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121 starve
1. intransitive verb1) (die of hunger)starve [to death] — verhungern
2) (suffer hunger) hungern3)2. transitive verbbe starving — (coll.): (feel hungry) am Verhungern sein (ugs.)
1) (kill by starving)starve somebody [to death] — jemanden verhungern lassen
2) (deprive of food) hungern lassen3) (deprive)we were starved of knowledge — uns (Dat.) wurde [viel] Wissen vorenthalten
feel starved of affection — unter einem Mangel an Zuneigung leiden
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/92053/starve_out">starve out* * *1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) (ver)hungern2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) (ver)hungern•* * *[stɑ:v, AM stɑ:rv]I. vi1. (die of hunger) verhungernto \starve to death verhungern▪ to be starving [or \starved] ausgehungert [o am Verhungern] seinI'm starving! what's for dinner? ich sterbe vor Hunger! was gibt's zu essen? fam4. (crave)to be starving for affection/love/sympathy nach Zuneigung/Liebe/Sympathie hungernII. vt▪ to \starve sb jdn aushungernthe besieging army \starved the city into surrender die belagernde Armee hungerte die Stadt aus, bis sie sich ergabpeople \starved of sleep start to lose their concentration Menschen, die unter Schlafmangel leiden, können sich nicht mehr konzentrierenafter all those exams, she's \starved for sleep nach all diesen Prüfungen will sie nur noch schlafen* * *[stAːv]1. vt1) (= deprive of food) hungern lassen; (also starve out) aushungern; (= kill also starve to death) verhungern lassen, hungers sterben lassen (geh)I'm starved (inf) — ich hab 'nen Mordshunger (inf)
he starved his way through college — er hat sich (dat) das Studium vom Mund abgespart
2) (fig)to starve sb of sth — jdm etw vorenthalten or verweigern
to be starved of capital/graduates — an akutem Kapital-/Akademikermangel leiden
to be starved of affection — zu wenig Zuneigung erfahren, an Liebesentzug leiden
2. vihungern; (= die also starve to death) verhungernyou must be starving! — du musst doch halb verhungert sein! (inf)
* * *starve [stɑː(r)v]A v/iI am simply starving umg ich komme fast um vor Hunger2. hungern, Hunger leiden3. Not leidenfor nach)5. fasten6. fig verkümmern7. obs oder Br diala) erfrierenb) frierenB v/t1. starve to death verhungern lassen2. aushungern3. hungern oder (auch fig)darben lassen:a) Hunger leiden, ausgehungert sein (a. fig),b) fig → A 4;4. fig verkümmern lassen:starve a project of funds Gelder von einem Projekt abziehen* * *1. intransitive verbstarve [to death] — verhungern
2) (suffer hunger) hungern3)2. transitive verbbe starving — (coll.): (feel hungry) am Verhungern sein (ugs.)
starve somebody [to death] — jemanden verhungern lassen
2) (deprive of food) hungern lassen3) (deprive)we were starved of knowledge — uns (Dat.) wurde [viel] Wissen vorenthalten
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122 comestibles
m.pl.groceries, foodstuff, provisions, comestibles.* * ** * *masculino plural foodtienda de comestibles — grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)
* * *(n.) = food, foodstuffs, groceriesEx. Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.Ex. But the idea of buying books as you buy clothes or groceries is an alien one.* * *masculino plural foodtienda de comestibles — grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)
* * *(n.) = food, foodstuffs, groceriesEx: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.Ex: But the idea of buying books as you buy clothes or groceries is an alien one.* * *
comestibles sustantivo masculino plural
food;
' comestibles' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotería
- almacén
- comestible
- tienda
- abarrotes
- bodega
- ultramarinos
English:
drugstore
- foodstuffs
- dry
- grocer
- grocery
* * *comestibles nmplvíveres: groceries, food* * *comestibles npl groceries / food -
123 producto
m.1 product (bien, objeto).productos (agrícolas) produceproducto acabado finished productproducto alimenticio foodstuffproductos de belleza cosmeticsproducto final end productproductos lácteos dairy produceproducto manufacturado manufactured productproducto químico chemical2 result, product (resultado).el accidente fue producto de un despiste del conductor the accident resulted from a lapse of attention on the part of the driver3 product (Mat).4 produce, result, return.* * *1 (gen) product2 MATEMÁTICAS product3 (resultado) result, product4 (provecho) fruit\producto acabado finished productproducto interior bruto gross domestic productproducto nacional bruto gross national productproducto químico chemicalproductos agrícolas agricultural produceproductos alimenticios foodstuffsproductos de belleza cosmeticsproductos de limpieza cleaning products* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=artículo) productproductos de primera necesidad — staple items, staple products, basic necessities
"consuma productos españoles" — "buy Spanish goods"
productos agrícolas — agricultural produce sing, farm produce sing
productos derivados de la leche — dairy products, dairy produce sing
producto químico — chemical product, chemical
productos de marca — branded goods, brand name goods
productos lácteos — dairy products, dairy produce sing
2) (=producción) production3) (=resultado) result, productla clonación es producto de años de investigación — cloning is the result o product of years of research
4) (Econ) (=beneficio) yield, profitproducto interno bruto — Arg gross domestic product
5) (Mat) product* * *1)a) ( artículo producido) productproductos nacionales — home-produced goods o products
b) ( resultado) result, productsu éxito es el producto de mucho esfuerzo — her success is the result o product of a great deal of effort
