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41 ímprobo
adj.corrupt, dishonest, wicked, thievish.* * *► adjetivo1 (trabajo) arduous, laborious■ tuve que hacer un esfuerzo ímprobo para acabar a tiempo I had to make a superhuman effort to finish on time2 (deshonesto) dishonest* * *ADJ1) (=persona) dishonest, corrupt2) (=enorme) [tarea, esfuerzo] enormous* * *- ba adjetivo1) (frml) ( enorme) <tarea/esfuerzo> enormous, huge2) (frml) ( deshonesto) unprincipled, dishonest* * *- ba adjetivo1) (frml) ( enorme) <tarea/esfuerzo> enormous, huge2) (frml) ( deshonesto) unprincipled, dishonest* * *ímprobo -baB ( frml) (deshonesto) unprincipled, dishonest, corrupt* * *
ímprobo,-a adjetivo immense, enormous
' ímprobo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ímproba
* * *ímprobo, -a adjFormal [trabajo] Herculean, enormous; [esfuerzo] enormous* * *adj massive, enormous -
42 superior
adj.1 top.la parte superior (de algo) the top (of something)la mitad superior the top o upper half2 higher.ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage3 superior.es superior a la media it's above average4 excellent (excelente).5 upper (anatomy & geography).6 higher (education).m.superior (jefe).* * *► adjetivo1 (encima de) upper, top2 (por encima de) greater (a, than), higher (a, than), above (a, -)4 figurado (calidad etc) superior, high, excellent5 EDUCACIÓN higher1 (jefe) superior2 RELIGIÓN superior\calidad superior top quality, high quality* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) superior2) higher3) upper* * *I1. ADJ2) (=mejor) superior, betterser superior a algo — to be superior to sth, be better than sth
3) (=excelente)la orquesta estuvo superior — the orchestra was top-quality o top-class
una moqueta de calidad superior — a superior quality o top-quality carpet
4) [cantidad]cualquier número superior a doce — any number above o higher than twelve
5) [en categoría] [animal, especie] higher6) (Educ) [curso, nivel] advanced; [enseñanza] higher2.SM [en rango] superiorII superior, -a ( Rel)1.ADJ superior2.SM / F superior/mother superior* * *I1)a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higherb) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)2)a) ( en calidad) superiorsuperior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody
b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higherc) (en cantidad, número)los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number
IIun número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9
- riora masculino, femeninoa) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior* * *I1)a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higherb) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)2)a) ( en calidad) superiorsuperior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody
b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higherc) (en cantidad, número)los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number
IIun número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9
- riora masculino, femeninoa) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior* * *superior11 = superior, superordinate.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.* Posesivo + superiores = Posesivo + betters.superior22 = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.* borde superior = top edge.* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* cubierta superior = upper deck.* de calidad superior = best-quality.* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.* educación superior = higher education.* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* límite superior = upper bound.* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* margen superior = top margin.* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* nivel superior = top layer.* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.* parte superior = top, topside.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* quijada superior = upper jaw.* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.* término superior = top term, TT.* título superior = advanced degree.* * *Aen el ángulo superior derecho de la hoja in the top right-hand corner of the pageen los pisos superiores del edificio on the upper o uppermost o top floors of the building3 ( Astron) ‹planeta› superiorB1 (en calidad) superiorun vino de calidad superior a superior o an excellent wine, a wine of superior qualitysuperior A algo/algn superior TO sth/sbes muy superior al modelo anterior it is far better than o far superior to the previous modelse siente superior a los demás he thinks he's above o superior to everyone else, he thinks he's better than everyone elseuna inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence2 (en una jerarquía) superiorun oficial superior a mí an officer superior to me, a superior o higher-ranking officeralumnos de los cursos superiores students from higher o more advanced coursesórdenes superiores orders from above3(en cantidad, número): los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in numbersuperior A algo above sthtemperaturas superiores a los cuarenta grados temperatures above o higher than forty degreesun número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9el peso es superior a los 20 kilos the weight is above 20 kilos, the weight exceeds 20 kiloses superior a mis fuerzas it's more than I can bearmasculine, feminine2¿quién es su superior? who is your superior?* * *
superior 1 adjetivo
1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n);
‹ nivel› higher;
‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n)
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superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb;
una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence
‹ clase social› higherc) (en cantidad, número):◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;
superior A algo above sth;
un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
superior 2◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) Mother Superiorb)
superior
I adjetivo
1 (que está más alto) top, upper
el piso superior, the upper floor
2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher
(:en el ejército, la policía) superior
II m (rango militar, policial) superior
Rel Superior
