-
101 describir las características de
(v.) = characterise [characterize, -USA]Ex. Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.* * *(v.) = characterise [characterize, -USA]Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.
Spanish-English dictionary > describir las características de
-
102 desestimarse
(v.) = go by + the boardEx. If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.* * *(v.) = go by + the boardEx: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.
-
103 desidia
f.1 carelessness.2 idleness, indecision, sloth, laziness.* * *1 negligence* * *SF1) (=pereza) idleness2) [en el vestir] slovenliness* * *a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude
b) ( desaseo) slovenliness* * *= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex. Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.Ex. Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude
b) ( desaseo) slovenliness* * *= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *1(apatía): su desidia había empezado a afectar a los demás empleados his lax o slack attitude had begun to affect the rest of the staffla desidia que lo invadió the feeling of total apathy o of not caring at all which took hold of himse echó con desidia en el sofá she flopped lethargically onto the sofa2 (desaseo) slovenliness* * *
desidia sustantivo femenino
desidia sustantivo femenino apathy, carelessness, neglect
' desidia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desinterés
* * *desidia nf1. [descuido] [en el trabajo] carelessness;[en el aspecto] slovenliness;hace las cosas con desidia she does things very carelessly;cosas que pasan por desidia things that happen through carelessness2. [desgana] listlessness;me entró la desidia I was overcome by a feeling of listlessness* * *f apathy, lethargy* * *desidia nf1) apatía: apathy, indolence2) negligencia: negligence, sloppiness -
104 desmontar
v.1 to take apart or to pieces (desarmar) (machine).2 to unseat.el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its riderdesmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle3 to dismount, to disassemble, to dismantle, to take apart.El carpintero desmontó los gabinetes The carpenter dismounted the cabinets4 to remove.Los chicos desmontaron las estructuras The kids removed the structures.* * *1 (desarmar) to take to pieces, take down, dismantle2 (edificio) to knock down3 (arma) to uncock4 (cortar en un bosque) to clear5 (allanar) to level6 (quitar de la montura) to unset, unmount7 (motor) to strip1 (del caballo) to dismount (de, -)* * *verb1) to dismantle2) dismount* * *1. VT1) (=desarmar) [gen] to dismantle; [+ mueble, estantería] to take apart; [+ motor] to strip down; [+ máquina] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; (Náut) [+ vela] to take down2) [+ terreno] (=nivelar) to level; (=quitar los árboles a) to clear3) [+ jinete] to throw, unseat4) (Mil) [+ escopeta] to uncock; [+ artillería] to knock out2.VI to dismount, alight (de from)3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex. Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex. The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex. The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.----* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( desarmar) <mueble/mecanismo> to dismantle, take apart; <motor/rifle> to strip (down); < tienda de campaña> to take downb) ( separar) <forro/pieza> to detach, remove2.* * *= demount, pull apart, dismantle, disassemble [dis-assemble], take + Nombre + to pieces, take + Nombre + to bits, take + Nombre + apart, pull + Nombre + to bits, dismount, take down.Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.* desmontar un mito = demystify + myth.* desmontar y limpiar = strip and clean.* * *desmontar [A1 ]vtA1 (desarmar) ‹mueble/estante› to dismantle, take apart; ‹motor› to stripdesmontamos la tienda de campaña we took down the tent2 (separar) ‹forro/pieza› to detach, removeB1 (allanar) ‹terreno› to level2 ‹zona/selva› to clearC ( Arm) to uncock■ desmontarvi«jinete» to dismount* * *
desmontar ( conjugate desmontar) verbo transitivo
‹ tienda de campaña› to take down
verbo intransitivo [ jinete] to dismount
desmontar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, artefacto) to dismantle, take to pieces
2 (una excusa, argumento) to take to pieces
II vi (de un caballo, vehículo) to dismount [de, -], get off [de, -]
' desmontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deshacer
- tienda
English:
apart
- disassemble
- dismantle
- piece
- pull apart
- strip
- take apart
- take down
- clear
- detach
- dismount
- take
- throw
- unseat
