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1 caído de un lado
• lopsided -
2 desequilibrado
• lopsided• off balance• unbalanced• unhinged -
3 desequilibrado
adj.1 unbalanced, off balance.2 mentally unbalanced, deranged, unhinged, unbalanced.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desequilibrar.* * *1→ link=desequilibrar desequilibrar► adjetivo1 unbalanced, out of balance2 (persona) mentally unbalanced► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 unbalanced person* * *desequilibrado, -a1.ADJ [persona] unbalanced; [rueda] out of balance, not properly balanced, out of true; [distribución] one-sided, lop-sided2.SM / F unbalanced person* * ** * *= lopsided, mentally unstable, imbalanced.Ex. On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.Ex. The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.----* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desequilibrado mentalmente = mentally unstable.* dieta desequilibrada = imbalanced diet, unbalanced diet.* estar desequilibrado = unbalanced.* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.* * ** * *= lopsided, mentally unstable, imbalanced.Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.Ex: The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desequilibrado mentalmente = mentally unstable.* dieta desequilibrada = imbalanced diet, unbalanced diet.* estar desequilibrado = unbalanced.* vida desequilibrada = unbalanced life, imbalanced life.* * *1 ‹rueda/mecanismo› out of balance2 ‹persona› unbalancedmasculine, femininees un desequilibrado he is mentally unbalanced* * *
Del verbo desequilibrar: ( conjugate desequilibrar)
desequilibrado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desequilibrado
desequilibrar
desequilibrado◊ -da adjetivo ‹rueda/mecanismo› out of balance;
‹ persona› unbalanced
desequilibrar ( conjugate desequilibrar) verbo transitivo
‹ persona› ( físicamente) to throw … off balance;
( mentalmente) to unbalance
desequilibrarse verbo pronominal [ruedas/mecanismo] to get out of balance
desequilibrado,-a
I adjetivo unbalanced
II sustantivo masculino y femenino unbalanced person
desequilibrar verbo transitivo to unbalance, throw off balance
' desequilibrado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demente
- desequilibrada
- desigual
English:
imbalanced
- off-balance
- unbalanced
* * *desequilibrado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] unbalanced2. [balanza, eje] off-centre♦ nm,fmadman, f madwoman* * *I adj unbalancedII m, desequilibrada f:ser un desequilibrado mental be mentally unbalanced -
4 desproporcionado
adj.disproportioned, disproportional, exaggerated, disproportionate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desproporcionar.* * *1→ link=desproporcionar desproporcionar► adjetivo1 disproportionate, out of proportion* * *ADJ disproportionate* * *- da adjetivo out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido — compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred
* * *= lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.Ex. On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.Ex. To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex. Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.----* desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* * *- da adjetivo out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido — compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred
* * *desproporcionado (con respecto a)= out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to)Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians.
Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.= lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.Ex: Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.* desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.* * *desproporcionado -daout of proportionla cabeza está desproporcionada en relación al cuerpo the head is disproportionate to o out of proportion to the bodypinta figuras desproporcionadas he paints figures which are all out of proportionsu reacción fue absolutamente desproporcionada her reaction was totally out of proportionuna indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred* * *
Del verbo desproporcionar: ( conjugate desproporcionar)
desproporcionado es:
el participio
desproporcionado◊ -da adjetivo
out of proportion
desproporcionado,-a adjetivo disproportionate
' desproporcionado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desproporcionada
English:
disproportionate
- off-balance
* * *desproporcionado, -a adjdisproportionate;el jardín está desproporcionado en relación con la casa the garden is the wrong size for the house;la figurita del niño está desproporcionada con respecto a las de San José y la Virgen the figure of the child is out of proportion to those of St Joseph and the Virgin;una condena desproporcionada para el delito cometido a sentence disproportionate o out of proportion to the crime committed;recibió críticas de una dureza desproporcionada he was criticized with unwarranted severity* * *adj disproportionate* * * -
5 ladeado
adj.tilted, awry, lopsided, tilting.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ladear.* * *ADJ1) (=inclinado) tilted, leaning, inclined2) Arg (=descuidado) slovenly3) Cono Sur ** (=taimado) crooked *4) Cono Sur* (=enfadado)* * *- da adjetivo [estar]el cuadro está ladeado — the picture is on a slant o is askew
* * *= askew.Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.* * *- da adjetivo [estar]el cuadro está ladeado — the picture is on a slant o is askew
* * *= askew.Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.
