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1 fruncido
• frowning• gathered• shirred• shirring• wrinkle one's brow• wrinkle up• wrinkling• wrinkly -
2 ceñudo
adj.1 frowning, beetle-browed, glowering, grim.2 frowning, angry, harsh, unfriendly.* * *► adjetivo1 frowning* * *ADJ frowning, scowling* * *- da adjetivo frowning (before n)* * *- da adjetivo frowning (before n)* * *ceñudo -dafrowning ( before n)* * *ceñudo, -a adjfrowning, scowling* * *adj frowning -
3 amenazador
adj.threatening, menacing, ominous.* * *► adjetivo1 threatening, menacing* * *(f. - amenazadora)adj.menacing, threatening* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex. At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.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 impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex. The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex. The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex. This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex. The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex. Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.----* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *- dora adjetivo, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing* * *= ominous, threatening, frowning, forbidding, looming, scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.], menacing, nasty looking, portentous.Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
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 impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.* avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.* conducta amenazadora = threatening behaviour.* * *adj,amenazante adjective threatening, menacing* * *
amenazador◊ - dora, amenazante adjetivo
threatening, menacing
amenazador,-ora, amenazante adjetivo threatening, menacing
' amenazador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amenazadora
- amenazante
English:
forbidding
- menace
- menacing
- threatening
- threateningly
* * *amenazador, -ora adjthreatening, menacing* * *adj threatening* * *amenazador, - dora adj: threatening, menacing -
4 cejijunto
adj.1 scowling.2 bushy-browed, bushy-eyebrowed, beetle-browed, frowning.* * *► adjetivo1 with bushy eyebrows too close together* * ** * *- ta adjetivo* * *- ta adjetivo* * *cejijunto -taun hombre cejijunto a man with eyebrows which meet in the middle* * *cejijunto, -a adj* * *adj:es cejijunto his eyebrows meet in the middle -
5 de nuevo
again* * ** * *= again, once again, once more, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, freshly, redux, over againEx. Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.Ex. If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.Ex. Read section 10 once more and reconsider the question.Ex. Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. There were so many mistakes that it would have been easier to start all over again than to correct the errors.Ex. My third and fourth points concern two things that go into the future that will cause us to think freshly.Ex. 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.Ex. And the whole cycle starts over again.* * *= again, once again, once more, yet again, afresh, anew, all over again, freshly, redux, over againEx: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.
Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.Ex: Read section 10 once more and reconsider the question.Ex: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: There were so many mistakes that it would have been easier to start all over again than to correct the errors.Ex: My third and fourth points concern two things that go into the future that will cause us to think freshly.Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.Ex: And the whole cycle starts over again. -
6 dominante
adj.1 dominant.Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.2 domineering (person).f.dominant.* * *► adjetivo1 dominant, dominating2 (que prevalece) prevailing, predominating3 (que avasalla) domineering* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=despótico) domineering2) (=predominante) [viento, tendencia, opinión, ideología] dominant, prevailing; [grupo, cultura, rasgo, tema, color] dominant; [papel, rol] dominant, leadingel consenso ha sido la nota dominante en las negociaciones — consensus has been the keynote o tenor of the negotiations
3) (Bio) [macho, gen] dominant4) (Mús) dominant2.SF (Mús) dominant* * *1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) < persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex. Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex. Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex. With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.----* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *1)a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant2) < persona> domineering* * *= dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.* función dominante = alpha role.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* papel dominante = alpha role.* * *A1 ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant; ‹opinión› prevailing ( before n)la nación dominante en este campo the dominant o leading nation in this fieldlos tonos dominantes del cuadro the predominant tones in the paintingel rasgo dominante de su carácter the dominant o most outstanding feature of his personalityla nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad calm prevailed throughout the dayvientos dominantes del sur prevailing southerly winds2 ( Biol) dominant3 ( Mús) dominant4 ( Astrol) dominantB ‹persona› domineering* * *
