repasador

  • 22 revisor

    adj.
    revising, supervising, revisory.
    m.
    1 reviewer, checker, reviser.
    2 conductor, ticket collector, ticket inspector.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 ticket inspector
    * * *
    revisor, -a
    1. SM / F
    1) (Ferro) ticket collector, inspector
    2) (Cine, TV)
    3) (Econ)
    2.
    SM

    revisor ortográfico — spellchecker, spelling checker

    * * *
    - sora masculino, femenino (Esp) ticket inspector
    * * *
    = reviewer, reviser [revisor], finisher, ticket inspector.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. Revisers in a catalog department may have end responsibility, while the catalogers whose work is revised have no end responsibility.
    Ex. There are the further complications that individual finishers might be anachronistic in style = Existen las complicaciones añadidas de que los revisores pudieran tener un estilo anacrónico.
    Ex. It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
    ----
    * revisor de la catalogación = cataloguing revisor.
    * * *
    - sora masculino, femenino (Esp) ticket inspector
    * * *
    = reviewer, reviser [revisor], finisher, ticket inspector.

    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

    Ex: Revisers in a catalog department may have end responsibility, while the catalogers whose work is revised have no end responsibility.
    Ex: There are the further complications that individual finishers might be anachronistic in style = Existen las complicaciones añadidas de que los revisores pudieran tener un estilo anacrónico.
    Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
    * revisor de la catalogación = cataloguing revisor.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    ( Esp)
    ticket inspector
    * * *

    revisor
    ◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) ticket inspector

    revisor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino inspector
    (de transporte público) ticket inspector, US conductor

    ' revisor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    revisora
    English:
    auditor
    - conductor
    - inspector
    - ticket collector
    - ticket
    * * *
    revisor, -ora nm,f
    [en tren, autobús] Br (ticket) inspector, US conductor revisor de cuentas auditor
    * * *
    m, revisora f FERR (ticket) inspector
    * * *
    1) : inspector
    2) : conductor (on a train)
    * * *
    revisor n ticket inspector

    Spanish-English dictionary > revisor

  • 23 sencillo

    adj.
    1 simple, uncomplicated, easy, with no frills.
    2 simple, simplehearted, naive, simpleminded.
    3 simple, unadorned, with no frills.
    4 single, simple.
    5 one-way, single-track, unidirectional.
    m.
    1 small change, change, small coins.
    2 one way ticket.
    * * *
    1 (sin adornos) simple, plain
    2 (fácil) simple, easy
    4 figurado (persona - natural) natural, unaffected, unpretentious; (- ingenua) naive, gullible
    * * *
    (f. - sencilla)
    adj.
    1) simple, easy
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [costumbre, estilo, ropa] simple
    2) [asunto, problema] simple, straightforward

    es un plato sencillo de hacer pero apetitoso — it's a simple but tasty dish, the dish is straightforward to make, but tasty

    3) (=no afectado) natural, unaffected

    es muy rico pero muy sencillo en el trato — he's very rich, but nevertheless very natural o unaffected

    4) [billete] single
    5) LAm (=necio) foolish
    2. SM
    1) (=disco) single
    2) LAm (=cambio) small change
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo
    1)
    a) <ejercicio/problema> simple, straightforward
    b) < persona> modest, unassuming; <vestido/estilo> simple, plain; <casa/comida> simple, modest

    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras — they are simple, hardworking people

    2) (Esp, Méx) < billete> one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    II
    1) ( disco) single
    2) (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3) (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    * * *
    = humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, bald, unobtrusive, low-key [low key], uncluttered, unsophisticated, unpretentious, unassuming, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, no-frills, hassle-free.
    Ex. In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex. This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex. The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
    Ex. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
    Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex. This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    ----
    * codificación directa de fila sencilla = single row direct coding.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * habitación sencilla = single room.
    * * *
    I
    - lla adjetivo
    1)
    a) <ejercicio/problema> simple, straightforward
    b) < persona> modest, unassuming; <vestido/estilo> simple, plain; <casa/comida> simple, modest

    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras — they are simple, hardworking people

    2) (Esp, Méx) < billete> one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    II
    1) ( disco) single
    2) (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3) (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    * * *
    = humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.], plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, bald, unobtrusive, low-key [low key], uncluttered, unsophisticated, unpretentious, unassuming, folksy [folksier -comp., folksiest -sup.], homespun, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, no-frills, hassle-free.

