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1 publicitario
adj.publicity, advertising.* * *► adjetivo1 advertising► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 advertising executive\corte publicitario commercial break* * *publicitario, -a1.ADJ advertising antes de s, publicity antes de s2.SM / F advertising agent, advertising executive* * *- ria adjetivo advertising (before n)* * *= promotional, advertising.Ex. Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.Ex. New advertising ploys are also being tried to promote the greater use of audiobooks.----* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement).* anuncio publicitario de la radio = sound bite, radio spot.* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio commercial, radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television commercial, television spot.* ardid publicitario = publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* banderola publicitaria = banner ad, banner advertisement.* banner publicitario = banner ad, banner advertisement.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* campaña publicitaria = advertising campaign, publicity campaign.* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.* cartelera publicitaria = hoarding.* compañía publicitaria = advertising firm.* dibujante publicitario = commercial artist.* dirigible publicitario = advertising blimp.* eslogan publicitario = sales pitch.* estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* histeria publicitaria = media hype.* hoja publicitaria = flyer [flier, -USA].* reclamaciones publicitarias = advertising claim.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.* valla publicitaria = billboard, hoarding.* * *- ria adjetivo advertising (before n)* * *= promotional, advertising.Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
Ex: New advertising ploys are also being tried to promote the greater use of audiobooks.* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement).* anuncio publicitario de la radio = sound bite, radio spot.* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio commercial, radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television commercial, television spot.* ardid publicitario = publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* banderola publicitaria = banner ad, banner advertisement.* banner publicitario = banner ad, banner advertisement.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* campaña publicitaria = advertising campaign, publicity campaign.* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.* cartelera publicitaria = hoarding.* compañía publicitaria = advertising firm.* dibujante publicitario = commercial artist.* dirigible publicitario = advertising blimp.* eslogan publicitario = sales pitch.* estrategia publicitaria = sales pitch.* frase publicitaria = catchphrase.* globo publicitario = advertising balloon.* histeria publicitaria = media hype.* hoja publicitaria = flyer [flier, -USA].* reclamaciones publicitarias = advertising claim.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.* valla publicitaria = billboard, hoarding.* * *advertising ( before n)la campaña publicitaria the advertising campaignera sólo un montaje publicitario it was just a publicity stuntmasculine, feminineadvertising executive o agent* * *
publicitario
‹truco/montaje› publicity ( before n)
publicitario,-a adjetivo advertising
' publicitario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anuncio
- corte
- publicitaria
- reclamo
- espacio
- lema
- propaganda
- réclame
- spot
English:
advertising
- commercial
- stunt
- flier
- hype
- jingle
- razzmatazz
* * *publicitario, -a♦ adjadvertising;pausa publicitaria commercial break♦ nm,fadvertising agent* * *I adj advertising atrII m, publicitaria f advertising executive* * *publicitario, - ria adj: advertising, publicityagencia publicitaria: advertising agency* * *publicitario adj advertising -
2 histeria
f.hysteria (medicine) (& figurative).histeria colectiva mass hysteria* * *1 hysteria\ataque de histeria hysterics pluralhisteria colectiva familiar mass hysteria* * *SF hysteria* * *femenino hysteria* * *= hysteria, hype, the, spin, hysterics.Ex. Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.----* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* histeria publicitaria = media hype.* * *femenino hysteria* * *= hysteria, hype, the, spin, hysterics.Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* histeria publicitaria = media hype.* * *hysteriale dio un ataque de histeria he got hysterical, he had a fit ( colloq)Compuesto:mass hysteria* * *
histeria sustantivo femenino
hysteria;
histeria f Psic hysteria: le dio un ataque de histeria, she had a fit of hysterics pl
' histeria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrar
English:
frenzy
- hysteria
- hysterics
* * *histeria nfhysteria;histeria colectiva mass hysteria* * *f hysteria* * *histeria nf1) : hysteria2) : hysterics* * *histeria n hysteria -
