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1 mediana edad
• middle age -
2 curva de la felicidad
• middle-age spread -
3 curva del cincuentón
• middle-age spread• potbelly -
4 edad
f.age.¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?tiene 25 años de edad she's 25 years olduna persona de mediana edad a middle-aged personuna persona de edad an elderly person¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!la edad antigua ancient timesla edad de Bronce the Bronze Agela edad contemporánea the modern ageedad del juicio age of reasonla edad de Hierro the Iron Agela edad Media the Middle Agesla edad de Piedra the Stone Ageedad de la razón age of reason* * *1 age■ ¿qué edad tiene usted? how old are you?2 (tiempo, época) time, period\de cierta edad eufemístico elderlyde mediana edad middle-ageden edad escolar of school ageedad de oro golden ageedad del pavo awkward ageEdad Media Middle Ages pluralEdad Moderna Modern Agela tercera edad eufemístico old age, retirement age* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de persona, animal, árbol] age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?, what age is he?
jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 26 años — young people aged 18 to 26, young people between the age of 18 and 26
¿qué edad le echas? — how old do you think he is?
llegar a la edad adulta — to become an adult, reach adulthood
murió a los 85 años de edad — she died when she was 85 o at the age of 85
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un señor de cierta edad — a gentleman of a certain age•
un niño de corta edad — a young child•
una persona de edad — an elderly person•
mediana edad — middle ageno tener edad para hacer algo — (=ser muy joven) not to be old enough to do sth, not to be of an age to do sth; (=ser muy mayor) to be too old to do sth
llegar a la tercera edad es traumático para muchas personas — for many people, reaching old age is traumatic
mayor 1., 4), mayoría 2), menor 1., 1), d)edad penal — age of legal responsibility, age of criminal responsibility
2) ( Hist) ageEdad Antigua — period from the beginning of history to the decline of the Roman Empire
Edad Contemporánea — Modern Age, Modern Period
Edad de Oro — (Literat) Golden Age ( of Spanish literature)
Edad Media — Middle Ages pl
Edad Moderna — period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex. The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.Ex. A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex. If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex. Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *1) (de persona, árbol) age¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?
se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...
de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged
estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)
2) (Hist) ( época) age, period•* * *= age, age, age range, age level.Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.* ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.* con la edad = with age.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de edad = elderly.* de edad avanzada = over the hill.* de edad mediana = middle-aged.* de edad universitaria = college-age.* de la edad media = dark-age.* de mayor edad = senior.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.* de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.* de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].* discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].* distribución por edades = age distribution.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* edad adulta = adulthood.* edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.* edad de hielo = ice age.* Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.* edad de jubilación = retirement age.* edad de la cita = citation age.* edad de oro = golden age.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* edad de votar = voting age.* edad dorada = golden age.* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.* edades = age group [age-group].* edad escolar = school age.* edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.* edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.* en edad de trabajar = working-age.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* límite de edad = age limit.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* media de edad = mean age.* mediana de edad = median age.* menor de edad = underage.* niño de edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad escolar = school-age child.* niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* promedio de edad = average age.* que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* relacionado con la edad = age-related.* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].* tercera edad = third age.* * *A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de una persona, un árbol) ageun joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen¿qué edad tiene/le calculas? how old is he/do you think he is?a la edad de veinte años at (the age of) twentytienen la misma edad they are the same ageaparenta más edad de la que tiene she looks older than she isniños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años children between the ages of seven and fourteensu marido le dobla la edad her husband is twice her agese saca or quita la edad ( AmL); he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually isaún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo he's still not old enough to decide for himselfyo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa at your age I was already helping around the housede edad madura or de mediana edad middle-ageduna persona de edad an elderly personun señor de cierta edad a gentleman of a certain ageuna niña de corta edad a young girldesde temprana edad from an early agea tan tierna edad at such a young o tender ageyo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas I'm too old for that sort of thingniños en edad escolar children of school agela edad adulta adulthoodCompuestos:( fam):están en la edad del pavo they're at that awkward agevoting agemental ageage of criminal o legal responsibilitymanhoodCompuestos:la edad antigua ancient times (pl)Bronze AgeIron Agespace agegolden ageStone Agela edad media the Middle Ages (pl)la edad moderna the period from the last decade of the 15th Century up until the French Revolution* * *
edad sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, árbol) age;
un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen;
¿qué edad tiene? how old is he?;
aún no tiene la edad suficiente he's still not old enough …;
de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged;
una persona de edad an elderly person;
niños en edad escolar children of school age;
estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age
2 (Hist) ( época) age, period;◊ la Eedad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra the Bronze/Iron/Stone Age;
la Eedad media the Middle Ages (pl)
edad sustantivo femenino
1 age: ese niño es de mi edad, that boy is my age
no tienes edad para votar, you aren't old enough to vote
¿qué edad tiene tu prima?, how old is your cousin?
