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81 encubrir
v.1 to conceal (delito).Ricardo encubre la verdad por protección Richard conceals the truth for protection2 to cover up for, to cover for.La madre encubre al ladronzuelo The mother covers up for the thief.* * *(pp encubierto,-a)1 (ocultar) to conceal, hide* * *(pp encubierto)VT1) [gen] (=ocultar) to hide2) (Jur) [+ delincuente] to harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ delito] to cover up3) (=ayudar) to be an accomplice in* * *verbo transitivoa) < delincuente> to harbor*b) < delito> to cover upc) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask* * *= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.Ex. Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.----* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.* encubrir con = cloak in.* * *verbo transitivoa) < delincuente> to harbor*b) < delito> to cover upc) <temor/verdad/problema> to mask* * *= cover, mask, dissimulate, whitewash, dissemble.Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.* encubrir a Alguien = cover up for + Nombre.* encubrir con = cloak in.* * *vt1 ‹delincuente› to harbor*los padres no saben nada porque ella lo encubre his parents don't know anything about it because she covers up for him2 ‹delito› to cover up3 ‹verdad/problema› to maska veces las estadísticas encubren la realidad sometimes statistics hide o mask o conceal the truthno está diciendo la verdad, está encubriendo algo he's not telling the truth, he's hiding something* * *
encubrir ( conjugate encubrir) verbo transitivo
encubrir verbo transitivo
1 (un hecho, la verdad) to conceal
2 Jur (a un delincuente) to cover up for: está encubriendo a su amigo, he's covering up for his friend
' encubrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enmascarar
- revestir
- apañar
English:
cloak
- cover up
- gloss over
- hush up
- whitewash
- cover
* * *encubrir vt1. [delito] to conceal, to cover up2. [delincuente] to cover up for3. [hechos, sentimientos, intenciones] to conceal, to hide* * *<part encubierto> v/t delincuente harbor, Brharbour; delito cover up, conceal* * *encubrir {2} vt: to cover up, to conceal* * *encubrir vb to conceal / to cover up -
82 escatológico
adj.1 scatological, coprolaliac, filth-obsessed, filthy.2 eschatological.3 scatologic.* * *► adjetivo1 RELIGIÓN eschatological————————► adjetivo1 (de excrementos) scatological* * *ADJ1) (=de los excrementos) scatological2) (Fil, Rel) eschatological* * *= scatological, eschatological.Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.Ex. The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.* * *= scatological, eschatological.Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.* * *escatológico -caA ( Rel) eschatologicalB (de los excrementos) scatological* * *
escatológico adjetivo
1 Rel eschatological: lo escatológico cobra importancia a fin de siglo, eschatological matters gain importance at the end of the century
2 (de los excrementos) scatological: no me gustan los chistes escatológicos, I don't care for "bathroom" jokes
' escatológico' also found in these entries:
English:
scatological
* * *escatológico, -a adj1. Rel eschatological2. [de excrementos] scatological -
83 esconder
v.to hide, to conceal.* * *1 to hide, conceal1 to hide* * *verbto hide, conceal* * *1.VT to hide, conceal (de from)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to hide, conceal (frml)2.esconderse v pron1) (refl) persona to hide2) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden* * *= hide, obscure, ensconce, tuck away, dissimulate, hide out, conceal, stash away, cache.Ex. These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex. The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.Ex. It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.----* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.* esconderse = skulk, go into + hiding.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* esconderse detrás de = hide behind.* * *1.verbo transitivo to hide, conceal (frml)2.esconderse v pron1) (refl) persona to hide2) ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden* * *= hide, obscure, ensconce, tuck away, dissimulate, hide out, conceal, stash away, cache.Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* esconder peligros para = hold + pitfalls for.* esconderse = skulk, go into + hiding.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* esconderse detrás de = hide behind.* * *esconder [E1 ]vtto hide, conceal ( frml)A ( refl) «persona» to hide esconderse DE algn to hide FROM sbB1 (estar oculto) to hide, lie hiddendetrás de esa apariencia agresiva se esconde un corazón de oro behind that aggressive exterior hides o there lies a heart of gold2 «sol» to go in* * *