* * *ladeado -da[ ESTAR]:el cuadro está ladeado the picture's not straight, the picture's crookedllevaba el sombrero ladeado he wore his hat at an angle o tilted to one sidellevas la falda ladeada (descentrada) your skirt's twisted; (caída de un lado) your skirt's up at one side, your skirt's lopsided* * *
Del verbo ladear: ( conjugate ladear)
ladeado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
ladeado
ladear
ladeado◊ -da adjetivo: el cuadro está ladeado the picture is on a slant o is askew;
llevaba el sombrero ladeado he wore his hat at an angle;
con la cabeza ladeada with his head tilted to one side
ladear ( conjugate ladear) verbo transitivo ‹ cabeza› to tilt … to one side;
‹ objeto› to tilt
ladearse verbo pronominal ( inclinarse) to lean to one side
ladear verbo transitivo to tilt: ladeó la cabeza, she leant her head to one side
' ladeado' also found in these entries:
English:
lopsided
- angle
* * *ladeado, -a adj[torcido] tilted, at an angle;el cuadro está ladeado the painting isn't straight;mételo ladeado put it in sideways* * *adj tilted* * *ladeado, -da adj: crooked, tilted, lopsided -
6 avanzar con dificultad
(v.) = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through)Ex. There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.Ex. Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.Ex. Ebooks will just have to slog along at lower margins.Ex. He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.* * *(v.) = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through)Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.Ex: Ebooks will just have to slog along at lower margins.Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided. -
7 cojear
v.1 to limp (person).Ricardo cojea cuando mendiga Richard limps when he goes begging.2 to wobble (forniture).3 to be faulty (argumento).4 to falter, to totter.Su decisión cojeó al verla His decision faltered upon seeing her.* * *1 (persona) to limp, hobble2 (muebles) to wobble\cojear del mismo pie familiar to have the same faults* * *verb* * *VI1) [persona] (=estar cojo) to limp, hobble (along); (=ser cojo) to be lamecojea de la pierna izquierda — [temporalmente] she's limping on her left leg; [permanentemente] she's lame in her left leg, she has a limp in her left leg
2) [mueble] to wobble, be wobbly* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lameentró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in
b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short* * *= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).Ex. Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.Ex. Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.Ex. He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) persona/animal (por herida, dolor) to limp; ( permanentemente) to be lameentró cojeando — he limped o hobbled in
b) silla/mesa to wobble, rock2) (fam) explicación/definición to fall short* * *= limp, walk with + a hobble, hobble (along).Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.
Ex: Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.Ex: He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.* * *cojear [A1 ]viA1«persona/animal»: cojea del pie derecho (ahora) she's limping on her right foot; (permanentemente) she's lame in her right legentró cojeando he limped o hobbled in2 «silla/mesa» to wobble, rockB ( fam)«explicación/definición»: así la explicación cojea as it stands, the explanation falls short o doesn't stand up o is lacking* * *
cojear ( conjugate cojear) verbo intransitivo
( permanentemente) to be lame;◊ entró cojeando he limped o hobbled in
cojear verbo intransitivo
1 (caminar defectuosamente) to limp, hobble
2 (bailar un mueble) to wobble
♦ Locuciones: familiar cojear del mismo pie, to have the same faults
familiar saber de qué pie cojea (alguien), to know someone's weak spots
' cojear' also found in these entries:
English:
hobble
- lame
- limp
* * *cojear vi1. [persona, animal] [ser cojo] to be lame;[temporalmente] to limp;cojea desde el accidente she's had a limp since the accident;el perro cojea de una pata the dog is lame in one leg;saber de qué pie cojea alguien to know sb's weak points;los dos cojean del mismo pie they both have the same problem2. [mueble] to wobble3. [razonamiento, frase] to be faulty;su teoría cojea en varios puntos his theory has several weak points* * *v/i1 de persona limp, hobble* * *cojear vi1) : to limp2) : to wobble, to rock3)cojear del mismo pie : to be two of a kind* * *cojear vb1. (persona por lesión) to limp2. (mueble) to be wobbly -
8 disiparse
