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1 apacible
adj.1 mild, gentle.2 peaceful, quiet, sleepy, placid.* * *► adjetivo* * *adj.calm, gentle, mild* * *ADJ (=manso) [animal, persona] gentle, mild; [temperamento] gentle, even; [tiempo] calm; [viento] gentle; [tarde, noche] pleasantes un tío muy apacible — he's a very even-tempered o placid o mild-mannered guy
* * *adjetivo <carácter/persona> calm, placid; < vida> quiet, peaceful; < clima> mild; < mar> calm; < viento> gentle* * *= benign, mellowed, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex. It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.Ex. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * *adjetivo <carácter/persona> calm, placid; < vida> quiet, peaceful; < clima> mild; < mar> calm; < viento> gentle* * *= benign, mellowed, mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * *1 ‹carácter/persona› calm, placid, even-tempered; ‹vida› quiet, peaceful2 ‹clima› mild; ‹mar› calm; ‹viento› gentle, light* * *
apacible adjetivo ‹carácter/persona› calm, placid;
‹ vida› quiet, peaceful;
‹ clima› mild;
‹ mar› calm;
‹ viento› gentle
apacible adjetivo mild, calm
' apacible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buena
- bueno
English:
good-tempered
- mellow
- mild
- placid
- restful
* * *apacible adj1. [temperamento, trato, persona] mild, gentle2. [lugar, ambiente, clima] pleasant3. [sueño, muerte] peaceful* * *adj mild-mannered* * *apacible adj: gentle, mild, calm♦ apaciblemente adv -
2 sosegado
adj.peaceful, quiet, still, tranquil.past part.past participle of spanish verb: sosegar.* * *1→ link=sosegar sosegar► adjetivo1 calm, quiet* * *(f. - sosegada)adj.* * *ADJ1) [apariencia, vida] calm, peaceful2) [persona] calm, serene* * ** * *= quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], restful, tranquil, mellowed, sedate, calm [calmer -comp., calmest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. The health promoting concept is carried through the design of the ward, where there is maximum use of restful natural materials and 'healing arts'.Ex. Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Ex. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.Ex. Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * ** * *= quiet [quieter -comp., quietest -sup.], restful, tranquil, mellowed, sedate, calm [calmer -comp., calmest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: The health promoting concept is carried through the design of the ward, where there is maximum use of restful natural materials and 'healing arts'.Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.* * *sosegado -da‹vida› quiet, peaceful; ‹persona› calmlo encontré mucho más sosegado I thought he was much calmer, he seemed to me to have calmed down a lotle gusta la vida sosegada del campo she likes the quiet o peaceful life of the countrylas aguas sosegadas del lago ( liter); the placid o still o calm waters of the lake* * *
Del verbo sosegar: ( conjugate sosegar)
sosegado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
sosegado
sosegar
sosegado,-a adj (ambiente, entorno, vida) calm, quiet
(carácter) calm
sosegar verbo transitivo to calm
' sosegado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sosegada
- tranquila
- tranquilo
* * *sosegado, -a adj1. [persona] calm, placid;lleva una vida sosegada he leads a quiet life2. [aguas] placid, calm* * *adj calm* * *sosegado, -da adjsereno: calm, tranquil, serene -
3 equipo visitante
m.visiting team, away team, visitors team.* * *(n.) = visiting teamEx. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.* * *(n.) = visiting teamEx: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
* * *visiting team -
4 flexible
adj.flexible.* * *► adjetivo1 flexible* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [material, actitud] flexible; [cuerpo] supple; (Téc) pliable; [sombrero] soft2) [persona] flexible, open-minded; pey compliant2. SM1) soft hat2) (Elec) flex, cord* * *adjetivo flexible* * *= elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.Ex. Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.Ex. Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex. Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.Ex. Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.Ex. His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.Ex. Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.Ex. He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.Ex. The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex. For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.----* de un modo flexible = flexibly.* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.* disco flexible = floppy disc.* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* * *adjetivo flexible* * *= elastic, flexible, hospitable, tensile, accommodating, limber, compromising, soft-line, supple [suppler -comp., supplest -sup.], adaptable, versatile, lithe [lither -comp., lithest -sup.], springy [springier -comp., springiest -sup.], resilient, conformable.Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.* de un modo flexible = flexibly.* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.* disco flexible = floppy disc.* encuadernación flexible en papel = limp paper binding.* encuadernación flexible en vitela = limp vellum binding.* hacer flexible = limber up.* hacer que sea flexible = render + flexible.* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* * *1 ‹material› flexible, pliable2 ‹cuerpo› supple, flexible3 ‹norma/horario› flexible4 ‹actitud/enfoque› flexible; ‹carácter/personalidad› easygoing, flexible* * *
