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21 alienado
adj.1 mentally ill, crazy, demented, insane.2 alienated, estranged.f. & m.1 insane person, lunatic.2 alienated person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: alienar.* * *1→ link=alienar alienar► adjetivo1 (loco) insane, deranged► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 lunatic* * *alienado, -a1.ADJ (=marginado) alienated; (Psic) insane, mentally ill2.SM / F (=marginado) alienated person; (Psic) mentally ill person* * *I- da adjetivo (Psic, Sociol) alienatedII- da masculino, femenino tb* * *= alienated, estranged.Ex. And just as some adhesives need a catalyst to form a bond, so in ' alienated' modern society, a community information service performs that function by linking needs with resources in the community and alerting the community to unmet needs and lack of resources.Ex. Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.* * *I- da adjetivo (Psic, Sociol) alienatedII- da masculino, femenino tb* * *= alienated, estranged.Ex: And just as some adhesives need a catalyst to form a bond, so in ' alienated' modern society, a community information service performs that function by linking needs with resources in the community and alerting the community to unmet needs and lack of resources.
Ex: Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.* * *masculine, femininealienado mental mentally-ill person* * *
Del verbo alienar: ( conjugate alienar)
alienado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
alienado
alienar
alienado,-a adjetivo
1 (enajenado) insane, deranged
2 Pol alienated
alienar verbo transitivo to alienate
' alienado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alienada
* * *alienado, -a♦ adjinsane♦ nm,finsane person, lunatic* * *I adj alienatedII part → alienar -
22 apretar fuerte
(v.) = bear down onEx. This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.* * *(v.) = bear down onEx: This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.
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23 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 -
24 arqueado
adj.arched, bent, curved, bow-shaped.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arquear.* * ** * *= curved, bowed.Ex. Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.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.* * ** * *= curved, bowed.Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
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.* * *arqueado -da‹espalda› curvedtiene las piernas arqueadas he's bowlegged o ( BrE) bandy-legged* * *adj curved;tener las piernas arqueadas be bowlegged -
25 bajarle la nota a Alguien
(v.) = mark + Nombre + downEx. 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.* * *(v.) = mark + Nombre + downEx: 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.
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26 barbaridad
f.1 cruelty.2 stupid thing (disparate).¡qué barbaridad! that's ridiculous!3 barbarity, brutal act, cruel act, atrocity.4 barbarism.* * *1 (crueldad - cualidad) cruelty; (- acto) atrocity, act of cruelty2 (disparate) piece of nonsense\¡qué barbaridad! how awful!, how terrible!* * *SF1) (=desatino)es capaz de hacer cualquier barbaridad — he's capable of anything, he will stop at nothing
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¡qué barbaridad!, ¡qué barbaridad! ¿cómo puedes comer tanto? — that's incredible o amazing! how can you eat so much?¡qué barbaridad! ¡consentirle que hable así a sus padres! — that's awful! letting him talk to his parents like that!
¡qué barbaridad! ¡qué bien hablas el inglés! — that's incredible o amazing! your English is really good!
2) (=brutalidad) atrocity3) (=palabrota)cuando se enfada dice o suelta muchas barbaridades — he says some terrible things when he gets angry
4)• una barbaridad * (=mucho) [como adv] —
comimos una barbaridad — we ate loads o tons o masses *, we stuffed ourselves *
nos divertimos una barbaridad — we had a great o fantastic time *
nos gustó una barbaridad — we thought it was great o fantastic *
había una barbaridad de gente — there were loads o tons o masses of people *
* * *1) ( acto atroz) atrocity2) ( disparate)cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! — how can you say such an outrageous (o stupid etc) thing!
una barbaridad — (fam) < comer> like a horse; < fumar> like a chimney
* * *= atrocity, outrageousness.Ex. The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* * *1) ( acto atroz) atrocity2) ( disparate)cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! — how can you say such an outrageous (o stupid etc) thing!
una barbaridad — (fam) < comer> like a horse; < fumar> like a chimney
* * *= atrocity, outrageousness.Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.
Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* * *A (acto atroz) atrocityB1(disparate): es una barbaridad salir así con el frío que hace it's madness to go out like that when it's so coldestá furioso y es capaz de cualquier barbaridad he's furious and is quite capable of doing something terrible o stupid¡qué barbaridad! se ha hecho tardísimo good heavens, it's late!¡cómo puedes decir semejante barbaridad! how can you say such an outrageous ( o stupid etc) thing!¡qué barbaridad! ¡qué caro está todo! this is incredible, everything's so expensive!su examen estaba lleno de barbaridades his exam paper was full of terrible mistakesfumaba una barbaridad she used to smoke like a chimneynos costó una barbaridad it cost us a fortuneles manda una barbaridad de deberes she gives them loads o stacks of homeworkla maleta pesa una barbaridad the suitcase weighs a ton2(insulto, obscenidad): está borracho y no dice más que barbaridades he's drunk and he's being really foul-mouthedempezó a soltar barbaridades she started saying some awful things, she began to get really abusive* * *
barbaridad sustantivo femenino
b) ( disparate):
lo que hiciste/dijiste es una barbaridad what you did/said is outrageous;
es capaz de cualquier barbaridad he's quite capable of doing something really terrible o stupid;
¡qué barbaridad! good heavens!;
una barbaridad (fam) ‹ comer› like a horse;
‹ fumar› like a chimney;
‹pagar/costar› a fortune
barbaridad sustantivo femenino
1 atrocity, act of cruelty
2 (despropósito) piece of nonsense: ya está bien de decir barbaridades, that's enough nonsense
3 (cantidad excesiva) a lot: estos muchachos fuman una barbaridad, these boys smoke a lot
(de dinero) el traje de novia le costó una barbaridad, the wedding dress cost her a fortune
' barbaridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delito
- burrada
English:
outrage
* * *barbaridad nf1. [cualidad] cruelty2. [disparate]lo que dijo/hizo es una barbaridad what he said/did is ridiculous;no cometamos la barbaridad de decir que sí let's not be so foolish as to say yes;¡qué barbaridad, ya son las once! oh my God, it's eleven o'clock already!;¡qué barbaridad, ha vuelto a subir la gasolina! can you believe it, the price of Br petrol o US gasoline has gone up again!bebe una barbaridad he drinks like nobody's business o like a fish;llovió una barbaridad it poured with rain, Br it chucked it down;te quiero una barbaridad I love you like crazy;trajo una barbaridad de regalos she brought loads of presents* * *f1 barbarity2 ( disparate):decir barbaridades say outrageous things;¡qué barbaridad! what a thing to say/do!3:una barbaridad de fam a load of fam, loads of fam ;costar una barbaridad cost a fortune* * *barbaridad nf1) : barbarity, atrocity2)¡qué barbaridad! : that's outrageous!* * *2. (cantidad excesiva) a tremendous amount / loads¡qué barbaridad! how awful! -
27 cada vez más acelerado
(adj.) = acceleratedEx. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* * *(adj.) = acceleratedEx: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
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28 cada vez más rápido
(adj.) = ever faster, acceleratedEx. Today's world turns ever faster on the axis of change.Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* * *(adj.) = ever faster, acceleratedEx: Today's world turns ever faster on the axis of change.
