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  • 41 despropósito

    m.
    piece of nonsense, nonsense, irrelevant remark.
    * * *
    1 absurdity, nonsense
    \
    decir despropósitos to talk nonsense
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=salida de tono) inappropriate remark
    2) (=disparate) piece of nonsense
    * * *
    1) ( desatino) silly thing to say/do
    2) (Col frml) ( desaire) snub, slight
    * * *
    = absurdity, nonsense, snub, mixed signal.
    Ex. It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
    Ex. Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex. This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
    Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
    * * *
    1) ( desatino) silly thing to say/do
    2) (Col frml) ( desaire) snub, slight
    * * *
    = absurdity, nonsense, snub, mixed signal.

    Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.

    Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
    Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
    Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

    * * *
    A (desatino) silly thing to say/do
    no dice más que despropósitos he talks nothing but nonsense
    B ( Col frml) (desaire) snub, slight
    * * *

    despropósito sustantivo masculino nonsense, absurdity: no digas depropósitos, don't speak nonsense
    ' despropósito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barbaridad
    * * *
    1. [comentario absurdo] stupid thing to say;
    fue un despropósito it was a stupid thing to say;
    decir despropósitos to say stupid things, to talk nonsense
    2. [acción absurda] stupid thing to do;
    sería un despropósito invertir en bolsa ahora it would be stupid to invest on the stock market now
    * * *
    m stupid thing
    * * *
    : piece of nonsense, absurdity

    Spanish-English dictionary > despropósito

  • 42 destornillador

    m.
    1 screwdriver (tool). (peninsular Spanish, Carib, River Plate)
    2 screwdriver (informal) (bebida).
    * * *
    1 screwdriver
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=herramienta) screwdriver
    2) * (=bebida) screwdriver * ( cocktail of vodka and orange juice)
    * * *
    masculino screwdriver
    * * *
    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.
    ----
    * destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.
    * * *
    masculino screwdriver
    * * *

    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.

    * destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

    * * *
    1 (herramienta) screwdriver
    2 (cóctel) screwdriver
    * * *

    destornillador sustantivo masculino
    screwdriver
    destornillador sustantivo masculino screwdriver
    ' destornillador' also found in these entries:
    English:
    screwdriver
    - whatever
    - screw
    * * *
    1. [herramienta] screwdriver
    2. Fam [bebida] screwdriver
    * * *
    m screwdriver
    * * *
    : screwdriver
    * * *
    destornillador n screwdriver

    Spanish-English dictionary > destornillador

  • 43 digitalización

    f.
    1 digitization.
    2 digitalization, digitation, giving heart failure drugs.
    * * *
    1 digitizing
    * * *
    = digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].
    Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
    Ex. Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
    Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
    ----
    * digitalización de documentos = document imaging.
    * digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.
    * sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.
    * * *
    = digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].

    Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.

    Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
    Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
    * digitalización de documentos = document imaging.
    * digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.
    * sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.

    * * *
    digitization, digitalization
    * * *
    Informát digitizing

    Spanish-English dictionary > digitalización

  • 44 durante demasiado tiempo

    Ex. For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.
    * * *

    Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante demasiado tiempo

  • 45 el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes

    Ex. A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * * *

    Ex: A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes

  • 46 eliminar las barreras

    (v.) = break down + barriers
    Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
    * * *
    (v.) = break down + barriers

    Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar las barreras

  • 47 eléctrico

    adj.
    electric, electrical, power-driven, power-operated.
    * * *
    1 electric, electrical
    * * *
    (f. - eléctrica)
    adj.
    electric, electrical
    * * *
    ADJ electric, electrical
    eléctrica ELÉCTRICO ¿"Electric" o "electrical"? ► El adjetivo eléctrico se traduce por electric cuando nos referimos a un aparato en particular o a la luz eléctrica: Siempre duermo con una manta eléctrica I always sleep with an electric blanket ... una estufa eléctrica...... an electric heater... ... la invención de la luz eléctrica...... the invention of electric light... ► En cambio, si hablamos de aparatos eléctricos en general o de la electricidad generada por un organismo vivo, se traduce por electrical: ... aparatos eléctricos...... electrical appliances... ... componentes eléctricos...... electrical components... ... la actividad eléctrica en el cerebro...... electrical activity in the brain... Eso ha ocurrido a consecuencia de un fallo eléctrico That was caused by an electrical fault
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <tren/motor/luz> electric; <instalación/aparato> electrical; < carga> electrical, electric
    * * *
    = electric, electrical, electrically-operated, electrically-powered.
    Ex. It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
    Ex. One of the most obvious implications has been the electrical, mechanical and structural requirements imposed on library buildings.
    Ex. Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
    Ex. Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
    ----
    * aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.
    * aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.
    * aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances.
    * cable eléctrico = power cable, power line.
    * caja de registro eléctrico = wiring compartment.
    * calentador eléctrico = immersion heater.
    * cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.
    * carga eléctrica = electrical charge.
    * central eléctrica = electric power station, power plant, powerhouse.
    * compañía eléctrica = power company.
    * componente eléctrico = electrical part.
    * contacto eléctrico = electric contact, electrical contact.
    * corriente eléctrica = electric current.
    * corte de la corriente eléctrica = power cut.
    * corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.
    * descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.
    * energía eléctrica = electric power, power.
    * fluido eléctrico = power.
    * generador de energía eléctrica = power generator, power unit, electrical generator.
    * generador eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.
    * grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.
    * herramienta eléctrica = power tool.
    * hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.
    * impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.
    * industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la = electrical engineering industry, the.
    * ionización eléctrica = electrical ionisation.
    * manta eléctrica = electric blanket.
    * máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter.
    * motor eléctrico = electric motor.
    * no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].
    * pieza eléctrica = electrical part.
    * plancha eléctrica = electric hotplate.
    * plancha eléctrica de cocinar = electric hotplate.
    * potencia eléctrica = power.
    * recambio eléctrico = electrical part.
    * red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.
    * red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.
    * red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.
    * sacudida eléctrica = electric shock.
    * seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.
    * señal eléctrica = electric signal.
    * silla de ruedas eléctrica = electric wheelchair.
    * silla eléctrica, la = electric chair, the.
    * sistema de conductos eléctricos = ducting system.
    * sistema eléctrico = electrical system.
    * suministro eléctrico por fases = phase supply.
    * toma eléctrica = electrical outlet.
    * tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.
    * utensilios eléctricos = electrical appliances, appliances.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo <tren/motor/luz> electric; <instalación/aparato> electrical; < carga> electrical, electric
    * * *
    = electric, electrical, electrically-operated, electrically-powered.

    Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.

    Ex: One of the most obvious implications has been the electrical, mechanical and structural requirements imposed on library buildings.
    Ex: Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
    Ex: Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
    * aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.
    * aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.
    * aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances.
    * cable eléctrico = power cable, power line.
    * caja de registro eléctrico = wiring compartment.
    * calentador eléctrico = immersion heater.
    * cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.
    * carga eléctrica = electrical charge.
    * central eléctrica = electric power station, power plant, powerhouse.
    * compañía eléctrica = power company.
    * componente eléctrico = electrical part.
    * contacto eléctrico = electric contact, electrical contact.
    * corriente eléctrica = electric current.
    * corte de la corriente eléctrica = power cut.
    * corte en el fluido eléctrico = power cut, power failure.
    * descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.
    * energía eléctrica = electric power, power.
    * fluido eléctrico = power.
    * generador de energía eléctrica = power generator, power unit, electrical generator.
    * generador eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.
    * grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.
    * herramienta eléctrica = power tool.
    * hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.
    * impulso eléctrico = electrical impulse.
    * industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la = electrical engineering industry, the.
    * ionización eléctrica = electrical ionisation.
    * manta eléctrica = electric blanket.
    * máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter.
    * motor eléctrico = electric motor.
    * no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].
    * pieza eléctrica = electrical part.
    * plancha eléctrica = electric hotplate.
    * plancha eléctrica de cocinar = electric hotplate.
    * potencia eléctrica = power.
    * recambio eléctrico = electrical part.
    * red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.
    * red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.
    * red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.
    * sacudida eléctrica = electric shock.
    * seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.
    * señal eléctrica = electric signal.
    * silla de ruedas eléctrica = electric wheelchair.
    * silla eléctrica, la = electric chair, the.
    * sistema de conductos eléctricos = ducting system.
    * sistema eléctrico = electrical system.
    * suministro eléctrico por fases = phase supply.
    * toma eléctrica = electrical outlet.
    * tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.
    * utensilios eléctricos = electrical appliances, appliances.

