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  • 21 atolondrado

    adj.
    1 bewildered, perplexed, at a loss, rattled.
    2 reckless, muddle-headed, harebrained, mindless.
    3 careless, thoughtless.
    f. & m.
    confused person, muddler, scatterbrain.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: atolondrar.
    * * *
    1→ link=atolondrar atolondrar
    1 (desatinado) scatterbrained, reckless, silly
    2 (aturdido) stunned, bewildered
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=aturdido) bewildered, stunned
    2) (=irreflexivo) thoughtless, reckless; (=casquivano) scatterbrained; (=tonto) silly
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino scatterbrain
    * * *
    = reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.
    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. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
    ----
    * atolondrado con = besotted with.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous; ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned
    II
    - da masculino, femenino scatterbrain
    * * *
    = reckless, harebrained, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, haywire.

    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: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
    * atolondrado con = besotted with.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (alocado) impetuous; (despistado) scatterbrained
    2 [ ESTAR] (por un golpe) dazed, stunned
    masculine, feminine
    scatterbrain
    * * *

    Del verbo atolondrar: ( conjugate atolondrar)

    atolondrado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    atolondrado    
    atolondrar
    atolondrado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [ser] ( impetuoso) rash, impetuous;

    ( despistado) scatterbrained
    b) [estar] ( por golpe) dazed, stunned

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    scatterbrain
    atolondrar ( conjugate atolondrar) verbo transitivo


    atolondrarse verbo pronominal


    ◊ no te atolondres, piénsalo bien don't rush into it, think it over carefully

    atolondrado,-a adjetivo foolish, feather-brained,
    ' atolondrado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atolondrada
    English:
    scatterbrained
    * * *
    atolondrado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [precipitado] foolish, thoughtless
    2. [aturdido] bewildered, confused
    ♦ nm,f
    [precipitado]
    es un atolondrado he's rather foolish, he's a bit of a fool
    * * *
    adj scatterbrained
    * * *
    atolondrado, -da adj
    1) aturdido: bewildered, dazed
    2) despistado: scatterbrained, absentminded

    Spanish-English dictionary > atolondrado

  • 22 austeridad

    f.
    austerity.
    * * *
    1 (sobriedad) austerity
    2 (severidad) severity
    * * *
    SF (=frugalidad) austerity; (=severidad) severity
    * * *
    femenino austerity
    * * *
    = austerity, severity.
    Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
    Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    ----
    * austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.
    * austeridad económica = financial stringency, fiscal austerity, fiscal constraints.
    * en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.
    * medida de austeridad = austerity measure.
    * * *
    femenino austerity
    * * *
    = austerity, severity.

    Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

    Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    * austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.
    * austeridad económica = financial stringency, fiscal austerity, fiscal constraints.
    * en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.
    * medida de austeridad = austerity measure.

    * * *
    (de una vida, de costumbres) austerity; (de un estilo) austerity
    una época de austeridad económica a time of economic austerity
    * * *

    austeridad sustantivo femenino
    austerity
    austeridad sustantivo femenino austerity
    ' austeridad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sobriedad
    English:
    austerity
    - severity
    * * *
    1. [de costumbres, vida] austerity;
    con austeridad austerely
    2. [de estilo] austerity;
    viste con austeridad she dresses very plainly
    * * *
    f austerity;
    programa de austeridad POL austerity program
    * * *
    : austerity

    Spanish-English dictionary > austeridad

  • 23 conseguir lo imposible

    (v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon
    Ex. While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.
    Ex. The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    * * *
    (v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon

    Ex: While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.

    Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conseguir lo imposible

  • 24 corrección

    f.
    1 correction, editing, adjustment, amendment.
    2 correctness, refinement, good manners, correction.
    3 admonition, chastisement, punishment, correction.
    4 patch.
    * * *
    1 (rectificación) correction
    2 (educación) courtesy, correctness, politeness, good manners plural
    3 (reprensión) rebuke
    4 (en impresión) proofreading
    \
    corrección de pruebas proofreading
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=arreglo) correction

    corrección de pruebas — (Tip) proofreading

    corrección por líneas — (Inform) line editing

    2) (=censura) rebuke, reprimand; (=castigo) punishment
    3) (=perfección) correctness
    4) (=cortesía) courtesy, good manners
    * * *
    1)
    b) ( honestidad) correctness
    c) ( propiedad)
    2)
    a) ( de exámenes) correction
    b) (enmienda, rectificación) correction
    •
    * * *
    = amending, amendment, correction, correctness, emendation, correctiveness, propriety, rectification.
    Ex. Store permits the processing of the information that it contains, but, after processing, the data in the store differs from the initial content (for example, in the editing and amending of catalogue records).
    Ex. The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
    Ex. Almost all papers, notes, reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.
    Ex. Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.
    Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
    Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex. Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
    Ex. The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.
    ----
    * corrección automática = machine-editing.
    * corrección de pruebas = proofreading, proof correction.
    * correcciones de autor = author's corrections.
    * corrección formal = elements of due process, due process, procedural justice.
    * corrección ortográfica = spell checking.
    * corrección política = political correctness.
    * departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.
    * función de corrección = editing function.
    * programa de corrección ortográfica = spelling correction program.
    * * *
    1)
    b) ( honestidad) correctness
    c) ( propiedad)
    2)
    a) ( de exámenes) correction
    b) (enmienda, rectificación) correction
    •
    * * *
    = amending, amendment, correction, correctness, emendation, correctiveness, propriety, rectification.

    Ex: Store permits the processing of the information that it contains, but, after processing, the data in the store differs from the initial content (for example, in the editing and amending of catalogue records).

    Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
    Ex: Almost all papers, notes, reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.
    Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.
    Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
    Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
    Ex: The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.
    * corrección automática = machine-editing.
    * corrección de pruebas = proofreading, proof correction.
    * correcciones de autor = author's corrections.
    * corrección formal = elements of due process, due process, procedural justice.
    * corrección ortográfica = spell checking.
    * corrección política = political correctness.
    * departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.
    * función de corrección = editing function.
    * programa de corrección ortográfica = spelling correction program.

