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discreto

  • 1 discreto

    adj.
    1 discreet, prudent, cautious, moderate.
    2 discrete, separate, not joined together.
    3 not readily noticeable, inconspicuous.
    4 discrete, separate, distinct, not continuous.
    * * *
    1 (prudente) discreet, prudent, tactful
    2 (sobrio) sober, discreet
    3 (moderado) moderate, average, reasonable
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 discreet person
    * * *
    (f. - discreta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco llamativo) [color, vestido] sober; [advertencia] discreet
    2) [persona] (=prudente) discreet; (=listo) shrewd
    3) (=mediano) average, middling
    4) (Fís) discrete
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreet
    b) <color/vestido> discreet
    c) <cantidad/sueldo> modest
    * * *
    = tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.
    Ex. The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.
    Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.
    Ex. Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex. Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
    Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    Ex. Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
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    * de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) <persona/carácter/comportamiento> discreet
    b) <color/vestido> discreet
    c) <cantidad/sueldo> modest
    * * *
    = tactful, unobtrusive, discreet, low-key [low key], inconspicuous, circumspect, low-keyed.

    Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.

    Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
    Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.
    Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
    Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
    Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreet
    se mostró discreta en sus acusaciones she was restrained o cautious in her accusations
    2 ‹color/vestido› discreet
    3 ‹cantidad/sueldo/resultado› modest
    una novela de discreta calidad a fairly average novel
    * * *

     

    discreto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    a) ‹persona/carácter/comportamiento› discreet

    b) ‹color/vestido› discreet

    c) ‹cantidad/sueldo/actuación› modest

    discreto,-a adjetivo
    1 (prudente) discreet: es una persona muy discreta, she's a very discreet person
    2 (mediocre) average: sus resultados fueron más bien discretos, their results were rather average
    ' discreto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discreta
    - reservada
    - reservado
    - disimulado
    English:
    dark horse
    - discreet
    - inconspicuous
    - low-key
    - quiet
    - sober
    - tactful
    - unobtrusive
    - delicate
    - gentle
    * * *
    discreto, -a adj
    1. [prudente, reservado] discreet;
    por favor, sé discreto please be discreet;
    una mirada discreta a discreet look
    2. [no llamativo] [color, decoración] sober, restrained;
    [vestido] simple, sober; [maquillaje] discreet;
    ropa discreta simple o modest attire;
    su discreta labor a la sombra del gran científico his quiet work in the shadow of the great scientist
    3. [moderado, normal] [cantidad, sueldo] moderate, modest;
    [actuación, resultados] fair, reasonable
    4. Mat discrete
    * * *
    adj discreet
    * * *
    discreto, -ta adj
    : discreet
    * * *
    1. (prudente) discreet / tactful
    2. (moderado) modest / moderate

    Spanish-English dictionary > discreto

  • 2 discreto

    • cautious
    • circumspect
    • close-mouthed
    • closemouthed
    • discreet
    • discrete
    • inconsolable
    • inconspicuously
    • levelheaded
    • not continuous
    • not readily noticeable
    • prudent
    • tactful
    • unobtrusive

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > discreto

  • 3 de un modo discreto

    = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously
    Ex. This technology matured quietly, until desktop workstations became available around 1983.
    Ex. The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process.
    Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
    Ex. He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.
    * * *
    = quietly, unobtrusively, unnoticeably, inconspicuously

    Ex: This technology matured quietly, until desktop workstations became available around 1983.

    Ex: The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process.
    Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
    Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de un modo discreto

  • 4 a lo discreto

    • at one's discretion
    • discreetly

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > a lo discreto

  • 5 poco discreto

    • impolitic
    • indiscernible
    • indiscreetly

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > poco discreto

  • 6 ser discreto

    • be discreet

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ser discreto

  • 7 capacitor discreto

    m.
    discrete capacitor.

    Spanish-English dictionary > capacitor discreto

  • 8 lupus discreto

    m. s.&pl.
    lupus discretus.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lupus discreto

  • 9 no discreto

    adj.
    not discrete, indiscrete, continuous.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no discreto

  • 10 poco discreto

    adj.
    indiscreet, impolitic.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco discreto

  • 11 ser discreto

    v.
    to be discreet.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser discreto

  • 12 conjunto discreto

    Diccionario Español-Inglés Matemáticas > conjunto discreto

  • 13 disimulado

    adj.
    veiled, hidden, dissembling.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: disimular.
    * * *
    1→ link=disimular disimular
    1 (oculto) hidden, concealed
    2 (persona) sly, crafty
    \
    hacerse el/la disimulado,-a to act dumb
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=solapado) furtive, underhand
    2) (=astuto) sly
    3) (=oculto) covert
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) (disfrazado, oculto) disguised
    b) ( discreto) discreet
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = disguised, in disguise.
    Ex. One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.
    Ex. The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) (disfrazado, oculto) disguised
    b) ( discreto) discreet
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = disguised, in disguise.

