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despair

  • 81 seclusión

    f.
    seclusion, reclusion.
    * * *
    Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
    * * *

    Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.

    Spanish-English dictionary > seclusión

  • 82 ser peor que

    (v.) = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably
    Ex. There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes, even as things still are, otherwise the short history of universal education would be much sorrier than it is.
    Ex. Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.
    * * *
    (v.) = be sorrier than, compare + unfavourably

    Ex: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes, even as things still are, otherwise the short history of universal education would be much sorrier than it is.

    Ex: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser peor que

  • 83 sin igual

    adj.
    unequaled, in a class by itself, matchless, beyond compare.
    * * *
    (hallazgo) unparalleled 2 (persona) unrivalled 3 (belleza) unique
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

    Ex: Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin igual

  • 84 sin par

    adj.
    unparalleled, incomparable, beyond compare, in a class apart.
    * * *
    matchless
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

    Ex: Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin par

  • 85 sin parangón

    adj.
    unparalleled, matchless, unequalled.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless
    Ex. But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless

    Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex: A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin parangón

  • 86 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 87 sobrecogedoramente

    adv.
    breathtakingly, dazingly, appallingly, bewilderingly.
    * * *
    Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    * * *

    Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrecogedoramente

  • 88 sollozar

    v.
    1 to sob.
    2 to sob to.
    Me solloza Ricardo Ricardo sobs to me.
    * * *
    1 to sob
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to sob
    * * *
    = sob, wail.
    Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency such as the children's librarian sobbing in frustration.
    Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to sob
    * * *
    = sob, wail.

    Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency such as the children's librarian sobbing in frustration.

    Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.

    * * *
    sollozar [A4 ]
    vi
    to sob
    * * *

    sollozar ( conjugate sollozar) verbo intransitivo
    to sob
    sollozar verbo intransitivo to sob
    ' sollozar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sob
    * * *
    to sob
    * * *
    v/i sob
    * * *
    sollozar {21} vi
    : to sob
    * * *
    sollozar vb to sob [pt. & pp. sobbed]

    Spanish-English dictionary > sollozar

  • 89 sombrío

    adj.
    1 shadowy, gloomy, dark, dark and shadowy.
    2 somber, glum, gloomy, dour.
    3 sad.
    * * *
    1 (lugar) dark
    2 figurado (tenebroso) gloomy, sombre (US somber)
    3 figurado (persona) gloomy, sullen
    * * *
    (f. - sombría)
    adj.
    somber, gloomy
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=con sombra) shaded
    2) (=triste) [lugar] sombre, somber (EEUU), gloomy, dismal; [persona, perspectiva] gloomy
    2.
    SM Méx shady place
    * * *
    a) - bría adjetivo (liter) < lugar> ( umbrío) dark
    b) ( lúgubre) cheerless, dismal; < persona> gloomy
    * * *
    = sombre [somber, -USA], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.].
    Ex. The major source of national library resourcing remains central governments and the general picture of funding is sombre.
    Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex. There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
    * * *
    a) - bría adjetivo (liter) < lugar> ( umbrío) dark
    b) ( lúgubre) cheerless, dismal; < persona> gloomy
    * * *
    = sombre [somber, -USA], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.], murky [murkier -comp., murkiest -sup.].

    Ex: The major source of national library resourcing remains central governments and the general picture of funding is sombre.

    Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.

    * * *
    1 ‹lugar› (umbrío) dark
    el piso es pequeño, frío y sombrío the apartment is small, cold and sunless o dark
    2 ‹lugar› (lúgubre) somber*, cheerless, dismal; ‹persona› gloomy
    * * *

    sombrío
    ◊ - bría adjetivo

    a) (liter) ‹ lugar› ( umbrío) dark


    ‹ persona› gloomy
    sombrío,-a adjetivo
    1 (umbrío, sin sol) shadowy
    2 (tétrico, desesperanzador) sombre, bleak, gloomy
    3 fig (preocupado, triste, abatido) sullen, gloomy
    ' sombrío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    opaca
    - opaco
    - sombría
    - tenebrosa
    - tenebroso
    - negro
    English:
    bleak
    - cheerless
    - dismal
    - gloomy
    - grim
    - somber
    - sombre
    - desolate
    - dreary
    - joyless
    * * *
    sombrío, -a adj
    1. [oscuro] gloomy, dark
    2. [triste, lúgubre] sombre, gloomy;
    el futuro de la fábrica es sombrío the future of the factory is grim o bleak
    * * *
    adj fig
    somber, Br
    sombre
    * * *
    sombrío, - bría adj
    lóbrego: dark, somber, gloomy

