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101 militar2
2 = military, martial.Ex. A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.Ex. The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.----* academia militar = military academy.* accesorios militares = militaria.* acción militar = military action.* actuación militar = military action.* aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.* al estilo militar = military-style.* amante de lo militar = military buff.* amenaza militar = military threat.* armamento militar = military hardware.* arquitectura militar = military architecture.* base militar = military base.* brazo militar = military arm.* campaña militar = military campaign.* ciencia militar = military science.* comandante militar = military commander.* condecoración militar = Legion of Merit.* conflicto militar = military conflict.* cuartel militar = army barracks.* desfile militar = military parade, military tattoo.* despliegue militar = military deployment.* dictadura militar = military dictatorship.* estrategia militar = military strategy.* fuerza militar = military forces.* funeral militar = military funeral.* gasto militar = military expenditure.* historiador militar = military historian.* hospital militar = military hospital.* ingeniero militar = military engineer.* intervención militar = military intervention, military action.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* junta militar = military junta, junta.* líder militar = military leader.* mando militar = military command.* medicina militar = military medicine.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* música militar = martial music.* observación militar = surveillance.* ofensiva militar = military offensive.* operación militar = military operation.* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* personal militar = military personnel.* poderío militar = military power.* policía militar = military police.* prisión militar = military prison.* propiedad militar = military property.* protección militar = military protection.* reclutamiento militar = military draft.* régimen militar = military regime.* representante militar = army official, army officer.* satélite militar = surveillance satellite.* secreto militar = military secret.* servicio militar = military service.* servicio militar obligatorio = compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.* silo militar = missile silo.* soldado militar = military soldier.* tribunal militar = military tribunal. -
102 percherón
adj.Percheron.m.Percheron, shire horse.* * *► adjetivo1 (caballo) Percheron* * *I- rona adjetivo Percheron (before n)II- rona masculino, femenino Percheron, draft horse* * *= shire horse, Shire.Ex. The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.Ex. The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.----* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* * *I- rona adjetivo Percheron (before n)II- rona masculino, femenino Percheron, draft horse* * *= shire horse, Shire.Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
Ex: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.* caballo percherón = shire horse, Shire.* * *Percheron ( before n)masculine, femininePercheron, ≈ draft horse, ≈ shire horse ( in UK)* * *percherón, -ona nm,fshire horse -
103 presión
f.1 pressure, stress.2 pressure, catch.3 pressure, arm-twisting, coercion.* * *1 pressure\grupo de presión pressure grouppresión arterial blood pressurepresión atmosférica atmospheric pressurepresión sanguínea blood pressure* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Meteo, Fís, Téc) pressure; [con la mano] press, squeezeindicador/medidor de presión — pressure gauge
presión atmosférica — atmospheric pressure, air pressure
2) (=influencia) pressureejercer o hacer presión para que se haga algo — to press for sth to be done; (Pol) to lobby for sth to be done
presión fiscal, presión impositiva — tax burden
* * *1)b) (Meteo) pressurealtas/bajas presiones — areas of high/low pressure
c) (Med) pressure2) ( coacción) pressureconfesó bajo presión — he confessed under pressure o under duress
* * *= pressure, stress, leverage, milestone, strain, advocacy.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex. At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.----* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.* ante la presión de = in the crush to.* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].* bajo presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* demasiada presión = overpressure.* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo = stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.* ejercer presión = build + pressure, lobby, exert + leverage.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* ejercer presión sobre = put + pressure on, bear down on.* ejercer presión sobre Alguien = bring to + bear + pressure on.* estar sometido a presión = face + pressure.* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.* lavado a presión = pressure wash, jet wash.* lavado manual a presión = jet wash.* limpiadora a presión = pressure washer.* máquina de presión plana = flat-platen machine.* martillo a presión = steam hammer.* mecanismo de presión = impression assembly.* meter a presión = wedge.* momentos de presión = the heat is on.* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.* olla a presión = pressure-cooker.* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].* pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].* plato de presión del embrague = pressure plate.* presión atmosférica = air pressure, atmospheric pressure.* presión de contacto = contact pressure.* presión del aire = air pressure.* presión del grupo = peer pressure.* presión diastólica = diastolic pressure, diastolic blood pressure.* presión económica = economic pressure.* presión política = political pressure.* presión sistólica = systolic blood pressure, systolic pressure.* presión social = social pressure, social pressure.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.* regulador de presión de gas = gas regulator.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.* someter a presión = place under + pressure.* sometido a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* sujeto a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* * *1)b) (Meteo) pressurealtas/bajas presiones — areas of high/low pressure
