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he was yearning

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1 ansia

f.

1 longing, yearning.

2 anxiousness.

ansias sickness, nausea (náuseas)

3 desire, anxiety, eagerness, expectancy.

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ansia

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 (ansiedad) anxiety; (angustia) anguish

2 (deseo) eagerness, longing, yearning

■ tener ansia de poder to be longing for power

3 MEDICINA sick feeling

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SF

1) (=anhelo) yearning, longing

ansia de libertad/amor — yearning o longing for freedom/love

ansia de poder/riqueza/conocimiento/aventura — thirst for power/wealth/knowledge/adventure

el ansia de superación — the will to outdo oneself

el ansia de vivir la ayudó a recuperarse — the will to live helped her to recover

el ansia de placeres — the desire for pleasure

tenía ansias de verla — he was yearning o longing to see her

comer con ansia — to eat ravenously

beber con ansia — to drink thirstily

besarse con ansia — to kiss hungrily

mirar con ansia a algn — to look longingly at sb

2) (=ansiedad) anxiety, worry; (=angustia) anguish

3) pl ansias (=náuseas) nausea sing

tener ansias — to feel sick o nauseous

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femenino‡

a) ( avidez)

comer con ansia — to eat eagerly

desear algo con ansia — to want something desperately

ansia de algo — de paz/libertad longing for something, yearning for something

sus ansias de poder — her thirst o craving for power

sentir ansia de hacer algo — to long o yearn to do something

b) (Psic) anxiety

c) ansias femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

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= yearning, craving, thirst, eagerness, uneasiness.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.

Ex. Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

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* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* ansias de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* ansias de conocer mundo = wanderlust.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* tener ansias de = crave for.

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femenino‡

a) ( avidez)

comer con ansia — to eat eagerly

desear algo con ansia — to want something desperately

ansia de algo — de paz/libertad longing for something, yearning for something

sus ansias de poder — her thirst o craving for power

sentir ansia de hacer algo — to long o yearn to do something

b) (Psic) anxiety

c) ansias femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

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= yearning, craving, thirst, eagerness, uneasiness.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.

Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* ansias de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* ansias de conocer mundo = wanderlust.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* tener ansias de = crave for.

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ansia

f‡

1

(deseo, avidez): comer/beber con ansia to eat/drink eagerly

desear algo con ansia to want sth desperately

ansia DE algo longing FOR sth, yearning FOR sth

ansia de conocimientos/libertad longing o thirst o yearning for knowledge/freedom

no lograba satisfacer sus ansias de poder she was unable to satisfy her thirst o lust o craving for power

sentía ansias de volver a verla he longed o yearned to see her again

2 ( Psic) anxiety

3 ansias fpl (Col, Ven fam) (náuseas) nausea

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Del verbo ansiar: ( conjugate ansiar)

ansia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ansia
ansiar
ansia feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
a) (avidez, deseo):

◊ con ansia ‹comer/beber› eagerly;

ansia de algo ‹de paz/libertad› longing for sth, yearning for sth;

‹ de poder› thirst for sth, craving for sth;
◊ sentir ansia de hacer algo to long o yearn to do sth;

sus ansias de aprendar her eagerness to learn
b) (Psic) anxiety

c)

◊ ansias sustantivo femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

ansiar ( conjugate ansiar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for;
◊ ansia hacer algo to long to do sth

ansia sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) longing, yearning
2 (intranquilidad, desasosiego) anxiety
2 Med sick feeling
ansiar verbo transitivo to long for, yearn for

' ansia' also found in these entries:
English:
anxiety
- craving
- greedy
- itch
- lust
- hunger
- yearning

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ansia nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [afán] longing, yearning;

tiene ansia de poder she is hungry for power;

bebía con ansia he drank thirstily;

las ansias de vivir the will to live;

las ansias independentistas de la región the region's desire for independence

2. [ansiedad] anxiousness;
[angustia] anguish;
esperan los resultados con ansia they are anxiously waiting for the results;

no pases ansia, todo saldrá bien don't worry o be anxious, it will all turn out all right in the end

3.
ansias [náuseas] sickness, nausea

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ansia

f

1 yearning;

ansia de saber thirst for knowledge;

ansia de poder desire o yearning for power

2 ( inquietud) anxiety, anxiousness

3

:

ansias pl nausea sg

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ansia nf

1) inquietud: apprehensiveness, uneasiness

2) angustia: anguish, distress

3) anhelo: longing, yearning

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ansia n (anhelo) longing / desire

un ansia de dinero a longing for money

tenía ansias de evadirse de la ciudad he longed to escape from the city

Spanish-English dictionary > ansia
2 anhelo

m.

longing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: anhelar.