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29 comprador
adj.purchasing.m.buyer, customer, purchaser, shopper.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 purchaser, buyer, shopper* * *(f. - compradora)nounpurchaser, buyer* * *comprador, -aSM / F (Com) buyer, purchaser; [en tienda] shopper, customer* * *- dora masculino, femenino buyer, purchaser (frml)* * *= buyer, purchaser, acquirer, shopper.Ex. On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.Ex. Multimedia data bases can be used as guides for shoppers.----* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic, outlet junkie.* comprador de libros = book buyer.* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.* comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.* posible comprador = suitor.* * *- dora masculino, femenino buyer, purchaser (frml)* * *= buyer, purchaser, acquirer, shopper.Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.Ex: Multimedia data bases can be used as guides for shoppers.* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic, outlet junkie.* comprador de libros = book buyer.* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.* comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.* posible comprador = suitor.* * *A ( Der):la parte compradora the buyer o ( frml) purchasermasculine, femininebuyer, purchaser ( frml)Compuesto:* * *
comprador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
buyer, purchaser (frml)
comprador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino purchaser, buyer
' comprador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compradora
- vendedor
- vendedora
- marchante
English:
buyer
- customize
- ex
- first-time
- purchaser
- shopper
* * *comprador, -ora♦ adj[que compra]fiebre compradora buying frenzy;la parte compradora the buyer♦ nm,f[adquiriente] buyer, purchaser; [en una tienda] shopper, customer* * *m, compradora f buyer, purchaser* * *: buyer, shopper* * *comprador n buyer -
30 consiguiente
adj.resulting.con la consiguiente decepción with the resulting disappointmentpor consiguiente consequently, therefore* * *► adjetivo1 consequent, resulting, resultant\por consiguiente therefore, consequently* * *ADJ1) (=resultante) consequent, resulting2)por consiguiente — consequently, therefore
* * *adjetivo resulting (before n), consequent (before n) (frml)* * *= consequential, consequent.Ex. If the librarian seeks the advantage gained from the direct alphabetical approach, he must also accept the consequential alphabetical scattering.Ex. The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.----* daño consiguiente = consequential damage.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* * *adjetivo resulting (before n), consequent (before n) (frml)* * *= consequential, consequent.Ex: If the librarian seeks the advantage gained from the direct alphabetical approach, he must also accept the consequential alphabetical scattering.
Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.* daño consiguiente = consequential damage.* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.* * *la emigración hacia la ciudad y el consiguiente crecimiento de las barriadas marginales migration to the city and the consequent o resulting growth of slum areaspor consiguiente consequently, as a result, therefore* * *
consiguiente adjetivo
resulting ( before n), consequent ( before n) (frml);
consiguiente adjetivo resulting, consequent: han anunciado que no irían, con el consiguiente disgusto de sus padres, they announced that they wouldn't go, which in turn upset their parents
♦ Locuciones: por consiguiente, therefore, consequently
' consiguiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consecuencia
English:
accordingly
- consequent
- consequently
- ensuing
- eventual
- hence
- result
- resultant
- there
- thus
* * *consiguiente adjresulting;con la consiguiente decepción with the resulting disappointment;el boom económico y la consiguiente inflación the economic boom and the resulting inflation;por consiguiente consequently, therefore* * *adj consequent;por consiguiente and so, therefore* * *consiguiente adj1) : resulting, consequent2)por consiguiente : consequently, as a result* * *consiguiente adj -
31 contexto histórico
(n.) = historical contextEx. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* * *(n.) = historical contextEx: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
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32 dar esperanza
(v.) = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions ofEx. The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.Ex. Research has produced encouraging results which give hope of better treatment and cure.Ex. The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.* * *(v.) = nurture + hope, give + hope, bring + visions ofEx: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
Ex: Research has produced encouraging results which give hope of better treatment and cure.Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment. -
33 dar una carcajada
(v.) = give + a laugh, let out + a laughEx. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.Ex. She gave him a quick shove with her elbow, letting out a laugh.* * *(v.) = give + a laugh, let out + a laughEx: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
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34 desahogo
m.1 relief, release (alivio).vivir con desahogo to be comfortably off2 relaxation, relief, discharge, safety valve.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desahogar.* * *1 (alivio) relief2 (esparcimiento) amusement, relaxation3 (descaro) impudence, nerve4 figurado (económico) comfort, ease* * *SM1) (=alivio) relief2) (=comodidad) comfort, ease3) (=libertad) freedomexpresarse con cierto desahogo — to express o.s. with a degree of freedom
4) * (=descaro) brazennessle habló con mucho desahogo — he spoke to her very cheekily o (EEUU) freshly
* * *a) ( alivio) reliefb)* * *= outlet.Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.* * *a) ( alivio) reliefb)* * *= outlet.Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
