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21 a ciegas
adv.blindly, in the dark, gropingly.* * *(sin ver) blindly 2 (sin pensar) without thinking* * ** * *= blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the darkEx. No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary.Ex. If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.Ex. The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories.Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *= blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the darkEx: No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary.
Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.Ex: The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories.Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing. -
22 a tientas
adv.1 in the dark, gropingly, searchingly.2 uncertainly.* * *by touch* * *Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
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23 a tientas y a ciegas
= blindly, in the darkEx. If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *= blindly, in the darkEx: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing. -
24 acicalar
v.1 to do up.2 to embellish, to dress, to brush up, to adorn.* * *1 to smarten up1 to dress up, smarten up* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to dress up, bedeck2) [+ metal] to polish, burnish, shine2.See:* * *= spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.Ex. The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.* * *= spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.* * *♦ vtto do up, to spruce up* * *acicalar vt1) pulir: to polish2) : to dress up, to adorn -
25 adornar
v.1 to decorate.2 to adorn.Ellos adornaron la estancia They adorned the room.Ella adornó la verdad She adorned the truth.3 to be decorative.hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *1 to adorn, decorate2 figurado to embellish* * *verb1) to adorn, decorate2) trim* * *VT1) (=decorar) to adorn, decorate (de with)(Cos) to trim (de with) (Culin) to garnish (de with)2) [+ persona] (=dotar) to endow, bless (de with)* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex. Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex. The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex. The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <habitación/sombrero/comida> to decorateb) <relato/discurso> to embellishc) flores/banderas to adorn2.adornarse v pron (refl) <cabeza/pelo> to adorn* * *= embroider, deck out, ornament, adorn, stud, embellish, grace, trim, drape, ornate.Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.* * *adornar [A1 ]vt1 «persona» ‹habitación› to decorate; ‹vestido/sombrero› to trim, decorate; ‹plato/comida› to garnish, decorateadornaron la iglesia con flores they decorated o ( liter) decked the church with flowers2 ‹relato/discurso› to embellish3 «flores/banderas» to adornlas banderas que adornan la fachada del hotel the flags which adorn the facade of the hotellas virtudes/cualidades que lo adornan ( liter); the virtues/qualities with which he is blessed ( liter)( refl):los domingos se adornan y salen de paseo on Sundays they get dressed up and go out for a strollse adornó los brazos con pulseras she adorned her arms with bracelets* * *
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
' adornar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cinta
- peineta
- purpurina
English:
adorn
- deck
- decorate
- embellish
- embroider
- garnish
- hang
- trim
- festoon
* * *♦ vt1. [decorar] to decorate;adornó la habitación con cuadros she decorated o hung the room with paintings2. [aderezar] to adorn ( con with);adornó el relato con florituras del lenguaje she embellished the story with fancy language♦ vito be decorative;hace falta algo que adorne we need to add some sort of decorative touch* * *v/t decorate* * *adornar vtdecorar: to decorate, to adorn* * *adornar vb to decorate -
26 adornitos
Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.* * *Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
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27 baratijas
f.pl.small cheap articles, junk, loose objects, miscellaneous junk.m.pl.trifles, toys.* * *= trinkets, bric-a-bracEx. The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.* * *= trinkets, bric-a-bracEx: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come. -
28 catálogo en forma de libro
(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogueEx. However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.Ex. The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.* * *(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogueEx: However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.
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29 cita textual
= quotation, sicEx. Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.Ex. The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's ( sic) time has come'.* * *= quotation, sicEx: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.
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30 coleccionable
adj.1 collectable.2 collectible, collectable.* * *1.ADJ collectable2.SM (=objeto) collectable; (Prensa) pull-out section* * *Iadjetivo collectableIImasculino pull-out section* * *= collectable, collectible.Nota: También escrito collectable.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become ' collectable' in time to come.Ex. This system constructs models that predict whether a customer account or transaction is collectible.* * *Iadjetivo collectableIImasculino pull-out section* * *= collectable, collectible.Nota: También escrito collectable.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become ' collectable' in time to come.
