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3 discurso largo y tendido
• long-winded speechDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > discurso largo y tendido
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4 escrito largo y tendido
• long-winded piece of writing• monotonous piece of writingDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > escrito largo y tendido
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5 largo y tendido discurso
• long-winded speechDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > largo y tendido discurso
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6 prolijo
adj.1 excessively meticulous, meticulous.2 neat, tidy.3 long-winded, long-drawn, drawn-out, wordy.4 thorough, untiring, careful, painstaking.* * *► adjetivo1 (largo en exceso) long-winded, verbose2 (meticuloso) meticulous* * *ADJ1) (=extenso) prolix frm; (=largo) long-winded; (=pesado) tedious; (=muy minucioso) excessively meticulous2) Arg (=pulcro) smart, neat3) Cono Sur (=incansable) untiring* * *- ja adjetivo2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; < cuaderno> neat* * *= long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex. It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.Ex. Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.Ex. A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.----* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* * *- ja adjetivo2) (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) <persona/casa> tidy; < cuaderno> neat* * *= long-winded, verbose, wordy, voluble.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: It is important not to transfer verbose words or phrases from the original and to heed the other points of good style that are summarized in the section below.Ex: Very rare were other suggestions for fewer clichés and less wordy phrases.Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.* frase prolija = verbose phrasing.* * *prolijo -jaA1 (minucioso) detailedB ( RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy; ‹cuaderno› neat* * *
prolijo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 ( extenso) protracted, long-winded;
( minucioso) detailed
2 (RPl) (ordenado, aseado) ‹persona/casa› tidy;
‹ cuaderno› neat
' prolijo' also found in these entries:
English:
long-winded
- verbose
- long
- neat
- tidy
* * *prolijo, -a adj1. [extenso] long-winded2. [esmerado] meticulous3. [detallado] exhaustive;una explicación prolija en detalles an exhaustively detailed explanation4. RP [pulcro] tidy, neat* * *adj2 ( minucioso) detailed* * *prolijo, -ja adj: wordy, long-winded -
7 interminable
adj.1 endless, interminable.2 unending, endless, everlasting, infinite.* * *► adjetivo1 endless, interminable* * *adj.* * *ADJ endless, interminable* * *adjetivo <serie/discusión/espera> interminable, never-ending; <cola/fila> endless, never-ending* * *= endless, long-winded, long drawn out, interminable, never-finishing, unending, never-ending.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex. The long drawn out dispute over the India Office Library in London is probably the most well-known instance of what is a quite common phenomenon.Ex. He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex. And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.Ex. In the mean time, the piles outside the library are multiplying and shapeshifting and, for every 100 books the library SWAT team rescues, 100 are added by the unending delivery trucks.Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.----* carta interminable = epistle.* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.* * *adjetivo <serie/discusión/espera> interminable, never-ending; <cola/fila> endless, never-ending* * *= endless, long-winded, long drawn out, interminable, never-finishing, unending, never-ending.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex: The long drawn out dispute over the India Office Library in London is probably the most well-known instance of what is a quite common phenomenon.Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.Ex: In the mean time, the piles outside the library are multiplying and shapeshifting and, for every 100 books the library SWAT team rescues, 100 are added by the unending delivery trucks.Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.* carta interminable = epistle.* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.* * *‹serie/discusión› interminable, never-ending, endless; ‹discurso/espera› interminable, never-ending; ‹cola/fila› endless, never-ending* * *
interminable adjetivo ‹serie/discusión/espera› interminable, never-ending;