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anhelo

► nombre masculino

1 longing, yearning

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noun m.

longing, yearning

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SM longing, desire (de, por for)

con anhelo — longingly

tener anhelos de — to be eager for, long for

anhelo de superación — urge to do better

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masculino (liter) wish, desire

sus anhelos de paz — their yearning for peace (liter)

mi mayor anhelo — my greatest wish

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= yearning, craving.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

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masculino (liter) wish, desire

sus anhelos de paz — their yearning for peace (liter)

mi mayor anhelo — my greatest wish

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= yearning, craving.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

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anhelo

masculine

( liter)

wish, desire

sus anhelos de gloria/paz their yearning for glory/peace ( liter)

que seas feliz es mi mayor anhelo my deepest desire o greatest wish is that you should be happy

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Del verbo anhelar: ( conjugate anhelar)

anhelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

anheló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
anhelar
anhelo
anhelar ( conjugate anhelar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹fama/poder› to yearn for, to long for;
◊ anhelo hacer algo to long to do sth, yearn to do sth;

anhelaba que su hijo fuera feliz his greatest wish was for his son to be happy
anhelo sustantivo masculino (liter) wish, desire;
mi mayor anhelo my greatest wish
anhelar verbo transitivo to yearn for, to long for
anhelo sustantivo masculino wish, desire

' anhelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afán
- deseo
- sentido
English:
longing
- yearning
- desire

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anhelo nm

longing;

su anhelo de libertad her desire o longing for freedom;

esperamos con anhelo su llegada we eagerly await their arrival

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anhelo

m longing, desire (de for)

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anhelo nm

: longing, yearning

Spanish-English dictionary > anhelo
3 deseo

m.

1 desire.

arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something

2 wish (anhelo).

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish

pedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wish

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

buenos deseos good intentions

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desear.

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deseo

► nombre masculino

1 wish, desire

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FRASEOLOGÍA

formular un deseo to make a wish

tener deseo de algo to wish something

■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summer

buenos deseos good intentions

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noun m.

desire, wish

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SM

1) (=anhelo) desire, wish

mi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job

el deseo de poder — the lust for power

un inacabable deseo de saber — an unquenchable thirst for knowledge

llegó al poder con buenos deseos de mejorarlo todo — he came to power with every intention of improving things

tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her

ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her

2) (=cosa deseada) wish

pedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish

su último deseo fue que la incineraran — her dying wish was to be cremated

nuestro deseo es que seas feliz — our wish is for you to be happy

con mis mejores deseos para el Año Nuevo — with best wishes for the New Year

tus deseos son órdenes — your wish is my command

3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

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* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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deseo

masculine

1 (anhelo) wish

el hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishes

formular un deseo to make a wish

que se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí ( fr hecha); your wish is my command ( set phrase)

se procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishes

su último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried there

deseos DE algo:

con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success

deseos DE + INF:

ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her

2 (apetito sexual) desire

la satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire

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Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)

deseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

deseó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desear
deseo
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
◊ te deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good trip

2 ( querer):
◊ un embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancy;

las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
deseo sustantivo masculino
a) ( anhelo) wish;

◊ formular un deseo to make a wish

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
deseo sustantivo masculino
1 wish
2 (sexual, pasional) desire
deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
' deseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- ansia
- aspiración
- capricho
- carnal
- conceder
- cumplir
- cumplirse
- desear
- formular
- gana
- hambre
- impulso
- pretensión
- provocar
- prurito
- que
- rabiar
- realizar
- saciar
- satisfacción
- sed
- si
- sucumbir
- sueño
- voluntad
- ardiente
- avivar
- excitar
- felicitación
- feliz
- ferviente
- insatisfecho
- irrealizable
- irresistible
- mejor
- querer
- viveza
- vivo
English:
anxiety
- appetite
- ardent
- death wish
- desire
- every
- express
- get-well card
- indulge
- indulgence
- intense
- longing
- lust
- overwhelming
- sexual
- uncontrollable
- unvoiced
- wish