    Ex: One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.

    Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.

    * * *
    1 (disfrazado, oculto) disguised
    una cicatriz muy bien disimulada a cleverly disguised scar
    dando muestras de un mal disimulado descontento showing signs of ill-concealed displeasure
    2 (discreto) discreet
    sé más disimulado, nos están mirando be more discreet, people are looking at us
    no es nada disimulado para mirar he stares at people so blatantly o openly
    masculine, feminine
    me vio pero se hizo la disimulada she saw me but she pretended she hadn't
    no te hagas el disimulado, sabes muy bien a qué me refiero don't act dumb o play the innocent with me, you know perfectly well what I'm talking about ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo disimular: ( conjugate disimular)

    disimulado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    disimulado    
    disimular
    disimulado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) (disfrazado, oculto) disguised;




    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:

    disimular ( conjugate disimular) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹alegría/rabia/dolor› to hide, conceal

    b) ‹defecto/imperfección› to hide, disguise

    disimulado,-a adj (un objeto, sentimiento) hidden, concealed
    disimular
    I verbo transitivo to conceal, hide: no supe disimular la rabia, I couldn't hide my anger
    II verbo intransitivo to pretend: no sé disimular, I can't pretend
    ' disimulado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disimulada
    - sinuosa
    - sinuoso
    English:
    covert
    - undisguised
    * * *
    disimulado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [oculto] concealed;
    un enfado mal disimulado barely concealed anger;
    arrugas mal disimuladas con maquillaje wrinkles barely concealed by make-up
    2. [discreto] discreet;
    no eres nada disimulado you're so obvious;
    lo dejó caer en la conversación de forma disimulada she casually dropped it into the conversation
    ♦ nm,f
    hacerse el disimulado to pretend not to notice;
    lo saludé, pero se hizo el disimulado I said hello, but he pretended he hadn't heard;
    ¡vamos, no te hagas el disimulado y dime qué ha ocurrido! come on, stop pretending you don't know and tell me what happened!
    * * *
    adj furtive, sly
    * * *
    disimulado, -da adj
    1) : concealed, disguised
    2) : furtive, sly

    Spanish-English dictionary > disimulado

  • 14 modo

    m.
    1 way (manera, forma).
    ¿has visto el modo en que o el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking
    a modo de as, by way of
    al modo de in the style of
    de ese modo in that way
    de ningún modo in no way
    de todos modos in any case, anyway
    de un modo u otro one way or another
    en cierto modo in some ways
    modo de empleo instructions for use
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?
    2 mood (grammar).
    modo adverbial adverbial phrase
    3 mode, brand, manner, way.
    4 grammar mood, mood.
    * * *
    1 way, manner
    1 manners
    \
    a modo de as a, like a
    de todos modos anyhow, at any rate
    en cierto modo in a way
    modo de empleo instructions plural
    modo de ser character
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) way, manner
    2) mode
    3) mood
    •
    - de modo que
    - de todos modos
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=manera) way, manner frm

    ¿no hay otro modo de hacerlo? — isn't there another way of doing it?

    a mi modo de pensar o ver — in my view, the way I see it

    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    2) [locuciones]

    • a mi/tu modo — (in) my/your (own) way

    • a modo de — as

    a modo de ejemplo/respuesta — by way of example/reply

    • en cierto modo — in a way, to a certain extent

    • de cualquier modo — [antes de verbo] anyway, in any case; (=después de verbo) anyhow

    de cualquier modo, ahora tenemos que irnos — we have to go now anyway o in any case

    hazlo de cualquier modo — do it anyway you like, do it anyhow, do it any old how *

    • de modo + adj —

    eso nos afectará de modo directo — this will have a direct effect on us, this will affect us directly

    • de ese modo — [antes de verbo] (in) this way; [después de verbo] like that

    • grosso modo — broadly speaking

    esa fue, grosso modo, la contestación que nos dio — broadly speaking, that was the answer he gave us

    • de mal modo — rudely

    • del mismo o de igual modo — in the same way

    todos van vestidos del mismo o de igual modo — they are all dressed the same o in the same way

    • de ningún modo o en modo alguno, no quiero de ningún modo o en modo alguno implicarla en esto — I don't want to involve her in this in any way

    ¡de ningún modo! — certainly not!, no way! *

    • de todos modos — anyway, all the same, in any case

    aunque no me dejes, me iré de todos modos — even if you don't let me, I'll go anyway o all the same o in any case

    aunque lo esperaba, de todos modos me sorprendió — even though I was expecting it, I was still surprised

    3)

    • de modo que — [antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that

    ¡de modo que eras tú el que llamaba! — so it was you that was calling!

