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1 vague
[veɪg] adjective1) not clear, distinct or definite:غَيْر واضِح، مُبْهَمShe has only a vague idea of how this machine works.
2) (of people) imprecise, or impractical and forgetful:غَيْر دَقيق، غَيْر عَمَليHe is always very vague when making arrangements.
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I.vague1 [vag]1. adjective( = imprécis) vague• j'ai le vague sentiment que... I have a vague feeling that...2. masculine nounII.vague2 [vag]feminine noun• vague d'attentats/d'arrestations wave of bombings/of arrests* * *
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1. vagd'un air vague — [contempler] vaguely
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nom masculinla direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires — management has remained vague as to the question of wages
Phrasal Verbs:
II vag1) lit wavefaire des vagues — [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves
2) fig wavepar vagues — [arriver, attaquer] in waves
•Phrasal Verbs:••pas de vagues! — (colloq) we don't want to stir up any trouble!
* * *vaɡ1. nf2. adj1) (image, explication, idée) vagueJ'ai un vague souvenir de lui. — I vaguely remember him.
2) (regard) faraway3) (manteau, robe) loose-fitting4) (= quelconque)3. nm* * *A adj1 ( imprécis) [forme, bruit, impression, réponse, geste] vague; avoir une vague idée de qch to have a vague idea of sth;3 ( quelconque) il a fait une vague école de commerce he went to some sort of business school; c'est une vague relation de travail I know him/her vaguely through work; ce sont de vagues parents they're distant relatives.B nm il regardait dans le vague he was staring into space; ton regard était perdu dans le vague you had a faraway look in your eyes; il se complaisait dans le vague de ses rêveries he was happy in his dreamworld; la direction est restée dans le vague sur la question des salaires management has remained vague on ou as to the question of wages.C nf1 lit wave; la vague montante/déferlante the gathering/breaking wave; faire des vagues [vent] to make ripples; fig [démission, scandale] to cause a stir, to make waves;2 fig wave; une vague d'arrestations/de violence a wave of arrests/of violence; par vagues [arriver, attaquer] in waves; la vague montante du mécontentement the rising tide of discontent; la vague montante des opposants the rapidly increasing numbers of opponents.vague à l'âme melancholy; avoir du vague à l'âme to feel melancholic; vague de chaleur Météo heatwave; vague de froid Météo cold spell.être au creux de la vague [personne, entreprise] to be at a low ebb; le creux de la vague est passé the worst of the crisis is over; surtout, pas de vagues! above all, no scandal!I[vag] adjectif1. [peu marqué - sourire, détail] vague ; [ - souvenir, connaissances] vague, hazy ; [ - contour, sensation] vague, indistinctavoir l'air vague to look vague, to have a vacant expression (on one's face)2. (avant le nom) [non précisé] vagueils ont eu une vague liaison they had some sort ou kind of an affairil habite du côté de la Grande Place — c'est plutôt vague! he lives somewhere near the Grande Place — that's a bit vague!————————[vag] nom masculin[imprécision] vaguenessrester dans le vague to be (as) vague (as possible), to avoid giving any details2. [vide]regarder dans le vague to gaze vacantly into space ou the bluevague à l'âme nom masculinII[vag] nom féminin1. [dans la mer] wave3. [mouvement] wavevague de colère wave ou surge of angervague de protestations/grèves wave of protest/strikes4. MÉTÉOROLOGIE -
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غامِض \ ambiguous: having more than one meaning; of unclear meaning: Her answer was ambiguous: she said ‘Perhaps’. faint: (of thoughts and feelings) weak; uncertain: I haven’t the faintest idea where she is. hazy: (of one’s mind) confused; not clear: My memory of that event is rather hazy. indefinite: not clear; not fixed in time: indefinite ideas; at an indefinite date. mysterious: full of mystery; very strange; not easily understood: a mysterious noise; a mysterious explanation. obscure: not easily seen or understood; little known: Lawyers’ English is often obscure. She was studying an obscure poet. shady: dishonest; nearly criminal: shady business dealings. subtle: difficult to understand or explain: a subtle difference between two things which seem the same. uncanny: strange; having no natural explanation: She can always guess what I’m thinking - it seems uncanny. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. \ See Also ملتبس (مُلْتَبَس)، مبهم (مُبْهَم)، غير أكيد -
