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  • 81 orificio de vaciado

    (n.) = drain hole
    Ex. The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.
    * * *
    (n.) = drain hole

    Ex: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.

    Spanish-English dictionary > orificio de vaciado

  • 82 para una única ocasión

    (n.) = one-time
    Ex. Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
    * * *
    (n.) = one-time

    Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para una única ocasión

  • 83 pedante

    adj.
    1 pretentious.
    2 pedantic, vain, bookish, pedant.
    f. & m.
    1 pretentious person.
    2 pedant, dry-as-dust, dryasdust, popinjay.
    * * *
    1 pedantic, pompous
    1 pedant
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [gen] pedantic; (=pomposo) pompous, conceited
    2.
    SMF pedant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    (detallista) pedantic; (presuntuoso) pompous
    pedant
    * * *

    pedante adjetivo
    pedantic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    pedant
    pedante
    I adjetivo pedantic
    II mf pedant
    ' pedante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repipi
    English:
    fastidious
    - pedantic
    - should
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    pretentious
    ♦ nmf
    pretentious person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedantic
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious
    II m/f
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedant
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious individual
    * * *
    pedante adj
    : pedantic
    pedante nmf
    : pedant

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedante

  • 84 perder agua

    to leak
    * * *
    (v.) = lose + water, leak
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
    * * *
    (v.) = lose + water, leak

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perder agua

  • 85 perforación

    f.
    1 perforation, punch hole, hole, puncture.
    2 perforation, boring, drilling, piercing.
    3 terebration.
    * * *
    1 (gen) perforation
    2 (en una mina) drilling, boring
    3 (de papel) punching
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=orificio) (Tip) perforation; (Cine, Fot) sprocket; (Téc) punch-hole; (Min) bore hole
    2) (=proceso) [gen] piercing, perforation; (Min) drilling, boring; (Tip) punching, perforating
    * * *
    a) (Min) ( acción) drilling, boring; ( pozo) borehole
    b) ( en madera) drilling, boring
    c) (Med) perforation
    d) (en papeles, sellos) perforation
    * * *
    = drilling, punching, perforation, puncture, puncture hole.
    Ex. Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
    Ex. Most of the less satisfactory aspects of optical coincidence cards are associated with the punching.
    Ex. The top edge of the stencil is then attached to the cylinder of the duplicating machine using the slots or perforations provided.
    Ex. Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
    Ex. He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
    ----
    * dispositivo de perforación = punching device.
    * plataforma de perforación petrolífera = drilling rig, drill rig.
    * teclado de perforación = keyboard punch.
    * * *
    a) (Min) ( acción) drilling, boring; ( pozo) borehole
    b) ( en madera) drilling, boring
    c) (Med) perforation
    d) (en papeles, sellos) perforation
    * * *
    = drilling, punching, perforation, puncture, puncture hole.

    Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.

    Ex: Most of the less satisfactory aspects of optical coincidence cards are associated with the punching.
    Ex: The top edge of the stencil is then attached to the cylinder of the duplicating machine using the slots or perforations provided.
    Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
    Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
    * dispositivo de perforación = punching device.
    * plataforma de perforación petrolífera = drilling rig, drill rig.
    * teclado de perforación = keyboard punch.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Min) (acción) drilling, boring; (pozo) borehole
    2 (en madera) drilling, boring
    3 ( Med) perforation
    B (en papeles, sellos) perforation
    * * *

    perforación sustantivo femenino

    ( pozo) borehole
    b) (Med) perforation

    c) (en papeles, sellos) perforation

    perforación, perforado sustantivo masculino
    1 perforation
    2 (en roca, madera, pozo, etc) drilling, boring
    (en papel, tarjetas, etc) perforation, punching
    (de la piel, carne) piercing
    ' perforación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    perforado
    - sondeo
    English:
    boring
    - oil-rig
    - perforation
    - rig
    - oil
    * * *
    1. [acción] drilling, boring
    2. [de estómago, intestino] perforation
    3. [taladro, hueco] bore-hole
    4. [en sellos, papeles] perforation
    5. [de oreja, ombligo] piercing
    * * *
    f
    1 ( orificio) puncture;
    perforaciones pl perforations
    2 en la calle hole;
    hacer una perforación make o dig a hole
    * * *
    1) : perforation
    2) : drilling

    Spanish-English dictionary > perforación

  • 86 perforado de antemano

    (adj.) = pre-drilled
    Ex. Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pre-drilled

    Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perforado de antemano

  • 87 perforado de fábrica

    (adj.) = pre-drilled
    Ex. Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pre-drilled

    Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.

