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  • 1 posiblemente

    • hapless
    • happen
    • perchance
    • perhaps
    • possibly
    • probably

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > posiblemente

  • 2 desafortunado

    adj.
    unfortunate, unlucky, poor, fateful.
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    1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate
    2 (sin tino) unfortunate
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    (f. - desafortunada)
    adj.
    unfortunate, unlucky
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    ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) unfortunate, unlucky
    2) (=no oportuno) [comentario, anuncio] inopportune, unfortunate; [decisión, medida] unfortunate
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    - da adjetivo
    a) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunate
    b) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate
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    = hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    Ex. In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
    Ex. Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
    Ex. Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.
    Ex. The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
    Ex. The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
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    * Algo desafortunado = infelicity.
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    - da adjetivo
    a) ( desdichado) < persona> unlucky; < suceso> unfortunate
    b) ( desacertado) <medidas/actuación> unfortunate
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    = hapless, unfortunate, unhappy, inauspicious, unlucky, infelicitous, fateful, off-beam.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.
    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
    Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
    Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.
    Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
    Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
    * Algo desafortunado = infelicity.

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    1 (desdichado) ‹persona› unlucky; ‹suceso› unfortunate
    siempre ha sido desafortunado en amores/en el juego he's always been unlucky in love/at cards
    ha sido un día desafortunado it's been an unfortunate day
    2 (desacertado) ‹medidas/actuación› unfortunate
    el diestro estuvo desafortunado con la espada the matador performed poorly with the sword
    su respuesta fue desafortunada his reply was tactless o unfortunate
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    desafortunado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ( desdichado) ‹ persona› unlucky;

    ‹ suceso› unfortunate
    b) ( desacertado) ‹medidas/actuación› unfortunate

    desafortunado,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin suerte) unlucky, unfortunate
    2 (inoportuno) inopportune: un comentario desafortunado, an unfortunate remark
    ' desafortunado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desafortunada
    - salada
    - salado
    - desgraciado
    English:
    unfortunate
    - unhappy
    - unlucky
    - hapless
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    desafortunado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [desgraciado] unfortunate;
    el desafortunado suceso ocurrió ayer the unfortunate event occurred yesterday;
    un día desafortunado en las carreteras a black day on the roads
    2. [desacertado] unfortunate;
    un comentario desafortunado an unfortunate remark;
    el equipo tuvo una desafortunada actuación the team performed below par;
    el ministro estuvo bastante desafortunado the minister made some unfortunate remarks
    3. [sin suerte] unlucky;
    fue muy desafortunada en amores she was very unlucky in love
    ♦ nm,f
    unlucky person
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    adj unfortunate, unlucky
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    desafortunado, -da adj
    : unfortunate, unlucky
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    desafortunado adj unfortunate

    Spanish-English dictionary > desafortunado

  • 3 agente químico

    m.
    chemical agent.
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    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
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    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agente químico

  • 4 cordón del zapato

    (n.) = shoestring, shoelace
    Ex. These thin leaves look like shoestrings and give the disease its name.
    Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.
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    (n.) = shoestring, shoelace

    Ex: These thin leaves look like shoestrings and give the disease its name.

    Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cordón del zapato

  • 5 círculo vicioso

    m.
    1 vicious circle, catch 22.
    2 circularity, vicious circle.
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    figurado vicious circle
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    Ex. Of course this could develop into a vicious circle with everybody waiting for everybody else to judge the hapless journal.
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    Ex: Of course this could develop into a vicious circle with everybody waiting for everybody else to judge the hapless journal.

    * * *
    vicious circle

    Spanish-English dictionary > círculo vicioso

  • 6 indefenso

    adj.
    undefended, defenceless, defenseless, helpless.
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    1 defenceless, helpless
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    (f. - indefensa)
    adj.
    defenseless, helpless
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    ADJ defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)
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    - sa adjetivo <niño/animal> defenseless*; < fortaleza> undefended
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    = defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
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    * dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.
    * indefensos, los = little guy, the.
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    - sa adjetivo <niño/animal> defenseless*; < fortaleza> undefended
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    = defenceless [defenseless, -USA], helpless, unprotected, vulnerable.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    * dejar indefenso = leave + unprotected.
    * indefensos, los = little guy, the.

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    ‹niño/animal› defenseless*; ‹fortaleza› undefended
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    indefenso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹niño/animal› defenseless( conjugate defenseless);


    ‹ fortaleza› undefended
    indefenso,-a adjetivo defenceless, helpless
    ' indefenso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indefensa
    English:
    defenceless
    - helpless
    - defenseless
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    indefenso, -a adj
    defenceless
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    adj defenseless, Br
    defenceless
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    indefenso, -sa adj
    : defenseless, helpless
    * * *
    indefenso adj defenceless / helpless

    Spanish-English dictionary > indefenso

  • 7 lectura rápida

    f.
    speed reading.
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    (n.) = skimming
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
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    (n.) = skimming

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lectura rápida

  • 8 lectura superficial

    (n.) = browsing, skimming
    Ex. Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
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    (n.) = browsing, skimming

    Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lectura superficial

  • 9 persona

    f.
    1 person (individuo).
    vinieron varias personas several people came
    cien personas a hundred people
    en persona in person
    por persona per head
    ser buena persona to be a good person o sort
    persona mayor adult, grown-up
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2 party (law).
    persona física private individual
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3 person (grammar).
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
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    1 person
    \
    en persona in person
    persona física individual
    persona jurídica legal entity
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    noun f.
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    SF
    1) (=individuo) person

    • en persona — in person, in the flesh

    • por persona — per person

    dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

    • tercera persona — third party

    persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

    persona de historia — † dubious individual

    persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

    personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

    2) (Jur)
    3) (Ling) person
    4) (Rel)
    PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
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    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
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    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

    * * *
    A
    1 (ser humano) person
    es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person
    había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting
    en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people
    [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos
    como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person
    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?
    en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself
    se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …
    las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock
    es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful
    2 ( en locs):
    de persona a persona person to person
    en persona in person
    vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person
    conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally
    deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person
    es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified
    por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head
    sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head
    hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each
    Compuestos:
    displaced person
    individual
    ● persona jurídica or moral
    legal entity
    individual
    ● persona no or non grata
    persona non grata
    B ( Ling) person
    la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural
    * * *

     

    Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

    se persona es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    persona sustantivo femenino


    dos o más personas two or more people;
    las personas interesadas … all those interested …
    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

    no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
    por persona per person;
    solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
    la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
    c) (Ling) person

    persona sustantivo femenino
    1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
    no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
    había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
    familiar persona mayor, grown-up
    persona non grata, persona non grata
    2 persona jurídica, legal entity
    3 Ling person
    tercera persona del singular, third person singular
    ♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
    por persona, per person
    ' persona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abordar
    - aborregarse
    - abrazarse
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - acaparar
    - acartonarse
    - acoger
    - acogedor
    - acogedora
    - acogida
    - acostarse
    - adaptable
    - adefesio
    - adusta
    - adusto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - afianzarse
    - afortunada
    - afortunado
    - agobiante
    - aguatera
    - aguatero
    - ajena
    - ajeno
    - alcanzar
    - alevosa
    - alevoso
    - alhaja
    - alma
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - alza
    - amén
    - amordazar
    - animar
    - animadversión
    - animal
    - animarse
    - anular
    - apaciguarse
    English:
    abandon
    - absence
    - accept
    - accessible
    - acquaintance
    - act up
    - action
    - activity
    - adaptable
    - address
    - adjust
    - adjustment
    - admit
    - adult
    - advance
    - affect
    - affluent
    - agreeable
    - air
    - airy
    - aloof
    - am
    - angry
    - annoyance
    - appealing
    - appoint
    - approach
    - approachable
    - approve of
    - armchair
    - armor
    - armour
    - around
    - arrival
    - articulate
    - ask
    - ask for
    - ass
    - assassin
    - assassination
    - assign
    - astute
    - attractive
    - available
    - awkward
    - ax
    - axe
    - baby
    - background
    - backward
    * * *
    1. [individuo] person;
    vinieron varias personas several people came;
    cien personas a hundred people;
    la persona responsable the person in charge;
    necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;
    ser buena persona to be nice;
    ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;
    este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;
    de persona a persona person to person, one to one;
    por persona per head
    persona de contacto contact person;
    persona mayor adult, grown-up;
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2. Der party
    persona física natural o legal person;
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3. Gram person;
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    4. Rel person
    * * *
    f person;
    quince personas fifteen people;
    persona (humana) human being;
    persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;
    en persona in person
    * * *
    : person
    * * *
    persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people
    ¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona

  • 10 robo

    m.
    1 robbery, theft (atraco, hurto).
    robo a mano armada armed robbery
    2 stolen goods (cosa robada).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: robar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) theft, robbery; (en casa) burglary; (en banco) robbery
    3 figurado (estafa) robbery
    \
    cometer un robo to commit a robbery
    ser un robo (muy caro) to be daylight robbery
    robo a mano armada armed robbery
    * * *
    noun m.
    burglary, robbery, theft
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de dinero, objetos] theft; [en vivienda] burglary; [en tienda, banco] robbery
    2) (=estafa)

    ¡esto es un robo! — this is daylight robbery!

    ¿cinco mil por una camiseta? ¡vaya robo! — five thousand for a T-shirt? what a rip-off! *

    3) (=cosa robada) stolen article; (=cosas robadas) stolen goods pl
    * * *
    a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theft
    b) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-in
    c) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)
    * * *
    = theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.
    Ex. I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.
    Ex. This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.
    Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.
    Ex. The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.
    Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.
    Ex. The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.
    Ex. Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
    Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
    Ex. Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
    Ex. The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.
    Ex. Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
    Ex. An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.
    ----
    * antirrobo = anti-theft.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * cometer un robo = execute + theft.
    * detección de robos = theft detection.
    * dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.
    * intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.
    * llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.
    * robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.
    * robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.
    * robo con cómplice interno = inside job.
    * robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.
    * robo de ganado = cattle rustling.
    * robo de identidad = identity theft.
    * robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.
    * robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.
    * robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.
    * robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.
    * sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.
    * * *
    a) (en banco, museo) robbery; (hurto de dinero, objeto) theft
    b) ( en vivienda) burglary; ( forzando la entrada) break-in
    c) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)
    * * *
    = theft, burglary, robbery, larceny, stealing, thieving, rustling, daylight robbery, depredation, depredation, plundering, thievery, break-in.

    Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.

    Ex: This article describes the means of protecting the library against burglary, fire and unauthorised borrowing.
    Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.
    Ex: The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.
    Ex: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.
    Ex: The disease spread rapidly through rustling of sick or infected animals.
    Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
    Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
    Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
    Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.
    Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
    Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.
    * antirrobo = anti-theft.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * cometer un robo = execute + theft.
    * detección de robos = theft detection.
    * dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.
    * intento de robo fallido = failed robbery attempt.
    * llevar a cabo un robo = execute + theft, pull off + heist.
    * robo a mano armada = armed robbery, highway robbery.
    * robo con allanamiento de morada = burglary.
    * robo con cómplice interno = inside job.
    * robo con los inquilinos dentro = home invasion.
    * robo de ganado = cattle rustling.
    * robo de identidad = identity theft.
    * robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.
    * robo de pertenencias = theft of belongings.
    * robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.
    * robo por medio del tirón = purse snatching.
    * sistema electrónico de detección de robos = electronic theft detection system.

    * * *
    A
    1 (en un banco, museo) robbery; (en una vivienda) burglary; (forzando la entrada) break-in
    2 (hurto de dinero, de un objeto) theft
    Compuestos:
    armed robbery
    identity theft
    B ( fam) (estafa) rip-off ( colloq)
    ¡esto es un robo (a mano armada)! this is a rip-off o this is daylight robbery! ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo robar: ( conjugate robar)

    robo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    robó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    robar    
    robo
    robar ( conjugate robar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹dinero/bolso› to steal;

    ‹ banco› to rob;
    robole algo a algn to steal sth from sb;

    le robaron el bolso she had her bag stolen

    2 ( estafar) to cheat, rip off (colloq)
    3 (Jueg) (en naipes, dominó) to draw, pick up (colloq)
    verbo intransitivo
    to steal;

    ¡me han robado! I've been robbed!
    robo sustantivo masculino
    a) (en banco, museo) robbery;

    (hurto de dinero, objeto) theft;


    ( forzando la entrada) break-in
    c) (fam) ( estafa) rip-off (colloq)

    robar verbo transitivo
    1 (cosas materiales) to steal: robar algo a alguien, to steal sthg from sb
    (a una persona, un banco) to rob: me robaron en la calle, I was robbed in the street
    (en una casa) to burgle: anoche robaron en casa de mi vecino, my neighbour's house was burgled last night
    2 (el tiempo) to take up: debo robarte unos minutos para que me expliques este problema, may I take a few minutes of your time and ask you to explain this problem to me?
    le roba horas al estudio para ver la televisión, he spends hours of his study time watching TV
    3 (metros de un espacio) to take off
    4 Naipes to draw, pick up
    To steal se aplica a lo que el ladrón se lleva (dinero, joyas, etc.). To rob se refiere al lugar desde donde se lo lleva (un banco, una casa). To burgle significa entrar en una casa con la intención de robar.
    persona acto verbo
    ladrón robo robar
    thief theft
    robber robbery to rob
    to steal
    burglar burglary to burgle
    robo sustantivo masculino
    1 (de cosas materiales) theft: llamaron inmediatamente para avisar del robo, they called to report the theft immediately
    (en un banco, etc) robbery
    (en una casa) burglary
    2 (cosa robada) stolen article
    3 fam (de precios) daylight robbery: en ciertas tiendas para turistas los precios son un robo, certain souvenir shops are a ripoff ➣ Ver nota en robar
    ' robo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    botín
    - golpe
    - implicar
    - intento
    - miserable
    - robar
    - saco
    - tentativa
    - tirón
    - condenar
    - denuncia
    - denunciar
    - hurto
    - participación
    English:
    armed robbery
    - break-in
    - burglary
    - daylight
    - insure
    - larceny
    - premeditated
    - raid
    - robbery
    - snatch
    - theft
    - tip off
    - wrongly
    - armed
    - break
    - identity
    - rip-off
    * * *
    robo nm
    1. [atraco] robbery;
    [hurto] theft; [en casa] burglary robo a mano armada armed robbery;
    robo de identidad identity theft
    2. [cosa robada] stolen goods
    3. Fam
    ser un robo [precios] to be daylight robbery;
    ¡qué robo! what a rip-off!
    * * *
    m de banco robbery; en casa burglary;
    ser un robo fig be a rip-off fam
    * * *
    robo nm
    : robbery, theft
    * * *
    robo n
    1. (de dinero, objeto) theft / stealing
    2. (a una persona, en un banco) robbery [pl. robberies]
    3. (en una casa) burglary [pl. burglaries]

    Spanish-English dictionary > robo

  • 11 sucumbir

    v.
    1 to succumb.
    María sucumbió ante su jefe Mary succumbed before her boss.
    2 to die.
    3 to fall under, to sink, to go down, to succumb.
    Las paredes sucumbieron ruidosamente The walls fell under noisily.
    4 to perish, to die, to come to an end.
    María sucumbió en el alud Mary perished in the avalanche.
    * * *
    1 (rendirse) to succumb (a, to), yield (a, to)
    2 (morir) to perish
    3 figurado (tentación etc) to give in (a, to), yield (a, to)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI to succumb (a to)
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender
    b) ( a tentación) to succumb
    * * *
    = succumb, yield.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.
    ----
    * no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.
    * sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).
    * sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ejército/plaza to succumb, surrender
    b) ( a tentación) to succumb
    * * *
    sucumbir (ante)
    (v.) = give + way (to)

    Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.

