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  • 1 utópico

    • idealistic
    • unrealistic
    • utopistic

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > utópico

  • 2 idealista

    adj.
    1 idealistic.
    2 idealist, idealistic, starry-eyed, tender-minded.
    f. & m.
    idealist.
    * * *
    1 idealistic
    1 idealist
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo idealistic
    II
    masculino y femenino idealist
    * * *
    = idealistic, visionary, idealist, stargazer.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. One of the similarities between the two is that individuals involved in both spheres are, to a large extent, visionaries.
    Ex. Various categories of entrepreneurship have been identified -- the idealist, the inventor, the organiser and the innovator -- of which the last two types can exist within the library environment.
    Ex. His influence in Washington could root out the silly liberal stargazers who can't get anything done.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo idealistic
    II
    masculino y femenino idealist
    * * *
    = idealistic, visionary, idealist, stargazer.

    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.

    Ex: One of the similarities between the two is that individuals involved in both spheres are, to a large extent, visionaries.
    Ex: Various categories of entrepreneurship have been identified -- the idealist, the inventor, the organiser and the innovator -- of which the last two types can exist within the library environment.
    Ex: His influence in Washington could root out the silly liberal stargazers who can't get anything done.

    * * *
    idealistic
    idealist
    * * *

    idealista adjetivo
    idealistic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    idealist
    idealista
    I adjetivo idealistic
    II mf idealist
    ' idealista' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    incorregible
    English:
    idealist
    - idealistic
    - starry-eyed
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    idealistic
    ♦ nmf
    idealist
    * * *
    I adj idealistic
    II m/f idealist
    * * *
    : idealistic
    : idealist

    Spanish-English dictionary > idealista

  • 3 avivar

    v.
    1 to rekindle (sentimiento).
    2 to arouse, to light up, to enkindle, to kindle.
    Las rosas avivaron la pasión The roses aroused the passion.
    3 to stir up, to excite, to animate, to awaken.
    La música aviva la fiesta Music stirs up the party.
    4 to stoke.
    El combustible aviva las calderas The fuel stokes the boilers.
    * * *
    1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
    2 (anhelos, deseos) to enliven
    3 (pasiones, dolor) to intensify
    4 (paso) to quicken
    5 (colores, luz) to brighten up
    1 to become brighter, become livelier
    1 to become brighter, become livelier
    * * *
    verb
    1) to enliven, brighten
    2) arouse, excite
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ fuego] to stoke, stoke up; [+ color] to brighten; [+ dolor] to intensify; [+ pasión] to excite, arouse; [+ disputa] to add fuel to; [+ interés] to stimulate; [+ esfuerzo] to revive; [+ efecto] to enhance, heighten; [+ combatientes] to urge on
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify
    2.
    avivarse v pron
    a) fuego to revive, flare up; debate to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)
    * * *
    = fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.
    Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
    Ex. For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
    Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo < fuego> to get... going; < color> to make... brighter; <pasión/deseo> to arouse; < dolor> to intensify
    2.
    avivarse v pron
    a) fuego to revive, flare up; debate to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)
    * * *
    = fuel, be fired with, enliven, quicken, sparkle, stoke, jazz up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

    Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
    Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
    Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
    Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

    * * *
    avivar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹fuego› to get … going
    2 ‹color› to make … brighter
    3 ‹sentimiento/pasión/deseo› to arouse; ‹dolor› to make … worse, intensify
    1 «fuego» to revive, flare up; «debate» to come alive, liven up
    2 ( AmL fam) (despabilarse) to wise up ( colloq), to buck one's ideas up ( colloq), to get one's act together ( colloq)
    * * *

    avivar ( conjugate avivar) verbo transitivo ‹ fuego› to get … going;
    ‹ color› to make … brighter;
    ‹pasión/deseo› to arouse;
    ‹ dolor› to intensify
    avivarse verbo pronominal

    [ debate] to come alive, liven up
    b) (AmL fam) ( despabilarse) to wise up (colloq)

    avivar verbo transitivo
    1 (fuego) to stoke (up)
    2 (intensificar) to intensify
    3 (ir más deprisa) to quicken
    ' avivar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encender
    - espabilar
    - inflamar
    English:
    fan
    - stoke
    - whip up
    - feed
    - fire
    - fuel
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [fuego] to stoke up
    2. [color] to brighten
    3. [sentimiento] to intensify;
    el asesinato avivó los odios entre las dos comunidades the murder served to fuel the hatred between the two communities
    4. [polémica] to stir up;
    [debate] to liven up
    5. [acelerar]
    avivar el paso o [m5] ritmo to quicken one's pace, to go faster
    6. RP Fam
    avivar a alguien [despabilar] to wise sb up;
    [informar] to fill sb in
    * * *
    v/t
    1 fuego revive
    2 interés arouse
    3
    :
    avivar el paso speed up
    * * *
    avivar vt
    1) : to enliven, to brighten
    2) : to strengthen, to intensify

    Spanish-English dictionary > avivar

  • 4 caballero medieval

    (n.) = mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA]
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    * * *
    (n.) = mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA]

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > caballero medieval

  • 5 de color rosa

    (adj.) = rose-coloured
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    * * *
    (adj.) = rose-coloured

    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de color rosa

  • 6 egoísta

    adj.
    selfish, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical.
    f. & m.
    selfish person, egoist, self-seeker.
    * * *
    1 selfish, egoistic, egoistical
    1 egoist, selfish person
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ egoistical, selfish
    2.
    SMF egoist, selfish person
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo selfish, egotistic

    no seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)

    II
    masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist
    * * *
    = selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.
    Ex. Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.
    Ex. Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.
    Ex. Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.
    Ex. Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
    Ex. At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.
    Ex. We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.
    Ex. In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.
    Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex. One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
    ----
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo selfish, egotistic

    no seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)

    II
    masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist
    * * *
    = selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.

    Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.

    Ex: Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.
    Ex: Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.
    Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
    Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.
    Ex: We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.
    Ex: In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.
    Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
    Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.

    * * *
    selfish, egoistic, egotistic
    no seas egoistón ( fam); don't be mean ( colloq)
    ( Psic) egoist, egotist
    es una egoísta she is very selfish
    * * *

     

    egoísta adjetivo
    selfish, egotistic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist;

    egoísta
    I adjetivo egoistic, selfish
    II mf egoist, selfish person

    ' egoísta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    buitre
    - interesada
    - interesado
    - acaparador
    - mezquindad
    - puro
    - volver
    English:
    ax
    - axe
    - egoist
    - possessive
    - selfish
    - unselfish
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    egoistic, selfish;
    ¡mira que eres egoísta! you're so selfish!;
    era muy egoísta con sus hermanos he was very selfish towards his brothers and sisters
    ♦ nmf
    egotist, selfish person;
    ser un egoísta to be very selfish, to be an egotist
    * * *
    I adj selfish, egoistic
    II m/f egoist
    * * *
    : selfish, egoistic
    : egoist, selfish person
    * * *
    egoísta1 adj selfish
    egoísta2 n selfish person

    Spanish-English dictionary > egoísta

  • 7 empapar

    v.
    2 to soak up.
    * * *
    1 (humedecer) to soak; (penetrar) to soak, drench
    2 (absorber) to soak up
    1 (humedecerse) to get soaked
    2 (persona) to get soaked, get drenched, be soaked, be drenched
    3 figurado (ideas etc) to soak up
    4 figurado (enterarse bien) to swot up (de, on)
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=mojar) to soak, drench

    cierra la ducha que me estás empapando — can you turn the shower off, you're soaking o drenching me

    2) (=absorber) to soak up
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( embeber) <esponja/toalla/galleta> to soak
    b) ( mojar mucho) < persona> to soak, drench
    2.
    empaparse v pron
    a) ( mojarse mucho) persona/zapatos/ropa to get soaking wet, get wet through
    b) ( imbuirse)

    empaparse de or en algo — to be/become imbued with something (frml)

    empapado de la filosofía de la secta — imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect

    empaparse de or en algo: se había empapado del tema — he had learned a lot about the subject

    * * *
    = drench, soak, imbue, saturate, soak up.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.
    Ex. They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
    ----
    * empaparse de = steep + Reflexivo + in, imbibe.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( embeber) <esponja/toalla/galleta> to soak
    b) ( mojar mucho) < persona> to soak, drench
    2.
    empaparse v pron
    a) ( mojarse mucho) persona/zapatos/ropa to get soaking wet, get wet through
    b) ( imbuirse)

    empaparse de or en algo — to be/become imbued with something (frml)

    empapado de la filosofía de la secta — imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect

    empaparse de or en algo: se había empapado del tema — he had learned a lot about the subject

    * * *
    = drench, soak, imbue, saturate, soak up.

    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

    Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.
    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.
    Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
    * empaparse de = steep + Reflexivo + in, imbibe.

    * * *
    empapar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (embeber) ‹esponja/paño› to soak empapar algo EN algo to soak sth IN sth
    empapar las galletas en jerez soak the biscuits in sherry
    2 (mojar mucho) to soak, drench, saturate
    me empapó con la manguera she soaked o drenched o saturated me with the hosepipe
    el sudor le había empapado la camisa his shirt was soaked with o drenched in sweat
    1 (mojarse mucho) «persona» to get wet through o soaking wet o soaked o drenched; «zapatos/ropa» to get soaking wet, get wet through
    2 (imbuirse) empaparse DE or EN algo to be/become imbued WITH sth ( frml)
    volvió empapado de la filosofía de la secta he returned imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect
    3 (instruirse) empaparse DE or EN algo:
    se había empapado del tema he had done a lot of work on the subject, he had learned a lot about the subject
    * * *

    empapar ( conjugate empapar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( embeber) ‹esponja/toalla/galleta› to soak


    empaparse verbo pronominal ( mojarse mucho) [persona/zapatos/ropa] to get soaking wet
    empapar verbo transitivo
    1 (mojar, calar) to soak: llegó con la camisa empapada en sudor, she came home with her shirt soaked in sweat
    2 (con un paño) to soak up
    ' empapar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calar
    - untar
    English:
    douse
    - drench
    - impregnate
    - soak
    - saturate
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [humedecer] to soak;
    empapa la bayeta bien de o [m5] en agua soak the cloth in plenty of water
    2. [absorber] to soak up
    3. [calar] to saturate, to drench;
    la lluvia me empapó I got soaked o drenched in the rain;
    el sudor le empapaba la frente his forehead was drenched in sweat
    * * *
    v/t soak; ( absorber) soak up
    * * *
    mojar: to soak, to drench
    * * *
    1. (mojar) to soak / to drench
    2. (absorber) to soak up

