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  • 101 concurrido

    adj.
    1 popular, well-attended.
    2 busy, much frequented.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: concurrir.
    * * *
    1→ link=concurrir concurrir
    1 (lugar público) busy, crowded
    2 (espectáculo) well-attended, popular
    * * *
    (f. - concurrida)
    adj.
    busy, crowded
    * * *
    ADJ [local] crowded, much frequented; [calle] busy, crowded; (Teat etc) popular, well-attended, full (of people)
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( con mucha gente) <discoteca/local> busy, crowded; <concierto/exposición> well-attended
    b) ( frecuentado) popular
    * * *
    = crowded, busy [busier -comp., busiest -sup.], bustling.
    Ex. 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
    Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
    Ex. The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.
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    * muy concurrido = well-used [well used].
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( con mucha gente) <discoteca/local> busy, crowded; <concierto/exposición> well-attended
    b) ( frecuentado) popular
    * * *
    = crowded, busy [busier -comp., busiest -sup.], bustling.

    Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.

    Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
    Ex: The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.
    * muy concurrido = well-used [well used].

    * * *
    1 [ ESTAR] (lleno) busy, crowded
    el bar está siempre muy concurrido the bar is always very busy o crowded
    el concierto estuvo muy concurrido the concert was very well-attended
    2 (frecuentado) popular
    es un bar/teatro muy concurrido it's a very popular bar/theater
    * * *

    Del verbo concurrir: ( conjugate concurrir)

    concurrido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    concurrido    
    concurrir
    concurrido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [estar] ( con mucha gente) ‹discoteca/local› busy, crowded;

    ‹concierto/exposición› well-attended
    b) [ser] ( frecuentado) popular

    concurrido,-a adjetivo crowded, busy: esta zona está muy concurrida los viernes, this area is very crowded on Fridays
    concurrir verbo intransitivo
    1 (circunstancias, casualidades, etc) to concur, coincide
    2 (a un concurso) to compete
    (a una elección) to be a candidate
    3 (congregarse) to converge [en, on], meet [en, in]
    ' concurrido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concurrida
    English:
    busy
    - well-attended
    - under
    * * *
    concurrido, -a adj
    [bar, calle, exposición] crowded, busy; [espectáculo] well-attended;
    es un restaurante muy concurrido there are always lots of people in that restaurant
    * * *
    adj crowded
    * * *
    concurrido, -da adj
    : busy, crowded
    * * *
    concurrido adj crowded / busy [comp. busier; superl. busiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > concurrido

  • 102 contribución

    f.
    1 contribution, donation, aid, help.
    2 tax, cessment, tribute, impost.
    * * *
    1 contribution
    \
    poner a contribución to use, draw on
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=colaboración) contribution

    su contribución a la victoria — his contribution to the victory, his part in the victory

    poner a contribución — to make use of, put to use

    2) (Econ) tax
    pl contribuciones taxes, taxation sing

    exento de contribuciones — tax-free, tax-exempt (EEUU)

    * * *
    femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution; (Fisco) tax
    * * *
    = contribution, contribution, paper, pooling, rate, submission, addition, tribute.
    Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).
    Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex. In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
    Ex. In this area members of co-operatives have benefited greatly from the general pooling of expertise.
    Ex. There will be special rates for additional services such as SDI or document delivery.
    Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.
    Ex. In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.
    ----
    * contribución a la investigación = research contribution.
    * contribución a un debate = input to a debate.
    * contribución de ideas = input of ideas.
    * contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.
    * contribución urbana = local tax rates, tax rates, local rates, local taxes, council tax, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.
    * devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.
    * hacer una contribución = make + a contribution.
    * identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.
    * presentar una contribución = present + contribution.
    * recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.
    * * *
    femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution; (Fisco) tax
    * * *
    = contribution, contribution, paper, pooling, rate, submission, addition, tribute.

    Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

    Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
    Ex: In this area members of co-operatives have benefited greatly from the general pooling of expertise.
    Ex: There will be special rates for additional services such as SDI or document delivery.
    Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.
    Ex: In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.
    * contribución a la investigación = research contribution.
    * contribución a un debate = input to a debate.
    * contribución de ideas = input of ideas.
    * contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.
    * contribución urbana = local tax rates, tax rates, local rates, local taxes, council tax, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.
    * devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.
    * hacer una contribución = make + a contribution.
    * identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.
    * presentar una contribución = present + contribution.
    * recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.

    * * *
    1 (colaboración) contribution
    2 (donación) donation, contribution
    3 ( Fisco) tax
    Compuestos:
    local property tax, ≈ council tax ( in UK)
    * * *

    contribución sustantivo femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution;
    (Fisco) tax
    contribución sustantivo femenino
    1 (participación) contribution
    2 (impuesto) tax
    ' contribución' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aportación
    - coperacha
    - excepcional
    - extraordinario
    English:
    contribution
    - rate
    - council
    - toward
    * * *
    1. [aporte] contribution
    2. [impuesto] tax;
    contribución directa/indirecta direct/indirect tax;
    contribuciones taxes, taxation;
    contribución urbana = tax for local services, Br ≈ council tax
    * * *
    f
    1 contribution
    2 ( impuesto) tax
    * * *
    contribución nf, pl - ciones : contribution
    * * *
    contribución n contribution

    Spanish-English dictionary > contribución

  • 103 convenio laboral

    m.
    association agreement.
    * * *
    (n.) = labour agreement, labour-management agreement
    Ex. This guide was designed to facilitate the preparation for and presentation of a course in administering local labour agreements.
    Ex. In these places, labor-management agreements form the foundation of programs designed to improve the quality of teaching and levels of student learning.
    * * *
    (n.) = labour agreement, labour-management agreement

    Ex: This guide was designed to facilitate the preparation for and presentation of a course in administering local labour agreements.

    Ex: In these places, labor-management agreements form the foundation of programs designed to improve the quality of teaching and levels of student learning.

    Spanish-English dictionary > convenio laboral

  • 104 crucero

    m.
    1 cruise (viaje).
    2 cruiser (barco).
    3 transept.
    4 crossroads, intersection, crossing.
    * * *
    1 (buque) cruiser
    2 (viaje) cruise
    3 ARQUITECTURA transept
    \
    hacer un crucero to go on a cruise
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=barco) cruise ship, (cruise) liner; (Mil) cruiser

    crucero de lujo — luxury cruise ship, luxury (cruise) liner

    2) (=viaje) cruise

    crucero de placer, crucero de recreo — pleasure cruise

    3) (Arquit) [de templo] transept
    4) (=viga) crosspiece
    5) (Aut) [de carreteras] crossroads; (Ferro) crossing
    6) (=persona) crossbearer
    7) (Astron)
    8) (=misil) cruise missile
    * * *
    1) ( viaje) cruise
    2) ( barco de guerra) cruiser
    3) (Méx) ( de carreteras) crossroads; (Ferr) grade crossing (AmE), level crossing (BrE)
    * * *
    = cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, boat cruise, cruiser.
    Ex. The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
    Ex. It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
    Ex. This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.
    Ex. The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.
    Ex. This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
    Ex. A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
    Ex. The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.
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    * crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.
    * crucero de combate = battle cruiser.
    * crucero del amor = love boat.
    * hacer un crucero = go on + a cruise.
    * * *
    1) ( viaje) cruise
    2) ( barco de guerra) cruiser
    3) (Méx) ( de carreteras) crossroads; (Ferr) grade crossing (AmE), level crossing (BrE)
    * * *
    = cruise liner, transatlantic liner, ocean liner, cruise ship [cruiseship], cruise, boat cruise, cruiser.

    Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.

    Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
    Ex: This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.
    Ex: The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.
    Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
    Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
    Ex: The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.
    * crucero de batalla = battle cruiser.
    * crucero de combate = battle cruiser.
    * crucero del amor = love boat.
    * hacer un crucero = go on + a cruise.