dominante adjetivo
1
‹ opinión› prevailing ( before n);
‹ cultura› dominantb) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant
2 ‹ persona› domineering
dominante adjetivo
1 (predominante, mayoritario) dominant
2 (tiránico) domineering
' dominante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperiosa
- imperioso
- sargento
- clase
English:
commanding
- dominant
- domineering
- mainstream
- masterful
- overbearing
- pervasive
- self-assertive
- self-assertiveness
* * *♦ adj1. [predominante] [nación, tendencia, característica] dominant;[vientos] prevailing;el color dominante era el azul the predominant colour was blue;la empresa tiene una posición dominante en el sector the company holds a commanding position in the sector;lo más dominante en su personalidad es el optimismo his most striking characteristic is his optimism2. [persona] domineering4. Mús dominant♦ nf1. [característica] predominant feature2. Mús dominant* * *adj dominant; despdomineering* * *dominante adj1) : dominant2) : domineering* * *dominante adj dominant -
7 fruncido
adj.gathered, wrinkled, shirred.m.1 wrinkling, gather.2 shirring, frowning.past part.past participle of spanish verb: fruncir.* * *————————1→ link=fruncir fruncir► adjetivo1 gathered* * *1. ADJ1) (Cos) [tela] gathered2.SM = frunce* * ** * *----* mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).* * ** * ** mirada con el ceño fruncido = scowl, glower.* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).* * *1 ‹falda› gathered* * *fruncido, -a♦ adj1. [tela] gathered2.entró con el ceño fruncido he was frowning as he came in3. [persona] grumpy;no me cae nada bien, está siempre fruncido I don't like him much, he's always so grumpy♦ nm[en tela] gathering* * *fruncido nm: gathering, shirring -
8 fruncir el ceño
to frown, knit one's brow* * ** * *(v.) = crease + brow, frown, raise + brow, knot + Posesivo + brows, scowl (at)Ex. 'I needn't tell you,' he suggested tentatively, with brow creased, 'that Preston Huish is a very influential person in town'.Ex. Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.Ex. They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.Ex. And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.* * *(v.) = crease + brow, frown, raise + brow, knot + Posesivo + brows, scowl (at)Ex: 'I needn't tell you,' he suggested tentatively, with brow creased, 'that Preston Huish is a very influential person in town'.
Ex: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.Ex: They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals. -
9 hacer algo con respecto a
(v.) = do + something aboutEx. Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.* * *(v.) = do + something aboutEx: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.
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10 impulso
m.1 impulse (physics).2 momentum (empuje).tomar impulso to take a run-up3 stimulus, boost.la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumptiondar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative4 impulse, urge.un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shoutmi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leavese deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse5 pulse.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: impulsar.* * *1 impulse2 (fuerza, velocidad) momentum\actuar por impulso to act on an impulsetomar impulso to take a run-up* * *noun m.1) impulse2) drive* * *SM1) (=empuje)coger o tomar impulso — to gather momentum
2) (=estímulo) boosteste director ha dado un impulso a la empresa — this director has given the company fresh impetus o a boost
3) (=deseo instintivo) impulseno pude resistir el impulso de abrazarla — I couldn't resist the impulse o urge to embrace her
impulso sexual — sexual urge, sex drive
4) (Fís, Fisiol) impulse* * *a) ( empuje)tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed
b) (reacción, deseo) impulsemi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...
* * *= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex. The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.Ex. The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex. That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.----* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.* impulso básico = primitive urge.* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.* * *a) ( empuje)tomar or darse impulso — to gather momentum, to get up speed
b) (reacción, deseo) impulsemi primer impulso fue... — my first instinct was...
