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101 puñetero
adj.damned, bally.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar (fastidioso) damned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *- ra adjetivo (fam)a) (delante del n) ( uso enfático) damn, blastedeste puñetero pueblo — this lousy o miserable town (colloq)
b) [SER] < persona>no seas puñetero — don't be a swine (colloq), don't be a jerk (colloq)
* * *= bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex. Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.* * *- ra adjetivo (fam)a) (delante del n) ( uso enfático) damn, blastedeste puñetero pueblo — this lousy o miserable town (colloq)
b) [SER] < persona>no seas puñetero — don't be a swine (colloq), don't be a jerk (colloq)
* * *= bloody.Nota: Palabra derivada de la expresión " By our Lady".Ex: Prince Charles has admitted he is a ' bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.
* * *( fam)1 ( delante del n)(uso enfático): tuvieron otra discusión por la puñetera perra they had another argument over the damn o blasted dog ( colloq)tengo ganas de irme de este puñetero pueblo I want to get out of this lousy o miserable town ( colloq)vete de una puñetera vez just get the hell out of here ( colloq)2 [ SER] ‹persona›masculine, feminine* * *
puñetero◊ -ra adjetivo (Esp fam)
b) [SER] ‹ persona›:
puñetero,-a adj fam
1 (complicado) difficult: una pregunta muy puñetera, a hard question
2 (fastidioso, molesto) este puñetero ruido..., this damn noise...
su puñetera costumbre..., her damn habit
3 (malicioso) spiteful, malicious: su hermano es un tipo muy puñetero, his brother is really a jerk
' puñetero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puñetera
English:
bleeding
- bloody
- fucking
* * *♦ adj2. [difícil] tricky, awkward;nos puso un examen muy puñetero he set us a very tricky examtiene la puñetera manía de poner la música a todo volumen he has the Br bloody o US goddamn annoying habit of playing music at full volume;no me hacen ni puñetero caso they don't take a blind bit of notice of me;¡cállate de una puñetera vez! shut up, for Christ's sake!♦ nm,fpain;* * *popI adj damn fam, damned fam, Brbloody pop ; -
102 tipo
m.1 guy, chap, fellow, character.2 type, category, kind, class.Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.3 letter type, type.* * *1 (clase) type, kind2 FINANZAS rate5 (en impresión) type\aguantar el tipo figurado to keep cool, keep calmdar el tipo figurado to fit a description, fit the billjugarse el tipo figurado to risk one's necktodo tipo de all kind of, all kinds oftipo bancario FINANZAS bank ratetipo de cambio FINANZAS rate of exchangetipo de descuento FINANZAS bank ratetipo de interés FINANZAS rate of interesttipo raro weirdo, oddball* * *1. noun m.1) type2) kind, sort3) style•2. (f. - tipa)nounguy / gal* * *tipo, -a1.SM / F * (=individuo) (=hombre) guy *, bloke *; (=mujer) chick *, bird *, dame (EEUU) *tipa¿quién es ese tipo? — who's that guy o bloke? *
2. SM1) (=clase) type, kind, sortun coche de otro tipo pero del mismo precio — a different type o kind o sort of car but for the same price
todo tipo de... — all sorts o kinds of...
tuvimos todo tipo de problemas — we had all sorts o kinds of problems
2) (Bot, Literat, Zool) type3) (Com, Econ) ratetipo bancario, tipo base — base rate
4) (=figura, cuerpo) [de hombre] build; [de mujer] figuretener buen tipo — [hombre] to be well built; [mujer] to have a good figure
5) (Tip) type3. ADJ INV1) (=similar a)2) (=típico) average, typicaldos conductores tipo — two average o typical drivers
* * *I- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) womanII1) ( clase) kind, type, sort2)a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physiquejugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
b) ( aspecto) appearancedar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type
3) (Fin) rate4) (Impr) type5) (como adj inv) typicaluna serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series
6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about* * *I- pa masculino, femenino (fam) (m) guy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) womanII1) ( clase) kind, type, sort2)a) ( figura - de mujer) figure; (- de hombre) physiquejugarse el tipo — (Esp fam) to risk one's neck (colloq)
b) ( aspecto) appearancedar el tipo — (Esp) to be the type
3) (Fin) rate4) (Impr) type5) (como adj inv) typicaluna serie tipo `Dallas' — a `Dallas'-type series
6) (como adv) (CS fam) around, about* * *tipo11 = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.
Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.* almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.* de tipo general = broad scoped.* de tipo medio = middle-range.* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.* de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].* diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.* el tipo de = the range of.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* examen tipo test = multiple choice test.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.* índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.* mismo tipo de = same range of.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.* Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.* tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.* tipo de interés = interest rate.* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de persona = public.* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.* tipo de servicio = style of service.* tipo fiscal = tax rate.* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo noticias = news-type.* tipo preferencial = preferential rate.* tipo preferente = preferential rate.* tipo publicitario = display type.* tipos como = the likes of.* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.* tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.* tipo televisor = television-type.* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* un tipo de = a kind of.* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.tipo22 = font, face, type, fount.Nota: Un grupo de caracteres tipográficos de un tamaño determinado, como por ejemplo Roman 8.Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.Ex: Incunabulists, indeed, work on the assumption that a fount belonging to a fifteenth-century printer was unique to him, which is likely to be true enough of the fount as cast, but is not necessarily true of its punches.* altura del tipo movible = height-to-paper, type height.* diseñador de tipos = type designer.* diseño de tipos = type design [type-design].* fundición de tipos = typefounding.* fundidor de tipos = punch-cutter [punchcutter], type-founder [typefounder], cutter of type.* fundir tipos = cast + type.* machacar los tipos = batter + type.* máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.* taller de fundición de tipos = type-foundry.* tipo autoespaciador = self-spacing type.* tipo decorativo = display type.* tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* tipo fundido = cast type.* tipo movible = punch.* tipo movible de acento = accent punch.* tipo móvil = moveable type.* tipos móviles = movable type.tipo33 = fellow, chap, guy, dude, joker, bloke.Nota: Coloquial.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.* jugarse el tipo (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).* mantener el tipo = keep + a stiff upper lip.* * *masculine, feminineme parece una tipa sensacional I think she's an amazing woman¿pero qué se habrá creído este tipo? but who does this guy o character think he is?tipo2A (clase) kind, type, sorttiene todo tipo de herramientas en el taller he has all kinds of tools in his workshop¿qué tipo de música te gusta más? what sort of music do you like best?es muy simpático, pero no es mi tipo he's very nice, but he's not my typeC1 (figura — de una mujer) figure; (de un hombre) physiqueaguantar or mantener el tipo ( Esp); to put on a brave facejugarse el tipo ( Esp); to risk one's necklucir el tipo ( Esp); to parade around2 (aspecto) appearanceserá conde, pero no tiene tipo de aristócrata he may well be a count, but he doesn't look like an aristocratuna mujer de tipo distinguido a distinguished-looking womandar el tipo ( Esp); to be the typeno parece que dé el tipo he doesn't seem the typeD ( Fin) rateCompuestos:exchange ratecross exchange rate● tipo de interés preferencial or preferenteprime rateE ( Impr) typeF ( como adj inv) typicalel/la profesional tipo the typical o average professional personexámenes tipo specimen papersuna serie tipo Dallas a Dallas-type seriesvénganse tipo cuatro come around o about four o'clock* * *
tipo 1
(f) woman
tipo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( clase) kind, type, sort;
no es mi tipo he's not my type
2 ( figura — de mujer) figure;
(— de hombre) physique
3 ( como adv) (CS fam) around, about;
tipo sustantivo masculino
1 (modelo, clase) type, kind, sort: María no es mi tipo, Maria isn't my type
me gusta ese tipo de gente, I like that kind of people