aprendió a leer a una edad avanzada, she learned to read late in life
2 (periodo) age: Edad de Oro, Golden Age
edad del pavo, the awkward age
Edad Media, Middle Ages pl ➣ Ver nota en año
♦ Locuciones: ser mayor de edad, to be of age
ser menor de edad, to be under age
de corta edad, young
de edad avanzada, elderly
' edad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusarse
- ambientar
- año
- antigüedad
- baja
- bajo
- bronce
- cabeza
- datar
- escolar
- flexible
- juventud
- llevar
- madura
- maduro
- mayor
- menor
- mentira
- minoría
- pavo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- representar
- resaltar
- residencia
- respetable
- tercera
- tercero
- vasallaje
- adelantado
- alcanzar
- aparentar
- asilo
- avanzado
- cierto
- corto
- doblar
- encoger
- grande
- indiscreción
- mayoría
- mediano
- moderno
- para
- preescolar
- que
- quitar
- tener
- tiempo
- tope
English:
abandon
- adulthood
- age
- at
- attain
- awkward age
- boyish
- early
- fifty
- for
- growing
- Iron Age
- lie
- limber
- look
- mental age
- middle age
- Middle Ages
- middle-aged
- midlife
- minor
- nursing home
- old
- one
- overgrown
- preschool
- qualify
- reach
- rest home
- senior
- Stone Age
- tell
- under
- aged
- ageism
- ageist
- consent
- contemporary
- dark
- date
- elderly
- eldest
- generation
- golden
- grow
- ice
- infant
- irrespective
- lower
- middle
* * *edad nf1. [de persona, objeto] age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;tiene veinticinco años de edad she's twenty-five years old;un joven de veinte años de edad a young man of twenty;él aparenta más edad que ella he looks older than she does;tiene el doble de edad que él she's twice his age;la edad media de los participantes es de treinta años the average age of the participants is thirty;a/desde temprana edad at/from an early age;se casó a la edad de veintidós años he got married at (the age of) twenty-two;a mi edad uno se cansa con facilidad one gets tired easily at my age;a tu edad yo ya trabajaba I already had a job at your age;mujeres entre los treinta y cuarenta años de edad women aged between thirty and forty;una persona de edad an elderly person;una señora de cierta edad a lady of a certain age;un niño de corta edad a young child;una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person;¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!;ya estás en edad de salir con chicos you're old enough now to be going out with boys;estar en edad de merecer to be of marriageable age;estar en edad de trabajar to be of working age;por edad le correspondería estar en un curso más avanzado by age he should be in a higher year;distribuir/ordenar un grupo por edades to divide/organize a group by ageedad adulta adulthood, adult age;edad escolar school age;estar en edad escolar to be of school age;edad de jubilación retirement age;edad del juicio age of reason;edad madura middle age;edad mental mental age;Fam edad del pavo:está en la edad del pavo she's at that awkward age;Méx Fam edad de la punzada:está en la edad de la punzada she's at that awkward age;edad de la razón age of reason2. [periodo] agela edad antigua ancient times;la Edad Contemporánea the modern age [since the French revolution];la Edad Media the Middle Ages;la edad de los metales = period comprising the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 4000-500 BC);la Edad Moderna = period between 1492 and the French Revolution;la edad de oro the golden age;la edad de oro de la pintura holandesa the golden age of Dutch painting;la Edad de Piedra the Stone Age* * *f1 age;a la edad de at the age of;a mi edad at my age;¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;de corta edad niño young;en edad escolar school-age, of school age;en edad penal old enough to be sent to prison;de mediana edad middle-aged;la tercera edad the over 60s;una señora de edad an elderly lady;estar en la edad del pavo be at that awkward age2 ( época):la Edad Media the Middle Ages pl ;de oro fig the golden age* * *edad nf1) : age¿qué edad tiene?: how old is she?2) época, era: epoch, era* * *edad n age¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?ser mayor de edad to be eighteen / to be an adult -
5 crisis de los cuarenta
* * *(n.) = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age bluesEx. 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'.* * ** * *(n.) = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age bluesEx: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'. -
6 madurez
