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2 desalentador
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3 descorazonador
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4 dificultad desalentadora
• discouraging difficultyDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > dificultad desalentadora
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5 desalentador
adj.dispiriting, discouraging.* * *► adjetivo1 discouraging, disheartening* * *ADJ discouraging* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex. In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.* * *disheartening, discouraging* * *
desalentador◊ - dora adjetivo
disheartening, discouraging
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging
' desalentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desalentadora
English:
daunting
- discouraging
- grim
- off-putting
- demoralizing
- disheartening
* * *desalentador, -ora adjdiscouraging, disheartening* * *adj disheartening -
6 descorazonador
adj.disheartening, discouraging.m.apple corer.* * *► adjetivo1 disheartening, discouraging* * *ADJ discouraging, disheartening* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.Ex. In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.----* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* * *- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging* * *= frustrating, dispiriting, disheartening, heartbreaking.Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* * *disheartening, discouragingcorer* * *
descorazonador,-ora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging
' descorazonador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descorazonadora
- desolador
- desoladora
English:
discouraging
- disheartening
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7 disuasorio
adj.dissuasive.* * *► adjetivo1 dissuasive, deterrent* * *ADJ (Mil) deterrentfuerza 8)* * ** * *= dissuasive.Ex. Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.* * ** * *= dissuasive.Ex: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.
* * *‹tono/palabras› dissuasive, discouragingmedidas disuasorias measures designed to deter o to act as a deterrent* * *
Multiple Entries:
disuasivo
disuasorio
disuasivo
‹ efecto› deterrent;
‹ medida› designed to act as a deterrent
disuasorio,-a, disuasivo,-a adjetivo dissuasive: ése fue el elemento disuasorio, that was the deterrent
un argumento disuasivo, a dissuasive argument
' disuasorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- aparcamiento
English:
deterrent
- park-and-ride
- overflow
* * *adj disuasive; POL deterrent atr* * *disuasorio, - ria adj: discouraging -
8 disuasivo
adj.dissuasive, discouraging, deterrent.m.deterrent, dissuasive argument, dissuasive element.* * *► adjetivo1 dissuasive, deterrent* * *1. ADJ1) [palabras] dissuasive2) (Mil)2.SM deterrent* * *disuasivo11 = deterrent, disincentive.Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry, as described here, would act as a deterrent to 'gift/rape' authorship.
Ex: Reclassification can be a major exercise involving much relation of stock, and this is clearly a disincentive to the complete revision of the classified stock.* disuasivo nuclear = nuclear deterrent.disuasivo22 = dissuasive.Ex: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.
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disuasivo
‹ efecto› deterrent;
‹ medida› designed to act as a deterrent
disuasorio,-a, disuasivo,-a adjetivo dissuasive: ése fue el elemento disuasorio, that was the deterrent
un argumento disuasivo, a dissuasive argument
' disuasivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disuasiva
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
English:
deterrent
* * *disuasivo, -a, disuasorio, -a adjdeterrent;empleó un tono disuasivo con ellos she employed a discouraging tone with them;elemento disuasivo deterring factor;* * *adj disuasive; POL deterrent atr -
9 ambigüedad
f.ambiguity, duplicity, double meaning, ambiguous meaning.* * *1 ambiguity* * *SF ambiguity* * *femenino ambiguity* * *= ambiguity, slipperiness, hesitancy, double meaning, equivocation.Ex. In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.Ex. The point here is the difficulty of definition and the slipperiness of terminology.Ex. Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex. In times of dictatorship artists resort to a language of double meaning to express unpopular opinions.Ex. We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.----* ambigüedad de funciones = role ambiguity.* ambigüedades = double-talk.* eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.* * *femenino ambiguity* * *= ambiguity, slipperiness, hesitancy, double meaning, equivocation.Ex: In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.
