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  • 21 protestar

    v.
    1 to complain.
    protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service
    protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical they were protesting against the arrest of the union leader
    ¡protesto! (law) objection!
    2 to grumble.
    haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling
    3 to protest, to object, to remonstrate, to present an objection.
    María se quejó contra los perros Mary complained against the dogs.
    * * *
    1 (mostrar disconformidad) to protest ( contra, against)
    2 DERECHO to raise an objection
    ■ ¡protesto, su señoría! objection, Your Honour!
    3 (refunfuñar) to moan
    \
    sin protestar without protest
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=quejarse) to complain

    protestaron contra la subida de la gasolina — they complained o frm protested against the rise in the price of petrol

    protestó por lo mal que la habían tratado — she complained o frm protested about how badly she had been treated

    2) (Jur)

    ¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!

    ¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!

    2. VT
    1) [+ letra, pagaré] to protest, note
    2) frm (=declarar) to protest
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protest

    protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

    b) ( quejarse) to complain

    protestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something

    nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal

    2.
    1)
    a) (Com, Fin) < letra> to protest; < cheque> to refer... to drawer, dishonor*
    b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at
    2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest
    * * *
    = protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.
    Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.
    Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
    Ex. This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.
    Ex. Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.
    Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.
    Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.
    Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
    Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.
    Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.
    Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
    Ex. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
    Ex. Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.
    Ex. The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
    Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.
    ----
    * aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.
    * protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.
    * protestar furiosamente = rage against.
    * protestar por = bridle at.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protest

    protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

    b) ( quejarse) to complain

    protestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something

    nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal

    2.
    1)
    a) (Com, Fin) < letra> to protest; < cheque> to refer... to drawer, dishonor*
    b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at
    2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest
    * * *
    = protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.

    Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

    Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
    Ex: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.
    Ex: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.
    Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.
    Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.
    Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
    Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.
    Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.
    Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
    Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
    Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.
    Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
    Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.
    * aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.
    * protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.
    * protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.
    * protestar furiosamente = rage against.
    * protestar por = bridle at.

    * * *
    protestar [A1 ]
    vi
    to protest protestar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST o ABOUT sth
    protestan contra la carestía de vida they're protesting against o about the high cost of living
    protestar POR or DE algo to complain ABOUT sth
    protestó por el trato recibido he complained about o protested about o at the way he had been treated
    hágalo ahora mismo y sin protestar do it right now and no complaining o don't start complaining
    ¡protesto, señoría! objection, your Honor! o I object, your Honor!
    —no es culpa mía —protestó it's not my fault, he protested
    nadie protestó cuando lo propuse nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
    ■ protestar
    vt
    A
    1 ( Com, Fin) ‹letra› to protest; ‹cheque› to refer … to drawer, dishonor*
    2 ‹actuación› to protest about o at
    protestaron la decisión del árbitro they protested about o at the referee's decision, they protested the referee's decision ( AmE)
    B ( frml); ‹inocencia› to protest
    * * *

    protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo

    protestar CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth

    protestar POR or DE algo to complain about sth
    protestar verbo intransitivo
    1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
    2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
    3 Jur to object
    4 Com to protest
    ' protestar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bien
    - chistar
    - levantarse
    - pitar
    - rechistar
    - sentada
    - alegar
    - energía
    - patalear
    - plantón
    - quejarse
    - valer
    - valor
    - venga
    - zapatear
    English:
    constrained
    - fuss
    - protest
    - rage
    - remonstrate
    - contest
    - move
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [quejarse] to complain (por/contra about/against); [en manifestación] to protest (por/contra about/against);
    protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service;
    los manifestantes protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical the demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of the union leader
    2. [refunfuñar] to grumble;
    haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling
    3. Der
    ¡protesto! [en juicio] objection!
    ♦ vt
    1. Com to protest
    2. Méx [prometer]
    el presidente protestó su cargo ante el congreso the president was sworn in before parliament
    * * *
    I v/t protest
    II v/i
    1 ( quejarse) complain (por, de about)
    2 ( expresar oposición) protest (contra, por about, against)
    * * *
    : to protest, to object
    1) : to protest, to object to
    2) : to declare, to profess
    * * *
    1. (oponerse a) to protest
    2. (quejarse) to complain / to moan

    Spanish-English dictionary > protestar

  • 22 pérdida de un tiempo precioso

    Ex. They're exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.
    * * *

    Ex: They're exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pérdida de un tiempo precioso

  • 23 saciedad

    f.
    1 satiety, saturation, repleteness, repletion.
    2 fullness, plenitude, satisfaction.
    * * *
    1 satiety, satiation
    \
    comer hasta la saciedad to eat one's fill
    repetir algo hasta la saciedad to repeat something over and over (again), say something until one is blue in the face
    * * *
    SF satiation, satiety
    * * *

    comer/beber hasta la saciedad — to eat/drink one's fill

    * * *
    = satiety, satiation.
    Ex. Psychological aspects are studied to determine their influence on hunger, appetite, and satiety.
    Ex. Gerry Smith's thoughtful survey in his book ' Satiation' outlined the principles of gastric and intestinal satiation.
    ----
    * Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.
    * hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.
    * nivel de saciedad = point of futility.
    * repetir hasta la saciedad = beat + Nombre + to death, flog + Nombre + to death.
    * * *

    comer/beber hasta la saciedad — to eat/drink one's fill

    * * *
    = satiety, satiation.

    Ex: Psychological aspects are studied to determine their influence on hunger, appetite, and satiety.

    Ex: Gerry Smith's thoughtful survey in his book ' Satiation' outlined the principles of gastric and intestinal satiation.
    * Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.
    * hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.
    * nivel de saciedad = point of futility.
    * repetir hasta la saciedad = beat + Nombre + to death, flog + Nombre + to death.