1 (desvanecerse) to clear, disperse, dissipate2 (evaporarse) to evaporate3 figurado to vanish, be dispelled* * *VPR1) (Meteo) [niebla] to lift; [nubes] to disperse2) [dudas] to be dispelled* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx. Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex. Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex. Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *(v.) = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear offEx: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *
disiparse ( conjugate disiparse) verbo pronominal [nubes/niebla] to clear;
[temores/sospechas] to be dispelled;
[ ilusiones] to vanish, disappear
■disiparse vr (desvanecerse la niebla, el temor, etc) to disappear, vanish
' disiparse' also found in these entries:
English:
clear
- disperse
- dissipate
- lift
- thin out
- melt
* * *vpr1. [dudas, sospechas, temores] to be dispelled;[ilusiones] to be shattered2. [niebla, humo, vapor] to disperse;un frente cálido hará que se disipe la borrasca a warm front will cause the low pressure to dissipate* * *v/r1 de niebla clear2 de duda vanish* * *vr -
9 dramático
adj.1 dramatic, dramatical, theatrical, theatric.2 dramatic, drastic, striking.3 dramatic, dramaturgic, histrionic, thespian.m.dramatic actor, tragic actor, tragedian.* * *► adjetivo1 dramatic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 dramatist* * *(f. - dramática)adj.* * *1.ADJ dramaticno seas tan dramático — don't make such a drama out of it, don't be such a drama queen * hum
2.SM (=autor) dramatist* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.----* autor dramático = playwright.* * *- ca adjetivo dramaticun autor dramático — a playwright o dramatist
* * *= theatrical, dramatic.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.* autor dramático = playwright.* * *dramático -ca1 ‹género› dramaticun destacado autor dramático an outstanding playwright o dramatist2 ‹situación/momento› dramatic3 ‹cambios› dramaticdramáticas consecuencias dramatic consequences* * *
dramático◊ -ca adjetivo
dramatic;
un autor dramático a playwright o dramatist
dramático,-a adjetivo dramatic
' dramático' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dramática
- dramatizar
- género
English:
dramatic
- flourish
- sweeping
- drama
- straight
- turn
* * *dramático, -a adj1. [de teatro] dramatic;un autor dramático a dramatist o playwright;estudia arte dramático she's studying drama2. [muy grave] dramatic;se vivieron momentos dramáticos there were dramatic moments3. [exagerado, teatral] theatrical, histrionic;ponerse dramático to become theatrical, to over-dramatize;no te pongas dramático, que no fue para tanto don't make a big production out of it, it wasn't such a big deal* * *adj dramatic;arte dramático dramatic art* * *dramático, -ca adj: dramatic♦ dramáticamente adv* * *dramático adj dramatic -
10 drástico
adj.1 drastic, inflexible, energetic, severe.2 drastic, striking, dramatic.* * *► adjetivo1 drastic* * *(f. - drástica)adj.* * *ADJ drastic* * *- ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic* * *= drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.Ex. Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.----* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* * *- ca adjetivo <remedio/medida> drastic* * *= drastic, forceful, dramatic, swingeing.Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* * *drástico -ca‹remedio/medida› drastichan reducido las subvenciones de manera drástica subsidies have been drastically reduced* * *
drástico◊ -ca adjetivo
drastic
drástico,-a adjetivo drastic
' drástico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
drástica
English:
drastic
- dramatic
* * *drástico, -a adjdrastic* * *adj drastic* * *drástico, -ca adj: drastic♦ drásticamente adv -
11 espectacular
adj.spectacular.* * *► adjetivo1 spectacular* * *adj.* * *ADJ spectacular* * *adjetivo spectacular* * *= grandiose, phenomenal, spectacular, dramatic.Ex. It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.Ex. Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex. There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.----* avance espectacular = quantum leap.* de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* * *adjetivo spectacular* * *= grandiose, phenomenal, spectacular, dramatic.Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.* avance espectacular = quantum leap.* de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* * *spectacularpaisajes de una espectacular belleza landscapes of spectacular beauty* * *
espectacular adjetivo
spectacular
espectacular adjetivo spectacular
' espectacular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparatosa
- aparatoso
English:
dramatic
- dramatically
- gimmick
- grand finale
- grandiose
- spectacle
