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1 daunting
adjective a daunting task/prospect.) desalentador, desmoralizantetr['dɔːntɪŋ]1 desalentador,-ra'dɔːntɪŋ['dɔːntɪŋ]ADJ (=inhibiting) abrumador, amedrentador; (=disheartening) desalentador, desmoralizantea daunting task — una tarea abrumadora, una gigantesca tarea
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2 daunting
adj.1 desalentador(ora), desmoralizante.2 intimidante, atemorizador.ger.gerundio del verbo DAUNT. -
3 be daunting
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4 daunt
do:nt(to make someone lose courage or confidence: I was quite daunted by the formidable task ahead of us.) desmoralizar, desalentar- dauntingtr[dɔːnt]1 (frighten) intimidar; (dishearten) desanimar, desalentar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnothing daunted impertérrito,-a, sin inmutarseto be daunted by something amilanarse ante algodaunt ['dɔnt] vt: amilanar, acobardar, intimidarv.• acobardar v.• desanimar v.• intimidar v.dɔːnttransitive verb (usu pass) amilanar, intimidarnothing daunted, we carried on — (liter) impertérritos, seguimos adelante
[dɔːnt]VT (=inhibit) intimidar, amedrentar; (=dishearten) desmoralizar, desalentarnothing daunted — sin dejarse intimidar, sin dejarse amedrentar, sin inmutarse
* * *[dɔːnt]transitive verb (usu pass) amilanar, intimidarnothing daunted, we carried on — (liter) impertérritos, seguimos adelante
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5 formidable
'fo:midəbl, fə:'midəbl1) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) temible, imponente2) (very difficult to overcome: formidable difficulties.) enorme•
formidable adj/interj (fam) fantastic (colloq)
formidable adjetivo
1 (muy bueno) wonderful, terrific
2 (muy grande, impresionante) formidable ' formidable' also found in these entries: Spanish: arma English: formidable - stupendous - tremendoustr['fɔːmɪdəbəl]1 (impressive) formidable2 (daunting) temible, imponente3 (difficult to overcome) enormeformidable ['fɔrmədəbəl, fɔr'mɪdə-] adj: formidable♦ formidably advadj.• espantoso, -a adj.• formidable adj.• terrible adj.'fɔːrmədəbəl, 'fɔːmɪdəbəl, fɔː'mɪdəbəladjective < task> imponente; <problem/obstacle> tremendo; <achievement/courage> extraordinario, monumental, formidable; < opponent> temible['fɔːmɪdǝbl]ADJ [person] formidable; [opponent] temible; [task, challenge, obstacle] tremendo, impresionante; [reputation, team, combination, talents] formidable, extraordinarioshe was a formidable woman — era una mujer formidable or que imponía
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6 prospect
1. 'prospekt noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) panorama, perspectiva (de futuro)2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vista, panorama
2. prə'spekt, ]( American) 'prospekt verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) prospectar, explorar- prospectus
prospect n perspectiva1 (picture in mind) perspectiva■ there isn't much prospect of my finishing this today no hay muchas posibilidades de que acabe esto hoy1 prospectar, explorar1 buscar ( for, -)1 (chance of success, outlook) perspectivas nombre femenino plural; (future) futuro m sing, porvenir m sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a prospect for something (person) tener probabilidades de algoprospect ['prɑ.spɛkt] vi: prospectar (el terreno)to prospect for gold: buscar oroprospect n1) vista: vista f, panorama m2) possibility: posibilidad f3) outlook: perspectiva f4) : posible cliente m, -ta fa salesman looking for prospects: un vendedor buscando nuevos clientesn.• esperanza s.f.• expectativa s.f.• parto s.m.• perspectiva s.f.• probabilidad s.f.• vista s.f.v.• explorar v.
I 'prɑːspekt, 'prɒspekt1)a) u ( possibility) posibilidad fprospect OF something — posibilidades fpl de algo
there isn't much prospect of my getting the job — no tengo or no hay muchas posibilidades de que me den el trabajo
b) c ( situation envisaged) perspectiva f, panorama m2) ca) ( person)b) ( potential customer) posible cliente, -ta m,f, candidato, -ta m,f3) ( view) (frml) panorama m, vista f, perspectiva f
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1. 'prɑːspektto prospect FOR something — buscar* algo
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vt \<\<area/river\>\> prospectar, explorar1. ['prɒspekt]N1) (=outlook) perspectiva fit was a daunting/pleasant prospect — era una perspectiva desalentadora/agradable
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she was excited at the prospect of the China trip — estaba entusiasmada con la perspectiva de irse a China•
to face the prospect of sth, be faced with the prospect of sth — verse ante la perspectiva de algofaced with the prospect of bankruptcy he committed suicide — ante la perspectiva de la ruina, se suicidó
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in prospect — en perspectiva2) (=possibility) posibilidad fthe job held out the prospect of rapid promotion — el trabajo ofrecía la posibilidad de ascender con rapidez
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there is little prospect of his coming — hay pocas posibilidades de que vengahe has little prospect of success/of succeeding — tiene pocas posibilidades de tener éxito
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I see no prospect of that (happening) — eso no lo creo probable•
he didn't relish the prospect of having to look for another job — no le entusiasmaba la posibilidad de tener que buscar otro trabajo3) prospects (=future possibilities) porvenir m, futuro ma job with no prospects — un trabajo sin porvenir, un trabajo sin (perspectivas de) futuro
what are his prospects? — ¿qué perspectivas de futuro tiene?
