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m.feelings, sentiments.v.1 to feel.sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found outsin sentir without noticingYo siento amargura I feel=sense bitterness.Ella siente también She feels, too.Yo sentí a Ricardo con mi mano I felt Richard with my hand.2 to regret, to be sorry about.sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friendsiento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't comesiento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waitinglo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry3 to hear.4 to be sorry to, to feel sorry to.Yo siento irme I am sorry to go.5 to be sorry for.* * *1 (sentimiento) feeling2 (opinión) opinion, view1 (gen) to feel2 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about, feel sorry3 (oír) to hear■ ¿sientes algo? can you hear anything?4 (presentir) to feel, think, have a feeling that1 to feel\dejarse sentir / hacerse sentir figurado to make itself felten mi sentir in my opinion¡lo siento! I'm sorry!sentirse como en casa to feel at homesentirse con ánimos de hacer algo to feel like doing something, feel up to doing somethingsentirse mal to feel illsin sentir just like that* * *verb1) to feel2) feel sorry, regret3) sense•- sentirse* * *1. VT1) [+ emoción, sensación, dolor] to feel•
dejarse sentir — to be feltestán empezando a dejarse sentir los efectos de la crisis — the effects of the crisis are beginning to be felt
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sentir pena por algn — to feel pity for sb, feel sorry for sb2) (=percibir) to sensequizá sintió que no le estaba diciendo la verdad — maybe she sensed that I wasn't telling her the truth
3) [con otros sentidos]a) (=oír) to hear¿sientes el olor a quemado? — can you smell burning?
4) (=presentir)5) [+ música, poesía] to have a feeling for6) (=lamentar) to be sorry about, regret más frmsiento informarle que no ha sido seleccionado — I'm sorry to tell you that you haven't been selected, I regret to inform you that you haven't been selected más frm
siento molestarlo, pero necesito su ayuda — I'm sorry to bother you, but I need your help
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lo siento — I'm sorrylo siento muchísimo, ¡cuánto lo siento! — I'm so sorry
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sentir que... — to be sorry that...2.VI to feel3.See:* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feelsentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
b) < emoción> to feelc) ( presentir)los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades
2)a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hearb) (esp AmL) ( percibir)le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic
3) ( lamentar)2.lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry
sentirse v pron1) (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well
me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse
2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurtIIsentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view* * *= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.Ex. I'm sorry to have disappointed you.Ex. The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.Ex. Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.----* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* hacer sentir = make + feel.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.* sentir daño = feel + hurt.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sentir la sensación = feel.* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* sentir predilección por = be partial to.* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.* sentirse atraído = be engaged.* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* sentir sed = be thirsty.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse identificado = hit it off.* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* * *I 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <dolor/pinchazo> to feelsentir hambre/frío/sed — to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
b) < emoción> to feelc) ( presentir)los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas — the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades
2)a) ( oír) <ruido/disparo> to hearb) (esp AmL) ( percibir)le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo — I can taste vanilla/garlic
3) ( lamentar)2.lo siento en el alma — I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorry
sentirse v pron1) (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling o do you feel all right?
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I'm not feeling well
me siento enfermo/peor — I feel ill/worse
2) (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurtIIsentirse CON alguien — to be offended o upset with somebody
masculino ( sentimiento) feelings (pl), emotions (pl); (opinión, postura) feeling, view* * *= be sorry, sentiment, have + a feeling, regret.Ex: I'm sorry to have disappointed you.
Ex: The song may have been forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on = Puede que la canción se haya olvidado pero entre los usuarios de bibliotecas el sentimiento perdura.Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo = express + comfort with.* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo = express + comfort with.* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto = put + Nombre + at ease.* hacer sentir = make + feel.* hacer sentir bien = make + Nombre + feel good.* hacer sentir la presencia de = make + Posesivo + presence felt.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* hacer sentir orgulloso = make + Nombre + proud.* hacerse sentir = take + Posesivo + toll (on).* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir = budget cut + bite.* sentir ansiedad = feel + anxiety.* sentir aversión por = have + aversion to.* sentir cierta aprensión (por) = be apprehensive (about).* sentir claustrofobia = feel + claustrophobic.* sentir daño = feel + hurt.* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.* sentir entusiasmo por = be enamoured of/with.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* sentir hambre = be hungry, feel + hungry.* sentir hormigueo en la piel = tingle.* sentir la inclinación de = be inclined to.* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.* sentir la sensación = feel.* sentir las ganas de = get + the urge to.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* sentir la tentación de = be tempted to.* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo = grow in + appetite.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sentir motivación = have + motivation.* sentir obligación = feel + compulsion.* sentir pasión por = be passionate about.* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.* sentir predilección por = be partial to.* sentir preferencia por = have + a preference for.* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien = feel + left out.* sentir remordimiento = feel + remorse.* sentir reticencia hacia = recoil.* sentirse = feel, feel + a sense of, feel like.* sentirse acorralado = Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.* sentirse afligido = feel + hurt.* sentirse a gusto = feel + at home, be at ease.* sentirse a gusto con = be comfortable with.* sentirse aislado = feel + left out.* sentirse aliviado = be relieved.* sentirse amenazado = feel + threatened.* sentirse atraído = be engaged.* sentirse atraído por = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to, gravitate to(wards).* sentirse avergonzado = be ashamed, feel + embarrassed.* sentirse bien = feel + good, wellness, feel + right, get + high.* sentirse bien con Uno mismo = feel + right.* sentirse cansado = feel + tired.* sentirse cohibido = feel + shy.* sentirse cómodo con = be comfortable with.* sentirse como en casa = feel + at home, feel like + home (away) from home.* sentirse como flotando en las nubes = float on + air.* sentirse como nuevo = be right as rain.* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.* sentirse confortable = be at ease.* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse cortado = self-conscious.* sentirse culpable = feel + guilty.* sentirse culpable por = feel + guilt over.* sentir sed = be thirsty.* sentirse de primera = feel + tip-top.* sentirse desalentado = be discouraged.* sentirse descontento con = experience + dissatisfaction with.* sentirse desilusionado = become + chagrined.* sentirse destrozado = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse dolido = feel + hurt.* sentirse emocionado = be thrilled.* sentirse encantado = be thrilled.* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* sentirse entusiasmado = be thrilled.* sentirse excelente = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fantástico = feel + tip-top.* sentirse fuera de lugar = feel + inadequate.* sentirse halagado por = be complimented by.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* sentirse identificado = hit it off.* sentirse ignorado = feel + left out.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* sentirse inclinado a = be inclined to.* sentirse incómodo = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse incómodo con = be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with.* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* sentirse indispuesto = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* sentirse integrado = sense of belonging.* sentirse intimidado = be in awe.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* sentirse más seguro de = gain + confidence (with/in).* sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.* sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse ofendido = be aggrieved.* sentirse orgulloso = swell with + pride.* sentirse orgulloso de = be proud (of/to), take + pride in.* sentirse partícipe = sense of ownership.* sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.* sentirse rechazado = feel + left out.* sentirse reconfortado = take + heart.* sentirse resentido = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* sentirse sobrecogido = stand in + awe.* sentirse traicionado = feel + a sense of betrayal.* sentirse violento = look + uncomfortable.* sentirse violento por = be embarrassed at.* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.* sentir simpatía por = have + warm feelings towards.* sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.* sentir una sensación de = experience + sense of.* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago = have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach.* sentir un escalofrío = experience + shiver.* sentir un impulso = have + an impulse.* sentir vergüenza = feel + embarrassed.* sentir vergüenza ajena = feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.* siento + Infinitivo = sorry + Infinitivo.* sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.* sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.* * *vtA1 ‹frío/calor/hambre/sed› to feelempecé a sentir hambre/frío a eso de medianoche I started to feel hungry/cold around midnightapenas sentí el pinchazo I hardly felt the prick of the needlesentí un dolor en el costado/un tirón en la pierna I felt a pain in my side/a tug at my leg2 ‹emoción› to feeles incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie he's incapable of feeling compassion for anyonesentimos una gran alegría cuando nos enteramos we were overjoyed when we found outnunca me hicieron sentir que estaba incomodando they never made me feel I was in the waylo hizo para que él sintiera celos she did it to make him feel jealousrealmente sienten la música they play the music with great feeling3(presentir): sentí que nos iba a pasar algo I had a feeling something was going to happen to us4(experimentar consecuencias): los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas the effects of the crisis will be felt for decadesel descontento se hizo sentir pronto their discontent soon made itself feltnuestro departamento no ha sentido el cambio de director our department hasn't been affected by the change of directorB1 (oír) to hearsentimos un ruido/un disparo/pasos we heard a noise/a shot/footstepsanoche te sentí llegar I heard you come in last night2( esp AmL) (percibir) ‹olor/gusto› siento olor a gas/a quemado I can smell gas/burningle siento gusto a vainilla/ajo I can taste vanilla/garlicC(lamentar): sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre I was very sorry to hear of your father's deathsu muerte fue muy sentida his death was deeply mournedlo siento mucho I'm really sorrylo siento en el alma I'm terribly sorry, I'm so sorryno sabes cómo or cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I amsentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help herel director siente no poder recibirlo the director regrets that he is unable to see you ( frml)siento que te tengas que ir tan pronto I'm sorry you have to go so soon■ sentirseA (+ compl) to feel¿te sientes bien? are you feeling o do you feel all right?me siento mal I don't feel well, I'm not feeling wellme siento enfermo/peor I feel ill/worsecomo se sentía mejor se levantó she felt o was feeling better so she got upse sintió desfallecer she felt as if she were about to faintno tiene por qué sentirse ofendida/culpable she has no reason to feel hurt/guiltynos sentimos totalmente identificados con el personaje we can identify completely with the characterme sentía vigilada I felt as if I was being watched2 (opinión, postura) feeling, viewla encuesta refleja el sentir general the survey reflects the general feeling o view* * *
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo
1
◊ sentir hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirsty
sentir celos to feel jealous
2
b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):
le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla
3 ( lamentar):
sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her;
ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death
sentirse verbo pronominal
1 (+ compl) to feel;
no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it
2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt;
sentirse CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry
' sentir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- acobardarse
- acusar
- ajena
- ajeno
- aprecio
- arrepentirse
- cobrar
- cogerse
- curiosidad
- despepitarse
- embarazarse
- estimar
- gustar
- identificarse
- intriga
- marearse
- notar
- palpar
- profesar
- rencor
- resentirse
- temer
- tener
- tocar
- tributar
- vergüenza
- agradecer
- ansia
- apenar
- chochear
- cohibir
- descomponer
- lástima
- náuseas
- remordimiento
- sienta
- sintiera
English:
afraid
- averse
- care for
- cringe
- empathize
- feel
- rue
- sense
- sorry
- bite
- care
- cold
- deep
- devoted
- nauseous
- presence
- relieved
- sentiment
- shame
- tingle
* * *♦ nm1. [sentimientos] feelings2. Formal [opinión]me gustaría conocer su sentir sobre este tema I'd like to know your feelings o what you feel about this matter;el sentir popular public opinion♦ vt1. [percibir, experimentar, notar] to feel;¿no sientes calor con tanta ropa? aren't you hot with all those clothes on?;no siento los pies del frío que hace it's so cold I can't feel my feet;sentía cierta tensión en el ambiente I could sense o feel a degree of tension in the atmosphere;sentimos mucha alegría/pena al enterarnos we were very happy/sad when we found out;siempre dice lo que siente he always says what he thinks;los trabajadores hicieron sentir su disconformidad the workers made plain their disagreement;Méxsentir bonito/feo to feel well/unwell2. [lamentar] to regret, to be sorry about;sentimos mucho la muerte de su amigo we deeply regret the death of your friend;lo siento (mucho) I'm (really) sorry;no sabes cuánto lo siento I can't tell you how sorry I am;por él es por quien más lo siento it's him I'm really sorry for;siento que no puedas venir I'm sorry you can't come;siento no poder ayudarte I'm sorry I can't help you;siento haberle hecho esperar sorry to keep you waiting;sentimos mucho (tener que) comunicarle que… [en cartas] we regret to inform you that…3. [presentir] to sense;siento que hay algo que no va bien I have a feeling o I sense that something's not quite right4. [oír] to hear;sentí pasos I heard footsteps;no te sentí entrar I didn't hear you come inpor el resfrío, no le siente gusto a la comida she can't taste the food because of her cold♦ vito feel;el frío ya se deja sentir you can really feel the cold now;la antipatía entre ellos aún se deja sentir the dislike between them is still noticeable;sin sentir without noticing* * *I m feeling, opinion;en mi sentir in my opinionII v/t1 feel;siento calor I feel hot2 ( percibir) sense;3 ( aparecer):hacerse odejarse sentir make itself felt4:lo siento I’m sorry* * *sentir {76} vt1) : to feel, to experienceno siento nada de dolor: I don't feel any painsentía sed: he was feeling thirstysentir amor: to feel love2) percibir: to perceive, to sensesentir un ruido: to hear a noise3) lamentar: to regret, to feel sorry forlo siento mucho: I'm very sorrysentir vi1) : to have feeling, to feel2)sin sentir : without noticing, inadvertently* * *sentir vb2. (lamentar) to be sorry -
62 doblegar
v.1 to bend, to cause to give in.2 to subdue, to bow down, to bend, to tame.* * *1 (doblar) to bend, fold2 (vencer) to force to yield, subdue1 (inclinarse) to bend over, stoop2 (rendirse) to give in* * *verbto break, vanquish* * *1. VT1) (=vencer) [+ voluntad] to break; [+ enemigo, oponente] to crush, vanquish liter2) (=doblar) to bend3) [+ arma] to brandish2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) < voluntad> to break; < espíritu> to crush; < persona> to humble2.doblegarse v pron (liter) to yield (liter)no se doblega ante nadie/por nada — she won't give in to anyone/anything
* * *= beat, overcome, humble, overpower, subjugate.Ex. Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex. After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex. She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.Ex. Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.----* doblegarse = give in, yield.* doblegarse a = bow down before, bow to.* * *1.verbo transitivo (liter) < voluntad> to break; < espíritu> to crush; < persona> to humble2.doblegarse v pron (liter) to yield (liter)no se doblega ante nadie/por nada — she won't give in to anyone/anything
* * *= beat, overcome, humble, overpower, subjugate.Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.* doblegarse = give in, yield.* doblegarse a = bow down before, bow to.* * *doblegar [A3 ]vt( liter):no consiguieron doblegar su férrea voluntad they couldn't break her iron willno pudieron doblegarlos they were unable to crush their spirit o to humble themno pudo doblegar su orgullo he could not vanquish o overcome their prideno se doblega ante nadie/por nada she won't give in to anyone/anythingno pensamos doblegarnos ante sus amenazas we've no intention of bowing o yielding to his threats* * *
doblegar verbo transitivo to bend
* * *♦ vt[someter] to bend, to cause to give in;era imposible doblegar a todo un pueblo it was impossible to crush a whole people;no lograron doblegar su voluntad they failed to break his will* * ** * *doblegar {52} vt1) : to fold, to crease2) : to force to yield -
63 convencer
v.to convince.convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of somethinglo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party* * *1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on1 to be convincing■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself* * *verbto convince, persuade* * *1. VT1)convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)
me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence
al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true
no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise
2)convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)
me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them
no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)
3) (=satisfacer)no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing
ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me
su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me
parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.----* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de hecho, idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade2.convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf
convencerse v pronconvéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!
¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?
* * *= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.* * *convencer [E2 ]vtA1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convinceno se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuadedconvencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sthla convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take actionno logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwiselos convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was seriousel artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were trueme costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong2 (para hacer algo) to persuadeyo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into itconvencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INFa ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motionno pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any moneyB ( en frases negativas)(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure aboutno me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the ideala explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincingme cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was afterserá muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that rolese lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!convencerse DE algo:¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right* * *
convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;
convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle
' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come
* * *♦ vt1. [persuadir] to convince;si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him2. [satisfacer]me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends♦ visu explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress* * *v/t convince* * *convencer {86} vt: to convince, to persuade* * *convencer vb1. (de algo) to convince2. (persuadir) to persuade3. (agradar) to like -
64 razón
f.1 reason, cause, explanation, motive.2 intellect, intelligence, reason.3 ratio, rate.* * *1 (facultad) reason2 (motivo) reason, cause3 (mensaje) message4 (justicia) justice5 MATEMÁTICAS ratio, rate\a razón de in the ratio of, at the rate ofasistirle a uno la razón to be in the rightatender a razones to listen to reasoncon razón with good reasoncon razón o sin ella rightly or wronglydar la razón a alguien to agree with somebody, say that somebody is rightentrar en razón to listen to reason■ se lo volví a explicar pero él no entraba en razón I explained it all again to him but he was having nothing of itmandar razón to send a messageno tener razón to be wrongperder la razón to lose one's reason'Razón aquí' "Enquire within", "Apply within"'Razón en portería' "Inquiries to caretaker"razón de más para... all the more reason to...tener razón to be righttener razones para hacer algo to have reason to do somethingrazón de Estado reason of Staterazón de ser raison d'êtrerazón social trade name* * *noun f.1) reason2) reasoning3) right•* * *SF1) (=facultad) reason•
entrar en razón — to see sense, listen to reason•
perder la razón — to go out of one's mind•
tener uso de razón: escribo desde que tengo uso de razón — I've been writing for as long as I can rememberapenas tenían uso de razón cuando... — they were mere babes in arms when...
2) (=verdad)•
asistir la razón, le asiste la razón — he has right on his side•
cargarse de razón — to have right fully on one's sidequiero cargarme de razón antes de... — I want to be sure of my case before...
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con razón o sin ella — rightly or wrongly•
quitar la razón a algn — to say sb is wrong•
tener razón — to be right3) (=motivo) reason¿cuál era la razón de su visita? — what was the reason for his visit?
la razón por la que lo hizo — the reason why he did it, the reason for his doing it
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con razón — with good reasonestán hartos con toda la razón (del mundo) — they're fed up and they have good reason to be, they're fed up and rightly so
¡con razón! — naturally!
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razón de más, razón de más para ayudarlas — all the more reason to help them•
en razón a o de — (=debido a) owing to; (=de acuerdo con) according to•
no atender a razones, no atiende a razones — he won't listen to reason4) (=información)razón: Princesa 4 — inquiries to 4 Princesa Street, for further details apply to 4 Princesa Street
•
dar razón de algo/algn — to give information about sth/sbnadie me daba razón de ella — nobody could tell me anything about her o give me any information about her
nadie supo dar razón de su paradero — no one knew o could tell us his whereabouts
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mandar a algn razón de que haga algo — † to send word (to sb) to do sth5) (Mat) ratio•
a razón de, a razón de cinco a siete — in the ratio of five to sevenlo devolverán a razón de mil dólares mensuales — they will pay it back at a rate of a thousand dollars a month
6) (Com)razón social — trade name, firm's name
* * *1) (motivo, causa) reason¿por qué razón lo hiciste? — why did you do it?
se quejan sin razón/con razón — they're complaining for no good reason/they have good reason to complain
razón de más para... — all the more reason to...
en razón de los últimos sucesos — in view of o owing to recent events
atender or atenerse or avenirse a razones — to listen to reason
2) ( información)razón: portería — inquiries to the doorman (AmE) o (BrE) porter
razón: 874256 — call 874256
dar razón de algo/alguien — to give information about something/somebody
nadie le dio razón — (fam) no one could help him
3) (verdad, acierto)tener or llevar razón — to be right
tienes toda la razón — (fam) you're absolutely right
4)a) ( inteligencia) reasonb) ( cordura) reasonentrar en razón — to see reason o sense
perder la razón — to go out of one's mind; ( en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's senses
5) (Mat) ratio* * *= cause, ground, motive, reason, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex. The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.Ex. I think there are grounds for dispute on certain terms.Ex. Other title information is any title borne by an item indicative of the character, contents, etc. of the item or the motives for, or occasion of, its production or publication.Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex. The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.----* aducir razones = provide + reasons.* argumentar + Posesivo + razones = argue + Posesivo + case.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* confirmar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con toda la razón = quite rightly.* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.* dar una razón = give + reason.* demostrar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.* en razón a = in the interest(s) of, on grounds.* en razón a que = on the grounds that/of.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* esa es la razón por la que = that is why.* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* existir razones para = there + be + ground(s) for.* explicar las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* exponer las razones = discuss + the reasons.* exponer las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* exponer una razón = give + reason.* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* no tener razón = be wrong.* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* permiso por razones familiares = family leave.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* principal razón = prime cause.* probar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point.* probrar que se tiene razón = make + Posesivo + case.* razón convincente = compelling reason.* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.* razones personales = personal reasons.* razón fundamental = rationale.* razón justificada = justified reason.* razón práctica = practical reason.* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* tener razón = be correct, be right, be spot on, be in the right.* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* visita por razones de investigación = research trip, research visit.* y con razón = and rightfully so.* * *1) (motivo, causa) reason¿por qué razón lo hiciste? — why did you do it?
se quejan sin razón/con razón — they're complaining for no good reason/they have good reason to complain
razón de más para... — all the more reason to...