Ex: The point here is the difficulty of definition and the slipperiness of terminology.Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex: In times of dictatorship artists resort to a language of double meaning to express unpopular opinions.Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.* ambigüedad de funciones = role ambiguity.* ambigüedades = double-talk.* eliminación de ambigüedades = disambiguation.* eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.* * *ambiguity* * *
ambigüedad sustantivo femenino
ambiguity
ambigüedad sustantivo femenino ambiguity
' ambigüedad' also found in these entries:
English:
ambiguity
* * *ambigüedad nfambiguity;con ambigüedad ambiguously* * *f ambiguity* * *ambigüedad nf: ambiguity -
10 dar información
v.to give information to, to inform, to tip, to tip off.La secretaria documentó al gerente The secretary informed the manager.* * *(v.) = provide + information, give + information, release + informationEx. These indicators provide additional information about each field and again are identified for each field in the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex. Research in developing countries into armament and disarmament is hampered by the reluctance of governments to release information.* * *(v.) = provide + information, give + information, release + informationEx: These indicators provide additional information about each field and again are identified for each field in the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.Ex: Research in developing countries into armament and disarmament is hampered by the reluctance of governments to release information. -
11 desalentar
v.to dishearten, to discourage.Su apariencia desalentó a su admirador Her looks discouraged her fan.El fracaso desalienta a los chicos Failure discourages the kids.* * *1 (dificultar el aliento) to leave breathless, make get out of breath2 figurado (quitar el ánimo) to discourage, dishearten1 to lose heart, get discouraged* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=desanimar) to discourage2) (=agotar) to make breathless2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten2.desalentarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged* * *= discourage, dampen, dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex. Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.----* desalentar (de) = deter (from).* desalentarse = dismay.* * *1.verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten2.desalentarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged* * *desalentar(de)(v.) = deter (from)Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
= discourage, dampen, dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* desalentar (de) = deter (from).* desalentarse = dismay.* * *desalentar [A5 ]vtto discourageese primer fracaso lo desalentó that first failure discouraged himla situación desalentó a potenciales inversores the situation discouraged potential investorsestábamos muy entusiasmados pero su actitud nos desalentó we were very excited but his attitude took the wind out of our sails o left us feeling deflated o dispiritedto become disheartened o discouraged* * *
desalentar ( conjugate desalentar) verbo transitivo
to discourage, dishearten
desalentar verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten
' desalentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
English:
deflate
- deter
- discourage
* * *♦ vtto dishearten, to discourage;un resultado así desalienta a cualquiera a result like this would dishearten anyone;no dejes que eso te desaliente don't let it discourage you* * *v/t discourage* * *desalentar {55} vtdesanimar: to discourage, to dishearten -
12 desanimar
v.to discourage.El fracaso desalienta a los chicos Failure discourages the kids.* * *1 to discourage, dishearten1 to be discouraged, be disheartened, lose heart* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=desalentar) to discourage2) (=deprimir) to depress, sadden2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to discourage2.desanimarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged* * *= discourage, dissuade, frighten off, put + Nombre + off, put off, kill + the momentum, dampen, dispirit, lay + Nombre + low, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.Ex. Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.Ex. Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.Ex. Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex. Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.Ex. Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex. Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.----* desanimarse = lose + heart.* no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* * *1.verbo transitivo to discourage2.desanimarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged* * *= discourage, dissuade, frighten off, put + Nombre + off, put off, kill + the momentum, dampen, dispirit, lay + Nombre + low, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.Ex: Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* desanimarse = lose + heart.* no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.* * *desanimar [A1 ]vtto discouragelo que me han contado me ha desanimado totalmente what they've told me has totally discouraged meto become disheartened o discouraged* * *
desanimar ( conjugate desanimar) verbo transitivo
to discourage
desanimarse verbo pronominal
to become disheartened o discouraged
desanimar verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten
' desanimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desinflar
English:
discourage
- dishearten
- undeterred
* * *♦ vtto discourage;los comentarios de sus amigos lo han desanimado he has been put off o discouraged by his friends' comments* * *v/t discourage, dishearten* * *desanimar vtdesalentar: to discourage, to dishearten* * *desanimar vb to discourage -
13 disuadir
v.to dissuade.* * *1 to dissuade (de, from)* * *verbto dissuade, deter* * *VT to dissuade, deterdisuadir a algn de hacer algo — to dissuade o deter sb from doing sth
* * *verbo transitivo to deter, discourageintentó disuadirlo de su propósito — she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade him
disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing
* * *= dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.Ex. Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.Ex. Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.----* disuadir (de) = deter (from).* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* * *verbo transitivo to deter, discourageintentó disuadirlo de su propósito — she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade him
disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing
* * *disuadir(de)(v.) = deter (from)Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
= dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.* disuadir (de) = deter (from).* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* * *disuadir [I1 ]vtto deter, discourage disuadir a algn DE algo to dissuade sb FROM sth disuadir a algn DE QUE + SUBJ to dissuade sb FROM -INGintentó disuadirlo de su propósito she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade himdebemos disuadirlo de que lo haga we must dissuade him from doing it* * *
disuadir ( conjugate disuadir) verbo transitivo
to deter, discourage;
disuadir a algn de algo/de que haga algo to dissuade sb from sth/doing sth
disuadir verbo transitivo to dissuade [de, from]
' disuadir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
objetiva
- objetivo
English:
deter
- discourage
- dissuade
- put off
- talk out
- deterrent
* * *disuadir vtto dissuade, to deter (de from);lograron disuadirle de la idea they managed to dissuade her from the idea;no pudimos disuadirle de que fuera we couldn't dissuade him from going, we couldn't talk him out of going;hablando con ella la disuadieron de seguir bebiendo they managed to talk her out of having any more to drink* * *v/t dissuade; POL deter;disuadir a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth* * *disuadir vt: to dissuade, to discourage -
14 indecisión
f.indecision, hesitation, doubt, indecisiveness.* * *1 indecision* * *noun f.hesitation, indecision* * *SF indecision* * *femenino indecision* * *= ambivalence, hesitancy, vacillation.Ex. J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex. Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *femenino indecision* * *= ambivalence, hesitancy, vacillation.Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *indecisionun momento de indecisión a moment's indecision* * *
indecisión sustantivo femenino
indecision
indecisión sustantivo femenino indecision, hesitation
' indecisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indeterminación
- duda
English:
hesitancy
- hesitation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- tentatively
- doubtful
* * *indecisión nfindecisiveness;una indecisión del piloto causó el accidente indecisiveness o indecision on the part of the pilot caused the accident;me molesta su indecisión her indecisiveness annoys me* * *f indecisiveness* * * -
15 irse de vacaciones
to go on holiday* * *(v.) = vacationEx. They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.* * *(v.) = vacationEx: They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.
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16 pasar las vacaciones
(v.) = vacationEx. They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.* * *(v.) = vacationEx: They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.
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17 por no decir otra cosa peor
Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.* * *Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
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18 vacilación
f.hesitation, dilly-dallying, hesitance, inconstancy.* * *1 (duda) hesitation, wavering2 (falta de decisión) irresolution3 (oscilación) swaying, vacillation\sin vacilaciones without hesitation* * *noun f.* * *SF hesitation, vacillation* * *femenino hesitation, vacillation (frml)* * *= hesitancy, flip-flop, vacillation.Ex. Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.Ex. Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *femenino hesitation, vacillation (frml)* * *= hesitancy, flip-flop, vacillation.Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.
Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* * *hesitation, vacillation ( frml)respondió sin vacilaciones she answered without any hesitationtras un momento de vacilación after a moment's hesitation, after hesitating for a moment* * *
vacilación sustantivo femenino
hesitation, vacillation (frml);
vacilación sustantivo femenino hesitation
' vacilación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pues
- titubeo
English:
hesitancy
- vacillation
- hesitation
* * *vacilación nf1. [duda] hesitation;[al elegir] indecision;entró en el edificio sin vacilación she entered the building without hesitation2. [oscilación] wobbling;[de la luz] flickering* * *f hesitation, vacillation fml* * ** * *vacilación n hesitation -
19 desalentadora
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging
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20 desmotivador
adj.discouraging, disheartening.* * *= demotivating.Ex. Do staff have sufficient control of the process and, if not, can this be demotivating?.* * *= demotivating.Ex: Do staff have sufficient control of the process and, if not, can this be demotivating?.
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См. также в других словарях:
Discouraging — Dis*cour a*ging, a. Causing or indicating discouragement. {Dis*cour a*ging*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discouraging — [di skʉr′ijiŋ] adj. that discourages; disheartening; depressing discouragingly adv. * * * … Universalium
discouraging — index chilling effect, remonstrative, unfavorable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
discouraging — [adj] upsetting black, bleak, dampening, daunting, depressing, depressive, deterring, disadvantageous, disappointing, disheartening, dismal, dismaying, dispiriting, dissuading, dreary, gloomy, hindering, inopportune, off putting, oppressive,… … New thesaurus
discouraging — [di skʉr′ijiŋ] adj. that discourages; disheartening; depressing discouragingly adv … English World dictionary
discouraging — adj. 1) deeply discouraging 2) discouraging to + inf. (it is discouraging to read the newspapers) 3) discouraging that + clause (it s discouraging that so little progress has been made in banning nuclear weapons) * * * deeply discouraging… … Combinatory dictionary
Discouraging — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discouraging — adj. Discouraging is used with these nouns: ↑word … Collocations dictionary
discouraging — dis|cour|a|ging [dısˈkʌrıdʒıŋ US ˈkə:r ] adj making you lose the confidence or determination you need to continue doing something ▪ The results were discouraging. >discouragingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
discouraging — dis|cour|ag|ing [ dıs kʌrıdʒıŋ ] adjective making you feel that it is useless to try to do something: Their attitude was very discouraging … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
discouraging — adjective making you lose the confidence or determination you need to continue doing something: The test results so far encountered have been very discouraging. discouragingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English