    Spanish-English dictionary > perforado de fábrica

  • 88 perforadora

    f.
    1 drill (tool).
    2 paper punch.
    3 punching machine, rock drill, drill press, keypunch.
    * * *
    2 (de papeles) punch
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Tip) punch
    2) (Téc) drill
    * * *
    1) (Min, Tec) drill
    2) ( de papeles) hole puncher; ( de sellos) perforator
    * * *
    = punch.
    Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
    * * *
    1) (Min, Tec) drill
    2) ( de papeles) hole puncher; ( de sellos) perforator
    * * *

    Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Min) drill
    2 ( Tec) drill
    Compuesto:
    hammer drill
    B
    1 (de papeles) hole puncher
    2 (de sellos) perforator
    * * *

    perforadora sustantivo femenino
    1 (Min, Tec) drill
    2 ( de papeles) hole puncher;
    ( de sellos) perforator
    perforadora sustantivo femenino
    1 drill
    2 (de papel, sellos, etc) punch
    ' perforadora' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrena
    English:
    punch
    - drill
    * * *
    1. [herramienta] drill
    2. [para papel] hole punch
    * * *
    f de papeles punch

    Spanish-English dictionary > perforadora

  • 89 permitido

    adj.
    allowed, licensed, permitted, unforbidden.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: permitir.
    * * *
    = admissible, allowable.
    Ex. Single row direct coding restricts the numbering of coding positions and thus the number of admissible index terms to the number of holes that can be fitted around the edge of a card.
    Ex. The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
    ----
    * estar permitido = be permissible.
    * velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.
    * velocidad permitida = speed limit.
    * * *
    = admissible, allowable.

    Ex: Single row direct coding restricts the numbering of coding positions and thus the number of admissible index terms to the number of holes that can be fitted around the edge of a card.

    Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
    * estar permitido = be permissible.
    * velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.
    * velocidad permitida = speed limit.

    * * *
    permitido, -a adj
    permitted, allowed

    Spanish-English dictionary > permitido

  • 90 perímetro

    m.
    perimeter.
    * * *
    1 perimeter
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino perimeter

    dentro del perímetro urbano — inside the city boundary, within the city limits

    * * *
    = perimeter, girth.
    Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
    Ex. Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.
    * * *
    masculino perimeter

    dentro del perímetro urbano — inside the city boundary, within the city limits

    * * *
    = perimeter, girth.

    Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.

    Ex: Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.

    * * *
    perimeter
    dentro del perímetro urbano inside the city boundary, within the city limits
    * * *

    perímetro sustantivo masculino
    perimeter
    perímetro sustantivo masculino perimeter
    ' perímetro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fortificación
    - greca
    - circunferencia
    English:
    perimeter
    * * *
    perimeter
    * * *
    m perimeter
    * * *
    : perimeter

    Spanish-English dictionary > perímetro

  • 91 pestaña saliente

    (n.) = tab
    Ex. Tabs should be used in card or sheaf catalogues, and thumb holes in the latter where possible.
    * * *
    (n.) = tab

    Ex: Tabs should be used in card or sheaf catalogues, and thumb holes in the latter where possible.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pestaña saliente

  • 92 picadura

    f.
    1 bite.
    2 pockmark.
    3 decay.
    4 (cut) tobacco (tabaco).
    5 sting, prick, bite.
    El águila se abatió y tomó al conejo The eagle swooped and got the rabbit
    6 cavity, tooth cavity.
    7 corrosion, hole, pit, nick.
    * * *
    1 (de insecto, serpiente) bite; (de abeja, avispa) sting
    2 (tabaco) cut tobacco
    * * *
    noun f.
    sting, bite
    * * *
    SF
    1) [gen] prick; (=pinchazo) puncture; [de abeja, avispa] sting; [de serpiente, mosquito] bite
    2) (=tabaco picado) cut tobacco
    * * *
    1) (de mosquito, serpiente) bite; ( de abeja) sting; ( de polilla) hole
    2) ( tabaco) pipe tobacco
    * * *
    = worm-hole, sting, bite.
    Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
    Ex. This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
    Ex. Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".
    ----
    * picadura de mosquito = mosquito bite.
    * * *
    1) (de mosquito, serpiente) bite; ( de abeja) sting; ( de polilla) hole
    2) ( tabaco) pipe tobacco
    * * *
    = worm-hole, sting, bite.

    Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

    Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
    Ex: Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".
    * picadura de mosquito = mosquito bite.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de mosquito, serpiente) bite; (de abeja) sting
    B (en un diente, una muela) cavity
    tiene una picadura he has a cavity, he needs a filling
    C (tabaco) pipe tobacco
    * * *

    picadura sustantivo femenino
    1 (de mosquito, serpiente) bite;
    ( de abeja) sting;
    ( de polilla) hole
    2 (en diente, muela) cavity
    picadura sustantivo femenino
    1 (de insecto, serpiente) bite
    2 (de avispa, abeja) sting
    ' picadura' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    roncha
    English:
    bite
    - mosquito
    - sting
    * * *
    1. [de mosquito, serpiente] bite;
    [de avispa, escorpión] sting
    2. [de viruela] pockmark
    3. [de diente] decay
    4. [tabaco] (cut) tobacco
    * * *
    f
    1 de reptil, mosquito bite; de avispa sting
    2 tabaco cut tobacco
    * * *
    1) : sting, bite
    2) : prick, puncture
    3) : decay, cavity
    * * *
    1. (de mosquito, serpiente) bite
    2. (de abeja, avispa) sting

    Spanish-English dictionary > picadura

  • 93 pinchadura

    f.
    puncture, act of pricking.
    * * *
    = puncture, puncture hole.
    Ex. Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
    Ex. He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
    * * *
    = puncture, puncture hole.

    Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.

    Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pinchadura

  • 94 pinchazo

    m.
    1 prick (punzada).
    2 needle mark (marca).
    3 puncture, flat.
    4 sting, pinprick, poke, jab.
    5 tire burst.
    * * *
    1 (de neumático) puncture
    3 (inyección) injection, jab, US shot
    4 (de dolor) sharp pain
    * * *
    noun m.
    3) shot
    * * *
    SM
    1) [con objeto punzante] prick
    2) [en neumático] puncture
    3) * (=inyección) [de antibiótico, insulina] jab *, shot; [de cocaína, heroína] shot, fix **
    4) [de dolor] shooting pain, sharp pain
    5) (Telec) * tap *, bug *
    6) Esp (=fracaso) fiasco
    * * *
    a) ( herida) prick; ( inyección) shot (colloq)
    b) ( en una rueda) flat, puncture
    c) ( dolor agudo) sharp pain
    d) (fam) ( de droga) fix (colloq)
    * * *
    = puncture, puncture hole, prick, prickling, bubble burst.
    Ex. Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
    Ex. He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
    Ex. A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.
    Ex. Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.
    Ex. Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
    * * *
    a) ( herida) prick; ( inyección) shot (colloq)
    b) ( en una rueda) flat, puncture
    c) ( dolor agudo) sharp pain
    d) (fam) ( de droga) fix (colloq)
    * * *
    = puncture, puncture hole, prick, prickling, bubble burst.

    Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.

    Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
    Ex: A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.
    Ex: Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.
    Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.

    * * *
    1 (herida) prick; (inyección) shot ( colloq), jab ( BrE colloq), injection
    tiene el brazo lleno de pinchazos her arm is riddled with needle marks
    me pusieron un pinchazo they gave me a shot o a jab o an injection
    2 (en una rueda) flat, puncture
    3 (dolor agudo) sharp pain
    4 ( fam) (de droga) fix ( colloq)
    * * *

    pinchazo sustantivo masculino
    a) ( herida) prick;