‹cola/fila› endless, never-ending
interminable adjetivo endless
' interminable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inacabable
- llantina
- lloriqueo
- hacer
English:
drag on
- endless
- interminable
- lengthy
- never-ending
- never
- unending
* * *interminable adjendless, interminable;este viaje se me está haciendo interminable it feels like this journey's never going to end* * *adj interminable, endless* * *interminable adj: interminable, endless♦ interminablemente adv* * *interminable adj endless -
8 perorata
f.long-winded speech.* * *1 spiel* * *SF (=rollo) long-winded speech; (=soflama) violent speech, harangueechar una perorata — to rattle on * ( sobre about)
* * *femenino (fam) lecture (colloq)* * *femenino (fam) lecture (colloq)* * *( fam)lecture ( colloq)nos echó una perorata sobre el patriotismo she gave us a lecture o she lectured us on patriotism* * *
perorata sustantivo femenino (fam) lecture (colloq)
' perorata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soflama
- rollo
English:
drone
* * *perorata nfPey long-winded speech;le soltó una perorata sobre la inmoralidad she gave him a long lecture on immorality* * *f famlecture* * *perorata nf: oration, long-winded speech -
9 acentuar
v.1 to accent, to put an accent on (palabra, letra) (al escribir).Silvia acentúa esdrújulas Silvia puts the diacritical accent on proparoxytones.2 to accentuate.la inflación acentuó la crisis inflation made the recession even worse3 to stress, to emphasize.acentuar la necesidad de hacer algo to emphasize the need to do somethingRicardo acentúa las palabras cuando habla Richard stresses words when he talks.4 to highlight, to accent, to enhance.La sombra acentúa sus ojos The eyeshade highlights her eyes.5 to augment.Jugar ajedrez acentúa la inteligencia Playing chess augments intelligence.* * *2 (resaltar) to emphasize, stress1 to become more pronounced, become more marked* * *verb1) to accent2) stress, emphasize* * *1. VT1) (Ling) to accent, stress2) (=subrayar) to emphasize, accentuate3) (Inform) to highlight2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Ling) ( al hablar) to stress, accent; ( al escribir) to accentb) (intensificar, hacer resaltar) to accentuate, emphasize2.acentuarse v pron to become accentuated* * *= sharpen, point up, accentuate.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Ling) ( al hablar) to stress, accent; ( al escribir) to accentb) (intensificar, hacer resaltar) to accentuate, emphasize2.acentuarse v pron to become accentuated* * *= sharpen, point up, accentuate.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.* * *vt¿esta palabra va acentuada? should this word have an accent o be accented?2 (intensificar, hacer resaltar) to accentuate, emphasize; ( Inf) to highlightmaquillaje que acentúa los ojos makeup which accentuates o highlights the eyesto become accentuatednuestras diferencias se han ido acentuando últimamente our differences have become more accentuated o pronounced o marked recently* * *
acentuar ( conjugate acentuar) verbo transitivo
( al escribir) to accent
acentuarse verbo pronominal ‹diferencias/problemas› to become accentuated
acentuar verbo transitivo
1 to stress
2 figurado to emphasize, stress: en su discurso acentuó la importancia de la fusión, in her speech she stressed the importance of merging
' acentuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resaltar
English:
bring out
- stress
- accentuate
* * *♦ vt1. [palabra, letra] [al escribir] to accent, to put an accent on;[al hablar] to stress2. [intensificar] to accentuate;la inflación acentuó la crisis inflation made the recession even worse;el maquillaje acentúa su belleza the make-up enhances her beauty3. [recalcar] to stress, to emphasize;acentuar la necesidad de hacer algo to emphasize the need to do sth* * *v/t stress; figaccentuate, emphasize* * *acentuar {3} vt1) : to accent2) : to emphasize, to stress -
10 afilar
v.1 to sharpen.piedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone2 to train.* * *1 to sharpen1 to grow sharp* * *1. VT1) [+ herramienta] (=hacer más cortante) to sharpen, put an edge on; (=sacar punta) to put a point on; [+ cuchillo] to whet, grind; [+ navaja] to strop2.See:* * *verbo transitivo <navaja/cuchillo> to sharpen, hone* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* * *verbo transitivo <navaja/cuchillo> to sharpen, hone* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* * *afilar [A1 ]vt1 ‹navaja/cuchillo› to sharpen, hone* * *
afilar ( conjugate afilar) verbo transitivo ‹navaja/cuchillo› to sharpen, hone
afilar verbo transitivo to sharpen
' afilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