    = succumb, yield.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.
    * no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * sucumbir a = submit to, yield to.
    * sucumbir (ante) = give + way (to).
    * sucumbir ante un encanto = succumb to + lure.

    * * *
    sucumbir [I1 ]
    vi
    1 «ejército/plaza» to succumb, surrender sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth
    sucumbieron a los ataques enemigos they succumbed to the enemy attacks
    2 (a una tentación) to succumb sucumbir A algo to succumb TO sth
    al final sucumbió a la tentación he finally gave in to o yielded to o succumbed to temptation
    sucumbió a sus encantos he succumbed to o fell victim to her charms
    * * *

    sucumbir verbo intransitivo
    1 (ante el enemigo) to succumb, surrender, yield
    2 (a un deseo, una tentación, etc) sucumbir a la tentación, to give in o succumb to temptation
    3 frml (perecer) to die
    ' sucumbir' also found in these entries:
    English:
    give in
    - crack
    - succumb
    * * *
    1. [rendirse, ceder] to succumb;
    la ciudad sucumbió a los ataques enemigos the city succumbed to the enemy attacks;
    sucumbí a la tentación I succumbed o gave in to temptation
    2. [fallecer] to die;
    [desaparecer] to disappear
    * * *
    v/i succumb, give in
    * * *
    : to succumb

    Spanish-English dictionary > sucumbir

  • 12 vulnerable

    adj.
    vulnerable.
    * * *
    1 vulnerable
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ vulnerable (a to)
    * * *
    adjetivo vulnerable
    * * *
    = vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].
    Ex. Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
    Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    ----
    * dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.
    * hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.
    * mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.
    * * *
    adjetivo vulnerable
    * * *
    = vulnerable, unprotected, defenceless [defenseless, -USA].

    Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

    Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    * dejar vulnerable = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * hacerse vulnerable a = lay + Reflexivo + open to.
    * hacer vulnerable a = render + open to.
    * mostrarse vulnerable = leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
    * ser vulnerable a = be vulnerable to.

    * * *
    vulnerable
    * * *

    vulnerable adjetivo
    vulnerable
    vulnerable adjetivo vulnerable
    ' vulnerable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    vulnerable
    - open
    * * *
    vulnerable
    * * *
    adj vulnerable
    * * *
    : vulnerable

    Spanish-English dictionary > vulnerable

  • 13 desventurado

    adj.
    unfortunate, fateful, unhappy, unlucky.
    * * *
    1 unfortunate, unlucky
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 unfortunate person, wretch
    1 the unfortunate
    * * *
    (f. - desventurada)
    adj.
    * * *
    desventurado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) [persona] unfortunate; [viaje, encuentro] ill-fated
    2) (=tímido) timid, shy
    3) (=tacaño) mean
    2.
    SM / F wretch, unfortunate
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < día> unfortunate; < viaje> ill-fated; < matrimonio> unhappy
    * * *
    = ill-fated, star-crossed.
    Ex. This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.
    Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < día> unfortunate; < viaje> ill-fated; < matrimonio> unhappy
    * * *
    = ill-fated, star-crossed.

    Ex: This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.

    Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.

    * * *
    ‹día› unfortunate; ‹viaje› ill-fated; ‹matrimonio› unhappy
    los desventurados náufragos the hapless castaways ( liter)
    * * *
    desventurado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [persona] unfortunate; [día, momento] fateful; [suceso] unfortunate
    ♦ nm,f
    poor wretch
    * * *
    I adj unfortunate
    II m, desventurada f unfortunate
    * * *
    desventurado, -da adj
    : unfortunate, ill-fated

    Spanish-English dictionary > desventurado

  • 14 infeliz

    adj.
    unhappy (desgraciado).
    f. & m.
    sorry fellow.
    * * *
    1 (desdichado) unhappy
    2 (ingenuo) ingenuous
    1 (ingenuo) poor soul
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=desgraciado) [persona] unhappy; [vida] unhappy, wretched; [tentativa] unsuccessful
    2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted, good-natured; pey gullible
    2. SMF
    1) (=desgraciado) poor unfortunate, poor wretch
    2) (=bonachón) kind-hearted person, good-natured person; pey gullible fool
    * * *
    I
    a) <persona/vida> unhappy
    b) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunate
    II
    masculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *
    Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
    * * *
    I
    a) <persona/vida> unhappy
    b) <intervención/tentativa> unfortunate
    II
    masculino y femenino poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *

    Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› unhappy; ‹vida› unhappy, wretched, miserable
    2 ‹intervención/tentativa› unfortunate, unhappy
    poor wretch, poor devil
    * * *

    infeliz adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/vida› unhappy

    b) ‹intervención/tentativa› unfortunate

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    poor wretch, poor devil
    infeliz
    I adj (no feliz) unhappy
    (día, situación) unfortunate
    II mf fam (ingenuo) naive
    (desgraciado) ésa es una pobre infeliz, she is a poor devil
    ' infeliz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desdichado
    - desgraciado
    English:
    alone
    - unhappy
    - wretch
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [desgraciado] unhappy
    2. [ingenuo] trusting
    3. [desafortunado] [comentario, decisión] unfortunate;
    [intento] unsuccessful; [coincidencia] unhappy
    ♦ nmf
    [ingenuo]
    es un infeliz he's a trusting soul;
    un pobre infeliz a poor wretch
    * * *
    I adj
    1 unhappy, miserable
    2 ( inocente) naive
    II m/f
    1 poor devil
    2 ( inocente) naive person
    * * *
    infeliz adj, pl - lices
    1) : unhappy
    2) : hapless, unfortunate, wretched
    infeliz nmf, pl - lices : wretch
    * * *
    infeliz adj unhappy [comp. unhappier; superl. unhappiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > infeliz

  • 15 tipo3

    3 = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.
    Nota: Coloquial.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
    Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
    Ex. The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.
    ----
    * jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
    * mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tipo3

  • 16 tío2

    2 = fellow, guy, old geezer, bloke, dude, joker, fella.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
    Ex. The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.
    Ex. This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
    Ex. Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
    Ex. If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
    ----
    * Oye, tío,... = Look, pal,....
    * ser un tío apañado = be a good sport.
    * tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].
    * tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.
    * tío competente = a good sport.
    * tío del saco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].

    Spanish-English dictionary > tío2

  • 17 rejego

    adj.
    1 wild, savage, untamed.
    2 miserable, wretched, hapless.
    * * *
    adjetivo (Méx fam) < persona> mouthy (AmE), cheeky (BrE)
    * * *
    adjetivo (Méx fam) < persona> mouthy (AmE), cheeky (BrE)
    * * *
    1 ‹animal› wild, troublesome
    2 ‹persona› mouthy ( AmE), cheeky ( BrE)
    * * *

    rejego adjetivo (Méx fam) ‹ persona› mouthy (AmE), cheeky (BrE)
    * * *
    rejego, -a adj
    Méx Fam [terco] pigheaded

    Spanish-English dictionary > rejego

  • 18 tío

    m.
    1 uncle.
    2 guy, fellow, chap, buddy.
    3 geezer fellow.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (pariente) uncle
    2 familiar (hombre) bloke, guy
    ■ ¡eres un tío grande! you're a great guy!
    3 (apelativo) mate, pal
    ■ ¿qué pasa, tío? what's up, mate?
    4 tíos aunt and uncle
    \
    tío abuelo great-uncle
    tío bueno familiar a bit of all right, hunk
    * * *
    = tía, noun
    1) uncle / aunt
    2) guy / gal
    * * *
    tío, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=pariente) uncle/aunt

    mis tíos — (=solo hombres) my uncles; (=hombres y mujeres) my uncle(s) and aunt(s)

    tío/a abuelo/a — great-uncle/great-aunt

    tío/a carnal — blood uncle/aunt

    2) * (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) woman; (=chica) girl

    ¿quién es ese tío? — who's that guy o bloke? *

    los tíos — guys *, blokes *

    ¡qué tío! ¡no ha perdido un solo partido! — the guy's incredible, he hasn't lost a single match! *

    ¡qué tío! ¡nunca me deja en paz! — the guy's a real pain, he won't leave me alone! *

    tío/a bueno/a — hunk * /stunner *

    ¡tía buena! — hello gorgeous! *

    3) †† title given to older people in traditional rural communities
    * * *
    tía masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( pariente) (m) uncle; (f) aunt

    mis tíos — ( sólo varones) my uncles; ( varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles

    b) (fam) (delante de nombre propio, como apelativo cariñoso) (m) Uncle; (f) Aunt, Auntie (colloq)
    2) (Esp) ( individuo) (fam) tipo I
    * * *
    tía masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( pariente) (m) uncle; (f) aunt

    mis tíos — ( sólo varones) my uncles; ( varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles

    b) (fam) (delante de nombre propio, como apelativo cariñoso) (m) Uncle; (f) Aunt, Auntie (colloq)
    2) (Esp) ( individuo) (fam) tipo I
    * * *
    tío1
    1 = uncle.

    Ex: Findings showed that incest usually involved daughter-father and niece- uncle pairs, and for father-daughter relationships the incest always included intercourse.

    * tío abuelo = great-uncle.
    * Tío Sam, el = Uncle Sam.

    tío2
    2 = fellow, guy, old geezer, bloke, dude, joker, fella.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
    Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.
    Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
    Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
    Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
    * Oye, tío,... = Look, pal,....
    * ser un tío apañado = be a good sport.
    * tío bueno = stud, hunk, hunk of a man, hottie [hotty].
    * tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.
    * tío competente = a good sport.
    * tío del saco, el = bogeyman [bogeymen], bogey [bogie].

