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1 irremontable
• insurmountable -
2 invencible
• insurmountable• invincible• unbeatable• unconquerable -
3 insalvable
adj.1 insuperable, insurmountable.2 unsurmountable.3 unsalvageable.* * *ADJ insuperable* * *adjetivo insurmountable, insuperable* * *Ex. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.----* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* * *adjetivo insurmountable, insuperable* * *Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* * *insurmountable, insuperable* * *
insalvable adjetivo
insurmountable, insuperable
insalvable sustantivo masculino insurmountable
un obstáculo insalvable, an insurmountable obstacle
' insalvable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insuperable
English:
impassable
- unsurmountable
- insurmountable
* * *insalvable adj[obstáculo] insuperable, insurmountable* * *adj obstáculo insuperable* * *insalvable adj: insuperable, insurmountable -
4 insuperable
adj.1 unsurpassable (inmejorable).2 insurmountable, insuperable.* * *► adjetivo1 (calidad, capacidad) unbeatable; (obstáculo, miedo, complejo) unsurmountable, insuperable; (maestro) unparalleled, unrivalled* * *ADJ [problema] insurmountable; [precio] unbeatable; [calidad] unsurpassable* * *a) ( insalvable) <problema/dificultad> insurmountable, insuperableb) ( inmejorable) <calidad/precio> unbeatable* * *= unbridgeable, insurmountable, insuperable, invincible, all-time.Ex. I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.Ex. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.Ex. The enforcement of a legal deposit regulation presents insuperable difficulties in making it a general requirement.Ex. And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.Ex. Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.* * *a) ( insalvable) <problema/dificultad> insurmountable, insuperableb) ( inmejorable) <calidad/precio> unbeatable* * *= unbridgeable, insurmountable, insuperable, invincible, all-time.Ex: I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.Ex: The enforcement of a legal deposit regulation presents insuperable difficulties in making it a general requirement.Ex: And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.* * *1 (insalvable) ‹problema/dificultad› insurmountable, insuperable2 (inmejorable) ‹calidad/precio› unbeatable* * *
insuperable adjetivo
insuperable adjetivo
1 (excelente) unsurpassable
2 (no superable, insalvable) insurmountable
' insuperable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
belleza
- invencible
- soberana
- soberano
- soberbia
- soberbio
- insalvable
English:
insuperable
- insurmountable
- second
- unsurmountable
- unbeatable
* * *insuperable adj1. [inmejorable] unsurpassable2. [sin solución] insurmountable, insuperable* * *adj insurmountable* * *insuperable adj: insuperable, insurmountable -
5 infranqueable
adj.impassable.* * *► adjetivo1 impassable2 figurado insurmountable* * *ADJ [obstáculo físico] impassable; [abismo, distancia] unbridgeable; [dificultad] insurmountable, insuperable* * *adjetivo <barrera/muro/río> impassable; <obstáculo/dificultades> insurmountable, insuperable* * *= impassable, insurmountable.Ex. Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.Ex. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.* * *adjetivo <barrera/muro/río> impassable; <obstáculo/dificultades> insurmountable, insuperable* * *= impassable, insurmountable.Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.* * *‹barrera/muro› impassable; ‹río› impassable; ‹obstáculo/dificultades› insurmountable, insuperablela infranqueable distancia que los separa the unbridgeable distance which separates them* * *
infranqueable adjetivo
1 impassable
2 fig (una dificultad) insurmountable: tuvimos que cambiar de planes ante los infranqueables obstáculos con que nos encontramos, we had to change our plans due to the insurmountable problems that arose
' infranqueable' also found in these entries:
English:
impassable
- inviolable
* * *infranqueable adj1. [río, abismo] impassable2. [problema, dificultad] insurmountable;[diferencia] irreconcilable* * ** * *infranqueable adj1) : impassable2) : insurmountable -
6 invencible
adj.invincible.* * *► adjetivo1 (ejército) invincible; (obstáculo) unsurmountable* * *ADJ [enemigo, rival] invincible, unbeatable; [obstáculo] insurmountable, insuperable* * *a) <luchador/equipo> unbeatable, invincibleb) <miedo/timidez> insuperable, insurmountable* * *= unbeatable, invincible.Ex. The article ' Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.Ex. And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.----* Armada Invencible, la = Invincible Armada, the.* * *a) <luchador/equipo> unbeatable, invincibleb) <miedo/timidez> insuperable, insurmountable* * *= unbeatable, invincible.Ex: The article ' Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.
