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41 desdecirse de una promesa
(v.) = go back on + Posesivo + promiseEx. Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.* * *(v.) = go back on + Posesivo + promiseEx: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
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42 disminunción
= drawdown.Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.* * *= drawdown.Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
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43 doblar una esquina
(v.) = turn + a cornerEx. But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically.* * *(v.) = turn + a cornerEx: But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically.
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44 empezar a mejorar
(v.) = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the betterEx. But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.* * *(v.) = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the betterEx: But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically.
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45 en conciencia
in truth* * *Ex. By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.* * *Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.
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46 error craso
m.crass error, basic error, bad mistake, gross error.* * *(n.) = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental errorEx. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.Ex. We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.Ex. And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex. We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.Ex. Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.* * *(n.) = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental errorEx: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made. -
47 error garrafal
m.blunder, big mistake, goofup, bloomer.* * *(n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clangerEx. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex. We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.Ex. And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.Ex. We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.Ex. Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.Ex. Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.* * *(n.) = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clangerEx: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes.Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it.Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes.Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault. -
48 erróneamente llamado
(adj.) = ill-namedEx. Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.* * *(adj.) = ill-namedEx: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.
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49 es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo
Ex. In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.* * *Ex: In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
Spanish-English dictionary > es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo
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50 escondite
m.1 hiding place (place).2 hide-and-seek (game).3 hiding-place, hideaway, hideout, hide-out.* * *1 (lugar) hiding place2 (juego) hide-and-seek\jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=escondrijo) hiding place; (Caza, Orn) hide, blind (EEUU)2) (=juego) hide-and-seekjugar al escondite con algn — (lit, fig) to play hide-and-seek with sb
* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex. He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.Ex. Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex. He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex. The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex. The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex. Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex. The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex. He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.----* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *a) ( para personas) hideout; ( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg)* * *el esconditeEx: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
= hiding hole, hideout, hiding, hideaway, hidden storage place, secret storage location, secret storage place, secret holding location, secret cell, hiding spot.Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* escondite, el = hide and seek.* salir de + Posesivo + escondite = raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.* * *1 (lugar — para personas) hideout; (— para cosas) hiding place2 ( Jueg):jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *
escondite sustantivo masculino
( para cosas) hiding placeb) (Jueg):
escondite sustantivo masculino
1 (escondrijo) hiding place
2 (juego) hide-and-seek
' escondite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
madriguera
English:
hide-and-seek
- hide
- hiding
* * *escondite nm1. [lugar] hiding place2.el escondite [juego] hide-and-seek;jugar al escondite to play hide-and-seek* * *m1 lugar hiding place2 juego hide-and-seek* * *escondite nm1) encondrijo: hiding place2) escondidas: hide-and-seek* * *1. (lugar) hiding place2. (juego) hide and seek -
51 estar chupado
(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a snap, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
52 estar en decadencia
(v.) = be in decline, be in retreatEx. She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.Ex. Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.* * *(v.) = be in decline, be in retreatEx: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.
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53 estar en retirada
(v.) = be in retreatEx. Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.* * *(v.) = be in retreatEx: Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.
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54 estar tirado
v.to be lying flat, to lie about, to be lying down, to lie around.* * *(v.) = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx. The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.Ex. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex. The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex. Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq.* * *(v.) = be a snap, be a cinch, be a piece of cake, be a cinch, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soupEx: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'.
Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground.Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. -
55 faltar a una promesa
to break a promise* * *(v.) = go back on + Posesivo + promiseEx. Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.* * *(v.) = go back on + Posesivo + promiseEx: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
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56 hablar a calzón quitado
(=hablar claro) to call a spade a spade, speak openly o frankly; [sin parar] to talk without stopping* * *(v.) = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the tableEx. Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.* * *(v.) = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the tableEx: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
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57 hablar claro
v.1 to speak in plain language, to talk frankly, to speak bluntly, to speak clearly.Ella habla claro siempre She speaks in plain language always.2 to make oneself clear, to do some plain talking, to put one's cards on the table, to lay one's cards on the table.La maestra habla claro The teacher makes herself clear.3 to talk clearly to.María le habla claro a Ricardo Mary talks clearly to Richard.* * *to speak plainly* * *(v.) = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the tableEx. Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.* * *(v.) = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the tableEx: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
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58 harapiento
adj.ragged, in tatters, raggedy, tattered.* * *► adjetivo1 ragged, tattered, in rags* * *(f. - harapienta)adj.* * *ADJ tattered, in rags* * *- ta adjetivo raggedun hombre harapiento y sucio — a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags
* * *= ragged, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], in tatters.Ex. Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.Ex. Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex. Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *- ta adjetivo raggedun hombre harapiento y sucio — a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags
* * *= ragged, shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.], in tatters.Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.* * *harapiento -taraggedun hombre harapiento y sucio a dirty-looking man, dressed in rags* * *
harapiento◊ -ta adjetivo
ragged
harapiento,-a adjetivo ragged, tattered
' harapiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
harapienta
English:
rag
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59 honestamente
adv.honestly.* * *► adverbio1 (con honestidad) honestly2 (con decencia) decently, properly3 (con recato) modestly* * *ADV1) (=sinceramente) honestly2) (=honradamente) honourably, honorably (EEUU)se comportó honestamente y nos devolvió lo nuestro — he did the decent thing and gave us back what was rightly ours
3) (=decentemente) decently* * *a) ( sinceramente) honestlyhonestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer — (indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do
b) <actuar/comportarse> honestly, honorably* * *= honestly, in good conscience.Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex. By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.* * *a) ( sinceramente) honestlyhonestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer — (indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do
b) <actuar/comportarse> honestly, honorably* * *= honestly, in good conscience.Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.* * *1 (sinceramente) honestlyte voy a decir honestamente lo que pienso I'm going to be honest o frank with youhonestamente, no sé qué puedes hacer ( indep) to be honest, I don't know what you can do, I don't honestly know what you can do2 ‹actuar/comportarse› honorably, decently* * *
honestamente adverbio honestly, sincerely: honestamente, no sé qué decir, I honestly don't know what to say
' honestamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correctamente
English:
fair
* * *honestamente adv1. [con honradez] honestly2. [con sinceridad] honestly;si quieres que te diga lo que honestamente pienso… if you want me to tell you what I honestly o really think…, if you want me to tell you my honest opinion… -
60 honradamente
adv.honorably, reputably, honestly.* * *► adverbio1 honestly, fairly* * *ADV1) (=honestamente) honestly2) (=honorablemente) honourably, honorably (EEUU), uprightly* * *adverbio honestly, honorably** * *= honestly, in good conscience.Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex. By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.* * *adverbio honestly, honorably** * *= honestly, in good conscience.Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.* * *honestly, honorably*, decently* * *honradamente advhonestly, honourably* * *honradamente adv: honestly, decently* * *honradamente adv honestly
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