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is little affected

1 reflejar

v.

1 to reflect (onda, rayo).

no me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that description

El metal refleja la luz Metal reflects light.

El cuadro refleja su tristeza The drawing reflects her sadness.

2 to show (sentimiento, duda).

esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorance

su rostro reflejaba el cansancio his face looked tired

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reflejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reflect

2 (mostrar) to show

■ su rostro refleja sus sentimientos her face shows her feelings

► verbo pronominal reflejarse

1 to be reflected

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verb

to reflect

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1. VT

1) [+ imagen, luz] to reflect

2) (=manifestar) to reflect

la novela refleja la problemática social de la época — the novel reflects the social problems of the time

su expresión reflejaba inquietud — you could see the worry in her face, she wore a worried expression (on her face)

2.

See:

reflejarse

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1.
a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect

el espejo reflejaba su imagen — his image was reflected in the mirror

b) ( mostrar)< ambiente> to reflect

en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual — the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie
2.
reflejarse v pron

a) imagen to be reflected

b) emoción/cansancio/duda to show

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= be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).

Ex. The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.

Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex. The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex. However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.

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* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

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1.
a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect

el espejo reflejaba su imagen — his image was reflected in the mirror

b) ( mostrar)< ambiente> to reflect

en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual — the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie
2.
reflejarse v pron

a) imagen to be reflected

b) emoción/cansancio/duda to show

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= be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).

Ex: The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.

Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.

Ex: The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.

* reflejar la luz = trap + light.

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reflejar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹luz/imagen› to reflect

el espejo reflejaba su imagen his image was reflected in the mirror

2 (mostrar, representar) to reflect

ha querido reflejar el ambiente social de la época she has tried to reflect the social climate of the period

■ reflejarse

v pron

1 «imagen» to be reflected

2

(mostrarse): el cansancio se reflejaba en su rostro her tiredness showed on her face

en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie

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reflejar ( conjugate reflejar) verbo transitivo
to reflect
reflejarse verbo pronominal
a) [ imagen] to be reflected

b) [emoción/cansancio/duda] to show

reflejar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to reflect: su novela refleja la desesperación de la población civil, his novel captured the desperation of the civilian population
' reflejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reflector
- reflectora
English:
catch
- mirror
- reflect

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reflejar

♦ vt

1. [onda, rayo] to reflect;
Fig
no me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that description

2. [sentimiento, duda] to show;

su rostro reflejaba el cansancio his tiredness showed in his face;

esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorance;

su voz reflejaba su nerviosismo his nervousness showed in his voice

♦ See also the pronominal verb reflejarse

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reflejar

v/t tb fig

reflect

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reflejar vt

: to reflect

♦ See also the reflexive verb reflejarse

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reflejar vb to reflect

Spanish-English dictionary > reflejar
2 мало изменяться

•
The hysteresis loop of Deltamax changes gradually but the squareness ratio is little affected.

•
The refractive index varies only (or but) slightly.

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Мало изменяться
The desinent cavitation number shows little change with variation in air content.

The data in the region of laminar separation do not change appreciably with velocity.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > мало изменяться
3 мало изменяться

•
The hysteresis loop of Deltamax changes gradually but the squareness ratio is little affected.

•
The refractive index varies only (or but) slightly.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > мало изменяться
4 испытывать малое влияние от

Mathematics: be little affected by

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > испытывать малое влияние от
5 почти не подвергаться влиянию

Mathematics: be little affected

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > почти не подвергаться влиянию
6 perjudicado

adj.

damaged, injured, aggrieved, harmed.

f. & m.

injured party.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: perjudicar.

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perjudicado

► participio pasado

1→ link=perjudicar perjudicar

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 person who loses out, person affected

■ los más perjudicados han sido los campesinos farmers have been worst affected

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perjudicado, -a
1.

ADJ affected

2.

SM / F

• los perjudicados — those affected

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I
- da adjetivo

el que resultó perjudicado — the one who lost out o who was worst hit

los más perjudicados — the worst hit o the worst affected
II
- da masculino, femenino

el perjudicado fui yo — I was the one who lost out

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* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

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I
- da adjetivo

el que resultó perjudicado — the one who lost out o who was worst hit

los más perjudicados — the worst hit o the worst affected
II
- da masculino, femenino

el perjudicado fui yo — I was the one who lost out

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* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* salir perjudicado = pay + the price, pay + the penalty.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

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perjudicado¹ -da

adjective

el que resultó perjudicado the one who lost out o who was worst hit

los más perjudicados fueron los del segundo piso the worst hit o the worst affected were the people on the second floor

perjudicado² -da

masculine, feminine

el perjudicado fui yo I was the one who lost out

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Del verbo perjudicar: ( conjugate perjudicar)

perjudicado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
perjudicado
perjudicar
perjudicado
◊ -da adjetivo: el que resultó perjudicado the one who lost out o who was worst hit;

los más perjudicados the worst hit, the worst affected
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: el perjudicado fui yo I was the one who lost out
perjudicar ( conjugate perjudicar) verbo transitivo ( dañar) to be detrimental to (frml), damage;
el tabaco perjudica salud smoking is detrimental to o damages your health;
estas medidas perjudican a los jóvenes these measures are detrimental to o harm young people
perjudicar verbo transitivo to damage, harm: el alcohol perjudica la salud, alcohol damages your health
esa medida me perjudicaría, that measure will be against my interests

' perjudicado' also found in these entries:
English:
hard-hit

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perjudicado, -a

♦ adj

affected;

los agricultores fueron los más perjudicados the farmers were the worst affected;

aquí soy yo el que sale perjudicado I'm the one who's losing out here;
Der
la parte perjudicada the injured party

♦ nm,f

los perjudicados por la inundación the people affected by the flood, the flood victims;
Der
el perjudicado the injured party;

los perjudicados somos nosotros we are the ones who are losing out

Spanish-English dictionary > perjudicado
7 cursi

adj.

1 tacky(dress, song).

2 prissy, affected, la-di-da, chichi.

f. & m.

affected person.

