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1 piedra preciosa
f.precious stone, jewel, gem, gemstone.* * *gem, precious stone* * ** * *(n.) = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstoneEx. For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.Ex. The article 'A passage to India: a bibliographical cameo' celebrates the bibliographical ties between the India and Britain.Ex. Mineralogists analyze and classify minerals and precious stones according to their composition and structure.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* * ** * *(n.) = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstoneEx: For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.
Ex: The article 'A passage to India: a bibliographical cameo' celebrates the bibliographical ties between the India and Britain.Ex: Mineralogists analyze and classify minerals and precious stones according to their composition and structure.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* * *precious stone -
2 gema
f.1 gem.2 Gema.* * *1 BOTÁNICA bud2 (piedra) gem* * *SF1) (=piedra preciosa) gem, jewel2) (Bot) (=botón) bud* * *femenino gem* * *= gem, gemstone.Ex. For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.----* sal gema = rock salt.* * *femenino gem* * *= gem, gemstone.Ex: For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* sal gema = rock salt.* * *gem* * *
gema sustantivo femenino
gem
gema f Min gem
' gema' also found in these entries:
English:
gem
* * *gema nfgem* * *f gem* * *gema nf: gem* * *gema n gem -
3 buscador
adj.1 seeking, searching.2 homing.m.1 seeker, searcher.2 search engine.* * *► adjetivo1 searching► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 searcher, seeker1 (anteojo) finder2 INFORMÁTICA search engine————————1 (anteojo) finder2 INFORMÁTICA search engine* * *buscador, -a1.SM / F (=persona)buscador(a) de talentos — talent spotter, talent scout
2. SM1) (Internet) search engine2) (=mecanismo) scanner* * *- dora masculino, femenino* * *= seeker, portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler, spider, intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent, digger, prospector.Ex. The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.Ex. Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.Ex. The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.Ex. Automated ' crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los ' motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. These spiders dynamically take a user's selected starting homepages and search the most closely related homepages on the Web, based on links and keyword indexing = Estos buscadores usan dinámicamente las páginas web principales seleccionadas por un usuario y buscan en la web las páginas más estrechamente relacionadas que contengan enlaces y palabras clave asignadas similares.Ex. Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher.Ex. The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'.Ex. The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet.Ex. Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.Ex. Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.----* buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador de información = information seeker, searcher.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* buscador web = Web spider.* * *- dora masculino, femenino* * *= seeker, portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler, spider, intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent, digger, prospector.Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.Ex: Automated ' crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los ' motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: These spiders dynamically take a user's selected starting homepages and search the most closely related homepages on the Web, based on links and keyword indexing = Estos buscadores usan dinámicamente las páginas web principales seleccionadas por un usuario y buscan en la web las páginas más estrechamente relacionadas que contengan enlaces y palabras clave asignadas similares.Ex: Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher.Ex: The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'.Ex: The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet.Ex: Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* buscador de empleo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador de información = information seeker, searcher.* buscador de oro = gold digger, gold prospector.* buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.* buscador por materias = subject gateway.* buscador web = Web spider.* * *masculine, feminineAbuscador de oro gold prospectorbuscador de tesoros treasure hunterB* * *
buscador 1◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino: buscador de oro gold prospector;
buscador de tesoros treasure hunter
buscador 2 sustantivo masculino (Inf) search engine
buscador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino buscador de oro, gold prospector
' buscador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscadora
English:
browser
- heat-seeking
- prospector
- homing
- search
* * *buscador, -ora♦ nm,fhunter;buscador de oro gold prospector♦ nmInformát [en Internet] search engine* * *I m, buscadora f searcherII m INFOR search engine* * *: hunter (for treasure, etc.), prospector -
4 mezquinamente
adv.miserably, avariciously.* * *ADV meanly* * *= wretchedly.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* * *= wretchedly.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
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5 miserablemente
adv.miserably, unhappily, covetously, sordidly.* * *► adverbio1 miserably* * *ADV miserably* * *= wretchedly.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.----* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.* * *= wretchedly.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
* fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.* * *‹vivir› wretchedly, in misery; ‹vestirse/pagar› miserably; ‹actuar› shamefully* * *miserablemente, míseramente adv[insuficientemente] miserably -
6 piedra
f.1 stone (material, roca).una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wallponer la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebodyno dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standingquedarse de piedra to be thunderstruckpiedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone2 flint.3 stone.una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone4 calculus, stone.5 crack, rock cocaine.6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.7 lapis.* * *1 stone2 (granizo) hailstone3 (en el riñón) stone4 (de un encendedor) flint5 (de afilar) grindstone\no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stonepasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebodyquedarse de piedra familiar to be stunnedpiedra angular cornerstonepiedra filosofal philosopher's stonepiedra pómez pumice stonepiedra preciosa gem, precious stone* * *noun f.1) stone2) flint* * *1. SF1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?