    * * *
    A
    1
    (buenos modales): es un hombre de una gran corrección he is very well-mannered o correct
    siempre viste con corrección she always dresses very correctly o properly
    se comportó con la corrección que lo caracteriza he behaved with characteristic good manners o correctness o decorum
    2 (honestidad) correctness
    3
    (propiedad): habla los dos idiomas con corrección he speaks both languages accurately o well o correctly
    Compuesto:
    political correctness
    B
    1 (de exámenes) correction
    2 (enmienda, rectificación) correction
    Compuestos:
    proofreading
    spell-checking
    C ( Fin) tb
    Compuesto:
    downward correction
    * * *

     

    corrección sustantivo femenino
    1

    ◊ es un hombre de una gran corrección he is very well-mannered o correct;

    vestir con corrección to dress correctly o properly

    c) ( propiedad):

    ◊ habla el francés con corrección he speaks French well o correctly

    2 (de exámenes, errores) correction;

    corrección sustantivo femenino
    1 (rectificación) correction
    2 (urbanidad) courtesy, politeness
    ' corrección' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    formalidad
    - revisar
    - proceder
    - propiedad
    English:
    correction
    - amendment
    * * *
    1. [de error] correction;
    [de examen] marking; [de texto] revision Informát corrección de color colour correction;
    2. [cambio, enmienda] correction;
    el texto sólo tenía tres correcciones the text only had three corrections
    3. [perfección] correctness
    4. [de comportamiento] courtesy;
    se comportó distantemente con nosotros pero con mucha corrección he was distant but very correct in the way he behaved towards us
    corrección política political correctness
    5. [reprimenda] reprimand
    * * *
    f
    1 de error, test etc correction
    2 en el trato correctness
    * * *
    1) : correction
    2) : correctness, propriety
    3) : rebuke, reprimand
    4)
    corrección de pruebas : proofreading
    * * *
    corrección n correction

    Spanish-English dictionary > corrección

  • 25 desatinado

    adj.
    absurd, mistaken, lost, erroneous.
    f. & m.
    1 idiot, fool, madman.
    2 fumbler, blunderer, incompetent.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desatinar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desatinar desatinar
    1 (imprudente) rash, reckless
    2 (tonto) foolish, silly
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < medida> unwise, foolish
    b) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish
    * * *
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) < medida> unwise, foolish
    b) < persona> ( sin tacto) tactless; ( sin juicio) foolish
    * * *

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    * * *
    1 ‹medida› unwise, imprudent, foolish
    su explicación es extraña pero no es tan desatinada his explanation is strange but it's not that far-fetched o not that wide of the mark
    ¡qué cosa tan desatinada de decir! ( RPl); what a silly thing to say!
    2 ‹persona› (sin tacto) tactless; (sin juicio) foolish
    * * *

    Del verbo desatinar: ( conjugate desatinar)

    desatinado es:

    el participio

    desatinado,-a adjetivo unwise
    ' desatinado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desatinada
    English:
    ill-advised
    * * *
    desatinado, -a adj
    1. [necio] foolish, silly
    2. [imprudente] rash, reckless
    * * *
    adj foolish
    * * *
    desatinado, -da adj
    : foolish, silly

    Spanish-English dictionary > desatinado

  • 26 descabellado

    adj.
    farfetched, crazy, wild, absurd.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: descabellar.
    * * *
    1→ link=descabellar descabellar
    1 figurado wild, crazy
    * * *
    ADJ [plan, idea] crazy, wild, preposterous
    * * *
    - da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous
    * * *
    = breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.
    Ex. Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
    Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
    Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
    Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    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.
    Ex. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
    ----
    * empresa descabellada = fool's errand.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous
    * * *
    = breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.

    Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.

    Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
    Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
    Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    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.
    Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
    * empresa descabellada = fool's errand.

    * * *
    crazy, ridiculous
    * * *

    Del verbo descabellar: ( conjugate descabellar)

    descabellado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    descabellado    
    descabellar
    descabellado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    crazy, ridiculous
    descabellado,-a adjetivo crazy, wild

    ' descabellado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    delirante
    - descabellada
    - jalado
    English:
    misconceived
    - wild
    - outlandish
    * * *
    descabellado, -a adj
    crazy
    * * *
    adj
    :
    idea descabellada fam hare-brained idea fam
    * * *
    descabellado, -da adj
    : outlandish, ridiculous

    Spanish-English dictionary > descabellado

  • 27 disparatado

    adj.
    nonsensical, irrational, absurd, meaningless.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: disparatar.
    * * *
    1→ link=disparatar disparatar
    1 absurd, foolish, ridiculous
    * * *
    (f. - disparatada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ crazy, nonsensical
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive
    * * *
    = off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.
    Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
    Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
    Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <acto/proyecto/idea> crazy, ludicrous; <gasto/precio> outrageous, ridiculous, excessive
    * * *
    = off-the-wall, high-flying, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, nonsensical.

    Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.

    Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
    Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

    * * *
    1 ‹acto/proyecto/idea› crazy, ludicrous, absurd, ridiculous
    2 ‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous, excessive
    * * *

    Del verbo disparatar: ( conjugate disparatar)

    disparatado es:

    el participio

    disparatado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹acto/proyecto/idea› crazy, ludicrous;


    ‹gasto/precio› outrageous, ridiculous
    disparatado,-a adjetivo absurd
    ' disparatado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disparatada
    - peregrina
    - peregrino
    English:
    crazy
    - mad
    - wild
    - cockeyed
    - nonsensical
    * * *
    disparatado, -a adj
    absurd, crazy;
    precios disparatados ridiculous o crazy prices;
    una disparatada comedia de Brooks a screwball comedy by Brooks
    * * *
    absurd, crazy fam
    * * *
    disparatado, -da adj
    absurdo, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous, crazy

    Spanish-English dictionary > disparatado

  • 28 echar toda la carne en el asador

    figurado to go in for everything
    * * *
    (v.) = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke
    Ex. They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex. The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
    * * *
    (v.) = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket, shoot (for) + the moon, go for + broke

    Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex: The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar toda la carne en el asador

  • 29 en la onda

    (adj.) = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], hipped
    Ex. 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 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.], hipped

    Ex: 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 dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en la onda

  • 30 esperar lo imposible

    (v.) = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    Ex. The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
    Ex. In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
    Ex. Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
    * * *
    (v.) = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    Ex: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon.
    Ex: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon.
    Ex: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.