    Spanish-English dictionary > empapar

  • 8 encender

    v.
    1 to light (vela, cigarro, chimenea).
    encender una cerilla to light o strike a match
    Ella enciende los troncos She lights the logs.
    2 to switch on (aparato).
    enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see
    3 to arouse (entusiasmo, ira).
    4 to turn on, to put on, to run, to switch on.
    Ella enciende el abanico She turns on the fan.
    5 to kindle, to stir up, to revive, to spark.
    Ella enciende la pasión She kindles the passion.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (hacer arder) to light, set fire to; (cerilla) to strike, light; (vela) to light
    2 (luz, radio, tv) to turn on, switch on, put on; (gas) to turn on, light
    3 figurado (ocasionar) to kindle, provoke, spark off
    4 figurado (excitar) to inflame, stir up
    1 (incendiarse) to catch fire, ignite
    2 (luz) to go on, come on; (llama) to flare up
    3 figurado (excitarse) to flare up
    4 figurado (ruborizarse) to blush, go red
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=prender) [+ fuego, cigarrillo] to light; [+ cerilla] to strike; [+ luz, radio] to turn on, switch on, put on; [+ gas] to light, turn on; (Inform) to toggle on, switch on
    2) (=avivar) [+ pasiones] to inflame; [+ entusiasmo] to arouse; [+ celos, odio] to awake; [+ guerra] to spark off
    3) Caribe (=azotar) to beat; (=castigar) to punish
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, light
    b) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to start
    c) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)
    2.
    encender vi fósforo to light; leña to catch light; luz/radio to come on
    3.
    encenderse v pron
    1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch light

    se encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed

    2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red
    * * *
    = switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.
    Ex. Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.
    Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.
    Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
    Ex. As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.
    Ex. Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
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    * encender la chispa = kindle + spark.
    * encender la luz = turn + the light on.
    * encenderse = light up.
    * encender un cigarrillo = light up.
    * hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <cigarrillo/hoguera/vela> to light; < fósforo> to strike, light
    b) <luz/calefacción> to switch on, turn on; < motor> to start
    c) <deseos/pasiones> to awaken, arouse (liter)
    2.
    encender vi fósforo to light; leña to catch light; luz/radio to come on
    3.
    encenderse v pron
    1) aparato/luz to come on; fósforo/piloto to light; leña to catch light

    se encendió la llama de su pasión — (liter) his passions were aroused o (liter) inflamed

    2) persona to blow one's top (colloq), to get mad (colloq); rostro to go red
    * * *
    = switch on, turn on, be fired with, light, spark, inflame, ignite, crank up, fire.

    Ex: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.

    Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.
    Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
    Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.
    Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
    * encender la chispa = kindle + spark.
    * encender la luz = turn + the light on.
    * encenderse = light up.
    * encender un cigarrillo = light up.
    * hacer que se encienda una luz = activate + light.

    * * *
    encender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light; ‹cerilla› to strike, light
    nos esperaba con la chimenea encendida she had the fire lit when we arrived
    2 ‹luz/radio/calefacción› to switch on, turn on, put on; ‹motor› to start
    no dejes el televisor encendido don't leave the television on
    3 ‹deseos/pasiones› to awaken, arouse, inflame ( liter)
    el dictador había encendido el fanatismo the dictator had stirred up fanaticism
    ■ encender
    vi
    1 «cerilla» to light; «leña» to catch light, kindle
    2 «bombilla/tubo fluorescente» to come on, light up, light; «radio» to come on
    A «aparato» to come on; «llama/piloto» to light
    esperar a que se encienda la luz roja wait until the red light comes on
    se encendió la llama de su pasión ( liter); his passions were aroused o ( liter) inflamed
    B
    1 «persona» to blow one's top ( colloq), to get mad ( colloq)
    2 «rostro» to go red
    al verlo se le encendió el rostro she went red in the face o she blushed when she saw him
    * * *

     

    encender ( conjugate encender) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light;

    ‹ fósforo› to strike, light
    b) ‹luz/calefacción› to switch on, turn on;

