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1 contrito
adj.contrite, conscience-stricken, repentant, sorry.* * *► adjetivo1 contrite, repentant* * *ADJ frm contrite* * *- ta adjetivo contrite* * *= apologetic, contrite, repentant, conscience-stricken, conscience-smitten.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex. Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.Ex. The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.* * *- ta adjetivo contrite* * *= apologetic, contrite, repentant, conscience-stricken, conscience-smitten.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex: Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.* * *contrito -tacontrite* * *
contrito,-a adjetivo contrite
' contrito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrita
English:
contrite
* * *contrito, -a adj1. [arrepentido] contrite2. [triste, compungido] downcast* * *adj contrite* * *contrito, -ta adj: contrite, repentant -
2 compungido
adj.1 sad, grief-stricken, sorry, aggrieved.2 remorseful, regretful.past part.past participle of spanish verb: compungir.* * *1→ link=compungir compungir► adjetivo1 (arrepentido) remorseful* * *ADJ (=arrepentido) remorseful, contrite; (=triste) sad, sorrowful* * ** * *= contrite, remorseful, repentant, doleful.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.* * ** * *= contrite, remorseful, repentant, doleful.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.* * *compungido -da(arrepentido) remorseful, contrite; (triste) sad* * *
Del verbo compungir: ( conjugate compungir)
compungido es:
el participio
compungido
( triste) sad
compungido,-a adjetivo (apenado) sad, sorrowful
(arrepentido) contrite
' compungido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compungida
English:
doleful
- rueful
* * *compungido, -a adj[arrepentido] contrite, remorseful; [triste] sorrowful* * *adj remorseful* * *compungido, -da adj: contrite, remorseful -
3 afligido
adj.1 grieving, sorrowing, heartbroken.2 distressed, sad, afflicted, bereaved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afligir.* * *1→ link=afligir afligir► adjetivo1 afflicted, grieved, troubled* * *(f. - afligida)adj.grief-stricken, sorrowful* * *1. ADJ1) (=apenado) grieving, heartbroken2) (Med)2.SMlos afligidos — [que padecen] the afflicted; [por deceso] the bereaved
* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.Ex. John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.----* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *afligido -da[ ESTAR] upsetquedó muy afligido por lo que le dijiste he was very upset by what you saidsu afligida viuda his grief-stricken widow* * *
Del verbo afligir: ( conjugate afligir)
afligido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afligido
afligir
afligido◊ -da adjetivo
distressed
afligir ( conjugate afligir) verbo transitivo
afligirse verbo pronominal
to get upset
afligir verbo transitivo to afflict
' afligido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolorida
- dolorido
- desolado
English:
aching
- bereaved
- distraught
- miserable
- mournful
- sorrowful
- stricken
- woeful
- distressed
* * *afligido, -a adj[triste] afflicted, distressed; [rostro, voz] mournful;está muy afligido por la tragedia he's very upset by the tragedy* * *adj upset* * *afligido, -da adj: grief-stricken, sorrowful -
4 arrepentido
adj.1 repentant, conscience-stricken, repented, penitent.2 regretful, sorry.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrepentirse.* * *1→ link=arrepentirse arrepentirse► adjetivo1 regretful, repentant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 penitent* * *(f. - arrepentida)adj.repentant, sorry* * *arrepentido, -a1.ADJ (=pesaroso) sorry; (Rel) repentantestar arrepentido de algo — to regret sth, be sorry about sth
2.SM / F (Rel) penitent; (=terrorista) reformed terrorist* * *IIIarrepentido de lo que había hecho — sorry for o feeling remorse for what he had done
- da masculino, femenino reformed terrorist* * *= apologetic, penitent, contrite, remorseful, repentant.Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.* * *IIIarrepentido de lo que había hecho — sorry for o feeling remorse for what he had done
- da masculino, femenino reformed terrorist* * *= apologetic, penitent, contrite, remorseful, repentant.Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.* * *‹pecador› repentantun hombre arrepentido de sus pecados a man who repents ( o has repented etc) of his sinsun terrorista arrepentido a reformed terroristarrepentido, prometió no volver a robar sorry for o feeling remorse for what he had done, he promised never to steal againestaba muy arrepentido de haberlo dicho I very much regretted having said it, I was very sorry I had said itmasculine, femininereformed terrorist* * *
Del verbo arrepentirse: ( conjugate arrepentirse)
arrepentido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arrepentido
arrepentirse
arrepentido
estaba arrepentido de lo que había hecho he was sorry for o feeling remorse for what he had done;
estoy arrepentido de haberlo dicho I regret having said it
arrepentirse ( conjugate arrepentirse) verbo pronominal
arrepentido de algo to regret sth;
arrepentido de hacer algo to regret doing sth
arrepentido,-a adjetivo regretful
arrepentirse verbo reflexivo
1 (sentir remordimiento, pesar) to regret [de, -]
Rel to repent [de, -] ➣ Ver nota en regret
2 (volverse atrás) to change one's mind
' arrepentido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrepentida
- compungida
- compungido
- dentro
- dolerse
- vez
English:
penitent
- regretful
- rueful
- second thought
- sorry
- remorseful
- repentant
