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41 dar sentido a la vida
(v.) = give + meaning to lifeEx. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.* * *(v.) = give + meaning to lifeEx: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
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42 de lo más + Adjetivo
= most + AdjetivoEx. They employ a symbolism which grew like Topsy and has little consistency; a strange fact in that most logical field.* * *= most + AdjetivoEx: They employ a symbolism which grew like Topsy and has little consistency; a strange fact in that most logical field.
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43 decirlo
(v.) = come out with + itEx. As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.* * *(v.) = come out with + itEx: As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.
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44 delatarse
1 to give oneself away* * *VPR to give o.s. away* * *(v.) = give + Reflexivo + awayEx. Abbott grew just a bit too cocky and started sending the cops 'souvenirs' of his heists, then made an unfortunate little slip that gave himself away.* * *(v.) = give + Reflexivo + awayEx: Abbott grew just a bit too cocky and started sending the cops 'souvenirs' of his heists, then made an unfortunate little slip that gave himself away.
* * *vprto give oneself away* * *v/r give o.s. away -
45 desarrollarse
1 (crecer) to develop2 (transcurrir) to take place* * ** * *VPR1) (=madurar) [adolescente] to develop, reach puberty; [planta, animal] to develop, reach maturity; [país] to develop2) (=ocurrir) [suceso, reunión] to take place; [trama] to unfold, develop3) (=desenrollarse) [algo enrollado] to unroll; [algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)* * *(v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape upEx. Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex. The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.Ex. The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex. In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.Ex. Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.Ex. A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.* * *(v.) = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape upEx: Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.
Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.* * *
■desarrollarse verbo reflexivo
1 (crecer una persona, enfermedad, etc) to develop
2 (suceder, tener lugar) to take place: el espectáculo se desarrolló en un parque público, the show took place in a park
' desarrollarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
evolucionar
- desarrollar
- formar
- ir
English:
develop
- evolve
- progress
- shape up
- smoothly
- unfold
- grow
- mature
- shape
* * *vpr1. [crecer, mejorar] to develop;la proteína es imprescindible para desarrollarse protein is essential for development o growth2. [suceder] [reunión, encuentro, manifestación] to take place;[película, obra, novela] to be set;la manifestación se desarrolló sin incidentes the demonstration went off without incident;la acción de la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX the novel is set in the 19th century3. [evolucionar] to develop;¿cómo se desarrollarán los acontecimientos? how will events develop?* * *v/r1 develop, evolve2 ( ocurrir) take place* * *vr: to take place* * *1. (en general) to develop -
46 deseo
m.1 desire.arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something2 wish (anhelo).se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wishpedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wishtus deseos son órdenes your wish is my commandbuenos deseos good intentionscon mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desear.* * *1 wish, desire\formular un deseo to make a wishtener deseo de algo to wish something■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summerbuenos deseos good intentions* * *noun m.desire, wish* * *SM1) (=anhelo) desire, wishmi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job
llegó al poder con buenos deseos de mejorarlo todo — he came to power with every intention of improving things
tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her
ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her
2) (=cosa deseada) wishpedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish
3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire* * *a) ( anhelo) wishtus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)
deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her
b) ( apetito sexual) desire* * *= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.----* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.* deseo de cooperación = engagement.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* deseo explícito = explicit wish.* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.* lista de deseos = wish list.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* * *a) ( anhelo) wishtus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)
deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her