Ex: And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.* Armada Invencible, la = Invincible Armada, the.* * *1 ‹luchador/equipo› unbeatable, invincible armada2 ‹miedo/timidez› insuperable, unconquerable* * *
invencible adjetivo
invencible adjetivo
1 (no derrotable) invincible
2 (no superable) insurmountable: siento una repugnancia invencible hacia la sangre, I have an insuperable aversion to blood
' invencible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armada
English:
invincible
- unbeatable
* * *invencible adj1. [ejército, enemigo] invincible2. [timidez] insurmountable, insuperable* * *adj invincible; miedo insurmountable* * *invencible adj1) : invincible2) : insurmountable -
7 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
8 obstáculo insalvable
(n.) = insurmountable obstacleEx. There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.* * *(n.) = insurmountable obstacleEx: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the ' insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
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9 barrera
f.1 barrier.poner barreras a algo (figurative) to erect barriers against something, to hinder somethingbarreras arancelarias tariff barriersbarrera del sonido sound barrier2 wall (sport) (de jugadores).3 obstacle, hindrance, wall.* * *1 (gen) barrier2 (en plaza de toros - valla) barrier; (asientos) front row3 figurado obstacle\poner barreras to hinder (a, -)mirar los toros desde la barrera to sit on the fencebarrera aduanera customs barrierbarrera del sonido sound barrier* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=obstáculo) barriercontraconcepción o anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier contraception
barrera aduanera, barrera arancelaria — tariff barrier
barrera de color — colour o (EEUU) color bar
este avión supera o traspasa o rompe la barrera del sonido — this plane can break the sound barrier
barrera racial — colour o (EEUU) color bar
2) [en carretera] roadblockbarrera de peaje, barrera de portazgo — toll gate, turnpike
3) (Ferro) crossing gate4) (Taur) (=valla) barrier; (=primera fila) first rowtoro 3)5) (Dep) [de jugadores] wall6) (Mil) (=barricada) barricade; (=parapeto) parapet7) (=impedimento) barrier, obstacleponer barreras a algo — to hinder sth, obstruct sth
* * *a) barrierha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark
b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate* * *= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.----* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* barrera de protección = crash barrier.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.* barrera física = physical barrier.* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.* barrera racial = colour bar.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.* barrera temporal = time barrier.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* * *a) barrierha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark
b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate* * *= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* barrera de protección = crash barrier.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.* barrera física = physical barrier.* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.* barrera racial = colour bar.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.* barrera temporal = time barrier.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* * *1 (para separar) barrier; (obstáculo) barrierbarrera psicológica psychological barrierha superado la barrera del 10% it has gone above the 10% markno logró superar la barrera del idioma he was unable to overcome the language barrieruna barrera infranqueable or insalvable an insurmountable barrier o obstaclemétodos anticonceptivos de barrera barrier methods of contraception2 ( Ferr) barrier, crossing gateCompuestos:● barrera aduanera or arancelariacustoms barriertrade barrier( Esp) ticket barrier( AmL) ticket barriersound barriersuperar or romper la barrera del sonido to break the sound barriertoll barriersafety barriergeneration gapnatural barriersafety barrier* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barrerá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino
barrier;
barrera generacional generation gap;
barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier
' barrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspasar
- arancelario
- lingüístico
English:
barrier
- sound barrier
- tariff barrier
- ticket barrier
- tollgate
- crash
- guard
- sound
- wall
* * *barrera nf1. [para controlar acceso] barrier;[de campo, casa] fence barreras arancelarias tariff barriers;barreras no arancelarias non-tariff barriers;barreras arquitectónicas [para silla de ruedas] obstructions for wheelchair users;barreras comerciales trade barriers2. Ferroc crossing gate3. [dificultad, obstáculo] barrier;la barrera del idioma le impedía integrarse the language barrier made it difficult for her to integrate;el índice bursátil superó la barrera psicológica de los 1.000 puntos the stock market index crossed the psychological barrier of 1,000 points;superaron la barrera del millón de discos vendidos sales of their album went over the million mark;poner barreras a algo to erect barriers against sth, to hinder sth;se casaron saltándose las barreras sociales they married despite the huge difference in their social backgroundsbarrera del sonido sound barrier [localidad] = front row of seats immediately behind the barrier around the edge of the bullring* * *f1 barrier;sin barreras (arquitectónicas) readily accessible (to the disabled), with easy disabled access;barreras comerciales pl trade barriers* * *barrera nfobstáculo: barrier, obstaclebarrera de sonido: sound barrier* * *barrera n1. (en general) barrier2. (valla) barrier / fence3. (primera fila) front row4. (en fútbol) wall -
10 aceptar lo inevitable
(v.) = accept + the inevitableEx. For hundreds of years man has accepted the inevitable, those life situations labeled as `fate' and thus insurmountable by any means.* * *(v.) = accept + the inevitableEx: For hundreds of years man has accepted the inevitable, those life situations labeled as `fate' and thus insurmountable by any means.
