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1 MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > MTBF Mean Time Between Failures
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3 defaults
нарушать; устанавливать по умолчаниюСинонимический ряд:1. absences (noun) absences; dearths; defects; lacks; privations; wants2. failures (noun) delinquencies; dereliction; derelictions; failures; neglect; neglects; omissions; oversights3. fails (verb) fails; neglects; omits -
4 duds
1. n pl шутл. пренебр. одежонка; лохмотья, рвань2. n pl разг. ветошь, тряпки3. n pl разг. пожитки, манаткиСинонимический ряд:1. clothes (noun) apparel; array; attire; attirement; clothes; clothing; dress; finery; garb; garments; gear; habiliments; panoply; rags; raiment; rigging; things; togs2. failures (noun) bombs; busts; failures; flops; lemons; losers -
5 lacks
недоставать; недостаток; отсутствиеСинонимический ряд:1. absences (noun) absences; dearths; defaults; defects; privations; wants2. failures (noun) defalcations; deficiencies; deficits; failures; inadequacies; insufficiencies; shortages3. needs (verb) needs; requires; wants -
6 omissions
Синонимический ряд:1. blanks (noun) blanks; chasms; overlooks; oversights; skips2. failures (noun) defaults; delinquencies; dereliction; failures; neglect -
7 flops
Синонимический ряд:1. failures (noun) bombs; busts; duds; failures; lemons; losers2. beats (verb) beats; flaps; flutters; waggles; waves3. plumps (verb) plops; plumps; plunks4. sags (verb) droops; lolls; sags; slouches -
8 failure
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be beset by failure[Swahili Word] -patwa na janga[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Related Words] -patwa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] crop failure[Swahili Word] gumbo[Swahili Plural] magumbo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[Swahili Word] ukosa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[Swahili Word] ukosefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[Swahili Word] ukosekanaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure[Swahili Word] ukosekano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] failure to remember something[Swahili Word] sahau[Swahili Plural] sahau[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] sahaulifu, msahau, usahaulifu------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 fracaso
m.failure.un rotundo fracaso an outright failuretodo fue un fracaso the whole thing was a disasterel fracaso escolar educational failure, poor performance at schoolpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fracasar.* * *1 failure* * *noun m.* * *SM failurela reforma está condenada al fracaso — the reform is doomed to failure, the reform is destined to fail
¡es un fracaso! — he's a disaster!
* * *masculino failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love
* * *= flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.Ex. And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex. Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.Ex. The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex. The show was a real flake out.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.Ex. The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.----* abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* fracaso escolar = school failure.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.* fracaso total = complete failure.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.* ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.* significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.* traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.* traer fracaso = spell + failure.* * *masculino failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love
* * *= flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.Ex: And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex: The show was a real flake out.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* fracaso escolar = school failure.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.* fracaso total = complete failure.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.* ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.* significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.* traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.* traer fracaso = spell + failure.* * *1 (acción) failureha sufrido or tenido varios fracasos profesionales she has had several failures in her workel proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso the project was destined to fail o doomed to failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental a disappointment in loveun fracaso rotundo a complete failure2 (obra, persona) failuresu última película fue un fracaso her last movie was a failure o ( colloq) flop, her last movie bombed ( AmE colloq)como profesor es un fracaso he's a disaster o failure as a teacher, he's a hopeless teacher* * *
Del verbo fracasar: ( conjugate fracasar)
fracaso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
fracasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fracasar
fracaso
fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
to fail
fracaso sustantivo masculino
failure
fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
fracaso sustantivo masculino failure: el despegue del cohete fue un fracaso, the rocket lift-off was a failure
' fracaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derrota
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- responsabilizar
- sed
- sentenciar
- servir
- contundente
- destinado
- naufragio
- rotundo
English:
bomb
- defeat
- dismal
- failure
- flop
- mainly
- no-win
- resounding
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- washout
- break
- fiasco
- why
* * *fracaso nm1. [falta de éxito] failure;ha sufrido varios fracasos amorosos he has had a number of failed relationships;todo fue un fracaso it was a complete failure;fracaso escolar school failure;el entorno familiar contribuye al fracaso escolar the family environment is a contributory factor to educational failure2. [persona] failure;como profesor es un fracaso as a teacher he's a failure, he's useless as a teacher* * *m failure* * *fracaso nmfiasco: failure* * *fracaso n failure -
10 failure
1. n неудача, неуспех, провалfailure of justice — неправильное судебное решение, судебная ошибка
2. n провал на экзаменеghastly failure — ужасный провал, страшная неудача
all-around failure — полная неудача, полный провал, фиаско
3. n недостаток; отсутствиеfailure of rain — сушь, отсутствие дождей
4. n неудачник5. n неудавшееся дело6. n невыполнение, неосуществление7. n оплошность, недосмотр; ошибкаalarm was felt at his failure to return — когда он не вернулся, все встревожились
8. n несостоятельность, банкротство; прекращение платежейbusiness failure — банкротство, крах
9. n тех. авария, повреждение; перебой; отказ в работе; остановка или перерыв в действии10. n физ. тех. разрушение11. n вчт. отказ; выход из строя; сбой; фатальная ошибка12. n геол. обвал, обрушение; оседание; сползаниеСинонимический ряд:1. bankruptcy (noun) bankruptcy; collapse; crash; insolvency2. botch (noun) botch; mess; muddle3. breakdown (noun) breakdown; malfunction; outage4. decline (noun) decay; declination; decline; deterioration; ebbing; loss; waning; weakening5. failing (noun) abortion; defeat; downfall; failing; insuccess; miscarriage; nonsuccess; unsuccess; unsuccessfulness6. flop (noun) bomb; bummer; bust; clinker; dud; fiasco; flop; lemon; loser; turkey; washout7. lack (noun) defalcation; defect; defectiveness; deficiency; deficit; inadequacy; insufficience; insufficiency; lack; paucity; poverty; scantiness; scarceness; scarcity; shortage; underage8. neglect (noun) default; delinquency; dereliction; neglect; negligence; nonperformance; omission; oversightАнтонимический ряд:effectiveness; improvement; prosperity; success -
11 déchet
déchet [de∫ε]1. masculine nouna. ( = reste) [de viande, tissu, métal] scrapb. ( = perte) waste• il y a du déchet (dans une marchandise) there is some waste ; (dans un examen) there are some failures2. plural masculine noun• déchets domestiques/industriels household/industrial waste• déchets radioactifs/toxiques radioactive/toxic waste* * *deʃɛ
1.
nom masculin1) ( morceau inutilisé) scrap2) ( perte) wasteil y a du déchet — ( dans la marchandise) there's some waste; ( parmi des candidats) there are failures ou duds (colloq)
3) ( épave) fig wreck
2.
déchets ménagers — household refuse [U]
* * *deʃɛ1. nm(= perte) waste, COMMERCE wastage, waste2. déchets nmplwaste sg* * *A nm1 ( morceau inutilisé) scrap; déchets de viande/métal scraps of meat/metal;2 ( perte) waste; il y a du déchet ( dans la marchandise) there's some waste; ( parmi des candidats) there are failures ou duds○;B déchets nmpl ( résidus) waste material ¢; ( ordures) waste ¢; déchets d'activité de soins biowaste ¢; déchets ménagers household refuse ¢ ou waste ¢; déchets industriels/nucléaires/toxiques industrial/nuclear/toxic waste; déchets de jardin garden refuse.[deʃɛ] nom masculin1. [portion inutilisable]2. (péjoratif) [personne] (miserable) wretch3. COMMERCE————————déchets nom masculin pluriel1. [résidus] wastedéchets radioactifs/toxiques radioactive/toxic waste -
12 éxito
m.1 success, achievement, victory, big time.2 success story.* * *1 success\con éxito successfullyno tener éxito to fail, not succeedsin éxito unsuccessfully, without successtener éxito to be successfuléxito de taquilla box-office success* * *noun m.success, hit* * *SM1) (=buen resultado) successla operación resultó con éxito — the operation was successful o was a success
tiene mucho éxito entre los hombres — she's very successful with men, she has a great deal of success with men
tener éxito en algo — to be successful in sth, make a success of sth
no tener éxito — to be unsuccessful, not succeed
2) (Mús, Teat) success, hitun éxito rotundo — [gen] a resounding success; (Mús) a smash hit
3) † (=resultado) result, outcomebuen éxito — happy outcome, success
tener buen éxito — to succeed, be successful, have a happy outcome
tener mal éxito — to have an unfortunate outcome, fail, be unsuccessful
* * *masculino successlas negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful
tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party
la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success
