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81 cana
adj.&f.feminine of CANO.f.1 gray hair.peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.* * *1 grey hair, white hair■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs\echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair downpeinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old* * *f., (m. - cano)* * *ISF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hairII LAm *1. SF1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell2) (=policía) police2.SM (=policía) policeman* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.----* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *A (pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go grayechar una cana al aire to let one's hair downrespetar las canas to have respect for one's elderssacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early gravesalirle canas verdes a algn ( fam): me van a salir canas verdes con estos alumnos these pupils will be the death of me ( colloq)C12* * *
Multiple Entries:
cana
caña
cana 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( pelo) gray( conjugate gray) hair, white hair;◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;
(colloq)
2 (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
3 (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía):
cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) ( agente) cop (colloq)
caña sustantivo femenino
caña de azúcar sugar cane
cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
(gris) grey
cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
(blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
peinar canas, to have grey hair
caña sustantivo femenino
1 (para pescar) rod
2 Bot reed
(tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
caña de azúcar, sugar cane
3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
4 (hueso largo) long bone
un hueso de caña, a long bone
5 (de unas botas) leg
unas botas de caña, log boots
♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
' caña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- flotador
- obtenerse
- bota
- carrete
- pesca
- salir
English:
angler
- angling
- cane
- cane sugar
- fishing rod
- hair
- pint
- reed
- rod
- sugar cane
- sugar plantation
- town
- cop
- fishing
- gray
- straw
- sugar
- tiller
* * *Caná nCana;las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana* * *fechar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;peinar canas be getting on, be getting old2 Cu, Rpl fam ( cárcel) can fam:la cana the cops fampl* * *cana nf1) : gray hair2)salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair3)echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down* * *cana n grey hair -
82 capataz
f. & m.1 foreman, supervisor, charge-hand, job superintendent.2 forewoman, job superintendent, overseer.3 foreman in a farm, farm manager.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *noun mf.foreman / forewoman* * *SMF foreman/forewoman, overseer* * ** * *= clicker, foreman [foremen, -pl.], overseer.Ex. In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.Ex. These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.Ex. At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.* * ** * *= clicker, foreman [foremen, -pl.], overseer.Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
capataz sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) foreman;
(f) forewoman
capataz mf (hombre) foreman
(mujer) forewoman
' capataz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómitre
- mayoral
- mayordomo
English:
foreman
- over
* * *capataz, -aza nm,fforeman, f forewoman* * *m foreman* * ** * * -
83 caña
adj.&f.feminine of CANO.f.1 gray hair.peinar canas (informal) to be getting on, to be old2 nick (British), joint (United States) (informal) (cárcel). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Cuban Spanish, River Plate)3 single white hair, gray hair, white hair.4 jail, prison, jailhouse, hock.5 policeman, pig, undercover cop.* * *1 grey hair, white hair■ me están saliendo canas I'm starting to go grey, I've got some grey hairs\echar una cana/canita al aire familiar to let one's hair downpeinar canas familiar to be getting on, be getting old* * *f., (m. - cano)* * *ISF (tb: canas) white o grey o (EEUU) gray hairII LAm *1. SF1) (=cárcel) jail; (=celda) prison cell2) (=policía) police2.SM (=policía) policeman* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= reed.Ex. They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.----* azúcar de caña = cane sugar.* caña de azúcar = sugar cane [sugarcane].* caña de cerdo = pork loin.* caña de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* cultivo de la caña de azúcar = sugar farming.* darle caña = hurry up, get + a move on, put + pressure on.* darle caña a = have + a go at, get + stuck into.* meterle caña a = get + stuck into.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* plantación de caña de azúcar = sugar plantation, sugar-cane farm.* * *1) ( pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas — she already has gray hairs o gray hair
echar una cana al aire — to let one's hair down; (colloq)
sacarle canas verdes a alguien — to drive somebody to an early grave
2) (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)3)a) (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía)la cana — the cops (pl) (colloq)
* * *= grey hair [gray hair].Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
* echarse una cana al aire = have + a fling.* echar una cana al aire = one-night stand, kick up + Posesivo + heels.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* echar una cana al aire cuando joven = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* * *A (pelo) gray* hair, white hairya tiene canas she already has gray hairs o gray hair, she is already beginning to go grayechar una cana al aire to let one's hair downrespetar las canas to have respect for one's elderssacarle canas verdes a algn to drive sb to an early gravesalirle canas verdes a algn ( fam): me van a salir canas verdes con estos alumnos these pupils will be the death of me ( colloq)C12* * *
Multiple Entries:
cana
caña
cana 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( pelo) gray( conjugate gray) hair, white hair;◊ echar una caña al aire to let one's hair down;
(colloq)
2 (AmS arg) ( cárcel) slammer (sl), nick (BrE colloq)
3 (RPl arg) ( cuerpo de policía):
cana 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino (RPl arg) ( agente) cop (colloq)
caña sustantivo femenino
caña de azúcar sugar cane
cano,-a adjetivo (blanco) white
(gris) grey
cana sustantivo femenino (gris) grey hair
(blanco) white hair: tengo muchas canas, I have a lot of grey hairs
♦ Locuciones: familiar echar una cana al aire, to let one's hair down
peinar canas, to have grey hair
caña sustantivo femenino
1 (para pescar) rod
2 Bot reed
(tallo) cane, stem: una silla de caña, a cane chair
caña de azúcar, sugar cane
3 fam (vaso de cerveza) glass of draught, US draft beer
4 (hueso largo) long bone
un hueso de caña, a long bone
5 (de unas botas) leg
unas botas de caña, log boots
♦ Locuciones: familiar darle caña a alguien, to have a go at somebody
meterle caña al coche, to go at full speed o to thrash a car
' caña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cana
