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41 inflamación
f.inflammation, swelling, turgescence, swollenness.* * *1 MEDICINA inflammation2 (combustión) combustion, ignition* * *SF1) (Med) inflammation2) (Fís) ignition, combustion* * *femenino (Med) inflammation; (Quím) ignition* * *= inflammation, swelling.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.* * *femenino (Med) inflammation; (Quím) ignition* * *= inflammation, swelling.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.* * *1 ( Med) inflammation2 ( Quím) ignition* * *
inflamación sustantivo femenino (Med) inflammation;
(Quím) ignition
inflamación f Med inflammation
' inflamación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angina
- anginas
- catarro
- celulitis
English:
inflammation
* * *inflamación nf1. [de herida] [por infección] inflammation;[por golpe] swelling2. [de gas] ignition* * *f MED inflammation* * * -
42 insolación
f.insolation, heatstroke, sunstroke, calenture.* * *1 MEDICINA sunstroke2 (en meteorología) sunshine, sunlight* * *SF1) (Med) sunstroke2) (Meteo) sunshinela insolación media diaria es de... — the average hours of daily sunshine is...
* * *a) (Med) sunstrokeb) (Meteo) sunshine, insolation (frml)* * *= heat stroke.Ex. Heat stroke is very serious so work during cooler hours of the day when possible.* * *a) (Med) sunstrokeb) (Meteo) sunshine, insolation (frml)* * *= heat stroke.Ex: Heat stroke is very serious so work during cooler hours of the day when possible.
* * *1 ( Med) sunstrokevas a agarrar or ( esp Esp) coger una insolación you're going to get sunstroke* * *
insolación sustantivo femenino (Med) sunstroke;
insolación sustantivo femenino
1 Med sunstroke
2 Meteor sunshine, insolation: el grado de insolación en Finlandia en invierno es muy bajo, Finland has little sunshine in winter
' insolación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
English:
heatstroke
- sunstroke
- sun
* * *insolación nf1. [exposición al sol] sunstroke;2. Meteo sunshine* * *f MED sunstroke* * ** * *insolación n sunstroke -
43 intoxicación
f.intoxication, poisoning.* * *1 poisoning\intoxicación alimenticia food poisoning* * *SF1) (Med) poisoningintoxicación etílica — alcohol poisoning; euf drunkenness
2) (Pol) indoctrination* * *femenino (Med) intoxication, poisoning* * *= intoxication.Ex. Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.----* intoxicación etílica = alcoholic intoxication.* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.* intoxicación por salmonella = salmonella poisoning.* * *femenino (Med) intoxication, poisoning* * *= intoxication.Ex: Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.
* intoxicación etílica = alcoholic intoxication.* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.* intoxicación por salmonella = salmonella poisoning.* * *A ( Med) intoxication, poisoningCompuestos:food poisoning( Med) alcohol poisoning; (borrachera) drunkennessB ( Pol) brainwashing, indoctrination* * *
intoxicación sustantivo femenino (Med) intoxication, poisoning;
intoxicación etílica (Med) alcohol poisoning
intoxicación sustantivo femenino poisoning
intoxicación alimentaria, food poisoning
' intoxicación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
etílica
- etílico
English:
food poisoning
- intoxication
- poisoning
- food
- lead
* * *intoxicación nf1. [médica] poisoning;sufrió una intoxicación alimentaria he had a bout of food poisoning;una intoxicación por monóxido de carbono carbon monoxide poisoningintoxicación etílica alcohol poisoning2. [manipulación]la intoxicación informativa orquestada por el régimen the regime's manipulation of the media* * *f poisoning* * * -
44 lanceta
f.1 sting. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)2 lancet, lance.* * *1 lancet, lance* * *SF1) (Med) lancet* * *a) (Med) lancetb) (Andes, Méx) ( aguijón) sting* * *= lancet.Ex. A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.----* abrir con lanceta = lance.* * *a) (Med) lancetb) (Andes, Méx) ( aguijón) sting* * *= lancet.Ex: A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.
* abrir con lanceta = lance.* * *1 ( Med) lancet2 (Andes, Méx) (aguijón) sting* * *
lanceta sustantivo femeninoa) (Med) lancet
' lanceta' also found in these entries:
English:
lance
- lancet
* * *lanceta nf1. Med lancet2. Andes, Méx [aguijón] sting* * *f MED lancet* * *lanceta nf: lancet -
45 mal
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, poor.3 bad, deficient, low-quality.adv.1 wrong (incorrectamente).hacer algo mal to do something wronghas escrito mal esta palabra you've spelled that word wronghiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell himportarse mal to behave badly2 badly (inadecuadamente).la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badlymal vestido badly dressedoigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very wellesta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properlyHaces las cosas mal siempre! You always do things badly!3 hardly.mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know it if you don't tell him4 barely, hardly.Mal pudimos dormir esa noche We could barely sleep that night.m.1 harm, damage (daño).no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a whilemal de ojo evil eye2 illness.mal de altura o montaña altitude o mountain sicknessel mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease3 evil.4 wrong.* * *1 evil2 (daño) harm3 (enfermedad) sickness► adjetivo► adverbio1 (no adecuadamente) badly2 (enfermo) ill, sick■ me encuentro mal I feel ill, I don't feel well3 (incorrectamente) wrong4 (difícilmente) hardly, scarcely5 (desagradablemente) bad■ como sigas así, acabarás mal if you keep on like that, you'll end up in trouble6 (en frases negativas) bad, badly\a grandes males, grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresde mal en peor from bad to worseestar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodymal que bien one way or anothermal que les (te, etc) pese whether they (you, etc) like it or notmenos mal que... it's a good job that..., thank God that...no hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on foreverno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de altura altitude sicknessmal de ojo evil eyemal de la rosa pellagramal de la tierra homesicknessmal francés syphilis* * *1. adv.1) badly, poorly2) hardly3) wrong2. noun m.1) evil2) wrong3) harm4) misfortune5) illness, disease3. adj.* * *1. ADV1) (=imperfectamente) badlyoigo/veo mal — I can't hear/see well
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right, if I remember correctly
2) (=reprobablemente)•
hacer mal, hace mal en mentir — he is wrong to lie3) (=insuficientemente) poorlyeste disco se vendió muy mal — this record sold very poorly, this record had very poor sales
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comer mal, en este restaurante se come mal — the food isn't very good in this restaurantla niña come mal — the girl isn't eating properly, the girl is off her food
4) (=sin salud) illencontrarse o sentirse mal — to feel ill
5) (=desagradablemente)¡no está mal este vino! — this wine isn't bad!
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caer mal algn, me cae mal su amigo — I don't like his friend•
llevarse mal, me llevo mal con él — I don't get on with him•
oler mal, esta habitación huele mal — this room smells (bad)•
pensar mal de algn — to think badly of sb•
saber mal, sabe mal — it doesn't taste nice6) [otras locuciones]•
estar a mal con algn — to be on bad terms with sb•
¡ menos mal! — thank goodness!menos mal que... — it's just as well (that)..., it's a good job (that)...
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mal que bien — more or less, just aboutmal que bien lo hemos solucionado — we've more or less o just about managed to solve it
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tomarse algo (a) mal — to take sth the wrong way2.CONJ3.4. SM1) (=maldad)combatir el mal — frm to fight against evil
2) (=perjuicio) harmel mal ya está hecho — the harm o damage is done now
¡mal haya quien...! — frm a curse on whoever...!
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dar mal a algn — to make sb suffer•
darse mal — to torment o.s.rebajamos los precios, como mal menor — we cut the prices, as the lesser of two evils
esa solución no me satisface, pero es un mal menor — I'm not happy with that solution, but it could have been worse
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parar en mal — to come to a bad end3) (=problema) ill4) (Med) disease, illnessmal francés — ( Hist) syphilis
5)6) LAm (Med) epileptic fit* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.Ex. He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex. In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.----* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *I IIadjetivo invariable1)a) (enfermo, con mal aspecto)estar mal — to be bad o ill; ( anímicamente) to be in a bad way (colloq)
me siento mal — I don't feel well, I feel ill
b) (incómodo, a disgusto)¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? — are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?