no ser de piedra —
no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings
piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone
tiro 1)piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone
2) [de mechero] flint3) (Med) stone4) (Meteo) hailstone5)2.SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.----* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)casas de piedra stone housestiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the waterpantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeansablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stonecerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly lockeddejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)(duro) como una piedra rock hardeste pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hardtiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardheartedlo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knowsmenos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturnedno dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the groundlos rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the groundel terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquakecuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destructionno soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stonetirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky trickstirar la primera piedra to cast the first stonetirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nestCompuestos:( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstonesandstonegranite● piedra caliza or de callimestonewhetstonesource of gossipmillstone(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstonephilosopher's stonefoundation stonelodestone● piedra miliar or millarmilestone( Méx) pumice stonepumice stoneprecious stonesemiprecious stoneB1 (de un mechero) flint2 (cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones3 ( Meteo) large hailstoneC¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)* * *
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
2
◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape
* * *piedra nf1. [material, roca] stone;una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;lavado a la piedra stonewashed;dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;Fammenos da una piedra it's better than nothing;no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;Esp muy Fampasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;quedarse de piedra to be stunned;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselvespiedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;piedra arenisca sandstone;piedra caliza limestone;piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;piedra fina precious stone;RP piedra laja slate paving stone;piedra de molino millstone;Méx piedra poma pumice stone;piedra pómez pumice stone;piedra preciosa precious stone;Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;piedra de toque touchstone;Figfue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was2. [de mechero] flint;3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone4. [granizo] hailstone;RP Famcayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here5. [de molino] millstone, grindstonetener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off* * *f tb MED stone;quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground odid not leave a stone standing in the city;tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;poner ocolocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;* * *piedra nf1) : stone2) : flint (of a lighter)3) : hailstone4)piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone5)piedra angular : cornerstone6)piedra arenisca : sandstone7)piedra caliza : limestone8)piedra imán : lodestone9)piedra de molino : millstonepiedra de toque : touchstone* * *piedra n stonepiedra preciosa gem / precious stone -
7 precioso
adj.1 precious, charming, lovely, cuddly.2 appreciated, high-value, valued.* * *► adjetivo1 (bello) beautiful2 (valioso) precious* * *(f. - preciosa)adj.1) beautiful2) precious* * *ADJ1) (=valioso) precious, valuablepiedra 1., 1)2) (=hermoso) [gen] lovely, beautiful; (=primoroso) charming¿verdad que es precioso? — isn't it lovely o beautiful?
* * ** * *= precious, divine.Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.Ex. Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.----* metal precioso = precious metal.* piedra preciosa = cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.* * ** * *= precious, divine.Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.* metal precioso = precious metal.* piedra preciosa = cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.* * *precioso -sa1 (hermoso) beautiful, gorgeous, lovely2 (de gran valor) precious, valuableestamos perdiendo un tiempo precioso we're wasting precious o valuable time* * *
precioso
( de gran valor) precious, valuable
precioso,-a adjetivo
1 (de gran belleza) lovely, beautiful
2 (de gran valor) precious
' precioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusto
- preciosa
- campo
- metal
English:
countryside
- gorgeous
- hue
- inside
- lovely
- poppy
- precious
- beautiful
- charming
- delightful
- divine
- every
- valuable
* * *precioso, -a adj1. [bonito] lovely, beautiful2. [valioso] precious;la salud es un bien precioso one's health is a precious thing* * *adj1 (de valor) precious2 ( hermoso) beautiful* * *precioso, -sa adj1) hermoso: beautiful, exquisite2) valioso: precious, valuable* * *precioso adj2. (valioso) precious -
8 prospector
m.prospector, person who explores the area looking for mineral ores or precious metals.* * *prospector, -aSM / F prospector* * *= prospector.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* * *= prospector.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
* * *prospector -ramasculine, feminine1 ( Min) prospector2 ( Com) tbprospector de mercados market researcher -
9 pésimamente
adv.very badly, abysmally, terribly.* * *► adverbio1 dreadfully* * *ADV awfully, dreadfully* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex. Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex. I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *adverbio terribly, dreadfully* * *= badly, dismally, appallingly, wretchedly, disastrously.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.* * *terribly, dreadfully, abominably ( frml)* * *pésimamente advterribly, awfully -
10 yacimiento
m.bed, deposit (minero).yacimiento de petróleo oilfieldYacimiento de petróleo Oil field* * *1 bed, deposit\yacimiento petrolífero oilfield* * *noun m.deposit, field* * *SM (Geol) bed, deposit; [arqueológico] site* * *a) ( de mineral) depositb) (Arqueol) site* * *= lode, field.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.----* yacimiento arqueológico = archaeological dig, archaeological site.* yacimiento aurífero = goldfield.* yacimiento de carbón = coal field.* yacimiento de mineral = mineral deposit.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* yacimiento de petróleo, yacimiento petrolífero = oil field.* yacimiento minero = mineral deposit.* * *a) ( de mineral) depositb) (Arqueol) site* * *= lode, field.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.* yacimiento arqueológico = archaeological dig, archaeological site.* yacimiento aurífero = goldfield.* yacimiento de carbón = coal field.* yacimiento de mineral = mineral deposit.* yacimiento de oro = goldfield.* yacimiento de petróleo, yacimiento petrolífero = oil field.* yacimiento minero = mineral deposit.* * *1 (de un mineral) deposityacimiento petrolífero oilfield2 ( Arqueol) site* * *
yacimiento sustantivo masculino
b) (Arqueol) site
yacimiento m (minero) bed, deposit
(arqueológico) site
yacimiento petrolífero, oil field
' yacimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mina
- salina
- salitral
- depósito
- petrolífero
English:
deposit
- field
- oil deposits
- oilfield
- site
- oil
* * *yacimiento nm1. [minero] deposityacimiento mineral mineral deposit;yacimiento de petróleo oilfield;yacimiento petrolífero oilfield2. [arqueológico] site* * *m MIN deposit* * *yacimiento nm: bed, deposityacimiento petrolífero: oil field* * *yacimiento n deposit -
11 piedra semipreciosa
f.gem, semiprecious stone, gemstone.* * *(n.) = semi-precious stoneEx. Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.* * *(n.) = semi-precious stoneEx: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.
* * *semiprecious stone -
12 piedra preciosa
• gem• gemstone• precious stone -
13 sagenita
f.sagenite, a form of rutilated quartz usually used as a gemstone, Venus hairstone.
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