' superior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- Cesid
- CSIC
- encima
- ser
- extra
- innegablemente
- larga
- largo
- licenciatura
- pala
- superiora
- abogado
- brazo
- carrera
- creer
- derecho
- educación
- exceder
- jefe
- madre
- mejor
- normal
- superar
- titulado
English:
above
- advanced
- average
- change up
- cut
- degree
- education
- expanse
- high
- higher
- higher education
- higher-up
- outnumber
- outrank
- preeminent
- registrar
- rise above
- self-righteous
- senior
- staff college
- superior
- tertiary
- top
- top-heavy
- upper
- advantage
- A level
- barrister
- better
- boss
- commission
- excess
- fancy
- first
- mother
- move
* * *superior, -ora♦ adj1. [de arriba] top;los pisos superiores tienen mejores vistas the upper floors have better views;la parte superior (de algo) the top (of sth);la mitad superior the top o upper half2. [mayor] higher (a than);ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage;temperaturas superiores a los 12 grados temperatures above 12 degrees;una cifra superior a 100 a figure greater than 100;lo venden a un precio un 30 por ciento superior al del mercado they are selling it at 30 percent above the market price;por un periodo no superior a tres años for a period not exceeding three yearsuna mujer de inteligencia superior a la media a woman of above-average intelligence;no me creo superior a nadie I don't consider myself superior to anyone4. [excelente] excellent;productos de calidad superior superior-quality products7. Anat upper;el labio/la mandíbula superior the upper lip/jaw8. Geog upper9. Educ higher10. Rel superior11. Geol upper;el Paleolítico superior the Upper Palaeolithic♦ nm,fRel superior, f mother superior♦ nm[jefe] superior* * *I adj2 en jerarquía superior;ser superior a be superior toII m superior* * *superior adj1) : superior2) : uppernivel superior: upper level3) : highereducación superior: higher education4)superior a : above, higher than, in excess ofsuperior nm: superior* * *superior1 adj1. (en general) higher2. (más alto) top3. (en calidad) superiorsuperior2 n superior -
43 tute
m.1 hard slog (informal) (trabajo intenso).2 hard work, laborious chore.* * *1 (naipes) card game2 figurado (esfuerzo) beating, thrashing\darse un tute familiar to wear oneself out* * ** * *darse un tute — ( darse un golpe) to bang one's head (o arm etc); ( esforzarse) to sweat blood
* * *darse un tute — ( darse un golpe) to bang one's head (o arm etc); ( esforzarse) to sweat blood
* * *darle un tute a algo to give sth a lot of use o wear* * *
tute sustantivo masculino: card game in which the object is to win all the kings or queens
tute sustantivo masculino
1 Naipes card game
2 fam (esfuerzo muy intenso, paliza) exhausting job
darse un tute, to work oneself to a standstill
* * *tute nm1. [juego] = card game similar to whist* * *m1 juego: Spanish card game2:darse un tute fam work like a dog fam, slave fam -
44 reventadero
m.1 a rough, uneven ground, of difficult access (terreno áspero).2 any painful and laborious work (trabajo).3 bubbling spring (hervidero). (Andes & Mexico)4 shoal, reef, sandbank.* * *SM1) (=trabajo) tough job, heavy work, grind2) (=terreno áspero) rough ground; (=terreno escarpado) steep terrain* * *( Méx)shoal, rocks (pl) ( where the waves break)* * *reventadero nmChile = place where the waves break -
45 se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso
se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso (WYSIWYG)Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed ( WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.
Spanish-English dictionary > se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso
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46 WYSIWYG
adj.wysiwyg, totally transparent for the user, what-you-see-is-what-you-get.m.wysiwyg, what-you-see-is-what-you-get display.* * *WYSIWYG (se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso)Nota: Se aplica a la capacidad de un procesador de textos de presentar en pantalla información tal cual luego aparecerá impresa.Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed ( WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.
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47 dificultosa
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48 laboriosa
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49 penosa
adj.&f.1 painful (doloroso), grievous, laborious (difícil), distressing, tormenting.2 bashful, timid (timido). (Andes & Caribbean & Mexico)* * *
penoso,-a adjetivo
1 (un estado, una situación) terrible, painful
2 (un trabajo, un esfuerzo), difficult, arduous
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50 afanadamente
• eagerly• enthusiastically• fervently• laborious• laboriousness• zealous person• zealousness -
51 afanosamente
• busily• enthusiastically• fervently• laborious• laboriousness• zealous person• zealousness -
52 afanoso
• enthusiastic• fervent• hard as a rock• hard-and-fast• laboring• laborious chore• wearisomeness• weasel• worn spot• worried-sick• zealot• zealous new employee -
53 agobiante
• arduous• backbreaking• burdensome• effortful• exhausting• laboring• laborious chore• nerve impulse• nerve specialist• oppressing• oppressive agreement• overpowering• overwhelming• taximan• taxing authorities• tough -
54 arduo
• arduous• difficult• laboring• laborious chore• onemindedness• onerous consideration• strenuous• toilsome• tough• trying -
55 clase trabajadora
• laborer• laborious• lower class• working capital ratio• working clothes -
56 difícil
• arduous• cumbersome• difficult• laboring• laborious chore• tough• trying• uneasy -
57 incansable
• indeed• indefatigably• laboring• laborious chore• tireless• unflagging• unremitting• untiring• unwearied• unwearying• wearied• wearily -
58 laboriosidad
• diligence• industrious concealment• industry• laborious chore• labors -
59 laborioso
• arduous• difficult• industrialize• industrious concealment• laboring• laborious chore• onemindedness• onerous consideration• painstaking• plodding• strenuous• toilsome -
60 penoso
• bashful• difficult• embarrassing• grieved• grievously• grudgingly• gruel• gruelling• gruesome• laboratory of forensic chemistry• laborer• laboring• laborious chore• painful• timid• trying• vexatious
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