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41 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
42 por sí mismo
= for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + ReflexivoEx. Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.Ex. Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.Ex. Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.Ex. The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.Ex. Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself.Ex. Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.* * *= for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + ReflexivoEx: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.Ex: The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.Ex: Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself.Ex: Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations. -
43 por sí solo
= by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itselfEx. The main entry is used not only by itself as the main entry, but also as the unit entry comprising each added entry.Ex. Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.Ex. A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.Ex. Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.Ex. Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.* * *= by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itselfEx: The main entry is used not only by itself as the main entry, but also as the unit entry comprising each added entry.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.Ex: A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.Ex: Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications. -
44 sin interés
adj.uninterested, dull, unexciting.* * *(adj.) = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapidEx. The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.Ex. There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex. The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.* * *(adj.) = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapidEx: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate. -
45 soso
adj.1 boring, dull, soggy, spiritless.2 tasteless, dull, flat, flavorless.3 drab, dull.m.bore, boring person.* * *► adjetivo1 (insípido) tasteless; (sin sal) unsalted2 figurado dull, insipid* * *(f. - sosa)adj.1) flavorless, saltless2) dull* * *ADJ1) (Culin) (=insípido) tasteless, insipid; (=sin sal) unsaltedestas patatas están sosas — these potatoes are unsalted o need more salt
2) (=aburrido, inexpresivo) dull, uninteresting* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex. These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.Ex. This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex. Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex. While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex. Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex. He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex. I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex. Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.----* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *- sa adjetivob) <persona/película> boring, dull; < estilo> flat, drab* * *= dull, wishy-washy, lifeless, bland, insipid, party pooper, cut and dried [cut and dry], vapid, wet blanket.Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.* sosa cáustica = caustic soda.* * *soso -sa1 ‹comida/sopa› (falto de sabor) bland, tastelessestá soso (sin sabor) it's bland o tasteless, it doesn't have much taste o flavor to it; (sin sal) it needs more salt, it doesn't have enough salt in it2 ‹persona/película› boring, dull3 ‹estilo› flat, drab* * *
soso◊ -sa adjetivo
( sin sal) it needs more salt
‹ estilo› flat, drab
soso,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin sal) lacking in salt
(sin sabor) flavourless, tasteless
la comida está sosa, the food is tasteless
2 fig (sin gracia) bland, insipid, dull
es una mujer muy sosa, she's a bore
II sustantivo masculino y femenino bore: los dos son unos sosos, both of them are dull and boring
' soso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anodina
- anodino
- insípida
- insípido
- sopa
- sosa
English:
bland
- colourless
- drip
- flair
- flat
- flavorless
- flavourless
- insipid
- nondescript
- wishy-washy
- drab
- so
- tasteless
* * *soso, -a♦ adj1. [insípido] bland, tasteless;esta sopa está sosa this soup needs more salt;el guiso ha quedado muy soso the stew hasn't got much flavour2. [sin gracia] dull, insipid♦ nm,fdull person, bore* * *I adj tasteless, insipid; figdullII m, sosa f stick-in-the-mud fam* * *soso, -sa adj1) insípido: bland, flavorless2) aburrido: dull, boring* * *soso adj1. (sin gusto) bland / tasteless2. dull / boring -
46 zopenco