    Ex: In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.

    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
    Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
    Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
    Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
    Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
    Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    * codificación directa de fila sencilla = single row direct coding.
    * de una manera más sencilla = in digestible form.
    * disco sencillo = single.
    * habitación sencilla = single room.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹ejercicio/problema› simple, straightforward
    no era sencillo hacerlos entrar it wasn't easy o it was no simple task getting them in
    2 ‹persona› modest, unassuming; ‹vestido/estilo› simple, plain; ‹casa/comida› simple, modest
    son gentes sencillas y trabajadoras they are simple, hardworking people
    el disco es sencillote y comercial the record is unsophisticated o crude and commercial
    B
    1 ‹flor› single
    2 (único) single
    una escopeta de cañón sencilla a single-barreled gun
    coser con hilo sencillo to sew with single thread
    3 (Esp, Méx) ‹billete› one-way ( AmE), single ( BrE)
    A (disco) single
    B ( AmL) (dinero suelto) change
    C (Esp, Méx) (billete de ida) one-way ticket ( AmE), single ( BrE), single ticket ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    sencillo 1
    ◊ - lla adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹ejercicio/problema› simple, straightforward;



    ‹vestido/estilo› simple, plain;
    ‹casa/comida› simple, modest
    2 (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way (AmE), single (BrE)
    sencillo 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( disco) single
    2 (AmL) ( dinero suelto) change
    3 (Esp, Méx) (Transp) one-way ticket (AmE), single (ticket) (BrE)
    sencillo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (una solución, un problema) simple, easy
    2 (un vestido, diseño) simple, plain
    3 (persona) natural, unassuming
    4 (habitación, billete) single
    II sustantivo masculino (billete, disco) single
    ' sencillo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    billete
    - elemental
    - fácil
    - manejo
    - sencilla
    - simple
    - sobria
    - sobrio
    - tirada
    - tirado
    English:
    basic
    - down-home
    - easy
    - neat
    - plain
    - simple
    - single
    - single-space
    - straightforward
    - change
    - fool
    - low
    - painless
    - small
    - straight
    - unaffected
    - unassuming
    - unsophisticated
    * * *
    sencillo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [fácil] simple;
    no fue sencillo convencerla it was not easy to convince her
    2. [sin lujo] [decoración, vestido] simple
    3. [claro, natural] [lenguaje, estilo] simple
    4. [campechano] natural, unaffected;
    es muy sencillo en el trato he's very natural o unaffected
    5. [billete] Br single, US one-way
    6. [no múltiple] single;
    ♦ nm
    1. [disco] single
    2. Andes, CAm, Méx Fam [cambio] loose change
    * * *
    I adj simple;
    gente(s) sencilla(s) simple people
    II m
    1 L.Am.
    small change
    2 en béisbol base hit
    * * *
    sencillo, - lla adj
    1) : simple, easy
    2) : plain, unaffected
    3) : single
    1) : single (recording)
    2) : small change (coins)
    3) : one-way ticket
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > sencillo

  • 24 simple

    adj.
    2 simple (sencillo, tonto).
    3 simple, easy.
    es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin
    4 mere (mero).
    por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity
    nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself
    no le pedí más que un simple favor all I asked him for was a favor
    5 prime (Mat).
    f. & m.
    simpleton (person).
    * * *
    1 (gen) simple
    2 (único) single, just one
    3 (mero) mere
    4 (persona) simple, simple-minded
    1 simpleton
    1 (tenis) singles plural
    \
    por simple descuido through sheer carelessness
    * * *
    adj.
    1) mere
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin adornos) [peinado, objeto] simple; [vestido, decoración] plain
    2) [método] simple, easy, straightforward
    3) [antes de sustantivo] (=mero) mere
    4) [antes de sustantivo] (=corriente) ordinary

