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  • 1 socarronería

    • irony
    • slyness

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > socarronería

  • 2 ironía

    f.
    irony, derision.
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    1 irony
    \
    con ironía ironically
    ironías del destino quirks of fate
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    noun f.
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    SF
    1) [gen] irony

    con ironía — ironically; (=con burla) sarcastically

    2) (=comentario) sarcastic remark
    * * *
    b) ( figura retórica) irony
    c) ( burla) sarcasm

    con ironía — ironically/sarcastically

    * * *
    = irony.
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    * * *
    b) ( figura retórica) irony
    c) ( burla) sarcasm

    con ironía — ironically/sarcastically

    * * *

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    * * *
    fue una cruel ironía que tuviese que pedirle ayuda a ella it was a cruel irony that he had to ask her for help
    las ironías del destino the irony of fate
    2 (figura retórica) irony; (burla) sarcasm
    lo dijo con ironía he said it ironically/sarcastically
    ya estoy harto de sus ironías I'm fed up with his sarcastic remarks
    * * *

    ironía sustantivo femenino
    irony
    ironía sustantivo femenino irony
    ' ironía' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    captar
    - lucida
    - lucido
    - sorna
    - vaya
    - dejo
    - fino
    - matiz
    - penetrante
    - refinado
    - sutil
    English:
    feature
    - irony
    - subtle
    - subtlety
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    1. [cualidad] irony;
    ¡qué ironía! how ironic!;
    una ironía del destino an irony of fate;
    lo dijo con mucha ironía she said it very ironically
    2. [comentario] ironic remark;
    soltó unas ironías he made some ironic remarks
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    f irony
    * * *
    : irony
    * * *
    ironía n irony [pl. ironies]

    Spanish-English dictionary > ironía

  • 3 trillado, lo

    = tired, the, worn, the
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    * * *
    = tired, the, worn, the

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trillado, lo

  • 4 habitual

    adj.
    1 habitual (costumbre, respuesta).
    es habitual it's not uncommon, it's normal
    lo habitual es dejar propina it is usual o customary to leave a tip
    lo habitual en un caso así es llamar a la policía in a case like this you would normally call the police
    2 chronic.
    * * *
    1 usual, habitual, customary
    2 (asiduo) regular
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    adj.
    usual, habitual
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    1.
    ADJ (=acostumbrado) habitual, customary, usual; [cliente, lector] regular; [criminal] hardened
    2.
    SMF [de bar, tienda] regular
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    adjetivo <sitio/hora> usual; <cliente/lector> regular
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    = commonplace, chronic, customary, habitualized, inveterate, prevalent, hardened, habitual.
    Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
    Ex. Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
    Ex. What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
    Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and provide the psychological gain of narrowing choices.
    Ex. As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
    Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.
    Ex. There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
    Ex. A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
    ----
    * cliente habitual = habitué.
    * como es habitual = as always.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * normas habituales = standard practices.
    * poco habitual = unaccustomed.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * * *
    adjetivo <sitio/hora> usual; <cliente/lector> regular
    * * *
    = commonplace, chronic, customary, habitualized, inveterate, prevalent, hardened, habitual.

    Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.

    Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
    Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
    Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and provide the psychological gain of narrowing choices.
    Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
    Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.
    Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
    Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
    * cliente habitual = habitué.
    * como es habitual = as always.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * normas habituales = standard practices.
    * poco habitual = unaccustomed.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser habitual = be customary.

