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1 inescrutable
adj.1 inscrutable (persona, rostro).2 impenetrable.* * *► adjetivo1 inscrutable, impenetrable* * *ADJ inscrutable* * *adjetivo inscrutable* * *= inscrutable, unfathomable.Ex. He had become unpredictable and inscrutable.Ex. Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.* * *adjetivo inscrutable* * *= inscrutable, unfathomable.Ex: He had become unpredictable and inscrutable.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.* * *inscrutablesu inescrutable mirada his inscrutable expressionlos designios del Señor son inescrutables the Lord moves in mysterious ways* * *
inescrutable adjetivo
inscrutable
inescrutable adjetivo inscrutable, mysterious
* * *inescrutable adj1. [persona, rostro] inscrutable2. [misterio, verdad] impenetrable* * *adj inscrutable* * *inescrutable adj: inscrutable -
2 impenetrable
adj.impenetrable (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 (bosque) impenetrable2 figurado (misterio) impenetrable, unfathomable3 (persona, actitud) inscrutable* * *ADJ1) (=no atravesable) [bosque] impenetrable2) (=impermeable) impervious3) (=incomprensible) obscure, impenetrable* * *b) <persona/expresión> inscrutable; <misterio/secreto> unfathomable* * *= impenetrable.Ex. The variety of services, programmes and agencies, both official and voluntary, created an impenetrable maze for the individual.* * *b) <persona/expresión> inscrutable; <misterio/secreto> unfathomable* * *= impenetrable.Ex: The variety of services, programmes and agencies, both official and voluntary, created an impenetrable maze for the individual.
* * *1 ‹bosque› impenetrable; ‹fortaleza› impregnable2 ‹persona/carácter› inscrutable; ‹ojos/expresión› inscrutable; ‹misterio/secreto› unfathomable* * *
impenetrable adjetivo
‹ fortaleza› impregnable
‹misterio/secreto› unfathomable
impenetrable adjetivo
1 impenetrable
2 (indescifrable) impenetrable, incomprehensible
3 (persona) inscrutable
' impenetrable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermética
- hermético
English:
impenetrable
- impregnable
* * *impenetrable adj1. [bosque, barrera] impenetrable2. [estilo, misterio] impenetrable;[sonrisa] inscrutable* * *adj impenetrable* * *impenetrable adj: impenetrable♦ impenetrabilidad nf -
3 hermético
adj.1 tight-lipped, tight, nondemonstrative, close-mouthed.2 hermetic, gastight, airproof, airtight.3 draftproof, draft-proof, draft-proofed, draughtproof.* * *► adjetivo1 hermetic, hermetical, airtight2 figurado impenetrable, secretive* * *ADJ1) (=cerrado) [gen] hermetic; [al aire] airtight; [al agua] watertight2) (=inescrutable) [teoría] watertight; [misterio] impenetrable; [persona] reserved, secretive* * *- ca adjetivoa) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive* * *= airtight, watertight, reserved.Ex. Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.Ex. It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.----* cierre hermético = seal.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <envase/cierre> airtight, hermetic (tech)b) <persona/rostro> inscrutable, secretive* * *= airtight, watertight, reserved.Ex: Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* cierre hermético = seal.* * *hermético -ca1 ‹envase/cierre› airtight, hermetic ( tech)2 ‹persona/rostro› inscrutable, secretive* * *
hermético◊ -ca adjetivo
hermético,-a adjetivo
1 (cierre, frasco) hermetic, airtight
2 fig (impenetrable, secreto) secretive, inscrutable
' hermético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hermética
English:
airtight
- cliquey
- seal
- tight
- watertight
- air
- draftproof
- water
* * *hermético, -a adj1. [al aire] airtight, hermetic;[al agua] watertight, hermetic2. [persona] uncommunicative;[texto, comentario] impenetrable* * *adjcon cierre hermético hermetically sealed2 fig: persona inscrutable* * *hermético, -ca adj: hermetic, watertight♦ herméticamente adv -
4 hierático
adj.hieratic, hieratical, priestly, relating to priesthood and priests.* * *► adjetivo1 RELIGIÓN hieratic, hieratical2 (rígido) rigid* * ** * *- ca adjetivoa) (Hist) hieratic(al)b) <rostro/expresión> severe and inscrutable* * *- ca adjetivoa) (Hist) hieratic(al)b) <rostro/expresión> severe and inscrutable* * *hierático -ca1 ( Hist) hieratic, hieratical2 ‹rostro/expresión› severe and inscrutable* * *
hierático,-a adjetivo inscrutable, hieratical: es una persona tan hierática que a veces me desconcierta, he's such an inscrutable person that he sometimes baffles me
' hierático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hierática
* * *hierático, -a adj1. [expresión, actitud] impassive2. [en arte] hieratic* * *adj hieratical; figsevere, stern -
5 esfinge
f.sphinx.* * *1 sphinx\parecer una esfinge figurado to be enigmatic, be inscrutable* * *SF1) (=figura) sphinx2) (Entomología) hawk moth* * *femenino sphinx* * *femenino sphinx* * *1 ( Mit) sphinx23 (persona) sphinxes una esfinge she's sphinx-like, she's a sphinx* * *
esfinge sustantivo femenino
sphinx
esfinge sustantivo femenino sphinx
' esfinge' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encerrar
English:
sphinx
- Sphinx
* * *esfinge nf1. Mitol sphinx;2. [mariposa] hawk moth* * *f sphinx* * *esfinge nf: sphinx -
6 hierática
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7 arca
f.1 chest.2 ark, boat.3 safe, strong box, strongbox.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arcar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: arcar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 chest2 (caja de caudales) strongbox, safe\arca de Noé Noah's arkarcas públicas Treasury sing* * *noun f.1) chest, coffer2) ark* * *SF1) (=cofre) chest; (=caja fuerte) safeser un arca cerrada — [persona] to be inscrutable
2) (Rel)3) (=depósito) tank, reservoir4) (Anat) flank, side* * *femenino‡1) ( cofre) chest2) arcas femenino plural ( de institución) coffers (pl)* * *= ark, coffer.Ex. The article 'An ark for the history of science' considers the combination of museum objects and library resources which constitute the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science, housed in the Old Ashmolean Building.Ex. The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.----* Arca de Noé = Noah's Ark.* * *femenino‡1) ( cofre) chest2) arcas femenino plural ( de institución) coffers (pl)* * *= ark, coffer.Ex: The article 'An ark for the history of science' considers the combination of museum objects and library resources which constitute the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science, housed in the Old Ashmolean Building.