* * *= achievement, success, triumph, boom, popularity, accomplishment.Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex. A producer is the person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the production, and the commercial success of the film.Ex. One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.----* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* caso con éxito = success story.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* colmado de éxitos = crowned with + success.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de un gran éxito de ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* éxito artístico = artistic success.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* éxito contundente = roaring success.* éxito demostrado = proven success.* éxito de público = blockbuster.* éxito de taquilla = blockbuster.* éxito editorial = blockbuster.* éxito repentino = overnight success.* éxito repentino y total = flush of success.* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxito sonado = resounding success.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* éxito taquillero = blockbuster.* fórmula del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* fórmula para el éxito = blueprint for success.* garantizar el éxito = guarantee + success, ensure + success.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* hacer que Algo sea un éxito = make + Nombre + a hit.* historial de éxitos = track record of success.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre de éxito = successful man.* índice de éxito = success rate.* lista de éxitos = chart.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* lista de éxitos, la = charts, the.* lleno de éxitos = crowned with + success.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* no tener éxito = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful.* obtener éxito = achieve + success.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.* porcentaje de éxito = success rate.* receta del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser un éxito = prove + trumps, prove + a success, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* significar éxito = spell + success.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tener éxito = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.* traer consigo éxito = spell + success.* traer éxito = spell + success.* trayectoria de éxitos = track record of success.* * *masculino successlas negociaciones no tuvieron éxito — the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessful
tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta — he/it was a great success o (colloq) hit at the party
la operación fué un éxito — the operation was successful o a success
* * *= achievement, success, triumph, boom, popularity, accomplishment.Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: A producer is the person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the production, and the commercial success of the film.Ex: One of the real triumphs of cataloging is that cataloging rules based on Charles Ammi Cutter's work of a century ago have been effective over such a very long time.Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.* asegurar el éxito = ensure + success.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* caso con éxito = success story.* clave del éxito = key success factor, key to success.* colmado de éxitos = crowned with + success.* con éxito = successful, successfully, winningly.* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* cumbre del éxito, la = pinnacle of success, the.* de éxito = successful.* de éxito asegurado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito garantizado = sure-fire [surefire].* de éxito seguro = sure-fire [surefire].* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de un gran éxito comercial = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* de un gran éxito de ventas = best selling [bestselling/best-selling], top-selling.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* éxito absoluto = award-winning success.* éxito artístico = artistic success.* éxito comercial = commercial success, financial success.* éxito contundente = roaring success.* éxito demostrado = proven success.* éxito de público = blockbuster.* éxito de taquilla = blockbuster.* éxito editorial = blockbuster.* éxito repentino = overnight success.* éxito repentino y total = flush of success.* éxito rotundo = resounding success, award-winning success.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxito sonado = resounding success.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* éxito taquillero = blockbuster.* fórmula del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* fórmula para el éxito = blueprint for success.* garantizar el éxito = guarantee + success, ensure + success.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* hacer que Algo sea un éxito = make + Nombre + a hit.* historial de éxitos = track record of success.* hombre con éxito = successful man.* hombre de éxito = successful man.* índice de éxito = success rate.* lista de éxitos = chart.* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.* lista de éxitos, la = charts, the.* lleno de éxitos = crowned with + success.* mujer con éxito = successful woman.* mujer de éxito = successful woman.* no tener éxito = be unsuccessful, come up with + nothing, prove + unsuccessful.* obtener éxito = achieve + success.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* pináculo del éxito, el = pinnacle of success, the.* porcentaje de éxito = success rate.* receta del éxito = formula for success, recipe for success.* resultar ser un éxito = prove + to be a success.* secreto del éxito = secret of/for success.