    es un simple abogado — he's only o just a solicitor

    5) [persona] (=sin complicaciones) simple; (=crédulo) gullible; pey (=de pocas luces) simple-minded
    6) (Ling, Quím) simple
    7) (Bot) single
    2.
    SMF (=persona) simpleton
    3.
    SMPL pl simples (Tenis) singles; (Bot) simples
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple
    b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple
    c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple
    2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple
    3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    II
    masculino y femenino simpleton
    * * *
    = mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.
    Ex. Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.
    Ex. The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.
    Ex. The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
    Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
    Ex. Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex. Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex. None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
    Ex. Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.
    Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex. Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex. Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.
    Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    ----
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * búsqueda simple = simple search.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner.
    * de una manera simple = in a simple manner.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * interés simple = simple interest.
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.
    * simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * simple mortal = lesser mortal.
    * simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.
    * tan simple como = with as little ado as.
    * unidad simple = singleton.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) (sencillo, fácil) <sistema/procedimiento> simple
    b) (Quím) < sustancia> simple
    c) (Ling) < tiempo> simple
    2) (delante del n) ( mero) simple
    3) ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    II
    masculino y femenino simpleton
    * * *
    = mere, non-intellectual, pure [pure -comp., purest -sup.], sheer [sheerer -comp., sheerest -sup.], simple [simpler -comp., simplest -sup.], single, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], straightforward, unadorned, low-key [low key], schematic, simple-minded, uncluttered, unsophisticated, naked, unfussy, uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly, low-keyed, hassle-free, no-brainer.

    Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

    Ex: The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who asks quite non-intellectual questions at the reference desk.
    Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
    Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
    Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
    Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex: Thus these indexes contain more entries than a straight KWIC index and are inclined to be relatively bulky.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Concrete illustrations are always better than unadorned abstract description.
    Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
    Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.
    Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
    Ex: Everything in this book is set down without reference to context, or author's intention, or the naked facts and figures, or the difference between one kind of writing and reading and another.
    Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
    Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * búsqueda simple = simple search.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner.
    * de una manera simple = in a simple manner.
    * hacerle la vida más simple a todos = simplify + life for everyone.
    * interés simple = simple interest.
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.
    * simple ciudadano, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * simple mortal = lesser mortal.
    * simple y llanamente = just plain, plainly and simply.
    * tan simple como = with as little ado as.
    * unidad simple = singleton.

    * * *
    A
    1 (sencillo, fácil) ‹sistema/procedimiento› simple
    el mecanismo no puede ser más simple the mechanism couldn't be (any) simpler o more straightforward
    la solución es muy simple the solution is very simple
    es una dieta simple pero completa it's a simple but complete diet
    2 ( Quím) ‹sustancia› simple
    3 ( Ling) ‹tiempo› simple
    B ( delante del n) (mero) simple
    un simple error puede causar un accidente a simple mistake can cause an accident
    no es más que un simple resfriado it's just a common cold
    era un simple soldado he was an ordinary soldier
    vista2 (↑ vista (2))
    C (tonto, bobo) simple, simple-minded
    es muy simple, pero buena persona he's rather simple o simple-minded, but he's a nice person
    no seas simple ¿no ves que así no haces nada? don't be silly o ( BrE colloq) daft, can't you see you won't get anywhere like that?
    simpleton
    * * *

     

    simple adjetivo
    1 (sencillo, fácil) simple;
    See also→ llanamente
    2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;
    ◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;

    es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold;
    un simple soldado an ordinary soldier
    3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    simpleton
    simple
    I adjetivo
    1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
    una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
    2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
    oración simple, simple sentence
    3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
    fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence
    pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
    4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent
    pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
    II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person
    pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit
    ' simple' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    babosa
    - baboso
    - bendita
    - bendito
    - boba
    - bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - bobo
    - borrica
    - borrico
    - clavar
    - compuesta
    - compuesto
    - hincapié
    - idea
    - lila
    - llaneza
    - mayoría
    - pánfila
    - pánfilo
    - pardilla
    - pardillo
    - preferir
    - sencilla
    - sencillo
    - simpleza
    - triste
    - vista
    - hechura
    - llanamente
    - mero
    - pretérito
    - puro
    - ya
    English:
    ago
    - arithmetic
    - dowdy
    - gravestone
    - mere
    - naked
    - plain
    - simple
    - simple interest
    - simple-minded
    - simple-mindedness
    - single-spacing
    - basic
    - simply
    - unsophisticated
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [sencillo, tonto] simple
    2. [fácil] easy, simple;
    es muy simple, metes la moneda y ya está it's quite simple, all you have to do is insert the coin
    3. [sin complicación] simple;
    una decoración simple a simple decoration
    4. [único, sin componentes] single;
    dame una simple razón give me one single reason
    5. [mero]
    es un simple trabajador he's a simple o an ordinary worker;
    no le pedí más que un simple favor I merely asked her a favour;
    nos basta con su simple palabra his word is enough for us by itself;
    por simple estupidez through sheer stupidity
    6. Mat prime
    7. Quím simple
    8. Ling [verbo] simple
    ♦ nmf
    [persona] simpleton
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( fácil) simple
    2 ( mero) ordinary
    II m/f simpleton
    * * *
    simple adj
    1) sencillo: plain, simple, easy
    2) : pure, mere
    por simple vanidad: out of pure vanity
    3) : simpleminded, foolish
    : fool, simpleton
    * * *
    simple adj
    1. (sencillo) simple
    2. (solamente) just

