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  • 101 frívolo

    adj.
    1 frivolous, featherbrained, light-minded, flighty.
    2 trivial, trifling.
    m.
    frivolous person, trifler.
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    1 frivolous
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    (f. - frívola)
    adj.
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    - la adjetivo frivolous
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    = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].
    Nota: También escrito ditzy.
    Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    Ex. No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.
    Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
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    - la adjetivo frivolous
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    = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.], frivolous, flighty [flightier -comp., flightiest -sup.], airheaded, airhead, dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].
    Nota: También escrito ditzy.

    Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

    Ex: No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.
    Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

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    (superficial) frivolous; (ligero) light-hearted, frivolous
    un comentario frívolo a flippant o frivolous remark
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    frívolo
    ◊ -la adjetivo

    frivolous
    frívolo,-a adjetivo frivolous

    ' frívolo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    frívola
    - salón
    - devaneo
    - superficial
    - vacío
    English:
    flighty
    - flippant
    - frivolous
    - idle
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    frívolo, -a adj
    1. [superficial] frivolous
    2. [despreocupado] flippant
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    adj frivolous
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    frívolo, -la adj
    : frivolous

    Spanish-English dictionary > frívolo

  • 102 gustazo

    m.
    great pleasure (informal).
    darse el gustazo de algo/hacer algo to allow oneself the pleasure of something/doing something
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    1 (fam) great pleasure
    \
    darse el gustazo de algo familiar to take great pleasure in something, take great delight in something
    darse un gustazo to treat oneself
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    = pleasure, bliss, great pleasure, treat.
    Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
    Ex. Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
    Ex. A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
    Ex. In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
    ----
    * por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.
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    = pleasure, bliss, great pleasure, treat.

    Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.

    Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
    Ex: A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
    Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
    * por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

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    me ha dado un gustazo verte it's been so good o ( colloq) it's been great to see you
    ¡qué gustazo! ¡el agua está buenísima! mmm! this is great! the water's beautiful! ( colloq)
    darse el gustazo de algo to take great pleasure o delight in sth
    me di el gustazo de devolverle su regalo I took great delight o pleasure in returning his present
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    Fam
    me di el gustazo de mandarlo a paseo it gave me great pleasure to tell him to get lost
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    m great pleasure

    Spanish-English dictionary > gustazo

  • 103 hacer suposiciones

    (v.) = make + assumption
    Ex. Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
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    (v.) = make + assumption

    Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer suposiciones

  • 104 hecho demostrado

    Ex. Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
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    Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho demostrado

  • 105 hecho1

    1 = event, fact, deed.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
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    * apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.
    * cegarse ante el hecho de que = blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.
    * de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.
    * de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.
    * del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.
    * del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
    * demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.
    * dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * en cuanto a los hechos = factually.
    * en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.
    * enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.
    * entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    * enunciado de los hechos = statement of fact.
    * estado de hecho = rule of men.
    * explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.
    * exposición de los hechos = statement of fact.
    * hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.
    * hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.
    * hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.
    * hecho consumado = fait accompli.
    * hecho demostrado = established fact.
    * hecho ineludible = hard fact.
    * hecho real = brute fact.
    * hechos dispersos = random facts.
    * hechos, los = plain fact, the.
    * hechos reales = true story.
    * no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * olvidarse del hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.
    * partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.
    * perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.
    * por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.
    * por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.
    * presunción de hecho = prima facie.
    * prueba del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.
    * ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.
    * ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.
    * sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * verificación de los hechos = fact checking.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho1

  • 106 historial

    m.
    1 record (ficha).
    historial médico o clínico medical o case history
    2 track record, background, case history, historical record.
    3 curriculum vitae.
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    1 MEDICINA medical record, case history
    2 (currículo) curriculum vitae
    3 (antecedentes) background
    4 INFORMÁTICA history
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    noun m.
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    1.
    2. SM
    1) [en archivo] [de acontecimiento] record; [de persona] curriculum vitae, CV, résumé (EEUU)
    2) (Med) case history
    3) (tb: historial de ventas) sales history
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    masculino record
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    = pedigree, case history, history, track record.
    Ex. The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.
    Ex. For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex. The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex. The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
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    * historial de búsqueda = search history.
    * historial de éxitos = track record of success.
    * historial de recepción = receipt history.
    * historial médico = case history, medical record, medical report, patient history.
    * tener un historial de = have + a track record of.
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    masculino record
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    = pedigree, case history, history, track record.