- spectacular
- phenomenal
* * *espectacular adjspectacular* * *adj spectacular* * *espectacular adj: spectacular♦ espectacularmente adv* * *espectacular adj spectacular -
12 muy + Adjetivo
(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.* * *(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour. -
13 radical
adj.radical.f. & m.1 radical, die-hard, diehard, extremist.2 radicle, radical.3 radical, root.m.1 root (grammar & math).2 radical (chemistry).* * *► adjetivo1 radical1 (en gramática, matemática) root, radical* * *1. adj.radical, drastic2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ SMF radical2. SM1) (Ling) root2) (Mat) square-root sign3) (Quím) radical* * *Iadjetivo radicalIImasculino y femenino1) (Pol) radical2)a) (Mat) rootb) (Ling) radical, root* * *= drastic, radical, deep-seated, dramatic, vowed, hardliner, bigot.Ex. Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.Ex. A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.Ex. Librarians have always had a deep-seated, and often irrational, faith in education -- especially book-centred, information education -- as a panacea for society's ills.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. The archtypical animal rights activist is embodied in Emma Peel, a suicidal grammar school dropout, a vowed fruitarian, & member of the Animal Liberation Front.Ex. Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.Ex. It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.----* cambio radical = revulsion, radical change.* cambio radical de postura = about-face.* causa radical, la = radical cause, the.* * *Iadjetivo radicalIImasculino y femenino1) (Pol) radical2)a) (Mat) rootb) (Ling) radical, root* * *= drastic, radical, deep-seated, dramatic, vowed, hardliner, bigot.Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
Ex: A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.Ex: Librarians have always had a deep-seated, and often irrational, faith in education -- especially book-centred, information education -- as a panacea for society's ills.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: The archtypical animal rights activist is embodied in Emma Peel, a suicidal grammar school dropout, a vowed fruitarian, & member of the Animal Liberation Front.Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.* cambio radical = revulsion, radical change.* cambio radical de postura = about-face.* causa radical, la = radical cause, the.* * *A1 ( Pol) radical2 ‹cambio/medida› radical, drasticB ( Bot) radicalA ( Pol) radicalradical de izquierdas left-wing radicalB1 ( Mat) root2 ( Ling) radical, root* * *
radical adjetivo, masculino y femenino
radical
radical
I adjetivo
1 (total, completo) radical: su carácter cambió de un modo radical, he went through a radical character change
un cambio radical, a drastic change
2 (categórico, sin término medio) hizo una crítica radical de la nueva ley, she was scathingly critical of the new law
II adjetivo & mf Pol radical
III m Mat Quím radical
radical libre, free radical
Ling root
' radical' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decantarse
- giro
- radicalizar
- radicalizarse
- vuelco
- vuelta
English:
drastic
- economic
- extreme
- radical
- shake-up
- sweeping
- about
- line
- out
* * *♦ adj1. [drástico] radical2. [no moderado] radical4. Gram root5. Bot root♦ nmf1. [que no es moderado] radical♦ nm1. Gram root2. Mat square root sign3. Quím radicalradical libre free radical* * *I adj radicalII m/f persona radicalIII m GRAM, MAT root* * *radical adj: radical, extreme♦ radicalmente advradical nmf: radical* * *radical adj n radical -
14 reducirse poco a poco
(v.) = dribble offEx. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.* * *(v.) = dribble offEx: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
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15 torcido
adj.1 twisted, crooked, bent, bending.2 ill-starred.3 crooked, twisted.past part.past participle of spanish verb: torcer.* * *► adjetivo1 (que no es recto) twisted3 (ladeado) slanted, crooked, lopsided4 MEDICINA sprained, strained5 figurado (mente etc) twisted* * *(f. - torcida)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=no derecho) [nariz, línea] crooked; (=doblado) [palo, alambre] bentel cuadro está torcido — the picture is not straight, the picture is crooked