no es de ese tipo de personas, he's not that sort of person
ese tipo de coche, that type o kind of car
2 fam (individuo) guy, bloke, fellow
tipo raro, weirdo
un buen tipo, a good sort
un tipo simpático, a nice chap
3 (constitución física) build, physique
(de mujer) figure: tiene buen tipo, she has a good figure
4 Econ rate
tipo de cambio, exchange rate
tipo de descuento, bank rate
tipo de interés, interest rate
5 Tip (de letra) type
Tip Inform font
♦ Locuciones: dar el tipo, to live up to other people's expectations
figurado jugarse el tipo, to risk one's neck
mantener o aguantar el tipo, to keep one's cool
' tipo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
beneficio
- callada
- callado
- cambiar
- catalogar
- clase
- cuidada
- cuidado
- delgada
- delgado
- desbordar
- determinada
- determinado
- elemento
- especie
- estaquilla
- fibra
- fiebre
- género
- índole
- lectura
- macanuda
- macanudo
- más
- mina
- naturaleza
- orden
- puñetera
- puñetero
- scud
- sedán
- silueta
- speed
- suerte
- tan
- antipático
- corriente
- cuate
- divertido
- forma
- fresco
- fulano
- grande
- individuo
- interés
- interesar
- loco
- particular
- pata
- pesado
English:
ale
- all
- arrogant
- bloke
- boogie
- brand
- build
- chap
- class
- clause
- crook
- current
- delicatessen
- deposit
- description
- duck
- dude
- exchange rate
- figure
- flaky
- flat
- form
- freely
- going
- guy
- high tops
- individual
- interest rate
- kid
- kind
- lending
- LIBOR
- marmalade
- muffin
- neck
- neither
- nut
- open
- prime rate
- rate
- send down
- shapely
- sort
- suited
- survey
- tax bracket
- tough
- trim
- type
- typeface
* * *tipo, -a♦ nm,fFam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman; [mujer joven] girl♦ nm1. [clase] type, sort;no es mi tipo he's not my type;todo tipo de all sorts of;vinieron personas de todo tipo all sorts of people came;no me gustan las películas de ese tipo I don't like movies like that o those sorts of movies2. [cuerpo] [de mujer] figure;[de hombre] build;tiene muy buen tipo she has a very good body;Famjugarse el tipo to risk one's neck;Famdar el tipo to be up to standard o scratch3. Econ ratetipo básico [de interés] base rate; [de impuestos] basic rate;tipo de cambio exchange rate, rate of exchange;tipo de descuento discount rate;tipo impositivo tax rate;tipo de interés interest rate;tipo de interés bancario bank rate;tipo de interés fijo fixed interest rate;tipo de interés hipotecario mortgage rate;tipo de interés variable variable o floating interest rate;tipo marginal marginal rate;tipo mínimo minimum rate;tipo preferencial prime (lending) rate4. Imprenta type5. Biol type♦ adj inv1. [estándar]el boliviano/la dieta tipo the average Bolivian/diet2.un pantalón tipo pitillo a pair of drainpipe trousers;una película tipo Rambo a Rambo-style movie♦ advRP Fam [aproximadamente] like;llegaron tipo nueve they arrived at, like, nine o'clock;se casó hace tipo cinco años she got married something like five years ago* * *m1 type, kind;no es mi tipo he’s not my type2 fampersona guy fam3 COM rate4:jugarse el tipo fam risk one’s neck;mantener oaguantar el tipo fam keep one’s cool* * *tipo nm1) clase: type, kind, sort2) : figure, build, appearance3) : ratetipo de interés: interest rate4) : (printing) type, typeface5) : style, modelun vestido tipo 60's: a 60's-style dress* * *tipo n1. (clase) type / kind / sort¿qué tipo de coche quieres? what sort of car do you want?2. (de mujer) figurees modelo, tiene buen tipo she's a model, she's got a good figure3. (de hombre) body4. (individuo) guy / bloke -
103 до чего мерзкий тип
Makarov: he is a nasty piece of workУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > до чего мерзкий тип
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104 infam
* * *low; infamous; vile; abject; base* * *in|fam [ɪn'faːm]adjinfamous* * *in·fam[ɪnˈfa:m]adj (pej)eine \infame Verleumdung vicious slander\infame Schmerzen dreadful painheute ist es aber \infam heiß! today it's terribly [or awfully] hot* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv disgraceful2.adverbial disgracefully* * *infame Lüge auch disgusting lie* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv disgraceful2.adverbial disgracefully -
105 podlec
m pot., obraźl. scoundrel, nasty piece of work* * *I.podlec1mpVoc. -u pot. (= niegodziwiec) scamp, rascal, mean person.II.podlec2pf.zob. podlegać.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podlec
