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flooded with

Толкование Перевод

1 inundar

v.

1 to flood (por las aguas).

2 to wash over, to surge inside.

Una oleada de gozo lo inundó I great surge of joy washed over him.

3 to overflow, to fill.

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inundar

► verbo transitivo

1 to flood

2 figurado to inundate

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verb

to flood, inundate

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1. VT

1) [con agua] to flood

la lluvia inundó la campiña — the rain flooded the countryside, the rain left the countryside under water

2) [con productos] to flood (de, en with)
swamp (de, en with)
inundar el mercado de un producto — to flood the market with a product

quedamos inundados de ofertas — offers rained in on us, we were flooded o swamped with offers

3) [gente] to flood, swamp

4) [pena, sensación] to overwhelm, sweep over

2.

See:

inundarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowd

b) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
2.
inundarse v pron ( de agua) to be flooded

la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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= swamp, wash over, flood.

Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.

Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.

Ex. Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

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* inundar con = deluge with.

* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) riada/aguas to flood, inundate (frml); turistas/manifestantes to inundate, crowd

b) persona ( con agua) to flood; ( con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina — you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo de or con algo — to flood something with something
2.
inundarse v pron ( de agua) to be flooded

la zona se inundó de turistas — the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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= swamp, wash over, flood.

Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.

Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.

Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

* inundar con = deluge with.

* inundar (de) = flood with, inundate (with).

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inundar [A1 ]

vt

1 «riada/aguas» to flood, inundate ( frml); «turistas/manifestantes» to inundate, crowd

el escape/la lluvia inundó el sótano the leak/the rain flooded the basement

una fuerte depresión lo fue inundando he gradually sank into a deep depression

2 «persona» (con agua) to flood; (con productos) to flood, swamp

me has inundado la cocina you've flooded the kitchen

inundar algo DE or CON algo to flood sth WITH sth

inundaron el mercado de or con relojes baratos they flooded the market with cheap watches

■ inundarse

v pron

(de agua) to be flooded

se ha inundado el sótano the basement has flooded o is flooded o has been flooded

inundarse DE algo:

el mercado se ha inundado de café colombiano the market has been flooded with o swamped by Colombian coffee

la zona se inundó de turistas the area was inundated with o swamped by tourists

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inundar ( conjugate inundar) verbo transitivo
a) [riada/aguas] to flood, inundate (frml);

[turistas/manifestantes] to inundate, crowd
b) [ persona] ( con agua) to flood;

( con productos) to flood, swamp;
inundar algo de or con algo to flood sth with sth
inundarse verbo pronominal ( de agua) to be flooded
inundar verbo transitivo to flood
' inundar' also found in these entries:
English:
deluge
- drown
- dump
- flood
- inundate
- overwhelm
- swamp

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inundar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: las aguas] to flood;

las tormentas inundaron la región the storms caused flooding in the area

2. [sujeto: gente] to swamp;

los aficionados inundaban el centro de la ciudad fans swamped the town centre;

los turistas inundaban las carreteras the roads were jammed with tourists

3. [sujeto: sentimiento] to overwhelm, to overcome;

la tristeza/la alegría me inunda I am overwhelmed o overcome with sadness/joy

4. [con quejas, pedidos] to inundate, to swamp;

inundaron el mercado con imitaciones baratas they flooded the market with cheap imitations;

estoy inundado de trabajo I'm inundated o swamped with work

♦ See also the pronominal verb inundarse

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inundar

v/t flood

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inundar vt

: to flood, to inundate

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inundar vb to flood

Spanish-English dictionary > inundar
2 inundarse

VPR

1) [con agua] to flood

se inundó la bodega — the cellar flooded

2) [con productos] to be flooded, be inundated

3) [con personas] to be inundated

• inundarse de — to be inundated with

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vpr

1. [con agua] to flood;

se inundó el sótano the basement flooded;

se le inundaron los ojos de lágrimas her eyes flooded with tears

2. [con visitantes, turistas] to be inundated o swamped;

la playa se inundó de gente the beach was inundated o swamped with people

3.
inundarse de [de quejas, pedidos] to be inundated o swamped with;

el mercado se ha inundado de imitaciones the market has been flooded with imitations

Spanish-English dictionary > inundarse
3 falso

adj.

1 false, fake, dummy, counterfeit.

2 false, delusory, misleading.

3 false, liar, deceitful, fake.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: falsar.

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falso

► adjetivo

1 (no verdadero) false, untrue

2 (moneda) false, counterfeit; (cuadro, sello) forged

3 (persona) insincere, false; (sonrisa) false

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (persona) insincere person

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar un paso en falso (tropezar) to trip, stumble 2 (cometer un error) to make a mistake, make a wrong move

en falso (con falsedad) falsely 2 (sin apoyo) without proper support

jurar en falso to commit perjury

falsa alarma false alarm

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(f. - falsa)

adj.

1) false, untrue

2) fake

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1. ADJ

1) [acusación, creencia, rumor] false

lo que dices es falso — what you're saying is false o untrue

se inscribió con un nombre falso — she registered under a false name

ha sido una falsa alarma — it was a false alarm

falso testimonio — perjury, false testimony

2) [firma, pasaporte, joya] false, fake; [techo] false; [cuadro] fake; [moneda] counterfeit

3) (=insincero) [persona] false, insincere; [sonrisa] false

4) [caballo] vicious

5)

en falso: coger a algn en falso — to catch sb in a lie

dar un paso en falso — (lit) to trip; (fig) to take a false step

jurar en falso — to commit perjury

2.

SM CAm, Méx false evidence

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex. Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex. Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex. Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex. This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex. This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex. There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

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* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) < billete> counterfeit, forged; < cuadro> forged; < documento> false, forged; <diamante/joya> fake; <cajón/techo> false

b) ( insincero) < persona> insincere, false; <sonrisa/promesa> false

2)

a) ( no cierto) <dato/nombre/declaración> false

eso es falso — that is not true, that is untrue

b)

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury; golpear en falso — to miss the mark

•

- falsa alarma

- falso testimonio

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= dummy, false, sham, spurious, unauthentic, faked, untrue, bogus, deceitful, pseudo, fake, two-faced, inauthentic, phony [phoney], meretricious, counterfeit, insincere, hocus pocus, specious, dishonest, mendacious, delusional.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.

Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.

Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.

Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.

Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: Sometimes authors write ' pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.

Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.

Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.

Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.

Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.

Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.

* abeto falso = spruce.

* alegación falsa = ipse dixit.

* charlatanería falsa = cant.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* dar una falsa impresión = keep up + facade, put on + an act.

* dar un paso en falso = make + a false move.

* democracia falsa = travesty democracy.

* diamante falso = rhinestone.

* erradicar falsas ideas = erase + misconceptions.

* erradicar una falsa idea = dispel + idea.

* falsa alabanza = lip service.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* falsa pretensión = false pretence.

* falsa sensación de seguridad = false sense of security.

* falso pretexto = false pretence.

* falso testimonio = perjury.

* hablar en falso = speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue, speak with + a twisted tongue.

