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1 impasable
• impassable -
2 incruzable
• impassable -
3 infranqueable
• impassable• unsurmountable -
4 intransitable
• impassable• pathetically• pathogen• untreadable -
5 infranqueable
adj.impassable.* * *► adjetivo1 impassable2 figurado insurmountable* * *ADJ [obstáculo físico] impassable; [abismo, distancia] unbridgeable; [dificultad] insurmountable, insuperable* * *adjetivo <barrera/muro/río> impassable; <obstáculo/dificultades> insurmountable, insuperable* * *= impassable, insurmountable.Ex. Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.Ex. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.* * *adjetivo <barrera/muro/río> impassable; <obstáculo/dificultades> insurmountable, insuperable* * *= impassable, insurmountable.Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.* * *‹barrera/muro› impassable; ‹río› impassable; ‹obstáculo/dificultades› insurmountable, insuperablela infranqueable distancia que los separa the unbridgeable distance which separates them* * *
infranqueable adjetivo
1 impassable
2 fig (una dificultad) insurmountable: tuvimos que cambiar de planes ante los infranqueables obstáculos con que nos encontramos, we had to change our plans due to the insurmountable problems that arose
' infranqueable' also found in these entries:
English:
impassable
- inviolable
* * *infranqueable adj1. [río, abismo] impassable2. [problema, dificultad] insurmountable;[diferencia] irreconcilable* * ** * *infranqueable adj1) : impassable2) : insurmountable -
6 intransitable
adj.impassable.* * *► adjetivo1 impassable* * *ADJ impassable* * *adjetivo impassable* * *= impassable.Ex. Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.* * *adjetivo impassable* * *= impassable.Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.
* * *impassable* * *
intransitable adjetivo impassable
' intransitable' also found in these entries:
English:
impassable
* * *intransitable adjimpassable* * *adj impassable* * *intransitable adj: impassable -
7 impracticable
adj.1 impracticable (irrealizable).2 impassable (intransitable).* * *► adjetivo1 (irrealizable) unfeasible2 (camino etc) impassable3 (puerta, ventana) which doesn't open or shut* * *ADJ1) (=irrealizable) impracticable, unworkable2) [carretera] impassable* * *a) <operación/proyecto> impracticable, unfeasibleb) <camino/pista> impassable* * *= impracticable, unworkable, unrunnable, unplayable.Ex. A local group, initially, felt there was a need in the community for a library, but financially this was deemed impracticable.Ex. The present situation is completely unworkable and of benefit neither to copyright owners nor to users.Ex. It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.Ex. While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.* * *a) <operación/proyecto> impracticable, unfeasibleb) <camino/pista> impassable* * *= impracticable, unworkable, unrunnable, unplayable.Ex: A local group, initially, felt there was a need in the community for a library, but financially this was deemed impracticable.
Ex: The present situation is completely unworkable and of benefit neither to copyright owners nor to users.Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.* * *1 ‹operación/proyecto› impracticable, unfeasible2 ‹camino/pista› impassable* * *
impracticable adjetivo
1 (una medida, un proyecto) impracticable, unworkable: tu idea es brillante, pero impracticable, your idea is brilliant but impracticable
2 (una carretera) impassable
' impracticable' also found in these entries:
English:
impracticable
- unworkable
* * *impracticable adj1. [irrealizable] impracticable2. [intransitable] impassable* * *adj impracticable* * *impracticable adj: impracticable -
8 ciclónico
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9 carretera
f.road.carretera comarcal minor roadcarretera de peaje toll roadcarretera secundaria side road* * *1 road\carretera comarcal B roadcarretera nacional A road, main roadcarretera de acceso approach roadcarretera de circunvalación ring road* * *noun f.road, highway* * *SF road, highway ( esp EEUU)la carretera entre Barcelona y Sitges — the Barcelona-Sitges road, the road between Barcelona and Sitges
•
de carretera, bar de carretera — roadside baraccidente de carretera — road accident, traffic accident
•
por carretera, un viaje por carretera — a road journey, a journey by roadcarretera comarcal — local road, ≈ B road
carretera de circunvalación — bypass, ring road, beltway (EEUU)
carretera de cuota — Méx toll road
carretera nacional — ≈ A road, ≈ state highway (EEUU)
* * *femenino road* * *= highway, road, lane, thoroughfare, roadway, carriageway.Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.Ex. Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex. Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.----* accidente de carretera = road accident.* accidente mortal de carretera = fatal road accident.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.* auxilio en carretera = roadside assistance.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* carretera de circunvalación = bypass, ring road.* carretera de doble calzada = dual carriageway.* carretera de doble carril = dual carriageway.* carretera elevada = causeway.* carretera principal = major road.* carretera rural = country road.* carretera secundaria = minor road, back road.* circulación por carretera = road traffic.