    Ex: The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.

    Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
    Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex: The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
    * historial de búsqueda = search history.
    * historial de éxitos = track record of success.
    * historial de recepción = receipt history.
    * historial médico = case history, medical record, medical report, patient history.
    * tener un historial de = have + a track record of.

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    record
    Compuestos:
    ● historial clínico or médico
    medical history
    resumé ( AmE), curriculum vitae ( BrE)
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    historial sustantivo masculino
    record;
    historial clínico or médico medical history;

    historial sustantivo masculino
    1 Med medical record, case history
    2 (académico, laboral) curriculum vitae
    (antecedentes) background
    3 (delictivo) criminal record

    ' historial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antecedente
    - expediente
    - palmarés
    English:
    delinquency
    - record
    - case
    - curriculum
    - history
    - resumé
    - track
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    1. [ficha] record
    historial clínico medical o case history;
    historial médico medical o case history
    2. [historia] history;
    tiene un historial de fracasos she has a history of failure
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    m record
    * * *
    1) : record, document
    2) currículum: résumé, curriculum vitae
    * * *
    historial n record

    Spanish-English dictionary > historial

  • 107 histórico

    adj.
    historic, historical.
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    2 (importante) historic, memorable
    3 (cierto) factual, true
    4 LINGÚÍSTICA historical
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    (f. - histórica)
    adj.
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    histórico, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=de la historia) [perspectiva, contexto, investigación] historical
    2) (=importante) [acontecimiento, encuentro] historic; [récord] all-time

    el centro o casco histórico de la ciudad — the historic city centre

    3) [miembro, socio] [de hace tiempo] long-serving; [desde el principio] founder

    miembro histórico — (=de hace tiempo) long-serving member; (=desde el principio) founder member

    2.
    SM / F

    el Atlético, uno de los históricos del fútbol español — Atlético, one of the oldest teams in Spanish football

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    - ca adjetivo ( real) historical; ( importante) historic
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    = historic, historical, history-making.
    Ex. We were witnesses to what was probably an historic confrontation between Professor Lubetzky and Mr Kilgour.
    Ex. This description has historical value, but is also an effective means of conveying the basis concepts of post-coordinate indexing.
    Ex. One sees the weakness of the church and concludes that it is impossible for this anemic body to be a history-making force.
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    * acontecimiento histórico = historical event.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * archivo histórico = historical archives.
    * arquitectura histórica = historical architecture.
    * bibliografía histórica = historical bibliography.
    * ciencias históricas = historical sciences.
    * cuestión histórica = historical issue.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.
    * desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.
    * documento histórico = historical paper.
    * edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.
    * edificio histórico = historic building, historical building.
    * figura histórica = historical figure.
    * hacer una introducción histórica = give + background information.
    * histórico-científico = historico-scientific.
    * hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * influencia histórica = historical influence.
    * institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.
    * institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * investigación histórica = historical research.
    * investigador histórico = historical researcher.
    * literatura histórica = historic literature.
    * lugar histórico = historical site.
    * marcar un hito histórico = make + history.
    * material histórico = historical material.
    * mentira histórica = historical fabrication.
    * monumento histórico = historical landmark, historic landmark, historic monument.
    * narrativa histórica = historical narrative.
    * novela histórica = historical fiction, historical novel.
    * periodo histórico = historical period.
    * pintor histórico = history painter.
    * político-histórico = politico-historical.
    * prensa histórica = old newspapers.
    * proceso histórico = history-making process.
    * raíz histórica = historical root.
    * sociohistórico = socio-historical [sociohistorical], socio-historic [sociohistoric].
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    - ca adjetivo ( real) historical; ( importante) historic
    * * *
    = historic, historical, history-making.

    Ex: We were witnesses to what was probably an historic confrontation between Professor Lubetzky and Mr Kilgour.

