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garrafal

  • 1 garrafal

    adj.
    1 monumental, enormous.
    2 regrettably large, grave.
    * * *
    1 monumental, huge, terrible
    * * *
    ADJ (=enorme) enormous, terrific; [error] monumental, terrible
    * * *
    adjetivo terrible

    error garrafal — terrible o huge mistake

    * * *
    Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    ----
    * cometer un error garrafal = make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * error garrafal = crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.
    * * *
    adjetivo terrible

    error garrafal — terrible o huge mistake

    * * *

    Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.

    * cometer un error garrafal = make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * error garrafal = crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.

    * * *
    terrible
    fue un error garrafal it was a terrible o huge mistake
    * * *

    garrafal adjetivo
    terrible;
    ‹ error› monumental
    garrafal adjetivo monumental: cometimos un error garrafal, we messed up big time
    ' garrafal' also found in these entries:
    English:
    blunder
    - crass
    * * *
    monumental, enormous
    * * *
    adj error etc terrible
    * * *
    : terrible, monstrous
    * * *
    garrafal adj terrible

    Spanish-English dictionary > garrafal

  • 2 garrafal

    • regrettably large

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > garrafal

  • 3 cometer un error garrafal

    (v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder
    Ex. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
    Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
    Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
    Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
    Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.
    Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
    * * *
    (v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder

    Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.

    Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
    Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
    Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
    Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.
    Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cometer un error garrafal

  • 4 error garrafal

    m.
    blunder, big mistake, goofup, bloomer.
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex. We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.
    Ex. And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.
    Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex. We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.
    Ex. Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.
    Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
    * * *
    (n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger

    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.

    Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.
    Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.
    Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
    Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.
    Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.
    Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.

    Spanish-English dictionary > error garrafal

  • 5 cereza garrafal

    • bigaroon
    • bigarreau

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cereza garrafal

  • 6 cometer un error garrafal

    • commit a blunder
    • make a big mistake
    • make a blunder

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > cometer un error garrafal

  • 7 error garrafal

    • big mistake
    • blunder

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > error garrafal

  • 8 falta garrafal

    • asininity
    • blunder
    • really big mistake
    • screw up
    • stupid mistake

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > falta garrafal

  • 9 guinda garrafal

    • large strawberry
    • large torch

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > guinda garrafal

  • 10 cereza garrafal

    f.
    bigarreau, bigaroon.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cereza garrafal

  • 11 falta garrafal

    f.
    really big mistake, stupidity, blunder, screw-up.

    Spanish-English dictionary > falta garrafal

  • 12 guinda garrafal

    f.
    large sweet cherry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > guinda garrafal

  • 13 error

    m.
    1 mistake, error.
    cometer un error to make a mistake
    estar en un error to be mistaken
    por error by mistake
    salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted
    error de bulto huge o big mistake
    error de cálculo miscalculation
    error humano human error
    error judicial miscarriage of justice
    2 delusion, false impression.
    3 lapsus.
    * * *
    1 error, mistake
    \
    caer en un error to make a mistake
    estar en un error to be mistaken
    por error by mistake, in error
    error judicial miscarriage of justice
    * * *
    noun m.
    error, mistake
    * * *
    SM mistake, error más frm

