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2 horror
m.1 terror, horror (miedo).me da horror pensarlo just thinking about it gives me the shivers¡qué horror! how awful!¡qué horror de día! what an awful day!2 atrocity.los horrores de la guerra the horrors of war* * *1 (repulsión) horror, terror2 (temor) hate3 figurado (atrocidad) atrocity\¡qué horror! how awful!* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=miedo) horror (a of)dread (a of)¡qué horror! — how awful o dreadful!, how ghastly! *
la fiesta fue un horror — * the party was ghastly *, the party was dreadful
se dicen horrores de la cocina inglesa — * awful things are said about English cooking
tener algo en horror — frm to detest sth, loathe sth
2) (=acto) atrocity, terrible thing3) * (=mucho)me gusta horrores o un horror — I love it
me duele horrores — it's really painful, it hurts like mad o like hell *
se divirtieron horrores — they had a tremendous o fantastic time *
* * *1)a) (miedo, angustia) horrorb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico)qué horror! — how awful o terrible!
2) horrores masculino plural ( cosas terribles) horrors (pl)dice horrores de ella — (fam) he says awful o terrible things about her (colloq)
* * *= horror.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.----* grito de horror = cry of horror.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* tener horror a = loathe, hate.* * *1)a) (miedo, angustia) horrorb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico)qué horror! — how awful o terrible!
2) horrores masculino plural ( cosas terribles) horrors (pl)dice horrores de ella — (fam) he says awful o terrible things about her (colloq)
* * *= horror.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
* grito de horror = cry of horror.* manifestar horror = register + horror.* novelas de horror = horror fiction.* tener horror a = loathe, hate.* * *A1(miedo, angustia): me causa horror ver esas escenas it horrifies me to see those scenesel horror que causó or produjo la matanza the feeling of horror o the horror which the massacre provokedlos exámenes me producen horror I have an absolute horror o dread of examsles tengo horror a los hospitales I'm terrified of hospitals2 ( fam)(uso hiperbólico): ¡qué horror! how awful o terrible!, that's awful o terrible!¡qué horror de mujer! what an awful o appalling woman!, what a dreadful o ghastly woman! ( BrE)había un horror de gente there were a tremendous number of people there ( colloq)(cosas terribles): dice horrores de su suegra he says awful o terrible o dreadful things about his mother-in-lawlos horrores de los campos de concentración the horrors of the concentration campslos horrores que vi durante la guerra the horrific things I witnessed during the war* * *
horror sustantivo masculino
1
les tengo horror a los hospitales I'm terrified of hospitalsb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico):◊ ¡qué horror! how awful o terrible!
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los horrors de la guerra the horrors of the war
horror sustantivo masculino
1 horror, terror: ¡qué horror!, how awful!
2 (antipatía, aversión) fam le tengo horror a la plancha, I hate doing the ironing
♦ Locuciones: fam (muchísimo) un horror u horrores, an awful lot
' horror' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarrador
- desgarradora
- escalofrío
- película
- terror
- espanto
- estremecer
- vampiro
English:
bear
- dreadful
- flail
- horror
- horror film
- horror story
- it
- nameless
- to
* * *♦ nm1. [miedo] terror, horror;me da horror pensarlo just thinking about it gives me the shivers;se quedó paralizado de horror he was paralysed with fear;¡qué horror! how awful!;¡qué horror de día! what an awful day!2. [atrocidad] atrocity;los horrores de la guerra the horrors of warme gusta un horror I absolutely love it;la quiero un horror I love her to bits, I really love her;nos costó un horror convencerle it was an incredible job to convince him♦ advFamhorrores terribly, an awful lot;me gusta horrores I absolutely love it;la quiero horrores I love her to bits, I really love her* * *m1 horror (a of);tener horror a be terrified of;me da horror pensar en … I dread to think of …;¡qué horror! how awful!2:me gusta horrores fam I like it a lot* * *horror nm: horror, dread* * *horror n1. (en general) horror2. (muchísimo) an awful lot¡qué horror! how awful! -
3 abominable
