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encouraged

  • 101 montar un número

    familiar to make a scene
    * * *
    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row
    Ex. If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.
    Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex. 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex. After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex. The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.
    * * *
    (v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row

    Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.

    Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.
    Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
    Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
    Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.
    Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
    Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
    Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.

    Spanish-English dictionary > montar un número

  • 102 musculoso

    adj.
    muscular, able-bodied, beefy, brawny.
    * * *
    1 muscular
    * * *
    (f. - musculosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=de muchos músculos) muscular; (=fortachón) muscly *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo muscular
    * * *
    = brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.].
    Ex. This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo muscular
    * * *
    = brawny [brawnier -comp., brawniest -sup.].

    Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› muscular, muscly ( colloq)
    2 ‹órgano› muscular
    * * *

    musculoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    muscular
    musculoso,-a adjetivo muscular: tiene un torso muy musculoso, he has a muscular torso

    ' musculoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuadrada
    - cuadrado
    - fofa
    - fofo
    - musculosa
    English:
    muscular
    - brawny
    * * *
    musculoso, -a adj
    muscular
    * * *
    adj muscular
    * * *
    musculoso, -sa adj
    : muscular, brawny
    * * *
    musculoso adj muscular

    Spanish-English dictionary > musculoso

  • 103 nadar largos

    (v.) = swim + laps
    Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
    * * *
    (v.) = swim + laps

    Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nadar largos

  • 104 no convencional

    adj.
    unconventional, nonstandard, nonconventional, nonconforming.
    * * *
    Ex. The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
    * * *

    Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no convencional

  • 105 no revelación

    (n.) = nondisclosure [non-disclosure]
    Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
    * * *
    (n.) = nondisclosure [non-disclosure]

    Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no revelación

  • 106 ola

    f.
    1 wave.
    una ola de atentados terroristas a wave o spate of terrorist attacks
    una ola de visitantes a flood of tourists
    la nueva ola the New Wave
    ola de calor heatwave
    ola de frío cold spell
    la ola (mexicana) the Mexican wave
    2 Ola.
    * * *
    1 wave
    \
    la nueva ola the new wave
    ola de calor heat wave
    ola de frío cold spell
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de mar] wave

    la ola — [en un estadio] the Mexican wave

    2) (=abundancia) [de indignación, prosperidad] wave; [de atentados, huelgas] spate; [de gripe] (sudden) outbreak

    ola de frío — cold spell, cold snap

    * * *
    femenino wave
    * * *
    = wave, billow.
    Ex. Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
    Ex. A tsunami is a billow induced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the sea bottom.
    ----
    * ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.
    * Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.
    * ola de calor = heat wave.
    * ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.
    * ola pequeña = ripple.
    * olas = surf, swell.
    * una ola de = a wave of, a tide of.
    * * *
    femenino wave
    * * *
    = wave, billow.

    Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.

    Ex: A tsunami is a billow induced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the sea bottom.
    * ir con la nueva ola = ride + wave.
    * Nueva Ola, la = New Wave, the.
    * ola de calor = heat wave.
    * ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.
    * ola pequeña = ripple.
    * olas = surf, swell.
    * una ola de = a wave of, a tide of.

    * * *
    wave
    una ola de violencia a wave of violence
    una ola de atracos a wave o spate of robberies
    una ola de despidos a spate of dismissals
    hicieron la ola mexicana they did a Mexican wave
    hacer olas to rock the boat, to make waves
    Compuestos:
    heat wave
    cold spell
    * * *

     

    ola sustantivo femenino
    wave;

    ola de frío cold spell
    ola sustantivo femenino wave
    ola de frío, cold spell
    una ola de suicidios, a wave of suicides