2) (fam) (en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al atractivo sexual)no está nada mal — he's/she's not at all bad (colloq)
3) ( desagradable) <oler/saber> badaquí huele mal — there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
4) ( insatisfactorio)estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto — I look awful in this photograph
la casa no está mal, pero es cara — the house isn't bad, but it's expensive
5) ( incorrecto) wrongestá muy mal no decírselo — it's very wrong o bad not to tell her
6) ( indicando escasez)IIIestamos mal de arroz — we're low on o almost out of rice
1) ( de manera no satisfactoria) <hecho/vestido> badly; <cantar/escribir> badlyse expresó mal — he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badly
2) ( desventajosamente)3) ( desfavorablemente) badly, illhablar mal de alguien — to speak badly o ill of somebody
4)a) (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglyte han informado mal — you've been badly o wrongly informed
b) ( de manera reprensible) badlyobró mal — he acted wrongly o badly
me contestó muy mal — she answered me very rudely o in a very rude manner
portarse mal — to behave badly, to misbehave
5) ( difícilmente)mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado — you can hardly say whether you like it when you haven't even tried it
6) (en locs)hacer mal — (AmL) ( a la salud)
comí algo que me hizo mal — I ate something which didn't agree with me; ver tb mal IV 2)
mal que bien — (fam) somehow or other
mal que me/te/nos pese — whether I/you/we like it or not
menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart
•IV1) (Fil) evilel bien y el mal — good and evil, right and wrong
2) (daño, perjuicio)le estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo — you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the time
lo que dijo me hizo mucho mal — what he said really hurt me; ver tb mal III 6)
3) (inconveniente, problema)mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:... pero yo no soy la única - mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos —... but I'm not the only one - well, if that makes you feel better about it (iro)
4) (Med)a) (liter) ( enfermedad) illnessb) ( epilepsia)el mal — ( enfermedad) epilepsy
5) ( pena) trouble* * *= ill, malaise, ailment, evil, affliction, wrong, out of sorts, woe, woefulness.Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the ' malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.* eje del mal = axis of evil.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* evitar el mal = shun + evil.* fuente de todos los males, la = root of all evil, the.* hacer el mal = do + evil.* mal de amores = heartache, lovesick.* mal de Parkinson = Parkinson's disease.* males de la guerra, los = evils of war, the.* origen de todos males, el = root of all evil, the.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* tener mal de amores = be lovesick.* * *mal1mal2A1 (enfermo, con mal aspecto) estar mal to be bad o ill; (anímicamente) to be o feel low ( colloq), to be o feel down ( colloq)me siento mal I don't feel well, I feel illhace días que ando mal del estómago I've been having trouble with my stomach for some days nowlo encontré muy mal, pálido y desmejorado he didn't seem at all well, he looked pale and sicklyestá muy mal, no se ha repuesto de lo del marido she's in a bad way, she hasn't got over what happened to her husband¡éste está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the headesas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me2(incómodo, a disgusto): ¿tan mal estás aquí que te quieres ir? are you so unhappy here that you want to leave?tú allí estás mal you aren't comfortable thereB ( fam) ( en frases negativas)C (desagradable) ‹oler/saber› badaquí huele mal there's a horrible smell in here, it smells in hereno sabe tan mal it doesn't taste that badesta leche huele mal this milk smells bad o offD(insatisfactorio): los soufflés siempre me quedan mal my soufflés never turn out rightestoy or quedé or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photole queda mal ese peinado that hairstyle doesn't suit herla casa no está mal, pero es cara the house isn't bad o is quite nice but it's expensivesacarnos un millón no estaría nada mal I wouldn't mind winning a millionE (incorrecto) wrongla fecha está mal the date is wrongcreo que está muy mal no decírselo I think it's very wrong o bad not to tell herestá mal que le hables en ese tono it's wrong (of you) to speak to him in that toneestuviste muy mal en no ayudarlo it was wrong of you not to help himF (indicando escasez) estar mal DE algo:estamos mal de dinero we're hard up ( colloq), we're short of moneyestamos mal de arroz we have hardly any rice (left), we're low on o almost out of ricemal3A (de manera no satisfactoria) ‹hecho/organizado/pintado/vestido› badlycanta muy mal she sings very badly, she's a very bad singer, she's very bad at singingse expresó mal he didn't express himself very well, he expressed himself badlyte oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you, I can't hear you very wellen el colegio se come muy mal the food's terrible at schoolle fue mal en los exámenes his exams went badlyde mal en peor from bad to worseB(desventajosamente): se casó muy mal she made a bad marriagevendieron muy mal la casa they got a terrible price for the houseel negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing very wellC (desfavorablemente) badly, illno hables mal de ella don't speak badly o ill of herpiensa mal de todo el mundo he thinks ill of everyoneD1 (de manera errónea, incorrecta) wrong, wronglylo has hecho mal you've done it wrongmi nombre está mal escrito my name has been misspelt, my name is spelt/has been spelt wrong(ly)te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informedte entendí mal I misunderstood you, I didn't understand you properly2 (de manera reprensible) badlyobró or procedió mal he acted wrongly o badlyhaces mal en no ir a verla it's wrong of you not to go and see herme contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely o in a very rude mannersi te portas mal no te traigo más if you behave badly o if you misbehave I won't bring you againE(difícilmente): mal puedes saber si te gusta si no lo has probado you can hardly say o I don't see how you can say whether you like it when you haven't even tried itF ( en locs):comí algo que me hizo mal I ate something which didn't agree with me o which made me feel bad o illmal que me/te/nos pese whether I/you/we like it or notmenos mal: aceptaron tu solicitud — ¡menos mal! they've accepted your application — thank goodness!¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!estar a mal con algn to be on bad terms with sbtomarse algo a mal to take sth to heartCompuesto:mal nacido, mal nacidamasculine, feminine swine ( colloq), rat ( colloq) ver tb maleducado1 (↑ maleducado (1)), maleducado2 (↑ maleducado (2))mal4A ( Fil) evilel bien y el mal good and evil, right and wronglíbranos del mal deliver us from evilB(daño, perjuicio): no le perdono todo el mal que me hizo I can't forgive her all the wrong she did mele estás haciendo un mal consintiéndole todo you're doing her a disservice o you're not doing her any good by giving in to her all the timeel divorcio de sus padres le hizo mucho mal her parents' divorce did her a lot of harmlo que me dijo me hizo mucho mal what he said hurt me deeply o really hurt meC(inconveniente, problema): los males que aquejan a nuestra sociedad the ills afflicting our societyla contaminación es uno de los males de nuestro tiempo pollution is one of the evils of our timea grandes males grandes remedios desperate situations call for desperate measuresno hay mal que cien años dure nothing goes on for everno hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver liningmal de muchos, consuelo de tontos: … pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? ( iro)todos mis amigos suspendieron también, así que mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos all my friends failed too, so that's some consolation, I suppose o so that makes things a bit better, I supposequien canta sus males espanta problems don't seem so bad if you keep cheerfulCompuesto:(entre dos alternativas) lesser of two evilseso fue un mal menor porque se podría haber matado in fact he was lucky o he can count himself lucky, he could have been killedD ( Med)1 ( liter) (enfermedad) illness2cuando le da el mal when she has a fitCompuestos:Alzheimer's disease( fam):tiene mal de amores he's lovesickChagas' diseasealtitude sickness, mountain sicknessevil eyele echó el mal de ojo or (CS) le hizo mal de ojo she gave him the evil eyeParkinson's disease( euf); syphilisE (pena) troubleno me vengas a contar tus males don't come to me with your troubles* * *
mal adjetivo: ver◊ malo
■ adjetivo invariable
1 [estar] ( enfermo) ill;
( anímicamente) in a bad way (colloq);
( incómodo) uncomfortable;
¡este está mal de la cabeza! he's not right in the head;
esas cosas me ponen mal things like that really upset me
2 (fam) ( en frases negativas) ( refiriéndose al aspecto):◊ no está nada mal she's/he's/it's not at all bad (colloq)
3 ( insatisfactorio): estoy or salí muy mal en esta foto I look awful in this photograph;
4 [estar] ( incorrecto) wrong
