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21 protagonista principal
f. & m.main character, star.* * *star* * *(n.) = key player, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead characterEx. Libraries are key players in ensuring long-term preservation archiving of electronic information.Ex. The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.* * *el protagonista principal(n.) = main character, the, main actor, theEx: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
Ex: Moreover, it does not diminish the role of states as the main actors in international politics.(n.) = key player, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead characterEx: Libraries are key players in ensuring long-term preservation archiving of electronic information.
Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith. -
22 protagonista principal, el
(n.) = main character, the, main actor, theEx. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.Ex. Moreover, it does not diminish the role of states as the main actors in international politics. -
23 protagonista, el
(n.) = main character, the, main actor, theEx. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.Ex. Moreover, it does not diminish the role of states as the main actors in international politics. -
24 retraído
adj.1 withdrawn, shy, introverted, reserved.2 abashed.3 shy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retraer.* * *1→ link=retraer retraer► adjetivo1 (tímido) shy, reserved2 (solitario) solitary3 (poco comunicativo) unsociable, withdrawn* * *(f. - retraída)adj.* * *ADJ (=tímido) shy, reserved* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.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.* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.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.* * *retraído -dawithdrawn, retiring ( before n)* * *
Del verbo retraer: ( conjugate retraer)
retraído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
retraer
retraído
retraído◊ -da adjetivo
withdrawn, retiring ( before n)
retraer verbo transitivo
1 (las uñas, etc) to retract, draw in
2 (de un intento) to dissuade, put off: la timidez le retrajo de llamar, his shyness kept him from calling
retraído,-a adjetivo shy, reserved
' retraído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retraída
- tímido
English:
retiring
- withdrawn
* * *retraído, -a adjwithdrawn, retiring* * *I part → retraerII adj withdrawn* * *retraído, -da adj: withdrawn, retiring, shy -
25 cerrado
adj.closed, locked, shut, not open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cerrar.* * *1→ link=cerrar cerrar► adjetivo1 shut, closed2 LINGÚÍSTICA close, closed3 (acento) broad, thick4 (curva) tight, sharp5 (ovación) thunderous6 (barba) bushy, thick9 figurado (persona introvertida) uncommunicative, reserved10 figurado (intransigente) intransigent, unyielding\a ojos cerrados figurado with one's eyes closedser cerrado,-a de mollera familiar to be pig-headed* * *(f. - cerrada)adj.1) closed, shut2) thick3) reserved* * *ADJ1) (=no abierto) [puerta, ventana, boca] closed; [puño] clenched; [curva] sharp, tight"cerrado por vacaciones" — "closed for holidays", "closed for vacation" (EEUU)
puerta 3)¿está el grifo bien cerrado? — is the tap turned off properly?
2) (=apretado) [barba] thick, full; [bosque] dense, thick; [ambiente, atmósfera] stuffydescarga 3)el candidato fue recibido con una cerrada ovación — the presidential candidate was given a rapturous welcome
3) [cielo] cloudy, overcast; [noche] dark, black4) (Ling) [acento] broad, strong; [vocal] closedtiene un acento muy cerrado — she has a very broad o strong accent
hablaba con cerrado acento gallego — he spoke with a broad o strong o thick Galician accent
5) [persona]a) (=intransigente)c) (=reservado) reserved6) (Com) [precio] fixed* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <puerta/ventana/ojos/boca> closed, shut; <mejillones/almejas> closed; <sobre/carta> sealed; < puño> clenched; < cortinas> drawn, closed2) <tienda/restaurante/museo> closed, shutcerrado por defunción/reformas — closed owing to bereavement/for alterations
3)a) <espacio/recinto> enclosedc) < grupo> closedd) (Mat) <serie/conjunto> closed4) (Ling) < vocal> close, closed; <acento/dialecto> broad5) < curva> sharp6) ( nublado) overcast; ( referiéndose a la noche)7) < barba> thick8) ( enérgico)9)a) (poco receptivo, intransigente) set in one's waysestar cerrado a algo: está cerrado a todo cambio his mind is closed to change; el país ha estado cerrado a influencias externas — the country has been shut off from outside influence
b) ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicativec) (fam) ( torpe) dense (colloq), thick (colloq)10) (Esp) (Fin)apartamentos de lujo, precio cerrado — apartments, price guaranteed
* * *cerrado1= closed, static, enclosed, bolt-on.Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant ' bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.* con olor a cerrado = musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], mousy [mousier -comp., mousiest -sup.].* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* en circuito cerrado = looped.* en lugares cerrados = indoors.* espacio cerrado = closed space.* formando un circuito cerrado = looped.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* pregunta cerrada = closed-ended question.* puño cerrado = clenched fist.* recinto cerrado = walled garden.cerrado22 = cliquish, insular, cliquey [cliquy].Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* coto cerrado = closed shop.cerrado33 = bushy [bushier -comp., bushiest -sup.].Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.