    Spanish-English dictionary > simple

  • 25 sin complicaciones

    (adj.) = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.
    Ex. This article suggests a boilerplate policy for not for profit organizations that may wish to explore this avenue for publicity and revenue generation.
    Ex. It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
    * * *
    (adj.) = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free

    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas.

    Ex: This article suggests a boilerplate policy for not for profit organizations that may wish to explore this avenue for publicity and revenue generation.
    Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
    Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin complicaciones

  • 26 sin fundamento

    adj.
    1 unfounded, groundless, baseless, unsupported.
    2 unsupported.
    * * *
    unfounded
    * * *
    = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis
    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. Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
    Ex. This is an ungrounded notion = Ésta idea es infundada.
    Ex. He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
    Ex. The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice.
    * * *
    = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis

    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: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
    Ex: This is an ungrounded notion = Ésta idea es infundada.
    Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
    Ex: The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin fundamento

  • 27 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    ----
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 28 surgir una complicación

    (v.) = arise + complication
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    * * *
    (v.) = arise + complication

    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

    Spanish-English dictionary > surgir una complicación

  • 29 sustancia tóxica

    f.
    1 toxic substance, poisonous substance.
    2 toxic substance.
    * * *
    (n./adj.) = hazardous material, hazardous substance, toxic, toxicant
    Ex. Locate technical reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials.
    Ex. The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
    Ex. The article 'Turning the Tide on Toxics' lists some of the toxic chemicals found around the home.
    Ex. These data will also be critical to determine other risk factors such as perinatal drug exposure, pregnancy complications, and exposure to toxicants.
    * * *
    (n./adj.) = hazardous material, hazardous substance, toxic, toxicant

    Ex: Locate technical reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials.

    Ex: The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
    Ex: The article 'Turning the Tide on Toxics' lists some of the toxic chemicals found around the home.
    Ex: These data will also be critical to determine other risk factors such as perinatal drug exposure, pregnancy complications, and exposure to toxicants.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sustancia tóxica

  • 30 vacunación

    f.
    vaccination, protective inoculation, inoculation, jennerization.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA vaccination
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino vaccination
    * * *
    Ex. Vaccination without knowledge of the immune status runs a high risk of complications.
    * * *
    femenino vaccination
    * * *

    Ex: Vaccination without knowledge of the immune status runs a high risk of complications.

    * * *
    vaccination
    campaña de vacunación antipolio/contra la difteria polio/diphtheria vaccination campaign
    * * *

    vacunación sustantivo femenino
    vaccination
    vacunación sustantivo femenino vaccination
    ' vacunación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    vaccination
    * * *
    vaccination;
    campaña de vacunación vaccination campaign
    * * *
    f vaccination
    * * *
    vacunación nf, pl - ciones inoculación: vaccination, inoculation
    * * *
    vacunación n vaccination

    Spanish-English dictionary > vacunación

  • 31 variable

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

    tiempo variable — unsettled 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 variable — unsettled 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