* * *= drive, force, impetus, thrust, push, impulse, momentum, urge, kick-start [kickstart], burst, jump-start [jumpstart].Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex: The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.* cobrar impulso = gain + strength.* dar un impulso = kick-start [kickstart].* dar un nuevo impulso = pep up.* impulso básico = primitive urge.* impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.* impulso primitivo = primitive urge.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* un nuevo impulso = a new lease of life.* * *1(empuje): un fuerte impulso para el comercio a major boost for tradequeremos dar un nuevo impulso a la iniciativa we want to give fresh impetus to the initiativela organización fue creada bajo el impulso del doctor Pascual Dr Pascual was the driving force behind the creation of the organizationse fue para atrás para coger or darse impulso he moved back to gather momentum o to get up speed2 (reacción) impulseactuó por impulso he acted on impulsemi primer impulso fue irme my first instinct was to leaveno pude resistir el impulso de tocarlo I couldn't resist touching it o the urge to touch itsentí el impulso de besarlo I had a sudden urge o impulse to kiss him3 ( Fís) impulse* * *
Del verbo impulsar: ( conjugate impulsar)
impulso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
impulsó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
impulsar
impulso
impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
impulso sustantivo masculinoa) ( empuje):
dar impulso a algo ( a comercio) to give a boost to sth;
( a iniciativa) to give impetus to sth;
tomar or darse impulso to gather momentum, to get up speed
◊ mi primer impulso fue … my first instinct was …c) (Fís) impulse
impulsar verbo transitivo
1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
impulso sustantivo masculino
1 (fuerza) impulse, thrust
Med impulso nervioso, nerve impulse
2 (deseo) urge, impulse: sentí el impulso de besarle, I felt the urge to kiss him
♦ Locuciones: Dep tomar impulso, to take a run up
' impulso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- corazonada
- frenar
- rapto
- repente
- reprimir
- resistir
- resistirse
- retener
- trampolín
- móvil
- tentación
English:
check
- impetus
- impulse
- prompt
- urge
- drive
- lift
* * *impulso nm1. Fís impulse2. [empuje] momentum;llevaba tanto impulso que no pudo detenerse he was going so fast that he couldn't stop;esta nueva tendencia está tomando mucho impulso this new tendency is gaining momentum3. [estímulo] stimulus, boost;la medida supondrá un impulso al consumo the measure will boost consumption;dar impulso a una iniciativa to encourage o promote an initiative4. [deseo, reacción] impulse, urge;un impulso me hizo gritar a sudden impulse made me shout;mi primer impulso fue marcharme my first instinct was to leave;sentir el impulso de hacer algo to feel the urge to do sth;se deja llevar por sus impulsos he acts on impulse* * *m1 ( arrebato) impulseurge, impulse;tomar impulso take a run up* * *impulso nm1) : drive, thrust2) : impulse, urge* * *impulso n1. (deseo) impulse / urge2. (estímulo) boost -
11 motivación
f.motivation, drive.* * *1 (estímulo) motivation2 (razón) motive* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=estimulación) motivation2) (=motivo) motive* * ** * *= motivation, encouragement, impulse, sense of purpose, motive force.Ex. What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.Ex. Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.Ex. The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.----* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* teoría de la motivación = motivational theory.* * ** * *= motivation, encouragement, impulse, sense of purpose, motive force.Ex: What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.Ex: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* despertar la motivación = spark + motivation.* perder la motivación = lose + motivation.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* teoría de la motivación = motivational theory.* * *1 (incentivo) motivationno tiene ninguna motivación para trabajar más she has no incentive o motivation to work harder2 (motivo) motive* * *
motivación sustantivo femenino ( incentivo) motivation;
( motivo) motive
motivación sustantivo femenino motivation
' motivación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acicate
English:
motivation
* * *motivación nf1. [causa] motive2. [estímulo] motivation;no tengo ninguna motivación para estudiar I have no motivation to study* * *f motivation* * *♦ motivacional adj -
12 pasión
f.1 passion, desire, fieriness, obsession.2 love affair.* * *1 passion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=amor intenso) passion2) (=gran afición) passionle gusta el cine con pasión — he's passionate about films, he's mad about films
tiene pasión por los animales — he has a passion for animals, he loves animals
3) (=exaltación) passiondefendía su postura con pasión — she argued her case with passion o passionately
4) (Rel)* * *femenino passionsiente or tiene verdadera pasión por ella — he's passionately in love with her
tiene or siente pasión por el fútbol — he has a passion for football
la Pasión — (Relig) the Passion
* * *= feeling, passion.Ex. The idea is for volunteers who think reading is fun and important to convey these feelings to younger students.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.----* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.* pasión bélica = rage militaire.* pasión de viajar = wanderlust.* pasión por la guerra = rage militaire.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* * *femenino passionsiente or tiene verdadera pasión por ella — he's passionately in love with her
