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41 a escala industrial
(adj.) = on an industrial scale, industrial-scaleEx. These two machine translation systems translate texts from English and German into Russian on an industrial scale.Ex. Mass treatment is the name given to an industrial-scale process to deacidify and stabilise and/or strengthen library and archival materials.* * *(adj.) = on an industrial scale, industrial-scaleEx: These two machine translation systems translate texts from English and German into Russian on an industrial scale.
Ex: Mass treatment is the name given to an industrial-scale process to deacidify and stabilise and/or strengthen library and archival materials. -
42 aburrimiento
m.1 boredom.2 boring thing, annoyance.* * *1 boredom\¡menudo aburrimiento! how boring!, what a bore!ser un aburrimiento to be a bore* * *noun m.boredom, tedium* * *SM boredom, tedium¡qué aburrimiento! — what a bore!
* * *a) ( estado) boredomb) ( cosa aburrida)* * *= boredom, doldrums.Ex. However, if you take tasks 5, 6 and 7 you would be looking for somebody who is physically fit, who is numerate and literate and perhaps has a high boredom threshold.Ex. The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.* * *a) ( estado) boredomb) ( cosa aburrida)* * *= boredom, doldrums.Ex: However, if you take tasks 5, 6 and 7 you would be looking for somebody who is physically fit, who is numerate and literate and perhaps has a high boredom threshold.
Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.* * *1 (estado) boredom2(cosa aburrida): ¡qué aburrimiento! what a bore!, what a drag! ( colloq)* * *
aburrimiento sustantivo masculino
b) ( cosa aburrida):◊ ¡qué aburrimiento! what a bore!
aburrimiento sustantivo masculino boredom: ¡qué aburrimiento!, what a bore!
' aburrimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cansada
- cansado
- fastidio
- pesadez
- prometerse
- quintaesencia
- morir
- paliza
English:
boredom
- pants
- tediousness
- tedium
- bore
* * *aburrimiento nmboredom;hasta el aburrimiento to the point of boredom;¡qué aburrimiento!, ¡vámonos! this is so boring!, let's leave!;¡qué aburrimiento de película! what a boring film!* * *m boredom* * *aburrimiento nm: boredom, weariness* * *aburrimiento n boredom -
43 acosar
v.1 to pursue relentlessly.2 to harass.3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase\acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions* * *verbto harass, hound* * *VT1) (=atosigar) to hound, harassser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed
2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> to houndme acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions
b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *= plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* problema + acosar = problem + dog.* * *acosar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to houndlo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after himun compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing herse ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and diseaseme acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly* * *
acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
( sexualmente) to harass;◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions
acosar verbo transitivo
1 to harass
2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
' acosar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- asediar
- hostigar
English:
assault
- beset
- harass
- hound
- mob
- molest
- persecute
- plague
- ply
- stalk
- bait
- goad
- harry
- worry
* * *1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly2. [hostigar] to harass;fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work* * *v/t hound, pursue;me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions* * *acosar vtperseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass -
44 afectar
v.1 to affect.las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensionersLa conversación afecta sus ideas The conversation affects his ideas.La tensión nerviosa afecta a María Stress affects Mary.2 to upset, to affect badly.le afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3 to damage.a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4 to affect, to feign.afectó enfado he feigned o affected angerMaría afecta interés pero no es así Mary feigns interest but it is not so.5 to pretend to.El chico afecta saber mucho The boy pretends to know a lot.* * *1 (aparentar) to affect2 (impresionar) to move3 (dañar) to damage4 (concernir) to concern1 (impresionarse) to be affected, be moved* * *verb1) to affect2) feign* * *1. VT1) (=repercutir sobre) to affect2) (=entristecer) to sadden; (=conmover) to moveme afectaron mucho las imágenes del documental — I was very moved by the pictures in the documentary
3) frm (=fingir) to affect, feignafectar ignorancia — to affect o feign ignorance
