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21 propiciar
v.1 to be conducive to.2 to propitiate, to favor, to be conducive to, to forward.* * *1 (favorecer) to pave the way for, contribute to; (causar) to cause, lead to, bring about■ la muerte del dictador propició el cambio político the death of the dictator paved the way for political change2 (ganar) to earn, win* * *VT1) [+ cambio, revolución] (=favorecer) to favour, favor (EEUU); (=crear condiciones) to create a favourable atmosphere for; (=provocar) to cause, give rise total secreto propicia muchas conjeturas — such secrecy gives rise to o causes a lot of speculation
2) (=atraer) to propitiate frm, win over3) LAm to sponsor* * *1.2.las condiciones que propician una revolución — conditions that create a favorable atmosphere for revolution
propiciarse v pron to win, gain* * *= encourage, foster, promote, stimulate, forward, favour [favor, -USA], propitiate.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. The latest news is that in India some residents are transforming themselves into ghosts in a ritual to propitiate Lord Shiva.----* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* propiciar un clima = promote + climate.* * *1.2.las condiciones que propician una revolución — conditions that create a favorable atmosphere for revolution
propiciarse v pron to win, gain* * *= encourage, foster, promote, stimulate, forward, favour [favor, -USA], propitiate.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: The latest news is that in India some residents are transforming themselves into ghosts in a ritual to propitiate Lord Shiva.* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.* propiciar un clima = promote + climate.* * *propiciar [A1 ]vt(favorecer) to favor*; (causar) to bring aboutmedidas que propician la reforma measures that favor reformpropiciar el acercamiento cultural entre los dos países to bring about o foster closer cultural ties between the two countriessu muerte propició la unión de la familia his death helped bring the family togetherlas condiciones que propician una revolución conditions that are conducive to revolution o that create a favorable atmosphere for revolutionto win, gain* * *
propiciar ( conjugate propiciar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to favor( conjugate favor);
( causar) to bring about
propiciar verbo transitivo to favour
' propiciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspiciar
* * *propiciar vt[favorecer] to be conducive to; [causar] to bring about, to cause;su actitud desafiante ha propiciado el enfrentamiento her defiant attitude has helped bring about the confrontation;la rotura de cristales propició la intervención de la policía the smashing of windows caused the police to intervene* * *v/t1 ( favorecer) promote2 ( causar) bring about* * *propiciar vt1) : to propitiate2) : to favor, to foster -
22 provocativo
adj.1 provocative, defiant, challenging, provoking.2 coquettish, flirtatious, slinky.m.provocative man.* * *► adjetivo1 provocative* * *ADJ1) (=incitante) provocative2) [sexualmente] [mirada, vestido] provocative; [risa, gesto] inviting, provocative* * *- va adjetivo1) ( insinuante) provocative2) (Col, Ven) ( apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *= provocative, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].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. We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Ex. Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex. She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.----* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de modo provocativo = suggestively.* de un modo provocativo = defiantly.* * *- va adjetivo1) ( insinuante) provocative2) (Col, Ven) ( apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *= provocative, smouldering [smoldering, -USA], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].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: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.* de manera provocativa = suggestively.* de modo provocativo = suggestively.* de un modo provocativo = defiantly.* * *provocativo -vaA (insinuante) provocativeuna mirada provocativa a provocative lookB (Col, Ven) (apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering* * *
provocativo◊ -va adjetivo
1 ( insinuante) provocative
2 (Col, Ven) ( apetecible) tempting, mouthwatering
provocativo,-a adjetivo provocative
' provocativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
provocativa
English:
provocative
- suggestive
* * *provocativo, -a adj1. [ofensivo] provocative2. [insinuante] provocative* * *adj provocative* * *provocativo, -va adj: provocative -
23 fa
f.fa.m.F (Music).* * *fa1 F* * *SM (Mús) fa, F* * *fa bemol/sostenido — F flat/sharp
en fa mayor/menor — in F major/minor
* * *fa bemol/sostenido — F flat/sharp
en fa mayor/menor — in F major/minor
* * *FA(en Ur) = Frente Amplio* * *
fa sustantivo masculino ( nota) F;
( en solfeo) fa, fah (BrE)
fa m Mús (de solfa) fah, fa
(de escala diatónica) F
fa bemol, F-flat
fa sostenido, F-sharp
'fa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
biógrafo
- camarógrafo
- clave
- coreógrafo
- dactilógrafo
- escenógrafo
- filósofo
- fotógrafo
- gafo
- golfo
- grifo
- huachafo
- jefe
- mecanógrafo
- solfear
- solfeo
English:
amplifier
- amplify
- bass
- certifiable
- certify
- clarify
- classified
- classify
- crucify
- defiance
- defiant
- define
- defy
- dignified
- disqualify
- electrify
- electrifying
- exemplify
- F
- falsify
- fiber
- fiberglass
- fibre
- fibre-optics
- fibreglass
- fiery
- fight
- fighter
- fighting
- file
- filing
- final
- finalist