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cursi

► adjetivo

1 familiar (afectado) pretentious, affected, twee

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 familiar pretentious person, affected person

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1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=amanerado) affected; (=remilgado) prissy; [en sus gustos] twee

2) [objeto] twee

2.

SMF

es una cursi — (=amanerada) she's so affected; (=niña remilgada) she's so prissy; [en sus gustos] she's so twee

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I
adjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichi

la encuentro cursi — she just seems affected to me
II
masculino y femenino (fam)

es un cursi — he's so affected o twee

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= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].

Ex. His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.

Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.

Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.

Ex. Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.

Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

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I
adjetivo (fam) < objeto> corny, twee (BrE); < idea> sentimental, twee (BrE); < decoración> chichi

la encuentro cursi — she just seems affected to me
II
masculino y femenino (fam)

es un cursi — he's so affected o twee

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= cutesy [cutesier -comp., cutesiest -sup.], prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], stilted, high-flown, mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].

Ex: His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.

Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.

Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.

Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.

Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

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cursi¹

adjective

( fam):

se cree muy elegante y refinada pero yo la encuentro cursi she thinks she's so chic and refined but she just seems affected to me

sus ideas sobre el matrimonio son de lo más cursi her ideas on marriage are terribly romantic and sentimental, she has such twee ideas about marriage ( BrE)

llevaba unos lacitos en el pelo de lo más cursi she was wearing some horribly prissy o ( AmE) cutesy o ( BrE) twee little ribbons in her hair

tenía la casa decorada de la manera más cursi the decor in his house was terribly chichi o precious o fussy

es muy cursilona she's terribly precious o affected o ( BrE) twee

cursi²

masculine and feminine

( fam)

es un cursi he's so affected o precious o ( BrE) twee

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cursi adjetivo (fam) ‹ objeto› corny, twee (BrE);
‹ idea› sentimental, twee (BrE);
‹ decoración› chichi;
‹ persona› affected;
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam):
◊ es un cursi he's so affected o (BrE) twee

cursi adjetivo pey pretentious, affected

' cursi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repipi
- siútico
English:
corny
- genteel
- twee

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cursi

♦ adj

1. [vestido, canción] tacky, Br naff;

se puso un sombrero muy cursi she put on this really tacky o Br naff hat;

a mi abuela le gustan esas cortinas tan cursis my grandmother likes those twee curtains

2. [modales, persona]
es un escritor muy cursi he's such a corny writer;

camina de una manera muy cursi she has a very affected way of walking;

no seas cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands

♦ nmf

affected person;

es un cursi he's so affected;

no seas un cursi, cómete el plátano con las manos don't be so prissy, eat the banana with your hands

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cursi
fam
I adj persona affected

II m/f

:

es un cursi he is so affected

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cursi adj, fam : affected, pretentious

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cursi adj twee

Spanish-English dictionary > cursi
8 repipí

adj.

1 (irritatingly) precocious.

2 affected, precious, prissy, twee.

3 know-it-all.

f. & m.

precocious brat.

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repipi

► adjetivo

1 familiar la-di-da, affected

■ niño repipi little know-all

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adjetivo (esp Esp fam) ( cursi) affected, precious (pej); ( sabihondo)

es tan repipi — she's such a little know-it-all

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= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].

Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.

Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

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adjetivo (esp Esp fam) ( cursi) affected, precious (pej); ( sabihondo)

es tan repipi — she's such a little know-it-all

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= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].

Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.

Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.

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repipi

adjective

( Esp fam)

1 (afectado, cursi) affected, precious ( pej), twee ( BrE)

2

(sabiondo): esta niña es tan repipi she's such a little know-it-all o ( BrE) know-all ( colloq)

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repipi
I adj fam (esp niño) precocious
(pedante) pedantic
(ñoño) fussy
(cursi) affected
es una niña repipi, she's a precocious brat
II mf (pedante) pedant
(ñoño) fussy person
(cursi) affected person
(niño) little know-all, show-off
' repipi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remilgada
- remilgado
English:
madam
- prissy
- prim

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repipi Fam Pey

♦ adj

un niño repipi a precocious brat

♦ nmf

precocious brat

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repipi

adj fam ( afectado) affected;

es tan repipi niño he’s such a know-it-all fam

Spanish-English dictionary > repipí
9 geziert

I P.P. zieren

II Adj. pej. affected; tu nicht so geziert! stop putting it on

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(gekünstelt) mincing; stilted; affected

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ge|ziert [gə'tsiːɐt]
1. adj
affected
2. adv
affectedly
See:

→ auch zieren

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1) (too dainty or prim: He walked with little mincing steps.) mincing

2) mincingly

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ge·ziert

I. adj (pej) affected pej, la-di-da pred fam

II. adv affectedly pej

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1.
Adjektiv affected
2.
adverbial affectedly

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geziert

A. pperf → zieren

B. adj pej affected;

tu nicht so geziert! stop putting it on

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1.
Adjektiv affected
2.
adverbial affectedly

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adj.

stilted adj. adv.

stiltedly adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > geziert
10 ayuda

f.

1 help, assistance (asistencia).

acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to somebody's assistance

nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us

no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me

prestar ayuda to help, to assist

ayuda en carretera breakdown service

2 aid.

ayuda al desarrollo development aid

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ayudar.

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ayuda

► nombre femenino

1 help, aid, assistance

2 (lavativa) enema

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ir en ayuda de alguien to come to somebody's assistance

prestar ayuda to help (a, -)

ayuda de cámara valet

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noun f.

help, assistance, aid

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1. SF

1) (=asistencia) help, assistance más frm

ayuda a domicilio — home help, home helper (EEUU)

ayudas a la navegación — aids to navigation, navigational aids

ayuda compensatoria — ≈ income support, welfare (EEUU)

ayuda económica — economic aid

ayuda humanitaria — humanitarian aid

ayuda visual — visual aid

ayudas audiovisuales — audiovisual aids

ayudas familiares — family allowances

2) (Med) (=enema) enema; LAm (=laxante) laxative

2.

SM (=paje) page

ayuda de cámara — valet

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femenino

1) ( asistencia) help

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

pedir ayuda — to ask for help

ayudas para la inversión — incentives for investment

organizaciones de ayuda internacional — international aid agencies

ha sido de gran ayuda — it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo — every little helps

- ayuda de cámara

2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema

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= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex. Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex. Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.