* hacer un movimiento en falso = make + a false move.

* idea falsa = misconception, bogus idea, illusion.

* movimiento en falso = false move.

* nivel jerárquico falso = false link.

* paso en falso = false move.

* pista falsa = red herring.

* resultar falso = prove + false.

* sonar falso = have + a hollow ring.

* toma falsa = outtake.

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falso -sa

adjective

A

1 ‹billete› counterfeit, forged; ‹cuadro› forged

2 ‹documento› (copiado) false, forged, fake; (alterado) false, forged

3 (simulado) ‹diamante/joya› fake; ‹bolsillo/cajón/techo› false

4 (insincero) ‹persona› insincere, false; ‹sonrisa› false; ‹promesa› false

B

1 (no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false

eso es falso, nunca afirmé tal cosa that is not true o that is untrue, I never said such a thing

2

en falso: jurar en falso to commit perjury

golpear en falso to miss the mark

esta tabla está en falso this board isn't properly supported

la maleta cerró en falso the suitcase didn't shut properly

el tornillo giraba en falso the screw wouldn't grip

paso¹ m C 1. (↑ paso (1))

Compuestos:

● falsa alarma

feminine false alarm

● falsa modestia

feminine false modesty

● falso testimonio

masculine ( Der) false testimony, perjury

no levantar falso testimonio ( Relig) thou shalt not bear false witness

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falso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ billete› counterfeit, forged;

‹ cuadro› forged;
‹ documento› false, forged;
‹diamante/joya› fake;
‹cajón/techo› false
b) ( insincero) ‹ persona› insincere, false;

‹sonrisa/promesa› false
c) ( no cierto) ‹dato/nombre/declaración› false;

◊ eso es falso that is not true o is untrue;

falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio sustantivo masculino (Der) false testimony, perjury
falso,-a
I adjetivo
1 false: eso que dices es falso, what you're saying is wrong
había un puerta falsa, there was a false door
nombre falso, assumed name
2 (persona) insincere: Juan me parece muy falso, I think Juan is insincere
3 (falsificado) forged
dinero falso, counterfeit o bogus money
II m (persona) insincere person, hypocrit
♦ Locuciones: en falso, false: jurar en falso, to commit perjury
' falso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierta
- cierto
- falaz
- falsa
- fantasma
- incierta
- incierto
- jurar
- perjurar
- testimonio
- colar
- supuesto
English:
absolutely
- affected
- bogus
- counterfeit
- deceitful
- disingenuous
- dud
- fake
- false
- false move
- faux pas
- hollow
- insincere
- phoney
- sham
- slimy
- spurious
- two-faced
- untrue
- untruthful
- smooth
- spruce
- sycamore
- trumped-up
- two

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falso, -a

♦ adj

1. [afirmación, información, rumor] false, untrue;

eso que dices es falso what you are saying is not true;

en falso [falsamente] falsely;
[sin firmeza] unsoundly;
si haces un movimiento en falso, disparo one false move and I'll shoot;

dio un paso en falso y se cayó he missed his footing and fell;

jurar en falso to commit perjury

Comp
falsa alarma false alarm;
falso testimonio [en juicio] perjury, false evidence;

dar falso testimonio to give false evidence

2. [dinero, firma, cuadro] forged;
[pasaporte] forged, false; [joyas] fake;
un diamante falso an imitation diamond

3. [hipócrita] deceitful;

no soporto a los falsos amigos que te critican a la espalda I can't stand false friends who criticize you behind your back;

basta ya de falsa simpatía that's enough of you pretending to be nice;

Comp
Fam Hum
es más falso que Judas he's a real snake in the grass

Comp
Ling falso amigo false friend;
falsa modestia false modesty

4. [simulado] false

Comp
falsa costilla false rib;
falso estuco [en bricolaje] stick-on plasterwork;

falso muro false wall;

falso techo false ceiling

♦ nm,f
[hipócrita] hypocrite
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falso

adj

1 false

2 joyas fake; documento, firma forged; monedas, billetes counterfeit

3

:

jurar o

declarar en falso commit perjury

4 persona false

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falso, -sa adj

1) falaz: false, untrue

2) : counterfeit, forged

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falso adj

1. (en general) false

un nombre falso a false name

2. (billete, cuadro) forged

3. (joya) fake

4. (persona) false / insincere

Spanish-English dictionary > falso
4 inundar de

v.

1 to deluge with, to flood with, to besiege with, to inundate with.

2 to wash over with, to overwhelm with.

La noticia lo inundó de alegría The news washed him over with joy.

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(v.) = flood with, inundate (with)

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.

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(v.) = flood with, inundate (with)

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.

Spanish-English dictionary > inundar de
5 molesto

adj.

1 annoying, cumbersome, bothersome, embarrassing.

2 upset, irritated, angry, annoyed.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: molestar.

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molesto

► adjetivo

1 annoying, troublesome

2 (enfadado) annoyed

3 (incómodo) uncomfortable

4 MEDICINA sore

■ los puntos ya han cicatrizado, pero todavía está molesto the stitches have healed, but he's still sore

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar molesto,-a con alguien to be upset with somebody

ser molesto to be a nuisance

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(f. - molesta)

adj.

1) annoyed, bothered

2) annoying, bothersome

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ADJ

1) (=que causa molestia) [tos, picor, ruido, persona] irritating, annoying; [olor, síntoma] unpleasant

es una persona muy molesta — he's a very irritating o annoying person

es sumamente molesto que... — it's extremely irritating o annoying that...

una sensación bastante molesta — quite an uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling

lo único molesto es el viaje — the only nuisance is the journey, the only annoying thing is the journey

si no es molesto para usted — if it's no trouble to you o no bother for you

2) (=que incomoda) [asiento, ropa] uncomfortable; [tarea] annoying; [situación] awkward, embarrassing

las faldas ajustadas son muy molestas — tight skirts are very uncomfortable

3) (=incómodo) [persona] uncomfortable

me sentía molesto en la fiesta — I felt uneasy o uncomfortable at the party

me siento molesto cada vez que me hace un regalo — I feel awkward o embarrassed whenever she gives me a present

estaba molesto por la inyección — he was in some discomfort o pain after the injection

4) (=enfadado) [persona] annoyed

estaba muy molesta con su actitud — she was very annoyed at their attitude

¿estás molesto conmigo por lo que dije? — are you annoyed at me for what I said?

5) (=disgustado) [persona] upset

¿estás molesta por algo que haya pasado? — are you upset about something that's happened?

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- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)

está todavía algo molesto — he's still in some pain

está molesto por la anestesia — he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

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= annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex. The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.

Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).

Ex. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

Ex. the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.

Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.

Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.

Ex. He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.

Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

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* comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.

* de un modo molesto = annoyingly.

* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

* * *

- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)

está todavía algo molesto — he's still in some pain

está molesto por la anestesia — he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

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= annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.

Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).

Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.

Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.

Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.

Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.

Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

* comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.

* de un modo molesto = annoyingly.

* espíritu molesto = poltergeist.

* estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.

* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.

* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.

* ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.

* ser molesto = be disturbing.

* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

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molesto -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER]

(fastidioso): tengo una tos sumamente molesta I have o I've got a really irritating o annoying cough

es una sensación muy molesta it's a very uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling

no es grave, pero los síntomas son muy molestos it's nothing serious, but the symptoms are very unpleasant

la máquina hace un ruido de lo más molesto the machine makes a very irritating o annoying o tiresome noise

¡es tan molesto que te estén interrumpiendo cada cinco minutos! it's so annoying o trying o tiresome o irritating when people keep interrupting you every five minutes

resulta muy molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos it's a real nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

¿podría abrir la ventana, si no es molesto? would you be so kind as to open the window?

2 [ ESTAR]

(incómodo, dolorido): está bastante molesto he's in some pain

pasó la noche bastante molesto he had a rather uncomfortable night

está molesto por la anestesia he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic

3 [ SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward

es una situación muy molesta it's a very awkward o embarrassing situation

me hace sentir muy molesta que esté constantemente regalándome cosas it's very embarrassing the way she's always giving me presents, she's always giving me presents, and it makes me feel very awkward o embarrassed

me resulta muy molesto tener que trabajar con ella cuando no nos hablamos I find it awkward working with her when we're not even on speaking terms

B [ ESTAR] (ofendido) upset

está molesto con ellos porque no fueron a su boda he's upset o put out o peeved because they didn't go to his wedding

está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset about what you did

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Del verbo molestar: ( conjugate molestar)

molesto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

molestó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
molestar
molesto
molestó
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( importunar) to bother;

◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you

b) ( interrumpir) to disturb

2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):
◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;

me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;
◊ no quiero molesto I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble

molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestose POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestose CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
◊ ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me;

se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molesto
◊ -ta adjetivo

1 [SER]
a) ( fastidioso) ‹ruido/tos› annoying, irritating;

‹sensación/síntoma› unpleasant
b) (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

2 [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset;
( irritado) annoyed;
◊ está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
molesto,-a adjetivo
1 (incómodo) uncomfortable: me encuentro algo molesto después de esa metedura de pata, I feel uncomfortable after that gaffe
2 (fastidioso) annoying, pestering: es un ruido muy molesto, it's an annoying noise
3 (enfadado, disgustado) annoyed o cross: ¿no estarás molesta por lo que he dicho?, you're not upset about what I said, are you?
' molesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acalorada
- acalorado
- disgustarse
- enojosa
- enojoso
- fastidiada
- fastidiado
- molesta
- molestarse
- pesada
- pesado
- poca
- poco
- puñetera
- puñetero
- sacudir
- suplicio
- fastidioso
- fregado
- latoso
- molestar
- mosqueado
English:
annoying
- bother
- hot
- imposition
- irksome
- irritating
- miffed
- obtrusive
- off-putting
- peeved
- troublesome
- uncomfortable
- unwelcome
- would
- intrusive
- put
- uneasy

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molesto, -a adj

1.
ser molesto [incordiante] [costumbre, tos, ruido] to be annoying;
[moscas] to be a nuisance; [calor, humo, sensación] to be unpleasant; [ropa, zapato] to be uncomfortable;
es muy molesto tener que mandar callar constantemente it's very annoying to have to be constantly telling you to be quiet;

tengo un dolor molesto en la espalda I've got an ache in my back which is causing me some discomfort

2.
ser molesto [inoportuno] [visita, llamada] to be inconvenient;
[pregunta] to be awkward
3.
ser molesto [embarazoso] to be embarrassing;

esta situación empieza a resultarme un poco molesta this situation is beginning to make me feel a bit uncomfortable

4.
estar molesto [irritado] to be rather upset;

está molesta porque no la invitamos a la fiesta she's upset because we didn't invite her to the party;

están molestos por sus declaraciones they are upset by what he has been saying

5.
estar molesto [con malestar, incomodidad] [por la fiebre, el dolor] to be in some discomfort;

no tenía que haber comido tanto, ahora estoy molesto I shouldn't have eaten so much, it's made me feel rather unwell;

¿no estás molesto con tanta ropa? aren't you uncomfortable in all those clothes?

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molesto

adj

1 ( fastidioso) annoying

2 ( incómodo) inconvenient

3 ( embarazoso) embarrassing

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molesto, -ta adj

1) enojado: bothered, annoyed

2) fastidioso: bothersome, annoying

* * *

molesto adj

1. (que fastidia) annoying

el humo me resulta muy molesto I find smoke very annoying

2. (disgustado) annoyed

estoy molesto con mi amigo I'm annoyed with my friend

Spanish-English dictionary > molesto
6 cubrir de

v.

1 to cover with, to cover over with, to blanket in, to blanket with.

Silvia cubre a Ricardo de arena Silvia covers Ricardo with sand.

2 to shower with, to bestrew with, to cover with.

Silvia cubre a Ricardo de afecto Silvia showers Ricardo with affection.

3 to cover in, to cake in, to cake with.

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(v.) = flood with

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

* * *

(v.) = flood with

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Spanish-English dictionary > cubrir de
7 incómodo

m.

discomfort, uncomfortableness.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incomodar.

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incómodo

► adjetivo

1 uncomfortable

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sentirse incómodo,-a to feel uncomfortable, feel awkward

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(f. - incómoda)

adj.

uncomfortable

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SM = incomodidad 3)

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- da adjetivo

a) <silla/cama> uncomfortable

¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? — aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?

b) (molesto, violento) uncomfortable

se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas — he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties

estar incómodo con alguien — (Andes) to be annoyed with somebody

c) ( inconveniente) inconvenient

es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos — it's very inconvenient living so far away

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= cumbersome, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease.

Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

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* de una modo incómodo = cumbrously.

* de un modo incómodo = awkwardly.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) <silla/cama> uncomfortable

¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? — aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?

b) (molesto, violento) uncomfortable

se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas — he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties

estar incómodo con alguien — (Andes) to be annoyed with somebody

c) ( inconveniente) inconvenient

es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos — it's very inconvenient living so far away

* * *

= cumbersome, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease.

Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

* de una modo incómodo = cumbrously.

* de un modo incómodo = awkwardly.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.

* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.

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incómodo -da

adjective

1 ‹silla/cama› uncomfortable

¿no estás incómodo en ese sillón? aren't you uncomfortable in that armchair?

