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81 correría
cond.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Conditional Indicative of Spanish verb: correr.f.1 escapade, adventure, tour, excursion.2 raid.* * *1 MILITAR (incursión) raid, foray2 (viaje) trip, journey* * *SF1) (Mil) raid, foray2) (=viaje) trip, excursionpl correrías travels* * *a) (ant) (Mil) raid, incursionb) (viaje, excursión)* * *= raid, escapade.Ex. More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.Ex. His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.* * *a) (ant) (Mil) raid, incursionb) (viaje, excursión)* * *= raid, escapade.Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.
Ex: His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.* * *2(viaje, excursión): sus correrías por el mundo her travels all over the world* * *
Del verbo correr: ( conjugate correr)
correría es:
1ª persona singular (yo) condicional indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) condicional indicativo
Multiple Entries:
correr
correría
correr ( conjugate correr) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ bajó/subió las escaleras corriendo she ran down/up the stairs;
salieron corriendo del banco they ran out of the bank;
echó a correría he started to run
2a) ( apresurarse):◊ ¡corre, ponte los zapatos! hurry o quick, put your shoes on!;
no corras tanto que te equivocarás don't do it so quickly, you'll only make mistakes ;
corrí a llamarte I rushed to call you;
me tengo que ir corriendo I have to rush off
[ conductor] to drive fast
3
[ agua] to run;
[ sangre] to flow;
b) [ rumor]:◊ corre el rumor/la voz de que … there is a rumor going around that …
4 (pasar, transcurrir):◊ corría el año 1973 cuando … it was 1973 when …;
con el correría de los años as time went/goes by;
¡cómo corre el tiempo! how time flies!
5 ( hacerse cargo) correría con algo ‹ con gastos› to pay sth;
‹ con organización› to be responsible for sth
verbo transitivo
1
2 ( exponerse a):
aquí no corres peligro you're safe here
3
‹ cortina› ( cerrar) to draw, close;
( abrir) to open, pull back;
correrse verbo pronominal
1
[pieza/carga] to shift
2
[rímel/maquillaje] to run, smudge;
correr
I verbo intransitivo
1 to run
(ir deprisa) to go fast
(al conducir) to drive fast
2 (el viento) to blow
(un río) to flow
3 (darse prisa) to hurry: corre, que no llegamos, hurry up or we'll be late
figurado corrí a hablar con él, I rushed to talk to him
4 (estar en situación de) correr peligro, to be in danger
correr prisa, to be urgent
II verbo transitivo
1 (estar expuesto a) to have
correr el riesgo, to run the risk
2 (una cortina) to draw
(un cerrojo) to close
3 (un mueble) to pull up, draw up
♦ Locuciones: corre a mi cargo, I'll take care of it
correr con los gastos, to foot the bill
correría f pl travels: los sábados se iba de correrías con la pandilla, Saturdays she would go on excursions with her group
' correría' also found in these entries:
English:
escapade
* * *correría nf1. [incursión] incursion, raid2. [aventura]son famosas sus correrías nocturnas he is famous for his nocturnal expeditions o exploits* * *f1 MIL raid2:correrías pl adventures -
82 creencia religiosa
religious belief* * *(n.) = faith, religious beliefEx. This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.Ex. Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.* * *(n.) = faith, religious beliefEx: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
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83 cumplirse
1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true2 (fecha) to be* * *2) expire* * *VPR1) (=realizarse) [deseo, sueño, vaticinio] to come true; [plan, proyecto] to be implemented2) (=acabarse) [plazo] to expireel viernes se cumple el plazo para entregar las solicitudes — Friday is the deadline o last day for handing in applications
ayer se cumplió un año desde que fui puesto en libertad — it was a year yesterday since I was released
ayer se cumplió el quinto día de la campaña electoral — yesterday was the fifth day of the election campaign
* * *(v.) = hold + true, holdEx. A simple past tense describes more effectively what was done and the present tense may be used in dealing with facts, properties etc, which still hold true.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.* * *(v.) = hold + true, holdEx: A simple past tense describes more effectively what was done and the present tense may be used in dealing with facts, properties etc, which still hold true.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.* * *
■cumplirse verbo reflexivo
1 (un deseo, una ilusión) to be fulfilled
2 (un plazo) to expire
' cumplirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cumplir
English:
self-fulfilling
* * *vpr1. [hacerse realidad]finalmente se cumplió su deseo finally her wish was fulfilled, she finally got her wish;se cumplieron las predicciones y cayó una intensa tormenta the predictions were proved right o came true and there was a violent storm;se cumplieron las amenazas y una bomba estalló en el centro de la ciudad the threats were carried out when a bomb exploded Br in the city centre o US downtown2. [plazo]mañana se cumple el plazo de presentación de solicitudes the deadline for applications expires tomorrow;el próximo año se cumple el primer centenario de su muerte next year will be the hundredth anniversary of his death* * *v/r de plazo expire* * *vr1) : to come true, to be fulfilledse cumplieron sus sueños: her dreams came true2) : to run out, to expire* * *cumplirse vb2. (aniversario, fecha) to be -
84 códice
m.codex.* * *1 codex* * *SM codex* * *masculino codex* * *= codex [codexes/codices, pl.], codex book.Ex. James's methods in dealing systematically with each codex are illustrated by comparing the Ecloga with the 1589 shelflist of Corpus Christi.Ex. The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.* * *masculino codex* * *= codex [codexes/codices, pl.], codex book.Ex: James's methods in dealing systematically with each codex are illustrated by comparing the Ecloga with the 1589 shelflist of Corpus Christi.