b) ( apetito sexual) desire* * *= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.* deseo de cooperación = engagement.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* deseo explícito = explicit wish.* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.* lista de deseos = wish list.* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* * *1 (anhelo) wishel hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishesformular un deseo to make a wishque se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come truese procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishessu último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried theredeseos DE algo:con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/successdeseos DE + INF:ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her2 (apetito sexual) desirela satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire* * *
Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)
deseo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
deseó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desear
deseo
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
2 ( querer):
las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
deseo sustantivo masculino
desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
deseo sustantivo masculino
1 wish
2 (sexual, pasional) desire
deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
' deseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- ansia
- aspiración
- capricho
- carnal
- conceder
- cumplir
- cumplirse
- desear
- formular
- gana
- hambre
- impulso
- pretensión
- provocar
- prurito
- que
- rabiar
- realizar
- saciar
- satisfacción
- sed
- si
- sucumbir
- sueño
- voluntad
- ardiente
- avivar
- excitar
- felicitación
- feliz
- ferviente
- insatisfecho
- irrealizable
- irresistible
- mejor
- querer
- viveza
- vivo
English:
anxiety
- appetite
- ardent
- death wish
- desire
- every
- express
- get-well card
- indulge
- indulgence
- intense
- longing
- lust
- overwhelming
- sexual
- uncontrollable
- unvoiced
- wish
* * *deseo nm1. [pasión] desire;no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him2. [anhelo] wish;piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;buenos deseos good intentions;con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;conceder un deseo to grant a wish;se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;formular un deseo to make a wish;pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;Formalpor deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command* * *m wish* * *deseo nm: wish, desire* * * -
47 desesmesurado
Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.* * *Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
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48 desiderata
f.desiderata.* * *1 desiderata plural* * *= desiderata [desideratum, -sing.], want(s) list.Nota: Lista de material que se desea adquirir cuando se disponga de los recursos necesarios.Ex. Apart from the general catalogue, the library uses 7 supplmentary card catalogues (for desiderata, accessions, continuations, deficient series, set course books, standard professional and general text books) designed to facilitate the acquisition process.Ex. Gaps in US research collections had become fully apparent only after the libraries of Europe became inaccessible and want lists grew rapidly.* * *= desiderata [desideratum, -sing.], want(s) list.Nota: Lista de material que se desea adquirir cuando se disponga de los recursos necesarios.Ex: Apart from the general catalogue, the library uses 7 supplmentary card catalogues (for desiderata, accessions, continuations, deficient series, set course books, standard professional and general text books) designed to facilitate the acquisition process.
Ex: Gaps in US research collections had become fully apparent only after the libraries of Europe became inaccessible and want lists grew rapidly. -
49 desigualmente
adv.unevenly, unequally, disproportionately.* * *= unequally, unevenly.Ex. If the library is to compensate for social inequalities it must exercise positive discrimination and treat unequals unequally.Ex. The collection grew slowly and unevenly through donations and exchanges.* * *= unequally, unevenly.Ex: If the library is to compensate for social inequalities it must exercise positive discrimination and treat unequals unequally.
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50 desmedido
adj.excessive, disproportionate, beyond measure, out of all proportion.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desmedirse.* * *1→ link=desmedirse desmedirse► adjetivo1 (desproporcionado) excessive, disproportionate, out of all proportion2 (sin límite) boundless, unbounded* * *ADJ1) [tamaño, importancia] (=excesivo) excessive; (=desproporcionado) out of all proportion2) [ambición] boundless* * *- da adjetivo excessive* * *= unrestrained, inordinate, runaway, unconscionable, intemperate, excessive, out-of-control.Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.----* euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* * *- da adjetivo excessive* * *= unrestrained, inordinate, runaway, unconscionable, intemperate, excessive, out-of-control.Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.* euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.* * *desmedido -daexcessivesu desmedida afición al juego his excessive fondness for gamblingle han dado una importancia desmedida a ese hecho they have given that fact undue significance, they have attributed too much importance to that fact* * *
