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1 socially
adverb (in a social way: I've seen him at various conferences, but we've never met socially.) socialmentetr['səʊʃəlɪ]1 socialmente■ socially acceptable admisible, bien visto,-a■ socially unacceptable no admisible, mal visto,-aadv.• socialmente adv.'səʊʃəlia) ( relating to the community) <divisive/useful> socialmente; (indep) desde el punto de vista socialb) ( in social situations)we don't meet socially — no tenemos trato social, no alternamos en los mismos círculos
it's not socially acceptable — está mal visto, no se considera correcto
['sǝʊʃǝlɪ]ADV [develop, integrate, interact] socialmente; [inferior, necessary] socialmente, desde el punto de vista social•
the socially correct way of doing sth — la manera socialmente correcta de hacer algothe socially excluded — los excluidos (de la sociedad)
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to be socially inadequate — no tener aptitud para el trato social, no saber tratar con la gente•
I didn't really get to know him socially — apenas tuve trato con él•
I don't really mix with him socially — no suelo alternar con él* * *['səʊʃəli]a) ( relating to the community) <divisive/useful> socialmente; (indep) desde el punto de vista socialb) ( in social situations)we don't meet socially — no tenemos trato social, no alternamos en los mismos círculos
it's not socially acceptable — está mal visto, no se considera correcto
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2 inadequate
in'ædikwət(not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) insuficiente; inadecuado, inapropiadoinadequate adj insuficientetr[ɪn'ædɪkwət]1 (not sufficient) insuficiente; (not appropriate) inadecuado,-a2 (person) incapaz, incompetente3 (defective) defectuoso,-a, imperfecto,-ainadequate [ɪn'ædɪkwət] adj1) insufficient: insuficiente, inadecuado2) incompetent: inepto, incompetenteadj.• inadecuado, -a adj.• insuficiente adj.ɪn'ædɪkwəta) <resources/measures> insuficiente, inadecuadob) < person> inepto, incompetenteshe felt inadequate — ( for a particular task) se sentía inepta or incompetente; ( in general) sentía que no estaba a la altura de las circunstancias
[ɪn'ædɪkwɪt]ADJ1) (=insufficient) [supply, funding, measures, training] insuficiente; [housing, diet] inadecuadothe company had inadequate resources to survive the recession — la empresa no tenía recursos suficientes or no tenía los recursos adecuados para sobrevivir a la recesión
2) (=weak) incompetente, ineptohe makes me feel totally inadequate — hace que me sienta totalmente incompetente or un verdadero inepto
* * *[ɪn'ædɪkwət]a) <resources/measures> insuficiente, inadecuadob) < person> inepto, incompetenteshe felt inadequate — ( for a particular task) se sentía inepta or incompetente; ( in general) sentía que no estaba a la altura de las circunstancias
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3 sad
sæd(unhappy or causing unhappiness: She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.) triste, melancólico- sadness- sadden
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sad adj tristetr[sæd]1 (unhappy) triste2 (deplorable) lamentable\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsad to say por desgracia, desgraciadamenteto make somebody sad entristecer a alguien, dar pena a alguien♦ sadly advadj.• cabizbajo, -a adj.• doliente adj.• funesto, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• lamentable adj.• lloroso, -a adj.• lutoso, -a adj.• triste adj.mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m[sæd]1. ADJ(compar sadder) (superl saddest)1) (=unhappy) [person, eyes, smile] tristeI'm sad that I won't be able to play football any more — estoy triste porque no voy a poder volver a jugar al fútbol, me entristece no poder volver a jugar al fútbol
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we were sad about or at the news of her illness — nos entristeció or nos apenó enterarnos de su enfermedad•
to become sad — entristecerse, ponerse triste•
to feel sad — sentirse triste, estar triste•
to grow sad — entristecerse, ponerse triste•
to be sad at heart — estar profundamente triste, tener el corazón oprimido•
to make sb sad — entristecer or poner triste a algn•
he left a sadder and a wiser man — cuando se marchó era un hombre escarmentado2) (=distressing) [story, occasion, loss] triste; [news] malo, triste•
it is my sad duty to inform you that... — tengo el penoso deber de informarle de que...•
how sad! — ¡qué triste!, ¡qué pena!•
it is sad to see such expertise wasted — es lamentable or da pena ver tanta pericia echada a perder3) (=deplorable) [situation, state of affairs] lamentable, penoso4) * (=pathetic) [performance, attempt, joke] penoso•
what sad people they must be if they have to complain about a little innocent fun — si se quejan de que la gente lo pase bien un rato es realmente como para tenerles pena2.CPDsad case * N (=socially inadequate person) —
he's a real sad case — es un tipo patético * or penoso
SADsad sack * N — (US) inútil * mf
Position of "triste"
You should generally put t riste after the noun when translating sad in the sense of "unhappy", and before the noun in the sense of "distressing":
He always seemed a sad little boy Siempre pareció un niño triste
... the sad reality...... la triste realidad... For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *mass noun (= seasonal affective disorder) TAE m
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