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I.n. m. Etre dans le vague:a To be 'in the clouds', to be miles and miles away in one's mind (also: planer).b To be 'in the dark' about something, not to be in the know. Te dire où il est, je suis plutôt dans le vague! I haven't the foggiest where he is!II.n. f. 'Bin', pocket. N'avoir rien dans les vagues: To be penniless. -
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غَيْرُ واضِح \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. -
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7 unbestimmt
I Adj.1. Gefühl, Vorstellung etc.: vague2. (ungewiss) uncertain; Zeitraum, LING., ARTIKEL etc.: indefinite; auf unbestimmte Zeit indefinitely; etw. unbestimmt lassen leave s.th. open; unbestimmte Gleichung MATH. indeterminate equation; unbestimmtes Ergebnis / Integral MATH. indeterminate result / indefinite integral; unbestimmter Rechtsbegriff JUR. indeterminate (legal) concept that allows a degree of discretion to the authority pronouncing judgementII Adv. gehalten, formuliert etc.: vaguely* * *vague; uncertain; intangible; indecisive; undesignated; unassigned; unsettled; undetermined; undefined; indeterminate; indefinite* * *ụn|be|stimmtadj1) (= ungewiss) uncertain; (= unentschieden) undecided2) (= unklar, undeutlich) Gefühl, Erinnerung etc vagueauf unbestimmte Zeit — for an indefinite period, indefinitely
* * *1) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) indefinite2) (not clear, distinct or definite: Through the fog we saw the vague outline of a ship; She has only a vague idea of how this machine works.) vague3) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) undecided* * *un·be·stimmt[ˈʊnbəʃtɪmt]1. (unklar) vague2. (noch nicht festgelegt) indefinite; (Alter) uncertain; (Anzahl, Menge) indeterminate; (Grund, Zeitspanne) unspecified, indefinite* * *1.1) indefinite; indeterminate <age, number>; (ungewiss) uncertain2) (ungenau) vague3) (Sprachw.) indefinite <article, pronoun>2.* * *A. adj1. Gefühl, Vorstellung etc: vagueauf unbestimmte Zeit indefinitely;etwas unbestimmt leave sth open;unbestimmte Gleichung MATH indeterminate equation;unbestimmtes Ergebnis/Integral MATH indeterminate result/indefinite integral;unbestimmter Rechtsbegriff JUR indeterminate (legal) concept that allows a degree of discretion to the authority pronouncing judgementB. adv gehalten, formuliert etc: vaguely* * *1.1) indefinite; indeterminate <age, number>; (ungewiss) uncertain2) (ungenau) vague3) (Sprachw.) indefinite <article, pronoun>2.* * *adj.indecisive adj.indefinite adj.indeterminate adj.nondescript adj.unassertive adj.undefined adj.undetermined adj. adv.indecisively adv.indeterminately adv. -
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adj. 1. (słabo widoczny) vague, hazy- niejasne zarysy budynku the vague outline of the building- z daleka dostrzegł niejasne kontury sylwetki he discerned a vague silhouette in the distance2. (niezrozumiały) unclear, vague- niejasna fabuła filmu the film’s unclear a. vague plot- niejasne motywy zbrodni the unclear motives of the crime- niejasne sformułowania zawarte w umowie unclear a. vague terms in the contractThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nieja|sny
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9 vacío
adj.1 empty, hollow, unladen, void.2 hollow, empty.3 shallow, empty, hollow, soulless.m.1 vacuum, blank, void.2 empty space.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: vaciar.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) empty2 (no ocupado) vacant, unoccupied; (sin muebles) unfurnished3 (hueco) hollow5 figurado (palabras, conversación) empty1 (gen) emptiness, void3 (vacante) vacancy4 FÍSICA vacuum\caer en el vacío figurado to fall on deaf earsenvasar al vacío to vacuum-packhacer el vacío a alguien figurado to cold-shoulder somebody, send somebody to Coventrysentir un gran vacío figurado to feel emptytener el estómago vacío figurado to feel hungrytener la cabeza vacía figurado to be empty-headedvolver con las manos vacías figurado to come back empty-handed————————1 (gen) emptiness, void3 (vacante) vacancy4 FÍSICA vacuum* * *1. noun m.1) emptiness, void2) gap3) vacuum2. (f. - vacía)adj.1) empty2) vacant* * *1. ADJ1) (gen) empty; [puesto, local] vacant, emptyhe alquilado un piso vacío porque sale más barato — I've rented an unfurnished flat because it's cheaper
