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1 detract
tr[dɪ'trækt]1 (achievement) quitar mérito(s) a, restar valor a; (beauty) deslucirdetract [di'trækt] vito detract from : restarle valor a, quitarle méritos av.• detractar v.• detraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• disminuir v.• maldecir v.(§pres: maldigo, maldices...) pret: maldij-pp: maldichofut/c: maldir-•)dɪ'træktto detract FROM something: I didn't wish to detract from her achievement no quise quitarle méritos or restarle valor a su logro; it detracts from the beauty of the painting — desmerece la belleza del cuadro
[dɪ'trækt]VIto detract from — [+ value] quitar mérito or valor a; [+ reputation] empañar
* * *[dɪ'trækt]to detract FROM something: I didn't wish to detract from her achievement no quise quitarle méritos or restarle valor a su logro; it detracts from the beauty of the painting — desmerece la belleza del cuadro
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v.1 detraer.2 detractar, denigrar, apocar. -> detract from (pt & pp detracted) -
3 detract from
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4 detract from
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5 to detract from
1 (achievement) quitar mérito(s) a, restar valor a; (beauty) deslucir -
6 derogate
v.• desmerecer v.['derǝɡeɪt]VIto derogate from — (=detract from) quitar mérito or valor a; (=reduce) [+ authority] menoscabar; (=deviate from) desviarse de
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7 valor
valor sustantivo masculino 1a) (Com, Fin) value;◊ libros por valor de $150 books to the value of $150;objetos de valor valuables; valor adquisitivo purchasing power 2 armarse de valor to pluck up courage◊ ¡encima tiene el valor de protestar! and then she has the nerve to complain!3◊ valores sustantivo masculino plural
valor sustantivo masculino
1 (valentía, arrojo) courage, bravery
2 (mérito, importancia, etc) value, worth (precio) price: ha invertido en joyas por valor de un millón de pesetas, he has invested in a million pesetas' worth of jewels
no le da ningún valor al dinero, he attaches no importance to money
objetos de valor, valuables
sin valor, worthless
3 (vigencia, validez legal) validity
4 Mat Mús value
5 fam (jeta, caradura) cheek: tuvo el valor de preguntarme por ella, he had the nerve to ask me about her
6 Fin valores securities, bonds
7 (éticos) valores, values Locuciones: armarse de valor: se armó de valor e hizo frente a la agresión, she gathered up her courage and stood up to the aggression ' valor' also found in these entries: Spanish: agalla - alimento - antigüedad - armarse - aumentar - bagatela - bastante - catastral - conceder - determinación - importar - impuesta - impuesto - infundir - IVA - juicio - mérito - ni - nominal - nula - nulo - nutritiva - nutritivo - oscilación - oscilante - ponderar - preciosa - precioso - relativa - relativo - relieve - representar - reunir - sanctasanctórum - tal - tan - tres - valer - valorar - valoración - agallas - alguno - aliento - alimenticio - anecdótico - armar - asignar - audacia - bajar - carecer English: absolute - appreciate - appreciation - assess - assessment - asset - attach - book - bravery - cheap - courage - denomination - detract - equity - estimate - everything - face value - gain - grit - heart - intrinsic - invaluable - nerve - par - pluck - pluck up - prowess - replacement value - rise - sink - steel - street value - strength - summon up - tax - trash - underprice - valuable - value - value added tax - VAT - worth - worthless - worthlessness - cheapen - credit - doubtful - face - fail - govalor ['vælər] n: valor m, valentía fn.• aliento s.m.• animosidad s.f.• coraje s.m.• fuerza s.f.• generosidad s.f.• temple s.m.• valentía s.f.• valor (Coraje) s.m.• ánimo s.m.BrE valour 'vælər, 'vælə(r) mass noun (liter) bravura f (liter), valor m, valentía f(US) ['vælǝ(r)]N frm valor m, valentía f* * *BrE valour ['vælər, 'vælə(r)] mass noun (liter) bravura f (liter), valor m, valentía f -
8 belleza
belleza sustantivo femeninoc) ( cosa bella):
belleza sustantivo femenino beauty: la talla es de una belleza insuperable, the carving is of unequalled beauty ' belleza' also found in these entries: Spanish: consonancia - fea - feo - gusto - ideal - instituto - personificar - preciosa - precioso - prototipo - salón - singular - abismante - arrebatador - celebrar - concurso - deslumbrante - destacar - fresco - igual - imponente - inigualable - mágico - marchitarse - marchito - realce - realzar - reina - sereno English: beauty - beauty contest - beauty parlour - beauty salon - devastating - enhance - fleeting - for - glory - look - oil painting - pulchritude - set off - show up - bowl - detract - face - salon - unspoiled -
9 cuadro
Del verbo cuadrar: ( conjugate cuadrar) \ \
cuadro es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cuadró es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cuadrar cuadro
cuadrar ( conjugate cuadrar) verbo intransitivo cuadro con algo to fit in with sth, tally with sth cuadro para hacer algo to arrange to do sth cuadrarse verbo pronominal
