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61 abandonar toda esperanza
(v.) = give up + hopeEx. If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.* * *(v.) = give up + hopeEx: If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.
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62 abrigar
v.1 to wrap up (person) (arropar).2 to cherish (tener) (esperanza).3 to be warm (ropa, manta).esta chaqueta no abriga nada this jacket is useless at keeping you warm4 to cover, to wrap up, to keep warm.María abriga al niño en la noche Mary covers the child at night.5 to uphold, to advocate, to cherish.Silvia abriga la idea de volver Silvia cherishes the idea of going back.6 to shelter, to harbor, to protect, to take into care.El arrecife abriga al navío The reef shelters the ship.7 to comb.* * *1 (contra el frío) to wrap up; (ropa) to be warm■ abriga bien al niño, que hace mucho frío en la calle wrap him up well, it's very cold outside2 (proteger) to shelter, protect3 figurado (sospechas) to harbour (US harbor), have4 figurado (esperanzas) to foster, cherish1 (uso reflexivo) to wrap oneself up* * *verb1) to shelter, protect2) keep warm3) cherish, harbor•* * *1. VT1) [del frío] [persona] to wrap up; [ropa, manta] to keep warm2) (=resguardar) to shelter, protect (de from)los árboles nos abrigaban del viento — the trees sheltered o protected us from the wind
3) (=ayudar) to support4) (=albergar) [+ ambición, sospecha, temor] to harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ duda] to entertain, harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ esperanza, ilusión] to cherish, harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ opinión] to hold2.VI [ropa, manta] to be warm3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( con ropa) to wrap... up warm2) <idea/esperanza> to cherish; <sospecha/duda> to harbor*, entertain2. 3.abrigarse v pron (refl) to wrap up warm* * *= nurse, nestle.Ex. Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.----* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( con ropa) to wrap... up warm2) <idea/esperanza> to cherish; <sospecha/duda> to harbor*, entertain2. 3.abrigarse v pron (refl) to wrap up warm* * *= nurse, nestle.Ex: Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* * *abrigar [A3 ]vtA(con ropa): abriga bien al niño wrap the child up warm o wellel pañuelo me abriga el cuello the scarf keeps my neck warmB ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish; ‹sospecha/duda› to harbor*, entertain■ abrigarvi«ropa» to be warmeste suéter abriga mucho this sweater is really warm( refl) to wrap up warm o wellabrígate (bien) que hace frío wrap up warm o well, it's coldabrígate el pecho keep your chest warm* * *
abrigar ( conjugate abrigar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con ropa) to wrap … up warm;
2 ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish;
‹sospecha/duda› to harbor( conjugate harbor), entertain
verbo intransitivo [ ropa] to be warm
abrigarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wrap up warm
abrigar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor) to keep warm: esta vieja manta ya no abriga mucho, this old blanket isn't very warm
(tapar, cubrir, arropar) to wrap up: abriga bien al abuelo, keep grandfather wrapped up warm
2 (resguardar) to protect, shelter
3 (tener un deseo, un sentimiento) to cherish
(una sospecha) to have, harbour, US harbor
' abrigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tapar
- arropar
English:
cherish
- cover
- foster
- harbor
- harbour
- muffle up
- nurture
- shelter
- entertain
* * *♦ vt1. [arropar] to wrap up;[calentar] to keep warm2. [albergar] [esperanza] to cherish;[sospechas, malas intenciones] to harbour♦ vi[ropa, manta] to be warm;esta chaqueta no abriga nada this jacket is useless at keeping you warm* * *v/t1 wrap up2 esperanzas hold out; duda entertain* * *abrigar {52} vt1) : to shelter, to protect2) : to keep warm, to dress warmly3) : to cherish, to harborabrigar esperanzas: to cherish hopes* * *abrigar vb3. (ser caliente) to be warm -
63 albergar esperanza
(v.) = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promiseEx. She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope.Ex. The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.Ex. Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.* * *(v.) = hold out + hope, hold out + prospect, hold out + promiseEx: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope.
