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41 benceno
m.benzene (chemistry).* * *1 benzene* * *SM benzene* * *masculino benzene* * *= benzene.Ex. For example, an indicative abstract might have the sentence, 'The octane number of benzene was determined and reported'; an informative abstract might read, in part, 'The octane number of benzene is 100' = Por ejemplo, un resumen indicativo podría incluir la frase, "Se determina y presenta el índice de octano del benceno"; un resumen informativo podría decir, en parte, "El índice de octano del benceno es 100".* * *masculino benzene* * *= benzene.Ex: For example, an indicative abstract might have the sentence, 'The octane number of benzene was determined and reported'; an informative abstract might read, in part, 'The octane number of benzene is 100' = Por ejemplo, un resumen indicativo podría incluir la frase, "Se determina y presenta el índice de octano del benceno"; un resumen informativo podría decir, en parte, "El índice de octano del benceno es 100".
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42 biología
f.biology, life sciences, Biol..* * *1 biology* * *noun f.* * *SF biology* * *femenino biology* * *= biology.Ex. One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.----* biología acuática = aquatic biology.* biología animal = animal biology.* biología celular = cell biology.* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.* biología marina = marine biology.* biología molecular = molecular biology.* biología vegetal = plant biology.* * *femenino biology* * *= biology.Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.
* biología acuática = aquatic biology.* biología animal = animal biology.* biología celular = cell biology.* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.* biología marina = marine biology.* biología molecular = molecular biology.* biología vegetal = plant biology.* * *biologyCompuestos:cell o cellular biologymarine biologymolecular biology* * *
biología sustantivo femenino
biology
biología sustantivo femenino biology
' biología' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diplomatura
- marino
English:
biology
* * *biología nfbiologybiología celular cell biology;biología marina marine biology;biología molecular molecular biology* * *f biology* * *biología nf: biology* * *biología n biology -
43 bobo
adj.silly, booby, foolish, stupid.intj.you blot, you dope.m.fool, clod, blockhead, silly.* * *► adjetivo1 silly, foolish► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 fool* * *1. (f. - boba)nounfool, simpleton2. (f. - boba)adj.silly, stupid* * *bobo, -a1.ADJ (=tonto) silly, stupid; (=ingenuo) simple, naïve2.SM / F (=tonto) idiot, fool; (Teat) clown, funny man3. SM / F1) Caribe * (=reloj) watch2) Cono Sur (=corazón) heart, ticker ** * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.----* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *I- ba adjetivo (fam) sillyII- ba masculino, femenino (fam) fooldeja de hacer el bobo — stop playing the fool, stop being so silly
* * *= daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], fool, simpleton, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], witless, simp, deadhead, nincompoop, dumbbell, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], half-soaked, airhead, airheaded, drongo, dweeb.Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.* como un bobo = stupidly.* tortuga boba = loggerhead turtle.* * *( fam); sillymasculine, feminine( fam); fooldeja de hacer el bobo stop playing the fool, stop being so silly* * *
bobo◊ -ba adjetivo (fam) silly
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) fool
bobo,-a
I adj (simple, lelo) stupid, silly
(cándido) naïve
II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool
' bobo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atontada
- atontado
- boba
- pájaro
- che
- hacer
- pavo
- primo
English:
boob
- daft
- dopey
- dumb
- dummy
- goof
- halfwit
- lemon
- mug
- simple
- soft-headed
- sucker
* * *bobo, -a♦ adj1. [tonto] stupid, daft2. [ingenuo] naive, simple♦ nm,f1. [tonto] fool, idiot;hacer el bobo to act o play the fool2. [ingenuo] simpleton♦ nm1. Teatro = rustic simpleton2. CAm, Méx [pez] threadfin* * *I adj silly, foolishII m, boba f fool;pájaro bobo penguin* * *bobo, -ba adj: silly, stupidbobo, -ba n: fool, simpleton* * *bobo1 adjanda, no seas bobo come on, don't be silly2. (ingenuo) naivees tan bobo que se lo cree todo he's so naive, he'll believe anythingbobo2 n fool -
44 buena relación
(n.) = rapportEx. While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.* * *(n.) = rapportEx: While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.
