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21 usar mal
v.to make bad use of.* * *(v.) = abuse, misuseEx. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.Ex. Another way our library has of learning about how our patrons use (or misuse) the catalog is through a suggestion box for patrons who have problems finding their subject heading.* * *(v.) = abuse, misuseEx: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
Ex: Another way our library has of learning about how our patrons use (or misuse) the catalog is through a suggestion box for patrons who have problems finding their subject heading. -
22 valérselas para que
(v.) = see to it thatEx. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.* * *(v.) = see to it thatEx: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
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23 velar de que
(v.) = see to it thatEx. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.* * *(v.) = see to it thatEx: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
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24 zoofilia
f.1 bestiality.2 zoophilia, zoophily, attraction to animals.* * *SF bestiality* * *= zoophilia, bestiality.Ex. Thus, zoophilia is not a sickness, not a perversion, and not in and of itself a tangible detriment to happiness.Ex. They are grasping at straws trying to scare people into thinking homosexuality is akin to incest, polygamy, bestiality, whatever.* * *= zoophilia, bestiality.Ex: Thus, zoophilia is not a sickness, not a perversion, and not in and of itself a tangible detriment to happiness.
Ex: They are grasping at straws trying to scare people into thinking homosexuality is akin to incest, polygamy, bestiality, whatever.* * *zoofilia nfbestiality -
25 avorazado
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26 angustiado
adj.anguished, grieved, distressed, broken-hearted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: angustiar.* * *1→ link=angustiar angustiar► adjetivo1 (afligido) distressed, upset; (preocupado) worried, anxious* * *(f. - angustiada)adj.1) anguished, distressed2) anxious* * *ADJ1) (=asustado) [persona] distressed; [expresión, mirada] anguishedestán muy angustiados por la desaparición de su hija — they are very distressed about their daughter's disappearance
recordaba el rostro angustiado de su familia — I recalled the anguished look o look of anguish of their family
2) (=preocupado) anxiousestá angustiado por no tener trabajo — he is very worried o he is anxious about not having a job
3) (=avaro) grasping, mean* * *- da adjetivoa) ( acongojado) distressedb) ( preocupado) worried, anxious* * *= anguished, angst-ridden, distressed, stressed.Ex. Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.Ex. They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( acongojado) distressedb) ( preocupado) worried, anxious* * *= anguished, angst-ridden, distressed, stressed.Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.* * *angustiado -da1 (acongojado) distressedestábamos tan angustiados, estaba sufriendo tanto we were so distressed, he was in such painno me olvidaré nunca de la mirada angustiada que me dirigió I will never forget the anguished look o the look of anguish that she gave me2 (preocupado) worried, anxiousvive angustiada she lives in a constant state of anxiety* * *
Del verbo angustiar: ( conjugate angustiar)
angustiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
angustiado
angustiar
angustiado◊ -da adjetivo
angustiar ( conjugate angustiar) verbo transitivoa) ( acongojar) to distress
angustiarse verbo pronominal ( acongojarse) to get distressed, get upset;
( preocuparse) to get worried, become anxious
angustiado,-a adjetivo distressed
angustiar verbo transitivo to distress
' angustiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angustiada
- intranquila
- intranquilo
English:
distraught
- haunted
* * *angustiado, -a adj[mirada] anguished;están cada día más angustiados por su futuro they are more and more anxious about his future* * *adj distraught -
27 avaro
