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21 especificidad
f.specificity.* * *= specificity, minuteness of detail, minuteness, narrowing.Ex. Specificity of a system is the extent to which the system permits the indexer to be precise about the subject of a document.Ex. General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.Ex. The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.----* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.* * *= specificity, minuteness of detail, minuteness, narrowing.Ex: Specificity of a system is the extent to which the system permits the indexer to be precise about the subject of a document.
Ex: General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.Ex: The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.* * *specificity* * *specificity -
22 estrujar
v.1 to squeeze.Estrujamos la ropa mojada We squeezed the wet clothes.2 to squeeze (persona, mano).me estrujó un pie he squashed my foot¡no me estrujes! don't squash o crush me!3 to bleed dry (sacar partido).4 to extrude.Estrujaron comida para perros They extruded dog food.* * *1 (exprimir) to squeeze2 (apretar - alguien) to crush; (- algo) to screw up3 (ropa) to wring4 figurado (sacar partido) to drain, bleed dry1 (apretujarse) to crowd, throng\estrujarse los sesos / estrujarse el cerebro familiar to rack one's brains* * *verb1) to squeeze2) press* * *1. VT1) (=exprimir) to squeeze2) (=apretar) to press3) (=escurrir) [+ bayeta, trapo] to wring4) (=aprovecharse de) to drain, bleed white2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( apretar arrugando) < papel> to crumple up, scrunch up; < tela> to crumple (up)b) ( para escurrir) to wring (out)c) < uvas> to press2) < persona> to squeeze, hold... tightly* * *= squeeze, extrude, wring.Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.Ex. The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.----* estrujarse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* estrujarse los sesos = rack + Posesivo + brains.* que queda por estrujar = unsqueezed.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( apretar arrugando) < papel> to crumple up, scrunch up; < tela> to crumple (up)b) ( para escurrir) to wring (out)c) < uvas> to press2) < persona> to squeeze, hold... tightly* * *= squeeze, extrude, wring.Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.Ex: The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.* estrujarse el cerebro = rack + Posesivo + brains.* estrujarse los sesos = rack + Posesivo + brains.* que queda por estrujar = unsqueezed.* * *estrujar [A1 ]vtA1 (apretar arrugando) ‹papel› to crumple up, scrunch up, crumple; ‹tela› to crumple, crumple up2 (para escurrir) to wring, wring out3 ‹uvas› to pressB ‹persona› to squeeze, hold … tightlyllevaba al niño estrujado entre sus brazos she carried the child tightly in her armsB( Chi) (reírse mucho) ( fam): me estrujé con los chistes que contó he creased me up with his jokes ( colloq)¡cómo nos estrujamos al verla vestida así! we really fell about o cracked up when we saw her dressed like that ( colloq)* * *
estrujar ( conjugate estrujar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ tela› to crumple (up)
2 ‹ persona› to squeeze, hold … tightly
estrujar verbo transitivo
1 (apretar con fuerza) to crush: estrujó el papel, he crumpled up the paper
2 (exprimir) to squeeze
' estrujar' also found in these entries:
English:
squeeze
* * *♦ vt1. [limón, naranja] to squeeze;[trapo, ropa] to wring (out); [esponja] to squeeze out2. [papel] to screw up;[caja] to crush3. [persona, mano] to squeeze;me estrujó un pie he squashed my foot;¡no me estrujes! don't squash o crush me!4. [aprovecharse de] to bleed dry* * *v/t1 famcrumple up, scrunch up fam2 trapo wring out3 persona squeeze, hold tightly* * *estrujar vtapretar: to press, to squeeze* * *estrujar vb1. (limón) to squeeze2. (papel) to crumple up -
23 frecuentar
v.to frequent (place).María acude al médico sin razón Mary frequents the doctor without a reason.* * *1 to frequent, visit* * *verbto frequent, haunt* * *VT to frequent* * *verbo transitivo to frequent* * *= frequent, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage, hang out.Ex. The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.Ex. In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex. 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.Ex. Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.----* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.* frecuentar una tienda = patronise + shop.* * *verbo transitivo to frequent* * *= frequent, patronise [patronize, -USA], patronage, hang out.Ex: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.
Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.* frecuentar una tienda = patronise + shop.* * *frecuentar [A1 ]vtto frequentun café frecuentado por actores a café frequented by actors, a café where actors often gosolía frecuentar los burdeles del puerto he used to frequent o he often used to visit the brothels in the port area* * *
frecuentar ( conjugate frecuentar) verbo transitivo
to frequent
frecuentar verbo transitivo to frequent
' frecuentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tratar
English:
frequent
- haunt
- patronize
* * *frecuentar vt1. [lugar] to frequent;frecuenta unos ambientes poco recomendables he has some rather dubious haunts2. [persona] to see, to visit;fuera del trabajo, no frecuenta a sus compañeros she doesn't socialize with o see her colleagues outside work* * *v/t frequent* * *frecuentar vt: to frequent, to haunt* * *frecuentar vb1. (lugar) to frequent / to go to2. (persona) to go around with -
24 globo
m.1 the globe (la Tierra).globo terráqueo o terrestre globe2 balloon.globo aerostático hot-air balloonglobo sonda weather balloon3 round glass lampshade.4 sphere (esfera).5 lob, pop fly.* * *1 (esfera) globe, sphere2 (tierra) globe3 (de aire) balloon4 (pantalla de lámpara) globe, glass lampshade6 (de tebeo) speech balloon7 (en tenis) lob\globo aerostático hot air balloon, hydrogen balloonglobo celeste globeglobo dirigible airshipglobo ocular eyeballglobo terráqueo / globo terrestre globe* * *noun m.1) balloon2) globe* * *SM1) [de aire] balloonglobo de barrera, globo de protección — barrage-balloon
globo dirigible — airship, dirigible
globo sonda (Pol) —
lanzar un globo sonda sobre la posibilidad de convocar un referéndum — to test the political waters regarding the possibility of a referendum
2) (=esfera) globe, sphereglobo del ojo, globo ocular — eyeball
globo terráqueo, globo terrestre — globe
3) [en un cómic] balloon4) [de chicle] bubble5) ** [con drogas]6) (Ftbl, Tenis) lob7) ** (=preservativo) condom, rubber **, safe (EEUU) **9)en globo — = globalmente
* * *1)a) (Jueg) balloonestar como un globo — (fam) to be like a barrel (colloq)
b) ( de chicle) bubblec) ( en comics) speech balloon o bubbled) ( de lámpara) globe2) (Aviac, Meteo) balloon3) ( mundo) world, globe (journ)globo terráqueo or terrestre — globe
4) (Dep) ( en béisbol) fly; ( en tenis) lob; ( en rugby) up-and-under5) (Esp fam) ( preservativo) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)* * *= globe, balloon.Ex. A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.Ex. 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.----* globo aerostático = hot-air balloon.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* globo, el = globe, the.* globo ocular = eyeball.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* * *1)a) (Jueg) balloonestar como un globo — (fam) to be like a barrel (colloq)
b) ( de chicle) bubblec) ( en comics) speech balloon o bubbled) ( de lámpara) globe2) (Aviac, Meteo) balloon3) ( mundo) world, globe (journ)globo terráqueo or terrestre — globe
4) (Dep) ( en béisbol) fly; ( en tenis) lob; ( en rugby) up-and-under5) (Esp fam) ( preservativo) rubber (AmE colloq), johnny (BrE colloq)* * *el globo(n.) = globe, theEx: South Asia must make efforts to reach other parts of the globe in order to make the information age truly viable.