  • 32 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

  • 33 complicado

    adj.
    1 complicated, complex, confusing, complicate.
    2 complicated.
    3 in a delicate condition.
    4 involved.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: complicar.
    * * *
    1→ link=complicar complicar
    1 (gen) complicated, complex
    2 (carácter) complex
    3 (implicado) involved
    * * *
    (f. - complicada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=complejo) complicated, complex; (Med) [fractura] compound; [estilo] elaborate; [persona] complex; [método] complicated, involved; (Jur) involved, implicated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complex
    b) < carácter> complex; < persona> complicated
    c) ( rebuscado)

    no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!

    d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate
    * * *
    = confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.
    Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
    Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.
    Ex. The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.
    Ex. There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.
    Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex. Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.
    Ex. Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.
    Ex. Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
    ----
    * de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.
    * demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * fractura complicada = compound fracture.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.
    * supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) <problema/sistema/situación> complicated, complex
    b) < carácter> complex; < persona> complicated
    c) ( rebuscado)

    no seas tan complicado! — don't make life o things difficult for yourself!

    d) <diseño/adorno> elaborate
    * * *
    = confusing, elaborate, intricate, involved, taxing, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], complicated, knotted, tangled.

    Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

    Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.
    Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.
    Ex: There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.
    Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex: Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.
    Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.
    Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
    * de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.
    * demasiado complicado = overcomplicated [over-complicated].
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * fractura complicada = compound fracture.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * más complicado de lo que parece = more than meets the eye.
    * poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.
    * supercomplicado = hyper-complicated.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.

    * * *
    1 ‹problema/historia/situación› complicated, complex; ‹sistema› complicated, complex, involved
    2 ‹carácter› complex; ‹persona› complicated
    3
    (rebuscado): ¡no seas tan complicado! don't make life difficult for yourself!, don't make things so complicated!
    4 ‹diseño› elaborate, complex, intricate; ‹adorno› elaborate
    * * *

     

    Del verbo complicar: ( conjugate complicar)

    complicado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    complicado    
    complicar
    complicado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ‹problema/sistema/situación› complicated, complex

    b) ‹ carácter› complex;

    ‹ persona› complicated
    c) ‹diseño/adorno› elaborate

    complicar ( conjugate complicar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹situación/problema/asunto› to complicate, make … complicated

    b) ( implicar) ‹ persona› to involve, get … involved

    complicarse verbo pronominal
    a) [situación/problema/asunto] to get complicated;

    [ enfermedad]:

    See Also→ vida 2
    b) ( implicarse) complicadose en algo to get involved in sth

    complicado,-a adjetivo
    1 (complejo) complicated
    2 (implicado) involved
    complicar verbo transitivo
    1 (dificultar) to complicate, make difficult
    2 (implicar) to involve [en, in]: no me compliques en tus asuntos, don't involve me in your affairs
    ' complicado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accidentada
    - accidentado
    - avispero
    - bizantina
    - bizantino
    - complicada
    - designar
    - fregado
    - más
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - rebuscada
    - rebuscado
    - enmarañado
    - sí
    English:
    can
    - complicated
    - compound
    - convoluted
    - elaborate
    - intricate
    - involved
    - rocky
    - tangled
    - thicken
    - wrestle
    - meet
    - taxing
    - uncomplicated
    * * *
    complicado, -a adj
    1. [situación, problema] complicated
    2. [sistema, procedimiento] complicated
    3. [carácter] complex;
    es un niño muy complicado he's a very complex child
    * * *
    adj complicated
    * * *
    complicado, -da adj
    : complicated
    * * *
    complicado adj complicated / complex

    Spanish-English dictionary > complicado

  • 34 complicarse

    1 (gen) to make difficult for oneself
    2 (implicarse) to get involved (en, in)
    * * *
    VPR
    1) [gen] to get complicated

    complicarse la vida — to make life difficult for o.s.

    2)

    complicarse en algo — to get involved o mixed up in sth

    * * *
    (v.) = thicken
    Ex. Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
    * * *
    (v.) = thicken

    Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.