* construcción de carreteras = road construction.* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* despejar la carretera = clear + route.* estado de las carreteras = traffic report, road conditions.* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.* mapa de carreteras = road map [roadmap].* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* mediana de la carretera = road median, centre reservation, median, median strip.* parapeto de la carretera = road bank.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red de carreteras = road network.* reparación en carretera = roadside repairs.* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.* seguridad en (la) carretera = driving safety, road safety.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señalización de carreteras = road signage.* transporte por carretera = road transport, road haulage.* víctima de la carretera = road casualty.* * *femenino road* * *= highway, road, lane, thoroughfare, roadway, carriageway.Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.* accidente de carretera = road accident.* accidente mortal de carretera = fatal road accident.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* animal víctima de la carretera = road kill [roadkill].* arreglo en carretera = roadside repairs.* auxilio en carretera = roadside assistance.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.* carretera de circunvalación = bypass, ring road.* carretera de doble calzada = dual carriageway.* carretera de doble carril = dual carriageway.* carretera elevada = causeway.* carretera principal = major road.* carretera rural = country road.* carretera secundaria = minor road, back road.* circulación por carretera = road traffic.* construcción de carreteras = road construction.* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* despejar la carretera = clear + route.* estado de las carreteras = traffic report, road conditions.* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.* mapa de carreteras = road map [roadmap].* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* mediana de la carretera = road median, centre reservation, median, median strip.* parapeto de la carretera = road bank.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red de carreteras = road network.* reparación en carretera = roadside repairs.* salirse de la carretera = go off + the road.* seguridad en (la) carretera = driving safety, road safety.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señalización de carreteras = road signage.* transporte por carretera = road transport, road haulage.* víctima de la carretera = road casualty.* * *roadcarretera de acceso access roadla carretera de Burgos the Burgos roadfuimos por carretera we went by roadCompuestos:secondary road, ≈ B-road ( in UK)main road* * *
carretera sustantivo femenino
road;
carretera nacional ≈ highway ( in US), ≈ A-road ( in UK)
carretera sustantivo femenino road
carretera comarcal/nacional, GB B/A road
' carretera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- arcén
- arteria
- bache
- bifurcación
- caída
- caído
- caravana
- cerrarse
- cortada
- cortado
- ctra.
- cuota
- curva
- desembocar
- desviación
- dominguera
- dominguero
- esquivar
- estrechamiento
- firme
- ir
- impracticable
- mitad
- mojón
- moribunda
- moribundo
- obra
- pavimento
- recta
- ronda
- rótulo
- señalizar
- serpentear
- suelo
- tomar
- tortuosa
- tortuosidad
- tortuoso
- transitada
- transitado
- trazado
- abrir
- ampliación
- ampliar
- ancho
- aparcamiento
- asistencia
- atravesado
- auxilio
English:
access road
- accident
- B road
- bend
- blowout
- branch
- bump
- bumpy
- by-road
- bypass
- clear
- climb
- corner
- course
- curve
- dip
- directly
- dirt road
- ditch
- diversion
- divide
- embankment
- extend
- fork
- from
- go
- grip
- high road
- highway
- hole
- impassable
- join
- lead
- lead off from
- lighten
- line
- loop
- main
- maintain
- minor
- motel
- narrow
- other
- pothole
- pull off
- ramp
- road
- roadblock
- roadside
- route
* * *carretera nfroad;por carretera by road;mapa de carreteras road mapcarretera de circunvalación Br ring road, US beltway;carretera comarcal minor road;carretera costera coast road;Méx carretera de cuota toll road;carretera general main road;carretera litoral coast road;carretera de peaje toll road;carretera secundaria minor road, side road;* * *f highway, (main) road* * *carretera nf: highway, roadcarretera de peaje: turnpike* * *carretera n road -
10 insalvable
adj.1 insuperable, insurmountable.2 unsurmountable.3 unsalvageable.* * *ADJ insuperable* * *adjetivo insurmountable, insuperable* * *Ex. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.----* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* * *adjetivo insurmountable, insuperable* * *Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* * *insurmountable, insuperable* * *
insalvable adjetivo
insurmountable, insuperable
insalvable sustantivo masculino insurmountable
un obstáculo insalvable, an insurmountable obstacle
' insalvable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insuperable
English:
impassable
- unsurmountable
- insurmountable
* * *insalvable adj[obstáculo] insuperable, insurmountable* * *adj obstáculo insuperable* * *insalvable adj: insuperable, insurmountable -
11 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
12 puente
