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81 discontinuo
adj.1 discontinuous, intermittent, uncontinuous, broken.2 non continuous, not continuous, discrete.* * *► adjetivo1 discontinuous\línea discontinua (en carretera) broken white line* * *(f. - discontinua)adj.* * *ADJ discontinuouslínea discontinua — (Aut) broken line
* * ** * *= intermittent, discontinuous, spasmodic, spastic.Ex. A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.Ex. Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex. Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex. The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.* * ** * *= intermittent, discontinuous, spasmodic, spastic.Ex: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.* * *‹línea› broken; ‹sonido› intermittent* * *
discontinuo
‹ sonido› intermittent
discontinuo,-a adjetivo discontinuous
' discontinuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discontinua
English:
fitful
* * *discontinuo, -a adj[intermitente] intermittent;línea discontinua broken o dotted line* * *adj discontinuous;línea discontinua AUTO broken line* * *discontinuo, - nua adj: discontinuous -
82 disgustado
adj.1 angry, annoyed, mad, as mad as a hornet.2 displeased, discontent, sick.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disgustar.* * *1→ link=disgustar disgustar► adjetivo1 angry, displeased, upset* * *ADJ upset•
estar disgustado con algn — to be upset with sb•
estar disgustado por algo — to be upset about sth* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= upset, annoyed.Ex. He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.----* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= upset, annoyed.Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.* estar disgustado por = feel deeply about.* * *disgustado -daupsetestoy muy disgustado contigo/por lo que hiciste I'm very upset with you/about what you did* * *
Del verbo disgustar: ( conjugate disgustar)
disgustado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
disgustado
disgustar
disgustado◊ -da adjetivo [estar] upset
disgustar ( conjugate disgustar) verbo transitivo: me disgustó mucho que me mintiera I was very upset that he lied to me;
me disgusta tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell her
disgustarse verbo pronominal
to get upset
disgustado,-a adjetivo upset, displeased
disgustar verbo transitivo
1 (enfadar, entristecer) to upset: disgustó a su madre, he upset his mother
2 (desagradar) to displease: es un sabor raro, pero no me disgusta, it's an odd taste, but I don't dislike it
' disgustado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disgustada
- molesta
- molesto
- contrariado
- mosqueado
- resentido
- tonto
English:
cut up
- disgruntled
- upset
* * *disgustado, -a adj1. [enojado] annoyed, displeased;estar disgustado con alguien/por algo to be annoyed with sb/because of sth;está muy disgustada con nosotros por nuestro comportamiento she's very annoyed with us because of our behaviour2. [consternado] upset;estar disgustado por algo to be upset about o by sth;está muy disgustado por haber suspendido el examen he's very upset about failing the exam;se le veía muy disgustado por la noticia he seemed very upset by the news* * *adj upset ( con with);estar disgustado con alguien be upset with s.o.* * *disgustado adj upset -
83 disiparse
1 (desvanecerse) to clear, disperse, dissipate2 (evaporarse) to evaporate3 figurado to vanish, be dispelled* * *VPR1) (Meteo) [niebla] to lift; [nubes] to disperse2) [dudas] to be dispelled* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *
disiparse ( conjugate disiparse) verbo pronominal [nubes/niebla] to clear;
[temores/sospechas] to be dispelled;
[ ilusiones] to vanish, disappear
■disiparse vr (desvanecerse la niebla, el temor, etc) to disappear, vanish
' disiparse' also found in these entries:
English:
clear
- disperse
- dissipate
- lift
- thin out
- melt
* * *vpr1. [dudas, sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;[ilusiones] to be shattered2. [niebla, humo, vapor] to disperse;un frente cálido hará que se disipe la borrasca a warm front will cause the low pressure to dissipate* * *v/r1 de niebla clear2 de duda vanish* * *vr -
84 dispuesto a ayudar
= willing, willing to helpEx. 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. Results have not been dramatic, but librarians should be willing to help such efforts with all the means at their disposal.* * *= willing, willing to helpEx: 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.