    Spanish-English dictionary > esperar lo imposible

  • 31 estudiante de primer año

    (n.) = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student
    Ex. This study yielded mixed results but has proven valuable in reshaping the freshman bibliographic instruction programme.
    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?.
    * * *
    (n.) = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student

    Ex: This study yielded mixed results but has proven valuable in reshaping the freshman bibliographic instruction programme.

    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?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estudiante de primer año

  • 32 euforia

    f.
    euphoria, elation.
    * * *
    1 euphoria, elation
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino elation, euphoria
    * * *
    = euphoria, exuberance, exhilaration, feel-good factor.
    Ex. In short, when the participants in IFLA's Second Congress arrived, they found the country in the throes of a library euphoria.
    Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex. Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
    ----
    * calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
    * euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * sensación de euforia = feel-good factor.
    * * *
    femenino elation, euphoria
    * * *
    = euphoria, exuberance, exhilaration, feel-good factor.

    Ex: In short, when the participants in IFLA's Second Congress arrived, they found the country in the throes of a library euphoria.

    Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex: Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
    * calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
    * euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * sensación de euforia = feel-good factor.

    * * *
    elation, euphoria
    * * *

    euforia sustantivo femenino
    elation, euphoria
    euforia sustantivo femenino euphoria
    ' euforia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    elation
    - euphoria
    - flush
    * * *
    euphoria, elation;
    daban gritos de euforia they were shouting euphorically;
    sentía una gran euforia he felt very elated
    * * *
    f euphoria
    * * *
    : euphoria, joyousness

    Spanish-English dictionary > euforia

  • 33 exuberancia

    f.
    exuberance.
    * * *
    1 exuberance
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de persona, conducta] exuberance
    2) (Bot) luxuriance, lushness
    3) [en el cuerpo] fullness, buxomness
    * * *
    femenino exuberance, lushness
    * * *
    = exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.
    Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
    Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
    ----
    * con exuberancia = lushly.
    * exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * * *
    femenino exuberance, lushness
    * * *
    = exuberance, lavishness, flamboyance.

    Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.

    Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
    Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
    * con exuberancia = lushly.
    * exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.

    * * *
    exuberance, lushness
    * * *

    exuberancia sustantivo femenino abundance, exuberance
    * * *
    1. [de jardín, selva, vegetación] lushness
    2. [de persona] exuberance
    3. [de colores, aromas] richness
    * * *
    f
    1 exuberance
    2 de vegetación lushness
    * * *
    1) : exuberance
    2) : luxuriance, lushness

    Spanish-English dictionary > exuberancia

  • 34 ignorancia

    f.
    ignorance.
    ignorancia supina blind ignorance
    * * *
    1 ignorance
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    * * *
    a) ( falta de instrucción) ignorance

    por ignorancia — out of o through ignorance

    * * *
    = ignorance, philistinism.
    Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.
    Ex. Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
    ----
    * dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.
    * en la ignorancia = in the dark.
    * ignorancia crasa = gross ignorance.
    * ignorancia es felicidad, la = ignorance is bliss.
    * ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.
    * ignorancia supina = gross ignorance.
    * quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.
    * * *
    a) ( falta de instrucción) ignorance

    por ignorancia — out of o through ignorance

    * * *
    = ignorance, philistinism.

    Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

    Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
    * dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.
    * en la ignorancia = in the dark.
    * ignorancia crasa = gross ignorance.
    * ignorancia es felicidad, la = ignorance is bliss.
    * ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.
    * ignorancia supina = gross ignorance.
    * quedarse en la ignorancia = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

    * * *
    por ignorancia out of o through ignorance
    mi ignorancia en cuestiones de arte my ignorance when it comes to art
    la ignorancia de la ley no exime de su cumplimiento ignorance of the law does not constitute a valid defense ( frml)
    demostró una ignorancia total del tema he showed complete ignorance of the subject
    * * *

    ignorancia sustantivo femenino
    ignorance;
    ◊ por ignorancia out of o through ignorance

    ignorancia sustantivo femenino ignorance

    ' ignorancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desde
    - desinformación
    - necedad
    - supina
    - supino
    - tiniebla
    - alegar
    - confesar
    - demostrar
    English:
    blissful
    - dark
    - gross
    - ignorance
    - woeful
    * * *
    1. [desconocimiento] ignorance;
    la ignorancia de la ley no exime de su cumplimiento ignorance of the law is not a valid defence;
    ignorancia supina blind ignorance
    2. [falta de cultura] ignorance;
    por ignorancia out of ignorance;
    mi ignorancia sobre el tema es completa I know nothing whatsoever about the subject
    * * *
    f ignorance
    * * *
    : ignorance
    * * *
    ignorancia n ignorance

    Spanish-English dictionary > ignorancia

  • 35 ignorancia es muy atrevida, la

    Ex. That's easy to say when the war and the bombs explode overseas -- ignorance is very daring.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ignorancia es muy atrevida, la

