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1 limbo
m.1 limbo (religion).2 limb (astronomy & botany).3 limbus, extremity.* * *1 RELIGIÓN limbo2 BOTÁNICA limb\estar en el limbo familiar to be miles away* * *SM1) (Bot, Mat) limb2) (Rel) limboestar en el limbo — (Rel) to be in limbo; (=estar distraído) to be miles away
* * *a) (Relig) limbob) (Bot, Astron) limb* * *= limbo.Ex. We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.* * *a) (Relig) limbob) (Bot, Astron) limb* * *= limbo.Ex: We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.
* * *1 ( Relig) limboenterrado en el limbo del olvido lost in the mists of timeestar en el limbo to be in a dreamworld2 ( Bot) limb3 ( Astron) limb* * *
limbo sustantivo masculino limbo
' limbo' also found in these entries:
English:
limbo
* * *limbo nm1. Rel limbo;Famestar en el limbo to be miles away2. Astron limb3. Bot limb4. [baile] limbo* * *m REL limbo;estar en el limbo be miles away* * *limbo nm1) : limbo2) : limb (in botany and astronomy) -
2 limbo
• abode of innocent souls not allowed in Heaven• condition of neglet• Limbo -
3 limbo angulosus
m.limbus angulosus. -
4 limbo chorioideus
m.limbus chorioideus. -
5 limbo conjunctivae
m.limbus conjunctivae. -
6 limbo corneal
m.corneal cleft. -
7 limbo corticalis
m.limbus corticalis. -
8 limbo esclerocorneal
m.sclerocorneal junction. -
9 limbo espiral
m.spiral limbus. -
10 limbo medullaris
m.limbus medullaris. -
11 danza limbo
f.limbo dance, limbo. -
12 estar en el limbo
familiar to be miles away -
13 estar en el limbo
• be distraught• be in a daze• be in a dream• be in the clouds• woolgather -
14 incertidumbre
f.1 uncertainty.2 acatalepsia.* * *1 uncertainty* * *SF uncertainty* * *femenino uncertainty* * *= limbo, uncertainty, ambivalence, perplex, quandary, vacillation.Ex. We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.Ex. A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.Ex. J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex. She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.----* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.* incertidumbre financiera = economic uncertainty.* * *femenino uncertainty* * *= limbo, uncertainty, ambivalence, perplex, quandary, vacillation.Ex: We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.
Ex: A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.* hacer frente a una incertidumbre = meet + uncertainty.* incertidumbre económica = economic uncertainty.* incertidumbre financiera = economic uncertainty.* * *uncertainty* * *
incertidumbre sustantivo femenino
uncertainty
incertidumbre sustantivo femenino uncertainty, doubt
' incertidumbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duda
English:
limbo
- suspense
- uncertainty
- unpredictability
- rocky
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15 buscado por uno mismo
(adj.) = self-soughtEx. Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.* * *(adj.) = self-soughtEx: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.
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16 contraponer
v.1 to compare.2 to contrast, to confront.Ellos contrapusieron las opciones They contrasted the options.3 to oppose, to challenge.María contrapuso el proyecto Mary opposed the project.* * *1 (oponer) to set in opposition (a, to)2 figurado (contrastar) to contrast (a, with)1 (oponerse) to be opposed* * *VT1) (=cotejar) to compare, set against each other2) (=oponer) to opposea esta idea ellos contraponen su teoría de que... — against this idea they set up their theory that...