- flotador
- obtenerse
- bota
- carrete
- pesca
- salir
English:
angler
- angling
- cane
- cane sugar
- fishing rod
- hair
- pint
- reed
- rod
- sugar cane
- sugar plantation
- town
- cop
- fishing
- gray
- straw
- sugar
- tiller
* * *Caná nCana;las bodas de Caná the wedding feast at Cana* * *fechar una cana al aire fam let one’s hair down fam ;peinar canas be getting on, be getting old2 Cu, Rpl fam ( cárcel) can fam:la cana the cops fampl* * *cana nf1) : gray hair2)salirle canas : to go gray, to get gray hair3)echar una cana al aire : to let one's hair down* * *cana n grey hair -
84 chinche
adj.1 annoying (informal) (molesto).2 irritating, annoying, bothersome.f.1 bedbug (insect).2 drawing pin (British), thumbtack (United States). ( Latin American Spanish)3 thumbtack, pin, drawing-pin.f. & m.pest, pain (informal) (person).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chinchar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA bedbug, bug\caer como chinches / morir como chinches familiar to go down like flies* * *noun m.* * *1. SM ó SF1) bedbug2) (=chincheta) drawing pin, thumbtack (EEUU)3) (=molestia) nuisance4) Cono Sur * (=rabieta) pique, irritation2.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex. The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.----* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *Ia) (fam) ( pesado) irritating; ( quisquilloso)b) (Chi fam) ( hediondo) smelly (colloq)IIfemenino o masculino1) ( insecto) bedbugcaer or morir como chinches — (fam) to drop like flies (colloq)
2) (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad moodIIImasculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( pesado) nuisance, pain in the neck (colloq)b) (fam) ( quisquilloso) nit-picker (colloq)IV Vmasculino (Andes) chinche IV* * *= bed bug, tease.Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* * *2 ( fam) (quisquilloso) fussyorA1 (insecto) bedbug¡hoy está con una chinche …! she's in such a bad mood today!ABC* * *
Del verbo chinchar: ( conjugate chinchar)
chinché es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chinche es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chinchar
chinche
chinchar ( conjugate chinchar) verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)
chinche adjetivo (fam) ( pesado) irritating;
( quisquilloso):
■ f or m
1 ( insecto) bedbug
2 (RPl fam) ( mal humor) bad mood
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
■ f (en algunas regiones m) ( clavito) thumbtack (AmE), drawing pin (BrE)
chinche
I sustantivo femenino Zool bug, bedbug
II sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar nuisance, pest
♦ Locuciones: familiar caer como chinches, to fall like flies
' chinche' also found in these entries:
English:
bedbug
- bug
- thumbtack
* * *♦ adjFam annoying♦ nf1. [insecto] bedbug;Fam♦ nmfFam [persona] pest, pain* * *f1 ZO bedbug2 L.Am. ( chincheta) thumbtack, Brdrawing pin* * *chinche nf1) : bedbug3) : thumbtack -
85 concha
f.1 shell.2 tortoiseshell (carey).3 cunt (vulgar) (vulva). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)4 scallop.5 conch, smooth concave surface resembling the interior of a semidome, concha.6 external part of a woman's genitals.7 vagina.8 concha auriculae, cavity in the outer ear.* * *1 (caparazón) shell2 (carey) tortoiseshell3 (ostra) oyster4 TEATRO prompt box\meterse en su concha figurado to withdraw into one's shelltener muchas conchas familiar to be a sly oneconcha de peregrino scallop shell* * *noun f.* * *SF [forma familiar] de María de la Concepción* * *1) ( de moluscos) shellhacer concha — (Méx) to become hardened o toughened
2) ( carey) tortoise shell3) (Teatr) prompt box4) (Ven) (cáscara - de verduras, fruta) skin; (- del queso) rind; (- del pan) crust; (- de maníes) shellconcha de mango — (Ven fam) trick question
5) (Méx) (Dep) protection box, box6) (AmS vulg) ( de mujer) cunt (vulg)la concha de su madre! — (AmS vulg) shit! (vulg), fucking hell! (vulg)
7) (AmL exc CS fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)* * *= shell, seashell.Ex. It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.Ex. She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.----* concha de mar = seashell.* concha marina = seashell.* * *1) ( de moluscos) shellhacer concha — (Méx) to become hardened o toughened
2) ( carey) tortoise shell3) (Teatr) prompt box4) (Ven) (cáscara - de verduras, fruta) skin; (- del queso) rind; (- del pan) crust; (- de maníes) shellconcha de mango — (Ven fam) trick question
5) (Méx) (Dep) protection box, box6) (AmS vulg) ( de mujer) cunt (vulg)la concha de su madre! — (AmS vulg) shit! (vulg), fucking hell! (vulg)
7) (AmL exc CS fam: en algunas regiones vulg) ( descaro) nerve (colloq), cheek (BrE colloq)* * *= shell, seashell.Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.* concha de mar = seashell.* concha marina = seashell.* * *A (de moluscos) shellhacer concha ( Méx); to become hardened o toughenedmeterse en su concha to retreat into one's shellestá siempre metido en su concha he never comes out of his shell, he's always retreating into his shelltener más conchas que un galápago or tener muchas conchas to be a sly one ( colloq)Compuesto:( Chi) mother-of-pearlB (carey) tortoise shellgafas/peine de concha tortoiseshell glasses/combC (ensenada) coveD ( Teatr) prompt boxE ( Ven)1 (de un árbol) barkestaba lleno de conchas de mango it was full of trick questionsme caí en una concha de mango I fell into a trapCompuesto:masculine and feminine ( AmS vulg) ( masculine) bastard ( vulg), son of a bitch ( AmE vulg); ( feminine) bitch ( vulg)¡qué (tal) concha la de Jorge! Jorge's got a lot of nerve!, Jorge's got a bloody nerve o cheek! ( BrE sl)con concha y cara de perro ( Ven arg): y con concha y cara de perro vino y me pidió más and he had the nerve o ( BrE) cheek o ( BrE) brass to come and ask me for more! ( colloq)* * *
concha sustantivo femenino
concha nácar (Méx) or (Chi) de perla mother-of-pearl
c) (Teatr) prompt box
(— del queso) rind;
(— del pan) crust;
(— de nueces) shell
concha sustantivo femenino
1 Zool shell
2 (material, carey) tortoiseshell
3 LAm vulgar cunt
' concha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracol
- vieira
English:
seashell
- shell
- mother
- pearl
- sea
- tortoiseshell
* * *concha nf1. [de molusco] shellconcha de peregrino scallop2. [carey] tortoiseshell¡concha de su madre! motherfucker![de semilla] husk; [de manzana, pera] peel; [de naranja] rind; [de plátano] peel, skin; [del pan] crust; [de huevo] shell* * *f ZO shell;meterse en su concha fig withdraw into one’s shell* * *concha nf: conch, seashell* * *concha n shell -
86 conde
m.count, earl.* * *1 count* * *(f. - condesa)nouncount / countess, earl* * *SM earl, count* * ** * *= earl, count.Ex. This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.Ex. The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.* * ** * *= earl, count.Ex: This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.* * *masculine, feminineel señor conde the Count* * *
conde
(f) countess;
( en otros países) (m) count;
(f) countess
conde sustantivo masculino count
' conde' also found in these entries:
English:
count
- earl
* * *conde, -esa nm,fcount, f countess* * *m count* * *: count m, earl m, countess f* * *conde n count -
87 defensa