5 ( indicando escasez) estar or ir mal de algo ‹de dinero/tiempo› to be short of sth
■ adverbio
1 ( de manera no satisfactoria) ‹vestir/cantar/jugar› badly;
te oigo muy mal I can hardly hear you;
el negocio marcha mal the business isn't doing well;
de mal en peor from bad to worse
2 ( desfavorablemente) badly, ill;◊ hablar mal de algn to speak badly o ill of sb
3
◊ te han informado mal you've been badly o wrongly informed;
te entendí mal I misunderstood you
me contestó muy mal she answered me very rudely
4 ( desagradable) ‹oler/saber› bad;◊ aquí huele mal there's a horrible smell o it smells in here
5 ( en locs)
el pescado me hizo mal the fish didn't agree with me;
menos mal: ¡menos mal! thank goodness!;
¡menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!;
tomarse algo a mal to take sth to heart
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Fil) evil;
2 (daño, perjuicio):
3 ( cosa dañina) ill, evil;
no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining
4 (Med) (liter) ( enfermedad) illness;◊ tiene mal de amores (fam) he's lovesick;
mal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness, mountain sickness
5 ( pena) trouble
mal
I adj (delante de sustantivo masculino) bad
un mal momento, (inoportuno) a bad time: está atravesando un mal momento, he's going through a bad patch ➣ malo,-a
II sustantivo masculino
1 evil, wrong
más allá del bien y del mal, beyond good and evil
2 (perjuicio) harm: me ha hecho mucho mal, it really hurt me
mal de ojo, the evil eye
3 (dolencia) illness, disease: padece un mal incurable, she suffers from an incurable disease
III adverbio
1 (de mala manera, incorrectamente) badly, wrong: oye muy mal, she can hardly hear
todo me sale mal, everything I do turns out badly
me siento mal del estómago, I've got an upset stomach
menos mal que estás aquí, it's a good job you are here
2 (difícilmente) scarcely, hardly: si no me lo cuentas, mal puedo yo ayudarte, if you don't tell me I can scarcely help you
♦ Locuciones: llevar uno mal algo, to take sthg badly: lleva muy mal la muerte de su padre, he took the death of his father really badly
mal que, even if: tendremos que ir mal que nos pese, whether we like it or not, we'll have to go
mal que bien, somehow or other: mal que bien vamos tirando, we're managing quite well somehow or other
ponerse a mal con alguien, to fall out with sb
tomar uno a mal, to take sthg badly: no te lo tomes a mal, don't take it badly
' mal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agüero
- añadidura
- apestar
- apestosa
- apestoso
- atufar
- avenida
- avenido
- azotea
- berrear
- bicho
- bien
- caber
- cabeza
- caer
- café
- calcular
- caldo
- camino
- cantar
- carácter
- cardo
- chabacana
- chabacano
- chapuza
- comportarse
- comunicada
- comunicado
- conservarse
- contraluz
- contraria
- contrario
- criada
- criado
- daño
- desastre
- desencajada
- desencajado
- deslucir
- despertar
- día
- dinero
- educada
- educado
- efecto
- empañarse
- encajar
- encaminada
- encaminado
- encontrar
English:
abuse
- acquit
- act up
- agree
- along
- amulet
- astray
- bad
- bad-tempered
- badly
- barring
- best
- bile
- cheap
- cloud
- come off
- condition
- deal
- deliver
- disagree
- disapprove
- disrepair
- do
- do with
- doom
- downhill
- embody
- evil
- evil eye
- fit
- flare up
- foolish
- foot
- frown on
- gnawing
- go
- go down
- go off
- god
- going
- good
- greasy
- grief
- grim
- grin
- grumpy
- half-baked
- hash
- health
- hinder
* * *♦ adjver malo♦ nmLiterariolas fuerzas del mal the forces of darkness o evil2. [daño] harm, damage;nadie sufrió ningún mal no one was harmed, no one suffered any harm;¿no le hará mal al bebé tanta agua? all that water can't be good for the baby;no te hará ningún mal salir un rato it won't harm you o it won't do you any harm to go out for a while;todas aquellas habladurías le hicieron mucho mal all the gossip hurt her deeplymal de ojo evil eye; Arquit el mal de la piedra = the problem of crumbling masonry caused by pollution etc3. [enfermedad] illness;Figesto te curará todos los males this will make you feel better;tener mal de amores to be lovesickmal de (las) altura(s) altitude sickness;mal de montaña mountain sickness;Ven mal de páramo altitude sickness; Fam el mal de las vacas locas mad cow disease4. [problema, inconveniente] bad thing;el hambre y la pobreza son males que afectan al Tercer Mundo hunger and poverty are problems o ills which affect the Third World;entre las dos opciones, es el mal menor it's the lesser of two evils;un mal necesario a necessary evil5. Compdel mal, el menos it's the lesser of two evils;la crisis pasará, no hay mal que cien años dure the recession will end sooner or later, these things never last forever;a grandes males, grandes remedios drastic situations demand drastic action;mal de muchos, consuelo de todos o [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos o [m5] de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining♦ adv1. [incorrectamente] wrong;obrar mal to do wrong;portarse mal to behave badly;juzgar mal a alguien to misjudge sb;está mal hecho [un informe, un trabajo] it hasn't been done properly;[un producto, un aparato] it's badly made;eso está mal hecho, no debían haberlo aceptado it was wrong of them, they shouldn't have accepted it;está mal eso que has hecho what you've done is wrong;hacer algo mal to do sth wrong;has escrito mal esta palabra you've spelt that word wrong;hiciste mal en decírselo it was wrong of you to tell him;está mal que yo lo diga, pero esta sopa esta buenísima this soup is delicious, although I say so myself2. [inadecuadamente, insuficientemente] badly;creo que me he explicado mal I'm not sure I've explained myself clearly;oigo/veo mal I can't hear/see very well;el niño come bastante mal the boy isn't eating properly o very well;calculé mal el tiempo I miscalculated the time;canta muy mal she sings terribly, she's a terrible singer;esta puerta cierra mal this door doesn't shut properly;andar mal de dinero to be short of money;andamos mal de azúcar we're running out of sugar;la empresa/el equipo va mal the company/team isn't doing very well;va mal en la universidad she's not doing very well at university;le fue mal en la entrevista his interview didn't go very well;el sueldo no está nada mal the pay's pretty good, the pay isn't at all bad;ese chico no está nada mal that boy's not bad o pretty nice;la reparación quedó mal it wasn't repaired properly;me quedó mal el retrato my portrait didn't come out right;la conferencia/reunión salió mal the talk/meeting went badly;la fiesta salió mal the party was a failure[incómodo] to feel uncomfortable; [de calidad] to be bad;hablar mal de alguien to speak ill of sb;oler mal to smell bad;¡qué mal huele! what a smell!;Fam Figesto me huele mal this smells fishy to me;pasarlo mal to have a bad time;pensar mal de alguien to think ill of sb;saber mal to taste bad;Figme supo mal que no vinieses a despedirme I was a bit put out that you didn't come to see me off;me sabe muy mal que hablen a mis espaldas I don't like it that they talk behind my back;sentar mal a alguien [ropa] not to suit sb;[comida] to disagree with sb; [comentario, actitud] to upset sb4. [difícilmente] hardly;mal puede saberlo si no se lo cuentas he's hardly going to know if you don't tell him, how's he supposed to know if you don't tell him?5. Compestar a mal con alguien to have fallen out with sb;ir de mal en peor to go from bad to worse;no estaría mal que… it would be nice if…;tomar algo a mal to take sth the wrong way♦ mal que loc conjalthough, even though;mal que te pese, las cosas están así whether you like it or not, that's the way things are;mal que bien somehow or other* * *I adj → maloII adv badly;mal que bien one way or the other;¡no está mal! it isn’t bad!;¡menos mal! thank goodness!;no hay mal que por bien no venga every cloud has a silver lining;hacer mal en hacer algo be wrong to do sth;ir de mal en peor go from bad to worse;estar a mal con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;hablar mal de alguien speak ill of s.o.;poner mal a alguien criticize s.o.;ponerse a mal con alguien fall out with s.o.;tomarse algo a mal take sth badly;ponerse mal get sickel mal menor the lesser of two evils* * *mal adv1) : badly, poorlybaila muy mal: he dances very badly2) : wrong, incorrectlyme entendió mal: she misunderstood me3) : with difficulty, hardlymal puedo oírte: I can hardly hear you4)de mal en peor : from bad to worse5)menos mal : it could have been worsemal nm1) : evil, wrong2) daño: harm, damage3) desgracia: misfortune4) enfermedad: illness, sickness* * *mal2 advme encuentro mal I don't feel well / I feel ill4. (de forma incorrecta) wrong5. (en frases negativas) badmal3 n1. (daño) harm / wrong2. (maldad) evil3. (problema) problem -
46 peste
f.1 plague.peste bubónica bubonic plaguela peste negra the Black Death2 stink, stench (informal) (mal olor).3 pest (informal) (molestia).4 St. Roch's disease.* * *1 (epidemia) plague2 (mal olor) stink, stench■ ¡qué peste a tabaco hay aquí! it stinks of tobacco smoke in here!3 (cosa molesta) pest\decir/echar pestes de alguien to slag somebody offpeste bubónica bubonic plaguepeste negra Black Death* * *noun f.1) plague2) stink* * *SF1) (Med) plague2) (=mal olor) stink, foul smell¡qué peste hay aquí! — there's a real stink in here!