    * * *

    ■complicarse verbo reflexivo to get complicated
    ♦ Locuciones: complicarse la vida, to make life difficult for oneself
    ' complicarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    complicar
    - vida
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [problema] to become o get complicated;
    se están complicando las cosas things are getting complicated;
    la reunión se complicó y terminamos a las once complications arose at the meeting and we finished at eleven;
    ¡no te compliques la vida! don't complicate matters (unnecessarily)!
    2. [enfermedad] to get worse
    3. [comprometerse]
    se ha complicado en un asunto turbio he has got mixed up o involved in some shady business
    * * *
    v/r get complicated;
    complicarse la vida make life o things difficult for o.s.
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > complicarse

  • 35 exponer1

    1 = discuss, explain, set out, expound (on).
    Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex. This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.
    Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
    Ex. The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.
    ----
    * exponer las razones = discuss + the reasons.
    * exponer las razones de = set out + the reasons for.
    * exponer una cuestión = raise + point.
    * exponer una razón = give + reason.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exponer1

  • 36 tóxico1

    Ex. These data will also be critical to determine other risk factors such as perinatal drug exposure, pregnancy complications, and exposure to toxicants.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tóxico1

  • 37 arista

    f.
    1 edge.
    2 Arista.
    * * *
    1 (línea) edge
    4 (de montaña) arête
    1 figurado (dificultades) difficulties
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (Bot) beard; (Geom) edge; (Alpinismo) arête; (Arquit) arris
    * * *
    1) (Mat) edge; ( de viga) arris; ( de bóveda) groin; ( en montañismo) arête, ridge
    2) (Bot) beard
    3) aristas femenino plural
    * * *
    1) (Mat) edge; ( de viga) arris; ( de bóveda) groin; ( en montañismo) arête, ridge
    2) (Bot) beard
    3) aristas femenino plural
    * * *
    A
    1 ( Mat) edge
    3 (en montañismo) arête, ridge
    B ( Bot) beard
    las aristas propias de las tensiones socio-culturales the thorny problems associated with sociocultural unrest
    los años habían limado las aristas de su carácter time had knocked the rough edges off him, his character had mellowed over the years
    * * *

    arista sustantivo femenino (Mat) edge;
    ( de viga) arris;
    ( de bóveda) groin;
    ( en montañismo) arête, ridge
    arista sustantivo femenino edge
    * * *
    arista nf
    1. Geom edge
    2. [en montaña] arête
    3. [de trigo] beard
    4. [dificultad]
    su imagen presentaba aún muchas aristas there were still a lot of awkward problems with his image;
    tenemos que limar muchas aristas para poder llegar a un acuerdo there are a lot of problems that need to be ironed out before we have an agreement
    * * *
    f
    1 MAT edge
    2 BOT beard
    * * *
    arista nf
    1) : ridge, edge
    2) : beard (of a plant)
    3) aristas nfpl
    : rough edges, complications, problems

    Spanish-English dictionary > arista

  • 38 exponer

    v.
    1 to expound.
    Ella expuso su parecer She expounded her way of thinking.
    2 to exhibit (cuadro, obra).
    3 to risk (vida, prestigio).
    4 to expose (parte del cuerpo).
    Su irresponsabilidad expuso a Ricardo His irresponsibility exposed Richard.
    Los detectives expusieron al culpable The detectives exposed the guilty...
    Ella expuso sus razones She exposed her reasons.
    5 to display, to show, to expose, to exhibit.
    El artista expuso sus cuadros The artist displayed his pictures.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp expuesto,-a)
    1 (explicar) to expound, explain; (propuesta) to put forward; (hechos) to state, set out
    2 (mostrar) to show, exhibit; (mercancías) to display
    3 (arriesgar) to expose, risk, endanger
    4 (al sol etc) to expose
    5 (un recién nacido) to abandon
    1 (arriesgarse) to expose oneself (a, to), run the risk (a, of)
    \
    exponer mucho to take great risks, run a lot of risks
    * * *
    verb
    1) to exhibit, show
    * * *
    ( pp expuesto)
    1. VT
    1) [al público]
    a) (Arte) [museo] to exhibit, put on show; [galería, artista] to show
    b) (Com) [en tienda] to display; [en feria] to exhibit
    2) [a la luz, al agua]
    3) (=explicar) [+ teoría, argumento] to set out, expound frm; [+ hechos] to set out, state; [+ situación] to set out
    4) (=arriesgar) to risk, put at risk

    expuso su vida por salvarla — he risked his life to save her, he put his life at risk to save her