Madrid queda vacío en agosto — Madrid is empty o deserted in August
de vacío: el camión volvió de vacío — the lorry came back empty
2) (=superficial) [persona] shallow; [conversación] meaninglessun discurso vacío de contenido — a speech empty o devoid of any content
3) (=sin sentido) [existencia] empty, meaningless4) (=vano) [esfuerzo] vain; [promesa] empty, hollow5)pan vacío — (And, CAm, Caribe) dry bread
2. SM1) (Fís) vacuum2) (=hueco) (empty) space, gap3) (=abismo)el vacío — the void, space
saltó al vacío desde lo alto del acantilado — he jumped from the top of the cliff into space o the void
4) (=falta de sentido) void5) (Jur, Pol)6) (Mec)7) (Anat) side, flank* * *I- cía adjetivoa) <botella/caja> empty; <calle/ciudad> empty, deserted; < casa> empty, unoccupied; <palabras/retórica> emptylos envases vacíos — the empty bottles, the empties (colloq)
IIvolver de vacío — (Esp) camión to come back empty; persona to come back empty-handed
a) (Fís) vacuumhacerle el vacío a alguien — to give somebody the cold shoulder
b) ( espacio vacío) spacesaltó al vacío — he leapt into the void o into space
caer en el vacío — to fall on deaf ears
c) (falta, hueco) gapdejó un vacío en su vida — she left a gap o a void in his life
* * *= dummy, empty [emptier -comp., emptiest -sup.], gap, gulf, stop, vacuum, void, hollow, emptiness, vacant, loophole, vacated.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.Ex. When DOBIS/Leuven is ready and waiting for input, the line is empty.Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex. It must be remembered that there is a gulf between publishing the schedules in an updated form, and applying the schedules.Ex. Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.Ex. Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.Ex. If archival materials are entered into an OPAC the vague nature of collection titles and the general subject headings may result in records being lost in a void.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness = La recesión económica y las nuevas tecnologías, entre otros, están dejando a un sector de la sociedad con un sentimiento de desesperación y vacío.Ex. Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to ` vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.Ex. Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.Ex. There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.----* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.* medio vacío = half-empty.* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.* no vacío = non-stop.* palabra vacía = function word.* precipitarse al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* secado y congelado al vacío = vacuum freeze drying.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.* * *I- cía adjetivoa) <botella/caja> empty; <calle/ciudad> empty, deserted; < casa> empty, unoccupied; <palabras/retórica> emptylos envases vacíos — the empty bottles, the empties (colloq)
IIvolver de vacío — (Esp) camión to come back empty; persona to come back empty-handed
a) (Fís) vacuumhacerle el vacío a alguien — to give somebody the cold shoulder
b) ( espacio vacío) spacesaltó al vacío — he leapt into the void o into space
caer en el vacío — to fall on deaf ears
c) (falta, hueco) gapdejó un vacío en su vida — she left a gap o a void in his life
* * *= dummy, empty [emptier -comp., emptiest -sup.], gap, gulf, stop, vacuum, void, hollow, emptiness, vacant, loophole, vacated.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
