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  • 41 insensatez

    f.
    1 foolishness, senselessness.
    hacer/decir una insensatez to do/say something foolish
    2 lack of common sense, lack of good sense, unwisdom.
    3 foolish thing to do, stupid thing to do, foolish action.
    * * *
    1 foolishness
    \
    decir insensateces to talk nonsense
    hacer insensateces to be foolish
    * * *
    SF foolishness, stupidity

    cometieron la insensatez de no negociar — they were foolish o stupid enough not to negotiate

    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) foolishness, senselessness
    b) (dicho, hecho)

    lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez — that was a stupid thing to say/do

    * * *
    = unwisdom, foolishness, bad judgement.
    Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
    Ex. That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
    Ex. However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) foolishness, senselessness
    b) (dicho, hecho)

    lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez — that was a stupid thing to say/do

    * * *
    = unwisdom, foolishness, bad judgement.

    Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.

    Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
    Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.

    * * *
    1 (cualidad) foolishness, senselessness
    2
    (dicho, hecho): fue una insensatez dejarlo solo it was foolish o stupid to leave him alone
    lo que has dicho es una insensatez that's a foolish o senseless thing to say
    * * *

    insensatez sustantivo femenino

    b) (dicho, hecho):

    ◊ lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez that was a stupid thing to say/do

    insensatez sustantivo femenino foolishness
    ' insensatez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inconsciencia
    English:
    folly
    - foolish
    * * *
    1. [cualidad] foolishness, senselessness
    2. [acto, dicho]
    hacer una insensatez to do something foolish;
    decir una insensatez to say something foolish
    * * *
    f foolishness
    * * *
    insensatez nf, pl - teces : foolishness, stupidity

    Spanish-English dictionary > insensatez

  • 42 not

    {nɔt}
    1. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. след смислов гл. не
    I do NOT know, ост. I know NOT не зная
    2. с part, inf, ger не
    NOT knowing, I cannot say тъй като не знам, не мога да кажа
    I asked him NOT to come помолих ro да не идва
    you were wrong in NOT telling him сбърка, че не му каза
    3. елиптично след гл. като think, hope, seem и пр. не
    can you see him tomorrow? -I'm afraid NOT-можеш ли да го видиш утре? -боя се, че не (мога)
    will it rain again? -I hope NOT-пак ли ще вали? -надявам се, че няма (да вали)
    if it clears, we will go out if NOT, NOT ако се проясни, ше излезем, ако не няма
    I would as soon do it as NOT повече съм наклонен да го направя, отколкото не
    4. в съчет. не
    NOT a few не малко, мнозина
    NOT seldom не рядко
    NOT a bit of it ни най-малко
    NOT but макар че
    NOT but that макар и да
    NOT but what не че
    NOT that не че
    5. емфатично ни, нито
    NOT one ни един
    NOT a thing абсолютно нищо
    6. емфатиччо с повторено мест. след отр. изр.
    I will NOT go there, NOT I че аз няма да ида там, няма, аз да ида там никога
    nota bene v imp лат. забележки (съкр. nb, NB)
    * * *
    {nъt} adv 1. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. с
    * * *
    не;
    * * *
    1. can you see him tomorrow? -i'm afraid not-можеш ли да го видиш утре? -боя се, че не (мога) 2. i asked him not to come помолих ro да не идва 3. i do not know, ост. i know not не зная 4. i will not go there, not i че аз няма да ида там, няма, аз да ида там никога 5. i would as soon do it as not повече съм наклонен да го направя, отколкото не 6. if it clears, we will go out if not, not ако се проясни, ше излезем, ако не няма 7. not a bit of it ни най-малко 8. not a few не малко, мнозина 9. not a thing абсолютно нищо 10. not but that макар и да 11. not but what не че 12. not but макар че 13. not knowing, i cannot say тъй като не знам, не мога да кажа 14. not one ни един 15. not seldom не рядко 16. not that не че 17. nota bene v imp лат. забележки (съкр. nb, nb) 18. will it rain again? -i hope not-пак ли ще вали? -надявам се, че няма (да вали) 19. you were wrong in not telling him сбърка, че не му каза 20. в съчет. не 21. елиптично след гл. като think, hope, seem и пр. не 22. емфатично ни, нито 23. емфатиччо с повторено мест. след отр. изр 24. отр. на модални, спомагателни и смислови гл., ост. след смислов гл. не 25. с part, inf, ger не
    * * *
    not[nɔt] adv не (в разговорния език - употребено със спомагателен или модален глагол - често n't [nt]); I believe ( think)
    ot     не вярвам (да е така), не ми се вярва; I hope
    ot     надявам се, че това няма да стане; it seems
    ot     май че не; he will
    ot     ( won't, ост. he'll
    ot    ) come той няма да дойде; it is hot, is it
    ot     ( isn't it)? горещо е, нали? it is
    ot hot    , is it? не е горещо, нали?
    ot having work    , he left early понеже (тъй като) нямаше работа, той си тръгна рано; tell her
    ot to go     кажи ѝ да не отива; I would as soon do it as
    ot     повече съм склонен да го направя, отколкото не;
    ot at all     съвсем не, ни най-малко, няма защо;
    ot a bit of it     ни най-малко;
    ot but    ,
    ot but that    ,
    ot but what     макар че, макар и да; не че;
    ot that     не че;
    ot that I can remember     доколкото мога да си спомня - не; if he said so -
    ot that he ever did - he lied     ако е казал това - не че го е казал - той е излъгал;
    ot one     ни един;
    ot a man wanted to know     никой не искаше да знае;
    ot a few     немалко, мнозина;
    ot once     (n) or twice неведнъж; he won't tell you,
    ot he!     той няма да ти каже, положително няма!
    ot half     нито на половина, далеч не; sl много ужасно; he didn't half swear той псуваше отчаяно;
    ot half bad     разг. съвсем нелош, доста добър, сполучлив.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > not

  • 43 Собака, что лает, редко кусает

    Men who threaten much do no harm. See Не бойся собаки, что лает, а бойся той, что молчит да хвостом виляет (H), Не горазд биться, а горазд грозиться (H)
    Var.: Брехливая собака лает, но не кусает
    Cf:
    A barking dog has no bite (Br.). A barking dog never bites (Am.). Barking dogs do not (seldom) bite (Br.). Dogs that bark at a distance don't (seldom) bite (Am.). Great barkers are no biters (Br.). The greatest barkers are not the greatest biters (Am.). Не scolds most that can hurt the least (Am.). Those who threaten don't fight (Br.). A threatened blow is seldom given (Br.). When the thunder is very loud, there's very little rain (Am.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Собака, что лает, редко кусает

