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1 escasez artificial
• contrived scarcity -
2 postizo
• contrived• false• feigned• hairline• hairpin• spurious -
3 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 -
4 artificioso
adj.1 crafty, gimmicky, tricky, cunning.2 artificial, feigned.* * *► adjetivo1 (hábil) skilful (US skillful), dexterous2 (afectado) affected3 figurado (disimulado) sly, crafty* * *ADJ (=ingenioso) skilful, skillful (EEUU), ingenious; (=astuto) cunning, artful, sly* * *- sa adjetivo affected, contrived* * *- sa adjetivo affected, contrived* * *artificioso -saaffected, contrived* * *artificioso, -a adj[no natural] contrived* * *adj1 sly* * *artificioso, -sa adj1) : skillful2) : cunning, deceptive -
5 aguante
intj.hold it.m.1 self-restraint, tolerance (paciencia).2 strength (resistencia).3 endurance, resistance, capacity to endure, strength.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: aguantar.* * *1 (paciencia) patience, endurance2 (fuerza) strength\tener mucho aguante (paciente) to be very patient 2 (resistente) to be strong, have a lot of stamina* * *noun m.1) tolerance, patience2) endurance* * *SM1) (=paciencia) patience2) (=resistencia) [ante el dolor] endurance; [ante el cansancio] stamina, staying power¿ya estás cansado? ¡qué poco aguante tienes! — are you tired already? you've no staying power o stamina!
no pongas libros en esa mesa, que tiene muy poco aguante — don't put books on that table, it can't take much weight
3) Caribe** * *1) ( de un pueblo) powers of endurance; ( paciencia) patience2) ( resistencia física de una persona) stamina* * *= endurance, stamina, staying power.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex. Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.* * *1) ( de un pueblo) powers of endurance; ( paciencia) patience2) ( resistencia física de una persona) stamina* * *= endurance, stamina, staying power.Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.
Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.* * *A(tolerancia, paciencia): el aguante de este pueblo no parece tener límites the people of this country seem to have limitless powers of enduranceno se enoja nunca, tiene mucho aguante she never gets annoyed, she's very patient o long-sufferingB(resistencia): ¡qué poco aguante tienes! you don't have o you haven't got much stamina!es una máquina de mucho aguante it is a very sturdy machine* * *
Del verbo aguantar: ( conjugate aguantar)
aguanté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aguante es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
aguantar
aguante
aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
no tengo por qué aguante esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguante una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguante este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
2
‹ presión› to withstandb) ( durar):◊ estas botas aguanteán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter
3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;
no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):◊ me tendré que aguante I'll just have to put up with it;
si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
aguante sustantivo masculino endurance, stamina: tiene mucha capacidad de aguante, he is very long-suffering
' aguante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dura
- duro
- estómago
- resistencia
- aguantar
English:
humour
- staying power
* * *aguante nm1. [paciencia] tolerance;tiene muy poco aguante, se enfada con cualquier comentario she's not very tolerant, she's very quick to lose her temper2. [resistencia] strength;[de persona] stamina* * *m1 patience;tener mucho aguante be very patient, have a lot of patience2 física stamina, endurance* * *aguante nm1) tolerancia: tolerance, patience2) resistencia: endurance, strength* * *aguante n1. (paciencia) patience2. (resistencia) stamina -
6 fingido
adj.phony, feigned, false, affected.past part.past participle of spanish verb: fingir.* * *1→ link=fingir fingir► adjetivo1 feigned, false2 (hipócrita) hypocritical\nombre fingido false name* * *(f. - fingida)adj.* * *ADJ feigned, falsenombre fingido — assumed name, false name
* * *- da adjetivo hypocritical, false* * *= contrived.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.* * *- da adjetivo hypocritical, false* * *= contrived.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.