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* ser un éxito = prove + trumps, prove + a success, come up + a treat, go down + a treat.* significar éxito = spell + success.* sin éxito = unsuccessful.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tener éxito = achieve + success, be successful, get + anywhere, meet + success, prove + successful, succeed, attain + appeal, be a success, find + success, come up + trumps, prove + trumps, take off, meet with + success, hit + the big time, be popular, go + strong.* tener éxito en el mundo = succeed in + the world.* tener éxito en la vida = succeed in + life, get on in + life.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener todo un éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener un éxito roturno = take + Nombre + by storm.* traer consigo éxito = spell + success.* traer éxito = spell + success.* trayectoria de éxitos = track record of success.* * *1 (resultado bueno) successlo llevó a cabo con éxito she carried it out successfullyparticiparon con poco éxito they competed with little success, they did not have much success in the race ( o competition etc)las negociaciones no tuvieron éxito the negotiations were not successful o were unsuccessfulha tocado con gran éxito en todo el país he has played with great success o to great acclaim throughout the countrytu primo tuvo mucho éxito en la fiesta your cousin was a great success o ( colloq) hit at the party2 (cosa, obra, campaña) successla operación ha sido un éxito the operation has been successful o a successCompuesto:best-seller* * *
éxito sustantivo masculino
success;
tener éxito to be successful;
éxito de ventas best-seller;
éxito de taquilla a box-office hit
éxito sustantivo masculino success: la obra tuvo mucho éxito, the play was very successful
con éxito, successfully
' éxito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceptación
- airosa
- airoso
- arrollador
- arrolladora
- asegurar
- congratularse
- entrever
- extirpar
- mermar
- mojar
- resultar
- rotunda
- rotundo
- solicitada
- solicitado
- trampolín
- alcanzar
- apabullante
- atribuir
- cabeza
- celebrar
- clamoroso
- conquistar
- conseguir
- cumbre
- desear
- esperanza
- grande
- igualar
- impresionante
- llamado
- llave
- lograr
- logro
- prodigioso
- resonante
- revelación
- saborear
- sensación
- subir
- total
- tremendo
- triunfar
- triunfo
- trivializar
English:
accomplishment
- achievement
- begrudge
- best-seller
- best-selling
- blockbuster
- brass
- carry off
- collaboration
- do
- effectively
- element
- elusive
- eventual
- every
- flash
- flying
- get ahead
- go
- good
- hit
- hugely
- initial
- make out
- moneymaker
- qualified
- resounding
- result
- rise
- runaway
- sensation
- show-stopper
- spur
- succeed
- success
- successful
- successfully
- take off
- unqualified
- unsuccessfully
- combined
- delight
- desirous
- flushed
- get
- made
- make
- measure
- resent
- sell
* * *éxito nm1. [logro, fama] success;la fiesta fue un éxito the party was a success;su éxito se debe a su esfuerzo she has achieved success through her own efforts;con éxito successfully;superó con éxito sus exámenes she passed her exams successfully;tener éxito to be successful;el experimento no tuvo éxito the experiment was unsuccessful o was not a success;la obra tuvo poco éxito the play was not a success;tuvimos mucho éxito en América we had great success o were very successful in America2. [canción, película] hit;[producto, operación, experimento] success;éxito (editorial) bestseller;la lista de éxitos [de libros] the bestseller list;[de canciones] the charts;un disco de grandes éxitos a greatest hits album;de éxito [libro] bestselling;[canción] hit;ser un éxito (de ventas) [libro] to be a bestseller;[canción] to be a hit éxito de taquilla box-office hit* * *m success;con éxito successfully;sin éxito without success;éxito (musical) hit;tener éxito be successful, be a success* * *éxito nm1) triunfo: success, hit2)tener éxito : to be successful* * *éxito n1. (triunfo) success2. (canción, película) hitse presentó al concurso, pero no tuvo éxito he entered the competition, but he was unsuccessful -
13 falla
f.1 fault, defect (defecto).2 fault (geology).3 geological fault, fault, break, rift.4 breakdown, failure, faulty operation, failure to operate correctly.5 Falla, Manuel de Falla.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fallar.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fallir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fallar.* * *1 (defecto) defect, fault2 GEOGRAFÍA fault————————1 (figura) <CARDBOARD figure burnt on Saint Joseph?s Day in Valencia
► nombre femenino plural las fallas* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Geol) faultgéneros que tienen fallas — seconds, defective goods
4) LAm (=error) error, oversightfalla de tiro — (Mil) misfire
5) LAm (Mec) failure, breakdownfalla de encendido — (Aut) ignition fault
6) LAm (=escasez) lack, shortage7) And (Naipes) void* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex. These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.Ex. Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.----* línea de falla = fault line.* * *1)a) (de tela, cristal) flawb) (Geol) fault2)a) (de motor, máquina - en la composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento) failureb) ( en organización - en composición) defect, fault; (- en el funcionamiento)c) ( de persona) mistakeno hay falla! — (AmC fam) no problem!
