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2 debacle
f.debacle.* * *1 disaster, downfall* * *SF debacle, disaster* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
* * *1 (fiasco) debacle, fiascoaquello fue la debacle it was absolute chaos2 (derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *debacle nfdebacle;trató de explicar la debacle electoral he tried to explain the election debacle;la reunión fue la debacle the meeting was a disaster* * *f debacle -
3 desplazamiento del hielo
Diccionario geografía española-Inglés > desplazamiento del hielo
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4 catástrofe
f.catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, holocaust.* * *1 catastrophe* * *noun f.* * *SF catastrophe, disasteresta guerra ha supuesto una catástrofe para el país — this war has been a catastrophe o a disaster for the country
catástrofe aérea/ferroviaria — air/rail disaster
* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.----* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *catastrophe, disaster* * *
catástrofe sustantivo femenino
catastrophe, disaster
catástrofe sustantivo femenino catastrophe
' catástrofe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desastre
- expolio
- interpelar
- auténtico
English:
catastrophe
- edge
- survivalist
- disaster
* * *catástrofe nf[calamidad] catastrophe; [accidente de avión, tren] disaster catástrofe ecológica environmental disaster o catastrophe;catástrofe natural natural disaster* * *f catastrophe* * *catástrofe nfdesastre: catastrophe, disaster* * *catástrofe n catastrophe -
5 desastre
m.1 disaster.su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!2 mess, bad job.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster, catastrophe2 familiar (calamidad) disaster, flop■ es un desastre de mujer she's a dead loss, she's a hopeless case* * *noun m.* * *SM disaster¡qué desastre! — how awful!
soy un desastre dibujando — I'm terrible o hopeless at drawing
es un desastre de hombre — * he's a dead loss *
* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) disasterel partido fue un verdadero desastre the game was an absolute disastercocinando soy un verdadero desastre I'm a real disaster o I'm hopeless when it comes to cooking ( colloq)como cantante es un desastre he's a hopeless singertienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles o is a real disaster area o looks as though a bomb has hit it ( colloq)siempre va hecha un desastre she always goes around looking a real mess o sight ( colloq)* * *
desastre sustantivo masculino
disaster;
tienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles;
vas hecha un desastre you look a real mess (colloq)
desastre sustantivo masculino
1 (desgracia, catástrofe) disaster: el libro narra los desastres de la guerra, the book is about war-time disasters
2 fig fam tu padre es un desastre, your father's just hopeless
3 fam (de mala calidad, mal organizado) el concierto fue un verdadero desastre, the concert was a complete flop
' desastre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- calamidad
- escabechina
- organización
- proporción
- sentimental
- sumar
- total
- zafarrancho
- descalabro
- ecológico
English:
dead loss
- disaster
- disastrous
- loss
- shambles
- strike
- unmitigated
- utter
- washout
- absolute
- disaster area
- holocaust
- hopeless
- mess
- responsibility
- wash
- way
* * *desastre nm1. [catástrofe] disasterdesastre aéreo air disaster;desastre ecológico ecological disaster2. [persona inútil] disaster;su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless;soy un desastre para los negocios I'm hopeless at business;es un desastre contando chistes he's useless at telling jokesfue un desastre de fiesta the party was a flop;estar hecho un desastre [roto, sucio, desordenado] to be a real disaster, to be in a mess;el mundo está hecho un desastre the world's in a complete mess;vas hecho un desastre, arréglate un poco you look a right mess, tidy yourself up a bit;¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!* * *m tb figdisaster;ser un desastre fig fam be a disaster fam* * *desastre nmcatástrofe: disaster* * *desastre n disaster -
6 descalabro
m.1 major setback, disaster.2 havoc, calamity, chaos, confusion.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descalabrar.* * *1 misfortune, damage, loss* * *SM1) (=contratiempo) blow, setback2) (Mil) defeat* * *a) ( desastre) disasterb) (Mil) defeat* * *= bust, debacle.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *a) ( desastre) disasterb) (Mil) defeat* * *= bust, debacle.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *1 (desastre) disasterel partido nunca se recuperó del descalabro que sufrió en 1982 the party never recovered from the disaster o severe blow o major setback it suffered in 1982el descalabro bursátil de 1929 the stock market crash of 19292 ( Mil) defeat* * *
