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61 Ausmaß
n; räumlich meist Pl. size, square footage, dimensions Pl.; fig. auch extent; größer: magnitude; (Größenordnung) scale; ein Haus mit den Ausmaßen eines Palastes a house the size of a palace; Konkurse von bisher unbekanntem Ausmaß bankruptcies on an unprecedented scale; in großem Ausmaß fig. to a great ( oder large) extent; Reformen in großem Ausmaß large- ( oder wide-)scale reforms; ein erstaunliches Ausmaß an (+ Dat) an astounding degree of; erschreckende Ausmaße annehmen assume ( oder take on) alarming proportions; das ( ganze oder genaue) Ausmaß der Katastrophe ist noch nicht bekannt the (full) extent of the damage caused by the disaster is not yet known* * *das Ausmaßdimensions; dimension; size; extent* * *Aus|maßnt1) (=Größe von Gegenstand, Fläche) size; (= Umfang von Katastrophe) extent; (= Grad) degree, extent; (von Liebe etc) extent; (= Größenordnung von Änderungen, Verlust etc) scaleein Verlust in diesem Áúsmaß —
das Feuer war nur von geringem Áúsmaß — the fire was only on a small scale
2) pl proportions pl* * *das2) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) measurement* * *Aus·maßnt1. (Fläche) areavon geringem \Ausmaß sein to be small in area; (Größe) size▪ die \Ausmaße the dimensions, the sizedas \Ausmaß [o die \Ausmaße] von etw dat/einer S. gen sein to have the dimensions [or be the size] of sthBesorgnis erregende/größere \Ausmaße annehmen to assume alarming/greater proportions* * *das size; dimensions pl.gewaltige Ausmaße haben — be of huge or vast dimensions
eine Katastrophe unvorstellbaren Ausmaßes — a disaster on an unimaginable scale
* * *Ausmaß n; räumlich meist pl size, square footage, dimensions pl; fig auch extent; größer: magnitude; (Größenordnung) scale;ein Haus mit den Ausmaßen eines Palastes a house the size of a palace;Konkurse von bisher unbekanntem Ausmaß bankruptcies on an unprecedented scale;Reformen in großem Ausmaß large- ( oder wide-)scale reforms;ein erstaunliches Ausmaß an (+dat) an astounding degree of;erschreckende Ausmaße annehmen assume ( oder take on) alarming proportions;das (Ausmaß der Katastrophe ist noch nicht bekannt the (full) extent of the damage caused by the disaster is not yet known* * *das size; dimensions pl.gewaltige Ausmaße haben — be of huge or vast dimensions
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62 besorgniserregend
Adj. worrying; stärker: alarming; besorgniserregend sein auch be causing (great) concern; der Zustand des Patienten ist besorgniserregend the patient’s condition gives cause for alarm* * *be|sọrg|nis|er|re|gend1. adjalarming, disquieting2. advalarmingly* * *be·sorg·nis·er·re·gendadj s. Besorgnis 1* * *Adjektiv serious* * *besorgniserregend sein auch be causing (great) concern;der Zustand des Patienten ist besorgniserregend the patient’s condition gives cause for alarm* * *Adjektiv serious* * *adj.alarming adj. -
63 a un ritmo alarmante
Ex. Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies.* * *Ex: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies.
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64 alcanzar proporciones alarmantes
(v.) = reach + alarming proportionsEx. Trafficking in children in Southeast Asia for prostitution & pornography has reached alarming proportions.* * *(v.) = reach + alarming proportionsEx: Trafficking in children in Southeast Asia for prostitution & pornography has reached alarming proportions.
Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar proporciones alarmantes
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65 cota
f.altitude, height above sea level (altura).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cotar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cotar.* * *1 (altura) height above sea level2 (número en mapa) spot height————————1 (traje) tabard\cota de malla coat of mail* * *ISF1) ( Hist)2) Caribe (=blusa) blouseIISF1) (Geog) height above sea level; (=altura) height, level2) (=cifra) number, figure* * *1) ( altura) height above sea level2) (grado, cifra)3) (Indum) doublet•* * *= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.Ex. With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.Ex. In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..----* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* * *1) ( altura) height above sea level2) (grado, cifra)3) (Indum) doublet•* * *= plateau [plateaux, -pl.], contour line.Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.* alcanzar una cota = hit + high.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* * *A1 (altura) height above sea levelmisil de baja cota low-level missile2 (en un mapa — punto) spot height; (— línea) contourB(grado, cifra): la delincuencia ha alcanzado cotas alarmantes crime has reached alarming levelsalcanzó la cota histórica de 2.500 it reached the historic 2,500 mark o levelquiere alcanzar cotas más altas en su carrera she wants to scale greater heights in her careerC ( Indum) doubletCompuestos:coat of mail* * *
cota sustantivo femenino
1 Geography elevation: descansaremos cuando rebasemos la cota de 1.500 metros, we'll rest when we reach an elevation of 1,500 meters
2 figurado level, height: su imaginación ha alcanzado nuevas cotas, her imagination has reached new heights
' cota' also found in these entries:
English:
chain mail
- contour
* * *cota nf1. [altura] altitude, height above sea level;volar a baja cota to fly low;la expedición ha alcanzado la cota de los 8.000 metros the expedition has reached an altitude of 8,000 metres2. [en mapa] spot heightla participación alcanzó la cota del 90 por ciento there was a 90 percent turnout5. Mat bound* * *f height above sea level;cota de nieve snow level -
66 preocupante
adj.1 worrying.2 worrisome, afflictive, afflicting, distressing.* * *► adjetivo1 worrying* * *ADJ worrying* * *adjetivo worrying* * *= alarming, disturbing, worrying, worrisome, troubling.Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.Ex. For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex. A troubling finding is that reference staff seem to regard the Internet as an external resource that users can search independently.----* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* * *adjetivo worrying* * *= alarming, disturbing, worrying, worrisome, troubling.Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.Ex: A troubling finding is that reference staff seem to regard the Internet as an external resource that users can search independently.* de manera preocupante = disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* * *worrying* * *
preocupante adjetivo
worrying
' preocupante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
turbador
- turbadora
English:
distressing
- frequency
- worrying
* * *preocupante adjworrying;lo preocupante es que no haya llamado todavía the worrying thing is that she still hasn't phoned* * *adj worrying* * *preocupante adj: worrisome -
67 alarmieren
v/t alarm (auch fig.), alert; (Polizei, Feuerwehr etc.) call* * *to alarm; to alert* * *alar|mie|ren [alar'miːrən] ptp alarmiertvtPolizei etc to alert; (fig = beunruhigen) to alarmalarmíérend (fig) — alarming
* * *alar·mie·ren *[alarˈmi:rən]vt1. (zum Einsatz rufen)▪ jdn \alarmieren to call sb out2. (aufschrecken)▪ jdn \alarmieren to alarm sb* * *transitives Verb1) alarm2) (zu Hilfe rufen) call [out] <doctor, police, fire brigade, etc.>* * ** * *transitives Verb1) alarm2) (zu Hilfe rufen) call [out] <doctor, police, fire brigade, etc.>* * *v.to alarm v. -
68 Besorgnis
f; -, -se concern; stärker: anxiety (um for; über + Akk about, at); in Besorgnis geraten become concerned; Besorgnis erregen cause concern; ( große) Besorgnis erregend worrying; stärker: alarming; es besteht kein Grund zur Besorgnis there’s no cause for concern, there’s no need to worry* * *die Besorgnisfear; concern; concernment; apprehensiveness; worry; anxiety* * *Be|sọrg|nis [bə'zɔrknɪs]f -, -seanxiety, worry, apprehensionSee:* * *die1) (sudden fear: We did not share her alarm at the suggestion.) alarm2) (fear.) apprehension* * *Be·sorg·nis<-ses, -se>[bəˈzɔrknɪs]f1. (Sorge) concern, worry, alarm\Besorgnis erregend worrying, alarmingder Zustand des Patienten ist weiterhin \Besorgnis erregend the patient's condition is continuing to cause concernin \Besorgnis geraten to get alarmed [or worried]mit wachsender \Besorgnis with increasing concern [or anxiety]kein Grund zur \Besorgnis! no need to worry!jdm seine \Besorgnisse zerstreuen to allay sb's misgivings [or concerns] [or fears]große \Besorgnis great [or considerable] concernernste \Besorgnis grave concern\Besorgnis erregen to cause [or arouse] concern* * *die; Besorgnis, Besorgnisse concern* * *um for;über +akk about, at);in Besorgnis geraten become concerned;Besorgnis erregen cause concern;es besteht kein Grund zur Besorgnis there’s no cause for concern, there’s no need to worry* * *die; Besorgnis, Besorgnisse concern* * *f.anxiety n.apprehension n.apprehensiveness n.concern n.solicitude n.unease n.uneasiness n. -