Del verbo desmedirse: ( conjugate desmedirse)
desmedido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desmedido
desmedirse
desmedido◊ -da adjetivo
excessive;
le han dado una importancia desmedida they have attributed too much importance to it
desmedido,-a adjetivo disproportionate, excessive
su desmedido optimismo, her unbounded optimism
' desmedido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmedida
English:
excessive
- immoderate
* * *desmedido, -a adjexcessive, disproportionate* * *adj excessive* * *desmedido, -da adjdesmesurado: excessive, undue -
51 desorbitado
adj.1 exorbitant, exaggerated.2 wide-open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desorbitar.* * *1→ link=desorbitar desorbitar► adjetivo1 exorbitant, exaggerated, disproportionate\tener los ojos desorbitados to be wide-eyed* * *ADJ1) (=excesivo) [precio] exorbitant; [pretensión] exaggerated2)* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.----* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *desorbitado -da1 ‹precios› exorbitant, astronomicalsus pretensiones económicas son desorbitadas his financial expectations are unrealistically high2con los ojos desorbitados with her eyes popping out of her head ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desorbitar: ( conjugate desorbitar)
desorbitado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desorbitado
desorbitar
desorbitado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ con los ojos desorbitados with her/his eyes popping out of her/his head (colloq)
desorbitado,-a adjetivo
1 (precio) exorbitant
2 (exagerado,-a) excessive: has preparado una cantidad desorbitada de comida, you have made way too much food
desorbitar vtr (sacar o salir algo de su esfera habitual) to send out of orbit: la compra de Navidad ha desorbitado los gastos mensuales, Christmas shopping has shot our monthly budget
' desorbitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desorbitar
- desorbitada
English:
exorbitant
- extortionate
* * *desorbitado, -a adj1. [exagerado] [críticas, protestas, quejas] excessive, disproportionate;[precio] exorbitant;le han dado una importancia desorbitada a este asunto they've given this matter much more importance than it merits2. [fuera de las órbitas]con los ojos desorbitados pop-eyed, with one's eyes popping out of one's head* * *adj2:con ojos desorbitados pop-eyed* * *desorbitado, -da adj1) : excessive, exorbitant2)con los ojos desorbitados : with eyes popping out of one's head -
52 destruir
v.to destroy.El temblor destruyó la pared The quake destroyed the wall.Sus trucos destruyeron a María His tricks destroyed Mary.* * *1 to destroy2 figurado to destroy, ruin, wreck* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto, edificio] to destroyel año pasado se destruyeron miles de empleos en la construcción — last year thousands of construction jobs were lost
2) (=estropear) [+ amistad, matrimonio, armonía] to wreck, destroy; [+ argumento, teoría] to demolish; [+ esperanza] to dash, shatter; [+ proyecto, plan] to wreck, ruin2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damageb) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatterle destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life
* * *= demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.Ex. Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex. Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex. The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex. That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex. The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex. Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex. It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.----* chocar destruyendo = smash into.* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* destruir un mito = explode + myth.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* * *verbo transitivoa) <documentos/pruebas> to destroy; < ciudad> to destroy; < medio ambiente> to damageb) ( echar por tierra) < reputación> to ruin; < plan> to wreck; < esperanzas> to dash, shatterle destruyó la vida — it/he wrecked o destroyed his/her life
* * *= demolish, destroy, knock out, scupper, wipe out, trash, pull apart, sweep away, knock down, rack [wrack], wreak + destruction, destruct, shred, wreck, decimate, lay + waste to, wash out, run down, break down, blow up, rubbish, stomp + Nombre + out, smash.Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.Ex: That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.* chocar destruyendo = smash into.* destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destruir la esperanza = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* destruir un mito = explode + myth.* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.* * *vt1 ‹documentos/pruebas› to destroy; ‹ciudad› to destroyproductos que destruyen el medio ambiente products that damage the environment2 (echar por tierra) ‹reputación› to ruin; ‹plan› to ruin, wreck; ‹esperanzas› to dash, shatterlos problemas económicos destruyeron su matrimonio financial problems wrecked o ruined their marriagela droga está destruyendo muchas vidas drugs are wrecking o ruining o destroying the lives of many people* * *
destruir ( conjugate destruir) verbo transitivo