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11 alfabeto
m.alphabet.alfabeto Morse Morse code* * *1 (abecedario) alphabet2 (código) code\alfabeto Morse Morse code* * *noun m.* * *SM alphabet* * *masculino alphabet* * *= alphabet, character set, script.Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex. Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.----* alfabeto en información = information literate [information-literate].* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.* alfabeto romano = Roman alphabet, latin alphabet.* en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* * *masculino alphabet* * *= alphabet, character set, script.Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
Ex: Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.* alfabeto en información = information literate [information-literate].* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.* alfabeto romano = Roman alphabet, latin alphabet.* en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* * *alphabeten el alfabeto Morse in Morse (code)el alfabeto griego/cirílico the Greek/Cyrillic alphabetel alfabeto de los sordomudos sign language* * *
alfabeto sustantivo masculino
alphabet
alfabeto sustantivo masculino alphabet
' alfabeto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Morse
English:
alphabet
- letter
- script
* * *alfabeto nmalphabetalfabeto braille Braille alphabet;Alfabeto Fonético Internacional International Phonetic Alphabet;alfabeto latino Roman alphabet;alfabeto morse Morse code* * *m alphabet* * *alfabeto nm: alphabet* * *alfabeto n alphabet -
12 alumno
m.pupil, student.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de colegio) pupil; (de universidad) student\alumno externo day pupilalumno interno boarder* * *(f. - alumna)noun1) student2) pupil, schoolboy, schoolgirl* * *alumno, -aSM / F1) (Escol) pupil; (Univ) studentantiguo alumno — (Escol) old boy, former pupil, alumnus (EEUU); (Univ) old student, former student, alumnus (EEUU)
alumno/a externo/a — day pupil
alumno/a interno/a — boarder
2) (Jur) ward, foster child* * *antiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad — ex-students o (AmE) alumni of the university
* * *= pupil, student, learner.Ex. It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.----* alumna de un colegio de educación mixta = co-ed.* alumno de autoescuela = learner driver.* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* alumno de primer año = first grader.* alumno de primer curso = first grader.* alumno de primero = first grader.* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.* alumno de segundo = second grader.* alumno de segundo año = second grader.* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.* alumno de séptimo = seventh grader.* alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.* alumno de sexto = sixth grader.* alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.* alumno de tercer año = third grader.* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.* alumno de tercero = third grader.* alumno de un año = grader.* alumno de un curso = grader.* alumno no aplicado = underachiever.* alumno que hace novillos = school truant, truant.* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.* alumnos = taught.* alumno trabajador = student staff.* antiguo alumno = alum.* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].* reunión de antiguos alumnos = alumni reunion, class reunion.* * *antiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad — ex-students o (AmE) alumni of the university
* * *= pupil, student, learner.Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.* alumna de un colegio de educación mixta = co-ed.* alumno de autoescuela = learner driver.* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* alumno de primer año = first grader.* alumno de primer curso = first grader.* alumno de primero = first grader.* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.* alumno de segundo = second grader.* alumno de segundo año = second grader.* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.* alumno de séptimo = seventh grader.* alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.* alumno de sexto = sixth grader.* alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.* alumno de tercer año = third grader.* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.* alumno de tercero = third grader.* alumno de un año = grader.* alumno de un curso = grader.* alumno no aplicado = underachiever.* alumno que hace novillos = school truant, truant.* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.* alumnos = taught.* alumno trabajador = student staff.* antiguo alumno = alum.* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].* reunión de antiguos alumnos = alumni reunion, class reunion.* * *alumno -namasculine, feminine(de un colegio) pupil; (de una universidad) studentun antiguo alumno or un ex-alumno del colegio one of the school's old boysantiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad ex-students o ( AmE) alumni of the universityCompuestos:● alumno externo, alumna externa( masculine) day student ( AmE), day boy o pupil ( BrE); ( feminine) day student ( AmE), day girl o pupil ( BrE)● alumno interno, alumna internaboarder* * *
alumno◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de colegio) pupil;
( de universidad) student;
alumno,-a m,f (escolar) pupil
Univ student
alumno interno, boarder
' alumno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumna
- aventajada
- aventajado
- escabechar
- interna
- interno
- atento
- bueno
- calificar
- distinguido
- evaluar