= globe, balloon.Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.* globo aerostático = hot-air balloon.* globo de aire caliente = hot-air balloon.* globo, el = globe, the.* globo ocular = eyeball.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* * *A1 ( Jueg) balloonechar globos ( Col); to daydream2 (de chicle) bubble3 (en comics) speech balloon o bubbleCompuesto:tool tip4 (de una lámpara) spherical glass lampshade, globeCompuesto:eyeballCompuestos:hot-air ballooncaptive balloonweather balloonobservation balloonC2 (bola del mundo) tbglobo terráqueo or terrestre globe2anda con un globo tremendo she's in a really foul o bad mood3(de alcohol, drogas): anoche ibas con un globo impresionante you were high as a kite last night ( colloq), you were really out of your head last night (sl)* * *
globo sustantivo masculino
1a) (Aviac, Jueg, Meteo) balloon;◊ globo aerostático/sonda hot-air/observation balloon
d)
2 ( mundo) world;
tb
globo sustantivo masculino
1 (con aire) balloon
2 (esfera) globe
globo terráqueo, (mapa esférico) globe
(Tierra) the Globe
pez globo, globe-fish
3 (lámpara, tulipa esférica) globe, glass lampshade
4 Anat globo ocular, eyeball
' globo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achatamiento
- aeronave
- elevarse
- hinchar
- inflar
- lastre
- ocular
- pinchar
- reventar
- reventarse
- soplar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- ascender
- barquilla
- desinflar
- elevar
- estallar
- ir
English:
balloon
- bubble
- burst
- deflate
- eyeball
- globe
- inflated
- let down
- pop
- pump up
- weather balloon
- eye
- hot
- lob
* * *globo nm1. [Tierra] globe, Earthglobo terráqueo globe;globo terrestre globe2. [aeróstato] balloon;Colechar globos to ponderglobo aerostático hot-air balloon;globo sonda weather balloon;Figlanzar un globo sonda to fly a kite3. [juguete] balloon[en rugby] up-and-under5. [lámpara] round glass lampshade6. [en cómic] speech bubble, balloonInformát globos de ayuda balloon help8. [de chicle] bubble;hacer globos to blow bubblescoger un globo to get high* * *m2 terrestre globe3 DEP lob* * *globo nm1) : globe, sphere2) : balloon3)globo ocular : eyeball* * *globo n balloon -
25 hobesiano
= Hobbesian.Ex. In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.* * *= Hobbesian.Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.
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26 inepto
adj.1 inept, stupid, inapt, unfit.2 incapable, uncapable.m.inept person, loser, no-hoper, non-achiever.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) incompetent, inept► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 incompetent person* * *ADJ inept, incompetent* * *I- ta adjetivo inept, incompetentII- ta masculino, femenino incompetent* * *= inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.Ex. Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.Ex. There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.Ex. Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.----* inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* * *I- ta adjetivo inept, incompetentII- ta masculino, femenino incompetent* * *= inept, unfit, bumbler, inadequate, lame, lame duck.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.* inepto social = nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], nerd, geek, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* * *inept, incompetentmasculine, feminineincompetent* * *
inepto◊ -ta adjetivo
inept, incompetent
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
incompetent
inepto,-a
I adjetivo inept, incompetent
II sustantivo masculino y femenino incompetent person: es un inepto para los negocios, he's inept when it comes to business
' inepto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inepta
- negada
- negado
- nula
- nulo
- incapaz
English:
bad
- inefficient
- inept
- inadequate
- unfit
* * *inepto, -a♦ adjincompetent, inept♦ nm,fincompetent o inept person* * *I adj inept, incompetentII m, inepta f incompetent fool* * *inepto, -ta adj: inept, incompetent -
27 lisiado
adj.disabled, crippled.f. & m.crippled person, disabled person, cripple.past part.past participle of spanish verb: lisiar.* * *► adjetivo1 crippled► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 cripple* * *1. (f. - lisiada)nouncripple, disabled person2. (f. - lisiada)adj.* * *lisiado, -a1.ADJ crippled, lame2.SM / F cripple* * *I- da adjetivo crippledII- da masculino, femenino cripple* * *= crippled, cripple.Ex. The president of the Society for Specific Learning Disabilities gave information on the library needs of crippled children.Ex. The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.----* dejar lisiado = lame.* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.* * *I- da adjetivo crippledII- da masculino, femenino cripple* * *= crippled, cripple.Ex: The president of the Society for Specific Learning Disabilities gave information on the library needs of crippled children.
Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.* dejar lisiado = lame.* lisiado de por vida = lamed for life.* * *crippledmasculine, femininecrippleun lisiado de guerra a disabled veteran o ex-servicemanlos lisiados de guerra the war wounded* * *
Del verbo lisiar: ( conjugate lisiar)
lisiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
lisiado
lisiar
lisiado◊ -da adjetivo
crippled
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
cripple;
un lisiado de guerra a disabled veteran
lisiado,-a
I adjetivo crippled
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cripple
lisiar verbo transitivo to cripple
' lisiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lisiada
English:
cripple
- gammy
- disable
* * *lisiado, -a♦ adjcrippled♦ nm,fcripple* * *I adj crippledII m, lisiada f cripple* * *lisiado, -da adj: disabled, crippledlisiado, -da n: disabled person, cripple -
28 minuciosidad
f.meticulousness, attention to detail.* * *1 meticulousness, thoroughness* * *SFlo limpió con minuciosidad — she cleaned it thoroughly o meticulously
* * *femenino attention to detail* * *= minuteness of detail, meticulousness, minuteness.Ex. General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.Ex. The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.Ex. The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.* * *femenino attention to detail* * *= minuteness of detail, meticulousness, minuteness.Ex: General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.