flexible adjetivo
flexible
flexible adjetivo
1 flexible: no se puede decir que el cristal sea un material flexible, we couldn't class glass as a flexible material
2 lax, tolerant, mellowed: con la edad se ha vuelto más flexible, she has mellowed with age
' flexible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adaptable
- flexibilidad
- goma
- cerrazón
- disco
- elástico
- horario
- trampolín
English:
adaptable
- elastic
- flexible
- floppy
- fluid
- lissom
- lissome
- lithe
- pliable
- supple
- flex
- versatile
* * *flexible adj1. [material] flexible;[cuerpo] supple2. [actitud] flexible3. [horario] flexible* * *I adj flexibleflex* * *flexible adj: flexibleflexible nm1) : flexible electrical cord2) : soft hat* * *flexible adj flexible -
5 pacífico1
2 = peaceful, pacific, nonviolent [non-violent], mellowed, peaceable, pacific.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and pacific countries).Ex. We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.Ex. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. His works are interpreted in a human rights context in which children find their voice in the peaceable resolution of everyday conflicts.Ex. The public reference or reading room, crowded, anonymous, purposeful, and pacific, is a setting of therapeutic value.----* diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.* manifestación pacífica = peaceful demonstration.* protesta pacífica = peaceful protest. -
6 ponerse hecho un basilisco
to hit the roof, blow one's top* * *(v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temperEx. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.* * *(v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, lose + Posesivo + temperEx: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. -
7 ponerse hecho un energúmeno
(v.) = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stackEx. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.Ex. Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.Ex. She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself.* * *(v.) = go + ballistic, blow + Posesivo + top, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stackEx: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. -
8 ponerse hecho una fiera
(v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stackEx. Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex. Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex. His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.Ex. The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex. Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex. Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.Ex. She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself.* * *(v.) = go + ballistic, go + berserk, blow + Posesivo + top, go + postal, go + crazy, blow + a fuse, lose + Posesivo + temper, throw + a wobbly, throw + a wobbler, blow + Posesivo + lid, blow + Posesivo + stackEx: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure.Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. -
9 Pacífico
m.Pacific (Océano).* * *► adjetivo1 peaceful\el (océano) Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *SM (tb: océano Pacífico) Pacific (Ocean)* * ** * ** * *pacífico12 = peaceful, pacific, nonviolent [non-violent], mellowed, peaceable, pacific.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and pacific countries).Ex: We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex: His works are interpreted in a human rights context in which children find their voice in the peaceable resolution of everyday conflicts.Ex: The public reference or reading room, crowded, anonymous, purposeful, and pacific, is a setting of therapeutic value.* diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.* manifestación pacífica = peaceful demonstration.* protesta pacífica = peaceful protest.* * *el (océano) Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *
Del verbo pacificar: ( conjugate pacificar)
pacifico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pacificó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Pacífico
pacificar
pacífico
Pacífico sustantivo masculino:
pacificar ( conjugate pacificar) verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml);
( calmar) to pacify, appease;
pacífico -ca adjetivo
‹ animal› peaceful
pacificar verbo transitivo
1 (una zona en conflicto, etc) to pacify
2 (los ánimos, personas) to appease, calm
pacífico,-a adjetivo peaceful
' Pacífico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pacífica
- pacífico
- quieta
- quieto
- tranquilo
English:
nonviolent
- Pacific
- peaceful
* * *♦ adjel océano Pacífico the Pacific Ocean♦ nmel Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *I adj peaceful; persona peaceable;el océano Pacífico the Pacific OceanII m:el Pacífico the Pacific* * *pacífico, -ca adj: peaceful, pacific* * *pacífico adj peaceful -
10 pacífico