* * *cerrado -daA1 ‹puerta/ventana› closed, shut; ‹ojos/boca› closed, shut; ‹mejillones/almejas› closedla puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was lockedtenía los ojos cerrados she had her eyes closed o shutel frasco no está bien cerrado the top ( o lid etc) isn't on properly, the jar isn't closed properlyun sobre cerrado a sealed envelopelas cortinas estaban cerradas the curtains were drawn o closednormalmente tenemos la mesa cerrada we usually keep the table closed/down2 ‹válvula› closed, shut offlos grifos están cerrados the taps are turned offB ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut[ S ] cerrado closed[ S ] cerrado por defunción/reformas closed owing to bereavement/for alterationsC1 (confinado, limitado) ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed2 (cargado) ‹ambiente› stuffy3 ‹grupo›un círculo de amigos muy cerrado a very closed circle of friendsun club de ambiente cerrado y snob a club with a very exclusive and snobbish atmosphereD ( Ling)1 ‹vocal› close, closed2 ‹acento/dialecto› broadtiene un acento andaluz cerrado he has a broad o thick Andalusian accentE ‹curva› sharpF1 (nublado) overcast2(referiéndose a la noche): ya era noche cerrada cuando salimos when we left it was already completely darkG ‹barba› thickH(enérgico): lo recibieron con una cerrada ovación he was given an ecstatic receptionmantienen una cerrada pugna por el título they are engaged in a fierce fight for the titleI ‹persona›1(poco receptivo, intransigente): son muy cerrados y no se adaptan a estas novedades they're very set in their ways and they won't adapt to these new ideasno lo vas a convencer, es muy cerrado you'll never persuade him, he's very stubborn o he's very set in his waysestar cerrado A algo:está cerrado a todo lo que signifique cambiar his mind is closed to o he's against anything that involves changeel país ha estado cerrado durante años a todo tipo de influencias externas the country has, for years, been shut off from all outside influence2 (poco comunicativo) uncommunicativees muy cerrado de mollera he's very dense ( colloq), he's as thick as two short planks ( BrE colloq)J* * *
Del verbo cerrar: ( conjugate cerrar)
cerrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cerrado
cerrar
cerrado◊ -da adjetivo
1
‹mejillones/almejas› closed;
‹sobre/carta› sealed;
‹ puño› clenched;
‹ cortinas› drawn, closed;
‹grifo/llave› turned off
2 ‹tienda/restaurante/museo› closed, shut
3 ‹espacio/recinto› enclosed;
‹ curva› sharp
4 ‹acento/dialecto› broad
5 ‹ persona› ( poco comunicativo) uncommunicative;
cerrado a influencias externas shut off from outside influence
cerrar ( conjugate cerrar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ojos/boca› to shut, close;
‹ frasco› to put the lid on;
‹ sobre› to seal
‹ libro› to close, shut;
‹ puño› to clench
‹ persianas› to lower, pull down;
‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
‹ válvula› to close, shut off
2
( definitivamente) to close (down)
3
d) ‹acto/debate› to bring … to an end
verbo intransitivo
1 (hablando de puerta, ventana):
¿cerraste con llave? did you lock up?