    ( inyección) shot (colloq)


    d) (fam) ( de droga) fix (colloq)

    pinchazo sustantivo masculino
    1 (con algo punzante) prick
    2 (de una rueda) puncture, flat tyre
    3 (de dolor) sudden o sharp pain
    ' pinchazo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sentir
    English:
    flat
    - jab
    - poke
    - prick
    - prod
    - puncture
    - dig
    - pin
    * * *
    1. [punzada] prick;
    se dio un pinchazo con una jeringuilla he pricked himself with a syringe
    2. [inyección] injection, Br jab, US shot
    3. [marca] needle mark
    4. [de neumático] puncture, flat;
    sufrió un pinchazo a los cinco kilómetros de carrera he got a puncture o flat tyre five kilometers into the race
    5. [dolor agudo] stabbing pain, pang;
    me ha dado un pinchazo en la espalda I felt a stabbing pain in my back
    6. Fam [de teléfono] tap
    7. Fam [fracaso]
    el nuevo modelo ha sido un pinchazo the new model has been a flop;
    la empresa no se ha recuperado de su pinchazo en la Bolsa the company hasn't recovered from the collapse of its share price
    * * *
    m
    1 herida prick
    2 dolor sharp pain
    3 AUTO flat (tire), Br
    puncture
    4 fam ( fracaso) flop fam
    * * *
    1) : prick, jab
    2) : puncture, flat tire
    * * *
    2. (inyección) jab / injection

    Spanish-English dictionary > pinchazo

  • 95 pomposamente

    adv.
    pompously, magnificently, loftily, flourishingly.
    * * *
    ADV (=con esplendor) splendidly, magnificently; (=con majestuosidad) majestically; (=con ostentación) pompously
    * * *
    = stuffily, grandly.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. Limbaugh grandly announced on his radio program that he might not support the Republican nominee, as none pass his conservative litmus test.
    * * *
    = stuffily, grandly.

    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

    Ex: Limbaugh grandly announced on his radio program that he might not support the Republican nominee, as none pass his conservative litmus test.

    * * *
    1 ‹celebrar› with pomp or splendor*
    2 ‹hablar› pompously
    lo que pomposamente se llamó la fiesta del siglo what was grandly called the party of the century
    * * *
    1. [con suntuosidad] splendidly, with great pomp
    2. [con ostentación] showily
    3. [hablar] pompously

    Spanish-English dictionary > pomposamente

  • 96 porque

    m.
    cause, reason.
    * * *
    1 (de causa) because
    2 (de finalidad) in order that, so that
    * * *
    conj.
    * * *
    CONJ
    1) (=por causa de que) + indic because

    ¿por qué no contestas? -porque no me da la gana — "why don't you answer?" - "because I don't feel like it"

    -¿por qué te vas? -porque sí — "why are you going?" - "just because"

    -¿por qué no puedo ir? -porque no — "why can't I go?" - "just because"

    2) (=para que) + subjun so that, in order that
    * * *
    a) ( indicando causa) because

    ¿por qué no vas ir? - porque no — why don't you go? - because I don't want to

    b) ( indicando finalidad) ver por II 1)
    * * *
    = because, for, cos.
    Nota: Abreviatura de because.
    Ex. In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
    Ex. The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
    Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
    ----
    * aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.
    * porque + Pronombre + interesar = out of interest.
    * porque sí = (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for the love of it, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.
    * ver el porqué = see + the point.
    * * *
    a) ( indicando causa) because

    ¿por qué no vas ir? - porque no — why don't you go? - because I don't want to

    b) ( indicando finalidad) ver por II 1)
    * * *
    = because, for, cos.
    Nota: Abreviatura de because.

    Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.

    Ex: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
    Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
    * aunque sólo sea porque = if only because.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las cosas no pasan así porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.
    * porque + Pronombre + interesar = out of interest.
    * porque sí = (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for the love of it, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.
    * ver el porqué = see + the point.