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45 cabeza de chorlito
familiar scatterbrain* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq)* * *(n.) = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nongEx. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself.* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq)* * *(n.) = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nongEx: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself. -
46 cabeza hueca
adj.empty-headed, featherbrained, small-headed.f. & m.airhead, knucklehead, clunk.* * *scatterbrain* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); airhead (colloq)* * *(n.) = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nongEx. Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex. Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself.* * *masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq); airhead (colloq)* * *(n.) = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nongEx: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself. -
47 carecer
v.to lack, to be deficient.* * *1 to lack (de, -)■ el pueblo carecía de alumbrado público the village lacked street lighting, the village had no street lighting* * *VI1)carece de talento — he lacks talent, he has no talent
no carecemos de dinero — we don't lack for money, we're not short of money
2) Cono Sur (=hacer falta)carece hacerlo — we/you have to do it, it is necessary to do it
* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest
carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless
* * *= be lacking.Ex. One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.----* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)carece de interés — it is lacking in interest, it lacks interest
carece de valor — it has no value, it is worthless
* * *= be lacking.Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.
* carecer de = be deficient in, lack.* carecer de sentido = be meaningless.* carecer de valor = have + a hollow ring.* carecer de versatilidad = be a one-trip pony.* * *carecer [E3 ]vi( frml) carecer DE algo to lack sthcarecemos de los medios económicos necesarios we lack o do not have the necessary financial meansel documento carece de interés the document is lacking in interest, the document lacks o is without o has no interestcarece de valor it has no value, it is worthlesssus palabras carecen de todo sentido her words mean absolutely nothing o make no sense at all* * *
carecer ( conjugate carecer) verbo intransitivo (frml) carecer de algo to lack sth;
carece de valor it has no value, it is worthless
carecer verbo intransitivo carecer de algo, to lack sthg
' carecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- braga
- última
- último
English:
lack
- devoid
- lacking
* * *carecer vicarecer de algo to lack sth;una casa que carece de agua corriente a house with no running water;unas declaraciones que carecen de interés statements of no interest* * *v/i:carecer de algo lack sth;carecer de interés not be interesting, be lacking in interest* * *carecer {53} vicarecer de : to lackel cheque carecía de fondos: the check lacked funds* * *carecer vb to lack / not to have -
48 carrera de tres piernas
(n.) = three-legged race, three-legged raceEx. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.* * *(n.) = three-legged race, three-legged raceEx: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.
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49 catalogación completa
(n.) = full cataloguingEx. One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.* * *(n.) = full cataloguingEx: One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.
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50 catalogación simplificada
(n.) = abbreviated cataloguingEx. One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.* * *(n.) = abbreviated cataloguingEx: One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.
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51 cañón de campaña
(n.) = field gunEx. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.* * *(n.) = field gunEx: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
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52 cemento
m.1 cement (material).cemento armado reinforced concrete2 glue. ( Latin American Spanish)3 cementum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cementar.* * *1 (gen) concrete, cement2 (de los dientes) cement\tener la cara de cemento (armado) familiar to have a lot of cheekcemento armado reinforced concrete* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de construcción] cement2) LAm (=pegamento) glue3) [de diente] cement* * *1) (Const) cement2)a) (AmL) ( pegamento) glue, adhesiveb) (Odont) cement* * *= cement.Ex. A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: cement and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.----* fábrica de cemento = cement plant.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* planta de cemento = cement plant.* * *1) (Const) cement2)a) (AmL) ( pegamento) glue, adhesiveb) (Odont) cement* * *= cement.Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: cement and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
* fábrica de cemento = cement plant.* molino de cemento = cement mill.* planta de cemento = cement plant.* * *A ( Const) cementCompuestos:reinforced concretePortland cementB1 ( AmL) (pegamento) glue, adhesive2 ( Odont) cement* * *
cemento sustantivo masculinoa) (Const, Odont) cement;
cemento sustantivo masculino cement
cemento armado, reinforced cement
' cemento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acarrear
- fábrica
- tapar
- barda
- fraguar
- inhalación
- pavimentar
- pavimento
English:
cement
* * *cemento nm1. [material] cement;[hormigón] concrete cemento armado reinforced concrete;cemento Portland Portland cement2. [de dentista] cement3. Am [pegamento] glue* * *m1 cement2 L.Am. ( pegamento) glue* * *cemento nm: cement* * *cemento n cement -
53 comenzar por el principio
to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning* * *(v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zeroEx. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.Ex. In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.Ex. Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.* * *(v.) = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zeroEx: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. -
54 como cabe esperar
= unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expectedEx. In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.Ex. And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.Ex. As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.* * *= unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expectedEx: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
Ex: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. -
55 como cabría suponer
Ex. As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.* * *Ex: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.