    ‹ motor› to start;

    verbo intransitivo [ fósforo] to light;
    [ leña] to catch light;
    [luz/radio] to come on
    encenderse verbo pronominal [aparato/luz] to come on;
    [fósforo/piloto] to light;
    [ leña] to catch light
    encender verbo transitivo
    1 (con interruptor) to switch on
    (con fuego) to light: enciende una cerilla, strike a match
    2 (avivar) to stir up
    ' encender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lumbre
    - encienda
    - luz
    - poner
    English:
    barbecue
    - blow
    - ignite
    - inflame
    - light
    - light up
    - power up
    - put on
    - rekindle
    - set off
    - strike
    - switch on
    - turn on
    - kindle
    - put
    - start
    - switch
    - turn
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [vela, cigarro, chimenea, mecha] to light;
    encender una cerilla to light o strike a match;
    encender una hoguera to light a bonfire
    2. [aparato] to switch on;
    [motor] to start up;
    enciende la luz, que no veo switch the light on, I can't see
    3. [entusiasmo, ira] to arouse;
    [pasión] to arouse, to inflame;
    sus acusaciones encendieron los ánimos his accusations aroused people's anger;
    me enciende con esas cosas que dice he makes me mad with those things he says
    4. [guerra, contienda] to spark off
    * * *
    v/t
    1 fuego light; luz, televisión switch on, turn on
    2 fig
    inflame, arouse, stir up
    * * *
    encender {56} vi
    : to light
    1) : to light, to set fire to
    2) prender: to switch on
    3) : to start (a motor)
    4) : to arouse, to kindle
    * * *
    1. (conectar) to switch on / to turn on
    2. (hacer que arda) to light [pt. & pp. lit]

    Spanish-English dictionary > encender

  • 9 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 10 fervor

    m.
    fervor.
    con fervor fervently
    * * *
    1 fervour (US fervor)
    * * *
    SM
    1) [religioso, nacionalista, popular] fervour, fervor (EEUU)
    2) (=dedicación) fervour, fervor (EEUU), enthusiasm
    * * *
    masculino fervor*
    * * *
    = fervour [fervor, -USA], zeal, elan, ardour [ardor, -USA].
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
    Ex. It is a perky love story filmed with wonderful elan in black and white.
    Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
    * * *
    masculino fervor*
    * * *
    = fervour [fervor, -USA], zeal, elan, ardour [ardor, -USA].

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.

    Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
    Ex: It is a perky love story filmed with wonderful elan in black and white.
    Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

    * * *
    fervor*
    lo aclamaron con fervor they applauded him fervently o enthusiastically
    * * *

    fervor sustantivo masculino
    fervor( conjugate fervor);

    fervor sustantivo masculino fervour, US fervor

    ' fervor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ardor
    - piedad
    - celo
    English:
    fervor
    - fervour
    - ardor
    - zeal
    * * *
    fervor nm
    1. [religioso] fervour;
    rezaba a la virgen con fervor she prayed fervently to the Virgin
    2. [entusiasmo] eagerness, keenness;
    trabajaba con fervor he worked away keenly o eagerly
    * * *
    m fervor, Br
    fervour
    * * *
    fervor nm
    : fervor, zeal

    Spanish-English dictionary > fervor

  • 11 idiosincrático

    adj.
    idiosyncratic, idiocratic, idiocratical.
    * * *
    * * *
    = idiosyncratic, peculiar, idiomatic.
    Ex. Personal values idiosyncratic to librarians include a conservative approach, an idealistic, humanistic view of society and a concern for excellence, beauty and truth.
    Ex. However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
    Ex. His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.
    * * *
    = idiosyncratic, peculiar, idiomatic.

    Ex: Personal values idiosyncratic to librarians include a conservative approach, an idealistic, humanistic view of society and a concern for excellence, beauty and truth.

    Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
    Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.

    * * *
    idiosincrático, -a adj
    characteristic

    Spanish-English dictionary > idiosincrático

  • 12 imbuir

    v.
    to imbue.
    Ellos plantaron la duda They instilled doubt.
    * * *
    1 to imbue
    1 to become imbued (de, with)
    * * *
    VT to imbue, infuse (de, en with)
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    2.
    imbuirse v pron
    * * *
    = imbue, infuse.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    2.
    imbuirse v pron
    * * *
    = imbue, infuse.

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.

    Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

    * * *
    imbuir [ I20 ]
    vt
    ‹persona› imbuir a algn DE algo to imbue sb WITH sth ( frml)
    los han imbuido de absurdas creencias they have been imbued with absurd beliefs, their heads have been filled with absurd beliefs
    imbuir DE algo to become imbued WITH o steeped IN sth
    volvían imbuidos de aquellas ideas they returned imbued with o steeped in those ideas
    * * *

    imbuir verbo transitivo to imbue [de, with]
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to imbue (de with);
    los imbuyen de valores patrióticos they are imbued with patriotic values, they have patriotic values instilled in them
    * * *
    v/t imbue (de with)
    * * *
    imbuir {41} vt
    : to imbue

    Spanish-English dictionary > imbuir

  • 13 impregnar

    v.
    to impregnate.
    * * *
    1 to impregnate (de, with)
    1 to become impregnated
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=humedecer) to impregnate
    2) (=saturar) to soak
    3) [olor, sentimiento] to pervade
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( empapar) <algodón/esponja> to soak, impregnate
    b) olor/aroma to fill, pervade
    c) (liter) sentimiento to pervade
    * * *
    = coat, impregnate, imbue, permeate, spice, pervade.
    Ex. Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
    Ex. There have long been films impregnated with diazo dyes which form a picture without development, so it is already there as soon as the camera has been operated.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
    Ex. The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
    Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
    ----
    * impregnarse de = imbibe.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( empapar) <algodón/esponja> to soak, impregnate
    b) olor/aroma to fill, pervade
    c) (liter) sentimiento to pervade
    * * *
    = coat, impregnate, imbue, permeate, spice, pervade.

    Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.

    Ex: There have long been films impregnated with diazo dyes which form a picture without development, so it is already there as soon as the camera has been operated.
    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
    Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
    Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
    * impregnarse de = imbibe.

    * * *
    impregnar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (empapar) ‹algodón/esponja› to soak, impregnate
    B
    1 «olor/aroma» to fill, pervade
    2 ( liter); «sentimiento» to pervade
    * * *

    impregnar verbo transitivo to impregnate [en, con, with]
    ' impregnar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    teñir
    English:
    impregnate
    - permeate
    - pervade
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [empapar] to soak (de in), to impregnate (de with);
    impregna el paño en aceite soak the cloth in oil
    2. [sujeto: olor] to fill
    3. [sujeto: idea] to pervade
    * * *
    v/t
    1 esponja saturate (de with); fig
    pervade
    2 TÉC impregnate (de with)
    * * *
    : to impregnate

    Spanish-English dictionary > impregnar

  • 14 interpretación

    f.
    1 interpretation, personification, part, role.
    2 performance, interpretation, execution, play.
    3 interpretation, interpreting, rendering, construction.
    4 interpretation.
    5 point of view.
    * * *
    1 (gen) interpretation
    2 (de pieza, obra) performance
    3 (de idiomas) interpreting
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de texto, mensaje] interpretation

    mala interpretación — misinterpretation, misunderstanding

    2) (=traducción hablada) interpreting
    3) (Mús, Teat) performance
    * * *
    a) ( de un texto) interpretation
    b) (Cin, Mús, Teatr) interpretation
    c) ( traducción oral) interpreting
    * * *
    = interpretation, performance, transcription, re-enactment [reenactment], rephrasing, rendition, rendering, acting, reading.
    Ex. In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
    Ex. A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.
    Ex. A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
    Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
    Ex. This technique consists primarily of a rephrasing of a client statements, such as, 'If I am understanding correctly, you are looking for...'.
    Ex. Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
    Ex. It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
    Ex. Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
    Ex. My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    ----
    * darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.
    * dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.
    * interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.
    * interpretaciones = current accounts.
    * interpretación musical = music performance, musical performance.
    * interpretación simultánea = simultaneous interpretation.
    * mala interpretación = misinterpretation.
    * malinterpretación = misreading.
    * medio de interpretación = medium of performance.
    * reinterpretación = reinterpretation [re-interpretation].
    * * *
    a) ( de un texto) interpretation
    b) (Cin, Mús, Teatr) interpretation
    c) ( traducción oral) interpreting
    * * *
    = interpretation, performance, transcription, re-enactment [reenactment], rephrasing, rendition, rendering, acting, reading.

    Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.

    Ex: A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.
    Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
    Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
    Ex: This technique consists primarily of a rephrasing of a client statements, such as, 'If I am understanding correctly, you are looking for...'.
    Ex: Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
    Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
    Ex: Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
    Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    * darle una interpretación = give + interpretation.
    * dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.
    * interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.
    * interpretaciones = current accounts.
    * interpretación musical = music performance, musical performance.
    * interpretación simultánea = simultaneous interpretation.
    * mala interpretación = misinterpretation.
    * malinterpretación = misreading.
    * medio de interpretación = medium of performance.
    * reinterpretación = reinterpretation [re-interpretation].

    * * *
    1 (de un texto, un comentario) interpretation
    se le pueden dar diferentes interpretaciones it can be interpreted in different ways
    2 (de un personaje) interpretation
    la interpretación de Romeo the interpretation of Romeo, the way Romeo is played; (de una pieza musical) interpretation, rendition
    3 (traducción oral) interpreting
    interpretación simultánea simultaneous interpreting
    * * *

    interpretación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Cin, Mús, Teat) interpretation



    interpretación sustantivo femenino
    1 interpretation: es experto en la interpretación de escritos antiguos, he's an expert in interpreting old documents
    2 Mús Teat performance: hizo una interpretación magnífica, her performance was stunning
    ' interpretación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actuación
    - bordar
    - enmudecer
    - impugnar
    - lectura
    - portentosa
    - portentoso
    - brillo
    - incorrecto
    English:
    ability
    - interpretation
    - liberal
    - performance
    - playing
    - powerful
    - reading
    - rendering
    - rendition
    - test case
    - acting
    - portrayal
    - spin
    - understanding
    * * *
    1. [de ideas, significado] interpretation;
    mala interpretación misinterpretation;
    interpretación judicial legal interpretation;
    interpretación literal/restrictiva literal/limited interpretation
    2. [artística] performance, interpretation;
    [de obra musical] performance, rendition;
    estudia interpretación teatral she's studying acting;
    su interpretación de la quinta sinfonía fue emocionante their performance of the fifth symphony was thrilling
    3. [traducción] interpreting
    interpretación consecutiva consecutive interpreting;
    interpretación simultánea simultaneous interpreting
    * * *
    f
    1 interpretation
    2 TEA performance (de as)
    * * *
    interpretación nf, pl - ciones : interpretation
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > interpretación

  • 15 motivar

    v.
    1 to motivate (to encourage).
    Sus comentarios motivan a Ricardo Her comments motivate Richard.
    2 to cause, to provoke, to draw forth, to give a reason for.
    Su pereza motivó el despido His laziness caused the dismissal.
    * * *
    1 (causar) to cause, give rise to
    2 (estimular) to motivate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=estimular) to motivate
    2) (=causar) to cause
    3) (=explicar) to justify, explain
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( impulsar) to motivate

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?