c) (Med) pressure2) ( coacción) pressureconfesó bajo presión — he confessed under pressure o under duress
* * *= pressure, stress, leverage, milestone, strain, advocacy.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.* aire a presión = air pressure.* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.* ante la presión de = in the crush to.* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].* bajo presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* demasiada presión = overpressure.* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo = stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.* ejercer presión = build + pressure, lobby, exert + leverage.* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.* ejercer presión sobre = put + pressure on, bear down on.* ejercer presión sobre Alguien = bring to + bear + pressure on.* estar sometido a presión = face + pressure.* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.* lavado a presión = pressure wash, jet wash.* lavado manual a presión = jet wash.* limpiadora a presión = pressure washer.* máquina de presión plana = flat-platen machine.* martillo a presión = steam hammer.* mecanismo de presión = impression assembly.* meter a presión = wedge.* momentos de presión = the heat is on.* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.* olla a presión = pressure-cooker.* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].* pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].* plato de presión del embrague = pressure plate.* presión atmosférica = air pressure, atmospheric pressure.* presión de contacto = contact pressure.* presión del aire = air pressure.* presión del grupo = peer pressure.* presión diastólica = diastolic pressure, diastolic blood pressure.* presión económica = economic pressure.* presión política = political pressure.* presión sistólica = systolic blood pressure, systolic pressure.* presión social = social pressure, social pressure.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.* regulador de presión de gas = gas regulator.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.* someter a presión = place under + pressure.* sometido a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* sujeto a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.* * *A1 ( Fís) pressurecerveza a presión draft beerjuntó presión hasta que un buen día estalló he kept everything bottled up until one day he just explodedportate bien, que tu padre está juntando presión you'd better behave, your father's getting very angry o ( colloq) your father could blow his top at any minute2 ( Meteo) pressurepresión atmosférica atmospheric pressurealtas/bajas presiones areas of high/low pressure3 ( Med) pressureCompuestos:● presión arterial or sanguíneablood pressure● presión arterial máxima or sistólicasystolic (blood) pressure● presión arterial mínima or diastólicadiastolic (blood) pressureB (coacción) pressureen su puesto está sometido a muchas presiones he gets a lot of pressure in his jobgrupo de presión pressure groupejercieron presión para que el plan fuese rechazado they pressed for the plan to be rejected, they exerted a lot of pressure to get the plan rejectedfirmó/confesó bajo presión he signed/confessed under pressure o under duressCompuesto:tax burden* * *
presión sustantivo femeninoa) (Fís, Med, Meteo) pressure;
presión arterial or sanguínea blood pressure
presión sustantivo femenino pressure: está sometido a muchas presiones, he's under a lot of pressure
cerveza a presión, draught beer
presión arterial, blood pressure
' presión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- broche
- ejercer
- embutir
- olla
- aflojar
- aguantar
- apretar
- aumentar
- botón
- checar
- controlar
- empujar
- resistir
- soportar
English:
air pressure
- arm-twisting
- cooker
- gun
- lobby
- low
- pack down
- pressure
- pressure cooker
- pressure group
- push
- ridge
- strain
- take
- tyre pressure
- wedge
- air
- blood
- bow
- bring
- crack
- press
- snap
* * *presión nf1. [fuerza] pressure;una olla a presión a pressure cooker;tiene cierre a presión you press it shut;hacer presión to presspresión arterial blood pressure;presión atmosférica atmospheric pressure;presión barométrica barometric pressure;presión de los neumáticos tyre pressure;Econ presión fiscal tax burden;presión sanguínea blood pressure2. [coacción, influencia] pressure;la presión de la calle obligó a dimitir al presidente pressure from the public forced the president to resign;meter presión a alguien to put pressure on sb;aceptó bajo presión he accepted under pressure3. [en baloncesto] press;[en fútbol, rugby] pressure* * *f1 pressure;hacer presión sobre put pressure on, pressure2 en baloncesto press;presión en toda la cancha full-court press* * *1) : pressure2)presión arterial : blood pressure* * *presión n pressure -
104 proyecto
m.1 project.2 plan (plan).tener en proyecto hacer algo to be planning to do something3 design (diseño) (architecture).4 draft.proyecto de ley billpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: proyectar.* * *1 (propósito) plan■ ¿qué proyectos tenéis para el año próximo? what are your plans for next year?2 (plan) project■ el proyecto del ayuntamiento no satisface al vecindario the council's project doesn't satisfy the residents3 ARQUITECTURA designs plural\proyecto de ley bill* * *noun m.project, plan, scheme* * *SM1) (=intención) planestá en proyecto la publicación de los catálogos para el año que viene — the publication of the catalogues is planned for next year
2) (Téc) plan, design; (=idea) project3) (Econ) detailed estimate4) (Pol)5) (Univ)proyecto de fin de carrera, proyecto final de carrera — [práctico] final-year project; [teórico] final-year dissertation
* * *a) ( plan) plan¿que proyectos tienes para el próximo año? — what are your plans for next year?