2 (molesto, violento) uncomfortable

me siento incómoda con esta ropa I feel uncomfortable in these clothes, I don't feel right in these clothes

se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas he feels very awkward o ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties

sería muy incómodo para mí tener que decírselo it would be very awkward o embarrassing for me to have to tell him

estar incómodo con algn ( Andes); to be annoyed with sb

3 (inconveniente) inconvenient

es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos del centro it's very inconvenient o it's a nuisance living so far from the center

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Del verbo incomodar: ( conjugate incomodar)

incomodo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

incomodó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
incomodar
incomodó
incómodo
incómodo
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( en general) uncomfortable;

◊ ¿no estás incómodo en esa silla? aren't you uncomfortable in that chair?;

se siente muy incómodo en las fiestas he feels ill at ease o uncomfortable at parties
b) ( inconveniente) inconvenient;

◊ es muy incómodo vivir tan lejos it's very inconvenient living so far away

incomodar verbo transitivo
1 (causar molestia) to inconvenience, put out: espero que mi visita no os incomode, I hope my visit hasn't put you to any inconvenience
2 (disgustar) to bother, annoy
incómodo,-a adjetivo
1 (un asiento, un traje, etc) uncomfortable
2 (una situación) awkward, discommoding
sentirse incómodo, to feel uncomfortable o awkward
' incómodo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabrosa
- escabroso
- estorbo
- incómoda
- molesta
- molesto
- posición
- cohibido
- cohibir
- inconveniente
- mal
- violento
English:
awkward
- cumbersome
- inconvenient
- uncomfortable
- ill
- uneasy

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incomodo nm

te acompaño, no es ningún incomodo I'll go with you, it's no trouble

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incomodo

m inconvenience, trouble

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incómodo, -da adj

1) : uncomfortable, awkward

2) inconveniente: inconvenient

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incómodo adj

1. (en general) uncomfortable

una silla incómoda an uncomfortable chair

2. (molesto) awkward

le hicieron algunas preguntas incómodas they asked him some awkward questions

Spanish-English dictionary > incómodo
8 sol

m.

1 sun (astro).

de sol a sol from dawn to dusk

sol naciente/poniente rising/setting sun

2 sunshine, sun (rayos, luz).

estar/ponerse al sol to be in/move into the sun

entraba el sol por la ventana sunlight was coming in through the window

¡cómo pega o pica el sol! the sun's really hot!

hace sol it's sunny

hace un sol de justicia it's blazing hot

tomar el sol to sunbathe

siempre se arrima al sol que más calienta (informal) he sides with whoever is most beneficial for him at the time

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra (informal) to follow somebody around wherever they go

3 darling, angel.

tu hermana es un sol your sister's an angel

4 G (Music).

5 sol (moneda).

¿águila o sol? heads or tails? (Mexican Spanish)

6 bleachers.

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sol

► nombre masculino

1 MÚSICA sol, G

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sol

► nombre masculino

1 (estrella) sun

2 (luz) sun, sunlight, sunshine

3 (en los toros) seats plural in the sun

4 familiar (persona) darling

5 (moneda de Perú) sol, standard monetary unit of Peru

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al ponerse el sol at sunset

al salir el sol at sunrise

al sol / bajo el sol in the sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta figurado to know which side one's bread is buttered on

de sol a sol from sunrise to sunset

hace sol it's sunny, the sun's shining

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra figurado to pester somebody, not to give somebody a moment's peace

¡salga el sol por Antequera! familiar come what may!

ser un sol familiar to be a darling

tomar el sol (tendido) to sunbathe 2 (al caminar) to get some sun

sol de medianoche midnight sun

sol naciente rising sun

sol poniente setting sun

sol y sombra (en los toros) seats plural which get some sun and some shade 2 (bebida) brandy and anisette drink

un día de sol a sunny day

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noun m.

sun

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I
SM

1) (=astro) sun

al ponerse el sol — at sunset

al salir el sol — at sunrise

de sol a sol — from dawn to dusk

- arrimarse al sol que más calienta

- como un sol

- salga el sol por donde quiera

ser un sol —

María es un sol, siempre tan agradable — María is a darling, she's always so pleasant

el niño es un sol — he's a lovely child

sol naciente — rising sun

sol poniente — setting sun

sol y luna — Caribe * machete, cane knife

sol y sombra — brandy and anisette

2) (=luz solar) sun, sunshine

entra mucho sol en el comedor — the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine

ayer tuvimos nueve horas de sol — we had nine hours of sunshine yesterday

hay o hace sol — it is sunny, the sun is shining

un día de sol — a sunny day

estar al sol — to be in the sun

mirar algo a contra sol — to look at sth against the light

tomar el sol — to sunbathe

tumbarse al sol — to lie in the sun

- hacía un sol de justicia

- no me deja ni a sol ni a sombra

sol artificial — sunlamp

3) [uso apelativo]

¡sol mío, ven con mamá! — come with Mummy, darling o pet! *

4) (Taur)

localidades de sol — the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade

5) Perú (Econ) Sol, former monetary unit of Peru
II
SM (Mús) G

sol mayor — G major

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masculino

1)

a) (Astron) sun

al salir/ponerse el sol — at sunrise/sunset

b) (Meteo) sun

brillaba el sol — the sun was shining

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

a pleno sol — in the sun

un día de sol — a sunny day

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

sentémonos al sol — let's sit in the sunshine

ayer hubo siete horas de sol — we had seven hours of sunshine yesterday

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

c) (Espec, Taur)

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

- sol naciente/poniente

2) (fam)

a) ( persona encantadora)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

b) ( como apelativo cariñoso)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

3) (Mús) ( nota) G; ( en solfeo) so*, sol

sol bemol/sostenido — G flat/sharp

en sol mayor/menor — in G major/minor

4) ( moneda) sol ( Peruvian unit of currency)

* * *

= sunlight, sunshine.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

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* abrasado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].

* al sol = in the sun.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.

* con sol = sunny [sunnier -comp., sunniest -sup.].

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* cuerda Sol = G-string.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* de sol a sol = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun, around the clock.

* día de sol = sunny day.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* exposición al sol = sun exposure.

* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.

* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.

* gafas de sol = sunglasses.

* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* proteger contra el sol = shade.

* puesta de(l) sol = sundown.

* puesta de sol = sunset.

* quemado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].

* quemadura de sol = sunburn.

* salida del sol = sunrise.

* salida del sol, la = rising of the sun, the.

* secado al sol = sun-dried.

* sol, el = sun, the.

* sol naciente = rising sun.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* sol poniente = setting sun.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

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masculino

1)

a) (Astron) sun

al salir/ponerse el sol — at sunrise/sunset

b) (Meteo) sun

brillaba el sol — the sun was shining

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

a pleno sol — in the sun

un día de sol — a sunny day

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

sentémonos al sol — let's sit in the sunshine

ayer hubo siete horas de sol — we had seven hours of sunshine yesterday

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

c) (Espec, Taur)

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

- sol naciente/poniente

2) (fam)

a) ( persona encantadora)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

b) ( como apelativo cariñoso)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

3) (Mús) ( nota) G; ( en solfeo) so*, sol

sol bemol/sostenido — G flat/sharp

en sol mayor/menor — in G major/minor

4) ( moneda) sol ( Peruvian unit of currency)

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el sol

= sun, the

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

= sunlight, sunshine.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

* abrasado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].

* al sol = in the sun.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.

* con sol = sunny [sunnier -comp., sunniest -sup.].

* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.

* cuerda Sol = G-string.

* darse un baño de sol = sunbathe.

* de sol a sol = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun, around the clock.

* día de sol = sunny day.