2) (=taimado) devious, crooked2.SM (=acto) [de seda] twist* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex. The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.Ex. It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex. Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) [ESTAR] ( con respecto a otra cosa) crookedb) ( curvo) benttiene las piernas torcidas — ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed; ( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2) < intenciones> devious, crooked* * *= crooked, askew, skewed-up.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.* * *torcido -daA1 [ ESTAR] (con respecto a otra cosa) crookedle quedó la nariz torcida he was left with a crooked nosetiene la boca torcida he has a twisted mouthllevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted, your skirt isn't straightel cuadro está torcido the picture isn't straight, the picture is on a slant o is askewla planta creció torcida the plant grew crooked o lopsided2 (curvo) bentun alambre/palo torcido a bent wire/sticktiene la columna torcida she has curvature of the spineB ‹intenciones› devious, crookedel hijo menor le salió torcido his youngest son didn't turn out at all as he had hoped* * *
Del verbo torcer: ( conjugate torcer)
torcido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
torcer
torcido
torcer ( conjugate torcer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ cuerpo› to twist;
‹ cabeza› to turn;
2 ‹ esquina› to turn
3 ‹curso/rumbo› to change
verbo intransitivo ( girar) [persona/vehículo] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, curve
torcerse verbo pronominal
1 ‹tobillo/muñeca› to sprain
2 [madera/viga] to warp
torcido◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
llevas la falda torcida your skirt's twisted
tiene las piernas torcidas ( para adentro) he is knock-kneed;
( para afuera) he is bowlegged
2 ‹ intenciones› devious, crooked
torcer
I verbo transitivo
1 (curvar) to bend
2 (retorcer) to twist: me he torcido el tobillo, I've twisted my ankle
3 (tergiversar) to twist
II verbo transitivo & vi (girar) to turn: tuerce a la izquierda, turn left
torcido,-a adj (curvo) bent
1 (retorcido) twisted
2 (un cuadro, la corbata, etc) crooked
' torcido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcer
- torcida
- chueco
English:
bandy
- bent
- crooked
- gnarled
- skew-whiff
- squint
- straighten out
- strained
- twist
- askew
- awry
- cockeyed
- lop
- uneven
* * *torcido, -a adj1. [no derecho] [cuello, cable] twisted;[nariz] bent;llevas la corbata torcida your tie's not straight;ese cuadro está torcido that picture's not straight;la rueda de la bicicleta está torcida the bicycle wheel is bent;te ha salido un nueve torcido that nine has come out a bit crooked;me miró con el gesto torcido she frowned at me2. [doblado] [clavo, alambre] bent3. [retorcido] [intención] twisted;[interpretación] mistaken* * *adj twisted, bent* * *torcido, -da adj1) : twisted, crooked2) : devious* * *torcido adj1. (línea) crooked2. (cuadro, corbata) not straight3. (alambre) bent -
16 una ristra de
= a long tail of, a volley ofEx. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.* * *= a long tail of, a volley ofEx: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. -
17 sonrisa
f.smile.* * *1 smile* * *noun f.* * *SF smile* * *femenino smile* * *= smile, grin, smiley, smiley face, emoticon.Nota: En Internet, combinación de caracteres y números que si se miran torciendo la cabeza hacia la izquierda representan expresiones faciales que indican el estado emocional del que los escribe: tristeza:-(, alegría:-), guiño ;-), aburrimiento:-0, regañando:-<, etc. Proviene de la combinación de emotion (emoción) y icon (símbolo).Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.Ex. Smileys are combinations of alphanumeric and punctuation characters to represent facial expressions and figures, typically used to indicate tone of voice, emotion, or state of mind.Ex. To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.Ex. To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.----* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.* * *femenino smile* * *= smile, grin, smiley, smiley face, emoticon.Nota: En Internet, combinación de caracteres y números que si se miran torciendo la cabeza hacia la izquierda representan expresiones faciales que indican el estado emocional del que los escribe: tristeza:-(, alegría:-), guiño ;-), aburrimiento:-0, regañando:-<, etc. Proviene de la combinación de emotion (emoción) y icon (símbolo).Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.Ex: Smileys are combinations of alphanumeric and punctuation characters to represent facial expressions and figures, typically used to indicate tone of voice, emotion, or state of mind.Ex: To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.Ex: To view a smiley face or emoticon, tilt your head to the left, or the image to the right, until the left-hand side is at the top.* ofrecer una sonrisa = give + a grin.* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja = grin from + ear to ear.* sonrisa controlada = subdued laugh.* * *smileuna sonrisa forzada a forced smilesiempre tiene la sonrisa en los labios she's always smiling, she always has a smile on her facecon una sonrisa de oreja a oreja grinning from ear to earsin perder la sonrisa without losing her smilese le heló la sonrisa en los labios the smile froze on his lips* * *