    ' ola' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cresta
    - esquirol
    - esquirola
    - espumoso
    - maremoto
    - reventar
    English:
    break
    - breaker
    - crest
    - epidemic
    - heatwave
    - roller
    - snap
    - Spaniard
    - Spanish
    - spell
    - surge
    - untouched
    - wave
    - crime
    - heat
    - hello
    - storm
    * * *
    ola nf
    wave;
    una ola de atentados terroristas a wave o spate of terrorist attacks;
    una ola de visitantes a flood of visitors
    ola de calor heatwave;
    ola de frío cold spell;
    la ola mexicana the Mexican wave;
    hacer la ola (mexicana) to do the Mexican wave
    * * *
    f wave
    * * *
    ola nf
    1) : wave
    2)
    ola de calor : heat wave
    * * *
    ola n wave

    Spanish-English dictionary > ola

  • 107 oleada

    f.
    1 swell.
    2 wave.
    3 surge, billow, wave, beating of waves.
    4 great number, great surge, surge.
    * * *
    1 big wave
    2 figurado wave
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Náut) big wave
    2) (=gran cantidad) [de jóvenes, artistas] wave; [de atentados, huelgas] spate; [de inflación] surge
    * * *
    femenino wave
    * * *
    = wave, groundswell.
    Ex. Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
    Ex. The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
    ----
    * oleada de calor = heat wave.
    * oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.
    * una oleada de = an army of, a flurry of, a swell of.
    * * *
    femenino wave
    * * *
    = wave, groundswell.

    Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.

    Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
    * oleada de calor = heat wave.
    * oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.
    * una oleada de = an army of, a flurry of, a swell of.

    * * *
    wave
    una oleada de turistas a flood o wave of tourists
    una oleada de huelgas a wave o spate of strikes
    una oleada de sangre se le subió al rostro he blushed furiously o the blood rushed to his face
    * * *

    oleada sustantivo femenino
    wave
    oleada sustantivo femenino
    1 (de mar) wave
    2 (avalancha, gran cantidad) wave
    ' oleada' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    raudal
    English:
    flurry
    - groundswell
    - nationalist
    - sea
    - surge
    - tide
    - wave
    - glow
    - swell
    * * *
    oleada nf
    1. [del mar] wave
    2. [de protestas, atentados] wave;
    sentí una oleada de indignación I felt a surge of indignation
    * * *
    f fig
    wave, flood
    * * *
    oleada nf
    : swell, wave
    una oleada de protestas: a wave of protests
    * * *
    oleada n wave

    Spanish-English dictionary > oleada

  • 108 oprimido

    adj.
    oppressed, downcast, laden.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: oprimir.
    * * *
    1→ link=oprimir oprimir
    1 oppressed
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 oppressed person
    1 the oppressed
    * * *
    oprimido, -a
    1.
    2.
    SM / F

    • los oprimidos — the oppressed

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo < pueblo> oppressed

    tenía el corazón oprimido por la pena — (liter) his heart was heavy with sadness (liter)

    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = oppressed, downtrodden.
    Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
    Ex. This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
    ----
    * oprimidos, los = oppressed, the, downtrodden, the.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo < pueblo> oppressed

    tenía el corazón oprimido por la pena — (liter) his heart was heavy with sadness (liter)

    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    = oppressed, downtrodden.

    Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.

    Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
    * oprimidos, los = oppressed, the, downtrodden, the.

    * * *
    oprimido1 -da
    ‹pueblo› oppressed
    tenía el corazón oprimido por la pena ( liter); his heart was heavy with sadness ( liter)
    oprimido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    los oprimidos the oppressed
    * * *

    Del verbo oprimir: ( conjugate oprimir)

    oprimido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    oprimido    
    oprimir
    oprimido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ pueblo› oppressed

    oprimir ( conjugate oprimir) verbo transitivo
    a) (frml) (apretar, presionar) to press


    oprimir verbo transitivo
    1 (un botón) to press: la máquina se apaga cuando oprimes este botón, the machine turns off when you press this button
    (zapatos, prenda) to be too tight
    2 (someter) to oppress: el régimen militar oprimió a los ciudadanos, the military regime oppressed its citizens
    ' oprimido' also found in these entries:
    English:
    downtrodden
    * * *
    oprimido, -a
    ♦ adj
    oppressed
    ♦ nm,f
    los oprimidos the oppressed

    Spanish-English dictionary > oprimido

  • 109 oralmente

    adv.
    orally, by mouth.
    * * *
    1 orally
    * * *
    ADV orally
    * * *
    = orally.
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    * * *

    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.

