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  • 41 offen

    I Adj.
    1. open; offenes Hemd open-necked shirt; bei offenem Fenster with the window open; mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)
    2. (lose) Zucker etc.: loose; offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht
    3. Haare: loose; mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose
    4. Stelle: vacant; die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month
    5. (frei, unbehindert etc.): offenes Gelände (wide) open country; auf offener See on the open sea; auf offener Straße in the middle of the street; auf offener Strecke on the open road; EISENB. between stations
    6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid; offener Blick open ( oder honest) face; offen und ehrlich Angebot etc.: open and above-board; ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you
    7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded); offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to
    8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open; offener Hass undisguised hatred; offene Feindschaft open hostility; offene Kampfansage open declaration of war; offener Aufruhr open rebellion; offene Abstimmung open vote; offene Anspielung broad allusion ( auf + Akk to); offener Brief open letter; ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret; im offenen Kampf in an open fight
    9. (noch nicht bezahlt) unpaid; offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice; dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for
    10. (noch nicht entschieden): offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions; es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still; die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season
    11. LING. open; eine offene Silbe an open syllable
    II Adv.
    1. openly; Wein offen ausschenken / verkaufen serve / sell wine on tap
    2. sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose
    3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly; offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly; ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think; ( jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to s.o.), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with s.o.); offen ( und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth; offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of; offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly; offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly; offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious; es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass... it is perfectly obvious that...
    4. LING.: einen Vokal / das o / eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position / the o as an open vowel / a syllable as though it is open
    5. mit Verben: offen bleiben stay open; Frage etc.: remain ( oder be left) open ( oder unsettled); offen halten (Tür etc.) hold open; (Geschäft etc., auch Augen) keep open; fig. (Termin, Auftrag etc.) keep open; (Ausweg, auch Entscheidung etc.) leave open; (Möglichkeit) leave ( oder keep) open, reserve; offen lassen auch fig. leave open; die Möglichkeit offen lassen fig. auch reserve the possibility (+ Gen of); offen legen fig. disclose; offen liegen zur Einsicht: be available for public scrutiny; offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open; Rechnung: be unpaid ( oder outstanding), remain unsettled; jemandem offen stehen fig. be open to s.o.; es steht ihm offen zu (+ Inf.) he’s free to (+ Inf.) offen stehend Tür etc.: open; Rechnung: outstanding, unsettled; mit offen stehendem Mund openmouthed
    * * *
    (freimütig) overt (Adj.); frank (Adj.); outspoken (Adj.); direct (Adj.); candid (Adj.); demonstrative (Adj.); forthright (Adj.); ingenuous (Adj.); straightforward (Adj.);
    (nicht entschieden) undecided (Adj.);
    (unbesetzt) vacant (Adj.);
    (unverschlossen) open (Adj.);
    (vorurteilslos) open-minded (Adj.)
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    ọf|fen ['ɔfn]
    1. adj
    1) open; Bein ulcerated; Flamme, Licht naked; Feuer open; Haare loose

    ein offener Brief — an open letter

    er geht mit offenem Hemd — he is wearing an open-neck shirt

    der Laden hat bis 10 Uhr offen — the shop (esp Brit) or store is or stays open until 10 o'clock

    offener Wein — wine by the carafe/glass

    auf offener Strecke (Straße) — on the open road; (Rail) between stations

    wir hielten auf offener Strecke — we stopped in the middle of nowhere

    auf offener Straße — in the middle of the street; (Landstraße) on the open road

    Beifall auf offener Szene — spontaneous applause, an outburst of applause

    überall offene Türen finden (fig) — to find a warm welcome everywhere

    mit offenen Augen or Sinnen durchs Leben gehen — to go through life with one's eyes open

    eine offene Hand haben (fig) — to be open-handed

    allem Neuen gegenüber offen sein — to be open or receptive to (all) new ideas

    See:
    2) (= frei) Stelle vacant

    "offene Stellen" — "vacancies", "situations vacant" (Brit)

    3) (= unerledigt, unentschieden) Frage, Ausgang, Partie open; Rechnung outstanding
    2. adv
    1) (= freimütig) candidly; kritisieren, zugeben, als Lügner bezeichnen, sich zu etw bekennen openly

    ein offen schwul lebender Mensch — a person living openly as a homosexual

    sich offen für/gegen etw aussprechen — to openly speak out for/against sth

    offen gestanden or gesagt — to tell you the truth, quite honestly, to be frank

    seine Meinung offen sagen — to speak one's mind, to say what one thinks

    sag mir ganz offen deine Meinung — tell me your honest opinion

    2) (= deutlich) clearly
    3)

    (= lose) die Haare offen tragen — to wear one's hair loose or down

    Wein offen verkaufen — to sell wine on draught (Brit) or draft (US); (glasweise) to sell wine by the glass

    4)

    (= unverstellt) endlich lag das Ziel offen vor ihnen (da) — at last their goal lay before them

