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1 moral
adj.moral.tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral supportf.1 morals, morality.moral estricta strict morals2 morale.su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our moraleestar bajo de moral to be in poor spiritslevantarle o subirle la moral a alguien to lift somebody's spirits, to cheer somebody up3 mulberry tree, mulberry.4 blackberry bush.m.mulberry tree.* * *► adjetivo1 moral\levantar la moral a alguien to boost somebody's morale, raise somebody's spiritsestar bajo,-a de moral to be in low spiritsestar con la moral por los suelos to be down in the dumpstener más moral que el Alcoyano to be a born optimistobligación moral moral duty————————1 BOTÁNICA mulberry tree* * *1. noun f.1) morale2) morality2. adj.* * *ISM (Bot) mulberry treeII1. ADJ1) (=ético) moraltenemos la obligación moral de ayudarle — we are morally obliged to help him, we have a moral obligation to help him
2) (=espiritual) moral2. SF1) (=ética, moralidad) morality, morals plla moral cristiana — Christian morality, Christian morals
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faltar a la moral — to behave immorally2) (=estado de ánimo) morale•
levantar la moral a algn — to raise sb's spirits o moralela moral se me cayó por los suelos cuando la vi con otro hombre — my heart sank when I saw her with another man
3) (=valor) moral courageyo no habría tenido moral para hablarles así — I wouldn't have had the moral courage to speak to them like that
* * *Iadjetivo moralIImasculino mulberry (tree)III1) (Fil, Relig)a) ( doctrina) moral doctrineb) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)2)a) ( estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits
b) (arrojo, determinación) will* * *= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.Ex. Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.Ex. P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.Ex. When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.Ex. A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.Ex. This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.----* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.* apoyo moral = moral support.* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* carácter moral = moral character.* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.* conducta moral = moral conduct.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* deber moral = moral duty.* decadencia moral = moral decay.* degeneración moral = moral decay.* depravación moral = moral depravity.* doble moral = double standard.* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* integridad moral = moral character.* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* obligación moral = moral obligation.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* principio moral = moral principle.* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* valor moral = moral value.* victoria moral = moral victory.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *Iadjetivo moralIImasculino mulberry (tree)III1) (Fil, Relig)a) ( doctrina) moral doctrineb) ( moralidad) morality, morals (pl)2)a) ( estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a alguien — to raise somebody's morale, lift somebody's spirits
b) (arrojo, determinación) will* * *= moral, moral knowledge, morale, morality, sense of morality.Ex: Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.Ex: When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground.* apoyo moral = moral support.* asesor moral = guidance counsellor, ethicist.* autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.* bajar la moral = lower + morale.* carácter moral = moral character.* comportamiento moral = moral behaviour.* conducta moral = moral conduct.* corrupción moral = moral corruption.* deber moral = moral duty.* decadencia moral = moral decay.* degeneración moral = moral decay.* depravación moral = moral depravity.* doble moral = double standard.* hundirse la moral = morale + plummet.* iniquidad moral = moral turpitude.* integridad moral = moral character.* inyección de moral = shot in the arm.* juicio moral = moral judgement.* lavantar la moral = lift + Posesivo + spirits up.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* obligación moral = moral obligation.* palabras para levantar la moral = pep talk.* por razones morales = on moral grounds.* principio moral = moral principle.* subir la moral = boost + Posesivo + morale, lift + morale, increase + morale, improve + morale, boost + Posesivo + confidence, bolster + confidence.* valor moral = moral value.* victoria moral = moral victory.* virtud moral = moral virtue.* * *A (ético) moralvalores morales moral valuestienes el deber/la obligación moral de denunciarlo you have a moral duty/obligation to report himla formación moral del individuo the moral education of the individualB (espiritual, psicológico) moraldemostró tener gran fortaleza moral she showed that she possessed great moral strength o fiberno podemos brindarte más que apoyo moral we can only offer you moral supportmulberry tree, mulberry1 (doctrina) moral doctrinela moral cristiana the Christian doctrine2 (moralidad, ética) morality, morals (pl)faltar a la moral to commit an immoral actun lugar de dudosa moral a place of dubious moralityB1 (estado de ánimo) moralelevantarle la moral a algn to raise sb's morale, lift sb's spiritsestar bajo de moral to be feeling lowhan quedado con la moral por los suelos their morale has sunk to an all-time low o has hit rock bottomno pierdas la moral don't let things get you downtener más moral que el Alcoyano ( fam); to be very optimistic, to always look on the bright side2 (arrojo, determinación) willcon una moral de acero with iron-willed determination* * *