en razón de los últimos sucesos — in view of o owing to recent events
atender or atenerse or avenirse a razones — to listen to reason
2) ( información)razón: portería — inquiries to the doorman (AmE) o (BrE) porter
razón: 874256 — call 874256
dar razón de algo/alguien — to give information about something/somebody
nadie le dio razón — (fam) no one could help him
3) (verdad, acierto)tener or llevar razón — to be right
tienes toda la razón — (fam) you're absolutely right
4)a) ( inteligencia) reasonb) ( cordura) reasonentrar en razón — to see reason o sense
perder la razón — to go out of one's mind; ( en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's senses
5) (Mat) ratio* * *= cause, ground, motive, reason, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: I think there are grounds for dispute on certain terms.Ex: Other title information is any title borne by an item indicative of the character, contents, etc. of the item or the motives for, or occasion of, its production or publication.Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.* aducir razones = provide + reasons.* argumentar + Posesivo + razones = argue + Posesivo + case.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* confirmar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, make + Posesivo + case.* con más razón aún = a fortiori.* con razón = rightly, quite rightly, understandably, rightfully.* con toda la razón = quite rightly.* darle la razón a Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.* dar razón de ser = bring + purpose.* dar una razón = give + reason.* demostrar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.* en razón a = in the interest(s) of, on grounds.* en razón a que = on the grounds that/of.* entrar en razón = come to + Posesivo + senses.* esa es la razón por la que = that is why.* escuchar la voz de la razón = listen to + the voice of reason.* ésta es la razón por la que = this is why.* existir razones para = there + be + ground(s) for.* explicar las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* exponer las razones = discuss + the reasons.* exponer las razones de = set out + the reasons for.* exponer una razón = give + reason.* hay razones para pensar que = there + be + reason to believe that.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* llevar razón = be right, be in the right.* más allá de toda razón = beyond reason.* mostrar las razones por las que = show + cause why.* no tener razón = be wrong.* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* obras son amores y no buenas razones = actions speak louder than words.* ofrecer razones = provide + reasons.* perder la razón = lose + Posesivo + sanity.* permiso por razones familiares = family leave.* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.* por esta razón = for this reason.* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.* por muchas razones = in many ways.* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.* por razones de = for the sake of.* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.* principal razón = prime cause.* probar que se tiene razón = prove + Posesivo + point.* probrar que se tiene razón = make + Posesivo + case.* razón convincente = compelling reason.* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.* razones personales = personal reasons.* razón fundamental = rationale.* razón justificada = justified reason.* razón práctica = practical reason.* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.* sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.* tener razón = be correct, be right, be spot on, be in the right.* tener razones para pensar que = have + reason to believe that.* todas las razones del mundo = every reason.* visita por razones de investigación = research trip, research visit.* y con razón = and rightfully so.* * *A (motivo, causa) reasontuvo sus razones para actuar así he had his reasons for acting like thatla razón por la que te lo digo the reason (that) I'm telling you¿por qué razón lo hiciste? why did you do it?la huelga ha de ser la razón por la que or por la cual no vino it must have been the strike that prevented him from comingno sé la razón que lo movió a hacer una cosa así I don't know what made him do o what induced him to do a thing like thatse enojó y con razón she got angry and rightly so o and with good reasoncon razón o sin ella el caso es que se enfadó the fact is that, rightly or wrongly, she lost her temperse quejan sin razón they're complaining for nothing o for no good reasonse quejan con razón they have good reason to complain, they have cause for complaint¡con razón no contestaban el teléfono! no wonder they didn't answer the phone!, that's why o that explains why they didn't answer the phone!por una u otra razón siempre llega tarde he always arrives late for one reason or anotherrazón de más para venir a vernos all the more reason to come and see usno hay razón para que no te quedes there's no reason why you can't staypor razones de seguridad for security reasonsen razón de because ofnadie resulta discriminado en razón de su edad, sexo o raza nobody is discriminated against on the grounds of o because of (their) age, sex or racela posibilidad de que haya sido secuestrado en razón del puesto que ocupa the possibility that he might have been kidnapped because of o on account of the position he holdsen razón de los últimos acontecimientos in view of o owing to recent eventsatender or atenerse or avenirse a razones to listen to reasonCompuesto:registered nameB(información): [ S ] Se alquila. Razón: portería For rent, inquiries to the super/caretaker[ S ] Se vende bicicleta. Razón: este establecimiento Bicycle for sale, inquire within[ S ] Se dan clases de inglés. Razón: 874256 English lessons given. Call 874256dar razón de algo/algn to give information about sth/sbno pudieron or supieron darnos razón de su paradero they were unable to tell us where to find him, they were unable to give us any information as to his whereaboutspreguntó a todo el que encontraba si la habían visto pasar, pero nadie le dio razón ( fam); he asked everyone he came across if they had seen her go by, but no one could help himmandar razón a algn ( ant); to send word to sbCompuestos:raison d'être ( frml)ese problema no tiene razón de ser there's no reason for that problem to existfpl reasons of State (pl)C(verdad, acierto): la razón está de su parte he's in the rightesta vez tú tienes la razón this time you're righttuve que darle la razón I had to admit she was rightme da la razón como a los locos ( fam); he just humors metener or llevar razón to be righttienes toda la razón del mundo you're absolutely rightD1 (inteligencia) reasonactuó guiado por la razón he acted on reasondesde que tengo uso de razón for as long as I can remember2 (cordura) reasonentrar en razón to see reason o senseperder la razón to lose one's reason, to go out of one's mind; (en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's sensesE ( Mat) ratiosalimos a razón de 500 pesos cada uno it came out at 500 pesos each o a headCompuestos:difference● razón directa/inversadirect/inverse ratioratio* * *
razón sustantivo femenino
1 (motivo, causa) reason;
se enojó y con razón she got angry and rightly so;
con razón o sin ella rightly or wrongly;
se quejan sin razón/con razón they're complaining for no good reason/they have good reason to complain;
¡con razón no contestaban! no wonder they didn't answer!;
razón de más para … all the more reason to …
2 (verdad, acierto): tener or llevar razón to be right;
tienes toda la razón (fam) you're absolutely right
3 ( habilidad para razonar) reason;
desde que tengo uso de razón for as long as I can remember;
entrar en razón to see reason o sense;
perder la razón to go out of one's mind;
( en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's senses
razón sustantivo femenino
1 (facultad) reason: razón y sentimiento a veces coinciden, reason and emotion sometimes coincide
2 (verdad, acierto) rightness
dar la razón a alguien, to say that sb is right
tiene razón, he's right
no tienes razón, you're wrong
3 (motivo) reason: no tienes razón alguna para enfadarte, there is no reason to get angry
4 (argumento) argument, reason: sus razones no eran demasiado convincentes, his arguments were not that convincing
5 Mat ratio: avanzan a razón de diez kilómetros por día, they are advancing at the rate of ten kilometres per day
6 (en un letrero) "razón portería", "details from caretaker"
♦ Locuciones: asistir la razón a alguien, to have right on one's side
entrar en razón, to see sense
no atender a razones, to refuse to see reason
perder la razón, to lose the power of reason o to lose one's mind
' razón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acá
- admitir
- dar
- desvarío
- estado
- hacer
- móvil
- ociosa
- ocioso
- oponer
- oscurecer
- plausible
- porfiar
- pretender
- sentida
- sentido
- trastornarse
- turbar
- argumento
- aspecto
- concluyente
- convencer
- descubrir
- duda
- justificación
- motivo
- oculto
- peso
- poder
- punto
- rata
- suponer
- temer
- triunfar
- uso
English:
accept
- bear out
- compelling
- concede
- guess
- maybe
- occasion
- point
- rate
- ratio
- reason
- right
- rightly
- sense
- show
- somehow
- understandably
- wrong
- absolutely
- ageist
- all
- be
- cause
- could
- deep
- for
- indeed
- mind
- nine
- sanity
- so
- very
- why
* * *razón nf1. [causa, motivo, argumento] reason;la razón de la huelga/de que estén en huelga the reason for the strike/why they are on strike;no entiendo la razón de su marcha I don't understand why she's leaving;no hay razón para enfadarse there's no reason to get angry;la razón por la que voy the reason (why) I'm going;atender a razones to listen to reason;con mayor razón si… all the more so if…;¡con razón no quería venir! no wonder he didn't want to come!;y con razón and quite rightly so;[a causa de] because of;por razones de salud/seguridad for health/safety reasons;razón de más para quedarse/protestar all the more reason to stay/protest;tiene razones para estar enojado he has good cause o good reason to be angry;tenemos razones para creer que… we have reason o cause to believe that…;sus razones tendrá para hacer eso she must have her reasons for doing something like thatPol razones de Estado reasons of state;razón de ser raison d'être;su actitud no tiene razón de ser her attitude is completely unjustified2. [verdad]la razón estaba de su parte, Formal [m5] le asistía la razón he was in the right, he had right on his side;razón no le falta he's quite right;con razón o sin ella rightly or wrongly;dar la razón a alguien to admit that sb is right;no tener razón to be wrong;quitar la razón a alguien [demostrar su equivocación] to prove sb wrong3. [juicio, inteligencia] reason;entrar en razón to see reason;no hay quien le haga entrar en razón no one can make him see reason;perder la razón to lose one's reason o mind4. [información]se vende casa: razón aquí [en letrero] house for sale: enquire within;dar razón de to give an account of;se recompensará a quien dé razón de su paradero there is a reward for anyone giving information regarding his whereaboutsCom razón social trade name [of company]5. Mat ratio;a razón de at a rate of;6. Col, Méx, Ven [recado] message;Diego no está, ¿quiere dejarle razón? Diego's not in, do you want to leave a message?;viajo mañana, ¿tiene razón para su madre? I'm leaving tomorrow, do you have any messages for your mother?;pídale a su padre que mande razón ask her father to send us his news* * *f1 reason;sin razón for no reason;razón de más all the more reason;con mucha razón with good reason2:tener razón be right;dar la razón a alguien admit that s.o. is right:entrar en razón see sense;hacer entrar a alguien en razón make s.o. see sense;perder la razón lose one’s mind4 ( causa):de because of;por razones de edad on the grounds of age5:a razón de precio at* * *1) motivo: reason, motiveen razón de: by reason of, because of2) justicia: rightness, justicetener razón: to be right3) : reasoning, senseperder la razón: to lose one's mind4) : ratio, proportion* * * -
65 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
2) (=reprobablemente)•
hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
•
mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
66 observar
v.1 to observe, to watch.observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos they observed o followed all his movements through binocularsElla observó las pistas She observed the clues.Ella observa a Ricardo She observes Richard.2 to notice, to observe.no se observan anomalías no problems have been noted3 to observe, to respect (acatar) (ley, normas).4 to remark, to observe.“eso no es totalmente cierto”, observó “that's not entirely true”, he remarked o pointed out5 to heed, to fulfill, to fulfil, to obey.Ella observa el reglamento She heeds the rules.* * *1 (mirar) to observe, watch2 (notar) to notice3 (mostrar) to display, show4 (cumplir) to observe, obey* * *verb1) to observe2) notice3) watch* * *VT1) (=mirar) to observe, watch; (Astron) to observe2) (=notar) to see, noticese observa una mejoría — you can see o detect an improvement
observar que — to observe that, notice that
3) LAmobservar algo a algn — to point sth out to sb, draw sb's attention to sth
4) [+ leyes] to observe; [+ reglas] to abide by, adhere toobservar buena conducta — Perú to behave o.s.
5) (=mostrar) to show, give signs of* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (mirar, examinar) to observeb) ( notar) to observe (frml)como pueden observar... — as you can see..., o as you will observe...
¿has observado algún cambio? — have you observed o noticed any changes?
c) ( comentar) to remark, observe (frml)2) <leyes/preceptos> to observe, abide by; < protocolo> to observe* * *= notice, see, watch, spy, behold, observe, eye, remark, look down over, look down on/upon.Ex. Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.Ex. Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.Ex. Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.Ex. This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.Ex. When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.Ex. There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.Ex. The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.----* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* observar con más detalle = closer look.* observar las estrellas = stargaze.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (mirar, examinar) to observeb) ( notar) to observe (frml)como pueden observar... — as you can see..., o as you will observe...
¿has observado algún cambio? — have you observed o noticed any changes?
c) ( comentar) to remark, observe (frml)2) <leyes/preceptos> to observe, abide by; < protocolo> to observe* * *= notice, see, watch, spy, behold, observe, eye, remark, look down over, look down on/upon.Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.Ex: This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.* aficionado a observar las estrellas = stargazer.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* observar con más detalle = closer look.* observar las estrellas = stargaze.* * *observar [A1 ]vtA1 (mirar, examinar) to observelo observé detenidamente I watched o observed it carefullynotó que alguien la observaba she noticed that someone was watching herobservar un eclipse to observe an eclipsecomo pueden observar, la restauración es excelente as you can see o as you will observe, it has been superbly restored¿has observado algún cambio en su conducta? have you observed o noticed any change in his behavior?3 (comentar) to remark, observe ( frml)-¡qué silencio! -observó al entrar it's so quiet!, she remarked as she enteredB ‹leyes/preceptos› to observe, abide by; ‹protocolo› to observesiempre ha observado una conducta respetuosa she has always behaved very respectfully* * *
observar ( conjugate observar) verbo transitivo
◊ alguien la observaba someone was watching o (frml) observing her
◊ ¿has observado algún cambio? have you noticed o observed any changes?