cuadro sustantivo masculino 1 (grabado, reproducción) pictureb) (Teatr) scene2 zanahorias cortadas en cuadritos diced carrots cuadro de mandos or instrumentos (Auto) dashboard; (Aviac) instrument panel 3 ( en organización): los cuadros superiores de la empresa the company's senior management; cuadros de mando (Mil) commanders (pl)
cuadrar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (coincidir) to square, agree [con, with]
2 (las cuentas) to balance, tally
II verbo transitivo to balance
cuadro sustantivo masculino
1 Arte painting, picture
2 Teat scene
3 Geom square
tela a cuadros, checked cloth
4 (gráfico, esquema) chart, graph
cuadro clínico, medical profile
cuadro sinóptico, diagram
5 Elec Téc panel
cuadro de mandos, control panel Locuciones: quedarse a cuadros, to be astonished
estar/quedarse en cuadros, to be short of staff ' cuadro' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahorcarse - barnizar - colgar - descentrada - descentrado - descolgar - descolgarse - deterioro - enmarcar - escudriñar - imitación - inglete - mando - parar - pasmada - pasmado - posar - presidir - rematar - representar - restaurar - retratar - revalorizar - rozar - sinóptica - sinóptico - torcida - torcido - auténtico - bajo - bien - colocar - contemplar - cotizar - derecho - deteriorado - efigie - encargar - enchuecar - exhibir - exponer - falso - fondo - inapreciable - inclinado - ladeado - marco - mirar - óleo - pintura English: bid - canvas - chart - check - colourful - commission - depict - draw - frame - hang up - mess - mount - noteworthy - oil painting - outbid - painting - picture - pose - put up - restoration - restore - round - show - sight - square - squint - straight - straighten up - table - unhook - view - work in - detract - go - honor - pay - wrong -
10 logro
Del verbo lograr: ( conjugate lograr) \ \
logro es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
logró es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: lograr logro
lograr ( conjugate lograr) verbo transitivo ‹ objetivo› to attain, achieve; ‹ éxito› to achieve; logro hacer algo to manage to do sth
logro sustantivo masculino ( de un objetivo) achievement; ( éxito) success
lograr verbo transitivo
1 to obtain: logró hacerse escuchar, he managed to make himself heard
logrará su propósito, he'll achieve his purpose
no logro conciliar el sueño, I can't sleep ➣ Ver nota en manage 2 (medalla, reconocimiento) to win
logro sustantivo masculino achievement ' logro' also found in these entries: Spanish: conquista - desarmar - descolgar - lograr - más - sí - triunfo - asociar - cumplimiento - escabullirse - felicidad - felicitación - felicitar - flote - incapaz - llegar - meter - proeza - salir English: accomplishment - achievement - attainment - jerk - manage - throw off - bluff - carry - detract - get - seem - something - succeed -
11 mérito
mérito sustantivo masculino merit, worth; una persona de mérito a worthy person; tener mérito to be praiseworthy; quitarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sb; atribuirse el mérito de algo to take the credit for sth
mérito sustantivo masculino
1 (merecimiento) merit
2 (valor por el esfuerzo realizado) tiene mérito que te disculpes, it's very commendable of you to apologize
un trabajo de mérito, a commendable work ' mérito' also found in these entries: Spanish: notable - valor - mero English: detract - DSO - merit - saving - undeserving - unworthiness - walkover - credit -
12 quise
Del verbo querer: ( conjugate querer) \ \
quise es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: querer quise
querer ( conjugate querer) verbo transitivo ( amar) to love; sus alumnos lo quieren mucho his pupils are very fond of him; ¡por lo que más quieras! for pity's sake!, for God's sake! 1a) (expresando deseo, intención, voluntad):quisiera una habitación doble I'd like a double room; ¿qué más quieres? what more do you want?; hazlo cuando/como quieras do it whenever/however you like; iba a hacerlo pero él no quiso I was going to do it but he didn't want me to; tráemelo mañana ¿quieres? bring it tomorrow, will you?; no quiero I don't want to; quiero ir I want to go; quisiera reservar una mesa I'd like to book a table; quisiera poder ayudarte I wish I could help you; no quiso comer nada she wouldn't eat anything; quiero que estudies más I want you to study harder; ¡qué quieres que te diga …! quite honestly o frankly …; el destino así lo quiso it was destined to be; quise es poder where there's a will there's a wayb) ( al ofrecer algo):◊ ¿quieres un café? would you like a coffee?;( menos formal) do you want a coffee?c) ( introduciendo un pedido):◊ ¿querrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?;¿te quieres callar? be quiet, will you? 2 ( en locs) donde quiera que wherever; queriendo ( adrede) on purpose, deliberately; sin querer accidentally; fue sin quise it was an accident; querer decir to mean; ¿qué quieres decir con eso? what do you mean by that? 3 ( como precio):◊ ¿cuánto quieres por el coche? how much do you want o are you asking for the car?quererse verbo pronominal ( recípr):
quise, quisiera, etc see querer
querer
I verbo transitivo
1 (a alguien) to love
2 (algo) to want, wish ➣ Ver nota en want
3 (intención, ruego, ofrecimiento) to like: ¿quieres otra taza de té?, would you like another cup of tea?