    4) Esp frm (=moderación) moderation
    5) LAm

    ¡ni modo! — (=de ninguna manera) no way *, not a chance *; (=no hay otra alternativa) what else can I/you etc do?

    si no me quieres, ni modo — if you don't love me, what else can I do?

    6) pl modos (=modales) manners

    • buenos modos — good manners

    • malos modos — bad manners

    7) (Ling) [del verbo] mood

    de modo — manner antes de s

    8) (Inform) mode
    9) (Mús) mode

    modo mayor/menor — major/minor mode

    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    A
    1 (manera, forma) way, manner ( frml)
    éste no es modo de hacer las cosas this is no way of going about things
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that
    hay que hacerlo del siguiente modo it has to be done in the following manner
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion
    ¿qué modo de hablarle a tu abuela es ése? that's no way to speak to your grandmother
    [ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use, directions
    me lo pidió de muy mal modo ( AmL); she asked me (for it) very rudely o in a very rude way
    2 ( en locs):
    a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way
    hazlo a tu modo do it (in) your (own) way
    le gusta hacer las cosas a su modo he likes to do things his (own) way
    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho
    a modo de introducción by way of introduction
    de cualquier modo (de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway; (sin cuidado) anyhow, any which way ( AmE colloq), any old how ( BrE colloq)
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that)
    de modo que (así que) (+ indic) so;
    (para que) (+ subj) so that
    lo hiciste porque quisiste, de modo que ahora no te quejes you did it because you wanted to, so don't complain now
    ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?
    colócalos de modo que se vean desde aquí arrange them so that they can be seen from here
    yo no puedo aceptarlo, de ningún modo there is no way I can accept it
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow
    no creo que lo pueda lograr, de todos modos volveré a intentarlo I don't think I can do it, but I'll have another try anyway o anyhow
    en cierto modo in a way
    ni modo ( AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? — no, ni modo, las entradas se habían acabado did they get in? — no, no way o not a chance, it was sold out ( colloq)
    traté de persuadirlo para que fuera pero ni modo I tried to persuade him to go but it was no good
    ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am ( colloq)
    ni modo que ( AmL exc CS): tienes que regresar a tu casa, ni modo que te quedes aquí you have to go home, there's no way you're staying here ( colloq)
    B modos mpl (modales) manners (pl)
    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    C ( Ling) mood
    el modo indicativo/subjuntivo the indicative/subjunctive mood
    D ( Mús) mode
    Compuesto:
    modo mayor/menor
    major/minor mode
    E ( Inf) mode
    Compuesto:
    sleep mode
    * * *

     

    modo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml);


    del siguiente modo in the following manner;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion;
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    su modo de ser the way he is;

    ( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use, directions;

    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way;

    de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway;

    ( sin cuidado) anyhow;
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that);


    ( para que) so that;

    de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept;
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ni modo (AmL exc CS fam) no way;
    traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good;
    ni modo que te quedes aquí there's no way you're staying here (colloq)
    2
    ◊ modos sustantivo masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl);

