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41 comprometerse con
v.1 to get engaged with.2 to get involved with, to get tied up with.* * ** * *(v.) = marry (to)Ex. Library management, married to an understanding of educational principles and a vision of the development of a library service in schools, enriches the development of school students.* * *(v.) = marry (to)Ex: Library management, married to an understanding of educational principles and a vision of the development of a library service in schools, enriches the development of school students.
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42 compromiso
m.1 commitment.2 engagement (cita).compromiso matrimonial engagement3 compromising or difficult situation.poner a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a difficult o awkward position4 compromise, in-between, give-and-take, happy medium.5 date, appointment, meeting, engagement.* * *1 (obligación) commitment, obligation2 (acuerdo) agreement4 (dificultad) difficult situation, bind5 (matrimonial) engagement\libre de compromiso without obligationponer a alguien en un compromiso to put somebody in a tight spot, put somebody in a difficult situationpor compromiso out of a sense of dutysoltero,-a y sin compromiso free and single, footloose and fancy-freecompromiso matrimonial engagementcompromiso verbal verbal agreement* * *noun m.1) commitment2) engagement* * *SM1) (=obligación)a) [por acuerdo, ideología] commitmentel gobierno reiteró su compromiso con el plan de paz — the government reiterated its commitment to the peace plan
esperamos que cumplan con su compromiso de bajar los impuestos — we hope they will honour their commitment to lowering taxes
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sin compromiso — without obligationb) [por convenciones sociales]aunque no tenemos compromiso con ellos, los vamos a invitar — we're going to invite them even though we're under no obligation to
si le regalas ahora algo, la pondrás en el compromiso de invitarte a cenar — if you give her a present now, you'll make her feel obliged to take you out to dinner
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por compromiso — out of a sense of dutyfui a la boda por compromiso — I felt obliged to go to the wedding, I went to the wedding out of a sense of duty
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verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged2) (=aprieto)•
poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position3) (=acuerdo) agreement; [con concesiones mutuas] compromiseuna fórmula de compromiso — a compromise, a compromise formula
4) (=cita)a) [con otras personas] engagementahora, si me disculpan, tengo que atender otros compromisos — now, if you will excuse me, I have other engagements
mañana no puede ser, tengo un compromiso — tomorrow is impossible, I'm otherwise engaged
¿tienes algún compromiso para esta noche? — do you have anything arranged for tonight?
b) (Dep) match5) [de matrimonio] engagementcompromiso matrimonial — engagement, engagement to marry
6) (Med)* * *1)a) ( obligación)el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate
no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them
no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something
b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment2) ( cita) engagementcompromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments
no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else
tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to
3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromisellegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise
5) ( apuro) awkward situation* * *= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Ex. The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.----* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* compromiso con = commitment to.* compromiso entre novios = engagement.* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.* compromiso oficial = public engagement.* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.* compromiso social = social engagement.* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.* con compromisos = strings attached.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.* * *1)a) ( obligación)el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate
no voy a ir, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso — I'm not going to go, I'm under no obligation to them
no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something
b) (de artista, escritor) political commitment2) ( cita) engagementcompromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments
no pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso — he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else
tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to
3) ( de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal (frml)4) ( acuerdo) agreement; ( con concesiones recíprocas) compromisellegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise
5) ( apuro) awkward situation* * *= commitment, engagement, stake in the ground.Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.* alcanzar un compromiso = reach + agreement.* compromiso con = commitment to.* compromiso entre novios = engagement.* compromiso matrimonial, el = marriage bond, the.* compromiso oficial = public engagement.* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.* compromiso por escrito = written commitment, promissory.* compromiso social = social engagement.* compromiso verbal = verbal commitment.* con compromisos = strings attached.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* libre y sin compromiso = footloose and fancy-free.* llegar a un compromiso = reach + agreement, meet + Nombre + halfway.* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de = leave + Nombre + with the choice of.* poner a Alguien en un compromiso = put + Alguien + on the spot.* sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.* sin compromisos = with no strings attached.* * *A1(obligación): no respetó el compromiso adquirido con el electorado he reneged on the commitment o pledge he had made to the electorateha contraído el compromiso de educarlos en la fe católica she has undertaken o pledged to bring them up in the Catholic faithsolicite, sin compromiso alguno, nuestro folleto informativo ask/send for our brochure without obligationlos invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them, she invited them out of a sense of dutyno les voy a regalar nada, yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm not going to give them anything, I'm under no obligation to themno le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you somethingsoltero y sin compromiso free and single;2 (de un artista, escritor) political commitmentB (cita) engagementno pudo ir porque tenía otro compromiso he couldn't go because he had arranged to do something else, he was unable to attend as he had a prior engagement ( frml)tiene muchos compromisos sociales she has a lot of social engagements o commitmentsC (de matrimonio) engagement, betrothal ( frml)romper el compromiso to break off the engagementhan anunciado su compromiso matrimonial ( frml); they have announced their engagementD (acuerdo) agreement; (con concesiones recíprocas) compromisellegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromiseuna solución de compromiso a compromise (solution)E (apuro) awkward situationme pones en un compromiso you're putting me in an awkward positionF ( Med):un golpe en la cabeza con compromiso cerebral a blow to the head affecting the brain* * *
compromiso sustantivo masculino
sin compromiso alguno without obligation;
los invitó por compromiso she felt obliged to invite them;
yo con ellos no tengo ningún compromiso I'm under no obligation to them
◊ compromisos sociales social engagements o commitments
( con concesiones recíprocas) compromise;◊ llegaron a un compromiso they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise
compromiso sustantivo masculino
1 (obligación) obligation, commitment: pida presupuesto sin compromiso, ask for an estimate without obligation
tengo que hacer una visita de compromiso, I must pay a duty call
hacer algo por compromiso, to do sthg because one feels that one has to
2 (cita) engagement: tengo un compromiso previo, I have a previous engagement
3 (situación apurada) difficult o embarrassing situation: me pones en un compromiso, you're making it difficult for me
4 (acuerdo) agreement
5 frml compromiso (de boda), engagement: le regaló un anillo de compromiso, he gave her an engagement ring
' compromiso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligadura
- obligación
- palabra
- vale
- anillo
- argolla
- contraer
- cumplir
- deshacer
- desligarse
- deuda
- eludir
- novio
- plan
- romper
- usar
- zafar
English:
attach
- back out
- booking
- commitment
- date
- dedication
- default setting
- discharge
- engagement
- engagement ring
- fulfil
- fulfill
- half-way
- honour
- keep
- obligation
- otherwise
- outpouring
- pledge
- previous
- stand by
- stick by
- stick to
- unattached
- compromise
- engaged
- foot
- on
- prior
* * *compromiso nm1. [obligación] commitment;me vi en el compromiso de tener que aceptar I found myself obliged to accept;adquirí el compromiso de ayudarlos I undertook to help them;cumplir un compromiso to fulfil o honour a commitment;no cumplieron el compromiso de entregar las armas they did not honour their commitment to hand over their weapons;sin compromiso without obligation;reciba información en su domicilio, sin ningún compromiso let us send you our brochure without obligation2. [acuerdo] agreement;patronal y sindicatos alcanzaron un compromiso management and unions reached an agreement;presentaron una propuesta de compromiso they proposed a compromise3. [cita] engagement;esta noche tengo un compromiso y no podré salir contigo I'm busy this evening, so I won't be able to go out with you;si no tienes ningún compromiso, podríamos ir al cine if you're not doing anything else, we could go to the cinema4. [dificultad] compromising o difficult situation;poner a alguien en un compromiso to put sb in a difficult o awkward position5. [ideológico] commitment;ha dejado siempre claro su compromiso con la paz he has always made clear his commitment to peace6. [para casarse] engagement;han anunciado su compromiso they have announced their engagement;es una joven soltera y sin compromiso she's young, free and singlecompromiso matrimonial engagement7. [encuentro deportivo] fixture* * *m1 commitment2 ( obligación) obligation;sin compromiso COM without commitment;soltero y sin compromiso fam footloose and fancy-free3 ( acuerdo) agreement4 ( apuro) awkward situation5:compromiso (matrimonial) engagement* * *compromiso nm1) : obligation, commitment2) : engagementanillo de compromiso: engagement ring3) : agreement4) : awkward situation, fix* * *1. (cita, promesa de matrimonio) engagementno puedo, tengo un compromiso I can't, I've got a previous engagement2. (apuro) difficult situation -
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44 contratar como/de
(v.) = engage asEx. The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.* * *(v.) = engage asEx: The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.