    Ex: This description has historical value, but is also an effective means of conveying the basis concepts of post-coordinate indexing.
    Ex: One sees the weakness of the church and concludes that it is impossible for this anemic body to be a history-making force.
    * acontecimiento histórico = historical event.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * archivo histórico = historical archives.
    * arquitectura histórica = historical architecture.
    * bibliografía histórica = historical bibliography.
    * ciencias históricas = historical sciences.
    * cuestión histórica = historical issue.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de proporciones históricas = larger-than-life.
    * desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.
    * documento histórico = historical paper.
    * edificio de valor histórico = heritage-listed building.
    * edificio histórico = historic building, historical building.
    * figura histórica = historical figure.
    * hacer una introducción histórica = give + background information.
    * histórico-científico = historico-scientific.
    * hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * influencia histórica = historical influence.
    * institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.
    * institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * investigación histórica = historical research.
    * investigador histórico = historical researcher.
    * literatura histórica = historic literature.
    * lugar histórico = historical site.
    * marcar un hito histórico = make + history.
    * material histórico = historical material.
    * mentira histórica = historical fabrication.
    * monumento histórico = historical landmark, historic landmark, historic monument.
    * narrativa histórica = historical narrative.
    * novela histórica = historical fiction, historical novel.
    * periodo histórico = historical period.
    * pintor histórico = history painter.
    * político-histórico = politico-historical.
    * prensa histórica = old newspapers.
    * proceso histórico = history-making process.
    * raíz histórica = historical root.
    * sociohistórico = socio-historical [sociohistorical], socio-historic [sociohistoric].

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    1 (real) ‹personaje/novela/hecho› historical
    documentos históricos historical documents
    2 (importante) ‹fecha/suceso› historic
    es un acontecimiento histórico it is a historic event
    estamos viviendo momentos históricos we are witnessing history in the making
    las cotizaciones han alcanzado cotas históricas stock prices have reached an all-time high
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    histórico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ( real) historical;


    ( importante) historic
    histórico,-a adjetivo
    1 historical
    2 (verdadero, real) factual, true: esta novela está basada en un caso histórico, this novel is based on fact
    3 (trascendente, crucial) historic, memorable
    ¿Historical o historic?
    Si te refieres a un personaje histórico o a una novela histórica, puedes usar la palabra historical. Sin embargo, si te refieres a un suceso, un día o a un personaje importante, debes usar la palabra historic. Por tanto, a historic novel significa una novela trascendental en la historia de la literatura, mientras que a historical novel significa una novela basada en la historia.
    ' histórico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antigüedad
    - histórica
    - pretérita
    - pretérito
    - empezar
    - monumento
    - patrimonio
    English:
    demolish
    - historic
    - historical
    - low
    - National Trust
    - background
    - pageant
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    histórico, -a adj
    1. [de la historia] historical;
    una novela histórica a historical novel;
    el legado histórico de los romanos the historical legacy of the Romans;
    el centro histórico de una ciudad the historic centre of a city;
    el dólar alcanzó ayer su máximo histórico the dollar climbed to an all-time high yesterday
    2. [importante] historic;
    un acuerdo histórico an historic agreement
    3. [veterano] veteran;
    uno de los líderes históricos del partido one of the party's veteran leaders
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    adj
    1 de la historia historical
    2 ( importante) historic
    * * *
    histórico, -ca adj
    1) : historical
    2) : historic, important
    * * *
    1. (en general) historical
    2. (trascendente) historic

    Spanish-English dictionary > histórico

  • 108 impugnar

    v.
    1 to contest, to challenge.
    2 to impugn, to challenge, to buck, to contest.
    Impugnamos la demanda We impugned the suit.
    3 to impeach.
    Impugnamos la ley We impeached the law.
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    1 (resultado) to contest
    2 (teoría) to refute
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    VT [+ decisión, fallo] to contest, challenge; [+ teoría] to refute; [+ motivos, testimonio] to impeach
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    verbo transitivo <decisión/fallo> to contest, challenge
    * * *
    = impugn.
    Ex. If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.
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    verbo transitivo <decisión/fallo> to contest, challenge
    * * *

    Ex: If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.