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56 corazón
intj.sweetheart, honey.m.1 heart, bottom, core, center.2 heart, cor.3 sweetheart.4 heart, center of personality and emotion.5 Corazón.* * *1 ANATOMÍA heart2 figurado (parte central) heart, core3 (de fruta) core4 (apelativo) darling, dear, sweetheart■ ¿qué quieres, corazón? what do you want, darling?1 (naipes) hearts\abrir el corazón a alguien figurado to open one's heart to somebodyde corazón / de todo corazón figurado sincerely, in all sincerityestar con el corazón en un puño figurado to have one's heart in one's mouthestar enfermo del corazón to have heart troublehablar con el corazón en la mano figurado to speak from the heartllegar al corazón de alguien to touch somebody's heartllevar el corazón en la mano to wear one's heart on one's sleeveme dice el corazón que... I have a feeling that...padecer del corazón to have heart troubleromper el corazón a alguien figurado to break somebody's heartser duro de corazón to be hard-heartedser todo corazón figurado to be all heart, be kindness itselftener buen corazón figurado to be kind-hearted* * *noun m.1) heart2) core* * *SM1) (Anat) heartle falló el corazón — his heart failed, he had heart failure
estar enfermo o mal del corazón — to have heart trouble o problems
ataque 2)padecer o sufrir del corazón — to have a weak heart, have heart trouble o problems
2)no caberle a algn el corazón en el pecho —
de todo corazón —
se lo agradezco de todo corazón — I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart
encoger a algn el corazón —
llegar al corazón de algn —
sus palabras me llegaron al corazón — I was deeply touched by her words, her words touched my heart
3) (Prensa)4) [apelativo]sí, corazón — yes, sweetheart
¡hijo de mi corazón! — (my) darling!
5) (=centro) [de ciudad, zona, alcachofa] heart; [de manzana] core6) pl corazones (Naipes) hearts* * *1)a) (Anat) heartabrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody
con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone
b) ( sentimientos) heartes un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted
no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)
tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place
le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart
no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)
c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)2)a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heartb) (de ciudad, área) heart3) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) heart* * *= core, focal point, heart.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.----* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* corazón de una región = heartland.* corazón de un país = heartland.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* dolor de corazón = heartache.* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.* el corazón de = the heart of.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* operación de corazón = heart operation.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* válvula del corazón = heart valve.* * *1)a) (Anat) heartabrirle el corazón a alguien — to open one's heart to somebody
con el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en la boca hasta que... our hearts were in our mouths until...; con el corazón en la mano with one's hand on one's heart; el corazón me/le dio un vuelco my/his heart missed a beat; se me/le encogió el corazón ( de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; ser duro de corazón to be hard-hearted; tener un corazón de oro/de piedra — to have a heart of gold/of stone
b) ( sentimientos) heartes un hombre de buen/gran corazón — he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted
no tener corazón — to be heartless (colloq)
tiene su corazoncito — his heart's in the right place
le destrozó or partió el corazón — it broke her heart
no caberle a alguien el corazón en el pecho — I/he was bursting with pride (o joy etc)
c) ( apelativo cariñoso) (fam) sweetheart (colloq)2)a) (de manzana, pera) core; ( de alcachofa) heartb) (de ciudad, área) heart3) ( en naipes)a) ( carta) heart* * *= core, focal point, heart.Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* cirugía a corazón abierto = open surgery, open heart surgery.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* con el corazón destrozado = broken-hearted.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón en un puño = on tenterhooks.* con el corazón partido = broken-hearted.* con el corazón roto = broken-hearted.* conquistar el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* corazón de oro = heart of gold.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* corazón de una región = heartland.* corazón de un país = heartland.* de buen corazón = kind-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de todo corazón = heart-to-heart, with all + Posesivo + heart.* dolor de corazón = heartache.* duro de corazón = hard-hearted.* editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.* el corazón de = the heart of.* enfermedad coronaria del corazón = coronary heart disease.* enfermedad del corazón = heart disease.* enfermedad reumática del corazón = rheumatic heart disease.* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.* hacer de tripas corazón = bite + the bullet.* ladrón de corazones = lady-killer.* latido del corazón = heartbeat, heart beating.* limpio de corazón = pure of heart.* llegar al corazón de = go to + the heart of.