m.1 bridge.puente colgante suspension bridgepuente levadizo drawbridgepuente peatonal footbridge2 ? long weekend.hacer puente (consisting of a public holiday, the weekend and the day in between) = to take an extra day off to join a public holiday with the weekend3 gun deck.puente de mando bridge4 bridge.5 link.6 jumper.7 bridge circuit.* * *1 (sobre un río etc) bridge■ el Pilar cae en jueves y el viernes hacemos puente Columbus Day is on a Thursday and we're taking Friday off as well■ el martes es fiesta, pero el lunes no tengo puente Tuesday's a holiday, but I haven't got Monday off3 (en dentadura, gafas) bridge4 (en un coche) bridge circuit5 (en gimnasia) backbend\puente colgante suspension bridgepuente de mando MARÍTIMO bridgepuente levadizo drawbridge* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (Arquit) bridgesirven de puente entre los refugiados y la Administración — they act as intermediaries o as a link between the refugees and the Government
puente aéreo — [de servicio frecuente] shuttle service; [en crisis] airlift
2) [de gafas, entre dientes] bridge3) (Elec)4) (Náut) (tb: puente de mando) bridge; (=cubierta) deck5) [entre fiestas] long weekend6) (=brecha) gaphabrá que salvar el puente de una cosecha a otra — something will have to be done to fill o bridge the gap between one harvest and the next
7) And (=clavícula) collarbone2.ADJ INV (=temporal) temporary; (=de transición) provisional, transitionalHACER PUENTE When a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday it is common practice for employers to make the Monday or Friday a holiday as well and to give everyone a four-day weekend. This is known as hacer puente. When a named public holiday such as the Día de la Constitución in Spain falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, people refer to the whole holiday period as e.g. the puente de la Constitución.hombre puente — linkman, intermediary
* * *1) (Ing) bridgetender (un) puente — to build bridges
2) (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge3) (Elec) bridge (circuit)le tuve que hacer el or un puente — (Auto) I had to hot-wire it
4) ( vacación) ≈long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)5) (Náut) tb•• Cultural note:Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday* * *= bridge, bridge passage, gateway.Ex. My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.Ex. This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a ' bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.Ex. One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.----* actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* expresión puente = transitional phrase.* palabra puente = transitional word.* puente aéreo = airlift.* puente atirantado = cable-stayed bridge.* puente colgante = suspension bridge.* puente cubierto = covered bridge.* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.* puente de barcazas = pontoon bridge.* puente de pontones = pontoon bridge.* puente de trabajo = catwalk.* puente levadizo = drawbridge.* puente peatonal = footbridge.* ser puente = act as + a bridge.* ser puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.* tender un puente = bridge.* * *1) (Ing) bridgetender (un) puente — to build bridges
2) (Mús, Odont) bridge; ( de anteojos) bridge3) (Elec) bridge (circuit)le tuve que hacer el or un puente — (Auto) I had to hot-wire it
4) ( vacación) ≈long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)5) (Náut) tb•• Cultural note:Puentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday* * *= bridge, bridge passage, gateway.Ex: My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.
Ex: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a ' bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.* actuar de puente = act as + a bridge.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* expresión puente = transitional phrase.* palabra puente = transitional word.* puente aéreo = airlift.* puente atirantado = cable-stayed bridge.* puente colgante = suspension bridge.* puente cubierto = covered bridge.* puente de barcas = pontoon bridge.* puente de barcazas = pontoon bridge.* puente de pontones = pontoon bridge.* puente de trabajo = catwalk.* puente levadizo = drawbridge.* puente peatonal = footbridge.* ser puente = act as + a bridge.* ser puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* servir de puente = act as + a bridge.* servir de puente entre = serve as + a bridge between.* tender puentes = build + bridges, span + boundaries, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.* tender un puente = bridge.* * *puente (↑ puente a1)A ( Ing) bridgesirvió de puente entre las autoridades y los secuestradores he acted as intermediary between o as a go-between for the authorities and the kidnapperstender puenteor un puente to build bridgesCompuestos:(servicio frecuente) shuttle service, shuttle; ( Mil) airliftbascule o balance bridgesuspension bridge● puente de barcas or pontonespontoon bridgeroad bridgeswing bridge(en un castillo) drawbridge; (en una carretera) lifting bridgefootbridgetransporter bridgeB1 ( Odont) bridge2 ( Mús) bridge3 (de anteojos) bridgeC ( Elec) bridge circuit, bridgele tuve que hacer el or un puente ( Auto) I had to hot-wire itD (vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)el martes es fiesta, así que seguramente haremos puente Tuesday's a public holiday so we'll probably get Monday off as wellpuente de mayo (junio, etc) the May (June, etc) long weekendE ( Náut) tbpuente de mando bridgePuentes are very important in Spain and most of Latin America. Hacer puente means that when a working day falls between two public holidays, it too is taken as a holiday.* * *
