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1 exacting
adjective (requiring much effort or work from a person: a very exacting job.) exigentetr[ɪg'zæktɪŋ]1 exigenteexacting [ɪ'zæktɪŋ, ɛg-] adj: exigente, rigurosoadj.• exigente adj.ɪg'zæktɪŋadjective <work/job> que exige mucho; <supervisor/employer> exigente; < standards> riguroso[ɪɡ'zæktɪŋ]ADJ [task, activity, profession] duro; [boss, person] exigente; [conditions] severo, riguroso* * *[ɪg'zæktɪŋ] -
2 exacting
ger.gerundio del verbo EXACT. -
3 be exacting
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4 exact
iɡ'zækt
1. adjective1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) exacto2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) preciso, riguroso
2. verb(to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) exigir- exacting- exactly
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exact adj exactotr[ɪg'zækt]1 (precise) exacto,-a2 (meticulous) meticuloso,-a3 (accurate) preciso,-a4 (specific, particular) justo■ this is the exact spot where... fue en este mismo lugar donde..., fue justo en este lugar donde...1 (demand, insist on) exigir ( from, a)■ they exacted a sum of £1000 exigieron una cantidad de £10002 (require) exigir, requerir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be exact para ser preciso, para ser exacto, concretamenteexact [ɪg'zækt, ɛ-] vt: exigir, imponer, arrancarexact adj: exacto, preciso♦ exactly advadj.• ajustado, -a adj.• cabal adj.• clavado, -a adj.• escrupuloso, -a adj.• exacto, -a adj.• fiel adj.• justo, -a adj.• preciso, -a adj.• puntual adj.v.• exigir v.
I ɪg'zækta) ( precise) <number/size/time/date> exacto23, to be exact — 23, para ser exactos
b) ( accurate) <description/definition> preciso
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transitive verb \<\<promise\>\> arrancar*[ɪɡ'zækt]1. ADJ1) (=precise) [number, copy, translation] exacto; [meaning, instructions, time, amount, date, location] exacto, preciso; [cause, nature] precisohis exact words were... — lo que dijo, textualmente, era...
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to be exact, there were three of us — para ser exactos, éramos tres, en concreto, éramos trescan you be more exact? — precise, por favor
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to be an exact likeness of sth/sb — ser exactamente igual a algo/algn•
to be the exact opposite (of) — ser exactamente or justo lo contrario (de)2) (=meticulous) [description, analysis, scientist, work, study] preciso, meticuloso; [instrument] preciso2.VT [+ money, payment, obedience, allegiance] (=demand) exigir; (=obtain) obtener ( from de); [+ promise] conseguir, arrancar; [+ taxes] recaudar3.CPDexact science N — ciencia f exacta
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I [ɪg'zækt]a) ( precise) <number/size/time/date> exacto23, to be exact — 23, para ser exactos
b) ( accurate) <description/definition> preciso
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5 fussiness
fussiness ['fʌsinəs] n1) irritability: irritabilidad f2) ornateness: lo recargado3) meticulousness: meticulosidad fn.• mimo s.m.['fʌsɪnɪs]N1) (=exacting nature)a) pejb) (=scrupulousness) meticulosidad f, escrupulosidad ffussiness about details is an asset in this job — la meticulosidad or escrupulosidad en los detalles es un punto a favor para este puesto
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6 fussy
1) (too concerned with details; too particular; difficult to satisfy: She is very fussy about her food.) quisquilloso, exigente, especial, tiquismiquis2) ((of clothes etc) with too much decoration: a very fussy hat.) rimbombante, recargadofussy adj quisquilloso / exigentetr['fʌsɪ]1 (concerned with details) quisquilloso,-a, exigente, especial, particular2 (nervous about small things) nervioso,-a3 (too elaborate) recargado,-a1) irritable: irritable, nervioso2) overelaborate: recargado3) meticulous: meticuloso4) fastidious: quisquilloso, exigenteadj.• aspaventero, -a adj.• descontentadizo, -a adj.• exigente adj.• impertinente adj.• melindroso, -a adj.• mimoso, -a adj.• muy adornado adj.• remilgado, -a adj.'fʌsiadjective -sier, -siesta) ( fastidious) exigente, quisquillosoI'm a fussy eater — soy muy maniático or (AmL tb) mañoso para comer