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = ignorance is bliss.* ojos que no ven corazón que no siente = out of sight out of mind.* operación de corazón = heart operation.* puro de corazón = pure of heart.* revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.* ser todo corazón = have + a heart of gold.* soplo en el corazón = heart murmur.* tener el corazón de un león = have + the heart of a lion.* tener un corazón de oro = have + a heart of gold.* una estaca en el corazón = a stake in the heart.* válvula del corazón = heart valve.* * *A1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) heartlo operaron a corazón abierto he underwent open heart surgerysufre del corazón she has heart troubleabrirle el corazón a algn to open one's heart to sbcon el corazón en la boca or un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño hasta que … our hearts were in our mouths o we were on tenterhooks until …con el corazón en la mano (con toda sinceridad) with one's hand on one's heart, from the heart; (angustiado) on tenterhooksme/le dio un vuelco el corazón my/his heart missed o skipped a beatno me/le cabía el corazón en el pecho I/he was bursting with pride ( o joy etc)se me/le encogió el corazón (de tristeza) it made my/his heart bleed; (de susto) my/his heart missed o skipped a beatser duro de corazón to be hard-heartedtener un corazón de oro to have a heart of goldtener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone2 (sentimientos) heartes un hombre de gran corazón he's very big-heartedno tienes corazón you're heartless ( colloq)no tengo corazón para hacerlo I haven't the heart to do itpero en el fondo tiene su corazoncito but his heart's in the right placete quiero con todo mi corazón I love you with all my heartte lo digo de (todo) corazón I mean it sincerelyte deseo de (todo) corazón que todo te salga bien I hope with all my heart that everything works out for youle destrozó or partió or desgarró el corazón it broke her heart o left her heartbrokenaquellas palabras me llegaron al corazón those words touched me deeplyhaz lo que te dicte el corazón do as your heart tells you, follow (the dictates of) your heartB1 (de una manzana, pera) core; (de una alcachofa) heartse quita el corazón a la manzana core the apple2 (de una ciudad, un área) heart1 (carta) heart* * *
corazón sustantivo masculino
1
es un hombre de buen/grancorazón he's very kind-hearted/big-hearted;
no tener corazón to be heartless (colloq);
con todo mi corazón with all my heart;
de (todo) corazón sincerely;
le partió el corazón it broke her heart;
tener un corazón de oro/de piedra to have a heart of gold/of stone
2
( de alcachofa) heart
3 ( en naipes)
b)
corazón sustantivo masculino
1 Anat heart
2 (núcleo) heart
3 (de una manzana, etc) core
4 Naipes corazones, hearts
♦ Locuciones: ser todo corazón, to be kind-hearted
tener el corazón en un puño, to be terrified
de (todo) corazón, in all sincerity
' corazón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ataque
- dar
- dedo
- delicada
- delicado
- desnuda
- desnudo
- electro
- encoger
- latido
- palpitar
- palpitación
- palpitante
- partir
- revista
- salto
- soplo
- torácica
- torácico
- traspasar
- tripa
- vuelco
- ablandar
- conquistar
- desgarrar
- destrozar
- dilatarse
- enfermo
- especialista
- fallar
- hondo
- latir
- llenar
- mano
- operación
- operar
- padecer
- piedra
- prensa
- rencor
- tierno
English:
aching
- beat
- break
- brokenhearted
- condition
- congenital
- core
- finger
- flutter
- give out
- goodness
- heart
- heart-broken
- heart-shaped
- heartbeat
- into
- murmur
- pith
- pound
- pounding
- race
- soft
- soften
- tender-hearted
- throb
- thump
- thump out
- trouble
- wholeheartedly
- hard
- have
- heartless
- kind
- nail
- plunge
- -shaped
- still
- weak
- wrong
* * *corazón nm1. [órgano] heart;a corazón abierto [operación] open-heart;padecer del corazón to have heart trouble;con el corazón en la mano frankly, openly;con el corazón en un puño: estuvimos con el corazón en un puño esperando el resultado del análisis we were on tenterhooks waiting for the results of the test;me dice el corazón que… I have this feeling inside that…;se me encoge el corazón al ver… it breaks my heart to see…;llegar al corazón: [m5] sus comentarios me llegaron al corazón I was deeply touched by what he said;no tener corazón to have no heart, to be heartless;tener buen corazón to be kindhearted;tener un corazón de oro to have a heart of gold;tener un corazón de piedra to have a heart of stone;de todo corazón: [m5] se lo agradezco de todo corazón I thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart;te pido de todo corazón que les dejes marchar I'm begging you to let them gocorazón artificial artificial heart2. [sentimientos] heart;se deja llevar por el corazón she lets her heart rule her head3. [apelativo] sweetheart;¡Ana de mi corazón! Ana, sweetheart!4. [parte central] heart;en pleno corazón de la ciudad right in the heart of the city5. [de frutas] core;[de alcachofa] heart;sácale el corazón a la manzana core the apple6.(dedo) corazón middle finger7. [naipe] heart8.corazones [palo] hearts* * *m1 heart;ser todo corazón be all heart;te digo, con el corazón en la mano, que … I can say, hand on heart, that …;de todo corazón with all one’s heart;de buen corazón good-hearted;tener un corazón de oro have a heart of gold;con el corazón encogido upset;se me encoge el corazón I get upset;rompe el corazón my heart breaks;no tener corazón be heartless;¡(mi) corazón!, ¡corazón (mío)! (my) darling!, sweetheart!2 de fruta core* * *1) : heartde todo corazón: wholeheartedlyde buen corazón: kindhearted2) : core3) : darling, sweetheart* * *corazón n1. (en general) heart2. (de fruta) core3. (dedo) middle fingercon la mano en el corazón / de corazón from the heart -