Ex: When DOBIS/Leuven is ready and waiting for input, the line is empty.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex: It must be remembered that there is a gulf between publishing the schedules in an updated form, and applying the schedules.Ex: Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.Ex: Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.Ex: If archival materials are entered into an OPAC the vague nature of collection titles and the general subject headings may result in records being lost in a void.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: The economic recession and the new technology are, between them, leaving a section of society with a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness = La recesión económica y las nuevas tecnologías, entre otros, están dejando a un sector de la sociedad con un sentimiento de desesperación y vacío.Ex: Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to ` vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caída al vacío = fall into + (empty) space.* cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber.* con las manos vacías = empty-handed.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* dejar vacío = leave + vacant.* disparar cartuchos vacíos = fire + blanks.* empaquetar al vacío en plástico = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].* envasar al vacío = vacuum-pack.* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.* llenar un vacío = fill + vacuum, fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + void, fill + the breach.* medio vacío = half-empty.* mesa al vacío = vacuum table.* mirada vacía = blank look, blank expression.* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.* no vacío = non-stop.* palabra vacía = function word.* precipitarse al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* referencia ciega o vacía = blind reference.* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos = zero fill.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* secado y congelado al vacío = vacuum freeze drying.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* vacío legal = loophole, legal void.* * *1 ‹botella/caja› empty; ‹calle/ciudad› empty, desertedcon el estómago vacío on an empty stomachlos envases vacíos the empty bottles, the empties ( colloq)la casa se alquila vacía the house is being rented unfurnishedel local está vacío the premises are empty o vacantla siguió con una mirada totalmente vacía he stared after her with a totally blank expression on his facela despensa está vacía there's no food in the housevacío DE algo:una calle vacía de vehículos y transeúntes a street empty of vehicles and passersbyun hombre vacío de compasión a man devoid of compassionfrases vacías de significado meaningless o empty wordsretórica vacía de contenido empty rhetoricvolver de vacío ( Esp) «camión» to come back empty;«persona» to come back empty-handed2 (frívolo) ‹persona› shallow; ‹vida› empty, meaninglessson frases bonitas pero vacías they're fine-sounding words but they're meaningless o devoid of any meaningpasaban su tiempo en conversaciones vacías they spent their time in idle o superficial conversation1 ( Fís) vacuumenvasado al vacío vacuum-packedhacer el vacío a algo to ignore sthhicieron el vacío a todas mis sugerencias they ignored all my suggestionshacerle el vacío a algn to give sb the cold shoulder, to cold-shoulder sb2 (espacio vacío) spacemiraba al vacío she was gazing into spacesaltó al vacío he leapt into the void o into spacecaer en el vacío to fall on deaf ears3 (falta, hueco) gapdejó en su vida un vacío she left a gap o a void in his lifesentía una terrible sensación de vacío he had a terrible feeling of emptinessen el caso de un vacío en la jefatura del Estado in the situation where there is no head of stateCompuesto:power vacuum* * *
Del verbo vaciar: ( conjugate vaciar)
vacío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
vació es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
vaciar
vacío
vaciar ( conjugate vaciar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ radiador› to drain;
‹bolsillo/cajón› to empty;
‹armario/habitación› to clean out
2 ( ahuecar) to hollow out
vaciarse verbo pronominal
to empty
vacío 1◊ - cía adjetivo
‹calle/ciudad› empty, deserted;
‹ casa› empty, unoccupied;
‹palabras/retórica› empty;
‹vida/frase› empty, meaningless
vacío 2 sustantivo masculinoa) (Fís) vacuum;
