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21 indiferente
adj.1 indifferent.me es indiferente I don't mind, it's all the same to me; (me da igual) I'm not interested in it (no me interesa)2 unresponsive, apathetic, having little or no interest.f. & m.indifferent person.* * *► adjetivo1 indifferent\me es indiferente I don't care* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=impasible) [actitud, mirada] indifferentdejar indiferente a algn: esas imágenes no pueden dejarnos indiferentes — those images cannot fail to move us
permanecer o quedarse indiferente — to remain indifferent (a, ante to)
no podemos permanecer indiferentes ante esta terrible situación — we cannot remain indifferent to this terrible situation
se mostró indiferente a la hora de decidir — when it came to making a decision he showed no interest
2) (=que da igual)-¿desea salir por la mañana o por la tarde? -me es indiferente — "do you want to leave in the morning or the afternoon?" - "it makes no difference to me o I don't mind"
es indiferente que vengáis hoy o mañana — it makes no difference o it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow
* * *a) (poco importante, de poco interés)es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow
¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either
me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
b) ( poco interesado) indifferentindiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
c) ( poco afectuoso)* * *= listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.Ex. Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex. What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.----* de un modo indiferente = listlessly.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* * *a) (poco importante, de poco interés)es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow
¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either
me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
b) ( poco interesado) indifferentindiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
c) ( poco afectuoso)* * *= listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* de un modo indiferente = listlessly.* mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.* * *1(poco importante, de poco interés): es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference o it's immaterial whether it goes today or tomorrow¿té o café? — me es indiferente tea or coffee? — either o I don't mind o it makes no differenceno me cae mal, me es indiferente I don't dislike her, I don't really have any feelings one way or the othertodo lo que no sea de su especialidad le es indiferente he's not interested in anything that isn't connected with his specialityme es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o ( colloq) bothered about his friendship2 (poco interesado) indifferentse mostró totalmente indiferente ante mi propuesta he was totally indifferent to o uninterested in my suggestionindiferente A algo indifferent TO sthindiferente al peligro indifferent to o unconcerned about the dangerpermanecieron/se mostraron indiferentes a mis súplicas they remained/they were indifferent to my pleas3(poco amable, afectuoso): conmigo es fría e indiferente she's cold and distant with me, she treats me coldly and with indifference4 (mediocre) indifferent* * *
indiferente adjetivoa) (poco importante, de poco interés):◊ es indiferente que venga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether he comes today or tomorrow;
me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship
indiferente a algo indifferent to sth
indiferente adjetivo
1 (irrelevante) unimportant: le es indiferente el color, colour makes no difference to her
2 (impasible) indifferent: es indiferente a mi dolor, he doesn't care about my grief
' indiferente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fresca
- fresco
- igual
- despreocupado
- displicente
- frío
- resbalar
English:
care
- cold
- hard
- indifferent
- listless
- lukewarm
- nonchalant
- skin
- unconcerned
- unemotional
- uninterested
- detached
- uncaring
- unresponsive
- unsympathetic
* * *indiferente adj1. [indistinto] indifferent;me es indiferente [me da igual] I don't mind, it's all the same to me;me es indiferente que vayas o no it's all the same to me whether you go or not;¿prefieres hacerlo hoy o mañana? – me es indiferente would you rather do it today or tomorrow? – I don't mindes indiferente a la miseria ajena other people's suffering means nothing to him;no puedo permanecer indiferente ante tanto sufrimiento I cannot remain indifferent in the face of so much suffering;su belleza me deja indiferente her beauty leaves me cold o does nothing for me* * *adj1 indifferent2 ( irrelevante) immaterial* * *indiferente adj1) : indifferent, unconcerned2)ser indiferente : to be of no concernme es indiferente: it doesn't matter to me* * *indiferente adj (persona) indifferent / not interestedser indiferente to make no difference / not to matterserle indiferente a alguien not to mind / not to care -
22 indistinto
adj.1 indistinct, equal, identical, equivalent.2 confused, fuzzy, not very clear, blear.* * *► adjetivo1 (indiferente) immaterial2 (difuso, impreciso) indistinct3 (indiferenciado) not differentiated* * *ADJ1) (=poco claro) indistinct, vague; (=borroso) faint, dim2) (=indiscriminado) indiscriminatepermiten el uso indistinto del inglés y el español — they allow indiscriminate use of Spanish and English
3) (=indiferente)es indistinto — it makes no difference, it doesn't matter
* * *- ta adjetivoa) <forma/contorno> indistinct, vague; <idea/recuerdo> hazy, vague; <voz/ruido> indistinctb) ( indiferente)* * *= indistinct, indistinctive.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.* * *- ta adjetivoa) <forma/contorno> indistinct, vague; <idea/recuerdo> hazy, vague; <voz/ruido> indistinctb) ( indiferente)* * *= indistinct, indistinctive.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.* * *indistinto -ta1 ‹forma/contorno› indistinct, vague; ‹idea/recuerdo› hazy, vague; ‹voz/ruido› indistinct, faint2(indiferente): a mí me es indistinto it makes no difference to me, it is immaterial to me* * *indistinto, -a adjes indistinto que lo haga aquí o desde casa it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether she does it here or from home2. [cuenta, cartilla] joint3. [perfil, figura] indistinct, blurred* * ** * *indistinto, -ta adj: indistinct, vague, faint -
23 tierra de cultivo
(n.) = soil, farmland [farm land]Ex. Wide, voracious, indiscriminate reading is the base soil from which discrimination and taste eventually grow.Ex. Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites.* * *(n.) = soil, farmland [farm land]Ex: Wide, voracious, indiscriminate reading is the base soil from which discrimination and taste eventually grow.