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106 skidt
* * *I. (et)( snavs) dirt,( stærkere) filth;(fig) trash, rubbish;[ hele skidtet] the whole lot;[ komme ned i skidtet] go to the bad;[ det lille skidt] poor little mite;[ skidt med det!] never mind![ have penge som skidt] be lousy with money, be rolling in it;( svarer til) we must eat a peck of dirt before we die;[ ikke regne ham for det skidt man træder på] treat him like dirt.II. adj bad, rotten;adv badly;( kludre med noget) make a mess of something;(dvs det lykkedes ikke) he did not get away with it;[ en skidt fyr (el. knægt)] a good-for-nothing,T a bad lot,S a nasty piece of work;[ skidt stillet] badly off; -
107 dañino
adj.harmful, bad, damaging, evil.* * *► adjetivo\animales dañinos pests, vermin sing* * *(f. - dañina)adj.* * *dañino, -a1. ADJ1) [para la salud] harmfulanimales dañinos — vermin sing, pests
2) [para el desarrollo de algo] damaging ( para to)2.SM / F Cono Sur thief* * *- na adjetivo [ser] <planta/sustancia> harmfuldañino para la salud — harmful to o bad for one's health
* * *= crippling, injurious, disruptive.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.----* animal dañino = pest.* * *- na adjetivo [ser] <planta/sustancia> harmfuldañino para la salud — harmful to o bad for one's health
* * *= crippling, injurious, disruptive.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.* animal dañino = pest.* * *dañino -na1 [ SER] ‹persona› malicious2 [ SER] ‹planta/sustancia› harmfulun animal dañino an animal which causes damage to crops ( o livestock etc), a pestdañino PARA algo harmful TO sthdañino para la salud harmful to o bad for one's health* * *
dañino◊ -na adjetivo [ser] ‹planta/sustancia› harmful;
dañino para algo harmful to sth
dañino,-a adjetivo harmful, damaging [para, to]
' dañino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañina
- mala
- malo
- veneno
English:
bad
- dangerous
- harmful
* * *dañino, -a adj1. [sustancia, hábito, plaga] harmful;dañino para la salud harmful to health2. [persona] evil;* * *adj harmful; figmalicious* * *dañino, -na adj: harmful* * *dañino adj harmful -
108 frío2
2 = cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], chilly [chillier -comp., chilliest -sup.], cold [colder -comp., coldest -sup.], chilled, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.], frosty.Ex. It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.Ex. A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.Ex. They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.Ex. This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.Ex. Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.Ex. Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.----* agua fría = cold water.* congelado de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* frente frío = cold front.* frío como el hielo = frosty.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lectura en frío = cold reading.* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* secado en frío = freeze drying. -
109 pájara
f.1 hen bird.2 sly woman, wicked woman.* * *2 familiar (en ciclismo) bonk* * *SF1) (Orn) hen, hen bird; (=perdiz hembra) hen partridge2) * (=mujer taimada) sneaky bitch *; (=ladrona) thieving woman3) (Dep) (=desfallecimiento) collapse4) (=pájaro de papel) paper bird; (=cometa) kite5)6)* * *1) (fam & pey) ( mujer astuta) crafty woman, scheming bitch (sl & pej)2) (fam) ( decaimiento brusco) collapse* * *= sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex. Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.Ex. By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *1) (fam & pey) ( mujer astuta) crafty woman, scheming bitch (sl & pej)2) (fam) ( decaimiento brusco) collapse* * *= sneaky bitch, thieving woman.Ex: Form my history of clans, all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.* * *B ( fam) (decaimiento brusco) collapseluego viene la pájara or agarras una pájara then you just collapse o you lose all impetus o ( colloq) you hit the wall* * *
pájara sustantivo femenino
1 (hembra de pájaro) hen
2 pey (mujer) old devil, witch
* * *pájara nf¡buena pájara está esa hecha! she's a crafty devil!2. [en ciclismo] bonk* * *f fig desp -
110 tipo1