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64 aldea
f.1 small village.la aldea global the global village2 Aldea.* * *1 hamlet, small village* * *SF small village, hamlet* * *femenino small village, hamlet* * *= hamlet, rural village, village, homestead.Ex. A large proportion of the population in Britain still lives in the countryside, in hamlets and villages of varying size.Ex. The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.Ex. In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.----* aldea de montaña = mountain village.* aldea global, la = global village, the.* aldea mundial de la información, la = global information village, the.* aldea mundial, la = global village, the.* aldea rural = rural village.* * *femenino small village, hamlet* * *= hamlet, rural village, village, homestead.Ex: A large proportion of the population in Britain still lives in the countryside, in hamlets and villages of varying size.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.* aldea de montaña = mountain village.* aldea global, la = global village, the.* aldea mundial de la información, la = global information village, the.* aldea mundial, la = global village, the.* aldea rural = rural village.* * *small village, hamlet* * *
aldea sustantivo femenino
small village, hamlet
aldea sustantivo femenino village
' aldea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saquear
- última
- último
- población
English:
chase down
- enclose
- hamlet
- village
* * *aldea nfsmall villagela aldea global the global village* * *f (small) village* * *aldea nf: village* * *aldea n small village -
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(n.) = rural villageEx. The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.* * *(n.) = rural villageEx: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
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66 alentar
v.1 to encourage.Ella alienta a María She encourages Mary.2 to foster, to nurture.Ella alienta un ideal She fosters=nurtures an ideal.* * *1 coloquial (respirar) to breathe1 (animar) to encourage2 (tener) to harbour (US harbor), cherish■ en su corazón alienta esperanzas de encontrarlo in her heart she cherishes the hope of finding him1 (recuperarse) to get well* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=animar) to encourage, hearten; [+ oposición] to stiffen; [+ esperanzas] to raiseen su pecho alienta la esperanza de... — he cherishes the hope of...
2) LAm (=aplaudir) to clap, applaud2.VI (=brillar) to burn, glow3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to encourage; <jugador/equipo> to cheer... onb) <esperanza/ilusión> to cherish2. 3.* * *= encourage, spur, stimulate, cheer, hearten.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.----* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to encourage; <jugador/equipo> to cheer... onb) <esperanza/ilusión> to cherish2. 3.* * *= encourage, spur, stimulate, cheer, hearten.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.* alentar la esperanza = foster + hope.* * *alentar [A5 ]vt1 (con gritos, aplausos) to cheer … on; (dar valor) to encouragemiles de hinchas alentaron al equipo thousands of fans cheered the team onsus palabras me alentaron a seguir luchando his words inspired o encouraged me o gave me strength to carry on fighting2 (albergar) ‹esperanza› to cherishalentaban esperanzas de bienestar they cherished hopes of a comfortable life■ alentarvi( liter) (respirar) to breathe* * *
alentar ( conjugate alentar) verbo transitivo
‹jugador/equipo› to cheer … on
alentar vtr fig to encourage
' alentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- estimular
English:
buoy up
- root for
- encourage
- root
- urge
* * *♦ vt1. [animar] to encourage;los hinchas alentaban a su equipo the fans cheered their team on;la alentó para que siguiera estudiando he encouraged her to keep on studying* * *v/t1 ( animar) encourage2 esperanzas cherish* * *alentar {55} vt: to encourage, to inspirealentar vi: to breathe* * *alentar vb to encourage -
67 alentar la esperanza
(v.) = foster + hopeEx. The simplest way to foster hope is to examine the goals that emerge from our desires and ambitions.* * *(v.) = foster + hopeEx: The simplest way to foster hope is to examine the goals that emerge from our desires and ambitions.
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68 conservación digital
(n.) = digital preservation, digital archivingEx. Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.Ex. Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.* * *(n.) = digital preservation, digital archivingEx: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.