adj.abominable.el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *► adjetivo1 abominable, loathsome\el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *ADJ abominable* * *adjetivo abominable* * *= repulsive, unspeakable, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *adjetivo abominable* * *= repulsive, unspeakable, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *abominableel abominable hombre de las nieves the Abominable Snowman* * *
abominable adjetivo
abominable
abominable adjetivo abominable: el abominable hombre de las nieves, the Abominable Snowman
su concepto de las mujeres es absolutamente abominable, he has an absolutely abominable concept of women
' abominable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
execrable
- nefanda
- nefando
English:
abominable
- hideous
* * *abominable adjabominable;el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *adj abominable* * *abominable adjaborrecible: abominable -
4 ahogarse
1 to be drowned, drown2 (sofocarse) to choke, suffocate■ me estoy ahogando de calor the heat's stifling, I can't breathe in this heat3 (motor) to flood* * *VPR1) [en agua] [accidentalmente] to drown; [suicidándose] to drown o.s.no hay que regar tanto las plantas, porque se ahogan — you shouldn't water the plants so much, they'll get waterlogged
2) (=asfixiarse)a) [por falta de aire]b) [por el calor] to suffocateme ahogo de calor — I'm suffocating with this heat, the heat is stifling
c) [con humo, espina] to choke ( con on)3) (=agobiarse)4) (Aut) [motor] to flood* * *(v.) = drownEx. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.* * *(v.) = drownEx: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
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■ahogarse verbo reflexivo
1 (en líquido) to drown, be drowned
2 (faltar el aire) to suffocate
3 (un motor) to be flooded
♦ Locuciones: figurado ahogarse en un vaso de agua, to make a mountain out of a molehill
' ahogarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vaso
- ahogar
- asfixiar
- fatigar
English:
drown
- stifle
- choke
- flood
- suffocate
* * *vpr1. [en el agua] to drown;ahogarse en un vaso de agua to make a mountain out of a molehill2. [asfixiarse] to suffocate;el paciente se ahogó en su propio vómito the patient choked on his own vomit3. [de calor] to be stifled;me estoy ahogando de calor I'm suffocating in this heat4. [fuego, llama] to go out* * *v/r1 en agua drown;ahogarse en un vaso de agua fig fam get in a state over nothing, make a mountain out of a molehill3 ( asfixiarse) suffocate4 AUTO flood* * *vr -
5 complicidad
f.complicity.* * *1 complicity* * *SF complicity, involvement (en in)* * *femenino complicity* * *= complicity, connivance.Ex. This time things may be different due to horrors being perpetrated in Cuba with the complicity of ALA committee findings.Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.----* actuar en complicidad = connive.* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.* * *femenino complicity* * *= complicity, connivance.Ex: This time things may be different due to horrors being perpetrated in Cuba with the complicity of ALA committee findings.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.* actuar en complicidad = connive.* en complicidad con = in cahoots (with), in complicity with, in collusion with, in connivance with.* * *A (en sentido negativo) complicityactuar en complicidad con algn to act in complicity with sbcruzaron una mirada de complicidad they gave each other a knowing lookB (en sentido positivo) supportcuentan con su absoluta complicidad they have his absolute support* * *
complicidad sustantivo femenino
complicity
' complicidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guiño
English:
complicity
- knowing
- knowingly
- connive
- smirk
* * *complicidad nfcomplicity;fue acusado de complicidad en el robo he was accused of being an accomplice to the robbery;una mirada de complicidad a conspiratorial look, a look of complicity* * *f complicity* * *complicidad nf: complicity -
6 imaginado
adj.imagined, trumped-up.past part.past participle of spanish verb: imaginar.* * *= imagined, confabulated, fancied.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. The number of correct, incorrect, and confabulated details were counted from written transcripts of the accounts.Ex. It is suggested that differences between children's spoken words and the words in school texts may be more fancied than factual.* * *= imagined, confabulated, fancied.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
Ex: The number of correct, incorrect, and confabulated details were counted from written transcripts of the accounts.Ex: It is suggested that differences between children's spoken words and the words in school texts may be more fancied than factual. -