Ex. The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.

Ex. The entry is first located with the help of searching.

Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.

Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex. The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.

Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex. This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.

Ex. This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex. The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.

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* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.

* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.

* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* ayuda de cámara = valet.

* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.

* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.

* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.

* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.

* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.

* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.

* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.

* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.

* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.

* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.

* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.

* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* ayuda visual = visual aid.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.

* material de ayuda = help pack.

* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.

* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.

* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.

* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.

* sistema de ayuda = help system.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.

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femenino

1) ( asistencia) help

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

pedir ayuda — to ask for help

ayudas para la inversión — incentives for investment

organizaciones de ayuda internacional — international aid agencies

ha sido de gran ayuda — it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo — every little helps

- ayuda de cámara

2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema

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= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex: Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.

Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.

Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.

Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.

Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.

Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.

Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.

* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.

* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.

* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* ayuda de cámara = valet.

* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.

* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.

* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.

* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.

* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.

* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.

* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.

* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.

* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.

* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.

* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.

* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* ayuda visual = visual aid.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.

* material de ayuda = help pack.

* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.

* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.

* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.

* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.

* sistema de ayuda = help system.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.

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ayuda

feminine

A (asistencia, auxilio) help

le prestaron toda la ayuda necesaria they gave him all the help he needed

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda nobody went to help him o went to his aid

no quiso pedir ayuda she didn't want to ask for help

ayudas para los proyectos de inversión incentives for investment projects

ofrecieron ayuda económica a los damnificados they offered financial help o aid o assistance to the victims

organizaciones de ayuda internacional international aid agencies

no tiene ninguna ayuda en casa she has no help at home

ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo every little helps

con ayuda de un vecino mató mi padre un cochino well, with a little help from my/your/his friends …

Compuestos:

● ayuda a domicilio

( Esp) home-help service

● ayuda audiovisual/visual

audiovisual/visual aid

● ayuda de cámara

masculine valet

● ayuda humanitaria

humanitarian aid

● ayuda memoria

masculine aide-mémoire

● ayuda regional

regional aid

● ayudas familiares

fpl (en Esp) family benefit

B ( fam euf) (enema) enema

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Del verbo ayudar: ( conjugate ayudar)

ayuda es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ayuda
ayudar
ayuda sustantivo femenino ( asistencia) help;
◊ nadie acudió en su ayuda nobody went to his aid;

ayudas para la inversión incentives for investment;
ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help
ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
ayuda al prójimo to help one's neighbor;
¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudame she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayuda en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayuda sustantivo femenino help, assistance, aid: un joven vino en ayuda de los accidentados, a young man came to the aid of the injured people
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help

' ayuda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- asistencia
- balón
- beneficio
- blandengue
- colaboración
- confiar
- demanda
- espaldarazo
- estimar
- facilidad
- fortalecimiento
- goteo
- gratificación
- nos
- nunca
- ofrecer
- paliar
- prestación
- prioritaria
- prioritario
- recabar
- retirar
- sola
- solo
- urgir
- utilidad
- vital
- agradecer
- apreciar
- auxilio
- beca
- becar
- contar
- desechar
- desinteresado
- despreciar
- dispensar
- disponer
- espontáneo
- evaporarse
- favor
- gracia
- gritar
- implorar
- inapreciable
- inestimable
- material
English:
aid
- appreciate
- appreciative
- ask for
- assistance
- backing
- bat
- bird
- bootstrap
- by
- canvass
- contribute
- contribution
- deny
- do without
- dramatically
- foreign aid
- forthcoming
- give
- grateful
- greatly
- help
- hesitate
- immediate
- instrumental
- major
- navigate
- own
- quarter
- relief
- seek
- service
- single-handed
- summon
- support
- supportive
- unaided
- valet
- virtually
- volunteer
- without
- afield
- any
- boon
- deserving
- hand
- position
- public
- shape
- single

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ayuda

♦ nf

1. [asistencia] help, assistance;

acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to sb's assistance;

nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us;

no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me;

prestar ayuda to help, to assist

Comp
ayuda en carretera Br breakdown service, US emergency road service; Informát ayuda en línea on-line help; Informát ayuda en pantalla onscreen help
2. [económica, alimenticia] aid;

un paquete de ayudas a la pequeña empresa a package of measures to help small businesses

Comp
ayuda al desarrollo development aid;
ayuda exterior foreign aid;

ayuda extranjera foreign aid;

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid;

un convoy de ayuda humanitaria a relief convoy

3. [limosna]
una ayuda, por favor could you spare me some change, please?

4. [enema] enema

♦ nm
Hist ayuda de cámara royal valet
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ayuda

I f help, assistance;

ayuda financiera financial help o aid o

assistance;

con la ayuda de with the help of;

prestar ayuda help;

pedir ayuda a alguien ask s.o. for help;

venir en ayuda de come to the aid o help of

II m aide

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ayuda nf

1) : help, assistance

2)

ayuda de cámara : valet

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ayuda n

1. (en general) help

no le gusta pedir ayuda he doesn't like asking for help

2. (cosa material) aid

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid

Spanish-English dictionary > ayuda
11 obstinado

adj.

obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.

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obstinado

► adjetivo

1 obstinate, stubborn

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ADJ obstinate, stubborn

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn

b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged

c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)

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= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.

Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

Ex. The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.

Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.

Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.

Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.

Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn

b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged

c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)

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= obstinate, stubborn, dogged, perverse, stiff-necked, pigheaded, refractory, self-willed, tenacious, persevering.

Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.

Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.

Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.

Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.

Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.