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69 dar alguna esperanza
(v.) = give + some cause for hopeEx. Recent published studies, however, mainly from the United States, have given some cause for hope.* * *(v.) = give + some cause for hopeEx: Recent published studies, however, mainly from the United States, have given some cause for hope.
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70 darse una situación más esperanzadora
(v.) = sound + a note of hope* * *(v.) = sound + a note of hopeEx: A note of hope was sounded in Australia with women occupying many senior posts.
Spanish-English dictionary > darse una situación más esperanzadora
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71 decir + esperar
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72 desear
v.1 to want.¿qué desea? what can I do for you? (en tienda)¿desea algo más? would you like anything else?, is that everything? (en tienda)desearía estar allí I wish I was thereestoy deseando que llegue I can't wait for her to arrivedejar mucho/no dejar nada que desear to leave much/nothing to be desiredes de desear que las negociaciones terminen pronto a quick end to the negotiations would be desirable2 to wish.te deseo mucha suerte I wish you the best of luckme deseó lo mejor/un buen viaje he wished me all the best/a pleasant journey3 to desire (sexualmente).Quiero paz I want peace.4 to wish to, to ache to, to be longing to, to desire to.Quiero estudiar I want to study.* * *1 (querer) to want2 (anhelar) to long for, wish for, desire; (para alguien) to wish■ ¿qué desea? can I help you?, what can I do for you?3 (sexualmente) to desire\dejar mucho/bastante que desear to leave a lot to be desiredes de desear que it is to be hoped that* * *verb1) to wish2) want3) desire* * *VT1) (=anhelar) to wantno deseo que le pase nada malo — I wouldn't want o wish anything bad to happen to him
la vida que tanto había deseado — the life she had wanted so much o longed for
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dejar bastante o mucho que desear — to leave a lot to be desired•
estar deseando algo, estaba deseando conocerte — I've been looking forward to meeting youestoy deseando que esto termine — I'm really looking forward to this finishing, I can't wait for this to finish
estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones — I'm really looking forward to the holidays, I can't wait for o till the holidays
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ser de desear, sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their informationno hemos avanzado tanto como sería de desear — we haven't made as much progress as we would have liked
2) frma) [en peticiones] to wishdesearía ver al director — I would like o I wish to see the manager
b) [en preguntas, sugerencias]¿desearía el señor algún postre? — would Sir like a dessert?, do you wish a dessert?
¿qué desean beber? — what would you like to drink?
¿desea que le hagamos una factura? — do you wish us to make out an invoice?
¿qué desea? — can I help you?
3) [en fórmulas de cortesía] [+ éxito, suerte] to wish4) [sexualmente] to want* * *verbo transitivo1) <suerte/éxito> to wish2) ( querer)lo que más deseo es... — my greatest wish is...
¿qué desea? — (frml) can I help you?
¿desea el señor algo más? — (frml) would you like anything else, sir?
desear + inf: el director desea verlo (frml) the director wishes to see you (frml); está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you; desear que + subj: ¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?; estoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for summer; estaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to him; sería de desear que nos avisaran pronto — ideally we would like to know as soon as possible; dejar I 1) a)
3) < persona> to desire, want* * *= be keen to, desire, long (for), want, wish, reach out for, crave, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for, itch for.Ex. Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.Ex. Some types of indexing are appropriate where it is desired to concentrate effort on generating good indexes.Ex. After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex. Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex. If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.Ex. Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex. These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.Ex. Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.Ex. With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.Ex. It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.----* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear ardientemente = gag for.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día = bid + Nombre + good day.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* desear vivamente = be eager to.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* según se desee = at will.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* * *verbo transitivo1) <suerte/éxito> to wish2) ( querer)lo que más deseo es... — my greatest wish is...
¿qué desea? — (frml) can I help you?