d) (Dep) miss3)a) (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shameb) (Col) (Educ) day's absence ( from school)4)a) ( figura) model, figure ( burned during the Fallas)•• Cultural note:The most important festival in the autonomous region of Valencia. The Fallas take place every year between March 12 and 19. Fallas are groups of huge painted cardboard and wood figures which depict current events and famous people. The highlight is the burning of the fallas on the night of March 19. Each neighborhood makes its own falla. They are erected on one night, known as the plantá, and displayed the next day. A panel of judges ‘pardons’ the best one and it is placed in the falla museum* * *= fault line, fault.Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.* línea de falla = fault line.* * *A1 (defecto) flawuna falla en el tejido a flaw o defect in the fabricla pieza tenía una falla the part was defective2 ( Geol) fault3debe haber una falla en el motor there must be something wrong with the enginehubo muchas fallas de organización it was badly organized, there were a lot of organizational mix-upspor una falla del personal médico because of a mistake o blunder by medical staffCompuestos:( Inf) security hole( AmL) human errorse debió a una falla humana it was caused by human errorBuna falla que no haya podido venir a pity o shame she couldn't come ( colloq)C* * *
Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)
falla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falla
fallar
falla sustantivo femenino
1
b) (Geol) fault
2
(— en el funcionamiento) failure;
◊ falla humana (AmL) human error;
¡qué falla! what a stupid mistake!c) (Dep) miss
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( lástima) pity, shame
4
◊ Fallas )b)
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] falla a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
2
[ planes] to go wrong;
le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
falla sustantivo femenino
1 (defecto) defect, fault
2 LAm (error, fallo) mistake, fault
3 Geol fault
fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
' falla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
memoria
- fallar
- fallo
English:
amiss
- fail
- fault
- memory
- rift
- serve
- failure
- lapse
- malfunction
* * *falla nf1. [defecto] fault, defect;este cajón tiene una falla there's something wrong with this drawer;está rebajado porque tiene una falla it's reduced because it's imperfect2. Am [error] mistake;un trabajo lleno de fallas a piece of work full of mistakes;una falla humana a human error;una falla técnica a technical fault3. Geol faultla falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault4. [figura de cartón] = giant papier-mâché figure burnt during las Fallas in Valencia5.las Fallas [fiesta] = festival in Valencia during which giant papier-mâché figures are burntFALLASThe Fallas are an annual celebration held in Valencia, Spain, in the weeks leading up to St. Joseph's Day (March 18th). The festivities are centred round gigantic papier-mâché sculptures (the fallas) which are erected in public squares all over the city. They are constructed over the preceding eleven months by different local groups and normally depict caricatures of politicians and other celebrities of the year. Valencia is renowned for its fireworks, and they are much in evidence during the festival, especially during the famous “mascletá”, in which thousands of fire crackers are exploded with deafening effect. At the end of the final week of festivities prizes are awarded to the best or most original fallas and the figures are then burnt. A small figure (or “ninot”) is preserved from the winning falla, and kept in a special museum.* * *f1 GEOL fault;la falla de San Andrés the San Andreas Fault2 de fabricación flaw3:* * *falla nf1) : flaw, defect2) : (geological) fault3) : fault, failing* * *falla n (en geología) fault -
14 logro
m.achievement.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lograr.* * *1 (éxito) success, achievement2 (beneficio) gain, profit* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=éxito) achievement, attainment frm2) (Com, Econ) profit* * ** * *= accomplishment, achievement, breakthrough [break-through].Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex. With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.----* logro personal = personal achievement, a feather in + Posesivo + cap.* logros = levels of accomplishment.* * ** * *= accomplishment, achievement, breakthrough [break-through].Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.* logro personal = personal achievement, a feather in + Posesivo + cap.* logros = levels of accomplishment.* * *1 (de un objetivo) achievement, accomplishment, attainment ( frml)2(éxito): los logros de la medicina actual the achievements of modern medicinelos logros y fracasos de la organización the successes and failures of the organizationconsiguieron importantes logros en este campo they achieved some important victories o successes in this field* * *