Ex: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.* Arca de Noé = Noah's Ark.* * *f‡A (cofre) chestCompuestos:Ark of the Covenantel Arca de Noé Noah's Arklas maltrechas arcas de la ciudad the depleted coffers of the city* * *
arca feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 ( cofre) chest;
2
arca sustantivo femenino
1 (baúl) chest
2 (para guardar dinero) strongbox, safe
3 arca de la Alianza, Ark of the Covenant
arca de Noé, Noah's ark
arcas públicas, Treasury sing
' arca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cofre
- baúl
English:
ark
- chest
- coffer
- Ark
* * *1. [arcón] chestel Arca de la Alianza the Ark of the Covenant2.arcas [fondos] coffers;las arcas públicas the Treasury;el dinero salió de las arcas comunitarias the money came from the EU's coffers* * *f chest* * *arca nf1) : ark2) : coffer, chest -
8 cariparejo *
ADJ poker-faced, inscrutable -
9 hermética
-
10 parecer una esfinge
figurado to be enigmatic, be inscrutable -
11 cariparejo
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12 imponderablemente
• fathomlessly• imponderably• inscrutable• insect• unfathomably -
13 inescrutabilidad
• inscribe• inscrutability• inscrutable• inscrutably• reconditeness -
14 inescrutablemente
• fathomlessly• imponderably• inscrutable• insect• reconditely• unfathomably -
15 inescudrińablemente
• fathomlessly• inscrutable• insect• reconditely• unfathomably• unknowably -
16 insondeabilidad
• inscribe• inscrutable -
17 misteriosamente
• cryptically• darkly• eerily• enigmatically• inscrutable• insect• myself• mystery• uncannily -
18 inescudriñable
adj.inscrutable, unknowable, fathomless, recondite. -
19 inexpulgable
adj.unassailable, inscrutable, impregnable.
См. также в других словарях:
inscrutable — Inscrutable … Thresor de la langue françoyse
inscrutable — ⇒INSCRUTABLE, adj. Qui ne peut être scruté; que l intelligence humaine ne peut comprendre, percevoir. Synon. impénétrable, incompréhensible. Le christianisme reçoit tout de Dieu et de son inscrutable sagesse. Il est insensé de ramener les choses… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inscrutable — In*scru ta*ble, a. [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F. inscrutable. See {In } not, and {Scrutiny}.] Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inscrutable — (del lat. «inscrutabĭlis»; ant.) adj. Inescrutable. * * * inscrutable. (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable … Enciclopedia Universal
inscrutable — I adjective ambiguous, baffling, blank, cloudy, concealed, deadpan, enigmatic, expressionless, hidden, impassive, impenetrable, impossible to understand, inapprehensible, incognizable, incomprehensible, indiscernible, inexplicable, insoluble,… … Law dictionary
inscrutable — (adj.) c.1500, from L.L. inscrutabilis, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + scrutabilis, from scrutari examine, ransack (see SCRUTINY (Cf. scrutiny)). Related: Inscrutably … Etymology dictionary
inscrutable — *mysterious, arcane Analogous words: profound, abysmal, *deep: baffling, balking, thwarting, frustrating, foiling (see FRUSTRATE): hidden, concealed, secreted (see HIDE): enigmatic, cryptic, dark, *obscure, vague: mystifying, perplexing, puzzling … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inscrutable — [adj] hidden, mysterious; blank ambiguous, arcane, cabalistic, deadpan*, difficult, enigmatic, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, mysterial, mystic, poker faced*, secret, sphinxlike, unaccountable, undiscoverable, unexplainable,… … New thesaurus
inscrutable — Inscrutable. adj. de tout genre. Impenetrable, qui ne peut estre conceu, qui ne peut estre compris par l esprit humain. Il ne se dit guere qu en parlant des desseins de Dieu, des decrets de la Providence. Les desseins de Dieu sont inscrutables … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
inscrutable — (Del lat. inscrutabĭlis). adj. desus. inescrutable … Diccionario de la lengua española
inscrutable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impossible to understand or interpret. DERIVATIVES inscrutability noun inscrutably adverb. ORIGIN Latin inscrutabilis, from in not + scrutari to search … English terms dictionary