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1 barbarizar
v.to barbarize, to make barbarous, wild, or cruel.* * *1 to barbarize* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state. -
2 embrutecer
v.1 to stultify, to make dull.2 to brutalize, to bestialize, to brutalise, to make brutish.* * *1 (facultades etc) to dull, deaden1 to become dull, become stupefied* * *1.VT to stupefy, dull the senses of2.See:* * ** * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * ** * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *embrutecer [E3 ]vt«trabajo» to stultify, dull; «televisión» to make … mindless, turn … into a vegetable ( colloq)* * *
embrutecer ( conjugate embrutecer) verbo transitivo [ trabajo] to stultify;
[ televisión] to make … mindless
embrutecer verbo transitivo to brutalize
* * *♦ vtto stultify, to make dull;la televisión embrutece a los niños television stunts children's mental development* * *v/t brutalize -
3 vulgarizar
v.1 to popularize.2 to make vulgar, to vulgarize, to coarsen, to make coarse.3 to make popular, to popularize, to vulgarize, to popularise.* * *1 (popularizar) to popularize, vulgarize2 (hacer vulgar) to make common* * *VT1) (=hacer popular) to popularize2) (Ling) to translate into the vernacular* * *verbo transitivoa) ( hacer popular) to popularize, vulgarize (frml)b) ( quitar refinamiento a) to vulgarize* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( hacer popular) to popularize, vulgarize (frml)b) ( quitar refinamiento a) to vulgarize* * *= barbarise [barbarize, -USA], brutalise [brutalize, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *vulgarizar [A4 ]vt1 (hacer popular) to popularize, vulgarize ( frml)2 (quitar refinamiento a) to vulgarize* * *
vulgarizar verbo transitivo
1 to vulgarize
2 (un uso, una costumbre, etc)to popularize
* * *♦ vtto popularize* * *v/t popularize; desp vulgarize* * *vulgarizar {21} vt: to vulgarize, to popularize -
4 afligido
adj.1 grieving, sorrowing, heartbroken.2 distressed, sad, afflicted, bereaved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afligir.* * *1→ link=afligir afligir► adjetivo1 afflicted, grieved, troubled* * *(f. - afligida)adj.grief-stricken, sorrowful* * *1. ADJ1) (=apenado) grieving, heartbroken2) (Med)2.SMlos afligidos — [que padecen] the afflicted; [por deceso] the bereaved
* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.Ex. John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.----* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *afligido -da[ ESTAR] upsetquedó muy afligido por lo que le dijiste he was very upset by what you saidsu afligida viuda his grief-stricken widow* * *
Del verbo afligir: ( conjugate afligir)
afligido es:
el participio
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afligido
afligir
afligido◊ -da adjetivo
distressed
afligir ( conjugate afligir) verbo transitivo
afligirse verbo pronominal
to get upset
afligir verbo transitivo to afflict
' afligido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolorida
- dolorido
- desolado
English:
aching
- bereaved
- distraught
- miserable
- mournful
- sorrowful
- stricken
- woeful
- distressed
* * *afligido, -a adj[triste] afflicted, distressed; [rostro, voz] mournful;está muy afligido por la tragedia he's very upset by the tragedy* * *adj upset* * *afligido, -da adj: grief-stricken, sorrowful -
5 desconsolado
adj.disconsolate, heartbroken, cheerless, comfortless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desconsolar.* * *1→ link=desconsolar desconsolar► adjetivo1 disconsolate, grief-stricken, inconsolable* * *ADJ disconsolate* * *- da adjetivo* * *= desolate, disconsolate, broken-hearted.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.Ex. When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.* * *- da adjetivo* * *= desolate, disconsolate, broken-hearted.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.* * *desconsolado -daestá desconsolado por la pérdida de su mujer he's heartbroken over his wife's deathlloraba desconsolado he cried inconsolably* * *
Del verbo desconsolar: ( conjugate desconsolar)
desconsolado es:
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desconsolado
desconsolar
desconsolado◊ -da adjetivo estar desconsolado por algo to be heartbroken over sth;
lloraba desconsolado he cried inconsolably
desconsolado,-a adjetivo disconsolate, grief-stricken: su llanto desconsolado nos entristeció, his inconsolable weeping left us feeling distraught
' desconsolado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desconsolada
English:
desolate
- disconsolate
- grief-stricken
- bereaved