2 [puerta/ventana/cajón] to close, shut
3 [comercio/oficina] ( en el quehacer diario) to close, shut;
( definitivamente) to close (down)
cerrarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( refl) ‹ abrigo› to fasten, button up;
‹ cremallera› to do … up
3 [acto/debate/jornada] to end
cerrado,-a adjetivo
1 closed, shut
(recinto) enclosed ➣ Ver nota en cerrar
2 (intransigente) uncompromising, unyielding
(a las novedades, etc) narrow minded
3 (tímido) reserved
4 (un acento, una forma de hablar) broad
5 (curva) tight, sharp
6 (tupido) bushy
♦ Locuciones: a puerta cerrada, behind closed doors
cerrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shut, close
(con llave) to lock
(un grifo abierto) to turn off
(el ordenador) to turn off, switch off
(subir una cremallera) to do up
(un sobre) to seal
(los puños) to clench
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
3 (un trato, un acuerdo) to finalize
(liquidar una cuenta bancaria) to close
4 (un acceso, un servicio de transporte) to close
(bloquear) cerrarle el paso a alguien, to block sb's way
II verbo intransitivo
1 to close, shut
2 (un negocio temporalmente) to close
(definitivamente) to close down
♦ Locuciones: familiar cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
' cerrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- cal
- cerrada
- concesión
- cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- defunción
- herméticamente
- reforma
- cuadrado
- estacionamiento
- mollera
- televisión
- tufo
English:
cliquey
- closed
- hermetically
- musty
- secure
- sharp
- shut
- small-minded
- to
- broad
- enclose
- insular
- loop
- narrow
- repair
- small
- stock
- unlock
* * *cerrado, -a♦ participiover cerrar♦ adj1. [puerta, boca, tienda] closed, shut;[con llave, pestillo] locked; [puño] clenched; [sobre] closed;la botella no está bien cerrada the top of the bottle isn't on properly;en esta habitación huele a cerrado this room smells stuffy;la puerta estaba cerrada con llave the door was locked;cerrado por obras/vacaciones [en letrero] closed for alterations/holidays;cerrado los fines de semana [en letrero] closed at weekends2. [curva] sharp, tight3. [circuito] closed4. [aplauso, ovación] rapturous5. [lucha] bitter;una cerrada lucha por el liderazgo a bitter leadership struggle7. [acento, deje] broad, thick;habla con un acento gallego cerrado she speaks with a broad o thick Galician accent8. [mentalidad, sociedad] closed (a to);tiene una actitud muy cerrada she has a very closed mentality;es muy cerrado he's very narrow-minded;está cerrado al cambio he is not open to change9. [tiempo, cielo] overcast;la noche era cerrada it was a dark night10. [rodeado] surrounded;[por montañas] walled in;no se adaptan a espacios cerrados they aren't suited to living in confined spaces;una terraza cerrada a glazed balcony11. [vegetación, bosque] thick, dense;[barba] thick12. [poco claro, difícil] abstruse;su estilo es muy cerrado his style is very abstruse13. [introvertido, tímido] reserved;le cuesta hacer amigos porque es muy cerrado he finds making friends difficult because he's very reserved14. [estricto] strict;el colegio tiene criterios muy cerrados de admisión the school has very strict entrance requirements15. [torpe] dense, stupid;es un poco cerrado, hay que explicarle todo varias veces he's rather dense o stupid, you have to explain everything to him over and over again;Famser cerrado de mollera to be thick in the head16. [obstinado] obstinate, stubborn♦ nmfenced-in garden* * *adj1 closed;oler a cerrado smell stuffy2 persona narrow-minded3 ( tímido) introverted4 cielo overcast5 acento broad6:curva cerrada tight curve* * *cerrado, -da adj1) : closed, shut2) : thick, broadtiene un acento cerrado: she has a thick accent3) : cloudy, overcast4) : quiet, reserved5) : dense, stupid* * *cerrado adj1. (en general) closed / shut2. (con llave) locked3. (acento) broad4. (curva) sharp -
26 comodín
m.1 wildcard, wild card operator, wild card.2 joker card, joker, wild card.* * *1 (mono) joker; (otra carta) wild card\palabra comodín word applicable to anything* * *1. SM1) (Naipes) joker2) (=excusa) pretext, stock excuse3) (Ling) catch-all, all-purpose word4) (Inform) wildcard5) (Mec) useful gadget2.* * *a) (Jueg) ( mono) joker; ( otra carta) wild cardesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently
esta palabra se usa como or de comodín — this word is used to refer to anything and everything
b) (Inf) wildcard* * *a) (Jueg) ( mono) joker; ( otra carta) wild cardesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently
esta palabra se usa como or de comodín — this word is used to refer to anything and everything
b) (Inf) wildcard* * *comodín11 = jack of all trades, factotum.Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.comodín22 = all-purpose.Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an ' all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
comodín33 = joker.Nota: Juego de cartas.Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the ' joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.
comodín44 = wildcard character, wildcard [wild card].Nota: En las búsquedas, símbolo usado para sustituir generalmente un carácter de una palabra.Ex: Use one or more question marks as wildcard characters at the end of the word stem to truncate the stem.