3)5) And (=resfriado) cold* * *a) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemicdecir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague
ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance
b) (AmL fam) ( enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); ( resfriado) coldc) (fam) ( mal olor) stink* * *= pestilence, fug, reeker.Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.Ex. Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.Ex. When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.----* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.* peste negra = plague.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.* * *a) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemicdecir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)
huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague
ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance
b) (AmL fam) ( enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); ( resfriado) coldc) (fam) ( mal olor) stink* * *= pestilence, fug, reeker.Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.* peste negra = plague.* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.* * *huirle a algn/algo como a la peste or huir de algn/algo como de la peste ( fam); to avoid sb/sth like the plagueser la peste ( fam); to be a nuisance¡qué peste hay aquí, abran las ventanas! what a stink there is in here, open the windows!Compuestos:rinderpestbubonic plague( Chi) chickenpoxBlack Death* * *
peste sustantivo femenino
◊ peste cristal (Chi) chickenpox;
peste negra Black Death
( resfriado) cold
peste sustantivo femenino
1 (mal olor) stench, stink
2 Med plague
peste porcina, swine fever
♦ Locuciones: echar pestes de alguien, to run sb down
' peste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- apestado
English:
plague
- stink
- blight
- chickenpox
- pest
- pong
* * *peste nf1. [enfermedad epidémica] plague;huir de alguien como de la peste to avoid sb like the plaguepeste aviar o aviaria fowl pest;peste bubónica bubonic plague;peste equina African horse sickness;la peste negra the Black Death;[gripe] flu;se agarró una peste que anda rondando she caught a flu bug that's going around¡qué peste de vecinos tenemos! what a pain (in the neck) our neighbours are!5. CompFam Famechar pestes to curse, to swear* * *f1 MED plague2 famolor stink fam3:echar pestes fam curse and swear* * *peste nf1) : plague, pestilence2) : stench, stink3) : nuisance, pest* * *peste n (mal olor) stink -
47 portador
adj.carrying.f. & m.1 bearer.2 beneficiary.3 carrier, person carrying a pathogen within.4 carrier.* * *► adjetivo1 carrying► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (de un virus) carrier; (de un cheque) bearer\páguese al portador pay the bearer* * *portador, -aSM / F1) [de cheque, carta] bearer2) (Med) [de germen, virus] carrier* * *- dora masculino, femenino1)a) (Med) (de virus, germen) carrierb) (frml) (de carta, mensaje) bearer (frml)2) (Com, Fin) bearer* * *= bearer, bringer, conveyor [conveyer], holder, payee.Ex. Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.Ex. Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.Ex. State intervention is unnecessary and an unfettered market is both a suitable conveyor of information and provides a means for the efficient allocation of resources.Ex. Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.Ex. A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.----* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* portador del ataúd = pallbearer.* portador del féretro = pallbearer.* * *- dora masculino, femenino1)a) (Med) (de virus, germen) carrierb) (frml) (de carta, mensaje) bearer (frml)2) (Com, Fin) bearer* * *= bearer, bringer, conveyor [conveyer], holder, payee.Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
Ex: Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.Ex: State intervention is unnecessary and an unfettered market is both a suitable conveyor of information and provides a means for the efficient allocation of resources.Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.* insecto portador de enfermedad = insect vector.* portador del ataúd = pallbearer.* portador del féretro = pallbearer.* * *el insecto portador del virus the insect which carries the virusmasculine, feminineA1 ( Med) (de un virus) carrierpáguese al portador pay the bearerC* * *
portador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Med) (de virus, germen) carrier
2 (Com, Fin) bearer;
portador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Com bearer
2 Med carrier
' portador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cheque
- portadora
English:
bearer
- carrier
- carry
- pallbearer
- process server
* * *portador, -ora♦ adjcarrying, bearing♦ nm,f1. [de noticia] bearer;[de virus] carrier;los portadores del virus del sida carriers of the AIDS virus2. Com bearer;al portador to the bearer* * *m, portadora f1 COM bearer2 MED:portador de gérmenes carrier* * *: carrier, bearer -
48 practicante
adj.practicing.f. & m.1 practitioner.2 medical assistant (medicine).m.1 practitioner, doctor's assistant, intern.2 nurse.3 churchgoer, practitioner.* * *► adjetivo1 RELIGIÓN practising (US practicing)1 (persona) nurse* * *1.ADJ (Rel) practising, practicing (EEUU)2.SMF (Med) (=ayudante) medical assistant, nurse ( specializing in giving injections, taking blood pressure etc); Méx (=estudiante) final year medical student* * *Iadjetivo (Rel) practicing* (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Med) nurse (specializing in giving injections, dressing wounds, etc)* * *----* practicante de la homeopatía = homeopathic practitioner.* * *Iadjetivo (Rel) practicing* (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Med) nurse (specializing in giving injections, dressing wounds, etc)* * ** practicante de la homeopatía = homeopathic practitioner.* * *practicing* ( before n)no es practicante she isn't a practicing Catholic ( o Episcopalian etc), she isn't a churchgoer1 ( Med) nurse (specializing in giving injections, dressing wounds, etc)2 ( Educ) student teacher* * *
practicante adjetivo (Rel) practicing( conjugate practicing) ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Med) nurse (specializing in giving injections, dressing wounds, etc)
practicante
I adj Rel practising, US practicing
II mf Med medical assistant, nurse
' practicante' also found in these entries:
English:
churchgoer
- practicing
- practising
- church
- practice
* * *♦ adjpractising;un católico no practicante a non-practising o lapsed Catholic♦ nmf1. [de deporte] practitioner;[de religión] = practising member of a Church2. Med = medical assistant who specializes in giving injections, checking blood etc3. RP [profesor] student teacher* * *I adj practicing, BrpractisingII m/f nurse (who gives injections, does tests, dresses wounds, etc.)* * *practicante adj: practicingcatólicos practicantes: practicing Catholicspracticante nmf: practicer, practitioner* * *practicante n nurse -
49 purga
f.1 purgative (medicine).2 purge.3 purging, purge, lavage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: purgar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: purgar.* * *1 purge* * *SF1) (Med) purge, purgative2) (Pol) purge3) (=drenaje) venting, draining* * *femenino (Med) purgative, laxative; (Pol) purge* * *= purge, lavage.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.----* hacer una purga = purge.* purga del intestino = bowel prep.* purga intestinal = bowel prep.* * *femenino (Med) purgative, laxative; (Pol) purge* * *= purge, lavage.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