observar verbo transitivo
1 (mirar detenidamente) to observe, watch ➣ Ver nota en observe
2 (advertir) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice 3 (la ley, las costumbres, etc) to observe
' observar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apreciar
- moral
- estudiar
- mirar
English:
curl
- eye
- keep
- monitor
- notice
- observe
- perceive
- point out
- remark
- study
- watch
- adhere
- note
- wild
* * *observar vt1. [contemplar] to observe, to watch;observaban todos sus movimientos mediante unos prismáticos they observed o followed all his movements through binoculars;pasó años observando el comportamiento de estos animales he spent years observing the behaviour of these animals2. [advertir] to notice, to observe;observé que sus zapatos tenían barro I noticed that his shoes were muddy;no se han observado anomalías no anomalies have been observed3. [acatar] [ley, normas] to observe, to respect;[conducta, costumbre] to follow4. [comentar, señalar] to remark, to observe;“eso no es totalmente cierto”, observó “that's not entirely true,” he remarked o pointed out* * *v/t2 ( advertir) notice, observe3 ( comentar) remark, observe* * *observar vt1) : to observe, to watchestábamos observando a los niños: we were watching the children2) notar: to notice3) acatar: to obey, to abide by4) comentar: to remark, to comment* * *observar vb1. (mirar) to observe / to watch2. (notar) to notice -
67 inhabilitar
v.1 to disqualify.2 to disable, to unfit, to cripple, to render unfit.El accidente inhabilitó a María The accident disabled Mary.El apagón inhabilitó las computadoras The blackout disabled the computers.3 to invalidate.La rotura inhabilitó el pasaporte The tear invalidated the passport.* * *1 DERECHO to disqualify■ lo han inhabilitado para el ejercicio de la medicina he has been debarred from practising medicine, he has been struck off as a doctor* * *VT1) (Pol, Jur) to disqualifyel alcalde fue inhabilitado por seis años — the mayor was disqualified o barred from holding office for six years
los funcionarios responsables han sido inhabilitados — the civil servants responsible have been suspended
inhabilitar a algn para algo/hacer algo — to disqualify sb from sth/doing sth
2) (Med) to disable, render unfit* * *verbo transitivoinhabilitar a alguien para algo — para un cargo to disqualify somebody from something
* * *verbo transitivoinhabilitar a alguien para algo — para un cargo to disqualify somebody from something
* * *inhabilitar [A1 ]vt1 ( Der) inhabilitar a algn PARA algo to disqualify sb FROM sthfue inhabilitado para ocupar cargos públicos he was disqualified o barred from holding public office2(imposibilitar): el accidente lo inhabilitó para conducir the accident left him unable to drive* * *
inhabilitar vtr Jur to disqualify: su implicación en ese asunto lo inhabilita para el cargo, his involvement in that affair disqualifies him from the post
' inhabilitar' also found in these entries:
English:
ban
- disqualify
- strike off
- incapacitate
* * *inhabilitar vt1. [jurídicamente] to disqualify ( para from);fue inhabilitado para ejercer cargos públicos she was disqualified from holding public office2. [físicamente] to put out of action;la tormenta inhabilitó la red telefónica the storm put the telephone system out of action;la caída lo inhabilitó para el ciclismo the fall put an end to his cycling* * *v/t disqualify ( para from)* * *inhabilitar vt1) : to disqualify, to bar2) : to disable -
68 arrancar
v.1 to uproot (sacar de su sitio) (árbol).2 to start (poner en marcha) (coche, máquina).El carro no arranca The car won't start.3 to set off.4 to pull out, to break off, to break away, to pluck.Juana arrancó las hierbas Johanna pulled out the weeds.5 to start up, to boot up, to boot, to get started.Ricardo arrancó el auto sin problemas Richard started the car up without trouble6 to begin, to start.Arrancamos el año con optimismo We began the year with optimism.7 to blow off.El huracán arrancó las plantas The hurricane blew off the plants.8 to avulse, to pull off forcibly.* * *3 (arrebatar) to snatch, grab4 (obtener - aplausos, sonrisa) to get; (- confesión, información) to extract5 (rescatar) to rescue, save6 (coche) to start1 (partir) to begin, start2 (salir) to go, leave4 figurado (provenir) to stem (de, from)\arrancar a correr to break into a run* * *verb1) to pull out, tear out2) pluck3) snatch4) start* * *1. VT1) (=sacar de raíz)a) [+ planta, pelo] to pull up; [+ clavo, diente] to pull out; [+ pluma] to pluck; [+ ojos] to gouge out; [+ botón, esparadrapo, etiqueta] to pull off, tear off; [+ página] to tear out, rip out; [+ cartel] to pull down, tear downazulejos arrancados de las paredes de una iglesia — tiles that have been pulled off the walls of a church
b) [explosión, viento] to blow offcuajo, raízc) (Med) [+ flema] to bring up2) (=arrebatar) to snatch (a, de from)[con violencia] to wrench (a, de from)no podían arrancarle el cuchillo — they were unable to get the knife off him, they were unable to wrest o wrench the knife from him
el viento me lo arrancó de las manos — the wind blew it out of my hands, the wind snatched it from my hands más frm
3) (=provocar) [+ aplausos] to draw; [+ risas] to provoke, causeel beso arrancó algunos suspiros entre el público — when they kissed part of the audience let out a sigh
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arrancar las lágrimas a algn — to bring tears to sb's eyes4) (=separar)•
arrancar a algn de — [+ lugar] to drag sb away from; [+ éxtasis, trance] to drag sb out of; [+ vicio] to wean sb off a bad habit5) (=obtener) [+ apoyo] to gain, win; [+ victoria] to snatch; [+ confesión, promesa] to extract; [+ sonido, nota] to produce•
arrancar información a algn — to extract information from sb, get information out of sb6) (Aut) [+ vehículo, motor] to start7) (Inform) [+ ordenador] to boot, boot up, start uptengo problemas para arrancar el ordenador — I have problems starting up o booting the computer
2. VI1) [vehículo, motor] to startel coche no arranca — the car won't start o isn't starting
2) (=moverse) to get going, get moving¡venga, arranca! — * come on, get going o get moving!, come on, get a move on! *
3) (=comenzar) to start¿desde dónde arranca el camino? — where does the road start?
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arrancar a hacer algo — to start doing sth, start to do stharrancó a hablar a los dos años — she started talking o to talk when she was two
arrancó a cantar/llorar — he broke o burst into song/tears
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arrancar de — to go back to, date back toesta celebración arranca del siglo XV — this celebration dates o goes back to the 15th century
4) (Náut) to set sail5) (Arquit) [arco] to spring (de from)6) Chile* (=escapar)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull offhubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her
2) <confesión/declaración> to extract3) <motor/coche> to start2.arrancar vi1)a) motor/vehículo to startb) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get goingc) ( empezar)arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing
2) (provenir, proceder)a) costumbre to originateb) carretera to start3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away3.arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
arrancarse v pron1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off2) (Taur) to charge3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run awayarrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < hoja de papel> to tear out; < etiqueta> to tear o rip off; < botón> to tear o pull off; < planta> to pull up; < flor> to pick; <diente/pelo> to pull out; < esparadrapo> to pull offhubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola — there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from her
2) <confesión/declaración> to extract3) <motor/coche> to start2.arrancar vi1)a) motor/vehículo to startb) (moverse, decidirse) (fam) to get goingc) ( empezar)arrancar a + inf — to start to + inf, to start -ing
2) (provenir, proceder)a) costumbre to originateb) carretera to start3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run off o away3.arrancar de algo/alguien — to get away from something/somebody
arrancarse v pron1) (refl) <pelo/diente> to pull out; <piel/botón> to pull off2) (Taur) to charge3) (Chi fam) ( huir) to run awayarrancarse de algo/alguien — to run away from something/somebody
* * *arrancar11 = rip off, wrench, pluck up, rip + open, pluck out, strip off, winkle out, pull up, rip.Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.
Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.* abrir arrancando = rip + open.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* arrancar con los dientes = bite off.* arrancar de = wretch from.* arrancar de un mordisco = bite off.* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar haciendo palanca = pry.* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien = scalp.* arrancar + Nombre + de = wring + Nombre + out of/from.* arrancarse el pelo a manojos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.* arrancar una página = tear out + page.arrancar22 = boot, boot up, crank up.Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.
Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.* al arrancar = at startup.* arrancar con cables = jump-start [jump start].* arrancar + Sistema Operativo = start + Sistema Operativo.* * *arrancar [A2 ]vtA ‹hoja de papel/página› to tear out; ‹etiqueta› to tear o rip off; ‹esparadrapo› to pull off; ‹botón› to tear o rip o pull off; ‹planta› to pull up; ‹flor› to pick; ‹diente› to pull outarrancó la planta de raíz she pulled the plant up by the roots, she uprooted the plantle arrancó un mechón de pelo he pulled out a clump of her hairno le arranques hojas al libro don't tear pages out of the bookarrancó la venda he tore off the bandageme arrancó la carta de las manos she snatched the letter out of my handshubo un forcejeo y le arrancó la pistola there was a struggle and he wrenched the pistol away from herle arrancó el bolso he snatched her bag, he grabbed her bag from hercuando se apoltrona no hay quien consiga arrancarlo de casa when he gets into one of his stay-at-home moods it's impossible to drag him outel teléfono lo arrancó de sus pensamientos the sound of the telephone brought him back to reality with a joltB ‹confesión/declaración› to extractconsiguieron arrancarle una confesión they managed to extract a confession from o get a confession out of herno hay quien le arranque una palabra de lo ocurrido no one can get a word out of him about what happenedpor fin consiguió arrancarle una sonrisa she finally managed to get a smile out of him■ arrancarviAel coche no arranca the car won't startel tren está a punto de arrancar the train is about to leave¡no arranques en segunda! don't try and move off o pull away in second gear!2 (moverse, decidirse) ( fam):no hay quien lo haga arrancar it's impossible to get him moving o to get him off his backside ( colloq)tarda horas en arrancar it takes him hours to get started o to get down to doing anything ( colloq)3 (empezar) arrancar A + INF to start to + INF, to start -INGarrancó a llorar he burst into tears, he started crying o to cryB (provenir, proceder)1 «problema/crisis/creencia»: arrancar DE algo; to stem FROM sthesta tradición arranca del siglo XIV this tradition dates from o back to the 14th centuryde allí arrancan todas sus desgracias that's where all his misfortunes stem from2 «carretera» to startla senda que arranca de or en este punto the path that starts from this point3 ( Const):el punto del cual arranca el arco the point from which the arch springs o stemsde la pared arrancaba un largo mostrador a long counter came out from o jutted out from the wallC ( Inf) to boot upvolver* a arrancar to rebootD «toro» to chargefueron los primeros en arrancar del país they were the first to get out of o skip the country ( colloq)A ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out; ‹piel› to pull off; ‹botón› to pull offB1 ( Taur) to charge2 ( Mús):arrancarse por sevillanas to break into dance o into a sevillana ; sevillanasCse les arrancó el prisionero the prisoner got away from them o ran away ( colloq)arrancarse DE algo/algn to run away FROM sth/sb* * *
arrancar ( conjugate arrancar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ hoja de papel› to tear out;
‹ etiqueta› to tear off;
‹botón/venda› to pull off;
‹ planta› to pull up;
‹ flor› to pick;
‹diente/pelo› to pull out;
2 ‹confesión/declaración› to extract
3 ‹motor/coche› to start
verbo intransitivo [motor/vehículo] to start
arrancarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹pelo/diente› to pull out;
‹piel/botón› to pull off
2 (Chi fam) ( huir) to run away
arrancar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to uproot, pull up
arrancar de raíz, to uproot
2 (una página) to tear out
(un diente) to pull out
3 fig (una confesión) to extract
4 (mover) no había manera de arrancar a Rodrigo de allí, it was impossible to pull Rodrigo away
5 Auto Téc to start
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto Téc to start
2 (empezar) to begin: estábamos tan tranquilos y de repente arrancó a llorar, everything was quiet when he suddenly started crying
' arrancar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrebatar
- mala
- malo
- calentar
- cuajo
- raíz
English:
boot
- crank
- dig up
- extract
- get
- light
- pick off
- pluck
- pull away
- pull off
- pull up
- rip off
- root out
- root up
- scalp
- start
- start up
- tear
- tear away
- tear off
- tear out
- tear up
- wrench
- yank
- dig
- draw
- exact
- jump
- kick
- move
- pull
- push
- rip
- root
- strip
- up
* * *♦ vt1. [sacar de su sitio] [árbol] to uproot;[malas hierbas, flor] to pull up; [cable, página, pelo] to tear out; [cartel, cortinas] to tear down; [muela] to pull out, to extract; [ojos] to gouge out; [botón, etiqueta] to tear o rip off;arranqué el póster de la pared I tore the poster off the wall;arrancar la cabellera a alguien to scalp sb;[brazo, pierna] to tear right off; Figarrancar a alguien de un sitio to shift sb from somewhere;Figarrancar a alguien de las drogas/del alcohol to get sb off drugs/alcoholarrancar algo de las manos de alguien to snatch sth out of sb's hands;tenía el bolso muy bien agarrado y no se lo pudieron arrancar she was holding on very tight to her handbag and they couldn't get it off her;el vigilante consiguió arrancarle el arma al atracador the security guard managed to grab the robber's gun;el Barcelona consiguió arrancar un punto en su visita a Madrid Barcelona managed to take a point from their visit to Madrid;la oposición arrancó varias concesiones al gobierno the opposition managed to win several concessions from the government3. [poner en marcha] [coche, máquina] to start;Informát to start up, to boot (up) [sonrisa, dinero, ovación] to get sth out of sb; [suspiro, carcajada] to bring sth from sb;no consiguieron arrancarle ninguna declaración they failed to get a statement out of him♦ vi1. [partir] to leave;¡corre, que el autobús está arrancando! quick, the bus is about to leave;el Tour ha arrancado finalmente the Tour has finally got o is finally under way2. [máquina, coche] to start;no intentes arrancar en segunda you shouldn't try to start the car in second gear3. [empezar] to get under way, to kick off;ya arrancó la campaña electoral the election campaign is already under way;el festival arrancó con un concierto de música clásica the festival got under way o kicked off with a classical music concert;empataron al poco de arrancar la segunda mitad they equalized shortly after the second half had got under way o kicked offarrancó a llorar de repente she suddenly started crying, she suddenly burst into tearsel río arranca de los Andes the river has its source in the Andes;todos los problemas arrancan de una nefasta planificación all the problems stem from poor planning* * *I v/t2 vehículo start (up)3 ( quitar) snatch;le arrancaron el bolso they snatched her purseII v/i2 INFOR boot (up)3:arrancar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth* * *arrancar {72} vt1) : to pull out, to tear out2) : to pick, to pluck (a flower)3) : to start (an engine)4) : to boot (a computer)arrancar vi1) : to start an engine2) : to get going* * *arrancar vb1. (sacar) to pull out3. (planta) to pull up4. (arrebatar) to snatch5. (motor, coche) to start -
69 animar
v.1 to cheer up (gladden) (person).tu regalo le animó mucho your present really cheered her uplos fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on2 to encourage (to stimulate).animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage somebody to do somethingSilvia animó a Ricardo a estudiar Silvia encouraged Richard to study.3 to motivate, to drive (to encourage).no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich4 to brighten up, to brighten, to animate, to buoy up.Ricardo animó la fiesta Richard animated the party.5 to give life to.Los primeros auxilios animaron al bebé The first aid gave life to the baby6 to compere, to act as a compere for.Ricardo animó el espectáculo Richard compered the show.* * *1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up2 (alegrar algo) to brighten up, liven up3 (alentar) to encourage1 (persona) to cheer up2 (fiesta etc) to brighten up, liven up3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind* * *verb1) to cheer up, brighten up2) enliven, liven up3) encourage•- animarse* * *1. VT1) (=alegrar) [+ persona triste] to cheer up; [+ habitación] to brighten up2) (=entretener) [+ persona aburrida] to liven up; [+ charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up, enlivenun humorista animó la velada — a comedian livened up o enlivened the evening
3) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage; [+ proyecto] to inspire; [+ fuego] to liven upte estaré animando desde las gradas — I'll be rooting for you o cheering you on from the crowd
animar a algn a hacer o a que haga algo — to encourage sb to do sth
esas noticias nos animaron a pensar que... — that news encouraged us to think that...
ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir — we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation o the reasons that led him o prompted him to resign
me animan a que siga — they're encouraging o urging me to carry on
4) (Econ) [+ mercado, economía] to stimulate, inject life into5) (Bio) to animate, give life to2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... upanimar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf
b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven upc) (con luces, colores) to brighten up2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in3) ( impulsar) to inspire2.animarse v prona) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven upb) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer upsi me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you
c) ( atreverse)animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
* * *= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex. HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex. This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.Ex. But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex. The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.----* animarse = brighten.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... upanimar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf
b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven upc) (con luces, colores) to brighten up2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in3) ( impulsar) to inspire2.animarse v prona) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven upb) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer upsi me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you
c) ( atreverse)animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
* * *= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.Ex: The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.* animarse = brighten.* * *animar [A1 ]vtA1 (alentar) to encourage; (levantar el espíritu) to cheer … uptu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot o really lifted his spiritsanimar a algn A + INF to encourage sb to + INFme animó a presentarme al concurso he encouraged me to enter the competitionanimar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to encourage sb to + INFtraté de animarlo a que continuara I tried to encourage him to carry on2 (dar vida a, alegrar) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven uplos niños animan mucho la casa the children really liven the house up; (con luces, colores) to brighten upel vino empezaba a animarlos the wine was beginning to liven them up o to make them more livelylas luces y los adornos animan las calles en Navidad lights and decorations brighten up the streets at ChristmasB1 ‹programa› to present, host2 ‹club/centro› to organize entertainment inC (impulsar) to inspirelos principios que animaron su ideología the principles which inspired their ideologyno nos anima ningún afán de lucro we are not driven o motivated by any desire for profit■ animarse1 (alegrarse, cobrar vida) «fiesta/reunión» to liven up, warm up, get going; «persona» to liven up, come to life2 (cobrar ánimos) to cheer upse animó mucho al vernos she cheered up o brightened up o ( colloq) perked up a lot when she saw usanimarse A + INF:si me animo a salir te llamo if I decide to go out o if I feel like going out, I'll call you¿no se anima nadie a ir? doesn't anyone feel like going?, doesn't anyone want to go?3 (atreverse) animarse A + INF:¿quién se anima a planteárselo al jefe? who's going to be brave enough o who's going to be the one to tackle the boss about it? ( colloq)yo no me animo a tirarme del trampolín I can't bring myself to o I don't dare dive off the springboarda ver si te animas a hacerlo why don't you have a go?al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her* * *
animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
animar a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
[ persona] to liven up
◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call youc) ( atreverse):◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;
no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
' animar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alegrar
- entusiasmar
- jalear
- motivar
- reanimar
- venga
- ánimo
- empujón
- entonar
- hala
- ir
- órale
English:
animate
- buck up
- buoy up
- cheer
- cheer up
- encourage
- enliven
- hearten
- inspire
- jazz up
- liven
- urge on
- warm up
- brighten
- buoy
- jolly
- liven up
- pep
- root
- urge
- warm
* * *♦ vt1. [estimular] to encourage;los fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on;animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage sb to do sth;me animaron a aceptar la oferta they encouraged me to accept the offer;lo animó a que dejara la bebida she encouraged him to stop drinking2. [alegrar] to cheer up;tu regalo la animó mucho your present really cheered her up;los colores de los participantes animaban el desfile the colourful costumes of the participants brightened up the procession, the costumes of the participants added colour to the procession3. [fuego, diálogo, fiesta] to liven up;[comercio] to stimulate;el tanto del empate animó el partido the equalizer brought the game to life, the game came alive after the equalizer;las medidas del gobierno pretenden animar la inversión the government's measures are aimed at stimulating o promoting investmenthan utilizado la tecnología digital para animar las secuencias de acción the action shots are digitally generated5. [impulsar] to motivate, to drive;no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich;no me anima ningún sentimiento de venganza I'm not doing this out of a desire for revenge* * *v/t1 cheer up2 ( alentar) encourage* * *animar vt1) alentar: to encourage, to inspire2) : to animate, to enliven3) : to brighten up, to cheer up* * *animar vb1. (persona) to cheer up2. (lugar, situación) to liven up3. (motivar) to encourage -
70 confusión
f.1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.4 scene of confusion, shambles.* * *1 (desorden) confusion, chaos2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=equivocación) confusionha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names
esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake
•
por confusión — by mistake2) (=desconcierto) confusionel terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets
la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her
3) (=turbación)sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you
* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.----* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *1 (perplejidad) confusionpara mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name2 (desorden, caos) confusion3 (turbación) embarrassmentsu inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusiontanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness4 (equivocación) confusionlamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoicesus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretationpara que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups* * *
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten
* * *confusión nf1. [desorden, lío] confusion;la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant3. [error] mix-up;ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted* * *f confusion* * ** * *1. (falta de claridad) confusion2. (equivocación) mistake -
71 desorden
m.1 disorder, chaos.tu dormitorio está en desorden your bedroom is in a mess2 excess (vida desenfrenada).3 disorder.sufre desórdenes nerviosos/estomacales he has a nervous/stomach complaint* * *1 disorder, disarray, mess, untidiness■ ¡vaya desorden! what a mess!2 (irregularidad) irregularity1 (disturbios) riots, disturbances, disorder sing2 (excesos) excesses3 (malestar) disorders* * *noun m.1) disorder, mess2) disturbance* * *SM1) (=falta de orden) [de objetos, ideas] chaos; [de casa, habitación] mess, untidinessen desorden — [gente] in confusion; [objetos] in a mess, in disorder más frm
2) (=confusión) confusion* * *1)a) (de persona, cuarto, cajón) untidinessen desorden — <salir/entrar> in a disorderly fashion
todo estaba en desorden — everything was in disorder o in a mess
b) ( confusión) disorder2) desórdenes masculino plurala) ( disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorderb) (Med) disorders (pl)* * *= disorder, chaos, muddle, turbulence, mess, messiness, turbulent waters, anomie, clutter, brouhaha, lawlessness, riot.Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.Ex. Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.Ex. We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included ( clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.----* causar desórdenes = riot.* desorden alimenticio = eating disorder.* desorden público = public disorder.* desorden social = social disorder.* * *1)a) (de persona, cuarto, cajón) untidinessen desorden — <salir/entrar> in a disorderly fashion
todo estaba en desorden — everything was in disorder o in a mess
b) ( confusión) disorder2) desórdenes masculino plurala) ( disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorderb) (Med) disorders (pl)* * *= disorder, chaos, muddle, turbulence, mess, messiness, turbulent waters, anomie, clutter, brouhaha, lawlessness, riot.Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included ( clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.* causar desórdenes = riot.* desorden alimenticio = eating disorder.* desorden público = public disorder.* desorden social = social disorder.* * *A (falta de orden) disorderel desorden más absoluto reinaba en la habitación the room was in complete disorder o an incredible messtodo estaba en desorden everything was in disorder o in a messperdona el desorden sorry about the messdejó las fichas en desorden she left the cards out of orderse retiraron en desorden they withdrew in disorder o disarray o confusion1 (disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorder2 (excesos) excesses (pl)3 ( Med) disorders (pl)* * *
desorden sustantivo masculino
1
en desorden ‹salir/entrar› in a disorderly fashion;
todo estaba en desorden everything was in disorder o in a mess
2
desorden sustantivo masculino
1 disorder
(de una habitación) untidiness, mess: ¡cuánto desorden!, what a mess! 2 desórdenes, (alteración del orden público) disturbances
(excesos) excesses
' desorden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachondeo
- confusión
- enfermar
- lío
- torre
- barullo
- follón
- jaleo
- revoltijo
- tirado
English:
anyhow
- clutter
- disarray
- disorder
- foul up
- lawlessness
- mess
- muddle
- ruffled
- straggle
- tumble out
- untidiness
- confusion
* * *desorden nm1. [confusión] disorder, chaos;[falta de orden] mess;esto es un completo desorden this is absolute chaos, this is a complete mess;no sé cómo puedes encontrar nada en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can find anything in this mess;disculpa todo este desorden please excuse all this mess;tu dormitorio está en desorden your bedroom is in a mess;en esa casa reina el desorden it's chaos in this house2. [vida desenfrenada] excess3.desórdenes [disturbios] disturbance;se han producido desórdenes por toda la ciudad there have been disturbances throughout the city;desórdenes callejeros street disturbances4. [alteración física] disorder;sufre desórdenes nerviosos/estomacales he has a nervous/stomach complaint* * *m1 disorder; de habitación untidiness2:desórdenes pl disturbances* * *desorden nm, pl desórdenes1) desbarajuste: disorder, mess2) : disorder, disturbance, upset* * *desorden n mess¡vaya desorden! what a mess! -
72 apretar
v.1 to press (oprimir) (botón, tecla).me aprietan las botas my boots are too tightLa enfermera apretó la herida The nurse pressed the wound.2 to grit (juntar) (dientes).La niña aprieta los dientes al dormir The girl grits her teeth when sleeping.3 to squeeze.apretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's handMaría apretó la mostaza Mary squeezed the mustard.4 to press.lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer5 to get worse, to intensify (calor, lluvia).6 to tighten.El mecánico aprieta duramente el tornillo The mechanic tightens the screw.7 to pinch.Me aprietan los zapatos My shoes pinch.Ricardo apretó su nariz Richard pinched her nose.8 to be too tight.Esta faja aprieta This belt is too tight.9 to press down, to push down.Ricardo apretó el botón para iniciar Richard pressed down the button to start.10 to be too tight for.Me aprieta la ropa My clothes are too tight for me.11 to be most intense, to be more intense.* * *1 (estrechar) to squeeze, hug2 (tornillo) to tighten; (cordones, nudo) to do up tight3 (comprimir) to compress, press together, pack tight4 (activar) to press, push1 figurado (aumentar) to increase, get worse2 (prendas) to fit tight, be tight on3 (esforzarse) to work hard■ tendrás que apretar en tus estudios you'll have to study a lot harder, you'll have to pull your socks up1 (apiñar) to narrow, tighten2 (agolparse) to crowd together; (acercarse) to squeeze up\apretar a correr to start runningapretar el paso to quicken one's paceapretar la mano a alguien to shake somebody's handapretar el gatillo to pull the trigger* * *verb1) to press2) tighten3) squeeze4) pinch, be too tight* * *1. VT1) [+ tapa, tornillo, nudo] to tighten2) (=pulsar) [+ interruptor, pedal, tecla] to press; [+ gatillo] to squeeze, pullapretar el acelerador — to put one's foot down (on the accelerator), depress the accelerator frm
3) (=apretujar)a) [+ objeto] to squeeze, grip; [para que no caiga] to clutchapretó bien los papeles en la cartera — he packed o squeezed the papers into the briefcase
•
apretar los dientes — to grit one's teeth, clench one's teeth•
apretar la mano a algn — to shake sb's handb) [+ persona] [contra pared, suelo] to pin, press; [con los brazos] to clasp, clutchme apretaba con todo su cuerpo contra la pared — he pinned o pressed me against the wall with his whole body
la apretó con fuerza entre sus brazos — he clasped o clutched her tightly in his arms
4) (=presionar)•
apretar a algn — to put pressure on sbnos aprieta mucho para que estudiemos — he puts a lot of pressure on us to study, he pushes us to study hard
5)• apretar el paso — to quicken one's pace
6)7) (Mil) [+ asedio] to step up, intensify; [+ bloqueo] to tighten2. VI1) (=oprimir) [zapatos] to be too tight, pinch one's feet; [ropa] to be too tightzapatoestos zapatos aprietan — these shoes are too tight, these shoes pinch my feet
2) (=aumentar) [dolor, frío] to get worse; [viento] to intensifyes media mañana y el hambre aprieta — it's half way through the morning and I'm beginning to feel hungry
cuando el frío aprieta — when the cold gets worse, when it gets really cold
3) (=presionar) to put on the pressure, pile on the pressure *Dios 3)si le aprietan un poco más, confesará — if they put a bit more pressure on him, he'll confess
4) (=esforzarse)si apretáis un poco al final, aprobaréis — if you make an extra effort at the end, you'll pass
5)• apretar a hacer algo, si aprieta a llover — if it starts to rain heavily
6)¡aprieta! — nonsense!, good grief!