    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    modo sustantivo masculino
    1 (forma de hacer) way, manner: habla de un modo extraño, he speaks in a strange way
    2 Ling mode: modo imperativo, imperative mood 3 modos, manners: ¡no vengas aquí con esos malos modos!, don't come around here with those bad manners!
    ' modo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - así
    - camino
    - cante
    - canto
    - carácter
    - censurar
    - cocina
    - como quiera
    - comoquiera
    - con
    - conforme
    - de
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - empleo
    - en
    - estilo
    - forma
    - ir
    - gustar
    - habla
    - igualmente
    - inciso
    - indicativa
    - indicativo
    - mirada
    - olla
    - parcial
    - pensión
    - poner
    - proceder
    - radical
    - reconocer
    - replicar
    - risa
    - según
    - sentada
    - sic
    - sistema
    - tal
    - temeraria
    - temerario
    - temperamento
    - tono
    - tres
    - uso
    - ver
    - vía
    - vida
    English:
    abrupt
    - alike
    - allowance
    - aloud
    - anyhow
    - as
    - at
    - captivate
    - casually
    - deliriously
    - depressingly
    - direction
    - dramatically
    - educationally
    - fashion
    - funnily
    - gloomily
    - haphazardly
    - harmlessly
    - illegibly
    - impressively
    - inadequately
    - incompletely
    - incomprehensibly
    - inconclusively
    - inconveniently
    - instruction
    - keenly
    - kind
    - loophole
    - love
    - maddeningly
    - manner
    - mode
    - modus operandi
    - mood
    - mother
    - nowhere
    - observe
    - offhandedly
    - originally
    - ostentatious
    - other
    - outrageous
    - pass round
    - plausibly
    - quizzical
    - ravishingly
    - reassuringly
    - reciprocally
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [manera, forma] way;
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;
    ése no es modo de comportarse that's no way to behave;
    ¿has visto el modo en que o [m5] el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;
    esta vez lo haremos a mi modo this time we'll do it my way;
    al modo de in the style of, after the fashion of;
    a modo de as, by way of;
    a mi modo de ver the way I see it;
    de algún modo somehow;
    se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier modo the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;
    hazlo de cualquier modo do it however you like;
    no te preocupes, de cualquier modo no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;
    de ese/este modo that/this way;
    del mismo modo similarly, in the same way;
    lo hice del mismo modo que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;
    lo organizaron de modo que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno quise ofenderte I in no way intended to offend you;
    ¿te he molestado? – de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;
    ¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ningún modo! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;
    de otro modo [si no] otherwise;
    de tal modo (que) [tanto] so much (that);
    de todos modos in any case, anyway;
    de todos modos seguiremos en contacto in any case, we'll keep in touch;
    de todos modos, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    dicho de otro modo in other words, put another way;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ¡qué modo de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!
    Ling modo de articulación manner of articulation;
    modo de empleo instructions for use;
    modo de pensar way of thinking;
    a mi modo de pensar to my way of thinking;
    modo de ser: [m5] tiene un modo de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;
    no me gusta su modo de ser I don't like the way he is;
    modo de vida way of life, lifestyle
    2.
    modos [modales] manners;
    buenos/malos modos good/bad manners;
    me contestó de buenos/malos modos she answered politely/rudely
    3. Gram mood;
    modo indicativo/subjuntivo indicative/subjunctive mood;
    en modo indicativo in the indicative (mood)
    4. Informát mode
    modo de edición edit mode;
    modo gráfico graphic mode;
    modo de inserción insert mode
    5. Mús mode
    ♦ ni modo loc adv
    Am salvo RP [de ninguna manera] no way, not a chance;
    ¿llegaremos a tiempo? – ni modo will we get there on time? – no way o not a chance;
    ni modo pues there's nothing we can do about it, then
    * * *
    m
    1 way;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking;
    dicho de otro modo to put it another way;
    de este modo like this;
    modo de ser personality
    2 GRAM mood
    3 MÚS mode
    4
    :
    modos pl manners;
    5
    :
    de modo que so that;
    de ningún modo not at all;
    de otro modo otherwise;
    de tal modo que so much that;
    de cualquier modo anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way o sense
    * * *
    modo nm
    1) manera: way, manner, mode
    de un modo u otro: one way or another
    a mi modo de ver: to my way of thinking
    2) : mood (in grammar)
    3) : mode (in music)
    4)
    a modo de : by way of, in the manner of, like
    a modo de ejemplo: by way of example
    5)
    de cualquier modo : in any case, anyway
    6)
    de modo que : so, in such a way that
    7)
    de todos modos : in any case, anyway
    8)
    en cierto modo : in a way, to a certain extent
    * * *
    modo n way

    Spanish-English dictionary > modo

  • 15 discreta

    f., (m. - discreto)
    * * *

    discreto,-a adjetivo
    1 (prudente) discreet: es una persona muy discreta, she's a very discreet person
    2 (mediocre) average: sus resultados fueron más bien discretos, their results were rather average
    ' discreta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discreto

    Spanish-English dictionary > discreta

  • 16 reservado

    adj.
    1 private, confidential.
    2 reserved, pre-selected, preselected.
    3 reserved, discreet, close-lipped, closemouthed.
    m.
    reserved place.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: reservar.
    * * *
    1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment
    ————————
    1→ link=reservar reservar
    1 (plazas) booked, reserved
    2 (persona) reserved, discreet
    3 (asunto) confidential
    1 (en local) private room; (en tren) reserved compartment
    * * *
    (f. - reservada)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [actitud, persona] (=poco comunicativo) reserved; (=discreto) discreet
    2) (=confidencial) [asunto, documento] confidential

    estos documentos son materia reservada — these documents are confidential, these documents contain confidential material