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deseo nm

1. [pasión] desire;

no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him

2. [anhelo] wish;

piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;

expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;

buenos deseos good intentions;

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;

conceder un deseo to grant a wish;

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;

formular un deseo to make a wish;

pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;
Formal
por deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;

su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;

su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;

Comp

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

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deseo

m wish

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deseo nm

: wish, desire

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deseo n wish [pl. wishes]

el genio de la lámpara le concedió tres deseos a Aladino the genie of the lamp granted Aladdin three wishes

pide un deseo make a wish

Spanish-English dictionary > deseo
4 manar

v.

1 to flow (also figurative).

2 to gush, to issue, to emit, to discharge.

3 to flow out, to flow, to spring, to issue.

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manar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salir) to flow (de, from), pour (de, from), well (de, from)

■ el agua manaba de la roca water welled from the rock

2 figurado (abundar) to abound in, be rich in

► verbo transitivo

1 to drip with

■ la herida mana sangre blood is flowing from the wound, the wound is bleeding

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verb

to flow, stream

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1.

VT to run with, flow with

la herida manaba sangre — blood gushed from the wound

2. VI

1) [líquido] [gen] to run, flow; [a chorros] to pour out, stream; (=surgir) to well up

2) (=abundar) to abound, be plentiful

manar en algo — to abound in sth

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sangre/sudor to pour

b) (liter) ( abundar)

manar en algo — to be rich in something
2.
manar vt sudor/sangre to drip with

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= well up, pour out, gush out, well.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.

Ex. Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sangre/sudor to pour

b) (liter) ( abundar)

manar en algo — to be rich in something
2.
manar vt sudor/sangre to drip with

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= well up, pour out, gush out, well.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.

Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

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manar [A1 ]

vi

1 «sangre/sudor» to pour

las palabras manaban de su boca the words flowed from his mouth

2 ( liter) (abundar) to be rich

esta tierra mana en vegetación the land is very rich in vegetation

■ manar

vt

to drip with

su frente manaba sudor his brow was dripping with sweat

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manar ( conjugate manar) verbo intransitivo
to pour
manar
I verbo intransitivo to flow [de, from]
II verbo transitivo to flow with: la cañería está manando agua, the pipe is pouring with water
' manar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borbotón
- brotar
- surgir
English:
gush
- pour
- run
- stream
- well
- well up
- flow

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manar

♦ vi

1. [líquido] to flow (de from)

2. [abundar]
su mente manaba en ideas his mind teemed with ideas

♦ vt
[agua]
la fuente manaba agua water was flowing from the fountain;

la herida manaba sangre blood was flowing from the wound

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manar

v/i de líquidos, ideas flow

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manar vi

1) : to flow

2) : to abound

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5 anhelante

adj.

1 longing.

2 eager, longing, expectant, yearning.

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anhelante

► adjetivo

1 longing, yearning

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ADJ

1) (=jadeante) panting

2) (=ansioso) eager

esperar anhelante algo — to long for sth

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adjetivo (liter)

esperaba anhelante su regreso — she longed o (liter) she yearned for his return

una mirada anhelante — a longing look

con voz anhelante — in a voice full of longing

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= expectant.

Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

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adjetivo (liter)

esperaba anhelante su regreso — she longed o (liter) she yearned for his return

una mirada anhelante — a longing look

con voz anhelante — in a voice full of longing

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= expectant.

Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

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anhelante

adjective

( liter):

esperaba anhelante su regreso she longed for him to return, she waited longingly for his return, she yearned for his return

una mirada anhelante a longing look, a look full of longing o yearning

con voz anhelante in a voice full of longing o yearning

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anhelante adjetivo (liter) ‹ mirada› longing ( before n);
◊ esperaba anhelante su regreso she longed o she yearned for his return;

con voz anhelante in a voice full of longing

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anhelante adj

longing;

una mirada anhelante a longing look;

estaba anhelante por verlo she was longing to see him

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anhelante

adj longing (de for)

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anhelante adj

: yearning, longing

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6 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
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¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
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- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *
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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

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poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

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poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco
7 brotar

v.