f.1 defense.en defensa de in defense ofla defensa del medio ambiente the protection of the environmentdefensa personal self-defense2 defense (sport).3 defence, security, defense, guard.4 protection, succor, refuge.5 defendor, advocate.6 shield, guard, protector.7 defensive movement, ward.8 back, back-line player.f. & m.defender (sport).defensa central central defender, center back* * *1 defence (US defense)1 (colmillos de un animal) tusks\en defensa propia in self-defence (US self-defense)en legítima defensa in self-defence (US self-defense)* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=protección) defence, defense (EEUU)(Ministerio de) Defensa — Ministry of Defence, Defense Department (EEUU)
2) (Jur) (=abogado, argumentación) defence, defense (EEUU)3) (Dep)la defensa — (=jugadores) the defence, the defense (EEUU)
4) pl defensas (Med) defences, defenses (EEUU)está bajo de defensas — his (body's) defences are low, his resistance is low
6) (Náut) fender7) Méx bumper, fender (EEUU)2.SMF (Dep) defenderdefensa escoba, defensa libre — sweeper
* * *1)a) ( protección) defense*actuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa — he acted in self-defense
defensa de algo/alguien — defense* of something/somebody
b) Defensa femenino the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)2) (Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa — the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesses
3) defensas femenino plural (Biol, Med) defenses* (pl)4) (Náut) fender5) (Dep)a) ( conjunto) defense** * *= defence [defense, -USA], plea, advocacy, championship, crusade, championing, affirmation, apologia, bulwark.Ex. The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex. The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex. Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.----* actitud de defensa = defensiveness.* actuar defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* alegar defensa = muster + defense.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* defensa bioquímica = biodefence [biodefense, -USA].* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* defensa costera = coastal defence.* defensa de intereses = lobbying.* defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* defensa nacional = national defence.* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* defensas marítimas = maritime defences.* defensas naturales = natural defences, natural defences.* defensa solapada = plug.* Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* industria de defensa, la = defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].* mecanismo de defensa = defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].* Ministerio de Defensa = Ministry of Defence.* ministro de defensa = defence minister.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* secretario de defensa = defence minister.* sistema de defensa = defence system.* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.* * *1)a) ( protección) defense*actuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa — he acted in self-defense
defensa de algo/alguien — defense* of something/somebody
b) Defensa femenino the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)2) (Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa — the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesses
3) defensas femenino plural (Biol, Med) defenses* (pl)4) (Náut) fender5) (Dep)a) ( conjunto) defense** * *= defence [defense, -USA], plea, advocacy, championship, crusade, championing, affirmation, apologia, bulwark.Ex: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex: The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.* actitud de defensa = defensiveness.* actuar defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* alegar defensa = muster + defense.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* defensa bioquímica = biodefence [biodefense, -USA].* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* defensa costera = coastal defence.* defensa de intereses = lobbying.* defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* defensa nacional = national defence.* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* defensas marítimas = maritime defences.* defensas naturales = natural defences, natural defences.* defensa solapada = plug.* Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* industria de defensa, la = defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].* mecanismo de defensa = defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].* Ministerio de Defensa = Ministry of Defence.* ministro de defensa = defence minister.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* secretario de defensa = defence minister.* sistema de defensa = defence system.* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.* * *A1 (protección) defense*nadie acudió en su defensa nobody went to his defense, nobody went to defend himsalió en nuestra defensa he came to our defenseactuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa he acted in self-defense*defensa DE algo/algn defense* OF sth/sbse manifestaron en defensa de sus derechos they demonstrated in defense of their rights2Compuestos:self-defense*anti-aircraft defenses* (pl)sea defenses* (pl)river defenses* (pl)B ( Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesseslas defensas biológicas del organismo the organism's biological defenses o biological defense mechanismsestá bajo de defensas his resistance is lowD1 ( Náut) fender2 (Cu, Méx) ( Auto) bumperE ( Dep)1 (conjunto) defense*2* * *
defensa sustantivo femenino
1
actuó en defensa propia he acted in self-defense;
defensa de algo/algn defense( conjugate defense) of sth/sb;
defensa personal self-defense( conjugate defense)
2a)◊ Defensa sustantivo femenino
the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)b)
c)
defensa
I sustantivo femenino
1 defence, US defense: salió en defensa de su hija, he came out in defence of his daugther
2 Auto bumper, US fender
3 Dep (conjunto) defence
4 Med defensas, defences: la enfermedad le ha dejado sin defensas, the disease affected his immune system
II m Dep defender, back
' defensa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caída
- caído
- Cesid
- legítima
- legítimo
- llave
- alegar
- lateral
- mecanismo
English:
AA
- back
- defence
- defender
- defense
- fender
- for
- spirited
- stout
- behalf
- defend
- element
- guard
- mace
- self
* * *♦ nf1. [protección] defence;la defensa del medio ambiente the protection of the environment;lleva siempre una pistola como defensa she always carries a gun to defend herself;en su defensa cabe decir que él ignoraba lo sucedido in his defence, it has to be said that he didn't know what had happened;acudir en defensa de algo/alguien to come to the defence of sth/to sb's defence;salir en defensa de algo/alguien to come out in defence of sth/sbdefensa antiaérea anti-aircraft defences;la defensa nacional national defence;defensa pasiva passive resistance;defensa personal self-defence2.3. [legal] defence;basó su defensa en la falta de pruebas he based his defence on the lack of evidence;en defensa propia, en legítima defensa in self-defence;la defensa [parte en un juicio] the defence;la defensa tiene la palabra [en juicio] it is the turn of the defence to speak4.defensas [sistema inmunitario] defences;tiene las defensas muy bajas his body's defences are very low5. [jugadores, parte del juego] defencedefensa al hombre man-to-man defence;defensa hombre man-to-man defence;defensa en zona [en baloncesto] zone defence♦ nmf[jugador] defender;la línea de defensas the back line, the defencedefensa central [en fútbol] central defender, centre back;defensa de cierre [en rugby] fullback;Fam defensa escoba [en fútbol] sweeper* * *I f1 JUR, DEP defense, Brdefence;legítima defensa self-defense, Br self-defence;salir en defensa de alguien come to s.o.’s defense2 L.Am.AUTO fender, Brmudguard3:II m/f DEP defender* * *defensa nf: defensedefensa nmf: defender, back (in sports)* * *defensa n1. (en general) defence2. (jugador) defender -