3 sensacionalismo
m.sensationalism.* * *1 sensationalism* * ** * *masculino sensationalism* * *= sensationalism, hype, the.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.----* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.* * *masculino sensationalism* * *= sensationalism, hype, the.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.* * *sensationalismel tema se presta a sensacionalismos the subject lends itself to sensationalism o sensationalist treatment* * *
sensacionalismo sustantivo masculino
sensationalism
' sensacionalismo' also found in these entries:
English:
sensationalism
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4 bombo
adj.1 dumbfounded, stunned.2 tasteless, insipid.3 stupid, thick.m.1 bass drum (Music).2 hype (informal) (elogio).a bombo y platillo with a lot of hypele están dando mucho bombo a la nueva película the new film is getting a lot of hype3 drum (Tec).4 exaggerated praise, publicity, pompous praise.5 barge.6 bowler hat.* * *1 (tambor) bass drum2 (elogio) build-up, hype3 (para sorteo) drum\a bombo y platillo with a great song and dancedar bombo to praise excessivelyhacer un bombo a alguien to get somebody pregnant* * *1. ADJ1) (=aturdido) dumbfounded, stunned2) LAm (=tibio) lukewarm4) Méx [carne] bad, off2. SM1) (Mús) bass drumtengo la cabeza como un bombo — my head's throbbing o buzzing
- estar con bombo- hacer un bombo a una chicaponer a algn bombo — Méx * (=insultar) to hurl insults at sb; (=golpear) to hit sb
2) [en sorteos] drum3) * (=elogio exagerado) exaggerated praise; (Teat, Cine) hype *4) Cono Sur- mandar a algn al bomboirse al bombo — to come to grief, fail
5) (Náut) barge, lighter6) Caribe (=sombrero) bowler hat, derby (EEUU)* * *1) (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum; ( músico) bass drummercon bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo — with a great fanfare
darle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película — the movie's been given a lot of hype (colloq)
2) ( de sorteo) drum* * *= puffery, fanfare.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.----* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* * *1) (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum; ( músico) bass drummercon bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo — with a great fanfare
darle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película — the movie's been given a lot of hype (colloq)
2) ( de sorteo) drum* * *= puffery, fanfare.Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.* anunciar a bombo y platillo = trumpet.* bombo publicitario = media hype.* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.* hacerle un bombo a Alguien = knock + Alguien + up.* promocionar a bombo y platillo = hype.* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.* * *tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head's thumping, I've (got) a splitting headachecon bombos y platillos or ( Esp) a bombo y platillo with a great fanfareel pacto se firmó con bombos y platillos a great song and dance was made about the signing of the treatydarle bombo a algo: se le ha dado mucho bombo a la película the movie's been given a lot of hype ( colloq)darse bombo to blow one's own trumpetB (de un sorteo) drumC1( RPl fam) (de una mujer embarazada): le hizo un bombo he got her in the family way o the club ( colloq)tenía un bombo de película she was huge* * *
bombo sustantivo masculino
1 (Mús) ( instrumento) bass drum;
( músico) bass drummer;
con bombos y platillos or (Esp) a bombo y platillo with a great fanfare;
darle bombo a algo to give sth a lot of hype (colloq)
2 ( de sorteo) drum
bombo sustantivo masculino
1 Mús bass drum
2 (de un sorteo) lottery drum
3 vulgar (vientre de una mujer embarazada) belly
♦ Locuciones: figurado a bombo y platillo: lo anunciaremos a bombo y platillo, we'll make a great song and dance about it
familiar darse mucho bombo, to blow one's own trumpet
' bombo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maza
English:
build-up
- hype
- song
- write up
- red
* * *bombo1 nm1. [instrumento musical] bass drum;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing2. [músico] bass drum (player)3. [para sorteo] drumle están dando mucho bombo a la nueva película the new movie is getting a lot of hype, they're really hyping the new movie;le gusta mucho darse bombo he's always blowing his own trumpet;a bombo y platillo with a lot of hype5. Tec drumestar con bombo to be up the spout, Br to be up the duff7. CompRP Famirse al bombo to fail, to come to nothing;mandar a alguien al bombo to bump sb offbombo2, -a adjCuba1. [tibio] lukewarm2. [insípido] weak* * *mdar bombo a algo fam hype sth up fam ;darse bombo fam blow one’s own trumpet fam ;a bombo y platillo fam with a great song and dance fam, with a lot of hoo-ha fam ;tengo la cabeza como un bombo fig my head is splitting2 TÉC drum3 fig famde embarazada bump* * *bombo nm1) : bass drumcon bombos y platillos: with great fanfare* * *bombo n1. (instrumento) bass drum2. (caja redonda) drum -