Del verbo lograr: ( conjugate lograr)
logro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
logró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
lograr
logro
lograr ( conjugate lograr) verbo transitivo ‹ objetivo› to attain, achieve;
‹ éxito› to achieve;
logro hacer algo to manage to do sth
logro sustantivo masculino ( de un objetivo) achievement;
( éxito) success
lograr verbo transitivo
1 to obtain: logró hacerse escuchar, he managed to make himself heard
logrará su propósito, he'll achieve his purpose
no logro conciliar el sueño, I can't sleep ➣ Ver nota en manage 2 (medalla, reconocimiento) to win
logro sustantivo masculino achievement
' logro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conquista
- desarmar
- descolgar
- lograr
- más
- sí
- triunfo
- asociar
- cumplimiento
- escabullirse
- felicidad
- felicitación
- felicitar
- flote
- incapaz
- llegar
- meter
- proeza
- salir
English:
accomplishment
- achievement
- attainment
- jerk
- manage
- throw off
- bluff
- carry
- detract
- get
- seem
- something
- succeed
* * *logro nm1. [consecución] achievement;su objetivo es el logro de la paz her aim is to achieve peace2. [éxito] achievement;destacó los logros del gobierno she highlighted the government's achievements* * *m achievement* * *logro nm: achievement, attainment* * *logro n achievement -
15 lament
[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) beklage2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) klagesang2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) klage•* * *[lə'ment] 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) beklage2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) klagesang2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) klage• -
16 kisirani
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] bad omen[English Plural] bad omens[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] misfortune[English Plural] misfortunes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] atanitia kisirani[English Example] he will bring me misfortune------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] annoyance[English Plural] annoyances[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] anger[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] uchungu mkuu ulioandamana na ghadhabu na kisirani kingi [Mun][English Example] his major sadness followed from a lot of rage and anger------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] disgrace[English Plural] disgraces[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] grudge[English Plural] grudges[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] tendency to cause trouble[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] tendency to cause damage[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] destructiveness[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] delinquency[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] hoodlumism[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kisirani[Swahili Plural] visirani[English Word] hooliganism[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 janga
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] calamity[English Plural] calamities[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango[Swahili Example] mchuma janga hula na wakwao (methali)[English Example] he who earns calamity eats it with his family (proverb)------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] trouble[English Plural] troubles[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] difficulty[English Plural] difficulties[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] torment[English Plural] torments[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] pain[English Plural] pains[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -patwa na janga[English Word] be beset by pain[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Related Words] -patwa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] annoyance[English Plural] annoyances[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -patwa na janga[English Word] be beset by failure[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Related Words] -patwa------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] janga[Swahili Plural] majanga[English Word] danger[English Plural] dangers[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -janga[English Word] grumble[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -janga[English Word] complain[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -janga[English Word] blame[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -janga[English Word] accuse[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mjango------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 row
I 1.(coll.)noun1) (noise) Krach, dermake a row — Krach machen; (protest) Rabatz machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb II nounhave/start a row — Krach haben/anfangen (ugs.)