  • 44 ever

    adverb
    1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

    for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

    ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

    2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

    get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

    3) in comb. with participles etc
    4) (at any time) je[mals]

    never ever — nie im Leben

    nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas

    his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt

    don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!

    as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

    if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische

    the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

    5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

    what ever does he want? — was will er nur?

    how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

    as soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich

    I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

    thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

    it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

    * * *
    ['evə] 1. adverb
    1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals
    2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer
    3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst
    •
    - academic.ru/116035/ever-">ever-
    - evergreen 2. noun
    (an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze
    - everlasting
    - everlastingly
    - evermore
    - for ever / forever
    * * *
    [ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    adv inv
    1. (at any time) jemals
    nothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was los
    have you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?
    nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehört
    if \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldig
    it was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietung
    if \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...
    he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt je
    hardly \ever kaum
    to hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tun
    as good as \ever so gut wie eh und je
    worse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor
    never \ever ( fam) nie im Leben, niemals
    they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute
    Yours \ever, Chris BRIT ( dated) Viele Grüße, dein Chris
    \ever better immer besser
    as \ever wie gewöhnlich
    \ever since... seitdem...
    3. (of all time)
    the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gab
    the first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung
    4. (as intensifier)
    how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?
    what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?
    when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?
    where \ever have I...? wohin habe ich nur...?; AM, AUS (for emphasis)
    am I \ever! und wie!
    was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle Läuferin
    Mark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunken
    thank you \ever so much tausend Dank
    * * *
    ['evə(r)]
    adv

    seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt

    as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte

    don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!

    have you ever been to Glasgow? —

    more beautiful than ever (before) —

    the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe

    the first... ever — der etc allererste...

    the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat

    I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen

    2)

    (= at all times) ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge war

    ever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...

    ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem

    for ever — für immer, für alle Zeit(en)

    for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)

    3)

    (intensive) be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdig

    she's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt

    did you ever! (inf) — also so was!

    4)
    See:

    ever so/such — unheimlich

    6) (old: always) allzeit (old, liter)
    7)

    (in letters) yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy

    * * *
    ever [ˈevə(r)] adv
    1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:
    ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;
    ever and again (od obs anon) dann und wann, hin und wieder;
    Yours ever, … Viele Grüße, Dein(e) oder Ihr(e) … (Briefschluss);
    ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;
    as … as ever unverändert …; → forever
    2. immer (vor komp):
    ever larger immer größer (werdend)
    3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):
    do you ever see him?;
    have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;
    scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;
    the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;
    did you ever? umg hast du Töne?; na so was!
    4. den oder die oder das es je gegeben hat:
    for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal
    5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:
    as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;
    how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?
    6. ever so bes Br umg sehr, noch so:
    ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);
    ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;
    thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;
    ever so many unendlich viele;
    ever so simple ganz einfach;
    let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich sein
    7. umg denn, überhaupt (zur Verstärkung der Frage):
    what ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;
    what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?
    * * *
    adverb
    1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

    for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

    ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

    2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

    get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

    3) in comb. with participles etc
    4) (at any time) je[mals]

    as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

    the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

    5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

    how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

    I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

    thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

    it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

    * * *
    adv.
    je adv.
    jemals adv.

    English-german dictionary > ever

  • 45 destrozar

    v.
    2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).
    3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.
    Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.
    * * *
    1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds
    2 figurado (gastar) to wear out
    3 figurado (estropear) to ruin, spoil; (corazón) to break
    4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter
    2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crush
    3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (romper, deteriorar) to break
    b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

    su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death

    2.
    destrozarse v pron (refl)
    a) ( romperse)
    b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin
    * * *
    = shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.
    Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
    Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
    Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
    Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
    Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
    Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.
    Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.
    Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.
    Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
    Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
    Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
    Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.
    Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
    Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
    Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
    Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
    ----
    * destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (romper, deteriorar) to break
    b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy

    su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death

    2.
    destrozarse v pron (refl)
    a) ( romperse)
    b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin
    * * *
    = shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.

    Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.

    Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
    Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
    Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
    Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
    Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
    Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.
    Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.
    Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.
    Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
    Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.
    Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
    Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.
    Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
    Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
    Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
    Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
    Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
    * destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

    * * *
    destrozar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 (romper, deteriorar) to break
    la bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
    no hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes
    2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroy
    me está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreck
    la muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death
    1
    (romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashed
    se me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces
    2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin
    te vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes
    * * *

    destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
    a) (romper, deteriorar) ‹ zapatos› to ruin;

    ‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
    ‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
    ‹ coche› to wreck;
    ‹ libro› to pull apart
    b) ‹felicidad/matrimonio/vida› to wreck, destroy;

    ‹ corazón› to break;

    destrozarse verbo pronominal

    [jarrón/cristal] to smash
    b) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruin

    destrozar verbo transitivo
    1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
    2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
    3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
    4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
    ' destrozar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    break
    - destroy
    - mangle
    - shatter
    - smash
    - smash up
    - tear apart
    - trash
    - vandalize
    - wreck
    - write off
    - get
    - murder
    - piece
    - pull
    - write
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;
    [estropear] to ruin;
    el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;
    vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much
    2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;
    [matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;
    el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;
    ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;
    destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate
    * * *
    v/t
    1 destroy
    2 emocio- nalmente shatter, devastate
    * * *
    destrozar {21} vt
    1) : to smash, to shatter
    2) : to destroy, to wreck
    * * *
    1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck
    2. (hacer trozos) to smash
    destrozarle el corazón a alguien to break somebody's heart [pt. broke; pp. broken]