moral adjetivo
moral
■ sustantivo femenino
1 (Fil, Relig)
2 ( estado de ánimo) morale;
estar bajo de moral to be feeling low;
tener la moral alta to be in good spirits
■ sustantivo masculino
mulberry (tree)
moral
I adjetivo moral: hay unos principios morales que debemos observar, there are moral principles we should follow
II sustantivo femenino
1 (ética) morals pl: la moral de la época no era muy edificante, the morals of the time were not very uplifting
2 (ánimo) morale, spirits pl: tengo la moral por los suelos, my spirits are very low
' moral' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apreciarse
- bajeza
- conciencia
- corrupción
- daño
- decente
- deuda
- ética
- grandeza
- incapaz
- lesión
- minar
- moraleja
- orden
- relajación
- relajarse
- repugnancia
- respaldo
- sangrar
- satisfacción
- virtud
- alto
- atentado
- bajo
- compromiso
- decadente
- desmoronarse
- echar
- fortaleza
- levantar
- mora
- poder
- principio
- relajar
- relajo
- rígido
- sano
English:
boost
- dubious
- duty
- good
- grit
- loose
- moral
- morale
- ought
- pep talk
- right
- self-righteousness
- slip
- softness
- stiffen
- victory
- code
- goodness
- pep
- self
- standard
- virtue
* * *♦ adj1. [espiritual] moral;tienen el apoyo moral de todos nosotros they have our moral support;presentó una demanda por daños morales she made a claim for psychological damage2. [ético] moral;tengo la obligación moral de ayudarlos I am morally obliged to help them;no tiene autoridad moral para exigir mi dimisión she does not have the moral authority to demand my resignation♦ nf1. [ética] morality;es un ejemplo de la doble moral del presidente it's an example of the president's double standards2. [ánimo] morale;su victoria nos dio mucha moral her win lifted our spirits o improved our morale;estar bajo de moral to be in poor spirits;Esp Fam Humtiene más moral que el Alcoyano she's not one to get downhearted easilymoral2 nm[árbol] black mulberry tree* * *1I adj moralII f1 ( moralidad) morals pl2 ( ánimo) morale;estar bajo de moral be feeling low;levantar la moral cheer up2 m BOT mulberry tree* * *moral adj: moral♦ moralmente advmoral nf1) moralidad: ethics, morality, morals pl2) ánimo: morale, spirits pl* * *moral1 adj moralmoral2 n1. (principios) morality2. (ánimo) morale -
2 lesión
f.injury, wound, lesion.* * *1 (daño físico) wound, injury2 (perjuicio) harm* * *noun f.injury, lesion* * *SF1) (=herida) wound, lesion; (Dep) injury2) (Jur)3) (=agravio) damage* * *a) (Med) injury, lesion (tech)b) (Der) injury* * *= injury, wound, lesion, bruise.Ex. Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.Ex. The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.Ex. The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.Ex. Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.----* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.* lesión cerebral = brain damage.* lesión cervical = neck injury.* lesión corporal = bodily harm.* lesión cutánea = skin lesion.* lesión de la columna = spine injury.* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).* lesión del cuello = neck injury.* lesión deportiva = sports injury.* lesión dorsal = spine injury.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* lesiones = bruising.* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.* * *a) (Med) injury, lesion (tech)b) (Der) injury* * *= injury, wound, lesion, bruise.Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.* lesión cerebral = brain damage.* lesión cervical = neck injury.* lesión corporal = bodily harm.* lesión cutánea = skin lesion.* lesión de la columna = spine injury.* lesión de la espina dorsal = spine injury.* lesión de la médula espinal = spinal cord injury (SCI).* lesión del cuello = neck injury.* lesión deportiva = sports injury.* lesión dorsal = spine injury.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* lesiones = bruising.* lesión grave = serious injury, severe injury.* * *sufrió una lesión cerebral he suffered brain damagelesión interna internal injurysufrió una lesión en la pierna he suffered o sustained a leg injuryalgunas personas resultaron con lesiones several people were injuredB ( Der) injuryCompuesto:grievous bodily harm* * *
lesión sustantivo femenino
injury;
lesión sustantivo femenino
1 (física) injury: le provocó lesiones permanentes en el cerebro, it caused him permanent brain damages
2 (económica, moral) damage
' lesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
herida
- ocular
- traumática
- traumático
- bucal
- incapacitar
- leve
- resentirse
English:
injury
- lesion
- preclude
- brain
- repetitive
* * *lesión nf1. [daño físico] injury;varios pasajeros sufrieron lesiones de diversa consideración passengers suffered varying degrees of injury;lesión de columna/craneal spinal/head injury;Derlesiones graves grievous bodily harm2. [perjuicio] damage, harm* * *f injury* * *una lesión grave: a serious injury* * * -