5 bombo publicitario
m.blatant publicity, ballyhoo, hype, dealer's talk.* * *(n.) = media hypeEx. The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.* * *(n.) = media hypeEx: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
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(n.) = media hypeEx. The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.* * *(n.) = media hypeEx: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
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(n.) = media hypeEx. The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.* * *(n.) = media hypeEx: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
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(n.) = media hypeEx. The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.* * *(n.) = media hypeEx: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
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9 informativo
adj.informative, illustrating, enlightening, informational.m.news program, news report, news.* * *► adjetivo1 (ilustrativo) informative2 (programa) news1 news programme, news\abrir expediente informativo a alguien to investigate somebodyespacio informativo news programmefolleto informativo information leafletprograma informativo news programme————————1 news programme, news* * *(f. - informativa)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=que informa) informative2) [comité] consultative, advisory2.SM (Radio, TV) news programme, news program (EEUU)* * *I- va adjetivoa) <servicios/campaña> information (before n)programa informativo — news program*
b) ( instructivo) informativeIImasculino (news) program** * *= explanatory, informative, informatory, informational, newscast, information-bearing.Ex. The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex. The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.Ex. Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.Ex. The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.Ex. Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.----* alerta informativa = news alerts.* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.* comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.* encabezamiento informativo = explanatory heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* hábito informativo = information habit.* hoja informativa = news-sheet [newsheet].* laguna informativa = information gap.* mensaje informativo = informatory message.* nota informativa = information note, information notice.* poco informativo = uninformative.* producto informativo = information product.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* reunión informativa de prensa = press briefing.* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* tablón informativo = information board.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* * *I- va adjetivoa) <servicios/campaña> information (before n)programa informativo — news program*
b) ( instructivo) informativeIImasculino (news) program** * *= explanatory, informative, informatory, informational, newscast, information-bearing.Ex: The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex: The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.* alerta informativa = news alerts.* alfabetización informativa = information literacy.* comportamiento informativo = information behaviour.* encabezamiento informativo = explanatory heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* hábito informativo = information habit.* hoja informativa = news-sheet [newsheet].* laguna informativa = information gap.* mensaje informativo = informatory message.* nota informativa = information note, information notice.* poco informativo = uninformative.* producto informativo = information product.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* reunión informativa de prensa = press briefing.* sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.* tablón informativo = information board.* vacío informativo = information vacuum.* * *1 ‹servicios/campaña› information ( before n)programa informativo news program*un folleto informativo an information bookletdesempeñamos una labor informativa we provide information2 (instructivo) informativeuna guia muy informativa a very informative guidebooknews, news program** * *
informativo◊ -va adjetivo
informativo,-a
I adj (conferencia, libro, dato) informative
II m Rad TV news (bulletin)
' informativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avance
- boletín
- informativa
- presentador
- presentadora
- tablón
- locutor
English:
bulletin
- flash
- flying picket
- informative
- news
- news bulletin
- news programme
- uninformative
- head
- prospectus