1 to sprout, to bud (plant).

ya le están brotando las flores al árbol the tree is already beginning to flower

Las rosas germinaron pronto The roses sprouted early.

2 to flow (water, blood).

la sangre brotaba a borbotones de la herida blood was gushing from the wound

brotar de to well up out of

le brotaron las lágrimas tears welled up in her eyes

3 to spring forth, to spring, to gush forth, to gush.

Chorros de agua brotan Squirts of water spring forth.

4 to spring up, to appear.

Las nubes oscuras brotaron de repente The dark clouds sprang up suddenly.

5 to gush out, to gush forth.

La fuente brotó agua muy limpia The fountain gushed out very clean water.

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brotar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (plantas - nacer) to sprout; (- echar brotes) to come into bud

2 (agua) to spring; (sangre) to flow; (lágrimas) to well up

3 (estallar) to break out

4 figurado to spring

■ imágenes que brotan del lado oscuro del hombre images that spring from the darker side of man

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer brotar to bring forth

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verb

1) to bud, sprout

2) spring up

3) break out

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VI

1) (Bot) [planta, semilla] to sprout, bud; [hoja] to sprout, come out; [flor] to come out

2) [agua] to spring up; [río] to rise; [lágrimas, sangre] to well (up)

3) (=aparecer) to spring up

han brotado sectas por todos sitios — sects have sprung up all over the place

las protestas populares brotaron de la crisis económica — popular protest sprang from the recession

como princesa brotada de un cuento de hadas — liter like a princess out of a fairy tale

4) (Med) (=epidemia) to break out; (=erupción, grano, espinilla) to appear

le brotaron granos por toda la cara — spots appeared all over his face, he came out in spots all over his face

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) planta to sprout, come up; hoja to appear, sprout; flor to come out

b) manantial/río to rise

le brotaba sangre de la herida — blood oozed from the wound

las lágrimas que brotaban de sus ojos — the tears that began to flow from her eyes

c) duda/sentimiento to arise; rebelión/violencia to break out

d) sarampión/grano to appear
2.
brotarse v pron (AmL) to come out in spots, break o come out in a rash (BrE)

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= well up, bud, sprout, well, erupt.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.

Ex. Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.

Ex. Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

Ex. Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.

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* brotar hojas = leaf out.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) planta to sprout, come up; hoja to appear, sprout; flor to come out

b) manantial/río to rise

le brotaba sangre de la herida — blood oozed from the wound

las lágrimas que brotaban de sus ojos — the tears that began to flow from her eyes

c) duda/sentimiento to arise; rebelión/violencia to break out

d) sarampión/grano to appear
2.
brotarse v pron (AmL) to come out in spots, break o come out in a rash (BrE)

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= well up, bud, sprout, well, erupt.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.

Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.

Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.

* brotar hojas = leaf out.

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brotar [A1 ]

vi

1 «planta» to sprout, come up; «hoja» to appear, sprout; «flor» to come out

2 «manantial/río» to rise

le brotaba sangre de la herida blood oozed from the wound

las lágrimas le brotaron de los ojos tears began to flow from her eyes

3 «duda/sentimiento» to arise; «rebelión» to break out, spring up

para impedir que vuelva a brotar la violencia to prevent a fresh outbreak of violence

una nueva modalidad de delincuencia está brotando en las grandes ciudades a new form of crime is emerging o appearing in large cities

4 «sarampión/grano» to appear

■ brotarse

v pron

( AmL) to come out in spots, break o come out in a rash ( BrE)

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brotar ( conjugate brotar) verbo intransitivo
a) [ planta] to sprout, come up;

[ hoja] to appear, sprout;
[ flor] to come out
b) [sarampión/grano] to appear

brotarse verbo pronominal (AmL) to come out in spots
brotar verbo intransitivo
1 (germinar, retoñar) to sprout
2 (surgir una plaga, la violencia) to break out
3 (manar) to spring, gush
(lágrimas) to well up
' brotar' also found in these entries:
English:
gush
- spout
- spring
- spring up
- sprout
- well up
- well