    Spanish-English dictionary > sombrío

  • 90 sudar

    v.
    1 to sweat.
    2 to make sweaty.
    3 to work hard for (informal) (trabajar duro por).
    4 to ooze forth, to exude, to ooze.
    * * *
    1 (transpirar) to sweat, perspire
    2 figurado (paredes) to sweat
    3 figurado (plantas) to exude, ooze
    4 familiar (trabajar) to slog one's guts out, work hard
    1 (transpirar) to sweat
    2 (empapar en sudor) to make sweaty
    3 figurado (plantas) to exude, ooze
    \
    hacer sudar a alguien to drive somebody hard
    ¡me la suda! I couldn't give a toss!
    sudar el kilo / sudar la gota gorda / sudar tinta familiar to sweat blood
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=transpirar) to sweat
    2) (=exudar) [recipiente] to ooze; [pared] to sweat
    2. VT
    1) (=transpirar) to sweat
    sangre 2), tinta 1)
    2) (=mojar) [+ ropa, prenda] to make sweaty

    me la suda *** —

    3) (Bot) (=segregar) to ooze, give out, give off
    4) * (=conseguir con esfuerzo)
    5) * [+ dinero] to cough up *, part with
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( transpirar) to sweat, perspire (frml)
    b) (fam) ( trabajar duro) to work flat out (colloq)
    2.
    sudar vt < camiseta> to make... sweaty

    me la suda — (Esp vulg) I couldn't give a damn (colloq) o (sl) a toss

    sudar tinta or la gota gorda — to sweat blood (colloq)

    * * *
    = sweat, work up + a lather.
    Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
    Ex. There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
    ----
    * empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.
    * hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.
    * sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.
    * sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.
    * sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.
    * sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.
    * sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.
    * sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( transpirar) to sweat, perspire (frml)
    b) (fam) ( trabajar duro) to work flat out (colloq)
    2.
    sudar vt < camiseta> to make... sweaty

    me la suda — (Esp vulg) I couldn't give a damn (colloq) o (sl) a toss

    sudar tinta or la gota gorda — to sweat blood (colloq)

    * * *
    = sweat, work up + a lather.

    Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.

    Ex: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
    * empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * esfuerzo + hacer sudar = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.
    * hacer que Alguien sude tinta = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.
    * hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.
    * sudar a chorros = sweat + buckets, sweat + profusely, sweat + bullets.
    * sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.
    * sudar la camisa = sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out, work + Posesivo + butt off, work up + a lather, work up + a sweat.
    * sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.
    * sudar sangre = work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.
    * sudar tinta = sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out.

    * * *
    sudar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (transpirar) to sweat, perspire ( frml)
    sudar a chorros or mares to sweat buckets o streams ( colloq)
    2 ( fam) (trabajar duro) to work flat out ( colloq), to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)
    ■ sudar
    vt
    to make … sweaty
    me la suda ( vulg); I couldn't give a damn ( colloq) o ( vulg) toss
    * * *

     

    sudar ( conjugate sudar) verbo intransitivo
    to sweat, perspire (frml)
    sudar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
    1 to sweat, perspire
    2 fam (esforzarse) to work hard, make a big effort
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar sudar tinta/la gota gorda, to sweat blood
    ' sudar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    camiseta
    - gota
    - tinta
    English:
    bluff
    - profusely
    - run
    - slog
    - sweat
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [transpirar] to sweat;
    Fam
    sudaban a chorros they were dripping sweat
    2. [pared] to run with condensation
    3. [trabajar duro]
    sudaron mucho por (conseguir) ese trofeo they had to sweat blood to win this trophy
    4. Comp
    Esp muy Fam
    me la suda Br I don't give a monkey's, US I don't give a rat's ass
    ♦ vt
    1. [empapar] to soak in sweat;
    sudó las sábanas he soaked the sheets in sweat
    2. Fam [trabajar duro por] to sweat blood for
    3. Comp
    sudar la gota gorda [transpirar mucho] to sweat buckets;
    [esforzarse] to sweat blood;
    sudar tinta to sweat blood
    * * *
    I v/i sweat; fam ( trabajar duro) work one’s butt off fam ;
    sudar la gota gorda fig sweat blood
    II v/t make sweaty
    * * *
    sudar vi
    transpirar: to sweat, to perspire
    * * *
    sudar vb to sweat