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    ‹sitio/hora› usual; ‹cliente/lector› regular
    soy un oyente habitual de su programa I'm a regular listener to your program
    respondió con su habitual ironía he replied with his customary o habitual o usual irony
    1 (asiduo) regular, habitué ( frml)
    2 (en cine, diario, TV) regular
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    habitual adjetivo ‹sitio/hora› usual;
    ‹cliente/lector› regular
    habitual adjetivo
    1 (corriente) usual, habitual
    2 (asiduo) regular: es un cliente habitual, he's a regular customer
    ' habitual' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consabida
    - consabido
    - costumbre
    - desorbitar
    - destartalar
    - domicilio
    - escollo
    - frecuente
    - fuera
    - ordinaria
    - ordinario
    - parroquiana
    - parroquiano
    - práctica
    - proveedor
    - proveedora
    - provincia
    - regular
    - residencia
    - siempre
    - acostumbrado
    - borracho
    - cliente
    - top-less
    English:
    current
    - customary
    - dinner
    - double-jointed
    - familiar
    - frequent
    - habitual
    - hardened
    - herself
    - himself
    - normal
    - originally
    - outside
    - patron
    - patronize
    - practice
    - practise
    - regular
    - unaccustomed
    - usual
    - standard
    - would
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    [costumbre, respuesta] habitual; [cliente, lector] regular;
    es habitual it's not uncommon, it's normal;
    el mal humor es habitual en él he's more often than not in a bad mood;
    lo habitual es dejar propina it is usual o customary to leave a tip;
    lo habitual en un caso así es llamar a la policía in a case like this you would normally call the police
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    I adj usual, regular
    II m/f regular
    * * *
    : habitual, customary
    * * *
    1. (usual) usual
    2. (cliente, visitante, etc) regular

    Spanish-English dictionary > habitual

  • 5 matizar

    v.
    1 to clarify, to explain.
    2 to tinge.
    Su emoción matizó su voz Her emotion tinged her voice.
    3 to blend (art).
    4 to shade, to blend, to hue.
    María matiza la pintura Mary shades the paint.
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    1 ARTE (colores) to blend
    2 (sonido) to modulate
    3 (añadir un matiz) to tinge (de, with)
    4 (añadir) to add (by way of clarification)
    ■ el presidente madridista matizó que... the Madrid chairman added that...
    5 (aclarar) to qualify, clarify
    ■ el portavoz del gobierno matizó posteriormente las declaraciones del ministro a government spokesman later clarified the minister's statements
    6 (revisar) to revise
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    VT
    1) (Arte) to blend; [+ tono] to vary, introduce some variety into; [+ contraste, intensidad de colores] to tone down
    2) (=teñir) to tinge, tint (de with)
    3) (=aclarar) to qualify

    matizar que... — to explain that..., point out that...

    el ministro defendió su postura, aunque matizó que... — the minister defended his position, although he explained o pointed out that...

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < colores> to blend
    2)
    a) (concretar, puntualizar) to qualify, clarify

    un discurso matizado de or con ironía — a speech tinged with irony

    c) ( variar) <relato/charla>
    d) ( suavizar) <voz/palabras> to tone down
    2.

    aquí habría que matizar diciendo que... — here you'd have to qualify it by saying...

    * * *
    = qualify, qualify, refine, temper, tinge.
    Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
    Ex. Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
    Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
    Ex. This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < colores> to blend
    2)
    a) (concretar, puntualizar) to qualify, clarify

    un discurso matizado de or con ironía — a speech tinged with irony

    c) ( variar) <relato/charla>
    d) ( suavizar) <voz/palabras> to tone down
    2.

    aquí habría que matizar diciendo que... — here you'd have to qualify it by saying...

    * * *
    = qualify, qualify, refine, temper, tinge.

    Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.

    Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
    Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
    Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
    Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