muela
English:
grind
- hone
- sharpen
- taper
* * *♦ vt[cuchillo, punta, lápiz] to sharpen;la envidia le afiló aún más la lengua envy gave her an even sharper tongue♦ vi1. RP [flirtear] to flirt* * *v/t1 sharpen2 L.Am. fam ( halagar) flatter, butter up fam3 S.Am ( seducir) seduce* * *afilar vt: to sharpen* * *afilar vb to sharpen -
11 aguzar
v.1 to whet (apetito).2 to sharpen.Yo agucé mi sentido del oído I sharpened my sense of hearing.Pedro aguza tijeras para vivir Peter sharpens scissors for a living.3 to exacerbate, to whet, to stimulate.El filete aguzó mi hambre The fillet exacerbated my hunger.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (estimular) to spur on, prick1 to become sharper\aguzar el oído to prick up one's earsaguzar la vista to look attentivelyla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention* * *VT1) (=afilar) to sharpen2) (fig) (=incitar) to incite, stir up; [+ ingenio] to sharpen; [+ apetito] to whet* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *verbo transitivo to sharpen* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* aguzar el oído = prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.* * *aguzar [A4 ]vtto sharpenaguzó el oído he pricked up his earsla necesidad aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of inventiontendrá que aguzar la inteligencia para resolverlo she'll have to sharpen up if she's going to find a solution* * *
aguzar ( conjugate aguzar) verbo transitivo
to sharpen;
aguzar verbo transitivo (agudizar, afinar) to sharpen: el hambre aguza el ingenio, hunger sharpens the wits
' aguzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ingenio
- oído
English:
prick up
* * *aguzar vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [apetito] to whet3. [sentido, mente] to sharpen;aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits;aguza el oído, a ver si oyes qué dicen listen carefully and see if you can hear what they're saying* * *v/t sharpen;aguzar el ingenio sharpen one’s wits;aguzar el oído prick up one’s ears* * *aguzar {21} vt1) : to sharpenaguzar el ingenio: to sharpen one's wits2)aguzar el oído : to prick up one's ears -
12 amolar
v.1 to irritate, to annoy (informal).Su grosería amuela a las chicas His rudeness annoys the girls.2 to whet, to sharpen, to grind, to rub with sandstone.El afilador amuela el hacha The knife grinder whets the axe.3 to ruin, to destroy.* * *1 to sharpen, grind2 familiar (molestar) to bother, annoy* * *1. VT1) (Téc) to grind, sharpen2) (=fastidiar) to pester, annoy; (=perseguir) to harass, pester3) (=estropear) to damage, ruin4) Méx *** (=arruinar) to screw up ***, fuck up ***¡lo amolaste! — you screwed it up! ***, you fucked it up! ***
2.See:* * *= sharpen.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.----* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* * *= sharpen.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* * *vt1(perjudicar): si me pillan me amuelan if they catch me they'll give me a bad timeese tramposo me amoló that cheating creep really messed things up for me2 (estropear, dañar) to wreckme amoló los cassettes he wrecked my cassettes■ amolarseA( AmL fam) (aguantarse): el pobre tiene que amolarse: no más the poor guy will just have to put up with itno hizo caso ahora ¡que se amuele! he didn't take any notice, so now it's his problem!se amoló la lavadora the washing machine went wrong o bust* * *♦ vt1. [afilar] to grind, to sharpenme han amolado 20 bolívares they conned me out of 20 bolivarsmi teléfono está amolado my telephone's bust* * *v/t:amolar a alguien fam get on s.o.’s nerves, Br¡no amueles! fam you’re joking!, you’re kidding (me)! fam* * *amolar {19} vt1) : to grind, to sharpen2) : to pester, to annoy -
13 sacar punta
* * *(v.) = sharpenEx. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.* * *(v.) = sharpenEx: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
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14 prolijidad
f.1 long-windedness (extension).2 tidiness, neatness. ( River Plate)3 prolixity, lengthiness, excessive detail, long-windedness.* * *1 (extensión excesiva) long-windedness, verbosity2 (meticulosidad) meticulousness* * *SF (=extensión) long-windedness, prolixity frm; (=minuciosidad) excess of detail* * *1) ( extensión excesiva) long-windedness; ( minuciosidad) detail2) (RPl) (orden, aseo) neatness, tidiness* * *= prolixity.Ex. Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.* * *1) ( extensión excesiva) long-windedness; ( minuciosidad) detail2) (RPl) (orden, aseo) neatness, tidiness* * *= prolixity.Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.