    Spanish-English dictionary > destrozar

  • 46 dog

    {dɔg}
    I. 1. куче, пес, псе
    2. мъжко животно, самец, мъжкар
    3. разг. човек, веселяк
    jolly DOG веселяк, шегаджия
    lucky DOG щастливец, късметлия
    sly DOG хитрец, мушморок
    gay DOG веселяк, бонвиван, любовчия, женкар
    lazy DOG лентяй, мързелан
    clever DOG умник
    dumb DOG мълчаливец
    surly DOG сърдит/намусен човек, грубиян
    lame DOG безпомощен човек, нещастник
    4. негодник, тип, свиня, мръсник (и dirty DOG)
    5. рl надбягване на хрътки
    6. рl ам. sl. крака
    7. the Greater/Lesser DOG астр. Голямото/Малкото куче
    8. aм. sl. нещо долнокачествено, боклук, малко търсена стока
    9. ам. sl. грозна жена, грозотия
    10. andiron
    11. клещи за гвоздей, керпеден
    12. райбер, кука, резе, мор. кука за изопване въжетата на платната
    barking DOGs seldom bite куче, което лае, не хапе
    DOG eat DOG безскрупулна конкуренция
    DOG does not eat DOG гарван гарвану око не вади
    every DOG has his day на всеки му излиза късметът
    give a DOG a bad/ill name and hang him кога викнат на едно куче бясно, и да не е, бяс го хваща
    let sleeping DOGs lie не си търси белята, не повдигай неприятни въпроси, да спи зло под камък
    you cannot teach an old DOG new tricks от старо дърво обръч не става
    to cast/send/throw/give to the DOGs изхвърлям на боклука, пропилявам, прахосвам
    to go to the DOGs отивам по дяволите, пропадам
    to die DOG for someone ам. безпределно съм предан на някого
    DOG in the manger завистник, човек, който разваля удоволствието на други от нещо, което за самия него е без значение
    the DOGs of war спътниците/ужасите на войната
    to help a DOG over a stile помагам някому в нужда
    dead DOG за нищо негоден/никому ненужен предмет/човек
    to put on DOG важнича, продавам фасони
    to die a DOG's death умирам като куче
    there is life in the old DOG yet в него има още хляб, не е още за изхвърляне
    not to have a DOG's chance нямам ни най-малък шанс за успех
    DOG's dinner/breakfast разхвърляна работа, каша
    like a DOG's dinner sl. много елегантно (облечен, нареден и пр.)
    to take a hair of the DOG that bit you пийвам си, за да ми мине махмурлукът
    like a DOG with two tails много доволен
    to try it on the DOG опитвам най-напред на кучето (за храна и пр.), ам. проверявам успеха (на представление и пр.) пред по-невзискателна публика
    II. 1. вървя по дирите/петите на, следя, проследявам, гоня с кучета
    2. прен. преследвам
    to be DOGged by ill fortune нещастието ме преследва
    3. затварям с резе, запъвам
    * * *
    {dъg} n 1. куче, пес, псе; 2. мъжко животно, самец, мъжкар;. раз(2) {dъg} v (-gg-) 1. вървя по дирите/петите на, следя, проследяв
    * * *
    резе; райбер; самец; пес; псе; запъвам; кука; куче;
    * * *
    1. 1 клещи за гвоздей, керпеден 2. 1 райбер, кука, резе, мор. кука за изопване въжетата на платната 3. andiron 4. aм. sl. нещо долнокачествено, боклук, малко търсена стока 5. barking dogs seldom bite куче, което лае, не хапе 6. clever dog умник 7. dead dog за нищо негоден/никому ненужен предмет/човек 8. dog does not eat dog гарван гарвану око не вади 9. dog eat dog безскрупулна конкуренция 10. dog in the manger завистник, човек, който разваля удоволствието на други от нещо, което за самия него е без значение 11. dog's dinner/breakfast разхвърляна работа, каша 12. dumb dog мълчаливец 13. every dog has his day на всеки му излиза късметът 14. gay dog веселяк, бонвиван, любовчия, женкар 15. give a dog a bad/ill name and hang him кога викнат на едно куче бясно, и да не е, бяс го хваща 16. i. куче, пес, псе 17. ii. вървя по дирите/петите на, следя, проследявам, гоня с кучета 18. jolly dog веселяк, шегаджия 19. lame dog безпомощен човек, нещастник 20. lazy dog лентяй, мързелан 21. let sleeping dogs lie не си търси белята, не повдигай неприятни въпроси, да спи зло под камък 22. like a dog with two tails много доволен 23. like a dog's dinner sl. много елегантно (облечен, нареден и пр.) 24. lucky dog щастливец, късметлия 25. not to have a dog's chance нямам ни най-малък шанс за успех 26. pl ам. sl. крака 27. pl надбягване на хрътки 28. sly dog хитрец, мушморок 29. surly dog сърдит/намусен човек, грубиян 30. the dogs of war спътниците/ужасите на войната 31. the greater/lesser dog астр. Голямото/Малкото куче 32. there is life in the old dog yet в него има още хляб, не е още за изхвърляне 33. to be dogged by ill fortune нещастието ме преследва 34. to cast/send/throw/give to the dogs изхвърлям на боклука, пропилявам, прахосвам 35. to die a dog's death умирам като куче 36. to die dog for someone ам. безпределно съм предан на някого 37. to go to the dogs отивам по дяволите, пропадам 38. to help a dog over a stile помагам някому в нужда 39. to put on dog важнича, продавам фасони 40. to take a hair of the dog that bit you пийвам си, за да ми мине махмурлукът 41. to try it on the dog опитвам най-напред на кучето (за храна и пр.), ам. проверявам успеха (на представление и пр.) пред по-невзискателна публика 42. you cannot teach an old dog new tricks от старо дърво обръч не става 43. ам. sl. грозна жена, грозотия 44. затварям с резе, запъвам 45. мъжко животно, самец, мъжкар 46. негодник, тип, свиня, мръсник (и dirty dog) 47. прен. преследвам 48. разг. човек, веселяк
    * * *
    dog[dɔg] I. n 1. куче; пес, псе; house\dog домашно куче, куче пазач; toy \dog декоративно кученце; sporting ( gun) \dog ловджийско куче; 2. мъжко животно, мъжкар, самец; 3. разг., шег. човек; jolly \dog веселяк, шегаджия; lucky \dog щастливец, късметлия човек; sly \dog мушморок; a gay \dog веселяк, добър компаньон, бонвиван; любовчия, женкар; dirty \dog мръсен тип, скот; свиня; top \dog куче победител в борбата; прен. държава победителка; господар на положението; under \dog победено куче; прен. загубилата страна, "падналият"; yellow \dog подъл човек, презряно същество; dumb \dog мълчалив (неразговорчив) човек, темерут, събеседник, на когото думите се вадят с кука (ченгел) от устата; surly \dog сърдит, намръщен човек; грубиян; sea \dog морски вълк; war \dog ост. войник ветеран; big \dog ам. важна персона, големец, дерибей, човек, който коли и беси; 4. разг. "боклук", долнопробно нещо; грозна (досадна) жена; натрапница; 5. пиростия, саджак; 6. ударник, спусък на пушка; 7. клещи за гвоздей, керпеден; 8. райбер, кука; резе; 9. мор. кука за изопване въжетата на платната; 10. астр.: the Greater ( Lesser) Dog съзвездие Голямото (Малкото) куче (близо до Орион), the Hunting Dogs съзвездие близо до Голямата мечка; 11. attr мъжки (за животно); a \dog fox мъжка лисица; 12. attr долнопробен; просташки; нискокачествен; \dog Latin латински, говорен от простолюдието; • barking \dogs seldom bite куче, което лае, не хапе; the \dog returns to his vomit човек отново се предава на старите си пороци; престъпника винаги се връща на местопрестъплението; a \dog' s dinner ( breakfast) разг. каша; бъркотия; мръсотия; \dog eat \dog безмилостна (жестока) конкуренция; every \dog has its day на всяко нещо му идва времето; и на нашата улица ще изгрее слънце; every \dog is a lion at home, every \dog is valiant at his own door всеки петел пее на собственото си бунище; в къщи и стените помагат; to put on the \dog ам. разг. обличам се (държа се) предизвикателно, търся показност; let sleeping \dogs lie не си търси белята, тя сама ще те намери; не повдигай неприятни въпроси; you cannot teach an old \dog new tricks старо дърво не се превива; to call off the \dogs променям неприятната тема на разговор; to cast ( send, throw) to the \dogs изхвърлям на боклука; пропилявам, прахосвам; to go to the \dogs отивам по дяволите; \dog in the manger прен. завистник, завистлив човек; to play the \dog in the manger показвам (проявявам) се като завистлив човек; кучето нито яде кокала, нито другиму го дава; the \dogs of war спътниците (ужасите) на войната; hot \dog! браво! to stay until the last \dog is hung оставам докрай; to talk a \dog's ( horse's, donkey's) hind leg off надувам някому главата с приказки, уморявам някого от приказки; a \dog and a pony show помпозно, бляскаво събитие; сензация; to try it on a \dog театр. показвам нова постановка отначало на провинциална сцена; a dead \dog прен. за нищо негоден предмет (човек); никому ненужен предмет (човек); to put on the \dog важнича, надувам се, "продавам фасони"; it rains ( pours) cats and \dogs вали като из ведро; to die a \dog's death умирам в позор и мизерия, умирам като куче; there is life in the old \dog yet в него има още хляб, той още не е за изхвърляне; a \dog's age дълго време; not to have a \dog's chance нямам ни най-малък изглед (шанс); he has not a word to throw at a \dog той е много затворен (мълчалив); II. v (- gg-) 1. вървя по дирите (петите), следя, проследявам; to \dog a person's footsteps вървя по петите на някого, следя някого отблизо; ставам сянка на някого; 2. прен. преследвам; he is \dogged by ill fealth непрекъснато боледува, не може да се отърве от болести; 3. затварям с резе, запъвам; to \dog down мор. затягам въжетата на платната.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > dog