- externo
- indisciplinado
- jalar
- peor
- pizarra
- pupilo
- readmitir
- rendir
- suspender
- tronar
- volar
English:
alumnus
- junior
- pupil
- scholar
- school-leaver
- schoolboy
- schoolchild
- senior
- student
- disruptive
- prefect
- worst
* * *alumno, -a nm,f[de escuela, profesor particular] pupil; [de universidad] student; [de universidad] former student, US alumnus alumno externo day pupil;alumno de intercambio exchange student;alumno interno boarder* * *m, alumna f student* * *alumno, -na n1) : pupil, student2)ex-alumno, -na : alumnus, alumna f3) ex-alumnos, -nas npl: alumni, alumnae f* * *alumno n1. (de colegio) pupil2. (de universidad) student -
13 colegial
adj.collegiate, school, collegial.m.schoolboy, schoolchild, collegian, student.* * *► adjetivo1 collegial, collegiate2 (escolar) school► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *colegial, -a1. ADJ1) (Escol) school antes de s2) (Rel) collegiate3) Méx (=inexperto) raw, green *, inexperienced2.SM / F schoolboy/schoolgirl* * *- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl* * *= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.* * *- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl* * *= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.* * *‹asociación/reunión/resolución› of or relating to a professional association, body or society; college ( before n)masculine, feminineun grupo de colegiales a group of schoolchildren2 (de un colegio mayor) resident* * *
colegial
(f) schoolgirl;
colegial
I adjetivo (escolar) school
II sustantivo masculino y femenino student
colegiales, schoolchildren
' colegial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartera
English:
look
- satchel
- school
* * *colegial1 adj1. [de colegio] school;las instalaciones colegiales the school premisesuna organización colegial a professional associationcolegial2, -ala nm,fschoolboy, f schoolgirl;cartera/uniforme de colegial school bag/uniform* * *I adj school atrII m student, Br tbschoolboy* * *1) : school, collegiate: schoolboy m, schoolgirl f* * *colegial n schoolboy -
14 emberracarse
= cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.Ex. They were crying their heart out because of seemingly insurmountable problems.Ex. She is fine in the bath but as soon as we take her out she starts getting very distressed and crying uncontrollably.* * *= cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.Ex: They were crying their heart out because of seemingly insurmountable problems.
Ex: She is fine in the bath but as soon as we take her out she starts getting very distressed and crying uncontrollably. -
15 escritura
f.1 writing.2 script (sistema de signos).escritura hebrea Hebrew script3 deed, indenture.4 handwriting, script.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escriturar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escriturar.* * *1 (gen) writing2 (caligrafía) handwriting, writing3 DERECHO deed, document\escritura de propiedad title deedescritura de venta bill of saleescritura notarial notarial deed* * *noun f.1) writing, handwriting2) deed* * *SF1) (=sistema de comunicación) writing; [de individuo] writing, handwritingtiene malísima escritura — her writing o handwriting is terrible
no acierto a leer su escritura — I can't read his writing o handwriting
2) (=tipo de código) writing, scriptescritura china — Chinese writing, Chinese script
3)Sagrada Escritura — Scripture, Holy Scripture
4) (Jur) deedescritura de traspaso — conveyance, deed of transfer
* * *1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)2) (Der) ( documento) deedla escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house
•* * *= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.Ex. Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.Ex. A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.Ex. As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.----* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.* de escritura a máquina = typing.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* error de escritura = mistyping.* escritura a mano = handwriting.* escritura a máquina = typewriting.* escritura barata = hack writing.* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.* escritura de cartas = letter writing.* escritura libraria = book hand.* escrituras = deeds.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.* papel de escritura = bond paper.* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.* sistema de escritura = writing system.* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.* * *1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)2) (Der) ( documento) deedla escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house
•* * *= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.* de escritura a máquina = typing.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* error de escritura = mistyping.* escritura a mano = handwriting.* escritura a máquina = typewriting.* escritura barata = hack writing.* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.* escritura de cartas = letter writing.* escritura libraria = book hand.* escrituras = deeds.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.* papel de escritura = bond paper.* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.* sistema de escritura = writing system.* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.* * *A1 (sistema de signos) writing2 (letra) writing, handwritingB ( Der) (documento) deedla escritura de la casa the title deed(s) to the house, the deeds to o of the houseCompuesto:escritura privada/públicaprivate/public instrument o deed* * *
