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121 perfeccionar
• ameliorate• complete• improve• improve on• make payment of• make permutations• perfect -
122 afinar
v.1 to tune (Music) (instrument).afinar la voz to sing in tuneElsa afina su piano Elsa tunes her piano.2 to fine-tune.afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3 to refine.La refinería afina el aceite The refinery refines the oil.4 to sing in tune.5 to work out, to iron out.Ricardo afinó la propuesta Richard works out the proposal.6 to attune.La privación afina los sentidos Privation attunes the senses7 to enhance.El maquillaje afina la belleza natural Makeup enhances natural beauty.* * *1 to perfect, polish2 MÚSICA to tune3 (puntería) to sharpen4 (metales) to purify, refine* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Mús) to tune2) (Aut) to tune up3) (=perfeccionar) to put the finishing touch to, complete; (=pulir) to polish; (Téc) to purify, refine; [+ puntería] to sharpen, make more precise2.VI to sing in tune, play in tune3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex. The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex. These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex. The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < instrumento> to tune2) < punta> to sharpen2.afinarse v pron to become thinner* * *= refine, tune, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.* * *afinar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹instrumento› to tune2 ‹coche› to tune up; ‹motor› to tune3 ‹concepto/definición› to perfect, refine, honeB ‹punta› to sharpen■ afinarviA1 (cantar, tocar en el tono debido) «cantante» to sing in tune; «músico» to play in tune2 (ajustar el instrumento) to tune upB (estar alerta) to be/keep on one's toes■ afinarseto become thinner* * *
afinar ( conjugate afinar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ motor› to tune
2 ‹ punta› to sharpen
afinar verbo transitivo
1 (la puntería) to sharpen
2 (un instrumento) to tune
' afinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- diapasón
- puntería
English:
attune
- tune
- tune up
- hone
* * *♦ vt1. [instrumento] to tune;afinar la voz to sing in tune2. [perfeccionar, mejorar] to fine-tune;afinar la puntería to improve one's aim3. [pulir] to refine♦ vi[cantar] to sing in tune* * *I v/t1 MÚS tune; figfine-tune2 punta sharpenII v/i play in tune* * *afinar vt1) : to perfect, to refine2) : to tune (an instrument)afinar vi: to sing or play in tune* * *afinar vb (instrumento) to tune -
123 caca
f.1 poo (British), poop (United States) (informal) (excrement).2 nasty or dirty thing (cosa sucia).3 poop, excrement, pooh.4 luck.* * *■ ¿has hecho caca? have you been to the toilet?■ ¿tienes caca? do you want to go to the toilet?2 familiar (en lenguaje infantil) dirt■ deja eso que es caca leave it, it's dirty3 figurado shit, rubbish■ esa película es una caca that film is shitty, that film is rubbish* * *a) (fam o leng infantil) ( excremento)hacer caca — to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children)
el niño se hizo caca — the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq)
no toques eso! caca! — don't touch that, it's dirty!
b) (fam) ( porquería)su último libro es una caca — his last book is trash o rubbish
* * *= dung, poop.Ex. The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.Ex. Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.----* hacer caca = take + a dump.* * *a) (fam o leng infantil) ( excremento)hacer caca — to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children)
el niño se hizo caca — the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq)
no toques eso! caca! — don't touch that, it's dirty!
b) (fam) ( porquería)su último libro es una caca — his last book is trash o rubbish
* * *= dung, poop.Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.* hacer caca = take + a dump.* * *A1 ( fam o leng infantil)(excremento): ¿has hecho caca? have you been to the bathroom ( AmE) o ( BrE) toilet? ( euph), have you done a poop ( AmE) o ( BrE) a pooh? ( used to or by children)el niño se ha hecho caca the baby needs changing, the baby's dirtied his diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy ( colloq)me hice caca I messed myself, I messed my pantscaca de perro dog mess¡no toques eso! ¡caca! don't touch that, it's dirty!2 ( fam)(porquería): su último libro es una caca his last book is trash, his last book is rubbish o a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)¡qué caca! that was lucky! o a stroke of luck!de pura caca alcancé el camión it was just pure luck that I caught the bus* * *
caca sustantivo femenino (fam o leng infantil):◊ hacer caca to go to the bathroom (AmE) o (BrE) toilet (euph), to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) pooh (used to or by children);
hacerse caca to mess oneself;
el niño se hizo caca the baby dirtied his diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy (colloq);
caca de perro dog mess;
¡no toques eso! ¡caca! don't touch that, it's dirty!
caca sustantivo femenino familiar
1 (excremento) poo: el niño quiere hacer caca, the boy needs to have a poo
la calle está llena de cacas de perro, the street is full of dog mess
2 (basura) su primera película es una auténtica caca, his first film was a complete load of rubbish
' caca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
English:
mess
* * *caca nfFam1. [excremento] Br poo, US poop;hacerse caca encima to make a mess in one's pants, to mess one's pants;Espuna caca de vaca a cowpat;Esp¿que si te dejo el dinero? ¡una caca de vaca! will I lend you the money? that'll be the day o Br that'll be right!;2. [cosa sucia] nasty o dirty thing;no toques eso, es caca don't touch that, it's dirty* * *f fam1 poop fam, Brpooh fam ;hacer caca fam poop fam, Brdo a pooh fam* * *caca n dirtno toques eso, es caca don't touch that, it's dirty -
124 cortapisa
f.1 limitation, restriction.2 condition.3 obstacle, impediment.* * *1 (condición) condition, restriction2 (dificultad) difficulty, obstacle\poner cortapisas to impose conditionssin cortapisas with no strings attached* * *SF1) (=restricción) restriction, condition2) (=traba) snag, obstacleponer cortapisas a algo/algn — to restrict o hold back sth/sb
3) (=gracia) charm, wit* * *poner cortapisas a algo/alguien — to put obstacles in the way of something/in somebody's way
* * *----* sin cortapisas = untrammelled.* * *poner cortapisas a algo/alguien — to put obstacles in the way of something/in somebody's way
* * ** sin cortapisas = untrammelled.* * *el proyecto pudo llevarse a cabo sin cortapisas they managed to finish the project without any setbackshabló sin cortapisas she spoke freelyle está poniendo demasiadas cortapisas a la iniciativa he is putting up too many obstacles to the plan* * *
cortapisa sustantivo femenino restriction, limitation
* * *cortapisa nflimitation, restriction;quiere tener poder de decisión, sin ninguna cortapisa he wants complete freedom o a free hand to make decisions;poner cortapisas a to hinder, to put obstacles in the way of;le pusieron cortapisas por ser mujer they put obstacles in her way o made things difficult for her because she was a woman* * *f restriction;poner cortapisas a fig put obstacles in the way of, obstruct -
125 desconocido
adj.1 unknown, anonymous, unfamiliar, obscure.2 undiscovered, strange, uncharted.f. & m.stranger, unidentified individual, unknown individual.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desconocer.* * *1→ link=desconocer desconocer► adjetivo1 (no conocido) unknown2 (no reconocido) unrecognized3 (extraño) strange, unfamiliar► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 stranger, unknown person1 the unknown\estar desconocido,-a to be unrecognizable* * *1. (f. - desconocida)noun2. (f. - desconocida)adj.1) unfamiliar2) unknown* * *desconocido, -a1. ADJ1) [gen] unknown2)estar desconocido: con ese traje estás desconocido — I'd hardly recognize you o you're unrecognizable in that suit
después del divorcio está desconocido — he's a changed person o he's like a different person since the divorce
2.SM / F stranger* * *I- da adjetivoa) <hecho/método/sensación> unknownb) <artista/atleta> unknownd) (fam) ( irreconocible)IIahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
- da masculino, femeninoa) ( no conocido) strangerb) ( no identificado)un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established
* * *= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].Ex. Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.Ex. We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex. Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.Ex. Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.Ex. The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex. This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.Ex. As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.Ex. By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.Ex. This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.Ex. Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.----* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <hecho/método/sensación> unknownb) <artista/atleta> unknownd) (fam) ( irreconocible)IIahora hasta plancha, está desconocido — he's like a different man, he even does the ironing
- da masculino, femeninoa) ( no conocido) strangerb) ( no identificado)un desconocido le asestó una puñalada — he was stabbed by someone whose identity has not been established
* * *= stranger, unfamiliar, unheard of, unidentified, unknown, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA], outsider, uncharted, unchartered, unheard, unnoticed, unnoted, nomen nescio [N.N.].Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex: Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as ' unidentified'.Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.* algo desconocido = virgin territory.* de causas desconocidas = idiopathic.* desconocido, lo = unfamiliar, the, unknown, the.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* hablar en lengua desconocida = talk in + tongues.* líquido desconocido = foreign substance.* miedo a lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* miedo hacia lo desconocido = fear of the unknown.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* producto desconocido = foreign substance.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser un desconocido = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* sustancia desconocida = foreign substance.