‹ ciudad› to destroy;
‹ medio ambiente› to damage
‹ plan› to wreck;
‹ esperanzas› to dash, shatter
destruir verbo transitivo to destroy
' destruir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- barrer
- dinamitar
- minar
- socavar
- anular
- consumir
- liquidar
English:
destroy
- flatten
- gut
- nuke
- obliterate
- shatter
- zap
- explode
- ruin
- shred
* * *♦ vt1. [destrozar] to destroy2. [desbaratar] [argumento] to demolish;[proyecto] to ruin, to wreck; [ilusión, esperanzas] to dash; [reputación] to ruin; [matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up3. [hacienda, fortuna] to squander* * *v/t1 destroy2 ( estropear) ruin, wreck* * *destruir {41} vt: to destroy* * *destruir vb to destroy -
53 directivo
adj.directive, managerial, directory, managing.m.executive, trustee, staff member, official.* * *► adjetivo1 directive, managing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 director, manager, board member* * *1. (f. - directiva)adj.managerial, executive2. (f. - directiva)noundirector, executive* * *directivo, -a1.ADJ [junta] managing; [función] managerial, administrative; [clase] executive2.SM / F (Com) manager* * ** * *= managerial, official, top official, administrator, top executive, top position, senior manager, top manager, exec.Nota: Abreviatura de executive.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.Ex. See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex. With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.Ex. A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support.Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex. Jan Wilkinson has wide experience of a variety of academic libraries and has spent fifteen years as a senior manager.Ex. In comparison with the previous year, the remuneration of top managers grew on average by about 7.5% in 2002.Ex. Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.----* comité directivo = steering committee.* comité directivo de un partido = caucus [caucuses, pl.].* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.* directivos = senior staff, senior management, administrative personnel.* Junta Directiva de la IFLA = IFLA's Executive Board.* reunión de la junta directiva = board meeting.* * ** * *= managerial, official, top official, administrator, top executive, top position, senior manager, top manager, exec.Nota: Abreviatura de executive.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.Ex: A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support.Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex: Jan Wilkinson has wide experience of a variety of academic libraries and has spent fifteen years as a senior manager.Ex: In comparison with the previous year, the remuneration of top managers grew on average by about 7.5% in 2002.Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.* comité directivo = steering committee.* comité directivo de un partido = caucus [caucuses, pl.].* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.* directivos = senior staff, senior management, administrative personnel.* Junta Directiva de la IFLA = IFLA's Executive Board.* reunión de la junta directiva = board meeting.* * *managerial, executive(gerente) manager; (ejecutivo) executive, director* * *
directivo,-a
I adjetivo directive
junta directiva, board of directors
II sustantivo masculino y femenino director, member of the board
' directivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
directiva
- dirección
English:
managerial
- official
- senior
- director
* * *directivo, -a♦ adjmanagerial;la junta directiva del club the management team of the club;un cargo directivo a management post♦ nm,f[jefe] manager* * *I adj governing; COM managingalto directivo top executive* * *directivo, -va adj: executive, managerialdirectivo, -va n: executive, director* * *directivo n manager / director -
54 disparar
v.1 to shoot, to fire (with weapon).disparar al aire to shoot in the airdisparar a matar to shoot to killdisparar contra el enemigo to shoot o fire at the enemytengo varias preguntas para ti — ¡dispara! (figurative) I have several questions for you — fire away! o shoot!El chico le dispara a los conejos The boy shoots rabbits.2 to shoot, to take a photograph (with camera).3 to fire a shot, to shoot, to fire off.4 to trigger, to detonate, to let off, to set off.El chico disparó la explosión The boy triggered the explosion.5 to pay.* * *1 (arma) to fire; (bala, flecha) to shoot2 (lanzar) to hurl, throw3 DEPORTE to shoot1 figurado (disparatar) to talk nonsense1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * *verb1) to fire2) shoot•* * *1. VT1) [+ arma de fuego, proyectil, tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ gatillo] to pull2) (Dep) [+ penalti, falta] to take3) (Fot)para disparar la cámara, aprieta el botón — to take a photograph, press the button
los paparazzi dispararon sus cámaras al verla salir — the paparazzi clicked their cameras when they saw her come out
dispara el flash, que está oscuro — use the flash, it's dark
4) [+ consumo, precio]la subida del petróleo ha disparado la inflación — the rise in oil prices has caused inflation to shoot up
5) (=hacer saltar) [+ alarma] to trigger, set off; [+ proceso, reacción] to spark, spark off2. VI1) [con un arma] to shoot, fire¡quieto o disparo! — stop or I'll shoot o fire!