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obstinado -da

adjective

A

1 (tozudo) ‹persona/actitud› obstinate, stubborn

2 (tenaz) ‹persona/lucha› tenacious, dogged

B ( Ven) (harto) fed up ( colloq)

su trabajo le tiene obstinado he has had enough of his job o he is fed up with his job

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Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)

obstinado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
obstinado
obstinarse
obstinado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn

b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged

obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;
◊ se obstinó en no ir he obstinately refused to go;

se ha obstinado en que hay que terminarlo hoy he is bent on finishing it today
obstinado,-a adjetivo obstinate
obstinarse verbo reflexivo to persist [en, in]

' obstinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabezón
- cabezona
- empeñada
- empeñado
- impenitente
- mollera
- obstinada
- burro
- cazurro
- obstinarse
English:
opinionated
- stiff-necked
- dogged
- head
- intractable
- obstinate
- perverse

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obstinado, -a adj

1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn

2. [tenaz] tenacious

3. Ven Fam [hastiado] fed up

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obstinado

adj obstinate

* * *

obstinado, -da adj

1) terco: obstinate, stubborn

2) : persistent

♦ obstinadamente adv

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obstinado adj obstinate

Spanish-English dictionary > obstinado
12 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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1. <

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

2. <

• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

3. <

( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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peu

❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

13 afecto

adj.

1 fond, inclined.

2 affected.

3 pledged, subject to lien, encumbered.

m.

affection, fondness.

sentir afecto por alguien to be fond of somebody

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: afectar.

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afecto

► adjetivo

1 (aficionado) fond (a, of)

2 (enfermo) suffering (de, from)

► nombre masculino afecto

1 affection

■ con todo mi afecto with all my love

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tomarle afecto a alguien to become fond of somebody

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afecto

► nombre masculino

1 affection

■ con todo mi afecto with all my love

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noun m.

affection

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1. ADJ

1) (=apegado) affectionate

afecto a — attached to

2)

afecto a — (Jur) (=sujeto) subject to, liable for

3)

afecto de — (Med) afflicted with

2. SM

1) (=cariño) affection, fondness (a for)

tomar afecto a algn — to become attached to sb

2) (=emoción) feeling, emotion

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] ( simpatizante)

afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something

b) [ser] ( aficionado)

afecto a algo — keen on something

afecto a + inf — given to -ing

2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)

afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch

3) (frml) ( afectado)

afecto de algo — afflicted with something (frml)
II
masculino ( cariño) affection

tenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody

tomarle afecto a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

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= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.

Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex. In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.

Ex. Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.

Ex. Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.

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* afecto físico = physical affection.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.

* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.

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I
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] ( simpatizante)

afecto a algo — a ideas/un régimen sympathetic to something

b) [ser] ( aficionado)

afecto a algo — keen on something

afecto a + inf — given to -ing

2) (frml) (sujeto, ligado)

afecto a algo: los empleados afectos a esa sucursal — those employed at that branch

3) (frml) ( afectado)

afecto de algo — afflicted with something (frml)
II
masculino ( cariño) affection

tenerle afecto a or sentir afecto por alguien — to be fond of somebody

tomarle afecto a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

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= affection, warmth, tenderness, caring, attachment.

Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.

Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.

Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.

Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.

* afecto físico = physical affection.

* con afecto = fondly, affectionately.

* devolver el afecto = return + Posesivo + affection.

* expresar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* mostrar afecto = show + affection.

* recordado con afecto = fondly remembered.

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afecto¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 [ SER] (simpatizante) afecto A algo ‹a ideas/un régimen› sympathetic TO sth

2 [ SER] (aficionado) afecto A algo keen ON sth afecto A + INF given TO -ING

B ( frml) (sujeto, ligado) afecto A algo:

los empleados afectos a esa sucursal employees belonging to that branch, those employed at that branch

la adquisición de bienes afectos a actividades profesionales the purchase of goods for professional use

C ( frml) (afectado) afecto DE algo afflicted WITH sth ( frml)

afecto²

masculine

A (cariño) affection

le tiene gran afecto a or siente gran afecto por su viejo profesor she has great affection for o she is very fond of her old teacher

B afectos mpl ( period)

(en necrológicas): familiares y afectos family and close friends

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Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)

afecto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

afectó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
afectar
afecto
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tener efecto en) to affect;

◊ esto nos afecta a todos this affects us all

b) ( afligir) to affect (frml);

◊ la noticia lo afectó mucho the news upset him terribly

2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afecto sustantivo masculino ( cariño) affection;
◊ tenerle afecto a algn to be fond of sb;

tomarle afecto a algn to grow fond of sb
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
afecto,-a
I adj frml (adepto, simpatizante) sympathetic
II sustantivo masculino affection: todos nosotros le tomamos mucho afecto, we all became very fond of him

' afecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afecta
- afectar
- calor
- cariño
- cobrar
- demostración
- efusión
- manifestación
- pequeña
- pequeño
- ganar
- necesitado
- reconquistar
English:
affection
- get
- sale
- upset
- care
- disturbed
- toll

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afecto, -a

♦ adj

1. [aficionado] keen (a on);
son afectos a la conversación they are fond of talking

2. [adepto] sympathetic (a to);
un militar afecto al antiguo régimen a soldier who is sympathetic to the old regime

3. [adscrito] attached (a to);
un funcionario afecto al departamento de contabilidad a civil servant attached to the accounts department

♦ nm

1. [cariño] affection, fondness;

sentir afecto por alguien o [m5] tener afecto a alguien to be fond of sb;

lo trata con afecto she's very affectionate towards him;

en poco tiempo le ha tomado mucho afecto she has quickly become very fond of him

2. [sentimiento, emoción] emotion, feeling

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afecto

I adj

:

afecto a algo keen on sth; POL sympathetic to sth

II m affection;

tener afecto a alguien be fond of s.o.

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afecto, -ta adj

1) : affected, afflicted

2) : fond, affectionate

afecto nm

cariño: affection

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afecto n affection

tenerle afecto a alguien to be fond of someone

Spanish-English dictionary > afecto

14 Schaden

v/i (jemandem, einer Sache) damage, harm (auch Ruf, Beziehung etc.); (schädlich sein für) be harmful to; bes. gesundheitlich, psychisch etc.: have a harmful effect on; (nachteilig sein) auch be detrimental ( oder harmful) to förm.; das schadet der Gesundheit it’s bad for your health; Rauchen schadet der Gesundheit smoking is detrimental ( oder harmful) to (your) health förm., es schadet den Augen this harms ( oder is bad for) your eyes; es schadet mehr, als dass es nützt it does more harm than good; es kann doch nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in it, is there?; it won’t do any harm, will it?; ein Versuch kann nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in trying; das schadet nichts it doesn’t do any harm; (macht nichts) it doesn’t matter; das schadet ihm nichts it won’t do him any harm; das schadet ihm gar nichts (geschieht ihm recht) it serves him right; es würde ihr ( gar) nichts schaden, wenn sie... it wouldn’t do her any harm at all to (+ Inf.), it would do her good to (+ Inf.) etwas Bewegung könnte dir nicht(s) schaden a bit of exercise wouldn’t do you any harm; was schadet es schon, wenn... what does it matter if...