7) Chile (=irse con prisa)apretemos que viene la profesora — let's run for it, the teacher's coming
fueron los primeros en salir apretando después del golpe — they were the first ones to make a getaway after the coup
8) ** [al defecar] to push3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeezeb) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tightenc)apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step
2)a) ( apretujar)apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast
me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on2.apretar vi1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)3) ( ser fuerte)cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...
4)a) ( esforzarse) to make an effortb) profesor/jefe to be demanding3.apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together* * *= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex. Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.Ex. This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex. A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.Ex. The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.----* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < botón> to press, push; < acelerador> to put one's foot on, press; < gatillo> to pull, squeezeb) <nudo/venda/tornillo> to tightenc)apretar el paso or la marcha — to quicken one's pace o step
2)a) ( apretujar)apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast
me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
b) ( presionar) to put pressure on2.apretar vi1) ropa/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight2) ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)3) ( ser fuerte)cuando el hambre aprieta... — when people are in the grip of hunger...
4)a) ( esforzarse) to make an effortb) profesor/jefe to be demanding3.apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run
apretarse v pron to squeeze o squash together* * *= squeeze, nip, tighten, screw, tighten + Posesivo + grip on, press, clenching, cramp.Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.* apretar el gatillo = pull + the trigger.* apretar fuerte = bear down on.* apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* apretarse los machos = gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.* cuando el sol aprieta = during the heat of the day.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].* * *apretar [A5 ]vtA1 ‹botón› to press, push; ‹acelerador› to put one's foot on, press, depress ( frml); ‹gatillo› to pull, squeeze2 ‹nudo/venda› to tighten; ‹tapa/tornillo› to tightenapretó bien la tapa he screwed the lid on tightlyaprieta el puño clench your fistapreté los dientes I gritted my teeth3apretar el paso or la marcha to quicken one's pace o stepapretar los puntos to knit tightlyB1(apretujar): apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breastllevaba el osito apretado entre sus brazos she was clutching the teddy bear in her armsme apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly2 (presionar) to put pressure onel profesor nos apretó mucho en los últimos meses in the last few months the teacher put a lot of pressure on us o pushed us really hard■ apretarviA «ropa/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tightel vestido le aprieta the dress is too tight for her o is very tight on herla falda me aprieta en las caderas the skirt is too tight around the hips¡cómo me aprietan estos zapatos! these shoes are so tight!, these shoes really pinch my feet!B (hacer presión) to press down ( o in etc)C(ser fuerte): a las tres de la tarde cuando el calor aprieta at three o'clock when the heat is at its most intensea primeras horas de la mañana el frío aprieta (Chi, Méx); in the early hours of the morning you really feel the coldcuando el hambre aprieta, la gente come cualquier cosa when people are in the grip of hunger they will eat anythingD1 (esforzarse) to make an effortvas a tener que apretar en la física you're going to have to knuckle down o make more of an effort in physics2 «profesor/jefe» to be demanding diosE( Chi fam) (irse): todos apretaron a la salida everyone made a dash for o ran for the door ( colloq)tuvimos que salir apretando we had to make a run for it ( colloq)apretar a correr ( fam); to break into a run, start running* * *
apretar ( conjugate apretar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ acelerador› to put one's foot on, press;
‹ gatillo› to pull, squeeze
‹puño/mandíbulas› to clench;
2a) ( apretujar):◊ apretó al niño contra su pecho he clasped o clutched the child to his breast;
me apretó el brazo con fuerza he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly
verbo intransitivo
1 [ropa/zapatos] (+ me/te/le etc) to be too tight;
2 ( hacer presión) to press down (o in etc)
apretarse verbo pronominal
to squeeze o squash together
apretar
I vtr (pulsar un botón) to press
(el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten
(el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me
II verbo intransitivo el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
♦ Locuciones: apretar el paso, to hasten, hurry
apretarle las clavijas a alguien, to put the screws on someone
donde aprieta el zapato, where the problem is
' apretar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- estrujar
- aprieta
- estrechar
- fuerte
- gatillo
- oprimir
- puño
English:
clench
- grip
- loosely
- pack
- pack down
- pinch
- press
- pull
- push
- screw up
- squeeze
- tighten
- wedge
- which
- accelerate
- foot
- loosen
- screw
- speed
- tooth
* * *♦ vt1. [oprimir] [botón, tecla] to press;[gatillo] to pull, to squeeze; [acelerador] to step on;el zapato me aprieta my shoe is pinching;me aprietan las botas my boots are too tight2. [nudo, tuerca, cinturón] to tighten;Fam3. [juntar] [dientes] to grit;[labios] to press together; [puño] to clench;tendrás que apretar la letra you'll have to squeeze your handwriting up4. [estrechar] to squeeze;[abrazar] to hug;no me aprietes el brazo, me estás haciendo daño stop squeezing my arm, you're hurting me;la apretó contra su pecho he held her to his chest;apretar la mano a alguien to shake sb's handcomo no apretemos el paso, no llegaremos nunca if we don't hurry up, we'll never get there6. [exigir] to tighten up on;[presionar] to press;apretar la disciplina to tighten up on discipline;lo apretaron tanto que acabó confesando they pressed him so hard that he ended up confessing;no me gusta que me aprieten en el trabajo I don't like to feel pressurized in my work;lo están apretando para que acepte la oferta they are pressing him o putting pressure on him to accept the offer7. [ropa, objetos] to pack tight♦ vi1. [calor, lluvia] to get worse, to intensify;salgo de casa a las dos, cuando más aprieta el calor I leave home at two o'clock, when the heat is at its worst;en agosto ha apretado mucho el calor it got a lot hotter in August;cuando la necesidad aprieta, se agudiza el ingenio people become more resourceful when they really have to2. [zapatos] to pinch;[ropa] to be too tight3. [esforzarse] to push oneself;tienes que apretar más si quieres aprobar you'll have to pull your socks up if you want to passel ladrón apretó a correr the thief ran off* * *I v/t1 botón press;apretó contra el pecho la fotografía/el niño she held the photograph/the child close, she pressed the photograph/the child to her breast;apretar los puños clench one’s fists;apretar los dientes grit one’s teeth3 tuerca tighten4:apretar el paso quicken one’s paceII v/i2:apretar a correr start to run, start running* * *apretar {55} vt1) : to press, to push (a button)2) : to tighten3) : to squeezeapretar vi1) : to press, to push2) : to fit tightly, to be too tightlos zapatos me aprietan: my shoes are tight* * *apretar vb1. (botón) to press2. (gatillo) to pull3. (tornillo, cinturón, nudo) to tighten¿has apretado los tornillos? have you tightened the screws?4. (exigir) to be strict with / to push hard5. (quedar estrecho ropa) to be too tight6. (esforzarse) to work harder7. (aumentar calor) to increase -
73 interesado
adj.1 interested, affected, concerned.2 selfish, calculating, self-serving.f. & m.1 applicant, aspirant, candidate, solicitor.2 interested party, party in interest.past part.past participle of spanish verb: interesar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) interested2 (egoísta) selfish, self-interested► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) interested party2 (egoísta) selfish person\estar interesado,-a en algo to be interested in somethingestar interesado,-a por alguien to take an interest in somebodyser un,-a interesado,-a to be selfish, act out of self-interestparte interesada interested party* * *(f. - interesada)adj.1) interested2) selfish* * *interesado, -a1. ADJ1) (=con interés) interestedlas partes interesadas tendrán que firmar el contrato mañana — the interested parties will have to sign the contract tomorrow
estar interesado en o por algo — to be interested in sth
estamos muy interesados en el proyecto — we have a great interest in the project, we are very interested in the project
2) (=egoísta) self-interested, selfishlo veo muy interesado — he seems really self-interested o selfish to me
2. SM / F1) (=persona interesada)los interesados pueden escribir una postal con sus datos — anyone interested o those interested should send a postcard with their personal details
•
interesado en algo, una cita indispensable para todos los interesados en el jazz — a must for all those interested in jazz o for all jazz fans2) (=persona egoísta)eres un interesado — you always act out of self-interest, you're always on the lookout for yourself
* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] ( que muestra interés) interestedlas partes interesadas — the parties concerned, the interested parties
b) [ser] ( egoísta) selfishc) ( parcial) biased, biassedII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( que tiene interés) interested party (frml)los interesados deberán... — all those interested o (frml) all interested parties should...
soy el principal interesado en que esto salga bien — I have the biggest interest in seeing this work out well
b) ( que busca su provecho)es un interesado — he always acts in his own interest o out of self-interest
* * *= interested party, intrigued, interested, self-serving, concerned party, proposer, taker, concerned, applicant.Ex. Other interested parties include the operators of the systems, and the suppliers of the various technical components.Ex. Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.Ex. Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex. At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.Ex. As the electronic era dawns, it is particularly important that the concerned parties come together to agree how to manage rights in an international electronic environment.Ex. This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.Ex. When, a few years later, the typefounder Fry offered founts in Baskerville's eccentric design (which was well known to be bad for the eyes) he found few takers.Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex. The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.----* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.* interesado en = with a stake in.* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.* interesados = interested people.* persona interesada = taker.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [estar] ( que muestra interés) interestedlas partes interesadas — the parties concerned, the interested parties
b) [ser] ( egoísta) selfishc) ( parcial) biased, biassedII- da masculino, femeninoa) ( que tiene interés) interested party (frml)los interesados deberán... — all those interested o (frml) all interested parties should...