f.1 ripeness.2 adulthood.3 maturity.* * *1 (de la persona) maturity2 (de la fruta) ripeness* * *noun f.1) maturity2) ripeness* * *SF1) [de fruta] ripeness2) [de carácter, edad] maturityrevela una madurez nada frecuente en una primera novela — she shows a maturity rarely found o rare in a first novel
* * *1) ( de una fruta) ripeness2) ( de una persona)a) ( cualidad) maturityb) (edad, período) maturity* * *= middle-age, maturity, mid-life [midlife], manhood.Ex. I like the confidence that middle-age brings.Ex. Maturity brings a dislike of highly colored representation of things and a preference for keen and satirical observation over the merely fanciful.Ex. This article reviews feminist periodicals about midlife and aging women = Este artículo analiza las publicaciones periódicas feministas sobre la madurez y la vejez en la mujer.Ex. This article describes the exploration of Japanese boyhood, manhood and masculine values contained in Kazumi Yumoto's novel 'The Friends'.----* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* con madurez = maturely.* durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.* madurez del mercado = market maturity.* * *1) ( de una fruta) ripeness2) ( de una persona)a) ( cualidad) maturityb) (edad, período) maturity* * *= middle-age, maturity, mid-life [midlife], manhood.Ex: I like the confidence that middle-age brings.
Ex: Maturity brings a dislike of highly colored representation of things and a preference for keen and satirical observation over the merely fanciful.Ex: This article reviews feminist periodicals about midlife and aging women = Este artículo analiza las publicaciones periódicas feministas sobre la madurez y la vejez en la mujer.Ex: This article describes the exploration of Japanese boyhood, manhood and masculine values contained in Kazumi Yumoto's novel 'The Friends'.* alcanzar la madurez = come to + maturity, bring to + maturity, achieve + maturity, reach + maturity.* con madurez = maturely.* durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.* madurez del mercado = market maturity.* * *A (de una fruta) ripeness1 (cualidad) maturity2 (edad, período) maturityal llegar a la madurez on reaching maturitycomo autor tuvo una madurez prolífica as an author he was prolific in his later years* * *
madurez sustantivo femenino
madurez sustantivo femenino
1 (de una persona) maturity
2 (de una fruta) ripeness
' madurez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sazón
- asentar
- desfase
- muestra
English:
authoritarian
- manhood
- maturity
- middle age
* * *madurez nf1. [de fruto] ripeness2. [de persona] [sensatez, juicio] maturity3. [edad adulta] adulthood;a los veinte años había alcanzado ya la madurez artística by the age of twenty she had already matured o grown up as an artist* * *f1 mental maturity2 edad middle age3 de fruta ripeness* * *1) : maturity2) : ripeness -
7 mediano
adj.1 medium, average, mediocre, middling.2 middle-size, medium-sized, middle, middle-sized.* * *► adjetivo1 (de calidad) average; (de tamaño) medium, medium-sized2 (mediocre) ordinary, mediocre* * *(f. - mediana)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=regular) average; [en tamaño] medium-sized; [empresa] medium-sizedes mediano de estatura — he is of average o medium height
2) (=del medio) middle3) (=indiferente) mediocre, average* * *- na adjetivoa) <tamaño/porción> medium; < coche> medium-sizedde mediana estatura/inteligencia — of medium o average height/of average intelligence
b) ( mediocre) average, mediocreun trabajo de mediana calidad — a mediocre o rather average essay
* * *= medium-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale].Ex. It was designed as a list of subject headings for use in the dictionary catalogues of medium-sized libraries.Ex. The purpose of the project was to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC in small and medium size libraries of all types.Ex. The system will be made available to the patrons of a medium-scale branch library (c. 75000 volumes) via network access.----* de mediana calidad = medium-quality, in the middle range.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.* mediana de edad = median age.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* * *- na adjetivoa) <tamaño/porción> medium; < coche> medium-sizedde mediana estatura/inteligencia — of medium o average height/of average intelligence
b) ( mediocre) average, mediocreun trabajo de mediana calidad — a mediocre o rather average essay
* * *= medium-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale].Ex: It was designed as a list of subject headings for use in the dictionary catalogues of medium-sized libraries.
Ex: The purpose of the project was to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC in small and medium size libraries of all types.Ex: The system will be made available to the patrons of a medium-scale branch library (c. 75000 volumes) via network access.* de mediana calidad = medium-quality, in the middle range.* de mediana edad = middle-aged.* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.* mediana de edad = median age.* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).* * *mediano -na1 ‹tamaño/porción› medium; ‹coche› medium-sizedviene en tres tallas, pequeña, mediana y grande it comes in three sizes, small, medium and largeun hombre de mediana estatura a man of medium o average heightuna chica de mediana inteligencia a girl of average intelligencede mediana edad middle-agedson tres hermanas, la que se casó es la mediana there are three sisters, and the one who got married is the middle onela mediana empresa en este país medium-sized business in this country2 (mediocre) average, mediocreun trabajo de mediana calidad a rather average piece of work, a mediocre piece of work* * *
mediano◊ -na adjetivo
‹ coche› medium-sized;◊ de mediana estatura/inteligencia of average height/intelligence;
de mediana edad middle-aged
mediano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (tamaño) medium-sized
2 (calidad, estatura) average
3 (hermano) middle
II sustantivo masculino y femenino the middle one
' mediano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mediana
- regular
- medio
English:
boat
- median
- medium
- middle
- M
* * *mediano, -a adj1. [de tamaño] medium;una talla mediana a medium size;de estatura mediana of average o medium height2. [de calidad] average3. [mediocre] average, ordinary* * *adjde mediana edad middle-aged2 (no bueno) average* * *mediano, -na adj1) : medium, averagela mediana edad: middle age2) : mediocre* * *mediano adj1. (intermedio) medium2. (regular abad) average -
8 curva
f.1 curve.curva de aprendizaje learning curvecurva de nivel contour line2 bend.una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road3 flexura, flexure.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: curvar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: curvar.* * *1 (gen) curve2 (de carretera) bend3 (gráfico) curve, graph\coger una curva / tomar una curva to take a bendtrazar una curva to draw a curvecurva cerrada sharp bendcurva peligrosa dangerous bend* * *1. f., (m. - curvo) 2. noun f.curve, bend* * *SF1) [de carretera, camino] bend2) (Mat) curvecurva de demanda — (Com) demand curve
curva de la felicidad — hum paunch, beer-belly
curva de rentabilidad — (Com) break-even chart
¡tiene unas curvas! — what a body she's got!
