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defiant

  • 1 farruco

    • defiant

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > farruco

  • 2 malmandado

    • defiant

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > malmandado

  • 3 provocativo

    • defiant
    • flirt with the idea
    • flirtatious man
    • provocative
    • provocative man
    • provoking

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > provocativo

  • 4 desafiante

    adj.
    1 defiant.
    2 challenging.
    f. & m.
    defiant person, rebel.
    * * *
    1 challenging, defiant
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [actitud, voz] defiant
    2) [decisión, experiencia] challenging
    * * *
    adjetivo <gesto/palabras> defiant
    * * *
    = defiant, challenging.
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex. Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
    * * *
    adjetivo <gesto/palabras> defiant
    * * *
    = defiant, challenging.

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.

    * * *
    ‹gesto/palabras/persona› defiant
    se me acercó desafiante he came towards me defiantly
    * * *

    desafiante adjetivo ‹gesto/palabras› defiant
    desafiante adjetivo defiant
    ' desafiante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    challenging
    - defiant
    - in-your-face
    * * *
    [gesto, mirada, actitud, tono, palabras] defiant;
    me miró desafiante she stared at me defiantly
    * * *
    adj defiant
    * * *
    : defiant
    * * *
    desafiante adj defiant

    Spanish-English dictionary > desafiante

  • 5 envalentonar

    v.
    1 to urge on, to fill with courage.
    2 to make bold, to encourage, to give courage, to hearten.
    * * *
    1 to make bold, make daring
    1 (volverse valiente) to become bold, become daring
    2 (insolentarse) to become arrogant, become aggressive
    * * *
    1.
    VT to make bold, embolden
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to make... bolder, encourage
    2.
    envalentonarse v pron ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; ( insolentarse) to become defiant
    * * *
    Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to make... bolder, encourage
    2.
    envalentonarse v pron ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; ( insolentarse) to become defiant
    * * *

    Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

    * * *
    vt
    to make … bolder, encourage
    (ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring; (insolentarse) to become defiant
    * * *

    envalentonar ( conjugate envalentonar) verbo transitivo
    to make … bolder, encourage
    envalentonarse verbo pronominal ( ponerse valiente) to become bolder o more daring;
    ( insolentarse) to become defiant
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to urge on, to fill with courage
    * * *
    v/t make bolder o
    more daring
    * * *
    : to make bold, to encourage

    Spanish-English dictionary > envalentonar

  • 6 osado

    adj.
    1 daring, devil-may-care, bold, audacious.
    2 imprudent, presumptuous, cheeky.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: osar.
    * * *
    1 (audaz) audacious, daring
    2 (desvergonzado) shameless
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=audaz) daring, bold
    2) (=descarado) impudent, audacious
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious
    * * *
    = brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.
    Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
    Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
    Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
    Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (liter) daring, bold, audacious
    * * *
    = brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], daring, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], defiant, audacious, buccaneering.

    Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

    Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
    Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
    Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

    * * *
    osado -da
    ( liter); daring, bold, audacious
    * * *

    Del verbo osar: ( conjugate osar)

    osado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    osado    
    osar
    osar ( conjugate osar) verbo intransitivo (liter) osado + INF to dare to + inf;

    osado,-a adjetivo
    1 (que no tiene miedo) daring
    2 (que no tiene respeto) impudent, disrespectful
    osar verbo intransitivo to dare ➣ Ver nota en dare

    ' osado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    osada
    - atrevido
    - audaz
    English:
    daring
    * * *
    osado, -a adj
    1. [valeroso] daring, bold
    2. [descarado] impudent, audacious
    * * *
    adj daring
    * * *
    osado, -da adj
    1) : bold, daring
    2) : audacious, impudent
    ♦ osadamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > osado