  • 36 intensidad

    f.
    intensity (fuerza).
    llovía con poca intensidad light rain was falling
    intensidad de corriente strength of current
    * * *
    1 (gen) intensity
    2 (del viento) force; (de un ruido) loudness, high volume
    3 (de una enfermedad) severity; (del dolor) acuteness
    4 (de la luz, del color) brightness, intensity; (del amor, de la fe) strength
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Elec, Téc) strength; [de terremoto, sonido] intensity
    2) [de color, olor, dolor] intensity; [de recuerdo] vividness; [de emoción, sentimiento] strength
    * * *
    a) ( de terremoto) intensity, strength; ( del viento) strength; (de dolor, sentimiento) intensity
    b) (Elec, Fís) intensity
    * * *
    = darkness, extent, intensity, momentum, severity, relentlessness, vividness.
    Ex. At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
    Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
    Ex. DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.
    Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
    Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex. The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.
    Ex. He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
    ----
    * alta intensidad = high-rate.
    * cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.
    * con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.
    * de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.
    * * *
    a) ( de terremoto) intensity, strength; ( del viento) strength; (de dolor, sentimiento) intensity
    b) (Elec, Fís) intensity
    * * *
    = darkness, extent, intensity, momentum, severity, relentlessness, vividness.

    Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.

    Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
    Ex: DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.
    Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
    Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
    Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.
    Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
    * alta intensidad = high-rate.
    * cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.
    * con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.
    * de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].
    * mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

    * * *
    1 (de un terremoto) intensity, strength; (del viento) strength; (de un dolor, sentimiento) intensity
    2 ( Elec, Fís) intensity
    * * *

    intensidad sustantivo femenino

    ( del viento) strength;
    (de dolor, sentimiento) intensity
    b) (Elec, Fís) intensity

    intensidad sustantivo femenino intensity: soplarán vientos de intensidad variable, there will be variable winds
    ' intensidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agudeza
    - clarear
    - débil
    - decaer
    - desear
    - fuerte
    - medida
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - remitir
    - seísmo
    - temblor
    - tono
    - acento
    - alto
    - grande
    English:
    depth
    - fade
    - ferocity
    - flare up
    - intensity
    - intersection
    - low
    - poignancy
    - severity
    - strength
    * * *
    1. [fuerza] intensity;
    [de dolor] intensity, acuteness; [de lluvia] heaviness; [de viento] strength; [de luz, color] brightness; [de amor, odio] strength; [de vivencia] intensity;
    de poca intensidad [luz] dim, weak;
    llovía con poca intensidad light rain was falling
    intensidad luminosa luminous intensity
    2. Elec intensity
    * * *
    f
    1 intensity
    2 ( fuerza) strength
    * * *
    : intensity
    * * *
    1. (en general) intensity
    2. (de luz, colores) strength / brightness

    Spanish-English dictionary > intensidad

  • 37 ir a por todas

    to give it one's all; to really go for it
    * * *
    (v.) = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon
    Ex. The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    * * *
    (v.) = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon

    Ex: The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir a por todas

  • 38 jugárselo todo

    (v.) = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon
    Ex. The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    * * *
    (v.) = go for + broke, shoot (for) + the moon

    Ex: The article ' Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87.

    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > jugárselo todo

  • 39 moderno

    adj.
    modern, present-day, up-to-date, contemporary.
    m.
    modern, person who lives in modern times.
    * * *
    1 modern
    * * *
    (f. - moderna)
    adj.
    * * *
    moderno, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=actual) modern

    una revista dirigida a la mujer moderna — a magazine aimed at the modern woman, a magazine for the woman of today

    siempre va vestida muy moderna — she always wears very trendy clothes *, she always dresses very trendily *

    a la moderna — † in the modern way

    2) ( Hist) modern
    2.
    SM / F trendy *
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    a) ( actual) modern
    b) ( a la moda) <vestido/peinado> fashionable, trendy
    c) <edad/historia> modern
    II
    - na masculino, femenino trendy (colloq)
    * * *
    = contemporary, modern, modern day, progressive, developed, updated [up-dated], hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.], hipped, trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    Ex. The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
    Ex. Kilgour is considered by may to be the father of modern networking.
    Ex. In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
    Ex. These young professionals are committed to making Junctionville a dynamic and progressive place to live.
    Ex. Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
    Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex. 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 scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex. The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.
    Ex. The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
    ----
    * dotado de tecnología moderna = modern-equipped.
    * era moderna, la = modern era, the.
    * fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.
    * moderno, original, auténtico, chulo = funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.].
    * mundo moderno = modernised world.
    * muy moderno = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * tiempos modernos = modern times.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    a) ( actual) modern
    b) ( a la moda) <vestido/peinado> fashionable, trendy
    c) <edad/historia> modern
    II
    - na masculino, femenino trendy (colloq)
    * * *
    = contemporary, modern, modern day, progressive, developed, updated [up-dated], hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.], hipped, trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

    Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.

    Ex: Kilgour is considered by may to be the father of modern networking.
    Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
    Ex: These young professionals are committed to making Junctionville a dynamic and progressive place to live.
    Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
    Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
    Ex: 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 scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex: The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.
    Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
    * dotado de tecnología moderna = modern-equipped.
    * era moderna, la = modern era, the.
    * fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.
    * moderno, original, auténtico, chulo = funky [funkier -comp., funkiest -sup.].
    * mundo moderno = modernised world.
    * muy moderno = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * tiempos modernos = modern times.
    * vida moderna, la = modern life.