  • 47 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
    * * *
    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) gøre
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) gøre; fuldføre
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) vaske; rydde; pudse
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) være nok; gøre det; passe
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) arbejde med; studere
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) have det; klare sig
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) ordne; sætte i stand
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) gøre; handle; opføre sig
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) vise
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) forårsage
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) se; gøre
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) arrangement; fest
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

    English-Danish dictionary > do

  • 48 alegación

    f.
    allegation, plea, declaration, assertion.
    * * *
    1 allegation, plea, claim
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (Jur) declaration, declaration in court; Caribe, Cono Sur, Méx (=discusión) argument

    alegación de culpabilidad — Méx (Jur) plea of guilty

    alegación de inocencia — Méx (Jur) plea of not guilty

    * * *
    femenino declaration, statement
    * * *
    Ex. This article comments on allegations that errors are seldom corrected and suggests that David Henige's understanding of the features of a subject headings list differs from that of the Library of Congress.
    ----
    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * hacer alegaciones = plead.
    * rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.
    * refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.
    * * *
    femenino declaration, statement
    * * *

    Ex: This article comments on allegations that errors are seldom corrected and suggests that David Henige's understanding of the features of a subject headings list differs from that of the Library of Congress.

    * alegación falsa = ipse dixit.
    * hacer alegaciones = plead.
    * rebatir una alegación = refute + allegation.
    * refutar una alegación = refute + allegation.

    * * *
    declaration, statement
    * * *

    alegación sustantivo femenino
    declaration, statement
    ' alegación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    allegation
    - claim
    * * *
    1. [acusación] allegation
    2. [argumento] claim
    * * *
    f JUR declaration, statement

    Spanish-English dictionary > alegación

  • 49 evaluar

    v.
    1 to assess, to evaluate.
    Ricardo evalúa los procedimientos Richard evaluates the procedures.
    Ricardo evalúa el producto final Richard evaluates=grades the final product.
    2 to assess, to test (education) (pupil).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACTUAR], like link=actuar actuar
    1 to evaluate, assess
    * * *
    verb
    to evaluate, assess
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=valorar) [+ datos] to evaluate; [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess
    2) (Escol) to assess
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <pérdidas/situación> to assess; < datos> to evaluate; < alumno> to assess
    * * *
    = appraise, assess, evaluate, judge, rate, gauge, take + stock of, size up.
    Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
    Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex. A critical abstract evaluates a document and the work that it records.
    Ex. Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex. The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex. A brief but representative passage read aloud is better than a lot of talk about the book and how much one liked it, for then each child has a chance to size up the book for himself, letting his own antennae tell him whether it is something for him or not.
    ----
    * evaluar anónimamente por pares = double-blind review.
    * evaluar anónimante = blind review.
    * evaluar el éxito de Algo = gauge + the success of.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * evaluar las implicaciones de Algo = gauge + the implications of.
    * evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.
    * evaluar los ingresos = means test.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * evaluar por comparación = benchmark.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <pérdidas/situación> to assess; < datos> to evaluate; < alumno> to assess
    * * *
    = appraise, assess, evaluate, judge, rate, gauge, take + stock of, size up.

    Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

    Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex: A critical abstract evaluates a document and the work that it records.
    Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
    Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
    Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
    Ex: A brief but representative passage read aloud is better than a lot of talk about the book and how much one liked it, for then each child has a chance to size up the book for himself, letting his own antennae tell him whether it is something for him or not.
    * evaluar anónimamente por pares = double-blind review.
    * evaluar anónimante = blind review.
    * evaluar el éxito de Algo = gauge + the success of.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * evaluar las implicaciones de Algo = gauge + the implications of.
    * evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.
    * evaluar los ingresos = means test.
    * evaluar los resultados = assess + results.
    * evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos = rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
    * evaluar por comparación = benchmark.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * volver a evaluar = reassess [re-assess], reevaluate [re-evaluate], reappraise.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹daños/pérdidas/situación› to assess; ‹datos› to evaluate
    2 ‹alumno› to assess
    * * *

     

    evaluar ( conjugate evaluar) verbo transitivo ‹pérdidas/situación› to assess;
    ‹ datos› to evaluate;
    ‹ alumno› to assess
    evaluar verbo transitivo to evaluate, assess
    ' evaluar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calcular
    English:
    appraise
    - assess
    - evaluate
    - size up
    - weigh up
    - gauge
    - judge
    - size
    - test
    - weigh
    * * *
    1. [valorar] to evaluate, to assess;
    [daños, pérdidas, riesgos] to assess
    2. Educ [alumno] to assess, to test;
    [examen] Br to mark, US to grade
    * * *
    v/t assess, evaluate
    * * *
    evaluar {3} vt
    : to evaluate, to assess, to appraise
    * * *
    evaluar vb to assess

    Spanish-English dictionary > evaluar

  • 50 obstinado

    adj.
    obstinate, bulldogged, stubborn, bulldoggish.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: obstinar.
    * * *
    1 obstinate, stubborn
    * * *
    ADJ obstinate, stubborn
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn
    b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged
    c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    * * *
    = 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'.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( tozudo) obstinate, stubborn
    b) ( tenaz) tenacious, dogged
    c) (Ven) ( harto) fed up (colloq)
    * * *
    = 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'.