    * * *
    1) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) blunt
    2) (saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest: a frank person; a frank reply.) frank
    5) ((of a flame etc) uncovered or unprotected: Naked lights are dangerous.) naked
    6) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) open
    7) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) open
    8) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) open
    9) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) open
    10) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) open
    11) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) open
    12) (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) openly
    * * *
    of·fen
    [ˈɔfn̩]
    I. adj
    1. inv (geöffnet) open; Hosenschlitz a. undone pred; Gefäß, Umschlag opened; Schranke up pred; Bein ulcerated
    er hatte die Augen \offen his eyes were open
    der Mund ist ihm vor Staunen \offen geblieben he was gaping in astonishment
    die Augen \offen halten (fig) to keep one's eyes open [or peeled] [or BRIT also skinned]
    mit \offenen Augen (a. fig) with one's eyes open a. fig
    mit [o bei] \offenem Fenster with the window open
    die Haare \offen tragen to wear one's hair loose
    am Hals \offen sein [o stehen] Hemd to be open at the neck
    mit \offenem Hemd/Kragen wearing an open-necked shirt
    mit \offenem Mund with one's mouth open, with open mouth
    mit \offenem Mund atmen to breathe through the mouth
    mit \offenen Sinnen (fig) with one's eyes open
    \offen sein, stehen to be open
    etw \offen stehen lassen to keep sth open
    einen Spaltbreit \offen sein [o stehen] to be ajar
    2. inv (unverschlossen) open; Tür, Fenster a. unlocked; Umschlag unsealed
    bei ihr ist immer alles \offen she never locks her doors
    sie hält ihr Lokal auch am Sonntag \offen her pub is open on Sunday as well
    meine Tür ist immer für dich \offen (fig) you are always/will always be welcome
    \offene Anstalt open prison
    \offen haben [o sein] Geschäft to be open
    ein \offenes Haus (fig) an open house
    ein \offenes Haus haben (fig) to keep open house
    jdm \offen sein (fig) to be open to sb
    3. inv (unbedeckt) open
    ein \offenes Grab an open grave
    \offenes Auto convertible
    \offene Kutsche open[-topped] carriage
    \offener Pferdewagen open carriage, esp AM also buckboard
    \offene Schuhe sandals
    4. (unversperrt) open; (eisfrei a.) clear
    das Auto war hinten \offen the back of the car was open
    \offener Ausblick unobstructed view; (klar) clear view
    \offenes Gelände open terrain
    das \offene Meer the open sea
    nach allen Seiten hin \offen sein (fig) to have no political convictions
    auf \offener Strecke on the open road; Zug between stations
    die Jagd [auf Niederwild] ist \offen JAGD it's open season [on small game]
    \offene Software accessible software
    ▪ für jdn \offen sein to be open to sb
    \offene Bauweise detached building development spec
    \offene Ortschaft non-built-up area
    8. inv (nicht in Flaschen)
    \offener Wein (Dienst) wine by the glass/carafe; (Getränk) a glass/carafe of wine
    9. inv DIAL (lose) loose
    Mehl/Salz \offen verkaufen to sell loose flour/salt
    10. (ungewiss) uncertain; (unbeantwortet) open; Problem unsettled, unresolved; Frage open [or unanswered], unsettled
    der Termin ist immer noch \offen the date has still to be decided
    ein \offener Punkt a moot point
    [noch] ganz \offen sein to be [still] wide open
    11. inv (unbezahlt) Zahlung outstanding; Rechnung a. unsettled, unpaid
    \offener Posten unpaid item, uncovered amount
    12. inv (unbesetzt) vacant; Formularfeld blank
    \offen gelassen vacant/blank
    etw \offen lassen to leave sth vacant/blank
    \offen stehen to be vacant/blank
    \offen stehend vacant/blank
    \offene Stelle vacancy, job opening
    13. (ehrlich) Blick, Meinung frank, candid; Person, Gespräch a. honest; Geständnis, Art a. open; Gesicht honest
    ▪ \offen [zu jdm] sein to be open [or frank] [or honest] [with sb]
    sei \offen mit mir! be honest [or straight] with me!
    14. (deutlich) open, overt
    15. (öffentlich) open
    \offene Gesellschaft ÖKON open partnership
    in \offenem Kampf in an open [or a fair] fight
    auf \offener Straße in [the middle of] the street
    17. LING Vokal, Silbe open
    18. TYPO (Falz)
    \offener Kopf open head
    \offene Seite open side
    19.
    ▶ \offen für etw akk [o gegenüber etw dat] sein to be open [or receptive] to sth
    ▶ \offen gegenüber jdm sein to be open with sb
    II. adv
    1. (ehrlich) openly, frankly, candidly
    \offen gestanden [o gesagt] to be [perfectly] honest [or frank
    2. (deutlich) clearly, obviously, patently
    \offen abstimmen to vote in an open ballot
    [ganz] \offen spielen to leave oneself [wide] open
    5. LING
    das „a“ wird \offen ausgesprochen the “a” is pronounced as an open vowel
    * * *
    1.
    1) open; unsealed < envelope>; ulcerated < legs>

    der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone

    ein offenes Hemd — a shirt with the collar unfastened

    sie trägt ihr Haar offen — she wears her hair loose

    offen haben od. sein — be open

    die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked

    offen bleiben — remain or stay open

    jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody

    es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it

    mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table

    offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire

    das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea

    offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won

    mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open

    für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas

    2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>

    offener Wein — wine on tap or draught

    3) (frei) vacant <job, post>

    offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’

    4) (ungewiss, ungeklärt) open, unsettled < question>; uncertain < result>

    offen bleiben — < decision> be left open

    offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...

    5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>
    6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>

    offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody

    7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>
    8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>
    2.
    2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; frankly

    offen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. open;
    offenes Hemd open-necked shirt;
    bei offenem Fenster with the window open;
    mit offenem Mund dastehen stand open-mouthed ( oder gaping)
    2. (lose) Zucker etc: loose;
    offener Wein wine by the glass; in einer Karaffe: carafe wine; vom Fass: wine on tap; → einrennen, Feuer 1, Licht
    3. Haare: loose;
    mit offenen Haaren with one’s hair (hanging) loose
    4. Stelle: vacant;
    die Zahl der offenen Stellen hat im Vormonat um 8% zugenommen the number of vacancies went up by 8% last month
    5. (frei, unbehindert etc):
    offenes Gelände (wide) open country;
    auf offener See on the open sea;
    auf offener Straße in the middle of the street;
    auf offener Strecke on the open road; BAHN between stations
    6. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) open, sincere; (ehrlich) frank, candid;
    offener Blick open ( oder honest) face;
    offen und ehrlich Angebot etc: open and above-board;
    ich will ganz offen mit dir sein I’ll be quite frank with you
    7. (aufgeschlossen) open(-minded);
    offen für (empfänglich) open to, receptive to
    8. (deutlich erkennbar, nicht geheim) open;
    offener Hass undisguised hatred;
    offene Feindschaft open hostility;
    offene Kampfansage open declaration of war;
    offener Aufruhr open rebellion;
    offene Abstimmung open vote;
    offene Anspielung broad allusion (
    auf +akk to);
    offener Brief open letter;
    ein offenes Geheimnis an open secret;
    im offenen Kampf in an open fight
    offene Rechnung unpaid ( oder outstanding) invoice;
    dieser Posten ist noch offen this item has still not been paid for
    10. (noch nicht entschieden):
    offene Fragen open ( oder unsettled) questions;
    es ist noch alles offen nothing has been decided yet, it’s all up in the air still;
    die Meisterschaft war bis zum Saisonende offen (the result of) the championship was not decided ( oder settled) until the end of the season
    11. LING open;
    eine offene Silbe an open syllable
    B. adv
    1. openly;
    Wein offen ausschenken/verkaufen serve/sell wine on tap
    2.
    sie trägt ihre Haare offen she has her hair loose
    3. (offenherzig, aufrichtig) openly, sincerely; (ohne Umschweife) frankly;
    offen reden talk openly ( freiheraus: freely), speak frankly;
    ich sage offen was ich denke I just say what I think;
    (jemandem) offen seine Meinung sagen oder
    aussprechen speak one’s mind (quite openly) (to sb), be perfectly open ( oder frank) (with sb);
    offen (und ehrlich) gesagt quite honestly, to tell you the truth;
    offen zur Schau stellen display openly, make no secret of;
    offen zugeben auch admit (quite) frankly;
    offen gestanden to be frank, quite frankly;
    offen auf der Hand liegen be perfectly obvious;
    es liegt offen auf der Hand, dass … it is perfectly obvious that …
    4. LING:
    einen Vokal/das o/eine Silbe offen aussprechen pronounce a vowel in the open position/the o as an open vowel/a syllable as though it is open
    offen bleiben stay open;
    offen halten (Tür etc) hold open; (Geschäft etc, auch Augen) keep open;
    offen lassen leave open;
    offen stehen be (Tür: auch stand) open;
    offen stehend Tür etc: open;
    * * *
    1.
    1) open; unsealed < envelope>; ulcerated < legs>

