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41 conejo de Pascua
(n.) = Easter rabbitEx. Those Easter rabbits who survive the first few months quickly reach maturity and that is when the interest in them starts to wane, because they are no longer cute and tiny.* * *el conejo de Pascua(n.) = Easter bunny, theEx: The article is entitled 'Some Fantasy Characters of Young Children: An Examination of Children's Beliefs in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny'.
(n.) = Easter rabbitEx: Those Easter rabbits who survive the first few months quickly reach maturity and that is when the interest in them starts to wane, because they are no longer cute and tiny.
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42 democráticamente
adv.democratically.* * *► adverbio1 democratically* * *ADV democratically* * *Ex. Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.* * *Ex: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
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43 embate
m.1 pounding.el embate de las olas the pounding of the waves2 onrush, appulse, dash, charge.3 onslaught, sudden attack, brunt.* * *1 (de olas) dashing, breaking2 (viento) summer sea breeze3 figurado (acometida) outburst* * *SM1) (=golpe) [de mar, viento] beating, violence; [de olas] dashing, breaking, beating2)3) (Mil) sudden attack* * *la industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés — the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught
* * *= pounding, onslaught.Ex. Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.----* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* * *la industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés — the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught
* * *= pounding, onslaught.Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* * *1 (del mar, viento) batteringlos embates de las olas the battering o pounding of the waves2(acometida): proteja su piel de los embates del tiempo protect your skin from the ravages of timesufren los embates de la crisis económica they are suffering hardship caused by the economic crisisla industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught* * *embate nm1. [de mar] pounding;el embate de las olas the pounding of the waves2. [de ejército, enemigo] onslaught, offensive3. [de ira, celos] fit* * ** * *embate nm1) : onslaught2) : battering (of waves or wind) -
44 empequeñecido
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45 empobrecido
adj.impoverished, hardscrabble, in reduced circumstances.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empobrecer.* * *ADJ impoverished* * *= poverty-stricken, impoverished, beggared, depauperate.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex. Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.Ex. In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.----* uranio empobrecido = depleted uranium.* * *= poverty-stricken, impoverished, beggared, depauperate.Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.* uranio empobrecido = depleted uranium.* * *empobrecido, -a adj1. [en recursos, riqueza, patrimonio] impoverished2. [en calidad, valor, importancia] impoverished, devalued -
46 encogido
adj.shrunk, crouching, shrunken.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encoger.* * *1→ link=encoger encoger► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [tejido] shrunken2) (=tacaño) stingy *3) (=tímido) shy, bashful* * ** * *= shrunken.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.* * ** * *= shrunken.Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
* * *encogido -da* * *encogido, -a adj[tímido] shy; [pusilánime] fearful, faint-hearted* * *adj figshy* * *encogido, -da adj1) : shriveled, shrunken2) tímido: shy, inhibited -
47 fractura de fatiga
(n.) = stress fractureEx. Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.* * *(n.) = stress fractureEx: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
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48 lápiz
m.pencil.* * *► nombre masculino (pl lápices)1 pencil\lápices de colores coloured (US colored) pencils, crayonslápiz de labios lipsticklápiz de ojos eyelinerlápiz óptico light pen* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] pencil; [de color] crayonescribir algo a o con lápiz — to write sth in pencil
está añadido a lápiz — it is added in pencil, it is pencilled in
lápiz a pasta — Cono Sur ball-point pen
lápiz de luz, lápiz electrónico — light pen
lápiz negro — [en la censura] blue pencil
2) (Min) black lead, graphite* * *con or a lápiz — in pencil
* * *= stylus, pencil.Ex. The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.Ex. One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.----* dibujo a lápiz = pencil drawing.* escrito a lápiz = pencilled [penciled, -USA].* lápiz de cera = crayon.* lápiz de memoria = USB hard drive, memory stick, pen drive, flash drive, USB stick, USB memory stick.* lápiz de memoria, memoria USB, pastilla de memoria, data pen, pen drive, mem = USB stick.* lápiz graso = grease pencil.* lápiz labial = lipstick.* lápiz litográfico = grease pencil.* lápiz óptico = light pen, Plessey pen, telepen, wand, data pen, barcode wand.* mina de lápiz = pencil lead.* mordisquear el lápiz = chew + pencil.* sistema de lápiz óptico = data pen system.* * *con or a lápiz — in pencil