88 delegado
adj.delegated, vicarious.f. & m.delegate, commissioner, agent, deputy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: delegar.* * *1→ link=delegar delegar► adjetivo1 delegated► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 delegate2 COMERCIO representative\delegado,-a de Hacienda chief tax inspectordelegado,-a del gobierno government representative* * *(f. - delegada)noun* * *delegado, -aSM / F (=representante) delegate; (Com) representative, agent; (Educ) representativedelegado/a de alumnos, delegado/a de curso — student representative
delegado/a del Gobierno — Esp government delegate to an autonomous community
delegado/a sindical — shop steward
* * *- da masculino, femenino1) ( representante) delegate2) (Esp) ( director de zona) regional o area director* * *= delegate, delegated, emissary, officer.Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex. Reference librarians should be prepared to be the 'intermediaries' and to perform ' delegated' searches for the majority of libraries' clientele.Ex. In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.Ex. Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.----* administrador delegado = administrative officer.* Cámara de Delegados = House of Delegates.* delegado de clase = class prefect, class representative.* * *- da masculino, femenino1) ( representante) delegate2) (Esp) ( director de zona) regional o area director* * *= delegate, delegated, emissary, officer.Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
Ex: Reference librarians should be prepared to be the 'intermediaries' and to perform ' delegated' searches for the majority of libraries' clientele.Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.* administrador delegado = administrative officer.* Cámara de Delegados = House of Delegates.* delegado de clase = class prefect, class representative.* * *delegado -damasculine, feminineA (representante) delegatelos delegados de la asociación the association's delegates o representativesel delegado del Gobierno central the Central Government representativeCompuestos:masculine papal envoy● delegado de curso, delegada de cursomasculine, feminine student representative● delegado de gobierno, delegada de gobiernomasculine, feminine (en Esp) the central government representative in an autonomíael delegado del Gobierno en la zona the Government's representative in the areaB ( Esp) (director de zona) regional o area directorel delegado de Sanidad the director of the regional Health Department* * *
Del verbo delegar: ( conjugate delegar)
delegado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
delegado
delegar
delegado sustantivo masculino, femenino ( representante) delegate;
delegar ( conjugate delegar) verbo transitivo
to delegate;
delegado algo en algn to delegate sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
to delegate
delegado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 delegate
2 Com representative
delegar verbo transitivo to delegate [en, to]
' delegado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comisaria
- comisario
- consejera
- consejero
- delegada
- enviado
English:
agent
- delegate
- officer
- capacity
* * *delegado, -a nm,f1. [representante] delegate;el delegado de Educación the representative from the Ministry of EducationEsp delegado del Gobierno = person representing central government in each province;delegado sindical union representative, shop steward2. [en colegio, universidad] class representativedelegado de curso class representative* * ** * *delegado, -da n: delegate, representative* * *delegado n representative -
89 dibujante
f. & m.drawer, sketcher (artist).* * *1 artist, drawer2 (de dibujos animados) cartoonist* * *SMF1) (Arte) [gen] draughtsman/draughtswoman, draftsman/draftswoman (EEUU); [de cómics, dibujos animados] cartoonist; [de esbozos] sketcher; [de moda] designer2) (Téc) draughtsman/draughtswoman, draftsman/draftswoman (EEUU)* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Art) (m) draftsman*; (f) draftswoman*; ( de cómics) comic book artist, strip cartoonistb) (AmL) (Arquit, Ing) (m) draftsman*; (f) draftswoman** * *= draftsman [draughtsman, -USA].Ex. In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.----* dibujante de historietas cómicas = cartoonist.* dibujante publicitario = commercial artist.* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (Art) (m) draftsman*; (f) draftswoman*; ( de cómics) comic book artist, strip cartoonistb) (AmL) (Arquit, Ing) (m) draftsman*; (f) draftswoman** * *= draftsman [draughtsman, -USA].Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
* dibujante de historietas cómicas = cartoonist.* dibujante publicitario = commercial artist.* mesa de dibujante = sketch board.* * *1 ( Art) ( masculine) draftsman*; ( feminine) draftswoman*; (de cómics) comic book artist, strip cartoonistCompuesto:commercial artist* * *
dibujante sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) draftsman( conjugate draftsman);
(f) draftswoman( conjugate draftswoman);
( de cómics) comic book artist, strip cartoonist
dibujante mf
1 drawer, draughtsman/woman: me gusta más como dibujante que como pintor, I prefer his drawings to his paintings
(de cómic) cartoonist
2 Arte Téc (hombre) draughtsman, US draftsman
(mujer) draughtswoman, US draftswoman
' dibujante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cómic
- humorista
English:
cartoonist
- draftsman
* * *dibujante nmf[artista] drawer, sketcher; [de dibujos animados, tebeos] cartoonist; [de dibujo técnico] draughtsman, f draughtswoman* * *I m draftsman, BrdraughtsmanII f draftswoman, Brdraughtswoman* * *dibujante nmf1) : draftsman m, draftswoman f2) caricaturista: cartoonist -
90 embajador
m.ambassador, diplomat who represents a foreign country, emissary, envoy.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ambassador* * *(f. - embajadora)noun* * *embajador, -aSM / F ambassador (en in)embajador(a) itinerante — roving ambassador, ambassador at large
embajador(a) político/a — politically-appointed ambassador
embajador(a) volante — = embajador itinerante
* * *- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Adm, Pol) ambassadorb) embajadora femenino ( esposa) ambassador's wife* * *= ambassador.Ex. We librarians are the ambassadors of an indivisible world, of culture and books and ideas.----* embajador especial = envoy.* * *- dora masculino, femeninoa) (Adm, Pol) ambassadorb) embajadora femenino ( esposa) ambassador's wife* * *= ambassador.Ex: We librarians are the ambassadors of an indivisible world, of culture and books and ideas.
