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1 pusilánime
• fainthearted• fainthearted person• poor-spirited• pushy• pusillanimity• pusillanimous person• pusillanimously• timid• white-livered -
2 pusilánime
adj.pusillanimous, poor-spirited, faint-hearted, fainthearted.f. & m.pusillanimous person, fainthearted person.* * *► adjetivo1 faint-hearted, pusillanimous* * *ADJ fainthearted, pusillanimous* * *Iadjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)IImasculino y femenino* * *= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex. I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.----* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.* * *Iadjetivo fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)IImasculino y femenino* * *= prude, prudish, pushover, whiner, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], wimp, nesh.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.* pusilánimes, los = faint-hearted, the.* * *pusillanimous ( frml), faintheartedinténtalo, no seas pusilánime try it, don't be such a coward ( colloq)para esta clase de negocios no se puede ser pusilánime this line of business is not for the faintheartedel mundo no es de los pusilánimes this world is no place for the fainthearted* * *
pusilánime adjetivo
fainthearted, pusillanimous (frml)
pusilánime adjetivo fainthearted, timorous, weak
' pusilánime' also found in these entries:
English:
faint-hearted
- pushover
- weak-willed
- pathetic
* * *♦ adjfaint-hearted;tiene un carácter pusilánime he's a weak character♦ nmffaint-hearted person;la carrera no fue para los pusilánimes the race was not for the faint-hearted* * *adj fainthearted* * *pusilánime adjcobarde: pusillanimous, cowardly -
3 medroso
adj.easily frightened, afraid, fearful, nervous.* * *► adjetivo1 fearful► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fearful person* * *ADJ fearful, timid* * *- sa adjetivo (liter) fearful, fainthearted (liter)* * *= timorous.Ex. Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.* * *- sa adjetivo (liter) fearful, fainthearted (liter)* * *= timorous.Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
* * *medroso -sa* * *medroso, -a Literario♦ adj[miedoso] fearful♦ nm,fcoward* * *adj fearful* * *medroso, -sa adj: fainthearted, fearful -
4 cardíaco
adj.cardiac, heart, cordial.* * *► adjetivo1 cardiac, heart► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 person with a heart condition, person with heart disease* * *Icardiaco -ca adjetivo heart (before n), cardiac (tech)IIcardiaco -ca masculino, femenino heart patientlos cardíacos — heart patients, people with a heart condition
es una película no apta para cardíacos — (hum) it's not a movie for the fainthearted
* * *= cardiac.Ex. This article analyses the possibility of building an expert system to reason on the status of post-operative cardiac patients in intensive care units.----* arritmia cardíaca = cardiac arrhythmia.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* fallo cardíaco = heart failure.* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.* ritmo cardíaco = pulse beat, pulse.* síncope cardiaco = cardiac arrest.* soplo cardíaco = heart murmur.* válvula cardíaca = heart valve.* * *Icardiaco -ca adjetivo heart (before n), cardiac (tech)IIcardiaco -ca masculino, femenino heart patientlos cardíacos — heart patients, people with a heart condition
es una película no apta para cardíacos — (hum) it's not a movie for the fainthearted
* * *= cardiac.Ex: This article analyses the possibility of building an expert system to reason on the status of post-operative cardiac patients in intensive care units.
* arritmia cardíaca = cardiac arrhythmia.* enfermedad cardíaca = heart disease.* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica = ischemic heart disease.* fallo cardíaco = heart failure.* insuficiencia cardíaca = heart failure.* ritmo cardíaco = pulse beat, pulse.* síncope cardiaco = cardiac arrest.* soplo cardíaco = heart murmur.* válvula cardíaca = heart valve.* * *pacientes cardíacos patients with a heart disorder o condition, heart patientsmasculine, feminineheart patientlos cardíacos heart patients, people with a heart conditiones una película no apta para cardíacos ( hum); it's not a movie for the fainthearted* * *
Multiple Entries:
cardiaco
cardíaco
cardíaco,◊ cardiaco -ca adjetivo
heart ( before n), cardiac (tech);
enfermos cardíacos heart patients
cardíaco,-a, cardiaco,-a
I adjetivo
1 cardiac, heart
ataque/paro cardiaco, heart attack/failure
2 fam (con mucha actividad, frenético) hectic
II sustantivo masculino y femenino person with a heart condition
cardíaco,-a, cardiaco,-a
I adjetivo
1 cardiac, heart
ataque/paro cardiaco, heart attack/failure
2 fam (con mucha actividad, frenético) hectic
II sustantivo masculino y femenino person with a heart condition
' cardíaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- paro
English:
cardiac
- heart
* * *cardiaco, -a, cardíaco, -a♦ adjcardiac;parada cardiaca, paro cardiaco cardiac arrest;insuficiencia cardiaca heart failure;Famestá cardiaco [está muy nervioso] he's a bag of nerves♦ nm,fperson with a heart condition;Famun final de partido no apto para cardiacos a heart-stopping finale to the match* * *I adj cardiacII m, cardiaca f heart patient* * *cardíaco orcardiaco, -ca adj: cardiac, heart -
5 atacado
adj.1 irresolute, inconstant, undecided. (Metaphorical)2 close, miserable, narrow-minded. (Metaphorical)past part.past participle of ATACAR.* * *ADJ1) (=pusilánime) fainthearted; (=vacilante) dithery, irresolute2) (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *= under attack.Ex. The article is entitled 'The National Health Service in the United Kingdom: under attack or under reconstruction'.----* ser atacado = be under assault.* * *= under attack.Ex: The article is entitled 'The National Health Service in the United Kingdom: under attack or under reconstruction'.