Del verbo escriturar: ( conjugate escriturar)
escritura es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
escritura
escriturar
escritura sustantivo femenino
1 ( sistema de signos) writing;
( letra) writing, handwriting
2 (Der) ( documento) deed;◊ la escritura de la casa the deeds to o of the house
escritura sustantivo femenino
1 writing
(manera de escribir) mejora tu escritura, improve your handwriting
2 Jur deed, document: perdí la escritura del piso, I lost the title deeds of my apartment
3 Rel las (Sagradas) Escrituras, the (Holy) Scriptures
escriturar verbo transitivo to register: voy a escriturar la casa a tu nombre, I'm going to register the house in your name
' escritura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caligrafía
- diabólica
- diabólico
- jeroglífica
- jeroglífico
- ligado
- tinta
- árabe
- descifrar
- disfrazar
- extender
- garabato
English:
basic
- deed
- handwriting
- longhand
- screenwriting
- script
- writing
- long
- write-protected
* * *escritura nf1. [técnica] writing2. [sistema de signos] script;escritura jeroglífica hieroglyphic writing, hieroglyphics3. [caligrafía] handwriting4. Der deed;firmar una escritura to sign a deedescritura de compraventa bill of sale;escritura de hipoteca mortgage deed;escritura hipotecaria mortgage deed;escritura de propiedad title deed;la escritura de propiedad de la casa the title deeds of o to the house;escritura pública public instrument5.(Sagradas) Escrituras Holy Scripture* * *f1 writing2 JUR deed3:Sagradas Escrituras Holy Scripture sg* * *escritura nf1) : writing, handwriting2) : deed* * *escritura n writing -
16 estudiante
adj.student.f. & m.student.estudiante de enfermería student nurseestudiante universitario university student* * *1 student* * *noun mf.* * *SMF student* * *masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student; ( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)estudiante de Derecho/Inglés — law/English student
* * *= student.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.----* atención al estudiante = student services.* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.* centrado en el estudiante = student-centred.* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* estudiante adulto = mature student.* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.* estudiante de doctorado = doctoral student, Ph.D. candidate, Ph.D. student, doctoral candidate, doctoral graduate.* estudiante de empresariales = business student.* estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.* estudiante de licenciatura = graduate student.* estudiante de magisterio = student teacher.* estudiante de matrícula libre = external student.* estudiante de medicina = medical student.* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.* estudiante de primaria = elementary student.* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.* estudiante de recuperación = remedial.* estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.* estudiante destacado = achiever.* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.* estudiante de último curso = final year student.* estudiante de un día a la semana = day release student.* estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere = valedictorian.* estudiante externo = off campus student.* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange student.* estudiante fracasado = dropout, high-school dropout, school dropout.* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate, high school leaver.* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.* estudiantes = school population, student body.* estudiante superdotado = gifted achiever.* estudiante trabajador = student worker.* estudiante universitario = university student, college student.* estudiante universitario de primer año = college freshman.* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.* estudiante universitario externo = off-campus university student.* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.* estudiante virtual = e-learner (electronic learner).* generación de estudiantes = cohort of students.* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* promoción de estudiantes = cohort of students.* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.* sala de estudiantes = student common room.* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.* sindicato de estudiantes = students' union.* * *masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student; ( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)estudiante de Derecho/Inglés — law/English student
* * *= student.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
* atención al estudiante = student services.* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.* centrado en el estudiante = student-centred.* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.* estudiante a distancia = distance student.* estudiante adulto = mature student.* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.* estudiante de doctorado = doctoral student, Ph.D. candidate, Ph.D. student, doctoral candidate, doctoral graduate.* estudiante de empresariales = business student.* estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.* estudiante de licenciatura = graduate student.* estudiante de magisterio = student teacher.* estudiante de matrícula libre = external student.* estudiante de medicina = medical student.* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.* estudiante de primaria = elementary student.* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.* estudiante de recuperación = remedial.* estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.* estudiante destacado = achiever.* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.* estudiante de último curso = final year student.* estudiante de un día a la semana = day release student.* estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere = valedictorian.* estudiante externo = off campus student.* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange student.* estudiante fracasado = dropout, high-school dropout, school dropout.* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate, high school leaver.* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.* estudiantes = school population, student body.* estudiante superdotado = gifted achiever.* estudiante trabajador = student worker.* estudiante universitario = university student, college student.* estudiante universitario de primer año = college freshman.* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.* estudiante universitario externo = off-campus university student.* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.* estudiante virtual = e-learner (electronic learner).* generación de estudiantes = cohort of students.* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.* precio para estudiantes = student rate.* promoción de estudiantes = cohort of students.* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.* sala de estudiantes = student common room.* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.* sindicato de estudiantes = students' union.* * *(de universidad) student, college student ( AmE), university student ( BrE); (de secundaria) (high-school) student ( AmE), (secondary school) pupil ( BrE)estudiante de Derecho/Inglés law/English studentno trabaja, es estudiante she doesn't have a job, she's a student o she's at university ( o college etc)* * *
estudiante sustantivo masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student;
( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)
estudiante mf student
' estudiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnet
- expediente
- también
- tiempo
- universitaria
- universitario
- aplazar
- aplicado
- aprobar
- aprovechado
- asiduo
- bochar
- carné
- concienzudo
- de
- empollar
- encaminar
- flojo
- licenciar
- mechón
- modelo
- provecho
- remitir
- reprobar
- torpedo
English:
advanced
- appreciative
- apt
- erase
- exchange
- expel
- go up
- learner
- mark
- medic
- medical
- most
- progress
- scholar
- senior
- serious
- student
- undergraduate
- year
- fresh
- junior
- postgraduate
- sophomore
- under
- -year
* * *estudiante nmf[de universidad, secundaria] student; [de primaria] schoolchild, pupil;una estudiante de Medicina a medical student;un bar de estudiantes a student bar* * *m/f student* * *estudiante nmf: student* * *estudiante n student -
17 impedimento
m.1 obstacle.no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it2 disablement, handicap.3 impediment, snag, difficulty, obstacle.4 delay.5 estoppel.* * *■ no hay ningún impedimento para que salga del país there is no reason why he should not leave the country2 DERECHO (a un matrimonio) impediment* * *SM1) (=dificultad) impediment, hindrancepidieron a los republicanos que no pusieran impedimentos al nombramiento — they asked the republicans not to block the appointment
nos ponen impedimentos para evitar que lo hagamos — they are putting obstacles in our way to prevent us doing it
2) (Med) disability, handicap* * *masculino obstacle, impediment* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, 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. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.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.----* creación de impedimentos = fence building.* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.* impedimento legal = estoppel.* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* * *masculino obstacle, impediment* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, 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: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.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.* creación de impedimentos = fence building.* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.* impedimento legal = estoppel.* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* * *1 (obstáculo) obstacle, impedimentun importante impedimento para la expansión a major impediment o obstacle to expansionsaldremos mañana si no surge ningún impedimento if there are no hitches o problems, we'll leave tomorrow2 ( Der) impedimentCompuesto:physical handicaps* * *
impedimento sustantivo masculino
obstacle, impediment;
impedimento físico physical handicap
impedimento m (dificultad) hindrance, obstacle
Jur impediment
' impedimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traba
- remover
English:
bar
- impediment
- liability
- obstacle
- handicap
* * *impedimento nm1. [obstáculo] obstacle;no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it;no nos puso ningún impedimento para la celebración de la fiesta he didn't put any obstacles in the way of our having the party, he in no way tried to stop us having the party;si no surge ningún impedimento llegaremos a las ocho all being well, we'll be there at eight o'clock2. [para el matrimonio] impediment* * *m impediment* * *impedimento nm1) : impediment, obstacle2) : disability -
18 irremontable
adj.insurmountable.* * *ADJ insurmountable* * *= unbridgeable.Ex. I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.* * *= unbridgeable.Ex: I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.