* * *fingido -dahypocritical, false* * *
Del verbo fingir: ( conjugate fingir)
fingido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
fingido
fingir
fingido◊ -da adjetivo
hypocritical, false
fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to pretend
fingirse verbo pronominal:
fingido f adj feigned, false
fingir verbo transitivo to pretend
' fingido' also found in these entries:
English:
affected
- insincere
- mock
- sham
- show
- pretense
* * *fingido, -a adjfeigned, apparent* * *adj false* * *fingido, -da adj: false, feigned -
7 rebuscado
adj.1 farfetched, recherché, fancy.2 affected, sham.past part.past participle of spanish verb: rebuscar.* * *1→ link=rebuscar rebuscar► adjetivo1 affected, recherché (estilo) elaborate, contrived* * *ADJ1) [estilo] affected; [palabra] recherché2) LAm (=afectado) affected, stuck-up ** * ** * *= arcane, recondite, stilted, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex. It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.Ex. This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * ** * *= arcane, recondite, stilted, far-fetched [farfetched].Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.* * *rebuscado -da‹lenguaje/expresiones› recherché, over-elaborate; ‹persona› affected* * *
Del verbo rebuscar: ( conjugate rebuscar)
rebuscado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
rebuscado
rebuscar
rebuscado
‹ejemplo/argumento› far-fetched;
‹ estilo› affected
rebuscar ( conjugate rebuscar) verbo intransitivo:
rebuscaba en la basura he was rummaging about in the garbage
rebuscado,-a adjetivo
1 (complicado, muy elaborado) round-about
2 (con poca naturalidad, con afectación) stilted, recherché
rebuscar verbo intransitivo & vt to search throroughly: rebuscó entre las carpetas, she went through the files with a fine-tooth comb
el gato rebuscaba en la basura, the cat rummaged through the rubbish
' rebuscado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebuscada
English:
stilted
* * *rebuscado, -a adj[lenguaje] obscure, recherché;una explicación rebuscada a roundabout explanation;el final de la película es muy rebuscado the ending of the movie is very contrived* * *adj over-elaborate* * *rebuscado, -da adj: affected, pretentious -
8 resistencia
f.1 resistance (gen) & ( Elec & politics).ofrecer resistencia to put up resistanceresistencia pasiva passive resistance2 strength.3 stamina.4 Resistencia.* * *1 (gen) resistance2 (aguante) endurance, stamina3 (oposición) resistance, opposition4 ELECTRICIDAD resistance5 (de materiales) strength6 la Resistencia HISTORIA the Resistance\prueba de resistencia endurance testresistencia pasiva passive resistance* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=oposición) resistancela Resistencia — ( Hist) the Resistance
ofrecer o oponer resistencia — to offer resistance, resist
2) (=aguante) stamina3) [a la enfermedad, al frío] resistance4) [de materiales] strength5) (Elec) (=cualidad) resistance; (=componente de circuito) resistor; [de plancha, secador] element* * *1)a) ( oposición) resistancesin ofrecer or oponer resistencia — without putting up o offering any resistance
b) la Resistencia (Hist, Pol) the Resistance2)a) ( aguante)b) (a virus, enfermedad) resistance3)a) (al aire, agua, a corriente eléctrica) resistanceb) ( componente de circuito) resistor; (de secador, calentador) element* * *= endurance, reluctance, resistance, stamina, strength, resistor, staying power, resilience, impedance, drag.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.Ex. Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.Ex. Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex. The first transistors were individual devices with wires joining them to other electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and other transistors.Ex. Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.Ex. The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.Ex. The impedance problem is at the root of the incompatibilities.Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.----* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* miembro de la resistencia = resister.* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* oponer resistencia = put up + resistance.* resistencia a = imperviousness to.* resistencia a la insulina = insulin resistance.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* resistencia al fuego = fire resistance.* resistencia al plegado = fold strength.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resistencia, la = resistance, the.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* * *1)a) ( oposición) resistancesin ofrecer or oponer resistencia — without putting up o offering any resistance
b) la Resistencia (Hist, Pol) the Resistance2)a) ( aguante)b) (a virus, enfermedad) resistance3)a) (al aire, agua, a corriente eléctrica) resistanceb) ( componente de circuito) resistor; (de secador, calentador) element* * *la resistencia(n.) = resistance, theEx: 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.