* terreno desconocido = unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* territorio desconocido = unfamiliar territory, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* * *1 ‹razón/hecho› unknown; ‹métodos/sensación› unknownpor razones desconocidas vendió todo y se fue for some unknown reason he sold up and leftpartió con destino desconocido she set off for an unknown destinationsu rostro no me era del todo desconocido his face wasn't wholly unfamiliar to meuna sensación de terror hasta entonces desconocida a feeling of terror the like of which I/he had never experienced beforetécnicas hasta ahora desconocidas hitherto unknown techniquessu obra es prácticamente desconocida en Europa her work is practically unknown in Europede origen desconocido of unknown originlo desconocido siempre lo ha intrigado he has always been fascinated by the unknown2 ‹artista/atleta› unknown3 ‹persona›(extraño): una persona desconocida a stranger4 ( fam)(irreconocible): con ese peinado nuevo está desconocida she's unrecognizable o totally changed with her new hairstyleahora hasta plancha, está desconocido he's like a different man o he's a changed person, he even does the ironingmasculine, feminine1 (no conocido) strangerno hables con desconocidos don't talk to strangers2(no identificado): fue atacado por unos desconocidos he was attacked by unknown assailantsun desconocido le asestó una puñalada he was stabbed by an unidentified person o by someone whose identity has not been established* * *
Del verbo desconocer: ( conjugate desconocer)
desconocido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desconocer
desconocido
desconocer ( conjugate desconocer) verbo transitivoa) ( no conocer):
desconocía este hecho I was unaware of this factb) ( no reconocer):
desconocido◊ -da adjetivo ( en general) unknown;
un cantante desconocido an unknown singer;
una persona desconocida a stranger
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( no conocido) stranger
desconocer verbo transitivo
1 (no saber) not to know, to be unaware of
2 (no reconocer, encontrar muy cambiado) to fail to recognize: ¿tú maquillada?, te desconozco, you with make up?, I can hardly recognize you
desconocido,-a
I adjetivo
1 unknown
una voz desconocida, an unfamiliar voice
2 (irreconocible) unrecognizable: estás desconocida, you have changed a lot
II sustantivo masculino y femenino stranger
III sustantivo masculino lo desconocido, the unknown
' desconocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anónima
- anónimo
- desconocida
- incierta
- incierto
- inédita
- inédito
- paradero
- extraño
- miedo
- perfecto
English:
mate
- obscure
- strange
- stranger
- undiscovered
- unfamiliar
- unknown
- blind
- outsider
- perfect
* * *desconocido, -a♦ adj1. [no conocido] unknown;su cine es del todo desconocido en Europa his movies are totally unknown in Europe;elementos químicos entonces desconocidos chemical elements then unknown;una enfermedad hasta ahora desconocida a hitherto unknown illness;por causas todavía desconocidas for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown;nació en 1821, de padre desconocido he was born in 1821, and it is not known who his father was;el mundo de lo desconocido the world of the unknown;su nombre no me es del todo desconocido his name rings a bell2. [extraño]no dé su teléfono o dirección a personas desconocidas don't give your telephone number or address to strangers3. [sin fama] unknown;escritores jóvenes, casi desconocidos young, almost unknown, writers¿ya no fumas ni bebes? ¡chico, estás desconocido! you don't smoke or drink any more? well, well, you're a changed man!;el viejo bar estaba desconocido the old bar was unrecognizable;así, sin gafas, estás desconocido like that, with no glasses, you're unrecognizable♦ nm,f1. [extraño] stranger;hablar con un desconocido to talk to a stranger;no le abras la puerta a desconocidos don't open the door to strangers2. [persona sin fama] unknown;le dieron el premio a un (perfecto) desconocido they gave the prize to a complete unknown3. [persona sin identificar] unidentified person;un desconocido le disparó un tiro en la cabeza he was shot in the head by an unknown assailant;tres desconocidos prendieron fuego a varias tiendas several shops were set on fire by three unidentified persons* * *I adj unknownII m, desconocida f stranger* * *desconocido, -da adj: unknown, unfamiliardesconocido, -da nextraño: stranger* * *desconocido1 adj1. (no conocido) unknown2. (extraño) strange / unfamiliardesconocido2 n stranger -
126 discreción
f.1 discretion, good judgement, capacity to make good judgements.2 discretion, discreetness, moderation, prudence.3 discretion, inconspicuousness, unnoticeability.* * *1 (sensatez) discretion, tact2 (agudeza) wit\■ cada uno tomará a discreción la herramienta que crea más adecuada it will be left to one's own discretion to choose a suitable tool* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=prudencia) discretion2)a discreción: añadir azúcar a discreción — add sugar to taste
¡a discreción! — (Mil) stand easy!
rendirse a discreción — (Mil) to surrender unconditionally
3)* * *1)a) (tacto, mesura) tact, discretionb) ( reserva) discretionobrar or actuar con discreción — to be discreet
2)a discreción: esto queda a discreción del juez this is left to the discretion of the judge; fuego a discreción! — fire at will!