* embajador especial = envoy.* * *masculine, feminine2Compuesto:embajador/embajadora itinerante or volantemasculine, feminine roving ambassador* * *
embajador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino (Adm, Pol) ambassador
embajador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino ambassador
' embajador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- embajadora
- saluda
- categoría
- retirar
English:
ambassador
- recall
- resign
* * *embajador, -ora nm,f1. [diplomático] ambassadorembajador itinerante roving ambassador2. [abanderado] ambassador;es el mejor embajador del cine español en Estados Unidos he is the best ambassador for Spanish cinema in the United States* * *m, embajadora f ambassador* * *: ambassador* * *embajador n ambassador -
91 firmeza
f.1 firmness (fortaleza, solidez).2 solidity.3 resolution.4 single-mindedness, singleness of purpose.5 fastness.* * *1 firmness, steadiness* * *SF1) [del terreno] firmness2) [de carácter, convicciones] strength, firmness* * *a) ( de convicciones) strengthb) ( del terreno) firmness* * *= firmness, steadiness, sureness, sturdiness.Ex. To implement this policy without creating resentment requires firmness and sensitivity.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.Ex. The life of military brats is a 'mixed bag': they're worldly and sophisticated, which civilians might label as ' sturdiness'.----* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* * *a) ( de convicciones) strengthb) ( del terreno) firmness* * *= firmness, steadiness, sureness, sturdiness.Ex: To implement this policy without creating resentment requires firmness and sensitivity.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.Ex: The life of military brats is a 'mixed bag': they're worldly and sophisticated, which civilians might label as ' sturdiness'.* con firmeza = assertively, resolutely, firmly, unshakably, staunchly.* * *A1 (de convicciones) strengthsu firmeza de carácter es admirable her strength of character is admirablerehusó con firmeza la invitación he firmly declined the invitation2 (del terreno) firmnessB( feminine) steady girlfriendes firmeza para el trago he likes his drink ( colloq)* * *
firmeza sustantivo femenino
firmeza sustantivo femenino firmness
' firmeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decisión
- energía
- entereza
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- pulso
- voluntad
English:
exception
- firmness
- resolve
- self-assertiveness
- single-mindedness
- steadfastness
- steadiness
- firmly
* * *firmeza nf1. [fortaleza, solidez] firmness;[de construcción] stability2. [de argumento] solidity3. [de carácter, actitud] firmness;defendió con firmeza su postura he firmly defended his stance* * *f firmness* * *firmeza nf1) : firmness, stability2) : strength, resolve* * *firmeza n strength -
92 grasa
adj.&f.feminine of GRASO.f.1 fat.grasa vegetal vegetable fat2 grease, oil (lubricante).3 grease.4 shoe polish, shoe cream, shoeblacking, bitumen.* * *1 grease, fat* * *1. noun f.1) fat2) grease2. f., (m. - graso)* * *1. SF1) [de alimentos] fattener mucha grasa — [carne] to be fatty; [guiso, plato] to be (very) greasy
2) (Anat) fat3) (=suciedad) grease4) (Aut, Mec) (=lubrificante) grease5) Méx * [para el calzado] shoe polish6) Arg * working-class person2. ADJ *1) Arg (=torpe) stupid, slow2) Cono Sur pey common3.SMFes un grasa — Cono Sur * he's common
* * *1)a) (Biol, Coc) fatb) ( suciedad) greasec) (Mec) grease2) (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish* * *= grease, fat, blubber.Nota: Generalmente de animal marino (cetáceos), como las ballenas.Ex. Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.Ex. In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex. Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.----* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* grasa animal = animal fat.* grasa corporal = body fat.* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* grasas saturadas = saturated fat.* grasa vegetal = shortening.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* * *1)a) (Biol, Coc) fatb) ( suciedad) greasec) (Mec) grease2) (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish* * *= grease, fat, blubber.Nota: Generalmente de animal marino (cetáceos), como las ballenas.Ex: Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.
Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex: Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.* bajo en grasas = low fat.* bulto de grasa = fat lump.* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.* grasa animal = animal fat.* grasa corporal = body fat.* grasa de cerdo = pork fat.* grasa de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* grasas saturadas = saturated fat.* grasa vegetal = shortening.* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* rico en grasa = fat-rich.* sin grasa = nonfat.* sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.* * *Ala comida tenía mucha grasa the food was very greasyun corte de carne con mucha grasa a very fatty cut of meatel deporte ayuda a eliminar la(s) grasa(s) exercise helps get rid of fat2 (suciedad) greaseestá lleno de grasa it's all greasy3 ( Mec) greaseCompuestos:animal fat( RPl) suetfpl monounsaturated fats (pl)fpl polyunsaturated fats (pl)fpl saturated fats (pl)vegetable fatdale grasa a tus zapatos polish o shine your shoes, give your shoes a polish o shineC* * *
grasa sustantivo femenino
1a) (Biol, Coc) fat;
c) (Mec) grease
2 (Méx) ( betún) shoe polish
graso,-a adjetivo
1 (pelo, piel) greasy, oily: champú para el pelo graso, shampoo for oily hair
2 (adiposo) fatty
ácido graso, fatty acid
grasa sustantivo femenino
1 (para lubricar, cocinar) grease
2 (de un cuerpo) fat: me gusta la grasa del jamón, I like ham fat
' grasa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chorrear
- engrasar
- magra
- magro
- mancha
- manteca
- pringosa
- pringoso
- sebo
- ensuciar
- gordura
- mugre
- nadar
- piel
- pringar
- quemar
English:
blubber
- coat
- congeal
- fat
- film
- grease
- greasy
- livid
- nowadays
- roll
- smear
- trim
- wash off
- lard
- mincemeat
- suet
* * *grasa1 nf1. [en comestibles] fat;[de cerdo] lard;la comida de la región tiene mucha grasa the food of the region is very greasy;necesitas eliminar grasas you need to get rid of some fatgrasa de ballena blubber;grasa saturada saturated fat;grasa vegetal vegetable fat2. [lubricante] grease, oil3. [suciedad] grease;esta camisa está llena de grasa this shirt is covered in grease o is all greasydar grasa a algo to polish sth♦ adjcommon♦ nmfsos un grasa you're so common* * *f1 BIO, GASTR fat;bajo en grasa low in fat, low-fat atr2 lubricante, suciedad grease* * *grasa nf1) : grease2) : fat* * *grasa n1. (parte del animal, producto comestible) fat2. (para engrasar motores, sebo indeseable) grease -
93 guarda
intj.watch out, look out.f.1 guardianship (tutela).2 flyleaf.f. & m.guard, keeper (vigilante).guarda forestal gamekeeper, forest rangerguarda jurado security guardm.1 watchman, gatekeeper, guard, caretaker.2 shield, protector.3 flyleaf, end sheet, end leaf, endpaper.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: guardar.* * *1 (persona) guard, keeper1 (custodia) custody, care2 (de la ley etc) observance3 (en cerradura - pieza fija) ward; (- pieza móvil) lever4 (de libro) flyleaf\Angel de la Guarda guardian angelguarda forestal forest rangerguarda jurado security guard* * *noun mf.1) guard2) keeper3) warden* * *1. SMF1) (=vigilante) [de parque, cementerio] keeper; [de edificio] security guardguarda de caza, guarda de coto — gamekeeper
guarda de pesca — water bailiff, fish (and game) warden (EEUU)
2) Cono Sur (Ferro) ticket inspector2. SF1) [de libro] flyleaf, endpaper2) (Téc) [de cerradura] ward; [de espada] guard3) Cono Sur (Cos) trimming, border4) (=custodia) [de lugar, costumbre] guarding; [de niño] guardianshipángel 1)5) [de la ley] observance* * *Imasculino y femenino (de museo, parque) keeper; ( de edificio público) security guardII1)a) ( de cerradura) wardb) ( de libro) flyleaf2) ( acción) keeping* * *= fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.], attendant, paste-down, park attendant, paper paste-down, guard, vigilante, gamekeeper, security officer, security officer.Ex. These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.Ex. Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.Ex. Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.Ex. Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.Ex. A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards, the overlapping edges being turned in and secured inside the boards under a paper paste-down.Ex. A guard is a strip of paper, muslin, or other thin material used to attach or reinforce leaves or inserts in books, permitting bending.Ex. In a complex social mechanism librarians were often the most active vigilantes.Ex. Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.Ex. Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.Ex. Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.----* ángel de la guarda = guardian angel.* casa del guarda = lodge.* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.* guarda de seguridad = security patrol, security officer, security officer.* guarda forestal = wildlife manager, gamekeeper, forestry official.* guardas = endpapers.* guardas de la contratapa = lining papers.* hoja de guarda = fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].* * *Imasculino y femenino (de museo, parque) keeper; ( de edificio público) security guardII1)a) ( de cerradura) wardb) ( de libro) flyleaf2) ( acción) keeping* * *= fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.], attendant, paste-down, park attendant, paper paste-down, guard, vigilante, gamekeeper, security officer, security officer.Ex: These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.
Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.Ex: A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards, the overlapping edges being turned in and secured inside the boards under a paper paste-down.Ex: A guard is a strip of paper, muslin, or other thin material used to attach or reinforce leaves or inserts in books, permitting bending.Ex: In a complex social mechanism librarians were often the most active vigilantes.Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.* ángel de la guarda = guardian angel.* casa del guarda = lodge.* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A. = meter maid.* guarda de seguridad = security patrol, security officer, security officer.* guarda forestal = wildlife manager, gamekeeper, forestry official.* guardas = endpapers.* guardas de la contratapa = lining papers.* hoja de guarda = fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].* * *A (de un museo, parque) keeper; (de un edificio público) security guardCompuestos:forest rangermasculine and feminine security guardB1 ( RPl) (en trenes) guard2 (Ur) (de un ómnibus) bus conductorA1 (de una cerradura) ward2 (de un libro) flyleaf3 (CS) (en costura) border, decorative trimB ( Der) custody ( of a child)C (acción) keepingmanzanas de guarda apples which can be stored o kept for long periods* * *
Del verbo guardar: ( conjugate guardar)
guarda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
guarda
guardar
guarda sustantivo masculino y femenino (de museo, parque) keeper;
( de edificio público) tb
guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later
2
guarda las apariencias to keep up appearances
‹ rencor› to bear, harbor( conjugate harbor);
guardarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( poner en un lugar):
guarda sustantivo masculino y femenino guard
guarda jurado, security guard
guarda forestal, forest ranger
ángel de la guarda, guardian angel
guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guarda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ángel
- el
- forestal I
- guardar
- parecida
- parecido
- pecho
- proporción
- relevar
- ronda
English:
attendant
- exact
- guardian
- keep
- lodge
- meticulous
- proportionate
- put back
- relation
- security guard
- bus
- conductor
- fly
- guard
- keeper
- ranger
- safe
- security
* * *♦ nmf1. [vigilante] guard, keeperguarda forestal gamekeeper, forest ranger;guarda jurado security guard;guarda de seguridad security guard♦ nf1. [tutela] guardianship2. [de libros] flyleaf3. [de cerradura] ward4. Andes, RP [ribete] ribbing, trimming* * *m/f keeper* * *guarda nmf1) guardián: security guard2) : keeper, custodian* * *guarda n1. (en general) guard2. (de zoo) keeper -
94 lego
adj.1 novice, apprentice.2 lay, secular, laic.m.layman, lay brother.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: legar.* * *► adjetivo1 lay, secular2 (ignorante) ignorant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *(f. - lega)adj.* * *lego, -a1. ADJ1) (Rel) [hermano, predicador] lay2) (=ignorante) ignorant, uninformed2. SM / F1) (Rel) lay brother/lay sister2) (=desconocedor) layman/laywoman, layperson* * *I- ga adjetivo1) ( seglar) lay (before n)2) ( ignorante)IIlego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject
- ga masculino, femenino1) (Relig)a) ( fiel laico) laypersonb) ( religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister2) (Col) ( curandero) quack* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.Ex. Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.Ex. This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex. The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* * *I- ga adjetivo1) ( seglar) lay (before n)2) ( ignorante)IIlego en algo: soy lego en la materia — I know nothing at all about the subject
- ga masculino, femenino1) (Relig)a) ( fiel laico) laypersonb) ( religioso) (m) lay brother; (f) lay sister2) (Col) ( curandero) quack* * *= layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson], pedestrian.Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.* * *hermano lego lay brotherB (ignorante) lego EN algo:soy lego en la materia I know nothing at all about o I'm completely ignorant about the subjectmasculine, feminineA ( Relig)B ( Col) (curandero) quack* * *
Del verbo legar: ( conjugate legar)
lego es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
legó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
legar
lego
legar ( conjugate legar) verbo transitivo ( en testamento) to bequeath, leave
lego◊ -ga adjetivo
1 ( seglar) lay ( before n)
2 ( ignorante):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) lay sister
legar vtr (un bien material) to bequeath
fig (un bien cultural, espiritual) to hand down, pass on
lego,-a
I adj Rel lay
II sustantivo masculino
1 layman: es lego en la materia, he's a layman on the subject
2 Rel lay brother
' lego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lega
English:
lay
- layman
* * *lego, -a♦ adj1. [profano, laico] lay2. [ignorante] ignorant;ser lego en to know nothing about♦ nm,f1. [laico] layman, f laywoman2. [en convento] lay brother, f lay sister3. [ignorante] ignorant person;es un lego en la materia he knows nothing about the subject* * *adj1 lay atr2 figignorant;ser lego en la materia know little about the subject* * *lego, -ga adj1) : secular, lay2) : uniformed, ignorantlego, -ga n: layperson, layman m, laywoman f -
95 legítimo
adj.legitimate, genuine, legal, authentic.* * *► adjetivo1 DERECHO legitimate2 (genuino) real, authentic* * *(f. - legítima)adj.* * *ADJ1) [dueño] legitimate, rightful; [derecho] legitimate; [esposo] lawful2) (=auténtico) [firma, cuadro] authentic, genuine; (Aut) [repuestos] genuine* * *- ma adjetivo1) < hijo> legitimate; < esposa> lawful (before n); < heredero> rightful (before n); <derechos/reclamación/representante> legitimate* * *= legitimate, rightful, lawful, legit.Nota: Abreviatura de legitimate.Ex. In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.Ex. Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex. DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.Ex. What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.* * *- ma adjetivo1) < hijo> legitimate; < esposa> lawful (before n); < heredero> rightful (before n); <derechos/reclamación/representante> legitimate* * *= legitimate, rightful, lawful, legit.Nota: Abreviatura de legitimate.Ex: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.
Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.* * *A1 ‹hijo› legitimate; ‹esposa› lawful ( before n); ‹heredero› legitimate ( before n), rightful ( before n)2 ‹gobierno/representante› legitimate3 ‹derechos/reclamación› legitimateactuó en legítima defensa he acted in self-defenseB ‹cuero› genuine, real; ‹oro› realmasculine, feminineB* * *
Del verbo legitimar: ( conjugate legitimar)
legitimo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
legitimó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
legitimar
legítimo
legítimo◊ -ma adjetivo
1 ‹ hijo› legitimate;
‹ esposa› lawful ( before n);
‹ heredero› rightful ( before n);
‹derechos/reclamación/representante› legitimate;
2 ‹ cuero› genuine, real;
‹ oro› real
legitimar verbo transitivo
1 to legitimize: el apoyo popular legitimaba a la resistencia, resistance was sanctioned by popular support
2 (legalizar) to legalize:
3 Der necesito que el notario legitime las firmas de estos documentos, I need the notary to ascertain the legitimacy of the signatures that appear on these document
legítimo,-a adjetivo
1 Jur legitimate, lawful
en legítima defensa, in self-defence
2 (puro, genuino) authentic, real: cuero legítimo, genuine leather
' legítimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
legítima
English:
lawful
- legitimate
- rightful
- valid
- above
- genuine
* * *legítimo, -a adj1. [conforme a derecho] lawful;[hijo] legitimate; [esposo] lawful; [sucesor] rightful2. [lícito, justificado] legitimate;actuar en legítima defensa to act in self-defence3. [auténtico] real, genuine* * *adj1 legitimate2 ( verdadero) authentic* * *legítimo, -ma adj1) : legitimate2) : genuine, authentic♦ legítimamente adv -
96 llorón
adj.weeping, crying, sniveling, whiny.m.crybaby, weeper, sniveler, whiner.* * *► adjetivo1 weeping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar crybaby1* * *llorón, -ona1. ADJ1) (=que llora)sauce2) (=quejica)no seas tan llorón — don't be such a moaner o whinger *
2. SM / F1) (=que llora) crybaby *2) (=quejica) moaner *, whinger ** * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex. Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.Ex. That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.----* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *I- rona adjetivo (fam)II- rona masculino, femenino1)a) (fam) ( que llora mucho) crybaby (colloq)b) (Col, RPl, Ven fam) ( quejón) whiner (colloq)2) la llorona femenino (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *= cry-baby, whiner.Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.* sauce llorón = weeping willow.* * *( fam):es muy llorón ‹bebé› he cries all the time o a lot;‹adulto› he cries very easily o a lotno seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby ( colloq)masculine, feminineABla llorona feminine ( fam) (por borrachera): siempre que bebe le da la llorona whenever he drinks he gets weepy o maudlinCla llorona feminine (Col, Méx, Ven fam) (fantasma) ghost ( of a woman said to roam the streets wailing)* * *
llorón◊ - rona adjetivo (fam): es muy llorón he cries a lot;
no seas tan llorón don't be such a crybaby (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
' llorón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sauce
English:
snivelling
- weeping
- weepy
- maudlin
* * *llorón, -ona♦ adjno seas llorón don't be such a crybaby2. [quejica] whining, Br whingeing♦ nm,f1. [que llora] crybaby2. [quejica] whiner, Br whinger* * *I adj fam:crybaby fam* * *llorones : crybaby, whiner* * * -
97 machona
a) (RPl fam) ( niña) tomboyb) (Per fam & pey) ( lesbiana) dyke (colloq & pej)c) (Arg fam & pey) ( mujer hombruna) butch woman (colloq & pej)* * *= tomboy.Ex. Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as ' tomboys'.* * *a) (RPl fam) ( niña) tomboyb) (Per fam & pey) ( lesbiana) dyke (colloq & pej)c) (Arg fam & pey) ( mujer hombruna) butch woman (colloq & pej)* * *= tomboy.Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as ' tomboys'.
* * ** * *♦ adjmannish♦ nf[marimacho] [niña] tomboy; [mujer] butch woman -
98 marimacho
adj.unwomanly, not femenine, butch, tomboyish.f.mannish woman, tomboy, butch.m.tomboy (informal) (niña).* * *2 familiar (lesbiana) dyke* * *masculino o femenino (fam & pey)a) ( niña) tomboy (colloq)b) ( mujer hombruna) butch woman (colloq)* * *= tomboy, ladette, yobette.Ex. Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as ' tomboys'.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as ' ladettes' or 'yobettes'.Ex. In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or ' yobettes'.* * *masculino o femenino (fam & pey)a) ( niña) tomboy (colloq)b) ( mujer hombruna) butch woman (colloq)* * *= tomboy, ladette, yobette.Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as ' tomboys'.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as ' ladettes' or 'yobettes'.Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or ' yobettes'.* * *or* * *
marimacho m or f (fam & pey)
' marimacho' also found in these entries:
English:
butch
* * *marimacho nmFam1. [niña] tomboy2. [mujer] butch woman* * *m1 fam ( machota) butch woman* * *1) : mannish woman2) : tomboy* * *marimacho n tomboy -
99 nene
f. & m.baby, infant, babe, tot.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 (apelativo) baby* * *nene, -aSM / F1) (=niño pequeño) baby, small child2) [uso apelativo]¡sí, nena! — [a mujer] yes dear!, yes darling!
¿vamos al cine, nene? — [a hombre] shall we go to the cinema, darling?
