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101 refrendar
refrendar ( conjugate refrendar) verbo transitivo (Col, Méx) ‹ pasaporte› to renew
refrendar verbo transitivo
1 Leg to countersign: el Parlamento refrendó el acuerdo, the agreement was ratified by Parliament
2 (apoyar, ratificar) to ratify: la mayoría de la población refrendó sus medidas con su voto, the measures were approved by a majority vote -
102 bare
adj.1 desnudo(a) (not covered)the bare minimum lo imprescindible, lo indispensablethe bare bones of the case are… lo esencial del caso es…the bare necessities (of life) lo indispensable (para vivir)a bare pass un aprobado raspado o por los pelos (in exam)a bare majority una mayoría por los pelos3 escaso.4 escueto, sin adornos.5 pelado, raso, desierto.6 denudado.pt.pretérito del verbo BEAR.vt.1 descubrir.2 dejar al descubierto, desvelizar, descubrir, desnudar.3 poner en evidencia, descobijar, revelar, desenmascarar. (pt & pp bared) -
103 comfortable
adj.1 cómodo(a) (bed, chair)2 holgado(a) (majority, income)3 confortable, cómodo, agradablemente caliente, acogedor.4 próspero.s.bufanda. (Estados Unidos) -
104 overwhelming
adj.1 acuciante (need, desire); abrumador(ora) (pressure); aplastante (defeat, majority)2 muy grande, abrumador, arrollador.3 arrasador, arrollador.s.abrumación, agobio, atosigamiento.ger.gerundio del verbo OVERWHELM. -
105 slender
adj.1 esbelto(a) (person, waist, figure)2 remoto(a) (hope); escaso(a) (income, majority)3 delgado, espigado, esbelto, de poco cuerpo. -
106 slim
adj.delgado(a) (persona); fino(a), delgado(a) (libro); pequeño(a) (chance, hope); escaso(a) (majority)v.adelgazar, hacer adelgazar, enflaquecer, enmagrecer.vi.adelgazar.(pt & pp slimmed) -
107 vast
adj.vasto(a) (area); inmenso(a) (majority, number)s.inmensidad, espacio vasto. -
108 wafer-thin
adj.1 muy fino(a) ; ajustado(a) (sentido figurado) (majority)2 muy delgado, muy estrecho, finísimo.
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