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1 atrevido
adj.1 daring, adventurous, bold, brave.2 cheeky, brassy, bold-faced, pert.f. & m.cheeky person, insolent person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atreverse.* * *1→ link=atreverse atreverse► adjetivo1 (osado) daring, bold2 (insolente) insolent, impudent3 (indecoroso) daring, risqué* * *(f. - atrevida)adj.daring, bold* * *atrevido, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=audaz) daring, bold; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)el periodista le hizo preguntas muy atrevidas — the reporter asked him some very daring o bold questions
2) [chiste] daring, risqué2.SM / F cheeky person* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building
c) ( valiente) braveII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( insolente)es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered
b) ( valiente)el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave
* * *= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( insolente) sassy (AmE colloq), cheeky (BrE colloq)el atrevido diseño del edificio — the bold o adventurous design of the building
c) ( valiente) braveII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( insolente)es un atrevido y un maleducado — he is sassy (AmE) o (BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered
b) ( valiente)el mundo es de los atrevidos — fortune favors the brave
* * *= brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], presumptuous, adventurous, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], risqué, bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.], fearless, impudent, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], pert, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* * *2 (osado) ‹escote/vestido› daring; ‹chiste› risquéel atrevido diseño del edificio the bold o adventurous design of the buildingme parece algo atrevido decir una cosa así I think it would be rash to say such a thingun escritor atrevido a daring writer3 (valiente) brave¿te vas a vivir allí? eres muy atrevido are you going to live there? that's very brave of youmasculine, feminine1(insolente): ese niño es un atrevido y un maleducado that little boy is mouthy ( AmE) o sassy ( AmE) o ( BrE) cheeky and bad-mannered ( colloq)2(valiente): el mundo es de los atrevidos fortune favors the brave* * *
Del verbo atreverse: ( conjugate atreverse)
atrevido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atreverse
atrevido
atreverse ( conjugate atreverse) verbo pronominal
to dare;◊ ¡anda, atrévete! go on then, I dare you (to);
no me atrevo a decírselo I daren't tell him;
¿cómo te atreves a pegarle? how dare you hit him?;
¿a que conmigo no te atreves? I bet you wouldn't dare take me on
atrevido -da adjetivo
‹ chiste› risqué;
‹ diseño› bold
atreverse verbo reflexivo to dare: ¿te atreves a hacerlo?, do you dare to do it? o dare you do it? ➣ Ver nota en dare
atrevido,-a adjetivo
1 (descarado) daring, bold
2 (insolente) cheeky, impudent
3 (un vestido) risqué
' atrevido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- arrojado
- atrevida
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- impertinente
- lanzada
- lanzado
English:
audacious
- daredevil
- daring
- naughty
- presumptuous
- revealing
- forward
- risqué
- sassy
- unadventurous
* * *atrevido, -a♦ adj1. [osado] daring;es muy atrevido, le encantan los deportes de riesgo he's very daring, he loves dangerous sports;un escote atrevido a daring neckline;una película/escultura atrevida a bold movie/sculpture2. [caradura] cheeky♦ nm,f1. [osado] daring person2. [caradura] cheeky person;¡qué atrevido, contestar así a tu madre! what a cheek, answering your mother back like that!* * *adj1 ( insolente) sassy fam, Brcheeky fam2 ( valiente) brave, daring* * *atrevido, -da adj1) : bold, daring2) : insolent* * *atrevido adj1. (audaz) daring -
2 audaz
adj.1 daring, bold.2 audacious, bold, brave, courageous.3 wild.* * *1 audacious, bold, daring* * *adj.bold, audacious* * *ADJ bold, audacious* * ** * *= adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* persona audaz = risk taker.* * ** * *= adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* persona audaz = risk taker.* * *1 (valiente) ‹persona/acción› brave, courageous, daring, bold2 (osado) daring, bold, audacious* * *
audaz adjetivo ( valiente) brave, courageous;
( osado) daring, bold
audaz adjetivo audacious, bold
' audaz' also found in these entries:
English:
audacious
- bold
- daring
- defiant
- intrepid
- unadventurous
* * *audaz adj1. [valiente] daring, bold2. [descarado] audacious* * *adj daring, bold, audacious* * *♦ audazmente adv* * *audaz adj daring / bold -
3 osado
