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1 destroyer (pl destroyers)
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2 cauto
adj.cautious, careful, prudent, cagey.* * *► adjetivo1 cautious, wary* * *(f. - cauta)adj.* * *ADJ cautious, wary, careful* * *- ta adjetivo careful, cautious* * *= cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex. The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * *- ta adjetivo careful, cautious* * *= cautious, wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.], canny, gun-shy, circumspect, guarded.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.* * *cauto -tacareful, cautious* * *
cauto◊ -ta adjetivo
careful, cautious
cauto,-a adjetivo cautious, wary
' cauto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cauta
- diplomática
- diplomático
- incauta
- incauto
- prudente
English:
cautious
- guarded
* * *cauto, -a adjcautious, careful* * *adj cautious* * *cauto, -ta adj: cautious, careful -
3 destructor
adj.destructive, deleterious, destroying, noxious.m.1 destroyer, destructor.2 destructive person, ravager.* * *► adjetivo1 destructive1 MARÍTIMO destroyer————————1 MARÍTIMO destroyer* * *1.ADJ destructive2.SM (Náut) destroyer* * *masculino destroyer* * *= destroyer, destructive, annihilating.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.Ex. This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.* * *masculino destroyer* * *= destroyer, destructive, annihilating.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.* * *destructivedestroyer* * *
destructor sustantivo masculino
destroyer
destructor,-ora
I adjetivo destructive: el efecto destructor de la sequía, the destructive effect of the drought
II m Náut destroyer
' destructor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destructora
English:
destroyer
- destructive
* * *destructor, -ora♦ adjdestructive♦ nm[barco de guerra] destroyer* * *I adj destructive;máquina destructora de documentos document shredderII m barco destroyer* * *destructor, - tora adj: destructivedestructor nm: destroyer (ship) -
4 dragaminas
m. s.&pl.minesweeper.* * *1 minesweeper* * *SM INV minesweeper* * *masculino (pl dragaminas) minesweeper* * *= mine sweeper.Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.* * *masculino (pl dragaminas) minesweeper* * *= mine sweeper.Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
* * *(pl dragaminas)minesweeper* * *dragaminas nm invminesweeper* * *m inv minesweeper -
5 enfrentarse
1 (hacer frente) to face (a/con, -), confront (a/con, -)2 DEPORTE to meet (a/con, -)3 (pelearse) to have an argument (a, with), fall out (a, with); (chocar) to clash (a/con, with)* * *VPR1) (=pelear) [personas] to have a confrontation; [equipos] to face each otherJuan y su padre se enfrentaron durante la comida — Juan and his father had a confrontation over lunch
2)enfrentarse a o con —
a) [+ persona] to confrontse enfrentaron al enemigo — they faced o confronted the enemy
la selección de España se enfrentó a la de Italia — the Spanish team came up against o faced the Italian team
b) [+ problema, dificultad] to face (up to), confront* * *(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to faceEx. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.Ex. If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.* * *(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to faceEx: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.* * *
■enfrentarse verbo reflexivo
1 to face: se enfrentó a un gran peligro, she faced a grave danger
2 Dep (un equipo) to play
(una persona) to meet [a, -]: Karpov se enfrentará a Kasparov, Karpov will meet Kasparov
' enfrentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encararse
- toser
- batir
- enfrentar
English:
clash
- come up against
- confront
- contend
- emerge
- face
- fight
- meet
- nerve
- penalty
- take on
- come
- cope
- pit
- tackle
- take
* * *vprnos enfrentamos a una grave crisis we are facing a serious crisis;enfrentarse a los hechos to face the facts;se enfrentó a su enfermedad con valor she faced up to her illness bravely2. [en contienda] [dos bandos] to meet, to clash;los dos equipos se enfrentarán por el campeonato the two teams will play each other for the championship;nos enfrentamos al enemigo we confronted the enemy;los manifestantes se enfrentaron con la policía the demonstrators clashed with the police;a Brasil le toca enfrentarse con Suecia Brazil has been drawn against Sweden3. [discutir] to clash* * *v/r1 DEP meet2:enfrentarse con alguien confront s.o.3:enfrentarse a algo face (up to) sth* * *vr1)enfrentarse con : to clash with2)enfrentarse a : to face up to* * *enfrentarse vb1. (hacer frente) to face2. (jugar) to playnos enfrentamos a uno de los mejores equipos de Europa we're playing one of the best teams in Europe3. (pelearse) to argue -
6 entablar combate con
(v.) = engageEx. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.* * *(v.) = engageEx: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
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7 evolucionista
adj.1 evolutionist.2 evolutionary, developmental.f. & m.evolutionist.* * *► adjetivo1 evolutionist1 evolutionist* * *ADJ evolutionist* * *adjetivo evolutionary* * *= evolutionist.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.* * *adjetivo evolutionary* * *= evolutionist.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