Ex: The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.Ex: The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.* * *el cuadro está pintado con minuciosidad the picture is painted with great attention to detail* * *
minuciosidad sustantivo femenino
attention to detail
' minuciosidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrúpulo
* * *minuciosidad nf[meticulosidad] meticulousness; [detalle] attention to detail* * *f attention to detail -
29 misericordioso
adj.merciful, compassionate, forgiving, gracious.* * *► adjetivo1 merciful1 the merciful* * *ADJ merciful* * *- sa adjetivo merciful* * *= forgiving, merciful.Ex. Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.* * *- sa adjetivo merciful* * *= forgiving, merciful.Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.* * *misericordioso -samercifulobras misericordiosas charitable works* * *
misericordioso◊ -sa adjetivo
merciful
misericordioso,-a adjetivo merciful, compassionate
' misericordioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
misericordiosa
English:
merciful
- gracious
* * *misericordioso, -a♦ adjcompassionate, merciful♦ nm,flos misericordiosos the merciful* * *adj merciful, compassionate* * *misericordioso, -sa adj: merciful -
30 modelo de organización
(n.) = organisational schemeEx. For the new reference librarian, there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to be found in the various organizational schemes depicted in the following three charts.* * *(n.) = organisational schemeEx: For the new reference librarian, there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to be found in the various organizational schemes depicted in the following three charts.
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31 mutilado
adj.mutilated, crippled, disabled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: mutilar.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 cripple\mutilado de guerra war cripple* * *mutilado, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] crippled, disabled; [cadáver] mutilated2) [escultura, monumento] vandalized, defaced2.SM / F cripple, disabled personmutilado/a de guerra — disabled veteran
* * *- da masculino, femenino disabled person* * *= defaced, cripple, amputee.Ex. He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.Ex. The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.Ex. Amputees are those persons who have one or more missing limbs as a result of accidents caused by vehicles or machinery.* * *- da masculino, femenino disabled person* * *= defaced, cripple, amputee.Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.Ex: Amputees are those persons who have one or more missing limbs as a result of accidents caused by vehicles or machinery.* * *mutilado -damasculine, femininedisabled personun mutilado de guerra a disabled servicemanun mutilado por accidente a person crippled o maimed as a result of an accident* * *
Del verbo mutilar: ( conjugate mutilar)
mutilado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
mutilado
mutilar
mutilado◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino
disabled person;
un mutilado de guerra a disabled serviceman
mutilar ( conjugate mutilar) verbo transitivo
mutilado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino disabled person
mutilar verbo transitivo to mutilate: este texto está mutilado, this text has been hacked about
' mutilado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mutilar
- mutilada
English:
cripple
* * *mutilado, -a♦ adjmutilated♦ nm,fcripplemutilado de guerra disabled war veteran* * *m, mutilada f disabled person -
32 navegante
adj.seafaring (pueblo).f. & m.navigator.* * *► adjetivo1 seafaring1 navigator, seafarer* * *SMF1) (=marinero) seafarernavegante a vela — yachtsman/yachtswoman
2) (=que lleva el rumbo) navigator* * *Iadjetivo seafaring (before n)IImasculino y femeninoa) (arc) ( marino) mariner (arch)b) ( que determina el rumbo) navigator* * *= seafarer, clicker, sailor, mariner, navigator.Ex. This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.Ex. The revolution against the mindless click and the formation of a community of educated clickers has just begun.Ex. These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. The Admiralty selected Cook because of his proven skills as a navigator, and for his interest in astronomy.* * *Iadjetivo seafaring (before n)IImasculino y femeninoa) (arc) ( marino) mariner (arch)b) ( que determina el rumbo) navigator* * *= seafarer, clicker, sailor, mariner, navigator.Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.