    • caer en un error — to make a mistake

    si piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake

    • cometer un error — to make a mistake

    • estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrong

    estás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in

    • inducir a error — to be misleading

    • por error — by mistake

    error de hecho — factual error, error of fact

    * * *
    masculino mistake

    craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

    salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

    por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

    * * *
    = error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.
    Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
    Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
    Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
    Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
    Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    ----
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * análisis de errores = error analysis.
    * aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender de errores = learn from + errors.
    * aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.
    * caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * con errores = flawed.
    * con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.
    * corregir errores = debug.
    * corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * detección de errores = error identification.
    * detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.
    * error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.
    * error de communicación = miscommunication.
    * error de contenido = factual error.
    * error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.
    * error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
    * error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.
    * error de escritura = mistyping.
    * error de estilo = stylistic error.
    * error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.
    * error de la muestra = sampling error.
    * error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * error del original = sic, sic.
    * error de medición = error of measurement.
    * error de muestreo = sampling error.
    * error de percepción = misperception.
    * error de probabilidad = probability of error.
    * error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.
    * error de transposición = transposition error.
    * errores = floundering.
    * error estilístico = stylistic error.
    * error fatal = fatal mistake.
    * error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.
    * error gramatical = grammatical error.
    * error humano = human error.
    * error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.
    * error mecánico = machine error.
    * error mecanográfico = keying error.
    * error óptico = optical error.
    * error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * gramática con errores = poor grammar.
    * identificación de errores = error identification.
    * lista de errores = error report.
    * lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * margen de error = margin of error.
    * mensaje de error = error message.
    * no tener errores = be error-free.
    * nótese el error = sic.
    * patrón de errores = error pattern.
    * plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * plagar de errores = litter with + failure.
    * por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.
    * por error = by mistake.
    * propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.
    * rectificar un error = rectify + failure.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * subsanar un error = extirpate + error.
    * sujeto a errores = prone to error.
    * susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.
    * tasa de error = error rate.
    * tener errores = be flawed.
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.
    * * *
    masculino mistake

    craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!

    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?

    salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted

    por error — by mistake, in error (frml)

    * * *
    = error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.

    Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.

    Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
    Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
    Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
    Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
    Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
    Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
    Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
    Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * análisis de errores = error analysis.
    * aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * aprender de errores = learn from + errors.
    * aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.
    * caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * con errores = flawed.
    * con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.
    * corregir errores = debug.
    * corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * detección de errores = error identification.
    * detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.
    * error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.
    * error de communicación = miscommunication.
    * error de contenido = factual error.
    * error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.
    * error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
    * error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.
    * error de escritura = mistyping.
    * error de estilo = stylistic error.
    * error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.
    * error de la muestra = sampling error.
    * error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * error del original = sic, sic.
    * error de medición = error of measurement.
    * error de muestreo = sampling error.
    * error de percepción = misperception.
    * error de probabilidad = probability of error.
    * error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.
    * error de transposición = transposition error.
    * errores = floundering.
    * error estilístico = stylistic error.
    * error fatal = fatal mistake.
    * error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.
    * error gramatical = grammatical error.
    * error humano = human error.
    * error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.
    * error mecánico = machine error.
    * error mecanográfico = keying error.
    * error óptico = optical error.
    * error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.
    * error por omisión = omission failure.
    * error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * gramática con errores = poor grammar.
    * identificación de errores = error identification.
    * lista de errores = error report.
    * lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * margen de error = margin of error.
    * mensaje de error = error message.
    * no tener errores = be error-free.
    * nótese el error = sic.
    * patrón de errores = error pattern.
    * plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].
    * plagar de errores = litter with + failure.
    * por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.
    * por error = by mistake.
    * propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.
    * rectificar un error = rectify + failure.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * subsanar un error = extirpate + error.
    * sujeto a errores = prone to error.
    * susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.
    * tasa de error = error rate.
    * tener errores = be flawed.
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.

    * * *
    mistake
    fue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell him
    cometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errors
    firmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
    estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken
    ¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?
    un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculation
    un error de ortografía a spelling mistake
    salvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions excepted
    por error by mistake, in error ( frml)
    Compuestos:
    absolute error
    random error
    legal error
    factual error
    misprint, printer's error
    system error
    relative error
    syntax error
    * * *

     

    error sustantivo masculino
    mistake;
    ◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;

    error de ortografía spelling mistake;
    error de cálculo miscalculation;
    error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
    por error by mistake, in error (frml)
    error sustantivo masculino
    1 error, mistake
    cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
    inducir a error, to lead into error
    2 (de un cálculo) error
    3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
    Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
    En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.