    der Knopf/Schlitz ist offen — the button is/one's flies are undone

    offen haben od. sein — be open

    die Tür ist offen — (nicht abgeschlossen) the door is unlocked

    offen bleiben — remain or stay open

    jemandem offen stehen — (fig.) be open to somebody

    es steht dir offen, es zu tun — you are free to do it

    mit offenen Karten spielen — play with the cards face up on the table; (fig.) put one's cards on the table

    offenes Licht/Feuer — a naked light/an open fire

    das offene Meer, die offene See — the open sea

    offene Türen einrennen — (fig.) fight a battle that's/battles that are already won

    mit offenen Augen od. Sinnen durch die Welt od. durchs Leben gehen — go about/go through life with one's eyes open

    für neue Ideen od. gegenüber neuen Ideen offen sein — be receptive or open to new ideas

    2) (lose) loose <sugar, flour, oats, etc.>

    offener Wein — wine on tap or draught

    3) (frei) vacant <job, post>

    offene Stellen — vacancies; (als Rubrik) ‘Situations Vacant’

    4) (ungewiss, ungeklärt) open, unsettled < question>; uncertain < result>

    offen bleiben — < decision> be left open

    offen lassen, ob... — leave it open whether...

    5) (noch nicht bezahlt) outstanding < bill>
    6) (freimütig, aufrichtig) frank [and open] < person>; frank, candid <look, opinion, reply>; honest <character, face>

    offen zu jemandem sein — be open or frank with somebody

    7) nicht präd. (unverhohlen) open <threat, mutiny, hostility, opponent, etc.>
    8) (Sprachw.) open <vowel, syllable>
    2.
    1) (frei zugänglich, sichtbar, unverhohlen) openly
    2) (freimütig, aufrichtig) openly; frankly

    offen gesagt — frankly; to be frank or honest

    * * *
    (Mathematik) adj.
    open adj. adj.
    blunt adj.
    candid adj.
    downright adj.
    exposed adj.
    forthright adj.
    frank adj.
    ingenuous adj.
    open (not concealed) adj.
    open adj.
    open-ended adj.
    overt adj. adv.
    candidly adv.
    forthrightly adv.
    frankly adv.
    ingenuously adv.
    openly adv.
    outspokenly adv.
    overtly adv.
    point-blank adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > offen

  • 42 факт

    (см. также данные, результат, вариант, версия, случай) fact, case, one point
    • Благодаря этому факту усиленно напрашивается, что... - This fact strongly suggests that...
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    • Таким образом, мы возвращаемся к факту, что... - We thus recover the fact that...
    • Твердо установленным фактом является, что... - It is a well-established result that...
    • Тот факт, что..., ничего не говорит о... - The fact that... says nothing about...
    • Тривиальным фактом здесь является... - It is a trivial observation that...
    • Тщательное сравнение затрудняется тем фактом, что... - Careful comparison is somewhat hampered by the fact that...
    • Учитывая эти факты, мы можем... - Taking these facts into account, we can...
    • Фактом чрезвычайной важности является то, что... - This is a fact of tremendous importance to...
    • Фундаментальным фактом является то, что каждый... - It is a fundamental fact that every...
    • Чтобы сделать это, мы используем тот факт, что... - То do this, we make use of the fact that...
    • Чтобы учесть данный факт, Максвелл предположил, что... - То account for this fact, Maxwell supposed that...
    • Экспериментально обнаружено, что... - It is found, as an experimental fact, that...
    • Эти важные факты можно подытожить следующим образом. - The relevant facts may be summarized as follows.
    • Эти факты могут быть объяснены, если... - These facts can be explained if...
    • Эти факты позволяют нам... - These facts allow us to...
    • Это выливается в не что иное как простое переформулирование факта, что... - This amounts to no more than a restatement of the fact that...
    • Это иллюстрирует тот факт, что... - This illustrates the fact that...
    • Это могло бы показаться довольно неопределенным в свете того факта, что... - This may seem rather pointless in light of the fact that...
    • Это могло бы показаться парадоксальным в свете факта, что... - This may appear to be paradoxical in view of the fact that...
    • Это необходимое следствие того факта, что... - This is a necessary consequence of the fact that...
    • Это очевидным образом вытекает из того факта, что... - This is clearly borne out by the fact that...
    • Это предположение игнорирует тот факт, что... - The assumption ignores the fact that...
    • Это происходит вследствие того факта, что... - This arises from the fact that...
    • Это просто другой способ выражения того факта, что... - This is just another way of expressing the fact that...
    • Это просто последствие того факта, что... - This is simply a consequence of the fact that...
    • Это связано с тем фактом, что... - This is connected with the fact that...
    • Это следует из нашего обсуждения соотношения (4), а также из того факта, что... - This follows from our discussion of (4) and the fact that...
    • Это совершенно очевидно следует из того факта, что... - This is at once obvious from the fact that...
    • Это соответствует тому факту, что... - This corresponds to the fact that...
    • Это справедливо, несмотря на тот факт, что... - This is so despite the fact that...
    • Этот пример иллюстрирует основной факт, что... - This example illustrates the general fact that...
    • Этот результат более или менее ожидаем, если исходить из факта, что... - This result is more or less to be expected from the fact that...
    • Этот результат было необходимо ожидать, исходя из факта, что... - This result was to be expected from the fact that...
    • Этот результат согласуется с тем фактом, что... - This result is in agreement with the fact that...
    • Этот факт был отмечен без доказательства в главе 4. - This fact was noted without proof in Chapter 4.
    • Является интересным тот факт, что... - It is an interesting fact that...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > факт