los cazadores dispararon al ciervo — the hunters shot o fired at the deer
le dispararon a la cabeza — they shot o fired at his head
la policía disparó contra los manifestantes — the police fired on o shot at the demonstrators
¡no dispares! — don't shoot!
¡disparad! — fire!
2) (Dep) to shootel delantero disparó a puerta — the forward shot at o for goal
3) (Fot) to shoot¡enfoca y dispara! — focus the camera and shoot
4) Méx * (=gastar mucho) to spend lavishly5) = disparatar3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( con arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire — to fire o shoot into the air
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro — to fire at point-blank range
disparar contra alguien — to shoot o fire at somebody
b) (Dep) to shoot2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to pay2.disparar vt1)a) <arma/flecha> to shoot, fire; <tiro/proyectil> to fireb) (Dep)c) (fam) < pregunta> to fire (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy3.dispararse v pron1)a) arma to go offb) (refl)2) (fam) precio to shoot up, rocket* * *= shoot, let + fly, fire + Posesivo + gun, fire + shot, fire.Ex. The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.Ex. In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex. The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.Ex. The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.Ex. The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.----* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* disparar munición de fogueo = fire + blanks.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.* disparar un tiro, hacer un disparo = fire + shot.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( con arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire — to fire o shoot into the air
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro — to fire at point-blank range
disparar contra alguien — to shoot o fire at somebody
b) (Dep) to shoot2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to pay2.disparar vt1)a) <arma/flecha> to shoot, fire; <tiro/proyectil> to fireb) (Dep)c) (fam) < pregunta> to fire (colloq)2) (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy3.dispararse v pron1)a) arma to go offb) (refl)2) (fam) precio to shoot up, rocket* * *= shoot, let + fly, fire + Posesivo + gun, fire + shot, fire.Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.Ex: The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.Ex: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.Ex: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* disparar munición de fogueo = fire + blanks.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* disparar un tiro = fire + shot.* disparar un tiro, hacer un disparo = fire + shot.* * *disparar [A1 ]viA1 (con un arma) to shoot, firedisparar al aire to fire o shoot into the airle disparó a las piernas she shot at his legsdisparan a matar they shoot to killle disparó por la espalda he shot him in the backdisparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range¡no disparen! don't shoot!¡alto o disparo! stop or I'll shoot!dispararon sobre los soldados enemigos they fired on the enemy troopsdisparar CONTRA algn to shoot o fire AT sb2 ( Fot) to take photographs/a photograph3 ( Dep) to shoothoy disparo yo it's on me today ( colloq), I'm paying o buying today■ dispararvtA1 ‹arma/flecha› to shoot, fire; ‹tiro/proyectil› to firele dispararon un tiro en la nuca they shot him in the back of the headdispararán 21 cañonazos de saludo they will fire o there will be a 21-gun salute2 ( Fot) to take¿cuántas fotos has disparado? how many photos o shots have you taken?3 ( Dep):disparar un penalty to take a penaltydisparó el balón contra la barrera he shot against the wallnos disparó un café he treated us to o bought us a cup of coffeeyo disparo esta ronda I'll get this round, this round's on me ( colloq)A1 «arma» to go off2 ( refl):se disparó un tiro en la sien he shot himself in the headB ( fam); «precio» to shoot up, rocket* * *
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparar al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparar a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparar a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparar contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
1
‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
' disparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tirar
- bocajarro
- comenzar
- descargar
- disparado
- mansalva
- quemarropa
English:
blast away
- fire
- point-blank
- potshot
- shoot
- shoot off
- trigger-happy
- wildly
* * *♦ vt1. [arma, persona] to shoot;[tiro] to fire;¿sabes disparar un arma? do you know how to fire a gun?;disparaban tiros al aire they fired (shots) into the air;nos disparaban flechas they were shooting arrows at us;¡no me dispares! don't shoot!2. [fotografía] to take3. [penalti, falta, golpe de castigo] to take;disparar un libre directo to take a direct free kick♦ vi1. [con arma] to shoot, to fire;disparar al aire to shoot in the air;disparar a matar to shoot to kill;disparar contra el enemigo to shoot o fire at the enemy;disparaban sobre la población civil they were shooting at civilians;¡no dispares! don't shoot!;tengo varias preguntas para ti – ¡dispara! I have several questions for you – fire away! o shoot!2. [con cámara] to shoot, to take a photograph;los fotógrafos no paraban de disparar the photographers kept on clicking their cameras3. [futbolista] to shoot;disparar a puerta to shoot at goal* * *I v/t2 foto take3 precios send (rocketing fam) up3 en fútbol shootII v/i1 shoot, fire;disparar al aire fire in the air2 en fútbol shoot* * *disparar vi1) : to fire (a gun)disparar vt1) : to shoot2) : to rush off* * *disparar vb1. (tiro, bala, flecha) to fire -
55 disparar un tiro
(v.) = fire + shotEx. The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.* * *(v.) = fire + shotEx: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.
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56 duradero
adj.durable, permanent, abiding, long-lasting.* * *► adjetivo1 durable, lasting* * *(f. - duradera)adj.durable, lasting* * *ADJ [ropa, tela] hard-wearing; [paz, efecto] lasting; [relación] lasting, long-term antes de s* * *- ra adjetivo <amistad/recuerdo> lasting (before n); <ropa/zapatos> hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)* * *= durable, sustained, lasting, enduring, everlasting, long-lasting, serviceable, abiding, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived, hard-wearing.Ex. The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex. Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex. By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade.Ex. Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.Ex. The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.----* amor duradero = lasting love.* bienes duraderos = durable goods.* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.* efecto duradero = lasting effect, long-lasting effect.* impacto duradero = lasting impact.* impresión duradera = lasting impression.* más duradero = longer-lasting.* papel duradero = durable paper.* * *- ra adjetivo <amistad/recuerdo> lasting (before n); <ropa/zapatos> hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)* * *= durable, sustained, lasting, enduring, everlasting, long-lasting, serviceable, abiding, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived, hard-wearing.Ex: The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.
Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.Ex: By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade.Ex: Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.* amor duradero = lasting love.* bienes duraderos = durable goods.* consecuencia duradera = long-lasting effect.* efecto duradero = lasting effect, long-lasting effect.* impacto duradero = lasting impact.* impresión duradera = lasting impression.* más duradero = longer-lasting.* papel duradero = durable paper.* * *duradero -ra* * *
duradero
‹ropa/zapatos› hardwearing, longwearing (AmE)
duradero,-a adjetivo durable, lasting
' duradero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duradera
- resistente
- secular
- agudeza
- agudo
English:
continued
- durable
- enduring
- hardwearing
- lasting
- long-lasting
- serviceable
- long
* * *duradero, -a adj1. [que permanece] lasting;es una vacuna de efecto duradero it is a long-acting vaccine2. [ropa, zapatos] hard-wearing* * ** * *duradero, -ra adj: durable, lasting* * *duradero adj lasting -
57 en el transcurso de los siglos
Ex. Over the course of the centuries, it grew into one of antiquity's most advanced cultures.* * *Ex: Over the course of the centuries, it grew into one of antiquity's most advanced cultures.