    * * *
    A (viaje) cruise
    hizo un crucero por el Caribe he went on a Caribbean cruise
    C
    1 ( Arquit) crossing
    2 (cruz) stone cross
    D ( Méx) (de carreteras) crossroads; ( Ferr) grade crossing ( AmE), level crossing ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    crucero sustantivo masculino
    a) ( viaje) cruise;




    (Ferr) grade crossing (AmE), level crossing (BrE)
    crucero sustantivo masculino
    1 (viaje por mar) cruise
    hacer un crucero por el Mediterráneo, to go on a cruise in the Mediterranean
    2 (barco) cruise ship
    3 Arquit transept
    4 (cruz de piedra) stone cross
    ' crucero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    potosí
    English:
    cruise
    - cruise missile
    - cruise ship
    - cruise speed
    - cruiser
    - grade
    - level
    * * *
    1. [viaje] cruise;
    hacer un crucero to go on a cruise
    2. [barco] (battle) cruiser
    3. [de iglesias] crossing
    4. [cruz de piedra] stone cross
    5. Méx [cruce] [viario] crossroads;
    [férreo] Br level crossing, US grade crossing
    * * *
    m
    1 cruise
    2 MIL cruiser
    3 ARQUI transept
    * * *
    1) : cruise
    2) : cruiser, warship
    3) Mex : intersection
    * * *
    crucero n (viaje) cruise

    Spanish-English dictionary > crucero

  • 105 cámara de seguridad

    (n.) = security camera, surveillance camera
    Ex. Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
    Ex. 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists.
    * * *
    (n.) = security camera, surveillance camera

    Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.

    Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cámara de seguridad

  • 106 dar bastante importancia a

    (v.) = place + great store on
    Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
    * * *
    (v.) = place + great store on

    Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar bastante importancia a

  • 107 dar conferencia

    (v.) = lecture
    Ex. In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature.
    * * *
    (v.) = lecture

    Ex: In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar conferencia

  • 108 de cómo

    Ex. Different disciplines have taken different approaches as to how to best study the social activities that take place in the various places frequented by the public = Diferentes disciplinas han seguido diferentes métodos de cómo estudiar mejor las actividades sociales que se llevan a cabo en los distintos lugares frecuentados por la gente.
    * * *

    Ex: Different disciplines have taken different approaches as to how to best study the social activities that take place in the various places frequented by the public = Diferentes disciplinas han seguido diferentes métodos de cómo estudiar mejor las actividades sociales que se llevan a cabo en los distintos lugares frecuentados por la gente.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de cómo

  • 109 de lujo

    luxury, luxurious
    * * *
    (adj.) = deluxe, upmarket [up market], upscale, luxury, plush, top-class
    Ex. The article 'Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.
    Ex. A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.
    Ex. The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
    Ex. This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'.
    Ex. She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.
    Ex. Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.
    * * *
    (adj.) = deluxe, upmarket [up market], upscale, luxury, plush, top-class

    Ex: The article 'Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.

    Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.
    Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
    Ex: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'.
    Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.
    Ex: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de lujo

  • 110 defecar

    v.
    to defecate.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to defecate
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to defecate
    * * *
    Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to defecate
    * * *

    Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.

    * * *
    defecar [A2 ]
    vi
    to defecate
    * * *

    defecar verbo intransitivo to defecate
    ' defecar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cagar
    * * *
    to defecate
    * * *
    v/i defecate
    * * *
    defecar {72} vi
    : to defecate

    Spanish-English dictionary > defecar

  • 111 dejado de la mano de Dios

    familiar godforsaken
    * * *
    * * *
    (adj.) = God-forsaken
    Ex. I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
    * * *
    (adj.) = God-forsaken

    Ex: I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dejado de la mano de Dios

  • 112 demasiados

    adj.
    too many, far too many, way too many.
    pron.
    too many, many.
    * * *
    = too many, all too many, Número + too many
    Ex. In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
    Ex. All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.
    Ex. It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.
    * * *
    = too many, all too many, Número + too many

    Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.

    Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.
    Ex: It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.