todo es producto de su imaginación — it's all a product o a figment of his imagination
2) (Mat) product* * *= commodity, product, offering, emanation.Ex. Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.Ex. Printed title indexes which could be used as elementary subject indexes were one of the first products of computerised information retrieval systems.Ex. Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.Ex. CCRC has considered radical things that don't seem to fit in with any of these aims, such as abandoning main entry and restricting corporate authorship by eliminating it entirely, and now euphemistically calling it corporate emanation.----* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* comercializar un producto = carry, market + product.* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.* documentos producto de investigación = research materials.* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.* energía producto de la fisión = fission energy.* evaluación de los productos = product rating.* exposición de productos artesanales = craft show.* gama de productos = product mix, product range.* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.* industria de los productos lácteos, la = dairy industry, the.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* información sobre un producto = product literature.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* línea de productos = product line.* oferta de productos = product offering.* producto agrícola = agricultural product, farm product.* producto alimenticio = food product.* producto bandera = showpiece.* producto básico = staple.* producto bibliográfico = bibliographic product.* producto comercial = commercial product, retail product.* producto cosmético = cosmetic product.* producto cultural = cultural product.* producto de = born of.* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.* producto de cosmética = cosmetic product.* producto de fumigar = fumigant.* producto de importación = imported product.* producto de la combinación = recombinant.* producto de la imaginación = work of imagination.* producto de la información = information commodity.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* producto del conocimiento = knowledge record.* producto de limpieza = cleaning product, cleanser, cleaner.* producto derivado = outgrowth, by-product [byproduct], spinoff [spin-off], off-shoot [offshoot].* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* producto de temporada = seasonal food, seasonal product.* producto emblemático = showpiece.* producto especializado = specialist product.* producto estrella = star product.* producto farmacéutico = pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical product.* producto final = end product, finished product, deliverable, final product.* producto final, el = finished work, the.* producto fresco = fresh food.* producto higiénico = hygiene product.* producto importado = import, imported product.* producto industrial = industrial product.* producto informativo = information product.* producto inorgánicoquímico = inorganic chemical.* Producto Interior Bruto (PIB) = Gross Domestic Product (GDP).* producto lácteo = dairy product, milk product.* producto lógico = logical product.* producto medicinal = medicinal product.* Producto Nacional Bruto (PNB) = Gross National Product (GNP).* producto natural = natural product.* producto ofrecido = offering.* producto orgánicoquímico = organic chemical.* producto para el hogar = household product.* producto para especialistas = specialist product.* producto para la conservación = preservative.* producto para la higiene = hygiene product.* producto para profesionales = specialist product.* producto petroquímico = petrochemical.* producto principal = staple.* producto profesional = specialist product.* producto promocional = tie-in.* producto químico = chemical, chemical product.* producto químico usado en agricultura = agrochemical.* productos = goods, wares, merchandise.* productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.* productos alimenticios = food supply, supply of food.* productos artesanos en madera = woodcraft.* productos cárnicos = meat products.* productos de confitería = confectionery.* productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.* productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.* productos de pastelería = confectionery.* productos de temporada = seasonal produce.* producto secundario = off-shoot [offshoot], by-product [byproduct].* productos enlatados = tinned goods.* productos impresos = print media.* productos lácteos = dairy produce.* productos manufacturados = manufacturing goods, manufactured goods.* productos nacionales = domestic goods.* productos ópticos = optical media, optical products.* productos perecederos = perishables.* productos prohibidos = contraband.* producto tóxico = toxic.* promoción de productos = product-promoting.* representante de productos farmacéuticos = pharmaceutical company representative.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* ser producto de = spin off, be the product of.* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.* tienda de productos ecológicos = health food shop, health food store.* vender un producto = carry.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* * *1)a) ( artículo producido) productproductos nacionales — home-produced goods o products
b) ( resultado) result, productsu éxito es el producto de mucho esfuerzo — her success is the result o product of a great deal of effort
todo es producto de su imaginación — it's all a product o a figment of his imagination
2) (Mat) product* * *= commodity, product, offering, emanation.Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.