* * *arrepentido, -a♦ adjrepentant;arrepentido de sus acciones, pidió disculpas he apologized remorsefully;estoy muy arrepentido de lo que hice I'm deeply sorry for what I did, I very much regret what I did;un terrorista arrepentido a reformed terrorist♦ nm,f1. Rel penitent2. Pol = person who has renounced criminal ways and helped the police* * *part → arrepentirse* * *arrepentido, -da adj: repentant, remorseful* * *arrepentido adj sorry -
5 artificial
adj.artificial.* * *► adjetivo1 artificial* * *adj.* * *ADJ [flor, luz, inseminación] artificial; [material] artificial, man-made* * ** * *= artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.Ex. The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.----* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* fuegos artificiales = firework display.* hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.* inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.* inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.* lenguaje artificial = artificial language.* luz artificial = artificial light.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* pulmón artificial = lung-machine.* ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.* * ** * *= artificial, contrived, cardboard, theatrical, inauthentic.Ex: The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.* campo de césped artificial = all-weather pitch.* campo de hierba artificial = all-weather pitch.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* césped artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* colorante artificial para alimentos = food colouring.* con sabor artificial = artificially flavoured.* edulcorante artificial = artificial sweetener.* fuegos artificiales = firework display.* hierba artificial = artificial grass, artificial turf.* iluminación artificial = artificial lighting.* inseminación artificial = artificial insemination.* inteligencia artificial = machine intelligence.* lenguaje artificial = artificial language.* luz artificial = artificial light.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* pulmón artificial = lung-machine.* ventilación artificial = artificial ventilation.* * *1 ‹flor/satélite› artificial; ‹fibra› man-made, artificial2 ‹persona/sonrisa› artificial, false* * *
artificial adjetivo ‹flor/satélite/sonrisa› artificial;
‹ fibra› man-made, artificial
artificial adjetivo
1 artificial
2 Tex man-made o synthetic
' artificial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bengala
- canal
- cohete
- colorante
- fecundación
- inseminación
- inteligencia
- natural
- ortopédica
- ortopédico
- postiza
- postizo
- respiración
- riñón
- satélite
- trabajada
- trabajado
- gruta
- pantano
English:
artificial
- artificial insemination
- artificial intelligence
- banger
- bank
- contrived
- cracker
- forced
- fuse
- life-support
- limb
- man-made
- snow machine
- stilted
- floodlight
- kidney
- kiss
- man
- plastic
- satellite
- sweetener
- ventilator
* * *artificial adj1. [hecho por el hombre] [flor, lago] artificial;[material] man-made, artificial2. [no espontáneo] [persona, sonrisa, amabilidad] artificial* * *adj artificial* * *artificial adj1) : artificial, man-made2) : feigned, false♦ artificialmente adv* * *artificial adj artificial -
6 dramático
adj.1 dramatic, dramatical, theatrical, theatric.2 dramatic, drastic, striking.3 dramatic, dramaturgic, histrionic, thespian.m.dramatic actor, tragic actor, tragedian.* * *► adjetivo1 dramatic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dramatist* * *(f. - dramática)adj.* * *1.ADJ dramaticno seas tan dramático — don't make such a drama out of it, don't be such a drama queen * hum
2.SM (=autor) dramatist* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.----* autor dramático = playwright.* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.* autor dramático = playwright.* * *dramático -ca1 ‹género› dramaticun destacado autor dramático an outstanding playwright o dramatist2 ‹situación/momento› dramatic3 ‹cambios› dramaticdramáticas consecuencias dramatic consequences* * *
dramático◊ -ca adjetivo
dramatic;
un autor dramático a playwright o dramatist
dramático,-a adjetivo dramatic
' dramático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dramática
- dramatizar
- género
English:
dramatic
- flourish
- sweeping
- drama
- straight
- turn
* * *dramático, -a adj1. [de teatro] dramatic;un autor dramático a dramatist o playwright;estudia arte dramático she's studying drama2. [muy grave] dramatic;se vivieron momentos dramáticos there were dramatic moments3. [exagerado, teatral] theatrical, histrionic;ponerse dramático to become theatrical, to over-dramatize;no te pongas dramático, que no fue para tanto don't make a big production out of it, it wasn't such a big deal* * *adj dramatic;arte dramático dramatic art* * *dramático, -ca adj: dramatic♦ dramáticamente adv* * *dramático adj dramatic -
7 penitencia
f.1 penance.hacer penitencia to do penance2 penitence, attrition.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penitenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penitenciar.* * *2 (pesadez) punishment* * *SF1) (=estado) penitence2) (=castigo) penancehacer penitencia — to do penance ( por for)
* * *1) (Relig) penanceestá en penitencia — she's not allowed out, she's grounded (colloq)
* * *= penitence, repentance.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.* * *1) (Relig) penanceestá en penitencia — she's not allowed out, she's grounded (colloq)
* * *= penitence, repentance.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.* * *A ( Relig) penanceB1 ( Andes) (en juegos) forfeitel que pierda deberá cumplir con una penitencia whoever loses will have to pay a forfeitel maestro me puso en penitencia the teacher punished mehoy no puede ir contigo porque está en penitencia she can't go with you today because she's not allowed out o ( colloq) she's grounded* * *