= endurance, reluctance, resistance, stamina, strength, resistor, staying power, resilience, impedance, drag.Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.
Ex: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex: The first transistors were individual devices with wires joining them to other electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and other transistors.Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.Ex: The impedance problem is at the root of the incompatibilities.Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* miembro de la resistencia = resister.* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* oponer resistencia = put up + resistance.* resistencia a = imperviousness to.* resistencia a la insulina = insulin resistance.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* resistencia al fuego = fire resistance.* resistencia al plegado = fold strength.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resistencia, la = resistance, the.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* * *A1 (oposición) resistancese entregó sin ofrecer or oponer resistencia he gave himself up without putting up o offering any resistance o without resistanceresistencia pasiva passive resistance2B1 (fortaleza, aguante) staminatiene una gran resistencia física she has tremendous stamina o staying powerprueba de resistencia endurance test2 (a un virus, una enfermedad) resistanceC1 (al aire, agua) resistance2 (a una corriente eléctrica) resistance3 (componente de un circuito) resistor4 (de un secador, calentador) element* * *
resistencia sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( componente de circuito) resistor;
(de secador, calentador) element
resistencia sustantivo femenino
1 (aguante de una persona) endurance: tiene mucha resistencia física, he has a lot of stamina
2 (oposición a una fuerza, medida, acción) resistance: opusieron mucha resistencia a nuestro proyecto, they put up a lot of resistance to our project
3 Elec element
4 Hist Pol la Resistencia, the Resistance
' resistencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
legitimar
- oponer
- torsión
- ofrecer
- resistir
- sostener
English:
break down
- defiance
- drag
- element
- endurance
- fight
- offer
- opposition
- pocket
- put up
- resilience
- resistance
- resistor
- rope
- soften up
- stamina
- staying power
- strength
- wear down
- put
- resist
- stand
- struggle
- weakly
* * *resistencia nf1. [fuerza] strength2. [aguante, oposición] resistance;[para correr, hacer deporte] stamina; resistencia activa active resistance;resistencia pasiva passive resistance3. Elec resistance4. Fís resistance* * *f1 ( oposición) resistance2 EL, TÉC pieza resistor* * *resistencia nf1) : resistance2) aguante: endurance, strength, stamina* * *1. (oposición) resistance2. (aguante físico) stamina3. (fuerza) strengthes un anciano, pero aún tiene resistencia he's an old man, but he's still strong -
9 afectado
adj.1 affected, impressed, cut-up.2 affected, concerned, interested.3 affected, hammy, unnatural.f. & m.sufferer.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afectar.* * *1→ link=afectar afectar► adjetivo1 (gen) affected2 (emocionado) affected, upset\estar afectado,-a de to be suffering from* * *(f. - afectada)adj.1) affected2) afflicted* * *ADJ1) (=forzado) [acento, persona] affected; [estilo] stilted, precious2) (Med) (=aquejado)estar afectado — Méx to be consumptive; Cono Sur to be hurt
* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex. Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.----* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *afectado -daaffected* * *
Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)
afectado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afectado
afectar
afectado◊ -da adjetivo
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectado,-a I adj (amanerado) affected
II sustantivo masculino y femenino los afectados por el terremoto, those affected by the earthquake
los afectados de hepatitis, the hepatitis victims
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectada I
- hinchada
- hinchado
- remilgada
- remilgado
- retórica
- amanerado
English:
affected
- concerned
- precious
- self-conscious
- unaffected
- unnatural
- untouched
- visibly
- any
- camp
- diseased
- Down's syndrome
- fog
- hard
- self
- stricken
- suffer