    ' error' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aberración
    - bestial
    - bestialidad
    - bulto
    - columpiarse
    - cometer
    - confusión
    - desacierto
    - desatino
    - desliz
    - despiste
    - enmendar
    - enorme
    - equivocación
    - equivocarse
    - falla
    - fallo
    - fatal
    - garrafal
    - gazapo
    - guardagujas
    - incidir
    - incorrección
    - incurrir
    - lectura
    - novatada
    - originar
    - patinazo
    - reconocer
    - rectificar
    - reparar
    - responder
    - subsanar
    - tipográfica
    - tipográfico
    - traspié
    - vista
    - yerro
    - caer
    - cálculo
    - calibre
    - caro
    - clásico
    - confesar
    - confundir
    - corriente
    - costoso
    - creces
    - descuido
    - desengañar
    English:
    allow for
    - amend
    - blunder
    - bug
    - commission
    - commit
    - crass
    - deny
    - error
    - expensive
    - fault
    - faux pas
    - goof
    - grievous
    - judgement
    - judgment
    - justice
    - lapse
    - make
    - margin
    - message
    - miscalculation
    - miscarriage
    - misprint
    - mistake
    - prove
    - retrieval
    - right
    - slip
    - spelling error
    - trial
    - wrong
    - admit
    - cost
    - cover
    - delusion
    - detection
    - disabuse
    - flaw
    - fundamental
    - genuine
    - glaring
    - grave
    - misconception
    - mislead
    - pay
    - same
    - spelling
    - spot
    - typing
    * * *
    error nm
    1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;
    fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;
    debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;
    cometer un error to make a mistake;
    estar en un error to be mistaken;
    por error by mistake;
    me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;
    sacar a alguien del error o [m5] de su error to put sb right;
    salvo error u omisión errors and omissions excepted
    error absoluto absolute error;
    error de bulto huge o big mistake;
    error de cálculo miscalculation;
    error de copia clerical error;
    error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;
    error humano human error;
    error judicial miscarriage of justice;
    error mecanográfico typing error;
    error de muestreo sampling error;
    error relativo relative error;
    Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;
    error típico standard error;
    error tipográfico typo, typographical error;
    error de traducción translation error
    2. Informát [en un programa] bug
    * * *
    m mistake, error;
    por error by mistake;
    caer en un error make a mistake;
    estar en un error be wrong o mistaken
    * * *
    error nm
    equivocación: error, mistake
    * * *
    error n mistake / error

    Spanish-English dictionary > error

  • 14 cometer

    v.
    1 to commit (crimen).
    Ella cometió el crimen She committed the crime.
    2 to be done to, to be committed on.
    Se le cometió una injusticia An injustice was done to [him=her]
    * * *
    1 (crimen) to commit; (falta, error) to make
    * * *
    verb
    2) make
    * * *
    VT [+ crimen, delito, pecado] to commit; [+ atentado] to carry out; [+ error] to make
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <crimen/delito/pecado> to commit; <error/falta> to make
    * * *
    Ex. This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.
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    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer plagio = plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].
    * cometer suicidio = commit + suicide.
    * cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.
    * cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.
    * cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.
    * cometer una traición = commit + treason, commit + an act of treason.
    * cometer un crimen = commit + murder.
    * cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.
    * cometer un disparate = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * cometer un fraude = commit + fraud.
    * cometer un pecado = commit + sin, sin.
    * cometer un robo = execute + theft.
    * cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <crimen/delito/pecado> to commit; <error/falta> to make
    * * *

    Ex: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.

    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.
    * cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.
    * cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.
    * cometer plagio = plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].
    * cometer suicidio = commit + suicide.
    * cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.
    * cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.
    * cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.
    * cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.
    * cometer una tontería = pull + stunt.
    * cometer una traición = commit + treason, commit + an act of treason.
    * cometer un crimen = commit + murder.
    * cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.
    * cometer un disparate = make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.
    * cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.
    * cometer un fraude = commit + fraud.
    * cometer un pecado = commit + sin, sin.
    * cometer un robo = execute + theft.
    * cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.