Ex: This system constructs models that predict whether a customer account or transaction is collectible.* * *collectablefichas coleccionables de recetas de cocina recipe cards to collectpull-out section* * *
coleccionable adjetivo & sustantivo masculino collectable
' coleccionable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fascículo
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31 correr de acá para allá
(v.) = rush aroundEx. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *(v.) = rush aroundEx: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
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32 correr de aquí para allá
(v.) = rush around, run + here and thereEx. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.* * *(v.) = rush around, run + here and thereEx: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
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33 correr de un sitio para otro
(v.) = rush aroundEx. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *(v.) = rush aroundEx: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
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34 cría
f.1 offspring, suckling, youngling, young.2 nurture, rearing, bringing, raising.3 breeding.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: criar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: criar.* * *1 (acto de criar) nursing; (de animal) breeding, raising2 (cachorro) young3 (camada - ovíparos) brood; (- mamíferos) litter* * *noun f.1) rearing, breeding2) baby, cub, pup, young* * *SF1) (Agr) (=actividad) rearing; [para la reproducción] breedingcría de ganado — cattle breeding, stockbreeding
2) (Zool) (=camada) litter; (=individuo) baby animal* * *1) (Agr) rearing, raising; ( para la reproducción) breeding2) (Zool)b) ( animal)* * *= offspring, breeding, offspring, pup, litter, farrow, nestling, hatchling, kit.Ex. The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.Ex. Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.Ex. Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.Ex. Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.Ex. Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.Ex. Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.Ex. The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.Ex. Most baby ferrets ( kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.----* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría de aves = poultry farming, aviculture, chicken farming.* cría ecológica = free-range farming.* cría en campo = free-range farming.* cría en corral = free-range farming.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* cría intensiva = battery farming.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.* * *1) (Agr) rearing, raising; ( para la reproducción) breeding2) (Zool)b) ( animal)* * *= offspring, breeding, offspring, pup, litter, farrow, nestling, hatchling, kit.Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.Ex: Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.Ex: Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.Ex: The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.Ex: Most baby ferrets ( kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.* ama de cría = wet-nurse.* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* cría de abejas = beekeeping.* cría de animales = animal husbandry.* cría de aves = poultry farming, aviculture, chicken farming.* cría ecológica = free-range farming.* cría en campo = free-range farming.* cría en corral = free-range farming.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* cría intensiva = battery farming.* cría intensiva de animales = factory farming.* de cría intensiva = battery-caged.* de la cría de aves = avicultural.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* lugar de cría = breeding ground, breeding area.* sector de la cría de cerdos, el = pig sector, the.* * *A ( Agr) rearing, raising; (para la reproducción) breedingB ( Zool)2(animal): es una cría de ciervo it's a baby deerla gata tuvo cuatro crías the cat had four kittensel macho cuida las crías the male looks after the young* * *
Del verbo criar: ( conjugate criar)
cría es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
criar
cría
criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ niño›
2
( para la reproducción) to breed
criarse verbo pronominal
to grow up;
me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
cría sustantivo femenino
( para la reproducción) breeding
( nidada) broodc) ( animal):
criar verbo transitivo
1 (niños) to bring up, rear
2 (animales) to breed, raise
3 (vino) to make
4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms
♦ Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies
crío,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino familiar kid
♦ Locuciones: ser un crío, to be like a child
cría sustantivo femenino
1 (crianza) breeding, raising
2 (de un animal) young
' cría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerdo
- cordera
- cordero
- criar
- ganadería
- mamar
- nodriza
- ternera
- ama
- chivo
- chupar
- crío
- pajarito
- pollo
English:
baby
- battery farm
- breeding
- calf
- moss
- battery
- factory
- litter
- livestock
- off
- pup
- raise
- single
* * *cría nfcría de ave chick;cría de león lion cub2. [camada] litter3. [crianza] [de animales] breeding;[de plantas] growing* * *f1 acción breedingsus crías her youngm, cría f famkid fam* * *cría nf1) : breeding, rearing2) : young3) : litter* * * -
35 curiosidades
f.pl.loose objects, odds and ends, bric-à-brac.* * *= curiosa, bric-a-bracEx. The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.* * *= curiosa, bric-a-bracEx: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come. -
36 dar con una solución
(v.) = come up with + solutionEx. Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.* * *(v.) = come up with + solutionEx: Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.