Ex: An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.* hacer una purga = purge.* purga del intestino = bowel prep.* purga intestinal = bowel prep.* * *1 ( Med) purgative, laxative2 ( Pol) purge* * *
Del verbo purgar: ( conjugate purgar)
purga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
purga
purgar
purga sustantivo femenino
1 Med purgative
2 (ideológica) purge
purgar verbo transitivo
1 Med to purge
2 Pol to purge
3 fig (los pecados, los delitos, etc) to pay for, expiate
' purga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
depuración
English:
purge
* * *purga nf1. Med purgative2. [depuración] purge* * *f POL purge* * *purga nf1) : laxative2) : purge -
50 purgar
v.1 to purge (also figurative).Ella purga el líquido She purges the liquid.El cura purga a Ricardo The priest purges Richard.Ricardo purga la bomba de agua Richard purges the water pump.2 to give a laxative, to purge.Elsa purga a su hijo Elsa gives her son a laxative.3 to flush out, to flush.Ricardo purga la tubería Richard flushes out the pipes.4 to serve.* * *1 to purge (de, of)* * *1. VT1) (Med) to purge, administer a purgative to2) (Pol) (=depurar) to expelpurgar a los fascistas del partido — to purge the party of fascists, expel fascists from the party
3) (=limpiar de) [+ pecado] to purge, expiate; [+ delito] to pay for; [+ pasiones] to purgepurgar la religión de supersticiones — to purge o cleanse religion of superstition
4) (Mec) (=drenar) [+ depósito, tubería] to drain; [+ radiador] to bleed, drain; [+ frenos] to bleed5) (=purificar) to purify, refine2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Med) to purgeb) (Tec) <tubería/depósito> to drain; < frenos> to bleedc) (Pol) to purge2) < pecados> to purge, expiate* * *= purge, cleanse.Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.Ex. Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (Med) to purgeb) (Tec) <tubería/depósito> to drain; < frenos> to bleedc) (Pol) to purge2) < pecados> to purge, expiate* * *= purge, cleanse.Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.* * *purgar [A3 ]vtA1 ( Med) to purge2 ( Tec) ‹tubería/depósito› to drain; ‹frenos› to bleed3 ( Pol) to purgeB ‹pecados› to purge, expiate■ purgarseto purge one's bowels* * *
purgar verbo transitivo
1 Med to purge
2 Pol to purge
3 fig (los pecados, los delitos, etc) to pay for, expiate
' purgar' also found in these entries:
English:
purge
- bleed
* * *♦ vt1. Med to purge2. [radiador, tubería] to drain3. [condena] to serve4. [depurar] to purge* * *v/t MED, POL purge* * *purgar {52} vt1) : to purge, to cleanse2) : to liquidate (in politics)3) : to give a laxative to -
51 rabioso
adj.1 furious, irate, angry, raging.2 rabid, with rabies, rabietic.3 furibund.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA rabid3 figurado (excesivo) terrible, intense\ponerse rabioso,-a to fly into a rage* * *ADJ1) (Med) rabidperro rabioso — (lit) rabid dog; (fig) mad dog
2) (=furioso) [persona] furious; [aficionado] rabid, ferventponer rabioso a algn — to enrage sb, make sb livid
3) [dolor] terrible* * *- sa adjetivo1) (Med, Vet) rabid2)a) ( furioso) furiousb) ( uso enfático)* * *= rabid, rabidly + Adjetivo.Ex. The rabies virus is mainly in the saliva and brain of rabid animals.Ex. The rabidly anti-intellectual Cultural Revolution in 1966-76 brought unprecedented disasters to libraries of all types.----* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* * *- sa adjetivo1) (Med, Vet) rabid2)a) ( furioso) furiousb) ( uso enfático)* * *= rabid, rabidly + Adjetivo.Ex: The rabies virus is mainly in the saliva and brain of rabid animals.
Ex: The rabidly anti-intellectual Cultural Revolution in 1966-76 brought unprecedented disasters to libraries of all types.* perro rabioso = rabid dog.* * *rabioso -saB1 (furioso) furious2(palpitante): un tema de rabiosa actualidad a highly topical issue* * *
rabioso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 (Med, Vet) rabid
2 ( furioso) furious
rabioso,-a adjetivo
1 Med rabid
2 fam (de enfado) furious
3 fam (intensificador) terrible: tengo unas ganas rabiosas de ir a la playa, I'm dying to go to the beach
de rabiosa actualidad, the very latest thing
(color) bright
de un color rabioso, brightly coloured
♦ Locuciones: poner rabioso (a alguien), to enrage (sb)
' rabioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rabiosa
English:
rabid
* * *rabioso, -a adj1. [enfermo de rabia] rabid2. [furioso] furious3. [muy intenso] terrible;tenía un dolor rabioso I was in excruciating pain;tengo unas ganas rabiosas de que vuelva I'm absolutely dying for her to get back;de rabiosa actualidad [libro, emisión] extremely topical4. [chillón] loud, gaudy* * *adj1 MED rabid2 fig famfurious;de rabiosa actualidad highly topical* * *rabioso, -sa adj1) : enraged, furious2) : rabid* * *rabioso adj furious -
52 sedante
adj.1 sedative (medicine).2 soothing.m.sedative.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA sedative2 figurado soothing1 MEDICINA sedative* * *1. ADJ1) (Med) sedative2) (=relajante) soothing, calming2.SM sedative* * *adjetivo/masculino (Med) sedative* * *= sedative, tranquilliser [tranquilizer, -USA].Nota: También escrito tranquiliser o tranquillizer.Ex. The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.Ex. Although tranquilizers may help you to feel calm and help you to sleep during a crisis, they should only be taken for a short time.* * *adjetivo/masculino (Med) sedative* * *= sedative, tranquilliser [tranquilizer, -USA].Nota: También escrito tranquiliser o tranquillizer.Ex: The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.
Ex: Although tranquilizers may help you to feel calm and help you to sleep during a crisis, they should only be taken for a short time.* * *( Med) sedativemúsica dulce y sedante sweet, soothing musicsedative* * *
sedante adjetivo / noun masculine (Med) sedative
sedante adjetivo & sustantivo masculino sedative
' sedante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- suave
English:
sedative
- tranquilize
- tranquilizer
* * *sedante, sedativo, -a♦ adjMed sedative; [música] soothing♦ nmsedative* * *m/adj MED sedative* * *sedante adj & nmcalmante: sedative -
53 suero
m.1 serum (medicine).suero artificial saline solution2 whey.3 saline solution, immune saline solution.4 blood serum.* * *1 MEDICINA serum2 (de la leche) whey* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Med) serum2) [de leche] whey* * *a) (Med) ( para alimentar) saline solution; ( para inmunizar) serumb) ( de la sangre) blood serumc) ( de la leche) whey* * *= serum [sera, pl.], glucose solution, whey.Nota: De la leche.Ex. Antibodies were detected by these three tests in 23%, 2% and 12%, respectively, of sera.Ex. When ingesting the glucose solutions with the two highest concentrations of saccharin the initial rate of ingestion was greater.Ex. Besides milk proteins, caseins, and milk whey proteins, it also contains low amounts of other proteins and peptides.----* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* suero intravenoso = intravenous drip.* suero sanguíneo = blood serum.* * *a) (Med) ( para alimentar) saline solution; ( para inmunizar) serumb) ( de la sangre) blood serumc) ( de la leche) whey* * *= serum [sera, pl.], glucose solution, whey.Nota: De la leche.Ex: Antibodies were detected by these three tests in 23%, 2% and 12%, respectively, of sera.