7 imaginario
adj.imaginary, fancied, imaginative, utopian.m.imaginary number, imaginary, pure imaginary number.* * *► adjetivo1 imaginary* * *(f. - imaginaria)adj.* * *1.ADJ imaginary2. SM1) (Literat) imagery2) (=imaginación) imagination* * *- ria adjetivo imaginary* * *= imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.Ex. Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.Ex. This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.Ex. No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex. This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.Ex. Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.----* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* * *- ria adjetivo imaginary* * *= imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.Ex: Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* * *imaginary* * *
imaginario◊ - ria adjetivo
imaginary
imaginario,-a adjetivo imaginary
número imaginario, imaginary number
' imaginario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imaginaria
- unicornio
English:
imaginary
- never-never land
- shadow-box
- shadow-boxing
- fictitious
* * *imaginario, -a♦ adjimaginary♦ nm[conjunto de imágenes] imagery;el imaginario colectivo the collective consciousness* * *adj imaginary* * *imaginario, - ria adj: imaginary* * *imaginario adj imaginary -
8 indecible
adj.indescribable, unspeakable.* * *► adjetivo1 indescribable\sufrir lo indecible to suffer unspeakably* * *ADJ unspeakable, indescribable* * *adjetivo indescribable* * *= inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.Ex. Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *adjetivo indescribable* * *= inexpressible, unspeakable, unsayable.Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.* * *indescribableha sufrido lo indecible con esa enfermedad he has suffered indescribable pain with that illnesshizo lo indecible por ayudarme she did her utmost to help mela indecible miseria de la droga the unspeakable o indescribable misery that drugs cause* * *indecible adjindescribable, unspeakable;sufrió lo indecible para llegar a la meta she suffered indescribable o unspeakable pain to reach the finishing line;hice lo indecible para convencerla I did my utmost to persuade her* * *adj indescribable, unspeakable* * *indecible adj: indescribable, inexpressible -
9 inenarrable
adj.1 indescribable.2 inexpressible, unmentionable, unspeakable, indescribable.* * *► adjetivo1 indescribable* * *ADJ inexpressible* * *adjetivo (liter) < alegría> indescribable, inexpressible; <espectáculo/proeza> indescribable* * *= inexpressible, untold, unspeakable, ineffable.Ex. Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.Ex. Cable TV offers US libraries an avenue of community information service with untold possibilities for both the public and librarianship.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. The difficulties of this logic lead to an ineffable, negative mysticism.* * *adjetivo (liter) < alegría> indescribable, inexpressible; <espectáculo/proeza> indescribable* * *= inexpressible, untold, unspeakable, ineffable.Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: Cable TV offers US libraries an avenue of community information service with untold possibilities for both the public and librarianship.Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: The difficulties of this logic lead to an ineffable, negative mysticism.* * *( liter); ‹alegría/entusiasmo› indescribable, inexpressible; ‹espectáculo› indescribable* * *inenarrable adjindescribable* * *adj inexpressible, indescribable -
10 miedo
m.1 fear.dar miedo to be frighteningme da miedo conducir I'm afraid o frightened of drivingmeter miedo a to frightenpor miedo a for fear oftener miedo a o de (hacer algo) to be afraid of (doing something)le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the darktengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damagedde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo (informal figurative) the movie was brilliant (peninsular Spanish)lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic timemorirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrifiedmiedo cerval terrible fear, terrormiedo escénico stage fright2 scare.* * *1 fear■ ¡qué miedo! how frightening!\dar/meter miedo a alguien to frighten somebody, scare somebodymorirse de miedo to be scared stifftener miedo to be scared, be frightened, be afraidmiedo al escenario stage fright* * *noun m.- tener miedo* * *SM1) fear¡qué miedo! — how scary!