    Spanish-English dictionary > demasiados

  • 113 deportividad

    f.
    sportsmanship.
    * * *
    1 sportsmanship
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino sportsmanship
    * * *
    Ex. The book examines good sportsmanship, fair play, and cheating and their true places in today's sporting environment.
    * * *
    femenino sportsmanship
    * * *

    Ex: The book examines good sportsmanship, fair play, and cheating and their true places in today's sporting environment.

    * * *
    sportsmanship
    * * *

    deportividad sustantivo femenino
    sportsmanship
    deportividad sustantivo femenino sportsmanship
    ' deportividad' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sportsmanship
    * * *
    sportsmanship
    * * *
    f sportsmanship
    * * *
    deportividad nf, Spain : sportsmanship

    Spanish-English dictionary > deportividad

  • 114 desaforado

    adj.
    1 excessive, desperate, out of control.
    2 lawless.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desaforar.
    * * *
    1 (exagerado) huge, enormous, terrible
    2 (escandaloso) outrageous
    * * *
    ADJ [comportamiento] outrageous; [persona] lawless, disorderly; [grito] ear-splitting

    es un desaforado — he's a violent sort, he's dangerously excitable

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo < ambición> unbridled, boundless; < grito> terrible
    II
    - da masculino, femenino

    como un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice

    * * *
    = raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.
    Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
    Ex. From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
    Ex. I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
    Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
    Ex. This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
    Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo < ambición> unbridled, boundless; < grito> terrible
    II
    - da masculino, femenino

    como un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice

    * * *
    = raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.

    Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.

    Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
    Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
    Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
    Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
    Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
    Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

    * * *
    1 ‹fiesta› riotous, wild; ‹ambición› unbridled, boundless; ‹grito› terrible
    2 ‹partidario/nacionalista› ardent, fervent
    masculine, feminine
    se puso a comer como un desaforado he started eating as if he hadn't eaten in a week
    corrieron como desaforados they ran hell for leather o like crazy ( colloq)
    gritaba como un desaforado he was shouting at the top of his voice o like a madman, he was shouting his head off ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo desaforar: ( conjugate desaforar)

    desaforado es:

    el participio

    desaforado
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: como un desaforado ‹ correr› hell for leather;


    ‹ gritar› at the top of one's voice
    ' desaforado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    wild
    * * *
    desaforado, -a
    ♦ adj
    [gritos, baile, carrera] wild; [ambición, codicia, deseo] unbridled, wild; [celebración, fiesta] wild; [comilona, borrachera] enormous, gargantuan
    ♦ nm,f
    los hinchas gritaban como desaforados the fans screamed wildly;
    bailaba/comía como un desaforado he danced/ate like a man possessed
    * * *
    adj
    1 ambición boundless
    2 grito ear-splitting

    Spanish-English dictionary > desaforado

  • 115 desaliñado

    adj.
    untidy, messy, sloppy, bedraggled.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desaliñar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desaliñar desaliñar
    1 untidy, unkempt, scruffy
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=descuidado) slovenly
    2) (=desordenado) untidy, dishevelled, disheveled (EEUU)
    3) (=negligente) careless, slovenly
    * * *
    - da adjetivo slovenly
    * * *
    = messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.], bedraggled, unkempt, scruff.
    Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex. The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
    Ex. This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
    Ex. Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.
    Ex. Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo slovenly
    * * *
    = messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.], bedraggled, unkempt, scruff.

    Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

    Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
    Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
    Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.
    Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.

    * * *
    slovenly
    * * *

    Del verbo desaliñar: ( conjugate desaliñar)

    desaliñado es:

    el participio

    desaliñado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    slovenly
    desaliñado,-a adjetivo scruffy, untidy

    ' desaliñado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desaliñada
    English:
    disheveled
    - dishevelled
    - dowdy
    - frumpy
    - scruffily
    - scruffy
    - sloppy
    - slovenly
    - untidy
    - bedraggled
    * * *
    desaliñado, -a adj
    [persona, aspecto] scruffy;
    un tipo de aspecto desaliñado a scruffy-looking guy
    * * *
    adj slovenly
    * * *
    desaliñado, -da adj
    : slovenly, untidy
    * * *
    desaliñado adj scruffy [comp. scruffier; superl. scruffiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > desaliñado