57 cosas + empeorar
(n.) = things + get worse, things + get roughEx. This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.Ex. Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.* * *(n.) = things + get worse, things + get roughEx: This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
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58 cosas + mejorar
(n.) = things + get betterEx. This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.* * *(n.) = things + get betterEx: This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
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59 darse cuenta
v.to realize, to catch on, to catch the drift, to find out.* * *(v.) = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + homeEx. For the first time now he became aware that he was being watched.Ex. It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself.Ex. Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.Ex. Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex. His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex. Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.Ex. Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.Ex. There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read.Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* * *(v.) = become + aware, dawn on, detect, perceive, find, note, make + aware, come to + realise, wise up, reach + understanding, eye + catch, strike + home, suss (out), hit + homeEx: For the first time now he became aware that he was being watched.
Ex: It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself.Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.Ex: There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read.Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. -
60 despistado
adj.disoriented, lost, at wits end, clueless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: despistar.* * *1→ link=despistar despistar► adjetivo1 (distraído) absent-minded2 (confundido) confused3 (desorientado) lost■ estoy despistado, ya no sé dónde estamos I'm lost, I don't know where we are► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 absent-minded person, scatterbrain\hacerse el/la despistado,-a to pretend not to understand* * *despistado, -a1. ADJ1) (=distraído) vague, absentminded2) (=confuso) confused, muddled2.SM / F (=distraído) scatterbrain, absent-minded person* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.Ex. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex. He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *I- da adjetivo1)a) [ser] vague, absentmindedb) [estar]estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming
2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostII- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)* * *= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.* * *1 [ SER] forgetful, absent-mindedtendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget thingssoy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names, I'm hopeless with names ( colloq)2 [ ESTAR]:estaba or iba despistado y me pasé de la parada I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop ( colloq)B [ ESTAR] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lostcon tantos cambios estoy despistado I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changestodavía anda un poco despistado he hasn't quite found his feet yet, he's still a bit lost o disorientedmasculine, femininescatterbrain ( colloq)es un despistado he's a scatterbrain, he's very absent-minded o forgetfulno te hagas la despistada don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about* * *
Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)
despistado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
despistado
despistar
despistado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;
(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo
‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
' despistado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despistada
- distraída
- distraído
- hacerse
- alocado
- atolondrado
English:
absent-minded
- careless
- forgetful
- hopelessly
- scatterbrained
- sea
- absent
- vague
* * *despistado, -a♦ adj1. [por naturaleza] absent-minded;soy muy despistado para los cumpleaños I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays2. [momentáneamente] distracted;en ese momento estaba despistado y no la vi I was distracted at the time and didn't see her3. [confuso] muddled, mixed up;aún se le ve despistado he still looks a bit lost o as if he doesn't quite know what he's doing;nos tenías despistados a todos you had us all fooled♦ nm,fes una despistada she's very absent-minded;hacerse el despistado to act as if one hasn't noticed/heard/understood/ etc;no te hagas el despistado, te hablo a ti stop acting as if you haven't heard, I'm talking to you* * *I adj scatterbrainedII m, despistada f scatterbrain* * *despistado, -da adj1) distraído: absentminded, forgetful2) confuso: confused, bewildereddespistado, -da n: scatterbrain, absentminded person* * *despistado adj absent minded
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