    * * *
    orally
    * * *
    orally;
    este medicamento se administra oralmente this medicine is taken orally

    Spanish-English dictionary > oralmente

  • 110 orgullo nacional

    m.
    national pride.
    * * *
    Ex. He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.
    * * *

    Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > orgullo nacional

  • 111 poner en práctica

    to carry out
    * * *
    (v.) = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy
    Ex. In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.
    Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex. In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.
    Ex. Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.
    Ex. Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex. Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex. Many of the member states have taken the political and administrative initiative to translate these main recommendations into practical action.
    Ex. For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.
    Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
    * * *
    (v.) = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy

    Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.
    Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex: In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.
    Ex: Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.
    Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex: Many of the member states have taken the political and administrative initiative to translate these main recommendations into practical action.
    Ex: For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.
    Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner en práctica

  • 112 por escrito

    in writing, in black and white
    * * *
    (adj.) = in writing, in print, written
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex. Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
    Ex. When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.
    * * *
    (adj.) = in writing, in print, written

    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.

    Ex: Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
    Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.

    Spanish-English dictionary > por escrito

  • 113 prepararse para

    v.
    1 to get ready for, to gear up for, to make preparations for, to make provision for.
    Ella se prepara para la fiesta She gets ready for the party.
    2 to become fit for, to brace for.
    Ella se prepara para la carrera She becomes fit for the race.
    3 to prepare to, to get about to.
    Ella se prepara para viajar She prepares to travel.
    4 to be trained for.
    Se nos prepara para matar We are trained for killing.
    * * *
    = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to
    Ex. Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
    Ex. Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.
    Ex. The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.
    Ex. The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.
    Ex. Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
    * * *
    = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to

    Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.

    Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.
    Ex: The article ' Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years.
    Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.
    Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > prepararse para

  • 114 práctico

    adj.
    1 practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact.
    2 practical, handy, helpful, useful.
    m.
    1 coast pilot.
    2 practitioner.
    * * *
    1 (gen) practical
    2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)
    3 (pragmático) practical
    1 MARÍTIMO pilot
    ————————
    1 MARÍTIMO pilot
    * * *
    (f. - práctica)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=útil) [gen] practical; [herramienta] handy; [ropa] sensible, practical

    resulta práctico vivir tan cerca de la fábrica — it's convenient o handy to live so close to the factory

    2) (=no teórico) [estudio, formación] practical
    3) (=pragmático)

    sé práctico y búscate un trabajo que dé dinero — be practical o sensible and find a job with money

    4) frm (=experto)

    ser muy práctico en algo — to be very skilled at sth, be an expert at sth

    2. SM
    1) (Náut) pilot ( in a port)
    2) (Med) practitioner
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2) ( no teórico) practical
    3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    II
    masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot
    * * *
    = workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.
    Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.
    Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.
    Ex. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
    Ex. Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.
    Ex. There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
    Ex. As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
    Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex. This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.
    Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex. He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.
    Ex. In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.
    Ex. This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
    Ex. He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.
    Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    Ex. The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.
    ----
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
    * caso práctico = case.
    * casos prácticos = best practices.
    * consejo práctico = tip.
    * con una mente práctica = practically minded.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.
    * escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].
    * examen práctico = practical examination.
    * experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.
    * guía práctica = working guide.
    * información práctica = practical information.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * razón práctica = practical reason.
    * supuesto práctico = case.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2) ( no teórico) practical
    3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    II
    masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot
    * * *
    = workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

    Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

    Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.
    Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
    Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.
    Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
    Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
    Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.
    Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex: He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.
    Ex: In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.
    Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
    Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.
    Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
    * caso práctico = case.
    * casos prácticos = best practices.
    * consejo práctico = tip.
    * con una mente práctica = practically minded.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.
    * escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].
    * examen práctico = practical examination.
    * experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.
    * guía práctica = working guide.
    * información práctica = practical information.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * razón práctica = practical reason.
    * supuesto práctico = case.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

