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  • 101 no tener dos dedos de frente

    figurado to be as thick as two short planks
    ————————
    to be as thick as two short planks
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead

    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener dos dedos de frente

  • 102 preocuparse por

    v.
    to worry about, to be concerned about, to be bothered with, to care about.
    Me preocupo por esa situación I worry about that situation.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret about
    Ex. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
    Ex. Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.
    Ex. His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.
    Ex. Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns.
    Ex. I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + apprehensive about, care (about/for), be apprehensive (about), lose + sleep over/on, fret about

    Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.

    Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it.
    Ex: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.
    Ex: Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns.
    Ex: I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.

    Spanish-English dictionary > preocuparse por

  • 103 replicar

    v.
    1 to answer.
    2 to answer back.
    Los chicos replican The boys answer back.
    3 to reply to, to answer back, to talk back to.
    María le replica a Ricardo Mary replies to Richard.
    4 to hit back, to answer back.
    El oponente replicó The opponent hit back.
    5 to oppose the claim, to defend the suit, to present one's allegation.
    El abogado replica The lawyer opposes the claim.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (contestar) to answer, reply
    2 (poner objeciones) to argue, answer back
    3 DERECHO to answer
    1 (contestar) to reply, retort
    2 (poner objeciones) to argue, answer back
    3 DERECHO to answer
    * * *
    verb
    to retort, reply
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=contestar) to answer, retort
    2) (=objetar) to argue, answer back

    ¡no repliques! — don't answer back!

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply
    2.
    1) ( argumentar) to argue
    2) (Der) to reply
    * * *
    = parry, rejoin, chime in, chime in with.
    Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
    Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
    Ex. A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
    Ex. Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply
    2.
    1) ( argumentar) to argue
    2) (Der) to reply
    * * *
    = parry, rejoin, chime in, chime in with.

    Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.

    Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
    Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
    Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.

    * * *
    replicar [A2 ]
    vt
    ( frml); to retort, reply
    - claro que no -replicó of course not, he retorted
    ■ replicar
    vi
    A (argumentar) to argue
    hazlo tal como te lo he dicho y no me repliques do it the way I've told you and don't answer back o don't argue
    B ( Der) to reply
    * * *

    replicar ( conjugate replicar) verbo transitivo (frml) to retort, reply
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( argumentar) to argue
    2 (Der) to reply
    replicar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (a una afirmación) to reply, retort: nos replicó de un modo muy ingenioso, she answered us with a witty remark
    2 (a una orden) to answer back: no le repliques a tu padre, don't talk back to your father
    II verbo transitivo Jur to answer, reply
    ' replicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    contestar
    - diente
    - toser
    - responder
    English:
    answer back
    - retort
    - talk back
    - counter
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [responder] to answer
    2. [objetar] to answer back, to retort
    ♦ vi
    [objetar] to answer back;
    hazlo ya, y sin replicar do it now, and no arguments!
    * * *
    v/t reply
    * * *
    replicar {72} vi
    1) : to reply, to retort
    2) : to argue, to answer back

    Spanish-English dictionary > replicar

  • 104 ser lo de Uno

    (v.) = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley
    Ex. If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
    Ex. For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
    * * *
    (v.) = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley

    Ex: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.

    Ex: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser lo de Uno

  • 105 tener pocas luces

    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead
    Ex. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead

    Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener pocas luces

  • 106 tonto de remate

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto de remate

  • 107 tonto del culo

    (n.) = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead

    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.

    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex: Everyone has natural apprehension about doing something new since you' re never sure if you're going to end up looking a prize idiot.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto del culo

  • 108 tonto perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto perdido

  • 109 venir como anillo al dedo

    to be just what somebody needed, suit somebody fine
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    (v.) = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job
    Ex. For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
    Ex. As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism.
    Ex. Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
    Ex. Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.
    Ex. What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management.
    Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
    Ex. She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.
    * * *
    (v.) = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea, be right as rain, fit + the bill, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job

    Ex: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.

    Ex: As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism.
    Ex: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
    Ex: Some individuals think making resources simply electronic fits the bill, while others feel a digital library is far loftier than this.
    Ex: What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management.
    Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
    Ex: She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > venir como anillo al dedo

  • 110 auspiciar

    v.
    1 to back.
    2 to patronize, to forward, to foster, to further.
    María le dio alas al amor Mary fostered the love.
    * * *
    1 (proteger) to protect
    2 (augurar) to augur
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=patrocinar) to back, sponsor
    2) LAm (=desear éxito a) to wish good luck to
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( patrocinar) <exposición/función> to back, sponsor
    b) (propiciar, facilitar) to foster, promote
    * * *
    = predict, sponsor, forecast.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio forecast.
    Ex. Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
    Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
    Ex. It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( patrocinar) <exposición/función> to back, sponsor
    b) (propiciar, facilitar) to foster, promote
    * * *
    = predict, sponsor, forecast.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio forecast.

    Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.

    Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
    Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.