◊ dejó un vacío en su vida she left a gap o a void in his life;
una sensación de vacío a feeling of emptiness
vaciar verbo transitivo
1 (un cajón, una botella, un contenedor) to empty: vaciamos la piscina, we emptied the pool
2 Arte (una escultura, etc) to mould, US mold
3 (dejar hueco) to hollow out
vacío,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin contenido) empty
(sin interior, hueco) hollow
el tronco ya está vacío, the trunk is already hollow
2 (sin personas) empty
(sin ocupante) vacant: el piso está vacío, the flat is unoccupied
3 (pensamiento, promesa, etc) empty, hollow
(superficial) shallow
II sustantivo masculino
1 Fís vacuum
envasado al vacío, vacuum-packed
2 (espacio, aire) emptiness, void: el camión se precipitó al vacío, the truck plunged into the void
3 (sensación, sentimiento) me dejó una sensación de vacío, it made me feel empty
4 (hueco sin ocupar) gap, (empty) space
♦ Locuciones: de vacío, empty-handed
' vacío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casco
- hueca
- hueco
- huera
- huero
- lanzarse
- precipitarse
- salto
- vacía
- desocupado
- despejado
- estómago
- lanzar
- saltar
English:
bare
- blank
- bottle
- emptiness
- empty
- flat
- gap
- half-empty
- hollow
- leap
- send
- space
- spring
- tip out
- vacant
- vacuum
- vacuum-packed
- void
- into
- ostracize
- stomach
* * *vacío, -a♦ adj1. [recipiente, vivienda, espacio] empty;una sala casi vacía an almost empty hall;la ciudad estaba vacía the city was empty o deserted2. [palabras, gesto, promesa] empty;vacío de [contenido] devoid of3. [vida, existencia] empty♦ nmcaer en el vacío [palabras] to fall on deaf ears;hacer el vacío a alguien to cold-shoulder sb2. Fís vacuum;envasar al vacío to vacuum-pack3. [abismo, carencia] void;su muerte ha dejado un gran vacío his death has left a big gap o voidvacío existencial existential void;vacío legal legal vacuum;Pol vacío de poder power vacuum4. [hueco] space, gap;tener un vacío en el estómago to feel hungry5. RP [carne] flank steak♦ de vacío loc advirse/volver de vacío [persona] to go/come back empty-handed;[vehículo] to go/come back empty* * *I adj emptydejar un vacío fig leave a gap;envasado al vacío vacuum-packed;hacer el vacío a alguien fig ostracize s.o.;caer en el vacío fig fall on deaf ears fam* * *1) : vacant2) : empty3) : meaninglessvacío nm1) : emptiness, void2) : space, gap3) : vacuum4)hacerle el vacío a alguien : to ostracize someone, to give someone the cold shoulder* * *vacío1 adj2. (silla) free¿está vacía esta silla? is this seat free?vacío2 n1. (en general) void2. (en física) vacuum -
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1) General subject: all told, all-in-all, altogether, bag and baggage, broadly speaking, by and large, by the gross, considering, far and by, fine, first and last, generally, generally speaking, in fine, in gross, in sum, in the gross, in the long run, in the vague, on the whole, taken all round, upon the whole, whole, writ large, basically, in general, more generally, to all intents and purposes, essentially3) Psychology: considered all round4) Information technology: overall5) Sakhalin energy glossary: all in all6) Makarov: all of a lump, in toto, relatively speaking7) Logistics: in the aggregate8) Phraseological unit: put in a nutshell -
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General subject: in the vagueУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > в неопределенном положении
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adj* * *a.accepted, fixed, set; (o stawce, terminie) set, settled; ( o opinii) fixed; (o zwyczaju, praktyce) established; (o dacie, okolicznościach, faktach) given; z góry ustalony predetermined; to jeszcze nie jest ustalone it is still undetermined l. in the vague; orbita ustalona fiz., astron. stable orbit; stan ustalony stationary state.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ustalony
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Анализ здесь очень неопределенный. — The analysis here is very vague.
Russian-English Dictionary "Microeconomics" > неопределенный анализ
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•The reason for the small size of the molecule is still elusive (or unclear, or vague, or obscure).