adj.stupid, dull, dumbbell, wooden-headed.m.blockhead, dunce, fool, idiot.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar oaf► adjetivo1 familiar oafish* * *zopenco, -a *1.ADJ dull, stupid2.SM / F clot *, nitwit ** * *I- ca adjetivo (fam) stupid, idioticII- ca masculino, femenino (fam) blockhead (colloq)* * *= asinine, blockhead.Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.Ex. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.* * *I- ca adjetivo (fam) stupid, idioticII- ca masculino, femenino (fam) blockhead (colloq)* * *= asinine, blockhead.Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.* * *( fam); stupid, idioticmasculine, feminine( fam)* * *
zopenco
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) blockhead (colloq)
zopenco,-a m,f fam dope, half-wit
' zopenco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zopenca
English:
dope
* * *zopenco, -a Fam♦ adjidiotic, daft♦ nm,fidiot, nitwit* * *I adj stupid, idioticII m, zopenca f famdummy fam -
47 ajeno
adj.1 someone else's, not our own, other people's, somebody else's.2 irrelevant, extraneous, foreign.3 alien, strange.4 strange.* * *► adjetivo1 (de otro) another's, belonging to other people2 (distante) detached3 (impropio) inappropriate, unsuitable4 (extraño) not involved■ 'Prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la obra' "Authorized personnel only"\meterse en lo ajeno to meddle in other people's affairsvivir a costa ajena to live off other people* * *(f. - ajena)adj.1) alien2) of another, of others•- ajeno a* * *ADJ1) (=de otro)•
a costa ajena — at somebody else's expense•
por cuenta ajena, trabaja por cuenta ajena — he works for someone elsevergüenza 1)•
meterse en lo ajeno — to interfere in other people's affairs2) (=no relacionado)•
ajeno a — outsideel malhumor es ajeno a su carácter — he's not at all bad-tempered in character, being bad-tempered is quite alien to his character frm
el juez declaró que se mantendría ajeno a la política — the judge declared that he would remain outside of politics
•
por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad — for reasons beyond our control3) (=indiferente)nada de lo humano le es ajeno — liter everything human is his concern liter
siguió leyendo, ajeno a lo que sucedía — she carried on reading, oblivious to what was happening
4) (=extraño) strange* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex. If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.Ex. This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.----* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *- na adjetivo1) [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece)aquel ambiente me era ajeno — that environment was alien o foreign to me
un asunto que le era ajeno — a matter that was o had nothing to do with him
ajeno a algo: por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control; prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff only; intereses ajenos a los de la empresa — interests not in accord with those of the company
b) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro)2)a) [estar] ( ignorante)ajeno a algo — unaware of something, oblivious to something
b) [ESTAR] ( indiferente)ajeno a algo: permaneció ajeno a sus problemas — he remained indifferent to her problems
c) [ser] ( no involucrado)ajeno a algo: irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos — irregularities in which they have not been involved
* * *= extraneous, on the fringe.Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
Ex: This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.* ajeno (a) = foreign (to).* ajeno al mundo = unwordly.* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar de la gloria ajena = bask in + reflected glory.* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno = bask in + reflected glory.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fama ajena = reflected glory.* gloria ajena = reflected glory.* no ser ajeno a = be no stranger to.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* triunfo ajeno = reflected glory.* vergüenza ajena = embarrassing situation.* * *ajeno -naA [ SER]1(que no corresponde, pertenece): dos generaciones cuyos ideales son totalmente ajenos two generations whose ideals are completely alien to each other o have nothing in commonun asunto que le era ajeno a matter that was o had nothing to do with himel ambiente en que ella se mueve me es totalmente ajeno the world she moves in is quite alien o foreign to meajeno A algo:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control[ S ] prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la empresa staff onlyintereses ajenos a los de la empresa interests not in accord with those of the company2(que pertenece, corresponde a otro): se servía de una tarjeta de crédito ajena he was using another person's o someone else's credit cardpor el bien ajeno for the good of othersel domingo juegan en campo ajeno on Sunday they're on the road ( AmE) o ( BrE) they're playing away (from home)las desgracias ajenas no me interesan I'm not interested in other people's misfortunesB1 [ ESTAR] (inatento) ajeno A algo unaware OF sth, oblivious TO sthtrabajaba totalmente ajeno a lo que pasaba a su alrededor he worked on, completely unaware of o oblivious to what was going on around him2 [ ESTAR] (indiferente) ajeno A algo:siempre permaneció ajeno a sus problemas he never got involved with her problems, he always remained aloof from her problems3 [ SER] (no involucrado) ajeno A algo:irregularidades a las que han sido ajenos irregularities to which they have not been party o in which they have not been involved* * *
