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meterse en un embrollo

  • 1 meterse en un embrollo

    meterse en un embrollo
    sich in eine verzwickte Lage bringen

    Diccionario Español-Alemán > meterse en un embrollo

  • 2 embrollo

    m.
    1 tangle.
    2 embroilment, ruse, confusion, muddle.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embrollar.
    * * *
    1 (confusión) muddle, mess
    2 (mentira) lie
    3 figurado (situación embarazosa) embarrassing situation
    * * *
    SM (=confusión) muddle, confusion; (=aprieto) fix *, jam *; (=fraude) fraud, trick; (=mentira) lie, falsehood
    * * *
    masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)
    * * *
    = morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.
    Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
    Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
    Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
    Ex. This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
    Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.
    Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
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    * en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.
    * * *
    masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle; (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze; (de ideas, situaciones)
    * * *
    = morass, tangled web, muddle, quagmire, tangle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, snare.

    Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.

    Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
    Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
    Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
    Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.
    Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
    * en un embrollo = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil.

    * * *
    1 (de hilos, cables) tangle
    me perdí en un embrollo de pasillos I got lost in a maze of corridors
    2
    (de ideas, situaciones): el argumento de la película es un embrollo the plot of the movie is extremely involved o complicated
    se metió en un embrollo he got himself into a mess
    un embrollo político a political imbroglio
    * * *

    Del verbo embrollar: ( conjugate embrollar)

    embrollo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    embrolló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    embrollar    
    embrollo    
    embrolló
    embrollar ( conjugate embrollar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹hilo/madeja› to tangle (up)


    ‹ persona› to muddle, confuse
    c) ( implicar) embrollo a algn en algo to embroil sb in sth, get sb involved in sth

    embrollarse verbo pronominal [hilo/madeja] to get tangled;
    [ situación] to get confused o muddled;
    [ persona] to get muddled, to get mixed up (colloq)
    embrollo sustantivo masculino (de hilos, cables) tangle;
    (de callejuelas, pasillos) maze;
    ( situación confusa) muddle, mess;
    ◊ el argumento es un embrollo the plot is extremely involved o complicated

    embrollo sustantivo masculino
    1 (enredo) muddle, confusion
    2 (situación apurada) fix, jam

    ' embrollo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barullo
    - enredo
    - lío
    English:
    muddle
    - rigmarole
    - screw-up
    - jumble
    - tangle
    * * *
    1. [lío] mess;
    meterse en un embrollo to get into a mess;
    en menudo embrollo nos hemos metido this is a fine mess we've got ourselves into;
    la trama de la obra es un verdadero embrollo the plot of the play is really complicated o confusing
    2. [mentira] lie
    3. [de hilos, cuerdas, cables] tangle
    * * *
    m tangle; fig
    mess, muddle
    * * *
    enredo: imbroglio, confusion

    Spanish-English dictionary > embrollo

  • 3 embrollo

    em'broʎo
    m
    2) (fig: situación comprometida) schwierige Situation f, Patsche f
    sustantivo masculino
    1. [enredo] Gewirr das
    embrollo
    embrollo [em'broλo]
    num1num (lío) Durcheinander neutro; (de hilos) Gewirr neutro; meterse en un embrollo sich in eine verzwickte Lage bringen
    num2num (embuste) Lüge femenino; no me vengas con embrollos sag mir die Wahrheit
    num3num (chanchullo) Intrige femenino; este negocio seguro que es un embrollo an diesem Geschäft ist mit Sicherheit etwas faul

    Diccionario Español-Alemán > embrollo

  • 4 lío

    m.
    1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.
    2 bundle.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.
    * * *
    1 (embrollo) mess
    3 (fardo) bundle
    \
    armar un lío to make a fuss
    hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up
    meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess
    ¡qué lío! what a mess!
    tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) mess
    3) affair, liaison
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss
    2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

    • armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

    • armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

    • hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

    3) (=aprieto)
    4) * (=amorío) affair
    5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

    ¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    b) (fam) (problema, complicación)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair
    2) ( fardo) bundle
    * * *
    = mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].
    Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
    Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
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    * armar el lío = make + trouble.
    * armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.
    * estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.
    * lío amoroso = fling.
    * meterse en líos = get into + trouble.
    * meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.
    * tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    b) (fam) (problema, complicación)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair
    2) ( fardo) bundle
    * * *
    = mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

    Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

    Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
    Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
    * armar el lío = make + trouble.
    * armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.
    * estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.
    * lío amoroso = fling.
    * meterse en líos = get into + trouble.
    * meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.
    * tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    ¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible
    se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)
    2 ( fam)
    (problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)
    no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems
    ¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)
    armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)
    si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble
    no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)
    3 ( fam) (amorío) affair
    tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist
    B (fardo) bundle
    * * *

     

    Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

    lío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    lió es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    liar    
    lío
    liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
    1


    ( envolver) to wrap (up);
    (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
    2 (fam)
    a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

    b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle


    liarse verbo pronominal
    1 (fam)


    2 (Esp fam)

    ◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …



    lío sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

    ◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

    b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;


    tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
    ¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

    2 ( fardo) bundle
    liar verbo transitivo
    1 (envolver) to wrap up
    (un cigarro) to roll
    2 (embrollar) to muddle up
    (aturdir) to confuse
    lío sustantivo masculino
    1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
    2 fam (romance) affair
    3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
    ♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
    hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
    meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
    ' lío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    avispero
    - barullo
    - berenjenal
    - buena
    - bueno
    - enredarse
    - follón
    - gorda
    - gordo
    - meterse
    - mogollón
    - monumental
    - petate
    - tinglado
    - tomate
    - trapisonda
    - armar
    - bochinche
    - bronca
    - desenredar
    - despelote
    - enredado
    - enredar
    - enredo
    - menudo
    - meter
    - pedo
    - pelotera
    - quilombo
    English:
    carry-on
    - cock-up
    - fuss
    - hassle
    - hot
    - hot water
    - jam
    - kick up
    - mess
    - misunderstanding
    - mix-up
    - muddle
    - palaver
    - pickle
    - rigmarole
    - scrape
    - screw-up
    - tangle
    - to-do
    - trouble
    - ungodly
    - water
    - bundle
    - get
    - havoc
    - mix
    - muddled
    - rumpus
    - stink
    - stir
    - to
    - wad
    * * *
    lío nm
    1. Fam [enredo] mess;
    esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;
    hacerse un lío to get muddled up;
    son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;
    estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do
    2. Fam [problema]
    meterse en líos to get into trouble;
    me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of
    3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;
    armar un lío to kick up a fuss
    4. Fam [amorío] affair;
    está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work
    tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair
    5. [paquete] bundle
    * * *
    m
    1 bundle
    2 fam ( desorden) mess;
    lío amoroso fam affair;
    estar hecho un lío be all confused;
    hacerse un lío get into a muddle;
    meterse en líos get into trouble
    3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;
    armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam
    * * *
    lío nm, fam
    1) : confusion, mess
    2) : hassle, trouble, jam
    meterse en un lío: to get into a jam
    3) : affair, liason
    * * *
    lío n
    1. (desorden) mess
    2. (problema) trouble

    Spanish-English dictionary > lío

  • 5 влипать

    несов.
    2) прост. ( попасться) meterse, caer (непр.) vi (en un lío, en un embrollo)
    влипа́ть в исто́рию — meterse en un asunto sucio

    БИРС > влипать

  • 6 влипнуть

    сов.
    2) прост. ( попасться) meterse, caer (непр.) vi (en un lío, en un embrollo)
    вли́пнуть в исто́рию — meterse en un asunto sucio

    БИРС > влипнуть

  • 7 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

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    сов. прост.
    meterse, caer (непр.) vi (en un lío, en un embrollo), meter la pata

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