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coger miedo a algo — to become afraid of sth•
dar miedo — to scarele daba miedo hacerlo — he was afraid o scared to do it
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de miedo, una película de miedo — a horror film•
entrar miedo a algn, me entró un miedo terrible — I suddenly felt terribly scared•
meter miedo a algn — to scare o frighten sb•
pasar miedo, pasé mucho miedo viendo la película — I was very scared watching the film•
perder el miedo a algo — to lose one's fear of sth•
por miedo a o de algo — for fear of sthpor miedo a o de quedar en ridículo — for fear of looking ridiculous
por miedo de que... — for fear that...
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tener miedo — to be scared o frightenedno tengas miedo — don't be scared o frightened
tener miedo a o de algn/algo — to be afraid of sb/sth
tenemos miedo a o de que nos ataquen — we're afraid that they may attack us
tener miedo de o a hacer algo — to be afraid to do sth, be afraid of doing sth
miedo al público — (Teat) stage fright
2)de miedo * —
* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex. Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex. These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex. The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.----* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *masculino fearqué miedo pasamos! — we were so frightened o scared!
me da miedo salir de noche — I'm afraid to go o of going out at night
se cagaba de miedo — (vulg) he was shit-scared (vulg)
miedo A algo/alguien — fear of something/somebody
le tiene miedo a su padre — he's scared o afraid of his father
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/alguien — to become frightened o scared of something/somebody
tener miedo — to be afraid o frightened o scared
de miedo — (fam) fantastic, great (colloq)
* * *= fear, horror, trepidation, scare, fright.Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.* cagarse de miedo = shit + bricks, shit.* coger miedo = scare + Reflexivo.* con miedo = fearfully, afraid, frightened.* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* encogerse de miedo = cower.* entrar miedo = become + jittery.* esconderse de miedo = cower.* estar muerto de miedo = be scared stiff, be frightened to death, be petrified of, be terrified.* estar temblando de miedo = be frightened to death.* expresar miedo = express + fear.* infundir miedo = instil + fear.* meter miedo = frighten, scare.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* miedo a la tecnología = techno-fear [technofear].* miedo al escenario = stage fright.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.* miedo continuo = nagging fear.* miedo escénico = stage fright.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo nuclear = nuclear fear.* mostrar miedo = show + fear.* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* por miedo de = for fear of/that.* que da miedo = scary [scarier -comp., scariest -sup.].* retirarse por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).* sembrar el miedo = spread + fear.* sentir miedo = be in fear.* sin miedo = with confidence.* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.* tener miedo = be afraid, be in fear, frighten.* tener miedo a = be scared of.* tener miedo a Alguien = regard + Nombre + with fear.* vencer el miedo = face + Posesivo + fears, conquer + fear, overcome + Posesivo + fear.* vivir con miedo = live in + fear.* * *fear¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!el miedo se apoderó de ellos they were gripped by o overcome with fearestaba temblando de miedo he was trembling with fearcasi me muero de miedo I almost died of fright, I was scared half to death ( colloq)me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at nightesto le hará perder el miedo this will help him overcome his fearmiedo A algo/algn fear OF sth/sbel miedo a la muerte/a lo desconocido fear of death/the unknownle tiene miedo a la oscuridad/su padre he's scared o frightened o afraid of the dark/his fathercogerle or agarrarle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sbpor miedo a ser descubierto for fear of being found outtengo miedo de perderme I'm worried o afraid I might get losttiene miedo de caerse he's afraid of falling, he's afraid he might falltengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense, I'm worried he might take offensede miedo ( esp Esp fam): se ha comprado un coche de miedo he's bought himself a fantastic o great car ( colloq)en la fiesta lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic o great time at the party ( colloq)jugaron de miedo they played fantastically o brilliantly ( colloq)hace un frío de miedo it's freezing coldCompuesto:stage fright* * *