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    matizar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹afirmación/intervención› to qualify
    quisiera matizar lo que dije antes I'd like to qualify what I said earlier
    necesitas matizar algunos aspectos you need to deal with certain points in greater detail
    se mostró satisfecho con la propuesta, pero matizó que … he was satisfied with the proposal, but pointed out o explained that …
    un discurso matizado de or con ironía a speech tinged with irony
    2 ‹colores› to blend
    ■ matizar
    vi
    aquí habría que matizar diciendo que … here you'd have to qualify it by saying …
    ( Ven fam) to enjoy
    ¡matízate ese mural! get that mural! (sl), wow, look at that mural! ( colloq)
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    matizar ( conjugate matizar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹ colores› to blend
    2 (concretar, puntualizar) to qualify, clarify
    matizar verbo transitivo
    1 fig (precisar) to clarify
    2 Arte to blend, harmonize
    3 fig (palabras, discurso) to tinge
    ' matizar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    qualify
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    1. [mezclar] [colores] to blend
    2. [teñir] to tinge;
    matizó de sarcasmo su discurso his speech was tinged with sarcasm
    3. [puntualizar] to clarify, to explain;
    quisiera matizar unos aspectos de mi propuesta I'd like to clarify a few points in my proposal, I'd like to explain a few points in my proposal in more detail;
    matizó que no todo habían sido éxitos he pointed out that it hadn't been an unqualified success story;
    “acataré la ley”, matizó, “aunque no esté de acuerdo con ella” “I shall obey the law,” he explained, “even though I don't agree with it”
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    v/t comentarios qualify
    * * *
    matizar {21} vt
    1) : to tinge, to tint (colors)
    2) : to vary, to modulate (sounds)
    3) : to qualify (statements)

    Spanish-English dictionary > matizar

  • 6 premeditado

    adj.
    deliberate, calculated, willful, preconceived.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: premeditar.
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    1→ link=premeditar premeditar
    1 premeditated
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    ADJ [acto, crimen, tiro] premeditated; [ironía] deliberate; [negligencia] wilful; [insulto] calculated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo premeditated
    * * *
    = premeditated, purposive, calculated.
    Ex. Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
    Ex. The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex. He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo premeditated
    * * *
    = premeditated, purposive, calculated.

    Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.

    Ex: The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
    Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

    * * *
    premeditated, deliberate
    con premeditada ironía with deliberate irony
    * * *

    Del verbo premeditar: ( conjugate premeditar)

    premeditado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    premeditado    
    premeditar
    premeditado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    premeditated
    premeditar ( conjugate premeditar) verbo transitivo
    to premeditate
    premeditado,-a adjetivo premeditated, deliberate

    ' premeditado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    premeditada
    English:
    deliberate
    - premeditated
    - wilful
    - wilfull
    * * *
    premeditado, -a adj
    premeditated
    * * *
    adj premeditated

    Spanish-English dictionary > premeditado

  • 7 socarronería

    f.
    sarcasm, irony, slyness.
    * * *
    1 (astucia) slyness
    2 (ironía) sarcasm, wryness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=ironía) [de persona, comentario, tono] sarcasm, irony; [de humor] snide humour, snide humor (EEUU)
    2) (=astucia) craftiness, cunning, slyness
    * * *
    femenino sarcastic o snide humor*
    * * *
    femenino sarcastic o snide humor*
    * * *
    sarcastic o snide humor*
    * * *

    socarronería sustantivo femenino slyness, cunning, artfulness
    * * *
    irony, ironic humour
    * * *
    f sarcasm

    Spanish-English dictionary > socarronería

  • 8 actualizar

    v.
    1 to update.
    El sistema actualiza los datos The system updates the information.
    2 to inform with the latest news, to keep posted, to keep informed, to bring up to date.
    Ricardo actualiza a María Richard informs Mary with the latest news.
    * * *
    1 (poner al día) to bring up to date, update
    2 (filosofía) to actualize
    * * *
    verb
    1) to update, to bring up to date
    * * *
    1.
    VT (=poner al día) to bring up to date, update; (Inform) to update; (Contabilidad) to discount
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update
    * * *
    = bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.
    Ex. While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.
    Ex. There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
    Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    ----
    * actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.
    * actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.
    * dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <salarios/pensiones/legislación> to bring... up to date; <información/manual> to update
    * * *
    = bring + Nombre + up to date, contemporize, refresh, update [up-date], upgrade, revamp.

    Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.

    Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.
    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
    Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    * actualizar los conocimientos = upgrade + Posesivo + skills.
    * actualizarse = change with + the times, move with + the times.
    * dejar de actualizar el catálogo = close down + catalogue.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.