adj.1 daring, devil-may-care, bold, audacious.2 imprudent, presumptuous, cheeky.past part.past participle of spanish verb: osar.* * *► adjetivo1 (audaz) audacious, daring2 (desvergonzado) shameless* * *ADJ1) (=audaz) daring, bold2) (=descarado) impudent, audacious* * *- da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious* * *= brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious* * *= brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *osado -da( liter); daring, bold, audacious* * *
Del verbo osar: ( conjugate osar)
osado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
osado
osar
osar ( conjugate osar) verbo intransitivo (liter) osado + INF to dare to + inf;
osado,-a adjetivo
1 (que no tiene miedo) daring
2 (que no tiene respeto) impudent, disrespectful
osar verbo intransitivo to dare ➣ Ver nota en dare
' osado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osada
- atrevido
- audaz
English:
daring
* * *osado, -a adj1. [valeroso] daring, bold2. [descarado] impudent, audacious* * *adj daring* * *osado, -da adj1) : bold, daring2) : audacious, impudent♦ osadamente adv -
4 arresto
m.1 arrest.2 detention, imprisonment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrestar.* * *1 arrest\tener arrestos to be bold, be daringestar bajo arresto to be under arrestarresto mayor close arrestarresto menor open arrest* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Jur) (=acción) arrest; (=detención) remand; (Mil) detention, confinementarresto mayor — Esp imprisonment for from one month and a day to six months
arresto menor — Esp imprisonment for from one day to thirty days
tener arrestos — to be bold, be daring
* * *1) (Der, Mil)a) ( detención) arrestb) ( prisión) detentionno tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...
* * *= arrest, detention.Ex. The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.Ex. Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.----* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.* * *1) (Der, Mil)a) ( detención) arrestb) ( prisión) detentionno tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...
* * *= arrest, detention.Ex: The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.* * *1 (detención) arrestse encuentran bajo arresto en la comisaría they are being held in custody at o they are under arrest in the police station2 (prisión) detentionCompuestos:house arrestse encuentra bajo arresto domiciliario he is under house arrestimprisonment ( for a period of between one month and a day and six months)fue condenado a seis meses de arresto mayor he was sentenced to six months imprisonment o in prisonimprisonment ( for a period between one month and thirty days)preventive detentionno tiene arrestos para hacerlo she's not daring o bold enough to do it* * *
Del verbo arrestar: ( conjugate arrestar)
arresto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arrestó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
arrestar
arresto
arrestar ( conjugate arrestar) verbo transitivo
to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino (Der, Mil)
arrestar verbo transitivo to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino arrest
Jur arresto domiciliario, house arrest
' arresto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
orden
- detención
English:
apprehension
- arrest
- detain
- detention
- under
- house
- warrant
* * *arresto nm1. [detención] arrest;su arresto se produjo en plena calle he was arrested in broad daylight;durante su arresto lo torturaron while under arrest he was torturedarresto domiciliario house arrest;arresto mayor = prison sentence of between one month and a day and six months;arresto menor = prison sentence of between one and thirty days* * *m1 arrest;orden de arresto arrest warrant2:arrestos pl spirit sg, daring sg* * *arresto nm1) detención: arrest2) arrestos nmpl: boldness, daring -
5 osadía
f.daring, audacity, courage, valor.* * *1 (audacia) audacity, daring2 (desvergüenza) effrontery, nerve* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=audacia) daring, boldness2) (=descaro) impudence, audacity, temerity* * ** * *= boldness, fearlessness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.----* tener la osadía de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * ** * *= boldness, fearlessness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, pertness.Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.* tener la osadía de = have + the gall to, have + the nerve(s) to, have + the cheek to.* * *2 (descaro) temerity, audacity* * *
osadía sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de temor) daring
2 (falta de respeto) impudence
' osadía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
determinación
- audacia
English:
boldness
- daring
