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adj.Scythian.f. & m.Scythian, native or inhabitant of Scythia.* * *= Scythian, Scyth.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. The stag, which had an important role in the myths and art of the Scythians, continues to play a central role in Magyar mythology.Ex. Much of the surviving information about the Scyths comes from the Greek historian Herodotus.* * *= Scythian, Scyth.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: The stag, which had an important role in the myths and art of the Scythians, continues to play a central role in Magyar mythology.
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122 espantosidad
f.horribleness, direfulness, dreadfulness.* * *SF And terror, fear* * *= hideousness.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.* * *= hideousness.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
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123 espantoso
adj.frightening, frightful, fearsome, dreadful.* * *► adjetivo1 (terrible) frightful, dreadful2 (asombroso) astonishing, amazing3 (desmesurado) dreadful, terrible■ hizo un frío espantoso the cold was awful, it was absolutely freezing* * *(f. - espantosa)adj.1) frightening2) dreadful* * *ADJ1) (=aterrador) frightening2) [para exagerar]llevaba un traje espantoso — she was wearing an awful o a hideous o a frightful o ghastly * hat
había un ruido espantoso — there was a terrible o dreadful noise
* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex. No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.Ex. See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex. The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex. The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.----* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <escena/crimen> horrific, appallingb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) <comida/letra/tiempo> atrocious; <vestido/color> hideous; <ruido/voz> terrible, awfulhace un calor espantoso — it's boiling o roasting hot (colloq)
tengo un hambre espantosa — I'm starving (colloq)
* * *= frightening, harrowing, atrocious, awful, frightful, dire, ghastly, fear-inducing, hideous, shocking, horrible, dreadful, grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], god-awful, groundshaking, nightmarish.Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* * *espantoso -sa1 ‹escena/crimen› horrific, appallingfue una experiencia espantosa it was a horrific o horrifying experience2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): hace un calor espantoso it's boiling o roasting, it's incredibly o unbearably hot ( colloq)pasamos un frío espantoso we were absolutely freezing ( colloq)tengo un hambre espantosa I'm ravenous o starving ( colloq)la comida era espantosa the food was atrocious o ghastly¡qué sombrero tan espantoso! what a hideous o an awful hatesta máquina hace un ruido espantoso this machine makes a terrible o dreadful noise ( colloq)* * *
espantoso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹vestido/color› hideous;
‹ruido/voz› terrible, awful;◊ pasé un frío espantoso I was absolutely freezing (colloq)
espantoso,-a adjetivo
1 (horripilante) horrifying, appalling: es un asunto espantoso, it's a horrifying situation
2 fam (uso hiperbólico) tengo unas ganas espantosas de que llegue el fin de semana, I'm dying for the weekend to come!
3 fam (muy feo) awful, hideous: ¡quítate ese espantoso sombrero!, take off that awful hat!
' espantoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
berrido
- espantosa
- ridícula
- ridículo
- sueño
- tener
- hacer
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- dreadful
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- hairy
- hideous
- horrendous
- interminable
- shocking
- stinking
- wretched
- abominable
- atrocious
- boiling
- dire
- excruciating
- horrific
- split
- terrible
- terrific
* * *espantoso, -a adj1. [pavoroso] horrific2. [enorme] terrible;tengo un frío espantoso I'm freezing to death;teníamos un hambre espantosa we were famished o starving3. [feísimo] hideous, frightful;llevaba un vestido espantoso she was wearing a hideous o frightful dress4. [pasmoso] appalling, shocking;el servicio postal era espantoso the postal service was appalling;su capacidad para mentir es espantosa he's an appalling liar* * *adj1 horrific, appallinghace un calor espantoso it’s terribly o incredibly hot* * *espantoso, -sa adj1) : frightening, terrifying2) : frightful, dreadful* * *espantoso adj awful / dreadful -
124 esteta
f. & m.1 aesthete.2 esthete, aesthete.* * *1 aesthete (US esthete)* * *SMF aesthete, esthete (EEUU)* * *masculino y femenino aesthete* * *= aesthete [esthete, -USA].Ex. Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of Inspector General of Libraries (1839-52).* * *masculino y femenino aesthete* * *= aesthete [esthete, -USA].Ex: Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of Inspector General of Libraries (1839-52).
* * *aesthete* * *
esteta sustantivo masculino aesthete
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125 estilo
m.1 style.esta iglesia es de estilo gótico that church was built in the Gothic styleal estilo de in the style of2 style.esa chica tiene mucho estilo that girl has a lot of stylecada uno tiene un estilo de hacer las cosas we all have our own way of doing thingsestilo de vida lifestyle3 stroke.estilo libre freestyle4 tendency, style.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estilar.* * *1 (gen) style2 (modo) manner, fashion3 GRAMÁTICA speech4 (natación) stroke\al estilo de... in the style of...algo por el estilo something like thatestilo de vida way of lifeestilo braza breaststrokeestilo directo LINGÚÍSTICA direct speechestilo indirecto LINGÚÍSTICA indirect speechestilo libre freestyleestilo mariposa butterfly* * *noun m.1) style2) fashion, manner* * *SM1) (=manera) stylepor el estilo —
algo por el estilo — something of the sort o kind, something along those lines
no me gusta su estilo de vida — I don't like his way of life o his lifestyle
estilo directo — (Ling) direct speech
estilo indirecto — (Ling) indirect speech, reported speech
2) (=elegancia) style3) (Natación) stroke4) (=punzón) [para escribir] stylus; [de reloj de sol] gnomon, needle5) (Bot) style* * *1)a) (Art) styleb) (manera, tipo) stylepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that); y otras cosas por el estilo and other things of that sort o kind; dijo eso o algo por el estilo he said that or words to that effect; son todos por el estilo — they are all the same
c) ( calidad distintiva) style2) ( en natación) stroke, style3) (Bot) style4) ( punzón) stylus* * *= form, delivery, hand, idiom, writing style, style, panache.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex. Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.Ex. The dialogue style is well-suited to occasional and novice users but can be slow.Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.----* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.* al estilo militar = military-style.* con estilo = stylish.* corrector de estilo = style checker, copy editor, subeditor.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* estilo abstracto = abstract style.* estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.* estilo arquitectónico = architectural style.* estilo artístico = artistic style.* estilo barato = kitsch.* estilo bibliotecario = library chic.* estilo de aprendizaje = learning style.* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.* estilo de la casa = house style.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* estilo de resumir = abstracting style.* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* estilo directo = direct speech, direct discourse.* estilo esloveno = Slovenica.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.* estilo libre = freestyle.* estilo literario = literary style, writing style.* estilo periodístico = journalese.* estilo personal = individual style, persona [personae, -pl.].* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* estilo rústico = rustic style.* estilo telegráfico = telegraphese.* estilo tipográfico = typographical style.* estilo tradicional = traditional style.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* guía de estilo = style guideline.* hoja de estilo = style sheet.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* manual de estilo = style manual, style guideline.* Manual de Estilo de Chicago = Chicago Manual of Style.* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *1)a) (Art) styleb) (manera, tipo) stylepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that); y otras cosas por el estilo and other things of that sort o kind; dijo eso o algo por el estilo he said that or words to that effect; son todos por el estilo — they are all the same
c) ( calidad distintiva) style2) ( en natación) stroke, style3) (Bot) style4) ( punzón) stylus* * *= form, delivery, hand, idiom, writing style, style, panache.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.Ex: The dialogue style is well-suited to occasional and novice users but can be slow.Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.* al estilo militar = military-style.* con estilo = stylish.* corrector de estilo = style checker, copy editor, subeditor.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* estilo abstracto = abstract style.* estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.* estilo arquitectónico = architectural style.* estilo artístico = artistic style.* estilo barato = kitsch.* estilo bibliotecario = library chic.* estilo de aprendizaje = learning style.* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.* estilo de la casa = house style.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* estilo de resumir = abstracting style.* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* estilo directo = direct speech, direct discourse.* estilo esloveno = Slovenica.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.* estilo libre = freestyle.* estilo literario = literary style, writing style.* estilo periodístico = journalese.* estilo personal = individual style, persona [personae, -pl.].* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* estilo rústico = rustic style.* estilo telegráfico = telegraphese.* estilo tipográfico = typographical style.* estilo tradicional = traditional style.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* guía de estilo = style guideline.* hoja de estilo = style sheet.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* manual de estilo = style manual, style guideline.* Manual de Estilo de Chicago = Chicago Manual of Style.* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *A1 ( Art) styleestilo barroco baroque stylemuebles estilo Luis XVI Luis XVI furniture2 (manera, tipo) styleropa de estilo deportivo casual wearese estilo de abrigo that kind o type o style of overcoatenaguas al estilo de nuestras abuelas petticoats like our grandmothers used to wearestá hecho al estilo de mi tierra it's done the way they do it back homepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that)creo que dijo eso o algo por el estilo I think he said that or words to that effect o something like ity sus amigos son todos por el estilo and all his friends are the same3 (calidad distintiva) stylese viste con mucho estilo he dresses with great style o very stylishlyCompuestos:way of life, lifestyledirect speechindirect o reported speechB (en natación) stroke, stylelos 200 metros estilos the 200 meter medleyCompuestos:( Esp) breaststrokefreestylebutterfly, butterfly strokebreaststrokeC ( Bot) styleD1 (punzón) stylus2 (de un reloj de sol) gnomon* * *
Del verbo estilar: ( conjugate estilar)
estilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estilar
estilo
estilar ( conjugate estilar) verbo intransitivo (Chi) ( gotear) to drip;
( escurrir) to drain
estilarse verbo pronominal [moda/peinado] to be fashionable
estilo sustantivo masculino
estilo de vida way of life, lifestyle;
ropa estilo deportivo casual wear;
vestir con estilo to dress stylishly;
al estilo de mi tierra the way they do it back home;
por el estilo: son todos por el estilo they are all the same;
algo por el estilo something like that
estilo mariposa butterfly;
estilo pecho or (Esp) braza breaststroke
estilo sustantivo masculino
1 Arte style
estilo imperio, empire style
2 (modo) manner, style: éste no es mi estilo de actuar, this isn't my way of doing things
3 (elegancia) es una mujer con mucho estilo she's a very stylish woman
4 Natación stroke
estilo mariposa, butterfly (stroke)
5 Ling estilo directo/indirecto, direct/indirect speech
♦ Locuciones: algo por el estilo, something like that
' estilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- academicismo
- adusta
- adusto
- ancha
- ancho
- categoría
- clase
- corte
- cresta
- depurar
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- despreocupada
- despreocupado
- formalismo
- grandilocuente
- imprimir
- indirecta
- indirecto
- informal
- lindeza
- llana
- llano
- mano
- novedosa
- novedoso
- punzante
- recrear
- retorcida
- retorcido
- sabor
- sentar
- suelta
- suelto
- swing
- trabajar
- vanguardia
- vanguardismo
- a
- académico
- ágil
- agilidad
- armonizar
- asequible
- austero
- barroco
- castizo
- clásico
- crawl
English:
awaken
- backstroke
- bite
- collarless
- compact
- conventional
- dash
- elaborate
- exemplify
- fashion
- flair
- florid
- flowing
- fluid
- free-style
- goulash
- gracious
- idiom
- individual
- kind
- laboured
- lifestyle
- literary
- mode
- old-style
- panache
- polish
- polished
- precious
- purple
- reported
- restrained
- severe
- severity
- speech
- stilted
- style
- stylish
- suchlike
- sugary
- tame
- to
- tone
- vein
- back
- brand
- breast
- butter
- design
- direct
* * *estilo nm1. [artístico, literario] style;esta iglesia es de estilo gótico this church was built in the Gothic style;al estilo de in the style of;al estilo de Mozart in the style of Mozartestilo imperio Empire style2. [manera, carácter] style;cada uno tiene un estilo de hacer las cosas we all have our own way of doing things;este vestido no es de su estilo that dress isn't her style;mentiría, pero no es mi estilo I would tell a lie, but that's not my style o that's not me;el estilo de juego brasileño the Brazilian style of play;un estilo de hablar pausado a slow and deliberate way of speaking;un peinado estilo años veinte a twenties-style hairdo;al estilo de: se visten al estilo de los años sesenta they wear sixties-style clothes;al estilo de lo que se hacía antes en los pueblos in the way things used to be done in villages;por el estilo: dijo algo por el estilo she said something of the sort;se apellida Garcés o algo por el estilo his surname's Garcés or something like that;nos llevará tres horas o algo por el estilo it'll take us something like three hours;ser por el estilo to be similar;todos los bares son por el estilo all the bars are similar o like thatestilo de vida lifestyle3. [clase, elegancia] style;esa chica tiene mucho estilo that girl has a lot of style4. [en natación] stroke;estilos medley;los 400 metros estilos the 400 metres medleyestilo libre freestyleestilo indirecto indirect speech6. Bot style7. [punzón] stylus, style8. [de reloj de sol] gnomon* * *m style;al estilo de in the style of;algo por el estilo something like that;son todos por el estilo they’re all the same* * *estilo nm1) : style2) : fashion, manner3) : stylus* * *estilo n (en general) style -
126 estupendamente
adv.wonderfully.estoy estupendamente I feel wonderful* * *► adverbio1 marvellously (US marvelously), wonderfully* * *ADV marvellously, marvelously (EEUU), wonderfullyestoy estupendamente — I feel great o marvellous
nos lo pasamos estupendamente — we had a fantastic o great time *
* * *adverbio <cantar/desenvolverse>marvelously*lo pasamos estupendamente — we had a wonderful o marvelous time
¿te viene bien el viernes? - sí, estupendamente — is Friday all right with you? - yes, great (colloq)
* * *= wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].Ex. Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns.Ex. Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.* * *adverbio <cantar/desenvolverse>marvelously*lo pasamos estupendamente — we had a wonderful o marvelous time
¿te viene bien el viernes? - sí, estupendamente — is Friday all right with you? - yes, great (colloq)
* * *= wonderfully, marvellously [marvelously, -USA].Ex: Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns.
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.* * *marvelously*lo pasamos estupendamente we had a wonderful o marvelous timeel nuevo tratamiento le ha sentado estupendamente he has responded extremely well to the new treatment¿te viene bien el viernes? — sí, estupendamente is Friday all right with you? — yes, great ( colloq)* * *estupendamente advwonderfully;estoy estupendamente I feel wonderful;los niños lo pasaron estupendamente en el parque the children had a wonderful time in the park;unas vacaciones te vendrían estupendamente a holiday would do you a world of good;¿cómo te encuentras? – ¡estupendamente! how are you feeling? – great o fantastic!* * *estupendamente adv beautifully -
127 familia
f.family.de buena familia from a good familyno te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia (figurative) don't be shy — you're among friendsser como de la familia to be like one of the familyvenir de familia to run in the familyfamilia nuclear nuclear familyfamilia numerosa large familyla familia política the in-lawsla familia Real the Royal Family* * *1 family\acordarse de la familia de alguien familiar to insult somebodyestar en familia to be among friendssentirse como en familia to feel at home, feel like one of the familyser como de la familia to be like one of the familyser de buena familia to come from a good familyser de familia humilde to be of humble originvenir algo de familia to run in the familyfamilia numerosa large familyfamilia política in-laws pluralla Sagrada Familia the Holy Family* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=parentela) family¿cómo está la familia? — how is the family?
familia numerosa, tiene una familia numerosa — he has a large family
familia política — in-laws pl
2) (=hijos)¿cuándo pensáis tener familia? — when are you thinking of starting a family?
¿tenéis ya mucha familia? — do you already have lots of children?
3) (=pariente)¿sois familia? — are you related?
4) (=comunidad) family5) (Bot, Ling, Zool) family6) (Tip) fount* * *1)a) ( parientes) familyes de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family
acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)
b) ( hijos) children2) (Bot, Zool) family* * *= family, home, household.Ex. Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.Ex. It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.Ex. For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.----* biógrafo de familias = family historian.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.* crear una familia = have + a family.* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.* familia biológica = biological family.* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.* familia con dos coches = two-car family.* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.* familia de agricultores = farming family.* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.* familia dividida = divided family.* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.* familia hacendada = landholding family.* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.* familia política = in-laws.* familia problemática = problem family.* familia real = royal family.* familia rota = broken family, broken home.* joyas de la familia = family jewels.* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.* lectura en familia = family reading.* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.* miembro de la familia = family member.* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* reliquia de familia = heirloom.* residencia para familias = family residence.* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.* violencia en la familia = family violence.* * *1)a) ( parientes) familyes de buena familia or de familia bien — he's from a good family
acordarse de (toda) la familia de alguien — (fam & euf) to curse somebody (colloq)
b) ( hijos) children2) (Bot, Zool) family* * *= family, home, household.Ex: Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.
Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.* biógrafo de familias = family historian.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, head of the family.* conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.* crear una familia = have + a family.* desintegración de la familia = family breakdown.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* enano de la familia, el = runt of the litter, the.* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.* familia adoptiva = foster care home, foster family, adoptive family.* familia analfabeta = illiterate home.* familia biológica = biological family.* familia, cabeza de familia = householder.* familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home.* familia con dos coches = two-car family.* familia con dos sueldos = two-income family.* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.* familia de agricultores = farming family.* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.* familia de la madrastra = stepfamily.* familia del padrastro = stepfamily.* familia dividida = divided family.* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan = dual-income family.* familia hacendada = landholding family.* familia monoparental = one parent family, single parent, single-parent working family, single-parent family, lone-parent family.* familia nuclear = nuclear family, nuclear family.* familia política = in-laws.* familia problemática = problem family.* familia real = royal family.* familia rota = broken family, broken home.* joyas de la familia = family jewels.* juzgado de familia = divorce court, family court.* lectura en familia = family reading.* médico de familia = family practitioner, general practitioner (GP), family doctor.* miembro de la familia = family member.* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.* oveja negra de la familia, la = black sheep of the family, the.* padre de familia = pater familias, family man.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* reliquia de familia = heirloom.* residencia para familias = family residence.* secreto de familia = skeleton in the closet.* vengador de la familia = avenger of blood.* violencia en la familia = family violence.* * *A1 (parientes) familyes de buena familiaor de familia bien he's from a good familysus hijos, nietos y demás familia her children, grandchildren and other members of the familysomos como de la familia we're just like familyle viene de familia it runs in the familypasa hasta en las mejores familias it can happen to the best of ushemos pasado las fiestas en familia we spent the holidays with the familyme siento como en familia I feel at home2(hijos): aún no tienen familia they don't have any children o a family yetCompuestos:foster familyextended familysingle-parent familynuclear family(literal) large family; ( Servs Socs) (en Esp) family with more than four children ( entitled to special benefits)family of separated parents who arrange for continued family interaction to benefit the children* * *
familia sustantivo femenino
mi familia política my wife's/husband's family, my in-laws (colloq);
es de buena familia or de familia bien he's from a good family;
somos como de la familia we're just like family;
le viene de familia it runs in the family
familia sustantivo femenino family: somos familia numerosa, we are large family
todos tienen un aire de familia, they all have a family likeness
♦ Locuciones: estar en familia, to be among friends
(con poca gente) en la conferencia de ayer estábamos en familia, there were just a few of us at the conference yesterday
venir de familia, to run in the family
' familia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- acoger
- alma
- besucón
- besucona
- botadura
- cabeza
- derecha
- derrumbarse
- deshonrar
- desprecio
- desunión
- familiar
- garbanzo
- gente
- honrosa
- honroso
- incluso
- juntar
- materna
- materno
- mía
- miembro
- mío
- nacida
- nacido
- pecosa
- pecoso
- plena
- pleno
- política
- político
- proceder
- recurrir
- recurso
- reliquia
- renegar
- resto
- ruin
- sagrada
- sagrado
- sangre
- seno
- sí
- sostén
- sostener
- supeditar
- sustentar
- tal
- ultramar
English:
black
- bosom
- breadwinner
- comfortable
- crest
- desert
- disgrace
- eldest
- family
- family film
- folk
- foster
- foster child
- go back
- greet
- have
- honour
- household
- immediate
- in-laws
- keep
- large
- let down
- likeness
- maintain
- middle
- offshoot
- plan
- portrait
- provide for
- relationship
- remember
- repudiate
- reunion
- run
- seat
- side
- such
- support
- sustain
- with
- average
- before
- brains
- bread
- bring
- dot
- expect
- fulfillment
- head
* * *familia nf1. [grupo de personas] family;un asunto de familia a family matter;el director es familia mía the director is a relative of mine;ser como de la familia to be like one of the family;venir de familia to run in the family;en familia [con la familia] with one's family;pasamos el fin de año en familia we spent New Year with the family;estábamos en familia [casi solos] there were only a few of us;no te dé vergüenza, que estamos en familia don't be shy – you're among friendsfamilia adoptiva adoptive family;familia desestructurada dysfunctional family;familia monoparental single parent family;familia nuclear nuclear family;familia numerosa large family;la familia política the in-laws3. [linaje] family;de buena familia from a good family4. [de plantas, animales] family;una familia de plantas a family of plants5. Ling family;una familia de lenguas a family of languages* * *f family;sentirse como en familia feel at home;ser de la familia be one of the family;de buena familia from a good family* * *familia nf1) : family2)familia política : in-laws* * * -
128 frontera del conocimiento
(n.) = frontier of knowledgeEx. There is the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.* * *(n.) = frontier of knowledgeEx: There is the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.
См. также в других словарях:
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