* disfrutar tomando el sol = bask.

* exponer a la luz del sol = expose to + sunlight.

* exposición al sol = sun exposure.

* festival en honor del sol = solar festival.

* fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.

* gafas de sol = sunglasses.

* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.

* luz del sol = sunlight, sunshine.

* proteger contra el sol = shade.

* puesta de(l) sol = sundown.

* puesta de sol = sunset.

* quemado por el sol = sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].

* quemadura de sol = sunburn.

* salida del sol = sunrise.

* salida del sol, la = rising of the sun, the.

* secado al sol = sun-dried.

* sol, el = sun, the.

* sol naciente = rising sun.

* sol + ponerse (por) = sun + set (on).

* sol poniente = setting sun.

* sol + salir por = sun + rise on.

* tomar el sol = sunbathe, sun + Reflexivo, soak up + rays.

* tomar el sol con gusto = bask.

* trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.

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sol

masculine

A

1 ( Astron) sun

al salir el sol at sunrise

al ponerse el sol at sunset

2 ( Meteo) sun

brillaba el sol the sun was shining

¡cómo calienta el sol! the sun's really hot!

ayer hizo or hubo sol todo el día it was sunny all day yesterday

hacía un solecito or ( AmL) solcito espléndido it was beautifully sunny

a pleno sol in the sun

una mañana de sol a sunny morning

en esa habitación no da el sol that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

sentémonos en el jardín, al sol let's sit out in the garden, in the sunshine

no lo dejes al sol don't leave it in the sun

ayer hubo siete horas de sol we had seven hours of sunshine yesterday

arrimarse al sol que más calienta to keep in with important people

de sol a sol from morning to o till night

no dejar a algn ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't give her a moment's peace, he doesn't leave her alone for a minute

salga el sol por donde quiera: voy a aceptar la oferta y (que) salga el sol por donde quiera I'm going to take up the offer and hope for the best

tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe

un sol de justicia a blazing sun

el sol brilla para todos we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord

no hay nada nuevo bajo el sol there is nothing new under the sun

3 ( Espec, Taur):

localidades de sol cheaper seats ( in the sun)

Compuestos:

● sol naciente

rising sun

● sol poniente

setting sun

● sol y sombra

( Esp) anisette and brandy

B ( fam)

1

(persona encantadora): esa chica es un sol that girl is a darling ( colloq)

2

(como apelativo cariñoso): ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol come here, sweetie o darling ( colloq)

C ( Mús) (nota) G; (en solfeo) so*, sol

sol bemol/sostenido G flat/sharp

en sol mayor/menor in G major/minor

D (moneda) sol ( Peruvian unit of currency)

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sol sustantivo masculino
1 (Astron, Meteo) sun;
◊ brillaba el sol the sun was shining;

al salir/ponerse el sol at sunrise/sunset;
ayer hizo or hubo sol it was sunny yesterday;
un día de sol a sunny day;
en esa habitación no da el sol that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun;
ayer hubo siete horas de sol we had seven hours of sunshine yesterday;
tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe
2 (fam) ( persona encantadora):
◊ es un sol she's an angel (colloq)

3 (Mús) ( nota) G;
( en solfeo) so^{( conjugate so)}, sol;
◊ sol bemol/sostenido G flat/sharp

4 ( moneda) sol ( Peruvian unit of currency)
sol 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (estrella) sun
2 (luz) sunlight: el sol entraba por la ventana, the sun was coming in through the window
3 (luz y calor) sunshine: no dejes eso al sol, don't leave that in the sun
hoy hace sol, today the sun is shining
4 (unidad monetaria de Perú) sol
5 familiar eres un sol, you are an angel
♦ Locuciones: no me deja ni a sol ni a sombra, he won't leave me alone for a minute
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
de sol a sol, from sunrise to sunset
sol de justicia, blazing sun
sol y sombra, (combinado de anís y brandy) a drink which contains equal amounts of brandy and anis
sol 2 m Mús (en la escala diatónica) G
sol bemol, G-flat
sol mayor/menor, G mayor/minor
' sol' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrimarse
- baño
- bendición
- brillo
- calentar
- calva
- cara
- dar
- decolorar
- desaparecer
- especificación
- gafas
- graduada
- graduado
- invitar
- naciente
- ocaso
- pegar
- picar
- plena
- pleno
- poner
- ponerse
- puesta
- quemar
- quemada
- quemado
- quemadura
- quemarse
- radiante
- refilón
- reloj
- relucir
- salida
- secar
- sombra
- sombría
- sombrío
- tapar
- tomar
- topless
- a
- abrasar
- achicharrante
- achicharrar
- águila
- alumbrar
- asolear
- brillar
- clave
English:
age
- balding
- be
- beach
- beam
- beat down
- blaze
- bleachers
- break through
- bright
- brightness
- bronzed
- brown
- climb
- come out
- come up
- dawn
- down
- emphasize
- expose
- fierce
- full
- further
- G
- glow
- go down
- in
- light
- mid
- orbit
- out
- raise
- rise
- rising
- round
- set
- setting
- shade
- shelter
- shine
- sink
- sun
- sunbathe
- sunbathing
- sunbeam
- sunburn
- sunburnt
- sunglasses
- sunlight
- sunlit

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sol nm

1. [astro] sun;

al salir/ponerse el sol at sunrise/sunset;

de sol a sol from dawn to dusk

Comp
sol de medianoche midnight sun;
sol naciente rising sun;

sol poniente setting sun

2. [rayos, luz] sunshine, sun;

estar/ponerse al sol to be in/move into the sun;

entraba el sol por la ventana sunlight was coming in through the window;

¡cómo pega o [m5] pica el sol! the sun's really hot!;

estaba leyendo a pleno sol he was reading in the sun;

hace sol it's sunny;

quemado por el sol sunburnt;

tomar el sol to sunbathe;

Comp

hace un sol de justicia it's blazing hot;

Comp
Fam
siempre se arrima al sol que más calienta he is loyal to whoever offers him the best deal;

Comp
Fam
no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra to follow sb around wherever they go

3. Fam [ángel, ricura] darling, angel;

tu hermana es un sol your sister's an angel

4. [nota musical] G;
[en solfeo] soh; ver también do
5. [moneda] sol

6. Taurom = seats in the sun, the cheapest in the bullring

7. sol y sombra [bebida] = mixture of brandy and anisette

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sol

m

1 sun;

al caer el sol at sunset;

de sol a sol from dawn to dusk;

hace sol it’s sunny;

tomar el sol sunbathe;

eres un sol fig fam you’re a darling;

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra pester s.o. all the time o morning, noon and night

2 FIN sol

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sol nm

1) : sun

2) : Peruvian unit of currency

* * *

sol n (estrella) sun

entra mucho sol en esta habitación this room gets a lot of sun

sentémonos al sol let's sit in the sun

Se escribe con mayúscula cuando se refiere a la estrella

el Sol y la Luna the Sun and the Moon

hacer sol to be sunny

tomar el sol to sunbathe

Spanish-English dictionary > sol
9 obedientemente

adv.

obediently.