to be fussy ABOUT something — ser* exigente or quisquilloso con algo
what would you like to drink? - I'm not fussy — (colloq) ¿qué quieres tomar? - cualquier cosa or me da lo mismo
b) ( elaborate) <detail/pattern> recargado['fʌsɪ]ADJ (compar fussier) (superl fussiest)1) (=exacting) [person]a) pej quisquillosothey'll think you're fussy if you ring them — van a creer que eres quisquilloso or difícil si les llamas
children are often fussy eaters — los niños son a menudo quisquillosos or especiales para la comida
b) (=scrupulous)he's very fussy about detail — es muy escrupuloso or meticuloso con los detalles
c) (=selective) selectivoI'm very fussy about the parts I take on — soy muy selectivo a la hora de elegir papeles, no elijo cualquier papel
I'm not fussy * — me da igual, me da lo mismo
2) (=elaborate) [design, clothes] recargado, con muchos ringorrangos *3) (=nervous) [manner] nervioso* * *['fʌsi]adjective -sier, -siesta) ( fastidious) exigente, quisquillosoI'm a fussy eater — soy muy maniático or (AmL tb) mañoso para comer
to be fussy ABOUT something — ser* exigente or quisquilloso con algo
what would you like to drink? - I'm not fussy — (colloq) ¿qué quieres tomar? - cualquier cosa or me da lo mismo
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7 supervisor
noun (a person who supervises.) supervisorsupervisor n supervisor
supervisor
◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femeninosupervisor
supervisor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino supervisor ' supervisor' also found in these entries: Spanish: editor - editora - sobrestante - superintendente - supervisora - sobrecargo English: supervisor - supervisory - exacting - foreman - make - marshaltr['sʊːpəvaɪzəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) supervisor,-ra2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (of thesis) director,-ra de tesissupervisor ['su:pər.vaɪzər] n: supervisor m, -sora fn.• aparejador, -ora s.m.,f.• inspector s.m.• interventor s.m.• superintendente s.m.,f.• supervisor s.m.• veedor, -ora s.m.,f.'suːpərvaɪzər, 'suːpəvaɪzə(r)a) ( overseer) supervisor, -sora m,fb) ( official) ( in US) alcalde, -desa m,f ( elegido anualmente o cada dos años)c) ( in UK university) director, -tora m,f de tesis['suːpǝvaɪzǝ(r)]N1) (gen) supervisor(a) m / f2) (Univ) [of thesis] director(a) m / f* * *['suːpərvaɪzər, 'suːpəvaɪzə(r)]a) ( overseer) supervisor, -sora m,fb) ( official) ( in US) alcalde, -desa m,f ( elegido anualmente o cada dos años)c) ( in UK university) director, -tora m,f de tesis -
8 arduo
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9 duro
Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar) \ \
duro es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
duró es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: durar duro
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar adurarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
duro 1 -ra adjetivo 1 ( en general) hard; ‹ carne› tough; ‹ pan› stale; 2 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹ facciones› hard, harsh 3 ‹ juego› rough, hard; una postura más dura a tougher line
duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard; ‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
duro,-a
I adjetivo
1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
III adverbio hard ' duro' also found in these entries: Spanish: bregar - canto - disco - dura - durante - edificación - golpe - huevo - larga - largo - mollera - oído - pelar - roer - sobremesa - suela - tarugo - aplastar - entrado - noviazgo - pesado - piedra - rock - tieso English: achieve - blow - broke - celebration - cold-hearted - dammit - disc - disk - easy - elbow-grease - empire - exacting - exertion - graft - grill - gristle - hard - hard disk - hard porn - hard-boiled - hard-core - harsh - hawkish - lack - last - long - nail - not - nougat - nut - penny - punishing - recognition - rough - rugged - second - severe - slog - stale - stark - stiff - sweat - thrive - toil - tough - tough-minded - arduous - boil - dense - firm -