4) (Jur) to tie up, encumber5) LAm [+ forma] to take, assume6) LAm (=destinar) to allocate2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex. Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex. There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex. The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex. Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex. Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex. The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex. Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex. With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex. An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.----* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( tener efecto en) to affectb) ( afligir) to affect (frml)2) ( fingir) <admiración/indiferencia> to affect, feign* * *= affect, colour [color, -USA], cut into, disturb, hit, impair, mar, plague, take + Posesivo + toll (on), beset (with/by), concern, afflict, disrupt, bias, prejudice, cross over, bedevil, dog, dent, make + a dent in, ail, strike, spill over into, take + a toll on, hobble, cast + an impact.Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.* afectar a = cut across, have + impact (on), have + effect on, have + implication for, impinge on/upon, operate on, carry over to.* afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.* afectar al mundo = span + the globe.* afectar a todo = run through.* afectar a todo el país = sweep + the country.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* afectar completamente = engulf.* afectar directamente = cut to + the quick.* afectar directamente a = cut to + the heart of.* afectar fuertemente = hit + hard.* afectar mucho = hit + hard.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.* no ser afectado = leave + unaffected.* problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.* problemática que afecta a = issues + surrounding.* que afecta a = surrounding.* que afecta a toda la sociedad = culture-wide.* que afecta a todas las culturas = culture-wide.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* sin ser afectado = untouched.* verse muy afectado por = have + a high stake in.* * *afectar [A1 ]vtA1 (tener efecto en) to affectla nueva ley no afecta al pequeño empresario the new law doesn't affect the small businessmanestá afectado de una grave enfermedad pulmonar ( frml); he is suffering from a serious lung diseasela enfermedad le afectó el cerebro the illness affected her brainlas zonas afectadas por las inundaciones the areas hit o affected by the floodslo que dijiste lo afectó mucho what you said upset him terribly3 ( Der) ‹bienes› to encumberB (fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign afectar + INF to pretend to + INF* * *
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmune
- tocar
- afligir
- impresionar
- repercutir
- sacudir
English:
affect
- damage
- get
- hit
- tell
- upset
- dent
- difference
- disrupt
- impair
- interfere
- touch
- whole
* * *afectar vt1. [incumbir] to affect;las medidas afectan a los pensionistas the measures affect pensioners2. [afligir] to upset, to affect badly;todo lo afecta he's very sensitive;lo afectó mucho la muerte de su hermano his brother's death hit him hard3. [producir perjuicios en] to damage;la sequía que afectó a la región the drought which hit the region;a esta madera le afecta mucho la humedad this wood is easily damaged by damp4. [simular] to affect, to feign;afectó enfado he feigned o affected anger5. RP [destinar, asignar] to assign* * *v/t2 ( conmover) upset, affect3 ( fingir) feign* * *afectar vt1) : to affect2) : to upset3) : to feign, to pretend* * *afectar vb1. to affect -
45 arriesgar
v.1 to risk.El millonario aventuró su dinero The millionaire risked his money.2 to risk to, to gamble on, to risk.* * *1 to risk (dinero) to stake2 (aventurar) to venture1 (uso reflexivo) to risk\arriesgar el pellejo familiar to risk one's neckarriesgarse a hacer algo to dare to do something, risk doing something* * *verbto risk, venture* * *1.VT (=poner en riesgo) to risk, hazard; [+ oportunidad] to endanger, put at risk; [+ conjetura] to hazard, venture; [+ dinero] to stake2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <vida/dinero> to riskquien nada arriesga nada gana — nothing ventured, nothing gained
b) < opinión> to venture2.arriesgarse v pron¿nos arriesgamos? — shall we risk it o take a chance?
se arriesgan al fracaso — they run the risk of failing o of failure
arriesgarse a + inf — to risk -ing
* * *= risk, gamble, take + risks, chance.Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.Ex. In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.Ex. There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.----* arriesgar el cuello = stick out + Posesivo + neck.* arriesgar el cuello (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.* arriesgarse = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances.* arriesgarse a = run + risk.* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* arriesgarse innecesariamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <vida/dinero> to riskquien nada arriesga nada gana — nothing ventured, nothing gained
b) < opinión> to venture2.arriesgarse v pron¿nos arriesgamos? — shall we risk it o take a chance?