    * * *
    actualizar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date; ( Inf) ‹software› to upgrade
    2 ( Fil, Ling) to realize
    * * *

     

    actualizar ( conjugate actualizar) verbo transitivo ‹salarios/pensiones/legislación› to bring … up to date;
    ‹información/manual› to update;
    (Inf) ‹ software› to upgrade
    actualizar verbo transitivo to update, bring up to date: tienes que actualizar tu ordenador, you've got to update your computer
    ' actualizar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    retool
    - retrofit
    - update
    * * *
    1. [información, datos] to update
    2. [tecnología, industria] to modernize
    3. Informát [software, hardware] to upgrade
    * * *
    v/t bring up to date, update
    * * *
    actualizar {21} vt
    : to modernize, to bring up to date
    * * *
    actualizar vb to update

    Spanish-English dictionary > actualizar

  • 9 alimentarse de

    v.
    to live on, to eat, to feed on, to feed upon.
    * * *
    (v.) = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    Ex. The author reports work since 1991 on building information carnivores, which intelligently hunt and feast on herbivores in Unix, on the Internet, and on the WWW.
    Ex. In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
    * * *
    (v.) = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Ex: The author reports work since 1991 on building information carnivores, which intelligently hunt and feast on herbivores in Unix, on the Internet, and on the WWW.
    Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

    Spanish-English dictionary > alimentarse de

  • 10 autoestima

    f.
    self-esteem.
    * * *
    1 self-esteem, self-respect
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino self-esteem
    * * *
    = self-esteem [self esteem], self-image, self-respect, self-regard, self worth [self-worth].
    Ex. Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits.
    Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    Ex. The librarian's common general values include the desire for competence and autonomy at work, cooperation, tolerance and a sense of duty, and an appreciation of basic human needs of security, acceptance and self-respect.
    Ex. In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
    Ex. How do we manage working arrangements and role relationships so that people's needs for self-worth, growth, and development are significantly met in our libraries?.
    ----
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * * *
    femenino self-esteem
    * * *
    = self-esteem [self esteem], self-image, self-respect, self-regard, self worth [self-worth].

    Ex: Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits.

    Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    Ex: The librarian's common general values include the desire for competence and autonomy at work, cooperation, tolerance and a sense of duty, and an appreciation of basic human needs of security, acceptance and self-respect.
    Ex: In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
    Ex: How do we manage working arrangements and role relationships so that people's needs for self-worth, growth, and development are significantly met in our libraries?.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

    * * *
    self-esteem
    * * *
    self-esteem
    * * *
    f self-esteem
    * * *
    : self-esteem

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoestima

  • 11 codificación digital

    Ex. There is some irony here, in that 'multimedia' is commonly used to denote diverse data after they have been reduced to the monomedium of digital coding.
    * * *

    Ex: There is some irony here, in that 'multimedia' is commonly used to denote diverse data after they have been reduced to the monomedium of digital coding.

    Spanish-English dictionary > codificación digital

  • 12 concepto de uno mismo

    (n.) = self-image
    Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    * * *
    (n.) = self-image

    Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > concepto de uno mismo

  • 13 desconectado, lo

    = unconnected, the
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    * * *
    = unconnected, the

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desconectado, lo

  • 14 deshonroso

    adj.
    dishonorable, degrading, debasing, discreditable.
    * * *
    1 dishonourable (US dishonorable), shameful, disgraceful
    * * *
    ADJ dishonourable, dishonorable (EEUU), disgraceful
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful
    * * *
    = discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.
    Ex. It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
    Ex. In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.
    Ex. A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex. What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo dishonorable*, disgraceful
    * * *
    = discreditable, dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA], degrading, humbling.

    Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.

    Ex: In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.
    Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
    Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.