* * *= stylus, pencil.Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
Ex: One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.* dibujo a lápiz = pencil drawing.* escrito a lápiz = pencilled [penciled, -USA].* lápiz de cera = crayon.* lápiz de memoria = USB hard drive, memory stick, pen drive, flash drive, USB stick, USB memory stick.* lápiz de memoria, memoria USB, pastilla de memoria, data pen, pen drive, mem = USB stick.* lápiz graso = grease pencil.* lápiz labial = lipstick.* lápiz litográfico = grease pencil.* lápiz óptico = light pen, Plessey pen, telepen, wand, data pen, barcode wand.* mina de lápiz = pencil lead.* mordisquear el lápiz = chew + pencil.* sistema de lápiz óptico = data pen system.* * *escríbelo con or en or a lápiz write it in pencilun dibujo a or en lápiz a pencil drawingCompuestos:eyebrow pencilwax crayonlipstick( Inf) pendriveeye pencil( Chi) ballpoint penlight penlipsticklight pen* * *
lápiz sustantivo masculino ( de madera) pencil;
( portaminas) automatic pencil (AmE), propelling pencil (BrE);
con or a lápiz in pencil;
lápiz de labios lipstick;
lápiz de ojos eye pencil;
lápiz de pasta (Chi) ballpoint pen
lápiz sustantivo masculino pencil
lápiz de labios, lipstick
lápiz de ojos, eyeliner
' lápiz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caerse
- inclinarse
- mina
- quitar
- fino
- lapicero
- mano
- más
- punta
- quebrar
- quedar
- romper
- sacar
- señalar
- tener
English:
blunt
- crayon
- eyebrow pencil
- eyeliner
- lead
- lipstick
- pencil
- point
- push
- sharpen
- stub
- stump
- tick
- toy with
- ball
- Biro
- borrow
- lip
- pen
- poised
* * *lápiz nmpencil;un dibujo a lápiz a pencil drawingArg lápiz de cera wax crayon;lápices de colores coloured pencils, crayons;lápiz de labios lipstick;Urug lápiz mecánico Br propelling pencil, US mechanical pencil;lápiz de ojos eyeliner;Informát lápiz óptico light pen; Chile lápiz de pasta [bolígrafo] ballpoint pen* * *m pencil* * *1) : pencil2)lápiz labial : lipstick* * *lápiz n pencil -
49 martilleo
m.hammering.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: martillear.* * *1 hammering* * *SM hammering; (=machaqueo) pounding* * *masculino hammering* * *= pounding.Ex. Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.* * *masculino hammering* * *= pounding.Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
* * *hammeringun martilleo terrible en las sienes a terrible pounding in the temples* * *
Del verbo martillear: ( conjugate martillear)
martilleo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
martilleó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
martillear
martilleo
martilleo sustantivo masculino
hammering;
martillear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound: la lluvia martilleaba los cristales, the rain beat down on the windows
3 (atormentar) sus palabras me martilleaban en los oídos, his words fell harshly on me
II verbo intransitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound
' martilleo' also found in these entries:
English:
hammering
* * *martilleo nmhammering;el martilleo de la lluvia en la ventana the pounding of the rain against the window* * *m hammering -
50 no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo
(v.) = have + no business + GerundioEx. Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.* * *(v.) = have + no business + GerundioEx: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
Spanish-English dictionary > no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo
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51 poquito
adj.a little bit of.m.small amount, small quantity, shade.* * *1 familiar little bit* * *SM1)[como adv] a little, a bitun poquito — a little bit (de of)
2)a poquitos — bit by bit, little by little
¡poquito a poco! — gently!, easy there!
* * *= tad.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.----* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poquito a poco = little by little.* poquito a poquito = little by little.* un poquito = a wee bit.* un poquito de = a dash of, a tiny bit of, a splash of, a hint of.* * *= tad.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.
* poner un poquito de picante = pep up.* poquito a poco = little by little.* poquito a poquito = little by little.* un poquito = a wee bit.* un poquito de = a dash of, a tiny bit of, a splash of, a hint of.* * *poquito, poquititoadj/m* * *poquito nmun poquito a little bit* * *adj:un poquito a little, a (little) bit -
52 que crea adicción
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53 que crea hábito
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54 sepultura
f.1 burial (enterramiento).2 grave (fosa).* * *1 (lugar) grave2 (acto) burial\dar sepultura a alguien to bury somebody* * *SF1) (=acción) burial2) (=tumba) grave, tomb* * *a) ( acción) burialb) ( tumba) tomb, grave* * *= grave, sepulchre [sepulcher, -USA].Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.Ex. The archaic view of the library as a vaulted sepulchre, quiet and solemn, must be revised.* * *a) ( acción) burialb) ( tumba) tomb, grave* * *= grave, sepulchre [sepulcher, -USA].Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.