tiene varios trabajos/un viaje en proyecto — she has several projects in the pipeline/she's planning a trip
b) ( trabajo) projectc) (Arquit, Ing) plans and costing* * *= brief, effort, framework, initiative, plan, project, scheme, venture, blueprint, project work.Ex. The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex. These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.Ex. There are forty-six centres in twenty-five countries participating in the scheme.Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex. In his book on the subject Hopkins lists and describes more than 600 such policy blueprints prepared by the Commission during the period 1958-1978.Ex. For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.----* convocatoria de presentación de proyectos = call for projects, project plan, call for proposals.* CRISP (Recuperación Automatizada de Información sobre Proyectos Científicos) = CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects).* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* embarcarse en un proyecto = embark on + venture, embark on + project.* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.* en proyecto = in the pipeline.* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.* grupo del proyecto = project team.* informe sobre el avance de un proyecto = progress report.* iniciar un proyecto = launch + effort.* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.* memoria de un proyecto = project report.* plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente = business case.* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.* promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.* propuesta de proyecto = project proposal.* propuesta de proyecto de investigación = research proposal.* proyecto artístico = art project.* proyecto comercial = marketing project.* proyecto común = joint venture.* proyecto conjunto = cooperative venture, joint project.* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).* proyecto de ampliación = addition project.* proyecto de automatización = automation project.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.* proyecto de construcción = construction project.* proyecto de conversión = conversion project.* proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.* proyecto de investigación = research project, research initiative.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* proyecto de marketing = marketing project.* proyecto de reforma = renovation project.* proyecto de renovación = renovation project.* proyecto de trabajo = work project.* proyecto educativo = education project.* proyecto empresarial = business venture.* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.* proyecto en común = joint effort.* proyecto en curso = work in progress.* proyecto experimental = experimental project.* proyecto favorito = pet project.* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).* proyecto original = brain child [brainchild].* Proyecto para Sistemas Conectados (LSP) = Linked Systems Project (LSP).* proyecto piloto = pilot project, trial project, pilot scheme.* Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core = Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).* realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.* * *a) ( plan) plan¿que proyectos tienes para el próximo año? — what are your plans for next year?
tiene varios trabajos/un viaje en proyecto — she has several projects in the pipeline/she's planning a trip
b) ( trabajo) projectc) (Arquit, Ing) plans and costing* * *= brief, effort, framework, initiative, plan, project, scheme, venture, blueprint, project work.Ex: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.Ex: There are forty-six centres in twenty-five countries participating in the scheme.Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Ex: In his book on the subject Hopkins lists and describes more than 600 such policy blueprints prepared by the Commission during the period 1958-1978.Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.* convocatoria de presentación de proyectos = call for projects, project plan, call for proposals.* CRISP (Recuperación Automatizada de Información sobre Proyectos Científicos) = CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects).* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* embarcarse en un proyecto = embark on + venture, embark on + project.* emprender un proyecto = undertake + project.* en proyecto = in the pipeline.* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.* grupo del proyecto = project team.* informe sobre el avance de un proyecto = progress report.* iniciar un proyecto = launch + effort.* llevar a cabo un proyecto = carry out + project, undertake + project, develop + project.* memoria de un proyecto = project report.* plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.* poner en marcha un proyecto = mobilise + effort.* presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente = business case.* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.* promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.* propuesta de proyecto = project proposal.* propuesta de proyecto de investigación = research proposal.* proyecto artístico = art project.* proyecto comercial = marketing project.* proyecto común = joint venture.* proyecto conjunto = cooperative venture, joint project.* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).* proyecto de ampliación = addition project.* proyecto de automatización = automation project.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.* proyecto de construcción = construction project.* proyecto de conversión = conversion project.* proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.* proyecto de investigación = research project, research initiative.* proyecto de ley = green paper, legislative bill.* proyecto de marketing = marketing project.* proyecto de reforma = renovation project.* proyecto de renovación = renovation project.* proyecto de trabajo = work project.* proyecto educativo = education project.* proyecto empresarial = business venture.* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.* proyecto en común = joint effort.* proyecto en curso = work in progress.* proyecto experimental = experimental project.* proyecto favorito = pet project.* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).* proyecto original = brain child [brainchild].* Proyecto para Sistemas Conectados (LSP) = Linked Systems Project (LSP).* proyecto piloto = pilot project, trial project, pilot scheme.* Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core = Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).* realizar un proyecto = conduct + project, undertake + project.* * *1 (plan) plantiene el proyecto de formar su propia empresa he plans to set up his own businesses un proyecto muy ambicioso it is a very ambitious project o plantienen en proyecto publicarlo en marzo they plan to publish it in Marchtiene varios trabajos en proyecto she has several projects in the pipelinetodo se quedó en proyecto it never got beyond the planning stage2 (diseño) plan, designCompuesto:bill* * *
Del verbo proyectar: ( conjugate proyectar)
proyecto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
proyectó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
proyectar
proyecto
proyectó
proyectar ( conjugate proyectar) verbo transitivo
1 ( planear) to plan;
2
‹ diapositivas› to project, show
‹ luz› to throw, project
proyecto sustantivo masculino
◊ ¿qué proyectos tienes para el próximo año? what are your plans for next year?;
tiene un viaje en proyecto she's planning a trip;
proyecto de ley bill
c) (Arquit, Ing) plans and costing
proyectar verbo transitivo
1 (luz) to project, throw: estos focos proyectan una luz intensa, these spotlights are very intense
(una sombra, silueta) to cast: mi mano proyecta su sombra sobre la pared, my hand casts a shadow on the wall
2 (un chorro, etc) to send out, give out [hacia, at]
3 (una película) to show
4 (una casa, un edificio) to design
5 (planear) to plan
proyecto sustantivo masculino
1 (idea) plan
tener algo en proyecto, to be planning sthg
2 (de trabajo) project
director de proyecto, project manager
3 (escrito, dibujo) designs
4 (de una ley) bill
' proyecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abandonar
- abandono
- acariciar
- accionariado
- acoger
- acogida
- aire
- anquilosar
- anticipo
- aprovechar
- bosquejo
- capitanear
- cobrar
- compilación
- cumplir
- definida
- definido
- desarrollar
- desechar
- distinguirse
- duda
- elaborar
- elaboración
- empresa
- encantada
- encantado
- encarrilar
- esbozar
- esperanza
- exposición
- fastidiar
- frustrada
- frustrado
- idea
- impracticable
- ley
- mantilla
- naufragar
- obra
- opositor
- opositora
- paralizarse
- pero
- pincelada
- programa
- rasgo
- realizarse
- recta
- renunciar
English:
abandon
- adjourn
- agree
- air
- alter
- alteration
- back out
- bill
- canvass
- carry out
- carry through
- chart
- clearance
- crop up
- done
- ecological
- estimate
- explain
- forge
- formulate
- go-ahead
- grant
- groundwork
- implement
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- ingenuity
- large-scale
- level with
- mad
- minimal
- pilot scheme
- prodigious
- progress
- project
- proposal
- scheme
- set aside
- shelve
- show
- sink
- sketch
- small-scale
- think through
- time limit
- unstuck
- wisdom
- argue
- driving
- go
* * *proyecto nm1. [plan] plan;tener en proyecto hacer algo to be planning to do sth;tengo el proyecto de viajar cuando me jubile I'm planning to travel when I retire2. [programa] project;un proyecto de investigación a research projectProyecto Genoma Humano Human Genome Project3. [diseño] [de edificio] design;[de pieza, maquinaria] plan4. [borrador] draftproyecto de ley bill5. Educ proyecto (de) fin de carrera final project [completed after the end of architecture or engineering degree];proyecto de investigación [de un grupo] research project;[de una persona] dissertation* * *m1 ( plan) plan;tener en proyecto hacer algo plan to do sth2 trabajo project* * *proyecto nm1) : plan, project2)proyecto de ley : bill* * *proyecto n1. (trabajo) project2. (propósito) plan -
105 remiso
adj.1 reluctant, unwilling.2 weak, inactive.* * *► adjetivo1 (reacio) reluctant, unwilling* * *ADJ1) [persona]estar o mostrarse remiso a hacer algo — to be reluctant to do sth, be unwilling to do sth
2) [movimiento] slow, sluggish* * *IIIremiso A + INF — reluctant to + inf
masculino (Andes) draft dodger* * *= reticent, reluctant, refractory.Ex. Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *IIIremiso A + INF — reluctant to + inf
masculino (Andes) draft dodger* * *= reticent, reluctant, refractory.Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.* * *A (reacio) reluctanta la hora de colaborar se mostraron remisos they were reluctant to help when the time camelos primeros rayos de un remiso sol primaveral ( liter); the first hesitant rays of spring sunshineremiso A + INF reluctant to + INFson remisos a decir cuánto ganan they are reluctant o unwilling to say how much they earnB (negligente) remiss, lax remiso EN algo remiss IN sthhan estado remisos en el cumplimiento del deber they have been remiss in the execution of their duty ( frml)( Andes)draft dodger* * *
remiso,-a adjetivo reluctant [a, to]
' remiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remisa
* * *remiso, -a adj[reacio] reluctant;se mostró remiso a los cambios he was resistant to the changes;es remiso a intervenir he is reluctant to intervene* * *adj reluctant (a to)* * *remiso, -sa adj1) : lax, remiss2) : reluctant -
106 articular