    * * *
    ‹tren/motor/corriente/luz› electric; ‹instalación/aparato› electrical; ‹carga› electrical, electric azul2 (↑ azul (2)), silla
    * * *

     

    eléctrico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹tren/motor/luz› electric;


    ‹instalación/aparato› electrical;
    ‹ carga› electrical, electric
    eléctrico,-a adjetivo electric
    ' eléctrico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparato
    - cable
    - corte
    - eléctrica
    - elevalunas
    - fluida
    - fluido
    - llave
    - motor
    - pera
    - potencial
    - tendida
    - tendido
    - torre
    - batidor
    - brasero
    - colgar
    - exprimidor
    - piloto
    - portero
    - taladro
    English:
    agony
    - bell
    - electric
    - electrical
    - electrical equipment
    - engine driver
    - entry
    - flex
    - immersion
    - intercom
    - juicer
    - line
    * * *
    eléctrico, -a adj
    [corriente, luz, motor] electric; [energía] electric, electrical; [aparato, instalación] electrical;
    el sector eléctrico the electricity industry
    * * *
    adj luz, motor electric; aparato electrical
    * * *
    eléctrico, -ca adj
    : electric, electrical
    * * *
    eléctrico adj (aparatos, electrodomésticos) electric
    También existe electrical que se utiliza para hablar de la electricidad y la gente que trabaja con ella

    Spanish-English dictionary > eléctrico

  • 48 embargo

    m.
    1 seizure (law).
    2 embargo.
    el embargo a Cuba de Estados Unidos the United States' embargo against Cuba
    embargo comercial trade embargo
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embargar.
    * * *
    1 (de bienes) seizure of property, sequestration
    2 (prohibición) embargo
    \
    sin embargo nevertheless, however
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Jur) seizure, distraint
    2) (Pol)
    3)

    sin embargo — still, however, nonetheless

    4) (Med) indigestion
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration (frml)
    b) (Mil, Pol) embargo
    2)

    sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages; sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though; es difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo — it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anyway

    * * *
    = embargo [embargoes, -pl.], seizure, sequestration.
    Ex. The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.
    Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
    ----
    * embargo comercial = trade embargo.
    * embargo temporal = time embargo.
    * levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.
    * sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.
    * y sin embargo = but then again.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration (frml)
    b) (Mil, Pol) embargo
    2)

    sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages; sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though; es difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo — it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anyway

    * * *
    = embargo [embargoes, -pl.], seizure, sequestration.

    Ex: The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.

    Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
    * embargo comercial = trade embargo.
    * embargo temporal = time embargo.
    * levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.
    * sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.
    * y sin embargo = but then again.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration ( frml), attachment ( frml), distraint ( frml)
    el juez ordenó el embargo de sus bienes the judge ordered the seizure of his assets
    levantar un embargo to lift a seizure order
    2 ( Mil, Pol) embargo
    hacer efectivo un embargo de armas to enforce an arms embargo
    B
    sin embargo: dice que está gordo, sin embargo sigue comiendo mucho he says he's too fat and yet he still goes on eating a lot
    sin embargo, este método tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, this method has some disadvantages, this method does, nevertheless o however, have some disadvantages
    sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though
    es difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anyway
    C ( Med) indigestion
    * * *

     

    Del verbo embargar: ( conjugate embargar)

    embargo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    embargó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    embargar    
    embargo
    embargar ( conjugate embargar) verbo transitivo ‹ bienes› to seize, to sequestrate (frml);
    ‹ vehículo› to impound
    embargo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration (frml)

    b) (Mil, Pol) embargo

    2
    ◊ sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages;

    sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though;
    tiene de todo y sin embargo se queja he has everything and yet he still complains
    embargar verbo transitivo
    1 Jur (una propiedad, cuenta) to seize, impound
    2 (arrebatar, poseer) to fill, overcome: al oírla cantar, me embargó la emoción, when I heard her singing, I was overwhelmed with emotion
    embargo sustantivo masculino
    1 Jur seizure of property
    2 Com Pol embargo
    ♦ Locuciones: sin embargo, however, nevertheless
    ' embargo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahora
    - ahorcarse
    - alquilar
    - asesinar
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bien
    - como
    - cordera
    - cordero
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - embargar
    - entre
    - fresca
    - fresco
    - gritar
    - gustar
    - hablarse
    - histórica
    - histórico
    - igual
    - infante
    - levantarse
    - llevar
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - para
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - poder
    - levantamiento
    - levantar
    - obstante
    - sin
    English:
    accustom
    - agree
    - anyhow
    - attachment
    - begin
    - deserve
    - embargo
    - excuse
    - fast
    - forget
    - however
    - intend
    - lien
    - mention
    - nevertheless
    - nonetheless
    - notwithstanding
    - opposed
    - propose
    - remember
    - repossesion
    - seizure
    - shall
    - should
    - start
    - still
    - though
    - trade embargo
    - want
    - whom
    - yet
    - never
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. Der [de bienes, casa] seizure;
    [de vehículo] impounding; [de cuenta bancaria] freezing;
    sobre su casa pesa un embargo judicial the house is the subject of a seizure order o Espec distrainment order
    2. Pol [económico] embargo;
    el embargo a Cuba de Estados Unidos the United States' embargo against Cuba;
    embargo de armamento arms embargo
    ♦ sin embargo loc conj
    1. [no obstante] however, nevertheless;
    es, sin embargo, uno de los mejores jugadores del equipo nevertheless, he's one of the best players in o on the team;
    te engaña y, sin embargo, te quiere she cheats on you, and yet she still loves you;
    sin embargo, es un buen chico he's a good lad though
    2. [por el contrario] on the other hand;
    los ingresos han aumentado y, sin embargo, los gastos se han mantenido al mismo nivel income has increased, while on the other hand expenses have remained largely the same
    * * *
    m
    1 embargo
    2 JUR seizure
    3
    :
    sin embargo however
    * * *
    1) : seizure
    2) : embargo
    3)
    sin embargo : however, nevertheless
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > embargo

  • 49 encarcelamiento

    m.
    incarceration, committal to prison, confinement, imprisonment.
    * * *
    1 imprisonment, incarceration
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    masculino, encarcelación femenino imprisonment
    * * *
    = incarceration, imprisonment, jail sentence.
    Ex. Over time, the Western world has seen changes in the philosophy of what constitutes the nature and purpose of incarceration in society.
    Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex. A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
    * * *
    masculino, encarcelación femenino imprisonment
    * * *
    = incarceration, imprisonment, jail sentence.

    Ex: Over time, the Western world has seen changes in the philosophy of what constitutes the nature and purpose of incarceration in society.

    Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.