    * * *
    1 (para dar razones, explicaciones) because
    porque lo digo yo because I say so
    lo hago no porque tenga ganas, sino porque es mi deber I am not doing this because I want to but because I have to
    ¿por qué le pegaste? — porque sí why did you hit him? — because! ( colloq)
    ¿y por qué le dijiste eso? — porque sí, porque me tiene harta why did you say that to him? — no particular reason, I'm just fed up with him
    ¿por qué no quieres ir con él? — porque no, te digo why don't you want to go with him? — I just don't want to, that's all
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    por qué    
    porque    
    porqué
    porque conjunción

    ◊ ¿por qué no vas a ir? — porqué no why don't you go? — because I don't want to

    b) ( indicando finalidad) ver por II 1

    porqué sustantivo masculino
    reason;

    porque conj causal because
    ¡porque sí/no!, just because
    porqué sustantivo masculino reason: no entiendo el porqué de su reacción, I don't understand the reason for her reaction

    ' porqué' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonar
    - adorno
    - bicha
    - camelar
    - cita
    - como
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - distinguirse
    - doparse
    - dormida
    - dormido
    - enchufe
    - escrupulosa
    - escrupuloso
    - estar
    - estropear
    - garaje
    - griposa
    - griposo
    - gustar
    - ingeniosa
    - ingenioso
    - macho
    - ocho
    - porque
    - ver
    - antojarse
    - armar
    - complejo
    - mohíno
    - no
    - por
    - real
    - sólo
    - tratar
    English:
    ad-lib
    - agree
    - all
    - also
    - approachable
    - barrel
    - because
    - board
    - busywork
    - cancel
    - disastrous
    - domineering
    - enunciate
    - factor
    - forfeit
    - frantic
    - gazump
    - goodness
    - gore
    - hell
    - insufficient
    - repossess
    - shut down
    - why
    - any
    - fail
    - pleasure
    - so
    * * *
    porque conj
    1. [debido a que] because;
    ¡porque sí/no! just because!;
    lo hice porque sí I did it because I felt like it;
    ¡porque lo digas tú! says who?;
    lo vas a hacer porque lo digo yo you are going to do it because I say so;
    porque haga mal tiempo no vamos a quedarnos en casa we're not going to stay at home just because the weather's bad
    2. [para que] so that, in order that;
    reza porque no nos descubran pray that they don't find us out
    * * *
    conj because;
    porque sí just because
    * * *
    porque conj
    1) : because
    2) or
    por que : in order that
    : reason, cause
    * * *
    porque conj because

    Spanish-English dictionary > porque

  • 97 presuntuoso

    adj.
    1 conceited, arrogant, assuming, vain.
    2 pompous, highfaluting, lavish, highfalutin.
    m.
    self-conceited person, snob.
    * * *
    1 (presumido) conceited, vain; (arrogante) presumptuous
    * * *
    ADJ (=vanidoso) conceited, presumptuous; (=pretencioso) pretentious
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex. The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo conceited, vain
    * * *
    = conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
    Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

    * * *
    conceited, vain
    * * *

    presuntuoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    conceited, vain
    presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (presumido) vain, conceited
    2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy

    ' presuntuoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chula
    - chulo
    - presuntuosa
    - suficiente
    - ufana
    - ufano
    English:
    bumptious
    - immodest
    - jumped up
    - pompous
    - pretentious
    - upstart
    - conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -a
    ♦ adj
    [vanidoso] conceited; [pretencioso] pretentious
    ♦ nm,f
    conceited person
    * * *
    adj conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso, -sa adj
    : conceited
    * * *
    presuntuoso adj boastful

    Spanish-English dictionary > presuntuoso

  • 98 pretencioso

    adj.
    1 pretentious, assuming, high-flying, la-di-da.
    2 pretentious, doggy.
    * * *
    1 pretentious
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 pretentious person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=vanidoso) pretentious, presumptuous; (=fanfarrón) showy
    2) LAm (=presumido) vain, stuck-up *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious
    b) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain
    * * *
    = pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) < casa> pretentious, showy; <persona/película> pretentious
    b) (Chi) ( vainidoso) vain
    * * *
    = pretentious, hyfoluted, hoity-toity, hoity-toity, high-flown.

    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.

    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.