Ex: Printed title indexes which could be used as elementary subject indexes were one of the first products of computerised information retrieval systems.Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.Ex: CCRC has considered radical things that don't seem to fit in with any of these aims, such as abandoning main entry and restricting corporate authorship by eliminating it entirely, and now euphemistically calling it corporate emanation.* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* comercializar un producto = carry, market + product.* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.* documentos producto de investigación = research materials.* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.* energía producto de la fisión = fission energy.* evaluación de los productos = product rating.* exposición de productos artesanales = craft show.* gama de productos = product mix, product range.* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.* industria de los productos lácteos, la = dairy industry, the.* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.* información sobre un producto = product literature.* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* línea de productos = product line.* oferta de productos = product offering.* producto agrícola = agricultural product, farm product.* producto alimenticio = food product.* producto bandera = showpiece.* producto básico = staple.* producto bibliográfico = bibliographic product.* producto comercial = commercial product, retail product.* producto cosmético = cosmetic product.* producto cultural = cultural product.* producto de = born of.* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.* producto de cosmética = cosmetic product.* producto de fumigar = fumigant.* producto de importación = imported product.* producto de la combinación = recombinant.* producto de la imaginación = work of imagination.* producto de la información = information commodity.* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.* producto del conocimiento = knowledge record.* producto de limpieza = cleaning product, cleanser, cleaner.* producto derivado = outgrowth, by-product [byproduct], spinoff [spin-off], off-shoot [offshoot].* producto derivado de la grasa animal = fat product.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* producto de temporada = seasonal food, seasonal product.* producto emblemático = showpiece.* producto especializado = specialist product.* producto estrella = star product.* producto farmacéutico = pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical product.* producto final = end product, finished product, deliverable, final product.* producto final, el = finished work, the.* producto fresco = fresh food.* producto higiénico = hygiene product.* producto importado = import, imported product.* producto industrial = industrial product.* producto informativo = information product.* producto inorgánicoquímico = inorganic chemical.* Producto Interior Bruto (PIB) = Gross Domestic Product (GDP).* producto lácteo = dairy product, milk product.* producto lógico = logical product.* producto medicinal = medicinal product.* Producto Nacional Bruto (PNB) = Gross National Product (GNP).* producto natural = natural product.* producto ofrecido = offering.* producto orgánicoquímico = organic chemical.* producto para el hogar = household product.* producto para especialistas = specialist product.* producto para la conservación = preservative.* producto para la higiene = hygiene product.* producto para profesionales = specialist product.* producto petroquímico = petrochemical.* producto principal = staple.* producto profesional = specialist product.* producto promocional = tie-in.* producto químico = chemical, chemical product.* producto químico usado en agricultura = agrochemical.* productos = goods, wares, merchandise.* productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.* productos alimenticios = food supply, supply of food.* productos artesanos en madera = woodcraft.* productos cárnicos = meat products.* productos de confitería = confectionery.* productos decorados con tela escocesa = tartanware.* productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.* productos de pastelería = confectionery.* productos de temporada = seasonal produce.* producto secundario = off-shoot [offshoot], by-product [byproduct].* productos enlatados = tinned goods.* productos impresos = print media.* productos lácteos = dairy produce.* productos manufacturados = manufacturing goods, manufactured goods.* productos nacionales = domestic goods.* productos ópticos = optical media, optical products.