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embellish

  • 1 afiligranar

    • embellish
    • filagree

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > afiligranar

  • 2 adornar

    v.
    1 to decorate.
    2 to adorn.
    Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.
    Ella adornó la verdad She adorned the truth.
    3 to be decorative.
    hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch
    * * *
    1 to adorn, decorate
    2 figurado to embellish
    * * *
    verb
    1) to adorn, decorate
    2) trim
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=decorar) to adorn, decorate (de with)
    (Cos) to trim (de with) (Culin) to garnish (de with)
    2) [+ persona] (=dotar) to endow, bless (de with)
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorate
    b) <relato/discurso> to embellish
    c) flores/banderas to adorn
    2.
    adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn
    * * *
    = embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.
    Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
    Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
    Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
    Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorate
    b) <relato/discurso> to embellish
    c) flores/banderas to adorn
    2.
    adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn
    * * *
    = embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.

    Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.

    Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
    Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
    Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
    Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.
    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.

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    adornar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 «persona» ‹habitación› to decorate; ‹vestido/sombrero› to trim, decorate; ‹plato/comida› to garnish, decorate
    adornaron la iglesia con flores they decorated o ( liter) decked the church with flowers
    2 ‹relato/discurso› to embellish
    3 «flores/banderas» to adorn
    las banderas que adornan la fachada del hotel the flags which adorn the facade of the hotel
    las virtudes/cualidades que lo adornan ( liter); the virtues/qualities with which he is blessed ( liter)
    ( refl):
    los domingos se adornan y salen de paseo on Sundays they get dressed up and go out for a stroll
    se adornó los brazos con pulseras she adorned her arms with bracelets
    * * *

    adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹habitación/sombrero/comida› to decorate

    b) ‹relato/discurso› to embellish

    c) [flores/banderas] to adorn

    adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
    adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
    ' adornar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cinta
    - peineta
    - purpurina
    English:
    adorn
    - deck
    - decorate
    - embellish
    - embroider
    - garnish
    - hang
    - trim
    - festoon
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [decorar] to decorate;
    adornó la habitación con cuadros she decorated o hung the room with paintings
    2. [aderezar] to adorn ( con with);
    adornó el relato con florituras del lenguaje she embellished the story with fancy language
    ♦ vi
    to be decorative;
    hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch
    * * *
    v/t decorate
    * * *
    decorar: to decorate, to adorn
    * * *
    adornar vb to decorate

    Spanish-English dictionary > adornar

  • 3 embellecer

    v.
    1 to adorn, to embellish.
    María embelleció su casa Mary embellished her home.
    2 to color, to belie, to camouflage, to colour.
    María embelleció la contabilidad Mary camouflaged the accounting records.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 to make beautiful, beautify
    1 to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself
    * * *
    VT to embellish, beautify
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of
    2.
    embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful
    3.
    embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself
    * * *
    = embellish, grace.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of
    2.
    embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful
    3.
    embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself
    * * *
    = embellish, grace.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

    * * *
    embellecer [E3 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona› to make … beautiful
    2 ‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of, make … more attractive o beautiful
    ■ embellecer
    vi
    ( liter); to become o grow more beautiful
    ( refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself
    dame diez minutos para embellecerme ( hum); give me ten minutes to make myself beautiful ( hum)
    * * *

    embellecer ( conjugate embellecer) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … beautiful;
    ‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of
    embellecer verbo transitivo to embellish
    ' embellecer' also found in these entries:
    English:
    embellish
    - embroider
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [persona] to make beautiful
    2. [pueblo, edificio] to make more attractive, to smarten up
    * * *
    v/t make more beautiful, beautify
    * * *
    embellecer {53} vt
    : to embellish, to beautify

    Spanish-English dictionary > embellecer

  • 4 acicalar

    v.
    1 to do up.
    2 to embellish, to dress, to brush up, to adorn.
    * * *
    1 to smarten up
    1 to dress up, smarten up
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] to dress up, bedeck
    2) [+ metal] to polish, burnish, shine
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    = spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.
    Ex. The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
    Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
    Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
    * * *
    = spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.

    Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
    Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
    Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.

    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to do up, to spruce up
    * * *
    1) pulir: to polish
    2) : to dress up, to adorn

    Spanish-English dictionary > acicalar

  • 5 aderezar

    v.
    2 to liven up, to spice up.
    3 to season, to flavor, to flavour, to prepare.
    El cocinero adereza el guiso The cook seasons the stew.
    4 to adorn, to decorate, to garnish, to bedizen.
    María adereza el auditorio Mary adorns the auditorium.
    * * *
    1 (condimentar) to season; (ensalada) to dress; (bebida) to prepare, mix
    2 (preparar) to prepare
    3 figurado (personas) to make beautiful; (cosas) to embellish
    1 (arreglarse) to dress up, get ready
    * * *
    verb
    to season, dress
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready; (=vestir) to dress up; (=adornar) to embellish, adorn
    2) (Culin) (=sazonar) to season, garnish; [+ ensalada] to dress; [+ bebidas] to prepare, mix; [+ vinos] to blend
    3) [+ máquina] to repair; [+ tela] to gum, size
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < guiso> to season; < ensalada> to dress
    b) < pieles> to cure
    * * *
    = lard, season, flavour [flavor, -USA], smarten up, smarten.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
    Ex. Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
    Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < guiso> to season; < ensalada> to dress
    b) < pieles> to cure
    * * *
    = lard, season, flavour [flavor, -USA], smarten up, smarten.

    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

    Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
    Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
    Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.

    * * *
    aderezar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹guiso› to season; ‹ensalada› to dress
    2 ‹pieles› to cure, pickle
    * * *

    aderezar ( conjugate aderezar) verbo transitivo ‹ guiso› to season;
    ‹ ensalada› to dress
    aderezar verbo transitivo
    1 Culin (condimentar una comida) to season
    (salpimentar una ensalada) to dress
    2 (amenizar) to liven up
    ' aderezar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sazonar
    English:
    garnish
    * * *
    1. [sazonar] [ensalada] to dress;
    [comida] to season
    2. [tejidos] to size
    3. [conversación] to liven up, to spice up
    * * *
    v/t con especias season; ensalada dress; fig
    liven up
    * * *
    aderezar {21} vt
    1) sazonar: to season, to dress (salad)
    2) : to embellish, to adorn

    Spanish-English dictionary > aderezar

  • 6 exornar

    v.
    to adorn or embellish a discourse with rhetorical figures.
    * * *
    1 to adorn, embellish
    * * *
    VT to adorn, embellish (de with)

    Spanish-English dictionary > exornar

  • 7 adornitos

    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > adornitos

  • 8 baratijas

    f.pl.
    small cheap articles, junk, loose objects, miscellaneous junk.
    m.pl.
    trifles, toys.
    * * *
    = trinkets, bric-a-brac
    Ex. The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *
    = trinkets, bric-a-brac

    Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > baratijas

  • 9 coleccionable

    adj.
    1 collectable.
    2 collectible, collectable.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SM (=objeto) collectable; (Prensa) pull-out section
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo collectable
    II
    masculino pull-out section
    * * *
    = collectable, collectible.
    Nota: También escrito collectable.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become ' collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. This system constructs models that predict whether a customer account or transaction is collectible.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo collectable
    II
    masculino pull-out section
    * * *
    = collectable, collectible.
    Nota: También escrito collectable.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become ' collectable' in time to come.

    Ex: This system constructs models that predict whether a customer account or transaction is collectible.