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der Schaden

loss; injury; prejudice; hurt; disadvantage; harm; damage; trouble; mischief; defect; disservice; detriment

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Scha|den ['ʃaːdn]
m -s, -
['ʃɛːdn]
1) (= Beschädigung, Zerstörung) damage no pl, no indef art (durch caused by, an +dat to); (= Personenschaden) injury; (= Verlust) loss; (= Unheil, Leid) harm

einen Scháden verursachen, Scháden/Schäden anrichten — to cause damage

den Scháden begrenzen — to limit the damage

ich habe einen Scháden am Auto — my car has been damaged

zu jds Scháden gereichen (geh) — to be to sb's detriment

es soll sein Scháden nicht sein — it will not be to his disadvantage

es ist nicht zu deinem Scháden — it won't do you any harm

den Scháden von etw haben — to suffer for sth

zu Scháden kommen — to suffer; (physisch) to be hurt or injured

nicht zu Scháden kommen — not to come to any harm

Scháden nehmen — to damage or harm sth

jdm Scháden zufügen — to harm sb

Scháden zufügen — to harm or damage sth

geringe/einige Schäden aufweisen — to have suffered little/some damage

aus or durch Scháden wird man klug (Prov) — you learn by or from your mistakes

wer den Scháden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen (Prov) — don't mock the afflicted

2) (= Defekt) fault; (= körperlicher Mangel) defect

Schäden an der Lunge — lung damage

Schäden aufweisen — to be defective; (Organ) to be damaged

ein Scháden an der Leber — a damaged liver

du hast wohl 'nen Scháden! (inf) — you're not quite right in the head! (inf)

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der

1) (damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) harm

2) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) damage

3) (harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) detriment

4) (to do harm (to) or have a bad effect (on): It wouldn't hurt you to work late just once.) hurt

5) hurtfulness

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Scha·den

<-s, Schäden>

[ˈʃa:dn̩, pl ˈʃɛ:dn̩]

m

1. (Sachschaden) damage no indef art, no pl ( durch + akk caused by); (Verlust) loss

absichtlich herbeigeführter \Schaden wilful damage

eingetretener \Schaden detriment incurred

ideeller \Schaden non-pecuniary damage

immaterieller \Schaden intangible damage

mittelbarer \Schaden consequential [or indirect] damage

einen \Schaden [o Schäden] [in Höhe von etw dat] verursachen to cause damage [amounting to sth]

jdm/etw \Schaden zufügen to harm sb/to harm [or damage] sth

es soll jds \Schaden nicht sein it will not be to sb's disadvantage, sb won't regret it

\Schaden anrichten/erleiden to cause/suffer damage

für einen \Schaden haften to be liable for a loss

\Schaden nehmen to suffer damage

2. (Verletzung) injury

[bei etw dat] zu \Schaden/nicht zu \Schaden kommen (geh) to be hurt [or injured] [in sth]/to not come to any harm [in sth]

Schäden aufweisen MED to exhibit lesions spec; (fehlerhaft sein) to be defective [or damaged

3.

▶ keine \Schaden not a single bastard sl

▶ wer den \Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen (prov) don't mock the afflicted

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der; Schadens, Schäden

1) damage no pl., no indef. art.

ein kleiner/großer Schaden — little/major damage

jemandem [einen] Schaden zufügen — harm somebody

das Haus weist einige Schäden auf — the house has some defects

zu Schaden kommen — (verletzt werden) be hurt or injured

2) (Nachteil) disadvantage

zu Schaden kommen — suffer; be adversely affected

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Schaden m; -s, Schäden

1. damage (

an +dat to); besonders körperlich: injury, harm; (Gebrechen) infirmity; (Mangel) defect;

jemandem Schaden zufügen do sb harm; → auch schaden;

Schaden nehmen be damaged; Person, Gesundheit etc: suffer;

einen Schaden am Knie haben have a damaged knee; besonders nach Unfall: have a knee injury;

bleibende/keine bleibenden Schäden lasting/no lasting damage;

zu Schaden kommen be hurt ( oder injured);

nicht zu Schaden kommen not come to any harm;

Personen kamen nicht zu Schaden nobody was injured

2. (Beschädigung) damage;

Schaden am Lack/Getriebe damage to the paintwork/transmission;

es entstand (ein) Schaden in Höhe von … damage amounting to … was caused;

einen Schaden in Höhe von … verursachen cause damage amounting to …;

der Schaden beläuft sich auf the damage amounts to …;

der Sturm richtete gewaltige Schäden an the storm caused a tremendous amount of damage

3. (Verlust) loss;

finanzieller Schaden financial loss;

einen Schaden feststellen/festsetzen/regulieren Versicherung: establish/assess/adjust a loss

4. (Nachteil) disadvantage;

es soll dein Schaden nicht sein it won’t be to your disadvantage;

wer den Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen the laugh’s always on the loser;

durch Schaden wird man klug once bitten twice shy;

ab mit Schaden umg good riddance

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der; Schadens, Schäden

1) damage no pl., no indef. art.

ein kleiner/großer Schaden — little/major damage

jemandem [einen] Schaden zufügen — harm somebody

das Haus weist einige Schäden auf — the house has some defects

zu Schaden kommen — (verletzt werden) be hurt or injured

2) (Nachteil) disadvantage

zu Schaden kommen — suffer; be adversely affected

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-¨e m.

damage n.

detriment n.

disadvantage n.

disadvantages n.

disservice n.

harm n.

mischief n.