    * * *
    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
    * * *

    Del verbo obstinarse: ( conjugate obstinarse)

    obstinado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    obstinado    
    obstinarse
    obstinado
    ◊ -da adjetivo



    obstinarse ( conjugate obstinarse) verbo pronominal obstinado EN hacer algo to (obstinately) insist on doing sth;

    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
    * * *
    obstinado, -a adj
    1. [terco] obstinate, stubborn
    2. [tenaz] tenacious
    3. Ven Fam [hastiado] fed up
    * * *
    adj obstinate
    * * *
    obstinado, -da adj
    1) terco: obstinate, stubborn
    2) : persistent
    * * *
    obstinado adj obstinate

    Spanish-English dictionary > obstinado

  • 51 resistente

    adj.
    1 tough, strong (fuerte).
    resistente al calor heat-resistant
    2 resistant, hard, hard-wearing, stout.
    f. & m.
    resistance fighter.
    * * *
    1 (que resiste) resistant (a, to)
    2 (fuerte) tough, strong
    3 (tejido) hard-wearing
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=que ofrece resistencia) resistant (a to)
    [tela] hard-wearing, tough; [ropa] strong; (Bot) hardy

    resistente al calor — resistant to heat, heat-resistant

    hacerse resistente — (Med) to build up a resistance (a to)

    2.
    * * *
    adjetivo <material/metal> resistant, tough; < tela> tough, hard-wearing; <persona/animal/planta> tough, hardy
    * * *
    = robust, resilient, stubborn, serviceable, rugged, sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], durable, resistant, hard-wearing.
    Ex. Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
    Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    Ex. Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.
    Ex. The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex. Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
    Ex. These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex. The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.
    Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
    Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    ----
    * mancha resistente = stubborn stain.
    * muy resistente = heavy-duty.
    * planta resistente a las heladas = hardy-annual.
    * resistente a = impervious to, refractory to.
    * resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.
    * resistente al agua = water resistant.
    * resistente a la lejía = bleachable.
    * resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.
    * resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.
    * resistente al calor = heat-resistant.
    * resistente al cambio = resistant to change.
    * resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.
    * resistente al viento = windproof.
    * resistente a un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * * *
    adjetivo <material/metal> resistant, tough; < tela> tough, hard-wearing; <persona/animal/planta> tough, hardy
    * * *
    = robust, resilient, stubborn, serviceable, rugged, sturdy [sturdier -comp., sturdiest -sup.], hardy [hardier -comp., hardiest -sup.], durable, resistant, hard-wearing.

    Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.

    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    Ex: Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.
    Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
    Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
    Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
    Ex: The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.
    Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
    Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
    * mancha resistente = stubborn stain.
    * muy resistente = heavy-duty.
    * planta resistente a las heladas = hardy-annual.
    * resistente a = impervious to, refractory to.
    * resistente al ácido = acid-resistant.
    * resistente al agua = water resistant.
    * resistente a la lejía = bleachable.
    * resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.
    * resistente a las drogas = drug-resistant.
    * resistente al calor = heat-resistant.
    * resistente al cambio = resistant to change.
    * resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.
    * resistente al viento = windproof.
    * resistente a un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

    * * *
    ‹material/metal› resistant, strong, tough; ‹tela› strong, tough, hard-wearing; ‹persona/animal/planta› tough, hardy resistente A algo:
    resistente al calor heat-resistant
    resistente al frío resistant to cold
    las langostas se hicieron resistentes al pesticida the locusts became resistant to the pesticide
    member of the Resistance
    * * *

    resistente adjetivo ‹material/metal› resistant, tough;
    ‹ tela› tough, hard-wearing;
    ‹persona/animal/planta› tough, hardy;

    resistente adjetivo
    1 (que soporta bien circunstancias adversas) resistant: emplea una pintura resistente al agua, use a water-resistant paint
    (duradero, fuerte) strong, tough: lleva un calzado muy resistente, he wears strong shoes
    2 (persona) tough, resilient
    (planta) hardy

    ' resistente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguantador
    - horno
    English:
    delicate
    - flameproof
    - hardy
    - resistant
    - serviceable
    - strong
    - sturdy
    - tough
    - water-resistant
    - wear
    - flame
    - hard
    - heavy
    - heavyweight
    - robust
    - toughen
    * * *
    [fuerte] [material] strong, tough; [tela] tough, hard-wearing; [estructura] strong; [persona, animal] tough; [planta] tough, hardy; [bacteria] resistant;
    resistente al calor heat-resistant;
    resistente al frío resistant to the cold;
    resistente a los antibióticos resistant to antibiotics;
    hacerse resistente (a) to build up a resistance (to)
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( fuerte) strong, tough
    2 resistant(a to);
    resistente al calor heat-resistant;
    * * *
    1) : resistant
    2) : strong, tough
    * * *
    resistente adj (fuerte) strong

    Spanish-English dictionary > resistente

  • 52 terco

    adj.
    stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, hard-nosed.
    * * *
    1 obstinate, stubborn
    * * *
    (f. - terca)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=obstinado) stubborn, obstinate
    2) And (=severo) harsh, unfeeling; (=indiferente) indifferent
    3) [material] hard, tough, hard to work
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinate

    ser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule

    * * *
    = stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.
    Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex. I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    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.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo stubborn, obstinate

    ser terco como una mula — (fam) to be as stubborn as a mule

    * * *
    = stubborn, perverse, pigheaded, stiff-necked, self-willed.

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

    Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
    Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
    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.