ajeno◊ -na adjetivo [SER]a) (que no corresponde, pertenece):
aquel ambiente me era ajeno that environment was alien o foreign to me;
por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our controlb) (que pertenece, corresponde a otro):
por el bien ajeno for the good of others;
las desgracias ajenas other people's misfortunes
ajeno,-a adjetivo
1 (de otra persona) belonging to other people: no me gusta dormir en casa ajena, I don't like to sleep over at someone else's place
2 (sin relación) unconnected [a, with]
ajeno a nuestra voluntad, beyond our control
3 (extraño) strange: su devoción me resulta completamente ajena, her sense of devotion is just beyond belief
♦ Locuciones: sentir vergüenza ajena, to feel embarrassed for sb
' ajeno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajena
- gallina
- embolsarse
- regocijarse
- regocijo
English:
alien
- squat
* * *ajeno, -a adj1. [de otro] of others;jugar en campo ajeno to play away from home;no te metas en los problemas ajenos don't interfere in other people's problems;no le importa la miseria ajena she doesn't care about the suffering of others;recurrieron a capital ajeno they turned to outside investors, they used borrowed capital2. [no relacionado]es un problema ajeno a la sociedad de hoy it's a problem that no longer exists in today's society;todo eso me es ajeno [no me atañe] all that has nothing to do with me;esto es ajeno a nuestro departamento our department doesn't deal with that;por causas ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control;un escándalo al que no es ajeno el presidente a scandal in which the president is not uninvolved;su plan es ajeno a cualquier intento partidista their plan in no way seeks to gain party-political advantage;una tradición ajena a nuestra cultura a tradition which is alien to our culture* * *adjme era totalmente ajeno it was completely alien to me;lo ajeno fig other people’s property2:por razones ajenas a nuestra voluntad for reasons beyond our control3:estar ajeno a be unaware of, be oblivious to* * *ajeno, -na adj1) : alien2) : of another, of otherspropiedad ajena: somebody else's property3)ajeno a : foreign to4)ajeno de : devoid of, free from* * *ajeno adj1. (de otro) somebody else'spor error, cogió un abrigo ajeno by mistake, she took somebody else's coat2. (de otros) other people's -
48 ausencia
f.1 absence.brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's/its absenceen ausencia de in the absence ofsi llama alguien en mi ausencia, toma el recado if anyone calls while I'm out, take a message2 failure to assist, absence, non-appearance, non-arrival.* * *1 absence\brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absence* * *noun f.* * *SF absencehacer buenas ausencias de algn — † to speak kindly of sb in their absence, remember sb with affection
ver brillar 2)tener buenas ausencias — † to have a good reputation
* * *a) ( de persona) absencedurante mi ausencia — in o during my absence
lo condenaron en su ausencia — he was sentenced in absentia o in his absence
brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence
b) ( no existencia) lack, absencec) (frml) ( inasistencia) absence* * *= absence, absentee, non-attendance.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.----* ausencia de = lack of.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.* * *a) ( de persona) absencedurante mi ausencia — in o during my absence
lo condenaron en su ausencia — he was sentenced in absentia o in his absence
brillar por su ausencia — to be conspicuous by one's absence
b) ( no existencia) lack, absencec) (frml) ( inasistencia) absence* * *= absence, absentee, non-attendance.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.* ausencia de = lack of.* ausencia de ley = anomie.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* ausencia de problemas = smoothness.* ausencia por enfermedad = sickness absence.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia = fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.* * *1 (de una persona) absenceocurrió en ausencia de sus padres it happened in o during his parents' absence o while his parents were awaydurante mi ausencia while I was away, in o during my absencelo condenaron en su ausencia he was sentenced in absentia o in his absencesiente mucho la ausencia de su mujer he misses his wife a great dealbrillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absenceel orden brilla por su ausencia there's a distinct lack of order2 (no existencia) lack, absencehay una ausencia total de sentido en el texto the text is totally lacking in o devoid of meaning3 ( frml) (falta de asistencia) absencetiene tres ausencias he has been absent three times* * *