* * *A (minuciosidad) detailel relato es de gran prolijidad the story is told in great detailB ( RPl) (orden, aseo) neatness, tidiness* * *prolijidad nf1. [extensión] long-windedness;un relato de gran prolijidad a very long-winded account2. RP [pulcritud] tidiness, neatness* * *f long-windedness, prolixity fml -
15 dilatarse
1 to dilate2 FÍSICA to expand3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged, drag on4 (extenderse) to go on, be a long time5 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be put off, be postponed* * *VPR1) (=extenderse) [pupila] to dilate; [cuerpo, metal] to expandel valle se dilata en aquella parte — the valley spreads out o widens at that point
2) [al hablar] to be long-winded3) LAm (=tardar)dilatarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow to do sth
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dilatarse ( conjugate dilatarse) verbo pronominal
1 [cuerpo/metal] to expand;
[ corazón] to expand, dilate;
[ pupila] to dilate;
[ embarazada] to dilate
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3 (Méx, Ven) See Also→ demorarse b
■dilatarse verbo reflexivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (una pupila) to dilate
3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged
4 (retrasarse, posponerse) to be postponed, be put off
' dilatarse' also found in these entries:
English:
distend
- expand
- dilate
* * *vpr1. [extenderse] to expand;los cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand when heated2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate3. [prolongarse] to be prolonged, to go on;la reunión se dilató hasta el amanecer the meeting went on until dawn4. [aplazarse] to be delayed;la reunión se dilató tres días the meeting was put off for three daysespérame, no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long;el avión se dilató tres horas the plane was three hours late* * *vr1) : to expand (of gases, metals, etc.) -
16 discurso acalorado en forma de queja
• diatribe• long angry speech of a denunciatory nature• long-winded complaint• tiradeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > discurso acalorado en forma de queja
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17 agudizar1
1 = sharpen, stoke.Ex. Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.----* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention. -
18 nimio
adj.insignificant, minute, trivial, petty.* * *► adjetivo1 insignificant, trivial* * *ADJ1) (=insignificante) insignificant, trivial2) [persona] (=minucioso) meticulous; pey fussy (about details); (=prolijo) long-winded3) (=excesivo) excessive (en in)* * *- mia adjetivo trivial, petty* * *= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.Ex. Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex. A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.Ex. Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.* * *- mia adjetivo trivial, petty* * *= fussy [fussier -comp., fussiest -sup.], trivial, inconsiderable, nugatory, menial, trifling.Ex: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.
Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex: A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.Ex: Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.* * *trivial, petty* * *
nimio◊ - mia adjetivo
trivial, petty
' nimio' also found in these entries:
English:
insignificant
- petty
- trivial
* * *nimio, -a adjinsignificant, trivial* * *adj trivial* * *insignificante: insignificant, trivial -
19 agudizar
v.1 to make keener (sentido).agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits2 to exacerbate, to make worse (problema, crisis).el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse3 to intensify, to accentuate, to sharpen, to whet.* * *1 (afilar) to sharpen2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, make more acute1 (afilarse) to become sharper2 (empeorar) to worsen, intensify, become more acute* * *1.VT [+ los sentidos, la mente] to sharpen, make more acute; [+ crisis] to aggravate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *1.verbo transitivo < sensación> to heighten; <crisis/conflicto> make worse; < instinto> to heighten; < sentido> to sharpen2.agudizarse v pron sensación to heighten; dolor to get worse; crisis to worsen; instinto to become heightened; sentido to become sharper* * *agudizar11 = sharpen, stoke.Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.agudizar22 = worsen.Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.