    * * *
    terco -ca
    stubborn, obstinate
    ser terco como una mula ( fam); to be as stubborn as a mule
    * * *

    terco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    stubborn, obstinate
    terco,-a adjetivo stubborn

    ' terco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - cabezón
    - cabezona
    - cabezudo
    - como
    - terca
    - canijo
    - empecinado
    - mula
    English:
    bloody-minded
    - obstinate
    - pigheaded
    - self-opinionated
    - stiff-necked
    - stubborn
    - wilful
    - wilfull
    - mule
    - strong
    - willful
    * * *
    terco, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [testarudo] stubborn;
    terco como una mula as stubborn as a mule
    2. Ecuad [indiferente] cold, aloof
    ♦ nm,f
    stubborn person;
    ser un terco to be stubborn
    * * *
    adj stubborn
    * * *
    terco, -ca adj
    obstinado: obstinate, stubborn
    * * *
    terco adj stubborn

    Spanish-English dictionary > terco

  • 53 frecuencia1

    1 = extent, frequency, incidence, posting.
    Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
    Ex. The nature of the users, their background, their work, the frequency with which they use the system, and their mode of access to the system (that is, through an intermediary information officer, or directly) are all factors to be considered.
    Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.
    Ex. An entry in the inverted file consists of the term to be searched, the number of records containing the term (known as the number of postings), and the reference number of those records (known as the addresses).
    ----
    * con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.
    * con cierta frecuencia = not uncommonly.
    * con demasiada frecuencia = all too often, all too frequently, too often.
    * con frecuencia = frequently, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * con más frecuencia = most frequently.
    * con mucha frecuencia = very often.
    * con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom, all too seldom.
    * con tanta frecuencia = so often.
    * dispersión de frecuencias = frequency distribution.
    * frecuencia de actualización = frequency of updating.
    * frecuencia de aparición = frequency of occurrence.
    * frecuencia de cita = citation rate.
    * frecuencia de citación = citation frequency.
    * frecuencia de palabras = word count.
    * frecuencia de préstamo del material = turnover rate.
    * frecuencia de uso = usage rate.
    * ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf = Zipf's word frequency law.
    * método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF) = Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
    * regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].
    * utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia = be overworked.

    Spanish-English dictionary > frecuencia1

  • 54 valorar

    v.
    1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).
    la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million
    2 to evaluate, to assess.
    su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorably
    el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates
    3 to value.
    valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly
    4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.
    María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.
    5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.
    Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.
    6 to appreciate to.
    María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again
    7 to weigh.
    Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.
    * * *
    1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of
    2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of
    \
    valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem
    * * *
    verb
    1) to assess, evaluate
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)
    2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciate

    no sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship

    "se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"

    3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of
    4) (Quím) to titrate
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

    la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

    b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

    valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

    c) <amistad/lealtad> to value
    * * *
    = appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.
    Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
    Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.
    Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.
    Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
    Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
    ----
    * valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assess

    la casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...

    b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assess

    valorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative

    c) <amistad/lealtad> to value
    * * *
    = appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.

    Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.

    Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
    Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.
    Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.
    Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
    Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
    Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
    * valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.

    * * *
    valorar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:
    el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollars
    las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollars
    una vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life
    2 ( frml) (considerar) to assess
    valoró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance
    (+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positive
    su cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably
    3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciate
    no sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you should
    valoraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedication
    valoro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly
    [ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantage
    B ( Quím) to titrate
    * * *

     

    valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹joya/cuadro› to value;

    ‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
    valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;

    b) (frml) ‹trabajo/actuación› to assess

    c) ‹amistad/lealtad› to value

    valorar verbo transitivo
    1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
    2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
    ' valorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cotizar
    - estimar
    - invalorable
    English:
    appreciate
    - assess
    - price
    - value
    - appraise
    - estimate
    - evaluate
    - prize
    * * *
    1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;
    [daños] to assess, to estimate;
    la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million
    2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;
    su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;
    el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates
    3. [apreciar] to value;
    no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;
    valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( tasar) value (en at)
    2 ( estimar) appreciate, value
    * * *
    1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess
    2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate
    * * *
    valorar vb to value

    Spanish-English dictionary > valorar

  • 55 lúgubre

    adj.
    lugubrious, dreary, funereal, gloomy.
    * * *
    1 (triste) bleak, lugubrious; (fúnebre) sombre (US somber), mournful
    * * *
    ADJ (=triste) mournful, lugubrious frm, dismal; [voz, tono] sombre, somber (EEUU), mournful
    * * *
    adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy
    * * *
    = gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.
    Ex. In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
    Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex. This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex. This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
    Ex. Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.
    ----
    * de un modo lúgubre = spookily.
    * * *
    adjetivo <habitación/ambiente/persona> gloomy, lugubrious (liter); <rostro/voz/paisaje> gloomy
    * * *
    = gloomy [gloomier -comp., gloomiest -sup.], grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dreary [drearier -comp., dreariest -sup.], spooky [spookier -comp., spookiest -sup.], spine-tingling, doleful, lugubrious.

    Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.

    Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
    Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.
    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a ' spooky' atmosphere at home.
    Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
    Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
    Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.
    * de un modo lúgubre = spookily.

    * * *
    ‹habitación/ambiente› gloomy, dismal, lugubrious ( liter); ‹persona› gloomy, somber*, lugubrious ( liter); ‹paisaje› gloomy, dismal; ‹rostro/voz› gloomy, mournful, somber*
    * * *

    lúgubre adjetivo
    gloomy
    lúgubre adjetivo dismail, lugubrious
    ' lúgubre' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sombrío
    English:
    cheerless
    - dingy
    - dismal
    - doleful
    - dreary
    - grim
    - mournful
    - somber
    - sombre
    - desolate
    - gloomy
    - lugubrious
    * * *
    1. [triste, melancólico] [semblante, expresión] gloomy, mournful;
    [pensamiento, tono] gloomy, sombre
    2. [fúnebre] [idea, relato] morbid;
    [voz] sepulchral
    * * *
    adj gloomy
    * * *
    : gloomy, lugubrious
    * * *
    lúgubre adj gloomy [comp. gloomier; superl. gloomiest] / grim [comp. grimmer; superl. grimmest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > lúgubre

  • 56 salirse con las de Uno

    (v.) = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free
    Ex. You're one of the two reference librarians to be hired because Vijay got his way!.
    Ex. He could perceive that she was a person who was accustomed to having her own way.
    Ex. Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
    Ex. As a result, the perpetrators are getting away scot-free.
    * * *
    (v.) = get + Posesivo + (own) way, have + Posesivo + own way, get away with + murder, get away + scot-free

    Ex: You're one of the two reference librarians to be hired because Vijay got his way!.

    Ex: He could perceive that she was a person who was accustomed to having her own way.
    Ex: Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
    Ex: As a result, the perpetrators are getting away scot-free.