Ex: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.* * *codex* * *códice nmcodex* * *m HIST codex* * *códice nm: codex, manuscript -
85 de película
fantastic* * *(adj.) = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfectEx. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex. The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.* * *(adj.) = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfectEx: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day. -
86 de puta madre
tabú brilliant, fucking brilliant————————tabú great, brilliant, bloody fantastic* * *(=bueno) terrific*, smashing*; (=malo) bloody awful**; [uso adverbial]marvellously* * *(adj.) = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badassEx. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. London in the 90s was wicked.Ex. I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.Ex. For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.Ex. By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex. Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex. He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex. And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex. You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.* * *(adj.) = fantastic, wicked, swell, the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, badassEx: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: London in the 90s was wicked.Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.Ex: For reasons that aren't clear ' the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was ' the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever. -
87 de tamaño estándar
(adj.) = standard-sized, full-sizedEx. If you try to put small boxes of microfilm next to even standard-sized books, there will be problems with books wobbling back and forth which has a detrimental effect on the construction of the book.Ex. The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.* * *(adj.) = standard-sized, full-sizedEx: If you try to put small boxes of microfilm next to even standard-sized books, there will be problems with books wobbling back and forth which has a detrimental effect on the construction of the book.
Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic. -
88 de tamaño normal
(adj.) = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sizedEx. The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.Ex. The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock.Ex. However, even as late as 1939, male industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, made up only 5% of the library cardholders in an ordinary sized town.* * *(adj.) = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sizedEx: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.
Ex: The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock.Ex: However, even as late as 1939, male industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, made up only 5% of the library cardholders in an ordinary sized town. -
89 declaración jurada
f.sworn statement, oath, testimony, affidavit.* * *affidavit, sworn statement* * *(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavitEx. Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.Ex. For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex. The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.Ex. Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex. A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.* * *affidavit, sworn statement* * *(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavitEx: Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.
Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.* * *sworn statement, affidavit -
90 decoración
f.decoration, ornament, ornamentation.* * *1 (gen) decoration2 TEATRO scenery, set\decoración de escaparate window dressing* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=adorno) decorationdecoración de interiores, decoración del hogar — interior decorating
2) (Cine, Teat) set, scenery* * *a) (de pasteles, platos) decoration; ( de habitación) decor; ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decorationdecoración de vitrinas or escaparates — window dressing
b) ( interiorismo) tb* * *= décor, decoration, ornament, display, adornment.Ex. A 'House maintenance' exhibition gives an opportunity to bring together books dealing with such varied subjects as décor, electricity, joinery and soft furnishing.Ex. There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.----* decoración con banderitas = bunting.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.* decoración interior = interior decoration.* decoración típica escandinava = rosemaling.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.* * *a) (de pasteles, platos) decoration; ( de habitación) decor; ( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decorationdecoración de vitrinas or escaparates — window dressing
b) ( interiorismo) tb* * *= décor, decoration, ornament, display, adornment.Ex: A 'House maintenance' exhibition gives an opportunity to bring together books dealing with such varied subjects as décor, electricity, joinery and soft furnishing.
Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.* decoración con banderitas = bunting.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decoración del hogar = home decorating.* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.* decoración de paredes = wall covering.* decoración de temporada = seasonal decor.* decoración interior = interior decoration.* decoración típica escandinava = rosemaling.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* tejidos de decoración = soft furnishing.* * *A1 (de pasteles, platos) decorationdecoración de escaparates or vitrinas window dressing2 (interiorismo) tbdecoración de interiores interior decorationB1 (efecto) decor* * *
decoración sustantivo femenino
( de habitación) decor;
( de árbol de Navidad) (AmL) decoration
decoración sustantivo femenino decoration: se dedica a la decoración de interiores, he's an interior designer
la decoración del hotel es de pésimo gusto, the hotel decoration is so tacky
' decoración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- coqueta
- coqueto
- escobilla
- recargada
- recargado
- rústica
- rústico
- sobria
- sobrio
- adorno
- chabacano
- clásico
- cursi
- encajar
- frío
- variar
English:
decoration
- fulsome
- window dressing
- decor
* * *decoración nf1. [acción] decorationdecoración de escaparates window-dressing;decoración de interiores interior design2. [conjunto de adornos] décor;me gusta mucho la decoración de esta habitación I really like the way this room is decorated3. [arte, técnica] decorative arts4. [adornos] decorations5. [decorado] scenery, set* * *f decoration* * *decoración nf, pl - ciones1) : decoration2) : decor3) : stage set, scenery* * *decoración n (acción, adorno) decoration -
91 demasiados pocos
(adj.) = all too fewEx. Dealing with information products and services implicates practitioners in ethical as well as legal issues, although detailed instances of ethical dilemmas are all too few in the literature.* * *(adj.) = all too fewEx: Dealing with information products and services implicates practitioners in ethical as well as legal issues, although detailed instances of ethical dilemmas are all too few in the literature.