    5) (Fot) to expose
    6) (Rel)
    7) †† [+ niño] to abandon
    2.
    VI [pintor, escultor] to exhibit, show
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <cuadro/escultura/productos> to exhibit, show
    2) <razones/hechos> to set out, state; <ideas/teoría> to put forward, expound (frml); < tema> to present
    3)
    a) ( poner en peligro) to put... at risk
    b) (al aire, sol)
    2.
    exponer vi to exhibit, exhibit o show one's work
    3.
    exponerse v pron
    a) (a riesgo, peligro) to expose oneself
    b) (al aire, sol)
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <cuadro/escultura/productos> to exhibit, show
    2) <razones/hechos> to set out, state; <ideas/teoría> to put forward, expound (frml); < tema> to present
    3)
    a) ( poner en peligro) to put... at risk
    b) (al aire, sol)
    2.
    exponer vi to exhibit, exhibit o show one's work
    3.
    exponerse v pron
    a) (a riesgo, peligro) to expose oneself
    b) (al aire, sol)
    * * *
    exponer1
    1 = discuss, explain, set out, expound (on).

    Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

    Ex: This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.
    Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
    Ex: The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.
    * exponer las razones = discuss + the reasons.
    * exponer las razones de = set out + the reasons for.
    * exponer una cuestión = raise + point.
    * exponer una razón = give + reason.

    exponer2
    = display, exhibit, expose, put + Nombre + on show, on exhibit.

    Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

    Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
    Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
    Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
    Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
    * exponer a la luz = expose to + light.
    * exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.
    * exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.
    * exponerse a = expose + Reflexivo + to.
    * exponerse a un percance = court + disaster.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹cuadro/escultura› to exhibit, show; ‹productos› to exhibit, show
    las joyas se exponen en el palacio the jewels are on show o on exhibition at the palace
    los cuadros estarán expuestos durante el mes de enero the pictures will be on show o will be exhibited throughout January
    los zapatos expuestos en la vitrina the shoes displayed o on display o on show in the window
    exponer el Santísimo to expose o exhibit the Blessed Sacrament
    B ‹razones/hechos› to set out, state; ‹ideas/teoría› to put forward, set out, expound ( frml); ‹tema› to present
    expuso el problema con claridad he set out o stated the problem clearly
    C
    1 (poner en peligro) to put … at risk
    intentó salvarlo, exponiendo su vida she risked her life trying to save him, she put her life at risk in trying to save him
    2 (al aire, sol) exponer algo A algo to expose sth TO sth
    ■ exponer
    vi
    to exhibit, exhibit o show one's work
    1 (a un riesgo, peligro) to expose oneself exponerse A algo to expose oneself TO sth
    se expuso a las críticas del público he laid himself open to o exposed himself to public criticism
    exponerse A QUE + SUBJ:
    te estás exponiendo a que te pongan una multa/a que te descubran you're risking a fine/being found out
    2 (al aire, sol) exponerse A algo to expose oneself TO sth
    se expone demasiado tiempo al sol he exposes himself to the sun's rays for too long, he has too much exposure to the sun
    * * *

     

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


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

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

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

    exponer verbo transitivo
    1 (en un discurso, escrito) to expound, put forward
    2 (en una galería, escaparate) to exhibit, display
    3 (someter, poner) to expose: la expuso al peligro, he exposed her to danger

    ' exponer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desarrollar
    - poner
    - vitrina
    - asolear
    - plantear
    - presentar
    English:
    argue
    - candid
    - case
    - display
    - exhibit
    - expose
    - expound
    - post
    - put forward
    - set out
    - show
    - state
    - trace
    - detail
    - put
    - set
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [de palabra] [teoría] to expound;
    [tema] to present; [ideas, propuesta] to set out, to explain; [argumentos, razones] to set out, to state;
    he expuesto los hechos tal y como ocurrieron I have related o set out the events exactly as they occurred
    2. [a la vista] [cuadro, obra] to exhibit;
    [objetos en vitrinas] to display
    3. [vida, prestigio, carrera] to risk, to put at risk
    4. [a agentes físicos] [objeto, parte del cuerpo] to expose (a to);
    no exponer al sol o a temperaturas elevadas [en letrero] do not expose to direct sunlight or high temperatures
    ♦ vi
    [en una galería, museo] to exhibit
    * * *
    <part expuesto> v/t
    1 idea, teoría set out, put forward
    2 ( revelar) expose
    3 pintura, escultura exhibit, show
    4 ( arriesgar) risk
    * * *
    exponer {60} vt
    1) : to exhibit, to show, to display
    2) : to explain, to present, to set forth
    3) : to expose, to risk
    : to exhibit
    * * *
    1. (mostrar mercancía) to display
    2. (mostrar obras) to exhibit / to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]
    3. (presentar) to state
    4. (someter) to expose

