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  • 41 deliberadamente

    adv.
    deliberately.
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    1 deliberately
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    adverbio deliberately, on purpose
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    = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], wittingly, advisedly, purposely, by design, on purpose, knowingly, studiously, designedly.
    Ex. Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'.
    Ex. But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
    Ex. Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
    Ex. Advisedly, this monograph is not called an 'Introduction to information science' and anyone who buys it on the mistaken assumption that it is such an introduction will be disappointed = Prudentemente, esta monografría no se titula "Introducción a la documentación" y cualquiera que lo compre pensando que es una introducción se sentirá decepcionado.
    Ex. I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
    Ex. The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
    Ex. Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
    Ex. The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
    Ex. Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
    Ex. In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.
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    * deliberadamente inexpresivo = deadpan.
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    adverbio deliberately, on purpose
    * * *
    = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], wittingly, advisedly, purposely, by design, on purpose, knowingly, studiously, designedly.

    Ex: Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'.

    Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
    Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
    Ex: Advisedly, this monograph is not called an 'Introduction to information science' and anyone who buys it on the mistaken assumption that it is such an introduction will be disappointed = Prudentemente, esta monografría no se titula "Introducción a la documentación" y cualquiera que lo compre pensando que es una introducción se sentirá decepcionado.
    Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
    Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
    Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
    Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
    Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
    Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.
    * deliberadamente inexpresivo = deadpan.

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    deliberately, on purpose
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    deliberately, on purpose

    Spanish-English dictionary > deliberadamente

  • 42 descansar la mente

    (v.) = relieve + mind
    Ex. Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.
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    (v.) = relieve + mind

    Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > descansar la mente

  • 43 desconfiar

    v.
    to distrust, to disbelieve, to doubt, to have suspicions.
    Ricardo duda Richard doubts.
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    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (faltar la confianza) to distrust (de, -), mistrust (de, -), be suspicious (de, of)
    2 (dudar) to doubt (de, -)
    3 (tener cuidado) to beware (de, of)
    ■ 'Desconfíe de las imitaciones' "Beware of imitations"
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    verb
    to suspect, distrust
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    VI
    1) [ser desconfiado] to be distrustful o mistrustful

    desconfiar de algn/algo — (=no fiarse) to distrust sb/sth, mistrust sb/sth; (=no tener confianza) to have no faith o confidence in sb/sth

    "desconfíe de las imitaciones" — "beware of imitations"

    desconfío de que llegue a tiempo — I'm doubtful whether o I'm not confident that he will get here in time

    2) (=sentirse inseguro) to lack confidence
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    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( no fiarse)

    desconfiar de alguien — to mistrust somebody, to distrust somebody

    b) ( dudar)

    desconfiar de algo: desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money; desconfío de que logremos convencerlos — I doubt we'll be able to convince them

    * * *
    = regard + with suspicion, be suspicious.
    Ex. Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion.
    Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
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    * desconfiar de = mistrust.
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    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( no fiarse)

    desconfiar de alguien — to mistrust somebody, to distrust somebody

    b) ( dudar)

    desconfiar de algo: desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money; desconfío de que logremos convencerlos — I doubt we'll be able to convince them

    * * *
    = regard + with suspicion, be suspicious.

    Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion.

    Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
    * desconfiar de = mistrust.