  • 43 einleuchten

    v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) make sense ( jemandem to s.o.); es leuchtet ein auch it stands to reason, it’s obvious why; es leuchtet mir nicht ein, dass... I don’t see why ( oder how)...
    * * *
    to make sense
    * * *
    ein|leuch|ten
    vi sep
    to be clear (jdm to sb)

    der Grund seiner Abneigung leuchtet mir nicht ein — I don't see or understand or it's not clear to me why he doesn't like me

    ja, das leuchtet mir ein! — yes, I see that, yes, that's clear (to me)

    das will mir nicht éínleuchten — I just don't understand or see that

    * * *
    ein|leuch·ten
    vi
    ▪ [jdm] \einleuchten to be clear [or logical] [to sb], to make sense [to sb]
    das leuchtet mir ein I can see [or understand] that
    ▪ es leuchtet [jdm] ein, dass... it makes sense [to sb] that...
    es will mir einfach nicht \einleuchten, dass... I just don't understand why...
    * * *

    es leuchtet ihr nicht ein, dass sie es machen soll — she doesn't see why she should do it

    * * *
    einleuchten v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) make sense (
    jemandem to sb);
    es leuchtet ein auch it stands to reason, it’s obvious why;
    es leuchtet mir nicht ein, dass … I don’t see why ( oder how) …
    * * *

    es leuchtet ihr nicht ein, dass sie es machen soll — she doesn't see why she should do it

    * * *
    v.
    to be clear expr.

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  • 44 Grund

    m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.
    4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde
    * * *
    der Grund
    (Bodenebene) bottom;
    (Erdboden) ground;
    (Ursache) cause; reason
    * * *
    Grụnd [grʊnt]
    m -(e)s, ordm;e
    1) ['grʏndə]
    no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground

    in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

    jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

    bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

    2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl
    3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field
    4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

    Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

    das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

    5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

    von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

    von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

    im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

    6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

    aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

    aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

    auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

    auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

    ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

    du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

    jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

    jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

    aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

    See:
    = zugrunde
    * * *
    der
    1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause
    2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of
    3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds
    4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need
    5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason
    * * *
    <-[e]s, Gründe>
    [ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]
    m
    1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl
    jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause
    der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure
    der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy
    eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint
    du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this
    allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth
    ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons
    Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth
    \Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...
    auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth
    auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies
    aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...
    aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy
    aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...
    aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons
    aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds
    aus gutem \Grund with good reason
    aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason
    aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?
    berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth
    du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him
    jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]
    ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason
    zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons
    2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom
    am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea
    ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer
    ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom
    auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground
    ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship
    auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom
    3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom
    sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass
    etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely
    4. kein pl (Untergrund) background
    ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background
    5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground
    etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground
    6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil
    für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these
    7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]
    \Grund erwerben to acquire land
    den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land
    \Grund und Boden land
    8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley
    9.
    ▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth
    ▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly
    du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself
    ▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam
    ▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth
    ▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts
    ▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically
    ▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth
    ▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)

    auf Grund — s. aufgrund

    7)

    zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

    * * *
    Grund m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur sg; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, US lot;
    Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur sg; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc: bottom; liter eines Tales: floor;
    laufen run aground;
    in den Grund bohren geh send to the bottom;
    den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig get out of one’s depth;
    ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth;
    ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur sg; ARCH (Fundament) foundations pl
    4. nur sg; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat);
    grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur sg; fig:
    zu lay the foundations of ( oder for);
    einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of sth;
    im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart;
    auf completely, … through and through;
    im Grunde (genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really;
    in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces;
    ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (
    zu +inf to +inf, for +ger); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause (
    für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument;
    Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons;
    Gründe anführen state one’s case (
    für for);
    aus gesundheitlichen/familiären Gründen for health/family reasons;
    aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason;
    aus welchem Grund? why?;
    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder
    dass … for the simple reason that …;
    mit (gutem) Grund with good reason;
    ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason;
    nicht ohne Grund not without reason;
    ein Grund mehr zu (+inf) all the more reason to (+inf)
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons;
    es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc what he’s etc doing;
    (
    /keinen Grund haben zu (+inf) have (every)/no reason ( oder cause) to (+inf)
    es besteht (kein/nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass … there is (no/not the slightest) reason to suppose that …;
    kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7.
    auf Grund, zu Grunde → aufgrund, zugrunde
    Grund… im subst (grundlegend) basic …
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)
    7)
    * * *
    ¨-e m.
    base n.
    bottom n.
    cause n.
    causing n.
    ground n.
    master n.
    matter n.
    reason n.

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  • 45 grund

    m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.
    4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde
    * * *
    der Grund
    (Bodenebene) bottom;
    (Erdboden) ground;
    (Ursache) cause; reason
    * * *
    Grụnd [grʊnt]
    m -(e)s, ordm;e
    1) ['grʏndə]
    no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground

    in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

    jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

    bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

    2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl
    3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field
    4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

    Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

    das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

    5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

    von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

    von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

    im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

    6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

    aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

    aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

    auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

    auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

    ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

    du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

    jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

    jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

    aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

    See:
    = zugrunde
    * * *
    der
    1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause
    2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of
    3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds
    4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need
    5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason
    * * *
    <-[e]s, Gründe>
    [ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]
    m
    1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl
    jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause
    der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure
    der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy
    eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint
    du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this
    allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth
    ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons
    Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth
    \Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...
    auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth
    auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies
    aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...
    aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy
    aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...
    aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons
    aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds
    aus gutem \Grund with good reason
    aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason
    aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?
    berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth
    du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him
    jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]
    ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason
    zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons
    2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom
    am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea
    ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer
    ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom
    auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground
    ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship
    auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom
    3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom
    sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass
    etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely
    4. kein pl (Untergrund) background
    ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background
    5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground
    etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground
    6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil
    für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these
    7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]
    \Grund erwerben to acquire land
    den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land
    \Grund und Boden land
    8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley
    9.
    ▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth
    ▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly
    du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself
    ▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam
    ▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth
    ▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts
    ▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically
    ▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth
    ▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)

    auf Grund — s. aufgrund

    7)

    zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

    * * *
    grund… im adj really …, thoroughly …
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)
    7)
    * * *
    ¨-e m.
    base n.
    bottom n.
    cause n.
    causing n.
    ground n.
    master n.
    matter n.
    reason n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > grund

  • 46 aparte

    adj.
    separate.
    lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer
    ser caso o capítulo aparte to be a different matter
    adv.
    1 aside, to one side.
    bromas aparte joking apart
    2 separately (por separado).
    la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift
    3 besides.
    y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too
    aparte de apart from, except from (excepto)
    aparte de feo… besides being ugly…
    4 apart, aside, on one side, separately.
    m.
    1 new paragraph.
    2 aside (Teatro).
    3 private conference with the judge, sidebar.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: apartar.
    * * *
    1 apart, aside, separately
    1 (distinto) special
    1 TEATRO aside
    2 LINGÚÍSTICA paragraph
    ■ punto y aparte full stop, new paragraph
    \
    aparte de (excepto) apart from 2 (además de) as well as, besides
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    separate, special
    3. adv.
    1) aside, apart
    •
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV separate