    * * *
    comer/beber hasta la saciedad to eat/drink one's fill
    hay que repetirles las cosas hasta la saciedad you have to repeat everything to them over and over again o ad nauseam
    * * *

    saciedad sustantivo femenino satiety
    ♦ Locuciones: comer o beber hasta la saciedad, to eat o drink one's fill
    decir algo hasta la saciedad, to repeat sthg over and over again
    * * *
    [sensación]
    comió hasta la saciedad she ate until she couldn't eat any more;
    repetir algo hasta la saciedad to repeat sth over and over
    * * *
    f satiety;
    repetir algo hasta la saciedad fig repeat sth time and again, repeat sth ad nauseam
    * * *
    : satiety

    Spanish-English dictionary > saciedad

  • 24 saturación

    f.
    saturation.
    * * *
    1 saturation
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino saturation
    * * *
    = glut, congestion, saturation.
    Ex. Almost no one is publishing literary criticism and yet a glut of self-help titles are published every year.
    Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
    Ex. The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation.
    ----
    * nivel de saturación = point of futility.
    * punto de saturación = saturation point.
    * saturación del mercado = market saturation.
    * * *
    femenino saturation
    * * *
    = glut, congestion, saturation.

    Ex: Almost no one is publishing literary criticism and yet a glut of self-help titles are published every year.

    Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
    Ex: The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation.
    * nivel de saturación = point of futility.
    * punto de saturación = saturation point.
    * saturación del mercado = market saturation.

    * * *
    1 ( Fís, Quím) saturation
    2 (del mercado) saturation
    por saturación de enlace rogamos repetir la llamada dentro de unos minutos all lines are busy, please try again later
    * * *
    1. Quím saturation;
    Fig
    2. [de mercado, espacio aéreo] saturation
    * * *
    f QUÍM tb fig
    saturation;
    saturación del mercado COM market saturation
    * * *
    saturación nf, pl - ciones : saturation

    Spanish-English dictionary > saturación

  • 25 tarea

    f.
    1 task (trabajo).
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2 homework, school work, schoolwork, school assignment.
    * * *
    1 task, job
    \
    las tareas de la casa the housework sing, the chores
    * * *
    noun f.
    job, task, work
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=trabajo) task, job

    tareas domésticas — housework sing, household chores

    2) [de colegial]
    3) (Inform) task
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
    Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex. Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    ----
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

    * * *
    1 (trabajo) task, job
    no le gustan nada las tareas de la casa he hates doing household chores o the housework
    no es tarea fácil it is not easy, it is no easy task
    tengo que hacer la(s) tarea(s) I have to do my homework o ( AmE) assignments
    * * *

     

    tarea sustantivo femenino
    a) ( trabajo) task, job;



    tarea sustantivo femenino
    1 (labor) job, task
    tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing
    ' tarea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - absorbente
    - acometer
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - apresurada
    - apresurado
    - asignación
    - cometido
    - corresponder
    - cumplir
    - desagradecida
    - desagradecido
    - emprender
    - empresa
    - encargo
    - ensimismarse
    - evadir
    - fijarse
    - función
    - gratificar
    - hacer
    - hueso
    - imponerse
    - imposición
    - lanzarse
    - marrón
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - terminar
    - trabajo
    - ultimar
    - zafarse
    - abrumador
    - acabar
    - alcanzar
    - antipático
    - asignar
    - asumir
    - atrancar
    - cargo
    - colaborador
    - colaborar
    - costoso
    - deber
    - dejadez
    - dejado
    - despachar
    - diario
    - empezar
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - allocation
    - arduous
    - assign
    - assignment
    - begin
    - challenging
    - chore
    - cinch
    - delegate
    - distasteful
    - do over
    - embark
    - execute
    - execution
    - finish
    - finished
    - get off
    - get over
    - go about
    - job
    - labour
    - massive
    - mission
    - rush
    - set
    - task
    - thankless
    - uphill
    - work
    - admittedly
    - home
    - labor
    - throw
    - under
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1. [trabajo] task;
    fue una ardua tarea it was a hard task;
    mantener limpia la ciudad es tarea de todos keeping the city clean is everyone's responsibility;
    las tareas del campo agricultural o farm work
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2. [escolar] homework;
    hace la tarea she's doing her homework
    3. Informát task
    * * *
    f task, job
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1) : task, job
    2) : homework
    * * *
    1. (en general) task / job
    2. (deberes) homework
    tareas del hogar / tareas domésticas housework

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarea

  • 26 inanidad

    f.
    1 emptiness.
    2 vanity, uselessness.
    3 inanity, vacuity, absence of meaning, futility.
    * * *
    1 pointlessness
    * * *
    * * *
    ( frml)
    inanity
    * * *
    Formal futility

    Spanish-English dictionary > inanidad

  • 27 futileza

    f.
    1 futile act, pointless act, pointless action.
    2 futility, pointlessness, senselessness.
    * * *
    (CS)
    trifle, bagatelle
    * * *
    CSur triviality

    Spanish-English dictionary > futileza

  • 28 futileza

    • futile act
    • futility

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > futileza

  • 29 futilidad

    • emptiness
    • futile act
    • futility
    • insignia
    • insignificant
    • senseless talk
    • sensibility

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > futilidad

  • 30 inanidad

    • absence of meaning
    • futility
    • inanimateness
    • inappealable

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > inanidad

  • 31 inutilidad

    • fruitlessness
    • futility
    • incompatibility
    • incompetency
    • ineffective
    • ineffectual
    • otiosity
    • pointlessness
    • unusefulness
    • uselessness

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > inutilidad

  • 32 futilidad médica

    f.
    medical futility.

    Spanish-English dictionary > futilidad médica

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