    * * *
    práctico1 -ca
    A ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy; ‹falda/bolso› practical
    es un diseño muy práctico it's a very practical design
    regalémosle algo práctico let's give her something useful o practical
    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer las compras it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping
    B (no teórico) practical
    C ‹persona›
    1 [ SER] (desenvuelto) practical
    tiene gran sentido práctico she's very practically minded
    2 ( RPl) [ ESTAR] (experimentado) experienced
    cuando estés más práctica, te presto el auto when you're more experienced o when you've had more practice, I'll lend you the car
    ( Náut) pilot
    * * *

     

    Del verbo practicar: ( conjugate practicar)

    practico es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    practicó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    practicar    
    práctico
    practicar ( conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice( conjugate practice);

    ‹ tenis› to play;

    no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)
    b) ‹ profesión› to practice( conjugate practice)

    2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
    ‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
    ‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
    ‹ detenciones› to make
    verbo intransitivo ( repetir) to practice( conjugate practice);
    ( ejercer) to practice( conjugate practice)
    práctico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    1 ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy;
    ‹falda/diseño› practical;
    ◊ es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2 ( no teórico) practical
    3 ‹ persona› [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    practicar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
    2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
    3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
    4 Rel to practise
    II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
    práctico,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (un objeto) handy, useful
    2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
    II m Náut pilot
    ' práctico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ejercicio
    - práctica
    - realista
    - útil
    - utilitaria
    - utilitario
    - aplicación
    English:
    convenient
    - down-to-earth
    - exercise
    - handy
    - impractical
    - inconvenient
    - inconveniently
    - matter-of-fact
    - practical
    - practicality
    - sandwich course
    - sensible
    - serviceable
    - skilled
    - starry-eyed
    - tip
    - useful
    - down
    - hand
    - hard
    - matter
    - pilot
    - practically
    * * *
    práctico1, -a adj
    1. [objeto, situación] practical;
    [útil] handy, useful;
    un regalo práctico a practical gift;
    es muy práctico vivir cerca del centro it's very handy o convenient living near the centre
    2. [curso, conocimientos] practical;
    un curso práctico de fotografía a practical photography course;
    estudiaremos varios casos prácticos we will study a number of practical examples
    3. [persona] [pragmático] practical;
    es una persona muy práctica she's a very practical o pragmatic person
    4. [casi]
    la práctica desaparición de la variedad silvestre the virtual extinction of the wild variety
    5. RP [persona] [experimentado]
    estar práctico to be experienced, to have experience
    Náut pilot
    * * *
    I adj practical
    II m MAR pilot
    * * *
    práctico, -ca adj
    : practical, useful
    * * *
    1. (en general) practical
    2. (útil) handy [comp. handier; superl. handiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > práctico

  • 115 que conserva su encanto natural

    (adj.) = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA]
    Ex. This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA]

    Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

    Spanish-English dictionary > que conserva su encanto natural

  • 116 que conserva su estado natural

    (adj.) = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA]
    Ex. This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA]

    Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

    Spanish-English dictionary > que conserva su estado natural

  • 117 rabia

    f.
    1 rage (ira).
    me da rabia it makes me mad
    me da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them
    ¡qué rabia! how annoying!
    “¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily
    ¿dónde dejo esto? — donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? — wherever you like
    compra el que más rabia te dé buy whichever one you like o fancy
    2 rabies.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rabiar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rabiar.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA rabies
    2 figurado (enfado) rage, fury, anger
    \
    dar rabia to make furious
    ¡qué rabia! familiar how annoying!
    tener rabia a alguien not to be able to stand the sight of somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Med) rabies
    2) (=ira) fury, anger

    me da rabia — it makes me mad o infuriates me

    ¡qué rabia! — (=ira) isn't it infuriating!; (=pena) what a pity!