Ex: Use a question mark (?), or wildcard, to specify a limited number of varying characters within or at the end of a word.* * *en este juego el dos es comodín twos are wild in this gameesa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín that excuse seems to be getting used o ( colloq) wheeled out rather a lot recentlyen Colombia usan esta palabra como or de comodín in Colombia this word is used to refer to anything and everythingeste banquito nos hace de comodín we use this stool for all sorts of thingsen esta oficina es el comodín in this office she's the general factotum o she does all sorts of jobs2 ( Inf) wild card* * *
comodín sustantivo masculino
( otra carta) wild cardb) (Inf) wild card
comodín sustantivo masculino Naipes joker
' comodín' also found in these entries:
English:
joker
- wild
* * *♦ adjAm [comodón] comfort-loving♦ nm1. [naipe] joker2. [persona] Jack of all trades;una palabra comodín an all-purpose word3. Informát wild card4. Am [comodón] comfort lover* * *m1 en naipes joker2 INFOR wild card3 palabra stand-in word* * *1) : joker, wild card2) : all-purpose word or thing3) : pretext, excuse* * *comodín n joker -
27 introverso
adj.introverted, self-contemplating.m.introvert. -
28 personalidad introvertida
f.introverted personality.
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- 2
См. также в других словарях:
introverted — in tro*vert ed adj. 1. examining one s own sensory and perceptual experiences. Contrasted with {extrospective}. Syn: introspective. [WordNet 1.5] 2. marked by concern predominantly with oneself or one s own feelings. Contrasted with {extroverted} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
introverted — [in′trə vʉrt΄id] adj. characterized by introversion * * * in·tro·vert·ed (ĭnʹtrə vûr tĭd) adj. Marked by interest in or preoccupation with oneself or one s own thoughts as opposed to others or the environment; shy or reserved. * * * … Universalium
introverted — 1781, directed inward, pp. adjective from INTROVERT (Cf. introvert). Psychological sense is from 1915 … Etymology dictionary
introverted — [adj] reserved bashful, cautious, close mouthed, cold*, collected, cool, demure, introspective, modest, offish, quiet, reclusive, restrained, secretive, shy, soft spoken, solitary, standoffish, uncommunicative, withdrawn; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
introverted — [in′trə vʉrt΄id] adj. characterized by introversion … English World dictionary
Introverted — Introvert In tro*vert , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Introverting}.] [Pref. intro + L. vertere, versum, to turn.] [1913 Webster] 1. To turn or bend inward. Introverted toes. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. To look within; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
introverted — [[t]ɪ̱ntrəvɜː(r)tɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Introverted people are quiet and shy and find it difficult to talk to other people. Machen was a lonely, introverted child. Ant: extroverted … English dictionary
introverted — adjective someone who is introverted spends a lot of time thinking about their own problems and interests and finds it difficult to talk to other people: The young girl had become nervous and introverted. opposite extroverted introversion noun… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
introverted — adjective Possessing the characteristic property of an introvert. Preferring the internal, satisfied with self, lacking interest or comfort in social interactions. Shes very introverted. Shed rather stay home with a good book than go to a party… … Wiktionary
introverted — in·tro·vert·ed in trə .vərt əd also in·tro·vert in trə .vərt adj marked by or suggesting introversion <an uncommunicative and introverted person> broadly being a reserved or shy person compare EXTROVERTED … Medical dictionary
introverted — in|tro|vert|ed [ˈıntrəvə:tıd US ə:r ] adj someone who is introverted is quiet and shy and does not enjoy being with other people ≠ ↑extrovert, extroverted ↑extroverted >introversion [ˌıntrəˈvə:ʃən US ˈvə:rʒən] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