adj.articular, of the joint.v.1 to articulate (piezas).Ricardo articuló tres palabras, no más Richard articulated three words, not moreElla articuló los tubos She articulated=coupled the tubes.2 to articulate (palabras).no pude articular palabra I couldn't utter o say a word3 to develop, to produce.esta reforma está articulada en torno a tres principios this reform is structured around o built on three principles4 to break down into separate articles (ley, contrato).5 to divide into articles.María articuló la deposición Mary divided the deposition into articles.* * *► adjetivo1 articulated1 to articulate2 DERECHO to article* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Ling) to articulate2) (Mec) to articulate, join together3) (Jur) to article2.3.See:* * *Iadjetivo of/in the joint, articular (tech)IIverbo transitivoa) (Tec, Ling) to articulateb) < reglamento> to formulate, draw up; < ley> to draftc) (organizar, coordinar) to organize, coordinate* * *Iadjetivo of/in the joint, articular (tech)IIverbo transitivoa) (Tec, Ling) to articulateb) < reglamento> to formulate, draw up; < ley> to draftc) (organizar, coordinar) to organize, coordinate* * *of/in the joint, articular ( tech)vtA1 ( Tec) to articulate2 ‹reglamento› to formulate, draw up; ‹ley› to draft3 (organizar, coordinar) to organize, coordinatepara articular una alternativa a este plan to draw together o organize o coordinate an alternative to this planB ( Ling) to articulateno fui capaz de articular palabra I couldn't utter o say a word* * *
articular ( conjugate articular) verbo transitivo (Tec, Ling) to articulate
articular verbo transitivo to articulate
' articular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hablar
English:
articulate
- enunciate
- formulate
- rheumatoid arthritis
* * *♦ adjMed articular;tiene problemas articulares she has problems with her joints♦ vt1. [piezas] to articulate2. [palabras] to articulate;no pude articular palabra I couldn't utter o say a word3. [ley, contrato] to break down into separate articles4. [plan, política] to develop, to produce;la necesidad de articular una fiscalidad única para toda europa the need to develop a single European taxation system;esta reforma está articulada en torno a tres principios this reform is structured around o built on three principles♦ vi[pronunciar] to articulate;articular bien to articulate clearly* * *I adj ANAT of the jointII v/t1 TÉC articulate2 palabras articulate, say* * *articular vt1) : to articulate, to utter2) : to connect with a joint3) : to coordinate, to orchestrate -
107 militar
adj.military.Aquí hay actividad militar Here we have military activity.f. & m.1 soldier.los militares the military2 army officer, military man.Los militares están en descanso The army officers are at ease.v.1 to be active.2 to serve in the army.El chico alto militó The tall boy served in the army.3 to be politically active.Los estudiantes militan The students are politically active.* * *► adjetivo1 military1 military man, soldier1 MILITAR to serve\tribunal militar military court* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ military2.SM (=soldado) soldier, military man; [en la mili] serviceman3. VI1) (Mil) to serve ( in the army)2) (Pol)* * *Iadjetivo militaryIImasculino y femenino soldier, military manIIIverbo intransitivo to be politically active* * *Iadjetivo militaryIImasculino y femenino soldier, military manIIIverbo intransitivo to be politically active* * *militar11 = serviceman [servicemen, -pl.], serviceperson.Ex: Personal readers' guidance was provided to World War I servicemen.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.* hijo de militares = military brat.* militares, los = military, the.militar22 = military, martial.Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.* academia militar = military academy.* accesorios militares = militaria.* acción militar = military action.* actuación militar = military action.* aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.* al estilo militar = military-style.* amante de lo militar = military buff.* amenaza militar = military threat.* armamento militar = military hardware.* arquitectura militar = military architecture.* base militar = military base.* brazo militar = military arm.* campaña militar = military campaign.* ciencia militar = military science.* comandante militar = military commander.* condecoración militar = Legion of Merit.* conflicto militar = military conflict.* cuartel militar = army barracks.* desfile militar = military parade, military tattoo.* despliegue militar = military deployment.* dictadura militar = military dictatorship.* estrategia militar = military strategy.* fuerza militar = military forces.* funeral militar = military funeral.* gasto militar = military expenditure.* historiador militar = military historian.* hospital militar = military hospital.* ingeniero militar = military engineer.* intervención militar = military intervention, military action.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* junta militar = military junta, junta.* líder militar = military leader.* mando militar = military command.* medicina militar = military medicine.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* música militar = martial music.* observación militar = surveillance.* ofensiva militar = military offensive.* operación militar = military operation.* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* personal militar = military personnel.* poderío militar = military power.* policía militar = military police.* prisión militar = military prison.* propiedad militar = military property.* protección militar = military protection.* reclutamiento militar = military draft.* régimen militar = military regime.* representante militar = army official, army officer.* satélite militar = surveillance satellite.* secreto militar = military secret.* servicio militar = military service.* servicio militar obligatorio = compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.* silo militar = missile silo.* soldado militar = military soldier.* tribunal militar = military tribunal.militar3 contra3 = militate against.Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
* * *militarysoldier, military manlos militares the militaryCompuesto:career soldiervito be politically activemilitar en un partido político to be an active member of a political partyera de izquierda, pero nunca militó he was left-wing, but never politically active* * *
militar 1 adjetivo
military
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
soldier, military man;
militar 2 ( conjugate militar) verbo intransitivo
to be politically active;
militar en un partido político to be an active member of a political party
militar
I adjetivo military
el presupuesto militar, the defense budget
II sustantivo masculino soldier
unos bandidos vestidos de militares..., some bandits dressed as soldiers...
