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1 difícilmente
adv.hardly, challengingly, with difficulty.* * *► adverbio1 (apenas) hardly2 (con dificultad) with difficulty* * *adv.* * *ADV1) (=con dificultad) with difficulty2) (=apenas)* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar — if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble passing
* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar — if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble passing
* * *si no estudias, difícilmente podrás aprobar el examen if you don't do some work, you'll have trouble o difficulty passing the examdifícilmente se le puede acusar de falta de honestidad one could hardly accuse him of being dishonestdifícilmente encontrarás algo abierto a esta hora you'll be hard pressed o you'll be unlikely to find anything open at this time of day¿había mucha gente? — difícilmente habría unas diez personas were there many people? — ten at the very most* * *
difícilmente adverbio with difficulty: difícilmente vas a aprobar si no estudias, it's unlikely you'll pass if you don't study
' difícilmente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apenas
- mal
English:
ill
- well
* * *difícilmente adv1. [con dificultad] with difficulty;algo difícilmente imaginable something difficult to imagine2. [improbablemente]si no me cuentas lo que te pasa, difícilmente te podré ayudar if you don't tell me what's wrong, I can hardly help you;difícilmente van a venir con el chaparrón que está cayendo they're not likely to come in this downpour* * *adv with difficulty* * *difícilmente adv1) : with difficulty2) : hardly -
2 difícilmente
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3 activo difícilmente convertible en efectivo
• assets not easily converted into cash• illiquid assetsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > activo difícilmente convertible en efectivo
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4 activo difícilmente realizable
• assets not easily converted into cash• illiquid assetsDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > activo difícilmente realizable
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5 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
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hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
6 malamente
adv.badly, wickedly, wrongly.Haces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!* * *ADV1) * (=mal) badly2) (=difícilmente)tenemos gasolina malamente para... — we barely o hardly have enough petrol to...
* * ** * *= poorly, badly, execrably, dismally.Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.Ex. The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.* * ** * *= poorly, badly, execrably, dismally.Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.* * *el sueldo le llega malamente hasta fin de mes his salary hardly o barely o only just lasts him to the end of the monthse ha adaptado malamente a la situación she hasn't adapted well to the situation* * *malamente advFam1. [muy mal] badly;todo acabó malamente it all ended badly2. [difícilmente] hardly;malamente te pudo llamar sin saber tu número she could hardly have called o Br rung you if she didn't have your number -
7 superable
adj.1 surmountable.2 superable, surmountable, surpassable.3 improvable, ameliorative, meliorative.* * *► adjetivo1 surmountable* * *ADJ [dificultad] surmountable, that can be overcome; [tarea] that can be performed* * ** * ** * *‹problema› that can be overcome, surmountableuna marca difícilmente superable a record which will be difficult to beat* * *
superable adjetivo surmountable
' superable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmejorable
- insuperable
- invencible
English:
extreme
- surmountable
- negotiable
* * *superable adj[problema] surmountable* * *adj surmountable* * *superable adj: surmountable -
8 aprehensible
adj.1 understandable, conceivable; una idea difícilmente aprehensible, an idea which is difficult to pin down.2 apprehensible, conceivable, understandable.* * *ADJ (=comprensible) understandable; (=concebible) conceivableuna idea difícilmente aprehensible — an idea which is difficult to pin down, an idea not readily understood
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9 falseable
ADJfácilmente falseable — easy to forge, readily forged
* * *forgeabledifícilmente falseable difficult to forge* * *falseable adjforgeable;un billete difícilmente falseable a note that is hard to forge -
10 accesible