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92 derecho administrativo
m.administrative law.* * *(n.) = administrative lawEx. Administrative law is one of the 3 basic areas of public law dealing with the relationship between government and its citizens, the other 2 being constitutional law and criminal law.* * *(n.) = administrative lawEx: Administrative law is one of the 3 basic areas of public law dealing with the relationship between government and its citizens, the other 2 being constitutional law and criminal law.
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93 desacato al tribunal
contempt of court* * *(n.) = contempt of courtEx. A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.* * *(n.) = contempt of courtEx: A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
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94 descargo de responsabilidad
(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimerEx. Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.Ex. For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex. Many libraries have found it necessary to develop policies that describe acceptable Internet use, restrict access to children, or serve as a disclaimer to limit the library's liability.* * *(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimerEx: Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.
Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex: Many libraries have found it necessary to develop policies that describe acceptable Internet use, restrict access to children, or serve as a disclaimer to limit the library's liability. -
95 desde el punto de vista de la cinética
Ex. Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de granito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.* * *Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de granito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.
Spanish-English dictionary > desde el punto de vista de la cinética
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96 desnudarse
1 (persona) to get undressed, take one's clothes off2 figurado (rechazar) to cast aside (de, -)* * *VPR1) [persona] to undress, get undressed2)el árbol se está desnudando de sus hojas — the tree is shedding o losing its leaves
* * *(v.) = get + nakedEx. The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.* * *(v.) = get + nakedEx: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.
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■desnudarse verbo reflexivo to get undressed, strip
' desnudarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desnudar
- encuerarse
English:
clothes
- strip
- strip off
- undress
* * *vpr1. [quitarse la ropa] to undress, to get undressed;tuvo que desnudarse de cintura para arriba he had to strip to the waist2. [despojarse]los árboles se desnudan de hojas en invierno the trees lose o shed their leaves in autumn* * *v/r1 undress2 figbare one’s soul* * *vr: to undress, to strip off one's clothing* * *desnudarse vb to get undressed -
97 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash -
98 devastar
v.to devastate.El fuego barrió con todo el pueblo The fire devastated the village.* * *1 to devastate, ravage, lay waste* * *VT to devastate* * *verbo transitivo to devastate* * *= devastate, wreak + devastation, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, lay + waste to, shatter, desolate.Ex. The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.* * *verbo transitivo to devastate* * *= devastate, wreak + devastation, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, lay + waste to, shatter, desolate.Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.* * *devastar [A1 ]vtto devastate* * *
devastar ( conjugate devastar) verbo transitivo
to devastate
devastar verbo transitivo to devastate
' devastar' also found in these entries:
English:
devastate
- ravage
* * *devastar vtto devastate* * *v/t devastate* * *devastar vt: to devastate♦ devastación nf -
99 difamación
f.1 defamation, character assassination, mud-slinging, mudslinging.2 defamatory statement, calumny.* * *1 defamation, slander2 (por escrito) libel* * *noun f.libel, slander* * *SF1) [al hablar] slander (de of)2) [por escrito] libel (de on)* * ** * *= denigrating, libel, defamation, slander, slur.Ex. Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Ex. In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.Ex. The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex. Both libel and slander are forms of defamation: libel is defamation in writing, while slander is spoken.Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.----* campaña de difamación = smear campaign.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* * ** * *= denigrating, libel, defamation, slander, slur.Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.Ex: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex: Both libel and slander are forms of defamation: libel is defamation in writing, while slander is spoken.Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.* campaña de difamación = smear campaign.* leyes contra la difamación = laws of libel.* * *se va a querellar contra la revista por difamación she is going to sue the magazine for libel* * *
difamación f Jur defamation
' difamación' also found in these entries:
English:
character assasination
- defamation
- libel
- slander
- slur
- smear
* * *difamación nf[verbal] slander; [escrita] libel;querellarse contra alguien por difamación to sue sb for libel* * ** * * -
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