se arriesgan al fracaso — they run the risk of failing o of failure
arriesgarse a + inf — to risk -ing
* * *= risk, gamble, take + risks, chance.Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.Ex: There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.* arriesgar el cuello = stick out + Posesivo + neck.* arriesgar el cuello (por) = stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).* arriesgar la vida = risk + life and limb, play + Russian roulette, risk + Posesivo + life.* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida = put + Posesivo + life on the line.* arriesgarse = take + a gamble, take + the chance, take + the plunge, go out on + a limb, take + chances (on), take + Posesivo + chances.* arriesgarse a = run + risk.* arriesgarse a decir = hazard.* arriesgarse innecesariamente = flirt with + danger, court + danger.* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* * *arriesgar [A3 ]vt1 ‹vida/dinero/reputación› to riskarriesgó su vida para salvar al niño he risked his life to save the childarriesgó mucho con esa inversión he staked a great deal on that investment, he risked a great deal when he made that investmentquien nada arriesga nada gana nothing ventured, nothing gained2 ‹opinión› to venture¿qué te parece? ¿nos arriesgamos? what do you think? shall we risk it o take a chance?vale la pena arriesgarse it's worth (taking) the riskse arriesgan al fracaso they run the risk of failing o of failure, they risk failurearriesgarse A + INF to risk -INGte arriesgas a perderlo todo you risk losing everything, you run the risk of losing everythingarriesgarse A QUE + SUBJ:te arriesgas a que te pongan una multa you risk getting a fine* * *
arriesgar ( conjugate arriesgar) verbo transitivo
arriesgarse verbo pronominal:◊ ¿nos arriesgamos? shall we risk it o take a chance?;
arriesgarse a hacer algo to risk doing sth
arriesgar verbo transitivo to risk
' arriesgar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugarse
- pellejo
- jugar
English:
hazard
- neck
- risk
* * *♦ vt1. [exponer a peligro] to risk;arriesgó la vida por sus ideales she risked her life for her beliefs2. [proponer] to venture, to suggest* * *v/t risk* * *arriesgar {52} vt: to risk, to venture* * *arriesgar vb to risk -
46 asediar
v.1 to lay siege to (military).2 to besiege, to beset, to beleaguer, to bedevil.* * *1 to besiege, lay siege to2 figurado to besiege, pester, harass* * *verb* * *VT1) (Mil) to besiege; (Náut) to blockade2) (=molestar) to bother, pester; [+ amante] to chase, lay siege to frm* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *verbo transitivo* * *= plague, beat + a path to + Posesivo + door, importune, pester, stalk, bedevil.Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* asediado por problemas = embattled.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* * *asediar [A1 ]vt1 ( Mil) ‹fortaleza/ciudad› to lay siege to, besiege, blockade; ‹ejército› to surround, besiege2 (acosar) ‹persona› to besiegeasediaron a la cantante con preguntas they besieged the singer, firing questions at her* * *
asediar ( conjugate asediar) verbo transitivo
‹ ejército› to surround, besiege
asediar verbo transitivo to besiege
' asediar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- acribillar
English:
besiege
- mob
* * *asediar vt1. [ciudad] to lay siege to, to besiege2. [persona]los fans la asediaban pidiéndole autógrafos she was besieged by fans asking for autographs;el equipo visitante asedió la portería rival the away team laid siege to their opponents' goal;lo asediaron a preguntas he was bombarded with questions* * *v/t tb figbesiege* * *asediar vt1) sitiar: to besiege2) acosar: to harass -
47 asignatura optativa
f.elective subject, option subject.* * *(n.) = optional subject, subsidiary subject, elective courseEx. Apart from the basic course shared by all students, which includes library organisation and reference work, the students choose an optional subject from each of the 3 groups.Ex. They must also choose one of 4 subsidiary subjects: advanced archive administration, music, Russian, and applied computer science.Ex. Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective courses, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.* * *(n.) = optional subject, subsidiary subject, elective courseEx: Apart from the basic course shared by all students, which includes library organisation and reference work, the students choose an optional subject from each of the 3 groups.