penitencia sustantivo femenino
1 (Relig) penance;
2
penitencia f Rel penance: ahora tengo que soportarle, esa es mi penitencia, having to put up with him now is my penance
' penitencia' also found in these entries:
English:
penance
* * *penitencia nf1. [religiosa] penance;hacer penitencia to do penanceestá en penitencia he's in disgrace;lo pusieron en penitencia they punished him* * *f penitence* * *penitencia nf: penance, penitence -
8 teatral
adj.1 theater.grupo teatral drama grouptemporada teatral theater season2 theatrical (exagerado).* * *► adjetivo1 (del teatro) theatrical, dramatic2 figurado (exagerado) stagy, stagey, theatrical\grupo teatral theatre (US theater) companyobra teatral play* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [grupo, temporada] theatre antes de s, theater antes de s (EEUU); [asociación, formación] dramatic2) (=aparatoso) (=persona) theatrical; [gesto, palabras] dramatic, theatrical; pey histrionic, stagey* * *a) (Teatr) <grupo/temporada> theater* (before n)b) < persona> theatrical; <gesto/tono> theatrical, dramatic* * *= theatrical.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.----* guión de representación teatral = scenario.* producción teatral = theatre production.* representación teatral = stage show, theatrical performance.* * *a) (Teatr) <grupo/temporada> theater* (before n)b) < persona> theatrical; <gesto/tono> theatrical, dramatic* * *= theatrical.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
* guión de representación teatral = scenario.* producción teatral = theatre production.* representación teatral = stage show, theatrical performance.* * *una obra teatral a playvi la producción teatral I saw the stage versionun destacado autor teatral an outstanding playwright2 ‹persona› theatrical; ‹gesto/tono› theatrical, dramaticme señaló el cajón con un gesto teatral he pointed dramatically to the drawer* * *
teatral adjetivo
un autor teatral a playwright
teatral adjetivo
1 (representación, grupo) theatre
obra teatral, play
2 fig (efectista, exagerado) theatrical
un gesto teatral, a theatrical gesture
' teatral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
teatralidad
- autor
- ensayo
- reestreno
English:
dramatic
- dramatization
- greasepaint
- spectacle
- dramatically
- dramatize
- grease
- impresario
- play
- theatrical
- troupe
* * *teatral adj1. [de teatro] theatre;actor teatral stage actor;autor teatral playwright;grupo teatral drama group;obra teatral play;temporada teatral theatre season2. [exagerado] theatrical* * *adj figtheatrical* * *teatral adj: theatrical♦ teatralmente adv -
9 atrito
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10 compungida
-
11 contrita
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12 apologético
• apologetic• asking for excuse• contrite• diffident• excusatory -
13 con remordimientos
• conscience-stricken• contrite• remorseful -
14 contrito
• conscience-stricken• contrite• repentant
См. также в других словарях:
Contrite — Con trite (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p. of contrere to grind, bruise; con + terere to rub, grind: cf. F. contrit See {Trite}.] 1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contrite — Con trite, n. A contrite person. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contrite — Con trite, v. In a contrite manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrite — I adjective apologetic, broken in spirit, chastened, compunctious, conscience smitten, conscience stricken, desirous of forgiveness, full of regrets, full of remorse, guilty, humble, humbled, paenitet, penitent, penitential, regretful, regretting … Law dictionary
contrite — c.1300, from O.Fr. contrit and directly from L. contritus, lit. worn out, ground to pieces, pp. of conterere to grind, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + terere to rub (see THROW (Cf. throw)). Used in English in figurative sense of … Etymology dictionary
contrite — [adj] regretful apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience stricken, humble, penitent, penitential, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful, sorry; concept 403 Ant. hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant … New thesaurus
contrite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or expressing remorse. DERIVATIVES contritely adverb contriteness noun contrition noun. ORIGIN Latin contritus, from conterere grind down, wear away … English terms dictionary
contrite — [kən trīt′, kän′trīt΄] adj. [ME contrit < OFr < LL(Ec) contritus, lit., worn out, ground to pieces, pp. of L conterere, to grind < com , together + terere, to rub: see THROW] 1. feeling contrition; repentant 2. showing or resulting from… … English World dictionary
contrite — adjective Etymology: Middle English contrit, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin contritus, from Latin, past participle of conterere to grind, bruise, from com + terere to rub more at throw Date: 14th century feeling or showing sorrow and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrite — [[t]kəntra͟ɪt, kɒ̱ntraɪt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong. [FORMAL] She was instantly contrite. Oh, I am sorry! You must forgive me. Syn: sorry Derived words: contrition … English dictionary
contrite — /kənˈtraɪt / (say kuhn truyt), /ˈkɒntraɪt / (say kontruyt) adjective 1. broken in spirit by a sense of guilt; penitent: *She seemed altogether humble and contrite, small, even hunched, she who had been proud, on her powerful horse. –patrick white …