ausencia sustantivo femenino
◊ brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by one's absence;
el orden brilla por su ausencia there's a distinct lack of order
ausencia sustantivo femenino absence
' ausencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- brillar
- esterilidad
- falta
- olvido
- presagio
- sobriedad
- sombra
- justificante
- quietud
- seguridad
English:
absence
- absent
- conspicuous
- cover
- ease
- leave
- look after
- off
- default
* * *ausencia nf1. [de persona, cosa] absence;se notó su ausencia she was missed, her absence was noticed;lo acabaron durante su ausencia they finished it during o in his absence;si llama alguien en mi ausencia, toma el recado if anyone calls while I'm away, take a message;la jornada se caracterizó por la ausencia de incidentes the day passed off without incident;habrá ausencia de nubes en todo el norte del país there will be clear skies across the whole of the north of the country2. [falta de asistencia] absence;hay varias ausencias there are several people who couldn't attend3. Med absence, petit mal* * *f1 de persona absence;en ausencia de in the absence of;brillaba por su ausencia he was conspicuous by his absence* * *ausencia nf: absence* * *ausencia n (de alguien) absence -
49 ayuno
adj.devoid.m.fast.hacer ayuno to fastpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ayunar.* * *1 fast, fasting\guardar ayuno to fast* * *noun m.* * *1.SM fast, fasting2. ADJ1) (Rel etc) fasting2) (=privado) deprived* * *masculino fast, fasting* * *= fasting, fast.Ex. Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.Ex. At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy but after approximately two weeks you burn mainly fat.* * *masculino fast, fasting* * *= fasting, fast.Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.
Ex: At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy but after approximately two weeks you burn mainly fat.* * *fast, fastinghacer ayuno to fastayuno y abstinencia fasting and abstinence* * *
Del verbo ayunar: ( conjugate ayunar)
ayuno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ayunó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ayunar
ayuno
ayunar ( conjugate ayunar) verbo intransitivo
to fast
ayuno sustantivo masculino
fast, fasting
ayunar verbo intransitivo to fast
ayuno sustantivo masculino fast, fasting
guardar/hacer ayuno, to fast
' ayuno' also found in these entries:
English:
fast
* * *ayuno nmfast;hacer ayuno to fast* * *m fast* * *ayuno nm: fast* * *ayuno n fast -
50 carecer
v.to lack, to be deficient.* * *1 to lack (de, -)■ el pueblo carecía de alumbrado público the village lacked street lighting, the village had no street lighting* * *VI1)carece de talento — he lacks talent, he has no talent
no carecemos de dinero — we don't lack for money, we're not short of money
2) Cono Sur (=hacer falta)carece hacerlo — we/you have to do it, it is necessary to do it
* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest
carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless
* * *= be lacking.Ex. One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.----* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest
carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless
* * *= be lacking.Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.
* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.* * *carecer [E3 ]vi( frml) carecer DE algo to lack sthcarecemos de los medios económicos necesarios we lack o do not have the necessary financial meansel documento carece de interés the document is lacking in interest, the document lacks o is without o has no interestcarece de valor it has no value, it is worthlesssus palabras carecen de todo sentido her words mean absolutely nothing o make no sense at all* * *
carecer ( conjugate carecer) verbo intransitivo (frml) carecer de algo to lack sth;
carece de valor it has no value, it is worthless
carecer verbo intransitivo carecer de algo, to lack sthg
' carecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- braga
- última
- último
English:
lack
- devoid
- lacking
* * *carecer vicarecer de algo to lack sth;una casa que carece de agua corriente a house with no running water;unas declaraciones que carecen de interés statements of no interest* * *v/i:carecer de algo lack sth;carecer de interés not be interesting, be lacking in interest* * *carecer {53} vicarecer de : to lackel cheque carecía de fondos: the check lacked funds* * *carecer vb to lack / not to have -
51 carecer de
v.to lack, to be lacking, to have no, to be devoid of.* * *(v.) = be deficient in, lackEx. Printing had arrived late and was deficient in technique and provincial in content.Ex. I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.* * *(v.) = be deficient in, lackEx: Printing had arrived late and was deficient in technique and provincial in content.
Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past. -
52 impávido
adj.1 impassive, imperturbable, emotionless, devoid of emotion.2 intrepid, dauntless, fearless, undaunted.* * *► adjetivo1 dauntless* * *ADJ1) (=valiente) intrepid; (=impasible) dauntless, undaunted2) LAm (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU) ** * ** * *= unflappable, straight-faced, dauntless, undaunted.Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.* * ** * *= unflappable, straight-faced, dauntless, undaunted.Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.* * *impávido -daaguantó impávido mis reproches he bore my reproaches impassively ( liter)todos huyeron pero él permaneció impávido en su puesto everyone else fled but he remained at his post undaunted o he remained fearlessly at his post* * *
impávido,-a adjetivo
1 (que no se asusta) unafraid, fearless, undaunted
2 LAm cheeky
' impávido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impávida
English:
undismayed
- unflinching
* * *impávido, -a adj1. [valeroso] fearless, courageous2. [impasible] impassive* * *adj1 ( valiente) fearless, undaunted2 ( impasible) impassive* * *impávido, -da adj: undaunted, unperturbed -
53 inexpresivo
adj.unexpressive, devoid of expression, deadpan, expressionless.* * *► adjetivo1 (cara, persona) inexpressive, expressionless* * *ADJ expressionless, inexpressive* * *- va adjetivo expressionless, inexpressive* * *= deadpan.Ex. The story is told with a kind of deadpan surrealism.----* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* deliberadamente inexpresivo = deadpan.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* rostro inexpresivo = poker face.* * *- va adjetivo expressionless, inexpressive* * *= deadpan.Ex: The story is told with a kind of deadpan surrealism.
* cara inexpresiva = poker face.* deliberadamente inexpresivo = deadpan.* mirada inexpresiva = blank look, blank expression.* rostro inexpresivo = poker face.* * *inexpresivo -vaexpressionless, inexpressive* * *
inexpresivo◊ -va adjetivo
expressionless, inexpressive
inexpresivo,-a adjetivo inexpressive: tenía una mirada inexpresiva, he stared blankly
' inexpresivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inexpresiva
English:
deadpan
- dead
* * *inexpresivo, -a adj[rostro] expressionless; [persona, carácter] undemonstrative* * *adj inexpressive, expressionless* * *inexpresivo, -va adj: inexpressive, expressionless -
54 rebosar
v.1 to overflow with, to brim with.El contenedor rebosaba The container overflowed.2 to overflow.estar (lleno) a rebosar to be full to overflowing3 to radiate, to be radiant with.María rebosa felicidad Mary radiates happiness.4 to overfill, to cause to brim over.Las lluvias rebosaron el dique The rains overfilled the dam.5 to bubble up, to burst, to seethe.* * *1 (derramarse) to overflow, brim over2 figurado to brim (de, with), burst (de, with)* * *1. VI1) [líquido, recipiente] to overflowel café rebosa de la taza — the coffee cup is running over, the coffee is running o spilling over the edge of the cup
2)rebosar de algo — to overflow with sth, be brimming with sth
3) (=abundar) to abound, be plentiful2.VT to abound in* * *1.verbo intransitivoa)rebosar DE algo — de felicidad/entusiasmo to brim o bubble over with something
rebosa de salud — she's bursting o brimming with health
b) agua/embalse to overflow; lugar2.rebosar vt <alegría/felicidad>* * *----* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.* rebosando de = bursting with.* rebosar de = brim with, brim over with.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa)rebosar DE algo — de felicidad/entusiasmo to brim o bubble over with something
rebosa de salud — she's bursting o brimming with health
b) agua/embalse to overflow; lugar2.rebosar vt <alegría/felicidad>* * *rebosar(de)(v.) = brim with, brim over withEx: Written in a style devoid of theoretical jargon, this book brims with critical insights.