1 = category, class, degree, form, kind, nature, sort, type, ilk, stripe.Ex. For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex. Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.Ex. Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.Ex. The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.----* algún tipo de = some, some sort of.* algún tipo de + Nombre = one kind of + Nombre + or another.* almuerzo tipo bufé = lunch buffet, buffet lunch.* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.* con todo tipo de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con todo tipo de lujos = with all mods and cons.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* de algún tipo = of some description.* de algún tipo u otro = of some sort.* de cierto tipo = of a sort, of sorts.* de cualquier tipo = in any way [in anyway], in all forms.* de diversos tipos = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* de diverso tipo = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another.* del mismo tipo que las oficinas = office-type.* de tipo general = broad scoped.* de tipo medio = middle-range.* de todos los tipos = of all stripes.* de todo tipo = of all sorts, of every sort, of all stripes, of all shapes and sizes.* de un tipo u otro = of one type or another, of one sort or another, of one kind or another, of some description.* de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].* diabetes del tipo 2 = type 2 diabetes.* el tipo de = the range of.* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.* este tipo de = such.* este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.* examen tipo test = multiple choice test.* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* haber de muy diversos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.* índice permutado del tipo KWIC = KWICed index.* mismo tipo de = same range of.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement.* Nombre + de este tipo = such + Nombre.* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].* recorte de los tipos de interés = rate cut, interest-rate cut.* reducción de los tipos de interés = interest-rate cut.* reducción de tipo impositivo = tax abatement.* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* tipo de cambio = exchange rate, rate of exchange.* tipo de cuidado = nasty piece of work.* tipo de gravamen = tax rate.* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo de impuestos = band of taxation.* tipo de interés = interest rate.* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de interés preferente = base rate, prime rate.* tipo de persona = public.* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.* tipo de servicio = style of service.* tipo fiscal = tax rate.* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo impositivo = income tax bracket, tax rate, tax bracket.* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo noticias = news-type.* tipo preferencial = preferential rate.* tipo preferente = preferential rate.* tipo publicitario = display type.* tipos como = the likes of.* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.* tipos reducción de los tipos de interés = rate cut.* tipo televisor = television-type.* todo tipo de = all sorts of, all manner of.* todo tipo de gustos = all shades of opinion.* un tipo de = a kind of.* variación de los tipos de cambio = exchange rate change.* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing. -
111 ángel
m.1 angel, religious messenger.2 innocent man.3 Ángel.4 angel, angel investor, risk-capital initial investor.* * *1 angel\ángel caído fallen angeltener ángel to be charmingángel custodio/de la guarda guardian angel* * *noun m.* * *SM1) angelpasó un ángel — [silencio] there was a sudden silence; [en charla] there was a lull in the conversation
ángel custodio, ángel de la guarda — guardian angel
2) (=gracia)tener ángel — to have charm, be very charming
* * *a) (Relig) angelpobre angelito — poor little darling; caer
b) ( encanto) charm* * *= angel.Ex. The woodcuts represent a procession headed by an angel, the first martyrs, the cross, Christ in a triumphal chariot, with saints immediately behind.----* ángel de la guarda = guardian angel.* angeles de la guarda = guardian angel, guardian angel.* ángel rebelde = rebel angel.* cabello de ángel = angelica.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* UCLA (Universidad de California en Los Angeles) = UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).* * *a) (Relig) angelpobre angelito — poor little darling; caer
b) ( encanto) charm* * *= angel.Ex: The woodcuts represent a procession headed by an angel, the first martyrs, the cross, Christ in a triumphal chariot, with saints immediately behind.