- heart
- woeful
* * *desconsolado, -a adj[persona, rostro] disconsolate; [llanto] inconsolable;su desconsolada viuda no quiso hablar con la prensa his heartbroken widow did not want to speak to the press;me miraba desconsolado he looked at me disconsolately* * *adj inconsolable* * *desconsolado, -da adj: disconsolate, heartbroken -
6 deshumanizar
v.to dehumanize.* * *1 to dehumanize* * ** * *verbo transitivo to dehumanize* * *= dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA], objectify.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. This was is likely to be seen to objectify and degrade women by linking attributes of a woman to attributes of a car.* * *verbo transitivo to dehumanize* * *= dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA], objectify.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: This was is likely to be seen to objectify and degrade women by linking attributes of a woman to attributes of a car.* * *deshumanizar [A4 ]vtto dehumanize* * *
deshumanizar verbo transitivo to dehumanize
* * *♦ vtto dehumanize♦ See also the pronominal verb deshumanizarse* * *v/t dehumanize* * *deshumanizar {21} vt: to dehumanize♦ deshumanización nf -
7 desocializado
= desocialised [desocialized, -USA].Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* * *= desocialised [desocialized, -USA].Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
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8 desolado
adj.1 desolate, devastated, bleak, deserted.2 heartbroken, bereaved, broken, devastated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desolar.* * *1→ link=desolar desolar► adjetivo1 (devastado) desolated, devastated2 (triste) distressed, heartbroken* * *ADJ1) [lugar] desolate2) [persona] devastated* * *- da adjetivo1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated* * *= deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.Ex. The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.* * *- da adjetivo1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated* * *= deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.* * *desolado -daA ‹paisaje/campos› desolate; ‹ciudad› devastatedB (afligido) desolated, devastatedestaba desolada por la noticia de su muerte she was devastated o desolated by the news of his death, she was overcome with grief at the news of his death* * *
Del verbo desolar: ( conjugate desolar)
desolado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desolado
desolar
desolado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹paisaje/campos› desolate;
‹ ciudad› devastated
2 ( afligido) desolated, devastated
desolar verbo transitivo to devastate
' desolado' also found in these entries:
English:
brokenhearted
- forlorn
- desolate
* * *desolado, -a adj1. [paraje] [destruido] devastated;[sin vegetación] desolate2. [persona] devastated;estar desolado por algo to be devastated by sth* * *adj1 lugar desolate2 figgrief-stricken, devastated* * *desolado, -da adj1) : desolate2) : devastated, distressed -
9 devastado
= shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.* * *= shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.* * *devastado, -a adjdevastated -
10 endurecer
v.1 to harden.El aire endurece el concreto húmedo The air hardens wet concrete.2 to strengthen.3 to toughen, to make hard, to steel, to temper.Las penurias endurecen al individuo Hardship steels the individual.4 to increase.* * *1 to harden, make hard2 figurado to harden, toughen1 to become hardened, harden2 figurado to become tough, become hardened* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ material, sustancia] (=poner duro) to harden; (=hacer más resistente) to toughen2) [+ persona] (=curtir) to toughen up; (=volver insensible) to harden3) (Jur) [+ ley] to tighten, tighten up; [+ pena, castigo] to make more severehan endurecido la política antiterrorista — they've taken a tougher anti-terrorist line, they're toughening up on terrorism
proponen endurecer las medidas contra el fraude — they're proposing to take tougher o firmer measures against fraud
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex. Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *endurecer [E3 ]vtA1 ‹arcilla› to harden; ‹cemento› to harden, setlo endurecen para que dure más it is toughened to last longer2 ‹músculos/uñas› to strengthen3 ‹arterias› to hardenB1 ‹persona/carácter› (volver insensible) to harden; (fortalecer) to toughen … upese corte te endurece las facciones that haircut makes your features look harsher2 ‹actitud› to toughenvamos a endurecer nuestra postura frente al terrorismo we are going to toughen our stance on o take a tougher line against terrorism1 «arcilla» to harden; «cemento» to set, harden2 «pan» to go stale3 «persona/carácter» (volverse insensible) to harden, become hard/harder; (fortalecerse) to toughen up, become tough/toughercon la vejez se le han endurecido las facciones his features have become harsher with age* * *