adj.avaricious, greedy, grasping, miserly.m.miser, moneygrubber, Scrooge, money-grubber.* * *► adjetivo1 (tacaño) avaricious, miserly, mean; (codicioso) greedy, avaricious► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (tacaño) miser; (codicioso) greedy person* * *avaro, -a1.ADJ miserly, meanser avaro de o en alabanzas — to be sparing in one's praise
2.SM / F miser* * *I- ra adjetivo miserlyII- ra masculino, femenino miser* * *= miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- ra adjetivo miserlyII- ra masculino, femenino miser* * *= miser, stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, scrooge, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *miserlymasculine, femininemiser* * *
avaro◊ -ra adjetivo
miserly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
miser
avaro,-a
1 adjetivo avaricious, miserly
II sustantivo masculino y femenino miser
' avaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avara
- rata
- miserable
- ruin
English:
miser
- miserly
* * *avaro, -a♦ adj[codicioso] greedy; [tacaño] miserly, stingy, Br mean♦ nm,f[codicioso] greedy person; [tacaño] miser* * *I adj miserly;ser avaro de algo be sparing with sth;es muy avaro de su vida personal he gives very little away about his private lifeII m, avara f miser* * *avaro, -ra adj: miserly, greedyavaro, -ra n: miser* * *avaro1 adj meanavaro2 n miser -
28 lechero
adj.milky, dairy.m.milkman, milker, dairyman.* * *► adjetivo1 milk1 milkman, dairyman\central lechera dairy, dairies plural————————1 milkman, dairyman* * *lechero, -a1. ADJ2) LAm * (=suertudo) lucky3) Méx * (=tacaño) mean, stingy *4) Caribe (=codicioso) greedy, grasping2.SM / F (=granjero) dairy farmer; (=distribuidor) milkman/milkwomanlechera* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) <industria/vaca> dairy (before n)b) < producción> milk (before n)2) (Col, Per fam) ( afortunado) luckyII- ra masculino, femenino2) (Col, Per fam) ( afortunado) lucky devil (colloq)* * *= milkman [milkmen, -pl.], dairyman.Ex. Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.Ex. A jury has awarded $22 million to 11 dairymen who were defrauded out of profits by the cooperative that sold their milk.----* producción lechera = milk yield.* región lechera = dairy region.* sector lechero, el = dairy sector, the.* vaca lechera = dairy cow, milk-producing cow.* vacas lecheras = dairy cattle.* * *I- ra adjetivo1)a) <industria/vaca> dairy (before n)b) < producción> milk (before n)2) (Col, Per fam) ( afortunado) luckyII- ra masculino, femenino2) (Col, Per fam) ( afortunado) lucky devil (colloq)* * *= milkman [milkmen, -pl.], dairyman.Ex: Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.
Ex: A jury has awarded $22 million to 11 dairymen who were defrauded out of profits by the cooperative that sold their milk.* producción lechera = milk yield.* región lechera = dairy region.* sector lechero, el = dairy sector, the.* vaca lechera = dairy cow, milk-producing cow.* vacas lecheras = dairy cattle.* * *masculine, feminineC* * *
lechero◊ -ra adjetivo
1
2 (Col, Per fam) ( afortunado) lucky
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( vendedor) (m) milkman;
(f) milkwoman
lechero,-a
I adjetivo milk, dairy
una vaca lechera, a dairy cow
central lechera, dairy plant
II sustantivo masculino milkman
' lechero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lechera
English:
milkman
- dairy
- milk
* * *lechero, -a♦ adj1. [de la leche] milk, dairy;producción lechera milk production;vaca lechera dairy cow;Am♦ nm,f[persona] milkman, f milkwoman* * *I adj dairy atrII m milkman* * *lechero, -ra adj: dairylechero, -ra n: milkman m, milk dealer* * *lechero adj dairy -
29 posesivo
adj.1 possessive, grasping.2 possessive, pertaining to the possessive case.m.1 possessive, possessive case.2 possessive, possessive adjective.3 possessive, possessive construction.* * *► adjetivo1 possessive► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 possessive person* * *ADJ SM possessive* * *- va adjetivo possessive* * *= possessive.Ex. In the third and fourth types of relationship, more than one entity is present, in the possessive (thing-part) and interactive (thing-thing) modes.* * *- va adjetivo possessive* * *= possessive.Ex: In the third and fourth types of relationship, more than one entity is present, in the possessive (thing-part) and interactive (thing-thing) modes.