    Spanish-English dictionary > salirse con las de Uno

  • 57 tendencia inflacionista

    f.
    inflationary bias.
    * * *
    (n.) = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral
    Ex. The emphasis on arrangement and effective access to the information are two of the factors that add to the expense of these works along with the inflationary spiral also evident in the cost of living.
    Ex. Inflationary trends in scholarly and professional publishing are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high-priced and/or seldom used titles = Las tendencias inflacionistas en la edición científica y en la especializada para profesionales están obligando a muchas bibliotecas académicas a cancelar las suscripciones a los títulos muy caros y/o usados con poca frecuencia.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    * * *
    (n.) = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral

    Ex: The emphasis on arrangement and effective access to the information are two of the factors that add to the expense of these works along with the inflationary spiral also evident in the cost of living.

    Ex: Inflationary trends in scholarly and professional publishing are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high-priced and/or seldom used titles = Las tendencias inflacionistas en la edición científica y en la especializada para profesionales están obligando a muchas bibliotecas académicas a cancelar las suscripciones a los títulos muy caros y/o usados con poca frecuencia.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tendencia inflacionista

  • 58 ocasión

    f.
    1 occasion, instance, chance, opportunity.
    2 motive, reason, cause.
    * * *
    1 (momento) occasion
    2 (oportunidad) opportunity, chance
    ■ cómpralo, aprovecha la ocasión buy it while you've got the chance
    3 COMERCIO bargain
    4 (motivo) reason
    \
    de ocasión (de segunda mano) second-hand 2 (barato) cut-price, at bargain prices
    en cierta ocasión once, on one occasion
    la ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thief
    a la ocasión la pintan calva strike while the iron is hot
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=vez) occasion
    2) (=oportunidad) chance, opportunity

    aprovechar la ocasión — to take one's chance, seize one's opportunity

    3) (=motivo) cause
    4)

    de ocasión — (Com) secondhand, used

    5) LAm (=ganga) bargain

    precio de ocasión — bargain price, reduced price

    * * *
    1)
    a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion
    b) ( momento oportuno) opportunity
    2) ( ganga) bargain

    muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

    coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

    * * *
    = occasion, time, chance.
    Ex. As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.
    Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
    Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    ----
    * aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.
    * aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.
    * celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.
    * celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.
    * coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.
    * con ocasión de = on the occasion of.
    * crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.
    * de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].
    * desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.
    * en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.
    * en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.
    * en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.
    * en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.
    * en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.
    * en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en esta ocasión = on this occasion.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.
    * en ocasiones = on occasion(s).
    * en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.
    * en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.
    * en otras ocasiones = at other times.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en toda ocasión = at every turn.
    * en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.
    * para otra ocasión = for future reference.
    * para una única ocasión = one-time.
    * presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.
    * ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.
    * sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.
    * surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.
    * vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion
    b) ( momento oportuno) opportunity
    2) ( ganga) bargain

    muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

    coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

    * * *
    = occasion, time, chance.

    Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.

    Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
    Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    * aprovechándose de la ocasión = opportunistically.
    * aprovechar la ocasión = use + the occasion.
    * celebrar la ocasión = mark + the occasion.
    * celebrar una ocasión especial = mark + a special occasion.
    * coche de ocasión = used car, second-hand car.
    * con ocasión de = on the occasion of.
    * crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.
    * de ocasión = second-hand [secondhand].
    * desperdiciar una ocasión = kill + chance.
    * en alguna ocasión = on any one occasion.
    * en aquellas ocasiones cuando = on occasions when.
    * en ciertas ocasiones = at certain times.
    * en contadas ocasiones = rarely, seldom, on rare occasions.
    * en determinadas ocasiones = sometimes, on particular occasions.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.
    * en diversas ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en esta ocasión = on this occasion.
    * en más de una ocasión = on more than one occasion, in more than one instance, in more than one occasion.
    * en + Número + ocasión = on + Número + occasion.
    * en ocasiones = on occasion(s).
    * en ocasiones determinadas = on any one occasion.
    * en otra ocasión = in another context, some other time.
    * en otras ocasiones = at other times.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en toda ocasión = at every turn.
    * en vairadas ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * en varias ocasiones = on several occasions.
    * hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * ocasión + dar lugar a = occasion + give rise to.
    * para otra ocasión = for future reference.
    * para una única ocasión = one-time.
    * presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.
    * ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo = be a good time to + Infinitivo.
    * sólo en una ocasión = on a one-time basis.
    * surgir una ocasión = occasion + arise.
    * tener la ocasión de = have + opportunity to.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * vendedor de coches de ocasión = second-hand car dealer, used-car dealer.
    * vestirse para la ocasión = dress + the part.

    * * *
    A
    1 (vez, circunstancia) occasion
    en alguna ocasión occasionally o on occasion
    con ocasión de la inauguración on the occasion of the inauguration
    un traje para las grandes ocasiones a suit for special occasions
    2 (momento oportuno) opportunity
    ésta es una buena ocasión para decírselo this is a good opportunity o chance o moment to tell him
    no dejes escapar esta ocasión don't pass up o miss this opportunity o chance
    no tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him
    en la primera ocasión que surja at the first available opportunity
    cogió la ocasión al vuelo she seized the opportunity
    a la ocasión la pintan calva you have to strike while the iron is hot, make the most of the chances that come your way
    la ocasión hace al ladrón opportunity makes the thief
    B (ganga) bargain
    es una auténtica ocasión it's a real bargain
    precios de ocasión bargain prices
    muebles de ocasión (usados) secondhand furniture; (baratos) cut-rate o ( BrE) cut-price furniture
    coches de ocasión used o secondhand cars
    * * *

     

    ocasión sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (vez, circunstancia) occasion;


    en alguna ocasión occasionally

    ◊ no tuve ocasión de hablarle I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

    2 ( ganga) bargain;