miedo sustantivo masculino
fear;◊ ¡qué miedo pasamos! we were so frightened o scared!;
temblaba de miedo he was trembling with fear;
me da miedo salir de noche I'm afraid to go o of going out at night;
miedo A algo/algn fear of sth/sb;
el miedo a lo desconocido fear of the unknown;
le tiene miedo a su padre he's scared o afraid of his father;
miedo a salir a escena stage fright;
agarrarle or (esp Esp) cogerle miedo a algo/algn to become frightened o scared of sth/sb;
por miedo a for fear of;
tener miedo to be afraid o frightened o scared;
tiene miedo de caerse he's afraid he might fall;
tengo miedo de que se ofenda I'm afraid he will take offense
miedo sustantivo masculino
1 (terror) fear, fright: me da miedo la oscuridad, I'm scared of the dark
la película me metió miedo, the film frightened me
temblaba de miedo, he was trembling with fear
¡mamá, tengo miedo!, mummy, I'm scared! ➣ Ver nota en fear
2 (recelo, preocupación) concern: tiene miedo de suspender, he's worried that he will fail
tengo miedo por ti, I'm worried about you ➣ Ver nota en afraid
♦ Locuciones: familiar de miedo: el agua está de miedo, the water is great
' miedo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagarse
- canillera
- cundir
- escénica
- escénico
- experimentar
- gritar
- inocuidad
- meter
- mucha
- mucho
- muerta
- muerto
- osada
- osado
- película
- temer
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tenebrosa
- tenebroso
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- alarido
- aprensión
- campante
- chillar
- chillido
- comunicar
- contagiar
- de
- encoger
- espanto
- estremecer
- estremecimiento
- horror
- infundir
- invencible
- morir
- pasar
- quitar
- sostener
- terror
- vencer
English:
afraid
- apprehension
- be
- bully
- curdle
- dark
- death
- dignity
- eerie
- evaporate
- fear
- fearfully
- fearlessly
- free
- fright
- frightened
- lest
- monster
- numb
- overcome
- recoil
- register
- scandal
- scare
- scary
- seize
- sense
- shiver
- shock
- sick
- spasm
- stage fright
- stiff
- strike
- bear
- betray
- cower
- petrified
- scared
- shake
- stage
- still
- with
* * *miedo nmfear;miedo cerval terrible fear, terror;dar miedo to be frightening;me da miedo que se entere I'm frightened o scared she'll find out;meter miedo a alguien to frighten sb;nos metió miedo en el cuerpo it put the fear of God into us;por miedo a for fear of;no le dije la verdad por miedo a ofenderla I didn't tell her the truth for fear of offending her;temblar de miedo to tremble with fear;le tiene miedo a la oscuridad he's scared o afraid of the dark;tengo miedo de que se estropee I'm frightened it'll get damaged;morirse de miedo to die of fright, to be terrified;Esp Famde miedo: la película estuvo de miedo the movie was brilliant;lo pasamos de miedo we had a fantastic time;cogió una borrachera de miedo he got totally plastered;cocina de miedo he's a fantastic o an amazing cook;muy Famcagarse de miedo to shit oneself;muy Famestar cagado de miedo to be shit-scaredmiedo escénico stage fright* * *m fear (a of);dar miedo be frightening;miedo a volar fear of flying;me da miedo la oscuridad I’m frightened of the dark;meter miedo a frighten;tener miedo de que be afraid that;por miedo a for fear of;de miedo fam great fam, awesome fam* * *miedo nm1) temor: fearle tiene miedo al perro: he's scared of the dogtenían miedo de hablar: they were afraid to speak2)dar miedo : to frighten* * *miedo n feardar miedo to frighten / to scare -
11 morir ahogado
v.to die by drowning, to drown.* * *to drown* * *(v.) = drownEx. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.* * *(v.) = drownEx: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
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12 terror
m.terror.le da terror it terrifies herme da terror pensar en las vacaciones con los niños I shudder to think what the holidays with the children will be likeesa banda de delincuentes es el terror del pueblo this gang of criminals is terrorizing the village* * *1 (gen) terror2 CINEMATOGRAFÍA horror\dar terror to terrify* * *noun m.* * *SM terrorme da terror pensar que tengo que hablar con él — the thought of having to speak to him terrifies me, it terrifies me to think I have to speak to him
* * *a) ( miedo) terrorme da terror or le tengo terror — it terrifies me, I find it terrifying
b) ( persona) terror* * *= terror, horror.Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.----* campaña de terror = terror campaign.* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.* llenar de terror = terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify.* novela de terror = terror novel, horror story.* película de terror = horror movie.* * *a) ( miedo) terrorme da terror or le tengo terror — it terrifies me, I find it terrifying