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19 lengua nativa
f.native language.* * *(n.) = native language, native tongueEx. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. This database is suitable for use by people with a variety of native tongues.* * *(n.) = native language, native tongueEx: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
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20 letra
f.1 letter.2 handwriting.no entiendo su letra I can't read his writing o handwriting3 type, typeface.letra cursiva italic type, italicsescriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitalsletra itálica italic type, italicsletra negrita bold (face)4 lyrics.5 literal meaning.seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the letter6 bank bill, bill of exchange, letter.7 hand, script.* * *1 (del alfabeto) letter2 (de imprenta) character3 (escritura) handwriting5 (de cambio) bill of exchange1 EDUCACIÓN arts (literatura) letters\a la letra to the letteral pie de la letra to the letteraprender las primeras letras to learn to read and writecon la letra clara clearly, neatlyla letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childletra por letra word for wordponerle a alguien unas letras to write to somebody, drop a line to somebodyletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftletra de imprenta block capitals pluralletra de molde printletra del tesoro treasury bondletra gótica Gothic scriptletra mayúscula capital letterletra menuda small printletra pequeña small printletra minúscula small letter* * *noun f.1) letter2) lyrics3) type* * *SF1) (Tip) letterletra bastardilla, letra cursiva — italics pl, italic type (EEUU)
letra de imprenta, letra de molde — print
escriba su nombre en letras de imprenta o de molde — please print your name in block letters
letra negrilla, letra negrita — bold type, heavy type
letra redonda — roman, roman type (EEUU)
2) (=escritura) handwriting, writingno le entiendo la letra — I can't read his handwriting o writing
3) (=sentido literal) letter, literal meaningpie 4)atarse a la letra — frm to stick to the literal meaning
4) (Com) (=pago) instalment, installment (EEUU)le faltan cinco letras para acabar de pagar el coche — she still has five instalments to make on the car
letra bancaria — banker's draft, bank draft
letra de cambio — bill (of exchange), draft
5) [de canción] words pl, lyrics plprimeras letras — elementary education, the three Rs
7) pl letras (Escol, Univ) (=humanidades) arts* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex. A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.----* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *la letra= lyrics, theEx: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *Aaprender/saber las primeras letras to learn/know how to read and writela letra con sangre entra spare the rod, spoil the child2 (caligrafía) writing, handwritingescríbelo con buena letra write it neatlytienes una letra muy clara your writing o handwriting is very clearno entiendo tu letra I can't read your writing o handwritingdespacito y buena letra slowly and carefully(carta breve): sólo cuatro or unas letras para decirte que … just a note o just a few lines to let you know that …Compuestos:● letra bastardilla or cursivaitalic script, italics (pl)( RPl) small print● letra de molde or imprentaprintescriba el nombre completo en letra de molde or imprenta please print your full namedouble letterGothic scriptitalic script, italics (pl)capital letter, uppercase lettercon or en letras mayúsculas in capital letters, in upper case ( tech)lowercase letter, small lettercon or en letras minúsculas in small letters, in lower case ( tech)dead letter● letra negrita or negrillaboldface, bold typesmall printroman typeB(sentido): la letra de la ley the letter of the lawateniéndonos a la letra, el texto dice que … if we read it absolutely literally, the text appears to say that …D ( Fin) tbletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftaceptar/girar una letra to accept/present a bill of exchange o a draftdevolver/protestar una letra to dishonor/protest a bill of exchange o a draftme quedan tres letras por pagar ≈ I still have three installments to pay o three payments to makelicenciado en Filosofía y Lletras ≈ arts graduate* * *
letra sustantivo femenino
1a) (Impr, Ling) letter;
letra bastardilla or cursiva italic script, italics (pl);
letra negrita boldface, bold type;
letra pequeña or (AmS) chica small print
c)◊ letras sustantivo femenino plural ( carta breve): solo unas letras para decirte que … just a few lines to let you know that …
2 (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)
3 (Fin) tb
me quedan tres letras por pagar I still have three payments to make
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letra sustantivo femenino
1 letter
letra de molde, print letter
letra pequeña, small print
2 (manera de escribir) (hand) writing: me gusta tu letra, I like your writing
3 Mús lyrics pl: no se sabe la letra, he hasn't learnt the words
4 Fin letra (de cambio), bill of exchange
(de un pago aplazado) instalment: aún nos quedan varias letras por pagar, we've still got a few instalments left to pay