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45 convertirse en
v.to become, to get to be, to turn into, to change into.* * ** * *(v.) = grow into, blossom into, spiral into, grow up into, develop intoEx. By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.Ex. Their professional relationship soon blossomed into a personal one, and a year later they became engaged.Ex. These interests, in turn, spiraled into imaginative, powerful learning experiences.Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex. A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.* * *(v.) = grow into, blossom into, spiral into, grow up into, develop intoEx: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
Ex: Their professional relationship soon blossomed into a personal one, and a year later they became engaged.Ex: These interests, in turn, spiraled into imaginative, powerful learning experiences.Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells. -
46 crear consenso
(v.) = forge + consensusEx. This forum exists to harness expertise and forge consensus amongst agencies worldwide engaged in setting policy for the digitisation of our global cultural heritage.* * *(v.) = forge + consensusEx: This forum exists to harness expertise and forge consensus amongst agencies worldwide engaged in setting policy for the digitisation of our global cultural heritage.
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48 de película
fantastic* * *(adj.) = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfectEx. GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex. I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex. The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.* * *(adj.) = fantastic, gorgeous, amazing, incredible, fabulous, picture-perfectEx: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day. -
49 dedicarse a
v.1 to dedicate oneself to, to devote oneself to, to apply oneself to, to give oneself to.Ella se dedica a aprender She dedicates herself to learn.Ella se dedica a pasear perros She dedicates herself to walk dogs.2 to concentrate on, to go in for, to work on, to pursue.Ella se dedica a los estudios She concentrates on her studies.* * ** * *(v.) = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go intoEx. This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.Ex. Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.Ex. Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex. In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.Ex. Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex. This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex. Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.Ex. This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards.Ex. Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.Ex. For librarianship students not intending to make a life's work of official publications the problem is to teach an awareness that they are not necessarily highly specialist materials of restricted interest.Ex. He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.Ex. She views librarianship through traditional eyes and plans to go into public service.* * *(v.) = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go intoEx: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.
Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.Ex: This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards.Ex: Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.Ex: For librarianship students not intending to make a life's work of official publications the problem is to teach an awareness that they are not necessarily highly specialist materials of restricted interest.Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.Ex: She views librarianship through traditional eyes and plans to go into public service. -
50 depilación
f.depilation, hair removal.* * *1 depilation, hair removal\depilación a la cera waxing* * ** * *= hair removal, depilation.Ex. Hair removal has an important religious-cultural meaning in eastern India.Ex. It was found that well over one-half of the sample (63.6%) was engaged in body depilation (i.e., the reduction or removal of body hair below the neck).----* depilación a la cera = waxing.* * ** * *= hair removal, depilation.Ex: Hair removal has an important religious-cultural meaning in eastern India.