    * * *
    moderno1 -na
    1 (actual) modern
    el hombre moderno modern man
    no es un invento moderno it is not a new o modern invention
    una edición más moderna a more up-to-date edition
    comparado con los métodos modernos compared with modern o present-day methods
    2 (a la moda) ‹vestido/peinado› fashionable, trendy
    es una chica muy moderna she's a very modern o trendy girl
    3 ( Hist) ‹edad/historia› modern
    moderno2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    trendy ( colloq)
    * * *

    moderno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    a) ( actual) modern;


    una edición más moderno a more up-to-date edition
    b) ( a la moda) ‹vestido/peinado› fashionable, trendy

    c) ‹edad/historia› modern

    moderno,-a adjetivo modern
    ' moderno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - moderna
    - más
    English:
    advanced
    - modern
    - state-of-the-art
    - trendy
    - new
    * * *
    moderno, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de la actualidad] modern;
    la mujer moderna the modern woman
    2. [innovador] modern;
    un diseño muy moderno a very modern design
    3. [historia, edad] modern
    4. Fam [persona] trendy
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam trendy (person)
    * * *
    adj modern
    * * *
    moderno, -na adj
    : modern, up-to-date
    * * *
    moderno adj modern

    Spanish-English dictionary > moderno

  • 40 muy

    adv.
    1 very.
    muy bueno/cerca very good/near
    es muy hombre he's very manly, he's a real man
    muy de mañana very early in the morning
    ¡muy bien! OK!, all right!; (vale) very good!, well done! (qué bien)
    eso es muy de ella that's just like her
    eso es muy de los americanos that's typically American
    ¡el muy fresco! the cheeky devil!
    ¡la muy tonta! the silly idiot!
    Muy Sr. mío dear Sir
    te cuidarás muy mucho de hacerlo just make absolutely sure you don't do it
    no cabe ahí, es muy grande it won't fit in there, it's too big
    * * *
    1 very
    \
    muy de mañana very early in the morning
    ser muy hombre/mujer familiar to be a real man/woman
    por muy... no matter how..., however...
    * * *
    adv.
    1) very
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=mucho) very

    muy bien/tarde/mucho — very well/late/much

    muy bien, que venga — all right, he can come (along)

    muy pero que muy guapo — really, really handsome

    • muy de, muy de noche — very late at night

    es muy de sentir — frm it is much to be regretted

    • el/la muy, el muy tonto de Pedro — that great idiot Pedro

    ¡el muy bandido! — the rascal!

    • por muy, por muy cansado que estés — however tired you are, no matter how tired you are

    2) (=demasiado) too
    3) [con participio] greatly, highly
    2.
    SF † (=lengua) tongue; (=boca) trap **, mouth
    * * *
    a) very