* * *♦ vt[mueble, librería, mesa] to dismantle, to take to pieces; [motor] to strip down; [piezas, partes] to remove, to detach; [rueda] to remove, to take off; [andamio, tablado, tienda de campaña] to take down2. [teoría, argumentación] to demolish, to pull to pieces3. [arma] to uncock4. [persona] [de caballo, moto, bicicleta] to unseat;el caballo desmontó al jinete the horse threw its rider;desmontó al niño de la bicicleta he took the boy off the bicycle5. Informát to unmount6. [terreno] to level;[área, bosque] to clear♦ videsmontar de [caballo] to dismount from;[moto, bicicleta] to get off; [coche] to get out of* * *I v/t2 terreno levelII v/i dismount* * *desmontar vt1) : to clear, to level off2) desmantelar: to dismantle, to take apartdesmontar vi: to dismount* * *desmontar vb -
105 dúplex
adj.duplex, split-level.m.1 duplex apartment, maisonnette, maisonette.2 duplex, full duplex.* * *1 duplex1 (casa) duplex, duplex apartment2 TÉCNICA duplex* * *SM INV1) (=piso) duplex apartment, flat on two floors2) (Telec) link-up3) (Inform) duplex* * *a) ( apartamento) duplex apartment, maisonette (BrE)b) (Méx) ( casa) semi-detached house* * *= split-level, duplex, duplex house.Ex. The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.Ex. In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects.Ex. That system is increasingly insufficient due to more housing in the area built recently, more people living in duplex houses, and more apartment buildings.* * *a) ( apartamento) duplex apartment, maisonette (BrE)b) (Méx) ( casa) semi-detached house* * *= split-level, duplex, duplex house.Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects.Ex: That system is increasingly insufficient due to more housing in the area built recently, more people living in duplex houses, and more apartment buildings.* * *(pl dúplex)* * *
dúplex sustantivo masculino (pl◊ dúplex)
dúplex sustantivo masculino
1 (vivienda) duplex, duplex apartment
2 Telec linkup
' dúplex' also found in these entries:
English:
duplex
- split-level
- maisonette
* * *♦ adj[circuito] duplex♦ nm inv1. [vivienda] duplex2. Elec linkup3. Informát duplex[sexo entre tres] threesome* * *m duplex (apartment)* * *dúplex nms & pl: duplex apartment -
106 echar por la borda
= go by + the board, jettisonEx. If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.* * *= go by + the board, jettisonEx: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.
Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts. -
107 ejemplar anticipado
(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advanceEx. The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.Ex. In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.Ex. All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.Ex. Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process.Ex. Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series.* * *(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheets, preprint [pre-print], advanceEx: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.
Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.Ex: Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process.Ex: Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series. -
108 ejemplar de prensa
(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheetsEx. The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.Ex. In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.Ex. All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.* * *(n.) = advance copy, early sheet, advance sheetsEx: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.
Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded.Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England. -
109 emplastar
v.1 to plaster, to apply plasters.2 to paint the face.3 to suspend, to obstruct.* * *1 to apply a poultice to, put a poultice on* * *VT (Med) to put a plaster on, put a poultice on* * *= plaster.Ex. Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.* * *= plaster.Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
* * *emplastar [A1 ]vt( Méx) to slap on -
110 encapricharse con
= fall for, catch + Posesivo + fancy, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex. The article ' Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex. He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex. He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.* * *= fall for, catch + Posesivo + fancy, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex: The article ' Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants. -
111 encariñarse con
v.to warm up to, to become fond of, to attach oneself with, to attach oneself to.* * *= grow + fond of, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex. And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.Ex. He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex. He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.* * *= grow + fond of, take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants. -
112 encontrar alojamiento
-
113 encontrar casa
-
114 encontrar trabajo
v.to find work, to find a job.* * *(v.) = find + a jobEx. This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.* * *(v.) = find + a jobEx: This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.