  • 116 descomponerse

    1 (pudrirse) to decompose, rot
    2 (estropearse) to break down
    3 (enfermar) to feel ill
    4 (enfadarse) to lose one's temper, get angry
    5 FÍSICA to resolve
    6 QUÍMICA to decompose
    7 MATEMÁTICAS to split
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=pudrirse) to decompose, rot
    2) * (=alterarse)
    3) Cono Sur (=vomitar) to be sick; (=llorar) to break down
    4) esp Méx (=romperse) to break down
    5)

    descomponerse el brazo — And to put one's arm out of joint

    * * *
    (v.) = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefy
    Ex. When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.
    Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
    Ex. Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
    Ex. The blood obtained from these bodies for toxicological analysis was putrefied.
    * * *
    (v.) = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefy

    Ex: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.

    Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
    Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
    Ex: The blood obtained from these bodies for toxicological analysis was putrefied.

    * * *

    ■descomponerse verbo intransitivo
    1 (deshacerse, pudrirse) to rot, decompose
    2 (ponerse nervioso) to lose one's cool
    3 (ponerse enfermo) to feel ill
    (tener diarrea) to get diarrhoea, US to get diarrhea
    ' descomponerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descomponer
    - pudrir
    English:
    decay
    - decompose
    - break
    - go
    - hay
    - pack
    - wrong
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [pudrirse] [fruta, comida] to rot;
    [cadáver] to decompose, to rot
    2. [dividirse] [sustancia, molécula] to break down;
    [luz] to split (up); [átomo] to split;
    la luz se descompone en un espectro light splits up into a spectrum
    3. [desordenarse] to get messed up;
    se me ha vuelto a descomponerse el peinado my hairdo has got messed up again
    4. [estropearse] [aparato, máquina] to break down
    5. [estómago]
    se me descompuso el estómago I had an attack of diarrhoea
    6. [turbarse, alterarse]
    se le descompuso el rostro he looked distraught;
    no se descompone por nada nothing seems to upset him
    7. [irritarse] to get (visibly) annoyed;
    se descompuso al oír tus palabras he got annoyed when he heard what you said
    8. Am [tiempo] to turn nasty
    * * *
    v/r
    1 ( pudrirse) decompose, rot
    2 TÉC break down
    3 Rpl ( emocionarse) break down (in tears)
    4
    :
    se le descompuso la cara he turned pale
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to break down
    2) : to decompose
    * * *
    1. (pudrirse) to rot [pt. & pp. rotted] / to decay
    2. (separarse) to break down [pt. broke; pp. broken]

    Spanish-English dictionary > descomponerse

  • 117 desintegrarse

    1 to disintegrate
    2 figurado to break up
    3 FÍSICA to split
    * * *
    VPR
    1) [grupo] to break up
    2) [roca, cohete] to disintegrate
    3) [átomo] to split
    * * *
    verbo pronominal
    a) grupo/partido to break up, disintegrate; familia to break up
    b) cuerpo/materia to break up, disintegrate; átomo to split, disintegrate
    * * *
    (v.) = disintegrate, fall + apart, decompose, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams
    Ex. When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.
    Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex. Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
    Ex. The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
    Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
    * * *
    verbo pronominal
    a) grupo/partido to break up, disintegrate; familia to break up
    b) cuerpo/materia to break up, disintegrate; átomo to split, disintegrate
    * * *
    (v.) = disintegrate, fall + apart, decompose, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams

    Ex: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.

    Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
    Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
    Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.