69 bestürzend
I Part. Präs. bestürzenII Adj. Tatsache, Nachricht: alarming, shocking; es ist bestürzend zu lesen, wie viele hungernde Kinder es noch gibt it is shocking to read how many starving children there still are* * *be|stụ̈r|zend1. adjalarmingich finde es bestürzend, wie wenig die Schüler wissen — it fills me with consternation or it dismays me to see how little the children know
2. advhoch, niedrig alarmingly* * *be·stür·zendI. adj disturbing, distressing\bestürzende Neuigkeiten upsetting newsII. adv disturbingly, distressingly, alarmingly* * *Adjektiv disturbing* * *es ist bestürzend zu lesen, wie viele hungernde Kinder es noch gibt it is shocking to read how many starving children there still are* * *Adjektiv disturbing -
70 noticia
f.news.su hijo le dio la noticia his son broke the news to himme enteré de la noticia ayer I heard the news yesterdaytener noticias to have news¿tienes noticias suyas? have you heard from him?las noticias the newsnoticias de última hora the latest newspres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: noticiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: noticiar.* * *1 (información) news plural■ acaba de llegarnos la noticia de que... news is just coming in of...■ ¿has tenido noticias de Laura? have you had any news from Laura?, have you heard anything from Laura?2 (conocimiento) idea1 the news\dar la noticia to break the news¡primera noticia! that's news to me!ser noticia to be in the newsnoticia bomba bombshell* * *noun f.- noticias* * *SF1) (=información) news¿hay alguna noticia? — any news?
estar atrasado de noticias — to be behind the times, lack up-to-date information
¡noticias frescas! — iró tell me a new one!
noticia bomba — * bombshell *
noticia de portada — front-page news, headline news
2) (=conocimiento)NOTICIA ► Para traducir la palabra noticia al inglés, hay que tener en cuenta que el sustantivo news es incontable y lleva el verbo en singular: Las noticias de hoy no son nada buenas Today's news isn't very good Cuando recibió la noticia se puso a llorar When she received the news she burst into tears ► Cuando queremos precisar que se trata de una noticia en particular o de un número determinado de noticias utilizamos la expresión piece/ pieces of news: Había dos noticias que nos parecieron preocupantes There were two pieces of news that we found worrying Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *a) ( informe)buenas/malas noticias — good/bad news
¿quién le va a dar la noticia? — who's going to break the news to him?
hacer noticia — to hit the headlines
b) noticias femenino plural ( referencias) newsno tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him
c) (información, conocimiento)* * *= announcement, news, newswire, news item, item of news, news story, bit of information, news broadcast.Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.Ex. Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.Ex. The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex. From January 1981, the name will be 'Current Technology Index,' and the coverage will be increased, both in terms of journals indexed and other items included, eg news items.Ex. This item of news penetrated his heart like a stab = Esta noticia penetró su corazón como una puñalada.Ex. This a cross-cultural experiment on how well audiences remember news stories from newspaper, computer, television, and radio sources.Ex. Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.Ex. They include books, letters, historical documents, photographs, news broadcasts, press statements and audiotapes of speeches = Contienen libros, cartas, documentos históricos, fotografías, noticias, conferencias de prensa, y casetes de discurso.----* acaparar las noticias = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlines.* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.* agencias de noticias = news media.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* boletín de noticias = newsletter.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* dar la noticia = give + the news.* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].* impresión de noticias = news-printing.* indizador de noticias web = newsbot.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* noticia de periódico = newspaper account.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticia por cable = newswire.* noticias = news, news information.* noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.* noticias deportivas = sports news, sports score, sports results.* noticias de radio y/o televisión = broadcast news.* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.* noticias por cable = cable news.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* programa de noticias = news programme.* publicación de una noticia dos veces = crossposting [cross-posting].* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* que no haya noticas es buena señal = no news is good news.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* servicio de noticias = news service.* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).* tener noticias de = hear from.* tipo noticias = news-type.* titular de noticias = news headline.* * *a) ( informe)buenas/malas noticias — good/bad news
¿quién le va a dar la noticia? — who's going to break the news to him?