* productos perecederos = perishables.* productos prohibidos = contraband.* producto tóxico = toxic.* promoción de productos = product-promoting.* representante de productos farmacéuticos = pharmaceutical company representative.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* ser producto de = spin off, be the product of.* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.* tienda de productos ecológicos = health food shop, health food store.* vender un producto = carry.* volver a promover un producto = rehyping.* * *A1 (artículo producido) productconsuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goods o productslos productos derivados del petróleo products derived from petroleum, petroleum derivativesproductos de granja farm produce2 (resultado) result, productel acuerdo es el producto de varios meses de negociaciones the agreement is the result o product of several months of negotiationssu éxito es el producto de muchos años de esfuerzo her success is the result o product of many years of effortes el típico producto de esa clase de colegio he's the typical product of that kind of schooltodo es producto de su imaginación it's all a product o a figment of his imaginationCompuestos:foodstuffbeauty product, cosmeticwaste product, by-productbrand name productpromotional itemspin-offgross domestic product, GDPdairy productmanufactured productgross national product, GNPstaplechemical product, chemicalby-productfinished productB ( Mat) product* * *
producto sustantivo masculino
◊ productos agrícolas/de granja agricultural/farm produce;
producto alimenticio foodstuff;
producto lácteo dairy product
producto sustantivo masculino
1 (artículo producido) product
productos alimenticios, foodstuffs
2 Econ producto interior bruto (PIB), gross domestic product (GDP)
3 (consecuencia, resultado) esa enciclopedia es producto del esfuerzo de muchas personas, this encyclopedia is the result of a large team's efforts
' producto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- anestesia
- anunciar
- dañar
- decolorar
- derivado
- doméstica
- doméstico
- duda
- eficaz
- elaborada
- elaborado
- humectante
- indicada
- indicado
- lanzamiento
- liquidar
- liquidación
- mezcla
- muestra
- obra
- PIB
- PNB
- presentar
- presentación
- promoción
- promocionar
- pura
- puro
- salazón
- salida
- sintética
- sintético
- tierra
- abaratar
- bueno
- calidad
- comercializar
- confianza
- consumir
- contener
- contenido
- cosecha
- cotización
- crear
- cultivo
- desatascador
- desgravar
- desprestigiar
- distinguir
English:
accidental
- bring out
- call
- cleanser
- collaboration
- come out
- competition
- deceive
- development
- domestic
- figment
- finish
- flaw
- GDP
- GNP
- Gross National Product
- hype
- impure
- introduce
- introduction
- label
- launch
- launching
- marketable
- moneymaker
- needlework
- one-off
- opportunity
- patent
- produce
- product
- promote
- promotion
- push
- put off
- reputable
- rework
- spin-off
- staple
- stuff
- test
- top-selling
- trial
- unavailable
- window cleaner
- withdraw
- woodcarving
- chemical
- cleaner
- commodity
* * *producto nm1. [bien, objeto] product;productos agrícolas agricultural produce;un producto derivado del petróleo an oil derivativeproducto acabado finished product;producto alimenticio foodstuff;producto básico [de primera necesidad] staple;productos de belleza cosmetics;producto final end product;Esp producto interior bruto gross domestic product; Am producto interno bruto gross domestic product;producto líder product leader;producto manufacturado manufactured product;producto milagro miracle product;producto nacional bruto gross national product;producto de primera necesidad staple;producto químico chemical;productos de la tierra agricultural o farm produce2. [ganancia] profit3. [resultado] result, product;el accidente fue producto de un despiste del conductor the accident was caused by a lapse of attention on the part of the driver;la obra es el producto de un gran esfuerzo colectivo the work is the product of a great collective effort4. Mat product* * *m product;producto acabado finished product* * *producto nm1) : product2) : proceeds pl, yield* * *producto n product -
124 vianda
f.1 food (food).2 packed lunch (tentempié). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 viand, food, meal.* * *1 food, victuals plural* * *SF(tb: viandas)1) (=comida) food2) (Caribe) (=verduras) vegetables [pl]3) (And, Cono Sur) (=fiambrera) lunch box, dinner pail (EEUU)* * *a) (carne, pescado) foodb) (CS) ( fiambrera) lunch pail (AmE) o (BrE) box* * *a) (carne, pescado) foodb) (CS) ( fiambrera) lunch pail (AmE) o (BrE) box* * *1 (carne, pescado) food3 ( RPl) (tentempié) packed lunch* * *