Ex: The archaic view of the library as a vaulted sepulchre, quiet and solemn, must be revised.* * *1 (acción) burialsus restos recibieron cristiana sepultura his remains received a Christian burialle dieron sepultura en el panteón familiar she was buried in the family vault2 (tumba) tomb, grave* * *
sepultura sustantivo femenino
sepultura sustantivo femenino grave
♦ Locuciones: dar sepultura a alguien, to bury sb
' sepultura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hoyo
- profanar
English:
grave
- gravestone
* * *sepultura nf1. [enterramiento] burial;dar sepultura a to bury;recibir sepultura to be buried;recibió cristiana sepultura he received a Christian burial2. [fosa] grave* * *f1 burial;dar sepultura a alguien bury s.o.2 ( tumba) tomb;estar con un pie en la sepultura fig have one foot in the grave* * *sepultura nf1) : burial2) tumba: grave, tomb* * *sepultura n grave -
55 ser de los que piensan que
(v.) = subscribe to + viewEx. Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.* * *(v.) = subscribe to + viewEx: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
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56 tediosamente
adv.tediously.* * *= tediously, boringly.Ex. Bibliographers, like other scholars, have to be able to think logically, to judge critically, and to persevere in tediously repetitive tasks.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.* * *= tediously, boringly.Ex: Bibliographers, like other scholars, have to be able to think logically, to judge critically, and to persevere in tediously repetitive tasks.
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57 telescópico
adj.telescopic.* * *► adjetivo1 telescopic* * *ADJ telescopic* * *- ca adjetivo telescopic* * *= telescopic.Ex. It is a tiny telescopic device that is surgically implanted in one eye to magnify images on the light sensing cells of the retina.----* antena telescópica = telescopic antenna.* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.* * *- ca adjetivo telescopic* * *= telescopic.Ex: It is a tiny telescopic device that is surgically implanted in one eye to magnify images on the light sensing cells of the retina.
* antena telescópica = telescopic antenna.* mira telescópica = telescopic sight.* * *telescópico -catelescopic* * *telescópico, -a adj1. [lente, mira, planeta] telescopic2. [antena, paraguas, trípode] telescopic* * *adj telescopic* * *telescópico, -ca adj: telescopic -
58 todo lo contrario
quite the opposite————————quite the opposite, quite the contrary* * *= quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrastEx. Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.Ex. It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.Ex. In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.Ex. In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.* * *= quite the opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, in marked contrastEx: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students.
Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather. -
59 vagar
v.to wander about, to stroll, to wander, to gad.* * *————————1 (estar ocioso) to idle about, loaf around* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=errar) to wander (about), roam; (=rondar) to prowl about; (=pasear) to saunter up and down, wander about the streets; (=entretenerse) to loiter; (=gandulear) to idle, loaf2) (Mec) to be loose, move about2.SM (=tiempo libre) leisure, free time; (=pereza) idleness; (=calma) lack of anxiety, freedom from worry* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.----* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *vagar [A3 ]vito wander, roam, drift* * *
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo
to wander, roam
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert
' vagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
errar
- rondar
English:
drift
- mooch
- roam
- rove
- wander
- meander
* * *vagar vivagar (por) to wander (around), to roam;vagando por las calles de la ciudad wandering around o roaming the streets of the city* * *v/i wander* * *vagar {52} vierrar: to roam, to wander* * *vagar vb to wander -
60 ínfimo
adj.lowest, measly, least, minimal.* * *► adjetivo1 (en calidad) lowest, poorest; (precio) ridiculous* * *ADJ [calidad, grado] very poor; [cantidad, participación, porcentaje, nivel] very small, tinyde ínfima calidad — very poor quality antes de s
viven en ínfimas condiciones — they live in dreadful o appalling conditions
* * ** * *= paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.----* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* * ** * *= paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* * *ínfimo -ma‹cantidad› negligible; ‹calidad› very poor* * *
ínfimo,-a adj frml
1 (superlativo de bajo: mínimo) extremely low
detalle ínfimo, smallest detail
2 (superlativo de malo: sin calidad) very poor: la calidad de estas prendas es ínfima, the quality of these garments is appalling
' ínfimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ínfima
English:
abysmal
* * *ínfimo, -a adj[calidad, categoría] extremely low; [precio] giveaway; [importancia] minimal;un producto de ínfimo calidad a very poor o low quality product;sólo una ínfima minoría está en contra del proyecto only a tiny minority are against the project* * *adj1 cantidad very small2 calidad very poor
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