Ex: When ingesting the glucose solutions with the two highest concentrations of saccharin the initial rate of ingestion was greater.Ex: Besides milk proteins, caseins, and milk whey proteins, it also contains low amounts of other proteins and peptides.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* suero intravenoso = intravenous drip.* suero sanguíneo = blood serum.* * *2 (de la sangre) blood serum3 (de la leche) wheyCompuesto:immune serum* * *
suero sustantivo masculino
( para inmunizar) serum
suero sustantivo masculino
1 Med serum
2 (alimenticio, fisiológico) saline solution
(de la leche) whey
' suero' also found in these entries:
English:
buttermilk
- drip
- serum
- whey
* * *suero nm1. [solución salina] saline solutionsuero artificial saline solution;suero fisiológico saline solution;suero de la verdad truth drug2. [de la sangre] serumsuero linfático lymphatic fluid3. [de la leche] whey* * *m1 MED saline solution2 sanguíneo blood serum* * *suero nm1) : serum2) : whey -
54 síncope
m.1 syncope.2 syncope, faint, fainting.* * *1 syncope* * *SM1) (Ling) syncope2) (Med) syncope frm* * *1) (Med) syncopecasi me da un síncope — (fam) I nearly fainted (colloq)
2) (Ling) syncope* * *= syncope.Ex. Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.----* síncope cardiaco = cardiac arrest.* * *1) (Med) syncopecasi me da un síncope — (fam) I nearly fainted (colloq)
2) (Ling) syncope* * *= syncope.Ex: Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.
* síncope cardiaco = cardiac arrest.* * *A ( Med) syncopeCompuesto:cardiac arrestB ( Ling) syncope* * *
Del verbo sincopar: ( conjugate sincopar)
sincopé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
sincope es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sincopar
síncope
sincopar verbo transitivo
1 Ling Mús to syncopate
2 to abridge
síncope sustantivo femenino
1 Med syncope
2 ➣ síncopa
* * *síncope nm1. Med blackout;le dio un síncope he blacked out2. Lit syncope* * *m MED blackout -
55 trastorno
m.1 disorder (mental).trastorno de la personalidad personality disorder2 upset, disorder, unbalance.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trastornar.* * *1 (desorden) confusion2 (molestia) trouble, inconvenience3 (perturbación) disruption, upheaval, upset4 MEDICINA upset\trastorno estomacal / trastorno mental stomach upset / mental disorder* * *noun m.1) disorder2) disruption, upset* * *SM1) (=molestia) inconvenience, trouble2) (Pol) disturbance, upheaval3) (Med) upset, disordertrastorno digestivo, trastorno estomacal — stomach upset
* * *1) (Med, Psic) disorder2) ( alteración de la normalidad) disruptionlos trastornos provocados por el cambio — the upheavals o disruption caused by the change
* * *= disorder, disruption, upheaval, dislocation, derangement, unfixing, disease.Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex. Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex. There has been a dramatic ' unfixing' of gender identities in British society over the past fifteen years.Ex. For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.----* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.* trastorno alimentario = eating disorder.* trastorno alimenticio = eating disorder.* trastorno arterial = arterial disease.* trastorno bipolar = manic depression.* trastorno cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder.* trastorno cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* trastorno cognitivo = cognitive disorder.* trastorno de ansiedad = panic disorder.* trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.* trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.* trastorno del lenguaje = language disorder, speech disorder.* trastorno de pánico = panic disorder.* trastorno depresivo = depressive disorder.* trastorno digestivo = digestive disorder.* trastorno económico = economic upheaval.* trastorno emocional = emotional disorder.* trastorno mental = mental disorder, psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* trastorno neurodegenerativo = neurodegenerative disorder.* trastorno neurológico = neurological disorder.* trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.* trastorno por estrés postraumático = post traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder.* trastorno respiratorio = respiratory disorder.* trastorno reumático = rheumatic disorder.* trastorno de ansiedad = anxiety disorder.* trastorno siquiátrico = psychiatric disorder.* trastorno vascular periférico = peripheral vascular disease.* * *1) (Med, Psic) disorder2) ( alteración de la normalidad) disruptionlos trastornos provocados por el cambio — the upheavals o disruption caused by the change
* * *= disorder, disruption, upheaval, dislocation, derangement, unfixing, disease.Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.Ex: There has been a dramatic ' unfixing' of gender identities in British society over the past fifteen years.Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.* trastorno alimentario = eating disorder.* trastorno alimenticio = eating disorder.* trastorno arterial = arterial disease.* trastorno bipolar = manic depression.* trastorno cardiovascular = cardiovascular disorder.* trastorno cerebrovascular = cerebrovascular disease, cerebrovascular disorder.* trastorno cognitivo = cognitive disorder.* trastorno de ansiedad = panic disorder.* trastorno de comportamiento = conduct disorder.* trastorno de conducta = conduct disorder.* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.* trastorno del lenguaje = language disorder, speech disorder.* trastorno de pánico = panic disorder.* trastorno depresivo = depressive disorder.* trastorno digestivo = digestive disorder.* trastorno económico = economic upheaval.* trastorno emocional = emotional disorder.* trastorno mental = mental disorder, psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* trastorno neurodegenerativo = neurodegenerative disorder.* trastorno neurológico = neurological disorder.* trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.* trastorno por estrés postraumático = post traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder.* trastorno respiratorio = respiratory disorder.* trastorno reumático = rheumatic disorder.* trastorno de ansiedad = anxiety disorder.* trastorno siquiátrico = psychiatric disorder.* trastorno vascular periférico = peripheral vascular disease.* * *Compuestos:seasonal affective disorder, SADbinge eating disorderbipolar disorder, manic depressionanxiety disorderattention deficit disorder, ADDstomach disorder or problemmental disorderobsessive-compulsive disorder, OCDB (alteración de la normalidad) disruptionlos trastornos provocados por el cambio the upheavals o disruption caused by the changela huelga está provocando serios trastornos en los vuelos al exterior the strike is causing serious disruption to international flightsespero no haberle ocasionado ningún trastorno I hope I have not caused you any inconvenience* * *
Del verbo trastornar: ( conjugate trastornar)
trastorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
trastornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
trastornar
trastorno
trastornar ( conjugate trastornar) verbo transitivo
1 (Psic) to disturb;
esa chica lo ha trastornado (fam) he's lost his head over that girl (colloq)
2 ( alterar la normalidad) to upset, disrupt
trastornarse verbo pronominal (Psic) to become disturbed
trastorno sustantivo masculino
1 (Med, Psic) disorder
2 ( alteración de la normalidad) disruption;
me ocasionó muchos trastornos it caused me a great deal of inconvenience
trastornar verbo transitivo
1 (volver loco) to drive mad
2 (causar molestias) to trouble
3 (alterar, desbartar) to disrupt
trastorno sustantivo masculino
1 (molestia) trouble, nuisance
2 Med disorder
trastornos del aparato digestivo, stomach disorder
' trastorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrariedad
- conmoción
- molestia
- nervioso
- trastornar
English:
disorder
- flaw
- inconvenience
- upheaval
- upset
- disruption
* * *trastorno nm1. [mental, físico] disorder;[digestivo] upset trastorno alimentario o alimenticio eating disorder;trastorno depresivo depressive disorder;trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo obsessive-compulsive disorder2. [alteración][guerra] to cause upheaval;ven cuando quieras, no me causa ningún trastorno come whenever you like, you won't be putting me out* * *m1 inconvenience2 MED disorder;trastorno alimentario eating disorder;trastorno circulatorio circulation problem* * *trastorno nm1) : disordertrastorno mental: mental disorder2) : disturbance, upset -
56 clavo
m.1 nail.estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot2 clove (especia).3 rip-off (informal) (precio abusivo).4 pin (medicine) (para huesos).5 big problem.6 clavus, corn, corneous tubercule of skin.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: clavar.* * *1 nail2 BOTÁNICA clove3 (callo) corn\como un clavo familiar very punctual, on the dotdar en el clavo figurado to hit the nail on the headestar sin un clavo familiar to be flat brokeno dar ni clavo familiar not to lift a finger¡por los clavos de Cristo! for Christ's sake!remachar el clavo figurado to make matters worse* * *noun m.1) nail2) clove* * *SM1) [de carpintero] nail; [de adorno] studagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo —
estoy tan desesperado que me agarraría a un clavo ardiendo — I'm so desperate I'd do anything o I'm capable of anything
los estudiantes se agarran a esta ley como a un clavo ardiendo — the students are pinning their hopes on this law as their last hope
como un clavo —
llegó a las dos en punto, como un clavo — she arrived at two o'clock on the dot
a las doce, como un clavo, llamaba a la puerta — at twelve o'clock, as regular as clockwork, he would call at the door
2) [de botas de fútbol] stud; [de zapatillas de correr] spike3) [de montañismo] piton4) (Bot) (tb: clavo de olor) clove5) (=callo) corn6) (Med) (=pieza metálica) (metal) pin, (metal) rodes un clavo tener que levantarse temprano — it's a real pain o bind having to get up so early
¡vaya clavo que te han vendido! — they've sold you a dud! *
* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *1)a) (Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he'd take (o do etc) anything; se agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hope; como un clavo: on the dot; dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head; diste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wanted; siempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones his forecasts are always right on the mark; no dar or pegar ni clavo — (fam) not to do a stroke of work
b) (Med) pinc) ( en montañismo) piton2) (Bot, Coc) tb3) (CS fam) ( expresando fastidio)* * *clavo11 = nail, stud, pin.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: In general, studless tires do best on snow, while those with studs are best on icy roads.Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws, grasp at + straws, clutch at + straws.* dar en el clavo = hit + the nail on the head, be spot on, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth.* hincar un clavo = drive + nail.* martillo de clavos = nail hammer.* sin clavos = studless.clavo22 = spike.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* con clavos = hobnailed.* zapatillas de clavos = spikes.* * *A1 ( Tec) nailagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: está tan necesitado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate he'd take ( o do etc) anythingse agarró a ella como a un clavo ardiendo he clung to her as if she were his last hopedar en el clavo: diste en el clavo, de eso se trata you've hit the nail on the head, that's exactly itdiste en el clavo con tu regalo your present was just what I/he/they wantedsiempre da en el clavo con sus predicciones meteorológicas his weather forecasts are always right on the mark o ( BrE) spot ondar una en el clavo y ciento en la herradura to be wrong nine times out of tenno dar or pegar ni clavo ( fam): se pasa todo el día mirando la tele, sin dar ni clavo he spends all day watching TV, he doesn't do a stroke of workmi marido no pega ni clavo en casa my husband doesn't lift a finger at home ( colloq)¡por los clavos de Cristo! for heaven's sake!remachar el clavo to make matters worseun clavo quita or saca otro clavo one shoulder of mutton drives another one down ( arch), a new boyfriend ( o worry etc) helps you forget an old one2 ( Med) pin3 (en montañismo) pitonclavo de olor cloveC (de un forúnculo) coreDresultaron ser un clavo, no vendimos ni uno they turned out to be a dead loss, we didn't sell a single oneel auto que me vendió es un clavo the car he sold me is a dead loss o a lemon ( colloq)tener que ir hasta allá es un clavo it's a pain in the neck o a drag having to go all that way ( colloq)su secretaria es un clavo his secretary is hopeless o a dead loss* * *
Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)
clavo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
clavó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
clavar
clavo
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1a) clavo algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;
‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me
c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on
2 (fam)
◊ nos clavoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000
clavarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (CS fam) clavose con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavo sustantivo masculinoa) (Tec) nail;◊ dar en el clavo to hit the nail on the headb) (Med) pin
d) (Bot, Coc) tb
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
clavo sustantivo masculino
1 (punta) nail
2 Med pin
3 Culin (especia) clove
♦ Locuciones: agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo, to clutch at straws
dar en el clavo, to hit the nail on the head
' clavo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espuela
- estaquilla
- remachar
- tachuela
- aguantar
- cabeza
- clavar
- enderezar
- enganchar
- estaca
- pisar
- punta
- salir
English:
catch
- clove
- correct
- drive
- extract
- hammer
- knock
- nail
- peg
- spike
- stick
- straw
- fix
- jab
- job
- right
- sink
* * *clavo nm1. [pieza metálica] nail;Famagarrarse a un clavo ardiendo: Julián se agarra a su novia como a un clavo ardiendo Julian clings to his girlfriend as if he were terrified of losing her;está tan desesperado por encontrar trabajo que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he's so desperate to find work he'd take on anything;como un clavo: estaré allí como un clavo I'll be there on the dot;me extraña que no haya llegado, normalmente es como un clavo it's strange that she hasn't arrived yet, she's normally here on the dot;Famdar en el clavo to hit the nail on the head;un clavo saca otro clavo new cares/pleasures drive old ones away;Famno pega ni clavo he doesn't do a stroke of work;llevas tres meses sin pegar ni clavo you haven't done a thing for three months;Famno tener ni un clavo, estar sin un clavo to be flat broke3. [especia] clove4. [callo] corn* * *m1 de metal nail;dar en el clavo hit the nail on the head;como un clavo on the dot;está tan desesperado que se agarraría a un clavo ardiendo he’s so desperate he’d do anything;remachar el clavo make matters worse2 GASTR clove3 CSur fampersona dead loss fam* * *clavo nm1) : nailclavo grande: spike2) : clove3)dar en el clavo : to hit the nail on the head* * *clavo n nail -
57 investigador
adj.investigating, inquiring, inquisitive, investigative.m.1 investigator, research worker, scientist, researcher.2 detective, investigator, sleuth.3 investigator, inquirer.* * *► adjetivo1 (que indaga) investigating2 (que estudia) research► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (científico) researcher2 (detective) investigator\investigador,-ra privado,-a private investigator* * *(f. - investigadora)noun1) investigator2) researcher* * *investigador, -a1.ADJ [gen] investigative; [en ciencia] research antes de sequipo investigador — [en periodismo, policía] team of investigators; [en ciencia] research team
labor investigadora — [de periodista, policía] investigative work; [en ciencia] research
han nombrado una comisión investigadora sobre el caso — a commission of enquiry has been appointed to the case
2. SM / F1) (=periodista, policía) investigatorinvestigador(a) privado/a — private investigator o detective
2) (=científico) research worker, researcher; [de doctorado] research student* * *I- dora adjetivoa) (en relación con un delito, siniestro)terminaron sus tareas investigadoras — they finished their investigative work o their investigations
b) (Educ, Med, Tec) research (before n)II- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( que indaga) investigatorb) (Educ, Med, Tec) researcher* * *I- dora adjetivoa) (en relación con un delito, siniestro)terminaron sus tareas investigadoras — they finished their investigative work o their investigations
b) (Educ, Med, Tec) research (before n)II- dora masculino, femeninoa) ( que indaga) investigatorb) (Educ, Med, Tec) researcher* * *investigador11 = investigator, research worker, researcher, research scientist, research user, research scholar.Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: Most people come to me with problems and can't make their way around because the library catalog is structured for the research worker.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex: This article examines opportunities for collaboration between specialists and research users in creating information-managing tools.Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.* comunidad académica de investigadores = academic research community.* investigador científico = scholarly researcher.* investigador de campo = fieldworker [field worker].* investigador de genealogías = ancestor hunter.* investigador de la biblioteconomía = library scholar.* investigador de mercado = market researcher, market research worker.* investigador de pinturas = picture researcher.* investigador experimental = experimentalist.* investigador histórico = historical researcher.* investigador invitado = research fellow.* investigador principal = principal investigator, principal researcher.* investigador privado = private eye, private detective.* investigador teórico = theorist.* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.investigador22 = investigative, investigational, investigating.Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