    * * *
    tío, tía masculine, feminine
    A
    1 (pariente) ( masculine) uncle; ( feminine) aunt
    mis tíos (sólo varones) my uncles; (varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles
    no hay tu tía ( fam); no chance ( colloq), no way ( colloq), nothing doing ( colloq)
    2 ( fam) (delante de nombre propío) ( masculine) Uncle; ( feminine) Aunt, Auntie ( colloq)
    ya vendrá el tío Paco con la rebaja ( fam); this won't last forever o it's too good to last
    Compuestos:
    feminine great-aunt, grandaunt
    masculine great-uncle, granduncle
    el tío Sam Uncle Sam
    ● tío segundo, tía segunda
    masculine, feminine second cousin, cousin once removed ( cousin to one's parents)
    B ( Esp)
    1 (individuo) ( fam) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq); ( feminine) woman
    ¡qué tío más pesado! that guy's such a pain! ( colloq)
    2
    ( Esp fam) (como apelativo): oye, tía, no te pongas así hey o look, don't get like that! ( colloq)
    ¡hola, tío! hi there! ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    tío,
    ◊ tía sustantivo masculino, femenino

    1 ( pariente) (m) uncle;
    (f) aunt;


    ( varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles
    2 (Esp) ( individuo) (fam) See Also→ tipo 1
    tío sustantivo masculino
    1 (pariente) uncle: es mi tío-abuelo, he's my great-uncle
    2 tíos (hombres y mujeres) aunts and uncles
    (solo hombres) uncles
    3 fam (persona) bloke, guy: es un tío muy divertido, he's a very amusing guy
    ' tío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    flota
    - impronunciable
    - mantenimiento
    - acomodar
    - cuento
    - gilipollas
    - marchoso
    - pasota
    - rollo
    English:
    become
    - bloke
    - bug
    - chap
    - great-uncle
    - guy
    - hell
    - hunk
    - mate
    - operator
    - principled
    - sport
    - uncle
    - dude
    - great
    - long
    - man
    * * *
    tío, -a nm,f
    1. [familiar] uncle, f aunt;
    mis tíos [pareja] my aunt and uncle;
    la tía Sara Aunt Sara;
    Fam
    ¡cuéntaselo a tu tía! pull the other one!;
    Fam
    no hay tu tía: no hay tu tía, no puedo abrir el cajón this drawer just refuses to open;
    por más que se lo pido, no hay tu tía I've asked him and asked him, but he's not having any of it
    tía abuela great-aunt;
    tío abuelo great-uncle;
    tía carnal aunt [blood relative];
    tío carnal uncle [blood relative];
    el tío Sam Uncle Sam;
    tío segundo first cousin once removed
    2. Esp Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke;
    [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl;
    ¡cómo sois los tíos! you men are all the same!;
    tío bueno hunk;
    tía buena gorgeous woman o Br bird;
    ¡tía buena! [piropo] hello gorgeous!
    3. Esp Fam [apelativo] [hombre] pal, Br mate;
    ¡tía, déjame en paz! leave me alone, will you?;
    ¡tía, qué guapa estás! wow, you look fantastic!
    * * *
    m
    1 uncle
    2 fam ( tipo) guy fam ;
    tío bueno good-looking guy fam ;
    ¡hola, tíos! hi, guys! fam
    3 fam
    apelativo pal fam, man fam
    * * *
    : uncle m, aunt f
    * * *
    tío n
    1. (pariente) uncle
    2. (hombre, chico) guy / bloke / boy
    ¡vaya tío más simpático! what a nice guy!
    Cuando se utiliza como apelativo, tío no se traduce
    ¿de qué vas, tío? who do you think you are?

    Spanish-English dictionary > tío

  • 19 tipo

    m.
    1 guy, chap, fellow, character.
    2 type, category, kind, class.
    Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.
    3 letter type, type.
    * * *
    1 (clase) type, kind
    2 FINANZAS rate
    3 ANATOMÍA (de hombre) build, physique; (de mujer) figure
    4 familiar (persona) guy, fellow, bloke
    \
    aguantar el tipo figurado to keep cool, keep calm
    dar el tipo figurado to fit a description, fit the bill
    jugarse el tipo figurado to risk one's neck
    tener buen tipo (hombre) to be well-built 2 (mujer) to have a good figure
    todo tipo de all kind of, all kinds of
    tipo de cambio FINANZAS rate of exchange
    tipo de interés FINANZAS rate of interest
    tipo raro weirdo, oddball
    * * *
    1. noun m.
    1) type
    2) kind, sort
    •
    2. (f. - tipa)
    noun
    guy / gal
    * * *
    tipo, -a
    1.
    SM / F * (=individuo) (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) chick *, bird *, dame (EEUU) *

    ¿quién es ese tipo? — who's that guy o bloke? *

    tipa
    2. SM
    1) (=clase) type, kind, sort

    un coche de otro tipo pero del mismo precio — a different type o kind o sort of car but for the same price

    todo tipo de... — all sorts o kinds of...