hacer noticia — to hit the headlines
b) noticias femenino plural ( referencias) newsno tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him
c) (información, conocimiento)* * *= announcement, news, newswire, news item, item of news, news story, bit of information, news broadcast.Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex: From January 1981, the name will be 'Current Technology Index,' and the coverage will be increased, both in terms of journals indexed and other items included, eg news items.Ex: This item of news penetrated his heart like a stab = Esta noticia penetró su corazón como una puñalada.Ex: This a cross-cultural experiment on how well audiences remember news stories from newspaper, computer, television, and radio sources.Ex: Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.Ex: They include books, letters, historical documents, photographs, news broadcasts, press statements and audiotapes of speeches = Contienen libros, cartas, documentos históricos, fotografías, noticias, conferencias de prensa, y casetes de discurso.* acaparar las noticias = grab + the headlines, hit + the headlines.* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.* agencias de noticias = news media.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* boletín de noticias = newsletter.* buenas noticas, las = good word, the.* buenas noticias = glad tidings.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* dar la noticia = give + the news.* difundir la noticia = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the news.* difundir noticias = broadcast + news.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* enterarse de la noticia = learn + the news.* esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].* impresión de noticias = news-printing.* indizador de noticias web = newsbot.* la buena noticia = the good news.* llegar noticias = come to + Posesivo + notice.* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias = keep up with + the news.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* noticia de periódico = newspaper account.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticia por cable = newswire.* noticias = news, news information.* noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.* noticias deportivas = sports news, sports score, sports results.* noticias de radio y/o televisión = broadcast news.* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* noticias diarias de interés = daily news alerts.* noticias + difundirse = news + spread.* noticias por cable = cable news.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* programa de noticias = news programme.* publicación de una noticia dos veces = crossposting [cross-posting].* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo = cross post [cross-post].* que no haya noticas es buena señal = no news is good news.* recibir noticias de = hear from.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* retransmitir noticias = broadcast + news.* servicio de noticias = news service.* tablón electrónico de noticias = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).* tener noticias de = hear from.* tipo noticias = news-type.* titular de noticias = news headline.* * *1(informe): las noticias son alarmantes the news is alarming¡qué noticia más deprimente! what a depressing piece of news!, what depressing news!la noticia de su muerte the news of his deathtraigo buenas/malas noticias I have some good/bad newstengo que darte una mala noticia I have some bad news for you¿quién le va a dar la noticia? who's going to break the news to him?nos llega una noticia de última hora or de último momento some late news has just come inla última noticia del programa the final item on the newsestar atrasado de noticias to be out of touch, be behind with the newshacer noticia to make news, hit the headlinesya hace un mes que se fue y seguimos sin noticias she left a month ago and we still haven't heard anything o had any newshace meses que no tenemos noticias suyas (provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him for months; (provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him for months3(información, conocimiento): no tenía noticia de que hubiera problemas I had no idea o I didn't know (that) there were problemsCompuesto:( fam):lo de su divorcio fue una noticia bomba the news of their divorce was a real bombshell ( colloq)traigo una noticia bomba I have some amazing o incredible news for you* * *
noticia sustantivo femenino
1 ( información):◊ una noticia a piece o an item of news;
buenas/malas noticias good/bad news;
la última noticia del programa the final item on the news;
una noticia de última hora a late o last-minute news item
2◊ noticias sustantivo femenino plural
( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of himb) (Rad, TV) news
noticia sustantivo femenino
1 news sing: es una buena/mala noticia, it's good/bad news
mañana le daré la noticia, tomorrow I'll break the news to him
2 voy a ver las noticias, I'm going to watch the news
' noticia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abultar
- alcance
- aliento
- anuncio
- callar
- cobertura
- conmocionar
- dar
- desplomarse
- divulgarse
- ensombrecerse
- escopetazo
- evidenciar
- excesivamente
- expandirse
- filtrar
- filtración
- filtrarse
- halagüeña
- halagüeño
- helada
- helado
- improviso
- inflar
- pregonar
- producir
- propagar
- recibir
- resonancia
- respiración
- resumir
- ruidosa
- ruidoso
- rumor
- sensación
- sentar
- silenciar
- sumir
- transmitir
- última
- último
- voz
- a
- acoger
- acogida
- actualidad
- afectar