III vi Pol (ser miembro de) to be a member: milita en las juventudes pacifistas, she's a member of the young pacifists group
' militar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aviación
- aviador
- aviadora
- cartilla
- control
- exenta
- exento
- intervención
- juventud
- milicia
- oprimir
- paisana
- paisano
- PM
- rango
- servicio
- sublevarse
- superior
- zona
- aeronáutica
- apto
- base
- capote
- centinela
- charanga
- civil
- colonia
- comando
- cumplir
- destinado
- destinar
- dispositivo
- escuela
- guardia
- instrucción
- patrullero
- potencia
- prestar
- recluta
- tribunal
English:
civilian
- conscription
- DSO
- excuse
- guardhouse
- military
- serviceman
- soldier
- staff college
- stockade
- tattoo
- junta
- service
* * *♦ adjmilitary♦ nmfsoldier;el general es el segundo militar que asesina el grupo en lo que va de año the general is the second member of the military to be murdered by the group this year;los militares the militarymilitar2 vi1. [en partido, sindicato] to be a member (en of);militó en la izquierda durante su juventud he was an active left-winger in his youth2. [apoyar]son muchas circunstancias las que militan a o [m5] en su favor there are many circumstances in his favour;* * *I adj militaryII m/f soldier;los militares pl the military:militar en be a member of* * *militar vi1) : to serve (in the military)2) : to be active (in politics)militar adj: militarymilitar nmfsoldado: soldier* * *militar1 adj militarymilitar2 n soldier -
108 minutar
v.1 to take down the principal heads of an agreement; to make the first draft of a contract, to minute.2 to draft.* * *VT1) [+ contrato] to draft2) [+ cliente] to bill -
109 pergeñar
v.1 to draft.Pergeñamos el proyecto We drafted the project.2 to rough out, to do in rough, to sketch out.Pergeñamos el plano We roughed out the blueprint.* * *1 to prepare* * *VT1) (=tramar) [+ plan] to sketch; [+ asesinato] to plot; [+ texto] to draft2) * (=arreglar) [+ cita] to fix up, arrange3) Cono Sur * [+ persona] to eye from head to toe* * *pergeñar [A1 ]vt1 ‹dibujo› to sketch, do …in rough2 ‹texto› to draft, prepare; ‹notas› to jot down* * *
pergeñar verbo transitivo to sketch out: pergeñamos la idea en una cafetería, we outlined the plan in a café
* * *pergeñar vt[plan, idea] to rough out; [comida] to whip up* * *v/t famthrow together -
110 efecto interbancario
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111 letra a la vista
• clean draft• demand bill• demand draft• sight bill• sight draft• sole bill -
112 a nombre de
in the name of* * *Ex. To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium.* * *Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium.
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113 a partir de entonces
= from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment onEx. By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.Ex. Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident.Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.Ex. No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.Ex. Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.Ex. From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex. Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.* * *= from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment onEx: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
Ex: Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident.Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.Ex: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on. -
114 a ratos
adv.from time to time, occasionally, at times, sometimes.* * *at times* * *Ex. She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.* * *Ex: She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.