    * * *
    imprisonment
    * * *
    m imprisonment
    * * *
    : incarceration, imprisonment
    * * *
    encarcelamiento n imprisonment

    Spanish-English dictionary > encarcelamiento

  • 50 enriquecimiento de uranio

    Ex. This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
    * * *

    Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enriquecimiento de uranio

  • 51 equipo de impresión

    (n.) = press crew
    Ex. Having imposed a forme, the compositor carried it to the press room, where a press crew was required to pause in its work and pull a proof for him, often on an old press kept for the purpose.
    * * *
    (n.) = press crew

    Ex: Having imposed a forme, the compositor carried it to the press room, where a press crew was required to pause in its work and pull a proof for him, often on an old press kept for the purpose.

    Spanish-English dictionary > equipo de impresión

  • 52 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

  • 53 galerada

    f.
    galley proof.
    * * *
    1 galley proof
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Tip) galley proof
    2) (=carga) wagonload
    * * *
    femenino galley proof
    * * *
    = galley, proof, proof slip, proofsheet, slip proof, proof copy, galley proof, proof sheet.
    Ex. Final editing and corrections are done on this terminal, and galleys are sent to the customer.
    Ex. The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
    Ex. Since it seems clear that many libraries will not be automating, they will have to depend on traditional sources of cataloging data such as cards, proof slips, and book catalogs.
    Ex. Alternatively a library may receive proofsheets of every LC catalogue record, and make a selection from these when items arrive.
    Ex. Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
    Ex. One can only point to the efforts being made at BNB to produce cataloguing records as quickly as possible from proof copies if at all feasible.
    Ex. Checking is carried out by comparison of the galley proof against the manuscript.
    Ex. These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
    ----
    * galeradas = proofs.
    * imprenta de galeradas = galley press.
    * * *
    femenino galley proof
    * * *
    = galley, proof, proof slip, proofsheet, slip proof, proof copy, galley proof, proof sheet.

    Ex: Final editing and corrections are done on this terminal, and galleys are sent to the customer.

    Ex: The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
    Ex: Since it seems clear that many libraries will not be automating, they will have to depend on traditional sources of cataloging data such as cards, proof slips, and book catalogs.
    Ex: Alternatively a library may receive proofsheets of every LC catalogue record, and make a selection from these when items arrive.
    Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
    Ex: One can only point to the efforts being made at BNB to produce cataloguing records as quickly as possible from proof copies if at all feasible.
    Ex: Checking is carried out by comparison of the galley proof against the manuscript.
    Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
    * galeradas = proofs.
    * imprenta de galeradas = galley press.

    * * *
    galley proof
    * * *

    galerada f Impr galley
    * * *
    Imprenta galley proof
    * * *
    f TIP galley proof

    Spanish-English dictionary > galerada

  • 54 gili

    f. & m.
    1 pompous ass.
    2 pompous ass.
    * * *
    1 argot peyorativo→ link=gilipolla gilipolla
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (Esp fam) silly, dumb (colloq)
    II
    masculino y femenino (Esp fam) nerd (colloq), twit (colloq)
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].
    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.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo (Esp fam) silly, dumb (colloq)
    II
    masculino y femenino (Esp fam) nerd (colloq), twit (colloq)
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].

    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.

    * * *
    ( Esp fam) silly, dumb ( colloq), daft ( BrE colloq)
    ( Esp fam)
    nerd ( colloq), twit ( colloq), twerp ( colloq), wally ( BrE colloq)
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    stupid
    ♦ nmf
    jerk, Br twit
    * * *
    adj fam
    dumb fam, silly;
    no seas gilí don’t be so dumb fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > gili

  • 55 gilipuertas

    adj.
    daft(informal Euphemism). (peninsular Spanish)
    m.&f. s&pl.
    dumbo.
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].
    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.
    * * *
    = daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].

    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.