* * *= discretion.Ex. Staff who do have access must be selected for their discretion and must never use their knowledge except in the performance of their duties.----* a discreción = no holds barred.* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.* a su discreción = at will.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* despedir a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* * *1)a) (tacto, mesura) tact, discretionb) ( reserva) discretionobrar or actuar con discreción — to be discreet
2)a discreción: esto queda a discreción del juez this is left to the discretion of the judge; fuego a discreción! — fire at will!
* * *= discretion.Ex: Staff who do have access must be selected for their discretion and must never use their knowledge except in the performance of their duties.
* a discreción = no holds barred.* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.* a su discreción = at will.* dejarlo a la discreción de = leave + it to the discretion of.* despedir a discreción = fire at + will.* disparar a discreción = fire at + will.* * *A1 (tacto, mesura) tact, discretionse calló por discreción she tactfully kept quiet, out of discretion she kept quiet2 (reserva) discretiondebemos obrar or actuar con gran discreción we must act with great discretion ( frml), we must be very discreet[ S ] garantizamos absoluta discreción we guarantee complete discretionBa discreción: esto queda a discreción del juez this is left to the discretion of the judge¡fuego a discreción! fire at will!comimos y bebimos a discreción ( fam); we ate and drank as much as we liked* * *
discreción sustantivo femenino
1
2
esto queda a discreción del juez this is left to the discretion of the judge
discreción sustantivo femenino discretion: espero que utilices tu discreción, I expect you to use your discretion
♦ Locuciones: a discreción, at discretion o at will: ¡fuego a discreción!, fire at will!
' discreción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ante
- deslizar
- reserva
- secreta
- secreto
- confiar
- contar
- delicadeza
English:
discretion
- tactfulness
- discreetly
* * *♦ nf[reserva] discretion;miró a la otra mesa con discreción she glanced discreetly at the other table;actuó con mucha discreción he was very discreet;confiamos en tu discreción we trust in your discretion;te ruego discreción please be discreet;tuvo la discreción de no mencionarlo he had the tact not to mention it♦ a discreción loc adv[a voluntad] as much as one wants, freely;pueden servirse del bufé a discreción you may have as much as you want from the buffet;lo dejo a tu discreción I leave it to your discretion;el descuento queda a discreción del vendedor the level of discount is at the salesman's discretion;¡fuego a discreción! fire at will!* * *f1 ( sensatez) discretion2:a discreción de at the discretion of3:a discreción disparar at will* * * -
127 engaño
m.1 deceit, deception, trickery, cheating.2 lie, hoax, trick, take-in.3 fraudulence, deceitfulness.4 delusion, false impression.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: engañar.* * *1 deceit, deception2 (estafa) fraud, trick, swindle3 (mentira) lie4 (error) mistake\estar en un engaño to be mistaken* * *noun m.1) deception2) trick* * *SM1) (=acto) [gen] deception; (=ilusión) delusionaquí no hay engaño — there is no attempt to deceive anybody here, it's all on the level *
2) (=trampa) trick, swindle3) (=malentendido) mistake, misunderstandingpadecer engaño — to labour under a misunderstanding, labor under a misunderstanding (EEUU)
4) pl engaños (=astucia) wiles, tricks5) [de pesca] lure6) Cono Sur (=regalo) small gift, token* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex. Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex. The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex. The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex. The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex. Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex. It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.----* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *1)a) ( mentira) deceptionllamarse a engaño — to claim one has been cheated o deceived
b) (timo, estafa) swindle, con (colloq)c) ( ardid) ploy, trick2) (Taur) cape* * *= fraud, snare, sham, hoax, deceit, subterfuge, confidence trick, deception, swindle, rip-off, swindling, cheating, hocus pocus, caper, dissimulation, fiddle, trickery, bluff, con trick, con, con job.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.Ex: Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the ' hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.* autoengaño = self-deception.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* entrar mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.* llevar a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* someter a engaño = perpetrate + deception.* * *A1 (mentira) deceptionlo que más me duele es el engaño it was the deceit o deception that upset me mostfue víctima de un cruel engaño she was the victim of a cruel deception o swindle, she was cruelly deceived o taken invivió en el engaño durante años for years she lived in complete ignorance of his deceites un engaño, no es de oro it's a con, this isn't (made of) gold ( colloq)2 (ardid) ploy, trickse vale de todo tipo de engaños para salirse con la suya he uses all kinds of tricks o every trick in the book to get his own wayllamarse a engaño to claim one has been cheated o deceivedpara que luego nadie pueda llamarse a engaño so that no one can claim o say that they were deceived/cheatedB ( Taur) cape ( used by the matador to confuse the bull)C ( Dep) fakehacer un engaño to fake* * *