tiene or siente pasión por el fútbol — he has a passion for football
la Pasión — (Relig) the Passion
* * *= feeling, passion.Ex: The idea is for volunteers who think reading is fun and important to convey these feelings to younger students.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.* con pasión = with passion, passionately.* despertar pasión = ignite + passion.* pasión bélica = rage militaire.* pasión de viajar = wanderlust.* pasión por la guerra = rage militaire.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* * *A1 (sentimiento intenso) passionse dejó llevar por la pasión she was carried away by passiondominado por la pasión overcome with passioncometió el crimen en un arrebato de pasión she committed the crime in a fit of passion2 (amor) passionlo quiero con pasión I love him passionatelysiente or tiene verdadera pasión por ella he's passionately in love with her3 (afición) passiontiene or siente pasión por el fútbol he has a passion for football, he loves o adores footballB* * *
pasión sustantivo femenino
passion;
pasión sustantivo femenino passion: siente pasión por los caballos, he is mad about horses
' pasión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ardor
- calor
- contener
- desatarse
- desenfrenada
- desenfrenado
- devoción
- encarnar
- encendida
- encendido
- entregarse
- frenesí
- objeto
- turbulenta
- turbulento
- alimentar
- avivar
- dominar
- incontrolado
English:
ardour
- burn
- heat
- inflame
- love
- passion
- passionately
- ardor
* * *pasión nf1. [sentimiento] passion;la filatelia es la pasión de su vida stamp collecting is his great passion;una noche de pasión a night of passion;hacer las cosas con pasión to do things passionately;tienes que dominar tus pasiones you must master your passions* * *f passion* * ** * *pasión n passion -
13 predominante
adj.predominant (que prevalece).* * *► adjetivo1 predominant* * *adj.1) prevailing2) prevalent* * *ADJ1) (=preponderante) [papel, poder] predominant; [opinión, ideología, viento] prevailing2) (Com) [interés] controlling* * *adjetivo predominant* * *= dominant, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, ruling, mainline, mainstream, overriding.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. Generally, AACR2 recommends entry of all works under a uniform title, chosen as the predominant title.Ex. It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.----* nombre predominante = predominant name.* * *adjetivo predominant* * *= dominant, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, ruling, mainline, mainstream, overriding.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: Generally, AACR2 recommends entry of all works under a uniform title, chosen as the predominant title.Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.* nombre predominante = predominant name.* * *predominant* * *
predominante adjetivo
predominant
predominante adjetivo predominant
' predominante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominante
English:
predominant
- prevailing
- ruling
- dominant
* * *predominante adj[que prevalece] predominant; [viento, actitudes] prevailing* * *adj predominant* * *predominante adj: predominant♦ predominantemente adv -
14 una vez más
= again, yet againEx. Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.Ex. Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.* * *= again, yet againEx: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.
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15 desarrugar
v.to smooth out.* * *1 (alisar) to smooth out2 (quitar las arrugas) to get the creases out of\desarrugar el entrecejo to stop frowningdesarrugar la frente to stop frowning* * *VT (=alisar) [+ mantel, sábana] to smooth out; [+ ropa] to remove the creases from, remove the wrinkles from (EEUU)* * *desarrugar [A3 ]vt‹ropa› to smooth out, get the creases out ofcuelga la ropa para que se desarrugue hang your clothes up so that the creases fall out* * *♦ vt[alisar] to smooth out; [planchar] to iron out the creases in* * *v/t ropa remove the creases from -
16 ceño fruncido
adj.frowning.m.frown, glower, scowl.* * *(n.) = frownEx. His usual open countenance was marred by a frown, and there was a quiet desperation in his tone as he said: 'Wanda, may I have a few minutes of your time, if you're not too busy?'.* * *(n.) = frownEx: His usual open countenance was marred by a frown, and there was a quiet desperation in his tone as he said: 'Wanda, may I have a few minutes of your time, if you're not too busy?'.
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17 regañada
adj.1 given reluctantly, or with repugnance.2 applied to a kind of plum or bread which splits.3 frowning.past part.past participle of REGANAR.* * *femenino (Col, Per, Ven fam) scolding, telling-off (colloq)* * *femenino (Col, Per, Ven fam) scolding, telling-off (colloq)* * *(Col, Per, Ven fam) -
18 capotudo
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19 fosco
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20 malencarado
adj.1 ill-featured, ill-favored.2 frowning, angry.* * *ADJ sour-faced* * *
malencarado,-a adjetivo
1 (que produce desconfianza) sour-faced: los habitantes del pueblo parecían muy malencarados, the inhabitants looked unfriendly
2 (malhumorado) bad-tempered
3 (descortés, insolente) nasty person
' malencarado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malencarada
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frowning — adj scowling, glowering, lowering, threatening, angry, surly, dark, black, black browed; sullen, sulky, morose, gloomy, glum, dour, long faced, mopish; stern, solemn, sober, grave, grim, unsmiling … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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