* * *1)a) ( línea) curvela curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) ( said to be caused by marital bliss)
b) (en camino, carretera) curve; ( más pronunciada) benduna curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend
agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise
c) (Dep) curveball2) curvas femenino plural ( de una mujer) curves (pl)* * *= curve, contour, bend.Ex. Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.Ex. As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.Ex. The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.----* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.* curva de nivel = contour line.* curva de utilidad = utility contour.* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* formando curvas = curving.* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.* * *1)a) ( línea) curvela curva de la felicidad — (fam & hum) middle-age spread (colloq & hum) ( said to be caused by marital bliss)
b) (en camino, carretera) curve; ( más pronunciada) benduna curva cerrada/en herradura — a sharp/hairpin bend
agarrar a alguien en curva — (Méx fam) to take somebody by surprise
c) (Dep) curveball2) curvas femenino plural ( de una mujer) curves (pl)* * *= curve, contour, bend.Ex: Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.* curva biorrítmica = biorhythm chart.* curva ciega = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva de aprendizaje = learning curve.* curva de Bradford = Bradford curve.* curva de concentración de Lorenz = Lorenz curve of concentration.* curva de la felicidad, la = middle-age spread.* curva de Lorenz = Lorenz curve.* curva de nivel = contour line.* curva de utilidad = utility contour.* curva + estabilizarse = curve + flatten out.* curva muy abierta = sweeping curve.* curva muy cerrada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* curva muy pronunciada = hairpin bend, hairpin curve, hairpin turn.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* formando curvas = curving.* trazar una curva de Algo = plot + Nombre + on a graph.* * *A1(línea): trazar una curva en el papel draw a curve on the sheet of paperla flecha describió una curva en el aire the arrow flew in an arc o described a curved path through the aircurva de temperatura(s) temperature curve2 (en un camino, una carretera) curve; (más pronunciada) bend[ S ] curva peligrosa sharp benduna curva cerrada/en herradura a sharp/hairpin bend3 ( Dep) curveballCompuesto:contour line* * *
Del verbo curvar: ( conjugate curvar)
curva es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
curva
curvar
curva sustantivo femenino
( más pronunciada) bend;
c) (Dep) curveballd)
con curvas curvaceous
curvo,-a adjetivo curved
curva sustantivo femenino
1 curve
2 (en carretera) bend
curva cerrada, sharp bend o curve
' curva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- moderar
- parabólica
- parabólico
- visibilidad
- alcanzar
- descendente
- pronunciado
- redondear
- suave
English:
bend
- corner
- crook
- curve
- dip
- graph
- hairpin bend
- loop
- sharp
- sweep
- turn
- contour
- double
- hair
- kink
- swing
* * *curva nf1. [línea, forma, gráfico] curve;una curva de temperatura/producción a temperature/production curvecurva de aprendizaje learning curve; Fam curva de la felicidad [barriga] paunch;curva de nivel contour line2. [de carretera, río] bend;una carretera con muchas curvas a winding road;curva abierta slight o shallow bend;curva cerrada sharp bend;3.curvas [de mujer] curves* * *f curve* * *curva nf: curve, bend* * *curva n1. (de carretera) bend2. (de cuerpo) curve -
9 crisis
f. s.&pl.crisis.estar en crisis to be in crisiscrisis económica recessioncrisis energética energy crisiscrisis de identidad identity crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *1 (dificultad) crisis2 (ataque) fit, attack3 (escasez) shortage\estar en crisis to be in crisis, reach crisis pointcrisis de gobierno cabinet crisiscrisis financiera financial crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *noun f.* * *SF INV1) (Econ, Pol, Sociol) crisisla situación económica está pasando por una nueva crisis — the economy is undergoing o going through a new crisis
•
lo que está en crisis es el propio sistema — the system itself is in crisisnuestro matrimonio está en crisis — our marriage is in crisis o going through a crisis
•
hacer crisis — to reach crisis point, come to a head2) (Med)crisis cardíaca — cardiac arrest, heart failure
crisis epiléptica — epileptic fit, epileptic attack
* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.----* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *(pl crisis)1 (situación grave) crisisel país sufre/está atravesando una grave crisis energética the country has/is experiencing a serious energy crisisla crisis de la vivienda the housing crisis o shortagela economía está en crisis the economy is in crisiscrisis de fe crisis of faithsu relación está pasando por una etapa de crisis their relationship is going through a crisisla situación hizo crisis the situation came to a head, the situation reached crisis point o a crisis level2 ( Med) crisisla enfermedad hizo crisis al día siguiente the illness became critical the next day3 ( period) (remodelación ministerial) tbcrisis de Gobierno cabinet reshuffleCompuestos:heart failure, cardiac arrest● crisis crediticia or del créditocredit crunch, credit crisisidentity crisismidlife crisiscabinet crisis ( resulting in dismissals or resignations)nervous breakdownrespiratory failure* * *
crisis sustantivo femenino (pl◊ crisis)
crisis sustantivo femenino inv
1 (mala situación) crisis
2 Fin crisis
3 Med (ataque) fit, attack
' crisis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acentuarse
- actual
- álgida
- álgido
- depresión
- encarar
- frenar
- galopante
- ingresar
- pasar
- agudizar
- agudo
- atravesar
- causante
- desencadenar
- económico
- energético
- estallar
- perdurar
- sacar
English:
actual
- acute
- background
- breakdown
- carry through
- corner
- crack
- crisis
- flap
- identity crisis
- midlife
- nervous breakdown
- pull through
- religion
- break
- confront
- crunch
- deepen
- defuse
- depression
- develop
- hang
- head
- trouble
* * *crisis nf inv1. [situación difícil] crisis;la crisis del petróleo the oil crisis;la crisis del matrimonio the crisis affecting the institution of marriage;la crisis en el mercado de valores the stock market crisis;estar en crisis to be in crisis;atravesar una crisis to go through a crisis;entrar en una época de crisis to go into crisis, to enter a period of crisiscrisis económica economic crisis, recession;crisis energética energy crisis;crisis financiera financial crisis;crisis de identidad identity crisis;crisis ministerial cabinet crisis;Hist la crisis de los misiles [en Cuba] the Cuban Missile Crisis2. [médica] crisiscrisis cardiaca cardiac arrest;crisis epiléptica epileptic attack;crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *f inv crisis* * *crisis nf1) : crisis2)crisis nerviosa : nervous breakdown* * *crisis n2. (escasez) shortage3. (cambio brusco) attack / fit -
10 vejez
f.old age.¡a la vejez viruelas! fancy that at his/her age!* * *1 old age\a la vejez viruelas there's no fool like an old fool* * *SF1) (=senectud) old age2) † (=cuento) old story; (=noticia) piece of stale news3) pl vejeces (=achaques) ills of old age; (=manías, chocheces) grouchiness [sing], grumpiness [sing]* * *femenino old agea la vejez, viruela(s) — (fam) you're only as young as you feel
* * *= aging [ageing], old age, oldness.Ex. These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.Ex. The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex. Subsequent lessons identify changing demographic and social characteristics of older people in the United States and determine criteria for judging ' oldness'.----* pensión por vejez = old-age pension.* * *femenino old agea la vejez, viruela(s) — (fam) you're only as young as you feel
* * *= aging [ageing], old age, oldness.Ex: These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.Ex: Subsequent lessons identify changing demographic and social characteristics of older people in the United States and determine criteria for judging ' oldness'.* pensión por vejez = old-age pension.* * *old agea la vejez, viruela(s) ( fam): ¡enamorarse a su edad! — ya sabes: a la vejez, viruela(s) falling in love at his age! — well, you're only as young as you feel* * *
vejez sustantivo femenino
old age
vejez sustantivo femenino old age
' vejez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dulcificar
- endulzar
- morir
- propio
- solitario
English:
age
- old
- provide
* * *vejez nfold age;pasó su vejez en París she spent her later years o old age in Paris;Fam¡a la vejez, viruelas! fancy that, at his/her age!* * *f old age;a la vejez, viruelas you’re only as young/old as you feel* * *vejez nf: old age* * *vejez n old age -
11 mediana
adj.&f.feminine of MEDIANO.f.1 central reservation (British), median (strip) (United States) (highway).2 median (Mat).3 median strip.* * *1 MATEMÁTICAS median2 (de la carretera) central reservation3 (cerveza en Cataluña) bottle of beer containing a third of a litre* * *f., (m. - mediano)* * *SF1) (Aut) central reservation, median (EEUU)2) (Mat) median* * *1) (Mat) median2) (Auto) median strip (AmE), central reservation (BrE)* * *1) (Mat) median2) (Auto) median strip (AmE), central reservation (BrE)* * *mediana11 = median, median number, median rank.Ex: The citation frequency distribution followed a negative exponential distribution for 1972-1982, with the median citation age of 3 years.