adj.1 accessible (place).2 approachable (person).* * *► adjetivo1 accessible (persona) approachable* * *adj.accessible, attainable* * *ADJ1) [lugar, texto, lenguaje, estilo] accessible2) [persona] approachable3) [precio, producto] affordable* * *b) <novela/lenguaje> accessible; < explicación> easily comprehensible* * *= accessible, approachable, deliverable.Ex. This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. The author discusses how the transformation of a printed document into an electronically deliverable form is to be achieved.----* accesible a través de Internet = web-compliant.* accesible a través de la web = Web-accessible.* accesible electrónicamente = e-enabled.* accesible instantánemente = a click away.* accesible por el público en general = publicly accessible.* accesible por Internet = Internet-accessible.* accesible por todos = widely accessible.* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).* estar accesible en línea = go + online.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* fácilmente accesible = easily available.* fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* ser accesible a través de = be available through.* tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.* tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.* * *b) <novela/lenguaje> accessible; < explicación> easily comprehensible* * *= accessible, approachable, deliverable.Ex: This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex: The author discusses how the transformation of a printed document into an electronically deliverable form is to be achieved.* accesible a través de Internet = web-compliant.* accesible a través de la web = Web-accessible.* accesible electrónicamente = e-enabled.* accesible instantánemente = a click away.* accesible por el público en general = publicly accessible.* accesible por Internet = Internet-accessible.* accesible por todos = widely accessible.* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).* estar accesible en línea = go + online.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* fácilmente accesible = easily available.* fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.* hacer accesible a través de = make + available through.* ser accesible a través de = be available through.* tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.* tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.* * *1 ‹lugar› accessibledifícilmente accesible a pie not easily accessible on foot2 ‹persona› approachable3 ‹precio› affordableaccesible a todos los bolsillos within everyone's price range4 ‹novela/música› accessible; ‹lenguaje› accessible, easily comprehensible; ‹explicación› easily comprehensible* * *
accesible adjetivo
‹ persona› approachable;
‹ precio› affordable
accesible adjetivo
1 accessible
2 (de carácter abierto) approachable
' accesible' also found in these entries:
English:
accessible
- approachable
- handy
- lay
- unapproachable
* * *accesible adj1. [lugar] accessible2. [persona] approachable3. [texto, explicación] accessible4. [precio] affordable;una oferta accesible a los pequeños inversores an offer which is affordable for small investors* * *adj accessible* * *accesible adjasequible: accessible, attainable* * *accesible adj accessible -
11 apenas
adv.1 scarcely, hardly (casi no).apenas me puedo mover I can hardly move2 only.hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago3 as soon as (tan pronto como).apenas llegó, sonó el teléfono no sooner had he arrived than the phone rang4 almost, approximately, barely, hardly.5 only just, no sooner, just.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: apenar.* * *► adverbio1 (casi no) scarcely, hardly2 (con dificultad) only just3 (tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner■ apenas entramos, sonó el teléfono no sooner had we had come in than the phone rang\apenas si hardly* * *1. conj. 2. adv.1) barely2) hardly, scarcely* * *1. ADV1) (=casi no) hardly, scarcelyapenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep
-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"
siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness
no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject
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apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner2) (=casi nunca) hardly ever3) (=escasamente) onlyhabía muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve
yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen
4) (=solamente) only2.CONJ esp LAm (=en cuanto) as soon asapenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
APENAS El adverbio apenas tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: hardly y scarcely, este último usado en lenguaje más formal. ► Estos adverbios se colocan normalmente detrás de los verbos auxiliares y modales y delante de los demás verbos: Apenas podía hablar después del accidente He could hardly o scarcely speak after the accident Apenas nos conocemos We hardly o scarcely know each other ► Sin embargo, en oraciones temporales, podemos colocar hardly y scarcely al principio de la oración si queremos reforzar la inmediatez de algo, o como recurso estilístico en cuentos y relatos. En este caso los adverbios van siempre seguidos de un verbo auxiliar, con lo que se invierte el orden normal del sujeto y del verbo en inglés, quedando la estructura hardly/ scarcely + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + when ...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño Hardly o Scarcely had I gone to bed when I heard a strange noise En este sentido se suele utilizar también no sooner + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + than...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño No sooner had I gone to bed than I heard a strange noise Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaapenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...
* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Ex. An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex. The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.----* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *1 (a duras penas) hardlyapenas les alcanza para comer they've barely o hardly o scarcely enough to live onapenas podíamos oír lo que decía we could hardly o barely hear what he was saying, we could only just hear what they were sayinghace apenas dos horas que empecé I only started two hours agoapenas (si) sabe pedir un café en francés it's as much as he can do to order o he can hardly order a cup of coffee in Frenchapenas (si) nos dirigió la palabra she hardly spoke to ussin apenas trámites with a minimum of formalities2apenas … cuando no sooner … thanapenas había tomado posesión del cargo, cuando empezaron los problemas he had no sooner taken up o no sooner had he taken up the post than the problems began3(Méx, Ven fam) (recién): apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver I won't be able to go and see her until Monday( esp AmL) (en cuanto) as soon asapenas lo supo, corrió a decírselo as soon as she found out, she ran to tell himapenas + SUBJ:apenas termines, me avisas let me know as soon as you've finisheddijo que me llamaría apenas llegara she said she'd phone me as soon as she arrived o the moment she arrived* * *
Del verbo apenar: ( conjugate apenar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apenar
apenas
apenar ( conjugate apenar) verbo transitivo
to sadden
apenarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entristecerse):
se apenó mucho cuando lo supo he was very upset o sad when he learned of it
2 (AmL exc CS) ( sentir vergüenza) to be embarrassed
apenas adverbio
hace apenas dos horas only two hours agob) ( no bien):◊ apenas había llegado cuando … no sooner had he arrived than …c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién):
apenas va por la página 10 he's only on page 10
■ conjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon as
apenar verbo transitivo to grieve, sadden, pain
apenas
I adverbio
1 (casi no, difícilmente) hardly, scarcely: apenas (si) habla, he hardly says a word
2 (escasamente) hace apenas una hora que la vi, I saw her just an hour ago
II conj (tan pronto como) as soon as: apenas lo vi, me desmayé, I fainted as soon as I saw him
' apenas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- exigua
- exiguo
- paliar
- fuego
- justo
- pena
- que
- sostener
English:
barely
- discern
- exist
- hardly
- inconspicuous
- only
- scarcely
- soon
- bread
- faint
- faintly
- just
- skim
- string
- survive
- than
- weakly
* * *♦ adv1. [casi no] scarcely, hardly;apenas duerme/descansa she hardly sleeps/rests at all;no estudia apenas he hardly studies at all;apenas te dolerá it will scarcely o hardly hurt at all;¿solías ir a la discoteca? – apenas did you use to go to the disco? – hardly ever;apenas (si) me puedo mover I can hardly move;sin que apenas protestara, sin que protestara apenas almost without her protesting (at all), without her hardly protesting (at all);sin apenas dinero without hardly any money (at all), with next to no money;sin apenas comer without hardly eating, without eating almost anything2. [tan sólo] only;en apenas dos minutos in only two minutes, in little under two minutes;hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago;apenas llevo dos horas en este país I've hardly been in this country for two hours, I haven't been in this country for more than two hours♦ conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;apenas conocido el resultado, comenzaron a celebrarlo as soon as they heard the result, they started celebrating;apenas llegaron, se pusieron a comer no sooner had they arrived than they began eating;apenas acabes, dímelo let me know as soon as you've finished* * *I adv hardly, scarcely;falta apenas una hora there’s barely an hour left;la película ha comenzado hace apenas unos minutos the movie started just a few minutes ago, the movie has only just started;apenas nada hardly anythingII conj as soon as* * *apenas adv: hardly, scarcelyapenas conj: as soon as* * *apenas adv1. (casi no) hardly2. (casi nunca) hardly ever3. (solo) only / just4. (tan pronto como) as soon asapenas se acostó, se quedó dormido as soon as he got into bed, he felt asleep -
12 aprobar
v.1 to approve (proyecto, medida).Ricardo aprobó el proyecto Richard approved the project.2 to pass (examen, asignatura).me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry examMaría aprobó y pudo descansar Mary passed and was able to rest.3 to approve of (comportamiento).4 to give one's approval, to approve, to assent, to give the nod.El general aprobó The general gave his approval.* * *2 (estar de acuerdo) to approve of3 EDUCACIÓN (examen, asignatura) to pass1 to pass* * *verb1) to approve, endorse2) pass3) approve of* * *1. VT1) [+ ley, proyecto de ley] to pass; [+ informe, plan, acuerdo] to approve, endorseel parlamento aprobó el tratado — the treaty was approved o endorsed by Parliament
2) [+ alumno, asignatura] to pass¿aprobaste el examen? — did you pass the exam?