    2) (Bot, Literat, Zool) type
    3) (Com, Econ) rate

    tipo bancario, tipo base — base rate

    4) (=figura, cuerpo) [de hombre] build; [de mujer] figure

    tener buen tipo — [hombre] to be well built; [mujer] to have a good figure

    5) (Tip) type
    3. ADJ INV
    1) (=similar a)
    2) (=típico) average, typical

    dos conductores tipo — two average o typical drivers

    * * *
    I
    - pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
    II
    1) ( clase) kind, type, sort
    2)
    a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

    jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

    b) ( aspecto) appearance

    dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

    3) (Fin) rate
    4) (Impr) type
    5) (como adj inv) typical

    una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

    6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about
    * * *
    I
    - pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) woman
    II
    1) ( clase) kind, type, sort
    2)
    a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physique

    jugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)

    b) ( aspecto) appearance

    dar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type

    3) (Fin) rate
    4) (Impr) type
    5) (como adj inv) typical

    una serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series

    6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about
    * * *
    tipo1
    1 = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.

    Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.

    Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.
    Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
    Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
    Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.
    Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
    Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
    Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.
    Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.
    * algún tipo de = some, some sort of.
    * algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.
    * almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.
    * asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.
    * con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.
    * con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.
    * contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.
    * de algún tipo = of some description.
    * de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.
    * de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.
    * de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.
    * de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.
    * del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.
    * de tipo general = broad scoped.
    * de tipo medio = middle-range.
    * de todos los tipos = of all stripes.
    * de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.
    * de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.
    * de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].
    * diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.
    * este tipo de = such.
    * este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.
    * examen tipo test = multiple choice test.
    * existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.
    * gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.
    * haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
    * identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.
    * índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.
    * mismo tipo de = same range of.
    * necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.
    * Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.
    * para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.
    * pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.
    * reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.
    * reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.
    * relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.
    * subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.
    * tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.
    * tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.
    * tipo de gravamen = tax rate.
    * tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.
    * tipo de interés = interest rate.
    * tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.
    * tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * tipo de resumen = abstracting format.
    * tipo de servicio = style of service.
    * tipo fiscal = tax rate.
    * tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.
    * tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo noticias = news-type.
    * tipo preferencial = preferential rate.
    * tipo preferente = preferential rate.
    * tipo publicitario = display type.
    * tipos como = the likes of.
    * tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.
    * tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.
    * tipo televisor = television-type.
    * todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.
    * todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.
    * un tipo de = a kind of.
    * variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.
    * y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

    tipo2
    2 = font, face, type, fount.
    Nota: Un grupo de caracteres tipográficos de un tamaño determinado, como por ejemplo Roman 8.

    Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.

    Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
    Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
    Ex: Incunabulists, indeed, work on the assumption that a fount belonging to a fifteenth-century printer was unique to him, which is likely to be true enough of the fount as cast, but is not necessarily true of its punches.
    * altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.
    * diseñador de tipos = type designer.
    * diseño de tipos = type design [type-design].
    * fundición de tipos = typefounding.
    * fundidor de tipos = punch-cutter [punchcutter], type-founder [typefounder], cutter of type.
    * fundir tipos = cast + type.
    * machacar los tipos = batter + type.
    * máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.
    * taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry.
    * tipo autoespaciador = self-spacing type.
    * tipo decorativo = display type.
    * tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.
    * tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.
    * tipo fundido = cast type.
    * tipo movible = punch.
    * tipo movible de acento = accent punch.
    * tipo móvil = moveable type.
    * tipos móviles = movable type.

    tipo3
    3 = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.
    Nota: Coloquial.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
    Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
    Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.
    * jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
    * mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.

    * * *
    tipo1 -pa
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( fam) ( masculine) guy ( colloq); ( feminine) woman
    me parece una tipa sensacional I think she's an amazing woman
    2 ( pey) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), character ( pej), woman, female ( colloq pej)
    ¿pero qué se habrá creído este tipo? but who does this guy o character think he is?
    A (clase) kind, type, sort
    tiene todo tipo de herramientas en el taller he has all kinds of tools in his workshop
    ¿qué tipo de música te gusta más? what sort of music do you like best?
    es muy simpático, pero no es mi tipo he's very nice, but he's not my type
    B ( Bot, Zool) type; (en antropología) type
    C
    1 (figura — de una mujer) figure; (de un hombre) physique
    aguantar or mantener el tipo ( Esp); to put on a brave face
    jugarse el tipo ( Esp); to risk one's neck
    lucir el tipo ( Esp); to parade around
    2 (aspecto) appearance
    será conde, pero no tiene tipo de aristócrata he may well be a count, but he doesn't look like an aristocrat
    una mujer de tipo distinguido a distinguished-looking woman
    dar el tipo ( Esp); to be the type
    no parece que dé el tipo he doesn't seem the type
    D ( Fin) rate
    Compuestos:
    exchange rate
    cross exchange rate
    ● tipo de interés preferencial or preferente
    prime rate
    E ( Impr) type
    F ( como adj inv) typical
    el/la profesional tipo the typical o average professional person
    exámenes tipo specimen papers
    una serie tipo Dallas a Dallas-type series
    G ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about
    vénganse tipo cuatro come around o about four o'clock
    * * *

     

    tipo 1
    ◊ -pa sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);