5 Univ mi hermana es de Letras, my sister is studing Arts o my sister did an Arts degree
♦ Locuciones: al pie de la letra, literally: sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra, follow my instructions precisely
ser letra muerta, to be a dead letter
' letra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- B
- C
- cursiva
- D
- desojarse
- E
- ese
- F
- G
- girar
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- muda
- mudo
- N
- Ñ
- O
- P
- pie
- puño
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- tilde
- tipo
- trazo
- U
- V
- vencer
- vencida
- vencido
- vencimiento
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- comer
- delta
- descontar
- descuento
- desigual
- devolver
English:
A
- B
- book
- C
- capital
- carve
- close
- cramped
- cursive
- D
- draft
- E
- F
- feminine
- G
- H
- handwriting
- I
- initial
- italicize
- J
- K
- L
- lest
- letter
- lower case
- lyric
- M
- manage
- masculine
- N
- neat
- O
- P
- print
- q
- R
- read
- S
- salt
- silent
- small print
- T
- typeface
- U
- unintelligible
- upper case
- V
- W
- word
* * *letra nf1. [signo] letterletra doble double letter2. [escritura, caligrafía] handwriting;escribe la carta con buena letra write the letter in neat handwriting;no entiendo su letra I can't read her writing o handwriting;mandar cuatro letras a alguien to drop sb a line;la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childAm letra chica small print;letra pequeña small print3. [en imprenta] type, typefaceletra bastardilla italic type, italics;letra capitular drop cap;letra cursiva italic type, italics;letra de imprenta [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;escriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitals;letra itálica italic type, italics;letra mayúscula capital letter, Espec upper-case letter;letra minúscula small letter, Espec lower-case letter;en letra(s) minúscula(s) in small letters, Espec in lower case;letra de molde [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;letra muerta dead letter;letra negrita bold (face);letra redonda roman type;letra redondilla roman type;letra versalita small capital4. [texto de canción] lyricsgirar una letra to draw a bill of exchange;protestar una letra to protest a billletra avalada guaranteed bill of exchange;letra de cambio a la vista sight bill;letra del Tesoro treasury bill6. [sentido] literal meaning;nos atuvimos a la letra del contrato we abided by the contract word for word;seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the lettersoy de letras I studied arts;una asignatura de letras an arts subjectletras mixtas = secondary school course comprising mainly arts subjects but including some science subjects;letras puras = secondary school course comprising arts subjects only* * *f1 letter;escribir en letras de molde print;menuda fig the fine print, Brthe small print;al pie de la letra word for word2 de canción lyrics pl3:4:tener buena/mala letra have good/bad handwriting* * *letra nf1) : letter2) caligrafía: handwriting, lettering3) : lyrics pl4)al pie de la letra : word for word, by the book5) letras nfpl: arts (in education)* * *letra n1. (signo) letterla palabra "mosca" tiene cinco letras the word "mosca" has five letters2. (manera de escribir) handwriting3. (de canción) lyrics / words¿entiendes la letra? do you understand the words?
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Insurmountable — In sur*mount a*ble, a. [Pref. in not + surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.] Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle. Locke. [1913 Webster] Hope thinks nothing difficult;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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insurmountable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too great to be overcome. DERIVATIVES insurmountably adverb … English terms dictionary
insurmountable — [in΄sər mount′ə bəl] adj. not surmountable; that cannot be passed over or overcome; insuperable insurmountability n. insurmountably adv … English World dictionary
insurmountable — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, prove, seem ▪ The age barrier appeared insurmountable. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
insurmountable — in|sur|mount|a|ble [ˌınsəˈmauntəbəl US sər ] adj formal an insurmountable difficulty or problem is too large or difficult to deal with ▪ The language difference proved an insurmountable barrier … Dictionary of contemporary English
insurmountable — [[t]ɪ̱nsə(r)ma͟ʊntəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ A problem that is insurmountable is so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully. Philadelphia s fiscal crisis doesn t seem like an insurmountable problem. Syn: insuperable … English dictionary
insurmountable — adjective a difficulty or problem that is insurmountable is too large or too difficult to deal with: The language barrier proved an insurmountable barrier to their relationship … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
insurmountable — adjective Date: 1690 incapable of being surmounted ; insuperable < insurmountable problems > • insurmountably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary