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1 holding fire

Военный термин: сдерживающий огонь

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > holding fire
2 holding fire

נצירת אש (מצב של הימנעות מפתיחה באש (בעיקר כגורם הפתעה))

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◙ ((העתפה םרוגכ רקיעב) שאב החיתפמ תוענמיה לש בצמ) שא תריצנ◄

English-Hebrew dictionary > holding fire
3 holding fire

stoppen met geschut (tegenhouden van opening van geschut (als verrassing))

English-Dutch dictionary > holding fire
4 holding fire

сдерживающий огонь

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сдерживающий огонь

English-Russian military dictionary > holding fire
5 holding fire

сдерживающий огонь

English-Russian arms dictionary > holding fire
6 holding fire

сдерживающий огонь

English-Russian dictionary of terms that are used in computer games > holding fire
7 holding fire

s.

tiro de contención, fuego de contención.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > holding fire
8 fire

огонь; стрельба; ркт. пуск; обстрел; пожар; зажигать, воспламенять; вести огонь; стрелять; производить выстрел; см. тж. engagement; firing; shooting

bring fire to bear (on) — обрушивать огонь, обстреливать

dedicate the fires of a battery (to a unit) — ставить задачу (батарее) на специальную огневую поддержку (части)

walk the fire (up) — постепенно переносить огонь

— absorb fire

— accompanying fire

— adjust fire

— adjusted fire

— adjustment fire

— advance fire

— advancing fire

— aerial fires

— aerial suppressive fire

— ahead fire

— aimed fire

— aircraft missile fire

— air-delivered fires

— air-observed fire

— all-angle fire

— alternate traversing fire

— annihilation fire

— anti-action fires

— anticoast fire

— antipersonnel fire

— antishore fire

— APC fire

— apply fire

— approximate adjustment fire

— area denial fire

— area fire

— area suppression fire

— artillery covering fire

— assault fire

— at short halt fire

— at-halt fire

— attack by fire and maneuver

— attack by fire

— augment fire

— automatic fire

— barrage fire

— biological fires

— blanket the fire

— blanketing fire

— blind fire

— blinding fire

— blocking fire

— bpecial ammunition preparation fire

— bracket fire

— bring back the fire

— bring down fire

— bring in fire

— bring under fire

— build up fire

— bullet fire

— burst fire

— calibration fire

— call down fire

— call fire

— call for fire

— cease fire

— check fire

— chemical fires

— close defensive fire

— close quarter fire

— close-in fire

— close-supporting fire

— coax fire

— collective fire

— combine fire

— combined fire

— come under fires

— complement fire

— concentrated fire

— contamination fire

— continuous fire

— continuously pointed fire

— control fire

— controlled fire

— conventional ammunition preparation fire

— coordinate fire laterally and in depth

— coordinated fire

— coordinated illumination fire

— corrected map fire

— counter enemy fire

— counterbattery neutralization fire

— counterflak fire

— countermissile fire

— countermortar fire

— counterpreparation fire

— cover by fire

— cover with fire

— covering fire by timed program

— covering fire

— crisscross fire

— crisscross wiih fire

— cross fire

— curtain fire

— curved fire

— deceptive fire

— dedicated fires

— deep fire

— deep supporting fire

— deepen the artillery fire

— defensive final protective fire

— defensive fire

— defilade fire

— deflect fire

— delayed contact fire

— deliberate fire

— deliver fire

— demolition fire

— denial fire

— depth fire

— designator-aimed fire

— destruction fire

— destructive fire

— desultory fire

— deterrent fire

— develop fires

— diagonal fire

— dilatory fire

— direct fire

— direct laying fire

— direct support reinforcing fire

— director fire

— direct-supporting fire

— discriminatory fire

— disperse fires

— dispersion fire along movement route

— disruptive fire for effect

— dissipate fires

— distorting fire

— distribute fire

— distributed fire

— disturbing fire

— divided fire

— dodge ground fire

— draw fire

— effective fire

— eliminate fire

— emergency massed fires

— employ fire

— endure fire

— enfilade fire

— engage by fire

— enter into fire for effect

— enter into fire

— exchange fire

— execute fire

— exploit fires

— expose to fire

— external supporting fires

— familiarization fire

— fast massed fire

— final protective fire

— fire at random

— fire at will

— fire beyond the final objective

— fire first

— fire for adjustment

— fire for demolition

— fire for effect

— fire for improvement

— fire for infection

— fire for registration

— fire from defilade

— fire from hip

— fire from shoulder

— fire from waist

— fire in front of the FEBA

— fire in succession

— fire in support

— fire in the upper register

— fire on call

— fire on friendly positions

— fire over friendly troops

— fire over the sights

— fire smoke

— fire to cover obstacles

— fire to support strong points

— fire to the oblique

— fire under attack

— fire when underway

— first round fire for effect

— first-aimed fire

— fixed fire

— flank protective fire

— flanking fire

— flare-up fire

— flash fire

— flat fire

— flex fire

— free from fire

— frontal fire

— full-automatic fire

— general support reinforcing fire

— general supporting fire

— grazing fire

— ground delivered nuclear fires

— ground observed fire

— gun fire

— hang fire

— harassing fire

— harassment fire

— head-on parallel course fire

— heavy fire

— hemming-in fire

— high fire

— high-angle fire

— highly responsive fire

— high-volume fire

— hold fire

— hold under fire

— holding fire

— horizontal fire

— hovering fire

— hug the fire

— immediate fire

— impromptu fire

— improvement fire

— incendiary fire

— independent fire

— indirect laying fire

— indiscriminate fire

— individual fire

— initiate fire

— interdiction fire

— interdictory fire

— interlocking fire

— intermittent fire

— interrupted fire

— invite fire

— keep under fire

— lateral observed fire

— lay down fire

— leading fire

— lift fire

— light fire

— liquid fire

— live ammunition fire

— long-distance fire

— long-range fire

— low-angle fire

— lower register fire

— maintain normal fires

— maneuver fires

— marching fire

— marking fires

— mask fires

— mass fire

— massed fire

— medium fire

— missile fire

— mixed fire

— mobile aimed fire

— mobile covering fire

— mobile direct fire

— mounted fire

— multilayer fire

— naval support fire

— neutralization fire

— neutralize fire

— neutralizing fire

— nonnuclear fire

— nonnuclear preparatory fire

— nonorganic fire

— normal fire

— nuclear fire

— nuclear-free fire

— oblique fire

— obscuration fire

— observation fire

— observe fire

— observed fire

— observed indirect fire

— offensive fire

— one-round battery fire

— open up with fire

— opportunity fire

— orbital fire

— organic fire

— outflank by fire

— outrun fire

— overhead fire

— overlapping fire

— overwatching fire

— parallel fire

— pin-point target suppression fire

— pitching fire

— place fire on

— place under fire

— plan fires

— plot fire

— plunging fire

— point blank fire

— point fire

— point MG fire

— post-action fires

— practice fire

— prearrange fire

— prearranged fire

— prearranged support fire

— predicted fire

— preparation fire

— preplanned fire

— preregister fire

— prone fire

— provide fire

— qualification fire

— quick fire

— rake with fire

— raking fire

— random delay fire

— ranging fire

— rapid-ripple fire

— receive fire

— recurrent fire

— register fire

— registered fire

— registration fire

— regulate fire

— reinforce fire

— reinforcing fire

— reprisal fire

— request fire

— reserve fire

— responsive fire

— restrict fire

— retaliation fire

— return fire

— return fire

— reverse fire

— ricochet fire

— rifle fire

— right angle fire

— ripple fire

— round-the-cover fire

— run into fire

— running fire

— salvo fire

— saturation fire

— scheduled fire

— screening fire

— searching and traversing fire

— searching fire

— secondary fires

— secure supporting fires

— semiautomatic fire

— serial fire

— set fire to

— shift fire

— ship fire at anchor

— ship fire on the move

— ship fire when moored

— ship fire

— short-controlled burst fire

— single shot fire

— slant fire

— sloping fire

— small arms fire

— smoke adjustment fire

— smoke laying fire

— sniping fire

— speculative fire

— spill fire

— split fires

— spluttered fire

— spoiling suppression fire

— sporadic fire

— staccato fire

— stand fire

— standing barrage fire

— stationary fire

— stationary overwatching fire

— straight line fire

— subject to fire

— successive fire

— superimposed fire

— supplement fire

— supporting fire

— suppress fire

— suppression fire

— suppressive fire

— surface-to-surface supporting fire

— surprise fire

— suspend fire

— sustained fire

— sweep with fire

— sweeping fire

— switch fire

— systematic fire

— take fire

— tank fire

— target fires in depth

— terminal guidance indirect fire

— terrain blanketing fire

— thicken fire

— three-shot burst fire

— throw fire into

— throw up fire

— time fire

— toxic chemical fire

— trial fire

— trigger fire

— troop fire

— turn fire on

— TV-aimed fire

— uncontrolled fire

— under fire

— unobserved fire

— unseen fire

— unvulnerable to fire

— velocity fire

— verification fire

— vertical fire

— vertically distributed fires

— visual fire

— volley fire

— well-sited fire

— withhold fire

— zone fire

English-Russian military dictionary > fire
9 holding back

сдерживающий; сдерживание

holding action — сдерживающие действия

holding attack — сдерживающий удар

holding fire — сдерживающий огонь

English-Russian big medical dictionary > holding back
10 fire-holding capacity

Макаров: тлеющая способность (табака)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > fire-holding capacity
11 fire-holding capacity

тлеющая способность

Англо-русский словарь по пищевой промышленности > fire-holding capacity
12 cease-fire

n припинення вогню, перемир'я

- cease-fire negotiations переговори про припинення вогню

- to bring about a cease-fire добитись припинення вогню

- to negotiate for cease-fire вести переговори про припинення вогню

- to reach a cease-fire agreement досягти згоди про припинення вогню

- the cease-fire is holding угода про припинення вогню не порушується

English-Ukrainian diplomatic dictionary > cease-fire
13 entidad retenedora

• holding cost

• holding entity

• holding fire

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > entidad retenedora
14 entidad tenedora

• holding cost

• holding entity

• holding fire

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > entidad tenedora
15 נצירת אש

holding fire, withholding fire

Hebrew-English dictionary > נצירת אש
16 aguantar

v.

1 to bear.

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books

2 to bear, to stand.

no lo aguanto I can't bear him

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

3 to hold.

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

Aguante su respiración Hold your breath.

4 to hold (contener) (respiración, mirada).

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

5 to hold on (time).

aguanta un poco más hold on a bit longer

no aguanto más I can't take any more

Ella aguantará porque es fuerte She will hold on because she is strong.

6 to wait for (esperar). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

7 to last.

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance

8 to endure, to abide, to bear, to tolerate.

Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.

9 to withstand, to hold, to uphold, to support.

El barrote aguanta el techo The crosspiece holds the roofing.

10 to tolerate to, to suffer to, to bear to, to endure to.

Silvia aguanta estudiar de noche Silvia tolerates to study nights.

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aguantar

► verbo transitivo

1 (contener) to hold (back)

2 (sostener) to hold, support

3 (soportar) to tolerate

■ no aguanto más I can't stand any more, I can't take any more

► verbo pronominal aguantarse

1 (contenerse) to keep back; (risa, lágrimas) to hold back

2 (resignarse) to resign oneself

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡que se aguante! familiar that's her/his tough luck!

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verb

1) to bear, endure, withstand

2) hold

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- aguantarse

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1. VT

1) (=soportar deliberadamente) to put up with, endure

aguanté el dolor como pude — I bore o put up with o endured the pain as best as I could

tenemos que estar aguantando continuas ofensas — we have to put up with o endure continual insults

no aguantaré tus impertinencias ni un minuto más — I won't stand for o take o put up with your cheek a minute longer

- aguantar el chaparrón

2) (=tener capacidad de resistir) to stand up to

esta planta aguanta bien el calor — this plant withstands o can take heat well, this plant stands up well to heat

aguanta bastante bien el trabajo en la mina — he stands up pretty well to the work in the mine

no sé si podré aguantar ese ritmo — I don't know if I'll be able to stand the pace

sabe aguantar bien las bromas — he can take a joke

• no aguantar, no aguanto a los cotillas — I can't bear o stand gossips

no aguanto ver sufrir a un animal — I can't bear o stand to see an animal suffering

no aguantaba la rutina de los entrenamientos — he couldn't cope with o take the training programme

• no hay quien te aguante — you're impossible o insufferable

este frío no hay quien lo aguante — this cold is just unbearable

no hay quien aguante una ópera tan larga — who could sit through an opera that long?

3) (=sostener) [persona] to hold; [muro, columna] to support, hold up

aguanta un momento el paquete — hold the parcel a minute

la pierna que aguanta la guitarra — the leg that supports the guitar

se rompió el cable que aguantaba la antena — the cable holding up o supporting the aerial broke

estas vigas pueden aguantar cualquier peso — these beams can take any weight

esta estantería no podrá aguantar tantos libros — these shelves won't take so many books

4) (=contener) [+ respiración] to hold; [+ risa, llanto] to hold back

soy capaz de aguantar la respiración durante dos minutos — I can hold my breath for two minutes

el mundo aguantó la respiración temiendo un desastre — the world waited with bated breath, fearing a disaster

apenas podía aguantar la risa — she couldn't hold back her laughter

• aguantar las ganas de hacer algo — to resist the urge to do sth

no pude aguantar las ganas de decirle lo que pensaba — I couldn't resist telling her what I thought, I couldn't resist the urge to tell her what I thought

se tuvo que aguantar las ganas de llorar — she had to stifle her desire to cry

5) (=durar) to last

este abrigo no aguantará otro invierno — this coat won't last another winter

2. VI

1) [persona]

ya no aguanto más — I can't bear it o stand it o take it any longer, I can't bear o stand o take any more

cuando empezaba a correr no aguantaba más de diez minutos — when she started running she couldn't keep going o last for more than ten minutes

aguantaré en Madrid hasta que pueda — I'll hang on o hold on in Madrid as long as I can

yo me emborracho enseguida, pero él aguanta mucho — I get drunk straight away but he can really hold his drink

tienes que aguantar hasta el año que viene con esos zapatos — you'll have to make do with those shoes until next year

yo ya no aguanto mucho, a las diez estoy en la cama — I can't take the pace any more, I'm in bed by ten

aguantan poco sin aburrirse — they have a low boredom threshold, they're easily bored

bailaremos hasta que el cuerpo aguante — we'll dance till we drop

es de guapo que no se puede aguantar — * he's drop dead gorgeous *, he's to die for *

2) [clavo, columna] to hold

¿crees que este clavo aguantará? — do you think this nail will hold?

esa columna va a aguantar poco — that pillar won't hold (out) much longer

3) LAm * (=esperar) to hang on *, hold on

¡aguanta! — hang on * o hold on a minute!

3.

See:

aguantarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

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* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <dolor/sufrimiento> to bear, endure

aguanto bien el calor — I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas — they had to endure extremely high temperatures

no tengo por qué aguantar esto — I don't have to put up with this

su madre le aguanta todo — his mother lets him get away with murder

aguantó su mirada un momento — he held her stare for a moment

este calor no hay quien lo aguante — this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma — you can't take a joke

no los aguanto — I can't stand them

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas — this toothache's unbearable

2)

a) <peso/carga> to support, bear; < presión> to withstand

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo — she can take twice as much drink as I can

b) ( durar)

estas botas aguantarán otro invierno — these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

han aguantado el paso del tiempo — they have survived the passing of time

3) ( sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes — hold (on to) the parcels for me

4) (contener, reprimir) <risa/lágrimas> to hold back

aguantar la respiración — to hold one's breath

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo — I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer
2.
aguantar vi

ya no aguanto más! — I can't take any more!

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante — that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? — can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no creo que este clavo aguante — I don't think this nail will hold
3.
aguantarse v pron

1) (conformarse, resignarse)

me tendré que aguantar — I'll just have to put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante — if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)

2) (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse)

no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar — I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos — just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

no se aguanta las ganas de abrirlos — he can't resist opening them

3) (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)

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= stand up to, bear, withstand, endure, hold + fire, put up with, hold off, stand + the gaff, stomach, weather, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* aguantar con resignación = take it on + the chin.

* aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

* aguantar el aliento = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantar estoicamente = weather, take it on + the chin.

* aguantar hasta el final = stick it out.

* aguantar la respiración = hold + Posesivo + breath.

* aguantarlo = live with it.

* aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride.

* aguantar mecha = stick it out, stand + the gaff.

* aguantarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.

* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.

* aguántate = lump it.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no voy a aguantarlo más = not going to take it any more.

* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

* si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.

* tener que aguantar Algo = be stuck with, get + stuck with.

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aguantar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(tolerar, soportar): aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat

tuvieron que aguantar temperaturas altísimas en el desierto they had to endure extremely high temperatures in the desert

y como no tengo donde ir tengo que aguantar sus bromas estúpidas and since I have nowhere to go I have to put up with o suffer his stupid jokes

aguantó el dolor con gran fortaleza she bore o endured the pain very bravely

lo aguantó durante años she put up with him for years

no tengo por qué aguantar que me traten así I don't have to stand for this kind of treatment, I don't have to put up with being treated like this

a ése le aguantan todo porque es el hijo del jefe he gets away with anything because he's the boss's son

aguantó su mirada un momento y desvió los ojos he held her stare for a moment, then averted his eyes

2

(uso hiperbólico): este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable

no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke

no puedo aguantarlo I can't stand him

no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable

B

1 ‹peso/presión›

aguanta todo el peso del tejado it supports o bears the whole weight of the roof

el puente no aguanta más de cierto tonelaje the bridge will only withstand o take o stand a certain tonnage

no aguantó la presión it didn't take o withstand the pressure

el mástil no aguantaría otra embestida del viento the mast wouldn't stand up to o take another gust

ella aguanta el doble que yo bebiendo she can take twice as much drink as I can

2

(durar): estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

construcciones que han aguantado el paso del tiempo buildings that have survived the passing of time

aguantó tres meses en ese trabajo he lasted three months in that job

C (sostener) to hold

aguántame los paquetes mientras compro las entradas hold (on to) the parcels for me while I buy the tickets

una cuña para aguantar la puerta a wedge to hold the door open

D (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back

aguanta la respiración todo lo que puedas hold your breath for as long as you can

ya no aguanto las ganas de decírselo I can't resist the temptation to tell him any longer

■ aguantar

vi

¡ya no aguanto más! yo renuncio I can't take any more! I quit

con ese tren de vida no hay salud que aguante that sort of lifestyle would be enough to destroy anyone's health

¿puedes aguantar hasta que lleguemos? can you hang o hold on until we arrive?

no puedo aguantar hasta enero con este abrigo I can't last till January with this coat, this coat won't last me till January

tenemos que aguantar hasta fin de mes con este dinero we have to make this money last o stretch till the end of the month, we have to get by on o manage on o survive on this money till the end of the month

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold

■ aguantarse

v pron

A

(conformarse, resignarse): no me apetece ir pero me tendré que aguantar I don't feel like going, but I'll just have to grin and bear it o put up with it

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it ( colloq)

me he quedado sin cena — te aguantas, por no haber llegado antes there's no dinner left for me — tough, you should have got(ten) here earlier ( colloq)

B ( euf)

(reprimirse, contenerse): aguántate un poquito que enseguida llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there

ya no se aguanta las ganas de abrir los paquetes he can't resist the temptation to open the packages any longer

se aguantó hasta que no pudo más y se lo dijo todo she kept quiet as long as she could and then she told him everything

C ( AmL fam) (esperarse) to hang on ( colloq)

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aguantar ( conjugate aguantar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dolor/sufrimiento› to bear, endure;
◊ aguanto bien el calor I can take the heat;

no tengo por qué aguantar esto I don't have to put up with this;
este calor no hay quien lo aguante this heat is unbearable;
no sabes aguantar una broma you can't take a joke;
no los aguanto I can't stand them;
no puedo aguantar este dolor de muelas this toothache's unbearable
2
a) ‹peso/carga› to support, bear;

‹ presión› to withstand
b) ( durar):

◊ estas botas aguantarán otro invierno these boots will last (me/you/him) another winter

3 ( sostener) to hold
4 (contener, reprimir) ‹risa/lágrimas› to hold back;
◊ aguantar la respiración to hold one's breath

verbo intransitivo:
◊ ¡ya no aguanto más! I can't take any more!;

no creo que este clavo aguante I don't think this nail will hold
aguantarse verbo pronominal
1 (conformarse, resignarse):
◊ me tendré que aguantar I'll just have to put up with it;

si no le gusta, que se aguante if he doesn't like it, he can lump it (colloq)
2 (euf) (reprimirse, contenerse):
◊ no me pude aguantar y me puse a llorar I couldn't contain myself and burst into tears;

aguántate un poquito que ya llegamos just hold o hang on a minute, we'll soon be there
3 (AmL fam) ( esperarse) to hang on (colloq)
aguantar
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tolerar) to tolerate: no puedo aguantar más tu prepotencia, I can't stand your arrogance any longer ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
2 (sujetar) to support, hold: por favor, aguanta la escalera mientras cambio la bombilla, please hold the ladder while I change the bulb
3 (reprimirse) aguantó la respiración tres minutos, he held his breath for three minutes
II verbo intransitivo
1 (durar) to last
2 (soportar) aguanta un poco más, hold on a bit longer
' aguantar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calibre
- mecha
- pasar
- resistir
- saber
- sufrir
- tipo
- soplar
- tragar
English:
abide
- bear
- bear up
- brave
- bullet
- endure
- going
- hang on
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- last
- pace
- put up with
- ride out
- ridicule
- sit out
- sit through
- stand
- stay
- stick
- stick out
- stomach
- suffer
- sweat out
- take
- go
- hang
- keep
- put
- ride
- sit
- stuck
- support
- tolerate

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aguantar

♦ vt

1. [sostener] to hold;

aguanta los libros mientras limpio la estantería hold the books while I dust the shelf

2. [peso, presión] to bear;

esa estantería no va a aguantar el peso de los libros that shelf won't take the weight of the books;

la presa no aguantará otro terremoto the dam won't withstand another earthquake;

está aguantando bien las presiones she's holding o bearing up well under the pressure

3. [tolerar, soportar] to bear, to stand;

estas plantas no aguantan bien el calor these plants don't like the heat;

no aguantó el ritmo de sus rivales she couldn't keep up with her rivals;

a tu hermana no hay quien la aguante your sister's unbearable;

no puedo aguantarlo, no lo aguanto I can't bear him;

no sé cómo la aguantas I don't know how you put up with her;

ya no aguanto más este dolor this pain is unbearable;

no sabe aguantar una broma he doesn't know how to take a joke

4. [tiempo] to hold out for;

aguantó dos meses en el desierto he survived for two months in the desert;

no creo que aguante mucho tiempo fuera su país I don't think he'll be able to last long abroad;

¿cuánto tiempo aguantas sin fumar un cigarillo? how long can you go without smoking a cigarette?;

este abrigo me ha aguantado cinco años this coat has lasted me five years

5. [contener] [respiración, mirada] to hold;
[risa] to contain;
debes aguantar la respiración para hacerte la radiografía you'll have to hold your breath when you have the X-ray;

apenas pude aguantar la risa it was all I could do not to laugh

6. Méx, RP Fam [esperar] to wait for

♦ vi

1. [tiempo] to hold on;

aguanta un poco más, en seguida nos vamos hold on a bit longer, we'll be going soon;

no aguanto más – necesito un vaso de agua I can't take any more, I need a glass of water;

¡ya no aguanto más, vámonos! I've had enough, let's go!

2. [resistir] to last;

estas botas aguantarán hasta al año que viene these boots should last me till next year;

aguantar hasta el final to stay the course o the distance;

a pesar de estar lesionado, aguantó hasta el final despite his injury, he carried on until the end

3. Taurom to stand firm

♦ See also the pronominal verb aguantarse

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aguantar

I v/t

1 un peso bear, support

2 respiración hold

3 ( soportar) put up with;

no lo puedo aguantar I can’t stand o bear it

II v/i

:

no aguanto más I can’t take (it) any more, I can’t bear it any longer

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aguantar vt

1) soportar: to bear, to tolerate, to withstand

2) : to hold

3)

aguantar las ganas : to resist an urge

no pude aguantar las ganas de reír: I couldn't keep myself from laughing

aguantar vi

: to hold out, to last

♦ See also the reflexive verb aguantarse

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aguantar vb

1. (sufrir frases afirmativas) to put up with [pt. & pp. put]

no sé cómo aguanta a su marido I don't know how she puts up with her husband

2. (sufrir frases negativas) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]

no aguanto a gente como él I can't stand people like him

3. (peso) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

la estantería no aguantó el peso de los libros the shelf couldn't take the weight of the books

4. (durar) to last

el coche tendrá que aguantar un año más the car will have to last another year

5. (esperar) to hold on [pt. & pp. held]

aguanta, que falta poco hold on, we're nearly there

6. (en la mano) to hold

¿me aguantas la carpeta un momento? can you hold my folder for a minute?

aguantar la respiración to hold your breath

aguantar las lágrimas to hold back your tears

Spanish-English dictionary > aguantar
17 escaso

adj.

scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.

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escaso

► adjetivo

1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small

2 (recursos) slender; (dinero) tight; (público) small; (lluvias, salario) low; (tiempo) very little

3 (poco de algo) few

■ escasos días few days

4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely

■ un kilo escaso barely a kilo

5 (mezquino) miserly, mean

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something

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(f. - escasa)

adj.

scarce, scant

- escaso de

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ADJ

1) (=limitado)

los alimentos están muy escasos — food is very scarce

las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim

habrá escasa visibilidad en las carreteras — visibility on the roads will be poor

el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended

tenemos escasa información del asunto — we have very little information on the subject

un programa de escaso interés — a programme of limited interest

un motor de escasa potencia — a not very powerful engine

iba a escasa distancia del otro coche — he was a short distance behind the other car

2)

escaso de algo — short of sth

anda escaso de dinero — he's short of money

estar escaso de víveres — to be short of food

escaso de recursos naturales — poor in natural resources

una región escasa de población — a thinly populated region

la fábrica está escasa de personal — the factory is short-staffed

3) (=muy justo)

hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons

duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour

tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15

ganar por una cabeza escasa — to win by a short head

4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

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

Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

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

Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

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

Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

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* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

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

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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- sa adjetivo

a) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limited

la comida resultó escasa — there wasn't enough food

de escasa calidad — of mediocre quality

b) (en expresiones de medida, peso)

pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away

c) [estar] ( falto)

escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something

andamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

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= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.

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

Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.

Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).

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

Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.

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

Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.

Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

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

* escasa comunicación = poor communication.

* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.

* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.

* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.

* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.

* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.

* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.

* ser escaso = be few and far between.

* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.

* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.

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escaso -sa

adjective

1

(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resources

ante un público escaso in front of a small audience

escasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of success

la visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airport

la comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough food

obras de escasa calidad works of mediocre quality

una persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligence

mis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited

2

(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrives

está a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers away

pesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo

a escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months away

se despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours

3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sth

de momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the moment

andamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed

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escaso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹ recursos económicos› limited, scant;

‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
b) [estar] ( falto) escaso de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› short of sth

escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under

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escaso, -a adj

1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;
[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;
escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;

sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;

vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;

joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;

la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;

debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was short

2. [falto]
andar o [m5] estar escaso de to be short of;

ando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;

el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;

la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more salt

3. [casi completo]
un metro escaso barely a metre;

dura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;

a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;

pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth

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escaso

adj

1 recursos limited;

escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of

2

:

andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth

3 ( justo)

:

falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;

un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo

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escaso, -sa adj

1) : scarce, scant

2)

escaso de : short of

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escaso adj

1. (con incontables) little

la comida era escasa there wasn't much food

un regalo de muy escaso valor a gift of very little value

2. (con contables en singular) small / low

un escaso número de participantes a small number of participants

un escaso nivel cultural a low level of culture

3. (con contables en plural) few

los escasos habitantes de la isla the few inhabitants of the island

faltan escasos minutos there are a few minutes to go

recursos escasos scarce resources

4. (apenas) just under / barely

duró dos horas escasas it lasted just under two hours

a dos metros escasos barely two metres away

andar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money

Spanish-English dictionary > escaso
18 estar indeciso entre ... o ...

(v.) = be torn between... and...

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

* * *

(v.) = be torn between... and...

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Spanish-English dictionary > estar indeciso entre ... o ...
19 insuficiente

adj.

1 insufficient.

2 incompetent.

m.

fail (note).

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insuficiente

► adjetivo

1 insufficient

► nombre masculino

1 EDUCACIÓN fail

■ saqué un insuficiente en inglés I failed the English exam

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adj.

insufficient, inadequate

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1.

ADJ inadequate

la explicación dada es insuficiente — the explanation given is inadequate

estos cambios son claramente insuficientes — these changes are clearly inadequate o insufficient

el dinero recolectado es insuficiente para hacer la obra — the money collected is insufficient o not sufficient to do the work

tu nota es insuficiente para hacer derecho — this mark is not good enough for you to do law

2.

SM fail

me han puesto tres insuficientes — I've had three fails

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I
adjetivo

a) <medios/cantidad> inadequate, insufficient

b) (Educ) < trabajo> poor, unsatisfactory
II
masculino fail

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= insufficient, deficient, inadequate, scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.].

Ex. The common auxiliaries allow for some synthesis but they are obviously insufficient by themselves.

Ex. Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.

Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

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* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.

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I
adjetivo

a) <medios/cantidad> inadequate, insufficient

b) (Educ) < trabajo> poor, unsatisfactory
II
masculino fail

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= insufficient, deficient, inadequate, scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.].

Ex: The common auxiliaries allow for some synthesis but they are obviously insufficient by themselves.

Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.

Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* insuficiente para todos = insufficient to go round.

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insuficiente¹

adjective

1 ‹medios/cantidad› inadequate, insufficient

2 ( Educ) ‹trabajo› poor, unsatisfactory

insuficiente²

masculine

fail

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insuficiente adjetivo
a) ‹medios/cantidad› inadequate, insufficient

b) (Educ) ‹ trabajo› poor, unsatisfactory

■ sustantivo masculino (Esp) fail
insuficiente
I adjetivo insufficient
II m Educ (nota) fail (F): me pusieron un insuficiente, I got an F
' insuficiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dotación
- corto
English:
inadequate
- insufficient
- scanty
- underfunding
- understatement
- deficient
- under

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insuficiente

♦ adj

insufficient

♦ nm
[nota] fail
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insuficiente

I adj insufficient, inadequate

II m EDU nota fail

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insuficiente adj

: insufficient, inadequate

♦ insuficientemente adv

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insuficiente¹ adj

1. (poco) insufficient

2. (deficiente) inadequate

insuficiente² n fail / F

sacó un insuficiente en mates he failed maths

Spanish-English dictionary > insuficiente
20 no cumplir con el plazo de publicación

(v.) = miss + publication deadline

Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

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(v.) = miss + publication deadline

Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.

Spanish-English dictionary > no cumplir con el plazo de publicación

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