3) [+ decisión, actitud] to approve of2.VI to pass* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex. The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex. She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.----* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *vtA1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass2 (sancionar, dar el visto bueno a) ‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction, endorse3 ‹junta de accionistas/cuentas› to approve4 (estar de acuerdo con) ‹actuación/conducta› to approve ofB1 «estudiante» ‹examen› to pass2 «profesor» ‹estudiante› to pass■ aprobarvi«estudiante» to pass* * *
aprobar ( conjugate aprobar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass;
‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction;
‹actuación/conducta› to approve of
2 (Educ) to pass
verbo intransitivo [ estudiante] to pass
aprobar verbo transitivo
1 (autorizar) to approve
2 (suscribir) to approve of
3 Educ to pass
4 Pol (una ley) to pass
' aprobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- desaprobar
- difícilmente
- examen
- sprint
- aprueba
- para
English:
approve
- approve of
- carry
- condone
- countenance
- endorse
- favor
- favour
- get through
- law
- pass
- push through
- sail through
- scrape through
- study
- adopt
- authorize
- grammar
- push
- sanction
- scrape
- succeed
* * *♦ vt1. [proyecto, medida] to approve;[ley, moción] to pass2. [examen, asignatura] to pass;me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry exam3. [comportamiento] to approve of♦ vi[estudiante] to pass* * *v/t2 examen pass* * *aprobar {19} vt1) : to approve of2) : to pass (a law, an exam)aprobar vi: to pass (in school)* * *aprobar vb1. (examen, asignatura, alumno) to pass2. (comportamiento, persona) to approve of -
13 comunicable
adj.1 communicable.2 sociable, affable.3 communicative, sociable.* * *► adjetivo1 communicable2 (persona) sociable* * *ADJ1) [opinión, conocimiento]2) [persona] sociable* * *= communicable.Ex. Wisdom is not communicable.----* comunicable, expresable, transmisible = communicable.* * *= communicable.Ex: Wisdom is not communicable.
* comunicable, expresable, transmisible = communicable. -
14 localizable
adj.localizable, findable, spottable.* * *► adjetivo1 traceable* * *ADJdifícilmente/fácilmente localizable — [objeto, lugar] hard/easy to find; [persona] hard/easy to get hold of
* * *no está localizable — he cannot be found o traced
* * *= addressable, searchable, traceable, locatable, retraceable.Ex. Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex. It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.Ex. She mentions many of the useful bibliographies, indexes and current information bulletins used by the library in its primary quest for accurate information, quickly locatable.Ex. This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.----* cuyo origen es localizable = traceable, retraceable.* de origen localizable = traceable, retraceable.* estar localizable = be locatable.* * *no está localizable — he cannot be found o traced
* * *= addressable, searchable, traceable, locatable, retraceable.Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.Ex: She mentions many of the useful bibliographies, indexes and current information bulletins used by the library in its primary quest for accurate information, quickly locatable.Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.* cuyo origen es localizable = traceable, retraceable.* de origen localizable = traceable, retraceable.* estar localizable = be locatable.* * *no está localizable he cannot be found o traced* * *localizable adjen estos momentos no está localizable we can't get hold of him at the moment* * *adj:estar localizable be easily found -
15 separable
adj.separable.* * *► adjetivo1 separable (de, from), detachable ((de, from)* * *1. ADJ1) (=distinguible) separableel carácter no es totalmente separable de la forma física — character is not totally separable from physical form
la vida privada es muy difícilmente separable de la pública — it is very difficult to keep your private life separate from your public life
2) (=extraíble) [revista] detachable; [teclado] removable2.* * *= separable.Ex. Access techniques and data base organization are logically separable facets of a system.* * *= separable.Ex: Access techniques and data base organization are logically separable facets of a system.