    • mantenerse aparte — to keep away

    2. ADV
    1) (=a un lado)

    bromas aparte, ¿qué os parece que me vaya a vivir a El Cairo? — joking aside o seriously though, what do you think of me going to live in Cairo?

    diferencias ideológicas aparte, perseguimos el mismo fin — ideological differences aside, we're after the same thing

    • dejando aparte el norte, este país no es muy montañoso — leaving aside the north, this country is not very mountainous

    • hacerle a algn aparte — to exclude sb

    • poner algo aparte — to put sth aside

    la ropa sucia ponla aparte — put the dirty clothes to one side, put aside the dirty clothes

    • ser algo aparte — to be something superior

    modestia
    2) (=por separado) separately
    3) (=además) besides

    aparte, yo ya soy mayorcita para que me manden — besides, I'm too old to be bossed about like that

    -¿y no paga el alquiler? -sí, eso aparte — "and he doesn't pay the rent?" - "yes, that as well"

    300 euros, aparte impuestos — 300 euros, taxes aside

    3.
    PREP

    • aparte de — apart from

    aparte del mal tiempo, las vacaciones fueron estupendas — apart from the bad weather, the holidays were great

    • aparte de que — apart from the fact that

    4. SM
    1) (Teat) aside
    2) (Tip) paragraph, new paragraph
    * * *
    I
    1) (a un lado, por separado)

    ¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

    aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

    2) ( además)

    y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    III
    masculino aside
    * * *
    = aside, separate, of its own.
    Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
    Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
    Ex. The document has no title of its own.
    ----
    * aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.
    * dejar aparte = leave + aside.
    * mantener aparte = keep + separate.
    * mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.
    * ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.
    * un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.
    * vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    I
    1) (a un lado, por separado)

    ¿me lo podría envolver aparte? — could you wrap it separately?

    aparte de que no tiene experiencia... — apart from the fact that she has no experience...

    2) ( además)

    y aparte yo no soy su criada — and anyway o besides I'm not his maid

    II
    adjetivo invariable
    III
    masculino aside
    * * *
    = aside, separate, of its own.

    Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.

    Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
    Ex: The document has no title of its own.
    * aparte de = apart from, other than, quite apart from, aside from.
    * dejar aparte = leave + aside.
    * mantener aparte = keep + separate.
    * mundos aparte = like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.
    * ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.
    * un mundo aparte = a world apart, a breed apart.
    * vivir en un mundo aparte = inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    A (a un lado, por separado) separately
    ¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?
    lavar la ropa de color aparte wash coloreds separately
    este asunto lo vamos a tratar aparte we'll deal with this matter separately
    lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside o to one side and reprimanded him
    pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side
    dejando aparte la cuestión del dinero leaving aside the question of money
    bromas aparte joking aside
    soy muy buena cocinera, modestia aparte I'm a very good cook, although I say so myself
    aparte de apart from, aside from ( AmE)
    aparte de la pensión no tiene ningún otro ingreso apart from her pension, she has no other income
    aparte de que no tiene experiencia, es muy irresponsable apart from the fact that she has no experience, she's very irresponsible
    B
    (además): y aparte tiene otra casa en el campo and she has another house in the country as well
    y aparte yo no soy su criada and anyway o besides o apart from anything else, I'm not his maid
    esto merece un capítulo aparte this deserves a separate chapter o a chapter to itself
    es un caso aparte he's a special case
    aside
    * * *

     

    Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)

    aparté es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    aparte es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    apartar    
    aparte
    apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( alejar) to move … away;


    apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
    b) ‹ obstáculo› to move, move … out of the way

    c) (frml) ( de un cargo) to remove


    2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;

    apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)

    b) (alejarse, separarse):

    ◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;

    no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
    ¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
    se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
    nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
    aparte adverbio
    1 (a un lado, por separado):
    ◊ pon las verduras aparte put the vegetables to o on one side;

    ¿me lo podría envolver aparte? could you wrap it separately?;
    lo llamó aparte y lo reprendió she called him aside and reprimanded him;
    bromas aparte joking aside;
    aparte de ( excepto) apart from;

    ( además de) as well as;

    aparte de hacerlos, los diseña she designs them as well as making them
    2 ( además) as well;
    ( por otra parte) anyway, besides
    ■ adjetivo invariable:

    es un caso aparte he's a special case
    apartar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (alejar) to move away, remove
    apartar la vista, to look away
    2 (guardar) to put aside
    II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
    aparte 1 adverbio
    1 (en un sitio separado) aside: pon eso aparte, put it aside
    2 (dejando a un lado) apart
    modestia/bromas aparte, modesty/joking apart
    3 (separadamente) separately: la bebida te la cobran aparte, they charge separately for the drinks
    ♦ Locuciones: aparte de, (además de) besides: aparte de educado es muy simpático, besides being polite he's also very nice
    (independientemente de, a excepción de) no tiene a nadie aparte de mí, he has no one apart from me
    aparte 2 I adj inv
    1 (insólito) special: este hombre es un caso aparte, this man's a special case
    2 (distinto) separated
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Teat aside
    2 Ling punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph

    ' aparte' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    broma
    - independientemente
    - punto
    - separar
    - separada
    - separado
    - allá
    - párrafo
    English:
    apart
    - aside
    - avert
    - keep
    - offprint
    - otherwise
    - outside
    - separate
    - away
    - besides
    - draw
    - extra
    - other
    - plus
    - segregate
    - take
    * * *
    ♦ adv
    1. [en otro lugar, a un lado] aside, to one side;
    las cartas urgentes ponlas aparte put the urgent letters to one side;
    dejando aparte tu último comentario… leaving aside your last comment…;
    bromas aparte joking apart
    2. [por separado] separately;
    este paquete vino aparte this parcel came separately;
    poner aparte el grano y la paja to separate the grain from the chaff;
    la bufanda envuélvala aparte, es para regalar please wrap the scarf up separately, it's a gift
    3. [además] besides;
    y aparte tiene otro todoterreno and she has another four-wheel drive besides o too;
    y aparte no tengo por qué hacerte caso and anyway o besides, there's no reason why I should take any notice of you;
    aparte de apart from, except for;
    aparte de esta pequeña errata, el resto está perfecto apart from o except for this small mistake, the rest is perfect;
    aparte de feo… besides being ugly…;
    no encontré otra razón aparte de la que te he explicado I couldn't find any reason for it other than the one I've told you;
    aparte de eso, no hay nada más que decir other than that, there's nothing more to say;
    aparte de que no es un goleador nato, ha costado muy caro quite apart from the fact that he isn't an instinctive goal scorer, he cost a lot of money;
    es mi mejor amigo, aparte de ti, claro está he's my best friend, apart from you o except for you, of course
    ♦ adj inv
    separate;
    lo guardaré en un cajón aparte I'll keep it in a separate drawer;
    es un poeta aparte, tremendamente original he's in a league o class of his own as a poet, he's incredibly original;
    ser caso o [m5] capítulo aparte to be a different matter;
    tu hermana es un caso aparte your sister's a special case;
    constituir una clase aparte to be in a league o class of one's own
    ♦ nm
    1. [párrafo] new paragraph
    2. Teatro aside;
    Fig
    se lo dijo en un aparte she told him when the others couldn't hear her
    * * *
    I adv
    1 to one side;
    llevar a alguien aparte take s.o. aside o to one side
    2 ( por separado) separately
    3
    :
    aparte de aside from, Br apart from;
    aparte de guapa, es rica she’s not only pretty, she’s rich too, she’s rich as well as pretty;
    aparte de que apart from the fact that
    II m
    1 TEA aside
    2 TIP new line;
    punto y aparte new paragraph
    * * *
    aparte adv
    1) : apart, aside
    modestia aparte: if I say so myself
    2) : separately
    3)
    aparte de : apart from, besides
    aparte adj
    : separate, special
    aparte nm
    : aside (in theater)
    * * *
    aparte1 adj
    1. (distinto) special / different
    2. (separado) separate
    aparte2 adv
    1. (a un lado) aside / to one side
    2. (por separado) separately
    3. (a solas) on your own
    aparte del susto, no le ha pasado nada apart from the shock, she's fine
    aparte de inteligente, es también guapo besides being clever, he's good looking too

    Spanish-English dictionary > aparte

  • 47 burlar el sistema

    (v.) = beat + the system, game + the system
    Ex. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
    Ex. Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
    * * *
    (v.) = beat + the system, game + the system

    Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.

    Ex: Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > burlar el sistema

  • 48 darse cuenta de

    (v.) = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through
    Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
    Ex. The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
    Ex. It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
    Ex. She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
    Ex. A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
    Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex. Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
    Ex. It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.
    * * *
    (v.) = be aware of, be cognisant of, realise [realize, -USA], sense, wake up to, sink in, become + cognisant of, see through

    Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

    Ex: The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
    Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
    Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
    Ex: A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
    Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
    Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darse cuenta de

  • 49 desafiar al sistema

    (v.) = beat + the system
    Ex. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
    * * *
    (v.) = beat + the system

    Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desafiar al sistema

  • 50 engañar al sistema

    (v.) = beat + the system, game + the system
    Ex. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
    Ex. Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
    * * *
    (v.) = beat + the system, game + the system

    Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.

    Ex: Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > engañar al sistema

  • 51 escasez

    f.
    1 shortage (insuficiencia).
    escasez de mano de obra labor shortage
    2 scarcity, meagerness, lack, shortage.
    * * *
    1 (carencia) scarcity, lack, shortage
    2 (mezquindad) meanness, stinginess
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) scarcity, lack, shortage
    2) want
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=insuficiencia) shortage, scarcity más frm

    escasez de agua — shortage o scarcity más frm of water

    hay escasez de medicamentos — there is a shortage of medicine, medicine is in short supply

    escasez de mano de obra/viviendas — labour/housing shortage

    2) (=pobreza) poverty
    3) pl escaseces (=apuros)
    4) †† (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess
    * * *
    femenino shortage
    * * *
    = poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.
    Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
    Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
    Ex. One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
    Ex. The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.
    Ex. This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.
    ----
    * escasez de agua = water shortage.
    * escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.
    * escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.
    * escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.
    * * *
    femenino shortage
    * * *
    = poverty, scarcity, shortage, dearth, paucity, starvation, sparsity, sparseness.

    Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

    Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
    Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
    Ex: One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.
    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
    Ex: The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.
    Ex: This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.
    * escasez de agua = water shortage.
    * escasez de alimentos = food scarcity.
    * escasez de crédito = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * escasez de información = information scarcity, information underload.
    * escasez de mano de obra = labour shortage.
    * haber escasez de = be in short supply, be at a premium.
    * una escasez de = a dearth of.

    * * *
    shortage
    la posguerra fue una época de escasez the postwar period was a time of shortages
    escasez DE algo:
    la escasez de medios hizo que fracasara el plan the lack of resources led to the failure of the plan
    ese verano hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage that summer
    la escasez de recursos naturales es el problema principal del país the country's main problem is its lack o shortage of natural resources o is the scarcity of its natural resources
    * * *

     

    escasez sustantivo femenino
    shortage;

    por escasez de medios owing to a lack of resources
    escasez sustantivo femenino shortage

    ' escasez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    carencia
    - concienciar
    - déficit
    - privación
    - insuficiencia
    - mal
    - penuria
    English:
    absence
    - basic
    - chronic
    - dearth
    - hoard
    - labour
    - lack
    - scarcity
    - shortage
    - undermanning
    * * *
    1. [insuficiencia] shortage;
    hay escasez de agua en esa región there a shortage of water in that region;
    la escasez de población es un problema en la zona the dearth of population is a problem in the area;
    montan espectáculos con gran escasez de medios they put on shows with very slender resources
    2. [pobreza] poverty;
    en tiempos de escasez in times of hardship
    * * *
    f shortage, scarcity
    * * *
    escasez nf, pl - seces : shortage, scarcity
    * * *
    escasez n shortage

    Spanish-English dictionary > escasez

  • 52 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 53 ganancia

    f.
    1 profit (rendimiento).
    ganancias y pérdidas profit and loss
    ganancia líquida net profit
    2 haul, amount taken.
    * * *
    1 gain, profit
    \
    no (te, le, etc) arriendo la ganancia I wouldn't like to swap places with (you, him, etc)
    * * *
    noun f.
    profit, gain
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=beneficio) gain; (=aumento) increase
    2) pl ganancias (Com, Econ) (=ingresos) earnings; (=beneficios) profits
    3) LAm (=propina) extra, bonus
    * * *
    femenino (Com, Fin) profit
    * * *
    = earnings, gain, profit, profit margin, financial gain.
    Ex. It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
    Ex. This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.
    Ex. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
    Ex. This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
    Ex. Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.
    ----
    * ganancia bruta = gross profit.
    * ganancias = proceeds, return, spoils, winnings.
    * ganancias de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * impuesto sobre las ganancias = profit(s) tax.
    * margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.
    * muchas ganancias = high return.
    * obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.
    * * *
    femenino (Com, Fin) profit
    * * *
    = earnings, gain, profit, profit margin, financial gain.

    Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.

    Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.
    Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
    Ex: This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
    Ex: Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.
    * ganancia bruta = gross profit.
    * ganancias = proceeds, return, spoils, winnings.
    * ganancias de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * ganancias en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).
    * impuesto sobre las ganancias = profit(s) tax.
    * margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.
    * muchas ganancias = high return.
    * obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.

    * * *
    A ( Com, Fin) profit
    las ganancias del año the year's profits
    la empresa sacó muy poca ganancia este año the company made very little profit this year
    estas operaciones dejaron poca(s) ganancia(s) these operations did not produce much profit
    no te/le/les arriendo la ganancia I don't envy you/him/them, I wouldn't like to swap places with you/him/them
    Compuestos:
    ● ganancia líquida or neta
    net profit
    ● ganancia total or bruta
    gross profit
    B ( Audio, Elec) gain
    * * *

     

    ganancia sustantivo femenino (Com, Fin) profit;
    ◊ ganancia neta/bruta net/gross profit;

    ganancia del capital capital gain
    ganancia sustantivo femenino profit
    ♦ Locuciones: no te/le arriendo la ganancia, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes

    ' ganancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dejar
    - embolsarse
    - recaudación
    - sacar
    - utilidad
    English:
    gain
    - windfall
    - margin
    - profit
    - profitably
    * * *
    1. [rendimiento] profit;
    [ingreso] earnings;
    ganancias y pérdidas profit and loss;
    Fam
    no te arriendo la ganancia [no te envidio] I wouldn't like to be in your shoes, I don't envy you
    ganancia bruta gross profit o earnings;
    ganancias de capital capital gains;
    ganancia inesperada windfall profit;
    ganancias invisibles invisible earnings;
    ganancia líquida net profit o earnings;
    ganancia neta net profit o earnings;
    ganancias sobre el papel paper profits;
    ganancia total gross profit o earnings
    2. Elec gain
    3. Chile, Guat, Méx [propina] extra, bonus
    * * *
    f profit
    * * *
    1) : profit
    2) ganancias nfpl
    : winnings, gains
    * * *
    ganancia n profit

    Spanish-English dictionary > ganancia

  • 54 idiota

    adj.
    1 stupid (tonto).
    2 mentally deficient (enfermo).
    3 idiot, foolish, dumb, silly.
    4 ament.
    f. & m.
    idiot.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA idiotic
    2 familiar (tonto) stupid
    1 idiot
    \
    hacer el idiota (hacer payasadas) to be silly, fool about 2 (perder una oportunidad) to be stupid
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    stupid, idiotic
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ idiotic, stupid
    2.
    SMF idiot

    ¡idiota! — you idiot!

    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.
    Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * como un idiota = stupidly.
    * idiota genio = idiot savant.
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

    Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * como un idiota = stupidly.
    * idiota genio = idiot savant.

    * * *
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid, idiotic
    me caí de la manera más idiota I had the most idiotic o stupid fall ( colloq)
    ¡no seas idiota! don't be so stupid!, don't be such an idiot!
    2 ( Med) idiotic
    1 ( fam) (tonto) idiot, stupid fool ( colloq)
    2 ( Med) idiot
    Compuesto:
    idealistic puppet o stooge
    * * *

    idiota adjetivo (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic;
    ◊ ¡no seas idiota! don't be such an idiot!

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq)
    idiota
    I adjetivo idiotic, stupid
    II mf idiot, fool

    ' idiota' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tomar
    - trompo
    - verdadera
    - verdadero
    - pedazo
    - perdido
    English:
    bozo
    - fool
    - idiot
    - idiotic
    - knob
    - make out
    - meathead
    - moron
    - nerd
    - plonker
    - right
    - some
    - inane
    - mug
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid
    2. [enfermo] mentally deficient
    ♦ nmf
    1. [tonto] idiot
    2. [enfermo] idiot
    * * *
    I adj idiotic
    II m/f idiot
    * * *
    idiota adj
    : idiotic, stupid, foolish
    idiota nmf
    : idiot, foolish person
    * * *
    idiota1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    idiota2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > idiota

  • 55 imbécil

    adj.
    imbecile, fatheaded, stupid, half-witted.
    f. & m.
    imbecile, idiot, blinking idiot, cretin.
    * * *
    2 familiar stupid, imbecile
    1 MEDICINA imbecile
    2 familiar idiot, imbecile
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun mf.
    2) idiot, fool
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=idiota) silly, stupid
    2) (Med) imbecile
    2. SMF
    1) (=idiota) imbecile, idiot

    ¡imbécil! — you idiot!

    2) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    qué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!

    b) (Med) imbecilic
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)
    b) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    = feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, plonker.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    qué imbécil eres! — you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!

    b) (Med) imbecilic
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)
    b) (Med) imbecile
    * * *
    = feeble minded, moron, twit, imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, witless, mug, berk, prick, blockhead, nonce, jerk, dweeb, plonker.

    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.

    * * *
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid
    ¡qué imbécil eres! you're so stupid!, you're such an idiot!
    2 ( Med) imbecilic
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid idiot, moron ( colloq pej), imbecile ( colloq pej)
    2 ( Med) imbecile
    * * *

    imbécil adjetivo
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid

    b) (Med) imbecilic

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid idiot, moron (colloq & pej)

    b) (Med) imbecile

    imbécil
    I adjetivo stupid, silly
    II mf idiot, fool
    ' imbécil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capullo
    - trompo
    - boludo
    - huevón
    - pelota
    - verdadero
    English:
    absolute
    - berk
    - call
    - dead
    - dimwit
    - dope
    - feeble-minded
    - feel
    - git
    - halfwit
    - idiot
    - imbecile
    - jerk
    - knob
    - nitwit
    - perfect
    - raving
    - stupid
    - then
    - twit
    - wally
    - weak-minded
    - ass
    - moron
    - prat
    - sucker
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid
    2. [enfermo] imbecile
    ♦ nmf
    1. [tonto] idiot
    2. [enfermo] imbecile
    * * *
    I adj
    1 stupid
    2 MED imbecilic
    II m/f idiot, imbecile
    * * *
    : stupid, idiotic
    1) : imbecile
    2) fam : idiot, dope
    * * *
    imbécil1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    imbécil2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > imbécil

  • 56 imperfecto

    adj.
    imperfect, unsound, defective, faulty.
    * * *
    1 imperfect
    2 LINGÚÍSTICA imperfect
    1 imperfect, imperfect tense
    ————————
    1 imperfect, imperfect tense
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [producto, método] imperfect, flawed
    2) (Ling) imperfect
    2.
    SM (Ling) imperfect, imperfect tense
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <trabajo/tela/facciones> flawed
    2) (Ling) imperfect
    II
    masculino imperfect (tense)
    * * *
    = faulty, imperfect, lacking, flawed.
    Ex. This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.
    Ex. KWIC indexes are imperfect because titles do not always constitute an accurate summary of the content of a document.
    Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
    Ex. Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1) <trabajo/tela/facciones> flawed
    2) (Ling) imperfect
    II
    masculino imperfect (tense)
    * * *
    = faulty, imperfect, lacking, flawed.