  • 7 provocador

    adj.
    provocative, provoking.
    m.
    provoker.
    * * *
    1 provocative
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 instigator
    * * *
    (f. - provocadora)
    noun
    * * *
    provocador, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo provocative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino agitator
    * * *
    = defiant, provocative, provoking, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex. To instill a certain sense of one's own fallibility, there is nothing like an exhilarating hour at the reference desk where one is asked an array of provocative questions.
    Ex. This game provides children an opportunity to talk about themselves in a way that is less anxiety provoking than traditional methods of eliciting information about their underlying psychodynamics.
    Ex. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.
    ----
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo provocative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino agitator
    * * *
    = defiant, provocative, provoking, smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Ex: To instill a certain sense of one's own fallibility, there is nothing like an exhilarating hour at the reference desk where one is asked an array of provocative questions.
    Ex: This game provides children an opportunity to talk about themselves in a way that is less anxiety provoking than traditional methods of eliciting information about their underlying psychodynamics.
    Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.

    * * *
    A (ofensivo, insultante) provocative
    B (insinuante) provocative
    masculine, feminine
    agitator
    * * *

    provocador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    provocative
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    agitator
    provocador,-ora
    I adjetivo provocative
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino instigator, agitator

    ' provocador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    provocadora
    English:
    in-your-face
    - provocative
    - suggestive
    * * *
    provocador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [ofensivo] provocative
    2. [vestido] provocative
    ♦ nm,f
    agitator
    * * *
    I adj provocative
    II m, provocadora f agitator
    * * *
    : provocative, provoking
    agitador: agitator

    Spanish-English dictionary > provocador

  • 8 retador

    adj.
    challenging, defiant.
    m.
    challenger.
    * * *
    1 challenging
    * * *
    retador, -a
    1.
    ADJ challenging, defiant
    2.
    SM / F LAm (Dep) challenger
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino (AmL) challenger
    * * *
    Ex. Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino (AmL) challenger
    * * *

    Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.

    * * *
    defiant
    masculine, feminine
    ( AmL)
    challenger
    * * *

    retador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL) challenger


    * * *
    retador, -ora nm,f
    Am challenger
    * * *
    : challenger (in sports)

    Spanish-English dictionary > retador

  • 9 desafiador

    adj.
    defiant, challenging.
    m.
    1 a challenger, duellist.
    2 darer, one who dares or defies.
    * * *
    desafiador, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [actitud, voz] defiant
    2) [decisión, experiencia] challenging
    2.
    SM / F challenger
    * * *
    adj defiant

    Spanish-English dictionary > desafiador

  • 10 desembarazarse de

    v.
    to get rid of, to throw off.
    * * *
    (v.) = extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of
    Ex. This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of ' ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    * * *
    (v.) = extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of

    Ex: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of ' ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desembarazarse de

  • 11 electo

    adj.
    elect, chosen, nominated, selected.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: elegir.
    * * *
    1 elect
    * * *
    (f. - electa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ elect
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    * * *
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    ----
    * presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    * * *

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    * presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].

    * * *
    electo1 -ta
    el presidente electo the president elect
    electo2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    elect
    * * *

    Del verbo elegir: ( conjugate elegir)

    elegido, electo es:

    el participio

    electo,-a adjetivo el presidente electo, the President elect
    ' electo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    electa
    English:
    elect
    * * *
    electo, -a adj
    elect;
    el presidente electo the president elect
    * * *
    adj elect
    * * *
    electo, -ta adj
    : elect
    el presidente electo: the president-elect

    Spanish-English dictionary > electo

  • 12 elegido

    adj.
    elected, favorite, chosen, elect.
    f. & m.
    designee, appointee, choice, elect.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: elegir.
    * * *
    1→ link=elegir elegir
    1 (escogido) chosen
    2 (predilecto) preferred
    3 PLÍTICA elected
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 chosen one
    2 PLÍTICA elected person
    1 the chosen few
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=escogido) chosen, selected
    2) (Pol) elect, elected
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one
    * * *
    = chosen, nominated, elected.
    Ex. A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
    Ex. In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    ----
    * opción elegida = choice.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino (Relig) chosen one
    * * *
    = chosen, nominated, elected.

    Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.

    Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    * opción elegida = choice.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

    * * *
    elegido -da
    masculine, feminine
    ( Relig) chosen one
    los elegidos the chosen, the elect
    * * *
    elegido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [escogido] selected, chosen
    2. [por votación] elected
    ♦ nm,f
    person chosen/elected;
    los elegidos the chosen few;
    sólo unos cuantos elegidos podrán asistir al acto only a select few will be able to attend the ceremony
    * * *
    elegido, -da adj
    1) : chosen, selected
    2) : elected

    Spanish-English dictionary > elegido

  • 13 encogimiento de hombros

    shrug of the shoulders
    * * *
    (n.) = shrug
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    * * *
    (n.) = shrug

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > encogimiento de hombros

  • 14 hacer saber la intención de uno

    (v.) = announce + intention
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    * * *
    (v.) = announce + intention

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer saber la intención de uno

  • 15 junta de dirección de la escuela

    (n.) = school board
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    * * *

    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > junta de dirección de la escuela

  • 16 librarse de

    v.
    1 to get rid of, to do away with, to break oneself of, to break away from.
    Nos libramos de sus amigos We got rid of her friends.
    2 to escape, to get out of, to avoid, to elude.
    Nos libramos del castigo We escaped the punishment.
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of
    Ex. Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
    Ex. This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.
    Ex. Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of ' ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex. What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
    Ex. It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'.
    Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
    * * *
    (v.) = disentangle + Reflexivo + from, extricate + Reflexivo + from, rid of, be free from, break + loose from, duck out of

    Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.

    Ex: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.
    Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of ' ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
    Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
    Ex: It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'.
    Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.

    Spanish-English dictionary > librarse de

  • 17 envalentonarse

    1 (volverse valiente) to become bold, become daring
    2 (insolentarse) to become arrogant, become aggressive
    * * *
    VPR (=cobrar valor) to pluck up courage; pey (=insolentarse) to become defiant; (=jactarse) to brag
    * * *
    vpr
    to become daring
    * * *
    v/r
    1 become bolder o
    more daring
    2 ( insolentarse) become defiant
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > envalentonarse

  • 18 actitud

    f.
    1 attitude.
    con esa actitud no vamos a ninguna parte we won't get anywhere with that attitude
    2 posture, position (postura).
    el león estaba en actitud vigilante the lion had adopted an alert pose
    * * *
    1 (disposición) attitude; (postura) position
    \
    estar en actitud de + inf to be getting ready to + inf
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=comportamiento, disposición) attitude
    2) (=postura física) posture

    tenía el mentón levantado, en actitud desafiante — he had his chin raised in a defiant posture

    en actitud de: estaba en actitud de absoluta concentración — he was in state of total concentration

    3) (=estado de ánimo) frame of mind, mood
    * * *
    a) ( disposición) attitude

    ¿cuál fue su actitud? — what was his reaction?

    b) ( postura)
    * * *
    = attitude, set, mindset [mind-set], turn of mind, field of vision.
    Ex. One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.
    Ex. A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex. The article 'The emergence of a new mindset' argues that despite an evolving sense of social responsibility by librarians, confusion as to the public library's mission still persists.
    Ex. The key to quality correctional library service is the turn of mind, the energy, and sense of dedication which the librarian brings to the job.
    Ex. Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
    ----
    * actitud abierta = open mind.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * actitud ante los libros = set about books.
    * actitud belicista = warmongering.
    * actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.
    * actitud crítica = critical eye.
    * actitud de defensa = defensiveness.
    * actitud defensiva = bunker mentality.
    * actitud del personal = staff attitude.
    * actitud de superioridad = attitude of superiority.
    * actitud distante = aloofness.
    * actitud imparcial = open mind.
    * actitud liberal = liberal attitude.
    * actitud mental = set of mind.
    * actitud negativa = negativism, negative attitude.
    * actitud personal = personal attitude.
    * actitud positiva = positive attitude.
    * actitud resignada = resigned attitude.
    * actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach.
    * actitud sexista = sexist attitude.
    * actitud social = social attitude.
    * adoptar una actitud = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + role.
    * cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.
    * cambio de actitud = change in attitude, change of heart.
    * con una actitud crítica = with a critical eye.
    * con una actitud de = in a spirit of.
    * con una actitud desafiante = defiantly.
    * con una actitud de superioridad = snooty.
    * escuchar con una actitud abierta = lend + a sympathetic ear to.
    * mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.
    * mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.
    * * *
    a) ( disposición) attitude

    ¿cuál fue su actitud? — what was his reaction?

    b) ( postura)
    * * *
    = attitude, set, mindset [mind-set], turn of mind, field of vision.

    Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.

    Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
    Ex: The article 'The emergence of a new mindset' argues that despite an evolving sense of social responsibility by librarians, confusion as to the public library's mission still persists.
    Ex: The key to quality correctional library service is the turn of mind, the energy, and sense of dedication which the librarian brings to the job.
    Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
    * actitud abierta = open mind.
    * actitud ante la vida = approach to life.
    * actitud ante los libros = set about books.
    * actitud belicista = warmongering.
    * actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.
    * actitud crítica = critical eye.
    * actitud de defensa = defensiveness.
    * actitud defensiva = bunker mentality.
    * actitud del personal = staff attitude.
    * actitud de superioridad = attitude of superiority.
    * actitud distante = aloofness.
    * actitud imparcial = open mind.
    * actitud liberal = liberal attitude.
    * actitud mental = set of mind.
    * actitud negativa = negativism, negative attitude.
    * actitud personal = personal attitude.
    * actitud positiva = positive attitude.
    * actitud resignada = resigned attitude.
    * actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach.
    * actitud sexista = sexist attitude.
    * actitud social = social attitude.
    * adoptar una actitud = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + role.
    * cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.
    * cambio de actitud = change in attitude, change of heart.
    * con una actitud crítica = with a critical eye.
    * con una actitud de = in a spirit of.
    * con una actitud desafiante = defiantly.
    * con una actitud de superioridad = snooty.
    * escuchar con una actitud abierta = lend + a sympathetic ear to.
    * mantener una actitud = hold + attitude.
    * mantener una actitud abierta = be open-minded.

    * * *
    1 (disposición) attitude
    tiene una actitud muy negativa hacia su trabajo he has a very negative attitude to his work
    ¿cuál fue su actitud cuando se lo planteaste? what was his reaction when you put it to him?
    necesitamos adoptar una nueva actitud frente a este problema we need to adopt o take a new approach to this problem
    su actitud lo hace parecer más joven he seems younger because of his outlook on life o his attitude to life
    si no adoptas una actitud más firme no te obedecerá if you're not firmer she won't do what you say
    actitudes que revelan una absoluta falta de ideales attitudes o views which reveal a total lack of idealism
    2
    (postura): estaban todos en actitud de estudiar they were all bending over their work
    pasaba horas en el sillón en actitud pensativa he would spend hours sitting in the armchair looking pensive o in a thoughtful pose
    adoptó una actitud de amenaza he adopted a threatening attitude o stance
    * * *

     

    actitud sustantivo femenino ( disposición) attitude;

    actitud sustantivo femenino
    1 (postura ante algo) attitude
    2 (postura física) posture
    una actitud amenazante, a threatening posture