¿desea el señor algo más? — (frml) would you like anything else, sir?
desear + inf: el director desea verlo (frml) the director wishes to see you (frml); está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you; desear que + subj: ¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?; estoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for summer; estaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to him; sería de desear que nos avisaran pronto — ideally we would like to know as soon as possible; dejar I 1) a)
3) < persona> to desire, want* * *= be keen to, desire, long (for), want, wish, reach out for, crave, lust (for/after/over), yearn, crave for, itch for.Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Ex: Some types of indexing are appropriate where it is desired to concentrate effort on generating good indexes.Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* dejar que desear = leave + something + to be desired, leave + a bit to be desired.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo = wish + Nombre + every success.* desear ardientemente = gag for.* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca = will + Nombre + away.* desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día = bid + Nombre + good day.* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.* desear suerte = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* desear suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + luck.* desear vivamente = be eager to.* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien = wish + well.* que desee(n) = of + Posesivo + choice, of + Posesivo + choosing.* según se desee = at will.* si así lo desean = should they so wish.* sin desearlo = unwantedly.* * *desear [A1 ]vtA ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wishllamó para desearme suerte he called to wish me good luckte deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good tripte deseamos mucha felicidad we wish you every happinessB(querer): no se puede desear un novio mejor you couldn't wish for a better boyfriendun embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancypor fin podrá disfrutar de esas tan deseadas vacaciones at last you can really enjoy those long-awaited holidayslo que más deseo es volver a ver a mi hijo my greatest wish is to see my son againesa moto que tanto había deseado that motorcycle he had wanted so much o he had so longed for¿qué desea? ( frml); can I help you?, what would you like?¿desea el señor algo más? ( frml); would you like anything else, sir?se lo podemos enviar si así lo desea we can send it to you if you (so) wish ( frml)desear + INF:el director desea verlo en su despacho ( frml); the director would like o ( frml) wishes to see you in his office¿desea la señora ver otro modelo? ( frml); would you like me to show you another style, madam?desearía expresar mi satisfacción ( frml); I would o ( BrE frml) should like to express my satisfactionestá deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you, he's dying to see you ( colloq)desear QUE + SUBJ:no deseamos que la situación llegue a tal extremo ( frml); we would not wish the situation to reach that point ( frml)¿desea el señor que se lo envuelva? ( frml); would you like me to wrap it for you, sir?desearía que me diera su respuesta esta semana ( frml); I would o ( BrE frml) should like to have your reply this weekestoy deseando que llegue el verano I can't wait for o I'm longing for summerestaba deseando que le dijeran que no I was really hoping they'd say no to himsería de desear que nos avisaran con dos semanas de antelación ideally we would like two weeks' noticedejar mucho que desear to leave a lot to be desiredsu rendimiento deja mucho que desear his performance leaves a lot to be desiredvérselas y deseárselas to have a hard time (of it)C ‹persona› to desire, wantno desearás a la mujer del prójimo ( Bib) thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife* * *
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
2 ( querer):
las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
desearía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
' desear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apetecer
- dejar
- esperar