Ex: The novel brims over with vivid accounts of the sordid world of bootleggers and gangsters.* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.* rebosando de = bursting with.* rebosar de = brim with, brim over with.* * *rebosar [A1 ]vi1 (de alegría, felicidad) rebosar DE algo to brim o bubble over WITH sthrebosaba de entusiasmo he was brimming with o bubbling over with enthusiasmrebosa de salud she's bursting o brimming with health2 «agua/embalse» to overflowlas copas rebosaban the glasses were filled o full to the brimel estadio rebosaba de gente the stadium was overflowing with people, the stadium was full to bursting■ rebosarvt‹alegría/felicidad›su rostro rebosaba felicidad his face was radiant with happiness, his face radiated happiness* * *
rebosar ( conjugate rebosar) verbo intransitivoa) rebosar DE algo ‹de felicidad/entusiasmo› to be brimming o bubbling over with sth;
‹ de salud› to be bursting o brimming with sth
verbo transitivo ‹alegría/felicidad›:
rebosar
I vi (un líquido) to overflow, brim over
(un recipiente) to be overflowing: la sala de espera rebosaba de gente, the waiting room was bursting with people
II vtr (rezumar, desbordar) to ooze, exude: Juan rebosa optimismo, Juan oozes optimism
' rebosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derrochar
- salirse
- tope
English:
brim
- brim over
- burst
- exude
- glow
- jam-packed
- overflow
- radiate
- run over
- teem
- spill
* * *♦ vt[estar lleno de] to be overflowing with;rebosaba alegría she was brimming with joy;rebosaba salud he was glowing with health♦ vito overflow;rebosar de [estar lleno de] to be overflowing with;rebosaba de alegría she was brimming with joy;rebosaba de salud he was glowing with health;estar (lleno) a rebosar to be full to overflowing;el castillo rebosaba de turistas the castle was overflowing with tourists;rebosaba de satisfacción she was glowing with satisfaction* * *v/i overflow;(lleno) a rebosar full to the brim o to overflowing* * *rebosar vi1) : to overflow2)rebosar de : to abound in, to be bursting withrebosar vt: to radiate* * *rebosar vb to bulge -
55 rebosar (de)
(v.) = brim with, brim over withEx. Written in a style devoid of theoretical jargon, this book brims with critical insights.Ex. The novel brims over with vivid accounts of the sordid world of bootleggers and gangsters. -
56 sin dolor
adj.without pain, devoid of pain, pain-free, painless.adv.without pain, painlessly.* * *(adj.) = painlessEx. Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.* * *(adj.) = painlessEx: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.
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57 indoloro
adj.painless, pain-free, devoid of pain, without pain.* * *► adjetivo1 painless* * *ADJ painless* * *- ra adjetivo painless* * *- ra adjetivo painless* * *indoloro -rapainless* * *
indoloro◊ -ra adjetivo
painless
indoloro,-a adjetivo painless
' indoloro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indolora
English:
painless
* * *indoloro, -a adjpainless* * *adj painless* * *indoloro, -ra adj: painless* * *indoloro adj painless -
58 destituido
adj.destitute, forsaken, friendless, helpless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: destituir.* * *ADJdestituido de algo — devoid of sth, bereft of sth
-
59 horro
adj.1 enfranchised, set at liberty.2 free (exento), disengaged.* * *► adjetivo1 (esclavo) free* * *ADJ frm1) (=exento) free, exempt, enfranchisedhorro de — bereft of, devoid of
2) (Bio) sterile* * *A ‹esclavo› enfranchised, freeB ‹ganado› sterile* * *horro, -a adjLiterario1. [animal] sterile2. [esclavo] emancipated -
60 desprovista
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