- aguardar
- anunciar
- aturdimiento
English:
announcement
- bedlam
- bit
- blue
- bombshell
- brief
- buckle
- deny
- development
- earthshattering
- encouraging
- flash
- flinch
- front-page
- get
- get about
- get out
- headline
- hit
- impact
- item
- juicy
- lead story
- let out
- me
- news
- newsflash
- out
- outrage
- overjoyed
- piece
- public
- red-hot
- release
- report
- rock
- sensational
- shatter
- shock
- shocking
- sink in
- slant
- spread
- spring
- story
- stunning
- suppress
- thunderbolt
- unreliable
- unwelcome
* * *noticia nf1. [información, hecho] news [singular];una noticia a piece of news;tengo una buena/mala noticia I've got some good/bad news;me enteré de la noticia ayer I heard the news yesterday;su hijo le dio la noticia his son broke the news to him;noticias de última hora the latest newsFam noticia bomba bombshell;¡noticia bomba!, ¡nos van a subir el sueldo! shock! horror! we're getting a pay Br rise o US raise!2.las noticias [en televisión] the news3. [conocimiento]¿tienes noticias suyas? have you heard from him?;no tengo noticia de que se haya cambiado la fecha I haven't heard anything about the date being changed* * *f piece of news; en noticiario news story, item of news;tener noticia de algo have news of sth;noticias pl news sg ;no tengo noticias de él I haven’t had any news from him* * *noticia nf1) : news item, piece of news2) noticias nfpl: news* * *noticia n1. (en general) news¿quién firma la noticia? who wrote the story? -
71 revestir
v.1 to cover.2 to take on, to have (poseer) (solemnidad, gravedad).3 to coat, to resurface, to clad, to line.4 to imply, to entail.* * *1 (recubrir) to cover (de, with), coat (de, with), line (de, with)2 (disimular) to conceal, disguise3 figurado (presentar) to take on1 to arm oneself* * *verb1) to cover, line2) to take on* * *1. VT1) (=recubrir) [+ pared, suelo] to cover (de, con with)[+ tubo] to sheathe (de, con in) [+ fachada] to face (de, con with, in)2) frm (=presentar, tener) to have, possess3) frm (=encubrir)revistió de ingenuidad sus comentarios maliciosos — he cloaked his barbed comments with apparent innocence
4) frm [+ lenguaje, texto] to lard (de with)5) [sacerdote] to put on, don2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to laguna fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble
2) (frml) (tener, presentar)2.revestirse v pron* * *= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.Ex. Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex. The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex. Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.----* revestir con = cloak in.* revestir de arcilla = clay.* sin revestir = uncoated.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( cubrir) <pared/suelo> to cover; < cable> to sheathe, cover; < tubería> to laguna fachada revestida de mármol — a façade clad o faced with marble
2) (frml) (tener, presentar)2.revestirse v pron* * *= coat, encase, overlay, clothe, overlie, resurface.Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.* revestir con = cloak in.* revestir de arcilla = clay.* sin revestir = uncoated.* * *vtA (cubrir) ‹paredes/suelos› to cover; ‹cables› to sheathe, cover; ‹tuberías› to lag revestir algo DE or CON algo:un volante revestido de cuero a leather-covered steering wheelrevistieron la superficie de or con asfalto they coated o covered the surface with asphaltparedes revestidas de madera walls with wood paneling, wood-paneled wallsuna fachada revestida de mármol a facade clad o faced with marblerevistieron las paredes con un material aislante they lined the walls with an insulating materialB ( frml)(tener, presentar): la ceremonia revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn ceremony, the ceremony was marked by great solemnitysu estado no revestía gravedad her condition was not seriousla situación reviste caracteres alarmantes the situation has certain alarming aspectsse revistieron de valor they plucked up (their) courage o they armed themselves with couragese revistió de paciencia she armed herself with patience, she summoned up all her resources of patience* * *
revestir ( conjugate revestir) verbo transitivo ( cubrir) ‹pared/suelo› to cover;
‹ cable› to sheathe, cover;
‹ tubería› ( con material aislante) to lag;
revestir verbo transitivo
1 (como protección o adorno) to cover [de, with]
2 (presentar un aspecto, cualidad, carácter) to have: el asunto revestía gran importancia, the matter was really serious
3 (encubrir) to disguise [de, in]
' revestir' also found in these entries:
English:
clothe
- concrete
- cover
- lag
- line
- surface
- tile
- encase
- panel
* * *♦ vt1. [recubrir] to cover;[con pintura] to coat; [con forro] to line;revistieron las paredes de corcho they put cork panels on the walls;revistieron el patio de cemento the courtyard was cemented overla herida no reviste importancia the wound isn't serious;el acto revistió gran solemnidad it was a very solemn occasion4. [disfrazar] to disguise, to cover up* * *v/t1 TÉC cover (de with)2:revestir gravedad be serious;revestir importancia be important* * *revestir {54} vt1) : to coat, to cover, to surface2) : to conceal, to disguise3) : to take on, to assumela reunión revistió gravedad: the meeting took on a serious note -
72 effarant
effarant, e [efaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *effarante efaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif astounding* * *efaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj effarant, -eOn a dénombré un nombre effarant d'accidents l'an dernier. — An alarming number of accidents were reported last year.