    Spanish-English dictionary > sudar

  • 91 sumir

    v.
    1 to immerse, to sink, to submerge, to avalanche.
    2 to dent, to dimple, to dint, to make a dent in.
    * * *
    1 (hundir) to sink, plunge, submerge
    2 figurado to plunge
    1 (hundirse) to sink
    2 figurado to immerse oneself (en, in), lose oneself (en, in)
    \
    sumir a alguien en la duda figurado to plunge somebody into doubt
    sumir a alguien en la miseria figurado to plunge somebody into poverty
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hundir) [gen] to sink, plunge; [mar, olas] to swallow up, suck down
    2) (=abismar) to plunge (en into)
    3) And, Cono Sur, Méx (=abollar) to dent
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( sumergir)

    sumir algo/a alguien EN algo — en tristeza, desesperación to plunge something/somebody into something

    2) (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in
    2.
    sumirse v pron
    1) ( hundirse)

    sumirse EN algo — en sueño to sink into something; en tristeza to plunge into something; en pensamientos to become lost in something

    2) (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
    * * *
    Ex. The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.
    ----
    * sumirse = lapse.
    * sumirse en = sink into.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( sumergir)

    sumir algo/a alguien EN algo — en tristeza, desesperación to plunge something/somebody into something

    2) (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in
    2.
    sumirse v pron
    1) ( hundirse)

    sumirse EN algo — en sueño to sink into something; en tristeza to plunge into something; en pensamientos to become lost in something

    2) (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
    * * *

    Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.

    * sumirse = lapse.
    * sumirse en = sink into.

    * * *
    sumir [I1 ]
    vt
    A (sumergir) sumir algo/a algn EN algo to plunge sth/sb INTO sth
    su muerte lo sumió en la más profunda desesperación her death plunged him into despair
    lo sumió en un mar de confusiones it threw him into a turmoil o confusion
    el artículo habrá sumido en angustia a muchos padres the article will have caused grave o deep concern to many parents
    B (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in
    A (hundirse) sumirse EN algo to sink INTO sth
    se sumió en un profundo sueño she sank into a deep sleep
    se sume en sus pensamientos he becomes absorbed o gets lost in his thoughts
    B (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented
    * * *

    sumir ( conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( sumergir) sumir algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( abollar) to dent, make a dent in
    sumirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( hundirse) sumirse EN algo ‹ en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
    ‹ en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
    2 (Col, Méx) ( abollarse) to get dented
    sumir verbo transitivo
    1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
    2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness
    ' sumir' also found in these entries:
    English:
    plunge
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [abismar]
    sumir a alguien en to plunge sb into;
    la noticia nos sumió en la desolación we were plunged into despair by the news;
    el vino lo sumió en un estado de somnolencia the wine left him feeling drowsy;
    sus declaraciones nos sumieron en la confusión his statement threw us into confusion
    2. [sumergir] to submerge
    3. [enterrar] to bury
    4. Méx Fam [hundir] to make a dent in;
    ¡sume la panza! tuck that belly in!
    * * *
    v/t fig
    plunge, throw (en into)
    * * *
    sumir vt
    sumergir: to plunge, to immerse, to sink
    ♦ sumirse vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > sumir

  • 92 surgir de

    v.
    to come from, to be born from.
    * * *
    (v.) = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of
    Ex. Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams.
    Ex. There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex. The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.
    Ex. Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
    Ex. This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.
    Ex. Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.
    Ex. A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
    Ex. Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.
    Ex. Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.
    Ex. According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it).
    * * *
    (v.) = arise out of, be rooted in, develop out of, emanate from, grow out of, stem from, spin off, come out of, spring off from, be born of

    Ex: Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams.

    Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.
    Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
    Ex: This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.
    Ex: Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code.
    Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
    Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.
    Ex: Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.
    Ex: According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it).

    Spanish-English dictionary > surgir de

  • 93 transpirar

    v.
    1 to transpire, to perspire, to exude, to sweat.
    2 to transpire, to emit waste matter.
    * * *
    1 to perspire, transpire
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=sudar) to perspire
    2) [líquido] to seep through, ooze out; (Bot) to transpire
    3) (=revelarse) to transpire, become known
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (Fisiol) to perspire, sweat; (Bot) to transpire
    * * *
    = sweat.
    Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (Fisiol) to perspire, sweat; (Bot) to transpire
    * * *

    Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.