* * *informativo, -a♦ adjfolleto informativo information leaflet2. [útil] informative;es un folleto muy informativo it's a very informative leaflet♦ nmnews (bulletin)* * *I adj1 informative;folleto informativo (information) leaflet2 programa news atrII m TV, RAD news sg* * *informativo, -va adj: informativeinformativo nm: news program, news* * *informativo n news programme / news -
10 alboroto
m.1 din (ruido).2 fuss, to-do (jaleo).3 lot of noise, brawl, riot, bustle.4 frolic, noise, hullabaloo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: alborotar.* * *1 (gritería) din, racket, row2 (desorden) uproar, commotion, disturbance3 (sobresalto) shock, alarm* * *noun m.1) disturbance2) riot* * *SM1) (=disturbio) disturbance; (=vocerío) racket, row; (=jaleo) uproar; (=motín) riot; (=pelea) brawl2) (=susto) scare, alarm* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.Ex. The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex. Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex. The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex. No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.----* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *a) (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; ( excitación) excitementb) ( ruido) racketc) (disturbio, jaleo) disturbance, commotion; ( motín) riot* * *= fuss, buzz, hype, the, uproar, hoopla, hue and cry, hubbub, spin, commotion, hilarity, rumpus, racket, fracas, hustle and bustle, hurly-burly, riot.Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.Ex: The article ' Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* * *A1 (agitación, nerviosismo) agitation; (excitación) excitement2 (ruido) racketB2 (motín) riot* * *
Del verbo alborotar: ( conjugate alborotar)
alboroto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alborotó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
alborotar
alboroto
alborotar ( conjugate alborotar) verbo intransitivo
to make a racket
verbo transitivo
( excitar) to get … excited
alborotarse verbo pronominal
( excitarse) to get excited
alboroto sustantivo masculino
( excitación) excitement
( motín) riot
alborotar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar agitación) to agitate, work up
2 (revolver, desordenar) to make untidy, turn upside down
II vi (causar jaleo) to kick up a racket
alboroto sustantivo masculino
1 (jaleo) din, racket
2 (disturbios) disturbance, uproar
' alboroto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- armar
- gresca
- mogollón
- organizarse
- barullo
- bochinche
- bronca
- escándalo
- jaleo
- tumulto
English:
commotion
- disturbance
- excitement
- fuss
- hubbub
- pandemonium
- rowdy
- uproar
- up
* * *♦ nm1. [ruido] din;había mucho alboroto en la calle there was a lot of noise in the street2. [jaleo] fuss, to-do;se armó un gran alboroto there was a huge fuss;se produjeron alborotos callejeros there were street disturbances♦ alborotos nmplCAm popcorn* * *m commotion* * *alboroto nm1) : disturbance, ruckus2) motín: riot* * *alboroto n1. (jaleo) racket2. (disturbio) disturbance / riot -
11 conmoción
f.1 commotion, bustle, shake, stir.2 commotion, bustle, tumult, riot.3 fuss, anxious preparations.* * *1 commotion, shock2 MEDICINA concussion3 (levantamiento) riot\conmoción cerebral concussion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Geol) shock, tremor2) (Med)3) (=perturbación) shock4) (Pol) disturbance* * *a) (Med) concussionb) (trastorno, agitación)c) (Geol) shock* * *= riot, hype, the, jolt, tumult, stir, convulsion, hoopla, spin, commotion, shake.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.Ex. This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex. Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex. Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.----* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* * *a) (Med) concussionb) (trastorno, agitación)c) (Geol) shock* * *= riot, hype, the, jolt, tumult, stir, convulsion, hoopla, spin, commotion, shake.Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.Ex: This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* * *1 ( Med) concussion2(trastorno, agitación): el siniestro produjo una profunda conmoción en el país the disaster left the country in a state of profound shockla separación de Marujita produjo una conmoción familiar Marujita's separation caused great upset in the family3 ( Geol) shockCompuesto:concussion* * *
conmoción sustantivo femeninoa) (Med) tb
b) (trastorno, agitación):
c) (Geol) shock
conmoción sustantivo femenino
1 (emoción muy fuerte) commotion, shock
2 Med conmoción cerebral, concussion
' conmoción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impacto
- producir
- revuelo
English:
concussion
- ferment
- flap
- shock
- commotion
- concuss
- stir