Ex: The revolution against the mindless click and the formation of a community of educated clickers has just begun.Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: The Admiralty selected Cook because of his proven skills as a navigator, and for his interest in astronomy.* * *seafaring ( before n)2 (que determina el rumbo) navigator* * *
navegante sustantivo masculino y femenino
navegante
I mf
1 (marino) seafarer, navigator
2 Inform Internet user
II adjetivo seafaring
' navegante' also found in these entries:
English:
navigator
- sailor
- voyager
* * *♦ adj[pueblo] seafaring♦ nmf1. [marino] navigator2. [piloto] navigator3. [de Internet] Internet user* * *m/f1 MAR navigator2:navegante (por Internet) (web) surfer, (net) surfer* * *navegante adj: sailing, seafaringnavegante nmf: navigator -
33 ojival
adj.ogival, belonging to an ogive.* * *► adjetivo1 (arte) ogival\arco ojival lancet arch, gothic arch, ogive* * *ADJ ogival, pointed* * *adjetivo ogival, pointed* * *= pointed.Ex. The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.----* arco ojival = pointed arch.* * *adjetivo ogival, pointed* * *= pointed.Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.
* arco ojival = pointed arch.* * *ogival, pointed* * *ojival adjogival, pointed -
34 orgía
f.orgy, blowoff, bacchanal, rampage.* * *1 orgy* * *SF orgy* * *femenino orgy* * *= binge, orgy, rampage.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.* * *femenino orgy* * *= binge, orgy, rampage.Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.* * *orgy* * *
orgía sustantivo femenino
orgy
orgía sustantivo femenino orgy
' orgía' also found in these entries:
English:
orgy
* * *orgía nforgy* * *f orgy* * *orgía nf: orgy -
35 pasar el rato
to kill time* * *(v.) = hang outEx. Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.* * *(v.) = hang outEx: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
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36 pasar el tiempo
(v.) = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang outEx. At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex. He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.Ex. A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex. Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.* * *(v.) = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang outEx: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods. -
37 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* * * -
38 piadoso
adj.pious, godly, merciful, devoted.* * *► adjetivo1 pious, devout2 (clemente) merciful, compassionate* * *ADJ1) (Rel) pious, devout2) (=bondadoso) kind, merciful (para, con to)mentira 1)* * ** * *= devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex. The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.Ex. All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.Ex. Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex. This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex. On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.----* obra piadosa = work of piety.* * ** * *= devotional, prayerful, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], merciful, pious, God-fearing.Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.* obra piadosa = work of piety.* * *piadoso -sa1 (devoto) devout, pious2 (compasivo) ‹obra› kindfue piadoso y nos ayudó he took pity on us and helped us* * *
piadoso
‹ obra› kind
piadoso,-a adjetivo
1 (devoto) devout, pious
2 (caritativo) kind, compassionate
mentira piadosa, white lie
' piadoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beata
- beato
- piadosa
English:
pious
- devout
* * *piadoso, -a adj1. [compasivo] kind-hearted2. [religioso] pious* * *adj pious* * *piadoso, -sa adj1) : compassionate, merciful2) devoto: pious, devout -
39 pintar
v.1 to paint.pintar algo de verde/azul to paint something green/blueElla pintó la pared She painted the wall.Ella pinta muy bonito She paints very nice.El escritor pintó el evento The writer described the event.2 to draw.pintó una casa she drew a house3 to paint, to describe.me pintó la escena con pelos y señales he painted the scene in graphic detail4 to count (informal) (significar, importar).aquí no pinto nada there's no place for me here¿qué pinto yo en este asunto? where do I come in?5 to seem to be.* * *2 (maquillar) to make up3 figurado (describir) to paint a picture1 (gen) to paint2 (marcar) to write3 familiar (tener que ver) to do, have to do■ él, ¿qué pintaba allí? what was he doing there?4 (en la baraja) to be trumps1 (maquillarse) to put one's make up on\pintarse los labios to put lipstick onpintarse los uñas to paint one's nailspintárselas to be an expert* * *verb1) to paint2) draw3) depict* * *1. VT1) (Arte) [con óleo, acuarela] to paint; [con lápices, rotuladores] (=dibujar) to draw; (=colorear) to colour, color (EEUU)pintar algo al óleo/temple — to paint sth in oils/tempera
píntame una casa — paint o draw me a house
2) (=dar una capa de pintura a) [+ pared, habitación] to painthace falta pintar esta habitación — this room needs painting o decorating
tengo que pintar el coche — the car needs a coat of paint o a respray
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pintar algo de o en blanco/azul — to paint sth white/blue3) (=describir) to paintfiero 1., 1), ocasión 2)tal como lo pintas, no parece que haya una solución fácil — the way you describe it o paint things, it seems there is no easy solution
4) * (=tener importancia)¿acaso tú pintas algo en esta cuestión? — what's this got to do with you?, what business is this of yours?