    ‹ muebles› ( usados) secondhand;
    ( baratos) cut-rate o (BrE) cut-price;
    ‹ coches› secondhand
    ocasión sustantivo femenino
    1 (circunstancia) occasion: en una ocasión me dijo que..., once he told me that...
    2 (coyuntura favorable) opportunity, chance: no tuve ocasión de decírselo, I didn't have the chance to tell him ➣ Ver nota en opportunity 3 Com bargain
    coches de ocasión, second-hand cars
    precios de ocasión, discount prices
    ♦ Locuciones: con ocasión de..., on the occasion of...
    ' ocasión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aprovechar
    - desperdiciar
    - día
    - lugar
    - momento
    - presentarse
    - reservarse
    - sazón
    - siempre
    - única
    - único
    - vestirse
    - vez
    - amargar
    - apropiado
    - cierto
    - comida
    - dar
    - librería
    - perder
    - por
    - prestar
    - realce
    - trascendental
    English:
    boat
    - occasion
    - opportunity
    - previous
    - affair
    * * *
    1. [oportunidad] opportunity, chance;
    una ocasión de oro a golden opportunity;
    una ocasión irrepetible an unrepeatable opportunity;
    aprovechar una ocasión to take advantage of an opportunity;
    estaba esperando una buena ocasión para preguntarle I was waiting for a suitable opportunity to ask him;
    en o [m5] a la primera ocasión at the first opportunity;
    tener ocasión de hacer algo to have the chance to do sth;
    apenas tuve ocasión de hablar con ella I scarcely had the chance to speak to her;
    no tuvimos ocasión de vernos we didn't have the chance to meet up;
    Fam
    la ocasión la pintan calva this is my/your/ etc big chance;
    tenía ganas de ir a París y al tener unos días de vacaciones pensé, la ocasión la pintan calva I was keen to go to Paris and since I had a few days off I thought it's now or never;
    Esp Fam
    coger la ocasión por los pelos to seize the opportunity (by the scruff of the neck);
    quien quita la ocasión quita el peligro opportunity makes the thief
    2. [momento] moment, time;
    [vez] occasion;
    en dos ocasiones on two occasions;
    en alguna ocasión sometimes;
    en ocasiones sometimes, at times;
    en otra ocasión some other time
    3. [motivo]
    con ocasión de on the occasion of;
    dar ocasión para algo/para hacer algo to give cause for sth/to do sth;
    no le des ocasión para regañarte don't give him cause to tell you off
    4. [ganga] bargain;
    automóviles de ocasión second-hand o used cars
    * * *
    f
    1 occasion;
    con ocasión de on the occasion of;
    en ocasiones on occasion
    2 ( oportunidad) chance, opportunity;
    la ocasión hace al ladrón fam don’t put temptation in a thief’s way;
    la ocasión la pintan calva fam strike while the iron is hot fam
    3 COM
    :
    de ocasión cut-price, bargain atr ; de segunda mano second-hand, used
    * * *
    ocasión nf, pl - siones
    1) : occasion, time
    2) : opportunity, chance
    3) : bargain
    4)
    de ocasión : secondhand
    5)
    aviso de ocasión Mex : classified ad
    * * *
    1. (vez) time / occasion
    2. (oportunidad) chance / opportunity [pl. opportunities]
    de ocasión cheap / cut price

    Spanish-English dictionary > ocasión

  • 59 tenaz

    adj.
    1 tenacious (perseverante).
    2 stubborn (persistente).
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl tenaces)
    1 (persona) tenacious; (perseverante) persevering, unflagging
    2 (dolor) persistent, unremitting; (mancha) hard to remove
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] (=perseverante) tenacious, persistent
    2) (=persistente) [dolor] persistent; [mancha] stubborn; [creencia] firm, stubborn pey; [resistencia] tenacious
    3) [material] tough, durable, resistant
    * * *
    1)
    a) < persona> tenacious
    b) < dolor> persistent; < mancha> stubborn
    2) (Col fam)
    a) <problema/situación> tough
    b) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)
    * * *
    = vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.
    Ex. Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.
    Ex. The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
    Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
    Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex. He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    Ex. He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
    * * *
    1)
    a) < persona> tenacious
    b) < dolor> persistent; < mancha> stubborn
    2) (Col fam)
    a) <problema/situación> tough
    b) (como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! (AmE colloq)
    * * *
    = vigourous [vigorous, -USA], strong-willed, unremitting, tough-minded, dauntless, tenacious, stubborn.

    Ex: Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.

    Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
    Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
    Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
    Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
    Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹persona› tenacious
    en su tenaz propósito de conquistar el título in his determined bid to win the title
    2 ‹dolor› persistent; ‹mancha› stubborn
    3 ‹metal/material› tough
    B ( Col fam)
    1 ‹problema/situación› tough
    2 ( como interj) oh no!, that's too bad! ( AmE colloq)
    * * *

    tenaz adjetivo
    a) ‹ persona› tenacious

    b) ‹ dolor› persistent;

    ‹ mancha› stubborn
    tenaz adjetivo
    1 (persona) tenacious
    2 (constipado, sequía) persistent
    ' tenaz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    constante
    - obstinado
    English:
    dogged
    - obstinate
    - stout
    - strong-willed
    - tenacious
    - strenuous
    - strong
    - stubborn
    * * *
    tenaz adj
    1. [perseverante] [persona, empeño, actitud] tenacious
    2. [persistente] [mancha, grasa] stubborn;
    [dolor, dolencia] chronic
    3. [resistente] tough
    4. Col Fam [terrible] terrible, awful;
    ¡uy, tenaz! [¡no me digas!] you don't say!
    * * *
    adj determined, tenacious
    * * *
    tenaz adj, pl tenaces
    1) : tenacious, persistent
    2) : strong, tough

    Spanish-English dictionary > tenaz

  • 60 great

    [greɪt] adj
    1) ( very big) groß, riesig;
    it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekannt zu geben;
    it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist;
    I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir;
    a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel;
    a \great deal of time/ money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld;
    to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen;
    a \great joy eine große Freude;
    the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute;
    a \great many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen;
    a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit
    2) ( famous) groß;
    ( important) bedeutend;
    ( outstanding) überragend;
    the \greatest boxer/ show der größte Boxer/die größte Show;
    a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit
    3) ( wonderful) großartig, wunderbar;
    we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert;
    it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein;
    it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren;
    \great! ( iron) ( fam) na prima! ( iron) ( fam), klasse! ( iron) ( fam)
    the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... ( fam)
    the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit;
    to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein;
    he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen ( fam)
    to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können;
    my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball
    4) inv ( for emphasis) ausgesprochen;
    \great fool Volltrottel m ( fam)
    \great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin;
    as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde ( fam)
    5) ( very good) hervorragend, toll ( fam)
    she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren;
    he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler;
    to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen;
    to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen
    6) ( enthusiastic) begeistert;
    our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger
    PHRASES:
    to be going \great guns (dated) ( fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein ( fam)
    \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] (think alike[, fools seldom differ]) große Geister denken gleich (prov, hum), zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke (prov, hum)
    to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein;
    I'm no \great shakes as a cook/ at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister;
    to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) genial [o großartig] sein;
    to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( since sliced bread) ( fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein ( fam) adv
    inv ( extremely) sehr;
    \great big riesengroß;
    a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne;
    a \great long queue [or (Am) line] eine riesenlange Schlange ( fam) n
    ( person) Größe f ( in titles)
    Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große;
    the \great and the good die Prominenz;
    an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star;
    to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein;
    one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen

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