* ángel de la guarda = guardian angel.* angeles de la guarda = guardian angel, guardian angel.* ángel rebelde = rebel angel.* cabello de ángel = angelica.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* UCLA (Universidad de California en Los Angeles) = UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).* * *1 ( Relig) angelcanta como los (propios) ángeles he sings like an angelque sueñes con los angelitos sweet dreamsmuchas gracias, eres un ángel thank you very much, you're an angelse ha caído, pobre ángel or angelito he's fallen over, poor thing o poor little darling2 (encanto) charmtiene mucho ángel she's very charming o she has a lot of charmCompuestos:fallen angelguardian angel● ángel guardián or de la guardaguardian angelavenging angel* * *
ángel sustantivo masculinoa) (Relig) angel;
ángel guardián or de la guarda guardian angel;
pobre angelito poor little darling
ángel sustantivo masculino angel
ángel de la guarda, guardian angel
' ángel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batuta
- cabello
- cielo
- guarda
- primor
- serafín
- sol
- angelito
- monada
English:
angel
- angel food cake
- angel hair pasta
- guardian
- dear
* * *ángel nm1. [ser espiritual] angel;como los ángeles: canta como los ángeles she has a divine voice, she sings like an angel;ha pasado un ángel don't all talk at once! [after lull in conversation]ángel caído fallen angel;ángel custodio guardian angel;ángel de la guarda guardian angel2. [persona buena] angel;¡eres un ángel! you're an angel!* * *m angel;* * *ángel nm: angel* * *ángel n angel -
112 frío
adj.1 cold, chilly, cool, chill.2 cold, glassy, impersonal.3 cold, unenthusiastic.4 cold, stoney, emotionless, free of emotion.5 cold, aloof, distant, offish.m.cold, chilliness, coldness, chill.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: freír.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) cold2 (indiferente) cold, cool, indifferent; (pasmado) stunned1 cold\coger a alguien en frío figurado to catch somebody on the hopcoger frío to catch (a) coldhace un frío que pela familiar it's freezing coldhacer frío to be coldpillar frío to catch a coldtener frío / pasar frío to be cold————————1 cold* * *1. = fría, adj.1) cold2) indifferent, distant2. noun m.1) cold2) coldness, indifference* * *1. ADJ1) [en temperatura] [agua, aire, invierno, refresco, sopa] coldtienes las manos frías — your hands are cold, you've got cold hands
2) [en sentimientos, actitudes]a) [relaciones, acogida, recibimiento] coolb) (=desapasionado) coolla mirada fría y penetrante del fotógrafo — the cool, penetrating eye of the photographer
mantener la cabeza fría — to keep a cool head, keep one's cool
c) (=insensible, inexpresivo) coldeste público es más frío que el de otras ciudades — this audience is less responsive than those in other cities
esos asesinos se comportan de forma fría y profesional — they are cold-blooded, professional killers
d)3) [bala] spent2. SM1) (=baja temperatura) cold¡qué frío hace! — it's freezing!, it's so cold!