* * *conmoción nf1. [física] shockconmoción cerebral concussion;la caída le produjo una conmoción cerebral he suffered concussion as a result of the fall2. [psíquica] shock;su muerte causó conmoción a la familia his death left the family in a state of shock3. [tumulto] upheaval4. [sísmica] shock* * *f1 shock2 ( agitación) upheaval* * *1) : shock, upheaval2) orconmoción cerebral : concussion* * *conmoción n shock -
12 enganchar
v.1 to couple (agarrar) (vagones).2 to hang (up).3 to land (oneself) (informal) (pillar) (empleo, marido).4 to hire, to contract. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)5 to be addictive (informal) (hacer adicto).un videojuego de los que enganchan an addictive video game6 to hook, to hitch, to hook up, to couple.El capitán enganchó las velas The captain hooked the sails.7 to recruit.La milicia engancha jóvenes The army recruits young people.* * *1 (agarrar con gancho) to hook2 (colgar) to hang, hang up3 (animales) to harness4 (vagones) to couple1 to get caught (en, on), snag (en, on)2 MILITAR to enlist, join up* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=conectar con gancho) [gen] to hook; [+ caballo] to harness; [+ carro, remolque] to hitch up; (Mec) to couple, connect; [+ dos vagones] to couple up2) ** (=atrapar) to nab *3) * (=atraer) [+ persona] to rope in; [+ marido] to landa mi no me enganchan para cuidar a los niños — they're not going to rope me into looking after the children
4) (Mil) to recruit5) Méx [+ trabajadores] to contract2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cable/cadena> to hookb) < remolque> to hitch up, attach; < caballos> to harness; < vagón> to couple, attachc) < pez> to hookd) (fam) ( atraer)e) (Taur) to gore2.engancharse v prona) ( quedar prendido) to get caughtb) (fam) (Mil) to join upc) (fam) ( hacerse adicto)* * *= snag, engage.Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.----* engancharse al carro = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <cable/cadena> to hookb) < remolque> to hitch up, attach; < caballos> to harness; < vagón> to couple, attachc) < pez> to hookd) (fam) ( atraer)e) (Taur) to gore2.engancharse v prona) ( quedar prendido) to get caughtb) (fam) (Mil) to join upc) (fam) ( hacerse adicto)* * *= snag, engage.Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.* engancharse al carro = jump on + the bandwagon, ride + the hype, catch + the fever.* * *enganchar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cable/cadena› to hookengancha el cable en ese clavo/la cadena en la argolla hook the cable onto that nail/the chain onto the ring2 ‹remolque› to hitch up, attach; ‹caballos› to harness; ‹vagón› to couple, attach3 ‹pez› to hook4 ( fam)(atraer): se ha dejado enganchar por una francesa some Frenchwoman's got him in her clutches ( colloq)lo engancharon para que ayudara con los preparativos they got him to help with the preparations, they dragged him into helping with the preparations5 ( Taur) to gore1 (quedar prendido) to get caughtel cable se enganchó en una de las vigas the wire got caught o stuck o snagged on one of the beamsse me enganchó la falda en una rama my skirt got caught o hooked on a branch* * *
enganchar ( conjugate enganchar) verbo transitivo
‹ caballos› to harness;
‹ vagón› to couple, attach
engancharse verbo pronominal
b) (fam) ( hacerse adicto) engancharse (a algo) to get hooked (on sth)
enganchar verbo transitivo
1 (con un gancho, una rama) to hook
2 Ferroc to couple
3 (prender) la novela te engancha, the novel grips you
' enganchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrochar
- engarzar
English:
catch
- couple
- hitch
- hook
- rope in
- snag
* * *♦ vt1. [acoplar] [vagones, trenes] to couple;[remolque, caballos] to hitch up2. [colgar] to hang (up);había un jamón enganchado de un garfio there was a ham hanging from a hook;enganchó las riendas a una rama she tied the reins to a branch;me enganchó del brazo he linked arms with me;me enganchó del cuello he put an arm round my neck3. [pescar con anzuelo] to hookenganchar a alguien para que haga algo to rope sb into doing sth[gripe, resfriado] to catch;¡como te enganche, te enteras! if I catch you, you'll know all about it!6. Taurom to toss7. Andes, CAm, Méx [reclutar] to hire, to contract♦ viFam [hacer adicto] to be addictive;un videojuego de los que enganchan an addictive video game* * *v/t1 hook2 caballo harness3 famnovia, trabajo land fam* * *enganchar vt1) : to hook, to snag2) : to attach, to hitch up* * *enganchar vb (agarrar con un gancho) to hook -
13 agitación