    * * *

    desintegrarse ( conjugate desintegrarse) verbo pronominal
    to disintegrate, break up;
    [ familia] to break up
    desintegrar vtr, desintegrarse verbo reflexivo to disintegrate
    ' desintegrarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desintegrar
    - deshacer
    English:
    disintegrate
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [objeto] to disintegrate
    2. [grupo, organización, familia] to break up
    * * *
    v/r
    1 FÍS disintegrate
    2 de grupo de gente break up
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > desintegrarse

  • 118 desmedido

    adj.
    excessive, disproportionate, beyond measure, out of all proportion.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desmedirse.
    * * *
    1→ link=desmedirse desmedirse
    1 (desproporcionado) excessive, disproportionate, out of all proportion
    2 (sin límite) boundless, unbounded
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [tamaño, importancia] (=excesivo) excessive; (=desproporcionado) out of all proportion
    2) [ambición] boundless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = unrestrained, inordinate, runaway, unconscionable, intemperate, excessive, out-of-control.
    Ex. 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex. From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex. This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
    ----
    * euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = unrestrained, inordinate, runaway, unconscionable, intemperate, excessive, out-of-control.

    Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
    Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
    * euforia desmedida = irrational exuberance.
    * exuberancia desmedida = irrational exuberance.

    * * *
    excessive
    su desmedida afición al juego his excessive fondness for gambling
    le han dado una importancia desmedida a ese hecho they have given that fact undue significance, they have attributed too much importance to that fact
    * * *

    Del verbo desmedirse: ( conjugate desmedirse)

    desmedido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desmedido    
    desmedirse
    desmedido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    excessive;
    le han dado una importancia desmedida they have attributed too much importance to it
    desmedido,-a adjetivo disproportionate, excessive
    su desmedido optimismo, her unbounded optimism

    ' desmedido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desmedida
    English:
    excessive
    - immoderate
    * * *
    desmedido, -a adj
    excessive, disproportionate
    * * *
    adj excessive
    * * *
    desmedido, -da adj
    desmesurado: excessive, undue

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmedido

  • 119 despeinado

    adj.
    uncombed, tousled, unkempt.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: despeinar.
    * * *
    1→ link=despeinar despeinar
    1 dishevelled (US disheveled), unkempt, tousled
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [pelo] ruffled, messed up
    2.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <pelo/melena> unkempt, disheveled*

    estar/andar despeinado — to have one's hair in a mess

    * * *
    = bedraggled, unkempt hair, unkempt.
    Ex. This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
    Ex. The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
    Ex. Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <pelo/melena> unkempt, disheveled*

    estar/andar despeinado — to have one's hair in a mess

    * * *
    = bedraggled, unkempt hair, unkempt.

    Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.

    Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
    Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.

    * * *
    unkempt, disheveled*, uncombed
    no puedes ir así, tan despeinado you can't go with your hair in such a mess
    * * *

    Del verbo despeinar: ( conjugate despeinar)

    despeinado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    despeinado    
    despeinar
    despeinado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹pelo/melena› unkempt, disheveled( conjugate disheveled);

    estar despeinado to have one's hair in a mess
    despeinar ( conjugate despeinar) verbo transitivo: despeinado a algn to mess up sb's hair
    despeinarse verbo pronominal
    to mess one's hair up
    despeinado,-a adjetivo dishevelled, with untidy hair

    ' despeinado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despeinada
    English:
    disheveled
    - dishevelled
    - tousled
    - unkempt
    - bedraggled
    - wind
    * * *
    despeinado, -a adj
    1. [por el viento] windswept
    2. [descuidado] [pelo] dishevelled, uncombed;
    no vayas así, tan despeinado don't go like that, with your hair in such a mess
    * * *
    adj disheveled, Br
    dishevelled;
    está despeinada her hair’s a mess
    * * *
    despeinado, -da adj
    : disheveled, tousled
    estoy despeinada: my hair's a mess

    Spanish-English dictionary > despeinado

  • 120 destacar

    v.
    1 to emphasize, to highlight (poner de relieve).
    cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…
    hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention
    Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.
    Ella destacó su importancia She emphasized its importance.
    2 to station (tropas).
    3 to stand out.
    destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out among her other novels for o because of its humor
    Sus logros destacan His achievements stand out.
    4 to put on the front, to deploy, to detach, to put at the front line.
    Ricardo destacó al alumno Richard put the student on the front.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (despuntar) to stand out
    1 MILITAR to detach
    2 (en pintura) to highlight, make stand out
    3 figurado (dar énfasis) to point out, emphasize
    1 to stand out
    * * *
    verb
    1) to highlight, emphasize
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hacer resaltar) to emphasize

    quiero destacar que... — I wish to emphasize that...