    2. SM
    1) (=habitación aparte) [en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment
    2) Cono Sur (=vino) vintage wine
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
    II
    1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment
    2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine
    * * *
    = on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.
    Ex. The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.
    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. Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.
    Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
    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. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex. There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.
    ----
    * cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.
    * documento reservado = held document.
    * espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.
    * reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.
    * tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/actitud> reserved; <asunto/tema> confidential; ver tb reservar
    II
    1) (en restaurante, bar) private room; ( en tren) reserved compartment
    2) (CS) ( vino) vintage wine
    * * *
    reservado2

    Ex: Windows can place regular files in these reserved areas when the rest of the disk is full.

    * asiento reservado = reserved seat.
    * campo reservado = reserved field.
    * libro reservado = reserved book.

    = on hold, reserved, retiring, confidential, subdued, uncommunicative, secretive.

    Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.

    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: Who would want to here the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.
    Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
    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: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
    Ex: There is a tendency to be secretive about information, more prevalent in the UK and USA than in Japan, which is inimical to success.
    * cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.
    * documento reservado = held document.
    * espacio reservado para el estudio = study space.
    * reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.
    * tener algo reservado = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
    * todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

    * * *
    reservado1 -da
    A ‹persona/actitud› reserved
    B ‹asunto/tema› confidential
    un documento de carácter reservado a confidential document
    A
    1 (en un restaurante, bar) private room
    2 (en un tren) reserved compartment
    B (CS) (vino) vintage wine
    * * *

    Del verbo reservar: ( conjugate reservar)

    reservado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    reservado    
    reservar
    reservado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› reserved;


    ‹asunto/tema› confidential;
    ver tb

    reservar ( conjugate reservar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹asiento/habitación/mesa› to reserve, book;
    ‹pasaje/billete› to book
    2 ( guardar) ‹porción de comida/dinero› to set aside;

    reservó lo mejor para el final she kept the best till last
    reservarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( para sí mismo) ‹porción/porcentaje› to keep … for oneself;



    reservado,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (información, etc) confidential
    2 (callado, discreto) reserved
    II sustantivo masculino private room
    reservar verbo transitivo
    1 (algo para más tarde) to keep back
    (guardar para alguien) to keep (aside): le reservamos una sorpresa, we have a surprise in store for him
    2 (en un hotel, restaurante, etc) to book, reserve: hemos reservado una mesa para cuatro (personas), we reserved a table for four
    ' reservado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    admisión
    - cámara
    - íntima
    - íntimo
    - privada
    - privado
    - reservar
    - reservada
    - sanctasanctórum
    - taciturna
    - taciturno
    - reticente
    English:
    antisocial
    - bay
    - cagey
    - close
    - distant
    - private
    - quiet
    - remote
    - reserved
    - secretive
    - shy
    - uncommunicative
    - unreserved
    - book
    - reserve
    - top
    * * *
    reservado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [mesa, plaza] reserved
    2. [tema, asunto] confidential
    3. [persona] reserved
    ♦ nm
    [en restaurante] private room; [en tren] reserved compartment
    * * *
    I adj reserved
    II m private room
    * * *
    reservado, -da adj
    1) : reserved, reticent
    2) : confidential
    * * *
    reservado adj reserved

    Spanish-English dictionary > reservado

  • 17 sigiloso

    adj.
    secretive, slinky, silent, reserved.
    * * *
    1 (discreto) secretive
    2 (secreto - asunto) secret; (- persona) secretive
    3 (silencioso) quiet
    * * *
    ADJ (=silencioso) stealth; (=secreto) secret
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo stealthy
    * * *
    = stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo stealthy
    * * *
    = stealthy [stealthier -comp., stealthiest -sup.], slinky [slinkier -comp., slinkiest -sup.].

    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

    Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.