Ex: They must also choose one of 4 subsidiary subjects: advanced archive administration, music, Russian, and applied computer science.Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective courses, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.* * *elective ooptional subject -
48 atormentar
v.1 to torture.2 to torment, to torture, to beset, to gnaw.3 to terrorize.* * *1 (torturar) to torture2 figurado (causar disgusto) to torment, harass1 (sufrir) to torment oneself* * *verb1) to torture2) torment•* * *1. VT1) (Mil etc) to torture2) (=causar aflicción) to torment; (=acosar) to plague, harass; (=tentar) to tantalize2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona ( físicamente) to torture; ( mentalmente) to tormentb) dolor/celos2.atormentado por los celos/el remordimiento — tormented by jealousy/guilt
atormentarse v pron (refl) to torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, gnaw (at), tantalise [tantalize, -USA], torture, bedevil.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.----* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona ( físicamente) to torture; ( mentalmente) to tormentb) dolor/celos2.atormentado por los celos/el remordimiento — tormented by jealousy/guilt
atormentarse v pron (refl) to torment oneself* * *= put + Nombre + on the rack, torment, gnaw (at), tantalise [tantalize, -USA], torture, bedevil.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
Ex: Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *atormentar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» (físicamente) to torture; (mentalmente) to torment2«dolor/celos»: este dolor de muelas me está atormentando this toothache is driving me crazyatormentado por los celos tormented by jealousyme atormentaba el remordimiento I was racked with o tormented by guilt( refl) to torment oneself* * *
atormentar ( conjugate atormentar) verbo transitivo [ persona] ( físicamente) to torture;
( mentalmente) to torment
atormentarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to torment oneself
atormentar verbo transitivo to torment
' atormentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
martillear
- martirizar
- mortificar
English:
haunt
- rack
- tantalize
- torment
- torture
* * *♦ vt1. [torturar] to torture2. [sujeto: sentimiento, dolor] to torment;ese dolor de cabeza la está atormentando she's in agony with that headache;la atormenta la culpa she is plagued o tormented by guilt* * *v/t torment* * *atormentar vt: to torment, to torture* * *atormentar vb to torment -
49 baza
f.1 trick.no pude meter baza (en la conversación) I couldn't get a word in edgewayssiempre trata de meter baza (en la conversación) she's always trying to butt in2 advantage.la gran baza del producto es su reducido precio the product's great advantage is its low priceel delantero ruso es la gran baza del equipo the Russian forward is the team's main weapon3 trump card.* * *1 (naipes) trick2 (ventaja) asset, advantage3 (ocasión) chance\meter baza figurado to butt in, stick one's oar inno poder meter baza not to be able to get a word in edgeways* * *SF1) (Naipes) trick•
hacer una baza — to make o win a trick2) [en asunto, negocio] (=recurso) weapon; (=oportunidad) chance•
jugar una baza, si juega bien su baza, conseguirá el trabajo — if he plays his cards right, he'll get the jobAlemania juega una baza muy firme para el Mundial — Germany has a good chance of winning the World Cup
le encanta meter baza aunque no tenga ni idea del tema — she loves butting in even though she has no idea about the subject
cuando habla no deja meter baza a nadie — when he's speaking he doesn't let anybody get a word in edgeways
es de los que siempre sacan baza de todo — he's one of those people who always turns everything to their own advantage
* * *1) ( en naipes) trickhacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick
meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)
Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways
2) (recurso, arma)* * *= trump card, bargaining chip.Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.Ex. The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark.----* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.* * *1) ( en naipes) trickhacer or ganar una baza — to win a trick
meter baza — (fam) to butt in (colloq)
Pedro nunca deja meter baza a nadie — Pedro never lets anybody get a word in edgewise (AmE) o (BrE) edgeways
2) (recurso, arma)* * *= trump card, bargaining chip.Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ex: The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark.* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza = play + Posesivo + cards right.* * *A (en naipes) trickhacer or ganar una baza to win a trickB1(recurso, arma): mi experiencia es la baza fundamental que puedo aportar a la empresa my experience is the most important thing I can bring to the companyparece la mejor baza del equipo colombiano he could prove to be the Colombian team's trump card, he seems to be the great hope of the Colombian teamjugaron su última baza they played their last card, they used their ultimate weapontomó la determinación de jugar la baza decisiva she decided to play her trump card2 (logro, adelanto) achievementsu gran baza ha sido la conquista del mercado escandinavo their greatest achievement o success has been their conquest of the Scandinavian marketesto constituyó la primera baza victoriosa de los rebeldes this represented the first taste of victory o first moment of triumph for the rebels3(oportunidad): esta carrera será la última baza para Romero this race will be Romero's last chance* * *