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    vi
    1 (no fiarse) desconfiar DE algn/algo:
    desconfía de todo y de todos he's suspicious of o he mistrusts everyone and everything, he doesn't trust anyone or anything
    yo desconfío de sus intenciones I'm suspicious of o I don't trust o I distrust her intentions
    desconfío de mis instintos I mistrust o don't trust my instincts
    desconfías hasta de tu propia madre you don't even trust your own mother
    desconfía de lo que te diga don't believe a word he says
    desconfíe de todo producto que no lleve este sello do not trust any product that does not bear this seal
    2 (no esperar) desconfiar DE algo:
    desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero invertido they are doubtful of being able to recover o they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money invested
    desconfío de que logremos convencerlos I'm not confident o I doubt we'll be able to convince them
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    desconfiar ( conjugate desconfiar) verbo intransitivo desconfiar de algn to mistrust sb, to distrust sb;
    desconfiar de algo ‹ de motivos› to mistrust sth;
    ‹ de honestidad› to doubt sth
    desconfiar verbo intransitivo to distrust [de, -]: desconfiaba de él, I didn't trust him
    ' desconfiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mosquearse
    English:
    distrust
    - doubt
    - mistrust
    - suspicious
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    1.
    desconfiar de [sospechar de] to distrust;
    desconfío de él I don't trust him;
    ¿desconfías de mí? don't you trust me?;
    no es que desconfíe de usted, pero… it's not that I don't trust you, but…;
    desconfiaban de sus constantes halagos they mistrusted his constant flattery;
    desconfíe de las imitaciones beware of imitations
    2.
    desconfiar de [no confiar en] to have no faith in;
    siempre desconfié de los políticos y de lo que prometían I never had any faith in politicians and their promises;
    desconfío de que venga I doubt whether he'll come;
    desconfío de poder obtener un ascenso I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a promotion
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    v/i be mistrustful (de of), be suspicious (de of)
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    desconfiar {85} vi
    desconfiar de : to distrust, to be suspicious of
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    desconfiar vb not to trust / to distrust

    Spanish-English dictionary > desconfiar

  • 44 desgarbado

    adj.
    ungainly, careless, ungraceful, gawky.
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    1 ungainly, ungraceful, clumsy
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    ADJ [movimiento] clumsy, ungainly; [persona] gawky
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    - da adjetivo <persona/aspecto> gangling, gawky; <movimientos/andar> ungainly
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    = gawky.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <persona/aspecto> gangling, gawky; <movimientos/andar> ungainly
    * * *

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

    * * *
    ‹persona/aspecto› gangling, gawky; ‹movimientos/andar› ungainly
    * * *

    desgarbado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/aspecto› gangling, gawky;


    ‹movimientos/andar› ungainly
    desgarbado,-a adjetivo ungraceful, ungainly
    ' desgarbado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desgarbada
    English:
    ungainly
    - lanky
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    desgarbado, -a adj
    ungainly;
    sus andares desgarbados his ungainly walk
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    adj fam
    ungainly
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    desgarbado, -da adj
    : ungainly

    Spanish-English dictionary > desgarbado

  • 45 desmañado

    adj.
    clumsy, awkward, lumbering, skill-less.
    m.
    clumsy person, butterfingers.
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    1 clumsy, awkward
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    ADJ
    1) (=torpe) clumsy
    2) (=lento) slow
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    - da adjetivo clumsy, awkward
    * * *
    = gauche, gawky.
    Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo clumsy, awkward
    * * *
    = gauche, gawky.

    Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

    * * *
    clumsy, awkward
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    desmañado, -a adj
    clumsy, awkward
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    adj clumsy
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    desmañado, -da adj
    : clumsy, awkward

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmañado

  • 46 discernible

    adj.
    discernible, noticeable, perceptible.
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    = discernible [discernable], noticeable, appreciable.
    Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
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    = discernible [discernable], noticeable, appreciable.

    Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.

    * * *
    discernible

    Spanish-English dictionary > discernible

  • 47 débilmente

    adv.
    weakly, faintly, dimly, lamely.
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    1 weakly
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    ADV [sonreír, golpear, moverse] weakly; [protestar, quejarse] half-heartedly; [lucir, brillar] dimly
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    = faintly, weakly, dimly, feebly.
    Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
    Ex. The simplest kind of output ranking, known as quorum matching, simply ANDS all query terms together, then drops any one, then any two, and so on, to give a weakly ordered output.
    Ex. But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
    Ex. Developing countries are befeniting slowly and feebly from technological innovations which have not been desgined for the particular needs, planning, and management capabilities of these countries.
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    = faintly, weakly, dimly, feebly.

    Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

    Ex: The simplest kind of output ranking, known as quorum matching, simply ANDS all query terms together, then drops any one, then any two, and so on, to give a weakly ordered output.
    Ex: But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
    Ex: Developing countries are befeniting slowly and feebly from technological innovations which have not been desgined for the particular needs, planning, and management capabilities of these countries.

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    —recuérdame —dijo débilmente remember me, he said weakly o in a weak voice
    la luz de la vela alumbraba débilmente el desván the attic was lit by the faint o dim light of the candle
    protestó débilmente he protested feebly o half-heartedly o weakly
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    weakly;
    la mariposa aleteaba débilmente the butterfly fluttered its wings weakly;
    hablaba débilmente y apenas podía incorporarse he spoke in a weak voice and could hardly sit up;
    las calles débilmente iluminadas the dimly lit streets;
    “bueno”, contestó débilmente “okay,” he answered half-heartedly

    Spanish-English dictionary > débilmente

  • 48 entretanto

    adv.
    meanwhile.
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    1 meanwhile, for the time being
    \
    en el entretanto in the meantime
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    adv.
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    1.
    ADV meanwhile, meantime
    2.
    CONJ
    3.
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    I
    adverbio meanwhile, in the meantime
    II

    en el entretanto — meanwhile, in the meantime

    * * *
    = in the interim, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim, in (the) meantime.
    Ex. But in the interim what do you do with things like citations in journal articles which should lead you to a record?.
    Ex. Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
    Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    Ex. Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
    Ex. In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record.
    * * *
    I
    adverbio meanwhile, in the meantime
    II

    en el entretanto — meanwhile, in the meantime

    * * *
    = in the interim, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim, in (the) meantime.

    Ex: But in the interim what do you do with things like citations in journal articles which should lead you to a record?.

    Ex: Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
    Ex: In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record.

    * * *
    meanwhile, in the meantime
    entretanto, vaya limpiando meanwhile o in the meantime, you can start cleaning
    entretanto (que) lo hacen while they do it
    en el entretanto meanwhile, in the meantime
    * * *

    entretanto adverbio
    meanwhile, in the meantime
    entretanto adverbio meanwhile: entretanto, tomemos un aperitivo, in the meantime, let's have an appetizer
    ' entretanto' also found in these entries:
    English:
    interim
    - meantime
    - meanwhile
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    ♦ adv
    meanwhile;
    entretanto, yo lavo los platos in the meantime, I'll do the washing up
    ♦ nm
    en el entretanto in the meantime
    * * *
    adv meanwhile, in the meantime
    * * *
    : meanwhile
    en el entretanto : in the meantime
    * * *
    entretanto adv meanwhile

    Spanish-English dictionary > entretanto

  • 49 estrafalario

    adj.
    1 outlandish, eccentric.
    2 lurid, flashy, gaudy, garish.
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    2 familiar figurado (extravagante) eccentric, weird, outlandish
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    ADJ
    1) [persona, ideas] odd, eccentric
    2) [ropa] outlandish
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino eccentric
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    = zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
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    * de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.
    * estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * * *
    I
    - ria adjetivo <persona/ideas/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    II
    - ria masculino, femenino eccentric
    * * *
    = zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], way out in left field, freakish.

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    * de un modo estrafalario = bizarrely, freakishly.
    * estrafalario, lo = bizarre, the.
    * idea estrafalaria = outlandish idea.
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.

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    ‹persona› eccentric; ‹ideas/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    masculine, feminine
    eccentric
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    estrafalario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹persona/ideas/conducta› eccentric;


    ‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    eccentric
    estrafalario,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric: tiene una forma de vestir un poco estrafalaria, she dresses a bit outlandishly
    ' estrafalario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrafalaria
    English:
    bizarre
    - freak
    - outlandish
    - outrageous
    - quirky
    - zany
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    estrafalario, -a adj
    1. [extravagante] [persona, ropa, ideas] outlandish, eccentric
    2. [desaliñado] slovenly, sloppy
    * * *
    adj fam
    eccentric; ropa outlandish
    * * *
    estrambótico, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrafalario

  • 50 estrambótico

    adj.
    outlandish, freakish.
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    1 familiar outlandish, eccentric, weird
    * * *
    ADJ odd, outlandish
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    - ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    * * *
    = fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.
    Ex. This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
    Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
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    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <persona/idea/conducta> eccentric; < vestimenta> outlandish, bizarre
    * * *
    = fancy, zany [zanier -comp., zaniest -sup.], bizarre, wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.], freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], freakish.

    Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.

    Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.

    * * *
    ‹persona› eccentric; ‹idea/conducta› weird, eccentric; ‹vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    * * *

    estrambótico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹persona/idea/conducta› eccentric;


    ‹ vestimenta› outlandish, bizarre
    estrambótico,-a adj fam outlandish, eccentric
    ' estrambótico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrambótica
    English:
    bizarre
    - fancy
    - way
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    estrambótico, -a adj
    outlandish, eccentric
    * * *
    adj fam
    eccentric; ropa outlandish
    * * *
    estrambótico, -ca adj
    estrafalario, excéntrico: eccentric, bizarre

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrambótico

  • 51 falsedad

    f.
    1 falseness.
    2 falsehood, lie (mentira).
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    1 (hipocresía) falseness, hypocrisy; (doblez) duplicity
    2 (mentira) falsehood, lie
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    noun f.
    2) lie
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    SF
    1) [de acusación, teoría] falseness, falsity; [de persona] falseness, insincerity
    2) (=mentira) lie, falsehood frm
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    a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)
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    = falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.
    Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex. Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
    Ex. Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
    Ex. Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
    Ex. The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
    Ex. In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
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    a) ( de afirmación) falseness; ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie, falsehood (frml)
    * * *
    = falsehood, factoid, inauthencity, falsity, fallacy, mendacity, untruth, deceptiveness.

    Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.

    Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
    Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
    Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
    Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
    Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.

    * * *
    1 (de una afirmación) falseness; (de una persona) insincerity, falseness, hypocrisy
    2 (mentira) lie, falsehood ( frml)
    * * *

    falsedad sustantivo femenino

    ( de persona) insincerity, falseness
    b) ( mentira) lie

    falsedad sustantivo femenino
    1 falseness, (insinceridad) hypocrisy
    2 (mentira) lie: su declaración estaba llena de falsedades, his declaration was riddled with lies
    ' falsedad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    supuesta
    - supuesto
    - doblez
    English:
    falsehood
    - spuriousness
    - untruthfulness
    - dishonesty
    * * *
    1. [falta de verdad, autenticidad] falseness
    2. [mentira] falsehood, lie
    * * *
    f
    1 falseness
    2 ( mentira) lie
    * * *
    1) : falseness, hypocrisy
    2) mentira: falsehood, lie
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > falsedad

  • 52 firmemente

    adv.
    1 firmly, strongly, unmovably.
    2 firmly, faithfully, steadily, constantly.
    3 staunchly, steadfastly (lealmente).
    4 securely, immovably, rigidly.
    * * *
    1 firmly
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV (=con firmeza) firmly; (=bien sujeto) securely
    * * *
    = firmly, steadily, strongly, uncompromisingly, unshakably, staunchly, solidly, robustly, steadfastly, securely.
    Ex. It is, however, essential to keep the historical context of UDC firmly in mind when studying and using the scheme.
    Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
    Ex. The student is strongly recommended to examine the guiding provided in any libraries to which he has access.
    Ex. For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.
    Ex. He inspired intense lasting loyalties, but also made many enemies, being unshakably confident in his own judgement, stubborn, and racially prejudiced against Jews.
    Ex. However, even though public libraries lack adequate funding and are typically small, Costa Ricans staunchly support their continuation.
    Ex. New information studies curricula should be solidly based on principles of information management.
    Ex. Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
    Ex. The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
    Ex. Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
    ----
    * estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.
    * tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.
    * * *
    = firmly, steadily, strongly, uncompromisingly, unshakably, staunchly, solidly, robustly, steadfastly, securely.