* * *
separable adjetivo separable, removable
' separable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmontable
English:
detachable
* * *separable adjseparable, detachable* * *adj separable -
16 sostenible
adj.1 sustainable (objeto, desarrollo).2 holdable.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) sustainable; (argumento) tenable* * *ADJ [desarrollo, crecimiento, recuperación] sustainablela situación no parece sostenible a largo plazo — the situation does not seem to be sustainable in the long term
* * *adjetivo sustainable* * *= sustainable, tenable.Ex. Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.Ex. The public library of today must be proactive in its relationship to society; the reactive posture is no longer tenable.----* agricultura sostenible = sustainable agriculture, permaculture.* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.* * *adjetivo sustainable* * *= sustainable, tenable.Ex: Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.
Ex: The public library of today must be proactive in its relationship to society; the reactive posture is no longer tenable.* agricultura sostenible = sustainable agriculture, permaculture.* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.* * *sustainable* * *sostenible adj[objeto, desarrollo] sustainable; [idea, argumento] tenable* * *sostenible adj: sustainable, tenable -
17 compaginable
ADJ compatible* * *adjetivo compatible* * *adjetivo compatible* * *compatible* * *compaginable adjno ser compaginable con algo to be incompatible with sth* * *adj compatible -
18 criticable
adj.1 censurable, open to criticism.2 criticizable, open to criticism, reproachable.* * *ADJ [conducta, actitud] reprehensible* * *adjetivo reprehensible (frml)* * *adjetivo reprehensible (frml)* * *reprehensible ( frml)su actitud es de lo más criticable his attitude is to be thoroughly condemned, his attitude is thoroughly reprehensible* * *criticable adjla actitud del gobierno es criticable the government's attitude is open to criticism;difícilmente criticable hard to criticize* * *adj reprehensible -
19 vas
1→ link=ir ir* * ** * ** * ** * *
Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)
vas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ir
vas
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
vas por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el vas y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
vas de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
vas por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) vas a + inf:◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;
ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb vas v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;
tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
voy a vas de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) vas de algo to go (along) as sth;
1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) vas a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;
va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;
voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;
¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;
va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;
¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2a) ( combinar) vas con algo to go with sthb) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):
te vasá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) vasle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
1◊ vamosa) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;
¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!c) (al aclarar, resumir):◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;
vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
2◊ vayaa) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;
¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!
vas v aux vas a + inf:
1a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;
va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;
bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
ya puedes vas haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;
vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;
se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
(+ me/te/le etc)◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?
4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down
5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):◊ vasse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;
me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
vas see◊ ir
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
' vas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
- cada
- comecome
- como
- crisma
- descaminada
- descaminado
- despechugada
- despechugado
- desriñonarse
- difícilmente
- disgusto
- excitarse
- follón
- fondón
- fondona
- forzuda
- forzudo
- frustrarse
- ir
- garantizar
- graduación
- guapetón
- guapetona
- guión
- lástima
- mico
- mies
- negocio
- oxidarse
- saber
- checar
- coger
- cuál
- cumpleaños
- desastre
- el
- ensuciar
- fiesta
- llegar
- matar
- morir
- nomás
- pagar
- parte
- pinta
- porque
- que
- tomar
English:
bank on
- boat
- checklist
- clash
- cook
- curtain
- do up
- excursion
- face up to
- find
- fly
- fry
- gown
- grief
- long
- look
- muddy
- now
- nowhere
- poke out
- show
- take back
- tonight
- watch
- weekend
- will
- work up to
- any
- be
- business
- deal
- ever
- for
- hopefully
- in
- just
- late
- not
- only
- or
- over
- pay
- tell
- week
* * *vb → ir* * * -
20 costosamente
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- 1
- 2
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