    (f) woman
    tipo 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( clase) kind, type, sort;

    no es mi tipo he's not my type
    2 ( figura — de mujer) figure;
    (— de hombre) physique
    3 ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about;

    tipo sustantivo masculino
    1 (modelo, clase) type, kind, sort: María no es mi tipo, Maria isn't my type
    me gusta ese tipo de gente, I like that kind of people
    no es de ese tipo de personas, he's not that sort of person
    ese tipo de coche, that type o kind of car
    2 fam (individuo) guy, bloke, fellow
    tipo raro, weirdo
    un buen tipo, a good sort
    un tipo simpático, a nice chap
    3 (constitución física) build, physique
    (de mujer) figure: tiene buen tipo, she has a good figure
    4 Econ rate
    tipo de cambio, exchange rate
    tipo de descuento, bank rate
    tipo de interés, interest rate
    5 Tip (de letra) type
    Tip Inform font
    ♦ Locuciones: dar el tipo, to live up to other people's expectations
    figurado jugarse el tipo, to risk one's neck
    mantener o aguantar el tipo, to keep one's cool
    ' tipo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    beneficio
    - callada
    - callado
    - cambiar
    - catalogar
    - clase
    - cuidada
    - cuidado
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - desbordar
    - determinada
    - determinado
    - elemento
    - especie
    - estaquilla
    - fibra
    - fiebre
    - género
    - índole
    - lectura
    - macanuda
    - macanudo
    - más
    - mina
    - naturaleza
    - orden
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - scud
    - sedán
    - silueta
    - speed
    - suerte
    - tan
    - antipático
    - corriente
    - cuate
    - divertido
    - forma
    - fresco
    - fulano
    - grande
    - individuo
    - interés
    - interesar
    - loco
    - particular
    - pata
    - pesado
    English:
    ale
    - all
    - arrogant
    - bloke
    - boogie
    - brand
    - build
    - chap
    - class
    - clause
    - crook
    - current
    - delicatessen
    - deposit
    - description
    - duck
    - dude
    - exchange rate
    - figure
    - flaky
    - flat
    - form
    - freely
    - going
    - guy
    - high tops
    - individual
    - interest rate
    - kid
    - kind
    - lending
    - LIBOR
    - marmalade
    - muffin
    - neck
    - neither
    - nut
    - open
    - prime rate
    - rate
    - send down
    - shapely
    - sort
    - suited
    - survey
    - tax bracket
    - tough
    - trim
    - type
    - typeface
    * * *
    tipo, -a
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl
    ♦ nm
    1. [clase] type, sort;
    no es mi tipo he's not my type;
    todo tipo de all sorts of;
    vinieron personas de todo tipo all sorts of people came;
    no me gustan las películas de ese tipo I don't like movies like that o those sorts of movies
    2. [cuerpo] [de mujer] figure;
    [de hombre] build;
    tiene muy buen tipo she has a very good body;
    Fam
    jugarse el tipo to risk one's neck;
    Fam
    aguantar o [m5] mantener el tipo to keep one's cool, not to lose one's head;
    dar el tipo to be up to standard o scratch
    3. Econ rate
    tipo básico [de interés] base rate; [de impuestos] basic rate;
    tipo de cambio exchange rate, rate of exchange;
    tipo de descuento discount rate;
    tipo impositivo tax rate;
    tipo de interés interest rate;
    tipo de interés fijo fixed interest rate;
    tipo de interés variable variable o floating interest rate;
    tipo marginal marginal rate;
    tipo mínimo minimum rate;
    tipo preferencial prime (lending) rate
    4. Imprenta type
    5. Biol type
    ♦ adj inv
    1. [estándar]
    el boliviano/la dieta tipo the average Bolivian/diet
    2.
    un pantalón tipo pitillo a pair of drainpipe trousers;
    una película tipo Rambo a Rambo-style movie
    ♦ adv
    RP Fam [aproximadamente] like;
    llegaron tipo nueve they arrived at, like, nine o'clock;
    se casó hace tipo cinco años she got married something like five years ago
    * * *
    m
    1 type, kind;
    no es mi tipo he’s not my type
    2 fam
    persona guy fam
    3 COM rate
    4
    :
    tener buen tipo de hombre be well built; de mujer have a good figure;
    jugarse el tipo fam risk one’s neck;
    aguantar el tipo fam keep one’s cool
    * * *
    tipo nm
    1) clase: type, kind, sort
    2) : figure, build, appearance
    3) : rate
    tipo de interés: interest rate
    4) : (printing) type, typeface
    5) : style, model
    un vestido tipo 60's: a 60's-style dress
    tipo, -pa n, fam : guy m, gal f, character
    * * *
    tipo n
    1. (clase) type / kind / sort
    ¿qué tipo de coche quieres? what sort of car do you want?
    2. (de mujer) figure
    es modelo, tiene buen tipo she's a model, she's got a good figure
    3. (de hombre) body
    4. (individuo) guy / bloke

    Spanish-English dictionary > tipo

  • 20 malandante

    adj.
    calamitous, unfortunate.
    * * *
    * * *
    ( arc); hapless ( arch), luckless ( arch)

    Spanish-English dictionary > malandante

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  • hapless — [hap′lis] adj. [ HAP1 + LESS] unfortunate; unlucky; luckless haplessly adv. haplessness n …   English World dictionary

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  • hapless — adj. Hapless is used with these nouns: ↑victim …   Collocations dictionary

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