    * * *
    dishonorable*, disgraceful, shameful
    * * *

    deshonroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    dishonorable( conjugate dishonorable), disgraceful

    ' deshonroso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dishonorable
    - dishonourable
    * * *
    deshonroso, -a adj
    dishonourable, shameful
    * * *
    adj dishonorable, Br
    dishonourable
    * * *
    deshonroso, -sa adj
    : dishonorable, disgraceful

    Spanish-English dictionary > deshonroso

  • 15 destello

    m.
    1 sparkle.
    2 glimmer.
    un destello de ironía a hint of irony
    3 twinkle, sparkle, glitter.
    4 flash, flash of light.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: destellar.
    * * *
    1 (resplandor) sparkle, flash; (brillo) gleam, shine
    2 figurado (atisbo) glimmer, flash
    * * *
    noun m.
    flash, sparkle
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=brillo) [de diamante, ojos] sparkle; [de metal] glint; [de estrella] twinkling
    2) (Téc) signal light
    3) (=pizca) glimmer, hint
    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) twinkle, sparkle; (de brillante, joya) sparkle, glitter
    b) (fam) (indicio, atisbo) atom (colloq)

    no hay un destello de sensatez en eso — there isn't an ounce o an atom of sense in it (colloq)

    * * *
    Ex. Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
    * * *
    a) ( de estrella) twinkle, sparkle; (de brillante, joya) sparkle, glitter
    b) (fam) (indicio, atisbo) atom (colloq)

    no hay un destello de sensatez en eso — there isn't an ounce o an atom of sense in it (colloq)

    * * *

    Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.

    * * *
    1 (de una estrella) twinkle, sparkle; (de un brillante, una joya) sparkle, glitter
    2 ( fam) (indicio, atisbo) atom ( colloq)
    no hay un destello de sensatez en todo lo que ha dicho there isn't an ounce o an atom of sense in anything he's said ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo destellar: ( conjugate destellar)

    destello es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    destelló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    destellar    
    destello    
    destelló
    destellar ( conjugate destellar) verbo intransitivo [brillante/joya] to sparkle, glitter;
    [ estrella] to twinkle, sparkle
    destello sustantivo masculino ( de estrella) twinkle, sparkle;
    (de brillante, joya) sparkle, glitter
    destellar verbo transitivo to twinkle, sparkle: las luces de la costa destellaban por la noche, the lights along the coast sparkled at night
    destello sustantivo masculino flash, sparkle
    ' destello' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    refleja
    - reflejo
    - relumbrón
    English:
    flare
    - flash
    - flicker
    - gleam
    - glint
    - sparkle
    - glitter
    * * *
    1. [de diamante] sparkle;
    [de metal] glint; [de estrella] twinkle;
    el diamante lanzaba destellos the diamond sparkled
    2. [manifestación momentánea]
    un destello de esperanza a glimmer of hope;
    un partido con destellos de buen fútbol a match with the odd moment of good football;
    un destello de ironía a hint of irony
    * * *
    m de estrella twinkling; de faros gleam; fig
    brief period, moment
    * * *
    1) : flash, sparkle, twinkle
    2) : glimmer, hint
    * * *
    1. (en general) sparkle
    2. (de ingenio) spark / flash

    Spanish-English dictionary > destello

  • 16 dispar, lo

    = disparate, the
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    * * *
    = disparate, the

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dispar, lo

  • 17 enojado

    adj.
    1 angry, furious, cross, mad.
    2 furious, angry, irate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: enojar.
    * * *
    1→ link=enojar enojar
    1 angry, cross
    * * *
    (f. - enojada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ angry, cross, mad (EEUU)

    dijo, enojado — he said angrily

    * * *
    - da adjetivo (esp AmL) angry, mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq)

    esta enojado contigo — he`s angry/annoyed with you

    * * *
    = annoyed, irate, upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], in a rage, angrily, crossly, irritated, pissed off, ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], exasperated, miffed, out of anger, in a grouch.
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
    Ex. He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
    Ex. The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
    Ex. When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
    Ex. 'Look!' he growled angrily.
    Ex. 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
    Ex. Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.
    Ex. The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.
    Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
    Ex. Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.
    ----
    * enojado al máximo = mad as hell.
    * estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.
    * irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.
    * salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (esp AmL) angry, mad (esp AmE colloq); ( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq)

    esta enojado contigo — he`s angry/annoyed with you

    * * *
    = annoyed, irate, upset, angry [angrier -comp., angriest -sup.], in a rage, angrily, crossly, irritated, pissed off, ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA], exasperated, miffed, out of anger, in a grouch.