* * *- na masculino, femenino (Esp, RPl fam)a) ( niño pequeño) (m) little boy; (f) little girllos nenes — the kids (colloq)
b) ( apelativo cariñoso) darling, honey* * *= baby boy, laddie, sprog, tot.Ex. With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.Ex. This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.Ex. Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.Ex. He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.* * *- na masculino, femenino (Esp, RPl fam)a) ( niño pequeño) (m) little boy; (f) little girllos nenes — the kids (colloq)
b) ( apelativo cariñoso) darling, honey* * *= baby boy, laddie, sprog, tot.Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.Ex: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.* * *nene -namasculine, feminine(Esp, RPl fam)los nenes jugaban en el parque the kids were playing in the park ( colloq)2 (apelativo) (expresando cariño) darling, honey(expresando fastidio): bueno nena ¿cómo vas a arreglar todo esto? OK then, how are you going to sort all this out?¡ah no, nenito! oh no you don't ( o aren't etc)!3* * *
Multiple Entries:
nene
nené
nene◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp, RPl fam)
(f) little girl;
c)
nené sustantivo masculino y femenino (Ven fam) (m) little boy;
(f) little girl
nene,-a m,f (niño) baby boy
(niña) baby girl
' nené' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nena
- nene
* * *nene, -a nm,fFam [niño] little boy; [niña] little girl;los nenes the kids* * *m famlittle boy, kid fam* * *nene, -na n: baby, small child -
100 oficial
adj.official.f. & m.1 officer, official, commissioned officer, journeyman.2 skilled worker.m.1 officer (military).oficial de marina naval officer2 clerk (funcionario).* * *► adjetivo1 official1 (en oficina) office worker, clerk; (en oficio) assistant2 MILITAR officer3 (en la Administración) official, officer4 (en albañilería) skilled labourer* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ [viaje, documento, comunicado] official2. SMF1) (Mil) officerprimer oficial — (Náut) first mate
oficial de guardia — (Náut) officer of the watch
2) (=obrero) [en fábrica] skilled worker; [en taller artesano] craftsman/craftswoman; [por cuenta ajena] journeyman; [en oficina] clerk* * *Iadjetivo officialII1) ( obrero) skilled worker2) oficial masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant); (Mil) officer•* * *= official, governmental, officer.Ex. Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.Ex. At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.----* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* boletín oficial = official gazette.* compromiso oficial = public engagement.* comunicación oficial = official communication.* extraoficial = off the record.* inauguración oficial = ceremonial opening.* oficial aprendiz = journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].* oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.* oficial de aduanas = immigration officer, customs official.* oficial de la marina = marine officer.* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.* oficial del gobierno = government official.* oficial de servicio = duty officer.* partido oficial = official game.* representante oficial = game official.* versión oficial, la = official story, the.* visita oficial = official visit.* * *Iadjetivo officialII1) ( obrero) skilled worker2) oficial masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant); (Mil) officer•* * *= official, governmental, officer.Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
Ex: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* boletín oficial = official gazette.* compromiso oficial = public engagement.* comunicación oficial = official communication.* extraoficial = off the record.* inauguración oficial = ceremonial opening.* oficial aprendiz = journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].* oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.* oficial de aduanas = immigration officer, customs official.* oficial de la marina = marine officer.* oficial del ejército = army official, army officer.* oficial del gobierno = government official.* oficial de servicio = duty officer.* partido oficial = official game.* representante oficial = game official.* versión oficial, la = official story, the.* visita oficial = official visit.* * *‹acto/delegación› official; ‹hora› official; ‹noviazgo› officialfuentes oficiales official sources[ S ] Concesionario Oficial Nolex authorized Nolex dealermasculine, feminineA (obrero) skilled workerse necesita oficial tornero/albañil time-served machinist/bricklayer neededB1 (de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant)2 ( Mil) officerCompuestos:customs officercompliance officerofficer of the watchofficer in the reserve* * *
oficial adjetivo
official
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( de policía) police officer ( above the rank of sergeant);
(Mil) officer
oficial(a) m,f (obrero cualificado) skilled worker
oficial
I adj (documento, etc) official
II mf
1 Mil Náut officer
2 (de administración) officer
' oficial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acta
- BOE
- boletín
- carta
- comunicación
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conducto
- despacho
- emisión
- emitir
- extraescolar
- fe
- graduación
- inscribir
- licencia
- novia
- novio
- oficiala
- oficio
- partida
- protección
- timbre
- ascender
- ascenso
- carácter
- colegio
- comandante
- denominar
- designar
- informal
- marino
- superior
English:
authoritative
- clash
- commissioner
- council housing
- declare
- document
- formal
- informal
- marshal
- mate
- midshipman
- off-the-record
- officer
- official
- party line
- pass off
- quotable
- rank
- record
- senior
- soldier
- stamp
- starter
- state
- statement
- subaltern
- unofficial
- whip
- commanding
- commission
- declaration
- detective
- Downing Street
- established
- guard
- legal
- navigator
- odds
- public
- standard
* * *♦ adjofficial♦ nmf1. Mil officeroficial de guardia officer of the watch;oficial al mando commanding officer;oficial de reserva reserve officer2. [de policía] police officer3. [funcionario] clerkoficial2, -ala nm,fskilled worker, journeyman;oficial montador journeyman fitter;oficial electricista skilled electrician* * *I adj officialII m/f MIL officer* * *oficial adj: official♦ oficialmente advoficial nmf1) : officer, police officer, commissioned officer (in the military)2) : skilled worker* * *oficial1 adj officialoficial2 n1. (en general) officer2. (en oficios manuales) skilled worker
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feminine — mid 14c., of the female sex, from O.Fr. femenin (12c.) feminine, female; with feminine qualities, effeminate, from L. femininus feminine (in the grammatical sense at first), from femina woman, female, lit. she who suckles, from root of felare to… … Etymology dictionary
Feminine — Fem i*nine, a. [L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob. akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to suckle, Skr. dh[=a] to suck; cf. AS. f[=ae]mme woman, maid: cf. F. f[ e]minin. See {Fetus}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feminine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having qualities traditionally associated with women, especially delicacy and prettiness. 2) female. 3) Grammar referring to a gender of nouns and adjectives, conventionally regarded as female. ► NOUN (the feminine) ▪ the female… … English terms dictionary
feminine — [fem′ə nin] adj. [ME < OFr < L femininus < femina, woman] 1. female; of women or girls 2. having qualities regarded as characteristic of women and girls, as gentleness, weakness, delicacy, or modesty 3. suitable to or characteristic of a … English World dictionary
Feminine — Fem i*nine, n. 1. A woman. [Obs. or Colloq.] [1913 Webster] They guide the feminines toward the palace. Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Any one of those words which are the appellations of females, or which have the terminations usually found… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
feminine — *female, womanly, womanish, ladylike, womanlike, effeminate Antonyms: masculine Contrasted words: *male, manly, mannish, virile, manlike, manful … New Dictionary of Synonyms
féminine — ● féminin, féminine adjectif (latin femininus, de femina, femme) Qui est propre à la femme : Le charme féminin. Se dit d un groupe composé de femmes : Équipe féminine. Qui a rapport aux femmes : Vêtements féminins. Qui est destiné, réservé aux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
feminine — 01. Her father thought that women who were strong and confident were not really [feminine]. 02. The traditional [feminine] role is that of a housewife and mother. 03. Our apartment has a very [feminine] look with its soft colors, and pictures of… … Grammatical examples in English
feminine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French feminin, from Latin femininus, from femina woman; akin to Old English delu nipple, Latin filius son, felix, fetus, & fecundus fruitful, felare to suck, Greek thēlē nipple Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
feminine — [[t]fe̱mɪnɪn[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Feminine qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men. ...male leaders worrying about their women abandoning traditional feminine roles. ...a manufactured ideal of… … English dictionary
Féminine — Féminité La féminité est l’ensemble des caractères morphologiques psychologiques et comportementaux propres aux femmes. Ils sont biologiquement liés au sexe et fortement influencés, voire conditionnés par l’environnement socioculturel. Ils sont… … Wikipédia en Français