Del verbo descalabrar: ( conjugate descalabrar)
descalabro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
descalabró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
descalabrar
descalabro
descalabro sustantivo masculino
b) (Mil) defeat
descalabro sustantivo masculino setback, misfortune
' descalabro' also found in these entries:
English:
soundly
* * *descalabro nmmajor setback, disaster;el descalabro electoral de la ultraderecha the electoral rout of the far right;* * *m calamity, disaster* * *descalabro nm: setback, misfortune, loss -
7 de modo cómico
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8 de modo divertido
= comically, funnilyEx. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.* * *= comically, funnilyEx: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily. -
9 de modo gracioso
= comically, funnilyEx. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.* * *= comically, funnilyEx: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily. -
10 desacreditar
v.to discredit.Ella desacredita a Ricardo She discredits Richard.Ella desacreditó a su amiga She discredited=debunked her friend.El político desacreditó al oponente The politician discredited his opponent* * *1 to discredit, bring discredit on, bring into discredit* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ político, gobierno] to discredit2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex. Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.----* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to discredit; <buen nombre/institución> to discredit, bring... into disreputeb) < teoría> to discredit2.desacreditarse v pron (refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *= discredit, denigrate, debunk, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, taint.Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.* desacreditarse = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* desacreditar un mito = debunk + a myth.* estar desacreditado = hold in + disrepute.* * *desacreditar [A1 ]vtesos rumores lo han desacreditado mucho those rumors have done his reputation a great deal of harm o have seriously damaged his reputationla oposición intentó desacreditarlo the opposition tried to discredit him( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation* * *
desacreditar ( conjugate desacreditar) verbo transitivo
to discredit
desacreditarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to discredit oneself, damage one's reputation
desacreditar verbo transitivo (desprestigiar) to discredit, bring into discredit
' desacreditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descalificar
English:
discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- debunk
- disrepute
* * *♦ vtto discredit;hubo una campaña para desacreditarla there was a campaign to discredit her;este nuevo fracaso lo desacredita como político this latest failure has destroyed his credibility as a politician;su actuación ha desacreditado al partido his behaviour has brought the party into disrepute* * *v/t discredit* * *desacreditar vtdesprestigiar: to discredit, to disgrace -
11 deshonrar
v.1 to dishonor.con su conducta deshonra a toda la familia he is dishonoring the entire family with his conductElsa deshonró a su familia Elsa dishonored her family.2 to trample on, to tread on.Elsa deshonró su reputación Elsa trampled on her good name.3 to bring shame on, to shame.Elsa deshonró a sus padres Elsa brought shame on her parents.* * *1 (gen) to dishonour (US dishonor), disgrace2 (injuriar) to insult, defame3 (a una mujer) to dishonour (US dishonor)* * *verbto dishonor, disgrace* * *VT1) [+ familia, compañeros] to dishonour, dishonor (EEUU), disgrace2) (=afrentar) to insult3) euf [+ mujer] to dishonour, dishonor (EEUU)* * ** * *= taint, vilify, stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], besmirch, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, defile.Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex. Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.----* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* * ** * *= taint, vilify, stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA], besmirch, bring + Nombre + into disrepute, disgrace, defile.Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* deshonrar la reputación = besmirch + reputation.* * *deshonrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹familia/patria› to dishonor*, disgrace, bring dishonor* o disgrace o shame ontrabajar no deshonra a nadie working is nothing to be ashamed of2 ‹mujer› to dishonor** * *
deshonrar ( conjugate deshonrar) verbo transitivo ‹familia/patria› to dishonor( conjugate dishonor), disgrace;
‹ mujer› to dishonor( conjugate dishonor)
deshonrar verbo transitivo
1 to dishonour, US dishonor
2 (a la familia, etc) to bring disgrace on
' deshonrar' also found in these entries:
English:
disgrace
- dishonor
- dishonour
- shame
- blacken
- taint
* * *deshonrar vt1. [injuriar] to dishonour;con su conducta deshonra a toda la familia his behaviour is bringing disgrace upon the entire family2. [mujer] to dishonour* * *v/t dishonor, Brdishonour* * *deshonrar vt: to dishonor, to disgrace -
12 fracaso rotundo
(n.) = resounding failure, complete failureEx. How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.* * *(n.) = resounding failure, complete failureEx: How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. -
13 fracaso total
m.real failure.* * *(n.) = complete failureEx. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.* * *(n.) = complete failureEx: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
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14 manasas
= ham-handed, ham-fisted.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.* * *= ham-handed, ham-fisted.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention. -
15 patoso
adj.1 clumsy.2 gauche.m.1 person who pretends to be funny.2 clumsy individual, clumsy person.* * *► adjetivo1 clumsy* * *(f. - patosa)adj.* * *patoso, -a *1. ADJ1) (=torpe) clumsy2) (=molesto) troublesome2. SM / F1) (=torpe) clumsy oaf2) (=sabihondo) clever Dick *, smart Aleck *3) (=agitador) troublemaker* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.----* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *I- sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsyII- sa masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)* * *= bumbler, duffer, ham-handed.Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.* ser muy patoso = be all thumbs.* * *1 (torpe) clumsy2 (difícil) difficult, tiresomemasculine, feminine2 (persona difícil) pain in the neck ( colloq)* * *
patoso◊ -sa adjetivo (Esp fam) clumsy
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp fam) clumsy idiot (colloq)
patoso,-a adjetivo clumsy
' patoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patosa
English:
clumsy
- gauche
- klutz
* * *♦ adjclumsy;no sabe bailar, es muy patoso he can't dance, he's got two left feet;hoy estoy muy patoso I'm being really clumsy today♦ nm,fclumsy idiot o oaf* * *adj clumsy* * * -
16 torpe
adj.1 clumsy (sin destreza, sin tacto).sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsytorpe con las manos ham-fisted (que rompe las cosas) (especially British), ham-handed; (United States) butter-fingered (que deja caer las cosas)es muy torpe conduciendo he's a terrible driver2 slow, dim-witted (sin inteligencia).3 importunate.f. & m.clumsy person, blunderer, butterfingers, blunderhead.* * *► adjetivo1 (poco hábil) clumsy2 (de movimiento) slow, awkward3 (poco inteligente) dim, thick* * *adj.1) awkward, clumsy2) dull* * *ADJ1) (=poco ágil) [persona] clumsy; [movimiento] ungainly¡qué torpe eres, ya me has vuelto a pisar! — you're so clumsy, you've trodden on my foot again!
2) (=necio) dim, slowsoy muy torpe para la informática — I'm very dim o slow when it comes to computers
es bastante torpe y nunca entiende las lecciones — he's a bit dim o slow, he never understands the lessons
3) (=sin tacto) clumsy¡qué torpe soy! me temo que la he ofendido — how clumsy o stupid of me! I'm afraid I've offended her
* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex. The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex. They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex. Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.----* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *a) ( en las acciones) clumsy; ( al andar) awkwardun animal lerdo y torpe — a slow, ungainly animal
b) ( de entendimiento) slow (colloq)c) ( sin tacto) <persona/comentario> clumsy* * *= clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], gauche, dull, heavy-handed, gawky, ham-handed, ham-fisted, clotted, awkward.Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.* de una manera torpe = awkwardly, cumbrously.* ser torpe con las manos = be all thumbs.* ser torpe para + Infinitivo = be deficient in + Gerundio.* torpes, los = dull-witted, the.* * *1 (en las acciones) clumsy; (al andar) awkwardla anciana andaba de manera torpe the old lady moved awkwardlyun animal lerdo y torpe a slow, ungainly animales torpe para las matemáticas he's very slow o dim at math(s)¡qué torpe soy! I'm so stupid o slow o dim!3 (sin tacto) ‹persona/comentario› clumsyse disculpó de manera torpe she excused herself clumsily* * *
torpe adjetivo
torpe adjetivo
1 (poco habilidoso) clumsy
2 (comentario, gesto) clumsy
3 (en el andar, etc) slow, awkward
4 (de entendimiento) soy un poco torpe para la física, I'm not very good at physics
pey (como insulto) dim, dense, thick
' torpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calamidad
- manta
- ganso
- inhábil
- lerdo
- sonado
English:
awkward
- bumbling
- clumsy
- dense
- gauche
- heavy-handed
- inept
- laboured
- oops!