sonrisa sustantivo femenino
smile
sonrisa sustantivo femenino smile
' sonrisa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agradecer
- amagar
- elocuente
- embrujar
- evocar
- inconfundible
- vislumbrar
- amplio
- arrebatador
- artificial
- coqueto
- delator
- dulce
- empalagoso
- falso
- forzar
- franco
- fugaz
- hechicero
- imperturbable
- infantil
- irresistible
- leve
- pícaro
- significativo
- tenue
- triunfal
English:
artificial
- beaming
- boyish
- bright
- crooked
- delighted
- forced
- grin
- icy
- lopsided
- mischievous
- muster
- set
- smile
- smirk
- sneer
- stiff
- manage
* * *sonrisa nfsmile;una sonrisa de felicidad/triste a happy/sad smileArte la sonrisa etrusca Mona Lisa smile* * *f smile* * *sonrisa nf: smile* * *sonrisa n smile -
18 jetón
- tona adjetivoa) (AmL fam) ( de boca grande) big-mouthed; ( de labios gruesos) thick-lippedb) (Chi fam) ( estúpido) stupid* * *- tona adjetivoa) (AmL fam) ( de boca grande) big-mouthed; ( de labios gruesos) thick-lippedb) (Chi fam) ( estúpido) stupid* * *A* * *jetón, -ona adjFam1. Am [de boca grande] big-mouthed;[de labios gruesos] thick-lipped -
19 torcida
f.wick for lamps and candles.past part.past participle of spanish verb: torcer.* * *f., (m. - torcido)* * *SF wick* * *
torcido,-a adj (curvo) bent
1 (retorcido) twisted
2 (un cuadro, la corbata, etc) crooked
' torcida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
torcido
English:
lopsided
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20 asimétrico
• askew• asymmetric• asymmetrical• disproportionate• irregular• lacking substance• lacking willpower• lopsided• uneven• unsymmetrical
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Lopsided — Lop sid ed, a. [Lop + side. Cf. {Lobsided}.] 1. Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship. Marryat. [1913 Webster] 2. Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one side than the other; also used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lopsided — also lop sided, 1711, originally lapsided, first used of ships; from LOP (Cf. lop) (v.2) + SIDE (Cf. side) (n.). Related: Lopsidedly; lopsidedness … Etymology dictionary
lopsided — [adj] leaning, falling to one side; larger on one side askew, asymmetrical, awry, cockeyed, crooked, disproportional, disproportionate, inclinatory, irregular, nonsymmetrical, off balance, one sided, out of shape, overbalanced, squint, tilting,… … New thesaurus
lopsided — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ with one side lower or smaller than the other. DERIVATIVES lopsidedly adverb lopsidedness noun … English terms dictionary
lopsided — [läp′sīd΄id] adj. 1. noticeably heavier, bigger, or lower on one side; not symmetrical 2. not balanced; uneven lopsidedly adv. lopsidedness n … English World dictionary
lopsided — [[t]lɒ̱psa͟ɪdɪd[/t]] also lop sided 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is lopsided is uneven because one side is lower or heavier than the other. His suit had shoulders that made him look lopsided. ...a friendly, lopsided grin. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say … English dictionary
lopsided — lop|sid|ed [ˌlɔpˈsaıdıd US ˌla:p ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: lop to hang down loosely ; LOP EARED] 1.) having one side that is lower or heavier than the other ▪ a lopsided grin 2.) unequal or uneven, especially in an unfair way ▪ a lopsided 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
lopsided — adjective 1 having one side that is lower or heavier than the other: a lopsided grin 2 unequal or uneven in a way that seems unfair: a lopsided ratio of men to women … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lopsided — adjective Date: 1711 1. leaning to one side 2. lacking in balance, symmetry, or proportion ; disproportionately heavy on one side < a lopsided vote of 99 1 > • lopsidedly adverb • lopsidedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
lopsided — adjective /ˈlɒp.saɪ.dəd,ˈlɑp.saɪ.dɪd/ Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other. Carrying a heavy suitcase, he walked with a lopsided gait. See Also: top heavy … Wiktionary
lopsided — adj. Lopsided is used with these nouns: ↑grin, ↑smile … Collocations dictionary