m.Pacific (Océano).* * *► adjetivo1 peaceful\el (océano) Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *SM (tb: océano Pacífico) Pacific (Ocean)* * *- ca adjetivoa) <manifestación/medios> peaceful, pacific (frml)b) <carácter/persona> peace-loving, peaceable; < animal> peaceful* * ** * *pacífico12 = peaceful, pacific, nonviolent [non-violent], mellowed, peaceable, pacific.Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and pacific countries).Ex: We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.Ex: His works are interpreted in a human rights context in which children find their voice in the peaceable resolution of everyday conflicts.Ex: The public reference or reading room, crowded, anonymous, purposeful, and pacific, is a setting of therapeutic value.* diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.* manifestación pacífica = peaceful demonstration.* protesta pacífica = peaceful protest.* * *el (océano) Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *
Del verbo pacificar: ( conjugate pacificar)
pacifico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pacificó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Pacífico
pacificar
pacífico
Pacífico sustantivo masculino:
pacificar ( conjugate pacificar) verbo transitivo (Mil) to pacify (frml);
( calmar) to pacify, appease;
pacífico -ca adjetivo
‹ animal› peaceful
pacificar verbo transitivo
1 (una zona en conflicto, etc) to pacify
2 (los ánimos, personas) to appease, calm
pacífico,-a adjetivo peaceful
' Pacífico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pacífica
- pacífico
- quieta
- quieto
- tranquilo
English:
nonviolent
- Pacific
- peaceful
* * *♦ adjel océano Pacífico the Pacific Ocean♦ nmel Pacífico the Pacific (Ocean)* * *I adj peaceful; persona peaceable;el océano Pacífico the Pacific OceanII m:el Pacífico the Pacific* * *pacífico, -ca adj: peaceful, pacific* * *pacífico adj peaceful -
11 aspereza
f.1 roughness.limar asperezas to smooth things over2 asperity, abrasiveness, roughness, coarseness.3 harsh remark, sour remark.* * *1 roughness, coarseness, asperity* * *SF [de terreno] roughness, ruggedness; (=acidez) sourness, tartness; [de carácter] surliness* * *1)a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevennessb) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness2) ( parte áspera)un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground
limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences
3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *= roughness, harshness.Ex. In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.Ex. Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.----* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.* * *1)a) ( al tacto) roughness; ( de terreno) roughness, unevennessb) ( de sabor) sharpness; (de voz, clima) harshness2) ( parte áspera)un terreno lleno de asperezas — a very uneven o rough piece of ground
limar asperezas: el tiempo limó las asperezas de su personalidad time knocked the rough edges off her; en un intento de limar asperezas — in an attempt to iron out their differences
3) ( brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *= roughness, harshness.Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.
Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.* limar asperezas = iron out + the bugs, knock + the rough edges off.* * *1 (al tacto) roughness2 (del terreno) roughness, unevenness3 (de un sabor) sharpness4 (de la voz) harshness5 (del clima) harshnessB(parte áspera): usar papel de lija para quitar las asperezas use sandpaper to remove any roughness o rough patches ( o parts etc)quitar las asperezas con una lima file off the rough edgesun terreno lleno de asperezas a very uneven o rough piece of groundlimar asperezas: el tiempo ha limado las asperezas de su personalidad time has knocked the rough edges off her, she has mellowed with ageen un intento de limar asperezas in an attempt to iron out their differences/problemsC (brusquedad) abruptness, surliness* * *
aspereza sustantivo femenino
1
(de voz, clima) harshness
2 ( parte áspera):
limar asperezas to smooth things over
aspereza sustantivo femenino roughness
♦ Locuciones: figurado limar asperezas, to smooth things over
' aspereza' also found in these entries:
English:
abruptly
- ruggedness
* * *aspereza nf1. [al tacto] roughness2. [de terreno] ruggedness, roughness3. [de sabor] sharpness, sourness4. [de clima] harshness5. [de voz] harshness6. [rudeza] [de persona] abruptness;decir algo con aspereza to say something sharply o abruptly* * *f roughness, unevenness;limar asperezas knock the rough edges off* * *aspereza nfrudeza: roughness, coarseness -
12 humanizar
v.to humanize, to make more human.* * *1 to humanize1 to become more human* * *1.VT to humanize, make more human2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... human2.humanizarsev pron to become more human* * *= humanise [humanize, -USA].Ex. This article analyses the factors that call for humanising library and information activities.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... human2.humanizarsev pron to become more human* * *= humanise [humanize, -USA].Ex: This article analyses the factors that call for humanising library and information activities.
* * *humanizar [A4 ]vtto make … human, humanizeto become more humanse ha humanizado mucho desde que nació su hijo he's become a lot more human o he's mellowed a lot since his son was born* * *
humanizar verbo transitivo to humanize: intentan humanizar el trato dado a los refugiados, they're trying to be more humane towards the refugees
* * *♦ vtto humanize, to make more human* * *v/t humanize -
13 suavizarse
VPR to soften* * *(v.) = mellowEx. These findingings support the idea that people do mellow with age.* * *(v.) = mellowEx: These findingings support the idea that people do mellow with age.