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
    Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
    Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
    Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
    Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.
    Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
    Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
    Ex: The article is entitled ' Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.
    Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.
    Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
    Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.
    * enojado al máximo = mad as hell.
    * estar enojado = get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle.
    * irse enojado dando zapatazos = stomp away.
    * salir enojado dando zapatazos = stomp out of.

    * * *
    enojado -da
    ( esp AmL) angry, mad ( colloq); (en menor grado) annoyed, cross ( BrE colloq)
    —de ninguna manera —contestó enojado certainly not! he replied angrily
    están enojados y no se hablan they've fallen out o they've had an argument and they aren't speaking to each other
    estar enojado CON algn to be angry/annoyed WITH sb
    * * *

    Del verbo enojar: ( conjugate enojar)

    enojado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    enojado    
    enojar
    enojado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (esp AmL) angry, mad (esp AmE colloq);


    ( en menor grado) annoyed, cross (BrE colloq);
    ◊ está enojado contigo he`s angry/annoyed with you;

    están enojados they've fallen out
    enojar ( conjugate enojar) verbo transitivo (esp AmL) to make … angry;

    ( en menor grado) to annoy
    enojarse verbo pronominal (esp AmL) to get angry, get mad (esp AmE colloq);
    ( en menor grado) to get annoyed, get cross (BrE colloq);
    enojadose con algn to get angry/annoyed with sb
    enojado,-a adjetivo angry
    enojar verbo transitivo to anger, annoy
    ' enojado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enojada
    - picada
    - picado
    - arisco
    - arrecho
    - bravo
    - contrariado
    - encarado
    English:
    stamp
    - angry
    - annoyed
    - cross
    - vexed
    * * *
    enojado, -a adj
    esp Am [irritado] angry; [molesto] annoyed;
    estar enojado con alguien to be angry/annoyed with sb;
    está enojada con sus padres she's angry/annoyed with her parents;
    estoy muy enojado contigo I'm very angry/annoyed with you;
    estar enojado por algo to be angry/annoyed about sth;
    están enojados desde hace años they've been on bad terms with one another for years
    * * *
    adj L.Am.
    angry
    * * *
    enojado, -da adj
    1) : annoyed
    2) : angry, mad
    * * *
    enojado adj annoyed

    Spanish-English dictionary > enojado

  • 18 estereotipado, lo

    = cliched, the
    Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
    * * *
    = cliched, the

    Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estereotipado, lo

  • 19 estilo directo

    m.
    direct speech.
    * * *
    LINGÚÍSTICA direct speech
    * * *
    (Ling) direct speech
    * * *
    (n.) = direct speech, direct discourse
    Ex. In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism.
    Ex. As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.
    * * *
    (Ling) direct speech
    * * *
    (n.) = direct speech, direct discourse

    Ex: In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism.

    Ex: As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.

    * * *
    GRAM direct speech

    Spanish-English dictionary > estilo directo

  • 20 estilo indirecto

    m.
    indirect speech, reported speech.
    * * *
    LINGÚÍSTICA indirect speech
    * * *
    (Ling) indirect o reported speech
    * * *
    (n.) = indirect speech, indirect discourse
    Ex. In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism.
    Ex. As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.
    * * *
    (Ling) indirect o reported speech
    * * *
    (n.) = indirect speech, indirect discourse

    Ex: In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism.

    Ex: As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.

    * * *
    GRAM indirect speech

    Spanish-English dictionary > estilo indirecto

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