* * ** * *= oppose, counterpoint, set against, counterpose, counterpoise.Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.Ex. The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.Ex. The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.Ex. Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.Ex. Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.----* contraponerse a = stand in + opposition to.* * ** * *= oppose, counterpoint, set against, counterpose, counterpoise.Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
Ex: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.Ex: The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.Ex: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.* contraponerse a = stand in + opposition to.* * *contraponer [ E22 ]vt1 (contrastar) to contrast2 (como contrapartida) contraponer algo A algo:a nuestra oferta ellos contrapusieron mejores precios y mayor rapidez de entrega they countered our offer with better prices and faster deliverya las tesis tradicionales el autor contrapone una teoría innovadora the author challenges traditional theses with an innovative theory* * *
contraponer verbo transitivo
1 (oponer) to oppose
2 (comparar) to contrast: si contraponemos sus distintas personalidades, nos damos cuenta de que tienen mucho en común, if we compare their different personalities, we see that they have a lot in common
' contraponer' also found in these entries:
English:
set against
* * *♦ vt1. [oponer]a su postura intransigente contrapusimos una más flexible we responded to his intransigence by suggesting greater flexibility2. [cotejar] to compare* * *<part contrapuesto> v/t compare (a to)* * *contraponer {60} vt1) : to counter, to oppose2) : to contrast, to compare -
17 crónica
adj.&f.feminine of CRÓNICO.f.chronicle, documented report, article, report.* * *1 (gen) account, chronicle2 (en periódico) article, column, feature4 HISTORIA chronicle\crónica de sociedad society column, social columncrónica de sucesos news in brief, news headlines plural* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - crónico)* * *SF1) [de periódico] feature, article; (Radio, TV) report"Crónica de sucesos" — "News in Brief"
crónica de sociedad — society column, gossip column
2) ( Hist) chronicle; (fig) account, chronicle3) pl Crónicas (Biblia) Chronicles* * *a) (Period) report, article; (Rad, TV) reportcrónica deportiva/de sociedad — sport(s)/society page (o section etc)
b) (Hist) chronicle* * *= chronicle.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.----* crónica de sociedad = gossip column.* * *a) (Period) report, article; (Rad, TV) reportcrónica deportiva/de sociedad — sport(s)/society page (o section etc)
b) (Hist) chronicle* * *= chronicle.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.
* crónica de sociedad = gossip column.* * *crónica deportiva/literaria/de sociedad sport(s)/literary/society page ( o section etc)2 ( Hist) chronicle* * *
crónica sustantivo femenino
(Rad, TV) report;◊ crónica deportiva/de sociedad sport(s)/society page (o section etc)b) (Hist) chronicle
crónico,-a adjetivo chronic
crónica sustantivo femenino
1 Hist chronicle: nos hizo una crónica apasionante de su viaje, he gave us a thrilling account of his journey
2 Prensa feature, article
' crónica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enfermedad
- producir
English:
chronic
- chronicle
- history
- commentary
- gossip
- repetitive
- report
* * *crónica nf1. [de la historia] chronicle2. [de un periódico] column;[de la televisión] feature, programme;la crónica deportiva the sports news o report;Amla crónica roja the crime reports* * *f chronicle; en periódico report* * *crónica nf1) : news report2) : chronicle, history -
18 destierro
m.exile.en el destierro in exilepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desterrar.* * *1 (pena) banishment, exile2 (lugar) place of exile3 figurado (lugar muy apartado) back of beyond* * *SM1) (=exilio) exile, banishment2) (=lugar alejado) remote spot* * *masculino exile, banishment* * *= banishment, exile.Ex. Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.Ex. Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.* * *masculino exile, banishment* * *= banishment, exile.Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.* * *exilela reina lo condenó al destierro the queen banished him from the kingdom o sent him into exilemurió en el destierro he died in exile* * *
Del verbo desterrar: ( conjugate desterrar)
destierro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
desterrar
destierro
desterrar ( conjugate desterrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to exile, banish (liter)
destierro sustantivo masculino
exile, banishment
desterrar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to exile
2 (descartar un pensamiento, una idea) to dismiss
destierro sustantivo masculino exile
' destierro' also found in these entries:
English:
exile
* * *♦ nm1. [exilio] [fuera del país] exile;[dentro del país] internal exile;fue condenado al destierro he was sentenced to exile;emprender el destierro to go into exile;en el destierro in exile;marchar al destierro to go into exile2. [de costumbres, tradiciones] elimination* * *m exile* * *destierro nmexilio: exile -
19 elocuente
adj.eloquent.se hizo un silencio elocuente there was an eloquent silenceuna mirada elocuente a meaningful look* * *► adjetivo1 eloquent* * *adj.* * *ADJ eloquent* * *adjetivo <persona/discurso> eloquent, articulate; <mirada/gesto/silencio> eloquent* * *= articulate, eloquent, pregnant, elocuted, vocal, smooth-talking.Ex. Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.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. H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.Ex. No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.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'.* * *adjetivo <persona/discurso> eloquent, articulate; <mirada/gesto/silencio> eloquent* * *= articulate, eloquent, pregnant, elocuted, vocal, smooth-talking.Ex: Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.