* * *osadía nf1. [valor] boldness, daring2. [descaro] audacity, temerity* * *f1 daring2 ( descaro) audacity* * *osadía nf1) valor: boldness, daring2) audacia: audacity, nerve -
6 arriesgado
adj.1 risky, dangerous, unsafe, chancy.2 venturesome, buccaneering, dauntless, daring.f. & m.risk taker.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arriesgar.* * *1→ link=arriesgar arriesgar► adjetivo1 (peligroso) risky, dangerous2 (temerario) bold, daring, fearless* * *(f. - arriesgada)adj.* * *ADJ1) [acto] risky, hazardous2) [individuo] (=intrépido) bold, daring; pey (=impetuoso) rash, foolhardy* * ** * *= dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex. This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.Ex. As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex. The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* * ** * *= dangerous, risky [riskier -comp., riskiest -sup.], hazardous, chancy, freewheeling [free-wheeling], risk-taking, unsafe, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], dauntless, buccaneering.Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* llevar una vida arriesgada = live + dangerously, live + dangerously close to the edge.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* * *arriesgado -da1 (aventurado) ‹acción/empresa› risky, hazardous2 (valiente) ‹persona› brave, daring* * *
Del verbo arriesgar: ( conjugate arriesgar)
arriesgado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arriesgado
arriesgar
arriesgado
‹ persona› brave, daring
arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
arriesgarse verbo pronominal:◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;
arriesgadose a hacer algo to risk doing sth
arriesgado,-a adjetivo
1 (que entraña peligro) risky
2 (temerario) fearless, daring
arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk
' arriesgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgada
- embarcarse
- expuesta
- expuesto
English:
chancy
- dangerous
- dodgy
- hazardous
- perilous
- risky
- low
* * *arriesgado, -a adj1. [peligroso] [decisión, operación] risky2. [osado] daring;es una persona muy arriesgada she's a very daring person* * *adj risky* * *arriesgado, -da adj1) : risky2) : bold, daring* * * -
7 audacia
f.1 daring, boldness.2 audacity, daring, valor, boldness.* * *1 audacity, boldness, daring* * *SF (=atrevimiento) boldness, audacity; (=descaro) cheek, nerve* * ** * *= audacity, boldness, aggresiveness, fearlessness.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.Ex. The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.----* con audacia = boldly.* * ** * *= audacity, boldness, aggresiveness, fearlessness.Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.Ex: The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.* con audacia = boldly.* * *1 (valor) courage, daring, bravery, boldnessse enfrentó a la situación con audacia she faced up to the situation bravely o with courage o with bravery2 (osadía) boldness, audacity* * *
audacia sustantivo femenino ( valor) courage, daring;
( osadía) boldness, audacity
audacia sustantivo femenino audacity
' audacia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevimiento
- capaz
English:
boldness
- cheek
- audacity
- boldly
- daring
* * *audacia nf1. [valentía] daring, boldness;con audacia daringly, boldly2. [descaro] audacity* * *f audacity* * *audacia nfosadía: boldness, audacity -
8 arrojado
adj.brave, aggressive, bold, courageous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arrojar.* * *1→ link=arrojar arrojar► adjetivo1 thrown, thrown out2 (osado) bold, fearless, daring* * *ADJ (=valiente) daring, dashing; (=temerario) reckless* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *- da adjetivo brave, daring* * *= valiant, plucky [pluckier -comp., pluckiest -sup.], fearless, dauntless, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* * *arrojado -dabrave, daring* * *
Del verbo arrojar: ( conjugate arrojar)
arrojado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
arrojado
arrojar
arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
1
(Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
‹ humo› to belch out;
‹ luz› to shed
2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
arrojadose sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
[perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
arrojado,-a adj (atrevido) bold, daring
arrojar verbo transitivo
1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
2 Com (un resultado) to show
' arrojado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrojada
- valiente
English:
spunky
* * *arrojado, -a adjbold, fearless* * *I adj brave, daringII part → arrojar* * *arrojado, -da adj: daring, fearless -
9 arrojo