vianda, viandas f sing & pl food
' vianda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
viandas
* * *vianda nf1. [comida] food2. Méx, RP [tentempié] packed lunch3. Méx, RP [fiambrera] lunchbox* * *f food -
125 portion
'po:ʃən1) (a part: Read this portion of the book.) parte2) (a share: Her portion of the money amounted to $200.) parte3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) ración•portion n porción / racióntr['pɔːʃən]portion ['porʃən] vtdistribute: repartirportion npart, share: porción f, parte fn.• cuota s.f.• hijuela s.f.• parte s.f.• porción s.f.• ración s.f.• retazo s.m.v.• dividir v.• repartir v.'pɔːrʃən, 'pɔːʃəna) ( of food) porción f (esp AmL), ración f (esp Esp)b) (share, part) parte fPhrasal Verbs:['pɔːʃǝn]1. N1) (=part, piece) porción f, parte f ; [of food] ración f ; [of cake] porción f, trozo m2) (=quantity, in relation to a whole) porción f, porcentaje m3) (also: marriage portion) dote f2.VT (also: portion out) repartir, dividir* * *['pɔːrʃən, 'pɔːʃən]a) ( of food) porción f (esp AmL), ración f (esp Esp)b) (share, part) parte fPhrasal Verbs: -
126 simple
'simpl1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) sencillo, fácil, simple2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) sencillo, fácil, simple3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple, sencillo4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) puro, mero5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) ingenuo, cándido6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) simple, tonto•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness
simple adj1. sencillo / simplethe food was simple, but very good la comida era sencilla, pero estaba muy buena2. fácil
simple adjetivo 1 (sencillo, fácil) simple; See also→ llanamente 2 ( delante del n) ( mero) simple;◊ el simple hecho de … the simple fact of …;es un simple resfriado it's just a common cold; un simple soldado an ordinary soldier 3 ( tonto) simple, simple-minded ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino simpleton
simple
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) simple: estos ejercicios son muy simples, these exercises are very easy
una cámara de simple manejo, an easy-to-use camera
2 Ling Quím (no complejo, no compuesto) simple
oración simple, simple sentence
3 (mero, tan solo) mere, pure: somos simples espectadores, we are mere observers
fue simple casualidad, it was pure coincidence pey es un simple secretario, he's just a secretary
4 (cándido, sin malicia) naive, innocent pey (tonto) simple-minded, half-witted, foolish
II m (ingenuo, inocente) innocent, naive person pey (simplón, tonto) simpleton, half-wit ' simple' also found in these entries: Spanish: babosa - baboso - bendita - bendito - boba - bobalicón - bobalicona - bobo - borrica - borrico - clavar - compuesta - compuesto - hincapié - idea - lila - llaneza - mayoría - pánfila - pánfilo - pardilla - pardillo - preferir - sencilla - sencillo - simpleza - triste - vista - hechura - llanamente - mero - pretérito - puro - ya English: ago - arithmetic - dowdy - gravestone - mere - naked - plain - simple - simple interest - simple-minded - simple-mindedness - single-spacing - basic - simply - unsophisticatedtr['sɪmpəl]1 (easy, straightforward) sencillo,-a, fácil, simple2 (plain, not elaborate) sencillo,-a, simple3 (not compound) simple, sencillo,-a4 (plain, pure, nothing more than) sencillo,-a, puro,-a, mero,-a■ for the simple reason that... por la sencilla razón que...5 (unsophisticated, ordinary) simple, sencillo,-a6 (genuine, sincere) sencillo,-a; (foolish) tonto,-a; (naive, easily deceived) ingenuo,-a, inocente, simple; (backward, weak-minded) simple, corto,-a de alcances\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsimple fracture fractura simplesimple interest interés nombre masculino simple1) innocent: inocente2) plain: sencillo, simple3) easy: simple, sencillo, fácil4) straightforward: puro, simplethe simple truth: la pura verdad5) naive: ingenuo, simpleadj.• batueco, -a adj.• bobo, -a adj.• bueno, -a adj.• fácil adj.• incapaz adj.• llano, -a adj.• mero, -a adj.• puro, -a adj.• párvulo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.• simple adj.n.• simple s.m.'sɪmpəl1) ( uncomplicated) <task/problem> sencillo, simplethe machine is very simple to use — la máquina es de fácil manejo or es fácil de manejar
2) ( straightforward)the simple truth is (that)... — la pura verdad es que...
it's a simple statement of fact — es simplemente or meramente la constatación de un hecho
for the simple reason that... — por la sencilla razón de que...