Ex: Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites. -
24 crimen
m.1 crime.cometer un crimen to commit a crimesería un crimen dejar al bebé solo (informal) it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! (informal) that haircut is awful o criminal!crimen de guerra war crimecrimen organizado organized crimecrimen pasional crime of passion, crime passionnel2 transgression of the law, offense, evildoing, misdeed.3 delinquency, vitium, crime, wrongdoing.* * *► nombre masculino (pl crímenes)1 (delito) crime2 (asesinato) murder\crimen pasional crime of passion* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=asesinato) murder; (=delito grave) crimecrimen pasional — crime of passion, crime passionnel frm
2) * (=barbaridad)* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.----* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *1 (delito grave) serious crime; (asesinato) murderes un crimen tirar así la comida it's a crime to throw away food like that¡qué crimen ponerle ese nombre a la criatura! it's wicked o criminal to give the child a name like that ( colloq)Compuestos:war crimeviolent crimela lucha contra el crimen organizado the fight against organized crimecrime passionel, crime of passion* * *
crimen sustantivo masculino ( delito grave) serious crime;
( asesinato) murder;
crimen pasional crime of passion;
es un crimen tirar esta comida it's a crime to throw away this food;
¡qué crimen! it's wicked o criminal
crimen sustantivo masculino serious crime
Esp murder
' crimen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordonar
- alguna
- alguno
- autor
- autora
- confesar
- consumarse
- denunciar
- desalmada
- desalmado
- desentrañar
- escena
- evidencia
- exonerar
- inducir
- nefanda
- nefando
- pagar
- siglo
- testigo
- brutal
- cometer
- compinche
- escalofriante
- esclarecer
- espantoso
- horroroso
- involucrar
- monstruoso
- pasional
- precintar
- repugnante
- resolver
- suceso
English:
admission
- admit
- apprehend
- associate
- baffle
- close
- cold-blooded
- commission
- commit
- copycat
- cover
- cover up
- crime
- disown
- divorce
- epidemic
- eyewitness
- foul
- full-scale
- grievous
- haul
- hideous
- indiscriminate
- innocent
- involvement
- mastermind
- passion
- plot
- punishable
- rampant
- report
- rope off
- scene
- sex crime
- undiscovered
- vicious
- gang
- hang
- perpetrator
- such
* * *crimen nm1. [delito] crime [serious];el autor del crimen [de asesinato] the murderer;cometer un crimen to commit a crimecrimen de Estado state crime;crimen de guerra war crime;crimen contra la humanidad crime against humanity;crimen organizado organized crime;crimen pasional crime of passion2. Fam [cosa horrible]es un crimen derrochar tanto dinero en una fiesta it's criminal to spend so much money on a party;¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! that haircut is awful o criminal!;sería un crimen dejar al bebé solo it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own* * *m crime;crimen sexual sex crime* * ** * *crimen n1. (delito) crime2. (asesinato) murder -
25 privar
v.1 to be in (fashion) (estar de moda).2 to booze.3 to prevail.En el campo priva la paz Peace and quiet prevails in the country.4 to knock unconscious, to knock out, to render unconscious.* * *1 (despojar) to deprive (de, of)2 familiar (estar de moda) to be in fashion\no privarse de nada familiar to pamper oneself, want for nothing* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=despojar)privar a algn de algo — to deprive sb of sth, take sth away from sb
lo privaron del carnet de conducir — they suspended his driving licence, they took away his driving licence
2) (=prohibir)privar a algn de hacer algo — to forbid sb to do sth, prevent sb from doing sth
no me prives de verte — don't forbid me to come to see you, don't tell me not to come again
3) (=impedir) to prevent4) (=extasiar) to delight, overwhelm2. VI1) * (=gustar mucho)2) * (=estar de moda) to be in fashion, be the thing, be all the rage *en ese periodo privaba la minifalda — at that time miniskirts were in o were all the rage *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)privar a alguien DE algo — <de derecho/libertad> to deprive somebody of something
2) (Col, Méx) ( dejar inconsciente) to knock... unconscious2.privar vi1) ( destacar)2) (fam) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)3.me privan las manzanas — I adore o really love apples
privarse v pron1)privarse DE algo — de lujos/placeres to deprive oneself of something
cuando tiene ocasión de comer bien, no se priva — when she gets the chance to eat well she doesn't hold back
2)a) (Col, Méx) ( desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass outb) (Ven) ( quedarse tieso)* * *----* privar de = deprive (of), starve of.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)privar a alguien DE algo — <de derecho/libertad> to deprive somebody of something
2) (Col, Méx) ( dejar inconsciente) to knock... unconscious2.privar vi1) ( destacar)2) (fam) ( gustar) (+ me/te/le etc)3.me privan las manzanas — I adore o really love apples
privarse v pron1)privarse DE algo — de lujos/placeres to deprive oneself of something
cuando tiene ocasión de comer bien, no se priva — when she gets the chance to eat well she doesn't hold back
2)a) (Col, Méx) ( desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass outb) (Ven) ( quedarse tieso)* * *privar(de)(v.) = deprive (of), starve ofEx: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.
