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adj.ravenous, harpy-like, predatory.f.1 vixen, brawling woman, old hag, shrew.2 harpy.3 Harpy, mythological monster with a woman's head and a bird's body, mythological monster Harpy.* * *1 harpy* * *SF (Mit) harpy; (=mujer) old bag ** * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *femenino ( mujer perversa) dragon, harpy (liter); (Mit) harpy* * *= dragon lady, harpy, harridan, hag.Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.* * *1 (mujer perversa) dragon, harpy, harridan2 ( Mit) harpy* * *
arpía sustantivo femenino Mit harpy
figurado old witch, old hag
' arpía' also found in these entries:
English:
cow
- hag
- bitch
* * *arpía nf1. Mitol harpy2. [mujer mala] witch* * *f harpy* * *arpía nf: shrew, harpy -
4 con ahínco
= diligently, industriouslyEx. The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.* * *= diligently, industriouslyEx: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
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5 con aplicación
= industriously, studiouslyEx. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.* * *= industriously, studiouslyEx: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
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6 con diligencia
diligently* * *= sedulously, industriously, studiouslyEx. She argues that at the close of the 20th century, aesthetics in the academy has become a subject for the most part to be sedulously avoided.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.* * *= sedulously, industriously, studiouslyEx: She argues that at the close of the 20th century, aesthetics in the academy has become a subject for the most part to be sedulously avoided.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex: It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance. -
7 desde hace años
= over the years, for years past, for yearsEx. Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning.* * *= over the years, for years past, for yearsEx: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning. -
8 impotencia
f.impotence.* * *1 impotence* * *SF1) [para hacer algo] impotence, helplessness2) (Med) impotence* * *femenino ( falta de poder) powerlessness, helplessness, impotence; (Med) impotence* * *= impotence, helplessness, powerlessness, impotency.Ex. She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.Ex. A picture of dissatisfaction and helplessness emerged, with no pattern of action.Ex. Powerlessness may be a reaction to the size of a problem or may be created by fear of the consequences of action.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.----* impotencia sexual = sexual impotence.* * *femenino ( falta de poder) powerlessness, helplessness, impotence; (Med) impotence* * *= impotence, helplessness, powerlessness, impotency.Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.
Ex: A picture of dissatisfaction and helplessness emerged, with no pattern of action.Ex: Powerlessness may be a reaction to the size of a problem or may be created by fear of the consequences of action.Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.* impotencia sexual = sexual impotence.* * *1 (incapacidad, falta de poder) powerlessness, helplessness, impotence2 ( Med) impotence* * *
impotencia sustantivo femenino ( falta de poder) powerlessness, helplessness;
(Med) impotence
impotencia sustantivo femenino
1 powerlessness, helplessness
2 Med impotence
' impotencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sensación
English:
helplessness
- impotence
- helpless
* * *impotencia nf1. [falta de fuerza, poder] powerlessness, impotence2. [sexual] impotence* * *f1 helplessness, impotence2 MED impotence* * *impotencia nf1) : impotence, powerlessness2) : impotence (in medicine) -
9 laboriosamente
adv.laboriously, painfully.* * *► adverbio1 painstakingly* * *ADV1) (=con dedicación) industriously2) (=con minuciosidad) painstakingly3) (=con dificultad) with great difficulty* * *= industriously, laboriously.Ex. For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.Ex. First, 45 or 50 percent of that file consists of Library of Congress MARC records, the integrity of which is laboriously insured by manual methods.* * *= industriously, laboriously.Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
Ex: First, 45 or 50 percent of that file consists of Library of Congress MARC records, the integrity of which is laboriously insured by manual methods.* * *1 (con diligencia) industriously, painstakingly2 (con dificultad) with great difficulty* * *laboriosamente advlaboriously, elaborately
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