Del verbo engañar: ( conjugate engañar)
engaño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
engañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
engañar
engaño
engañó
engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo
tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
engaño a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
engaño sustantivo masculino
engañar
I verbo transitivo
1 to deceive, mislead
2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
4 (timar) to cheat, trick
5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
engaño sustantivo masculino
1 (mentira, trampa) deception, swindle
(estafa) fraud
(infidelidad) unfaithfulness
2 (ilusión, equivocación) delusion: deberías sacarle del engaño, you should tell him the truth
♦ Locuciones: llamarse a engaño, to claim that one has been duped
' engaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engañarse
- farsa
- maña
- montaje
- tramar
- trampear
- coba
- descubrir
- desengañar
- engañar
- tapadera
- tranza
English:
deceit
- deception
- delusion
- double-cross
- game
- guile
- impersonation
- put over
- ride
- sham
- unfaithful
- hoax
* * *engaño nm1. [mentira] deception, deceit;se ganó su confianza con algún engaño she gained his trust through a deception;lo obtuvo mediante engaño she obtained it by deception;todo fue un engaño it was all a deception;llamarse a engaño [engañarse] to delude oneself;[lamentarse] to claim to have been misled;que nadie se llame a engaño, la economía no va bien let no one have any illusions about it, the economy isn't doing well;no nos llamemos a engaño, el programa se puede mejorar let's not delude ourselves, the program could be improved;para que luego no te llames a engaño so you can't claim to have been misled afterwards2. [estafa] swindle;ha sido víctima de un engaño en la compra del terreno he was swindled over the sale of the land3. [ardid] ploy, trick;de nada van a servirte tus engaños your ploys will get you nowhere;las rebajas son un engaño para que la gente compre lo que no necesita sales are a ploy to make people buy things they don't need4. Taurom bullfighter's cape5. [para pescar] lure* * *m1 ( mentira) deception, deceit2 ( ardid) trick;llamarse a engaño claim to have been cheated* * *engaño nm1) : deception, trick2) : fake, feint (in sports)* * *engaño n1. (mentira) lie2. (trampa) trick3. (timo) swindle -
128 necesario
adj.necessary, essential, indispensable, needful.* * *► adjetivo1 necessary\si fuera necesario if need be, if necessary* * *(f. - necesaria)adj.* * *ADJ1) [tras sustantivo] necessaryno disponen del dinero necesario para acabar las obras — they do not have the money they need o the money necessary to finish the work
haremos todo lo necesario para avanzar en las conversaciones de paz — we will do everything (that is) necessary to advance the peace talks
esta es una condición necesaria para que una democracia funcione — this is a necessary condition for a democracy to work
2)hacer necesario: estos graves incidentes hicieron necesaria la intervención de la policía — these serious incidents made it necessary for the police to intervene, these serious incidents made police intervention necessary
hacerse necesario: se hace necesaria una completa renovación antes de la próxima temporada — a complete overhaul is now necessary o required before next season
se hizo necesaria la intervención del estado en la economía — state intervention in the economy became necessary o was required
3)• ser necesario — to be needed, be necessary
no será necesaria la intervención del ejército — no military intervention will be needed o necessary
para hacerse monja son necesarios dos años en el noviciado — it takes two years as a novice to become a nun
fueron necesarias varias reuniones para llegar a un acuerdo — a number of meetings were needed to reach an agreement
haremos huelga si es necesario — if necessary we will go on strike, we will go on strike if need be
si fuera necesario — if necessary, if need be, if it should be necessary
de ser necesario — if necessary, if need be
4)• es necesario hacer algo, es muy necesario tener una infraestructura sólida — it is essential o vital to have a solid infrastructure
para ir a Francia no es necesario tener pasaporte — you don't need a passport o it is not necessary to have a passport to go to France
era necesario que continuara con el tratamiento — he needed to continue o it was necessary for him to continue with the treatment
* * *- ria adjetivo ( imprescindible) necessaryla situación hizo necesario su regreso inmediato — the situation demanded his immediate return (frml)