* * *agudizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹sensación› to heighten; ‹crisis/conflicto› to intensify, make worse2 ‹instinto› to heighten; ‹sentido› to sharpenha agudizado su olfato para estas cosas she's sharpened up her instinct for this sort of thing1 «sensación» to heighten; «dolor» to get worse, intensify; «crisis/conflicto» to worsen, intensify2 «instinto» to become heightened; «sentido» to become sharperse le ha agudizado el ingenio he's become sharper* * *
agudizar ( conjugate agudizar) verbo transitivo ‹ sensación› to heighten;
‹crisis/conflicto› to make worse;
‹ instinto› to heighten;
‹ sentido› to sharpen
agudizarse verbo pronominal [ sensación] to heighten;
[ dolor] to get worse;
[ crisis] to worsen;
[ instinto] to become heightened;
[ sentido] to become sharper
agudizar verbo transitivo to intensify, make more acute
' agudizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
English:
sharpen
* * *♦ vt1. [afilar] to sharpen2. [sentido] to make keener;[mente] to sharpen;agudizar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits3. [problema, crisis] to exacerbate, to make worse;el frío agudizó el dolor the cold made the pain worse;la sequía agudizó la hambruna the drought exacerbated the famine* * *v/t1 sentido sharpen2:agudizar un problema make a problem worse* * *agudizar {21} vt: to intensify, to heighten -
20 latero
m.tinsmith.* * *SM LAm1) (=oficio) tinsmith2) * (=latoso) bore, drag ** * *I- ra adjetivo (Andes fam) boringII- ra masculino, femenino1) ( hojalatero) tinsmith2) (Andes fam) bore* * *I- ra adjetivo (Andes fam) boringII- ra masculino, femenino1) ( hojalatero) tinsmith2) (Andes fam) bore* * *masculine, feminineA (hojalatero) tinsmith* * *latero, -a♦ adjAndes Fam tiresome♦ nm,f1. Am [hojalatero] tinsmith* * *m, latera f L.Am.tinsmith
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Long-winded — Long wind ed, a. 1. Long breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long winded talker. [1913 Webster] A tedious, long winded harangue. South. [1913 Webster] 2. using or containing too many words; as, long winded (or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
long-winded — long wind|ed [ˌlɔŋ ˈwındıd US ˌlo:ŋ ] adj 1.) continuing to talk for too long or using too many words in a way that is boring ▪ His speeches tend to be rather long winded. 2.) if a way of doing something is long winded, it is very complicated ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
long-winded — long windedly, adv. long windedness, n. /lawng win did, long /, adj. 1. talking or writing at tedious length: long winded after dinner speakers. 2. continued to a tedious length in speech or writing: another of his long winded election speeches.… … Universalium
long-winded — speech or writing continues for too long in a way that is boring. She launched into a long winded explanation of how she d found the books and I m afraid I didn t really listen … New idioms dictionary
long-winded — long′ wind′ed adj. 1) talking or writing at tedious length: long winded speakers[/ex] 2) (of speech or writing) continued to a tedious length 3) able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily • Etymology: 1580–90 long′ wind′ed•ly, adv. long′… … From formal English to slang
long-winded — [lôŋ′win′did] adj. 1. capable of considerable exertion without getting out of breath 2. a) speaking or writing at great, often tiresome length b) tiresomely long: said of a speech, writing, etc. long windedly adv. long windedness n … English World dictionary
long-winded — (adj.) also longwinded, 1580s, given to lengthy speeches, from LONG (Cf. long) (adj.) + WIND (Cf. wind) (n.) in the secondary Middle English sense breath in speaking (early 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
long-winded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tediously lengthy. 2) archaic capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless … English terms dictionary
long-winded — index flatulent, loquacious, profuse, prolix, turgid, voluble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
long-winded — [adj] wordy bombastic, chatty*, gabby*, garrulous, loquacious, palaverous, prolix, rambling, talkative, verbose, voluble; concept 267 … New thesaurus
long-winded — ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you describe something that is written or said as long winded, you are critical of it because it is longer than necessary. The manifesto is long winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted … English dictionary