    2) (Mil) to detach, detail
    3) (Inform) to highlight
    2.
    VI
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
    2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out
    3)
    a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

    destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

    b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
    2.
    destacar vi to stand out

    destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

    * * *
    = bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.
    Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
    Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.
    Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex. Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.
    Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
    Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.
    Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex. The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
    Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex. There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.
    Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
    Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    ----
    * destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * destacar en = pull off on.
    * destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.
    * destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * hay que destacar = importantly.
    * sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin nada que destacar = uneventful.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
    2) ( realzar) <belleza/figura> to enhance; <color/plano> to bring out
    3)
    a) (Mil) < tropas> to post

    destacar a alguien para + inf — to detail somebody to + inf

    b) <periodista/fotógrafo> to send
    2.
    destacar vi to stand out

    destacar en algo — to excel at o in something

    * * *
    = bring into + focus, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], give + prominence, give + emphasis, highlight, make + Posesivo + mark, single out, illuminate, heighten, stand out in + the text, play up, stand out, foreground, lay + emphasis on, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, excel, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, place + great store on, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, stand + apart, shine, deploy, flag + Nombre + up, stand + proud.

    Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
    Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.
    Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.
    Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
    Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.
    Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
    Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.
    Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
    Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    * destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * destacar en = pull off on.
    * destacar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * destacar por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.
    * destacar sobre los demás = stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * hay que destacar = importantly.
    * sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin nada que destacar = uneventful.

    * * *
    destacar [A2 ]
    vt
    A (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
    destacó la gravedad de la situación he underlined o stressed o emphasized the gravity of the situation
    B ( Art) to highlight, bring out
    C
    1 (enviar) ‹tropas› to post
    fueron destacados para defender el puente they were detailed to defend the bridge
    2 ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send
    ■ destacar
    vi
    to stand out
    el trabajo destaca por su originalidad the work is remarkable for o stands out because of its originality
    el marco hace destacar aún más la belleza del cuadro the frame further enhances the beauty of the picture
    destacó como autor teatral he was an outstanding playwright
    a lo lejos destacaba el campanario de la iglesia the church tower stood out in the distance
    nunca destacó como estudiante he never excelled o shone as a student
    destaca entre los de su edad por su estatura he stands out from others of his age because of his height
    * * *

     

    destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
    1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
    2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
    ‹color/plano› to bring out
    3
    a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

    b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

    verbo intransitivo
    to stand out;
    destacar en algo to excel at o in sth
    destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
    destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
    ' destacar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brillar
    - despuntar
    - destacarse
    - perfilarse
    - realzar
    - resaltar
    - sobresalir
    - subrayar
    English:
    angular
    - detail
    - highlight
    - shine
    - stand out
    - crowd
    - excel
    - heighten
    - stand
    - tower
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [poner de relieve] to emphasize, to highlight;
    debo destacar lo importante que es la operación I must stress o emphasize how important the operation is;
    cabe destacar que… it is important to point out that…;
    hay que destacar el trabajo de los actores the acting deserves special mention
    2. [tropas] to station;
    [corresponsales] to assign, to send
    ♦ vi
    [sobresalir] to stand out;
    tiene afán por destacar she is keen to excel;
    destacó como concertista de piano he was an outstanding concert pianist;
    hay una alumna que destaca de los demás/entre todos there is one student who stands out from the others/from all the others;
    destaca en sus estudios she is an outstanding student;
    destaca entre sus otras novelas por su humor it stands out from her other novels for o because of its humour;
    destaca mucho por su imponente físico he really stands out because of his impressive physique;
    un pueblo que no destaca por nada en particular a town that is not remarkable for anything in particular, a rather unremarkable town
    * * *
    I v/i stand out
    II v/t emphasize
    * * *
    destacar {72} vt
    1) enfatizar, subrayar: to emphasize, to highlight, to stress
    2) : to station, to post
    : to stand out
    * * *
    1. (resaltar) to point out / to emphasize
    2. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]

    Spanish-English dictionary > destacar

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