    2) ( causar) to bring about

    el factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat

    * * *
    = cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
    Ex. It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.
    Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex. CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( impulsar) to motivate

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? — what made you do it?

    2) ( causar) to bring about

    el factor que motivó su derrota — the cause of o the reason for his defeat

    * * *
    = cause, lead on, motivate, prompt, be fired with, actuate.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
    Ex: It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.
    Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.

    * * *
    motivar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (estimular) to motivate
    no está nada motivada en ese trabajo that job doesn't motivate her at all, she doesn't feel at all motivated in her job
    B
    1
    (causar): este fue el principal factor que motivó su derrota this was the main cause of o the principal reason for his defeat
    esto ha motivado la subida de precios this has brought about o given rise to the price increase
    2 (impulsar) to motivate
    motivado por deseos de venganza motivated by revenge o feelings of revenge
    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
    * * *

     

    motivar ( conjugate motivar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to motivate;

    ¿qué te motivó a hacerlo? what made you do it?
    2 ( causar) to bring about, cause
    motivar verbo transitivo
    1 (provocar) to cause
    2 (animar) to motivate
    ' motivar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    determinar
    English:
    ability
    - motivate
    - provoke
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [causar] to cause;
    la tormenta motivó el aplazamiento del concierto the storm caused the concert to be postponed
    2. [estimular] to motivate;
    un incentivo así no me motiva nada I'm not at all motivated by an incentive like that;
    la desesperada situación lo motivó a emigrar the desperate situation caused him to emigrate
    * * *
    v/t motivate
    * * *
    1) causar: to cause
    2) impulsar: to motivate
    * * *
    1. (causar) to cause
    2. (incentivar) to motivate

    Spanish-English dictionary > motivar

  • 16 opresivo

    adj.
    oppressive, weighty, burdensome, oppressing.
    * * *
    1 oppressive
    * * *
    * * *
    - va adjetivo oppressive
    * * *
    = oppressive, heavy-handed, stifling, suffocating, overbearing, gut-wrenching.
    Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
    Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
    ----
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo oppressive
    * * *
    = oppressive, heavy-handed, stifling, suffocating, overbearing, gut-wrenching.

    Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.

    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
    Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.

    * * *
    oppressive
    * * *

    opresivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    oppressive
    opresivo,-a adjetivo oppressive

    ' opresivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    opresiva
    English:
    oppressive
    * * *
    opresivo, -a adj
    oppressive
    * * *
    adj oppressive
    * * *
    opresivo, -va adj
    : oppressive

    Spanish-English dictionary > opresivo

  • 17 paternalismo

    m.
    paternalism.
    * * *
    1 paternalism
    * * *
    SM paternalism; pey patronizing attitude
    * * *
    masculino paternalism
    * * *
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    * * *
    masculino paternalism
    * * *

    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.

    * * *
    paternalism
    * * *

    paternalismo sustantivo masculino
    paternalism
    ' paternalismo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    paternalism
    * * *
    paternalism
    * * *
    m paternalism

    Spanish-English dictionary > paternalismo

  • 18 presentación

    f.
    1 presentation, show, staging, presentment.
    2 presentation, appearance, appearing, showing up.
    3 introduction.
    4 submission.
    Presentación de un documento Submission of a document.
    5 presentation, accordance, bestowal, conferral.
    6 Presentacion.
    * * *
    1 (de un objeto, documento, etc) presentation, showing
    ■ ¿para cuándo es la presentación de la traducción? when do we have to hand in the translation?
    2 (de personas) introduction
    4 PLÍTICA (a elecciones) candidature, candidacy
    5 (aspecto) presentation
    6 (de un programa) presentation
    \
    hacer las presentaciones to do the introductions
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [entre personas] introduction
    carta 1), tarjeta
    2) (=introducción) [de personaje, proyecto] presentation; [de producto] launch, presentation; [de campaña] launch

    presentación de modelos — fashion parade, fashion show

    presentación editorial — [dentro del libro] publisher's foreword; [en contraportada] publisher's blurb

    presentación en público — first public appearance, debut

    presentación en sociedad — coming out, debut

    3) (=concurrencia)

    ¿cuáles son los motivos de su presentación a las elecciones? — what are your reasons for standing in these elections?