* * *afectado, -a♦ adj1. [amanerado] affected2. [afligido] upset, badly affected3. RP [asignado] assigned♦ nm,fvictim;los afectados por las inundaciones serán indemnizados the people affected by the floods will receive compensation* * *I adj2 ( amanerado) affectedII m, afectada f:es un afectado he is so affected* * *afectado, -da adj1) : affected, mannered2) : influenced3) : afflicted4) : feigned* * *afectado adj (conmovido) affected / upset -
10 agradable
adj.1 pleasant (person).son muy agradables they're very pleasant2 pleasant (clima, temperatura).es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *► adjetivo1 nice, pleasant* * *adj.agreeable, pleasant* * *ADJ (=grato) pleasant, agreeableser agradable al gusto — to taste good, be tasty
* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex. But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.Ex. Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex. Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex. It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex. The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex. The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex. I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex. The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.----* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *adjetivo < persona> pleasant, nice; < carácter> pleasant; <día/velada> enjoyable, nice; <sensación/efecto> pleasant, pleasing; <sabor/olor> pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable — we had a very nice o enjoyable day
* * *= agreeable, enjoyable, nice, non-threatening, pleasant [pleasanter -comp., pleasantest -sup.], pleasantly, pleasing, pleasurable, sweet, congenial, welcome, joyful, likeable [likable], palatable, friendly-sounding, affable.Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.Ex: The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.* agradable al gusto = palatable.* de olor agradable = sweet-smelling.* de sabor agradable = palatable.* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* vista agradable = a sight for sore eyes.* * *1 ‹persona› pleasant, nice; ‹carácter› pleasantes agradable (para) con todo el mundo she's nice to everybody2 ‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing, nice; ‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nicepasamos un día muy agradable we had a very nice o enjoyable dayagradable a la vista pleasing to the eyeno fue un espectáculo agradable it wasn't a pretty sight* * *
agradable adjetivo ‹ persona› pleasant, nice;
‹ carácter› pleasant;
‹día/velada› enjoyable, nice;
‹sensación/efecto› pleasant, pleasing;
‹sabor/olor› pleasant, nice;
agradable adjetivo pleasant
' agradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bastante
- encanto
- esforzarse
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fresca
- fresco
- gustosa
- gustoso
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- imaginar
- música
- simpática
- simpático
- suave
- trato
- vida
- bien
- bueno
- cambio
- dije
- lindo
- rico
- sabroso
English:
above
- agreeable
- change
- congenial
- convivial
- cool
- decent
- delightful
- doll
- doorman
- engaging
- enjoyable
- guy
- length
- likable
- likeable
- livable
- nice
- personable
- place
- pleasant
- pleasantly
- pleasing
- pleasurable
- company
- cozy
- easy
- friendly
- have
- make
- palatable
- sight
- sweet
* * *agradable adj1. [persona] pleasant;son muy agradables they're very pleasant;es una persona de talante muy agradable he has a very pleasant disposition2. [clima, temperatura] pleasant;[olor, sabor, película, ciudad] nice, pleasant;es muy agradable al tacto it feels very nice;¡qué sorpresa tan agradable! what a nice o pleasant surprise!* * *adj pleasant, nice;agradable a la vista good-looking* * *agradable adjgrato, placentero: pleasant, agreeable♦ agradablemente adv* * *agradable adj pleasant / nice -
11 anfitrión
adj.host, home.m.host, entertainer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - anfitriona)nounhost / hostess* * *SM Amphitryon* * *- triona masculino, femenino (m) host; (f) hostess* * *= host [hostess, fem.].Ex. A white man can try to experience what it means to be black by going to live in a black Central African home and getting as close to his host's way of life as can be contrived.----* institución anfitriona = host institution.* país anfitrión = host country.* * *- triona masculino, femenino (m) host; (f) hostess* * *= host [hostess, fem.].Ex: A white man can try to experience what it means to be black by going to live in a black Central African home and getting as close to his host's way of life as can be contrived.