Ex: If a power station is starved of fuel, or its generating capacity is not increased as the load increases, the result will be blackouts.* privar de = deprive (of), starve of.* * *privar [A1 ]vtA privar a algn DE algo ‹de un derecho› to deprive sb OF sthse vio privado de su libertad he was deprived of his freedomlo privaron de la licencia he had his license taken away, he lost his licensefue privado de sus bienes he had all his possessions confiscated, all his possessions were confiscatedB (Col, Méx) (dejar inconsciente) to knock … unconscious■ privarviA(sobresalir, destacar): en su comportamiento priva siempre la honradez her behavior is always characterized by honestyen la casa privaba un ambiente de serenidad a serene atmosphere prevailed in the househoy día privan los avances científicos scientific advances are the important thing nowadaysme privan las manzanas I adore o really love applesahora priva el pelo corto short hair is in now■ privarseA privarse DE algo ‹de lujos/placeres› to deprive oneself OF sthno se privan de nada they don't want for anything, they don't deprive themselves of anythingse privó de comida para pagarlo he deprived himself of o he went without food to pay for itse ha privado del pan para no engordar he's stopped eating o he's going without bread so as not to put on weightcuando tiene ocasión de comer bien, no se priva when she gets the chance to eat well she doesn't hold backB1 (Col, Méx) (desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass outdel golpe que le dieron se privó he was knocked out by o he passed out with the blow he received2( Ven) (quedarse pasmado): el agua estaba tan fría que me privé the water was so cold that I couldn't breathe properly* * *
privar ( conjugate privar) verbo transitivo
1 privar a algn DE algo ‹de derecho/libertad› to deprive sb of sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( dejar inconsciente) to knock … unconscious
privarse verbo pronominal
1 privarse DE algo ‹de lujos/placeres› to deprive oneself of sth
2 (Col, Méx) ( desmayarse) to lose consciousness, pass out
privar
I vt
1 (despojar) to deprive [de, of]
2 fam (gustar mucho) me priva la fruta, I love fruit
II vi argot (beber) to booze
' privar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quitar
English:
deprive
- disfranchise
- starve
- disenfranchise
- rob
* * *♦ vt1.privar a algo/alguien de [dejar sin] to deprive sth/sb of;un accidente la privó de la vista she lost her sight in an accident;una caída lo privó de conseguir el triunfo en la carrera a fall robbed him of victory in the race2.privar a alguien de hacer algo [prohibir] to forbid sb to do sth;le han privado de salir por las noches he's forbidden to go out at night♦ vi* * *I v/t:privar a alguien de algo deprive s.o. of sthII v/i fam:me priva la cerveza I love beer;le privan los coches he’s mad about cars fam, he’s car-mad fam* * *privar vt1) despojar: to deprive2) : to stun, to knock out* * * -
26 privar (de)
(v.) = deprive (of), starve ofEx. Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.Ex. If a power station is starved of fuel, or its generating capacity is not increased as the load increases, the result will be blackouts. -
27 indiscriminada
indiscriminado,-a adjetivo indiscriminate
' indiscriminada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrexplotación
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28 sobrexplotación
sobrexplotación f Econ (utilización abusiva de un recurso) la tala indiscriminada de los bosques es un ejemplo de sobrexplotación, indiscriminate deforestation is an example of excessive exploitation of natural resources
* * ** * *f overexploitation -
29 acogedizo
• easily adaptable• easily adapted• indiscriminate• indiscriminately• indiscriminately adapted• indiscriminatingly -
30 falta de tacto
• bluntness• crudeness• indiscreetly• indiscriminate• lack of support• lack of training• tactlessness -
31 indiscreción
• indiscreetly• indiscriminate• tactless remark• tactlessness
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