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85 disuadir
v.to dissuade.* * *1 to dissuade (de, from)* * *verbto dissuade, deter* * *VT to dissuade, deterdisuadir a algn de hacer algo — to dissuade o deter sb from doing sth
* * *verbo transitivo to deter, discourageintentó disuadirlo de su propósito — she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade him
disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing
* * *= dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.Ex. Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.Ex. Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.----* disuadir (de) = deter (from).* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* * *verbo transitivo to deter, discourageintentó disuadirlo de su propósito — she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade him
disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing
* * *disuadir(de)(v.) = deter (from)Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
= dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.* disuadir (de) = deter (from).* disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.* * *disuadir [I1 ]vtto deter, discourage disuadir a algn DE algo to dissuade sb FROM sth disuadir a algn DE QUE + SUBJ to dissuade sb FROM -INGintentó disuadirlo de su propósito she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade himdebemos disuadirlo de que lo haga we must dissuade him from doing it* * *
disuadir ( conjugate disuadir) verbo transitivo
to deter, discourage;
disuadir a algn de algo/de que haga algo to dissuade sb from sth/doing sth
disuadir verbo transitivo to dissuade [de, from]
' disuadir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
objetiva
- objetivo
English:
deter
- discourage
- dissuade
- put off
- talk out
- deterrent
* * *disuadir vtto dissuade, to deter (de from);lograron disuadirle de la idea they managed to dissuade her from the idea;no pudimos disuadirle de que fuera we couldn't dissuade him from going, we couldn't talk him out of going;hablando con ella la disuadieron de seguir bebiendo they managed to talk her out of having any more to drink* * *v/t dissuade; POL deter;disuadir a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth* * *disuadir vt: to dissuade, to discourage -
86 divagaciones
f.pl.ravings, rambles, rambling talk.* * *(n.) = ramblings, musings, stray thoughtsEx. Who would want to hear the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.Ex. Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex. The title of the article is 'Some stray thoughts on Dewey Decimal Classification'.* * *(n.) = ramblings, musings, stray thoughtsEx: Who would want to hear the the ramblings of a retiring past president?.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.Ex: The title of the article is 'Some stray thoughts on Dewey Decimal Classification'. -
87 durante el último año
Ex. Over the last years dramatic changes have occurred in the way libraries operate with the introduction of automated circulation systems.* * *Ex: Over the last years dramatic changes have occurred in the way libraries operate with the introduction of automated circulation systems.
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88 eclecticismo
m.eclecticism.* * *1 eclecticism* * *SM eclecticism* * *masculino eclecticism* * *= eclecticism.Ex. Users also exhibited dramatic eclecticism in their reading.* * *masculino eclecticism* * *= eclecticism.Ex: Users also exhibited dramatic eclecticism in their reading.
* * *eclecticism* * *
eclecticismo sustantivo masculino eclecticism
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89 encender un cigarrillo
(v.) = light upEx. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.* * *(v.) = light upEx: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
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90 enfadado
adj.angry, irate, mad, as mad as a hornet.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enfadar.* * *1→ link=enfadar enfadar► adjetivo1 angry, cross, annoyed, US mad* * *(f. - enfadada)adj.* * *ADJ angry, cross•
estar enfadado con alguien — to be angry o annoyed o cross with sb•
estar enfadado por algo — to be angry o annoyed o cross about sthdijo, enfadado — he said, angrily o crossly
* * *- da adjetivo (esp Esp) angry; ( en menor grado) annoyedestá enfadado contigo — he's angry/annoyed with you
* * *= upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], angrily, crossly, annoyed, out of anger.Ex. He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.Ex. The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.Ex. 'Look!' he growled angrily.Ex. 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.----* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* * *- da adjetivo (esp Esp) angry; ( en menor grado) annoyedestá enfadado contigo — he's angry/annoyed with you
* * *= upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], angrily, crossly, annoyed, out of anger.Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.* * *enfadado -da( esp Esp) angry; (en menor grado) annoyedestán enfadados they've fallen out, they've had an argument o a fight, they've had a row ( BrE)está muy enfadado contigo he's very angry/annoyed with you* * *
Del verbo enfadar: ( conjugate enfadar)
enfadado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enfadado
enfadar
enfadado◊ -da adjetivo (esp Esp) angry;
( en menor grado) annoyed;
está enfadado contigo he's angry/annoyed with you
enfadar ( conjugate enfadar) verbo transitivo (esp Esp) ( enojar) to anger, make … angry;
( en menor grado) to annoy
enfadarse verbo pronominal (esp Esp)
( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
enfadadose con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
enfadado,-a adjetivo angry: él y su mujer están enfadados, he and his wife have fallen out
enfadar verbo transitivo to make angry
' enfadado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
causa
- enfadada
- hosca
- hosco
- molesta
- molesto
- mosca
- mosqueada
- mosqueado
- no
- parecerse
- sentir
- acalorado
- peleado
- picado
English:
angry
- be
- cross
- flounce
- huff
- mad
- mighty
- myself
- sore
- vexed
- wild
- annoyed
* * *enfadado, -a adjesp Esp [irritado] angry; [molesto] annoyed;estar enfadado con alguien to be angry/annoyed with sb;está enfadado con sus padres he's angry/annoyed with his parents;estoy muy enfadado contigo I'm very angry/annoyed with you;estar enfadado por algo to be angry/annoyed about sth;están enfadados desde hace años they've been on bad terms with one another for years* * *adj1 annoyed ( con with)2 ( encolerizado) angry ( con with)* * * -
91 engaño
m.1 deceit, deception, trickery, cheating.2 lie, hoax, trick, take-in.3 fraudulence, deceitfulness.4 delusion, false impression.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: engañar.* * *1 deceit, deception2 (estafa) fraud, trick, swindle3 (mentira) lie4 (error) mistake\estar en un engaño to be mistaken* * *noun m.1) deception2) trick* * *SM1) (=acto) [gen] deception; (=ilusión) delusionaquí no hay engaño — there is no attempt to deceive anybody here, it's all on the level *
2) (=trampa) trick, swindle3) (=malentendido) mistake, misunderstandingpadecer engaño — to labour under a misunderstanding, labor under a misunderstanding (EEUU)
4) pl engaños (=astucia) wiles, tricks5) [de pesca] lure6) Cono Sur (=regalo) small gift, token* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex. Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.----* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex: Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *A1 (mentira) deceptionlo que más me duele es el engaño it was the deceit o deception that upset me mostfue víctima de un cruel engaño she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle, she was cruelly deceived o taken invivió en el engaño durante años for years she lived in complete ignorance of his deceites un engaño, no es de oro it's a con, this isn't (made of) gold ( colloq)2 (ardid) ploy, trickse vale de todo tipo de engaños para salirse con la suya he uses all kinds of tricks o every trick in the book to get his own wayllamarse a engaño to claim one has been cheated o deceivedpara que luego nadie pueda llamarse a engaño so that no one can claim o say that they were deceived/cheatedB ( Taur) cape ( used by the matador to confuse the bull)C ( Dep) fakehacer un engaño to fake* * *
Del verbo engañar: ( conjugate engañar)
engaño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
engañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
engañar
engaño
engañó
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engaño a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engaño sustantivo masculino
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
engaño sustantivo masculino
1 (mentira, trampa) deception, swindle
(estafa) fraud
(infidelidad) unfaithfulness
2 (ilusión, equivocación) delusion: deberías sacarle del engaño, you should tell him the truth
♦ Locuciones: llamarse a engaño, to claim that one has been duped
' engaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañarse
- farsa
- maña
- montaje
- tramar
- trampear
- coba
- descubrir
- desengañar
- engañar
- tapadera
- tranza
English:
deceit
- deception
- delusion
- double-cross
- game
- guile
- impersonation
- put over
- ride
- sham
- unfaithful
- hoax
* * *engaño nm1. [mentira] deception, deceit;se ganó su confianza con algún engaño she gained his trust through a deception;lo obtuvo mediante engaño she obtained it by deception;todo fue un engaño it was all a deception;llamarse a engaño [engañarse] to delude oneself;[lamentarse] to claim to have been misled;que nadie se llame a engaño, la economía no va bien let no one have any illusions about it, the economy isn't doing well;no nos llamemos a engaño, el programa se puede mejorar let's not delude ourselves, the program could be improved;para que luego no te llames a engaño so you can't claim to have been misled afterwards2. [estafa] swindle;ha sido víctima de un engaño en la compra del terreno he was swindled over the sale of the land3. [ardid] ploy, trick;de nada van a servirte tus engaños your ploys will get you nowhere;las rebajas son un engaño para que la gente compre lo que no necesita sales are a ploy to make people buy things they don't need4. Taurom bullfighter's cape5. [para pescar] lure* * *m1 ( mentira) deception, deceit2 ( ardid) trick;llamarse a engaño claim to have been cheated* * *engaño nm1) : deception, trick2) : fake, feint (in sports)* * *engaño n1. (mentira) lie2. (trampa) trick3. (timo) swindle -
92 enojado
adj.1 angry, furious, cross, mad.2 furious, angry, irate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enojar.* * *1→ link=enojar enojar► adjetivo1 angry, cross* * *(f. - enojada)adj.* * *ADJ angry, cross, mad (EEUU)dijo, enojado — he said angrily
* * *- da adjetivo (esp AmL) angry, mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq)esta enojado contigo — he`s angry/annoyed with you
* * *= annoyed, irate, upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], in a rage, angrily, crossly, irritated, pissed off, ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], exasperated, miffed, out of anger, in a grouch.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.Ex. He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.Ex. The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.Ex. When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex. 'Look!' he growled angrily.Ex. 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.Ex. Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.Ex. The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.Ex. The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.Ex. Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.----* enojado al máximo = mad as hell.* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.* * *- da adjetivo (esp AmL) angry, mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq)esta enojado contigo — he`s angry/annoyed with you
* * *= annoyed, irate, upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], in a rage, angrily, crossly, irritated, pissed off, ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], exasperated, miffed, out of anger, in a grouch.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.Ex: The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.* enojado al máximo = mad as hell.* estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.* irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.* salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.* * *enojado -da—de ninguna manera —contestó enojado certainly not! he replied angrilyestán enojados y no se hablan they've fallen out o they've had an argument and they aren't speaking to each otherestar enojado CON algn to be angry/annoyed WITH sb* * *
Del verbo enojar: ( conjugate enojar)
enojado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
enojado
enojar
enojado
( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq);◊ está enojado contigo he`s angry/annoyed with you;
están enojados they've fallen out
enojar ( conjugate enojar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make … angry;
( en menor grado) to annoy
enojarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq);
( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
enojadose con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
enojado,-a adjetivo angry
enojar verbo transitivo to anger, annoy
' enojado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enojada
- picada
- picado
- arisco
- arrecho
- bravo
- contrariado
- encarado
English:
stamp
- angry
- annoyed
- cross
- vexed
* * *enojado, -a adjesp Am [irritado] angry; [molesto] annoyed;estar enojado con alguien to be angry/annoyed with sb;está enojada con sus padres she's angry/annoyed with her parents;estoy muy enojado contigo I'm very angry/annoyed with you;estar enojado por algo to be angry/annoyed about sth;están enojados desde hace años they've been on bad terms with one another for years* * *adj L.Am.angry* * *enojado, -da adj1) : annoyed2) : angry, mad* * *enojado adj annoyed -
93 espasmódico
adj.spasmodic, convulsive, fitful, jerky.* * *► adjetivo1 spasmodic, jerky* * *ADJ spasmodic* * *- ca adjetivo spasmodic* * *= fitful, spastic, spasmodic, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].Ex. This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.Ex. The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.Ex. Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex. By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.* * *- ca adjetivo spasmodic* * *= fitful, spastic, spasmodic, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.* * *espasmódico -caspasmodic* * *
espasmódico,-a adjetivo spasmodic, jerky, fitful
' espasmódico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espasmódica
English:
spasmodic
- spasmodically
* * *espasmódico, -a adjspasmodic* * *adj spasmodic* * *espasmódico, -ca adj: spasmodic -
94 esquivar
v.1 to avoid.2 to dodge, to evade, to duck, to fend off.Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.* * *1 (persona) to avoid, shun2 (golpe) to dodge, elude* * *verb1) to dodge2) avoid* * *1.VT (=evitar) to avoid, shun; (=evadir) to dodge, side-stepesquivar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth, be chary of doing sth
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade* * *= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.----* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* * *verbo transitivo < persona> to avoid; <golpe/pregunta> to dodge, evade; <problema/dificultad> to avoid; < responsabilidad> to avoid, evade* * *= dodge, eschew, skate over, parry, skirt, fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.* esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.* esquivar la cuestión = sidestep + the issue.* esquivar la mirada de Alguien = avert + Posesivo + eyes.* esquivar una cuestión = dodge + issue.* esquivar un problema = duck + issue.* * *esquivar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to avoid2 ‹golpe› to dodge, evade; ‹pregunta› to avoid, dodge, sidestepintentaron esquivar el tema they tried to dodge o evade the issue3 ‹problema/dificultad› to avoid; ‹responsabilidad› to avoid, evade* * *
esquivar ( conjugate esquivar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/problema/dificultad› to avoid;
‹golpe/pregunta› to dodge, evade;
‹ responsabilidad› to avoid, evade
esquivar verbo transitivo
1 (un obstáculo, golpe) to dodge: menos mal que pudo esquivar el árbol que había caído en la carretera, luckily he was able to dodge the tree that had fallen across the road
2 (a una persona) to avoid, dodge: me está esquivando, he's avoiding me
' esquivar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burlar
- cuneta
- huir
- esquinazo
English:
dodge
- elude
- fend off
- sidestep
- way
- avoid
- divert
- duck
- fend
- fudge
- side
* * *esquivar vt1. [golpe] to dodge;[valla, obstáculo] to clear;trató de esquivar al perro para no atropellarlo he tried to avoid the dog so as not to knock it down2. [persona, discusión, tema] to avoid;[pregunta] to evade, to dodge; [compromiso, responsabilidad] to evade, to get out of; [problema, inconveniente] to avoid, to get round* * *v/t avoid, dodge fam* * *esquivar vt1) evadir: to dodge, to evade2) evitar: to avoid* * *esquivar vb1. (golpe) to dodge2. (persona) to avoid -
95 estornudo
m.sneeze.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estornudar.* * *1 sneeze* * *SM sneeze* * *masculino sneeze* * *= cough, sneeze, sneezing.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.Ex. I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.* * *masculino sneeze* * *= cough, sneeze, sneezing.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.Ex: I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.* * *sneeze* * *
Del verbo estornudar: ( conjugate estornudar)
estornudo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estornudó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estornudar
estornudo
estornudar ( conjugate estornudar) verbo intransitivo
to sneeze
estornudo sustantivo masculino
sneeze
estornudar verbo intransitivo to sneeze
estornudo sustantivo masculino sneeze
' estornudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soltar
English:
sneeze
* * *estornudo nmsneeze;soltar un estornudo to sneeze* * *m sneeze* * *estornudo nm: sneeze* * *estornudo n sneeze -
96 evitar
v.1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o preventedevitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing somethingRicardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).no puede evitarlo he can't help itJavier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me3 to save.esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go* * *1 (gen) to avoid2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid3 (ahorrar) to spare, save* * *verb1) to avoid2) prevent* * *1. VT1) (=eludir) to avoid2) (=ahorrar) to saveme evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.----* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (eludir, huir de) to avoidb) ( impedir) to avoid, preventpara evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering
c) ( ahorrar)2.evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
* * *= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.* el evitar = avoidance.* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.* evitar que = keep from.* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* * *evitar [A1 ]vt1 (eludir, huir de) to avoidevita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with himpara evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?2 (impedir) to avoid, preventse podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o preventedharemos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent itpara evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering3 (ahorrar) to saveuna simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of troubleasí les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worrypor esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center■ evitarse‹problemas› to save oneselfevítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the storesi aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problemsme evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it* * *
Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them sufferingc) ( remediar):◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it
evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid
' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably
* * *♦ vt1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;no puede evitarlo he can't help it;no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am3. [ahorrar] to save;esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go* * *v/t1 avoid;no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it2 ( impedir) prevent3 molestias save* * *evitar vt1) : to avoid2) prevenir: to prevent3) eludir: to escape, to elude* * *evitar vb1. (en general) to avoid2. (impedir) to prevent3. (ahorrar) to save -
97 evocativo
adj.evocative, evocatory, suggestive.* * *ADJ LAm evocative* * *- va adjetivo evocative* * *= evocative.Ex. The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.* * *- va adjetivo evocative* * *= evocative.Ex: The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.
* * *evocativo -vaevocative* * *evocativo, -a adjevocative -
98 exactitud
f.1 accuracy, precision.no lo sé con exactitud I don't know exactly2 exactness, correctness, accuracy, good timing.* * *1 (fidelidad) exactness; (precisión) accuracy\con exactitud accurately* * *noun f.accuracy, exactitude* * *SF1) (=precisión) accuracycon exactitud — [saber, calcular, precisar] exactly
siguió las instrucciones con exactitud — he followed the instructions exactly o to the letter
2) (=veracidad) accuracy3) (=fidelidad) accuracy* * *a) ( precisión) accuracy, precisionb) (veracidad, rigor) accuracy* * *= accuracy, correctness, exactness, unambiguity, preciseness, rightness.Ex. This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.Ex. Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.Ex. Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.Ex. The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.Ex. Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.Ex. The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.----* con exactitud = precisely.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* * *a) ( precisión) accuracy, precisionb) (veracidad, rigor) accuracy* * *= accuracy, correctness, exactness, unambiguity, preciseness, rightness.Ex: This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.
Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.Ex: The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.* con exactitud = precisely.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* * *1(precisión): la exactitud de sus cálculos the accuracy o precision of her calculationsutiliza el vocabulario con mucha exactitud she uses words with great precision o exactness o exactitudelas órdenes se han cumplido con exactitud the orders have been carried out to the letter2 (veracidad, rigor) accuracy* * *
exactitud sustantivo femenino
exactitud f (precisión) accuracy
♦ Locuciones: con exactitud, exactly: no puedo decirte con exactitud dónde vive, I can't tell you precisely where he lives
' exactitud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
precisión
- religiosa
- religioso
- rigurosamente
- precisar
English:
accuracy
- exactitude
- faithfully
- strictness
- pin
* * *exactitud nf1. [precisión] accuracy, precision;describa con exactitud lo ocurrido describe exactly what happened;no lo sé con exactitud I don't know exactly2. [rigor] rigorousness* * *f accuracy; de medida accuracy, precision* * *exactitud nfprecisión: accuracy, precision, exactitude* * *exactitud n (precisión) accuracy / precision -
99 exagerado
adj.1 exaggerated, far-fetched, exaggerating, inflated.2 exaggerated.3 overreacted, over-reacted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: exagerar.* * *1→ link=exagerar exagerar► adjetivo1 (gen) exaggerated; (historia) far-fetched2 (excesivo) excessive3 (precio) exorbitant4 (gesto) flamboyant\ser exagerado,-a (persona) to exaggerate* * *ADJ1) [persona] [en los gestos] prone to exaggeration; [en el vestir] over-dressed, dressy¡qué exagerado eres!, ¡no seas exagerado! — don't exaggerate!, you do exaggerate!
nos lo contó de forma muy exagerada — he told us in a very exaggerated o a completely over- the-top * way
2) [gesto] theatrical3) (=excesivo) [precio] excessive, steep* * *- da adjetivoa) < persona>b) <historia/relato> exaggeratedc) ( excesivo) < precio> exorbitant, excessive; <cariño/castigo> excessive; < moda> extravagant, way-out (colloq)* * *= exaggerated, far-fetched [farfetched], hyperbolic, over-the-top.Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex. The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.----* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.* exagerado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* * *- da adjetivoa) < persona>b) <historia/relato> exaggeratedc) ( excesivo) < precio> exorbitant, excessive; <cariño/castigo> excessive; < moda> extravagant, way-out (colloq)* * *exagerado (con respecto a)= out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to)Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians.
Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.= exaggerated, far-fetched [farfetched], hyperbolic, over-the-top.Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.Ex: The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.* alcanzar proporciones exageradas = reach + epic proportions.* demasiado exagerado = overly-exaggerated.* exagerado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* * *exagerado -da1 ‹persona›¡qué exagerado eres! no había ni 50 personas don't exaggerate o you do exaggerate! there weren't even 50 people therees muy exagerada con la comida she always makes far too much food2 (excesivo) ‹precio› exorbitant, excessive; ‹cariño› excessive; ‹moda› extravagant, way-out ( colloq)* * *
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exagerar
exagerado◊ -da adjetivoa) ‹ persona›:◊ ¡qué exagerado eres! you do exaggerate!
‹cariño/castigo› excessive;
‹ moda› extravagant, way-out (colloq)
exagerar ( conjugate exagerar) verbo transitivo ‹suceso/noticia› to exaggerate
verbo intransitivo ( al hablar) to exaggerate;
( al hacer algo) to overdo it, go over the top (colloq)
exagerado,-a adj (persona, historia) exaggerated
(cálculo, cantidad) excessive
exagerar verbo transitivo to exaggerate
' exagerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desorbitada
- desorbitado
- exagerada
- prurito
- salvajada
- teatral
- abultado
- cuentista
English:
extravagant
- fulsome
- inflated
- intense
- top
- camp
- excessive
- far
* * *exagerado, -a adj[en sus acciones] he really goes too far, he really overdoes it; [en sus reacciones] he overreacts a lot;¡qué exagerado eres! no había tanta gente you're always exaggerating! there weren't as many people as that2. [cifra, reacción, gesto] exaggerated;[precio] exorbitant;había una cantidad exagerada de comida there was an enormous amount of food;muestran exagerada cautela they are excessively cautious* * *adj exaggerated;¡eres un exagerado! you always overdo things o go too far!; al contar una anécdota you do exaggerate!* * *exagerado, -da adj1) : exaggerated2) : excessive♦ exageradamente adv* * *exagerado adj excessive¡no seas exagerado! don't exaggerate! -
100 exasperar a Alguien
(v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.* * *(v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + pottyEx: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
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