- rezar
- soñar
- suspirar
- aspirar
- bastante
English:
desire
- lust
- want
- will
- wish
* * *desear vt1. [querer] to want;[anhelar] to wish;siempre he deseado visitar Australia I've always wanted to go to Australia;desearía estar allí I wish I was there;por fin, la bici que tanto había deseado at last, the bicycle I'd wanted so much;desearía agradecerle su apoyo I would like to thank you for your help;si desea mayor información, llame al 900 1234 if you would like more information, please ring 900 1234;desearíamos que nos informara sobre su disponibilidad we would be grateful if you could inform us whether or not you would be available;en nuestra empresa deseamos ofrecer lo mejor a nuestros clientes in our company we want to offer our clients the best;¿qué desea? [en tienda] what can I do for you?;¿desea algo más? [en tienda] would you like anything else?, is that everything?;¿desea que le enseñe más modelos? [en tienda] would you like me to show you some other models?;si lo desea, se lo enviamos a su domicilio if you wish, we will deliver it to your home;aquí estamos para lo que desee [a cliente] we are at your entire disposal;estar deseando hacer algo to be looking forward to doing sth;estaba deseando salir de allí I couldn't wait to get out of there;estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the holidays;¿te hace ilusión lo de ir en barco? – ¡estoy deseando! are you looking forward to going by boat? – you bet I am! o am I ever!;ser de desear to be desirable;es de desear que las negociaciones terminen pronto a quick end to the negotiations would be desirable;dejar mucho/no dejar nada que desear to leave much/nothing to be desired2. [felicidad, éxito, parabienes] to wish;desear algo a alguien to wish sb sth;te deseo mucha suerte I wish you the best of luck;¡deséame suerte! wish me luck!;me deseó lo mejor/un buen viaje he wished me all the best/a pleasant journey;me deseó buenas noches he said goodnight (to me);todos deseamos que te mejores pronto we all wish you a speedy recovery3. [sexualmente] to desire;te deseo, no puedo vivir sin ti I want you, I can't live without you;no desearás a la mujer de tu prójimo thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife* * *v/t2:¿qué desea? what would you like?;¿desea algo más? would you like anything else?* * *desear vt1) : to wishte deseo buena suerte: I wish you good luck2) querer: to want, to desire* * *desear vb1. (expresar deseos) to wish2. (querer) to wantestoy deseando irme de vacaciones I can't wait to go on holiday / I'm really looking forward to going on holiday -
73 desesperanza
f.1 lack of hope.cuando la vio besar a Rodrigo, la desesperanza se apoderó de él when he saw her kiss Rodrigo he gave up hope2 despair, desperation, gloom, discouragement.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desesperanzar.* * *1 despair, desperation, hopelessness* * *SF despair* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex. Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.Ex. However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *= gloom and doom, gloom.Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.* * *despair* * *desesperanza nflack of hope;cuando la vio besar a Rodrigo, la desesperanza se apoderó de él when he saw her kiss Rodrigo he gave up hope* * *desesperanza nf: despair, hopelessness -
74 esperanza + estar
(n.) = hope + lie* * *(n.) = hope + lie -
75 esperanza vana
(n.) = forlorn hopeEx. As the student has been warned, referral must never be used as a forlorn hope = Como el estudiante ha sido advertido, el envío a un especialista nunca debe usarse como una esperanza vana.* * *(n.) = forlorn hopeEx: As the student has been warned, referral must never be used as a forlorn hope = Como el estudiante ha sido advertido, el envío a un especialista nunca debe usarse como una esperanza vana.
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76 esperarse
1 (aguardar) to wait2 (creer, contar) to expect3 (desear) to hope* * *1) to expect2) hold on, hang on* * *VPR1) [uso impersonal] to be expected2) * (=uso enfático)¡espérate un momento! — wait a minute!, hold on a minute!
¡no es lo que me esperaba! — it's not what I was expecting!
¡me lo esperaba! — I was expecting this!