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115 adjunto
adj.1 attached, enclosed, annexed, included.2 adjacent, near, joined, nearby.adv.under the same cover, herewith.m.1 attachment, annex, enclosure, supplement.2 adjunct.3 additive.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adjuntar.* * *► adjetivo1 (en carta) enclosed2 (asistente) assistant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 assistant teacher* * *1. (f. - adjunta)adj.attached, enclosed2. (f. - adjunta)nounassistant, deputy* * *adjunto, -a1. ADJ1) [información] attached2) (=ayudante) assistantprofesor(a) adjunto/a — assistant lecturer
director(a) adjunto/a — assistant director
2.ADV [en carta]remitir o enviar algo adjunto — to enclose sth
le envío adjunto mi CV — I enclose my CV, please find enclosed my CV
3. SM / F1) (=ayudante)el adjunto al o del director — the assistant to the director, the director's assistant
2) [en carta] enclosureadjuntos: un folleto informativo y un contrato — enc: one information leaflet and one contract
3) (Ling) adjunct* * *I- ta adjetivob) <lista/copia> enclosed, attachedIIadverbio enclosedIIIadjunto a la cátedra de filosofía — senior philosophy professor (AmE) o (BrE) lecturer
* * *= accompanying, herewith, adjunct, attached hereto.Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex. Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.Ex. As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.Ex. Attached hereto is a draft of the report of the Working Party suggested for adoption.----* adjunto a = adjacent to, attached to.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.* fichero adjunto = attachment, email attachment.* * *I- ta adjetivob) <lista/copia> enclosed, attachedIIadverbio enclosedIIIadjunto a la cátedra de filosofía — senior philosophy professor (AmE) o (BrE) lecturer
* * *= accompanying, herewith, adjunct, attached hereto.Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.Ex: Attached hereto is a draft of the report of the Working Party suggested for adoption.* adjunto a = adjacent to, attached to.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.* fichero adjunto = attachment, email attachment.* * *1 ‹director› deputy ( before n)un profesor adjunto a la cátedra de historia an associate history professor ( AmE), a senior history lecturer ( BrE)2 (en carta) ‹lista/copia› enclosed, attachedarchivo or fichero adjunto ( Inf) attachmentenclosedadjunto les envío una copia de la factura please find enclosed o I enclose o I attach a copy of the invoicemasculine, feminineA(en un cargo): adjunto a la cátedra de filosofía associate philosophy professor ( AmE), senior philosophy lecturer ( BrE)el cargo de adjunto del director the post of deputy directorB1 ( Ling) adjunct2 ( Inf) attachment* * *
Del verbo adjuntar: ( conjugate adjuntar)
adjunto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
adjuntó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
adjuntar
adjunto
adjuntar ( conjugate adjuntar) verbo transitivo
to enclose
adjunto◊ -ta adjetivo
adjuntar verbo transitivo to enclose
adjunto,-a
I adjetivo
1 enclosed, attached
2 Educ assistant
II m,f Educ assistant teacher
' adjunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adjunta
- remitir
- documento
English:
attached
- encl.
- enclose
- enclosure
- reader
- associate
- attach
- attachment
- en suite
- SASE
- senior
* * *adjunto, -a♦ adj1. [incluido] enclosed;ver mapa adjunto see the enclosed map3. [auxiliar] assistant;♦ nm,f[auxiliar] assistant;trabaja como adjunto al director he's the director's assistant♦ nmGram adjunct♦ advenclosed;adjunto le remito el recibo please find a receipt enclosed* * *I adj deputy atr ;II m, adjunta f assistantIII adv:adjunto le remitimos … please find enclosed …* * *adjunto, -ta adj: enclosed, attachedadjunto, -ta n: deputy, assistantadjunto nm: adjunct -
116 aprobar
v.1 to approve (proyecto, medida).Ricardo aprobó el proyecto Richard approved the project.2 to pass (examen, asignatura).me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry examMaría aprobó y pudo descansar Mary passed and was able to rest.3 to approve of (comportamiento).4 to give one's approval, to approve, to assent, to give the nod.El general aprobó The general gave his approval.* * *2 (estar de acuerdo) to approve of3 EDUCACIÓN (examen, asignatura) to pass1 to pass* * *verb1) to approve, endorse2) pass3) approve of* * *1. VT1) [+ ley, proyecto de ley] to pass; [+ informe, plan, acuerdo] to approve, endorseel parlamento aprobó el tratado — the treaty was approved o endorsed by Parliament
2) [+ alumno, asignatura] to pass¿aprobaste el examen? — did you pass the exam?