    muy bien, sigamos adelante — OK o fine, let's go on

    por muy cansado que estés — however o no matter how tired you are

    b) ( demasiado) too

    quedó muy dulce — it's rather o too sweet

    * * *
    = highly, very, eminent + Nombre, deeply, expansively, darn.
    Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
    Ex. I have been very embarrassed at their embarrassment at the kinds of subject headings used.
    Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
    Ex. I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
    Ex. Their survey is expansively scripted and probes for a variety of information from the interviewee = Su encuesta está muy detallada y obtiene una gran variedad de información de los encuestados.
    Ex. However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.
    ----
    * acento muy pronunciado = heavy accent.
    * algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.
    * algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.
    * andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.
    * a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.
    * avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.
    * como muy tarde = at the latest.
    * con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.
    * con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.
    * con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.
    * con muy pocas excepciones = with a few exceptions.
    * con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.
    * curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.
    * curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.
    * curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de muy lejos = from afar.
    * de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely, crudely.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en muy poco tiempo = before long.
    * en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.
    * estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.
    * estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.
    * estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.
    * estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.
    * estar muy bajo = be way down.
    * estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.
    * estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.
    * estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.
    * estar muy lejano = be far off.
    * estar muy lejos = be far off.
    * estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.
    * estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
    * estar muy separado = set + far apart.
    * estar muy usado = be well thumbed.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecido = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.
    * haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.
    * hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of.
    * hasta hace muy poco = up until recently.
    * ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.
    * ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.
    * ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.
    * llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * muy abreviado = highly-abbreviated.
    * muy activo = afire.
    * muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.
    * muy + Adjetivo = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo.
    * muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio = quite + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * muy + Adjetivo/Participio = keenly + Adjetivo/Participio.
    * muy admirado = much-admired.
    * muy + Adverbio = ever so + Adverbio.
    * muy agustito = snugly.
    * muy alejado de = a long way removed from.
    * muy al principio = in very early days, at the very outset.
    * muy amado = much-loved.
    * muy a menudo = more often than not, very often, most often than not.
    * muy antiguo = centuries-old.
    * muy anunciado = well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
    * muy apartado de = a long way removed from.
    * muy a + Posesivo + pesar = to + Posesivo + chagrin.
    * muy apreciado = highly appreciated, long-revered.
    * muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * muy arraigado = deep-rooted, well established, long-established.
    * muy a tiempo = in good time.
    * muy atrás = far behind.
    * muy atrasado = in the backwoods.
    * muy avanzado = well-developed, well-advanced.
    * muy beneficioso = high-payoff.
    * muy bien = nicely.
    * ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.
    * muy bien cuidado = well-kept.
    * muy bien pagado = highly paid.
    * muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.
    * muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.
    * muy bien remunerado = highly paid.
    * muy bien tramado = carefully crafted.
    * muy bien urdido = carefully crafted.
    * muy caliente = piping hot, baking hot.
    * muy cambiado = much-changed, much-changed.
    * muy caro = high priced [high-priced].
    * muy cerca = close-by.
    * muy claramente = in no uncertain terms.
    * muy completo = populated.
    * muy concurrido = well-used [well used], well attended [well-attended].
    * muy condicionado = well-conditioned.
    * muy condimentado = spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.].
    * muy conseguido = slick, licked, well-crafted.
    * muy criticado = much-criticised [much-criticized, USA].
    * muy crítico = highly critical.
    * muy custodiado = heavily guarded.
    * muy de cerca = not far behind.
    * muy desarrollado = well-developed.
    * muy despacio = very slowly.
    * muy de tarde en tarde = once in a blue moon.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * muy dispuesto a = all ready to.
    * muy divulgado = well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
    * muy documentado = well-informed.
    * muy duro = as hard as nails.
    * muy eficaz = powerful.
    * muy endeudado = heavily indebted.
    * muy escandaloso = highly visible.
    * muy especializado = highly specialised.
    * muy estimado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.
    * muy estrecho = poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.].
    * muy estructurado = highly-structured.
    * muy extendido = commonly-held, widely held.
    * muy famoso = highly acclaimed, widely acclaimed, well-acclaimed.
    * muy frecuentado = heavily used.
    * muy frecuentemente = so often, most often than not.
    * muy frecuente y rápido = rapid-fire.
    * muy gastado = worn-out.
    * muy generalizado = commonly-held, widely held.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * muy iluminado = brightly illuminated.
    * muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.
    * muy informado = well-informed.
    * muy leído = widely-read.
    * muy lejano = far off.
    * muy lejos = far away, far off.
    * muy lejos de = a long way from, a long way removed from.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * muy lentamente = very slowly.
    * muy lluvioso = rain-soaked.
    * muy logrado = slickly produced.
    * muy mal tiempo = severe weather.
    * muy mayor = over the hill.
    * muy moderno = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * muy motivado = highly-motivated.
    * muy necesario = much needed [much-needed], long overdue.
    * muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung.
    * muy nervioso, histérico = high-strung.
    * muy notorio = highly visible.
    * muy parecido a = much like.
    * muy + Participio = badly + Participio.
    * muy + Participio Pasado = widely + Participio Pasado, extensively + Participio Pasado.
    * muy peculiar = highly distinctive.
    * muy pertinente para = central to.
    * muy poblado = heavily populated.
    * muy poco = minimally.
    * muy polémico = highly controversial.
    * muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.
    * muy por delante de = far ahead of.
    * muy por detrás = far behind.
    * muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.
    * muy por encima de = far beyond.
    * muy por encima de todo = over and above all.
    * muy posiblemente = for all you know, for all we know.
    * muy practicado = much practised.
    * muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.
    * muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].
    * muy probablemente = most likely, most probably.
    * muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.
    * muy propio = highly distinctive.
    * muy provechoso = high-payoff.
    * muy pulido = licked, slick.
    * muy querido = much-loved.
    * muy rápidamente = like a house on fire, in short order.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * muy recomendado = highly recommended.
    * muy reconocido = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.
    * muy resistente = heavy-duty.
    * muy respetado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed, widely-respected.
    * muy sazonado = spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.].
    * muy similar a = much like.
    * muy sistemático = highly-structured.
    * muy solicitado = in great demand.
    * muy trabajado = well-crafted.
    * muy trabajador = committed.
    * muy unido = close-knit, tight-knit, closely knit, well-connected, tightly knit.
    * muy usado = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], high-use, well-used [well used], well-worn, well-worn, heavily used, much-used.
    * muy útil = highly valuable.
    * muy valioso = highly valuable, highly prized.
    * muy valorado = highly valued, highly appreciated.
    * muy venerado = long-revered.
    * muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * muy vigilado = heavily guarded.
    * no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * nombre muy conocido = household name, household word.
    * no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.
    * no muy despierto = slow.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.
    * pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.
    * por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * por muy extraño que parezca = strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.
    * por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.
    * repasar Algo muy detenidamente = go over + Nombre + with a fine toothcomb.
    * sangre muy diluida = thin blood.
    * sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.
    * ser muy buena señal = bode + well.
    * ser muy conocido por = be well known for.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser muy difícil, no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * ser muy escaso = be at a premium.
    * ser muy gracioso = be a right laugh.
    * ser muy melindroso = be picky.
    * ser muy necesario = be long overdue.
    * ser muy particular = be picky.
    * ser muy poco probable = be remote.
    * ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.
    * ser muy probable = chances + be.
    * ser muy prometedor = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.
    * ser muy provechoso = pay off + handsomely.
    * ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.
    * ser muy rápido = be quick off + Posesivo + feet.
    * ser muy revelador = speak + volumes, be an eye-opener.
    * ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.
    * ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.
    * ser muy usado = be heavily used.
    * servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.
    * tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).
    * tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.
    * tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.
    * tiempo muy malo = severe weather.
    * una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.
    * venir muy bien = fit + the bill.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye.
    * * *
    a) very

    muy bien, sigamos adelante — OK o fine, let's go on

    por muy cansado que estés — however o no matter how tired you are

    b) ( demasiado) too

    quedó muy dulce — it's rather o too sweet

    * * *
    = highly, very, eminent + Nombre, deeply, expansively, darn.

    Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

    Ex: I have been very embarrassed at their embarrassment at the kinds of subject headings used.
    Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
    Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
    Ex: Their survey is expansively scripted and probes for a variety of information from the interviewee = Su encuesta está muy detallada y obtiene una gran variedad de información de los encuestados.
    Ex: However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.
    * acento muy pronunciado = heavy accent.
    * algo muy agradable de oír = music to + Posesivo + ears.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * algo muy difícil = a tough sell.
    * algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.
    * algo ya muy conocido y usado = old nag.
    * andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.
    * andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.
    * a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.
    * avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.
    * como muy tarde = at the latest.
    * con las manos muy largas = light-fingered.
    * con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.
    * con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.
    * con muy pocas excepciones = with a few exceptions.
    * con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.
    * curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.
    * curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.
    * curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de muy lejos = from afar.
    * de ritmo muy acelerado = hard-driving.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely, crudely.
    * encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.
    * en muy poco tiempo = before long.
    * en un pasado muy lejano = in the dim and distant past.
    * estar muy acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.
    * estar muy agradecido a = be indebted to.
    * estar muy alejado de = be a long way from.
    * estar muy arraigado en = be well embedded in.
    * estar muy bajo = be way down.
    * estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.
    * estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.
    * estar muy emocionado con/por = be excited about.
    * estar muy lejano = be far off.
    * estar muy lejos = be far off.
    * estar muy por delante de = be way out ahead of.
    * estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
    * estar muy separado = set + far apart.
    * estar muy usado = be well thumbed.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecido = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.
    * haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * hablar muy bien de = rant and rave.
    * hacer Algo muy bien = do + an excellent job of.
    * hasta hace muy poco = up until recently.
    * ignorancia es muy atrevida, la = ignorance is very daring.
    * ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule.
    * ir muy por detrás de = be far behind.
    * llegar muy lejos = go + a long way, come + a long way.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * muy abreviado = highly-abbreviated.
    * muy activo = afire.
    * muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.
    * muy + Adjetivo = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + Adjetivo.
    * muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio = quite + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * muy + Adjetivo/Participio = keenly + Adjetivo/Participio.
    * muy admirado = much-admired.
    * muy + Adverbio = ever so + Adverbio.
    * muy agustito = snugly.
    * muy alejado de = a long way removed from.
    * muy al principio = in very early days, at the very outset.
    * muy amado = much-loved.
    * muy a menudo = more often than not, very often, most often than not.
    * muy antiguo = centuries-old.
    * muy anunciado = well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
    * muy apartado de = a long way removed from.
    * muy a + Posesivo + pesar = to + Posesivo + chagrin.
    * muy apreciado = highly appreciated, long-revered.
    * muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * muy arraigado = deep-rooted, well established, long-established.
    * muy a tiempo = in good time.
    * muy atrás = far behind.
    * muy atrasado = in the backwoods.
    * muy avanzado = well-developed, well-advanced.
    * muy beneficioso = high-payoff.
    * muy bien = nicely.
    * ¡muy bien! = the way to go!.
    * muy bien cuidado = well-kept.
    * muy bien pagado = highly paid.
    * muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.
    * muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.
    * muy bien remunerado = highly paid.
    * muy bien tramado = carefully crafted.
    * muy bien urdido = carefully crafted.
    * muy caliente = piping hot, baking hot.
    * muy cambiado = much-changed, much-changed.
    * muy caro = high priced [high-priced].
    * muy cerca = close-by.
    * muy claramente = in no uncertain terms.
    * muy completo = populated.
    * muy concurrido = well-used [well used], well attended [well-attended].
    * muy condicionado = well-conditioned.
    * muy condimentado = spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.].
    * muy conseguido = slick, licked, well-crafted.
    * muy criticado = much-criticised [much-criticized, USA].
    * muy crítico = highly critical.
    * muy custodiado = heavily guarded.
    * muy de cerca = not far behind.
    * muy desarrollado = well-developed.
    * muy despacio = very slowly.
    * muy de tarde en tarde = once in a blue moon.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * muy difícil de traducir = defy + translation.
    * muy dispuesto a = all ready to.
    * muy divulgado = well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
    * muy documentado = well-informed.
    * muy duro = as hard as nails.
    * muy eficaz = powerful.
    * muy endeudado = heavily indebted.
    * muy escandaloso = highly visible.
    * muy especializado = highly specialised.
    * muy estimado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.
    * muy estrecho = poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.].
    * muy estructurado = highly-structured.
    * muy extendido = commonly-held, widely held.
    * muy famoso = highly acclaimed, widely acclaimed, well-acclaimed.
    * muy frecuentado = heavily used.
    * muy frecuentemente = so often, most often than not.
    * muy frecuente y rápido = rapid-fire.
    * muy gastado = worn-out.
    * muy generalizado = commonly-held, widely held.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * muy iluminado = brightly illuminated.
    * muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.
    * muy informado = well-informed.
    * muy leído = widely-read.
    * muy lejano = far off.
    * muy lejos = far away, far off.
    * muy lejos de = a long way from, a long way removed from.
    * muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.
    * muy lentamente = very slowly.
    * muy lluvioso = rain-soaked.
    * muy logrado = slickly produced.
    * muy mal tiempo = severe weather.
    * muy mayor = over the hill.
    * muy moderno = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * muy motivado = highly-motivated.
    * muy necesario = much needed [much-needed], long overdue.
    * muy nervioso = in a state of agitation, highly-strung.
    * muy nervioso, histérico = high-strung.
    * muy notorio = highly visible.
    * muy parecido a = much like.
    * muy + Participio = badly + Participio.
    * muy + Participio Pasado = widely + Participio Pasado, extensively + Participio Pasado.
    * muy peculiar = highly distinctive.
    * muy pertinente para = central to.
    * muy poblado = heavily populated.
    * muy poco = minimally.
    * muy polémico = highly controversial.
    * muy popular = widely-read, highly popular.
    * muy por delante de = far ahead of.
    * muy por detrás = far behind.
    * muy por el contrario = in marked contrast.
    * muy por encima de = far beyond.
    * muy por encima de todo = over and above all.
    * muy posiblemente = for all you know, for all we know.
    * muy practicado = much practised.
    * muy preciado = much prized, highly prized.
    * muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].
    * muy probablemente = most likely, most probably.
    * muy pronto = before long, pretty soon.
    * muy propio = highly distinctive.
    * muy provechoso = high-payoff.
    * muy pulido = licked, slick.
    * muy querido = much-loved.
    * muy rápidamente = like a house on fire, in short order.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * muy recomendado = highly recommended.
    * muy reconocido = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed.
    * muy resistente = heavy-duty.
    * muy respetado = highly regarded, highly esteemed, highly reputed, widely-respected.
    * muy sazonado = spicy [spicier -comp., spiciest -sup.].
    * muy similar a = much like.
    * muy sistemático = highly-structured.
    * muy solicitado = in great demand.
    * muy trabajado = well-crafted.
    * muy trabajador = committed.
    * muy unido = close-knit, tight-knit, closely knit, well-connected, tightly knit.
    * muy usado = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], high-use, well-used [well used], well-worn, well-worn, heavily used, much-used.
    * muy útil = highly valuable.
    * muy valioso = highly valuable, highly prized.
    * muy valorado = highly valued, highly appreciated.
    * muy venerado = long-revered.
    * muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * muy vigilado = heavily guarded.
    * no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.
    * no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.
    * nombre muy conocido = household name, household word.
    * no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.
    * no muy despierto = slow.
    * no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.
    * no tener que ir muy lejos = not have to look far.
    * pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.
    * por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.
    * por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.
    * por muy extraño que parezca = strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough.
    * por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.
    * por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.
    * repasar Algo muy detenidamente = go over + Nombre + with a fine toothcomb.
    * sangre muy diluida = thin blood.
    * sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.
    * ser muy buena señal = bode + well.
    * ser muy conocido por = be well known for.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser muy difícil, no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * ser muy escaso = be at a premium.
    * ser muy gracioso = be a right laugh.
    * ser muy melindroso = be picky.
    * ser muy necesario = be long overdue.
    * ser muy particular = be picky.
    * ser muy poco probable = be remote.
    * ser muy popular = have + mass appeal.
    * ser muy probable = chances + be.
    * ser muy prometedor = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.
    * ser muy provechoso = pay off + handsomely.
    * ser muy quisquilloso = be picky.
    * ser muy rápido = be quick off + Posesivo + feet.
    * ser muy revelador = speak + volumes, be an eye-opener.
    * ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.
    * ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.
    * ser muy usado = be heavily used.
    * servir muy bien = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.
    * tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).
    * tenerse muy en cuenta por = carry + weight with.
    * tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.
    * tiempo muy malo = severe weather.
    * una probabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.
    * venir muy bien = fit + the bill.
    * verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye.