    Ex: It is, however, essential to keep the historical context of UDC firmly in mind when studying and using the scheme.

    Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
    Ex: The student is strongly recommended to examine the guiding provided in any libraries to which he has access.
    Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.
    Ex: He inspired intense lasting loyalties, but also made many enemies, being unshakably confident in his own judgement, stubborn, and racially prejudiced against Jews.
    Ex: However, even though public libraries lack adequate funding and are typically small, Costa Ricans staunchly support their continuation.
    Ex: New information studies curricula should be solidly based on principles of information management.
    Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
    Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
    Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
    * estar firmemente convencido = strongly held opinion.
    * tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.

    * * *
    firmly
    * * *

    firmemente adverbio firmly
    ' firmemente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coja
    - cojo
    English:
    fast
    - firmly
    - lash down
    - securely
    - steadfastly
    - clasp
    - clutch
    - solidly
    * * *
    firmly;
    me aseguró firmemente que vendría he assured me he would definitely be coming
    * * *
    : firmly
    * * *
    firmemente adv firmly / securely

    Spanish-English dictionary > firmemente

  • 53 frescor

    m.
    coolness, freshness.
    * * *
    1 coolness, freshness
    * * *
    SM [de temperatura, alimentos] freshness; [de lugar, bebida] coolness
    * * *
    masculino cool
    * * *
    = freshness, cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.].
    Ex. A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.
    Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
    * * *
    masculino cool
    * * *
    = freshness, cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.].

    Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.

    Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

    * * *
    cool
    ¡qué agradable es pasear con el frescor de la mañana! it's so nice to have a walk in the cool of the morning o in the morning when it's cool
    * * *

    frescor sustantivo masculino freshness
    ' frescor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fresca
    - fresco
    English:
    cool
    - coolness
    * * *
    coolness, freshness
    * * *
    m freshness
    * * *
    : cool air
    el frescor de la noche: the cool of the evening
    * * *
    frescor n cool

    Spanish-English dictionary > frescor

  • 54 imparcial

    adj.
    impartial.
    * * *
    1 impartial, fair
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ impartial, fair
    * * *
    adjetivo impartial, unbiased
    * * *
    = non-biased, non-judgmental [non-judgemental], impartial, open-minded, unbiased [unbiassed], compromise, detached, fair-minded [fairminded], non-partisan [nonpartisan], just, neutral, unemotional.
    Ex. We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
    Ex. Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
    Ex. These centres should aim to promote a wide range of free, impartial information in a friendly and confidential atmosphere.
    Ex. Is there any responsiveness at LC to the need for a close and open-minded examination of the problem?.
    Ex. Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex. Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. We are confident that, after examining both sides of the issue, fair-minded judges will be able to determine who is reliable.
    Ex. To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
    Ex. Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.
    Ex. There is an objective, neutral name for those people, and that's Burakumin.
    Ex. He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
    ----
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * * *
    adjetivo impartial, unbiased
    * * *
    = non-biased, non-judgmental [non-judgemental], impartial, open-minded, unbiased [unbiassed], compromise, detached, fair-minded [fairminded], non-partisan [nonpartisan], just, neutral, unemotional.

    Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.

    Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
    Ex: These centres should aim to promote a wide range of free, impartial information in a friendly and confidential atmosphere.
    Ex: Is there any responsiveness at LC to the need for a close and open-minded examination of the problem?.
    Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: We are confident that, after examining both sides of the issue, fair-minded judges will be able to determine who is reliable.
    Ex: To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
    Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.
    Ex: There is an objective, neutral name for those people, and that's Burakumin.
    Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.