b) ( persona) terror* * *= terror, horror.Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.* campaña de terror = terror campaign.* dar terror = scare + the living daylights out of.* llenar de terror = terrorise [terrorize, -USA], terrify.* novela de terror = terror novel, horror story.* película de terror = horror movie.* * *1 (miedo) terrorun régimen de terror a reign of terrorsembró el terror entre los campesinos it inspired terror among the peasantsme da terror or le tengo terror it terrifies me, I find it terrifying2 (persona) terrores el terror de la ciudad he is terrorizing the city, he is the terror of the cityeste niño es un terror this child is a terror* * *
terror sustantivo masculino
de terror ‹novela/relato› horror ( before n)
terror sustantivo masculino terror
una novela/película de terror, a horror novel/film
' terror' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chillido
- despertarse
- espanto
- horror
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- miedo
- pavor
- película
- grito
- presa
- reinar
English:
fright
- horror film
- horror story
- terror
- dread
- frozen
- horror
- screech
- shriek
- terrified
* * *terror nm1. [miedo] terror;de terror [cine, película] horror;dar terror a alguien: le da terror it terrifies her;me da terror pensar en las vacaciones con los niños I shudder to think what the holidays with the children will be like;tener terror a algo/alguien to be terrified of sth/sb;sembrar el terror to spread terror2. [persona] terror;esa banda de delincuentes es el terror del pueblo this gang of criminals is terrorizing the village* * *m terror* * *terror nm: terror* * *terror n terror -
13 tiempos difíciles
m.pl.hard times, bad times.* * *hard times* * *(n.) = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s)Ex. In less difficult times the height of stacks was only two metres so that all could easily reach the top shelf.Ex. The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. Amidst mounting pressure over external and internal scandals, this is a truly embattled time for the United Nations.* * *(n.) = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s)Ex: In less difficult times the height of stacks was only two metres so that all could easily reach the top shelf.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'.Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: Amidst mounting pressure over external and internal scandals, this is a truly embattled time for the United Nations. -
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= a sea of + paperEx. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.* * *= a sea of + paperEx: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
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15 botín de guerra
spoils plural of war* * *(n.) = war bootyEx. Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is ' war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.* * *el botín de guerra(n.) = spoils of war, the, victor's spoilsEx: The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment.
Ex: The city should be defended street by street and house by house, until, if taken, the victor's spoils should be alone a heap of ashes.(n.) = war bootyEx: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is ' war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.
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16 botín de guerra, el
(n.) = spoils of war, the, victor's spoilsEx. The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment.Ex. The city should be defended street by street and house by house, until, if taken, the victor's spoils should be alone a heap of ashes. -
17 despojos de la guerra, los
(n.) = spoils of war, theEx. The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment. -
18 rosario
m.1 rosary (religion).rezar el rosario to say one's rosary2 string (serie).un rosario de desgracias a string of disasters3 Rosario.* * *2 figurado string, series\acabar como el rosario de la aurora figurado to come to a bad end, end in disasterrezar el rosario to say the rosary* * *SM1) (Rel) rosary; (=sarta) rosary beads pl, rosary2) (=serie) string, series3) (Agr) chain of buckets ( of a waterwheel)4) (Anat) * backbone5) (Arquit) beading* * *acabar como el rosario de la aurora — (fam) to end in disaster
b) (serie, sarta) string* * *= rosary.Ex. The two reliefs represent the two patron saints of the cathedral: John the Baptist and the Madonna of the Rosary.----* un rosario de = a rash of.* * *acabar como el rosario de la aurora — (fam) to end in disaster
b) (serie, sarta) string* * *= rosary.Ex: The two reliefs represent the two patron saints of the cathedral: John the Baptist and the Madonna of the Rosary.