m.courage, fearlessness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrojar.* * *1 boldness, dash, bravery, daring* * *SM daring, fearlessnesscon arrojo — boldly, fearlessly
* * *masculino bravery, daring* * *= bravura, courage.Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.Ex. In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.* * *masculino bravery, daring* * *= bravura, courage.Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.* * *bravery, daringobró con arrojo y decisión she acted bravely and decisively* * *
Del verbo arrojar: ( conjugate arrojar)
arrojo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arrojó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
arrojar
arrojo
arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
1
(Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
‹ humo› to belch out;
‹ luz› to shed
2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
arrojose sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
[perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
arrojar verbo transitivo
1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
2 Com (un resultado) to show
arrojo sustantivo masculino daring, courage
' arrojo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gallardía
- valor
- garra
English:
hurl
- wash up
- daring
* * *arrojo nmcourage, fearlessness;con arrojo courageously, fearlessly* * *m bravery, daring* * *arrojo nm: boldness, fearlessness -
10 atrevimiento
m.1 daring.2 cheek (insolencia).3 forwardness, effrontery, insolence, crust.* * *1 (osadía) daring, boldness2 (insolencia) effrontery, insolence, impudence* * *noun m.daring, boldness* * *SM1) (=audacia) daring, boldness2) (=insolencia) insolence, cheek; (=osadía) forwardness* * *masculino nervequé atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)
* * *= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.Ex. This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex. Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.----* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.* * *masculino nervequé atrevimiento! — what nerve! (AmE), what a nerve! (BrE)
* * *= boldness, effrontery, blatancy, shamelessness, impudence, wantonness, pertness.Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.* tener el atrevimiento = have + the nerve(s) to.* tener el atrevimiento de = have + the cheek to.* * *nervetuvo el atrevimiento de decirme que no lo haría he had the nerve o audacity to tell me that he wouldn't do it* * *
atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
nerve
atrevimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (audacia) daring, audacity
2 (insolencia) insolence, impudence
' atrevimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confianza
- desvergüenza
- intromisión
- pagar
English:
daring
- presumption
- suggestiveness
- audacity
* * *atrevimiento nmperdona mi atrevimiento, ¿estás casada? if you don't mind me asking, are you married?2. [insolencia] cheek;tuvo el atrevimiento de gritarle she had the cheek o nerve to shout at him;¡qué atrevimiento! what a cheek!* * *m nerve* * *atrevimiento nm1) : daring, boldness2) : insolence -
11 envalentonar
v.1 to urge on, to fill with courage.2 to make bold, to encourage, to give courage, to hearten.* * *1 to make bold, make daring1 (volverse valiente) to become bold, become daring2 (insolentarse) to become arrogant, become aggressive* * *1.VT to make bold, embolden2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... bolder, encourage2.envalentonarse v pron ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; ( insolentarse) to become defiant* * *= embolden.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... bolder, encourage2.envalentonarse v pron ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; ( insolentarse) to become defiant* * *= embolden.Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
* * *envalentonar [A1 ]vtto make … bolder, encourage(ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; (insolentarse) to become defiant* * *
envalentonar ( conjugate envalentonar) verbo transitivo
to make … bolder, encourage
envalentonarse verbo pronominal ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring;
( insolentarse) to become defiant
* * *♦ vtto urge on, to fill with courage* * *v/t make bolder omore daring* * *envalentonar vt: to make bold, to encourage -
12 entrador
adj.charming.* * *ADJ1) LAm * (=atrevido) daring, forward2) Cono Sur * (=simpático) charming, likeable4) CAm (=coqueto) flirtatious* * *- dora adjetivoa) (AmL fam) ( lanzado) daring, forwardb) (RPl fam) ( simpático) likable*, nice* * *- dora adjetivoa) (AmL fam) ( lanzado) daring, forwardb) (RPl fam) ( simpático) likable*, nice* * ** * *
entrador