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brotar

♦ vi

1. [planta] to sprout, to bud;
[semilla] to sprout;
ya le están brotando las flores al árbol the tree is already beginning to flower;

las lechugas están brotando muy pronto este año the lettuces are sprouting very early this year

2. [agua, sangre] [suavemente] to flow;
[con violencia] to spout;
brotar de to well up out of;

brotaba humo de la chimenea smoke billowed from the chimney;

le brotaron las lágrimas tears welled up in her eyes;

la sangre brotaba a borbotones de la herida blood was gushing from the wound

3. [enfermedad]
le brotó el sarampión she came down with measles;

le brotó un sarpullido he came out in a rash

4. [esperanza, pasiones] to stir;

entre los dos brotó una profunda amistad a deep friendship sprang up between them;

brotaron sospechas de que hubiera habido un fraude suspicions of fraud started to emerge

♦ See also the pronominal verb brotarse

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brotar

v/i

1 BOT sprout, bud

2 fig

de sospecha, chispa appear, arise; de epidemia break out

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brotar vi

1) : to bud, to sprout

2) : to spring up, to stream, to gush forth

3) : to break out, to appear

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brotar vb

1. (plantas) to sprout

la mayoría de las plantas brotan en primavera most plants sprout in spring

2. (flores) to bud [pt. & pp. budded] / to come into bud

¡las rosas han brotado! the roses have come into bud!

Spanish-English dictionary > brotar
8 insatisfecho

adj.

1 unsatisfied, ungratified, unhappy.

2 unfulfilled, unmet.

3 unsettled.

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insatisfecho

► adjetivo

1 dissatisfied, unsatisfied

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ADJ [condición, deseo] unsatisfied; [persona] dissatisfied

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- cha adjetivo

a) ( descontento) dissatisfied

insatisfecho con algo/alguien — dissatisfied with something/somebody

b) <hambre/deseo> unsatisfied

* * *

= dissatisfied, unmet, unsatisfied.

Ex. If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.

Ex. My reply to the objection of unmet expectations is that we have been looking at one reader when, in fact, we have many readers.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

* * *

- cha adjetivo

a) ( descontento) dissatisfied

insatisfecho con algo/alguien — dissatisfied with something/somebody

b) <hambre/deseo> unsatisfied

* * *

= dissatisfied, unmet, unsatisfied.

Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.

Ex: My reply to the objection of unmet expectations is that we have been looking at one reader when, in fact, we have many readers.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

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insatisfecho - cha

adjective

1 (descontento) dissatisfied insatisfecho CON algo/algn dissatisfied WITH sth/sb

se quedó insatisfecho con el trabajo que le hicieron he was dissatisfied with o unhappy with o not satisfied with the work they did for him

2 ‹hambre/deseo› unsatisfied

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insatisfecho
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( descontento) dissatisfied;

insatisfecho con algo/algn dissatisfied with sth/sb
b) ‹hambre/deseo› unsatisfied

insatisfecho,-a adjetivo dissatisfied
' insatisfecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insatisfecha
English:
dissatisfied

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insatisfecho, -a adj

1. [descontento] dissatisfied (de o con with);
quedó insatisfecho con la reparación he was unhappy with o wasn't satisfied with the repair work

2. [no saciado] not full, unsatisfied;

un deseo insatisfecho an unsatisfied desire;

quedarse insatisfecho to be left unsatisfied, to be left (still) wanting more

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insatisfecho

adj dissatisfied

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insatisfecho, - cha adj

1) : dissatisfied

2) : unsatisfied

Spanish-English dictionary > insatisfecho
9 ilusión

f.

1 illusion, flight of fancy, day dream, dream.

2 illusion, aspiration, fervent hope, yearning.

3 illusion.