    * * *
    collectable
    pull-out section
    * * *

    coleccionable adjetivo & sustantivo masculino collectable
    ' coleccionable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fascículo
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    collectable
    ♦ nm
    = special supplement in serialized form
    * * *
    adj collectable

    Spanish-English dictionary > coleccionable

  • 10 curiosidades

    f.pl.
    loose objects, odds and ends, bric-à-brac.
    * * *
    = curiosa, bric-a-brac
    Ex. The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *
    = curiosa, bric-a-brac

    Ex: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > curiosidades

  • 11 decorar

    v.
    1 to decorate.
    2 to be decorative.
    3 to adorn.
    Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.
    4 to embellish.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to decorate, adorn, embellish; (una casa) to decorate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    I
    VT [+ casa, habitación] to decorate (de with)
    II
    VT
    1) (=aprender) to learn, memorize
    2) (=recitar) to chorus
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < pastel> to decorate; <vitrina/escaparate> to dress; <casa/habitación> to decorate; < árbol de Navidad> (AmL) to decorate
    * * *
    = decorate, ornament, adorn, trim, festoon, drape, garland, ornate.
    Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
    Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
    Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
    Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex. In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.
    Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.
    ----
    * decorar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.
    * decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.
    * productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < pastel> to decorate; <vitrina/escaparate> to dress; <casa/habitación> to decorate; < árbol de Navidad> (AmL) to decorate
    * * *
    = decorate, ornament, adorn, trim, festoon, drape, garland, ornate.

    Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

    Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
    Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
    Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
    Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.
    Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.
    * decorar con guirnaldas = festoon, garland.
    * decorar el hogar = decorate + the house.
    * productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.

    * * *
    decorar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹pastel› to decorate; ‹escaparate/vitrina› to dress; ‹casa/habitación› to decorate; ‹árbol de Navidad› ( AmL) to decorate
    * * *

    decorar ( conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
    to decorate
    decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
    ' decorar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    decorate
    - vividly
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [piso, paredes, tarta] to decorate; [escaparate] to dress
    ♦ vi
    to be decorative
    * * *
    v/t decorate
    * * *
    adornar: to decorate, to adorn
    * * *
    decorar vb to decorate

    Spanish-English dictionary > decorar

  • 12 en el futuro

    = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come
    Ex. The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.
    Ex. It's not an academic problem; it's not a problem for ten years down the road; it's a problem that people are struggling with now.
    Ex. Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. In essence, an issues management group, within a corporation or other organization, attempts to identify technological or social issues likely to have positive or negative impact on the institution at some future date.
    Ex. Of course, we cannot tell in advance which particular subjects are likely to grow most in years to come.
    Ex. The number of libraries expected to acquire these workstations at some future time was also determined.
    Ex. It is certain that the technology will dominate the entire library scene in the years to come.
    Ex. Librarians and vendors will need each other in the years ahead and must learn how to do business with each other.
    Ex. The author considers the future plans and possible problem areas the library may have to face in years to come.
    Ex. While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.
    Ex. So far this has only been adopted by four suppliers, but it has so many advantages for the user that it will surely become standard practice in the future.
    Ex. Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
    Ex. In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come.
    * * *
    = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come

    Ex: The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.

    Ex: It's not an academic problem; it's not a problem for ten years down the road; it's a problem that people are struggling with now.
    Ex: Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite.
    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex: In essence, an issues management group, within a corporation or other organization, attempts to identify technological or social issues likely to have positive or negative impact on the institution at some future date.
    Ex: Of course, we cannot tell in advance which particular subjects are likely to grow most in years to come.
    Ex: The number of libraries expected to acquire these workstations at some future time was also determined.
    Ex: It is certain that the technology will dominate the entire library scene in the years to come.
    Ex: Librarians and vendors will need each other in the years ahead and must learn how to do business with each other.
    Ex: The author considers the future plans and possible problem areas the library may have to face in years to come.
    Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.
    Ex: So far this has only been adopted by four suppliers, but it has so many advantages for the user that it will surely become standard practice in the future.
    Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
    Ex: In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en el futuro

  • 13 ennoblecer

    v.
    1 to ennoble, to dignify (person).
    esas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit
    2 to exalt, to uplift, to ennoble.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer
    1 to ennoble
    2 figurado (dignificar) to do honour (US honor) to, be a credit to
    3 figurado (dar distinción) to add distinction, add refinement
    1 to become noble
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=hacer noble) to ennoble
    2) (=adornar) to embellish
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < persona> to ennoble (frml)
    * * *
    = uplift, ennoble.
    Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.
    Ex. If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < persona> to ennoble (frml)
    * * *
    = uplift, ennoble.

    Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

    Ex: If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.

    * * *
    ennoblecer [E3 ]
    vt
    ‹persona› to ennoble ( frml)
    ese gesto tan generoso lo ennoblece such a noble gesture does him credit
    las cortinas de seda ennoblecen la habitación the silk curtains lend an air of distinction to the room
    este estilo sobrio ennoblece la fachada this sober style adds dignity to the façade
    * * *
    1. [persona] to ennoble, to dignify;
    estas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit;
    tratan de ennoblecer la profesión de artista de circo they seek to dignify the profession of circus performer
    2. [lugar]
    las alfombras persas ennoblecen la estancia the Persian carpets give the room a grand air
    * * *
    v/t ennoble
    * * *
    ennoblecer {53} vt
    1) : to ennoble
    2) : to embellish

    Spanish-English dictionary > ennoblecer

  • 14 libro ilustrado

    m.
    picture book.
    * * *
    (n.) = livre d'artiste, illustrated book
    Ex. This article describes the work of fine book illustrators and designers which contributed to the livre d'artiste.
    Ex. An illustrated book is a book that includes visual images to explain, augment, or embellish the text.
    * * *
    (n.) = livre d'artiste, illustrated book

    Ex: This article describes the work of fine book illustrators and designers which contributed to the livre d'artiste.

    Ex: An illustrated book is a book that includes visual images to explain, augment, or embellish the text.

    Spanish-English dictionary > libro ilustrado

  • 15 objetos curiosos

    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > objetos curiosos

  • 16 sociedad industrial

    f.
    industrial society.
    * * *
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sociedad industrial

  • 17 hermosear

    v.
    1 to beautify, to embellish, to adorn.
    2 to glamorize, to add glamor or luster.
    * * *
    1 to beautify, make beautiful
    * * *
    VT frm to beautify, embellish
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to beautify, make... look beautiful
    2.
    hermosearse v pron (hum) to make oneself (look) beautiful (hum)
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to beautify, make... look beautiful
    2.
    hermosearse v pron (hum) to make oneself (look) beautiful (hum)
    * * *
    hermosear [A1 ]
    vt
    to beautify, make … look beautiful
    ( hum); to make oneself (look) beautiful ( hum), to doll oneself up ( colloq)
    * * *
    to beautify, to make beautiful
    * * *
    v/t beautify

    Spanish-English dictionary > hermosear

  • 18 novelero

    1 (aficionado a leer novelas) fond of reading novels
    2 (fantasioso) highly imaginative
    3 (chismoso) gossipy
    * * *
    novelero, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=imaginativo) highly imaginative
    2) (=romántico) dreamy, romantic
    3) (=aficionado) [a novedades] fond of novelty; [a novelas] fond of novels; [a habladurías] gossipy, fond of gossiping
    4) [cuento, historia] romantic, novelettish
    2.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo

    es muy novelero — ( fantasioso) he tends to embroider his stories; ( aficionado a la novela) he loves reading novels

    * * *
    - ra adjetivo

    es muy novelero — ( fantasioso) he tends to embroider his stories; ( aficionado a la novela) he loves reading novels

    * * *
    1
    (fantasioso): es muy novelero he tends to embroider o embellish his stories
    2
    (aficionado a la novela): es muy novelera she loves reading novels, she's a great novel reader
    3
    (amigo de lo novedoso): es muy novelero he loves o ( colloq) he's crazy about anything that's new
    * * *

    novelero,-a adj pey imaginative, creative: tiene tendencia a ser un poco novelero, he tends to embellish his stories
    ' novelero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    novelera
    * * *
    novelero, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [fantasioso] over-imaginative
    2. [aficionado a las novelas]
    es muy novelero he's a great reader of novels
    3. [aficionado a lo novedoso]
    es muy novelero he always has to have the latest thing
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [fantasioso]
    es un novelero he has an overactive imagination, he tends to exaggerate
    2. [aficionado a las novelas]
    es un novelero he's a great reader of novels
    3. [aficionado a lo novedoso]
    es un novelero he always has to have the latest thing