baza sustantivo femenino trick
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter baza, to butt in
' baza' also found in these entries:
English:
trick
- trump
- asset
* * *baza nf1. [en naipes] trick;hacer una baza to make a trick;jugar una baza: jugó bien sus bazas she played her cards right;están jugando su última baza they're playing their last card;Fammeter baza: no pude meter baza (en la conversación) I couldn't get a word in edgeways;siempre trata de meter baza (en la conversación) she's always trying to butt in;intentan meter baza en la gestión de la empresa they are trying to elbow in on the management of the company2. [ventaja] advantage;la gran baza del producto es su reducido precio the product's great advantage is its low price;presentaron como baza electoral la educación they played the education card in the election;el delantero ruso es la gran baza del equipo the Russian forward is the team's main weapon* * *f1 en naipes trick; figtrump card;jugar sus bazas fig play one’s cards right2:meter baza fam interfere;no dejar a alguien meter baza fam not let s.o. get a word in edgewise* * *baza nf1) : trick (in card games)2)meter baza en : to butt in on -
50 bolcheviquismo
m.Bolshevism, extreme left, principles and practice of political ultraradicals generally, radically extreme left.* * *1 Bolshevism* * *= Bolshevism.Ex. Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.* * *= Bolshevism.Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.
* * *bolcheviquismo, bolchevismoBolshevism -
51 bolchevismo
m.Bolshevism.* * *1 Bolshevism* * *SM Bolshevism* * *= Bolshevism.Ex. Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.* * *= Bolshevism.Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.
* * *bolchevismo, bolcheviquismo nmBolshevism* * *m Bolshevism -
52 bonachón
adj.good-natured.m.1 good-natured person, helpful fellow.2 simple person, naive person.* * *► adjetivo1 kind, good-natured► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 kind soul* * *ADJ (=de buenas intenciones) good-natured, easy-going; pey simple, naïve* * *I II- chona masculino, femenino (fam) ( persona amable) good-natured o kind person* * *= good-natured, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], saint, softy [softie].Ex. The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.Ex. All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.Ex. The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.Ex. She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.* * *I II- chona masculino, femenino (fam) ( persona amable) good-natured o kind person* * *= good-natured, saintly [saintlier -comp., santiliest -sup,], saint, softy [softie].Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.* * *masculine, feminine1 ( fam) (persona amable) good-natured o kind persones un bonachón he's a kind, helpful fellow ( colloq)* * *
bonachón
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) ( persona amable) good-natured o kind person
bonachón,-ona adjetivo good-natured, easy-going
' bonachón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonachona
- buena
- bueno
* * *bonachón, -ona♦ adjgood-natured♦ nm,fgood-natured person;es un bonachón he's very good-natured* * *adj good-natured* * * -
53 borrachera
f.1 drunkenness (embriaguez).tener/cogerse una borrachera to be/get drunk2 intoxication.3 drinking spree, bachannalia, drinking bout, binge.4 drunken state, drunken stupor, drunkenness, ebriety.* * *1 drunken state■ llevaba encima tal borrachera que no sabía dónde estaba she was so drunk she didn't know where she was■ ¡estoy harta de tus borracheras! I'm fed up of you getting drunk!\coger una borrachera / enganchar una borrachera / pillar una borrachera to get drunk* * *SF1) (=estado) drunkennesscoger o pillar o agarrar o Méx ponerse una borrachera — to get drunk
2) (=juerga) spree, binge* * *pegarse or (Esp) cogerse or (esp AmL) agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk
* * *= drunkenness, binge, bout of boozing, drinking bout, boozing bout, binge drinking.Ex. During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.Ex. For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex. After another of his boozing bouts his bride-to-be throws him out of her house.Ex. To prevent risky sexual behavior among young adults, attention should be paid to binge drinking & marijuana use during adolescence.* * *pegarse or (Esp) cogerse or (esp AmL) agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk
* * *= drunkenness, binge, bout of boozing, drinking bout, boozing bout, binge drinking.Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.Ex: After another of his boozing bouts his bride-to-be throws him out of her house.Ex: To prevent risky sexual behavior among young adults, attention should be paid to binge drinking & marijuana use during adolescence.* * *¡tenía una borrachera encima …! he was so drunk!se duchó para quitarse or sacarse la borrachera he took a shower to sober upaquélla fue su última borrachera that was the last time he got drunken su borrachera de poder perdió toda noción de justicia drunk o intoxicated with power, she lost all sense of justice* * *
borrachera sustantivo femenino: pegarse or (Esp) cogerse or (esp AmL) agarrarse una borrachera to get drunk
borrachera sustantivo femenino
1 (embriaguez) drunkenness: cogí una buena borrachera, I got really drunk
2 fam fig (exceso, empacho) surfeit
una borrachera de números, a surfeit of numbers
3 (entusiasmo) excitement, fever: está en plena borrachera electoral, he has election fever
' borrachera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrar
- berza
- ciega
- ciego
- cogerse
- pedal
- pedo
- tajada
- torrija
- tranca
- trompa
- cuete
- embriaguez
- mona
English:
binge
- piss-up
- sober up
- bout
- drunkenness
* * *borrachera nf1. [embriaguez] drunkenness;tener una borrachera to be drunk;aún no se me ha pasado la borrachera I still haven't sobered upestá experimentando la borrachera del éxito she's drunk o dizzy with success* * *f drunkenness;agarrar una borrachera get drunk;borrachera de poder excitement that power brings* * *borrachera nf: drunkennessagarró una borrachera: he got drunk* * * -
54 catacumba
f.catacomb, subterranean gallery.* * *= catacomb.Ex. The author describes how the fragmentary works of Russian nonconformist literature of the period 1930-50 are being unearthed and collected from the Gulag catacombs.* * *= catacomb.Ex: The author describes how the fragmentary works of Russian nonconformist literature of the period 1930-50 are being unearthed and collected from the Gulag catacombs.
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55 catering
m.catering.* * *1 catering, catering service* * *noun m.* * *['katerin]SM INV cateringempresa de catering — caterer's, catering firm
* * *= caterer.Ex. People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.* * *= caterer.Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
* * */ˈkaterin/(servicio) catering; (empresa) catering companycontrataron los servicios de un catering they engaged the services of a catering company* * *catering -
56 certificado de sanidad
(n.) = health permitEx. People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.* * *(n.) = health permitEx: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
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57 como si nada
just like that* * *(adj.) = be right as rain, unfazedEx. Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.* * *(adj.) = be right as rain, unfazedEx: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland. -
58 como si tal cosa
as if nothing had happened————————just like that* * *= be right as rain, unfazed, just like thatEx. Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.Ex. All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.* * *= be right as rain, unfazed, just like thatEx: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill.
Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting. -
59 conde
m.count, earl.* * *1 count* * *(f. - condesa)nouncount / countess, earl* * *SM earl, count* * ** * *= earl, count.Ex. This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.Ex. The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.* * ** * *= earl, count.Ex: This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.* * *masculine, feminineel señor conde the Count* * *
conde
(f) countess;
( en otros países) (m) count;
(f) countess
conde sustantivo masculino count
' conde' also found in these entries:
English:
count
- earl
* * *conde, -esa nm,fcount, f countess* * *m count* * *: count m, earl m, countess f* * *conde n count -
60 contrabajo
f. & m.double-bass player (instrumentista).m.1 double-bass (instrument).2 double bass, bass, bass fiddle, bass viol.3 contrabass player, contrabassist.* * *1 (instrumento) double bass2 (voz) low bass* * *1. SM1) (=instrumento) double bass2) (=cantante, voz) low bass, contrabasso2.SMF (=músico) double bass player, double bassist* * *I IImasculino y femenino double-bass player* * *= bass.Nota: Instrumento musical.Ex. Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.* * *I IImasculino y femenino double-bass player* * *= bass.Nota: Instrumento musical.Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.
* * *1 (instrumento) double bass2 (cantante) basso profundodouble-bass player, double bassist* * *
contrabajo sustantivo masculino ( instrumento) double bass;
( cantante) basso profundo
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
double-bass player
contrabajo sustantivo masculino double bass
' contrabajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajo
English:
bass
- double bass
- double
* * *♦ nm1. [instrumento] double bass2. [voz] basso profundo, deep bass♦ nmf[instrumentista] double-bass player, double bassist* * *m double bass* * *contrabajo nm: double bass* * *contrabajo n double bass
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