* * *
■suavizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (el pelo, la piel) to become softer o smoother
(el clima) to get milder
2 (el carácter) to mellow: se ha suavizado con los años, she has mellowed with age
3 (una situación) to calm down: poco a poco se suavizó la tensión, the tension gradually eased
' suavizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suavizar
English:
mellow
- soften
* * *vpr1. [ponerse blando] to soften2. [dificultad, tarea] to become easier;[clima] to become milder;sus relaciones se han suavizado their relations have improved3. [hacerse dócil] to mellow* * *v/r become soft(er); figbecome more amenable, soften -
14 arista
f.1 edge.2 Arista.* * *1 (línea) edge2 (filamento del trigo) beard4 (de montaña) arête1 figurado (dificultades) difficulties* * *noun f.* * *SF (Bot) beard; (Geom) edge; (Alpinismo) arête; (Arquit) arris* * *1) (Mat) edge; ( de viga) arris; ( de bóveda) groin; ( en montañismo) arête, ridge2) (Bot) beard3) aristas femenino plurallas aristas propias de las tensiones socio-culturales — the thorny problems associated with sociocultural unrest
* * *1) (Mat) edge; ( de viga) arris; ( de bóveda) groin; ( en montañismo) arête, ridge2) (Bot) beard3) aristas femenino plurallas aristas propias de las tensiones socio-culturales — the thorny problems associated with sociocultural unrest
* * *A1 ( Mat) edge3 (en montañismo) arête, ridgeB ( Bot) beardlas aristas propias de las tensiones socio-culturales the thorny problems associated with sociocultural unrestlos años habían limado las aristas de su carácter time had knocked the rough edges off him, his character had mellowed over the years* * *
arista sustantivo femenino (Mat) edge;
( de viga) arris;
( de bóveda) groin;
( en montañismo) arête, ridge
arista sustantivo femenino edge
* * *arista nf1. Geom edge2. [en montaña] arête3. [de trigo] beard4. [dificultad]su imagen presentaba aún muchas aristas there were still a lot of awkward problems with his image;tenemos que limar muchas aristas para poder llegar a un acuerdo there are a lot of problems that need to be ironed out before we have an agreement* * *f1 MAT edge2 BOT beard* * *arista nf1) : ridge, edge2) : beard (of a plant)3) aristas nfpl: rough edges, complications, problems -
15 dulcificar
v.1 to sweeten.El chef dulcificó la bebida The chef sweetened the drink.2 to soften.3 to mellow, to candy, to sweeten.Elsa dulcificó su carácter Elsa mellowed his character.* * *1 to sweeten2 figurado to soften* * *1. VT1) (Culin) to sweeten2) [+ consecuencias, carácter, noticia] to soften2.See:* * *1. 2.dulcificarse v pron carácter/persona to mellow, soften* * *1. 2.dulcificarse v pron carácter/persona to mellow, soften* * *dulcificar [A2 ]vt‹persona› to mellow; ‹vejez› to make … more pleasant«carácter/persona» to mellow, soften* * *
dulcificar ( conjugate dulcificar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to mellow;
‹ vejez› to make … more pleasant
dulcificarse verbo pronominal [carácter/persona] to mellow, soften
* * *♦ vt1. [endulzar] to sweeten2. [suavizar] [carácter, persona] to mellow;[actitud, comentarios] to soften* * *v/t GASTR sweeten; figsoften -
16 pluviatil
adj.softened or mellowed by rain (temperatura).
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mellowed — adj. 1. having a mild and pleasing flavor through proper aging. Syn: mellow. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; of people. Syn: gentle, mellow. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mellowed — Mellow Mel low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mellowing}.] To make mellow. Shak. [1913 Webster] If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] The fervor of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mellowed — un·mellowed; … English syllables
mellowed — adjective 1. having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging a mellow port mellowed fruit • Syn: ↑mellow • Similar to: ↑ripe, ↑mature • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mellowed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mature, ripened, softened; see matured , ripe 1 , 2 , soft 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
mellowed — mel·low || meləʊ v. soften; become soft; make gentle, calm; ripen, age adj. sweet; soft, ripe; made better with age; full, rich and pleasant; calm; content drugged, drunk … English contemporary dictionary
mellowed — /ˈmɛloʊd/ (say melohd) adjective 1. softened, toned down or improved, as if by ripening. 2. kinder and more temperate in one s views, especially in maturity or old age …
mellow — mel|low1 [ˈmeləu US lou] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not bright)¦ 2¦(not loud or harsh)¦ 3¦(not strong in flavour)¦ 4¦(not strict)¦ 5¦(relaxed)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old English melu; MEAL] 1.) ¦(NOT BRIGHT)¦ a mellow … Dictionary of contemporary English
mellow out — verb become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial With age, he mellowed • Syn: ↑mellow, ↑melt • Derivationally related forms: ↑mellowing (for: ↑mellow) • … Useful english dictionary
mellow — 1 adjective 1 a mellow colour or light looks soft, warm, and not too bright: the mellow, golden light of early evening | mellow shades of brown and orange 2 a mellow sound is pleasant and smooth: the mellow sound of a trombone | a friendly,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mellow — [[t]me̱loʊ[/t]] mellower, mellowest, mellows, mellowing, mellowed 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n/colour Mellow is used to describe things that have a pleasant, soft, rich colour, usually red, orange, yellow, or brown. ...a classic Queen Anne house of… … English dictionary