soy el principal interesado en que esto salga bien — I have the biggest interest in seeing this work out well
b) ( que busca su provecho)es un interesado — he always acts in his own interest o out of self-interest
* * *= interested party, intrigued, interested, self-serving, concerned party, proposer, taker, concerned, applicant.Ex: Other interested parties include the operators of the systems, and the suppliers of the various technical components.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.Ex: As the electronic era dawns, it is particularly important that the concerned parties come together to agree how to manage rights in an international electronic environment.Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.Ex: When, a few years later, the typefounder Fry offered founts in Baskerville's eccentric design (which was well known to be bad for the eyes) he found few takers.Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.* estar interesado en = be interested in, be keen to.* interesado en = with a stake in.* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.* interesados = interested people.* persona interesada = taker.* * *1 [ ESTAR] (que muestra interés) interested interesado EN algo interested IN sthestoy muy interesado en este proyecto/tema I'm very interested in this project/subjectlas personas interesadas en el puesto those interested in the postno se llegó a un acuerdo entre las partes interesadas the parties concerned o the interested parties failed to reach an agreement2 [ SER](egoísta): no puedo creer que su ayuda no sea interesada I cannot believe that their motives for helping are purely selfless o altruistic, I cannot believe that they don't have ulterior motives for helpingactuó de manera interesada he acted selfishly, he acted in his own interest o to protect his own interests o out of self-interestmasculine, feminine1 (que tiene interés) interested party ( frml)los interesados deberán presentarse mañana all those interested o ( frml) all interested parties should attend tomorrownombre y dirección del interesado name and address of the applicantsoy el principal interesado en que esto salga bien I have the biggest interest in seeing this work out well2(que busca su provecho): es un interesado he always acts in his own interest o out of self-interestamor interesado self-interested love* * *
Del verbo interesar: ( conjugate interesar)
interesado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
interesado
interesar
interesado◊ -da adjetivo
interesado en algo interested in sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
◊ los interesados deberán … all those interested o (frml) all interested parties should …b) ( que busca su provecho):◊ es un interesado he always acts in his own interest o out of self-interest
interesar ( conjugate interesar) verbo intransitivo
esto a ti no te interesa this doesn't concern you, this is no concern of yoursb) ( convenir):◊ interesadoía comprobar los datos it would be useful/advisable to check the data;
me interesa este tipo de préstamo this sort of loan would suit me
verbo transitivo interesado a algn en algo to interest sb in sth, get sb interested in sth
interesarse verbo pronominal
interesadose en or por algo to take an interest in sth
interesado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene interés por algo) interested [en, in]: ella es una de las más interesadas, she's one of the people who is most interested
2 (egoísta) selfish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino interested person
los interesados, those interested o concerned
interesar
I verbo transitivo
1 (inspirar interés) to interest: el fútbol no le interesa en absoluto, football doesn't interest him at all
atiende, creo que esto te interesa, pay attention, I think you should listen to this
2 (incumbir) to concern: eso no te interesa, it's none of your business
II vi (ser motivo de interés) to be of interest, to be important: interesa que nos reunamos cuanto antes, it is important that we meet as soon as possible
' interesado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
interesada
- curioso
- indiferente
- propio
- tramitar
English:
cupboard love
- interested
- medicine
* * *interesado, -a♦ adj1. [preocupado, curioso] interested (en o por in);estoy muy interesado en la evolución del conflicto I am very interested in the development of the conflict;está interesado en comprar una casa he's interested in buying a house;estaría interesado en recibir más información sobre el festival I would be interested in receiving more information about the festival2. [egoísta] selfish, self-interested;actuó de forma interesada she acted selfishly o out of self-interestdeben presentar la firma de la persona interesada the signature of the person concerned is required♦ nm,f1. [deseoso, curioso] interested person;los interesados those interested;yo soy el primer interesado en que lleguemos a un acuerdo I'm as keen as anyone for us to reach an agreement2. [egoísta] selfish o self-interested person;es un interesado he 's a very selfish person, he always acts out of self-interest3. [involucrado] person concerned;los interesados the parties concerned, those involved* * *I adj interestedII m, interesada f interested party* * *interesado, -da adj1) : interested2) : selfish, self-seeking* * *interesado adj interested -
74 revólver
v.1 to stir (mezclar) (líquido).Ellos revuelven los ingredientes They stir the ingredients.2 to turn upside down, to mess up.3 to upset.me revuelve el estómago o las tripas it makes my stomach turnEllos revolvieron el cuarto They messed up the room.Eso revuelve mi estómago That turns my stomach.* * *1 (agitar) to stir2 (mezclar) to mix3 (ensalada) to toss4 (habitación, casa, etc) to turn upside down■ revolvimos toda la habitación pero no lo encontramos we turned the room upside down but couldn't find it5 (papeles) to rummage through; (bolso, bolsillo, etc) to rummage in6 (producir náuseas) to upset, turn1 (moverse) to fidget; (en la cama) to toss and turn2 (volverse con rapidez) to turn around, spin round\revolverse contra alguien figurado to turn against somebody* * *verb1) to stir* * *( pp revuelto)1. VT1) [+ líquido] to stir2) [+ papeles] to look through3) [+ tierra] to turn over, turn up, dig over4) (=enredar)¡deja de revolver!, ¡no revuelvas! — [a niño] stop messing about with things!, stop fidgeting!
5) (=desordenar) to mix up, mess up6) [+ asunto] to go into, investigate7) (Pol) to stir up, cause unrest among; [+ persona] to provoke, rouse to anger8)9) (=envolver) to wrap up2.VIrevolver en — to go through, rummage in, rummage about in
revolver en los bolsillos — to feel in one's pockets, fumble in one's pockets
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <salsa/guiso> to stirb) (AmL) < dados> to shake2) <cajones/papeles> to rummage through, go through2.revolverla(s) — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)
revolver vi3.revolverse v prona) ( moverse)se revolvía inquieto sin poder dormir — he tossed and turned, unable to sleep
b) ( dar la vuelta) to turn aroundc) ( con agresión)* * *= revolver, pistol, stir, rummage (among/through), gun, rifle through.Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.Ex. At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex. A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.----* revolver el gallinero = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* revolver el palomar = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* revolverlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* revolver toda la casa = turn + the house upside down.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <salsa/guiso> to stirb) (AmL) < dados> to shake2) <cajones/papeles> to rummage through, go through2.revolverla(s) — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)
revolver vi3.revolverse v prona) ( moverse)se revolvía inquieto sin poder dormir — he tossed and turned, unable to sleep
b) ( dar la vuelta) to turn aroundc) ( con agresión)* * *= revolver, pistol, stir, rummage (among/through), gun, rifle through.Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.* revolver el gallinero = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* revolver el palomar = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* revolverlo todo = turn + everything upside down.* revolver toda la casa = turn + the house upside down.* * *vtA1 ‹salsa/guiso› to stir estómago3 ( Chi) ‹cartas/dominó› to shuffleB (desordenar) ‹cajones/papeles› to rummage through, go throughademás de robarme me revolvieron toda la casa they didn't just steal things, they turned the whole house upside down■ revolvervihabía estado revolviendo en mis cosas he had been rummaging around in o rummaging through my things1(moverse): se revolvía inquieto sin poder dormir he tossed and turned, unable to sleep2 (dar la vuelta) to turn aroundse revolvían en sus asientos they kept turning around in their seats3 (con agresión) revolverse CONTRA algn to turn on sb* * *
Multiple Entries:
revolver
revólver
revolver ( conjugate revolver) verbo transitivo
[ ladrones] ‹ casa› to turn … upside down
verbo intransitivo:
revólver sustantivo masculino
revolver
revolver
I verbo transitivo
1 (dando vueltas) to stir
2 (disgustar, causar desagrado) to make sick, upset
3 (un asunto) to think over: será mejor que no revuelvas el asunto de su ascenso, you're better off not mulling over his promotion
4 (los cajones, una casa, etc) to turn upside down
5 (los ánimos, a una multitud) to stir up: su discurso revolvió los ánimos, his speech agitated the crowd
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el pasado, etc) to rummage through, dig around in
2 (con una cuchara, etc) to stir: no dejes de revolver, o se cortará, don't stop stirring or it'll curdle
♦ Locuciones: revolver el estómago, to turn one's stomach: me revuelve el estómago cuando le hace la pelota, it makes me sick when she plays up to him
revólver sustantivo masculino revolver
' revólver' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- hurgar
- revolver
- trastear
- andar
- culata
- pega
English:
handgun
- jumble
- mix up
- revolver
- rifle
- shuffle
- six-shooter
- stir up
- toss
- turn
- air
- churn
- dog
- drop
- gun
- holster
- ransack
- shake
- stir
* * *♦ vt1. [mezclar] [líquido] to stir;[ensalada] to toss; [objetos] to mix; Am [dados] to shake; CSur [baraja] to shuffle;la travesía me ha revuelto el estómago the crossing has made me sick in my stomach;revolver Roma con Santiago to leave no stone unturned2. [desorganizar] to turn upside down, to mess up;[cajones] to turn out;los niños revolvieron la casa the children left the house in a complete mess;lo dejaron todo revuelto they turned the place upside down3. [irritar] to upset;♦ virevolver en [armario, pasado] to rummage around in;¿quién ha estado revolviendo en mis cajones? who's been rummaging around in my drawers?* * *<part revuelto>I v/t1 GASTR stir2 estómago turn3 ( desordenar) mess up, turn upside downII v/i rummage (en in)* * *revolver {89} vt1) : to move about, to mix, to shake, to stir2) : to upset (one's stomach)3) : to mess up, to rummage throughrevolver la casa: to turn the house upside down* * *revolver vb2. (desordenar) to mess up3. (desordenar buscando algo) to go through -
75 abatido
adj.1 depressed, despondent, crestfallen, dejected.2 contemptible, despicable.3 devalued, fallen in price, depreciated.m.slating, boarding.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abatir.* * *1→ link=abatir abatir► adjetivo1 (deprimido) dejected, depressed2 (despreciable) despicable, low3 (fruta) fallen, drooping* * *(f. - abatida)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=deprimido) depressed, dejectedtener la cara abatida — to be crestfallen, look dejected
2) (=despreciable) despicable, contemptible3) (Com, Econ) depreciated* * *- da adjetivoa) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressedb) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited* * *= disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.----* abatidos, los = dismayed, the.* * *- da adjetivoa) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressedb) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited* * *= disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.* abatidos, los = dismayed, the.* * *abatido -da1 [ ESTAR] (deprimido, triste) depressedestá muy abatido por su muerte her death has left him very depressed o feeling very lowsiempre ha sido tan alegre y ahora lo veo tan abatido he's always been such a cheerful person and now he seems so dejected o downhearted o despondentla enfermedad lo tiene muy abatido he's feeling very low o very down because of his illness2 [ ESTAR] (desanimado) depressed, downhearted, dispirited, despondent* * *
Del verbo abatir: ( conjugate abatir)
abatido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abatido
abatir
abatido◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed;
( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to bring down;
‹muro/edificio› to knock down;
‹ árbol› to fell;
2 (deprimir, entristecer):
no te dejes abatido por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
3 ‹ asiento› to recline
abatirse verbo pronominal
1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
2 (frml) abatidose sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
[ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);
abatido,-a adjetivo dejected, depressed, downhearted
abatir verbo transitivo
1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
' abatido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatida
- aplanar
- desanimada
- desanimado
- deshecha
- deshecho
- polvo
- sombría
- sombrío
- abatir
English:
dejected
- despondent
- dishearten
- downcast
- glum
- grief-stricken
- mope
- prostrate
- depressed
- dispirited
- down
- miserable
* * *abatido, -a adjdejected, downhearted;está muy abatido por la muerte de su padre he's feeling very down because of his father's death;“no me quiere”, respondió abatido “she doesn't love me,” he said dejectedly o downheartedly* * *I adj depressedII part → abatir* * *abatido, -da adj: dejected, depressed -
76 aparente
adj.1 apparent (falso, supuesto).2 visible (visible).3 striking (llamativo).pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: aparentar.* * *► adjetivo1 apparent2 (conveniente) suitable3 (lucido) showy, smart* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=no real) apparentsu interés es solo aparente — he just pretends to be interested, he just feigns interest
2) (=patente) apparent3) * (=atractivo) attractive, smartesta figurilla está aquí muy aparente — this figurine looks very good o goes very well here
* * *1) ( que parece real) <timidez/interés> apparent (before n)2) (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious* * *= apparent, perceived, seeming.Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.----* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* * *1) ( que parece real) <timidez/interés> apparent (before n)2) (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious* * *= apparent, perceived, seeming.Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.* sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.* * *A (que parece real) ‹timidez/interés› apparent ( before n)su amabilidad era sólo aparente his kindness was all showla aparente victoria se tornó en derrota what had seemed like victory turned into defeatel motivo aparente del crimen the apparent motive for the crimeB (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvioussin motivo aparente for no apparent o obvious reasonC(vistoso, elegante): el vestido es muy barato pero es muy aparente the dress is very cheap but it looks really goodun restaurante aparente a stylish o chic o ( BrE) smart restaurant* * *
Del verbo aparentar: ( conjugate aparentar)
aparenté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
aparente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
aparentar
aparente
aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivo
b) ( parecer):
verbo intransitivo