1) Reihe, diein a row — in einer Reihe; (coll.): (in succession) nacheinander
2) (line of numbers etc.) Zeile, die3) (terrace)III 1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb 3. nounrow [of houses] — [Häuser]zeile, die; [Häuser]reihe, die
* * *I [rəu] noun(a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) die ReiheII 1. [rəu] verb2) (to transport by rowing: He rowed them across the lake.) rudern2. noun(a trip in a rowing-boat: They went for a row on the river.) die Ruderpartie- academic.ru/63194/rower">rower- rowing-boat
- row-boat III noun2) (a continuous loud noise: They heard a row in the street.) der Krach* * *row1[rəʊ, AM roʊ]n\rows and \rows of cars lange Autoschlangena \row of chairs eine Stuhlreihe\row of houses Häuserreihe f\rows of people Menschenschlangen plto move up a few \rows ein paar Reihen aufrückento stand in a \row in einer Reihe stehenin \rows reihenweise3. (in succession)in a \row hintereinanderfour times in a \row viermal hintereinanderrow2[raʊ]I. n esp BRIT, AUSpolitical \row politische Auseinandersetzungto get into a \row [with sb] [mit jdm] Streit [o fam Krach] bekommento have a \row Streit [o fam Krach] haben, streitenrow3[rəʊ, AM roʊ]I. vi rudernII. vtto \row a boat ein Boot rudernto \row sb across a lake/river jdn über einen See/Fluss rudernto go for a \row rudern gehen* * *I [rəʊ]nReihe f; (COMPUT) (of table) Zeile fII [rəʊ]4 failures in a row — 4 Misserfolge hinter- or nacheinander
1. vi(in boat) rudernto row away/back — weg-/zurückrudern
2. vtboat rudern3. nIII [raʊ]1. n (esp Brit inf)1) (= noise) Lärm m, Krach m (inf)a row — Krach schlagen (inf)
2) (= quarrel) Streit m, Krach m (inf)to have a row with sb — mit jdm Streit or Krach (inf) haben
3)(= scolding)
to get a row — Krach bekommen (inf)to give sb a row — jdn runtermachen (inf)
2. vi(= quarrel) (sich) streiten* * *row1 [raʊ] umgA s Krach m:a) Krawall m, Spektakel m, Radau mb) (lauter) Streit:have a row with sb Krach mit jemandem haben umg;a) Krach schlagen umg,b) Krach oder Krawall machen;what’s the row? was ist denn los?B v/t besonders Br obs jemanden zusammenstauchen umgrow2 [rəʊ] s1. (Häuser-, Sitz- etc) Reihe f:in rows in Reihen, reihenweise;in a row fig hinter-, nacheinander;2. (von Häuserreihen eingesäumte) Straße:3. TECH Bauflucht(linie) frow3 [rəʊ]A v/i rudern sich rudern (lassen):B v/t1. ein Rennen, Boot oder jemanden rudernC s1. Rudern n2. Ruderpartie f:go for a row rudern gehen* * *I 1.(coll.)noun1) (noise) Krach, dermake a row — Krach machen; (protest) Rabatz machen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb II nounhave/start a row — Krach haben/anfangen (ugs.)
1) Reihe, diein a row — in einer Reihe; (coll.): (in succession) nacheinander
2) (line of numbers etc.) Zeile, die3) (terrace)III 1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb 3. nounrow [of houses] — [Häuser]zeile, die; [Häuser]reihe, die
* * *(typography) n.Zeichenzeile f. n.Krach ¨-e m.Radau nur sing. m.Reihe -n f.Zeile -n f. v.rudern v. -
19 nuhusi
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] misfortune[English Plural] misfortunes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] bad luck[English Plural] bad luck[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] kitu gani kilichomleta pale isipokuwa nuhusi? [Sul][English Example] what else brought him there except bad luck?------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] failure[English Plural] failures[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] disappointment[English Plural] disappointments[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] wickedness[English Plural] wickedness[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nuhusi[Swahili Plural] nuhusi[English Word] mischievous action[English Plural] mischievous actions[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Swahili Example] walichoshwa na nuksi za Bwana Maksudi [Moh][English Example] they got tired of Mr. Maksudi's mischievous------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 alternativa
adj.&f.feminine of ALTERNATIVO.f.alternative.alternativa de poder alternative party of government* * *1 alternative, option, choice\tomar la alternativa to become a fully-fledged bullfightertomar una alternativa to decide, choose* * *1. f., (m. - alternativo) 2. noun f.alternative, choice, option* * *SF1) (=opción) alternative, option, choiceno tener alternativa — to have no alternative o option o choice
2) (=sucesión) alternation; (=trabajo) shift work, work done in relays3) (Taur) ceremony by which a novice becomes a fully qualified bullfightertomar la alternativa — to become a fully qualified bullfighter
4) pl alternativas [en actitud] ups and downs, vicissitudes, fluctuationslas alternativas de la política — the ups and downs o vicissitudes of politics
* * *1) ( opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative
3) alternativas femenino pluralsiguió con interés las alternativas del campeonato — she followed the ups and downs of the championship with interest