Il a mangé une quantité effarante de pain. — He ate an amazing amount of bread.
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73 размер
1. size(мащаб) scale(количество) amount(степен) degree, extentв размер at the rate of; to the extent of; measuring(за сума) to the amount of, anmounting toголям/малък размер on a large/small scaleразмери dimensions; proportions(на сграда и) measurementsс големи/малки размери of a large/small sizeс много големи/много малки размери of vast/diminutive sizeс огромни/небивали размер и of enormous/unprecedented sizeвземам големи размери take on/reach large proportionsв земам сериозни/обезпокои-телни/застрашнтелни и пр. размери assume serious/alarming, etc. proportionsдостигам големи размери (за животно и пр.) grow to an enormous sizeсвеждам до размерите на reduce to the size ofсвеждам до естествени размери reduce to just/correct proportions, scale down2. проз. metre, measure* * *размѐр,м., -и, (два) размѐра 1. size; ( мащаб) scale; ( количество) amount; ( степен) degree, extent; в голям/малък \размер on a large/small scale; в двоен/троен и пр. \размер double/threefold, etc.; в естествени \размери full-size, full-scale; в \размер at the rate of; to the extent of; measuring; (за сума) to the amount of, amounting to; вземам големи \размери take on/reach large proportions; вземам сериозни/обезпокоителни/застрашителни и пр. \размери assume serious/alarming, etc. proportions; габаритен \размер overall dimension; гигантски \размер king-size(d); какъв е \размерът на щетите? what is the extent of the damage? неотговарящ на \размера off-size; \размер на заплата/лихва rate of wages/interests; \размер на застрахователна премия insurance rate; \размер на щетите measure/extent of damages; \размери dimensions; proportions; (на сграда) measurements; с много големи/много малки \размери of vast/diminutive size; свеждам до естествени \размери reduce to just/correct proportions, scale down;2. проз. metre, measure.* * *size: about the размер of a walnut - с размер колкото орех, You need two размерs larger trousers. - Трябват ти два размера по-големи панталони., I take размер 38 in shoes. - Нося 38 размер обувки., a medium размерd table - маса със среден размер; amount (количество); dimension; gauge{geidj}; girth; percentage; rate{reit} (като процент): What is the interest размер? - Какъв е размера на лихвата?; volume (обем); мас* * *1. (за сума) to the amount of, anmounting to 2. (количество) amount 3. (мащаб) scale 4. (на сграда и) measurements 5. (степен) degree, extent 6. size 7. РАЗМЕРи dimensions;proportions 8. в РАЗМЕР at the rate of;to the extent of;measuring 9. в двоен/троен и пp. РАЗМЕР double/threefold, etc. РАЗМЕР на заплата/лихва a rate of wages/inte rest 10. в земам сериозни/обезпокои-телни/застрашнтелни и пр. РАЗМЕРи assume serious/alarming, etc. proportions 11. вземам големи РАЗМЕРи take on/reach large proportions 12. голям/малък РАЗМЕР on a large/small scale 13. достигам големи РАЗМЕРи (за животно и пр.) grow to an enormous size 14. проз. metre, measure 15. с големи/малки РАЗМЕРи of a large/small size 16. с много големи/много малки РАЗМЕРи of vast/diminutive size 17. с огромни/ небивали РАЗМЕР и of enormous/unprecedented size 18. свеждам до РАЗМЕРите на reduce to the size of 19. свеждам до естествени РАЗМЕРи reduce to just/correct proportions, scale down -