job/promotion prospects — perspectivas fpl de trabajo/ascenso
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she has good prospects — tiene buen porvenir or un buen futuro4) † (=view) panorama m, vista fa prospect of Toledo — un panorama de Toledo, una vista de Toledo
5) (=prospective candidate, champion etc)the company is not an attractive prospect for shareholders — la empresa no representa una opción or posibilidad atractiva para los accionistas
the man who is Britain's best prospect for a gold medal in the Olympics — el hombre que tiene mayores posibilidades de conseguir una medalla de oro para Gran Bretaña en las Olimpiadas
Steve is a great prospect for the future of British chess — Steve promete muchísimo para el futuro del ajedrez británico
a salesman who considers everybody a prospect — un vendedor que considera a todo el mundo como un potencial comprador
6) (=marriage partner) partido mhe's/she's not much of a prospect for her/him — no es muy buen partido para ella/él
7) (Min) zona donde es probable que haya yacimientos de minerales2.[prǝs'pekt]VT [+ area, land] hacer prospecciones en, prospectar3.[prǝs'pekt]VI hacer prospecciones, prospectaroil companies are prospecting near here — las compañías petrolíferas están haciendo prospecciones or prospectando cerca de aquí
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I ['prɑːspekt, 'prɒspekt]1)a) u ( possibility) posibilidad fprospect OF something — posibilidades fpl de algo
there isn't much prospect of my getting the job — no tengo or no hay muchas posibilidades de que me den el trabajo
b) c ( situation envisaged) perspectiva f, panorama m2) ca) ( person)b) ( potential customer) posible cliente, -ta m,f, candidato, -ta m,f3) ( view) (frml) panorama m, vista f, perspectiva f
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1. ['prɑːspekt]to prospect FOR something — buscar* algo
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7 desalentador
desalentador
◊ - dora adjetivodisheartening, discouraging
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging ' desalentador' also found in these entries: Spanish: desalentadora English: daunting - discouraging - grim - off-putting - demoralizing - disheartening -
8 sobrecogedor
sobrecogedor
◊ - dora adjetivoshocking, horrific
sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome ' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries: Spanish: impresionante - sobrecogedora English: daunting
См. также в других словарях:
daunting — adj. serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate; discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of {encouraging}. Syn: intimidating. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
daunting — [[t]dɔ͟ːntɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it. He and his wife Jane were faced with the daunting task of restoring the gardens to their former splendour... The move to… … English dictionary
daunting — adjective frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident: It s a daunting task, but we re optimistic. | daunting prospect (=something daunting that you are going to do): the daunting prospect of asking for a loan … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
daunting — daunt|ing [ˈdo:ntıŋ US ˈdo:n ] adj frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident ▪ The trip seemed rather daunting for a young girl. ▪ He s got the daunting task of following in Ferguson s footsteps. ▪ the daunting prospect of asking… … Dictionary of contemporary English
daunting — daunt|ing [ dɔntıŋ ] adjective something that is daunting makes you worried because you think it will be very difficult or dangerous to do: a daunting task/challenge/prospect: We are left with the daunting task of cleaning up this mess. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
daunting — UK [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] / US [ˈdɔntɪŋ] adjective something that is daunting makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do a daunting task/challenge/prospect: We are left with the daunting task of cleaning up this… … English dictionary
Daunting — Daunt Daunt (d[add]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame, subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See {Tame}.] 1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
daunting — adjective Date: 13th century tending to overwhelm or intimidate < a daunting task > • dauntingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
daunting — adj. Daunting is used with these nouns: ↑challenge, ↑prospect, ↑task … Collocations dictionary
daunting — [ˈdɔːntɪŋ] adj something that is daunting makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
daunting — daunt ► VERB (usu. be daunted) ▪ cause to feel intimidated or apprehensive. DERIVATIVES daunting adjective. ORIGIN Old French danter, from Latin domare to tame … English terms dictionary