    * * *
    1 very
    muy poca gente very few people
    soy muy consciente de mis limitaciones I'm very o acutely aware of my limitations
    es muy trabajador he's a very hard worker, he works very hard
    son muy amigos they're great friends
    está muy bien escrito it's extremely o very well written
    su carne es muy apreciada its meat is highly prized
    muy admirado much admired
    muy respetado highly respected
    muy bien, sigamos adelante OK o fine, let's go on
    muy bien, si eso es lo que tú quieres very well, if that's what you want
    estoy muy, pero muy disgustado I'm very, very upset
    es un gesto muy suyo it's a typical gesture of his
    ella es muy de criticar a los demás she's very fond of criticizing others
    por muy cansado que estés however o no matter how tired you are
    ¿sabes lo que hizo el muy sinvergüenza? do you know what he did, the swine?
    te ha quedado muy dulce it's rather o too sweet
    no me gusta sentarme muy adelante I don't like sitting too near the front/too far forward
    * * *

     

    muy adverbio
    a) very;


    son muy amigos they're great friends;
    muy admirado much admired;
    muy respetado highly respected;
    muy bien, sigamos adelante OK o fine, let's go on;
    por muy cansado que estés however o no matter how tired you are
    b) ( demasiado) too;

    ◊ quedó muy dulce it's rather o too sweet

    muy adverbio
    1 (modificando a un adjetivo o adverbio) very: muy pronto llegará, he will arrive very soon
    muy tierno, very tender
    2 (modificando al sustantivo) es muy española, she's a real Spaniard
    3 (demasiado) está muy caliente, it's too hot
    ' muy' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abertura
    - abisal
    - abominable
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - acalorada
    - acalorado
    - acaramelada
    - acaramelado
    - accidentada
    - accidentado
    - acertada
    - acertado
    - achacosa
    - achacoso
    - ácida
    - ácido
    - acto
    - actual
    - aferrada
    - aferrado
    - agitada
    - agitado
    - agradecida
    - agradecido
    - ahora
    - alentador
    - alentadora
    - amena
    - ameno
    - amiga
    - amigo
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - antojadiza
    - antojadizo
    - aparte
    - aperreada
    - aperreado
    - apretada
    - apretado
    - apurada
    - apurado
    - arraigada
    - arraigado
    - auspicio
    - avenida
    - avenido
    - baja
    - bajo
    English:
    abandon
    - abject
    - abominable
    - abrupt
    - abysmal
    - actual
    - afield
    - Afro
    - aggressive
    - agony
    - also
    - ambience
    - appealing
    - appreciative
    - arch
    - archaic
    - argument
    - article
    - articulate
    - aware
    - baby
    - bad
    - badly
    - baking
    - be
    - bear
    - beating
    - become
    - behind
    - big
    - blare
    - boiling
    - bolt
    - bookmobile
    - boom
    - boy
    - brilliant
    - burn
    - burning
    - businesslike
    - bustle
    - candid
    - capable
    - celebrity
    - chance
    - charmer
    - chart
    - chirpy
    - civil
    - clever
    * * *
    muy adv
    1. [en alto grado] very;
    muy bueno/cerca very good/near;
    estoy muy cansado I'm very tired;
    es muy hombre he's very manly, he's a real man;
    muy de mañana very early in the morning;
    ¡muy bien! [vale] OK!, all right!;
    [qué bien] very good!, well done!;
    eso es muy de ella that's just like her;
    eso es muy de los americanos that's typically American;
    ¡el muy fresco! the cheeky devil!;
    ¡la muy tonta! the silly idiot!;
    me gusta muy mucho I really, really like it;
    te cuidarás muy mucho de hacerlo just make absolutely sure you don't do it
    2. [demasiado] too;
    no cabe ahí, es muy grande it won't fit in there, it's too big;
    ahora ya es muy tarde it's too late now
    * * *
    adv
    1 very;
    muy valorado highly valued;
    Muy Señor mío Dear Sir
    2 ( demasiado) too
    * * *
    muy adv
    1) : very, quite
    es muy inteligente: she's very intelligent
    muy bien: very well, fine
    eso es muy americano: that's typically American
    2) : too
    es muy grande para él: it's too big for him
    * * *
    muy adv very
    muy bien (de acuerdo) OK / fine (para felicitar) very good / well done
    por muy... que however...

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy

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