    ' actitud' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    almibarada
    - almibarado
    - compeler
    - conducir
    - crispar
    - desdecir
    - desesperante
    - endémica
    - endémico
    - escéptica
    - escéptico
    - exhortar
    - hipócrita
    - impertinencia
    - instar
    - masculina
    - masculino
    - orientar
    - origen
    - pábulo
    - perseverar
    - pose
    - protagonismo
    - prudente
    - rebelde
    - reflexiva
    - reflexivo
    - rozar
    - ruborizar
    - sabia
    - sabio
    - salvajada
    - severa
    - severo
    - simbólica
    - simbólico
    - simpleza
    - solidaria
    - solidario
    - suave
    - sumisión
    - suya
    - suyo
    - trasfondo
    - tripa
    - adoptar
    - apertura
    - asumir
    - avasallador
    - burlón
    English:
    aback
    - aggravate
    - apathetic
    - attitude
    - benign
    - come
    - deeply
    - flippant
    - in-your-face
    - intolerable
    - make for
    - manner
    - nice
    - nonchalant
    - object
    - patronizing
    - pose
    - positive
    - puzzle
    - resent
    - settle
    - spirit
    - studied
    - superior
    - supportively
    - suspicion
    - it
    - open
    - toward
    * * *
    1. [disposición de ánimo] attitude;
    con esa actitud no vamos a ninguna parte we won't get anywhere with that attitude;
    mostró una actitud muy abierta a las sugerencias she was very open to suggestions;
    llegó en actitud de criticar todo he arrived ready to find fault with everything;
    la actitud ante la muerte the way one faces one's death
    2. [postura]
    el león estaba en actitud vigilante the lion had adopted an alert pose
    * * *
    f
    1 ( disposición) attitude
    2 ( posición) position
    * * *
    1) : attitude
    2) : posture, position
    * * *
    actitud n attitude

    Spanish-English dictionary > actitud

  • 19 audaz

    adj.
    1 daring, bold.
    2 audacious, bold, brave, courageous.
    3 wild.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl audaces)
    1 audacious, bold, daring
    * * *
    adj.
    bold, audacious
    * * *
    ADJ bold, audacious
    * * *
    adjetivo ( valiente) brave, courageous; ( osado) daring, bold
    * * *
    = adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.
    Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
    Ex. One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
    Ex. He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
    Ex. 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
    Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex. It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
    Ex. One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
    Ex. But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    ----
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * * *
    adjetivo ( valiente) brave, courageous; ( osado) daring, bold
    * * *
    = adventurous, daring, fearless, bold [bolder -comp., boldest -sup.], dauntless, brave [braver -comp., bravest -sup.], audacious, buccaneering.

    Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.

    Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
    Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
    Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
    Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
    Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
    Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.

    * * *
    1 (valiente) ‹persona/acción› brave, courageous, daring, bold
    2 (osado) daring, bold, audacious
    * * *

    audaz adjetivo ( valiente) brave, courageous;
    ( osado) daring, bold
    audaz adjetivo audacious, bold
    ' audaz' also found in these entries:
    English:
    audacious
    - bold
    - daring
    - defiant
    - intrepid
    - unadventurous
    * * *
    audaz adj
    1. [valiente] daring, bold
    2. [descarado] audacious
    * * *
    adj daring, bold, audacious
    * * *
    audaz adj, pl audaces : bold, audacious, daring
    ♦ audazmente adv
    * * *
    audaz adj daring / bold

    Spanish-English dictionary > audaz

  • 20 insolente

    adj.
    insolent (descarado).
    f. & m.
    insolent person.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: insolentar.
    * * *
    1 (descarado) insolent
    2 (soberbio) haughty
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (descarado) insolent person
    2 (soberbio) haughty person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=descarado) insolent, rude
    2) (=altivo) haughty, contemptuous
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo rude, insolent
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.
    Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
    Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
    Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
    Ex. His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.
    Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
    Ex. Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.
    Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
    Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
    Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
    Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
    Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    ----
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo rude, insolent
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

    Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

    Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
    Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
    Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.
    Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
    Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.
    Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
    Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
    Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
    Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
    Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.

    * * *
    ‹persona› rude, insolent; ‹respuesta/actitud› insolent
    es una insolente she's so rude o insolent
    * * *

    Del verbo insolentar: ( conjugate insolentar)

    insolenté es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    insolente es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    insolente adjetivo
    rude, insolent
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
    ◊ es una insolente she's so rude o insolent

    insolente adjetivo insolent

    ' insolente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atrevida
    - atrevido
    - chula
    - chulo
    - descarada
    - descarado
    - farruca
    - farruco
    - malencarada
    - malencarado
    - liso
    English:
    audacious
    - defiant
    - impudent
    - insolent
    - saucy
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [descarado] insolent; [orgulloso] haughty
    ♦ nmf
    insolent person;
    es un insolente he's very insolent
    * * *
    adj insolent
    * * *
    impertinente: insolent

    Spanish-English dictionary > insolente

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