    * * *
    ( Esp fam euf) dumb ( colloq), silly, daft ( BrE colloq)
    nerd ( colloq), twerp ( colloq), twit ( colloq)
    * * *
    gilipuertas, jilipuertas Esp Fam Euf
    ♦ adj inv
    daft, US dumb
    ♦ nmf inv
    dumbo, Br twit
    * * *
    m/f inv fam → gilipollas

    Spanish-English dictionary > gilipuertas

  • 56 hacer peligrar

    v.
    to endanger, to jeopardize.
    * * *
    (v.) = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.
    Ex. These events threaten to disrupt publishing and endanger the life of the book.
    Ex. Exhibition of original documents, books, and artifacts in libraries can pose risks to these materials.
    * * *
    (v.) = place + in jeopardy, imperil, endanger, pose + risk

    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

    Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.
    Ex: These events threaten to disrupt publishing and endanger the life of the book.
    Ex: Exhibition of original documents, books, and artifacts in libraries can pose risks to these materials.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer peligrar

  • 57 ido

    adj.
    1 absent-minded, distracted.
    2 lost.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: ir.
    * * *
    1 (loco) mad
    2 (despistado) absent-minded
    \
    estar ido,-a familiar (loco) to be mad 2 (despistado) to be miles away
    * * *
    SM ABR Esp
    = Instituto de Denominaciones de Origen
    * * *
    ida adjetivo [estar]
    b) (fam) ( loco) crazy
    * * *
    = potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].
    Ex. The press may be free, but the system is potty.
    Ex. This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    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.
    * * *
    ida adjetivo [estar]
    b) (fam) ( loco) crazy
    * * *
    = potty [pottier -comp., pottiest -sup.], daffy [daffier -comp., daffiest -sup.], daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.].

    Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.

    Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
    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.

    * * *
    ido, ida
    1 [ ESTAR]
    (distraído): ¿pero qué te pasa? estás como ido what's the matter with you? you seem to be miles away
    una mirada ida a faraway look
    2 [ ESTAR] ( fam) (loco) crazy
    el pobre está ido the poor guy's crazy o ( colloq) not all there
    * * *

    Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)

    ido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    ido    
    ir
    ido,
    ◊ ida adjetivo ( distraído) ‹ mirada› faraway ( before n);

    estás como ido you seem miles away
    ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
    1
    a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;


    iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
    ido por mar to go by sea;
    ¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
    el ido y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
    vamos a casa let's go home;
    ¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
    ido de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
    ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
    ¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
    ido por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
    voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread


    ya va al colegio she's already at school
    2 ( expresando propósito) ido a + inf:
    ◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

    ve a ayudarla go and help her;
    ver tb ido v aux 1
    3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
    ◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

    tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
    4 [ comentario]:

    eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
    1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):

    ¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
    íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
    vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
    yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
    2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):

    voy a ido de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
    iba de verde she was dressed in green
    3 ( en calidad de) ido de algo to go (along) as sth;

    1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) ido a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
    2 (extenderse, abarcar):

    el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
    1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
    ◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

    va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
    ¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
    ¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
    me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
    ¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
    ¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
    2 ( en competiciones):
    ◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

    voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
    3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
    ◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

    ¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
    4 ( estar en camino):
    ◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

    va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
    ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
    5 (sumar, hacer):

    con este van seis six, counting this one
    6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
    1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
    ◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

    ¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
    ¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
    vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
    2
    a) ( combinar) ido con algo to go with sth

    b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):


    te idoá bien un descanso a rest will do you good
    3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) idole a algo/algn to support sth/sb;

    1
    ◊ vamos

    a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

    ◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

    b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

    ◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

    ¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
    c) (al aclarar, resumir):

    ◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

    vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
    es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
    2
    ◊ vaya

    a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

    ◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

    ¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
    b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

    ◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

    ido v aux ido a + inf:
    1
    a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;


    va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
    b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

    ◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

    bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
    2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):

    cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
    lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
    3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):

    ya puedes ido haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
    la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
    irse verbo pronominal
    1 ( marcharse) to leave;
    ◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

    vámonos let's go;
    bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
    no te vayas don't go;
    vete a la cama go to bed;
    se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
    vete de aquí get out of here;
    se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
    2 (consumirse, gastarse):
    ◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

    se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
    3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;