-
115 enlucir
v.1 to whitewash.2 to plaster.3 to polish (metales).* * *1 (paredes etc) to plaster2 (metales) to polish* * *verb* * *VT [+ pared] to plaster; [+ metal] to polish* * *verbo transitivo1) ( enyesar) to plaster2) ( limpiar) to polish* * *= plaster.Ex. Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( enyesar) to plaster2) ( limpiar) to polish* * *= plaster.Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
* * *enlucir [I5 ]vtA (enyesar) to plasterB (limpiar) to polish* * *enlucir vt1. [blanquear] to whitewash2. [enyesar] to plaster3. [metales] to polish* * *v/t plaster -
116 enterrar
v.1 to bury.María enterró su gatito Mary buried her kitten.María enterró sus recuerdos Mary buried her memories.2 to forget about.3 to sink or drive in.le enterró el puñal en el vientre he plunged the dagger into his belly* * *1 to bury, inter1 figurado to bury oneself\enterrarse en vida figurado to cut oneself off from the world* * *verb* * *VT1) (=ocultar en tierra) to bury2) (=olvidarse de) to bury, forget3) LAm [+ arma] to thrust (en into)bury (en in)* * *1.verbo transitivo to bury2.enterrarse v pron* * *= bury, lay + Nombre + to rest, inter.Ex. And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.Ex. A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex. The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.----* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* sin enterrar = unburied.* * *1.verbo transitivo to bury2.enterrarse v pron* * *= bury, lay + Nombre + to rest, inter.Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.* enterrar el hacha de guerra = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axe.* sin enterrar = unburied.* * *enterrar [A5 ]vt1 ‹cadáver› to burylo entierran mañana a las diez the burial is tomorrow at ten2 ‹tesoro/joyas› to bury3 (sobrevivir) to outlive, bury ( colloq)4 ( liter); ‹ilusiones/recuerdos/odio› to bury, put … behind one5 (clavar) enterrar algo EN algo to bury sth IN sthle enterró el puñal en el pecho she buried the dagger in his chestle enterró las uñas en la espalda she dug her nails into his backenterrarse en vida to cut oneself off from the world* * *
enterrar ( conjugate enterrar) verbo transitivo
to bury;
enterrar vt
1 to bury: todavía hay muchos tesoros enterrados, there's still a lot of buried treasure
2 (olvidar, terminar con algo) aquello enterró mis ilusiones, that destroyed all my hopes
figurado enterrar el hacha de guerra, (reconciliarse) to forgive and forget
' enterrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guerra
English:
bury
- rest
- embed
- hatchet
- sink
* * *♦ vt1. [cadáver] to bury2. [objeto, tesoro] to bury;enterrar el hacha de guerra to bury the hatchet3. [clavar] to sink o drive in;le enterró el puñal en el vientre he plunged the dagger into his belly4. [olvidar] to forget about* * *v/t bury;enterrar a todos fig outlive everybody* * *enterrar {55} vt: to bury* * * -
117 escalofriante
adj.1 spine-chilling.2 hair-raising, bloodcurdling, crawly, creepy.* * *► adjetivo1 chilling, bloodcurdling, hair-raising* * *ADJ (=espeluznante) bloodcurdling, hair-raising; (=aterrador) frightening, chilling* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * ** * *= chilling, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, eerie, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* * *‹crimen/escena› horrifying; ‹cifra› staggering, incredible* * *
escalofriante adjetivo ‹crimen/escena› horrifying;
‹ cifra› staggering, incredible
escalofriante adjetivo hair-raising, chilling, horrifying
' escalofriante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grito
English:
chilling
- sickening
- spine-chilling
* * *escalofriante adjspine-chilling* * *adj horrifying* * *escalofriante adj: horrifying, bloodcurdling* * *escalofriante adj horrifying -
118 esfuerzo heroico
(n.) = all out effortEx. The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.* * *(n.) = all out effortEx: The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.