3) [+ decisión, actitud] to approve of2.VI to pass* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex. The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex. She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.----* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *vtA1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass2 (sancionar, dar el visto bueno a) ‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction, endorse3 ‹junta de accionistas/cuentas› to approve4 (estar de acuerdo con) ‹actuación/conducta› to approve ofB1 «estudiante» ‹examen› to pass2 «profesor» ‹estudiante› to pass■ aprobarvi«estudiante» to pass* * *
aprobar ( conjugate aprobar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass;
‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction;
‹actuación/conducta› to approve of
2 (Educ) to pass
verbo intransitivo [ estudiante] to pass
aprobar verbo transitivo
1 (autorizar) to approve
2 (suscribir) to approve of
3 Educ to pass
4 Pol (una ley) to pass
' aprobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- desaprobar
- difícilmente
- examen
- sprint
- aprueba
- para
English:
approve
- approve of
- carry
- condone
- countenance
- endorse
- favor
- favour
- get through
- law
- pass
- push through
- sail through
- scrape through
- study
- adopt
- authorize
- grammar
- push
- sanction
- scrape
- succeed
* * *♦ vt1. [proyecto, medida] to approve;[ley, moción] to pass2. [examen, asignatura] to pass;me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry exam3. [comportamiento] to approve of♦ vi[estudiante] to pass* * *v/t2 examen pass* * *aprobar {19} vt1) : to approve of2) : to pass (a law, an exam)aprobar vi: to pass (in school)* * *aprobar vb1. (examen, asignatura, alumno) to pass2. (comportamiento, persona) to approve of -
117 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
118 borrón
m.1 blotch, blot.2 blur, crossing-out.3 rough draft.* * *1 (mancha) blot, ink blot2 figurado blemish3 (boceto) rough sketch\hacer borrón y cuenta nueva to wipe the slate clean* * *SM1) (=mancha) blot, stain2) (=vergüenza) blemish3) (Literat) rough draft; (Arte) preliminary sketchestos borrones — iró these humble jottings
* * ** * *= blotch, blot.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.----* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* * ** * *= blotch, blot.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.* borrón y cuenta nueva = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf.* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva = start with + a clean slate, cut + Posesivo + losses, turn over + a new leaf.* * *(mancha) inkblot; (mancha borroneada) smudgepresentó el trabajo lleno de borrones y tachaduras she handed in her work with lots of smudges and crossings outborrón y cuenta nueva let's make a fresh start ( o he wanted to make a fresh start etc)* * *
borrón sustantivo masculino ( mancha) inkblot;
( mancha borroneada) smudge;
borrón sustantivo masculino blot, smudge
♦ Locuciones: hagamos borrón y cuenta nueva, let's let bygones be bygones o let's start again
' borrón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mancha
English:
blot
- clean
- slate
- sweep
* * *borrón nm1. [de tinta] blothacer borrón y cuenta nueva to wipe the slate clean3. [hecho] blot;aquel escándalo fue un borrón en su carrera that scandal was a blot on his career4. [deshonor] blemish* * *m1 ( tachón) blot;hacer borrón y cuenta nueva fig wipe the slate clean;¡borrón y cuenta nueva! let’s wipe the slate clean!2 mancha smudge* * *borrón y cuenta nueva: let's start on a clean slate, let's start over again* * *borrón n blot / smudge -
119 bosquejar
v.to sketch (out).Ella diseña soluciones She designs solutions.* * *1 (trazar rasgos) to sketch, outline2 (explicar sin detalles) to outline, give an outline of* * *VT1) (Arte) to sketch2) (=dar forma a) [+ idea] to sketch, outline; [+ plan] to draft* * *verbo transitivo (Art) to sketch, make a sketch of; <idea/proyecto> to outline, sketch out* * *= adumbrate, rough out, sketch.Ex. Knud Larsen had been concerned in the 1950s to adumbrate the conditions necessary for the creation of the basic bibliographic records.Ex. Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.Ex. Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.* * *verbo transitivo (Art) to sketch, make a sketch of; <idea/proyecto> to outline, sketch out* * *= adumbrate, rough out, sketch.Ex: Knud Larsen had been concerned in the 1950s to adumbrate the conditions necessary for the creation of the basic bibliographic records.
Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.* * *bosquejar [A1 ]vt( Art) to sketch, make a sketch of; ‹idea/proyecto› to outline, sketch out* * *
bosquejar ( conjugate bosquejar) verbo transitivo (Art) to sketch, make a sketch of;
‹idea/proyecto› to outline, sketch out
bosquejar vtr (trazar líneas) to sketch, outline
(insinuar una idea, un plan) to draft, outline
' bosquejar' also found in these entries:
English:
outline
- sketch
* * *bosquejar vt1. [esbozar] to sketch (out)2. [dar una idea de] to give a rough outline of* * *v/t1 dibujo sketch2 figconcepto, plan outline* * *bosquejar vtesbozar: to outline, to sketch* * *bosquejar vb to sketch -
120 cerveza de barril
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