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adj.impotent.f. & m.impotent person.m.impotent man.* * *► adjetivo1 impotent\sentirse impotente to feel powerless, feel helpless* * *ADJ1) [para hacer algo] impotent, helpless2) (Med) impotent* * *Iadjetivo (incapaz, sin poder) powerless, helpless, impotent; (Med) impotentIImasculino impotent man* * *= powerless, helpless, impotent.Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.* * *Iadjetivo (incapaz, sin poder) powerless, helpless, impotent; (Med) impotentIImasculino impotent man* * *= powerless, helpless, impotent.Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.* * *1 (incapaz, sin poder) powerless, helpless, impotent2 ( Med) impotentimpotent man* * *
impotente adjetivo (incapaz, sin poder) powerless, helpless;
(Med) impotent
impotente adjetivo
1 powerless, helpless
2 Med impotent
' impotente' also found in these entries:
English:
helpless
- impotent
- powerless
* * *♦ adj1. [sin fuerza, poder] powerless, impotent2. [sexual] impotent♦ nmimpotent man* * *adj1 helpless, powerless, impotent2 MED impotent* * *impotente adj1) : powerless2) : impotent* * *impotente adj powerless -
2 impotente
powerless( inefficace) ineffectualmedicine impotent* * *impotente agg.1 powerless; impotent: le leggi sono impotenti in questo caso, the law is powerless in this case; in casi come questi ci si sente impotenti, in cases like these one feels impotent2 (med.) impotent◆ s.m. (med.) impotent man.* * *[impo'tɛnte]1. agg1) (persona, governo) impotent, powerless2) (Med : incapace sessualmente) impotent2. smMed impotent man* * *[impo'tɛnte] 1.1) powerless, helpless, impotentassistere impotente a qcs. — to watch sth. impotently
sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs. — to feel helpless in front of sth
2) med. impotent2.sostantivo maschile med. impotent man** * *impotente/impo'tεnte/1 powerless, helpless, impotent; assistere impotente a qcs. to watch sth. impotently; sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs. to feel helpless in front of sth.2 med. impotentmed. impotent man*. -
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[impo'tɛnte]1. agg1) (persona, governo) impotent, powerless2) (Med : incapace sessualmente) impotent2. smMed impotent man -
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7 assistere impotente a qcs.
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8 sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs.
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sentirsi impotente di fronte a qcs.
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impotent, e [ɛ̃pɔtɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
1.
impotente ɛ̃pɔtɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif infirm
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nom masculin, féminin person with impaired mobility* * *ɛ̃pɔtɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj impotent, -e* * *A adj [vieillard] infirm.B nm,f person with impaired mobility.[personne] infirm[membre] withered————————, impotente [ɛpɔtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminin[personne] cripple -
10 incapaz
adj.incapable (no capaz).fuimos incapaces de alcanzar la cumbre we weren't able to o didn't manage to reach the topes incapaz de hacer una suma sin equivocarse he can't do the simplest sum without making a mistakees incapaz de hacer daño a nadie he would never harm anyonef. & m.ineffectual person, sad pack, lame duck.* * *1 incapable (de, of)■ es incapaz de decir que no he's incapable of saying no, he can't say no2 (incompetente) incompetent* * *adj.1) incapable, unable2) incompetent* * *1. ADJ1)ser incapaz: no es que sea incapaz, es que no tengo fuerzas — it's not that I can't do it, I just haven't got the strength
no sé cómo puedes engañarlo, yo sería incapaz — I don't know how you can deceive him, I could never do a thing like that
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ser incapaz de hacer algo — (=no atreverse, no querer) to never do sth, be incapable of doing sth frm; (=no poder) to be unable to do sth¿es que eres incapaz de hablar en serio? — can't you ever talk seriously?, aren't you capable of talking seriously? frm
la policía se mostró incapaz de prevenir la tragedia — the police proved unable to prevent the tragedy
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ser incapaz para algo — to be useless at sth2) (=incompetente) incompetent3) (Jur) unfit4) CAm [niño] trying, difficult2.SMF incompetent, incompetent fool* * *I1) [ser] (de un logro, una hazaña)no lo conseguirá nunca, es incapaz — he'll never do it, he simply isn't capable
¿haría tal cosa? - no, hombre, es incapaz — would he do such a thing? - no way, he'd never do a thing like that (colloq)
2) (Der) incapableIImasculino y femenino (inútil, inepto) incompetent (fool)* * *= incapable, powerless, incompetent.Ex. It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Ex. To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.----* incapaz de = unable to.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* ser incapaz de = be unable to.* * *I1) [ser] (de un logro, una hazaña)no lo conseguirá nunca, es incapaz — he'll never do it, he simply isn't capable