¿quieres callarte?, will you shut up?
II sustantivo masculino love, affection Locuciones: quieras o no, tendrás que oírme, you'll have to listen to me, whether you want to or not
querer decir, to mean
ser algo un quiero y no puedo, to try to make people think that one is more affluent than one actually is
como quiera que, since: como quiera que no pueden vernos, no saben qué aspecto tenemos, since they can't see us, they don't know what we look like
sin querer, unintentionally, by accident ' quise' also found in these entries: Spanish: cara English: any - detract - disrespect - patch -
13 restar
restar ( conjugate restar) verbo transitivo restar algo DE algo to take (away) o subtract sth from sthc) ( quitar):◊ restarle importancia a algo to minimize o play down the importance of sthverbo intransitivo 1 (Mat) to subtract, take away 2 (Esp) (Dep) to return (service)
restar
I verbo transitivo
1 Mat to subtract, take away
2 (quitar) to minimize: me estáis restando autoridad, you are undermining my authority
le restó importancia, she played down its importance
3 (en tenis) to return
II vi (quedar) to be left, remain: solo me resta decir..., it only remains for me to say... ¿Cómo se dice 8 - 2 = 6?
Two from eight leaves/is six. Eight take away two leaves/is six. What's two from eight? What's eight minus two?
' restar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - deducirse - faltar - quitar - sustraer - desautorizar - descontar - sobrar English: detract - little - smooth over - subtract - subtraction - take away -
14 detracting
adj.menospreciativo.ger.gerundio del verbo: DETRACT
См. также в других словарях:
detract — detract, distract Both words are used transitively (with an object) followed by from; but their meanings are different. Detract, which (more than distract) is also used without an object, means ‘to take away (a part of something), to diminish’: • … Modern English usage
Detract — De*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d[ e]tracter. See {Trace}.] 1. To take away; to withdraw. [1913 Webster] Detract much from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Detract — De*tract , v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one s credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; often with from. [1913 Webster] It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detract — ► VERB (detract from) ▪ cause (something) to seem less valuable or impressive. DERIVATIVES detraction noun. ORIGIN Latin detrahere draw away … English terms dictionary
detract — I verb abate, belittle, blacken, blame, decrease, decry, defame, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, deteriorate, diminish, discommend, discount, disparage, distract, divert, draw away, lessen, lower, malign, minimize II index bait (harass), blame,… … Law dictionary
detract — early 15c., from M.Fr. détracter, from L. detractus, pp. of detrahere to take down, pull down, disparage (see DETRACTION (Cf. detraction)). Related: Detracted; detracting … Etymology dictionary
detract — belittle, minimize, disparage, derogate, *decry, depreciate Analogous words: asperse, *malign, traduce, defame, vilify, calumniate, slander, libel: reduce, lessen, diminish, *decrease Contrasted words: enhance, heighten, *intensify: magnify,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
detract — [v] take away a part; lessen backbite*, belittle, blister, cheapen, cut rate, decrease, decry, depreciate, derogate, devaluate, diminish, discount, discredit, disesteem, draw away, knock*, laugh at, lower, minimize, misprize, reduce, subtract… … New thesaurus
detract — [dē trakt′, ditrakt′] vt. [ME detracten < L detractare, to decline, depreciate < detractus, pp. of detrahere, to draw away < de , from + trahere, to DRAW] 1. to take or draw away 2. Now Rare to belittle; disparage vi. to take something… … English World dictionary
detract — v. (d; intr., tr.) to detract from (the scandal will not detract from his fame) * * * [dɪ trækt] (d; intr., tr.) to detract from (the scandal will not detract from his fame) … Combinatory dictionary
detract — de|tract [dıˈtrækt] v detract from [detract from sth] phr v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: detractus, past participle of detrahere to take away ] to make something seem less good ▪ One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement … Dictionary of contemporary English