Ex: The most exciting development appears to be the combined use of more than one investigational technique, across one or more tissues simultaneously.Ex: Moreover, the investigating function is in principle kept separate from the prosecuting one, at least in the case of the more serious offences including those related to corruption.* comisión investigadora = commission of enquiry, investigating committee, investigation committee.* equipo investigador = research team.* personal investigador = research staff.* productividad investigadora = research productivity.* * *1(en relación con un delito, siniestro): se ha nombrado una comisión investigadora a committee of inquiry has been set upterminaron sus tareas investigadoras they finished their investigative work o their investigationsel equipo investigador the research teamsu labor investigadora their research (work)masculine, feminine1 (que indaga) investigatorCompuesto:investigador privado, investigadora privadaprivate investigator* * *
investigador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (Educ, Med, Tec) researcher
investigador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (detective) investigator
2 (científico) researcher, research worker
' investigador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
investigadora
- rigurosa
- riguroso
- sabueso
English:
investigator
- researcher
- snooper
- fact
* * *investigador, -ora♦ adj1. [que estudia] research;un equipo investigador a research team;capacidad investigadora research capability2. [que indaga] investigating;comisión investigadora committee of inquiry♦ nm,f1. [estudioso] researcher2. [detective] investigatorinvestigador privado private investigator o detective* * *I adj research atr ;comisión investigadora committee of inquiryII m, investigadora f researcher* * *investigador, - dora adj: investigativeinvestigador, - dora n1) : investigator2) : researcher* * *investigador n researcher -
58 neurasténico
adj.neurotic, neurasthenic, exhausted.m.neurastheniac.* * *► adjetivo1 neurasthenic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 neurasthenic person* * *ADJ1) (Med) neurasthenic2) (fig) neurotic, nervy, excitable* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femeninoa) (Med) neurasthenicb) (fam) neura I, II* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femeninoa) (Med) neurasthenicb) (fam) neura I, II* * *1 ( Med) neurasthenicmasculine, feminine1 ( Med) neurasthenic* * *
neurasténico◊ -ca adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Med) neurasthenicb) (fam) See Also→◊ neura
* * *neurasténico, -a Med♦ adjsuffering from nervous exhaustion, Espec neurasthenic♦ nm,fperson suffering from nervous exhaustion, Espec neurasthenic person -
59 sangría
f.1 indentation, indention, blank space starting a line, margin.2 sangaree, sangria, cold drink of wine.3 tapping.4 bloodletting, bleeding, blood-letting, phlebotomy.5 fruit cup.* * *1 (bebida) sangria2 MEDICINA bleeding, bloodletting3 (en árbol) tap4 figurado (de dinero etc) drain5 (en impresión) indentation* * *noun f.1) drain2) sangria* * *SF1) (Med) bleeding, bloodletting2) [de recursos] outflow, drain3) (Anat) inner angle of the elbow4) (Agr) (=acequia) irrigation channel; (=desagüe) outlet, outflow; (=zanja) ditch; (=drenaje) drainage5) [de alto horno] (=acción) tapping; (=metal fundido) stream of molten metal6) (Culin) sangria7) (Tip, Inform) indentation* * *1) ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)2)a) (Med) bleedingb) (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain3) (Impr) indentation* * *1) ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)2)a) (Med) bleedingb) (de capital, recursos) outflow, drain3) (Impr) indentation* * *A (bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)B1 ( Med) bleeding2 (de capital, recursos) outflow, drainla sangría de capitales de América Latina the drain of capital away from o the outflow of capital from Latin America3 (de un horno) tapping; (metal) molten metalC ( Impr) indentation* * *
sangría sustantivo femenino
1 ( bebida) sangria ( type of red wine punch)
2a) (Med) bleeding
3 (Impr) indentation
sangría sustantivo femenino
1 Med bloodletting, bleeding
2 (en un texto) indentation
3 fig (gasto constante) drain: las letras de la casa son una sangría para mi economía, payments on the mortgage are a real drain on our finances
4 (bebida española) sangria
' sangría' also found in these entries:
English:
bleeding
- drain
* * *sangría nf1. [bebida] sangria2. [matanza] bloodbath3. [ruina] drain;los continuos accidentes laborales son una sangría para la empresa the constant accidents among its employees are a drain on the company's resources4. Med bloodletting5. Imprenta indentation* * *f1 GASTR sangria2 TIP indent* * *sangría nf1) : bloodletting2) : sangria (wine punch)3) : drain, draininguna sangría fiscal: a financial drain4) : indentation, indenting* * *sangría n sangria -
60 aborto
m.1 miscarriage.aborto clandestino backstreet abortion2 freak (very informal) (persona fea).3 abortion, feticide.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abortar.* * *1 (provocado) abortion; (espontáneo) miscarriage* * *noun m.1) abortion2) miscarriage* * *SM1) (Med) [accidental] miscarriage; [provocado] abortion; (Jur) (criminal) abortion2) (Bio) monster, freak3) (=fracaso) failure4) ** ugly man/woman; [aplicado a mujer] old cow *** * *1) (Med) ( espontáneo) miscarriage; ( provocado) abortion2)a) ( de plan) failureb) (fam) ( persona fea) dog (colloq)* * *= abortion, miscarriage.Nota: Sin provocar, espontáneo.Ex. Her article warns that this pressure may encourage librarians to sidestep the issue entirely, not purchasing materials relating to abortion, contraception and sexuality.Ex. She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.----* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.* tener un aborto = have + an abortion.* * *1) (Med) ( espontáneo) miscarriage; ( provocado) abortion2)a) ( de plan) failureb) (fam) ( persona fea) dog (colloq)* * *= abortion, miscarriage.Nota: Sin provocar, espontáneo.Ex: Her article warns that this pressure may encourage librarians to sidestep the issue entirely, not purchasing materials relating to abortion, contraception and sexuality.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.* tener un aborto = have + an abortion.* * *Compuestos:backstreet abortionmiscarriageillegal abortionfree abortion, freedom to have an abortiontherapeutic abortionB1(de un plan): esto produjo el aborto de la revolución this caused the revolution to miscarry o to abort2 ( fam)(persona fea): es un aborto he's grotesque o hideous* * *
Del verbo abortar: ( conjugate abortar)
aborto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
abortó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
abortar
aborto
abortar ( conjugate abortar) verbo intransitivo (Med) ( de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry;
( de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort
verbo transitivo ‹maniobra/aterrizaje› to abort
aborto sustantivo masculino (Med) ( espontáneo) miscarriage;
( provocado) abortion
abortar
I verbo intransitivo (accidentalmente) to miscarry, have a miscarriage
(voluntariamente) to abort, have an abortion: no quiere abortar, she doesn't want to have an abortion
II verbo transitivo to abort: la policía abortó el intento de secuestro, the police aborted the attempted kidnapping
aborto m (espontáneo) miscarriage
(provocado) a0bortion
' aborto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abortar
- clandestina
- clandestino
- despenalizar
- ley
- legalización
- legalizar
- opinar
English:
abortion
- miscarriage
- pro-choice
- demand
- miscarry
* * *aborto nm1. [espontáneo] miscarriage;[intencionado] abortion;tuvo un aborto she had a miscarriage;le practicaron un aborto she had an abortionaborto clandestino backstreet abortion;aborto eugénico therapeutic abortion;el aborto libre abortion on demand;aborto terapéutico therapeutic abortion2. [feto] aborted foetus* * *freak fam ;tener un aborto have a miscarriage* * *aborto nm1) : abortion2) : miscarriage* * *aborto n1. (voluntario) abortion2. (espontáneo) miscarriage
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