* * *= alternate way, alternative, choice.Ex. We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.Ex. DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex. To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.----* como alternativa = as an alternative.* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* no tener alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* * *1) ( opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa — you have no choice o alternative
3) alternativas femenino pluralsiguió con interés las alternativas del campeonato — she followed the ups and downs of the championship with interest
* * *= alternate way, alternative, choice.Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.* como alternativa = as an alternative.* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* no tener alternativa = have + no choice.* no tener más alternativa que = have + no other option but.* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.* tener una alternativa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una alternativa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* una buena alternativa a = the next best thing to.* * *A (opción) alternativeno tienes alternativa you have no choice o alternativeno les quedó más alternativa que admitirlo they were left no alternative but to admit ituna clara alternativa democrática a clear democratic alternativela alternativa es clara the choice is clearuna alternativa a los métodos tradicionales an alternative to traditional methodssiguió con gran interés las alternativas del campeonato she followed the ups and downs of the championship with great interesttras soportar las alternativas de una larga enfermedad ( frml); having borne the vicissitudes of a long illness ( frml)* * *
alternativa sustantivo femenino ( opción) alternative;
alternativo,-a adjetivo alternative
alternativa sustantivo femenino alternative: no tuvimos alternativa, we had no choice
' alternativa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
opción
- remedio
- tratar
English:
alternative
- alternative medicine
- alternatively
- medicine
- next
- than
* * *alternativa nf1. [opción] alternative;no tenemos alternativa we have no alternative;no nos queda otra alternativa que aceptar we have no alternative o choice but to accept;nuestra mejor alternativa es… our best bet is…alternativa de poder alternative party of government2. Taurom = ceremony in which a bullfighter shares the kill with his novice, accepting him as a professional;tomar la alternativa = to become accepted as a professional bullfighter;dar la alternativa a alguien to give sb their first big break* * *f1 alternative2 TAUR:dar la alternativa a alguien confirm s.o. as a fully-fledged bullfighter;tomar la alternativa become a fully-fledged bullfighter* * *alternativa nfopción: alternative, option* * *alternativa n alternative
См. также в других словарях:
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failure — noun 1 LACK OF SUCCESS (C, U) a lack of success in achieving or doing something: How can we account for the failure of the League of Nations to achieve peace in Europe? | end/result in failure: Harry s ambitious plans ended in failure. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smoke screen — noun 1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements • Syn: ↑smokescreen • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine … Useful english dictionary
track record — noun 1. the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973 • Hypernyms: ↑record 2. the sum of recognized… … Useful english dictionary
disarmament — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nuclear ▪ They campaigned for nuclear disarmament. ▪ general, global, international, multilateral ▪ The party supports multilateral disarma … Collocations dictionary
news — noun 1 new information ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (BrE, informal), excellent, fantastic, good, great, happy, marvellous/marvelous (esp. BrE), terrific, tremendou … Collocations dictionary
catchall — noun an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends • Hypernyms: ↑enclosure, ↑receptacle * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) : something designed or serving to catch, hold, account for, or include a variety of odds and ends … Useful english dictionary
finger-pointing — noun the imputation of blame they want all the finger pointing about intelligence failures to stop • Syn: ↑fingerpointing • Hypernyms: ↑imputation * * * noun [noncount] : the act of blaming someone for a problem instead of trying to fix or solve… … Useful english dictionary
power failure — noun equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails the ice storm caused a power outage • Syn: ↑power outage • Hypernyms: ↑breakdown, ↑equipment failure • Hyponyms: ↑blackout, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pathography — noun Date: 1917 biography that focuses on a person s illnesses, misfortunes, or failures; also sensational or morbid biography … New Collegiate Dictionary