esconder ( conjugate esconder) verbo transitivo
to hide, conceal (frml)
esconderse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) [ persona] to hide;
esconderse de algn to hide from sb
2 ( estar oculto) to hide, lie hidden
esconder verbo transitivo to hide [de, from]
(la verdad, una información) to conceal [de, from]
♦ Locuciones: tirar la piedra y esconder la mano, to do something wrong and then act innocently
' esconder' also found in these entries:
English:
harbor
- harbour
- hide
- secrete
- box
- draw
- secret
- stash
- stow
* * *♦ vtto hide, to conceal;me esconden el tabaco they hide my cigarettes* * *v/t hide, conceal* * *esconder vtocultar: to hide, to conceal* * *¿dónde has escondido el dinero? where have you hid the money? -
84 esmero
m.1 great care.2 extreme care, dedication, carefulness, great care.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: esmerar.* * *1 great care, neatness\poner esmero en algo to take great pains over something* * *SM1) (=cuidado) care, carefulnessponer esmero en algo — to take great care o trouble o pains over sth
2) (=aseo) neatness* * *masculino care* * *= carefulness.Ex. Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.----* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* * *masculino care* * *= carefulness.Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.
* con esmero = sedulously, studiously.* elegir con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.* * *careun plato cocinado con gran esmero a carefully prepared dishpuso mucho esmero en la presentación he took enormous trouble o great pains o great care over the presentation* * *
Del verbo esmerarse: ( conjugate esmerarse)
me esmero es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se esmeró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
esmero sustantivo masculino
care
esmero sustantivo masculino (great) care
♦ Locuciones: con esmero, very carefully
' esmero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
primor
- amor
- celo
English:
fall apart
- neatly
- carefully
- pain
* * *esmero nmgreat care;puso mucho esmero en la tarea he took great pains over the task;hizo la comida con gran esmero she took great pains over the meal* * *m care;con esmero carefully* * *esmero nm: meticulousness, great care* * *esmero n care -
85 evangelista
f. & m.1 evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller.2 person who writes on behalf of illiterates.m.Evangelist.* * *1 evangelist* * *ADJ* * *1) (Bib) Evangelist* * *= evangelist, evangelical.Ex. This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.* * *1) (Bib) Evangelist* * *= evangelist, evangelical.Ex: This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.
Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.* * *A ( Bib) EvangelistSan Juan Evangelista Saint John the Evangelist* * *
evangelista m Rel evangelist
' evangelista' also found in these entries:
English:
evangelist
* * *♦ nmRel Evangelist;los cuatro evangelistas the four Evangelists;San Juan Evangelista St John the Evangelist♦ nmfMéx [escribano] public letter-writer* * *m evangelist* * *evangelista nm: evangelist -
86 evocación
f.evocation, remembrance, invocation.* * *1 evocation, recollection, recalling* * *SF1) [de recuerdos] evocation2) [de espíritus] invocation* * *1) ( recuerdo) evocation2) ( de espíritu) invocation* * *= evocation, reminiscence.Ex. The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.Ex. In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.----* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* evocación poética = poetic evocation.* * *1) ( recuerdo) evocation2) ( de espíritu) invocation* * *= evocation, reminiscence.Ex: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.* evocación del pasado = stroll down memory lane.* evocación poética = poetic evocation.* * *A (recuerdo) evocationB (de un espíritu) invocation* * *
evocación sustantivo femenino evocation: la evocación de aquellos tiempos me trastorna, the evocation of memories of those times upsets me
* * *evocación nfrecollection, evocation* * *f evocation* * * -
87 extraviarse
1 (persona) to get lost, lose one's way2 (objeto) to get mislaid3 figurado (descarriarse) to go astray* * ** * *VPR1) (=perderse) [persona] to get lost, lose one's way; [animal] to stray; [objeto] to go missing, go astray; [carta] to go astray, get lost in the post2) [persona] [moralmente] to go astray, err, fall into evil ways* * *(v.) = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggleEx. If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.Ex. They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.Ex. After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.* * *(v.) = go astray, lose + Posesivo + way, straggleEx: If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray.
Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.* * *
■extraviarse verbo reflexivo (un objeto) to go o be missing
(una persona) to get lost
' extraviarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perderse
- extraviar
English:
astray
- stray
- lost
* * *vpr[persona] to get lost; [objeto] to be mislaid, to go missing; [animal] to get lost, to go astray* * *v/r get lost, lose one’s way* * *vr: to get lost, to go astray* * *extraviarse vb1. (persona) to get lost2. (animal) to stray3. (objeto) to disappear / to go missingse me han extraviado las llaves my keys have disappeared / I've lost my keys -
88 fanático religioso
m.religious fanatic, religious zealot, bigot, cultist.* * *(n.) = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigotEx. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.Ex. His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.Ex. This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past that took Bible passages to condone slavery and keep women down.* * *(n.) = religious zealot, religionist, religious bigotEx: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.Ex: This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past that took Bible passages to condone slavery and keep women down. -
89 fingir
v.1 to feign.fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anythingElla fingió un desmayo She feigned a fainting spell.Su hijo fingió Her son feigned.2 to pretend.3 to pretend to, to feign to.Ella fingió comer She pretended to eat.* * *1 to feign, pretend1 to pretend to be* * *verbto feign, pretend* * *1.VT to feignintenté fingir indiferencia — I tried to feign indifference o to appear indifferent
finge dormir o que duerme — he's pretending to be asleep
2.VI to pretend¡no finjas más! — stop pretending!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fakefingir + inf — to pretend to + inf
b) < voz> to imitate2.fingir vi to pretend3.fingirse v pron* * *= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex. First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.----* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fakefingir + inf — to pretend to + inf
b) < voz> to imitate2.fingir vi to pretend3.fingirse v pron* * *= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* * *fingir [I7 ]vt1 ‹alegría/desinterés› to feign, fakefingió sorpresa he feigned o faked surprise, he pretended to be surprisedfingir + INF to pretend to + INFfingía saberlo she pretended o she made out that she knew, she pretended to know2 ‹voz› to imitate, put onintentó fingir la voz de su hermano he tried to put on o imitate his brother's voice■ fingirvito pretend■ fingirsese fingió apenado he pretended o made out that he was sorry, he pretended to be sorry* * *
fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to pretend
fingirse verbo pronominal:
fingir verbo transitivo to pretend
' fingir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- simular
- afectar
- hacer
English:
act
- affect
- fake
- feign
- make out
- make-believe
- pretend
- sham
- pretense
* * *♦ vtto feign;fingió alegría para no desilusionarme he pretended to be happy so as not to disappoint me;fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anything♦ vito pretend* * *v/t feign fml ;fingió no haberlo oído he pretended he hadn’t heard;fingió dormir he pretended to be asleep* * *fingir {35} v: to feign, to pretend* * *fingir vb to pretend -
90 hender
v.to cleave, to slit, to split, to fissure.El martillo cachó las nueces The hammer split the nuts.* * *1 (cortar) to cleave, split, crack2 figurado (agua, olas) to cut3 figurado (abrirse paso) to make one's way through1 to split, crack* * *VT1) (=resquebrajar) to crack2) (=cortar) to cleave, split3) (=surcar) [+ olas] to cleave, breast* * ** * *= cleave, sunder, rive, rend.Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.----* hender en dos = rend in + two.* * ** * *= cleave, sunder, rive, rend.Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.* hender en dos = rend in + two.* * *hender [E8 ]vt1 ‹madera› to splithendió el aire con la espada he rent the air with his sword ( liter)* * *[carne, piel] to carve open, to cleave; [piedra, madera] to crack open; [aire, agua] to cut o slice through* * *v/t crack* * *hender {56} vt: to cleave, to split -
91 hombre sabio
m.wise man, man of understanding.* * *(n.) = wise manEx. A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.* * *(n.) = wise manEx: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.