-
119 espeluznante
adj.hair-raising, lurid.* * *► adjetivo1 hair-raising, terrifying, horrifying* * *ADJ hair-raising, horrifying* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex. The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.Ex. The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex. The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex. At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.----* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *adjetivo <tragedia/estado/experiencia> horrific, horrifying; < grito> terrifying, blood-curdling* * *= horrifying, shocking, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], grisly [grislier -comp., grisliest -sup.], chilling, lurid, spine-tingling, hair-raising, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.].Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.Ex: The article is entitled ' Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.* de un modo espeluznante = spookily.* * *1 (que produce terror) ‹tragedia/estado› horrific, horrifying; ‹historia/experiencia› horrific, horrifying, hair-raising; ‹grito› terrifying, blood-curdling* * *
espeluznante adjetivo ‹tragedia/estado/experiencia› horrific, horrifying;
‹ grito› terrifying, blood-curdling
espeluznante adjetivo hair-raising, terrifying
' espeluznante' also found in these entries:
English:
blood-curdling
- creepy
- eerie
- grisly
- hair
- hair-raising
- hairy
- lurid
- spooky
- blood
- shocking
- spine
* * *espeluznante adj[escena, suceso] horrific, horrifying; [relato] hair-raising; [grito] bloodcurdling; [sonido] terrifying* * *adj horrific, horrifying* * *espeluznante adj: hair-raising, terrifying* * *espeluznante adj terrifying -
120 estremecedor
adj.shaking, shocking, striking.* * *► adjetivo1 startling2 (grito) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ alarming, disturbing* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *- dora adjetivo <escena/noticia> horrifying; <grito/relato> spine-chilling, hair-raising* * *= eerie, heart-rending, heart-rendering, touching, spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, groundshaking, heart-wrenching, thrilling.Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *‹escena/noticia/relato› horrifying, hair-raisingun grito estremecedor a spine-chilling cry* * *
estremecedor
‹grito/relato› spine-chilling, hair-raising
* * *estremecedor, -ora adj[ruido, grito] horrifying, ghastly; [crimen, imágenes, historia] horrifying, appalling* * *adj terrifying* * *estremecedor, - dora adj: horrifying
См. также в других словарях:
Houses — House House (hous), n.; pl. {Houses}. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See {Hide}, and cf. {Hoard} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
houses — Most houses in ancient Mesopotamia were one of two types small huts made of bundled reeds and dried mud, or slightly more permanent dwellings composed of dried clay bricks. The reed huts were most common in the countryside, especially in… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
houses — The most substantial body of folk practice and belief concerning houses focuses on protecting them from witchcraft, evil spirits, fire, thunder, and lightning; this involved placing protective objects, generally near a point of possible entry… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Houses of the Oireachtas Channel — Bealach Thithe an Oireachtais Launched 15 November 2011 Owned by Oireachtas Commission Country Ireland Website … Wikipedia
Houses of the holy (chanson) — Cet article traite de la chanson de Led Zeppelin. Pour l’album du même groupe, voir Houses of the Holy (album). Houses of the Holy Chanson par Led Zeppelin extrait de l’a … Wikipédia en Français
Houses of the Molé — Студийный альбом Ministry … Википедия
Houses of the Holy — студийный альбом … Википедия
Houses of the Blooded — is a roleplaying game designed by John Wick scheduled for release July 2008 [http://wickedthought.livejournal.com/tag/houses+of+the+blooded] . Its author has described it [http://wickedthought.livejournal.com/tag/houses+of+the+blooded] as the… … Wikipedia
Houses of the Holy (album) — Cet article traite de l’album de Led Zeppelin. Pour la chanson du même groupe, voir Houses of the Holy (chanson). Houses of the Holy Album par Led Zeppelin … Wikipédia en Français
Houses of Parliament (disambiguation) — Houses of Parliament is an alternative name for the Palace of Westminster in London.Houses of Parliament may also refer to:* Chambers of parliament, the two houses of bicameral legislatures * Irish Houses of Parliament, seat of the former… … Wikipedia
Houses of the Holy — Studioalbum von Led Zeppelin Veröffentlichung 28. März 1973 Label Atlantic Records … Deutsch Wikipedia