¿haría tal cosa? - no, hombre, es incapaz — would he do such a thing? - no way, he'd never do a thing like that (colloq)
2) (Der) incapableIImasculino y femenino (inútil, inepto) incompetent (fool)* * *= incapable, powerless, incompetent.Ex: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.* incapaz de = unable to.* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* ser incapaz de = be unable to.* * *A [ SER](de un logro, una hazaña): no lo conseguirá nunca, es incapaz he will never achieve it, he just isn't capable of it¿haría tal cosa? — no, hombre, es incapaz would he do such a thing? — no way, he'd never do a thing like that ( colloq)incapaz DE algo incapable OF sthes incapaz de una cosa así he's incapable of doing something like that, he'd never do a thing like thatresultó incapaz de vencerla he was unable to beat heres incapaz de hacerle daño a nadie he's incapable of harming anyone, he wouldn't harm a fly ( colloq)este niño es incapaz de estarse quieto un minuto this child is incapable of sitting still o can't sit still for a minutees incapaz de escribirme unas líneas he can't even be bothered to write a few lines to meB ( Der) incapableA (inútil, inepto) incompetent, incompetent foolhay que despedir a ese incapaz we'll have to fire that incompetent fool o that hopeless incompetentes un incapaz para todo he's totally incompetent o useless o hopelessB ( Der) person lacking legal capacity* * *
incapaz adjetivo [ser] (de un logro, una hazaña):◊ no lo conseguirá nunca, es incapaz he'll never do it, he simply isn't capable;
es incapaz de una cosa así he's incapable of doing something like that;
es incapaz de llamarme he can't even be bothered to phone me
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (inútil, inepto) incompetent (fool)
incapaz adjetivo
1 (que carece de habilidad) unable [de, to]: soy incapaz de enhebrar la aguja, I'm unable to thread the needle
2 (que carece de la cualidad) incapable [de, of]: es incapaz de insultar a nadie, he's incapable of insulting anyone
3 (que carece de la capacidad) useless [para, at]: es incapaz para las matemáticas, he's useless at maths
4 (que carece de la fuerza moral o física) me siento incapaz de mirarle a la cara, I can't look him in the face
soy incapaz de continuar, I can't go on
5 Jur unfit [para, for]
' incapaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
objetivar
- penetrar
- sentirse
- impotente
English:
erratic
- fail
- helpless
- inadequate
- incapable
- unable
- hold
- unfit
- wrong
* * *♦ adj1. [no capaz] incapable (de of);fuimos incapaces de coronar la cumbre we weren't able to o didn't manage to reach the top;es incapaz de hacer daño a nadie he would never harm anyone;es incapaz de matar una mosca he wouldn't hurt a fly;es incapaz de pedir perdón she would never say she's sorry;me siento incapaz de seguir I don't feel able to continue;es incapaz de hacer una suma sin equivocarse he can't do the simplest sum without making a mistakesoy incapaz para la química I'm no good at o useless at chemistry♦ nmfincompetent, incompetent person* * *adj incapable (de of)* * *1) : incapable, unable2) : incompetent, inept* * *incapaz adj incapablees incapaz de hacerlo he's incapable of doing it / he couldn't do it -
11 depereo
dē-pĕrĕo, ii ( fut. deperiet for -ibit, Vulg. Eccl. 31, 7), 4, v. n., to go to ruin, perish, die; to be lost, undone.I.In gen. (class.):II.neque adaugescit quicquam neque deperit inde (sc. de materia),
Lucr. 2, 296:tempestate naves,
Caes. B. G. 5, 23:perexigua pars illius exercitus superest, magna pars deperiit,
id. B. C. 3, 87; cf. id. B. G. 7, 31, 4: si servus deperisset, had been lost (by death or flight), Cic. Top. 3, 15:ut scida ne qua depereat,
id. Att. 1, 20 fin.:qui deperiit minor uno mense vel anno,
has died, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40 et saep.:(auro) rerum uni nihil igne deperit,
Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 59:decor vultus ejus deperiit,
faded, Vulg. Jacob. 1, 11.—In partic., to be desperately in love with, dying with love for a person (not in Cic., neither in Verg., Hor., nor Ovid, but freq. in Plaut.).—Constr.: aliquem (amore), more rarely alicujus amore, in aliquo; and absol.:ut hic te efflictim deperit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 19:aliquam (with deamare),
id. Ep. 2, 2, 35:aliquam,
id. Cas. 1, 1, 19; id. Bac. 3, 3, 66 et saep.; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 14;Catull. 100, 2: amore aliquam deperire,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 43; cf.:illum deperit impotente amore, Catull. 35, 12: amore mulierculae,
Liv. 27, 15; cf.:amore sui,
Suet. Vesp. 22:cum laceratum corpus, in quo deperibat, intueretur,
Curt. 8, 6, 8.— Absol.:rogas? deperit,
Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 62.
См. также в других словарях:
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