Ex: It was found that well over one-half of the sample (63.6%) was engaged in body depilation (i.e., the reduction or removal of body hair below the neck).* depilación a la cera = waxing.* * ** * *
depilación sustantivo femenino ( con cera) waxing;
( con crema) hair-removal, depilation (frml);
( de cejas) plucking
depilación sustantivo femenino depilation
(con cera) waxing
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51 derrocar
v.1 to topple, to overthrow (gobierno).2 to unseat, to tumble, to bring down, to buck.El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.3 to demolish, to knock down.4 to throw over a precipice, to hurl from the top.* * *1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down2 (gobierno) to overthrow, bring down; (ministro) to oust from office, topple* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Pol) [+ gobierno] to overthrow, topple; [+ ministro] to oust2) [+ edificio] to knock down, demolish3) (=despeñar) to hurl down2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to overthrow, topple* * *= oust, overthrow, topple, dethrone.Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.Ex. The result was that by the close of the 1940s new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex. Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.----* derrocar al gobierno = topple + the government.* derrocar el gobierno = bring down + the government.* * *verbo transitivo to overthrow, topple* * *= oust, overthrow, topple, dethrone.Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex: Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.* derrocar al gobierno = topple + the government.* derrocar el gobierno = bring down + the government.* * *derrocar [A2 ]vtto overthrow, topple* * *
derrocar ( conjugate derrocar) verbo transitivo
to overthrow, topple
derrocar verbo transitivo Pol to overthrow, bring down: los militares derrocaron el gobierno, the army overthrew the government
' derrocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conspirar
English:
overthrow
- topple
- bring
- depose
- oust
- over
* * *derrocar vt[gobierno] to topple, to overthrow; [rey] to overthrow* * *v/t POL overthrow* * *derrocar {72} vtderribar: to overthrow, to topple -
52 desacertado
adj.mistaken, wrong, in error, unwise.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desacertar.* * *1→ link=desacertar desacertar► adjetivo1 (erróneo) wrong, mistaken2 (inadecuado) unfortunate, unwise, inappropriate; (sin tacto) tactless■ un comentario desacertado a tactless remark, an unfortunate remark* * *ADJ [diagnóstico, opinión] mistaken; [medida] unwise* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex. The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex. Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.----* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *- da adjetivo <elección/comentario> unfortunate, unwise; < estrategia> misguidedestuvo muy desacertado al decir eso — ( indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to say that; ( equivocado) he made a big mistake saying that
* * *= misconceived, ill-advised, infelicitous, off-beam, wide of the mark, indiscreet.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.* Algo desacertado = infelicity.* estar desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* * *desacertado -da‹elección/comentario› unfortunate, unwise; ‹estrategia› misguidedestuvo muy desacertado en sacar ese tema a relucir (indiscreto) it was very tactless o indiscreet of him to bring up that subject; (equivocado) he made a big mistake bringing up that subject* * *
Del verbo desacertar: ( conjugate desacertar)
desacertado es:
el participio
desacertado,-a adjetivo unwise
' desacertado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desacertada
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- desafortunado
- errado
- torpeza
English:
ill-advised
- ill
* * *desacertado, -a adj[inoportuno] unwise, ill-considered; [erróneo] mistaken, wrong; [erróneo] her comments were very wide of the mark* * *adj misguided* * *desacertado, -da adj1) : mistaken2) : unwise -
53 descabellado
adj.farfetched, crazy, wild, absurd.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descabellar.* * *1→ link=descabellar descabellar► adjetivo1 figurado wild, crazy* * *ADJ [plan, idea] crazy, wild, preposterous* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex. Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.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. Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.----* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *- da adjetivo crazy, ridiculous* * *= breakneck, misconceived, off-the-wall, screwy [screwier -comp., screwiest -sup.], harebrained, far-fetched [farfetched], cuckoo.Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.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: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.* empresa descabellada = fool's errand.* * *descabellado -dacrazy, ridiculous* * *
Del verbo descabellar: ( conjugate descabellar)
descabellado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descabellado