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > неясен
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vague [veig]результа́ты (ещё) неясны́ — the results are not clear (yet)
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18 vago
adj.1 footloose, errant, roving, shiftless.2 nebulous, amorphous, formless, shapeless.3 vague, general, unspecific.4 rambling, excursive.f. & m.1 bum, loafer, deadbeat, good-for-nothing.2 vagus.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: vagar.* * *► adjetivo1 (impreciso) vague————————► adjetivo1 (vacío) empty; (desocupado) vacant2 (holgazán) lazy, idle► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (holgazán) idler, layabout, slacker2 DERECHO vagrant\hacer el vago to laze around* * *1. (f. - vaga)adj.1) idle, lazy2) vague2. (f. - vaga)noun* * *vago, -a1. ADJ1) (gen) vague; (Arte, Fot) blurred, ill-defined; (=indeterminado) indeterminate2) [persona] (=perezoso) lazy, slack; (=poco fiable) unreliable; (=ocioso) idle, unemployed3) [ojo] lazy; [objeto] idle, unused; [espacio] empty4) (=errante) roving, wandering5) †en vago — [mantenerse] unsteadily; [esforzarse] in vain
dar golpes en vago — to flail about, beat the air
2. SM/ F1) (=holgazán) idler, lazybones *; (=inútil) useless individual, dead loss2) (=vagabundo) tramp, vagrant, bum (EEUU); (=pobre) down-and-out* * *I- ga adjetivo1) (fam) < persona> lazy, idle2) <recuerdo/idea> vague, hazy; <contorno/forma> vague, indistinct; < explicación> vagueII- ga masculino, femenino (fam) layabout, slacker (colloq)* * *I- ga adjetivo1) (fam) < persona> lazy, idle2) <recuerdo/idea> vague, hazy; <contorno/forma> vague, indistinct; < explicación> vagueII- ga masculino, femenino (fam) layabout, slacker (colloq)* * *vago11 = slacker, bum, lazybones, layabout, idler.Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.vago22 = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], vague [vaguer -comp., vaguest -sup.], feeble, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.], indistinct, indistinctive, nebulous.Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.Ex: Some of the terms are vague.Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.Ex: On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.* de manera vaga = hazily.* * *A ( fam); ‹persona› lazy, idleB ‹recuerdo/idea› vague, hazy; ‹contorno/forma› vague, indistincthay un vago parecido entre los dos there is a vague resemblance between themme dio una explicación muy vaga de lo que había sucedido she gave me a very vague explanation of what had happened, she only explained very vaguely what had happenedtengo la vaga sensación de haberlo visto antes I have a vague feeling I've seen him beforemasculine, feminine( fam)layabout, slacker ( colloq)deja ya de hacer el vago y ponte a trabajar stop lazing around and get some work done ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo vagar: ( conjugate vagar)
vago es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
vagó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
vagar
vago
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo
to wander, roam
vago◊ -ga adjetivo
1 (fam) ‹ persona› lazy, idle
2 ‹recuerdo/idea› vague, hazy;
‹contorno/forma› vague, indistinct;
‹explicación/parecido› vague
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) layabout, slacker (colloq);◊ deja ya de hacer el vago stop lazing around (colloq)
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
vago,-a
I adjetivo
1 pey (holgazán) lazy
2 (difuso) slight, vague: tiene una vaga idea de lo que ocurrió, he has a vague idea of what happened
II m,f (gandul) layabout
' vago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boluda
- boludo
- floja
- flojo
- sambenito
- señorito
- vaga
- hecho
- indeterminado
English:
bone-idle
- dim
- do-nothing
- easy-going
- faint
- hazy
- indistinct
- layabout
- obscure
- screw around
- slack
- slob
- swan about
- swan around
- vague
- work shy
- bum
- wooly
* * *vago, -a♦ adj1. [persona] lazy, idle;Fam Humser más vago que la chaqueta de un guardia to be bone-idle2. [imagen, recuerdo] vague♦ nm,flazy person, idler;ser un vago to be lazy o idle♦ nmhacer el vago to laze around* * *I adj1 ( holgazán) lazy;hacer el vago laze around2 ( indefinido) vagueII m, vaga f idler, Brlayabout fam* * *vago, -ga adj1) : vague2) perezoso: lazy, idlevago, -ga n1) : idler, loafer2) vagabundo: vagrant, bum* * *vago1 adj2. (impreciso) vaguevago2 n lazybones -