    (+ me/te/le etc)
    ◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

    4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
    ◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

    5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
    ◊ idose de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

    me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
    frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
    ido,-a adjetivo
    1 (ausente, distraído) absent-minded
    2 fam (loco) crazy, nuts
    3 LAm drunk
    ir
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
    voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
    2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
    van a misa, they go to church
    3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
    esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
    4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
    las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
    5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
    6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
    7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
    vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
    8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
    ¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
    9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
    10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
    11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
    12 (vestir) to wear
    ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
    ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
    la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
    13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
    ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
    14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
    15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
    ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
    (tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
    16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
    17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
    (ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
    (haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
    18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
    ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
    (encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
    este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
    II verbo auxiliar
    1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
    ir caminando, to go on foot
    2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
    3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
    va a esquiar, she goes skiing
    va a nevar, it's going to snow
    vas a caerte, you'll fall
    ♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
    ¡ahí va!, catch!
    en lo que va de año, so far this year
    ¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
    ¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
    van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
    ¡vaya!, fancy that
    ¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
    ir a parar, to end up
    ' ido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    curso
    - hasta
    - ida
    - mínimamente
    - nunca
    - pesar
    - seguida
    - seguido
    - cabeza
    - con
    - después
    - encontrar
    - ir
    - parar
    - seguir
    English:
    can
    - chance
    - fetch
    - fizz
    - flat
    - for
    - go
    - go for
    - have
    - moonstruck
    - scribble
    - theater
    - theatre
    - wish
    - at
    - by
    - clear
    - further
    - which
    - year
    * * *
    ido, -a adj
    Fam
    1. [loco] mad, touched
    2. [despistado] distracted;
    caminaba con un aire un poco ido she was walking along rather distractedly;
    estar ido to be miles away
    * * *
    I part → ir
    II adj fam ( chiflado) nuts fam ;
    estar ido be miles away fam
    * * *
    ido pp ir

    Spanish-English dictionary > ido

  • 58 imponer condena

    (v.) = impose + prison sentence
    Ex. The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.
    * * *
    (v.) = impose + prison sentence

    Ex: The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.

    Spanish-English dictionary > imponer condena

  • 59 imponer una limitación

    (v.) = place + restraint, impose + limitation
    Ex. The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
    Ex. Interactive TV could overcome some of the limitations imposed on the types of banking and retailing services already being offered via the Internet.
    * * *
    imponer una limitación (sobre)
    (v.) = place + constraint (on/upon)

    Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.

    (v.) = place + restraint, impose + limitation

    Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.

    Ex: Interactive TV could overcome some of the limitations imposed on the types of banking and retailing services already being offered via the Internet.

    Spanish-English dictionary > imponer una limitación

  • 60 imprenta

    f.
    1 (printing) press.
    2 printing house (establecimiento).
    3 printing press, press.
    4 printing works.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: imprentar.
    * * *
    1 (arte) printing
    2 (taller) printer's, printing house
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acto) printing