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obedientemente

► adverbio

1 obediently

* * *

= dutifully, submissively, tamely, obediently.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?.

Ex. No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued.

Ex. I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.

* * *

= dutifully, submissively, tamely, obediently.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?.

Ex: No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued.

Ex: I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.

* * *

obedientemente adv

obediently

* * *

obedientemente adv obediently

Spanish-English dictionary > obedientemente
10 empeorar las cosas

(v.) = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.

Ex. But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.

Ex. Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.

Ex. It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.

Ex. He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.

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(v.) = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years.

Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.

Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more.

Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff.

Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.

Spanish-English dictionary > empeorar las cosas
11 violento

adj.

1 violent.

2 violent, bitter, forceful.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: violentar.

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violento

► adjetivo

1 (gen) violent

2 (vergonzoso) embarrassing, awkward

3 (molesto) embarrassed, awkward, ill at ease

4 (dicho, escrito) twisted, distorted

5 (postura) forced, unnatural

6 DEPORTE rough

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(f. - violenta)

adj.

1) violent

2) embarrassing

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ADJ

1) [acto, deporte, persona] violent

se produjo una violenta explosión — there was a violent explosion

murió de muerte violenta — he suffered a violent death

2) (=incómodo) awkward, uncomfortable

me fue muy violento verlo llorar — seeing him cry made me feel very awkward o uncomfortable

me encuentro violento estando con ellos — I feel awkward o I don't feel at ease when I'm with them

3) [postura] awkward

4) [interpretación] forced

5) (LAm) (=repentino) quick

tuvo que hacer un viaje violento — she had to make a sudden trip

* * *

- ta adjetivo

1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent

2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed

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= violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.

Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.

Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

Ex. The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.

Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex. The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.

Ex. This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.

Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex. All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

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* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.

* comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.

* no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].

* perturbado y violento = violently insane.

* reacción violenta = backlash.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

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- ta adjetivo

1) <choque/deporte/muerte> violent; < discurso> vehement; <persona/tono/temperamento> violent

2) ( incómodo) < situación> embarrassing, awkward

le es or resulta violento hablar del tema — she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

estaba muy violento — I felt very awkward o embarrassed

* * *

= violent, furious, crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], virulent, savage, stormy [stormier -comp., stormiest -sup.], embarrassing, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], virulently, uneasy, uncomfortable, ill-at-ease, bloodthirsty.

Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.

Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.

Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

Ex: The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.

Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.

Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.

Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.

Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.

* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.

* comportamiento violento = violent behaviour.

* no violento = nonviolent [non-violent].

* perturbado y violento = violently insane.

* reacción violenta = backlash.

* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.

* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.

* volverse violento = turn + violent.

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violento¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 ‹choque/deporte/muerte› violent; ‹discusión› violent, heated; ‹discurso› vehement

utilizar métodos/medios violentos to use violent methods/means

2 ‹persona/tono/temperamento› violent

B

(incómodo): le resulta violento hablar del tema she finds it embarrassing o difficult to talk about it

estaba muy violento I felt very awkward o embarrassed o uncomfortable

¡qué situación más violenta! how embarrassing!

violento²

adverb

( Per fam) quickly

* * *

Del verbo violentar: ( conjugate violentar)

violento es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

violentó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
violentar
violento
violentar ( conjugate violentar) verbo transitivo
a) ( forzar) ‹cerradura/puerta› to force;

‹ persona› to rape
b) ( poner en situación embarazosa) to make … feel awkward

violentarse verbo pronominal
to get embarrassed
violento
◊ -ta adjetivo

1 ( en general) violent;
◊ utilizar medios violentos to use violent means

2 ( incómodo) ‹ situación› embarrassing, awkward;
◊ le resulta violento hablar del tema she finds it embarrassing to talk about it;

estaba muy violento I felt very awkward
violentar verbo transitivo
1 (incomodar) to embarrass
2 (enfadar) to infuriate
3 (violar) to rape
4 (forzar una puerta, cerradura, etc) to force
violento,-a adjetivo
1 (una persona, tormenta, muerte, etc) violent
2 (una situación) embarrassing: se sintió muy violenta, she felt very awkward
' violento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrupta
- abrupto
- cacharrazo
- castaña
- dura
- duro
- impetuosa
- impetuoso
- vándala
- vándalo
- violenta
- bestia
- bruto
- cochino
- enojoso
- fuerte
- gamberrada
- gamberrismo
- molesto
- remolino
English:
aggressive
- appal
- appall
- bang
- bring out
- fierce
- furious
- horseplay
- onslaught
- rough
- rough-and-tumble
- sense
- smash-up
- trouble
- video nasty
- violent
- wild
- burning
- embarrassed
- harsh
- savage
- smash
- sticky

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violento, -a

♦ adj

1. [persona, deporte, acción] violent;

muerte violenta violent death;

se hicieron con el parlamento por medios violentos they took control of the parliament by violent means

2. [intenso] [pasión, tempestad] intense, violent;
[viento] fierce;
los despertó una violenta sacudida del wagón they were awoken when the carriage gave a violent jolt

3. [incómodo] awkward;

aquello lo puso en una situación muy violenta that put him in a very awkward situation;

me resulta violento hablar con ella I feel awkward talking to her

♦ nmpl

los violentos the men of violence

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violento

adj

1 violent;

morir de muerte violenta die a violent death

2 situación embarrassing; persona embarrassed

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violento, -ta adj

1) : violent

2) embarazoso, incómodo: awkward, embarassing

* * *

violento adj

1. (en general) violent

una persona violenta a violent person

2. (incómodo) awkward

se sentía violento porque no conocía a nadie he felt awkward because he didn't know anyone

Spanish-English dictionary > violento
12 con deferencia

= dutifully

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

* * *

= dutifully

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Spanish-English dictionary > con deferencia
13 de apariencia engañosa

(adj.) = meretricious

Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

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(adj.) = meretricious

Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Spanish-English dictionary > de apariencia engañosa
14 desaguar

v.

1 to drain (bañera, agua).

2 to flow in.

Los ríos confluyen en la región The rivers flow together in the region.

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desaguar

Conjugation model [ AVERIGUAR], like link=averiguar averiguar

► verbo transitivo

1 (extraer el agua) to drain

► verbo intransitivo

1 (un líquido) to drain, drain off/away; (un contenedor) to drain

2 (desembocar) to flow (en, into), drain (en, into)

■ el Duero desagua en el Atlántico the Douro flows into the Atlantic

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1. VT

1) (=vaciar) [+ líquido] to drain; [+ recipiente, bañera] to empty, drain

2) [+ dinero, fortuna] to squander

3) And (=enjuagar) to rinse (out)

2. VI

1) [líquido] to drain away, drain off

2) [río]

desaguar en algo — to flow into sth

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= drain.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

* * *

= drain.

Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

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desaguar [ A16 ]

vi

1 «bañera/lavadora» to drain, empty

2 «río» to drain desaguar EN algo to drain o flow INTO sth

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desaguar

♦ vi

1. [bañera, lavadora] to empty, to drain;
[agua] to drain
2. [río]
desaguar en to flow into

♦ vt
[lugar inundado] to get o pump the water out of
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desaguar

I v/t drain

II v/i

1 de agua drain away

2 de río flow, drain (en into)

* * *

desaguar {10} vi

: to drain, to empty

Spanish-English dictionary > desaguar
15 drenar

v.

to drain.

Ricardo purga la bomba de agua Richard purges the water pump.

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drenar

► verbo transitivo

1 to drain

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verb

to drain

* * *

VT

1) (Agr, Med) to drain

2) (Econ) to syphon off

* * *

verbo transitivo (Agr, Med) to drain

* * *

= drain.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

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* sin drenar = undrained.

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verbo transitivo (Agr, Med) to drain

* * *

= drain.

Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

* sin drenar = undrained.

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drenar [A1 ]

vt

1 ( Agr) to drain

2 ( Med) to drain

* * *

drenar verbo transitivo to drain
' drenar' also found in these entries:
English:
drain

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drenar vt

1. [terreno] to drain

2. Med to drain

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drenar

v/t drain

* * *

drenar vt

: to drain

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drenar vb to drain

Spanish-English dictionary > drenar
16 escurrir

v.

1 to drain (platos, verdura).

escurrir el bulto to get out of it; (trabajo) to evade the issue (cuestión)

2 to drip.

deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain

3 to slide.

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

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escurrir

► verbo transitivo

1 (platos etc) to drain; (ropa) to wring out; (comida) to strain

► verbo intransitivo

1 (destilar) to drip, trickle

2 (deslizar) to slip, slide

► verbo pronominal escurrirse

1 (platos etc) to drain

2 (líquido) to drip, trickle

3 (deslizarse) to slip, slide

4 familiar (escapar) to run away, slip away

5 familiar (decir demasiado) to let slip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

escurrir el bulto familiar to dodge the issue

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verb

to drain

- escurrirse

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1.

VT [+ ropa] to wring, wring out; [+ platos, líquido, botella] to drain; [+ verduras] to strain

2.

VI [líquido] to drip

3.

See:

escurrirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain
2.
escurrir vi to drain

deja que los platos escurran — leave the plates to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa — I left the shirt to drip-dry
3.
escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua — hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite — leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

escurrirse de algo — to wriggle o get out of something

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

se le escurrió de (entre) las manos — it slipped through her fingers

* * *

= drain away, drain off, drain, strain, wring.

Ex. As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

Ex. When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

Ex. The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex. Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex. The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.

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* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo < ropa> to wring out, wring; <verduras/pasta> to strain, drain; <líquido/vaso> to drain
2.
escurrir vi to drain

deja que los platos escurran — leave the plates to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa — I left the shirt to drip-dry
3.
escurrirse v pron

1)

a) líquido

cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua — hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite — leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

b) verduras/vajilla to drain

2)

a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

escurrirse de algo — to wriggle o get out of something

b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

se le escurrió de (entre) las manos — it slipped through her fingers

* * *

= drain away, drain off, drain, strain, wring.

Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.

Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

Ex: The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.

* escurrir el bulto = pass + the buck, weasel (on/out of), duck out.

* sin escurrir = undrained.

* * *

escurrir [I1 ]

vt

1 ‹ropa› to wring out, wring

2 ‹verduras› to strain, drain; ‹pasta› to drain

3 ‹líquido› to drain, drain off

4 ‹botella/jarra› to drain, get the last drops out of

5 ‹buñuelos/pescado› to drain

■ escurrir

vi

deja los platos ahí para que escurran leave the plates there to drain

dejé escurrir la camisa I left the shirt to drip-dry

pon la botella boca abajo para que escurra turn the bottle upside down to drain out the last few drops

■ escurrirse

v pron

A

1

«líquido»: cuelga la camisa para que se vaya escurriendo el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

déjalas en una servilleta de papel para que se escurra el aceite leave them to drain on some kitchen paper

2 «verduras» to drain

B

1 ( fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away

intentaré escurrirme de la fiesta I'll try to slip away from the party

le pusimos una trampa pero logró escurrirse we laid a trap for him but he managed to wriggle o get out of it

2 (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

el vaso/jabón se le escurrió de (entre) las manos the glass/soap slipped through her fingers

se fue escurriendo entre la multitud she slipped through the crowd

me estoy escurriendo de la silla I keep sliding off this chair

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escurrir ( conjugate escurrir) verbo transitivo ‹ ropa› to wring out, wring;
‹verduras/pasta› to strain, drain;
‹ líquido› to drain (off)
verbo intransitivo
to drain;
◊ dejar escurrir ‹ platos› to leave … to drain;

‹ camisa› to leave … to drip-dry
escurrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ líquido]:

◊ cuelga la camisa para que se escurra el agua hang the shirt out to drip-dry

b) [verduras/vajilla] to drain

2
a) (fam) (escaparse, escabullirse) to slip away;

escurrirse de algo to wriggle o get out of sth
b) (resbalarse, deslizarse) to slip

escurrir vtr (ropa) to wring out
(vajilla) to drain
♦ Locuciones: escurrir el bulto, to dodge the issue
' escurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bulto
- estilar
- estrujar
English:
drain
- pass
- strain
- wring
- wring out
- skive off

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escurrir

♦ vt

1. [platos] to drain;
[verdura, pasta] to drain; [huevos fritos, pescado] to drain the fat off; [ropa] to wring out;
escúrrele el líquido a la lata de atún drain the liquid from the can of tuna;

Comp
Fam
escurrir el bulto [trabajo] to get out of it;
[cuestión] to evade the issue
2. [botella] to empty (out)

♦ vi

1. [soltar líquido] to drain;
[gotear] to drip;
deja los platos a escurrir leave the dishes to drain;

deja aquí el paraguas para que vaya escurriendo leave the umbrella here so it can dry off

2. [resbalar] to slide;

una lágrima escurrió por su mejilla a tear slid down her cheek

3. [estar resbaladizo] to be slippery

♦ See also the pronominal verb escurrirse

* * *

escurrir

I v/t

1 ropa wring out

2 platos, verduras drain

II v/i

1 de platos drain

2 de ropa drip-dry

* * *

escurrir vt

1) : to wring out

2) : to drain

escurrir vi

1) : to drain

2) : to drip, to drip-dry

♦ See also the reflexive verb escurrirse

* * *

escurrir vb

1. (ropa) to wring out [pt. & pp. wrung]

escurre el bañador antes de tenderlo wring your swimming costume out before you hang it out

2. (platos, verduras) to drain

¿has escurrido la pasta? have you drained the pasta?

Spanish-English dictionary > escurrir
17 falaz

adj.

false.

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falaz

► adjetivo (pl falaces)

1 (erróneo) fallacious

2 (engañoso) deceitful, false

* * *

ADJ [individuo] false, deceitful; [doctrina] false, fallacious frm; [apariencia] deceptive, misleading

* * *

adjetivo false

* * *

= bogus, meretricious, deceptive, distortive, mendacious.