* * *(v.) = hold + Posesivo + horsesEx. Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.* * *(v.) = hold + Posesivo + horsesEx: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
* * *vpr1. [imaginarse, figurarse] to expect;ya me esperaba yo esta contestación I expected that answer;se esperaban lo peor they expected o feared the worst;esto no me lo esperaba I wasn't expecting this;ya me lo esperaba I expected as much;¿qué te esperabas? what did you expect?;esperarse algo de alguien to expect sth of sb;no me esperaba eso de ti I didn't expect that of you, I never thought you'd do that2. [aguardar] to wait;espérate un momento wait a minute;esperarse a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;no te esperes a que nadie resuelva tus problemas don't wait for other people to solve your problems3. [uso impersonal] to be expected;se esperan lluvias en toda la región rain is expected o there will be rain across the whole region;se espera que acudan varios miles de personas several thousand people are expected to attend;se esperaba que hiciera unas declaraciones he was expected to make a statement* * *vr1) : to expect, to be hopedcomo podría esperarse: as would be expected2) : to hold on, to hang onespérate un momento: hold on a minute -
77 inútil
adj.useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.f. & m.lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) useless2 (intento) vain, futile3 MEDICINA disabled4 MILITAR unfit\es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitlesslo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless
es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting
2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *3) (=inválido) disabled4) (=inservible) useless5) (Mil) unfit2.SMF¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *
* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.----* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *I1)a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> uselesstodo fue inútil — it was all useless o in vain
b) < trasto> useless2)a) ( incompetente) uselessb) (Mil) ( no apto) unfitc) (Med) disabledIImasculino y femenino* * *= futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.* algo inútil = a dead dog.* cosa inútil = dead horse.* misión inútil = fool's errand.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* * *A1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› uselesses inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince himtodo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vaines inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insistinges inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand2 ‹trasto› uselessB1 (incompetente) useless3 ( Med) disabledquedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabledes un inútil he's useless* * *
inútil adjetivo
useless;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
inútil
I adjetivo
1 (sin utilidad) useless
(sin resultado) vain, pointless
2 Mil unfit (for service)
II mf fam good-for-nothing
' inútil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
- desperdicio
- gasto
- lindeza
- pegote
- trasto
- vana
- vano
- cachivache
- calamidad
- incapaz
- inservible
- insistir
English:
breath
- dead loss
- dead weight
- dead wood
- dud
- futile
- gesture
- good-for-nothing
- helpless
- lemon
- render
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- use
- useless
- vain
- which
- white elephant
- wild-goose chase
- hopeless
- incapable
- pointless
- waste
* * *♦ adj1. [objeto] useless;[intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good2. [inválido] disabled;le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident3. [no apto] unfit;fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service♦ nmfhopeless case, useless person;es un inútil he's useless o hopeless* * *I adj1 useless2 MIL unfitII m/f:es un inútil he’s useless* * *inútil adjinservible: useless♦ inútilmente advinútil nmf: good-for-nothing* * *inútil1 adj1. (que no sirve para nada) useless2. (que no vale la pena) pointlessinútil2 n -
78 mejora
f.1 improvement (progreso).2 increase (aumento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mejorar.* * *1 (progreso) improvement1 (obras) alterations, improvements* * *noun f.1) improvement2) upgrade* * *SF1) (=progreso) improvement2) (=aumento) increase3) pl mejoras (=obras) improvements, alterations4) [en subasta] higher bid5) Méx (Agr) weeding* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex. The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex. Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex. The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex. Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex. All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.----* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1 (perfeccionamiento) improvementla empresa prometió mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo the company promised (to make) improvements in working conditions o promised to improve working conditions* * *
Del verbo mejorar: ( conjugate mejorar)
mejora es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mejora
mejorar
mejora sustantivo femenino
improvement
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving
' mejora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelanto
- escritura
- experimentar
- mejorar
- susceptible
- notorio
- significar
English:
decided
- improvement
- slight
- upturn
- refinement
- up
* * *mejora nf1. [progreso] improvement;se nota una clara mejora you can see a clear improvement;un factor que contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida a factor which contributes to a better quality of life2. [cambio] improvement;este trabajo necesita varias mejoras several things about this piece of work need improving* * *f improvement* * *mejora nf: improvement* * *mejora n improvement -
79 obligar a cerrar el negocio
(v.) = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplaceEx. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.* * *(v.) = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplaceEx: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope. -
80 perder (toda/la) esperanza
(v.) = abandon + (all) hopeEx. He described cynicism as abandoning all hope that social change and progress is possible.* * *(v.) = abandon + (all) hopeEx: He described cynicism as abandoning all hope that social change and progress is possible.
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