* ser atacado = be under assault.* * *atacado, -a adjRP, Ven Fam grumpy;no le hagas caso, hace días que está atacado don't mind him, he's been in that bad mood for days -
6 capacitar
v.1 to capacitate, to qualify, to educate, to instruct.El técnico capacita el extractor The repairman capacitates the extractor.El encargado capacita al empleado The man in charge capacitates the employee.2 to capacitate.El técnico capacita el extractor The repairman capacitates the extractor.3 to empower.La ambición capacita al medroso Ambition empowers the fainthearted.* * *1 (instruir) to train, qualify2 (autorizar) to qualify, entitle* * *verb1) to qualify2) train, prepare* * *1. VT1) (=preparar) to prepareuna formación que no capacita a los jóvenes para incorporarse en el mercado laboral — training which fails to give young people the skills they need to enter the job market, training which fails to prepare young people for the job market
2) (=habilitar) to qualifyeste título me capacita para ejercer como abogado — this qualification qualifies o entitles me to work as a lawyer
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( formar) to prepareesa experiencia me capacitó para enfrentarme con el mundo — that experience prepared me to go out into the world
b) ( profesionalmente)2.capacitar a alguien para + inf — to qualify o entitle somebody to + inf
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( formar) to prepareesa experiencia me capacitó para enfrentarme con el mundo — that experience prepared me to go out into the world
b) ( profesionalmente)2.capacitar a alguien para + inf — to qualify o entitle somebody to + inf
* * *capacitar [A1 ]vt1 (preparar, formar) to prepareesa experiencia me capacitó para enfrentarme con el mundo that experience prepared me to go out into the world2 (habilitar) capacitar a algn PARA algo to qualify sb FOR sth capacitar a algn PARA + INF to qualify o entitle sb to + INFsu título no lo capacita para ejercer en este país his degree doesn't qualify o entitle him to practice in this country(formarse) to train; (obtener un título) to qualify, become qualified* * *
capacitar ( conjugate capacitar) verbo transitivo ( formar) to prepare;
( profesionalmente) capacitar a algn para algo to qualify sb for sth;
capacitar a algn para hacer algo to qualify o entitle sb to do sth
capacitarse verbo pronominal ( formarse) to train;
( obtener un título) to qualify, become qualified
capacitar verbo transitivo
1 (preparar, hacer capaz) to prepare [para, for]
2 (facultar) to qualify [para, for]
' capacitar' also found in these entries:
English:
qualify
- school
- train
* * *♦ vt1.capacitar a alguien para hacer algo [habilitar] to entitle sb to do sth;un título que capacita para pilotar helicópteros a certificate which entitles o qualifies you to fly helicopters2.capacitar a alguien para hacer algo [formar] to train sb to do sth* * *v/t train, prepare;capacitar a alguien para hacer algo qualify s.o. to do sth* * *capacitar vt: to train, to qualify -
7 cobarde
• chicken-hearted• chickenhearted• coward• cowardly• craven• dastard• dastardly• fainthearted• gut feeling• gut reaction• gutless wonder• gutlessness• lily-livered• overly submissive• poltroon• pushy• pusillanimous person• quitter• supine• white-livered• yellow around the gills• yellow-billed cuckoo -
8 medroso
• afraid• apprehensive• easily frightened• fainthearted• nerviness• nervous anxiety• timorous
См. также в других словарях:
fainthearted — index diffident, recreant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fainthearted — [adj] timid afraid, cowardly, cowed, cowering, fearful, frightened, gutless, having cold feet*, intimidated, lily livered*, meek, mousy, spineless, unassertive, weak, wimpy*, yellow*; concept 401 … New thesaurus
fainthearted — [fānt′härt′id] adj. cowardly; timid; shy faintheartedly adv. faintheartedness n … English World dictionary
fainthearted — adjective Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful. Upon this, our guide, who, by the way, was but a fainthearted fellow, bid us keep in a ready posture, for he believed there were more wolves a coming. We kept our arms ready, and our eyes about us … Wiktionary
fainthearted — adjective Date: 15th century lacking courage or resolution ; timid • faintheartedly adverb • faintheartedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
fainthearted — faintheartedly, adv. /faynt hahr tid/, adj. lacking courage; cowardly; timorous. [1400 50; late ME feynt hertyd. See FAINT, HEARTED] * * * … Universalium
fainthearted — Synonyms and related words: abulic, afraid, chicken, chickenhearted, coward, cowardly, cowed, daunted, dismayed, faint, fearful, feeble, feebleminded, frail, funking, funky, henhearted, infirm, intimidated, invertebrate, lily livered, milk… … Moby Thesaurus
fainthearted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. timid, diffident. See cowardice.Ant., courageous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. timorous, irresolute, pusillanimous, timid; see cowardly 1 , 2 , weak 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. timid,… … English dictionary for students
fainthearted — see faint hearted … English dictionary
fainthearted — adj. timid, cowardly, fearful … English contemporary dictionary
fainthearted — faint•heart•ed [[t]ˈfeɪntˈhɑr tɪd[/t]] adj. lacking courage; cowardly; timorous • Etymology: 1400–50 faint′heart′ed•ly, adv … From formal English to slang