10 exigente
exigente adjetivo ‹persona/prueba› demanding; ‹clientela/paladar› discerning
exigente adjetivo demanding ' exigente' also found in these entries: Spanish: caprichosa - caprichoso - delicada - delicado - jodido - quisquilloso English: challenging - choosy - demanding - discerning - discriminating - easy-going - exacting - fussy - lax - particular - pick - please - taxing - undiscerning - fastidious - undemanding -
11 minucioso
minucioso
‹ informe› detailed
minucioso,-a adjetivo
1 (detallista) meticulous
2 (detallado) minute, detailed ' minucioso' also found in these entries: Spanish: escrupulosa - escrupuloso - minuciosa - detallista - prolijo English: detailed - exacting - in-depth - minute - thorough - elaborate - precise -
12 riguroso
riguroso
◊ -sa adjetivo‹dieta/control/orden› strict; ‹ examen› thorough; ‹ maestro› strict; ‹ castigo› severe, harsh ‹ clima› harsh
riguroso,-a adjetivo
1 (inflexible) severe, strict: es muy rigurososo con sus hijos, he's quite strict with his children
2 (trabajo, investigador) rigorous: una rigurosa investigación, a rigorous investigation
3 (clima) un riguroso otoño, a harsh autumn ' riguroso' also found in these entries: Spanish: escrupulosa - escrupuloso - investigación - rigurosa - duro - luto English: rigorous - severe - tight - vegetarian - exacting - harsh - intemperate - strict - stringent - thorough -
13 challenge
s.1 desafío reto (exacting task, to duel); competición (competition)competencia (Am.)2 provocación.3 recusación.4 prueba de provocación.vt.1 desafiar, retar (to a contest, fight)2 cuestionar, poner en duda (statement, authority)3 dar el alto a (militar)4 recusar. (pt & pp challenged) -
14 particular
adj.1 particular, específico(a) (specific)2 particular, especial (special)3 exigente (exacting)4 concreto, determinado, de una clase en particular, detallado.adv.in particular -> en particular, característicamente, propiamente, particularmente. (specifically)s.1 detalle, pormenor.2 punto, tema. (plural particulars)
См. также в других словарях:
exacting — [eg zak′tiŋ, igzak′tiŋ] adj. 1. making severe or excessive demands; not easily satisfied; strict [an exacting teacher] 2. demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous [an exacting job] SYN. ONEROUS exactingly adv … English World dictionary
Exacting — Ex*act ing, a. Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. A temper so exacting. T. Arnold {Ex*act ing*ly}, adv. {Ex*act ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exacting — exacting; un·exacting; … English syllables
exacting — index circumspect, confiscatory, conscientious, critical (faultfinding), dictatorial, draconian, faithful ( … Law dictionary
exacting — too demanding, 1580s, prp. adj. from EXACT (Cf. exact) … Etymology dictionary
exacting — adj *onerous, burdensome, oppressive Analogous words: *severe, stern: *rigid, rigorous, strict, stringent: arduous, difficult, *hard Antonyms: easy: lenient … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exacting — [adj] demanding burdensome, by the book*, careful, critical, difficult, exigent, finicky, fussy, grievous, hard, harsh, hypercritical, imperious, nit picking, onerous, oppressive, painstaking, particular, persnickety, picky, precise, rigid,… … New thesaurus
exacting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ making great demands on one s endurance or skill … English terms dictionary
exacting — ex|act|ing [ıgˈzæktıŋ] adj demanding a lot of effort, careful work, or skill = ↑demanding ▪ She was an exacting woman to work for. exacting standards/demands/requirements etc ▪ He could never live up to his father s exacting standards … Dictionary of contemporary English
exacting — [[t]ɪgzæ̱ktɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. The Duke was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task... Privately they seem to have the same… … English dictionary
exacting — adjective exacting work is hard and involves a high level of skill: exacting but stimulating work | exacting scrutiny of the texts exactingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English