3) (plain, unpretentious) <dress/food> sencillo, simple4)a) (unsophisticated, humble) simpleb) ( backward) simple, corto de alcances5) < interest> simple['sɪmpl]1. ADJ(compar simpler) (superl simplest)1) (=uncomplicated) [problem, idea, task] sencillo, simple•
it's as simple as that — la cosa es así de sencilla•
it should be a simple enough job — no debería ser un trabajo difícil•
keep it simple — no lo compliques•
the simplest thing would be to phone — lo más sencillo sería llamar por teléfono•
to be simple to make/use — ser sencillo de hacer/usar2) (=mere) simplea simple phone call could win you a week's holiday in Florida — con una simple llamada de teléfono podría ganar una semana de vacaciones en Florida
•
by the simple fact that... — por el simple hecho de que...•
to be a simple matter of doing sth — ser simplemente una cuestión de hacer algo3) (=elementary) simple•
a simple act of kindness — un simple acto de bondad•
the simple fact is... — la pura realidad es...pure 1., 1)•
for the simple reason that... — por la simple razón de que...4) (=not fussy) [dress, style, food] sencillo5) (=unsophisticated) [person, life, pleasures, pursuits] sencillo•
the simple things in or of life — las cosas sencillas de la vida6) * (=mentally retarded) simple7) (Chem, Bio, Bot, Med) simple8) (Gram) [sentence, tense] simple2.CPDsimple division N — división f simple
simple equation N — ecuación f de primer grado
simple fraction N — fracción f simple
simple interest N — interés m simple
simple majority N — (Pol) mayoría f simple
Simple Simon N — tontorrón m, simplón m, alma m de cántaro (Sp)
simple tense N — (Gram) tiempo m simple
* * *['sɪmpəl]1) ( uncomplicated) <task/problem> sencillo, simplethe machine is very simple to use — la máquina es de fácil manejo or es fácil de manejar
2) ( straightforward)the simple truth is (that)... — la pura verdad es que...
it's a simple statement of fact — es simplemente or meramente la constatación de un hecho
for the simple reason that... — por la sencilla razón de que...
3) (plain, unpretentious) <dress/food> sencillo, simple4)a) (unsophisticated, humble) simpleb) ( backward) simple, corto de alcances5) < interest> simple -
127 alergia
f.allergy (also figurative).tener alergia a algo to be allergic to somethingalergia a la primavera o al polen hayfever* * *1 allergy* * *noun f.* * *SF allergytener alergia a — to be allergic to (tb fig)
alergia al polen, alergia polínica — pollen allergy, allergy to pollen
* * *femenino allergy* * *= allergy, allergic reaction.Ex. This article describes the indexing approach to Drug Information Fulltext (DIF) in which concepts such as 'dosage' or ' allergies' are tagged in a technique which allows the retrieval of specific information without the need to review on screen the equivalent of 6-8 printed pages.Ex. Foods with certain artificial colourants can cause allergic reactions in some people.----* alergia alimenticia = food allergy.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* alergia al polen = hay fever.* síndrome de alergia total = total allergy syndrome.* * *femenino allergy* * *= allergy, allergic reaction.Ex: This article describes the indexing approach to Drug Information Fulltext (DIF) in which concepts such as 'dosage' or ' allergies' are tagged in a technique which allows the retrieval of specific information without the need to review on screen the equivalent of 6-8 printed pages.
Ex: Foods with certain artificial colourants can cause allergic reactions in some people.* alergia alimenticia = food allergy.* alergia a los frutos secos = nut allergy.* alergia al polen = hay fever.* síndrome de alergia total = total allergy syndrome.* * *allergyle produce alergia she's allergic to it, she has an allergy to italergias alimentarias food allergiesalergia A algo allergy TO sthtiene alergia a la penicilina he's allergic to penicillin, he has an allergy to penicillinles tiene alergia a los intelectuales ( fam hum); he's allergic to intellectuals ( colloq hum), he's got a thing about o a phobia about intellectuals ( colloq)Compuesto:hay fever* * *
alergia sustantivo femenino
allergy;
alergia a algo allergy to sth;
tiene alergia a la penicilina he's allergic to penicillin
alergia sustantivo femenino allergy
' alergia' also found in these entries:
English:
allergy
- intolerance
* * *alergia nf1. [médica] allergy;el marisco le produce alergia he's allergic to seafood;tener alergia a algo to be allergic to sthalergia de contacto contact allergy;alergia al polen hay fever;alergia a la primavera hay feverles tiene alergia a los políticos she's allergic to politicians* * *f allergy* * *alergia nf: allergy* * *tener alergia a... to be allergic to... -
128 ayuda alimentaria
f.food aid.* * *(n.) = food aidEx. While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.* * *(n.) = food aidEx: While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.
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