    * * *
    impartial, unbiased
    * * *

    imparcial adjetivo
    impartial, unbiased
    imparcial adjetivo impartial, unbiased
    ' imparcial' also found in these entries:
    English:
    detached
    - fair
    - fairminded
    - impartial
    - unbiased
    - unbiassed
    - unemotional
    - disinterested
    - dispassionate
    - open
    - trial
    * * *
    impartial
    * * *
    adj impartial
    * * *
    : impartial
    * * *
    imparcial adj unbiased

    Spanish-English dictionary > imparcial

  • 55 indigente

    adj.
    1 destitute, poor.
    2 indigent, disadvantaged, poor, destitute.
    f. & m.
    1 poor person.
    2 pauper, poor person, indigent, tramp.
    3 bag lady.
    * * *
    1 indigent, poverty-stricken
    1 poor person
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (frml) destitute, indigent (frml)
    II
    masculino y femenino (frml) indigent (frml)
    * * *
    = needy [needier -comp., neediest -sup.], poverty-stricken, impecunious, indigent, destitute, vagrant, bag lady, pauper, shopping-bag lady, bagwoman, bagman.
    Ex. By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
    Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.
    Ex. These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
    Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
    Ex. This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.
    Ex. A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.
    Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.
    Ex. Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.
    Ex. I've always been afraid of somehow winding up as a bagwoman in the streets.
    Ex. His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.
    ----
    * albergue para indigentes = poorhouse.
    * indigentes, los = destitute, the.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (frml) destitute, indigent (frml)
    II
    masculino y femenino (frml) indigent (frml)
    * * *
    = needy [needier -comp., neediest -sup.], poverty-stricken, impecunious, indigent, destitute, vagrant, bag lady, pauper, shopping-bag lady, bagwoman, bagman.

    Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.

    Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.
    Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
    Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
    Ex: This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.
    Ex: A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.
    Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.
    Ex: Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.
    Ex: I've always been afraid of somehow winding up as a bagwoman in the streets.
    Ex: His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.
    * albergue para indigentes = poorhouse.
    * indigentes, los = destitute, the.

    * * *
    ( frml); destitute, indigent ( frml)
    ( frml)
    indigent ( frml)
    los indigentes the destitute
    * * *

    indigente adj frml poverty-stricken
    ' indigente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    destitute
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    poor, destitute
    ♦ nmf
    poor person;
    los indigentes the poor, the destitute
    * * *
    I adj destitute
    II m/f poor person;
    los indigentes the poor pl
    * * *
    indigente adj & nmf
    : indigent

    Spanish-English dictionary > indigente

  • 56 intencionadamente

    adv.
    1 designedly.
    2 intentionally, on purpose, deliberately, by design.
    * * *
    1 intentionally, deliberately
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=a propósito) deliberately, on purpose
    2) (=con mala intención) nastily
    * * *
    adverbio on purpose, deliberately
    * * *
    = intentionally, purposely, wittingly, purposefully, by design, on purpose, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA], designedly.
    Ex. In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.
    Ex. I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
    Ex. Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
    Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
    Ex. The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
    Ex. Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
    Ex. The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
    Ex. But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
    Ex. In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.
    * * *
    adverbio on purpose, deliberately
    * * *
    = intentionally, purposely, wittingly, purposefully, by design, on purpose, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA], designedly.

    Ex: In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.

    Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
    Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
    Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
    Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
    Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
    Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
    Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
    Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.

    * * *
    on purpose, deliberately
    * * *

    intencionadamente adverbio on purpose, deliberately
    interrumpió la conversación intencionadamente, he deliberately interrupted the conversation
    ' intencionadamente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pisotón
    English:
    intentionally
    - knowingly
    - purposely
    * * *
    deliberately, intentionally, on purpose
    * * *
    intencionadamente adv deliberately / purposely

    Spanish-English dictionary > intencionadamente

  • 57 intuitivamente

    adv.
    intuitively.
    * * *
    1 intuitively
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
    * * *

    Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.