    con rabia —

    3) (=antipatía)

    tener rabia a algn — to have a grudge against sb, have it in for sb *

    el maestro le tiene rabia — the teacher has it in for him *, the teacher doesn't like him

    tomar rabia a algn/algo — to take a dislike to sb/sth

    * * *
    1) ( enfermedad) rabies
    2)

    no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...

    b) (furor, ira) anger, fury

    con rabia — angrily, in a rage

    c) (antipatía, manía)
    * * *
    = fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.
    Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
    Ex. Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.
    Ex. The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
    Ex. Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.
    Ex. It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.
    ----
    * barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.
    * farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.
    * tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.
    * * *
    1) ( enfermedad) rabies
    2)

    no sabes la rabia que me da que... — you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that...

    b) (furor, ira) anger, fury

    con rabia — angrily, in a rage

    c) (antipatía, manía)
    * * *
    = fury, rage, rabies, hydrophobia, bile.

    Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

    Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.
    Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
    Ex: Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.
    Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.
    * barbotar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * dar rabia = incense, gall, peeve.
    * farfollar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * mascullar de rabia = sputter with + rage.
    * ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.
    * tenerle rabia a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

    * * *
    A (enfermedad) rabies
    B
    1
    (expresando fastidio): ¡me da una rabia tener que irme tan pronto! it's really annoying that I have to leave so soon
    no sabes la rabia que me da que nunca llegues a tiempo you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me that you're never on time
    ¡qué rabia! how maddening o annoying o infuriating!
    donde/cuando/el que más rabia te dé ( fam); wherever/whenever/whichever you like
    siéntate donde más rabia te dé sit wherever you like
    elige el que más rabia te dé take whichever one you like
    2 (furor, ira) anger, fury
    cerró la puerta con rabia she slammed the door angrily o in a rage
    3
    (antipatía, manía): tenerle rabia a algn to have it in for sb ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo rabiar: ( conjugate rabiar)

    rabia es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    rabia    
    rabiar
    rabia sustantivo femenino
    1 ( enfermedad) rabies
    2

    ◊ no sabes la rabia que me da you've no idea how much it annoys o irritates me;

    ¡qué rabia! how annoying!
    b) (furor, ira) anger, fury;


    con rabia angrily, in a rage
    c) (antipatía, manía):

    ◊ tenerle rabia a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)

    rabiar ( conjugate rabiar) verbo intransitivo (de furor, envidia):

    no lo hagas rabia don't annoy him
    rabia sustantivo femenino
    1 (fastidio) ¡qué rabia!, how annoying!
    2 (ira) fury, anger
    con rabia, in a rage
    3 Med rabies sing
    4 fam (manía) dislike
    tenerle rabia a alguien, to have it in for sb
    rabiar vi fam
    1 (de enfado, disgusto, etc) to be furious with sthg o sb: no le hagas rabiar, don't torment him
    2 (de dolor) to be in great pain, suffer terribly
    3 (de deseo) to long for, be dying for: rabiaba por ir a esa fiesta, she was dying to go to that party
    ♦ Locuciones: a rabiar, terribly: le gusta el dulce a rabiar, he's crazy about o loves sweets

    ' rabia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coraje
    - desahogarse
    - disimular
    - estallar
    - obcecar
    - ofuscar
    - palidecer
    - patatús
    - bronca
    - enrojecer
    - furor
    - llorar
    - más
    - rabiar
    English:
    beside
    - blind
    - clench
    - outburst
    - pent-up
    - rabies
    - rage
    - shake
    - sickening
    - stir up
    - take out
    - vaccinate
    - vent
    - wild
    - annoying
    - begrudge
    - make
    - sicken
    - speechless
    * * *
    rabia nf
    1. [enfermedad] rabies [singular]
    2. [enfado] rage;
    me da rabia it makes me mad;
    me da rabia no haber podido ayudarles it's so annoying o frustrating not having been able to help them;
    ¡qué rabia! how annoying!;
    ¡qué rabia que no haya podido despedirme de ella! I'm so annoyed I wasn't able to say goodbye to her!;
    “¡déjame!”, dijo con rabia “leave me alone,” she said angrily;
    ¿dónde dejo esto? – donde más rabia te dé where shall I put this? – wherever you like;
    compra el que más rabia te dé buy whichever one you like o Br fancy
    3. [antipatía]
    me tienen rabia they've got something against me
    4. [furia] fury;
    el equipo empezó a atacar con rabia the team started attacking furiously
    * * *
    f MED rabies sg ;
    dar rabia a alguien make s.o. mad;
    ¡qué rabia! how annoying!;
    tener rabia a alguien have it in for s.o.
    * * *
    rabia nf
    1) hidrofobia: rabies, hydrophobia
    2) : rage, anger
    * * *
    rabia n (ira) anger / rage