- slow
- whoops
- bungling
- cumbersome
- dull
- heavy
- klutz
- labored
- lumber
* * *torpe adj1. [sin destreza] [persona] clumsy;[dedos, andares] clumsy, awkward;sus movimientos son torpes her movements are clumsy;escrito en torpes trazos infantiles written with clumsy childish handwriting;[que deja caer las cosas] butter-fingered;con los años estoy torpe ya I'm getting clumsy as I get older;es muy torpe en dibujo he's not very good at drawing;2. [sin tacto] [gestos, palabras, comportamiento] clumsy3. [sin inteligencia] slow, dim-witted* * *adj clumsy; ( tonto) dense, dim* * *torpe adj1) desmañado: clumsy, awkward2) : stupid, dull♦ torpemente adv* * *torpe adj2. (lento) slow -
17 catástrofe
• calamity• cataclysm• catastrophe• debacle• destruction• disaster -
18 desastre
• calamity• catastrophe• debacle• disaster• tragedian• tragic
См. также в других словарях:
débâcle — [ debakl ] n. f. • 1690; de débâcler 1 ♦ Dans un cours d eau gelé, Rupture de la couche de glace dont les morceaux sont emportés par le courant. ⇒ dégel; région. bouscueil. 2 ♦ Fuite soudaine (d une armée). Le front percé, ce fut la débâcle. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Debacle — Débâcle La débâcle, en météorologie, caractérise la fonte des glaces d un fleuve ou de la mer. La débâcle, qui a lieu au printemps, est suivie d un accroissement rapide du débit du cours d eau et de crues ou d inondations. Le déglacement des… … Wikipédia en Français
débâcle — DÉBÂCLE. s. f. Amas de glaçons qui arrivent avec impétuosité dans un dégel subit, après qu une rivière a été prise long temps. La rivière grossit, out le monde se prépare à la débâcle. La débâcle a fait périr bien des bateaux.Débâcle, se dit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
debacle — ‘Desastre’. Es voz femenina, como en francés, lengua de donde la hemos tomado: «El diario habla de la debacle norteamericana en Saigón» (Collyer Pájaros [Chile 1995]). Es palabra llana [debákle], por lo que son incorrectas tanto la grafía como la … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
debacle — (del francés) sustantivo femenino 1. Desastre, destrucción, derrota: El partido fue la debacle, perdimos por seis a cero. La crisis es cada día más grave y esto se aproxima a una debacle … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
débâclé — débâclé, ée (dé bâ klé, klée) part. passé. Le port étant débâclé … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
debacle — (n.) disaster, 1848, from Fr. débácle downfall, collapse, disaster (17c.), a figurative use, lit. breaking up (of ice on a river), extended to the violent flood that follows when the river ice melts in spring; from débácler to free, from M.Fr.… … Etymology dictionary
debacle — s. m. Mau resultado. = FRACASSO ≠ ÊXITO, SUCESSO ‣ Etimologia: francês débâcle … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
debacle — (Del fr. débâcle). f. desastre. U. t. en sent. fig.) … Diccionario de la lengua española
debacle — [di bä′kəl, dibak′əl; dābä′kəl] n. [Fr débâcle, breakup, overthrow < débâcler, to break up < dé , DE , + bâcler, to bar, prob. < VL * bacculare < * bacculum, var. of L baculum, staff: see BACILLUS] 1. a breaking up of ice in a river,… … English World dictionary
Debacle — De*ba cle, n. [F. d[ e]b[^a]cle, fr. d[ e]b[^a]cler to unbar, break loose; pref. d[ e] (prob. = L. dis) + b[^a]cler to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick.] 1. (Geol.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English