aparente adjetivo
1 ( que parece real) ‹timidez/interés› apparent ( before n);
2 (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
aparentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (fingir) to affect
2 (representar, parecer) to look: no aparenta los años que tiene, she doesn't look her age
II vi (presumir) to show off
aparente adjetivo
1 apparent, obvious
sin motivo aparente, for no apparent reason
2 fam (adecuado, bonito) suitable
' aparente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coraza
- virtual
- superficie
English:
apparent
- ostensible
- outward
- reputed
- seeming
- hidden
* * *aparente adj1. [falso, supuesto] apparent;con su aparente simpatía se ganó el aprecio del jefe he won the boss over with his apparent friendliness;ganaron con aparente facilidad they won with apparent ease2. [visible] visible;las huelgas son una manifestación aparente del descontento social the strikes are a visible sign of social unrest;se rompió sin causa aparente it broke for no apparent reason3. [vistoso] elegant, smart;es un vestido muy aparente it's a very elegant dress* * *adj1 ( evidente) apparent2 L.Am. ( fingido) feigned* * *aparente adj1) : apparent2) : showy, striking♦ aparentemente adv* * *aparente adj apparent -
77 atolondrado con
Ex. Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.* * *Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
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78 atontado con
Ex. Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.* * *Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
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79 endurecer
v.1 to harden.El aire endurece el concreto húmedo The air hardens wet concrete.2 to strengthen.3 to toughen, to make hard, to steel, to temper.Las penurias endurecen al individuo Hardship steels the individual.4 to increase.* * *1 to harden, make hard2 figurado to harden, toughen1 to become hardened, harden2 figurado to become tough, become hardened* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ material, sustancia] (=poner duro) to harden; (=hacer más resistente) to toughen2) [+ persona] (=curtir) to toughen up; (=volver insensible) to harden3) (Jur) [+ ley] to tighten, tighten up; [+ pena, castigo] to make more severehan endurecido la política antiterrorista — they've taken a tougher anti-terrorist line, they're toughening up on terrorism
proponen endurecer las medidas contra el fraude — they're proposing to take tougher o firmer measures against fraud
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].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. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <arcilla/cemento> to harden; <músculos/uñas> to strengthen; < arterias> to harden2)a) <persona/carácter> ( volver insensible) to harden; ( fortalecer) to toughen... upb) <actitud/castigo> to toughen2.endurecerse v pronb) persona/carácter ( volverse insensible) to harden; ( fortalecerse) to toughen upc) facciones to become harder o harsher* * *= harden, stiffen, toughen, dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].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: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* endurecerse = cake (up).* * *endurecer [E3 ]vtA1 ‹arcilla› to harden; ‹cemento› to harden, setlo endurecen para que dure más it is toughened to last longer2 ‹músculos/uñas› to strengthen3 ‹arterias› to hardenB1 ‹persona/carácter› (volver insensible) to harden; (fortalecer) to toughen … upese corte te endurece las facciones that haircut makes your features look harsher2 ‹actitud› to toughenvamos a endurecer nuestra postura frente al terrorismo we are going to toughen our stance on o take a tougher line against terrorism1 «arcilla» to harden; «cemento» to set, harden2 «pan» to go stale3 «persona/carácter» (volverse insensible) to harden, become hard/harder; (fortalecerse) to toughen up, become tough/toughercon la vejez se le han endurecido las facciones his features have become harsher with age* * *
endurecer ( conjugate endurecer) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to harden
2 ‹persona/carácter› ( volver insensible) to harden;
( fortalecer) to toughen … up;
endurecerse verbo pronominal
[ pan] to go stale
( fortalecerse) to toughen up
endurecer verbo transitivo to harden: los problemas familiares endurecieron su carácter, he became distant and cold as a result of all the family conflicts
' endurecer' also found in these entries:
English:
harden
- toughen
* * *♦ vt1. [hacer más duro] [pasta, mezcla, alimento] to harden2. [fortalecer] [persona] to toughen, to strengthen;[músculo] to strengthen3. [insensibilizar] to harden;el sufrimiento endureció su corazón suffering hardened his heart4. [hacer más severo] [ley, pena, requisitos] to toughen;[actitud, posturas] to harden* * *v/t harden; figtoughen up* * *endurecer {53} vt: to harden, to toughen* * *endurecer vb to harden -
80 establecer
v.1 to establish.no lograba establecer contacto con la torre de control he couldn't make o establish contact with the control towerla policía no ha podido establecer la causa de su muerte the police have been unable to establish o determine the cause of deathlas normas del club establecen que… the club rules state that…Establecieron directrices They established guidelines.Establecieron a Ricardo en la oficina They established Richard at the office.2 to establish (instalar) (colonia, poblado).* * *2 (récord) to set3 (ordenar) to state, lay down, establish1 (en un lugar) to settle; (en un negocio) to set up in business* * *verbto establish, set up, found* * *1. VT1) [+ relación, comunicación] to establishhan logrado establecer contacto con el barco — they've managed to make o establish contact with the boat
una reunión para establecer el precio del petróleo — a meeting to set o fix oil prices
2) (=fundar) [+ empresa] to establish; [+ colonia] to settle3) (=dictaminar) to state, lay downla ley establece que... — the law states o lays down that...
4) (=expresar) [+ idea, principio] to establish; [+ norma] to lay down; [+ criterio] to setpara establecer los límites de los poderes del presidente — to establish the extent of the President's powers
una comisión para establecer la verdad de los hechos — a commission to establish the truth about what happened
5) [+ récord] to set2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <colonia/dictadura> to establish; < campamento> to set upb) <relaciones/contacto> to establish2) ( dejar sentado)a) <criterios/bases> to establish, lay down; < precio> to fix, set; < precedente> to establish, setconviene dejar establecido que... — we should make it clear that...
establecer un precedente — to establish o set a precedent
b) (frml) ley/reglamento ( disponer) to state, establishc) < uso> to establishd) <récord/marca/moda> to set3) ( determinar) to establish2.establecerse v pron colono/emigrante to settle; comerciante/empresa to set up* * *= call for, determine, establish, institute, instruct, lay down, set, set up, settle, map out, set forth, set out, bring into + being.Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.Ex. This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex. The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex. He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.Ex. If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex. The searcher now decides to set up an SDI profile.Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex. Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.Ex. She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex. The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.Ex. MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.----* establecer alianzas = make + alliances.* establecer canales para = establish + channels for.* establecer características = lay down + features.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* establecer conexión = establish + link, make + connection.* establecer contacto = make + contact.* establecer contactos = liaise (with/between).* establecer contactos profesionales = networking.* establecer criterios para = make + provision for.* establecer directrices = chart + direction.* establecer disposiciones para = make + provisions for.* establecer el contexto = set + context.* establecer el origen de = trace + the origin of.* establecer el tema = set + the theme.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* establecer equivalencias entre = map onto/to.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer normativa = govern.* establecer prioridades = prioritise [prioritize, -USA], establish + priorities, set + priorities.* establecer reglas = make + provision.* establecer reglas para = lay down + rules for.* establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.* establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.* establecerse = settle in, settle down.* establecer sectores = sectoring.* establecer una analogía = draw + analogy.* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.* establecer una condición = specify + requirement.* establecer una conexión = achieve + connection.* establecer una convención = establish + convention.* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer una normalización = impose + standardization.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* establecer una regla = frame + rule.* establecer un equilibrio = establish + a balance.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* establecer un paralelismo = draw + parallel.* establecer un paralelo = draw + parallel.* establecer un principio = establish + principle, set forth + cause.* establecer un record = establish + a record.* establecer un vínculo = provide + an interface.* establecer valores = establish + values.* establecer vínculos afectivos = bond.* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <colonia/dictadura> to establish; < campamento> to set upb) <relaciones/contacto> to establish2) ( dejar sentado)a) <criterios/bases> to establish, lay down; < precio> to fix, set; < precedente> to establish, setconviene dejar establecido que... — we should make it clear that...
establecer un precedente — to establish o set a precedent
b) (frml) ley/reglamento ( disponer) to state, establishc) < uso> to establishd) <récord/marca/moda> to set3) ( determinar) to establish2.establecerse v pron colono/emigrante to settle; comerciante/empresa to set up* * *= call for, determine, establish, institute, instruct, lay down, set, set up, settle, map out, set forth, set out, bring into + being.Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
Ex: This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.Ex: The searcher now decides to set up an SDI profile.Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.* establecer alianzas = make + alliances.* establecer canales para = establish + channels for.* establecer características = lay down + features.* establecer comparaciones = make + comparisons.* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables = compare + like with like.* establecer conexión = establish + link, make + connection.* establecer contacto = make + contact.* establecer contactos = liaise (with/between).* establecer contactos profesionales = networking.* establecer criterios para = make + provision for.* establecer directrices = chart + direction.* establecer disposiciones para = make + provisions for.* establecer el contexto = set + context.* establecer el origen de = trace + the origin of.* establecer el tema = set + the theme.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* establecer equivalencias entre = map onto/to.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer normativa = govern.* establecer prioridades = prioritise [prioritize, -USA], establish + priorities, set + priorities.* establecer reglas = make + provision.* establecer reglas para = lay down + rules for.* establecer relaciones = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationships.* establecer relaciones con = forge + links with, forge + relationships with, forge + ties.* establecerse = settle in, settle down.* establecer sectores = sectoring.* establecer una analogía = draw + analogy.* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.* establecer una condición = specify + requirement.* establecer una conexión = achieve + connection.* establecer una convención = establish + convention.* establecer un acuerdo = work out + agreement.* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer una normalización = impose + standardization.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* establecer una regla = frame + rule.* establecer un equilibrio = establish + a balance.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* establecer un paralelismo = draw + parallel.* establecer un paralelo = draw + parallel.* establecer un principio = establish + principle, set forth + cause.* establecer un record = establish + a record.* establecer un vínculo = provide + an interface.* establecer valores = establish + values.* establecer vínculos afectivos = bond.* volver a establecer equivalencias = remap.* * *establecer [E3 ]vtA1 ‹colonia› to establish; ‹campamento› to set upestableció su residencia en Mónaco he took up residence in Monaco2 ‹relaciones/comunicaciones/contacto› to establish3 ‹dictadura› to establish, set up1 ‹criterios/bases› to establish, lay down; ‹precio› to fix, setconviene dejar establecido que … we should make it clear that …establecer un precedente to establish o set a precedent2 ( frml); «ley/reglamento» (disponer) to state, establishcomo se establece en la Constitución as laid down o established in the Constitutiontres veces el precio establecido por la ley three times the legal price3 ‹uso› to establish; ‹moda› to set4 ‹récord/marca› to setC (determinar) to establishno se ha podido establecer qué fue lo que ocurrió it has been impossible to ascertain o establish exactly what happened1 «colono/emigrante» to settle2 «comerciante/empresa» to set upse estableció por su cuenta he set up his own business ( o practice etc), he set up on his own* * *
establecer ( conjugate establecer) verbo transitivo
1
‹ campamento› to set up;
2 ( dejar sentado)
‹ precio› to fix, set;
‹ precedente› to establish, set
‹ uso› to establish
3 ( determinar) to establish
establecerse verbo pronominal [colono/emigrante] to settle;
[comerciante/empresa] to set up
establecer verbo transitivo to establish
(un récord) to set (up)
' establecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conectar
- disponer
- fijar
- implantar
- sentar
- consagrar
- determinar
- montar
English:
ascertain
- establish
- get at
- institute
- lay down
- networking
- open up
- parallel
- pattern
- prioritize
- set
- set down
- set up
- standard
- timetable
- bond
- determine
- dictate
- draw
- empathize
- get
- issue
- lay
- open
- pin
- state
* * *♦ vt1. [instalar] [colonia, poblado] to establish;[campamento, negocio, sucursal] to set up;establecer residencia en to take up residence in2. [fijar, emprender] [régimen, relaciones, comunicación] to establish;[costumbre] to introduce; [moda] to start; [récord] to set;no lograba establecer contacto con la torre de control he couldn't make o establish contact with the control tower3. [expresar] [principios, criterios] to establish, to lay down;[teoría, hipótesis] to formulate;estableció las bases de la física moderna he laid the foundations of modern physics4. [estipular] to state, to stipulate;las normas del club establecen que… the club rules state that…;según establece la ley,… as stipulated by law,…5. [averiguar] to establish, to determine;la policía no ha podido establecer la causa de su muerte the police have been unable to establish o determine the cause of death* * *v/t1 establish2 negocio set up* * *establecer {53} vtfundar, instituir: to establish, to found, to set up* * *establecer vb2. (demostrar) to establishNewton estableció que... Newton established that...3. (ordenar) to statela constitución establece que... the constitution states that...
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