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ilusión

► nombre femenino

1 (no real) illusion, illusory hope

2 (esperanza) hope

3 (sueño) dream

4 (emoción) excitement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerle ilusión algo a alguien to be excited about something, look forward to something

■ me hizo mucha ilusión que me llamaras I was really pleased you phoned

■ me hace mucha ilusión que vengáis I'm really looking forward to your visit

hacerse ilusiones to raise one's hopes, expect too much

ilusión óptica optical illusion

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noun f.

illusion

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SF

1) (=imagen no real) illusion

todo es ilusión — it's all an illusion

ilusión óptica — optical illusion

2) (=esperanza)

su ilusión era comprarlo — her dream was to buy it

tendió la mano con ilusión — she put her hand out hopefully

hacerse ilusiones — to get one's hopes up

no te hagas ilusiones — don't get your hopes up

se hace la ilusión de que... — she fondly imagines that...

no me hago muchas ilusiones de que... — I am not very hopeful that...

poner su ilusión en algo — to pin one's hopes on sth

3) (=entusiasmo) excitement

¡qué ilusión! — how exciting!

¡qué ilusión verte aquí! — it's really great to see you here!

trabajar con ilusión — to work with a will

el viaje me hace mucha ilusión — I am so looking forward to the trip

tu carta me hizo mucha ilusión — I was thrilled to get your letter

me hace una gran ilusión que... — it gives me a thrill that...

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femenino

1)

a) ( esperanza) hope

con ilusión — hopefully

no me hago muchas ilusiones — I'm not very hopeful

no te hagas ilusiones — don't build your hopes up

su mayor ilusión es... — her dearest o fondest wish is...

vive de ilusiones — he lives in a dream world

b) (esp Esp) (alegría, satisfacción)

me hizo mucha ilusión — I was thrilled

le hace ilusión el viaje — he's looking forward to the trip

qué ilusión! — isn't it wonderful!

2) ( noción falsa) illusion

•

- ilusión óptica

* * *

= illusion.

Nota: Falso amigo.

Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

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* con ilusión = eagerly.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

* ilusiones = wishful thinking.

* ilusión óptica = optical illusion.

* ilusión vana = wishful thinking.

* lleno de ilusiones = stardust in + Posesivo + eyes.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* tener mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

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femenino

1)

a) ( esperanza) hope

con ilusión — hopefully

no me hago muchas ilusiones — I'm not very hopeful

no te hagas ilusiones — don't build your hopes up

su mayor ilusión es... — her dearest o fondest wish is...

vive de ilusiones — he lives in a dream world

b) (esp Esp) (alegría, satisfacción)

me hizo mucha ilusión — I was thrilled

le hace ilusión el viaje — he's looking forward to the trip

qué ilusión! — isn't it wonderful!

2) ( noción falsa) illusion

•

- ilusión óptica

* * *

= illusion.

Nota: Falso amigo.

Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.

* con ilusión = eagerly.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* falsa ilusión = delusion.

* hacer mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

* ilusiones = wishful thinking.

* ilusión óptica = optical illusion.

* ilusión vana = wishful thinking.

* lleno de ilusiones = stardust in + Posesivo + eyes.

* perder la ilusión = lose + heart.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* tener mucha ilusión = be thrilled.

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ilusión

feminine

A

1 (esperanza) hope

todas mis ilusiones se fueron al traste all my hopes were dashed

tendió la mano con ilusión she held her hand out hopefully

no me hago muchas ilusiones de que me lo vayan a conceder I'm not very hopeful that they'll give it to me

no te hagas muchas ilusiones don't get o build your hopes up

no pierde or aún conserva la ilusión de ganar el premio she still hopes to win the prize, she still has hopes of winning the prize

su mayor ilusión es ver a su hija casada her dearest o fondest wish is to see her daughter married

vive de ilusiones he lives in a dream world

todos empezamos con mucha ilusión we all started with great enthusiasm, we were all very enthusiastic when we started

2

( esp Esp) (alegría, satisfacción): me hizo mucha ilusión recibir su carta I was thrilled to get your letter

le hace mucha ilusión el viaje he's really looking forward to o he's really excited about the trip

¡qué ilusión! ¡un mes de vacaciones! isn't it great! a month's vacation!