* institución anfitriona = host institution.* país anfitrión = host country.* * *masculine, feminineA ( masculine) hostB ( feminine) hostess* * *
anfitrión
(f) hostess
anfitrión sustantivo masculino host
' anfitrión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atento
English:
host
* * *anfitrión, -ona♦ adjhost;país anfitrión host country♦ nm,fhost, f hostess♦ nmInformát host* * *m host* * ** * *anfitrión n host -
12 cursi
adj.1 tacky(dress, song).2 prissy, affected, la-di-da, chichi.f. & m.affected person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (afectado) pretentious, affected, twee1 familiar pretentious person, affected person* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=amanerado) affected; (=remilgado) prissy; [en sus gustos] twee2) [objeto] twee2.SMFes una cursi — (=amanerada) she's so affected; (=niña remilgada) she's so prissy; [en sus gustos] she's so twee
* * *Iadjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichiIImasculino y femenino (fam)es un cursi — he's so affected o twee
* * *= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex. His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichiIImasculino y femenino (fam)es un cursi — he's so affected o twee
* * *= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].Ex: His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.
Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *( fam):se cree muy elegante y refinada pero yo la encuentro cursi she thinks she's so chic and refined but she just seems affected to mesus ideas sobre el matrimonio son de lo más cursi her ideas on marriage are terribly romantic and sentimental, she has such twee ideas about marriage ( BrE)llevaba unos lacitos en el pelo de lo más cursi she was wearing some horribly prissy o ( AmE) cutesy o ( BrE) twee little ribbons in her hairtenía la casa decorada de la manera más cursi the decor in his house was terribly chichi o precious o fussyes muy cursilona she's terribly precious o affected o ( BrE) twee( fam)es un cursi he's so affected o precious o ( BrE) twee* * *
cursi adjetivo (fam) ‹ objeto› corny, twee (BrE);
‹ idea› sentimental, twee (BrE);
‹ decoración› chichi;
‹ persona› affected;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam):◊ es un cursi he's so affected o (BrE) twee
cursi adjetivo pey pretentious, affected
' cursi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repipi
- siútico
English:
corny
- genteel
- twee
* * *♦ adj1. [vestido, canción] tacky, Br naff;a mi abuela le gustan esas cortinas tan cursis my grandmother likes those twee curtainscamina de una manera muy cursi she has a very affected way of walking;no seas cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands♦ nmfaffected person;es un cursi he's so affected;no seas un cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands* * *famI adj persona affectedII m/f:es un cursi he is so affected* * ** * *cursi adj twee -
13 cursivo
adj.relating to Italic characters in printing; cursive, script.* * *► adjetivo1 cursive* * *ADJ (Tip) italic; [escritura] cursive* * *= cursive.Nota: Relativo a la letra cursiva.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.----* cursiva aldina = Aldine italic.* cursiva vicentina = Vicentine italic.* en cursiva = in italic type.* * *= cursive.Nota: Relativo a la letra cursiva.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.