f.1 agitation, fuss, excitement, fluster.2 agitation, troublemaking, rebellion, insubordination.* * *1 agitation2 figurado excitement, restlessness* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de mano] waving, flapping; [de bebida] shaking, stirring; [de mar] roughness2) (Pol) agitation; (=bullicio) bustle, stir; (=intranquilidad) nervousness; (=emoción) excitement* * *a) (Pol) agitationb) ( nerviosismo) agitationc) (de calle, ciudad) bustle* * *= upheaval, agitation, turmoil, stir, shaking, convulsion, spin, restlessness.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. Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex. The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex. Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.----* agitación política = political turmoil, political upheaval.* agitación social = social upheaval.* * *a) (Pol) agitationb) ( nerviosismo) agitationc) (de calle, ciudad) bustle* * *= upheaval, agitation, turmoil, stir, shaking, convulsion, spin, restlessness.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: Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex: The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.* agitación política = political turmoil, political upheaval.* agitación social = social upheaval.* * *1 ( Pol) agitationpreocupados por la agitación reinante worried by the prevailing state of unrest2 (nerviosismo) agitation3 (de una calle, ciudad) bustle* * *
agitación sustantivo femenino
agitación f (nerviosismo) restlessness
(descontento social) unrest
' agitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotar
- convulsión
- polvareda
- torbellino
- alboroto
- alteración
- conmoción
- ebullición
- movimiento
English:
agitation
- excitement
- ferment
- flurry
- upheaval
* * *agitación nf1. [intranquilidad] restlessness, agitation;respondió con agitación she answered agitatedly;el café le provoca agitación coffee makes him nervous2. [jaleo] racket, commotion3. [conflicto] unrest;la agitación estudiantil ha crecido there has been an increase in student unrest4. [del mar] choppiness* * *f POL unrest* * *1) : agitation2) nerviosismo: nervousness -
14 agobiante
adj.1 overwhelming.2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.3 tiresome.* * *► adjetivo1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting2 (abrumado) overwhelming4 (persona) tiresome, tiring* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressiveun día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day
2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelminges agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything
* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *adj,hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hotresultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him* * *
agobiante,
‹ calor› stifling;◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring
' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling
* * *agobiante adj[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;trabajo agobiante backbreaking work* * *adj1 trabajo exhausting2 calor stifling* * *agobiante adj1) : exhausting, overwhelming2) : stifling, oppressive -
15 asfixiante
adj.asphyxiating.m.asphyxiant.* * *► adjetivo1 asphyxiating, suffocating* * *a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)b) (fam) < calor> suffocating, stiflingc) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling* * *= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].Nota: De calor.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)b) (fam) < calor> suffocating, stiflingc) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling* * *= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].Nota: De calor.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *2 ( fam); ‹calor› suffocating, stifling3 ( fam); ‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling* * *
asfixiante adjetivo
‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling
asfixiante adjetivo
1 asphyxiating, suffocating
2 (calor) stifling
3 (ambiente) oppressive
' asfixiante' also found in these entries:
English:
suffocating
* * *asfixiante adj1. [humo, aire] asphyxiating2. [calor] stifling;hace un calor asfixiante it's stiflingly hot3. [relación, ambiente] stifling;una inflación asfixiante para la pequeña empresa a level of inflation crippling to small businesses* * *adj asphyxiating, suffocating -
16 atosigante
adj.oppressing, overwhelming.* * *ADJ = atosigador 2)* * *= suffocating, gut-wrenching.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.* * *= suffocating, gut-wrenching.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.* * *atosigante adjirritating, annoying;le hizo muchas preguntas atosigantes she pestered him with questions -
17 engreído
adj.vain, cocky, proud, bigheaded.f. & m.swell-headed person, conceited person, swellhead.past part.past participle of spanish verb: engreír.* * *► adjetivo1 vain, conceited, stuck-up* * *engreído, -a1. ADJ1) (=vanidoso) vain, stuck-up *2.SM / F bighead *, spoiled brat* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *I- da adjetivoa) ( vanidoso) conceited, bigheaded (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled*II- da masculino, femeninoa) ( vanidoso) bighead (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimado) spoiled* brat* * *= conceited, self-inflated, stuck-up, self-important, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], cocksure, supercilious, big-headed.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.* * *1 (vanidoso, presumido) conceited, bigheaded ( colloq)masculine, feminine1 (vanidoso) bighead ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír)