prejudice n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schaden

15 schaden

v/i (jemandem, einer Sache) damage, harm (auch Ruf, Beziehung etc.); (schädlich sein für) be harmful to; bes. gesundheitlich, psychisch etc.: have a harmful effect on; (nachteilig sein) auch be detrimental ( oder harmful) to förm.; das schadet der Gesundheit it’s bad for your health; Rauchen schadet der Gesundheit smoking is detrimental ( oder harmful) to (your) health förm., es schadet den Augen this harms ( oder is bad for) your eyes; es schadet mehr, als dass es nützt it does more harm than good; es kann doch nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in it, is there?; it won’t do any harm, will it?; ein Versuch kann nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in trying; das schadet nichts it doesn’t do any harm; (macht nichts) it doesn’t matter; das schadet ihm nichts it won’t do him any harm; das schadet ihm gar nichts (geschieht ihm recht) it serves him right; es würde ihr ( gar) nichts schaden, wenn sie... it wouldn’t do her any harm at all to (+ Inf.), it would do her good to (+ Inf.) etwas Bewegung könnte dir nicht(s) schaden a bit of exercise wouldn’t do you any harm; was schadet es schon, wenn... what does it matter if...

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der Schaden

loss; injury; prejudice; hurt; disadvantage; harm; damage; trouble; mischief; defect; disservice; detriment

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Scha|den ['ʃaːdn]
m -s, -
['ʃɛːdn]
1) (= Beschädigung, Zerstörung) damage no pl, no indef art (durch caused by, an +dat to); (= Personenschaden) injury; (= Verlust) loss; (= Unheil, Leid) harm

einen Scháden verursachen, Scháden/Schäden anrichten — to cause damage

den Scháden begrenzen — to limit the damage

ich habe einen Scháden am Auto — my car has been damaged

zu jds Scháden gereichen (geh) — to be to sb's detriment

es soll sein Scháden nicht sein — it will not be to his disadvantage

es ist nicht zu deinem Scháden — it won't do you any harm

den Scháden von etw haben — to suffer for sth

zu Scháden kommen — to suffer; (physisch) to be hurt or injured

nicht zu Scháden kommen — not to come to any harm

Scháden nehmen — to damage or harm sth

jdm Scháden zufügen — to harm sb

Scháden zufügen — to harm or damage sth

geringe/einige Schäden aufweisen — to have suffered little/some damage

aus or durch Scháden wird man klug (Prov) — you learn by or from your mistakes

wer den Scháden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen (Prov) — don't mock the afflicted

2) (= Defekt) fault; (= körperlicher Mangel) defect

Schäden an der Lunge — lung damage

Schäden aufweisen — to be defective; (Organ) to be damaged

ein Scháden an der Leber — a damaged liver

du hast wohl 'nen Scháden! (inf) — you're not quite right in the head! (inf)

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der

1) (damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) harm

2) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) damage

3) (harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) detriment

4) (to do harm (to) or have a bad effect (on): It wouldn't hurt you to work late just once.) hurt

5) hurtfulness

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Scha·den

<-s, Schäden>

[ˈʃa:dn̩, pl ˈʃɛ:dn̩]

m

1. (Sachschaden) damage no indef art, no pl ( durch + akk caused by); (Verlust) loss

absichtlich herbeigeführter \Schaden wilful damage

eingetretener \Schaden detriment incurred

ideeller \Schaden non-pecuniary damage

immaterieller \Schaden intangible damage

mittelbarer \Schaden consequential [or indirect] damage

einen \Schaden [o Schäden] [in Höhe von etw dat] verursachen to cause damage [amounting to sth]

jdm/etw \Schaden zufügen to harm sb/to harm [or damage] sth

es soll jds \Schaden nicht sein it will not be to sb's disadvantage, sb won't regret it

\Schaden anrichten/erleiden to cause/suffer damage

für einen \Schaden haften to be liable for a loss

\Schaden nehmen to suffer damage

2. (Verletzung) injury

[bei etw dat] zu \Schaden/nicht zu \Schaden kommen (geh) to be hurt [or injured] [in sth]/to not come to any harm [in sth]

Schäden aufweisen MED to exhibit lesions spec; (fehlerhaft sein) to be defective [or damaged

3.

▶ keine \Schaden not a single bastard sl

▶ wer den \Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen (prov) don't mock the afflicted

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der; Schadens, Schäden

1) damage no pl., no indef. art.

ein kleiner/großer Schaden — little/major damage

jemandem [einen] Schaden zufügen — harm somebody

das Haus weist einige Schäden auf — the house has some defects

zu Schaden kommen — (verletzt werden) be hurt or injured

2) (Nachteil) disadvantage

zu Schaden kommen — suffer; be adversely affected

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schaden v/i (jemandem, einer Sache) damage, harm (auch Ruf, Beziehung etc); (schädlich sein für) be harmful to; besonders gesundheitlich, psychisch etc: have a harmful effect on; (nachteilig sein) auch be detrimental ( oder harmful) to form;

das schadet der Gesundheit it’s bad for your health;

Rauchen schadet der Gesundheit smoking is detrimental ( oder harmful) to (your) health form,

es schadet den Augen this harms ( oder is bad for) your eyes;

es schadet mehr, als dass es nützt it does more harm than good;

es kann doch nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in it, is there?; it won’t do any harm, will it?;

ein Versuch kann nicht(s) schaden there’s no harm in trying;

das schadet nichts it doesn’t do any harm; (macht nichts) it doesn’t matter;

das schadet ihm nichts it won’t do him any harm;

das schadet ihm gar nichts (geschieht ihm recht) it serves him right;

es würde ihr (gar) nichts schaden, wenn sie … it wouldn’t do her any harm at all to (+inf), it would do her good to (+inf)

etwas Bewegung könnte dir nicht(s) schaden a bit of exercise wouldn’t do you any harm;

was schadet es schon, wenn … what does it matter if …

…schaden m im subst

1. gesundheitlich:

Gehirnschaden brain damage;

Gelenkschaden joint damage;

Haltungsschaden harm to the posture

2. (Beschädigung, Verlust):

Karosserieschaden damage to the bodywork, body damage;

Blitzschaden lightning damage;

Manöverschaden damage caused by (military) manoeuvres (US -euvers)

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der; Schadens, Schäden

1) damage no pl., no indef. art.

ein kleiner/großer Schaden — little/major damage

jemandem [einen] Schaden zufügen — harm somebody

das Haus weist einige Schäden auf — the house has some defects

zu Schaden kommen — (verletzt werden) be hurt or injured

2) (Nachteil) disadvantage

zu Schaden kommen — suffer; be adversely affected

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-¨e m.

damage n.

detriment n.

disadvantage n.

disadvantages n.

disservice n.

harm n.

mischief n.

prejudice n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schaden

16 bicarbonato de sodio

(n.) = sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda

Ex. Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection.