    * * *
    cometer [E1 ]
    vt
    ‹crimen/delito› to commit; ‹error/falta› to make; ‹pecado› to commit
    cometí la estupidez de decírselo I made the stupid mistake of telling him
    * * *

     

    cometer ( conjugate cometer) verbo transitivo ‹crimen/delito/pecado› to commit;
    ‹error/falta› to make
    cometer verbo transitivo
    1 (una falta, un error) to make: cuídate de no cometer ningún error, be careful not to make any mistakes
    2 (perpetrar) to commit: han atrapado al delincuente que cometió el atraco, they've caught the delinquent who committed the robbery
    ' cometer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    columpiarse
    - confundirse
    - desliz
    - errar
    - incurrir
    - ortografía
    - perpetrar
    - equivocar
    - error
    English:
    careless
    - commit
    - foul
    - goof
    - lapse
    - make
    - mistake
    - offence
    - perjury
    - perpetrate
    - slip up
    - wrong
    - blunder
    - hard
    - injustice
    - offend
    - perjure
    * * *
    [crimen] to commit; [error, falta de ortografía] to make; [pecado] to commit
    * * *
    v/t commit; error make
    * * *
    1) : to commit
    2)
    cometer un error : to make a mistake
    * * *
    1. (delito) to commit [pt. & pp. committed]
    2. (error, falta) to make

    Spanish-English dictionary > cometer

  • 15 monumental

    adj.
    1 famous for its monuments.
    2 monumental.
    * * *
    1 monumental
    2 familiar (enorme) phenomenal
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=de monumentos)
    2) (=enorme) [esfuerzo, error, éxito] monumental; [atasco] enormous; [bronca, paliza] tremendous
    3) * (=excelente) tremendous *, terrific *
    * * *
    1) (Arquit)
    2) (fam) ( muy grande)
    a) ( en tamaño) huge, massive
    b) ( en grado) monumental
    3) (fam) ( estupendo) fabulous (colloq)
    * * *
    = formidable, monumental, Herculean, huge, enormous, humongous [humungous], ginormous, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
    Ex. 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
    Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    ----
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * * *
    1) (Arquit)
    2) (fam) ( muy grande)
    a) ( en tamaño) huge, massive
    b) ( en grado) monumental
    3) (fam) ( estupendo) fabulous (colloq)
    * * *
    = formidable, monumental, Herculean, huge, enormous, humongous [humungous], ginormous, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.

    Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.

    Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.

    * * *
    A ( Arquit):
    la riqueza monumental de la ciudad the wealth of monuments in the city
    1 (en tamaño) huge, massive
    una cocina/un jardín monumental a huge kitchen/garden
    2 (en grado) monumental
    un error/esfuerzo monumental a monumental error/effort
    me costó un trabajo monumental it took a tremendous amount of work
    C ( fam) (estupendo) fabulous ( colloq)
    tiene un cuerpo monumental she has a fabulous body
    * * *

    monumental adjetivo (fam)
    a) ‹cocina/jardín› huge, massive

    b) ‹error/esfuerzo› monumental

    monumental adjetivo
    1 (relativo al monumento) monumental
    2 fam (muy grande) huge: se formó un lío monumental, they kicked up a huge fuss
    ' monumental' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bestial
    - faraónica
    - faraónico
    - garrafal
    - mortal
    - pancha
    - pancho
    English:
    monumental
    * * *
    1. [ciudad, lugar]
    es una ciudad monumental it's a city with a lot of historic monuments;
    la ciudad contiene un espléndido conjunto monumental renacentista the city has a wonderful collection of Renaissance buildings
    2. [fracaso, éxito] monumental;
    agarró un enfado monumental he flew into an almighty rage;
    el concierto fue un aburrimiento monumental the concert was incredibly boring
    * * *
    adj monumental
    * * *
    1) : tremendous, terrific
    2) : massive, huge

    Spanish-English dictionary > monumental

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