    * * *
    auspiciar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (patrocinar) ‹programa/exposición/función› to back, sponsor
    2 (propiciar, facilitar) to foster, promote, create a favorable atmosphere for
    la patronal auspició el diálogo con los trabajadores the management fostered dialogue with the workers
    * * *

    auspiciar ( conjugate auspiciar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( patrocinar) ‹exposición/función› to back, sponsor

    b) (propiciar, facilitar) to foster, promote

    auspiciar verbo transitivo
    1 (promover) to promote: esos hábitos auspician la aparición de epidemias, those habits create a ripe atmosphere for epidemics
    2 (predecir): nos auspició un futuro lleno de felicidad, he foresaw for us a future full of happiness
    * * *
    1. [apoyar, favorecer] to back, to support;
    una campaña auspiciada por las autoridades a campaign backed o supported by the authorities;
    una fundación auspiciada por la patronal italiana a foundation sponsored by Italian employers;
    un grupo que auspicia una política de tolerancia a group that advocates a policy of tolerance
    2. [pronosticar] to predict;
    auspiciar el futuro to predict the future
    * * *
    v/t sponsor
    * * *
    1) patrocinar: to sponsor
    2) fomentar: to foster, to promote

    Spanish-English dictionary > auspiciar

  • 111 indeciso

    adj.
    1 irresolute, doubtful, uncertain, unsteady.
    2 undecided, indecisive, ambiguous, betwixt and between.
    m.
    waverer.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (persona) ditherer
    * * *
    (f. - indecisa)
    adj.
    * * *
    indeciso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona] indecisive

    ¡soy tan indeciso! — I can never make up my mind!

    2) [tema] (=por decidir) undecided; (=indefinido) vague
    3) [resultado] indecisive
    2.
    SM / F (Pol) [en votación] undecided voter; [en encuesta] don't know
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo < persona>
    a) [ser] indecisive
    b) [estar] undecided

    está indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( en general) indecisive person
    * * *
    = undecided, hesitant, wavering.
    Ex. Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.
    Ex. Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.
    Ex. The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.
    ----
    * estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).
    * estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....
    * indecisos, los = hesitant, the.
    * indeciso sobre = on the fence on.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo < persona>
    a) [ser] indecisive
    b) [estar] undecided

    está indeciso sobre... — he's undecided about...

    II
    - sa masculino, femenino
    a) ( en general) indecisive person
    * * *
    = undecided, hesitant, wavering.

    Ex: Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.

    Ex: Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.
    Ex: The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.
    * estar indeciso = be hesitant (to).
    * estar indeciso entre... o... = be torn between... and....
    * indecisos, los = hesitant, the.
    * indeciso sobre = on the fence on.

    * * *
    indeciso1 -sa
    A ‹persona›
    1 [ SER] indecisive
    tiene un carácter muy indeciso she's naturally indecisive
    2 [ ESTAR] undecided
    está indeciso sobre qué candidato votar he's undecided about which candidate to vote for
    B ‹resultado› indecisive
    indeciso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    1 (en general) indecisive person
    2
    (sobre un tema): hay un gran número de indecisos there are a lot of people who are as yet undecided o who have still not made up their minds, there are a lot of undecided voters ( o delegates etc)
    * * *

    indeciso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ persona›

    a) [ser] indecisive

    b) [estar] undecided

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino



    indeciso,-a adjetivo
    1 (dubitativo) hesitant, unsure
    2 (sin decidir) inconclusive: la cuestión permanece indecisa, the matter remains inconclusive
    ' indeciso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dudar
    - dudosa
    - dudoso
    - indecisa
    - titubear
    - notar
    English:
    feeble-minded
    - floating
    - helpless
    - hesitant
    - indecisive
    - irresolute
    - tentative
    - undecided
    - weak-willed
    - unsure
    * * *
    indeciso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [inseguro] indecisive;
    [que está dudoso] undecided;
    es una persona muy indecisa she's a very indecisive person;
    estar indeciso sobre algo to be undecided about sth
    2. [pregunta, respuesta] hesitant;
    [resultado] undecided
    ♦ nm
    es un indeciso he's indecisive;
    buscan el voto de los indecisos they are seeking to win over undecided voters
    * * *
    adj undecided; por naturaleza indecisive
    * * *
    indeciso, -sa adj
    1) irresoluto: indecisive
    2) : undecided
    * * *
    indeciso adj indecisive

    Spanish-English dictionary > indeciso

  • 112 temer por

    v.
    to fear for, to be worried about.
    * * *
    to be afraid for, fear for, be in fear of
    * * *
    (v.) = become + apprehensive about
    Ex. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
    * * *
    (v.) = become + apprehensive about

    Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > temer por

  • 113 participante

    adj.
    participating.
    f. & m.
    1 participant.
    2 accessory.
    * * *
    1 participating
    1 participant
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SMF [gen] participant; (Dep) entrant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <empresas/artistas> participating (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino ( en debate) participant; ( en concurso) contestant; ( en carrera) competitor
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <empresas/artistas> participating (before n)
    II
    masculino y femenino ( en debate) participant; ( en concurso) contestant; ( en carrera) competitor
    * * *
    participante1
    1 = actor [actress, -fem.], participant, stakeholder, registrant, player, discussant, conversant, entrant.

    Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.

    Ex: When the outcome was positive, participants working with a similar computer were more likely to credit the computer and less likely to take the credit themselves.
    Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
    Ex: The conference drew some 365 registrants.
    Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
    Ex: Results indicate that video can result in more fluent conversation, particularly where there are more than two discussants.
    Ex: The author noted a high level of inequality in participation among conversants, with very few of the discussants responsible for an extraordinarily high proportion of the content.
    Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.
    * número de participantes = turnout.
    * participante en la exposición comercial = exhibitor.
    * participante en la política = politically active.
    * participantes = those involved.

    participante2
    2 = participating, participatory.

    Ex: One participating library, Birmingham, found that it could have used all its allocation of 1,500 Prestel frames on listing evening classes alone.

    Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.

    * * *
    ‹empresas/artistas› participating ( before n) participante EN algo:
    los coros participantes en el concurso the choirs taking part in o participating in the competition
    los atletas participantes en la maratón the athletes taking part in o competing in o participating in the marathon
    (en un debate) participant; (en un concurso) contestant, entrant; (en una carrera) competitor, entrant
    * * *

    participante adjetivo
    participating ( before n)
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en debate) participant;
    ( en concurso) contestant;
    ( en carrera) competitor
    participante
    I adjetivo participating
    II mf participant
    ' participante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    competidor
    - competidora
    English:
    entrant
    - entry
    - outsider
    - participant
    - show-jumper
    - competitor
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    participating;
    los equipos participantes the participating teams, the teams taking part
    ♦ nmf
    [que toma parte] participant; [en carrera] entrant, competitor
    * * *
    m/f participant
    * * *
    1) : participant
    2) : competitor, entrant
    * * *
    participante n participant

    Spanish-English dictionary > participante

  • 114 berenjenal

    m.
    1 mess (informal).
    meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a right mess
    2 complicated mess, fine mess.
    3 field of eggplants, aubergine field, field of aubergines.
    * * *
    1 aubergine field, US eggplant field
    2 figurado mess
    \
    meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a mess
    * * *
    SM
    1) aubergine field, eggplant field (EEUU)
    2) (=lío) mess, trouble
    * * *
    masculino eggplant field (AmE), aubergine field (BrE)
    * * *
    = a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, predicament.
    Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
    Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    ----
    * en un berenjenal = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.
    * estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.
    * meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.
    * * *
    masculino eggplant field (AmE), aubergine field (BrE)
    * * *
    = a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, predicament.

    Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.

    Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    * en un berenjenal = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.
    * estar en un berenjenal = be (in) a mess.
    * meterse en un berenjenal = get into + a predicament.

    * * *
    eggplant field ( AmE), aubergine field ( BrE)
    meterse en un berenjenal or en berenjenales ( fam): ¡en qué berenjenal se metió! he got himself into a real mess o jam o pickle! ( colloq)
    ahora no estamos para meternos en esos berenjenales we don't want to get bogged down with o involved in all that now
    * * *

    berenjenal sustantivo masculino
    1 fam (enredo, lío) jam: ¡Dios mío, en qué berenjenal me he metido!, my goodness, I've got myself into a real jam!
    2 Agr field of aubergines, US field of eggplants
    * * *
    Fam [enredo] mess;
    meterse en un berenjenal to get oneself into a right mess;
    no sé cómo vamos a salir de este berenjenal I don't know how we're going to get out of this mess o one
    * * *
    m
    :
    meterse en un berenjenal fig fam get o.s. into a jam fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > berenjenal

  • 115 borrón y cuenta nueva

    (n.) = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf
    Ex. Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward.
    Ex. A group of university and government researchers has proposed a ' clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems.
    Ex. This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.
    * * *
    (n.) = a fresh start, clean slate, new leaf

    Ex: Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward.

    Ex: A group of university and government researchers has proposed a ' clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems.
    Ex: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > borrón y cuenta nueva

  • 116 chalado perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chalado perdido

  • 117 de igual modo que

    = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of)
    Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex. A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene.
    Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.
    Ex. The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.
    * * *
    = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of)

    Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

    Ex: A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene.
    Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.
    Ex: The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de igual modo que

  • 118 el buenazo de + Nombre

    = good old + Nombre
    Ex. Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
    * * *
    = good old + Nombre

    Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el buenazo de + Nombre

  • 119 el bueno de + Nombre

    = good old + Nombre
    Ex. Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
    * * *
    = good old + Nombre

    Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el bueno de + Nombre

  • 120 el guapo de + Nombre

    = good old + Nombre
    Ex. Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
    * * *
    = good old + Nombre

    Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el guapo de + Nombre

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