* * *posesivo -va1 ‹persona/relación› possessive2 ‹adjetivos/pronombres› possessive* * *
posesivo◊ -va adjetivo
possessive
posesivo,-a adjetivo possessive
' posesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
el
- él
- ella
- ellos
- los
- posesiva
- quién
- toda
- todo
- acaparador
English:
accustom
- agree
- appreciate
- averse
- delay
- enjoy
- feel
- listen
- mention
- mind
- object
- of
- opposed
- possessive
- recollect
- risk
- see
- stand
- study
- their
- theirs
- understand
* * *posesivo, -a♦ adj1. [persona] possessive2. Gram possessive♦ nmGram possessive* * ** * *posesivo, -va adj: possessiveposesivo nm: possessive case* * *posesivo adj possessive -
30 rapaz
adj.rapacious, greedy (que roba).f.bird of prey (zoology).m.brat, slip of a boy, young shaver.* * *(pl rapaces)► adjetivo1 ZOOLOGÍA predatory, of prey1 (ave) bird of prey————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 youngster (muchacho) lad; (muchacha) lass* * *I1. ADJ1) (Zool) predatory; (Orn) of prey2) (=avaricioso) rapacious, greedy; (=inclinado al robo) thieving2.SF (Zool) predatory animal; (Orn) bird of preyIIrapaz, -a†† SM / F Esp hum boy/girl, lad/lass* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *1 ( Zool) predatoryave rapaz bird of prey2 (ávido) greedy, rapacious3 (que roba) thieving ( before n)masculine, feminine( fam)kid ( colloq)* * *
rapaz adjetivo (Zool) predatory;
rapaz adjetivo predatory
ave rapaz, bird of prey
' rapaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ave
English:
predatory
- bird
* * *♦ adj1. [que roba] rapacious, greedy2.ave rapaz bird of prey, raptor♦ nfbird of prey, raptorrapaz2, -aza nm,fFam [muchacho] lad, f lass* * *I adj predatory;ave rapaz bird of preyII m, rapaza f famkid fam* * *rapaces : youngster, child -
31 aprehensión
f.1 apprehension, seizure, arrest, capture.2 understanding, apprehension, grasping.3 seizure, embargo.* * *1 (captura) apprehension, arrest2 (de contrabando) seizure3 (percepción) comprehension, understanding* * *SF1) [de individuo] apprehension, capture; [de bienes] seizure2) (Fil) (=comprensión) understanding; (=percepción) conception, perception* * ** * ** * *( frml)1 (de un delincuente) apprehension ( frml), capture2 (de contrabando) seizure* * *
aprehensión sustantivo femenino seizure
* * *aprehensión nf[de persona] arrest, capture; [de alijo, mercancía] seizure* * *f capture, seizure* * * -
32 pulsear
v.1 to test who has most strength in the wrists by grasping hands and resting the elbows on a table (entre dos personas).2 to hand-wrestle.* * *VI Cono Sur1) (=echar un pulso) to arm-wrestle2) (=apuntar) to take aim* * *1. 2.pulsear vi ( echar un pulso) to arm wrestle* * *1. 2.pulsear vi ( echar un pulso) to arm wrestle* * *pulsear [A1 ]vt(CS) pulsar■ pulsearvi(echar un pulso) to arm wrestle* * *pulsear viRP -
33 ventajista
adj.opportunist.f. & m.advantage taker, opportunist.* * *► adjetivo1 opportunist1 opportunist* * *1.ADJ (=poco escrupuloso) unscrupulous; (=egoísta) self-seeking, grasping; (=taimado) sly, treacherous2.SMF (=oportunista) opportunist* * *Iadjetivo opportunistic, opportunist (before n)IImasculino y femenino opportunist* * *Iadjetivo opportunistic, opportunist (before n)IImasculino y femenino opportunist* * *‹persona› opportunistic, opportunist ( before n)es muy ventajista he's a real opportunist, he's quick to take advantage, he's very opportunisticopportunist* * *♦ adjopportunist♦ nmfopportunist* * *m/f opportunist -
34 prensil
adj.prehensile, clasping, grabbing, grasping.* * *► adjetivo1 prehensile* * *ADJ prehensile* * *prehensile* * *
prensil adjetivo prehensile
cola prensil, prehensile tail
* * *prensil adjprehensile* * *adj ZO prehensile;cola prensil prehensile tail* * *prensil adj: prehensile -
35 aferramiento
m.1 grasping, grappling; seizing or binding.Aferramiento de las velas (Naut.) The furling of the sails2 headstrongness.3 obstinacy, stubbornness.4 anchoring.* * *1 clutching, clinging2 (obstinación) stubbornness* * *m clinging (a to) -
36 gr
gr (gramo)= gramme (gm) [gram, -USA].Ex: Nowadays the weight of a paper can be conveniently expressed in terms of grammes per square metre of a sheet, but in the hand-press period it was given in pounds.