    * * *
    A ‹casa› pretentious, showy; ‹persona/película› pretentious
    B ( AmL) (vanidoso) vain
    * * *

    pretencioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹casa/película› pretentious

    pretencioso,-a adjetivo pretentious

    ' pretencioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    presuntuosa
    - presuntuoso
    - pretenciosa
    English:
    pretentious
    * * *
    pretencioso, -a
    ♦ adj
    pretentious
    ♦ nm,f
    pretentious person
    * * *
    adj pretentious
    * * *
    pretencioso, -sa adj
    : pretentious

    Spanish-English dictionary > pretencioso

  • 99 proximidad

    f.
    closeness, proximity.
    dada la proximidad de las elecciones as the elections are imminent
    lo que más me gusta de esta casa es su proximidad al centro what I like best about this house is that it's so close to the center
    * * *
    1 proximity
    1 (vecindad) vicinity sing
    \
    en las proximidades de in the vicinity of
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF nearness, closeness
    * * *
    a) (en el tiempo, espacio) closeness, proximity (frml)
    b) proximidades femenino plural ( cercanías) vicinity

    en las proximidades del aeropuerto — in the vicinity of the airport, around the airport

    * * *
    = nearness, neighbourhood [neighborhood, -USA], proximity, propinquity, closeness.
    Ex. The usefulnes of fax also depends on the nearness of the fax receiver to the user.
    Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
    Ex. The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.
    Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
    Ex. This is a method of calculating semantic similarity between sets of index terms, based on the maximal closeness values achieved by each term.
    ----
    * búsqueda de proximidad = proximity searching.
    * búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.
    * en las proximidades de = in the proximity of.
    * grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.
    * operador de proximidad = adjacency command, proximity operator, adjacency operator.
    * prueba de la máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour test.
    * * *
    a) (en el tiempo, espacio) closeness, proximity (frml)
    b) proximidades femenino plural ( cercanías) vicinity

    en las proximidades del aeropuerto — in the vicinity of the airport, around the airport

    * * *
    = nearness, neighbourhood [neighborhood, -USA], proximity, propinquity, closeness.

    Ex: The usefulnes of fax also depends on the nearness of the fax receiver to the user.

    Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
    Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.
    Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
    Ex: This is a method of calculating semantic similarity between sets of index terms, based on the maximal closeness values achieved by each term.
    * búsqueda de proximidad = proximity searching.
    * búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.
    * en las proximidades de = in the proximity of.
    * grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.
    * operador de proximidad = adjacency command, proximity operator, adjacency operator.
    * prueba de la máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour test.

    * * *
    1 (en el tiempo) closeness, proximity ( frml)
    2 (en el espacio) closeness, proximity ( frml)
    su proximidad me hace sentir incómodo I feel uncomfortable when she's near me
    en las proximidades del aeropuerto in the vicinity of the airport, around the airport
    * * *

    proximidad sustantivo femenino
    a) (en el tiempo, espacio) closeness, proximity (frml)

    b)

    ◊ proximidades sustantivo femenino plural ( cercanías) vicinity

    proximidad
    I sustantivo femenino (cercanía) nearness, proximity
    II fpl proximidades, (alrededores) vicinity
    en las proximidades de la ciudad, in the vicinity of the town
    ' proximidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acá
    English:
    handiness
    - nearness
    - proximity
    * * *
    1. [en el tiempo] closeness, proximity;
    dada la proximidad de las elecciones as the elections are imminent
    2. [en el espacio] closeness, proximity;
    lo que más me gusta de esta casa es su proximidad al centro what I like best about this house is that it's so close Br to the centre o US to downtown
    3.
    proximidades [de ciudad] surrounding area;
    [de lugar] vicinity;
    el avión cayó al mar en las proximidades de las Bahamas the plane crashed into the sea in the vicinity of the Bahamas
    * * *
    f proximity
    * * *
    1) : nearness, proximity
    2) proximidades nfpl
    : vicinity
    * * *
    proximidad n nearness / proximity

    Spanish-English dictionary > proximidad

  • 100 puesto que

    conj.
    since, for, because, forasmuchas.
    * * *
    since, as
    * * *
    * * *
    = as, because, for, since, seeing that/as
    Ex. Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.
    Ex. Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
    Ex. The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
    Ex. Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex. Seeing that it was no real emergency, we waited until late afternoon next day.
    * * *
    = as, because, for, since, seeing that/as

    Ex: Clearly, with such a complex range of symbols a filing order for the symbols must be defined, as there is no obvious order.

    Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
    Ex: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
    Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex: Seeing that it was no real emergency, we waited until late afternoon next day.

    Spanish-English dictionary > puesto que

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