    Ex: This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.

    Ex: KWIC indexes are imperfect because titles do not always constitute an accurate summary of the content of a document.
    Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
    Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

    * * *
    A ‹trabajo/tela/facciones› flawed
    todos somos imperfectos we all have our faults, nobody's perfect
    B ( Ling) imperfect
    imperfect, imperfect tense
    * * *

    imperfecto 1
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 ‹trabajo/tela/facciones› flawed
    2 (Ling) imperfect
    imperfecto 2 sustantivo masculino
    imperfect (tense)
    imperfecto,-a adjetivo
    1 imperfect, fallible
    2 Ling imperfect
    ' imperfecto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    imperfecta
    English:
    broken
    - imperfect
    - faulty
    * * *
    imperfecto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [no perfecto] imperfect
    2. [defectuoso] faulty, defective
    3. Gram
    futuro imperfecto future (tense);
    pretérito imperfecto (past) imperfect
    ♦ nm
    Gram imperfect
    * * *
    I adj imperfect
    II m GRAM imperfect
    * * *
    imperfecto, -ta adj
    : imperfect, flawed
    : imperfect tense
    * * *
    imperfecto adj imperfect

    Spanish-English dictionary > imperfecto

  • 57 no olvidar

    (v.) = bear in + mind, be aware of
    Ex. Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.
    Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
    * * *
    (v.) = bear in + mind, be aware of

    Ex: Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages.

    Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no olvidar

  • 58 nítido

    adj.
    neat, clean, very clean, nice.
    * * *
    1 (transparente) clear, transparent
    2 (claro) accurate, precise
    3 (imagen) sharp
    * * *
    (f. - nítida)
    adj.
    clear, sharp
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [imagen, fotografía] sharp, clear; [aire, agua] clear
    2) [explicación, orden] clear; [conducta] irreproachable
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.
    Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex. A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex. Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex. Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    ----
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.

    Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.

    * * *
    nítido -da
    ‹foto/imagen› clear, sharp, well-defined; ‹recuerdo› clear, vivid; ‹día/mañana› clear
    dio una respuesta nítida y concisa she replied clearly and concisely
    ojos de un azul nítido clear blue eyes
    * * *

    nítido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹foto/imagen› clear

    nítido,-a adj (claro, límpido) clear
    (bien definido) sharp

    ' nítido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nítida
    English:
    clear
    - neat
    - sharp
    - clean
    - crystal
    - distinct
    * * *
    nítido, -a adj
    [claro] clear; [imagen, color] sharp
    * * *
    adj
    1 clear
    2 imagen sharp
    * * *
    nítido, -da adj
    claro: clear, vivid, sharp

    Spanish-English dictionary > nítido

  • 59 poner el dedo en la llaga

    figurado to touch on a sore spot
    ————————
    to touch a sore spot
    * * *
    [de error] to put one's finger on it; [de tema delicado] to touch a raw nerve
    * * *
    (v.) = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve
    Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex. Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves.
    Ex. One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
    Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
    Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex. This interpretation obviously touched on a sore spot and the relation between the two countries remained troublesome for centuries.
    Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    * * *
    (v.) = hit + a (raw) nerve, touch on + raw nerve, hit + the nail on the head, strike + home, strike + a nerve, touch on + a sore spot, touch + a (raw) nerve

    Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

    Ex: Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves.
    Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
    Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
    Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex: This interpretation obviously touched on a sore spot and the relation between the two countries remained troublesome for centuries.
    Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner el dedo en la llaga

  • 60 quimera

    f.
    1 fantasy.
    2 wild fancy, fable, air castle, day dream.
    * * *
    1 (mitología) chimera
    2 figurado (ilusión) wild fancy, fantasy, pipe dream
    3 figurado (preocupación) worry; (sospecha infundada) unfounded suspicion
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Mit) (=monstruo imaginario) chimera
    2) (=alucinación) hallucination; (=ilusión) illusion, chimera; (=noción) fancy, fantastic idea; (=sueño) pipe dream
    3) (=sospecha) unfounded suspicion

    tener la quimera de que... — to suspect quite wrongly that...

    4) (=riña) quarrel
    * * *
    1) ( ilusión) illusion, chimera (liter)
    2) (Mit) chimera
    * * *
    = chimera, straw man, will o' the wisp, castle in the air, fabrication, straw figure.
    Ex. Librarians should stop chasing the chimera of professionalism, and concentrate on the important work at hand.
    Ex. This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down.
    Ex. Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will o' the wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.
    Ex. This is the strongest evidence that his theory is not a castle in the air.
    Ex. The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
    Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.
    ----
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.
    * * *
    1) ( ilusión) illusion, chimera (liter)
    2) (Mit) chimera
    * * *
    = chimera, straw man, will o' the wisp, castle in the air, fabrication, straw figure.

    Ex: Librarians should stop chasing the chimera of professionalism, and concentrate on the important work at hand.

    Ex: This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down.
    Ex: Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will o' the wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.
    Ex: This is the strongest evidence that his theory is not a castle in the air.
    Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
    Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

    * * *
    A (ilusión) illusion, chimera ( liter)
    la dicha no es sino una quimera happiness is just an illusion
    el proyecto no pasó de ser una quimera the plan was never anything but a pipe dream
    B ( Mit) chimera
    * * *

    quimera sustantivo femenino ( ilusión) illusion, chimera (liter)
    quimera sustantivo femenino
    1 (ilusión) pipe dream, wishful thinking, illusion
    2 Mit chimaera, chimera
    ' quimera' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pipe
    * * *
    1. [ilusión] chimera;
    la quimera de una Europa unida the chimera of a united Europe;
    tus ideas no son más que una quimera your ideas are pie in the sky
    2. Mitol Chimera
    * * *
    f pipe dream
    * * *
    : chimera, illusion

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