    4) (=llegada) turning up
    5) (=entrega) submission

    la fecha de presentación del escrito — the date the document was submitted, the submission date of the document

    el plazo de presentación de solicitudes está ya cerrado — applications are no longer being accepted, the closing date for applications is now past

    6) (=muestra) presentation
    7) (=aspecto) [de persona] appearance; [de comida, producto, trabajo] presentation
    8) Chile (=solicitud) petition
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de personas) introduction

    hizo las presentaciones — he did o made the introductions

    b) ( de programa) presentation

    la presentación del concurso corre a cargo de... — the competition/contest is hosted by...

    c) ( primera exposición) presentation (frml), launch
    d) (muestra, entrega) presentation
    2) ( aspecto) presentation
    •
    * * *
    = account, display, disposition, exposition, layout, lecture, presentation, presentation, speech, submission, delivery, introduction, look and feel, debriefing, skin, rendition, rendering, rollout [roll-out], viewing, show.
    Ex. In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
    Ex. However, the display of the index entries differs.
    Ex. Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
    Ex. Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
    Ex. Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
    Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
    Ex. KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex. There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.
    Ex. For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
    Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
    Ex. Frequently, a tour of the library is provided for the new trustee, with introductions to available staff members.
    Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.
    Ex. Students will write final essays on their search, and debriefings will be conducted in the classroom.
    Ex. Skin technology in Web gateways allows systems to be personalized for grupos of users.
    Ex. Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
    Ex. It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
    Ex. The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
    Ex. There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
    Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
    ----
    * carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.
    * claridad de presentación = clarity of presentation.
    * convocatoria de presentación de artículos = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de candidaturas = call for nominations.
    * convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de ponencias = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de proyectos = call for projects, project plan, call for proposals.
    * convocatoria de presentación de solicitudes = call for expressions of interest.
    * dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit).
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.
    * formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.
    * formato de presentación en pantalla = screen display format.
    * formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.
    * hacer una presentación = make + presentation, give + a talk, give + a presentation.
    * hace una presentación = give + speech.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * nivel de presentación = level of presentation.
    * página de presentación = home page [homepage].
    * plazo de presentación = call for projects, call for papers.
    * plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.
    * portada de presentación = home page [homepage].
    * presentación anticipada = preview.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * presentación comercial = technical presentation.
    * presentación conjunta = packaging.
    * presentación de diapositivas = slide show [slideshow].
    * presentación de diapositivas con cinta = tape/slide show.
    * presentación de informes = reporting.
    * presentación de la página = page layout.
    * presentación de la sobrecubierta = blurb, jacket blurb.
    * presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].
    * presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.
    * presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente = business case.
    * presentación en = commitment.
    * presentación en línea = online display.
    * presentación en pantalla = display, online display.
    * presentación en vídeo = video display.
    * presentación gráfica de términos permutados = permuted display.
    * presentación mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * presentación multimedia = multimedia presentation, multimedia show.
    * presentación oral = oral presentation.
    * presentación sistemática = classified display.
    * presentación técnica = technical presentation.
    * presentación visual = visual presentation.
    * relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.
    * sesión de presentaciones informales = poster session.
    * tarjeta de presentación = business card, calling card, visiting card.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( de personas) introduction

    hizo las presentaciones — he did o made the introductions

    b) ( de programa) presentation

    la presentación del concurso corre a cargo de... — the competition/contest is hosted by...

    c) ( primera exposición) presentation (frml), launch
    d) (muestra, entrega) presentation
    2) ( aspecto) presentation
    •
    * * *
    = account, display, disposition, exposition, layout, lecture, presentation, presentation, speech, submission, delivery, introduction, look and feel, debriefing, skin, rendition, rendering, rollout [roll-out], viewing, show.

    Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

    Ex: However, the display of the index entries differs.
    Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
    Ex: Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
    Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
    Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
    Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
    Ex: There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.
    Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
    Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
    Ex: Frequently, a tour of the library is provided for the new trustee, with introductions to available staff members.
    Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.
    Ex: Students will write final essays on their search, and debriefings will be conducted in the classroom.
    Ex: Skin technology in Web gateways allows systems to be personalized for grupos of users.
    Ex: Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
    Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
    Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
    Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
    Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
    * carta de presentación = cover letter, letter of introduction, calling card.
    * claridad de presentación = clarity of presentation.
    * convocatoria de presentación de artículos = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de candidaturas = call for nominations.
    * convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de ponencias = call for papers.
    * convocatoria de presentación de proyectos = call for projects, project plan, call for proposals.
    * convocatoria de presentación de solicitudes = call for expressions of interest.
    * dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit).
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.
    * formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.
    * formato de presentación en pantalla = screen display format.
    * formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.
    * hacer una presentación = make + presentation, give + a talk, give + a presentation.
    * hace una presentación = give + speech.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * nivel de presentación = level of presentation.
    * página de presentación = home page [homepage].
    * plazo de presentación = call for projects, call for papers.
    * plazo de presentación de proyectos = call for proposals.
    * portada de presentación = home page [homepage].
    * presentación anticipada = preview.
    * presentación circular de títulos = wrap-around.
    * presentación comercial = technical presentation.
    * presentación conjunta = packaging.
    * presentación de diapositivas = slide show [slideshow].
    * presentación de diapositivas con cinta = tape/slide show.
    * presentación de informes = reporting.
    * presentación de la página = page layout.
    * presentación de la sobrecubierta = blurb, jacket blurb.
    * presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].
    * presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.
    * presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente = business case.
    * presentación en = commitment.
    * presentación en línea = online display.
    * presentación en pantalla = display, online display.
    * presentación en vídeo = video display.
    * presentación gráfica de términos permutados = permuted display.
    * presentación mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * presentación multimedia = multimedia presentation, multimedia show.
    * presentación oral = oral presentation.
    * presentación sistemática = classified display.
    * presentación técnica = technical presentation.
    * presentación visual = visual presentation.
    * relacionado con la presentación de evidencias = evidentiary.
    * sesión de presentaciones informales = poster session.
    * tarjeta de presentación = business card, calling card, visiting card.