descabellar
descabellado◊ -da adjetivo
crazy, ridiculous
descabellado,-a adjetivo crazy, wild
' descabellado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delirante
- descabellada
- jalado
English:
misconceived
- wild
- outlandish
* * *descabellado, -a adjcrazy* * *adj:idea descabellada fam hare-brained idea fam* * *descabellado, -da adj: outlandish, ridiculous -
54 desdeñoso
adj.disdainful, contemptuous, dismissive, scornful.* * *► adjetivo1 disdainful, contemptuous, scornful* * *ADJ scornful, disdainful* * ** * *= dismissive, derisive, contemptuous.Ex. The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.* * ** * *= dismissive, derisive, contemptuous.Ex: The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.* * *desdeñoso -sa‹persona› disdainful; ‹gesto/actitud› disdainful, scornful* * *
desdeñoso◊ -sa adjetivo
disdainful
desdeñoso,-a adjetivo disdainful
' desdeñoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desdeñosa
English:
disdainful
- scornful
- supercilious
- derisive
- disparaging
* * *desdeñoso, -a adjscornful, disdainful* * *adj disdainful, contemptuous* * *desdeñoso, -sa adj: disdainful, scornful♦ desdeñosamente adv -
55 desenlace feliz
m.happy ending.* * *(n.) = success story, happy ending, happy endEx. It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable ' happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex. The plot diminishes the significance of difficulties and persuades the reader to see the story with a happy end.* * *(n.) = success story, happy ending, happy endEx: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable ' happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex: The plot diminishes the significance of difficulties and persuades the reader to see the story with a happy end. -
56 despreciativo
adj.disdainful, disparaging, slighting, scornful.* * *► adjetivo1 scornful, contemptuous* * *ADJ [observación, tono] scornful, contemptuous; [comentario] derogatory* * *una mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn
* * *= snide, derisive, deprecating.Ex. XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex. The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.* * *una mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn
* * *= snide, derisive, deprecating.Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.* * *despreciativo -va‹persona› disdainful; ‹tono/gesto› disdainful, scornfuluna mirada despreciativa a look of disdain o scornnos trata de una manera muy despreciativa he treats us very disdainfully o with contempt* * *
despreciativo◊ -va adjetivo
disdainful
' despreciativo' also found in these entries:
English:
disparaging
* * *despreciativo, -a adj[tono, mirada, actitud] scornful, contemptuous* * *adj contemptuous* * *despreciativo, -va adj: scornful, disdainful -
57 destronar
v.to dethrone, to depose (rey).* * *1 to dethrone2 figurado to overthrow, unseat* * *VT [+ rey] to dethrone; [+ gobierno] to overthrow* * ** * *= dethrone.Ex. Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.* * ** * *= dethrone.Ex: Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.
* * *destronar [A1 ]vt‹rey› to dethrone, depose; ‹líder/campeón› to depose, topple* * *
destronar ( conjugate destronar) verbo transitivo ‹ rey› to dethrone, depose;
‹líder/campeón› to depose, topple
destronar verbo transitivo
1 (del trono) to dethrone
2 (del poder) to overthrow
' destronar' also found in these entries:
English:
depose
- dethrone
* * *destronar vt1. [rey] to dethrone, to depose2. [líder político] to overthrow, to topple;[campeón] to unseat, to topple* * *v/t depose* * *destronar vt: to depose, to dethrone -
58 docto
adj.expert, wise, learned, erudite.m.learned person, scholar.* * *► adjetivo1 learned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 learned person, expert* * *docto, -a1.ADJ learned, erudite2.SM / F scholar, learned person* * *- ta adjetivo learned, erudite* * *= savant.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.* * *- ta adjetivo learned, erudite* * *= savant.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.
* * *docto -talearned, erudite docto EN algo well versed IN sthes docto en la materia he is well versed in the subject, he is an expert on the subject* * *docto, -a adj1. [persona] learned;ser docto en algo to be well-versed in sth;necesitas la opinión de alguien docto en la materia you need the opinion of an expert on the subject2. [conferencia, ensayo, revista] learned* * *adj learned* * *docto, -ta adj: learned, erudite -
59 dragaminas
m. s.&pl.minesweeper.* * *1 minesweeper* * *SM INV minesweeper* * *masculino (pl dragaminas) minesweeper* * *= mine sweeper.Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.* * *masculino (pl dragaminas) minesweeper* * *= mine sweeper.Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
* * *(pl dragaminas)minesweeper* * *dragaminas nm invminesweeper* * *m inv minesweeper -
60 durante las horas puntas
Ex. All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods.* * *Ex: All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods.
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