puente sustantivo masculino
1 (Ing) bridge;◊ puente colgante/giratorio suspension/swing bridge;
puente levadizo ( en castillo) drawbridge;
( en carretera) lifting bridge;
(Mil) airlift
2 (Mús, Odont) bridge;
( de anteojos) bridge
3 (Elec) bridge (circuit)
4 ( vacación) ≈ long weekend ( linked to a public holiday by an extra day's holiday in between)
5 (Náut) tb
puente sustantivo masculino
1 bridge
puente levadizo, lifting bridge
(de un castillo) drawbridge
2 Av puente aéreo, shuttle service
3 (en un barco) puente de mando, bridge
4 (entre dos fiestas) long weekend
♦ Locuciones: tender un puente, to build bridges
' puente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arcada
- colgante
- crecida
- crecido
- hacer
- ojo
- pasarela
- por
- tender
- tendida
- tendido
- ceder
- cruzar
- después
- licitación
- pilar
- pilón
- seguir
- trazar
- volar
English:
airlift
- architecture
- bridge
- drawbridge
- footbridge
- get across
- go over
- impassable
- link
- metre
- outcast
- railway bridge
- shuttle
- span
- suspension bridge
- unsafe
- walk across
- air
- draw
- jump
- over
- suspension
- swing
- toll
- walk
- world
* * *puente nm1. [construcción] bridge;tender un puente to offer a compromisepuente de barcas pontoon (bridge);puente basculante balance o bascule bridge;puente colgante suspension bridge;puente ferroviario rail bridge;puente giratorio swing bridge;puente levadizo drawbridge;puente de peaje toll bridge;puente peatonal footbridge;puente de pontones pontoon (bridge)2. [días festivos] ≈ long weekend [consisting of a public holiday, the weekend and the day in between];hacer puente = to take an extra day off to join a public holiday with the weekend3. [en barco] bridgepuente de mando bridge [militar] airlift5. [en dientes] bridge6. [de gafas] bridge7. [en instrumento de cuerda] bridge8. [del pie] arch9. [en gimnasia] arch, back bridge10.hacer un puente [para arrancar un coche] to hot-wire a carPUENTEWhen a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, Spanish people usually take another day's holiday to make a four day “long weekend”. This is called “hacer puente” (literally “making a bridge”). Depending on the employer, this extra day may be regarded as extra to the agreed annual holidays.* * *m bridge;hacer el puente DEP do a bridge;hacer un puente a un coche hot-wire a car;tender un puente tb fig build a bridge* * *puente nm1) : bridgepuente levadizo: drawbridge2) : denture, bridge3)puente aéreo : airlift* * *puente n (en general) bridgeEn Inglaterra no existe la costumbre de hacer puente entre festivos, así que no hay término en ingléscomo el jueves es fiesta, haremos puente el viernes as Thursday is a holiday, we'll take Friday off as well -
13 invadeable
ADJ [carretera, puente] impassable; [situación, problema] unsurmountable -
14 impasable
adj.impassable. -
15 impervio
adj.impervious, impassable, impenetrable. -
16 incruzable
adj.impassable.
См. также в других словарях:
impassable — impassable, impenetrable, impervious, impermeable are comparable when they mean not allowing passage through. Impassable applies chiefly to stretches of land or water which cannot be passed over or crossed because of some insuperable difficulty… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impassable — ⇒IMPASSABLE, adj. A. Vx ou littér. Que l on ne peut traverser. Synon. infranchissable. Les Pyrénées étaient impassables, gardées par les Bourbons d Espagne (CHATEAUBR., Mém., t. 4, 1848, p. 561). Retranche toi, peuple assiégé! Étends tes… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Impassable — Im*pass a*ble, a. [Cf. {Unpassable}.] Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf. Milton. {Im*pass a*ble*ness}, n. {Im*pass a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impassable — impassable, impassible Impassable means ‘that cannot be traversed’ and refers to roads, stretches of countryside, etc. Impassible means ‘incapable of feeling emotion’ or ‘incapable of suffering injury’, and is pronounced with the second syllable… … Modern English usage
impassable — [im pas′ə bəl] adj. that cannot be passed, crossed, or traveled over [an impassable highway] impassability n. impassably adv … English World dictionary
impassable — index difficult, impervious, impossible, impracticable, insurmountable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impassable — (adj.) that cannot be passed, 1560s, from IM (Cf. im ) + PASSABLE (Cf. passable) … Etymology dictionary
impassable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to travel along or over. DERIVATIVES impassability noun … English terms dictionary
impassable — impassability, impassableness, n. impassably, adv. /im pas euh beuhl, pah seuh /, adj. 1. not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable. 2. unable to be surmounted: an impassable obstacle to… … Universalium
impassable — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ The mud made the roads impassable. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
impassable — im|pass|a|ble [ımˈpa:səbəl US ımˈpæ ] adj a road, path, or area that is impassable is impossible to travel along or through ▪ The mountains are impassable … Dictionary of contemporary English