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    impugnar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹decisión/fallo› to contest, challenge, impugn ( frml)
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    impugnar ( conjugate impugnar) verbo transitivo ‹decisión/fallo› to contest, challenge
    impugnar verbo transitivo
    1 (una ley, decisión) to challenge, contest
    2 (refutar una teoría, interpretación) to refute, disprove
    ' impugnar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    contest
    - question
    - dispute
    * * *
    to contest, to challenge
    * * *
    v/t challenge, contest
    * * *
    : to challenge, to contest

    Spanish-English dictionary > impugnar

  • 109 incomparablemente

    adv.
    incomparably.
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    Ex. His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.
    * * *

    Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.

    * * *
    incomparably
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    incomparably

    Spanish-English dictionary > incomparablemente

  • 110 indiferente

    adj.
    1 indifferent.
    2 unresponsive, apathetic, having little or no interest.
    f. & m.
    indifferent person.
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    1 indifferent
    \
    me es indiferente I don't care
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    adj.
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    ADJ
    1) (=impasible) [actitud, mirada] indifferent

    dejar indiferente a algn: esas imágenes no pueden dejarnos indiferentes — those images cannot fail to move us

    permanecer o quedarse indiferente — to remain indifferent (a, ante to)

    2) (=que da igual)

    -¿desea salir por la mañana o por la tarde? -me es indiferente — "do you want to leave in the morning or the afternoon?" - "it makes no difference to me o I don't mind"

    es indiferente que vengáis hoy o mañana — it makes no difference o it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

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    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

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    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex. Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex. What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex. They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    ----
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * * *
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

    * * *
    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

    * * *
    1
    (poco importante, de poco interés): es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference o it's immaterial whether it goes today or tomorrow
    ¿té o café? — me es indiferente tea or coffee? — either o I don't mind o it makes no difference
    no me cae mal, me es indiferente I don't dislike her, I don't really have any feelings one way or the other
    todo lo que no sea de su especialidad le es indiferente he's not interested in anything that isn't connected with his speciality
    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o ( colloq) bothered about his friendship
    2 (poco interesado) indifferent
    se mostró totalmente indiferente ante mi propuesta he was totally indifferent to o uninterested in my suggestion
    indiferente A algo indifferent TO sth
    indiferente al peligro indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
    permanecieron/se mostraron indiferentes a mis súplicas they remained/they were indifferent to my pleas
    3
    (poco amable, afectuoso): conmigo es fría e indiferente she's cold and distant with me, she treats me coldly and with indifference
    4 (mediocre) indifferent
    * * *

    indiferente adjetivo
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés):

    ◊ es indiferente que venga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether he comes today or tomorrow;

    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    indiferente a algo indifferent to sth
    indiferente adjetivo
    1 (irrelevante) unimportant: le es indiferente el color, colour makes no difference to her
    2 (impasible) indifferent: es indiferente a mi dolor, he doesn't care about my grief
    ' indiferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fresca
    - fresco
    - igual
    - despreocupado
    - displicente
    - frío
    - resbalar
    English:
    care
    - cold
    - hard
    - indifferent
    - listless
    - lukewarm
    - nonchalant
    - skin
    - unconcerned
    - unemotional
    - uninterested
    - detached
    - uncaring
    - unresponsive
    - unsympathetic
    * * *
    1. [indistinto] indifferent;
    me es indiferente [me da igual] I don't mind, it's all the same to me;
    me es indiferente que vayas o no it's all the same to me whether you go or not;
    ¿prefieres hacerlo hoy o mañana? – me es indiferente would you rather do it today or tomorrow? – I don't mind
    2. [apático]
    siempre se muestra indiferente he always seems so apathetic;
    es indiferente a la miseria ajena other people's suffering means nothing to him;
    no puedo permanecer indiferente ante tanto sufrimiento I cannot remain indifferent in the face of so much suffering;
    su belleza me deja indiferente her beauty leaves me cold o does nothing for me
    * * *
    adj
    1 indifferent
    2 ( irrelevante) immaterial
    * * *
    1) : indifferent, unconcerned
    2)
    ser indiferente : to be of no concern
    me es indiferente: it doesn't matter to me
    * * *
    indiferente adj (persona) indifferent / not interested
    ser indiferente to make no difference / not to matter
    serle indiferente a alguien not to mind / not to care

    Spanish-English dictionary > indiferente

  • 111 inexplorado

    adj.
    unexplored.
    * * *
    1 unexplored
    * * *
    ADJ [terreno, campo, tema] unexplored; [ruta] uncharted
    * * *
    - da adjetivo unexplored
    * * *
    = uncharted, unchartered.
    Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado " uncharted".
    Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
    Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo unexplored
    * * *
    = uncharted, unchartered.
    Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado " uncharted".

    Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

    Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

    * * *
    unexplored
    * * *

    inexplorado,-a adjetivo unexplored
    ' inexplorado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inexplorada
    English:
    unexplored
    * * *
    inexplorado, -a adj
    unexplored
    * * *
    adj unexplored
    * * *
    inexplorado, -da adj
    : unexplored

    Spanish-English dictionary > inexplorado

  • 112 informar mal

    v.
    to misinform.
    * * *
    (v.) = misinform
    Ex. The paper tended to misinform and confuse its readers by discounting, ignoring, and even withholding disturbing facts and ominous signs that most other major publications included in their analyses.
    * * *
    (v.) = misinform

    Ex: The paper tended to misinform and confuse its readers by discounting, ignoring, and even withholding disturbing facts and ominous signs that most other major publications included in their analyses.

    Spanish-English dictionary > informar mal

  • 113 insultos

    m.pl.
    insults.
    * * *
    (adj.) = name-calling
    Ex. Yes, those 'press releases' have threatening statements and name-calling and fire-and-brimstone predictions, but they add no facts to the discussion on Cuba.
    * * *
    (adj.) = name-calling

    Ex: Yes, those 'press releases' have threatening statements and name-calling and fire-and-brimstone predictions, but they add no facts to the discussion on Cuba.

    Spanish-English dictionary > insultos

  • 114 intercalación

    f.
    1 intercalation, insertion.
    2 interleave.
    3 interleaving.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=inserción) [de comentarios, imágenes] insertion, interspersing; [de cultivos] insertion, alternating
    2) (Inform) merging
    * * *
    = filing order, intercalation, interfiling, filleting.
    Ex. For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.
    Ex. The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.
    Ex. Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.
    Ex. His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.
    ----
    * intercalación de fichas = filing.
    * Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la intercalación alfabética el or = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
    * Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica = ISO7154.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de BLAISE = BLAISE Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA = ALA Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo = ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
    * * *
    = filing order, intercalation, interfiling, filleting.

    Ex: For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.

    Ex: The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.
    Ex: Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.
    Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.
    * intercalación de fichas = filing.
    * Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la intercalación alfabética el or = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
    * Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica = ISO7154.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de BLAISE = BLAISE Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA = ALA Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.
    * Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo = ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

    * * *
    insertion

    Spanish-English dictionary > intercalación

  • 115 ir tirando

    v.
    to get by.
    * * *
    (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay
    ————————
    to get by
    * * *
    to get by, manage
    * * *
    (v.) = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door
    Ex. The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
    Ex. So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.
    Ex. It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
    Ex. For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
    Ex. Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.
    * * *
    (v.) = get along + in the world, shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door

    Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

    Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.
    Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
    Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
    Ex: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir tirando

  • 116 la razón de ser

    Ex. The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
    * * *

    Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > la razón de ser

  • 117 libro de historia

    (n.) = history book
    Ex. Here are some of those lesser-known facts that you may be unfamiliar with and are seldom, if at all, mentioned in official history books.
    * * *

    Ex: Here are some of those lesser-known facts that you may be unfamiliar with and are seldom, if at all, mentioned in official history books.

    Spanish-English dictionary > libro de historia

  • 118 limitar el debate a

    (v.) = keep + discussion + grounded on
    Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    * * *
    (v.) = keep + discussion + grounded on

    Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > limitar el debate a

  • 119 lleno hasta el borde

    brimful
    * * *
    Ex. Charles Dickens said that students were like 'little vessels... ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim'.
    * * *

    Ex: Charles Dickens said that students were like 'little vessels... ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lleno hasta el borde

  • 120 mantener bajo control

    (v.) = keep + a rein on
    Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    * * *
    (v.) = keep + a rein on

    Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantener bajo control

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