¿pero qué pintamos aquí? — what on earth are we doing here?
antes me consultaban, pero ya no pinto nada — before I was consulted but my opinion counts for nothing now
2. VI1) (Arte) to paint2) [para decorar] to decoratecuando terminen la obra pintaremos — when they finish the building work we'll decorate o do the decorating
3) (=manchar)[de pintura, tinta]ten cuidado con ese banco, que pinta — be careful, that bench has wet paint on it
¡ojo, pinta! — wet paint
4) * (=escribir) to writeeste boli ya no pinta — this biro doesn't work o write
5) (Bot) (=madurar) to ripen6) (Naipes) to be trumps¿qué pinta? — what's trumps?
7) LAm * (=mostrarse) to look3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <cuadro/retrato> to paint; <pared/ventana> to paintb) (fam) ( dibujar) to drawc) ( describir) (+ compl) to paint2) (fam) (tener relación, influencia)2.¿qué pintas tú en este asunto? — and where exactly do you fit into all this? (colloq)
pintar vi1)a) ( con pintura) to paintb) (fam) ( dibujar) to draw2) ( en naipes) to be trumps3) (AmS fam) situación/negocio (+ compl) to look4) ( madurar) to ripen3.pintarse v pron (refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's/some makeuppintárselas solo para hacer algo — (Esp fam) to be an expert at doing something (colloq)
* * *= depict, paint.Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.Ex. The puppets were simple creations: cardboard heads painted and stitched onto pieces of cloth which formed the glove.----* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* pintar a la esponja = sponging.* pintar con espray = spray-paint.* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].* pintar en polvo = powder-coat.* pintarse los labios = wear + lipstick.* pintar sobre Algo ya pintado = overpaint.* pintar sobre una decoración ocultándola o transformándola = clobbering.* rodillo para pintar = paint roller.* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <cuadro/retrato> to paint; <pared/ventana> to paintb) (fam) ( dibujar) to drawc) ( describir) (+ compl) to paint2) (fam) (tener relación, influencia)2.¿qué pintas tú en este asunto? — and where exactly do you fit into all this? (colloq)
pintar vi1)a) ( con pintura) to paintb) (fam) ( dibujar) to draw2) ( en naipes) to be trumps3) (AmS fam) situación/negocio (+ compl) to look4) ( madurar) to ripen3.pintarse v pron (refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's/some makeuppintárselas solo para hacer algo — (Esp fam) to be an expert at doing something (colloq)
* * *= depict, paint.Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.
Ex: The puppets were simple creations: cardboard heads painted and stitched onto pieces of cloth which formed the glove.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* pintar a la esponja = sponging.* pintar con espray = spray-paint.* pintar de nuevo = repaint [re-paint].* pintar en polvo = powder-coat.* pintarse los labios = wear + lipstick.* pintar sobre Algo ya pintado = overpaint.* pintar sobre una decoración ocultándola o transformándola = clobbering.* rodillo para pintar = paint roller.* volver a pintar = repaint [re-paint].* * *pintar [A1 ]vtA1 ( Art) ‹cuadro/retrato/paisaje› to paintpintar algo al óleo to paint sth in oils2 ‹pared/puerta› to paint pintar algo DE algo:pintó la puerta de rojo she painted the door redpíntame un perro draw me a dog4 (describir) (+ compl) to paintnos pintó muy mal la situación he painted a very black picture of the situationnos pintó un cuadro/panorama desolador he painted a bleak picture/a bleak view of the situation ( o place etc)1 ( fam)(tener relación): ¿se puede saber qué pintas tú en este asunto? and what (exactly) do you have to do with all this? ( colloq), and where exactly do you fit into all this? ( colloq)no, gracias, no voy, yo ahí no pinto nada no, thanks, I'm not going, I'd be out of place there2 ( fam)(tener influencia): yo allí no pinto nada, soy un simple empleado I don't have any say in what goes on there o ( colloq) any clout there, I'm a mere employee■ pintarviA1 (con pintura) to paintcuando terminen de pintar colocaremos la alfombra once they've finished painting we'll lay the carpet[ S ] ojo, pinta wet paintno pintes en las paredes don't draw o scribble on the walls3 ( fam) (escribir) to writeesta pluma no pinta this pen doesn't writeB (en naipes) to be trumpspintan tréboles or pinta a or en tréboles clubs are trumpsla cosa no pinta nada bien things don't look at all good ( colloq)las cosas ya pintan mucho mejor things are looking up o looking much better ( colloq)■ pintarse( refl)A1 (maquillarse) to put on one's makeuptarda media hora en pintarse it takes her half an hour to put her makeup on o to get made up o to make herself up¿tienes un espejo para que me pueda pintar? do you have a mirror so that I can put my makeup on o ( colloq) do my face?¿dónde vas, que te has pintado tanto? where are you going so madeup o with all that makeup on?pintarse los ojos to put on eye makeuppintarse las uñas to paint one's nails, put on nail polishpintárselas solo ( fam) (para algo positivo) to be a dabhand, be an expert; (para algo negativo) to be an expert ( iro), to be a past master2 ( fam)(mancharse): te pintaste la cara de tinta you've got(ten) ink all over your face* * *
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pintar algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintarse los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintarse las uñas to paint one's nails
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pintar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brocha
- haber
- óleo
- pistola
- dar
- dedicar
- entretener
- estar
- para
- retratar
- rodillo
- venado
English:
decorate
- hull
- need
- now
- paint
- paint in
- paint out
- paint over
- portrait
- roller
- stencil
- strip off
- varnish
- wall
- color
- depict
- get
- mean
- redecorate
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [cuadro, pared] to paint;pintar algo de verde/azul to paint sth green/blue2. [dibujar] to draw;[colorear] to colour (in);un cuaderno de pintar [dibujar] a drawing book;[colorear] a colouring book3. [describir] to paint, to describe;me pintó la escena con pelos y señales he painted the scene in graphic detail♦ vi1. [con pintura] to paint;pintar al óleo to paint in oils2. [escribir] to write;este bolígrafo no pinta this pen isn't workingaquí no pinto nada, me marcho mañana there's no place for me here, I'm leaving tomorrow;a mí no me preguntes, aquí no pinto nada don't ask me, my opinion isn't worth anything round here;¿qué pinto yo en este asunto? what's any of this got to do with me?4. [en juegos de cartas] to be trumps;pintan oros “oros” are trumps;pintan bastos things are getting strained, the going's getting tough5. Andes, RP Fam [situación]ese casamiento pinta muy bien that marriage has every chance of succeeding;las perspectivas pintan mal things aren't looking goodpintá por casa esta noche come round tonight* * *v/t paint;pintar algo de rojo paint sth red;no pintar nada fig fam not count;¿qué pintas tu aquí? what are you doing here?* * *pintar vt1) : to paint2) : to draw, to mark3) : to describe, to depictpintar vi1) : to paint, to draw2) : to lookno pinta bien: it doesn't look goodaquí no pinta nada: he has no say here* * *pintar vb1. (en general) to paint¿qué estás pintando? what are you drawing? -
40 posarse
1 (pájaro) to alight, perch, sit2 (sedimento) to settle* * *1) to perch2) settle* * *VPR1) (=pararse en tierra) [pájaro] to perch, sit, alight; [insecto] to alight; [avión] to land2) [líquido, polvo] to settle* * *= roost, perch, poise.Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.Ex. The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.Ex. The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.----* posarse sobre = alight on/upon, settle down on/onto.* * *= roost, perch, poise.Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.* posarse sobre = alight on/upon, settle down on/onto.* * *
■posarse verbo reflexivo
1 (aves) to alight, land [en, on]
2 (polvo, posos, etc) to settle [en, on]
' posarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
posar
English:
land
- perch
- rest
- settle
- alight
- roost
* * *vpr1. [insecto, polvo] to settle* * ** * *vr1) : to land, to light, to perch2) : to settle, to rest* * *posarse vb1. (pájaro) to land / to perch2. (sedimento) to settle
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