Ex. Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.

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(n.) = sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda

Ex: Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection.

Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.

Spanish-English dictionary > bicarbonato de sodio

17 bicarbonato sódico

m.

baking soda, sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda, soda.

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bicarbonato sódico

bicarbonate of soda

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(n.) = sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda

Ex. Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection.

Ex. Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.

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(n.) = sodium bicarbonate, bicarbonate of soda

Ex: Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection.

Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.

Spanish-English dictionary > bicarbonato sódico

18 porfiado

adj.

obstinate, stubborn, headstrong, pigheaded.

m.

roly-poly, tumbler toy, tumbler.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: porfiar.

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porfiado

► adjetivo

1 stubborn, obstinate

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1.

ADJ (=terco) stubborn, obstinate; (=insistente) persistent

2.

SM LAm (=muñeco) roly-poly doll, tumbler, tumbler toy

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I
- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)

2) porfiado masculino (Per) ( muñeco) roly-poly doll

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= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.

Ex. However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex. The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex. But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

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I
- da adjetivo stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
II
- da masculino, femenino

1) ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)

2) porfiado masculino (Per) ( muñeco) roly-poly doll

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= refractory, stiff-necked, self-willed.

Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.

Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

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porfiado¹ -da

adjective

stubborn, pig-headed ( colloq)

porfiado² -da

masculine, feminine

A (persona) stubborn creature o devil ( colloq), stubborn so-and-so ( BrE colloq)

es un porfiado he's as stubborn as a mule, he's a stubborn creature o devil o so-and-so

B

porfiado masculine ( Per) (muñeco) roly-poly doll

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Del verbo porfiar: ( conjugate porfiar)

porfiado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
porfiado
porfiar
porfiado
◊ -da adjetivo

stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( persona) stubborn creature (colloq)
porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;
no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
porfiado,-a adjetivo stubborn
porfiar verbo intransitivo
1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it

' porfiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
porfiada

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porfiado, -a adj
[insistente] persistent; [tozudo] stubborn
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porfiado, -da adj

obstinado, terco: obstinate, stubborn

♦ porfiadamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > porfiado

19 repelente

adj.

1 repulsive (desagradable, repugnante).

2 repellent.

m.

insect repellent.

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repelente

► adjetivo

1 repellent, repulsive

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

niño,-a repelente irónico little know-all

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1. ADJ

1) (=repulsivo) repellent, repulsive

2) * (=sabelotodo)

es repelente — he's a know-all

2.

SM repellent, insect repellent

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I
adjetivo

1) ( que ahuyenta)

una loción repelente — a repellent

2) < persona> repulsive, repellent; < niño> obnoxious
II
masculino insect repellent

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= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.

Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex. The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

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* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( que ahuyenta)

una loción repelente — a repellent

2) < persona> repulsive, repellent; < niño> obnoxious
II
masculino insect repellent

* * *

= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.

Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.

Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.

Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.

Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.

Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.

Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.

Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.

* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.

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repelente¹

adjective

A

(que ahuyenta): una loción repelente a repellent

B ‹persona› repulsive, repellent, horrible; ‹niño› horrible, obnoxious

repelente²

masculine

insect repellent

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repelente adjetivo ‹ persona› repulsive, repellent;
‹ niño› obnoxious
■ sustantivo masculino
insect repellent
repelente
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para insectos) repellent
2 fam (persona redicha) affected person
(sabelotodo) know-all
II adjetivo
1 (repugnante) repulsive, repellent
2 fam (insoportable, intratable) unbearable, obnoxious
(redicho) affected: es la niña repelente de la clase, she's the class know-all
' repelente' also found in these entries:
English:
icky
- repellent
- repellant

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repelente

♦ adj

1. Fam [niño]
es un niño repelente he's a disgusting little goody-goody

2. [odioso] disgusting

3. [de insectos] repellent

♦ nm

repelente (contra insectos) insect repellent

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repelente

I adj

1 fig

repellent, repulsive

2 fam

niño horrible

II m repellent

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repelente adj

: repellent, repulsive

repelente nm

: repellent

repelente de insectos: insect repellent

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repelente¹ adj

1. (sabelotodo) know all

es un niño repelente he's a know all

2. (repulsivo) revolting

un olor repelente a revolting smell

repelente² n

1. (para insectos) repellent

2. (persona) know all

Spanish-English dictionary > repelente

20 transmitir

v.

1 to transmit, to flash, to relay, to broadcast.

Eso transmite los pedidos That transmits the orders.

El cable transmite la electricidad The wire conducts electricity.

Ellos transmiten la noticia They transmit the news.

2 to transmit, to convey, to relay, to transfer.

Eso transmite los pedidos That transmits the orders.

3 to transmit, to conduct.

El cable transmite la electricidad The wire conducts electricity.

4 to be transmitted to.

Se me transmitió la enfermedad The disease was transmitted to me.

5 to carry, to carry the disease of.

Ese mosquito transmite la peste That mosquito carries the plague.

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transmitir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to transmit

2 RADIO TELEVISIÓN to broadcast

3 (enfermedad) to transmit, pass on

4 DERECHO to transfer, hand down

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verb

1) to transmit, broadcast

2) pass on

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1. VT

1) (Radio, TV) [+ señal, sonido] to transmit; [+ programa] to broadcast

2) [+ bienes, saludos, recados] to pass on

3) [+ enfermedad, gérmenes] to give, pass on

4) (Jur) to transfer (a to)

2.

VI (Radio, TV) to broadcast

3.