* * *evolutionary* * *♦ adjevolutionary♦ nmfevolutionist -
8 hacer frente
v.to cope, to face it.* * *(v.) = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engageEx. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex. The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it.Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex. While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.Ex. Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.* * *(v.) = combat, come to + terms with, contain, address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on, engageEx: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex: The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it.Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss. -
9 prudente
adj.1 careful, cautious (cuidadoso).2 reasonable (razonable).3 prudent, far-sighted, cautious, thoughtful.4 tactful, subtle.5 advisable, seemly.* * *► adjetivo1 sensible, prudent* * *adj.* * *ADJ sensible, prudentlo más prudente sería ir ahora mismo al médico — the most sensible o prudent thing to do would be to go straight to the doctor
manténgase a una distancia prudente del vehículo delantero — keep a safe distance from the car in front
* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex. Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex. Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.----* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex: However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente she left at a reasonable o sensible hoursería prudente avisar a su familia it would be as well o it would be prudent to tell his familysea prudente con la bebida si tiene que conducir don't drink too much if you have to driveconsideró prudente no decir nada al respecto she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything about the mattercon prudente optimismo with cautious optimismes una mujer prudente she is a sensible womanlo más prudente en estos casos es guardar silencio the most sensible o prudent thing to do in these cases is to keep quiet* * *
prudente adjetivo (sensato. responsable) prudent, sensible;
(cauto, precavido) cautious, prudent
prudente adjetivo
1 (opinión, carácter) prudent, sensible
2 (actitud) careful
' prudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- discreto
- recomendable
English:
careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- conservative
- deliberate
- discreet
- err
- prudent
- safe
- sane
- sensible
- wise
- unwise
* * *prudente adj1. [cuidadoso] careful;[previsor, sensato] sensible, prudent;lo más prudente sería esperar the most sensible thing would be to wait;se mostró muy prudente en sus declaraciones she was very careful about what she said;es muy prudente conduciendo he's a very careful driver2. [razonable] reasonable;a una hora prudente at a reasonable time;a una distancia prudente at a safe distance* * *adj careful, cautious* * *prudente adj: prudent, sensible, reasonable* * *prudente adj sensible -
10 reformador
m.reformer, corrector, mender.* * *► adjetivo1 reforming► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 reformer* * *(f. - reformadora)noun* * *reformador, -aSM / F reformer* * *= improver.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.* * *= improver.Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
* * *masculine, femininereformer* * *reformador, -ora♦ adjreforming♦ nm,freformer* * *I adj reform atrII m, reformadora f reformer* * *reformador, - dora n: reformer -
11 revolucionario
adj.1 revolutionary.2 revolutionary, novel.m.revolutionary, revolutionist, seditionist.* * *► adjetivo1 revolutionary► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 revolutionary* * *(f. - revolucionaria)noun adj.* * *revolucionario, -aADJ SM / F revolutionary* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino revolutionary* * *= revolutionary, revolutionist, ground-breaking [ground breaking], revolutionary.Nota: Nombre.Ex. The transition to this new system will be evolutionary, not revolutionary.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex. The article is entitled 'Praise the Net and pass the modem: revolutionaries and captives in the information society'.----* prerrevolucionario = pre-revolutionary.* * *- ria adjetivo/masculino, femenino revolutionary* * *= revolutionary, revolutionist, ground-breaking [ground breaking], revolutionary.Nota: Nombre.Ex: The transition to this new system will be evolutionary, not revolutionary.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex: The article is entitled 'Praise the Net and pass the modem: revolutionaries and captives in the information society'.* prerrevolucionario = pre-revolutionary.* * *1 ‹idea/descubrimiento› revolutionarymasculine, femininerevolutionary* * *
revolucionario◊ - ria adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
revolutionary
revolucionario,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino revolutionary
' revolucionario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
restaurar
- revolucionaria
English:
revolutionary
* * *revolucionario, -a♦ adj1. [de la revolución] revolutionary2. [innovador] revolutionary♦ nm,frevolutionary* * *I adj revolutionaryII m, revolucionaria f revolutionary* * *revolucionario, - ria adj & n: revolutionary* * *revolucionario adj revolutionary
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