endurecer ( conjugate endurecer) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to harden
2 ‹persona/carácter› ( volver insensible) to harden;
( fortalecer) to toughen … up;
endurecerse verbo pronominal
[ pan] to go stale
( fortalecerse) to toughen up
endurecer verbo transitivo to harden: los problemas familiares endurecieron su carácter, he became distant and cold as a result of all the family conflicts
' endurecer' also found in these entries:
English:
harden
- toughen
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer más duro] [pasta, mezcla, alimento] to harden2. [fortalecer] [persona] to toughen, to strengthen;[músculo] to strengthen3. [insensibilizar] to harden;el sufrimiento endureció su corazón suffering hardened his heart4. [hacer más severo] [ley, pena, requisitos] to toughen;[actitud, posturas] to harden* * *v/t harden; figtoughen up* * *endurecer {53} vt: to harden, to toughen* * *endurecer vb to harden -
11 insensibilizar
v.1 to numb (medicine).2 to make callous, to make insensitive, to caseharden.El dolor insensibilizó a Ricardo The pain made Richard callous.3 to desensitize, to numb, to make numb, to anesthetize.El fluido insensibilizó sus piernas The fluid desensitized his legs.* * *1 MEDICINA to desensitize2 to make insensitive* * *VT1) [+ persona] [ante emociones, problemas] to render insensitive; [ante sufrimiento] to render unfeeling2) (Med) (=anestesiar) to anaesthetize, anesthetize (EEUU); [a alérgenos] to desensitize* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to desensitize, hardenb) (Med) to numb, render... insensitive2.insensibilizarse v pron persona to become o grow hardened* * *= desensitise [desensitize, -USA], numb, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex. As the rate of change accelerates, the insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management of any activity beyond the immediate present.Ex. The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* insensibilizarse = become + numb, be numb.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to desensitize, hardenb) (Med) to numb, render... insensitive2.insensibilizarse v pron persona to become o grow hardened* * *= desensitise [desensitize, -USA], numb, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].Ex: As the rate of change accelerates, the insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management of any activity beyond the immediate present.
Ex: The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* insensibilizarse = become + numb, be numb.* * *insensibilizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹persona› to desensitize, harden2 ( Med) to numb, to render … insensitive«persona» to become o grow hardened, become desensitized* * *♦ vt2. [físicamente] to numb* * *v/t tb figdesensitize -
12 resistencia
f.1 resistance (gen) & ( Elec & politics).ofrecer resistencia to put up resistanceresistencia pasiva passive resistance2 strength.3 stamina.4 Resistencia.* * *1 (gen) resistance2 (aguante) endurance, stamina3 (oposición) resistance, opposition4 ELECTRICIDAD resistance5 (de materiales) strength6 la Resistencia HISTORIA the Resistance\prueba de resistencia endurance testresistencia pasiva passive resistance* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=oposición) resistancela Resistencia — ( Hist) the Resistance
ofrecer o oponer resistencia — to offer resistance, resist
2) (=aguante) stamina3) [a la enfermedad, al frío] resistance4) [de materiales] strength5) (Elec) (=cualidad) resistance; (=componente de circuito) resistor; [de plancha, secador] element* * *1)a) ( oposición) resistancesin ofrecer or oponer resistencia — without putting up o offering any resistance