Ex: The median number of authors per paper was 4.Ex: Journals in biomedical fields rank in the top quartile of the Science Citation Index with a median rank of 241.mediana22 = central reservation, median, median strip, centre reservation.Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
Ex: But the medians have shrunk the width of the roads, leading to dangerous overtakings.Ex: Median strips across the state are set for a permanently green facelift.Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.* mediana de la carretera = road median, centre reservation, median, median strip.* * *A ( Mat) median* * *
mediana sustantivo femenino (Auto) median strip (AmE), central reservation (BrE)
mediano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (tamaño) medium-sized
2 (calidad, estatura) average
3 (hermano) middle
II sustantivo masculino y femenino the middle one
mediana sustantivo femenino
1 Auto central reservation
2 Mat median
' mediana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
CEPYME
- ciudad
- edad
- estatura
- mediano
- talla
English:
M
- median
- middle age
- middle-aged
- midlife
- average
- central reservation
- medium
- middle
* * *mediana nf1. [en autopista] Br central reservation, US median (strip)2. Geom median* * *f AUTO median strip, Brcentral reservation -
12 cuarenta (40)
= forty (40).Ex. SLIS differ in size from about eighty to 400 students with staff numbers of from six to forty plus, implying staff to student ratios of 1:8 to 1:18.----* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* cuarenta aproximadamente = fortyish.* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta = middle-age.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* mediados de los cuarenta = mid-forties. -
13 cuarenta
adj.1 forty.2 fortieth.f. & m.forty.los (años) cuarenta the fortiescantar a alguien las cuarenta (informal figurative) to give somebody a piece of one's mind;* * *► adjetivo1 (cardinal) forty; (ordinal) fortieth1 (número) forty\cantarle las cuarenta a alguien to give somebody a piece of one's mind Table 1 NOTA See also seis/Table 1* * *noun m. adj.* * *ADJ INV PRON SM [gen] forty; (=cuadragésimo) fortieth"Los cuarenta principales" — (Radio, TV) "the Top Forty" ( Spanish hit parade)
* * *IIIcantarle las cuarenta a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
masculino (number) forty* * *IIIcantarle las cuarenta a alguien — to give somebody a piece of one's mind
masculino (number) forty* * *cuarenta(40)= forty (40).Ex: SLIS differ in size from about eighty to 400 students with staff numbers of from six to forty plus, implying staff to student ratios of 1:8 to 1:18.
* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* cuarenta aproximadamente = fortyish.* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta = middle-age.* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* mediados de los cuarenta = mid-forties.* * *adj inv/proncantarle las cuarenta a algn to give sb a piece of one's mindCompuesto:mpl Top 40, charts (pl)forty, number forty* * *
cuarenta adj inv/pron/m
forty;
para ejemplos ver◊ cincuenta ;
cantarle las cuarenta a algn to give sb a piece of one's mind
cuarenta adjetivo & sustantivo masculino inv forty
♦ Locuciones: familiar cantarle a alguien las cuarenta, to give sb a piece of one's mind
' cuarenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- allá
- año
- cantar
- estar
- ir
- movilizar
- tanta
- tanto
- y
English:
detention
- deuce
- forty
- least
- mark
- midlife
- mind
- minus
- shade
- piece
- push
* * *cuarenta númforty;los (años) cuarenta the forties;ver también treinta* * *adj forty;cantar las cuarenta a alguien fig fam give s.o. a piece of one’s mind* * *cuarenta adj & nm: forty* * *cuarenta num forty -
14 lipoma
-
15 adormecimiento
m.drowsiness, slumber, sleepiness, numbness, mopishness.* * *1 (sueño) drowsiness, sleepiness2 (entumecimiento) numbness* * *SM (=soñolencia) sleepiness, drowsiness; [de un miembro] numbness* * *a) ( somnolencia) sleepiness, drowsinessb) ( de un miembro) numbness* * *= sleepiness, drowsiness.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex. This amino acid has been widely used as a sleeping aid because it can produce drowsiness.* * *a) ( somnolencia) sleepiness, drowsinessb) ( de un miembro) numbness* * *= sleepiness, drowsiness.Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
Ex: This amino acid has been widely used as a sleeping aid because it can produce drowsiness.* * *1 (somnolencia) sleepiness, drowsiness2 (de un miembro) numbness* * *
adormecimiento sustantivo masculino
* * *1. [sueño] sleepiness, drowsiness2. [entumecimiento] numbness3. [de pena, dolor] alleviation, lessening* * *m1 sleepiness2 de extremidades numbness* * *1) sueño: drowsiness, sleepiness2) insensibilidad: numbness -
16 cafeina