    Spanish-English dictionary > exponer

  • 39 sobrevenir

    v.
    1 to happen, to ensue.
    sobrevino la guerra the war intervened
    2 to happen unexpectedly, to come about, to occur, to happen.
    3 to happen unexpectedly to, to happen to.
    A María le sobrevino un problema A problem happened unexpectedly to Mary.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ VENIR], like link=venir venir
    1 to happen to, befall
    * * *
    VI (=ocurrir) to happen, happen unexpectedly; (=resultar) to follow, ensue
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo desgracia/accidente to strike
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo desgracia/accidente to strike
    * * *
    vi
    «desgracia/accidente» to strike
    al sobrevenir la guerra when war broke out
    me sobrevino una extraña sensación a strange feeling came over me
    le sobrevino la muerte he was struck down
    ese año sobrevino un hecho que habría de cambiar el curso de la historia that year something happened which was to change the course of history
    pueden sobrevenir alucinaciones hallucinations may occur
    * * *

    sobrevenir ( conjugate sobrevenir) verbo intransitivo [desgracia/accidente] to strike
    sobrevenir verbo intransitivo
    1 (acontecer repentinamente) to happen all of a sudden
    2 (venir tras, suceder) to follow, come after
    ' sobrevenir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acometer
    - dar
    - entrar
    - surgir
    - venir
    English:
    strike
    - supervene
    * * *
    to occur;
    sobrevino la guerra the war intervened;
    estaban en el extranjero cuando sobrevino la epidemia they were abroad when the epidemic broke out o occurred;
    no supieron reaccionar cuando sobrevino el desastre they failed to react when the disaster struck o occurred;
    la enfermedad le sobrevino durante las vacaciones he was struck down by the illness during the holidays
    * * *
    v/i happen; de guerra break out
    * * *
    sobrevenir {87} vi
    acaecer: to take place, to come about
    podrían sobrevenir complicaciones: complications could occur

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrevenir

  • 40 tóxico

    adj.
    toxic, toxicant, poisonous.
    * * *
    1 toxic, poisonous
    1 toxicant, poison
    ————————
    1 toxicant, poison
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. (f. - tóxica)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ toxic, poisonous
    2.
    SM poison, toxin
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo toxic
    II
    masculino poison, toxin
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo toxic
    II
    masculino poison, toxin
    * * *
    tóxico1

    Ex: These data will also be critical to determine other risk factors such as perinatal drug exposure, pregnancy complications, and exposure to toxicants.

    tóxico2
    2 = toxic, toxin-belching.

    Ex: One of the ideas presented was the development of a data base on potentially toxic materials.

    Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
    * efecto tóxico = toxic effect.
    * emanaciones tóxicas = fume.
    * emanación tóxica = flue gas, toxic emission, toxic fume.
    * emisión tóxica = toxic emission, toxic fume.
    * fuga de gas tóxico = toxic gas leak.
    * gas tóxico = toxic gas.
    * producto tóxico = toxic.
    * reacción tóxica = toxic reaction.
    * sustancia tóxica = toxic, toxicant.

    * * *
    tóxico1 -ca
    toxic
    poison, toxin
    * * *

    tóxico 1
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    toxic
    tóxico 2 sustantivo masculino
    poison, toxin
    tóxico,-a
    I adjetivo toxic
    II sustantivo masculino toxic substance, poison

    ' tóxico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gas
    - suma
    - sumo
    - tóxica
    English:
    poison gas
    - poisonous
    - toxic
    * * *
    tóxico, -a
    ♦ adj
    toxic, poisonous
    ♦ nm
    poison
    * * *
    adj
    I toxic, poisonous
    II m toxin, poison
    * * *
    tóxico, -ca adj
    : toxic, poisonous
    : poison
    * * *
    tóxico adj toxic

    Spanish-English dictionary > tóxico

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