74 trepidus
trepidus adj. [TARC-], restless, agitated, anxious, solicitous, disturbed, alarmed, in trepidation: Tum trepidae inter se coëunt (apes), in a hurry, V.: inproviso metu, S.: formidine, V.: (apes) trepidae rerum discurrunt, V.: Messenii trepidi rerum suarum, L.—Of things, bubbling, boiling, foaming: (ferrum) in trepidā submersum undā, O.: aënum, V.— Hurried, quick, restless: trepidae micant venae, O.: voltus, O.: cursus, V.: certamen, H.—Fig., perilous, critical, alarming: in re trepidā, at a critical juncture, L.: trepidis In rebus, H.: litterae, i. e. with alarming news, Cu.* * *trepida, trepidum ADJnervous, jumpy, agitated; perilous, alarming, frightened; boiling, foaming -
75 alarmantan
adj alarmist; alarming; panicky I širiti -ne glasine spread alarmist reports; poprimiti -ne razmjere reach alarming proportions* * *• alarming -
76 niepokojąc|y
Ⅰ pa niepokoić Ⅱ adj. [objawy, wieści, sygnały] alarming, worrying; [cisza, urok] disturbing, unsettling- miała w sobie/w jej oczach było coś niepokojącego there was something disturbing about her/in her eyes- wskaźnik urodzeń maleje w niepokojącym tempie the birth rate is declining at an alarming rate- z pozoru nie było w tym nic niepokojącego outwardly, there was nothing alarming a. disturbing about itThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > niepokojąc|y
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77 Alarmierung
f alarming, alerting* * *die; Alarmierungbei rechtzeitiger Alarmierung der Bergwacht — usw. if the mountain rescue service etc. is/had been called [out] in time
* * *Alarmierung f alarming, alerting* * *die; Alarmierungbei rechtzeitiger Alarmierung der Bergwacht — usw. if the mountain rescue service etc. is/had been called [out] in time
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78 Bedenklichkeit
f; nur Sg.1. (Zweifelhaftigkeit) questionable nature, dubiousness* * *Be|dẹnk|lich|keitf -,no pl1) (= Zweifelhaftigkeit) dubiousness2) (= besorgniserregende Natur) seriousness; (= Besorgtheit) apprehension, anxiety* * *die; Bedenklichkeit: dubiousness; questionableness* * *1. (Zweifelhaftigkeit) questionable nature, dubiousness* * *die; Bedenklichkeit: dubiousness; questionableness* * *f.doubt n. -
79 Beiläufigkeit
f; nur Sg.; (Nebensächlichkeit) einer Bemerkung etc.: casual nature; (Ungerührtheit) im Erzählen etc.: offhandedness; er sprach davon mit erschreckender Beiläufigkeit he spoke about it in a shockingly offhand way ( oder with alarming casualness)* * *Bei|läu|fig|keitf -, -en1) (in Benehmen etc) casualness; (= Nebensächlichkeit) trivialitymit einer erstaunlichen Béíläufigkeit — amazingly casually
2) pl trivia pl* * *Bei·läu·fig·keit<-, -en>f1. (Nebensächlichkeit) triviality2. (Gleichgültigkeit) casualness* * *die; Beiläufigkeit casualness* * *Beiläufigkeit f; nur sg; (Nebensächlichkeit) einer Bemerkung etc: casual nature; (Ungerührtheit) im Erzählen etc: offhandedness;er sprach davon mit erschreckender Beiläufigkeit he spoke about it in a shockingly offhand way ( oder with alarming casualness)* * *die; Beiläufigkeit casualness -
80 besorglich
Adj. Aspekt, Aussehen worrying, disquieting; stärker: alarming, perturbing; der Himmel sieht besorglich aus the sky looks ominous* * *der Himmel sieht besorglich aus the sky looks ominous
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