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1 levedad
f.1 lightness (suavidad, sutileza).2 minor nature.3 levity, lightness, fickleness, swiftness.* * *1 (ligereza) lightness2 (poca importancia) insignificance* * *SF1) (=poca importancia)2) frm [en peso] lightness3) frm [en grosor] fineness* * *femenino lightness* * *femenino lightness* * *lightnessla levedad de las penas aplicadas the lightness of the sentences givenla levedad de las heridas no lo justificaba his injuries were not serious enough to justify it* * *
levedad f (de un peso) lightness
(de la importancia, herida) slightness
' levedad' also found in these entries:
English:
levity
* * *levedad nf1. [livianidad] lightness2. [poca importancia] [de pecado, falta, herida] minor nature;[de enfermedad] mildness3. [poca intensidad] [de dolor] slightness;[de olor, sabor] faintness; [de castigo] mildness* * *f lightness* * *levedad nf: lightness -
2 cantar el salmo a u.p.
• číst komu levity• číst komu levity (pokárat) -
3 leer la cartilla a u.p.
• dělat kázání komu• vytmavit to komu• číst komu levity• číst levity komu -
4 cascabelear
v.1 to act with levity, or little forecast and prudence.2 to jingle, to tinkle (tintinear). (Latin American)Las campanitas cascabelean The little bells tinkle.3 to moan, to grumble (refunfuñar). (Southern Cone)4 to feed one with vain hopes, to induce one to act on visionary expectations.5 to rattle.Las válvulas del motor cascabelean The motor valves rattle.* * *1 figurado (infundir esperanzas) to take in, raise the hopes of* * *1.VT to take in *, beguile2. VI1) LAm (=tintinear) to jingle, tinkle2) (=ser atolondrado) to be a scatterbrain3) Cono Sur (=refunfuñar) to moan, grumble* * *= jingle.Ex. When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.* * *= jingle.Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.
* * *cascabelear [A1 ]vi( AmL) to rattle* * *cascabelear viFam1. [estar atolondrado] to act in a scatterbrained manner -
5 frivolidad
f.frivolity.* * *1 frivolity* * *SF frivolity, frivolousness* * ** * *= frivolity.Ex. As a kind of a ' frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.* * ** * *= frivolity.Ex: As a kind of a ' frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.
* * *1 (cualidad) frivolousness, frivolity2 (cosa vana) triviality, frivolous o trivial thing* * *
frivolidad sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) frivolousness, frivolity;
( cosa vana) triviality, frivolous thing
frivolidad sustantivo femenino
1 (cualidad) frivolousness, frivolity
2 (cosa) triviality
' frivolidad' also found in these entries:
English:
frivolity
- levity
* * *frivolidad nffrivolity;con frivolidad frivolously* * *f frivolity* * *frivolidad nf: frivolity -
6 ligereza
f.1 lightness.2 agility.3 speed (rapidez).4 rashness.fue una ligereza decir eso it was rash o reckless to say that5 swiftness, hurry, agility, fickleness.6 recklessness.* * *1 (poco peso) lightness2 (prontitud) swiftness3 (agilidad) agility4 figurado (frivolidad) flippancy, frivolity\* * *SF1) [de objeto, material, tejido] lightness2) (=rapidez) speed, swiftness3) (=agilidad) agility, nimbleness4) (=falta de sensatez) flippancyjuzgar algo con ligereza — to jump to conclusions about sth, judge sth hastily
5) (=dicho imprudente) flippant remark; (=hecho imprudente) indiscretion* * *1) ( de objeto) lightness2)a) ( de carácter) flippancyactuó/habló con ligereza — he acted/spoke flippantly
b) (acto, dicho irreflexivo)3) ( agilidad) agility, nimbleness4) ( rapidez) speed* * *= lightness, airiness.Ex. This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.Ex. The new library is a elegant modern building with excellent natural lighting and a feeling of airiness and space throughout.* * *1) ( de objeto) lightness2)a) ( de carácter) flippancyactuó/habló con ligereza — he acted/spoke flippantly
b) (acto, dicho irreflexivo)3) ( agilidad) agility, nimbleness4) ( rapidez) speed* * *= lightness, airiness.Ex: This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.
Ex: The new library is a elegant modern building with excellent natural lighting and a feeling of airiness and space throughout.* * *A (de un objeto) lightnessB1 (de carácter) flippancyactuó con ligereza he acted flippantlycriticó la ligereza de su carácter she criticized his flippant nature o his flippancy2(acto, dicho irreflexivo): cometió la ligereza de mencionar el tema he thoughtlessly brought the subject uphabló con ligereza she spoke without thinkingC (agilidad) agility, nimblenessD (rapidez) speed¿viste la ligereza con que se lo metió en el bolsillo? did you see how deftly o quickly he slipped it into his pocket?* * *
ligereza sustantivo femenino
1 ( de objeto) lightness
2
b) (acto, dicho irreflexivo):
3 ( agilidad) agility, nimbleness;
( rapidez) speed
ligereza sustantivo femenino
1 lightness
(de un tejido) flimsiness
2 (falta de responsabilidad) flippancy
(en el comportamiento) indiscretion
(comentario) indiscreet remark
3 (prontitud, velocidad) speed
' ligereza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ligeramente
English:
levity
- lightness
* * *ligereza nf1. [levedad] lightness2. [de dolor] slightness3. [agilidad] agility;se movía con gran ligereza he was very nimble o agile4. [rapidez] speed5. [superficialidad]abordaron el problema con mucha ligereza they tackled the problem in a very superficial manner6. [irreflexión] rashness;cometí la ligereza de contárselo todo I very rashly told her everything;fue una ligereza decir eso it was rash o reckless to say that;actuar con ligereza to act flippantly* * *f1 lightness2 ( rapidez) speed3 de movimiento agility, nimbleness4 de carácter shallowness, superficiality* * *ligereza nf1) : lightness2) : flippancy3) : agility -
7 livianamente
adv.licentiously; with levity; lightly.* * *ADV1) (=de forma inconstante) in a fickle way2) (=frívolamente) frivolously, in a trivial way3) (=lascivamente) lewdly -
8 levedad
• fickleness• levity• lightness• swiftness -
9 ligereza
• agility• fickleness• fleetingly• Fleming• flip the page• flippant• hurry• levity• lightness• recklessness• swiftness -
10 cantar la cartilla a u.p.
• číst komu levity -
11 dar a u.p. con la del martes
• dělat komu těžkou hlavu• číst komu levity -
12 dar a u.p. por donde peca
• dát komu jeho díl• číst levity komu -
13 dar murga a u.p.
• jít komu na nervy• číst levity komu -
14 echar una chillería a u.p.
• číst komu levity -
15 endilgar un discurso a u.p.
• držet kázání komu• mluvit do duše komu• číst levity komu -
16 espetar un sermón a u.p.
• číst komu levity -
17 espiga
f• Ch kázání• Ch levity• nám. stěžeň• tech. dřík• tech. hmoždinka• tech. kolík• tech. trn• tech. čep• tech. šroub• zahr. roub• zahr. štěp• klas* * *f• nám. nástavec stožáru• tech. šroub bez hlavičky• páka (zvonu)• stopka (nástroje, zbraně) -
18 me hizo un talle
• Cu dělal do mne (namlouval si mě)• Cu hučel do mně• Cu četl mi levity -
19 casquivana
adj.&f.impudent, inconsiderate, acting with levity; foolishly conceited.f.flibbertigibbet.
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