    * * *
    stealthy
    * * *

    sigiloso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    stealthy
    sigiloso,-a adjetivo stealthy

    ' sigiloso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sigilosa
    English:
    sly
    - stealthy
    * * *
    sigiloso, -a adj
    1. [discreto] secretive
    2. [al robar, escapar] stealthy
    * * *
    adj stealthy
    * * *
    sigiloso, -sa adj
    furtivo: furtive, stealthy

    Spanish-English dictionary > sigiloso

  • 18 actuación

    f.
    1 behavior, behaviour, conduct.
    2 acting, play-acting.
    3 pretense, airs, show.
    4 judicial action, proceeding, action.
    * * *
    1 (en cine, teatro) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action
    3 DERECHO legal proceedings plural
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=intervención) [de cantante, deportista] performance; [de actor] acting

    actuación en directo, actuación en vivo — live performance

    2) (=espectáculo)
    3) (=acción) action
    4) (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU), conduct

    la actuación de la policía en la manifestación — the behaviour o conduct of the police at the demonstration

    5) pl actuaciones (Jur) (legal) proceedings
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.
    Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
    Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex. These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex. The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex. To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex. This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex. If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    ----
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.

    Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

    Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) performance
    el premio a la mejor actuación the prize for the best performance
    es un buen guión pero la actuación es pésima the script is good but the acting is appalling
    la brillante actuación del equipo/del abogado the team's/lawyer's brilliant performance
    criticó la actuación de la policía he criticized the conduct of the police
    2 (recital, sesión) performance
    3 ( Ling) performance
    B actuaciones fpl ( Der) proceedings (pl)
    podría dar lugar a actuaciones penales it could give rise to criminal proceedings
    * * *

     

    actuación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance;



    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert

    actuación sustantivo femenino
    1 (interpretación, participación) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action: su actuación fue decisiva para que no murieran ahogados, her intervention was decisive in preventing them from drowning
    ' actuación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ámbito
    - arbitrariedad
    - broche
    - concertar
    - intervención
    - operación
    - papelón
    - teatralidad
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    - bravo
    - brillante
    - cometido
    - desafortunado
    - deslucido
    - destacado
    - discreto
    - espontáneo
    - improvisación
    - irrepetible
    - lucido
    - magistral
    - notable
    - papel
    - pobre
    - precipitado
    - rematar
    - sobresaliente
    - valorar
    - vivo
    English:
    appearance
    - booking
    - gig
    - impromptu
    - match up
    - number
    - optimum
    - performance
    - scintillating
    - showing
    - spirited
    - unconvincing
    - uninspired
    - wooden
    - action
    - cameo
    - feature
    - highlight
    - star
    - venue
    * * *
    1. [conducta, proceder] conduct, behaviour
    2. [interpretación] performance;
    la actuación del protagonista es excelente the main character gives an excellent performance;
    esta tarde vamos a una actuación de unos cómicos we're going to a comedy show this evening;
    con la actuación estelar de… starring…;
    tuvo una actuación muy decepcionante she gave a very disappointing performance
    3. Der
    actuaciones proceedings
    4. Ling performance
    * * *
    f
    1 TEA performance
    2 ( intervención) intervention
    3
    :
    actuaciones pl JUR proceedings
    * * *
    actuación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : performance
    2) actuaciones nfpl
    diligencias: proceedings
    * * *
    1. (representación) performance
    2. (acción) action

    Spanish-English dictionary > actuación

  • 19 comportamiento

    m.
    1 behavior.
    2 abearance.
    * * *
    1 behaviour (US behavior), conduct
    * * *
    noun m.
    behavior, conduct
    * * *
    SM
    1) behaviour, behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento sexual — sexual behaviour, sexual behavior (EEUU)

    comportamiento social — social behaviour, social behavior (EEUU)

    2) [de mercado, automóvil] performance
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.
    Ex. An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
    Ex. But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex. Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex. It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex. Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    ----
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.
    * * *
    a) ( conducta) behavior*

    mal/buen comportamiento — bad/good behavior

    b) (Mec) performance
    c) (Fin) ( de valores) performance
    * * *
    = behaviour [behavior, -USA], manner, demeanour [demeanor, -USA], conduct, deportment.

    Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.

    Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
    Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
    Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
    Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
    * adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.
    * ciencias del comportamiento = behavioural sciences.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * comportamiento antiético = unethical behaviour, unethical conduct.
    * comportamiento antisocial = antisocial behaviour.
    * comportamiento cívico = civic behaviour, civil behaviour.
    * comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.
    * comportamiento de las organizaciones = organisational behaviour.
    * comportamiento de publicación = publication behaviour.
    * comportamiento de rechazo = avoidance behaviour.
    * comportamiento disoluto = loose behaviour.
    * comportamiento ético = ethical behaviour, ethical conduct.
    * comportamiento humano = human behaviour.
    * comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.
    * comportamiento inmoral = immoral conduct.
    * comportamiento inquisitivo = questioning behaviour.
    * comportamiento lingüístico = language behaviour.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * comportamiento problemático = problem behaviour.
    * comportamiento social = social behaviour, social graces.
    * comportamiento suicida = suicidal behaviour.
    * comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.
    * de comportamiento = behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
    * de comportamiento impecable = prim and proper.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
    * patrón de comportamiento = pattern of behaviour, behavioural pattern, behaviour pattern.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * terapia del comportamiento = behavioural therapy.
    * trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.