* un rosario de = a rash of.* * *rezar el rosario to say the rosaryacabar como el rosario de la aurora ( fam); to end in disaster2 (serie, sarta) stringtodo un rosario de horrores a whole string o catalogue of horrorsun rosario de insultos a string o series of insults* * *
rosario sustantivo masculino
( cuentas) rosary (beads)
' rosario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rezar
- salterio
- cuenta
English:
prayer beads
- rosary
* * *rosario nm1. [rezo] rosary;rezar el rosario to say one's rosary;Famacabar como el rosario de la aurora to degenerate into chaos2. [cuentas] rosary (beads)3. [serie] string;un rosario de desgracias a string of disasters;lanzó un rosario de acusaciones contra el gobierno he made a litany of accusations against the government* * *m1 REL rosary2 figstring;acabar como el rosario de la aurora end badly* * *rosario nm1) : rosary2) : seriesun rosario de islas: a string of islands -
19 supuesto2
2 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex. This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.Ex. A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.Ex. Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.Ex. Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex. Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex. Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked. -
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adj.supposed, hypothetical, assumed, alleged.m.supposition, assumption.past part.past participle of spanish verb: suponer.* * *1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis————————1→ link=suponer suponer► adjetivo1 (que se supone) supposed, assumed2 (pretendido) so-called, self-styled1 (suposición) supposition, assumption2 (hipótesis) hypothesis\dar algo por supuesto,-a to take something for granteden el supuesto de que... supposing that...nombre supuesto assumed name* * *1. (f. - supuesta)adj.2. noun m.* * *1.PP de suponer2. ADJ1) (=falso) [nombre] assumed, false2) (=no demostrado) supposed3)¡por supuesto! — of course!
-¿puedo usar su teléfono? -¡por supuesto! — "can I use your phone?" - "of course (you can)!"
4)5)supuesto que — frm (=dando por sentado que) assuming; (=en caso de que) in the event of
3.SM (=hipótesis) assumption* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *I- ta adjetivoa) ( falso) falseel supuesto electricista — the so-called o supposed electrician
b) ( que se rumorea)c)¿lo sabías? - por supuesto que sí! — did you know? - of course I did!