    Spanish-English dictionary > rabia

  • 118 realista

    adj.
    1 realistic.
    2 royalist.
    f. & m.
    1 realist (art).
    2 royalist.
    * * *
    1 (de la monarquía) royalist
    ————————
    1 (de la realidad) realistic
    1 (de la realidad) realist
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realist
    II
    masculino y femenino realist
    * * *
    = realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].
    Ex. Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.
    Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex. This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.
    Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    ----
    * de manera realista = realistically.
    * poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * ser realista = get real.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo ( pragmático) realistic; (Art, Lit, Fil) realist
    II
    masculino y femenino realist
    * * *
    = realistic, down-to-earth, realist, hardheaded [hard-headed], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].

    Ex: Figure 166 on page 152 shows the outline of a realistic holdings pyramid.

    Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex: This is the life for us, this is the critique -- and only this -- which will make us a profession of realists and not fugitives.
    Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    * de manera realista = realistically.
    * poco realista = unrealistic, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * ser realista = get real.

    * * *
    A
    1 (pragmático) ‹persona/actitud› realistic
    2 ( Art, Fil, Lit) realist
    B (monárquico) royalist
    A
    2 ( Art, Lit) realist
    3 ( Fil) realist
    B (monárquico) royalist
    * * *

    realista adjetivo ( pragmático) realistic;
    (Art, Lit, Fil) realist
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    realist
    realista
    I adjetivo
    1 (con sentido práctico) realistic: él es un soñador, pero su novia es más realista, he's a romantic but his girlfriend is more down-to-earth
    2 Arte realist
    el arte realista del siglo XIX, nineteenth-century realist art
    II mf realist
    ' realista' also found in these entries:
    English:
    down-to-earth
    - hard-headed
    - lifelike
    - matter-of-fact
    - realistic
    - realistically
    - true
    - unrealistic
    - unrealistically
    - authentic
    - down
    - hard
    - realist
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [pragmático] realistic
    2. [en arte, literatura] realist
    3. Hist [monárquico] royalist
    4. Filosofía realist
    ♦ nmf
    1. [pragmático] realist
    2. [en arte, literatura] realist
    3. Hist [monárquico] royalist
    4. Filosofía realist
    * * *
    I adj realistic
    II m/f realist
    * * *
    1) : realistic
    2) : realist
    3) : royalist
    1) : realist
    2) : royalist
    * * *
    realista adj realistic

    Spanish-English dictionary > realista

  • 119 reserva absoluta

    (n.) = nondisclosure [non-disclosure]
    Ex. It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
    * * *
    (n.) = nondisclosure [non-disclosure]

    Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reserva absoluta

  • 120 rumbo a

    prep.
    on the way to.
    * * *
    = en route to, en route for, bound for
    Ex. The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.
    Ex. On the two main reading floors the user is encouraged physically to pass through the bookstacks en route for the perimeter reading areas.
    Ex. About a third of the 500 cruises bound for Alaska this year would fall under the new rule.
    * * *
    = en route to, en route for, bound for

    Ex: The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.

    Ex: On the two main reading floors the user is encouraged physically to pass through the bookstacks en route for the perimeter reading areas.
    Ex: About a third of the 500 cruises bound for Alaska this year would fall under the new rule.

    Spanish-English dictionary > rumbo a

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