* cursiva aldina = Aldine italic.* cursiva vicentina = Vicentine italic.* en cursiva = in italic type.* * *cursivo, -a adjcursive* * *adj italic -
14 feo
adj.1 ugly, homely, bad-looking, ill-favored.2 ugly.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - nada atractiva) ugly; (- poco atractiva) plain2 (aspecto, situación, tiempo, etc) nasty, horrible, unpleasant, awful3 (acción) horrible, awful4 (indigno) rude, not nice, improper► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ugly person1 (ofensa) slight, snub\hacerle un feo a alguien to slight somebody, snub somebodyser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sinsiempre me (te, etc) toca bailar con la más fea I (you, etc) always get the short end of the stick————————1 (ofensa) slight, snub* * *= fea, adj.1) ugly2) nasty* * *1. ADJ1) (=sin belleza) [persona, casa, ropa] uglybailar con la más fea —
2) (=desagradable) [asunto, tiempo] nasty, unpleasant; [jugada] dirtytiene la fea costumbre de irse sin despedirse — he has a nasty habit of leaving without saying goodbye
3) (=de mala educación)está muy feo contestarle así a tu madre — it's very rude o it's not nice to answer your mother like that
está o queda feo comerse las uñas en público — it's bad manners to bite your nails in public
4) LAm [olor, comida] nasty, unpleasant2. SM1) (=desaire)-no puedo ir a tu boda -¿me vas a hacer ese feo? — "I can't come to your wedding" - "but you can't refuse!" o "how can you refuse!"
2) * (=fealdad)hoy está con el feo o de feo subido — he's looking really ugly today
3.ADV LAm * bad, badlyoler feo — to smell bad, have a nasty smell
* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex. This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.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. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.----* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *Ifea adjetivoa) <persona/edificio> ugly; < peinado> unflatteringes un barrio/color feo — it's not a very nice neighborhood/color
ser más feo que Picio or que un pecado — to be as ugly as sin (colloq)
b) <asunto/situación> unpleasant; <olor/sabor> (esp AmL) unpleasantIIes or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así — it's not nice to talk like that
adverbio (AmL) <oler/saber> badIIIsentir feo — (Méx) to feel terrible
vamos, acéptalo, no me hagas ese feo — oh go on take it, I'll be hurt if you don't
es de un feo... — (Esp) he's as ugly as they come (colloq)
* * *= ugly [uglier -comp., ugliest -sup.], unsightly, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unlovely, minging, nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
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: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.* grotescamente feo = grotesquely ugly.* patito feo = ugly duckling.* Patito Feo, el = Ugly Duckling, the.* vieja fea = old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.* * *1 ‹persona/animal/edificio› ugly; ‹peinado› unflatteringes fea de cara she's not at all pretty, she has a very plain facees feo con ganas he's as ugly as sin ( colloq)es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhoodes un color bastante feo it isn't a very attractive o nice colorllevaba una corbata feísima he was wearing the most awful tieser más feo que Picio or que un pecado or que pegarle a Dios or que pegarle a la madre ( fam); to be as ugly as sin ( colloq)siempre me toca bailar con la más fea ( fam); I always get the short end of the stick o draw the short straw ( colloq)2 ‹asunto/situación› unpleasant; ‹olor/sabor› ( esp AmL) unpleasant¡qué feo está el día! ( AmL); what an awful day!me has dado cartas muy feas you've dealt me horrible cardsla cosa se está poniendo fea, vámonos things are getting nasty o ugly o this is getting unpleasant, let's goes or ( Esp) está muy feo hablar así de los amigos it's not nice to talk about your friends like thattiene la fea costumbre de contestar he has an unpleasant habit of answering backfeo2( AmL) ‹oler/saber› badme miró feo she gave me a dirty looksentir feo ( Méx); to feel terriblese siente feo que te traten así it's really terrible to be treated like thatfeo3( fam)1(desaire): hacerle un feo a algn to snub sb2 ( fam)(fealdad): es encantador, pero es de un feo … he's charming, but boy, is he (ever) ugly! ( AmE), he's charming but he isn't half ugly! ( BrE colloq)es de un feo que asusta he's as ugly as sin o as ugly as they come ( colloq)* * *
feo 1,◊ fea adjetivo
‹ peinado› unflattering;
es un barrio feo it's not a very nice neighborhood
‹olor/sabor› (esp AmL) unpleasant;◊ ¡qué feo está el día! what an awful day!;
la cosa se está poniendo fea things are getting nasty o ugly;