* * *entrador, -ora adj1. Méx, Perú, Ven [animoso] spirited, energetic2. CRica, RP [agradable] likeable, charming3. Chile, Perú [entrometido] meddling, meddlesome -
13 temerario
adj.1 reckless, bold, audacious, brash.2 reckless, breakneck, suicidal.3 cock-brained.* * *► adjetivo1 reckless, rash* * *(f. - temeraria)adj.* * *ADJ1) [persona, acto] (=imprudente) rash, reckless; (=audaz) bold2) [juicio] hasty, rash* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex. There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.----* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *- ria adjetivo bold* * *= daring, reckless, rash, foolhardy, audacious, buccaneering.Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* juicio temerario = snap judgement.* * *‹persona› rash, bold; ‹acto/empresa› rash* * *
temerario,-a adj (acción, modo de conducir) reckless, (comentario, hipótesis, acusación) rash
' temerario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriesgada
- arriesgado
- colgada
- colgado
- temeraria
- imprudente
English:
daredevil
- reckless
- risktaker
- dare
* * *temerario, -a adj[persona, conducta] rash, reckless; [juicio, opinión] rash;conducción temeraria careless o reckless driving* * *adj rash, reckless* * *: reckless, rash♦ temerariamente adv* * *temerario adj reckless -
14 agalludo
adj.1 daring, bold (atrevido). (Latin American Spanish)2 courageous, bold, daring, gutsy.* * *ADJ1) (=valiente) daring, bold2) (=tacaño) mean, stingy3) (=glotón) greedy* * *- da adjetivo1) (AmL fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( codicioso) grasping* * *- da adjetivo1) (AmL fam) ( valiente) gutsy (colloq)2) (Col fam) ( codicioso) grasping* * *agalludo -da -
15 entrón
adj.daring, bold, intrepid, brave.* * *ADJ1) And (=entrometido) meddlesome2) Méx (=animoso) spirited, daring3) Méx (=coqueto) flirtatious* * *1 (valiente y osado) daring, brave2* * *entrón, -ona adjMéx Fam gutsy;es más entrona que muchos hombres she's got more guts than a lot of men;tiene un carácter entrón y habla sin tapujos he's gutsy by nature and doesn't mince his words -
16 envalentonarse
1 (volverse valiente) to become bold, become daring2 (insolentarse) to become arrogant, become aggressive* * *VPR (=cobrar valor) to pluck up courage; pey (=insolentarse) to become defiant; (=jactarse) to brag* * *vprto become daring* * *v/r1 become bolder omore daring2 ( insolentarse) become defiant* * *vr -
17 a la última
up to date* * *(adj.) = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hippedEx. Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.Ex. The article ' On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo " A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.Ex. The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.* * *(adj.) = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hippedEx: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
Ex: The article ' On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo " A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.Ex: The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring. -
18 arquitectónicamente
adv.architecturally.* * *ADV architecturally* * *Ex. Brumunddal Library is architecturally the most daring.* * *Ex: Brumunddal Library is architecturally the most daring.
* * *architecturally -
19 arrodillarse
pron.v.to kneel down.* * *1 to kneel down, get down on one's knees* * *verb* * *VPR to kneel, kneel down, go down on one's knees* * *verbo pronominal to kneel (down)estaba arrodillado — he was kneeling o on his knees
* * *= get down + on knees, kneel, genuflect, kneel down.Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex. This team genuflects to nobody.Ex. As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.* * *verbo pronominal to kneel (down)estaba arrodillado — he was kneeling o on his knees
* * *= get down + on knees, kneel, genuflect, kneel down.Ex: For the elderly getting down on one's knees to look for books is a job for acrobats.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.Ex: This team genuflects to nobody.Ex: As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.* * *arrodillarse [A1 ]to kneel (down), get down on one's kneesestaba arrodillado he was kneeling o on his knees* * *
arrodillarse ( conjugate arrodillarse) verbo pronominal
to kneel (down)
arrodillarse verbo reflexivo to kneel down
' arrodillarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
postrarse
English:
kneel
* * *vpr* * *v/r kneel (down)* * *arrodillarse vr: to kneel (down)* * *arrodillarse vb to kneel down [pt. & pp. knelt] -
20 aspirar a lo máximo
(v.) = shoot (for) + the moonEx. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.* * *(v.) = shoot (for) + the moonEx: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
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