19 impreciso
adj.1 imprecise, indefinite, uncertain, loose.2 blurred.3 clumsy, uncoordinated, unco-ordinated.* * *► adjetivo1 imprecise, vague* * *ADJ imprecise, vague* * *- sa adjetivo vague, imprecise* * *= fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], nebulous, non-crisp, vague [vaguer -comp., vaguest -sup.], imprecise, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex. This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex. The database model presented in this article is suitable for applications in which queries may require noncrisp references to certain attributes.Ex. Some of the terms are vague.Ex. The colon is the most widely used of the synthetic devices, but is an imprecise weapon which may have several different meanings.Ex. Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.Ex. On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.----* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.* de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* * *- sa adjetivo vague, imprecise* * *= fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], nebulous, non-crisp, vague [vaguer -comp., vaguest -sup.], imprecise, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex: The database model presented in this article is suitable for applications in which queries may require noncrisp references to certain attributes.Ex: Some of the terms are vague.Ex: The colon is the most widely used of the synthetic devices, but is an imprecise weapon which may have several different meanings.Ex: Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.Ex: On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.* de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* * *impreciso -savague, impreciseun número impreciso de personas an indeterminate number of people* * *
impreciso◊ -sa adjetivo
vague, imprecise;
un número impreciso de personas an indeterminate number of people
impreciso,-a adjetivo imprecise, vague
' impreciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imprecisa
- vaguedad
- indeterminado
English:
imprecise
- inaccurate
- vague
- woolly
- wooly
- shadowy
* * *impreciso, -a adjimprecise, vague* * *adj imprecise* * *impreciso, -sa adj1) : imprecise, vague2) : inaccurate* * *impreciso adj imprecise / inaccurate -
20 vaguedad
f.1 vagueness.2 vague remark (dicho).* * *1 (imprecisión) vagueness2 (expresión imprecisa) vague remark\hablar sin vaguedades to get straight to the point* * *SF1) (=ambigüedad) vagueness2) (=una vaguedad) vague remark* * *femenino (de palabras, ideas) vagueness; ( expresión imprecisa) vague remark* * *= vagueness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.Ex. The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.Ex. An ambiguity only exists when there is duplicity, indistinctiveness, or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used in the contract.Ex. Ambiguity is defined as a state in which there is more than one intended meaning, resulting in obscurity, indistinctness, and uncertainty.* * *femenino (de palabras, ideas) vagueness; ( expresión imprecisa) vague remark* * *= vagueness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
Ex: An ambiguity only exists when there is duplicity, indistinctiveness, or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used in the contract.Ex: Ambiguity is defined as a state in which there is more than one intended meaning, resulting in obscurity, indistinctness, and uncertainty.* * *1 (de palabras, ideas) vagueness2 (expresión imprecisa) vague remark¡déjate de vaguedades y vete al grano! stop being so vague o stop beating about the bush and get to the point* * *
vaguedad sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡déjate de vaguedades y vete al grano! stop being so vague o stop beating about the bush and get to the point
vaguedad sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) vagueness
2 (comentario impreciso, superficial) vague remark
' vaguedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
generalidad
English:
vaguely
* * *vaguedad nf1. [cualidad] vagueness2. [dicho] vague remark;decir vaguedades to talk in vague terms* * *f vagueness;hablar sin vaguedades get right to the point* * *vaguedad nf: vagueness
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