si es necesario se lo llevaré personalmente — if necessary o if need be, I'll take it to him myself
no es necesario que te quedes — there's no need o it isn't necessary for you to stay
* * *= necessary, requisite.Ex. Minor editorial changes have been made as necessary, and comments which were unintelligible from the tapes have been deleted.Ex. They expressed dissatisfaction with graduates they had employed who, whilst possessing the requisite technical skills, lacked judgement and flexibility in information.----* creer necesario = feel + need for.* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.* demostrar ser necesario = prove + necessary.* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.* hacer esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* muy necesario = much needed [much-needed], long overdue.* no ser necesario = there + be + no question of.* resultar ser necesario = prove + necessary.* según sea necesario = as required.* ser muy necesario = be long overdue.* ser necesario = be needed, it + take.* siendo necesario = resulting in the need for.* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.* * *- ria adjetivo ( imprescindible) necessaryla situación hizo necesario su regreso inmediato — the situation demanded his immediate return (frml)
si es necesario se lo llevaré personalmente — if necessary o if need be, I'll take it to him myself
no es necesario que te quedes — there's no need o it isn't necessary for you to stay
* * *= necessary, requisite.Ex: Minor editorial changes have been made as necessary, and comments which were unintelligible from the tapes have been deleted.
Ex: They expressed dissatisfaction with graduates they had employed who, whilst possessing the requisite technical skills, lacked judgement and flexibility in information.* creer necesario = feel + need for.* cuando sea necesario = when necessary.* dar los pasos necesarios = take + steps.* demostrar ser necesario = prove + necessary.* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana = life skills.* hacer esfuerzo necesario = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.* hacer necesario = render + necessary.* muy necesario = much needed [much-needed], long overdue.* no ser necesario = there + be + no question of.* resultar ser necesario = prove + necessary.* según sea necesario = as required.* ser muy necesario = be long overdue.* ser necesario = be needed, it + take.* siendo necesario = resulting in the need for.* sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.* * *1 (imprescindible) necessaryno dispone del dinero necesario she doesn't have enough money, she doesn't have the necessary moneyme sentía necesario I felt neededla situación hizo necesario su regreso inmediato the situation necessitated o required o demanded his immediate return ( frml), the situation made it necessary for him to return immediatelysu apoyo me es muy necesario I really need her support, her support is vital to mesi es necesario se lo llevaré personalmente if necessary o if need be, I'll take it to him myselfno será necesario abrir todas las cajas it won't be necessary to open all the boxes, we/they won't need to o have to open all the boxesno es necesario que te quedes toda la noche there's no need o it isn't necessary for you to stay all night, you don't have to o you don't need to stay all nightes necesario que cooperemos todos we must all cooperateno compres más de lo necesario don't buy more than you/we need, don't buy more than is necessary2 (inevitable) ‹consecuencia/efecto› inevitable* * *
necesario
haré lo que sea necesario I'll do whatever's necessary;
si es necesario if necessary, if need be;
no es necesario there's no need, it isn't necessary;
me sentía necesario I felt needed
necesario,-a adjetivo necessary: es necesario actuar, we must act
es necesario que así suceda, it has to be this way
no es necesario que grites, there is no need to shout
si fuera necesario, if need be
' necesario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- como
- estimar
- facilitar
- imponerse
- martirizar
- necesaria
- precisa
- preciso
- consigo
- creer
- haber
- menester
- parecer
- someter
English:
essential
- making
- necessary
- needful
- now
- push
- required
- arise
- far
- pinch
- require
- requisite
* * *necesario, -a adj1. [que hace falta] necessary;me llevé la ropa necesaria para una semana I took enough clothes for a week;me eres muy necesaria I really need you;es necesario hacerlo it needs to be done;es necesario descansar regularmente you need to rest regularly;hacer necesario algo to make sth necessary;no es necesario que lo hagas you don't need to do it;si es necesario if need be, if necessary2. [inevitable] inevitable;el desempleo es consecuencia necesaria de la desindustrialización unemployment is an inevitable consequence of deindustrialization* * *adj necessary* * *1) : necessary2)si es necesario : if need be3)hacerse necesario : to be required* * *necesario adj necessaryes necesario hacer algo to have to do something / must do something
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