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92 hombre santo
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93 idealizar
v.to idealize.* * *1 to idealize* * *VT to idealize* * *verbo transitivo to idealize* * *= romanticise [romanticize, -USA], idealise [idealize, -USA].Ex. This is a stimulating set of critical and empirical analyses that neither demonize nor romanticize 'Internet community'.Ex. It is concluded that although people idealize the legal system & would like to have faith in it as it now stands, they also see the system as inherently unfair.* * *verbo transitivo to idealize* * *= romanticise [romanticize, -USA], idealise [idealize, -USA].Ex: This is a stimulating set of critical and empirical analyses that neither demonize nor romanticize 'Internet community'.
Ex: It is concluded that although people idealize the legal system & would like to have faith in it as it now stands, they also see the system as inherently unfair.* * *idealizar [A4 ]vtto idealize* * *
idealizar ( conjugate idealizar) verbo transitivo
to idealize
idealizar verbo transitivo to idealize, glorify
' idealizar' also found in these entries:
English:
idealize
- romanticize
* * *idealizar vtto idealize* * *v/t idealize* * *idealizar {21} vt: to idealize♦ idealización nf -
94 indeciso
adj.1 irresolute, doubtful, uncertain, unsteady.2 undecided, indecisive, ambiguous, betwixt and between.m.waverer.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona - por naturaleza) indecisive; (- puntualmente) undecided2 (asunto - no resuelto) undecided; (- que no resuelve) inconclusive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) ditherer* * *(f. - indecisa)adj.1) undecided2) hesitant* * *indeciso, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] indecisive¡soy tan indeciso! — I can never make up my mind!
2) [tema] (=por decidir) undecided; (=indefinido) vague3) [resultado] indecisive2.SM / F (Pol) [en votación] undecided voter; [en encuesta] don't know* * *Ia) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecidedIIestá indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...
- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( en general) indecisive personb) ( sobre un tema)* * *= undecided, hesitant, wavering.Ex. Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.Ex. Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.Ex. The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.----* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....* indecisos, los = hesitant, the.* indeciso sobre = on the fence on.* * *Ia) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecidedIIestá indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...
- sa masculino, femeninoa) ( en general) indecisive personb) ( sobre un tema)* * *= undecided, hesitant, wavering.Ex: Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.
Ex: Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.Ex: The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.* estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).* estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....* indecisos, los = hesitant, the.* indeciso sobre = on the fence on.* * *A ‹persona›1 [ SER] indecisivetiene un carácter muy indeciso she's naturally indecisive2 [ ESTAR] undecidedestá indeciso sobre qué candidato votar he's undecided about which candidate to vote forB ‹resultado› indecisivemasculine, feminine1 (en general) indecisive person2(sobre un tema): hay un gran número de indecisos there are a lot of people who are as yet undecided o who have still not made up their minds, there are a lot of undecided voters ( o delegates etc)* * *
indeciso◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ persona›a) [ser] indecisiveb) [estar] undecided
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) ( sobre un tema):
indeciso,-a adjetivo
1 (dubitativo) hesitant, unsure
2 (sin decidir) inconclusive: la cuestión permanece indecisa, the matter remains inconclusive
' indeciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dudar
- dudosa
- dudoso
- indecisa
- titubear
- notar
English:
feeble-minded
- floating
- helpless
- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- tentative
- undecided
- weak-willed
- unsure
* * *indeciso, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [inseguro] indecisive;[que está dudoso] undecided;es una persona muy indecisa she's a very indecisive person;estar indeciso sobre algo to be undecided about sth2. [pregunta, respuesta] hesitant;[resultado] undecided♦ nmes un indeciso he's indecisive;buscan el voto de los indecisos they are seeking to win over undecided voters* * *adj undecided; por naturaleza indecisive* * *indeciso, -sa adj1) irresoluto: indecisive2) : undecided* * *indeciso adj indecisive -
95 indignación
f.indignation, sense of outrage, disgust, wrath.* * *1 indignation* * *SF indignation, angerdescargar la indignación sobre algn — to vent one's spleen on sb, take out one's anger on sb
* * *femenino indignation, anger; ( más fuerte) outrage* * *= outrage, indignation, wrath.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.Ex. There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.----* barbotar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* farfollar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* indignación pública = public outrage.* mascullar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* * *femenino indignation, anger; ( más fuerte) outrage* * *= outrage, indignation, wrath.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.* barbotar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* farfollar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* indignación pública = public outrage.* mascullar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* * *indignation, anger; (más fuerte) outragesentí una gran indignación al ver cómo la trató I felt a great sense of indignation o I felt great anger when I saw how he treated her* * *