engreído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
engreído
engreír
engreído◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited
' engreído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
además
- cambio
- corte
- engreída
- estiramiento
- fatua
- fatuo
- parecer
- ufana
- ufano
- creído
- pituco
- presumido
- sobrado
English:
bighead
- bigheaded
- cocksure
- fatuous
- self-important
- smug
- toffee-nosed
- conceited
- puffed
- self
* * *engreído, -a♦ adj1. [creído] conceited, full of one's own importance♦ nm,f1. [creído] conceited person;ser un engreído to be very conceited* * *adj conceited* * *engreído, -da adjpresumido, vanidoso: vain, conceited, stuck-up -
18 opresivo
adj.oppressive, weighty, burdensome, oppressing.* * *► adjetivo1 oppressive* * *ADJ oppressive* * *- va adjetivo oppressive* * *= oppressive, heavy-handed, stifling, suffocating, overbearing, gut-wrenching.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.----* de un modo opresivo = oppressively.* * *- va adjetivo oppressive* * *= oppressive, heavy-handed, stifling, suffocating, overbearing, gut-wrenching.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.* de un modo opresivo = oppressively.* * *opresivo -vaoppressive* * *
opresivo◊ -va adjetivo
oppressive
opresivo,-a adjetivo oppressive
' opresivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
opresiva
English:
oppressive
* * *opresivo, -a adjoppressive* * *adj oppressive* * *opresivo, -va adj: oppressive -
19 presumido
adj.conceited, arrogant, vain, assuming.f. & m.conceited person, swell-headed person, vain person, poseur.past part.past participle of spanish verb: presumir.* * *► adjetivo1 (arrogante) conceited; (en el vestir) vain► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (arrogante) conceited person; (en el vestir) vain person* * *(f. - presumida)adj.* * *ADJ (=creído) conceited; (=coqueto) vain* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *- da adjetivob) ( coqueto) vain* * *= conceited, smug, presumptuous, self-important, high-blown, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.* * *presumido -da1 (engreído) conceited, full of oneself; (arrogante) arrogant2 (coqueto) vain* * *
Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir)
presumido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
presumido
presumir
presumido◊ -da adjetivo
( arrogante) arrogant
presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo
to show off;
presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth;
( enseñándolo) to flash sth around;
verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction;
era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
presumido,-a
I adjetivo vain
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
presumir
I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car
' presumido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presumida
- presuntuosa
- presuntuoso
- autosuficiente
- vanidoso
English:
overconfident
- toffee-nosed
- vain
- self
* * *presumido, -a♦ adj2. [vanidoso] vain♦ nm,f1. [jactancioso] show-off* * *I adj1 ( creído) conceited2 ( coqueto) vainII m, presumida f bighead* * *presumido, -da adjvanidoso: conceited, vain* * *presumido adj vain -
20 presuntuoso
adj.1 conceited, arrogant, assuming, vain.2 pompous, highfaluting, lavish, highfalutin.m.self-conceited person, snob.* * *► adjetivo1 (presumido) conceited, vain; (arrogante) presumptuous* * *ADJ (=vanidoso) conceited, presumptuous; (=pretencioso) pretentious* * *- sa adjetivo conceited, vain* * *= conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex. The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex. I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.* * *- sa adjetivo conceited, vain* * *= conceited, pompous, presumptuous, immodest, pretentious, stuck-up, hyfoluted, high-blown, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], poseur, cocksure, big-headed, portentous.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, ' Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.* * *presuntuoso -saconceited, vain* * *
presuntuoso◊ -sa adjetivo
conceited, vain
presuntuoso,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (presumido) vain, conceited
2 (pretencioso) pretentious, showy
' presuntuoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chula
- chulo
- presuntuosa
- suficiente
- ufana
- ufano
English:
bumptious
- immodest
- jumped up
- pompous
- pretentious
- upstart
- conceited
* * *presuntuoso, -a♦ adj[vanidoso] conceited; [pretencioso] pretentious♦ nm,fconceited person* * *adj conceited* * *presuntuoso, -sa adj: conceited* * *presuntuoso adj boastful
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