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58 en el último momento
= at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minuteEx. The final versions were agreed at the eleventh hour, late on Tuesday 9 December, just before the opening of the Summit.Ex. They always chicken out at the very last minute.Ex. By the time the 50 minutes of the show were up, everybody was moved to tears, but then, at the very last moment, it left them smiling.Ex. She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex. Display stands of very light construction that can be prepared beforehand and taken to the site of a lesson at the last minute are fairly easily available these days.* * *= at the eleventh hour, at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last, at the last minuteEx: The final versions were agreed at the eleventh hour, late on Tuesday 9 December, just before the opening of the Summit.
Ex: They always chicken out at the very last minute.Ex: By the time the 50 minutes of the show were up, everybody was moved to tears, but then, at the very last moment, it left them smiling.Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex: Display stands of very light construction that can be prepared beforehand and taken to the site of a lesson at the last minute are fairly easily available these days. -
59 enfriarse
1 (lo demasiado caliente) to cool down; (ponerse demasiado frío) to go cold, get cold■ déjalo enfriar, está muy caliente let it cool down, it's too hot2 (tener frío) to get cold; (resfriarse) to catch a cold, get a cold3 figurado to cool off* * *1) to cool down2) catch a cold* * *VPR1) (=refrescarse) [alimentos] [lo suficiente] to cool down, cool off; [demasiado] to get cold2) (=perder fuerza) [pasión] to cool off; [entusiasmo, relaciones] to cool3) (Med) to catch a chill* * *(v.) = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feetEx. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. The samples were then fried in palm oil for 5 min and then left to cool down for 0, 1, 3 or 6 min.Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex. Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.Ex. She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex. The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *(v.) = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feetEx: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex: The samples were then fried in palm oil for 5 min and then left to cool down for 0, 1, 3 or 6 min.Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.Ex: Researchers into the common cold say ' catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.* * *
■enfriarse verbo reflexivo
1 to get o go cold
2 (coger un resfriado) to get o catch a cold
3 (el entusiasmo) to cool down
' enfriarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enfriar
English:
cool
- cool down
- cool off
- get
- grow
* * *vpr1. [líquido] [quedarse suficientemente frío] to cool down;deja que se enfríe un poco el café let the coffee cool down a bit2. [líquido] [quedarse demasiado frío] to go cold;se te va a enfriarse la sopa your soup is going to get cold3. [situación, relación, sentimiento] to cool down4. [coger frío] to get cold;[resfriarse] to catch a chill;enseguida se me enfrían las manos my hands get cold straight away* * *v/rcool, cool off2 MED catch a cold, catch a chill* * *vr: to get chilled, to catch a cold* * *enfriarse vb to go cold -
60 engreído
adj.vain, cocky, proud, bigheaded.f. & m.swell-headed person, conceited person, swellhead.past part.past participle of spanish verb: engreír.* * *► adjetivo1 vain, conceited, stuck-up* * *engreído, -a1. ADJ1) (=vanidoso) vain, stuck-up *2.SM / F bighead *, spoiled brat* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *1 (vanidoso, presumido) conceited, bigheaded ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (vanidoso) bighead ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír)
engreído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
engreído
engreír
engreído◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited
' engreído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
además
- cambio
- corte
- engreída
- estiramiento
- fatua
- fatuo
- parecer
- ufana
- ufano
- creído
- pituco
- presumido
- sobrado
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- fatuous
- self-important
- smug
- toffee-nosed
- conceited
- puffed
- self
* * *engreído, -a♦ adj1. [creído] conceited, full of one's own importance♦ nm,f1. [creído] conceited person;ser un engreído to be very conceited* * *adj conceited* * *engreído, -da adjpresumido, vanidoso: vain, conceited, stuck-up
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