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1 inquisitivo
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2 inquisitivo
adj.inquisitive, analysing, curious, enquiring.* * *► adjetivo1 inquisitive* * *ADJ inquisitive, curious* * *- va adjetivo inquisitive, curious* * *= questioning, searching, inquisitive, enquiring [inquiring, -USA], quizzical, prying.Ex. Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.Ex. By means of advances in typography, layout and content, their indexes gradually evolved into ever more precise and useful aids to the enquiring reader.Ex. Troche's quizzical eye has the capacity to make even the most mundane landscapes unsettling.Ex. Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* * *- va adjetivo inquisitive, curious* * *= questioning, searching, inquisitive, enquiring [inquiring, -USA], quizzical, prying.Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.Ex: By means of advances in typography, layout and content, their indexes gradually evolved into ever more precise and useful aids to the enquiring reader.Ex: Troche's quizzical eye has the capacity to make even the most mundane landscapes unsettling.Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.* * *inquisitivo -vainquisitive, curious* * *
inquisitivo,-a adjetivo inquisitive
' inquisitivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inquisitiva
- curioso
English:
curious
- inquisitive
- quizzical
- inquiring
- questioning
- searching
* * *inquisitivo, -a adjinquisitive* * *adj inquisitive* * *inquisitivo, -va adj: inquisitive, curious♦ inquisitivamente adv -
3 mente inquisitiva
f.inquiring mind.* * *(n.) = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA]Ex. The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.* * *(n.) = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA]Ex: The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.
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4 mente
f.1 mind (pensamiento, intelecto).tener en mente algo to have something in mindtener en mente hacer algo to intend to do somethingtraer a la mente to bring to mind2 mentality.abierto de mente open-mindedcerrado de mente set in one's ways o opinionstiene una mente muy abierta she's very open-minded* * *1 (pensamiento) mind2 (facultades) mind, intelligence, intellect\tener algo en mente to bear something in mind* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=pensamiento) mind•
irse algo de la mente, se le fue completamente de la mente — it completely slipped his mind•
quitarse algo de la mente, no me lo puedo quitar de la mente — I can't get it out of my mind•
tener en mente hacer algo — to be thinking of doing sth•
traer a la mente — to call to mind•
venir a la mente — to come to mind2) (=mentalidad)tiene una mente muy abierta — she's very open-minded, she's got a very open outlook
3) (=intelectual) mind* * *a) (cerebro, intelecto) mindno se le pasó por la mente — it never entered her mind o occurred to her
tener algo en mente — to have something in mind
b) ( persona) mind* * *= mind.Ex. Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).----* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con una mente práctica = practically minded.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* de mente cerrada = close-minded, narrow-minded.* descansar la mente = relieve + mind.* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* ejercitar la mente = stretch + Posesivo + mind.* en mente = in view, in mind.* en + Posesivo + mente = on + Posesivo + mind.* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.* grabar en la mente de Alguien = engrave in + Posesivo + mind.* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* mente errante = meandering mind.* mente errática = meandering mind.* mente humana, la = human mind, the.* mente inquisitiva = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].* mente pensante = mind at work, thinking mind.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mente sana = sound mind.* ofuscar la mente = cloud + Posesivo + mind.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* tener en mente = bear in + mind, have + in mind, keep in + mind.* tener una mente abierta = keep + an open mind.* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.* * *a) (cerebro, intelecto) mindno se le pasó por la mente — it never entered her mind o occurred to her
tener algo en mente — to have something in mind
b) ( persona) mind* * *= mind.Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).
* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.* con la mente despejada = clear-headed.* con una mente práctica = practically minded.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* de mente cerrada = close-minded, narrow-minded.* descansar la mente = relieve + mind.* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* ejercitar la mente = stretch + Posesivo + mind.* en mente = in view, in mind.* en + Posesivo + mente = on + Posesivo + mind.* estrecho de mente = narrow-minded.* grabar en la mente de Alguien = engrave in + Posesivo + mind.* leer la mente = read + Posesivo + mind, read + Posesivo + thoughts.* mente errante = meandering mind.* mente errática = meandering mind.* mente humana, la = human mind, the.* mente inquisitiva = enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].* mente pensante = mind at work, thinking mind.* mente + quedarse en blanco = mind + go blank.* mente sana = sound mind.* ofuscar la mente = cloud + Posesivo + mind.* representar en mente = visualise [visualize, -USA].* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.* tener en mente = bear in + mind, have + in mind, keep in + mind.* tener una mente abierta = keep + an open mind.* venir a la mente = spring to + mind.* venirle a Uno a la mente = come to + mind.* * *1 (cerebro, intelecto) mindno podía apartar esas imágenes de la mente she couldn't get those images out of her mind o headtiene una mente calenturienta he has an overactive imaginationtiene la mente ocupada en muchas cosas he has a lot of things on his mindtiene la mente en otra cosa her mind's on other thingsde repente me vino a la mente su nombre her name suddenly came to meesas fotos me traen a la mente muchos recuerdos those photos bring back a lot of memoriestenía la mente en blanco my mind was a blankno se le pasó por la mente que pudiera ser el culpable it never entered her mind o occurred to her that he could be the culprittener algo en mente to have sth in mind¿tienes en mente algún modelo específico? do you have any specific model in mind?tengo en mente comprarme un piso I'm thinking of buying an apartment2 (persona) mindes una de las mentes más destacadas del país he is one of the country's most outstanding minds* * *
Del verbo mentar: ( conjugate mentar)
menté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mentar
mente
mentar ( conjugate mentar) verbo transitivo
to mention
mente sustantivo femenino
mind;
de repente me vino a la mente it suddenly came to me;
tener algo en mente to have sth in mind
mentar verbo transitivo to mention by name: mentó a todas las chicas que habían estado en la fiesta, he mentioned by name all the girls that were at the party
mentar la madre, to insult sb
mente sustantivo femenino mind: tiene una mente retorcida, he has a devious mind
' mente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- calculador
- calculadora
- cerrarse
- clarividente
- cuadrada
- cuadrado
- encima
- fluir
- penetrante
- recuerdo
- regir
- relajar
- relajación
- retorcida
- retorcido
- saltar
- ánimo
- brillante
- descansar
- despejado
- despierto
- elevar
- embotar
- fijar
- imagen
- lúcido
- morboso
- sucio
- sutil
- tortuoso
- trastornado
English:
block out
- blot out
- clear
- consciousness
- dirty
- diseased
- head
- incisive
- inquisitive
- mind
- morbid
- penetrating
- recess
- right
- sharp
- sick
- subtle
- subtlety
- turn
- warp
* * *mente nf1. [intelecto] mind;tiene una mente analítica she has an analytical mind2. [pensamiento] mind;no consigo borrar de la mente el accidente I can't get the accident out of my mind;me quedé con la mente en blanco my mind went blank;tener en mente algo to have sth in mind;tener en mente hacer algo to intend to do sth;traer a la mente to bring to mind;me vienen a la mente una serie de soluciones a number of possible solutions come to mind;el nombre no me viene a la mente I can't think of the name3. [mentalidad] mentality;abierto de mente open-minded;cerrado de mente set in one's ways o opinions;tiene una mente muy abierta she's very open-minded* * *f mind;no se me va de la mente I can’t stop thinking about it, I can’t get it out of my mind* * *mente nf: mindtener en mente: to have in mind* * *mente n mind -
5 toda una vida de experiencia
Ex. The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.
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6 informarse
1 to find out (de, about)* * *VPR (=obtener información) to find out, get informationte puedes informar en la oficina de turismo — you can find out in the tourist office, you can get some information from the tourist office
¿te has informado bien? — are you sure your information is correct?
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informarse de o sobre algo — to find out about sthantes de comprar nada, infórmate de las condiciones de pago — before you buy anything find out about the terms of payment
he estado informándome sobre los cursos de verano — I've been enquiring about o finding out about summer courses
* * *(v.) = educate + ReflexivoEx. Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.* * *(v.) = educate + ReflexivoEx: Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.
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■informarse verbo reflexivo to find out [de/sobre, about], to enquire [de/sobre, about]
' informarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
documentar
- informar
English:
find out
- inquire
* * *vprme informaré y luego te llamo I'll call you once I've found out the details;infórmate de dónde se puede encontrar alojamiento find out where you can find somewhere to stay;la próxima vez, infórmate mejor antes de acusar next time get your facts straight before you make accusations* * *v/r find out (de, sobre about)* * *vrenterarse: to get information, to find out* * *informarse vb to find out [pt. & pp. found] -
7 inquiridor
adj.inquiring, investigating, enquiring.m.1 inquirer, inquisitor.2 enquirer, inquirer, investigator.* * *inquiridor, -a1.ADJ inquiring2.SM / F (=que pregunta) inquirer; (=investigador) investigator -
8 curioso
• busybody• bystander• curious• eavesdropper• enquiring• inquire to• inquiring mind• Inquisition• inquisitive look• inquisitiveness• inquisitorial• inquisitorially• INRI• meddlesome• nosering• nosey individual• nostrum• nosy parker• quizzical• rubberneck• snooper• snoopy• uncommon -
9 inquiridor
• enquirer• enquiring• inquire into• inquire to• inquiring• inquiring mind• investigating• investigator -
10 ser curioso
v.to be curious, to be enquiring, to be inquiring. -
11 ser inquisitivo
v.to be inquisitive, to be inquiring, to be enquiring, to be probing.
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