* * *1 (alivio) reliefle servirá de desahogo he'll feel better for it2vivir con desahogo to be comfortably offaquí podrás trabajar con más desahogo you'll have more space o room to work in here* * *
Del verbo desahogar: ( conjugate desahogar)
desahogo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
desahogó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desahogar
desahogo
desahogar ( conjugate desahogar) verbo transitivo ‹penas/ira› to give vent to
desahogarse verbo pronominal
to let off steam ;◊ se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda he vented his anger (o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel;
desahogose con algn to pour one's heart out to sb
desahogo sustantivo masculino
b)
vivir con desahogo to be comfortably off
desahogar verbo transitivo to vent, give vent to: desahogó su frustración golpeando la mesa, she took her frustration out on the table
desahogo sustantivo masculino
1 (alivio, descarga) relief: para mí supone un desahogo contártelo, it's a relief to tell you about it
2 (holgura económica, acomodo) comfort: ahora tenemos cierto desahogo, now we are quite well-off
' desahogo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desahogar
- holgura
English:
ease
- work off
- pour
* * *desahogo nm1. [alivio] relief, release;llorar le sirvió de desahogo crying gave him some relief2. [de espacio] space, room;en esta oficina podremos trabajar con más desahogo we'll have more room to work in this office3. [económico] ease;vivir con desahogo to be comfortably off* * *m comfort;con desahogo comfortably* * *desahogo nm1) : relief, outlet2)con desahogo : comfortably -
35 ejercer presión sobre
(v.) = put + pressure on, bear down onEx. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.Ex. This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.* * *(v.) = put + pressure on, bear down onEx: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
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36 en forma de arco
(adj.) = arched, bowedEx. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.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.* * *(adj.) = arched, bowedEx: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
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37 enemistado
adj.estranged.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enemistar.* * *- da adjetivo [estar]* * *= estranged.Ex. Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.----* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.* * *- da adjetivo [estar]* * *= estranged.Ex: Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.
* estar enemistados = be at loggerheads.* * *enemistado -da[ ESTAR]:hace años que están enemistados they've been enemies o at odds for yearsquedó enemistado con todos sus familiares she fell out with all of her family* * *
Del verbo enemistar: ( conjugate enemistar)
enemistado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enemistado
enemistar
enemistado◊ -da adjetivo: están enemistados they're at odds (with each other);
quedó enemistado con ellos she fell out with them
enemistar ( conjugate enemistar) verbo transitivo ‹dos facciones/países› to make enemies of;
enemistado un país con otro to turn one country against the other;
ella los enemistó she turned them against each other
enemistarse verbo pronominal
to fall out;
enemistadose con algn (por algo) to fall out with sb (over sth)
enemistar verbo transitivo to cause a rift between
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38 extravagancia
f.1 eccentricity.2 extravagance, eccentricity, oddity, oddness.3 extravagant act, quirk, eccentricity, extravaganza.* * *1 extravagance, eccentricity* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [de persona, aspecto, ropa] extravagance, outlandishness2) (=capricho) whimtiene sus extravagancias — he has his oddities o peculiarities
* * *su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses
* * *= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.Ex. Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex. Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.Ex. The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex. We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex. In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.Ex. If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.----* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* * *su extravagancia en el vestir — the outlandish o extravagant way he dresses
* * *= flamboyance, extravagance, quirk, outrageousness, exoticism, whimsy, waywardness, geekiness, eccentricity, whim, peculiarity.Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.* extravagancia típica de los hippies = hippiedom.* * *1 (acto) outrageous thing (to do)se puede esperar cualquier extravagancia de él he's capable of doing some outrageous o very strange things2 (cualidad) extravagancesu extravagancia en el vestir the outlandish o extravagant o outrageous way he dresses* * *
extravagancia sustantivo femenino ( acto) outrageous thing (to do);
( cualidad) extravagance
extravagancia sustantivo femenino extravagance
' extravagancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chifladura
- decir
- humorada
English:
extravagance
* * *1. [excentricidad] eccentricity2. [rareza] outlandishness* * *f eccentric behavior o Brbehaviour;una de sus extravagancias one of his eccentricities* * *: extravagance, outlandishness, flamboyance -
39 guerra mundial
f.World War.* * *world war* * *world war; Primera/Segunda Gguerra Mguerra First/Second World War* * *(n.) = world warEx. In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.* * *world war; Primera/Segunda Gguerra Mguerra First/Second World War* * *(n.) = world warEx: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.
* * *world war -
40 impacto económico
m.economic impact.* * *(n.) = economic impactEx. Its economic impact has been a disappointment & is totally incommensurate with the size of the investment.* * *(n.) = economic impactEx: Its economic impact has been a disappointment & is totally incommensurate with the size of the investment.
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