f.caffeine, caffein, alkaloid found in coffee.* * *1 caffeine* * *SF caffein(e)* * *femenino caffeine* * *= caffeine.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.----* con cafeina = caffeinated.* eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.* * *femenino caffeine* * *= caffeine.Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
* con cafeina = caffeinated.* eliminación de la cafeina = decaffeination.* sin cafeina = decaffeinated.* * *caffeine* * *
cafeína sustantivo femenino
caffeine
cafeína sustantivo femenino caffeine
' cafeína' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descafeinada
- descafeinado
English:
caffeine
* * *cafeína nfcaffeine;sin cafeína caffeine-free* * *f caffeine* * *cafeína nf: caffeine -
17 cincuenta
adj.1 fifty.2 fiftieth.f. & m.fifty.los (años) cincuenta the fifties;* * *► adjetivo1 (cardinal) fifty; (ordinal) fiftieth* * *noun m. adj.* * *ADJ INV PRON SM [gen] fifty; [ordinal] fiftieth* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre fiftylos (años) cincuenta or la década de los cincuenta — the fifties
cincuenta y tantos/pico — fifty-odd, fifty something
IIel número/la página cincuenta — number/page fifty
masculino (number) fifty* * *= fifty.Ex. The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.----* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta = middle-age.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* * *Iadjetivo invariable/pronombre fiftylos (años) cincuenta or la década de los cincuenta — the fifties
cincuenta y tantos/pico — fifty-odd, fifty something
IIel número/la página cincuenta — number/page fifty
masculino (number) fifty* * *= fifty.Ex: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.
* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta = middle-age.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* * *adj inv/pron[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] fiftyen los (años) cincuenta in the fiftiesla década de los cincuenta the fiftiestiene unos cincuenta años she's about 50 years oldcincuenta y tantos/pico fifty-odd, fifty somethinghabía unas cincuenta personas there were about 50 people therecincuenta y cinco fifty-fiveciento cincuenta a hundred and fiftyel número/la página cincuenta number/page fiftyel cincuenta aniversario de su muerte the fiftieth anniversary of his deathfifty, number fifty* * *
cincuenta adj inv/m/pron
fifty;
los (años) cincuenta or la década de los cincuenta the fifties;
cincuenta y tantos/pico fifty-odd, fifty something;
la página cincuenta page fifty;
el cincuenta aniversario the fiftieth anniversary
cincuenta adjetivo & sustantivo masculino fifty
' cincuenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acontecer
- acoquinar
- ahí
- andar
- dar
- declive
- ser
- hacer
- tanta
- tanto
- ver
- como
- cuarenta
- ir
- noventa
- ochenta
- sesenta
- setenta
- treinta
- veinte
English:
A
- about
- anniversary
- do
- fifty
- foundation
- mid
- price
- sting
- thereabout
- thereabouts
- voter
- late
* * *cincuenta númfifty;los (años) cincuenta the fifties;ver también treinta* * *adj fifty* * *cincuenta adj & nm: fifty* * *cincuenta num fifty -
18 curva de la felicidad, la
(n.) = middle-age spreadEx. Genes account for about 50% of adult-onset weight change, the gain that leads to so-called middle-age spread. -
19 dar una cabezadita
(n.) = nap, catching 10, nappingEx. This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.Ex. ' Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.* * *(n.) = nap, catching 10, nappingEx: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.
Ex: ' Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption. -
20 dormir una siesta
(v.) = nap, napping, kip, take + a napEx. This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex. I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.* * *(v.) = nap, napping, kip, take + a napEx: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
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Middle age — For other uses, see Middle Ages (disambiguation). Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age. Various attempts have been made to define this age, which is around the third quarter of the average life… … Wikipedia
middle age — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ late ▪ a woman of late middle age VERB + MIDDLE AGE ▪ approach ▪ a bald man approaching m … Collocations dictionary
middle age — the period of human life between youth and old age, sometimes considered as the years between 45 and 65 or thereabout. [1350 1400; ME] * * * ▪ psychology period of human adulthood that immediately precedes the onset of old age. Though the… … Universalium
middle-age — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. [from the middle age or the middle ages (translation of New Latin Medium Aevum), the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500] : medieval 2. [middle age] … Useful english dictionary