    * * *
    transpirar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 ( Fisiol) to perspire, sweat
    2 ( Bot) to transpire
    * * *

    transpirar ( conjugate transpirar) verbo intransitivo (Fisiol) to perspire, sweat;
    (Bot) to transpire
    transpirar verbo intransitivo to perspire
    ' transpirar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    traspirar
    English:
    perspire
    - transpire
    - sweat
    * * *
    transpirar, traspirar
    ♦ vi
    1. [persona] to perspire;
    [material] to breathe
    2. Bot to transpire
    ♦ vt
    [exudar, exhalar] to exude
    * * *
    v/i perspire
    * * *
    1) sudar: to perspire, to sweat
    2) : to transpire

    Spanish-English dictionary > transpirar

  • 94 ténebre

    = dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.].
    Ex. The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
    * * *
    = dark [darker -comp., darkest -sup.].

    Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ténebre

  • 95 vaguear

    v.
    1 to laze around.
    2 to roam.
    * * *
    1→ link=vagar vagar 1 and vaguear 2
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to laze around
    * * *
    = loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.
    Ex. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
    Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex. He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex. He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to laze around
    * * *
    = loaf (about/around), laze (about/around), lounge (about/around), bum around.

    Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.

    Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
    Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
    Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

    * * *
    vaguear [A1 ]
    vi
    to laze around, to lay around ( AmE), to loaf around o about ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    vaguear verbo intransitivo to wander, roam
    ' vaguear' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bum around
    * * *
    Fam to laze around
    * * *
    v/i laze around
    * * *
    1) : to loaf, to lounge around
    2) vagar: to wander

    Spanish-English dictionary > vaguear

  • 96 zigzagueo

    m.
    1 twisting and turning.
    2 zigzagging, wriggling.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: zigzaguear.
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino zigzagging, zigzag movement
    * * *
    Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.
    * * *
    masculino zigzagging, zigzag movement
    * * *

    Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.

    * * *
    zigzagging, zigzag movement
    * * *
    [de carretera, sendero] twisting and turning

    Spanish-English dictionary > zigzagueo

  • 97 desesperanzarse

    1 to despair, lose hope, give up hope (de, of)
    * * *
    VPR to lose hope, despair
    * * *
    vpr
    to give up hope, to lose hope
    * * *
    v/r give up hope, lose hope

    Spanish-English dictionary > desesperanzarse

  • 98 despechar

    v.
    1 to enrage, to excite indignation.
    2 to overwhelm with taxes.
    3 to fret, to be peevish.
    4 to lose all hope, to despair.
    5 to spite, to anger.
    * * *
    1 familiar (destetar) to wean
    ————————
    1 to vex
    1 to become vexed
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=provocar) to anger, enrage
    2) (=causar pena a) to spite
    3) (=hacer desesperar) to drive to despair
    4) * [+ niño] to wean
    2.
    See:

    Spanish-English dictionary > despechar

  • 99 desperado

    ( desesperado [desesperado], perfective participle of desesperar 'to despair, discourage' < Latin desperare 'to despair, to lose hope')
       Carlisle: 1899. An outlaw. Desesperado is glossed in the DRAE as an adjective meaning 'possessed with desperation.' A cowboy or ranch hand might become a desperado, if the law was after him. The form cited here represents a feature common in Popular Spanish, the deletion (syncope) of one of two similar contiguous syllables.

    Vocabulario Vaquero > desperado

  • 100 abatirse

    1 (ave) to swoop ( sobre, down on); (avión) to dive ( sobre, down on)
    2 (ceder) to give in
    3 (desanimarse) to lose heart, become depressed
    4 figurado (descender) to fall upon
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=caerse) to drop, fall; [pájaro, avión] to swoop, dive
    2) (=desanimarse) to be depressed, get discouraged
    * * *
    (v.) = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop
    Ex. They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid.
    Ex. One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.
    Ex. Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop

    Ex: They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid.

    Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.
    Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.

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    ■abatirse verbo reflexivo
    1 (desmoralizarse) to lose heart, become depressed: se abate con facilidad, he has a tendency to get depressed
    2 (caer sobre) to swoop down [sobre, on]: la desgracia se abatió sobre un pueblo de Burgos, misfortune hit a town in Burgos
    ' abatirse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    derrumbarse
    - desfallecer
    - abatir
    English:
    swoop
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [caer]
    abatirse sobre algo/alguien to pounce on sth/sb;
    la desesperación se abatió sobre ellos they were overcome by a feeling of despair;
    la desgracia se abatió sobre la región the region has been struck o hit by disaster;
    el halcón se abatió sobre su presa the falcon swooped down on its prey;
    una tormenta de nieve se abatió sobre la cumbre the summit was hit by a snowstorm
    2. [desanimarse] to become dejected o disheartened
    * * *
    v/r
    :
    abatirse sobre swoop down on
    * * *
    vr
    1) deprimirse: to get depressed
    2)
    abatirse sobre : to swoop down on

    Spanish-English dictionary > abatirse

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