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: H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.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'.* * *1 ‹persona/discurso› eloquent, articulate2 ‹mirada/gesto/silencio› eloquentlas cifras son elocuentes the figures speak for themselves o are eloquentun gesto que fue más elocuente que cualquier palabra a gesture that said more than any words could, a gesture that was more eloquent than any words could be* * *
elocuente adjetivo
eloquent
elocuente adjetivo eloquent: hizo un gesto muy elocuente, he made a very eloquent gesture
su sonrisa era muy elocuente, her smile was very telling
' elocuente' also found in these entries:
English:
articulate
- eloquent
- fluent
- pregnant
- telling
* * *elocuente adj1. [persona, discurso, declaraciones] eloquent2. [sonrisa, gesto] eloquent, meaningful;[hechos, imágenes, datos] eloquent;se hizo un silencio elocuente there was an eloquent o a meaningful silence;una mirada elocuente an eloquent o a meaningful look;los datos son elocuentes the facts speak for themselves* * *adj eloquent* * *elocuente adj: eloquent♦ elocuentemente adv -
20 escasez
f.1 shortage (insuficiencia).escasez de mano de obra labor shortage2 scarcity, meagerness, lack, shortage.* * *1 (carencia) scarcity, lack, shortage2 (mezquindad) meanness, stinginess* * *noun f.1) scarcity, lack, shortage2) want* * *SF1) (=insuficiencia) shortage, scarcity más frmescasez 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) poverty3) 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.* * *shortagela posguerra fue una época de escasez the postwar period was a time of shortagesescasez DE algo:la escasez de medios hizo que fracasara el plan the lack of resources led to the failure of the planese verano hubo escasez de agua there was a water shortage that summerla 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
* * *escasez nf1. [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 resources2. [pobreza] poverty;en tiempos de escasez in times of hardship* * *f shortage, scarcity* * ** * *escasez n shortage
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Limbo — Семантика: Конкурентное программирование Появился в: 1995 Автор(ы): Шон Дорвард, Фил Винтерботтом, Роб Пайк Типизация данных: строгая Испытал влияние: C … Википедия
Limbo — • A word of Teutonic derivation, meaning literally hem or border, as of a garment, or anything joined on Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Limbo Limbo … Catholic encyclopedia
Limbo — Lim bo (l[i^]m b[ o]), Limbus Lim bus (l[i^]m b[u^]s), n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. {Limb} border.] 1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
limbo — lim‧bo [ˈlɪmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] noun be in limbo to be in an uncertain situation in which it is not clear what will happen next: • Investors in the shares have been left in limbo since the market tailed off. * * * limbo UK US /ˈlɪmbəʊ/ noun [U] ► an… … Financial and business terms
limbo — m. anat. Borde. Medical Dictionary. 2011. limbo borde, ribete Diccionario ilustrad … Diccionario médico
limbo — limbo, estar en el limbo expr. no saber, ignorar, no estar al tanto. ❙ «Estar tonto: estar en Babia, estar en el limbo.» DTE. ❙ «...está en el limbo desde hace más de diez años...» Luis Mateo Díez, El expediente del náufrago, RAE CREA. ❙ «Estuve… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
limbo — (Del lat. limbus). 1. m. Lugar o seno donde, según la Biblia, estaban detenidas las almas de los santos y patriarcas antiguos esperando la redención del género humano. 2. Lugar adonde, según la doctrina tradicional cristiana, van las almas de… … Diccionario de la lengua española
limbo — Ⅰ. limbo [1] ► NOUN 1) (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ. 2) an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution. ORIGIN from Latin limbus hem, border,… … English terms dictionary
limbo — s. m. Dança, originária de Trindade e Tobago (América Central), em que o executante dança e tenta passar por baixo de uma vara horizontal, cuja altura em relação ao solo vai diminuindo. ‣ Etimologia: inglês limbo limbo s. m. 1. Orla, borda,… … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
limbo — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: religión Según la Biblia, lugar donde los Patriarcas y las personas buenas antiguas esperaban la redención de Cristo. 2. Área: religión Según algunos teólogos católicos, lugar adonde van las almas de los niños que… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
limbo — limbo1 [lim′bō] n. pl. for 2 & 3 limbos [ME < L, abl. of limbus, edge, border (in in limbo, in or on the border) < IE * (s)lemb , to hand down: see LIMP1] 1. [usually L ] in some Christian theologies, the eternal abode or state, neither… … English World dictionary