es or (Esp) está muy feo hablar así it's not nice to talk like that
feo 2 adverbio (AmL) ‹oler/saber› bad;
feo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (carente de belleza) ugly
2 (turbio) nasty: esto se pone feo, this is looking bad
una herida fea, a bad wound
II m (desaire, descortesía) snub: no le hagas ese feo, don't snub him
♦ Locuciones: ser más feo que Picio, to be as ugly as sin
' feo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espantosa
- espantoso
- esperpento
- fea
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- encima
- espantar
- feroz
- gana
- horrible
English:
hideous
- nasty
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unsightly
- dull
- homely
- nice
- plain
* * *feo, -a♦ adj1. [persona, animal, traje] ugly;es un pueblo muy feo it's a very ugly town;es fea con ganas she's as ugly as sin;ser más feo que Picio to be as ugly as sin;Famser más feo que pegarle a un padre to be as ugly as sin2. [aspecto, herida] nasty;[tiempo] foul, horrible; [color] unpleasant;está metido en un asunto muy feo he's mixed up in some really nasty business;ponerse feo [situación, tiempo] to turn nasty;la cosa está fea things are looking bad3. [desagradable] unpleasant;[ofensivo] rude;cuando me vio me hizo un gesto feo when she saw me she made a rude gesture;lo que hiciste quedó feo that wasn't a very nice thing to do4. Am [olor, sabor] unpleasant♦ nm,f[persona] ugly person; Famle tocó bailar con la más fea he drew the short straw♦ nm[desaire]hacer un feo a alguien to offend o slight sb;le hizo el feo de no saludarla he snubbed her by not saying hello♦ advAm [oler, saber] bad;tus zapatos huelen muy feo your shoes smell awful* * *I adj ugly; fignasty;la(s) cosa(s) se pone(n) feo(s) fig things are looking grimII m:hacer un feo a alguien fam snub s.o.oler, saber bad* * *feo adv: badly, bad1) : ugly2) : unpleasant, nasty* * *feo adj -
15 formalidad
f.1 formality (requisito).es una mera formalidad it's just a formality2 (good) manners.3 reliability.4 seriousness.5 conventionality.* * *1 (norma de comportamiento) formality2 (seriedad) seriousness3 (fiabilidad) reliability4 (trámite) formality, requisite\¡un poco de formalidad! please behave yourselves!una mera formalidad a mere formality* * *noun f.1) formality2) seriousness3) reliability* * *SF1) (=requisito) formalityes pura formalidad — it's a pure o mere formality, it's just a matter of form
2) (=fiabilidad) reliabilityse quedó sin clientes por falta de formalidad — he lost all his customers because of his unreliability
3) (=seriedad)¡señores, un poco de formalidad! — gentlemen, let's be serious!
¡niños, formalidad! — kids, behave yourselves!
* * *1) ( de persona) reliability2) ( requisito) formality* * *= formality, dependability.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. Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance, and 3) self-control.* * *1) ( de persona) reliability2) ( requisito) formality* * *= formality, dependability.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: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance, and 3) self-control.* * *A (de una persona) reliability, dependabilityniños, formalidad behave yourselves, childrenno se puede hacer planes con él, no tiene formalidad it's impossible to plan anything with him, he's so unreliableB (requisito) formalityes una simple formalidad it's a mere formality* * *
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( de persona) reliability;
2 ( requisito) formality
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 (trámite, protocolo) formality
2 (seriedad, corrección) seriousness
3 (responsabilidad, puntualidad) reliability
' formalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
formalmente
- trámite
English:
form
- formality
- mere
- reliability
- seriousness
- trustworthiness
- stiffly
* * *formalidad nf1. [requisito] formality;es una mera formalidad it's just a formality2. [fiabilidad] reliability;este mecánico no tiene ninguna formalidad this mechanic is totally unreliable;¡qué poca formalidad! you just can't rely on some people!3. [seriedad] seriousness* * *f formality* * *formalidad nf1) : formality2) : seriousness, dignity3) : dependability, reliability -
16 forzado
adj.1 forced, coerced, co-erced, constrained.2 farfetched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: forzar.* * *► adjetivo1 (obligado) forced2 (rebuscado) forced, strained\risa forzada forced laugh* * *ADJ1) (=obligado) forcedverse forzado a hacer algo — to be forced o obliged to do sth