    * * *
    A
    hizo las presentaciones he did o made the introductions, he introduced everybody
    2 (de un programa) presentation
    la presentación del concurso corre a cargo de Laura Soler Laura Soler hosts o presents the competition
    3 (primera exposición) presentation ( frml), launch
    la presentación del libro tendrá lugar esta tarde the book launch will take place this evening
    se llevó a cabo la presentación pública del avión the rollout of the aircraft took place
    4 (entrega) presentation
    hizo la presentación de credenciales he presented his credentials
    el plazo de presentación de solicitudes termina mañana tomorrow is the last day for submitting applications
    el límite de tiempo para la presentación del trabajo the deadline for handing in the work
    5 (acción de enseñar) presentation
    admisión previa presentación de la invitación admission on presentation of invitation
    B (aspecto) presentation
    la presentación de un plato es tan importante como su sabor the presentation of a dish o the way a dish is presented is as important as its taste
    la presentación de un producto the way a product is presented
    Compuesto:
    coming out, debut
    * * *

     

    presentación sustantivo femenino ( en general) presentation;
    ( de personas) introduction
    presentación sustantivo femenino
    1 (de un programa, de pruebas, etc) presentation
    2 (de un producto) launch
    3 (de personas) introduction
    4 (aspecto exterior) presentation, appearance
    ' presentación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    carta
    - escanear
    - agilizar
    - cuidado
    - en
    - esmerado
    - inmaculado
    - poner
    - tarjeta
    - venir
    English:
    appearance
    - cover letter
    - covering
    - intro
    - introduction
    - presentation
    - production
    - reading
    - rerun
    - slick
    - submission
    - trooping
    - packaging
    * * *
    1. [aspecto exterior] presentation;
    una presentación muy cuidada [de libro, plato] a very meticulous o careful presentation;
    [de persona] an impeccable appearance Informát presentación preliminar preview
    2. [de dimisión] tendering;
    [de tesis, pruebas, propuesta] submission; [de moción] proposal;
    mañana concluye el plazo de presentación de candidaturas tomorrow is the last day for submitting applications
    3. [entre personas] introduction;
    ya me encargo yo de hacer las presentaciones I'll see to making the introductions
    4. [de producto, persona] launch, presentation;
    la presentación de un libro/disco the launch of a book/record;
    la presentación del nuevo jugador tuvo lugar ayer the new player was introduced to the press for the first time yesterday
    presentación en sociedad coming out, debut
    5. [de programa]
    la presentación del telediario corre a cargo de María Gala the news is presented o read by María Gala
    * * *
    f
    1 presentation
    2 COM launch
    3 entre personas introduction
    * * *
    1) : presentation
    2) : introduction
    3) : appearance
    * * *
    1. (en general) presentation

    Spanish-English dictionary > presentación

  • 19 rosado

    adj.
    1 pink, pinky, rose-colored, rosy.
    2 rosy, rose-colored, optimistic.
    m.
    pink, rose color, rose pink, rose colour.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: rosarse.
    * * *
    1 (color) rosy, pink
    2 (vino) rosé
    1 (vino) rosé
    ————————
    1 (vino) rosé
    * * *
    (f. - rosada)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [color] pink
    2) [panorama] rosy
    2.
    SM (=vino) rosé
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <color/vestido> pink; < mejillas> rosy; < vino> rosé
    II
    - da masculino ( color) pink; ( vino) rosé
    * * *
    = rose-coloured, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.].
    Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
    Ex. And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <color/vestido> pink; < mejillas> rosy; < vino> rosé
    II
    - da masculino ( color) pink; ( vino) rosé
    * * *
    = rose-coloured, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.].

    Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.

    Ex: And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.

    * * *
    rosado1 -da
    1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹color/vestido› pink; ‹mejillas› rosy
    un blanco rosado a pinkish white
    2 ‹vino› rosé
    2 (vino) rosé
    * * *

    rosado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ‹color/vestido› pink

    b) ‹ mejillas› rosy;

    ‹ vino› rosé
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    a) ( color) pink

    b) ( vino) rosé

    rosado,-a
    I adjetivo pink
    1 (piel) rosy
    2 (vino) rosé
    II m (vino) rosé
    ' rosado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    rosada
    - vino
    - clarete
    English:
    pink
    - rosé
    * * *
    rosado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de color rosa] pink
    2. [vino] rosé
    ♦ nm
    [vino] rosé
    * * *
    I adj pink; vino rosé
    II m rosé
    * * *
    rosado, -da adj
    1) : pink
    2)
    vino rosado : rosé
    rosado nm
    : pink (color)
    * * *
    rosado adj
    1. (color) pink
    2. (vino) rosé

    Spanish-English dictionary > rosado

  • 20 suponerse que + Subjuntivo

    (v.) = be alleged + Infinitivo
    Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
    * * *
    (v.) = be alleged + Infinitivo

    Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > suponerse que + Subjuntivo

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