B (noción falsa) illusion

Compuesto:

ilusión óptica

optical illusion

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ilusión sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( esperanza) hope;

◊ no te hagas ilusiones don't build your hopes up;

no me hago muchas ilusiones I'm not very hopeful;
su mayor ilusión es … her dearest o fondest wish is …
b) (esp Esp) (alegría, satisfacción):

◊ me hizo mucha ilusión I was thrilled;

le hace ilusión el viaje he's looking forward to the trip;
¡qué ilusión! isn't it wonderful!
2 ( noción falsa) illusion
ilusión sustantivo femenino
1 (falsa representación) illusion: el arte crea ilusiones, art creates illusions
fue una ilusión óptica, it was an optical illusion
2 (creencia vana) illusion, delusion
hacerse ilusiones, to build up one's hopes
(sueño) dream, hope: la ilusión de mi vida es ésa, that's the dream of my life
3 (felicidad, alegría) excitement, thrill: a los niños les hace ilusión ir al zoo, the children are excited about going to the zoo
¡qué ilusión!, how exciting!
' ilusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cumplirse
- engaño
- forjar
- maldita
- maldito
- pletórica
- pletórico
- quimera
- sueño
- truncar
- alentar
- alimentar
- espejismo
English:
anticipation
- delusion
- dream
- eagerly
- expectation
- hope
- illusion
- optical illusion
- thrill
- thrilled

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ilusión nf

1. [esperanza] hope;

con ilusión hopefully, optimistically;

la ilusión de su vida es ir al espacio his life's dream is to travel into space;

hacerse o [m5] forjarse ilusiones to build up one's hopes;

no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones don't get your hopes up too much;

no me hago muchas ilusiones de que me vayan a dar la beca I'm not too optimistic about getting the grant

2. [infundada] delusion, illusion;

vive de ilusiones he's completely deluded

3. esp Esp [emoción]
han trabajado con mucha ilusión they have worked with real enthusiasm;

¡qué ilusión! how exciting!;

¡qué ilusión verte otra vez! it's great to see you again!;

me hace mucha ilusión I'm really looking forward to it;

me hace mucha ilusión que vengas I'm really delighted o thrilled that you're coming;

la novia lleva los preparativos de la boda con ilusión the bride is very excited about the preparations for the wedding

4. [espejismo] illusion

Comp
ilusión óptica optical illusion
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ilusión

f

1 ( ficción) illusion

2 ( deseo, esperanza) hope;

hacerse ilusiones get one’s hopes up

3 ( entusiasmo)

:

me hace mucha ilusión I’m really looking forward to it

* * *

ilusión nf, pl - siones

1) : illusion, delusion

2) esperanza: hope

hacerse ilusiones: to get one's hopes up

* * *

ilusión n

1. (sueño) dream

su ilusión es viajar a Australia her dream is to travel to Australia

2. (engaño) illusion

una ilusión óptica an optical illusion

hacerle ilusión algo a alguien (en el futuro) to look forward to something (en el pasado) to be pleased with something

le hacía ilusión visitar París he was looking forward to going to Paris

tu carta me hizo mucha ilusión I was really pleased to get your letter

hacerse ilusiones to build up your hopes [pt. & pp. built]

¡qué ilusión! how wonderful!

Spanish-English dictionary > ilusión
10 ansioso

adj.

1 anxious, eager, longing, yearning.

2 anxious, concerned, nervous, worried.

* * *

ansioso

► adjetivo

1 (desasosegado) anguished, anxious, desperate

2 (deseoso) eager, longing (por/de, to)

■ estaba ansioso de verla he couldn't wait to see her, he was dying to see her

3 (avaricioso) greedy, covetous

* * *

(f. - ansiosa)

adj.

1) anxious, worried

2) eager

* * *

ADJ

1) (=preocupado) anxious, worried; (=deseoso) eager, solicitous

esperábamos ansiosos — we waited anxiously

ansioso de o por algo — greedy for sth

2) (Med) (=tenso) anxious, suffering from nervous tension; (=bascoso) sick, queasy

* * *

- sa adjetivo

a) ( deseoso) eager

estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

estoy ansioso de verlos — I can't wait to see them

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy

* * *

= anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.

Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.

Ex. Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.

Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.

Ex. And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

Ex. The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.

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* ansioso de = hungry for.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* * *

- sa adjetivo

a) ( deseoso) eager

estar ansioso de or por + inf — to be eager to + inf

está ansioso por saberlo — he's eager o (colloq) dying to know

estoy ansioso de verlos — I can't wait to see them

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen — I can't wait for them to come, I'm really looking forward to them arriving

b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy

* * *

= anxious, eager, wishful, expectant, nothing loath.

Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.

Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.

Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.

Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.

* ansioso de = hungry for.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* ansioso por aprender = thirsty for knowledge.

* demasiado ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* estar ansioso por = be eager to.

* excesivamente ansioso = overeager [over-eager].

* * *

ansioso -sa

adjective

1 (deseoso) eager estar ansioso DE or POR + INF to be eager to + INF

está ansioso por conocer los resultados he's eager o ( colloq) dying to know the results

estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying to see them, I'm really looking forward to seeing them

estar ansioso DE or POR QUE + SUBJ:

estoy ansiosa de que lleguen las vacaciones I can't wait o ( colloq) I'm dying for the vacation (to come), I'm really looking forward to the vacation

2 [ SER] ( fam) (voraz) greedy

* * *

ansioso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ( deseoso) eager;

◊ está ansioso por saberlo he's eager o (colloq) dying to know;

estoy ansioso de verlos I can't wait to see them
b) [ser] (fam) ( voraz) greedy

ansioso,-a adjetivo
1 (deseoso) eager [por, for]
2 (de comida, fortuna) greedy
' ansioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ansiosa
- hervir
- impaciente
- venida
- por
English:
anxious
- eager
- excited

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ansioso, -a adj

1. [impaciente] impatient;

estar ansioso por o [m5] de hacer algo to be impatient to do sth;

está ansioso por acabar el trabajo he can't wait to finish work;

está ansioso de reencontrarse con su familia he can't wait o is impatient to be reunited with his family

2. [angustiado] in anguish;

esperan ansiosos noticias sobre sus familiares they are waiting anxiously for news of their relatives

* * *

ansioso

adj

1 anxious

2

:

está ansioso por verlos he’s longing to see them;

ansioso de placer anxious o eager to please

* * *

ansioso, -sa adj

1) : anxious, worried

2) : eager

♦ ansiosamente adv

* * *

ansioso adj anxious / eager

Spanish-English dictionary > ansioso
11 agonía

f.

1 agony, death-throes, dying.

2 agony, anguish, distress.

* * *

agonía

► nombre femenino

1 dying breath, last gasp

■ murió después de una larga agonía she died after a long illness

■ en su agonía on her deathbed

2 (sufrimiento) agony, grief, sorrow

► nombre masulino o femenino agonías

1 familiar (quejica) moaner; (pesimista) pessimist

* * *

noun f.

agony, death throes

* * *

SF

1) [de muerte] death agony, death throes pl ; (=últimos momentos) dying moments pl

la época está en su agonía — the period is in its death throes

en su agonía — on his death-bed

acortar la agonía a un animal — to put an animal out of its misery

2) (=angustia) anguish; (=deseo) desire, yearning

* * *

femenino

a) ( de moribundo) death throes (pl)

b) ( sufrimiento) suffering

* * *

femenino

a) ( de moribundo) death throes (pl)

b) ( sufrimiento) suffering

* * *

agonía

feminine

1 (de un moribundo) death throes (pl)

2 (sufrimiento) suffering

las agonías de las tropas the sufferings of the troops

ser (un) agonías ( Esp fam); to be a complainer o ( colloq) whiner o ( BrE colloq) moaning Minnie

* * *

agonía sustantivo femenino
a) ( de moribundo) death throes (pl)

b) ( sufrimiento) suffering

agonía sustantivo femenino death throes pl
' agonía' also found in these entries:
English:
agony
- death throes
- throes

* * *

agonía

♦ nf

1. [del moribundo] death throes;

su agonía duró varios meses he took several months to die

2. [decadencia] decline, dying days

3. [sufrimiento] agony;

tras varias semanas de agonía, por fin recibió la respuesta after several weeks of agonized waiting, she finally received the reply

♦ agonías adj inv
Esp Fam
¡qué agonías eres! what a moaner o Br misery-guts you are!

♦ agonías nmf inv
Esp Fam moaner, Br misery-guts
* * *

agonía

f agony;

la espera fue una agonía the wait was unbearable

* * *

agonía nf

: agony, death throes

* * *

agonía n agony [pl. agonies]

Spanish-English dictionary > agonía

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