Ex. The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex. The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

* * *

adjetivo false

* * *

= bogus, meretricious, deceptive, distortive, mendacious.

Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.

Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.

Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

* * *

falaz

adjective

1 ‹apariencias› false, deceptive

2 ‹declaraciones/razonamiento› false, fallacious ( frml); ‹promesas› false

3 ‹persona› deceitful, false

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falaz adjetivo
1 (falso) fallacious
2 (engañoso) treacherous
' falaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañosa
- engañoso
English:
bogus
- spurious

* * *

falaz adj

false

* * *

falaz

adj false

* * *

falaz, - laza adj, mpl falaces falso: fallacious, false

Spanish-English dictionary > falaz
18 huésped

f. & m.

1 guest, boarder, hotel guest, lodger.

2 host.

* * *

huésped

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (invitado) guest

2 (en hotel) lodger, boarder

3 (anfitrión) host; (anfitriona) hostess

* * *

(f. - huéspeda)

noun

1) guest

2) host

* * *

1. SMF

1) (=invitado) [en casa, hotel] guest; [en pensión] lodger, roomer (EEUU), boarder

hacerse los dedos huéspedes —

se le hacen los dedos huéspedes cada vez que oye hablar de dinero — he rubs his hands at the first mention of money

2) (=anfitrión) host/hostess

3) †† (=posadero) innkeeper, landlord/landlady

- no contar con la huésped

2.

ADJ

ordenador huésped — host computer

hembra huésped — host female

* * *

masculino y femenino, huésped - peda masculino, femenino

1) (en casa, hotel) guest

2) huésped masculino (Biol) host

* * *

= host, roomer, boarder, lodger, guest, visiting guest.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.

Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex. In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex. The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.

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* casa de huéspedes = guesthouse [guest house], bed and breakfast (B&B).

* cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.

* * *

masculino y femenino, huésped - peda masculino, femenino

1) (en casa, hotel) guest

2) huésped masculino (Biol) host

* * *

= host, roomer, boarder, lodger, guest, visiting guest.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.

Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.

Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.

* casa de huéspedes = guesthouse [guest house], bed and breakfast (B&B).

* cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.

* * *

huésped masculine and feminine, huésped - peda

masculine, feminine

A (en una casa, un hotel) guest

B

huésped masculine ( Biol) host

* * *

huésped sustantivo masculino y femenino (en casa, hotel) guest
huésped,-eda sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (invitado) guest
(cliente de pensión, hotel, etc) lodger, boarder, guest
2 Biol host
' huésped' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
huéspeda
- acomodar
English:
boarder
- guest
- host
- lodger
- resident

* * *

huésped, -eda

♦ nm,f

guest

♦ nm
Biol [de parásito] host
* * *

huésped

m/f guest

* * *

huésped, - peda n

invitado: guest

huésped nm

: host

organismo huésped: host organism

* * *

huésped n guest

Spanish-English dictionary > huésped
19 invitado

adj.

invited.

f. & m.

1 guest, house guest, invited guest.

2 invitee.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: invitar.

* * *

invitado

► adjetivo

1 invited

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 guest

* * *

(f. - invitada)

noun

guest

* * *
invitado, -a
1.

ADJ invited

estrella invitada — guest star

2.

SM / F guest

invitado/a de honor — guest of honour

invitado/a de piedra — unwanted guest

invitado/a estelar — star guest

* * *

- da masculino, femenino guest

tenemos invitados a cenar — we have people coming to dinner

los invitados a la boda — the wedding guests

- invitado de piedra

- invitado -da especial

* * *

¹ = visiting guest, guest, house guest.

Ex. As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. I'm embarrassed that you are my house guest and have to ask at 4pm if it's beer time yet -- it's always beer time on holidays around here.

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* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.

* cama para invitados = guest bed.

* cuarto de invitados = spare room, guest room.

* invitado especial = special guest.

* no invitados, los = uninvited, the.

* ponencia dada por invitado especial = key paper.

* * *

- da masculino, femenino guest

tenemos invitados a cenar — we have people coming to dinner

los invitados a la boda — the wedding guests

- invitado de piedra

- invitado -da especial

* * *

invitado²

² = visiting.

Ex: Weekly press briefings on general and topical issues and press conferences are given by visiting members of the European Commission.

* conferenciante invitado = guest speaker.

* no invitado = uninvited, uninvited.

* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.

* ponencia invitada = invited talk.

* profesor invitado = fellow, visiting scholar, visiting fellow.

¹ = visiting guest, guest, house guest.

Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: I'm embarrassed that you are my house guest and have to ask at 4pm if it's beer time yet -- it's always beer time on holidays around here.

* atender a invitados = entertain + guests.

* cama para invitados = guest bed.

* cuarto de invitados = spare room, guest room.

* invitado especial = special guest.

* no invitados, los = uninvited, the.

* ponencia dada por invitado especial = key paper.

* * *

invitado -da

masculine, feminine

guest

esta noche tenemos invitados a cenar we have people coming to dinner tonight, we're expecting guests for dinner tonight ( frml)

los invitados a la boda the wedding guests

Compuestos:

● invitado de piedra

masculine unwanted guest

● invitado especial, invitada especial

masculine, feminine special guest

* * *

Del verbo invitar: ( conjugate invitar)

invitado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
invitado
invitar
invitado
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino

guest;
tenemos invitados a cenar we have people coming to dinner;
los invitados a la boda the wedding guests
invitar ( conjugate invitar) verbo transitivo
to invite;
invitado a algn a algo to invite sb to sth;
te invito a una copa I'll buy o get you a drink;
invitado a algn a hacer algoor a que haga algo to invite sb to do sth.;
me invitó a cenar ( en casa) she invited me (round) to dinner;

( en restaurante) she invited me out to dinner
verbo intransitivo [ persona]:
◊ invito yo it's on me, I'm buying;

invita la casa it's on the house
invitado,-a
I adjetivo invited
artista invitado, guest artist
II sustantivo masculino y femenino guest
invitar verbo transitivo
1 to invite: hoy invitas tú, today it's on you ➣ Ver nota en invite 2 (incitar) el sol invita a vivir, the sunshine makes it good to be alive

' invitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colarse
- de
- huésped
- huéspeda
- invitada
- visita
- sentar
English:
ask
- guest
- houseguest
- list
- never
- step forward
- visitor
- invitation

* * *

invitado, -a

♦ adj

estoy invitado a la boda I've been invited o I'm invited to the wedding;

estrella invitada guest star

♦ nm,f

guest;

hoy no podemos salir, tenemos invitados we can't go out today, we've got guests o we're having some people over

Comp
invitado especial special guest
* * *

invitado

m, invitada f guest

* * *

invitado, -da n

: guest

* * *

invitado n guest

Spanish-English dictionary > invitado
20 luz del sol

luz del sol

sunlight

* * *

(n.) = sunlight, sunshine

Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

* * *

(n.) = sunlight, sunshine

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.

Spanish-English dictionary > luz del sol

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