    * * *
    1 (conducta) behavior*
    el maestro lo castigó por mal comportamiento the teacher punished him for bad behavior o for misbehaving
    su comportamiento en la fiesta dio mucho que hablar everyone was talking about his conduct at the party o the way he behaved at the party
    2 ( Mec) performance
    3 ( Fin) (de valores) performance
    * * *

     

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino
    a) ( conducta) behavior( conjugate behavior);


    b) (Mec) performance

    comportamiento sustantivo masculino behaviour, US behavior
    ' comportamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    betún
    - condenable
    - correcta
    - correcto
    - crasa
    - craso
    - cualesquiera
    - dolerse
    - error
    - esquema
    - execrable
    - gesto
    - incomprensible
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - innoble
    - intríngulis
    - ligereza
    - mamarrachada
    - martirizar
    - miserable
    - náusea
    - paleta
    - paleto
    - propiedad
    - recoveco
    - reincidir
    - repercutir
    - salvaje
    - sancionable
    - satisfacer
    - tosca
    - tosco
    - admisible
    - concordar
    - corregir
    - cosa
    - descortés
    - discreto
    - disculpar
    - dócil
    - estudiar
    - excusar
    - extravagante
    - gamberrismo
    - honrar
    - imperdonable
    - impropio
    - inadmisible
    - incorrecto
    English:
    appal
    - appall
    - ask back
    - barbaric
    - becoming
    - behavior
    - behaviour
    - compel
    - condone
    - conduct
    - conventional
    - demand
    - demeanor
    - demeanour
    - disgrace
    - disgusting
    - disreputable
    - dissatisfied
    - dramatic
    - emotional
    - erratic
    - exasperate
    - extraordinary
    - extravagance
    - fuel
    - have off
    - idiotic
    - improper
    - indefensible
    - inhuman
    - insight
    - ladylike
    - lapse
    - learned
    - off
    - outrageous
    - pay
    - proper
    - release
    - rude
    - self-conscious
    - shocking
    - short
    - sickly
    - strained
    - top
    - unacceptable
    - unaffected
    - uncivilized
    - unheard-of
    * * *
    1. [de personas] behaviour
    2. [uso crítico] [de vehículo, acciones] performance;
    el comportamiento de la inflación ha sido muy irregular este año inflation has fluctuated considerably this year
    * * *
    m behavior, Br
    behaviour
    * * *
    conducta: behavior, conduct
    * * *
    comportamiento n behaviour

    Spanish-English dictionary > comportamiento

  • 20 delicado

    adj.
    1 delicate, frail, breakable, fragile.
    2 touch-and-go, delicate, sensible.
    3 finicky, overparticular about trivial details, fiddly, pernickety.
    * * *
    1 (fino) delicate; (exquisito) exquisite; (refinado) refined
    2 (difícil) delicate, difficult
    3 (enfermizo) frail, delicate
    4 (frágil) fragile
    5 (exigente) fussy, fastidious, hard to please
    6 (cortés) refined, polite
    7 (muy sensible) hypersensitive, extremely sensitive
    \
    manjar delicado delicacy
    * * *
    (f. - delicada)
    adj.
    2) fine
    3) ill
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=suave) [tejido, piel] delicate; [tela] fine; [color] soft
    2) (=frágil) [máquina] sensitive; [salud] delicate
    3) (=fino) [rasgos] delicate, fine; [gusto] delicate, subtle
    4) (=difícil) [situación] delicate, tricky; [punto] sore; [tema] delicate
    5) [persona] (=difícil de contentar) hard to please, fussy; (=sensible) hypersensitive; (=discreto) tactful; (=atento) considerate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined
    2)
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

    prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

    3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky
    4)
    a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy
    b) ( susceptible) touchy
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].
    Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
    Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
    Ex. Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex. Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex. The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
    Ex. Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex. I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
    Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.
    Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex. A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex. They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    ----
    * asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) ( fino) <rasgos/manos> delicate; < sabor> delicate, subtle; <lenguaje/modales> refined
    2)
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) <cerámica/cristal> fragile; < tela> delicate; < piel> sensitive