    * * *
    intuitively
    * * *

    intuitivamente adverbio intuitively: intuitivamente me tiré al suelo, I intuitively threw myself on the floor
    ' intuitivamente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    intuitively
    * * *
    intuitively

    Spanish-English dictionary > intuitivamente

  • 58 mientras tanto

    adv.
    1 meanwhile, in the process, in the meantime, in between.
    2 ad.int..
    conj.
    while.
    * * *
    meanwhile, in the meantime
    * * *
    = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim
    Ex. In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record.
    Ex. Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
    Ex. Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    Ex. Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
    * * *
    = in (the) meantime, meanwhile, meantime, ad interim

    Ex: In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record.

    Ex: Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mientras tanto

  • 59 observable

    adj.
    observable, noticeable, perceptible.
    * * *
    1 noticeable, observable
    * * *
    * * *
    = discernible [discernable], observable, observational.
    Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
    Ex. A relationship is observable between the two measurements recall and precision.
    Ex. The observational technique involves the researcher being with the subject continuously throughout the day and observing their actions.
    ----
    * observable en = in evidence in.
    * * *
    = discernible [discernable], observable, observational.

    Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

    Ex: A relationship is observable between the two measurements recall and precision.
    Ex: The observational technique involves the researcher being with the subject continuously throughout the day and observing their actions.
    * observable en = in evidence in.

    * * *
    observable
    el cometa es observable a simple vista the comet is observable o can be observed with the naked eye
    un fenómeno observable a simple vista a phenomenon which can be observed with the naked eye
    * * *
    observable

    Spanish-English dictionary > observable

  • 60 palpable

    adj.
    touchable, palpable (tocable).
    * * *
    1 palpable
    2 figurado (evidente) obvious, evident
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [con las manos] palpable, tangible
    2) (=claro, evidente) palpable, obvious, palpable
    * * *
    adjetivo (claro, evidente) palpable (frml), obvious; ( al tacto) palpable, tangible
    * * *
    = discernible [discernable], palpable, on the ground, visible, manifest, tangible.
    Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
    Ex. His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
    Ex. It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex. Nothing in the world is ever going to be 100 percent perfect, but computer problems are more immediate and more tangible.
    ----
    * palpable en = in evidence in.
    * prueba palpable = living proof.
    * * *
    adjetivo (claro, evidente) palpable (frml), obvious; ( al tacto) palpable, tangible
    * * *
    = discernible [discernable], palpable, on the ground, visible, manifest, tangible.

    Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

    Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
    Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.
    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex: Nothing in the world is ever going to be 100 percent perfect, but computer problems are more immediate and more tangible.
    * palpable en = in evidence in.
    * prueba palpable = living proof.

    * * *
    1 (claro, evidente) palpable ( frml), obvious
    2 (al tacto) palpable, tangible
    * * *

    palpable adjetivo (claro, evidente) palpable (frml), obvious;
    ( al tacto) palpable, tangible
    palpable adjetivo palpable
    ' palpable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparente
    English:
    palpable
    - tangibly
    * * *
    1. [que se puede tocar] touchable, palpable
    2. [evidente] evident, clear;
    el malestar en la empresa es palpable the unease within the company is evident;
    había una tensión palpable en la habitación there was a noticeably strained atmosphere in the room
    * * *
    adj fig
    palpable
    * * *
    : palpable, tangible

    Spanish-English dictionary > palpable

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  • confident — [kän′fə dənt] adj. 1. full of confidence; specif., a) assured; certain [confident of victory] b) sure of oneself; self confident; bold [a confident manner] 2. Obs. trustful; confiding n. CONFIDANT SYN. SURE …   English World dictionary

  • confident — (adj.) 1570s, self reliant, sure of oneself, from M.Fr. confident, from L. confidentem (nom. confidens) firmly trusting, reliant, self confident, bold, daring, prp. of confidere (see CONFIDENCE (Cf. confidence)). Related: Confidently …   Etymology dictionary

  • Confident — Con fi*dent, n. See {Confidant}. South. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confident — index assertive, categorical, certain (fixed), certain (positive), definite, dogmatic, indubious …   Law dictionary

  • confident — [adj1] certain, assured bet on*, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up*, pushy,… …   New thesaurus

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