* * *GR(en Per) = Guardia Republicana* * *
Multiple Entries:
gr
gr.
gr (abr de gramo) gram
'gr' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
onza
- v.gr.
English:
aggrieved
- agree
- agreeable
- agreement
- angrily
- angry
- autobiography
- autograph
- begrudge
- bibliography
- biography
- calligraphy
- cartographer
- cartography
- choreographer
- choreography
- cinematography
- congregate
- congregation
- congruent
- degree
- demography
- disagree
- disagreeable
- disagreement
- elbow-grease
- emigrant
- epigraph
- evergreen
- first-degree
- flagrant
- fragrance
- fragrant
- gangrene
- gangrenous
- geography
- graffiti
- graft
- grammatical
- granola
- grant
- graph
- grasp
- grasping
- grass
- grasshopper
- grassland
- grassy
- gratuitous
- gratuity
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37 asido
• grasp by the upper part of the sleeves• grasping -
38 captación
• captation• catchment• comprehension• grasp hold of• grasping• graspingly• reception• securing -
39 aferrador
adj.1 gripping.2 grasping, seizing, grappling, prehensile. -
40 asidor
adj.grasping, prehensile, seizing.
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- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Grasping — Grasp ing, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching. [1913 Webster] 2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. {Grasp ing*ly}, adv. {Grasp ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grasping — index illiberal, insatiable, mercenary, parsimonious, rapacious, venal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grasping — greedy, acquisitive, late 14c., prp. adjective from GRASP (Cf. grasp) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
grasping — greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, *covetous Analogous words: rapacious, ravening, ravenous (see VORACIOUS): extorting or extortionate (see corresponding verb at EDUCE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grasping — [adj] greedy acquisitive, avaricious, avid, close fisted, covetous, desirous, extorting, extortionate, grabby*, itchy*, mean, miserly, niggardly*, penny pinching*, penurious, prehensile, rapacious, selfish, stingy*, tightfisted*, usurious, venal; … New thesaurus
grasping — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ greedy … English terms dictionary
grasping — [gras′piŋ] adj. 1. that grasps 2. eager for gain; avaricious SYN. GREEDY graspingly adv … English World dictionary
grasping — [[t]grɑ͟ːspɪŋ, græ̱sp [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as grasping, you are criticizing them for wanting to get and keep as much money as possible, and for being unwilling to spend it. ...a greedy grasping drug ridden… … English dictionary
grasping — /ˈgræspɪŋ / (say grasping), /ˈgrasp / (say grahsp ) verb 1. present participle of grasp. –adjective 2. that grasps. 3. covetous, mean or greedy: *These hard, mean, grasping money grubbers! –henry handel richardson, 1917. –graspingly, adverb… …
grasping — graspingly, adv. graspingness, n. /gras ping, grahs /, adj. 1. greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man. 2. being used to grasp or tending to grasp; tenacious. [1540 50; GRASP + ING2] Syn. 1. covetous, selfish, acquisitive, venal. * * * … Universalium
grasping — grasp|ing [ˈgra:spıŋ US ˈgræs ] adj too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it ▪ Hanson was a hard, grasping man … Dictionary of contemporary English