    prendas delicadas — delicates, delicate garments

    3) <asunto/cuestión/tema> delicate, sensitive; < situación> delicate, tricky
    4)
    a) ( melindroso) delicate, fussy
    b) ( susceptible) touchy
    * * *
    = gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], sensitive, tricky [trickier -comp., trickiest -sup.], delicate, ticklish, awkward, choosy [choosey] [choosier -comp., choosiest -sup.], touchy, frail, tender [tenderer -comp., tenderest -sup.], dainty [daintier -comp., daintiest -sup.], lissom(e), fragile, fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], picky [pickier -comp., pickiest -sup.].

    Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

    Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
    Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
    Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
    Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
    Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
    Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
    Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.
    Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
    Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
    Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
    * asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * pregunta delicada = awkward question.
    * ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.
    * ser muy delicado para comer = be a picky eater.
    * tejido muy delicado = gossamer.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

    * * *
    A (fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate; ‹sabor› delicate, subtle; ‹lenguaje/modales› refined
    ¡qué delicada eres! ¿qué más da si está un poco quemado? you're so fussy! what does it matter if it's a little burned?
    B (que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile; ‹tela› delicate
    prendas delicadas delicates, delicate garments
    una crema para pieles delicadas a cream for sensitive skin
    la delicada piel del bebé the baby's delicate skin
    ¡qué delicado eres! no lo dijo por molestarte don't be so touchy! he didn't mean to upset you
    está delicado del estómago his stomach's a little delicate
    tiene el corazón delicado he has a weak o delicate o bad heart
    después de la operación quedó muy delicado he was very frail o weak after his operation
    D ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive; ‹situación› delicate, tricky
    * * *

     

    delicado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ( fino) ‹rasgos/manos› delicate;
    ‹ sabor› delicate, subtle;
    ‹lenguaje/modales› refined
    2
    a) ( que requiere cuidados) ‹cerámica/cristal› fragile;

    ‹ tela› delicate;
    ‹ piel› sensitive
    b) ‹salud/estómago› delicate;

    ‹ corazón› weak
    3 ‹asunto/cuestión/tema› delicate, sensitive;
    ‹ situación› delicate, tricky
    4


    delicado,-a adjetivo
    1 (frágil, primoroso) delicate
    una delicada porcelana, a delicate porcelain figure
    ese jarrón es muy delicado, that vase is very fragile
    2 (enfermizo) delicate: está delicada del corazón, she has a weak heart
    3 (exigente) fussy, hard to please: Juan es muy delicado para la comida, Juan is a fussy eater
    4 (difícil de tratar) un asunto delicado, a delicate matter
    ' delicado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    delicada
    - dulce
    - exquisita
    - exquisito
    - primor
    - asunto
    - embromado
    - fregado
    - jorobado
    - maniático
    - melindroso
    - remilgón
    - tema
    English:
    dainty
    - delicate
    - fine
    - fragile
    - frail
    - picky
    - sensitive
    - slight
    - sore
    - subject
    - subtle
    - ticklish
    - touch on
    - touchy
    - tricky
    - awkward
    - delicacy
    - shaky
    - subtlety
    * * *
    delicado, -a adj
    1. [aroma, gesto, manos] delicate;
    un perfume muy delicado a very delicate perfume
    2. [material, objeto] delicate;
    piel delicada sensitive o delicate skin;
    loción hidratante para pieles delicadas moisturizing lotion for sensitive skin;
    detergente para ropa delicada o [m5] prendas delicadas detergent for delicates
    3. [asunto, situación] delicate, tricky;
    una situación delicada a delicate o tricky situation
    4. [persona] [débil, enfermizo] weak, delicate;
    su estado (de salud) es delicado his condition is delicate;
    estar delicado de salud to have delicate health;
    estar delicado del corazón to have a weak heart
    5. [persona] [sensible] sensitive
    6. [educado] [persona] polite;
    [lenguaje, modales] refined
    7. [persona] [tiquismiquis] fussy, choosy, picky;
    es demasiado delicado para ir de camping he likes his creature comforts too much to go camping;
    ¡no seas delicado, hay que comérselo todo! don't be so picky, you've got to eat all of it!
    * * *
    adj delicate
    * * *
    delicado, -da adj
    1) : delicate, fine
    2) : sensitive, frail
    3) : difficult, tricky
    4) : fussy, hard to please
    5) : tactful, considerate
    * * *
    delicado adj delicate

    Spanish-English dictionary > delicado

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