frío polar — arctic weather, arctic conditions pl
2) (=sensación) coldtener frío — to be cold, feel cold
3)en frío —
a) (=en calma)ambas partes tendrán que pactar un acuerdo en frío — the two sides will have to negotiate an agreement with cool heads
cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío — when one calmly o coolly considers the total numbers
b) (=repentinamente)me lo dijo en frío y no supe cómo reaccionar — he sprang it on me out of the blue o he told me just like that and I didn't know quite what to say
no dar ni frío ni calor a algn —
el hecho de que no me hayan seleccionado no me da ni frío ni calor — I'm not at all bothered about not being selected
sus comentarios sobre mí no me dan ni frío ni calor — his comments about me don't bother me one way or the other, I'm not at all bothered about o by his comments
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *frío11 = cold, chill.Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* conservación en frío = cold storage.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* frío extremo = extreme cold.* frío glacial = freezing cold.* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frio polar = freezing cold.* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.* oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.frío22 = cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], chilly [chillier -comp., chilliest -sup.], cold [colder -comp., coldest -sup.], chilled, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.], frosty.Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* agua fría = cold water.* congelado de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* frente frío = cold front.* frío como el hielo = frosty.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lectura en frío = cold reading.* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* secado en frío = freeze drying.frío33 = cool-headed, unemotional.Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mirada fría = icy glare.* sangre fría = presence of mind.* * *A ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› coldel café estaba frío the coffee was cold o had got(ten) coldtengo los pies fríos my feet are coldfrío, frío, sigue buscando (en juegos) you're very cold, keep lookingdejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío (indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; (pasmado) he was staggered o stunned by the newsesa clase de música me deja fría that sort of music leaves me cold o does nothing for mequedarse frío to be taken abackB1 (insensible) coldes frío y calculador he's cold and calculating2(poco afectuoso, entusiasta): estuvo frío y distante conmigo he was cold and distant towards meun público que tiene fama de ser muy frío an audience with a reputation for being very unenthusiastic o unresponsivesus relaciones son más bien frías relations between them are rather cooltuvieron un recibimiento muy frío they got a very cool o frosty receptionson muy fríos con los niños they're very unaffectionate toward(s) the children3(desapasionado): para esto hay que tener una mente fría this calls for a cool headC (poco acogedor) ‹habitación› unwelcoming, cold ‹color› [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] coldfrío2A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] colduna ola de frío a cold spellno deberías salir con este frío you shouldn't go out in this cold o in this cold weather¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!empiezan a emigrar con los primeros fríos they start to migrate when the weather begins to turn cold o with the first cold weatherB(sensación): tengo frío I'm coldpasamos un frío espantoso we were so coldtengo frío en los pies my feet are coldme está entrando frío I'm beginning to feel coldtomar or ( Esp) coger frío to catch coldabrígate, no vayas a tomar frío wrap up well or you'll catch colden frío: su oferta me agarró or cogió en frío her offer took me aback o took me by surpriseno le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like thatesto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmlyno darle a algn ni frío ni calor ( fam); to leave sb coldno me da ni frío ni calor it leaves me cold o doesn't really do anything for me, I can't get very excited about it* * *
Del verbo freír: ( conjugate freír)
frío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
frió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
freír
frío
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo
to fry
freírse verbo pronominal
to fry
frío 1,◊ fría adjetivo
1 ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold;
dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news;
( atónito) he was staggered by the news;◊ el jazz me deja fría jazz does nothing for me
2
‹ público› unresponsive;
‹ recibimineto› cool;
frío 2 sustantivo masculino
cold;
¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!;
tener/pasar frío to be cold;
tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold;
tomar or (Esp) coger frío to catch cold
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets
(con preguntas) to bombard
frío,-a
I adjetivo
1 cold
2 (distante) cold, cool, indifferent
3 (atónito, perplejo) cuando vi la factura del teléfono me quedé frío, I was stunned when I read the telephone bill
II sustantivo masculino cold: la niña ha cogido frío, my daughter has caught cold
pasaban mucho frío, they were very cold
hacer frío (el tiempo), to be cold
tener frío (una persona), to be cold ➣ Ver nota en fresco
' frío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- amoratada
- amoratado
- calentar
- con
- cortante
- empañar
- escalofrío
- fresca
- fresco
- fría
- gélida
- gélido
- hacer
- helada
- helado
- muerta
- muerto
- notar
- ola
- pelar
- penetrar
- penetrante
- protestar
- que
- quebrantar
- recrudecer
- recrudecerse
- sabañón
- saber
- sentir
- sudor
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tiritón
- adelantar
- aumentar
- bestial
- cerrar
- chucho
- coger
- combatir
- congelar
- cortar
- displicente
- enfriar
- entrar
- entumecerse
English:
aloof
- antisocial
- be
- bitterly
- blue
- chill
- chilly
- clammy
- clinical
- cold
- cold sweat
- cold-blooded
- cool
- crisp
- dank
- dead
- distant
- exposure
- feel
- freeze
- gather in
- grow
- insulate
- it
- keep out
- nip
- nippy
- numb
- out
- remote
- rosy
- rupture
- shelter
- shiver
- shut out
- snap
- stiff
- stone-cold
- unwelcoming
- warm
- weather
- winter
- with
- as
- for
- freezing
- mild
- shake
- stony
- sweat
* * ** * *I adj tb figcold;quedarse frío get cold; fig be astonishedII m cold;hace frío it’s cold;tener frío be cold;coger frío catch cold* * *1) : cold2) indiferente: cool, indifferentfrío nm1) : coldhace mucho frío esta noche: it's very cold tonight2) indiferencia: coldness, indifference3)tener frío : to feel coldtengo frío: I'm cold4)tomar frío resfriarse: to catch a cold* * *frío1 adj coldfrío2 n cold¿tienes frío? are you cold? -
113 malaje *
SM1) (=mala sombra) malign influence; (=mala suerte) bad luck2) (=sosería) dullness, lifelessness; (=falta de encanto) lack of charm3) (=malévolo) nasty piece of work *; (=soso) bore, pain * -
114 mala bestia
nasty piece of work -
115 tener mala idea
familiar to be a nasty piece of work -
116 tener mala sombra
-
117 tener mala uva
familiar (de mal humor) to be in a bad mood 2 (mal carácter) to be a nasty piece of work, be bad-tempered -
118 elemento
elemento sustantivo masculino los elementos ( fuerzas naturales) the elementsb) ( persona):elementos subversivos subversive elements; es un elemento de cuidado (Esp fam & pey) he's a nasty piece of work
elemento sustantivo masculino
1 element
2 (parte integrante) component, part
3 fam (tipo, sujeto) type, sort: ¡menudo e. estás tú hecho!, you are a real handful! 4 elementos, elements (nociones básicas) rudiments: no tengo elementos de juicio, I haven't enough information
5 (medio vital) habitat: cuando va a una fiesta está en su elemento, she's in her element at parties ' elemento' also found in these entries: Spanish: componente - disuasiva - disuasivo - disuasoria - disuasorio - nunca - clasificar - dato - detalle - estaño - metal - pieza English: air - deterrent - element - fire - lifeblood - solid - troublemaking - unit - constituent - creep - essential - fixture - ingredient -
119 pájaro
pájaro sustantivo masculino 1 (Zool) bird; más vale pájaro en mano que cien or ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 2 (fam) ( granuja) nasty piece of work (colloq)
pájaro sustantivo masculino
1 Zool bird
pájaro bobo, penguin
2 (granuja) crook Locuciones: familiar matar dos pájaros de un tiro, to kill two birds with one stone
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros, to be scatterbrained ' pájaro' also found in these entries: Spanish: corva - corvo - pájara - piar - picotazo - torda - tordo - trinar - trino - abatir - aletear - cantar - canto - chillar - chincol - enjaular - espantar - gorjear - grito - pajarito - picada - pico - posar - reclamo - remontar - revolotear - volar - vuelo English: beak - bill - bird - bird's-eye view - chatter - doom - flap - flight - flutter - fly - frighten away - frighten off - hen - hover - kind - leg - omen - out of - peep - perch - sail - settle - skim - song - trill - twitter - wheel - woodpecker - wood -
120 jojo
1. adjective• il est pas jojo [personne, objet] he's (or it's) not much to look at2. masculine noun* * *
1.
(colloq) ʒoʒo adjectif invariablece n'est pas jojo ce qu'ils lui ont fait — ( moralement) what they did to him/her wasn't very nice; ( physiquement) they made a mess of him/her (colloq)
2.
nom masculinun affreux jojo — ( enfant) a horrible brat (colloq); ( drôle d'individu) a weirdo (colloq)
* * *ʒoʒo *1. adj invpas jojo (= pas gai) — no fun, (= pas joli) not a pretty sight
2. nm* * *jojo○A adj inv ( always neg) nice; il n'est pas jojo ton chapeau your hat isn't very nice; ce n'est pas jojo ce qu'ils lui ont fait ( moralement) what they did to him/her wasn't very nice ; ( physiquement) they made a mess of him/her○.[ʒoʒo] (familier) adjectif invariable[joli]————————[ʒoʒo] (familier) nom masculin[enfant]
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