b) la Resistencia (Hist, Pol) the Resistance2)a) ( aguante)b) (a virus, enfermedad) resistance3)a) (al aire, agua, a corriente eléctrica) resistanceb) ( componente de circuito) resistor; (de secador, calentador) element* * *= endurance, reluctance, resistance, stamina, strength, resistor, staying power, resilience, impedance, drag.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.Ex. Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.Ex. Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.Ex. By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex. The first transistors were individual devices with wires joining them to other electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and other transistors.Ex. Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.Ex. The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.Ex. The impedance problem is at the root of the incompatibilities.Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.----* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* miembro de la resistencia = resister.* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* oponer resistencia = put up + resistance.* resistencia a = imperviousness to.* resistencia a la insulina = insulin resistance.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* resistencia al fuego = fire resistance.* resistencia al plegado = fold strength.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resistencia, la = resistance, the.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* * *1)a) ( oposición) resistancesin ofrecer or oponer resistencia — without putting up o offering any resistance
b) la Resistencia (Hist, Pol) the Resistance2)a) ( aguante)b) (a virus, enfermedad) resistance3)a) (al aire, agua, a corriente eléctrica) resistanceb) ( componente de circuito) resistor; (de secador, calentador) element* * *la resistencia(n.) = resistance, theEx: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
= endurance, reluctance, resistance, stamina, strength, resistor, staying power, resilience, impedance, drag.Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.
Ex: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex: The first transistors were individual devices with wires joining them to other electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and other transistors.Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.Ex: The impedance problem is at the root of the incompatibilities.Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.* lucha de resistencia = battle of wills.* miembro de la resistencia = resister.* movimiento de resistencia = resistance movement.* ofrecer resistencia = put up + resistance.* oponer resistencia = put up + resistance.* resistencia a = imperviousness to.* resistencia a la insulina = insulin resistance.* resistencia a la tensión = tensile strength.* resistencia al envejecimiento = aging resistance [ageing resistance].* resistencia al fuego = fire resistance.* resistencia al plegado = fold strength.* resistencia en espiral = heating coil.* resistencia, la = resistance, the.* sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.* * *A1 (oposición) resistancese entregó sin ofrecer or oponer resistencia he gave himself up without putting up o offering any resistance o without resistanceresistencia pasiva passive resistance2B1 (fortaleza, aguante) staminatiene una gran resistencia física she has tremendous stamina o staying powerprueba de resistencia endurance test2 (a un virus, una enfermedad) resistanceC1 (al aire, agua) resistance2 (a una corriente eléctrica) resistance3 (componente de un circuito) resistor4 (de un secador, calentador) element* * *
resistencia sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( componente de circuito) resistor;
(de secador, calentador) element
resistencia sustantivo femenino
1 (aguante de una persona) endurance: tiene mucha resistencia física, he has a lot of stamina
2 (oposición a una fuerza, medida, acción) resistance: opusieron mucha resistencia a nuestro proyecto, they put up a lot of resistance to our project
3 Elec element
4 Hist Pol la Resistencia, the Resistance
' resistencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
legitimar
- oponer
- torsión
- ofrecer
- resistir
- sostener
English:
break down
- defiance
- drag
- element
- endurance
- fight
- offer
- opposition
- pocket
- put up
- resilience
- resistance
- resistor
- rope
- soften up
- stamina
- staying power
- strength
- wear down
- put
- resist
- stand
- struggle
- weakly
* * *resistencia nf1. [fuerza] strength2. [aguante, oposición] resistance;[para correr, hacer deporte] stamina; resistencia activa active resistance;resistencia pasiva passive resistance3. Elec resistance4. Fís resistance* * *f1 ( oposición) resistance2 EL, TÉC pieza resistor* * *resistencia nf1) : resistance2) aguante: endurance, strength, stamina* * *1. (oposición) resistance2. (aguante físico) stamina3. (fuerza) strengthes un anciano, pero aún tiene resistencia he's an old man, but he's still strong -
13 resistencia, la
(n.) = resistance, theEx. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
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