2) [puerta, cerradura] forced3) (=rebuscado) [traducción, estilo, metáfora] forcedtrabajo 1), marcha 1)* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex. Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.Ex. An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex. The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex. The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.----* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *- da adjetivo forced, unnatural* * *= enforced, strained, forced, forcible, stilted.Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.* campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.* trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.* * *forzado -daforced, unnatural* * *
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)
forzado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
forzado
forzar
forzado◊ -da adjetivo
forced, unnatural
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
forzado,-a adjetivo
1 (no espontáneo) forced: su alegría era algo forzada, her cheerfulness was rather forced
2 (forzoso) trabajos forzados, forced labour sing
♦ Locuciones: a marchas forzadas, in a rush
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
' forzado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condenada
- condenado
- forzada
English:
artificial
- forced
- set
- stiff
- stilted
- strained
- unnatural
- labored
* * *forzado, -a adj[sonrisa, amabilidad] forced;trabajos forzados hard labour;verse forzado a hacer algo to find oneself forced to do sth* * *adj forced* * *forzado adj forced -
17 letra gótica
f.gothic type, German script.* * *Gothic script* * *(n.) = gothic type, black letterEx. 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. Books in English began to be set in roman from the late 1550s, although the Bible survived in ' black letter' until 1640.* * *(n.) = gothic type, black letterEx: 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.
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18 poco natural
(adj.) = unnatural, stiltedEx. Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the ' unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.* * *(adj.) = unnatural, stiltedEx: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the ' unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.
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19 rectitud
f.1 straightness.2 rectitude, honesty, righteousness, integrity.3 uprightness, straightness.* * *1 straightness2 figurado uprightness, honesty, rectitude* * *SF1) (=calidad de justo) rectitude, honesty2) [de una línea] straightness* * *femenino rectitude (frml), honesty* * *= rightness, righteousness, formality.Ex. The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.Ex. Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.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.----* rectitud política = political correctness.* * *femenino rectitude (frml), honesty* * *= rightness, righteousness, formality.Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
Ex: Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.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.* rectitud política = political correctness.* * *rectitude ( frml), honesty* * *
rectitud sustantivo femenino
rectitude (frml), honesty
rectitud sustantivo femenino
1 (de un trazado) straightness
2 (de una persona) rectitude, honesty
' rectitud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honestidad
- entereza
English:
integrity
- righteousness
- rightness
- uprightness
- honesty
* * *rectitud nf1. [de línea] straightness2. [de conducta] rectitude, uprightness* * *f rectitude, probity* * *rectitud nf1) : straightness2) : honesty, rectitude -
20 ritmo vertiginoso
(n.) = dizzying pace, dizzying speed, staggering rate, blistering paceEx. The world energy crisis, contrived or real, has resulted in a dizzying pace of energy resource development.Ex. Tools and technologies for Web authoring continue to advance at a dizzying speed.Ex. Scientific and technological advances are proceeding at a staggering rate.Ex. He served as a professor of history at Cornell University for 35 years and set a blistering pace of scholarship, publishing 14 books plus 75 articles during his career.* * *(n.) = dizzying pace, dizzying speed, staggering rate, blistering paceEx: The world energy crisis, contrived or real, has resulted in a dizzying pace of energy resource development.
Ex: Tools and technologies for Web authoring continue to advance at a dizzying speed.Ex: Scientific and technological advances are proceeding at a staggering rate.Ex: He served as a professor of history at Cornell University for 35 years and set a blistering pace of scholarship, publishing 14 books plus 75 articles during his career.
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