- finalization
- finalize
- finally
- finance
- financial
- financially
- financing
- find
- findings
- fine
- finely
- finite
- fire
- fire-fighter
- firearm
- fireman
- fireplace
* * *FA nm (abrev de Frente Amplio)= left-wing party in Uruguay* * *fam F;fa sostenido F sharp -
24 farruco
adj.defiant.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar conceited, cocky* * ** * ** * *farruco -ca2 (ufano) smug* * *
farruco,-a adj fam (insolente) cheeky, impudent
' farruco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
farruca
* * *farruco, -a adj[valiente] cocky;ponerse farruco to get cocky* * *adj famcocky fam -
25 rebelde
adj.1 rebel (sublevado).ejército rebelde rebel army2 rebellious (desobediente).ese niño es muy rebelde that child is very disobedient3 unmanageable (difícil de dominar) (pelo).4 defaulting (law).5 stubbornly disobedient, rebel, fractious, froward.6 not responding to treatment, intractable, refractory.f. & m.1 rebel (sublevado, desobediente).2 defaulter (law).* * *► adjetivo1 rebellious1 rebel* * *noun mf.* * *1. ADJ1) (=que se rebela) rebellious2) [niño] unruly; [resfriado] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [pelo] wild; [problema] difficult; [sustancia] difficult to work with3) (Jur) defaulting2. SMF1) (Mil, Pol) rebel2) (Jur) defaulter* * *Ia) <tropas/ejército> rebel (before n)b) <niño/carácter> unruly, rebelliousd) (Der) defaulting (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Mil, Pol) rebel; (Der) defaulter* * *Ia) <tropas/ejército> rebel (before n)b) <niño/carácter> unruly, rebelliousd) (Der) defaulting (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Mil, Pol) rebel; (Der) defaulter* * *rebelde11 = punk, enfant terrible, insurgent, rebel.Ex: Cyberpunk is a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of punk attitudes, including clothing and lifestyle choices.
Ex: Vesalius, considered in his time a scientific ' enfant terrible,' revolutionized medicine and science by insisting that truth could be established only by direct observation.Ex: While the drug smugglers are said to be stronger than the states in which they live, Marxist insurgents have been fighting with them for several years.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Luddites and their war on the Industrial Revolution: rebels against the future: lessons for the computer age'.rebelde22 = unruly, rebellious, insurgent, fractious, wayward, resistive, disorderly, riotous, insurrectionary.Ex: 'Sometimes the kids get a little unruly!' she announced in that easy familiar style of hers as she sat down.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: This growth accompanied an insurgent professionalism.Ex: Thus was Christianity codified into a Bible that still today is the central element in the faith of the two billion adherents of the largest, if most fractious, of the world's religions.Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.Ex: As expected, students in disorderly schools tend to have higher misbehavior and lower achievement.Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex: Most obviously, the insurrectionary movements of the late-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were informed by notions of nationality.* ángel rebelde = rebel angel.* * *1 ‹tropas/ejército› rebel ( before n)2 ‹niño/carácter› unruly, rebellious3 ‹tos› persistent; ‹mancha› stubborn2 ( Der) defaulter* * *
rebelde adjetivo
‹ mancha› stubborn
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil, Pol) rebel
rebelde
I adjetivo
1 (carácter, actitud) rebellious: es un niño muy rebelde, he's a very unruly child
2 familiar tiene un pelo muy rebelde, her hair is quite unmanageable
3 (persistente) stubborn
una mancha rebelde, a stubborn stain
una tos rebelde, a persistent cough
4 Mil rebel
II mf rebel
' rebelde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indómita
- indómito
- respondón
- respondona
- espíritu
English:
rebel
- rebellious
- stubborn
- unmanageable
- unruly
- defiant
* * *♦ adj1. [sublevado] rebel;ejército rebelde rebel army2. [desobediente] rebellious3. [difícil de dominar] [pelo] unmanageable;[tos] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [pasiones] unruly4. Der defaulting♦ nmf1. [sublevado, desobediente] rebel2. Der defaulter* * *I adj rebel atrII m/f rebel* * *rebelde adj: rebellious, unrulyrebelde nmf1) : rebel2) : defaulter* * *rebelde1 adj1. (niño, etc) rebellious2. (tropas, etc) rebelrebelde2 n rebel -
26 señalarse
1 (distinguirse) to distinguish oneself2 (sobresalir) to stand out* * *VPR1) (=destacar) to distinguish o.s. ( como as)se señaló como el mejor saltador de todos los tiempos — he established himself as the greatest jumper of all time
2) (=llamar la atención) to stand outviste sobriamente porque no le gusta señalarse — she dresses plainly because she doesn't like to stand out
se señaló por su actitud rebelde ante la prensa — she stood out for her defiant attitude towards the press
* * *vpr[destacar] to distinguish oneself ( por for);el montañero se señaló por su valor en el rescate the mountaineer distinguished himself for his bravery in the rescue* * *v/r distinguish o.s. ( por by)* * *vr: to distinguish oneself -
27 atrevido
• adventurous• audacious• bodacious• bold-faced• bowdacious• cheeky• cocky• daredevil• defiant• fearless• intrepid• shameless• undaunted• venturesome -
28 desafiador
• challenger• defiant• defier -
29 desafiante
• contemptuous• contumacious• defiant• recalcitrant• unruly -
30 retador
• challenger• competitor• contender• defiant• defier• opobalsam• opponent• opportune• ritualistically• ritzy• rival• rival unionism
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