See:

transmitirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Rad, TV) < señal> to transmit; < programa> to broadcast

2)

a) <sonido/movimiento> to transmit

b) <enfermedad/tara> to transmit, pass on

c) (Der) to transfer

d) <lengua/costumbres> to transmit, pass on; < conocimientos> to pass on

e) <saludos/felicidades> to pass on
2.
transmitir vi (Rad, TV) to transmit

* * *

= carry with it, communicate, convey, pass on, relay, transmit, transport, transmit + onward(s), air, beam, propagate, pass down, pass along, hand down.

Ex. On the other hand, adhering to one of the major schemes carries with it all of the disadvantages of that major scheme.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. Statistical and other numerical abstracts convey effectively certain types of economic, social and marketing data.

Ex. If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex. Others used it as a backup for general notices that could not easily be relayed by telephone.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. And it takes little imagination to conceive of future combinations and developments to existing systems, not to speak of new and even more sophisticated means of storing, retrieving and transporting information.

Ex. It should eventually also be possible for the user to automatically transmit his/her request onwards whenever necessary to other libraries and information centres, or even to publishers or booksellers.

Ex. Because TV had very few channels the value of TV was very high so only things of very broad interest could be aired on those few channels.

Ex. Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.

Ex. The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.

Ex. The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex. If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex. A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

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* facilidad de transmitir = communicability.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* transmitir Algo a Alguien = mediate + Nombre + to.

* transmitir de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* transmitir información = convey + information.

* transmitir ininterrumpidamente = stream.

* transmitir por radio = radio.

* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.

* transmitir un mensaje = convey + message.

* transmitir un significado = convey + meaning.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Rad, TV) < señal> to transmit; < programa> to broadcast

2)

a) <sonido/movimiento> to transmit

b) <enfermedad/tara> to transmit, pass on

c) (Der) to transfer

d) <lengua/costumbres> to transmit, pass on; < conocimientos> to pass on

e) <saludos/felicidades> to pass on
2.
transmitir vi (Rad, TV) to transmit

* * *

= carry with it, communicate, convey, pass on, relay, transmit, transport, transmit + onward(s), air, beam, propagate, pass down, pass along, hand down.

Ex: On the other hand, adhering to one of the major schemes carries with it all of the disadvantages of that major scheme.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: Statistical and other numerical abstracts convey effectively certain types of economic, social and marketing data.

Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.

Ex: Others used it as a backup for general notices that could not easily be relayed by telephone.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: And it takes little imagination to conceive of future combinations and developments to existing systems, not to speak of new and even more sophisticated means of storing, retrieving and transporting information.

Ex: It should eventually also be possible for the user to automatically transmit his/her request onwards whenever necessary to other libraries and information centres, or even to publishers or booksellers.

Ex: Because TV had very few channels the value of TV was very high so only things of very broad interest could be aired on those few channels.

Ex: Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.

Ex: The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.

Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.

Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.

Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

* facilidad de transmitir = communicability.

* que transmite información = information-bearing.

* transmitir Algo a Alguien = mediate + Nombre + to.

* transmitir de generación en generación = pass down from + generation to generation.

* transmitir información = convey + information.

* transmitir ininterrumpidamente = stream.

* transmitir por radio = radio.

* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.

* transmitir un mensaje = convey + message.

* transmitir un significado = convey + meaning.

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transmitir [I1 ]

vt

A ( Rad, TV) ‹señal› to transmit; ‹programa› to broadcast

B

1 ‹sonido/movimiento› to transmit

2 ‹enfermedad/tara› to transmit, pass on

3 ( Der) to transfer

4 ‹lengua/costumbres› to transmit, pass on; ‹conocimientos› to pass on

5 ‹saludos/felicidades› to pass on

■ transmitir

vi

( Rad, TV) to transmit

transmitimos en 909 kilohercios para todo el país we broadcast to the whole country on 909 kilohertz

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transmitir ( conjugate transmitir) verbo transitivo
1 (Rad, TV) ‹ señal› to transmit;
‹ programa› to broadcast
2
a) ‹sonido/movimiento› to transmit

b) ‹enfermedad/lengua/costumbres› to transmit, pass on;

‹ conocimientos› to pass on
c) ‹saludos/felicidades› to pass on

verbo intransitivo (Rad, TV) to transmit
transmitir verbo transitivo
1 to transmit, pass on: en el escenario no transmite nada, he doesn't communicate well on stage transmitir una orden, to give an order
2 (comunicar) me transmitieron la noticia por teléfono, I was informed of the news by phone
3 Rad TV to broadcast
4 (un virus, una enfermedad) to pass on: ese insecto transmite la fiebre amarilla, that insect trasmits yellow fever
5 Jur to transfer
' transmitir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- dar
- imprimir
- trasmitir
- comunicar
English:
beam
- broadcast
- convey
- hand down
- hand on
- impart
- pass down
- pass on
- propagate
- relay
- transmit
- air
- hand
- hook
- network
- pass
- put
- radio
- transfer

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transmitir, trasmitir

♦ vt

1. [sonido, onda, movimiento] to transmit;

neuronas que transmiten mensajes sensoriales neurons that transmit sensory data

2. [por radio, ordenador] [señal, datos] to transmit, to send

3. [programa] to broadcast;

transmitir un programa en directo to broadcast a programme live

4. [mensaje, noticias, saludos] to pass on, to convey;

ésas fueron las palabras que le transmitió su hermano those were the words her brother conveyed to her

5. [enfermedad, bacteria, virus] to transmit;
[optimismo, pesimismo, energía] to convey, to communicate
6. [derechos, poderes] to transfer

♦ See also the pronominal verb transmitirse, trasmitirse

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transmitir

v/t

1 enfermedad spread, transmit; noticia spread;

transmitir por herencia pass on in one’s genes

2 RAD, TV broadcast; señal transmit

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transmitir vt

1) : to transmit, to broadcast

2) : to pass on, to transfer

transmitir vi

: to transmit, to broadcast

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transmitir vb

1. (emitir) to broadcast [pt. & pp. broadcast]

veré el partido que transmiten por la tele I'm going to watch the match on TV

2. (contagiar) to transmit [pt. & pp. transmitted]

las ratas transmiten enfermedades rats transmit diseases

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