    Spanish-English dictionary > novelero

  • 19 alindar

    v.
    1 to mark limits.
    2 to embellish, to adorn.
    3 to define a boundary line.
    * * *
    I
    VT (=adornar) to embellish, make pretty, make look nice; [+ persona] to doll up, prettify
    II
    1.
    VT [+ tierra] to mark off, mark out
    2.
    VI (=estar contiguo) to adjoin, be adjacent
    * * *
    alindar [A1 ]
    vt
    deslindar vt 1. (↑ deslindar)
    ■ alindar
    vi
    lindar vi 1. (↑ lindar)

    Spanish-English dictionary > alindar

  • 20 adorno

    m.
    1 decoration.
    de adorno decorative (árbol, figura)
    2 adornment, decoration, frill, garnishing.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adornar.
    * * *
    1 decoration, adornment
    2 COSTURA trimming
    3 COCINA garnish
    \
    de adorno decorative
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=objeto) ornament
    2) (=decoración) ornamentation, adornment

    no se puede comer, está de adorno — you can't eat it, it's just for decoration

    no funciona, está o es de adorno — it doesn't work, it's just for show

    3) (Cos) trim, trimming
    4) (Culin) garnish
    * * *
    a) ( objeto) ornament
    b) ( decoración) adornment

    lo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show

    * * *
    = embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.
    Ex. Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
    Ex. Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.
    Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
    Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
    Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
    ----
    * adornos = bells and whistles.
    * sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.
    * * *
    a) ( objeto) ornament
    b) ( decoración) adornment

    lo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show

    * * *
    = embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.

    Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.

    Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.
    Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
    Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
    Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
    * adornos = bells and whistles.
    * sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.
    * todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.

    * * *
    1 (objeto) ornament
    los adornos de Navidad the Christmas decorations
    2
    (decoración): su único adorno eran unos pendientes a pair of earrings was her only adornment
    una tela tan rica no necesita adorno ninguno such a rich fabric doesn't need any decoration o adornment
    una falda con adorno de pasamanería a skirt trimmed with frills
    de adorno for decoration
    le puso unas aceitunas de adorno she added a few olives for decoration
    lo tenemos de adorno ( hum); it's just for show
    * * *

    Del verbo adornar: ( conjugate adornar)

    adorno es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    adornó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    adornar    
    adorno
    adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹habitación/sombrero/comida› to decorate

    b) ‹relato/discurso› to embellish

    c) [flores/banderas] to adorn

    adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
    adorno sustantivo masculino




    adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
    adorno sustantivo masculino decoration, adornment
    ♦ Locuciones: de adorno (que no hace nada) just for show: tienen el coche de adorno, porque nunca van a ningún sitio, they just have the car for show; they never go anywhere in it
    ' adorno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borla
    - brazalete
    - colgante
    - orla
    - plumaje
    - revestir
    - ribete
    - tocada
    - tocado
    - viñeta
    - aplique
    - bagatela
    - baratija
    - chiche
    - chuchería
    - complicado
    - figurita
    - flecos
    - franja
    - horrible
    - huachafo
    - jareta
    - móvil
    - paño
    - pluma
    English:
    adornment
    - bauble
    - flourish
    - ornament
    - salad
    - trim
    - trimming
    - decoration
    - decorative
    - for
    - garnish
    * * *
    adorno nm
    [objeto] ornament;
    los adornos navideños the Christmas decorations;
    de adorno [árbol, figura] decorative;
    es sólo de adorno [no funciona] it's just for show;
    Fam Hum
    estar de adorno: está aquí sólo de adorno he's just taking up space here;
    no está aquí sólo de adorno he's not here just because he's a pretty face
    * * *
    m ornament; de Navidad decoration
    * * *
    adorno nm
    : ornament, decoration
    * * *
    adorno n decoration

    Spanish-English dictionary > adorno

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