IIdar algo por supuesto — to take something for granted
masculino suppositionen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente — should you have an accident, in the event of an accident
* * *supuesto11 = assumption, construct, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition].Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or ' constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.* ¡por supuesto que no! = God forbid.* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid.* supuesto práctico = case.supuesto22 = alleged, perceived, so-called, assumed, imagined, imaginary example, presumable, putative, reputed, presumptive, apparent.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.Ex: This article discusses the advantages of storing information on discs which have an assumed life span of 20 years.Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: An imaginary example for a distributed fact retrieval process, based on current tools and systems, is analysed in order to clarify the requirements of such an intermediary system.Ex: A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.Ex: Not all putative delegates were able to attend the conference -- some, e.g., were refused visas.Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.* * *1 (falso) falseactuaba bajo un nombre supuesto he worked under a false o an assumed nameel supuesto electricista resultó ser un ladrón the so-called o supposed electrician proved to be a thief2(que se rumorea): la radio desmintió su supuesta muerte reports of his death were denied on the radiosu supuesta enfermedad her supposed illness3por supuesto of course¿vendrás? — ¡por supuesto! are you going to come? — of course!¿lo sabías? — ¡por supuesto que sí! did you know? — of course I did!dar algo por supuesto to take sth for grantedsuppositionsu teoría descansa en un supuesto fundamental his theory rests on one fundamental supposition¿y en el supuesto de que no acepten? and supposing they don't accept?, what if they don't accept?en el supuesto de que suceda alguna catástrofe in the event of a disasterpartiendo del supuesto de que no sabían nada working on the assumption that they knew nothingen el supuesto de que tenga un accidente should you have an accident, in the event of an accident* * *
Del verbo suponer: ( conjugate suponer)
supuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
suponer
supuesto
suponer ( conjugate suponer) verbo transitivo
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◊ supongamos que lo que dice es cierto let's suppose o assume what he says is true;
suponiendo que todo salga bien assuming everything goes OKb) ( imaginar):
¿va a venir hoy? — supongo que sí is she coming today? — I should think so o I suppose so;
es de supuesto que se lo habrán dicho presumably o I should think he's been told;
se supone que empieza a las nueve it's supposed to start at nine
2 (significar, implicar) to mean;
supuesto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
el supuesto mendigo the supposed beggar
c)
dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted
supuesto 2 sustantivo masculino
supposition
suponer verbo transitivo
1 (creer, imaginar) to suppose: supongamos que..., let's assume o suppose that...
supongo que me llamarán, I presume they're going to phone me
supongo que sí, I suppose so
se supone que acaba a las seis, it's supposed to finish at six
se supone que él es el entendido, he's supposed to be the expert
te suponía en París, I thought you were in Paris
2 (conllevar, significar) to mean, involve: no supone ningún riesgo, it doesn't involve any risk
(la amistad, el aprecio) to mean ➣ Ver nota en mean
♦ Locuciones: ser de suponer: es de suponer que se lo han contado, presumably o I would imagine she's been told
ser un suponer, to be conjecture
supuesto,-a
I adj pey (presumiendo: falsedad) ese supuesto artista, that so-called artist
(: inocencia) alleged
el supuesto asesino, the alleged murderer
II m (conjetura) assumption
en el supuesto de que, on the assumption that: en el supuesto de que te pregunten, supposing you are asked
♦ Locuciones: dar por supuesto, to take sthg for granted
por supuesto, of course
supuesto que, since, inasmuch that
' supuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- supuesta
- partir
- presupuesto
English:
assumption
- boon
- course
- ostensible
- professed
- reputed
- so-called
- supposed
- would-be
- go
- means
- naturally
- so
- sure
- surely
* * *supuesto, -a♦ participiover suponer♦ adj1. [hipotético] supposed;[culpable, asesino] alleged;no se ha confirmado el supuesto ataque al corazón del presidente there has been no confirmation of the president's supposed o alleged heart attack2. [falso] false;actuó bajo un nombre supuesto he acted under a false o assumed name♦ nmsupposition, assumption;en el supuesto de que venga assuming (that) he comes;esto no es más que un supuesto this is no more than a supposition;en estos supuestos no es válido el principio general in these cases the general rule does not apply;partimos del supuesto de que todo va a salir bien we're working on the assumption that everything will turn out right;supuestos de cancelación grounds for cancellation♦ por supuesto loc advof course;¿te gusta? – por supuesto do you like it? – of course;¿la invitarás? – por supuesto que sí/no are you going to invite her? – of course I am/of course not;por supuesto que puedes venir of course you can come;por supuesto que si te deja de interesar, te puedes retirar of course if you lose interest, you can always back out;dar algo por supuesto to take sth for granted;doy por supuesto que te interesa I take it for granted that you're interested* * *I part → suponerII adj supposed, alleged;por supuesto of course;dar algo por supuesto take sth as readIII m assumption* * *supuesto, -ta adj1) : supposed, alleged2)por supuesto : of course, absolutely* * *supuesto adj1. (presunto) alleged2. (falso) supposed / assumed
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