indignación sustantivo femenino
indignation, anger;
( más fuerte) outrage;
indignación sustantivo femenino indignation
' indignación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
- vergüenza
- causar
- si
English:
disgust
- incur
- indignant
- indignantly
- indignation
- mind
- outrage
- dudgeon
* * *indignación nf[enfado] indignation; [cólera] outrage;su liberación provocó la indignación de las víctimas his release caused outrage among his victims* * *f indignation* * ** * *indignación n indignation -
96 ingeniosamente
adv.ingeniously, cleverly, artfully, wittily.* * *► adverbio1 cleverly, ingeniously* * *ADV1) (=inteligentemente) ingeniously, cleverly2) (=con gracia) wittily* * *= ingeniously, cleverly, subtly, wittily.Ex. However ingeniously index entries are manipulated to provide multiple approaches to the sequence of documents in the classified file, the fact remains that so long as each document is entered once only in the classified file the reader may be seriously inconvenienced.Ex. She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.Ex. This lovely book interestingly and wittily makes us aware of the ancient and colourful lineage of which we are a part.* * *= ingeniously, cleverly, subtly, wittily.Ex: However ingeniously index entries are manipulated to provide multiple approaches to the sequence of documents in the classified file, the fact remains that so long as each document is entered once only in the classified file the reader may be seriously inconvenienced.
Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.Ex: This lovely book interestingly and wittily makes us aware of the ancient and colourful lineage of which we are a part.* * *ingeniously, cleverly* * *ingeniosamente advingeniously -
97 judío devoto
(n.) = devout JewEx. Its powerful title story explores a crisis of faith experienced by a formerly devout Jew living in a 1930s Bronx tenement.* * *(n.) = devout JewEx: Its powerful title story explores a crisis of faith experienced by a formerly devout Jew living in a 1930s Bronx tenement.
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98 laissez-faire
Nota: Política no intervencionista.Ex. This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.* * *Nota: Política no intervencionista.Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
* * *laissez-faire [le'se'fer] nmEcon laissez-faire -
99 libre cambio
m.free trade, free exchange, free exchange rate.* * *free trade* * *Ex. This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.* * *Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
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100 ligeramente
adv.swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.* * *► adverbio* * *adv.1) slightly2) lightly* * *ADV1) [con adjetivos] slightly2) (=con verbos)a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightlylas acciones han bajado ligeramente esta semana — the shares have dropped slightly o a little this week
b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gentlyc) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantlyhay decisiones que no se pueden tomar ligeramente — there are some decisions which can't be taken lightly
* * *a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightlyb) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily* * *= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.----* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* mirar ligeramente = glance at.* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.* subir ligeramente = nudge up.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* * *a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightlyb) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily* * *= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* mirar ligeramente = glance at.* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.* subir ligeramente = nudge up.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* * *1 (un poco) slightlyse sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzyquedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcomesabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fishtostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastilyla bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightlytemas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly* * *
ligeramente adverbio
1 (con ligereza) lightly
2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
' ligeramente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afrutada
- afrutado
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- rozar
English:
bit
- dab
- faintly
- lightly
- marginally
- mildly
- nick
- slightly
- tenuously
- thinly
- bitter
- gently
- nudge
- vaguely
* * *ligeramente adv1. [levemente] lightly;[aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired2. [superficialmente] lightly;la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially* * *ligeramente adv1) : slightly2) levemente: lightly, gently3) : casually, flippantly* * *ligeramente adv lightly
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