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37 descendiente
adj.descendent, descendant, descending, downward.f. & m.descendant.* * *1 descendant (hijos) offspring\ser descendiente de to be a descendant of* * *SMF descendantmurió sin descendientes — he left no children behind, he died without issue frm
* * *masculino y femenino descendant* * *= descendant, downward, offspring.Ex. I shall illustrate these more modest, potentially valuable uses for AI or its descendants with three examples.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.----* orden descendiente = descending order, descending sequence.* * *masculino y femenino descendant* * *= descendant, downward, offspring.Ex: I shall illustrate these more modest, potentially valuable uses for AI or its descendants with three examples.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.* orden descendiente = descending order, descending sequence.* * *descendiente DE algn descended FROM sbdescendantes un descendiente directo del gran músico he is a direct descendant of the great musicianmurió sin descendientes she died without issue ( frml), she left no children* * *
descendiente sustantivo masculino y femenino
descendant
descendiente mf descendant
' descendiente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vástago
- varón
English:
descendant
- descended
- survive
* * *descendiente nmfdescendant;no dejó descendientes she left no children, she died without issue;es descendiente directo de los Stroganoff he's a direct descendant of the Stroganoffs* * *m/f descendant* * *descendiente adj & nm: descendant* * *descendiente n descendant -
38 embellecer
v.1 to adorn, to embellish.María embelleció su casa Mary embellished her home.2 to color, to belie, to camouflage, to colour.María embelleció la contabilidad Mary camouflaged the accounting records.* * *1 to make beautiful, beautify1 to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *VT to embellish, beautify* * *1.verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of2.embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful3.embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *= embellish, grace.Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *1.verbo transitivo < persona> to make... beautiful; <campiña/ciudad> to beautify, improve the appearance of2.embellecer vi (liter) to become o grow more beautiful3.embellecerse v pron (refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *= embellish, grace.Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.* * *embellecer [E3 ]vt1 ‹persona› to make … beautiful2 ‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of, make … more attractive o beautiful■ embellecervi( liter); to become o grow more beautiful( refl) to make oneself beautiful, beautify oneself* * *
embellecer ( conjugate embellecer) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … beautiful;
‹campiña/ciudad› to beautify, improve the appearance of
embellecer verbo transitivo to embellish
' embellecer' also found in these entries:
English:
embellish
- embroider
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to make beautiful2. [pueblo, edificio] to make more attractive, to smarten up* * *v/t make more beautiful, beautify* * *embellecer {53} vt: to embellish, to beautify -
39 en la ignorancia
Ex. Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.* * *Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
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40 estorbo
m.1 hindrance.2 annoyance, bother, irritant, nuisance.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estorbar.* * *1 (obstáculo) obstruction, obstacle2 (molestia) hindrance, encumbrance; (persona) nuisance* * *noun m.1) hindrance2) obstacle* * *SM1) (=obstáculo) hindrance, nuisanceno eres más que un estorbo — you're just a hindrance o nuisance
no hay estorbo para que se haga — there is no obstacle o impediment to it being done, there's nothing to get in the way of it being done
el mayor estorbo es el director, que no quiere dar su aprobación — the biggest obstacle is the manager, who won't give his approval
2) (=molestia) nuisance* * *masculino hindrance, nuisance* * *= encumbrance, hindrance, albatross.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.* * *masculino hindrance, nuisance* * *= encumbrance, hindrance, albatross.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.* * *hindrance, nuisanceno soy más que un estorbo I'm just a nuisance, I just get in the waylos niños serían un estorbo en su carrera children would be a hindrance to o would hinder her career plans* * *
Del verbo estorbar: ( conjugate estorbar)
estorbo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estorbó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estorbar
estorbo
estorbar ( conjugate estorbar) verbo intransitivo
to be/get in the way
verbo transitivo
to obstruct;
estorbo sustantivo masculino ( obstáculo) hindrance;
( molestia) nuisance
estorbar
I verbo transitivo
1 (obstaculizar) to hinder
2 (incomodar a alguien) to disturb
II verbo intransitivo to be in the way: ¿estorbo?, am I in the way?
estorbo sustantivo masculino
1 (obstáculo) hindrance
2 (incómodo) nuisance
' estorbo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embarazo
- estorbar
- lastre
English:
hindrance
- obstacle
- tie
* * *estorbo nm1. [obstáculo] hindrance;quite cualquier objeto que pueda suponer un estorbo remove any object that could get in people's way2. [molestia] nuisance;eres un estorbo you're a nuisance* * *m hindrance, nuisance* * *estorbo nm1) : obstacle, hindrance2) : nuisance
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