    dar o entregar a la imprenta — to send for printing

    2) (=máquina) press
    3) (=taller) printer's
    4) (=impresos) printed matter
    letra 1)
    * * *
    femenino ( taller) printer's; ( aparato) (printing) press; ( actividad) printing
    * * *
    = book house, printing house, printing office, printing press, press [presses, -pl.], establishment, printing machine, printing company, printing firm, print shop.
    Ex. Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
    Ex. Companionship systems were operated in the Boston printing house of Hobart and Robins in the early 1850s.
    Ex. Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices.
    Ex. The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
    Ex. Several of the commercial and university publishers that had been prominent in 1983 have been replaced by new presses.
    Ex. Certainly the larger establishments of the early machine-press period, which produced comparable numbers of damp sheets, found it necessary to install heated drying rooms.
    Ex. The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
    Ex. The first formally organized photomechanical printing company in the world was created by Paul Pretsch in 1854 in England.
    Ex. These archives are so complete that they present a rare insight into the early history of a printing firm which under 4 generations of owners produced work for 127 years.
    Ex. The only feminist print shop in North America has closed down after 23 years.
    ----
    * al principio de la imprenta = early printing.
    * cajista de imprenta = compositor, typesetter.
    * carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.
    * era de la imprenta, la = print era, the.
    * GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).
    * historia de la imprenta = history of printing.
    * imprenta de galeradas = galley press.
    * imprenta de material efímero = jobbing house, jobbing office, jobbing printer.
    * imprenta de periódico = news press.
    * imprenta especializada en remendería = jobbing house.
    * imprenta pequeña = small press.
    * imprenta privada = private press.
    * industria de la imprenta, la = printing industry, the.
    * letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.
    * máquina de imprenta = printing machine.
    * metal de imprenta = type-metal [typemetal].
    * oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.
    * papel de imprenta = printing paper, copy paper.
    * pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.
    * taller de imprenta = printing house, printing firm, printing company, print shop.
    * tinta de imprenta = printing ink.
    * tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.
    * * *
    femenino ( taller) printer's; ( aparato) (printing) press; ( actividad) printing
    * * *
    = book house, printing house, printing office, printing press, press [presses, -pl.], establishment, printing machine, printing company, printing firm, print shop.

    Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.

    Ex: Companionship systems were operated in the Boston printing house of Hobart and Robins in the early 1850s.
    Ex: Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices.
    Ex: The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
    Ex: Several of the commercial and university publishers that had been prominent in 1983 have been replaced by new presses.
    Ex: Certainly the larger establishments of the early machine-press period, which produced comparable numbers of damp sheets, found it necessary to install heated drying rooms.
    Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
    Ex: The first formally organized photomechanical printing company in the world was created by Paul Pretsch in 1854 in England.
    Ex: These archives are so complete that they present a rare insight into the early history of a printing firm which under 4 generations of owners produced work for 127 years.
    Ex: The only feminist print shop in North America has closed down after 23 years.
    * al principio de la imprenta = early printing.
    * cajista de imprenta = compositor, typesetter.
    * carácter de imprenta = block capital, block letter.
    * era de la imprenta, la = print era, the.
    * GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).
    * historia de la imprenta = history of printing.
    * imprenta de galeradas = galley press.
    * imprenta de material efímero = jobbing house, jobbing office, jobbing printer.
    * imprenta de periódico = news press.
    * imprenta especializada en remendería = jobbing house.
    * imprenta pequeña = small press.
    * imprenta privada = private press.
    * industria de la imprenta, la = printing industry, the.
    * letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.
    * máquina de imprenta = printing machine.
    * metal de imprenta = type-metal [typemetal].
    * oficial aprendiz de imprenta = journeyman printer.
    * papel de imprenta = printing paper, copy paper.
    * pie de imprenta = edition imprint, imprint statement, imprint.
    * taller de imprenta = printing house, printing firm, printing company, print shop.
    * tinta de imprenta = printing ink.
    * tipo de imprenta = book face, printing type, type.

    * * *
    1 (taller) printer's
    2 (aparato) printing press, press
    3 (actividad) printing letra
    * * *

     

    imprenta sustantivo femenino ( taller) printer's;
    ( aparato) (printing) press
    imprenta sustantivo femenino
    1 (taller) printing works
    2 (máquina) printing press
    3 (técnica) printing
    ' imprenta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    error
    - original
    - pliego
    - prensa
    - errata
    - letra
    English:
    misprint
    - press
    - print
    - printing
    - block
    - printer
    - proof
    - type
    * * *
    1. [máquina] (printing) press
    2. [establecimiento] printing house, printer's
    * * *
    f
    1 taller printer’s
    2 arte, técnica printing
    3 máquina printing press;
    dar a la imprenta send for printing
    * * *
    1) : printing
    2) : printing shop, press
    * * *
    1. (arte) printing
    2. (taller) printer's

    Spanish-English dictionary > imprenta

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