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v.1 to mine (military).La armada minó el campo The army mined the field.2 to undermine.Sus críticas minaron su confianza His criticism undermined her confidence.* * *1 (terreno) to mine2 figurado (salud, resistencia) to undermine, weaken* * *verb1) to mine2) undermine* * *VT1) (Min, Mil, Náut) to mine2) (=debilitar) to undermine* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/mar> to mine* * *= erode, undermine, sap, gnaw (at), undercut, whittle (away/down/at), hollow out.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.----* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *verbo transitivoa) <campo/mar> to mine* * *= erode, undermine, sap, gnaw (at), undercut, whittle (away/down/at), hollow out.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* minar la confianza en Uno mismo = undermine + self-confidence.* minar los valores tradicionales = undermine + traditional values.* minar + Posesivo + confianza = undermine + Posesivo + confidence, erode + Posesivo + confidence, sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *minar [A1 ]vt2 (debilitar) ‹salud› to damage; ‹autoridad/moral› to undermineel país había sido minado por una guerra civil the country had been weakened by a civil war* * *
minar ( conjugate minar) verbo transitivo
‹autoridad/moral› to undermine
minar verbo transitivo
1 (con explosivos) to mine
2 fig (debilitar, destruir) to undermine: me mina la moral, it undermines my morale
' minar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
socavar
English:
chip away
- mine
- sap
- undermine
- erode
- under
* * *minar vt1. Mil to mine2. [socavar] to undermine;están minando los intentos de alcanzar un acuerdo they are undermining the efforts to reach an agreement;el tabaco está minando su salud cigarettes are damaging her health* * *v/t1 ( excavar) mine2 fig ( dañar) undermine* * *minar vt1) : to mine2) debilitar: to undermine -
4 conciencia
f.1 conscience, awareness, consciousness, alertness.2 conscience.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: concienciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: concienciar.* * *1 (moral) conscience2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness\a conciencia conscientiouslycon la conciencia tranquila with a clear conscienceen conciencia in truthremorderle a alguien la conciencia to weigh on somebody's consciencetener conciencia de algo to be aware of somethingtomar conciencia de algo to become aware of somethingconciencia de clase class-consciousness* * *noun f.1) conscience* * *SF1) (=moralidad) conscienceno tienes conciencia, tratar así a tu pobre madre — you have no conscience, treating your poor mother like that
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en conciencia — in all conscienceen conciencia no podemos permitir que se produzca esa situación — in all conscience, we cannot allow that situation to arise
actuar u obrar en conciencia — to act in good conscience
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libertad de conciencia — freedom of conscience•
tener mala conciencia — to have a guilty o bad conscienceancho 1., 4), anchura 3), cargo 5), gusanillo 4), objetor, preso 2.•
remorder a algn la conciencia, me remuerde la conciencia por haberle mentido — I've got a guilty o bad conscience about lying to him2)• a conciencia — (=con dedicación) conscientiously; (=con mala intención) on purpose
una casa construida a conciencia — a solidly o well built house
lo has hecho a conciencia para fastidiarme — you deliberately did it to annoy me, you did it on purpose to annoy me
3) (=capacidad de juicio) awarenessdebería haber una mayor conciencia sobre los riesgos del alcohol — people should be more aware of the risks of alcohol, there should be greater awareness of the risks of alcohol
lo ha hecho con plena conciencia del daño que podía causar — he did it in full knowledge of the damage he might cause, he was fully aware of the damage he might cause when he did it
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a conciencia de que... — fully aware that..., in the certain knowledge that...•
despertar la conciencia de algn — to raise sb's consciousness o awareness•
tener conciencia de algo, no tienen conciencia de nación — they have no sense of national identity•
tomar conciencia de algo — to become aware of sthtomar conciencia de que... — to become aware that...
4) (Med) consciousness•
perder la conciencia — to lose consciousness* * *1) ( en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience
tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience
no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse
2) ( conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her
quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger
tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something
•* * *= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.Ex. The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.----* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia social = social consciousness.* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.* * *1) ( en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila — to have a clear o clean conscience
tener mala conciencia or la conciencia sucia — to have a bad o guilty conscience
no siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia — she feels no remorse
2) ( conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir — he did it in the full knowledge that it would hurt her
quieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población — they aim to make the population aware of the danger
tomar or adquirir conciencia de algo — to become aware of something
•* * *= conscience, consciousness, conscious mind.Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.* acallar la conciencia = stifle + Posesivo + conscience.* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia = salve + the conscience.* a conciencia = deliberately, deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.* actuar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.* conciencia + atormentar = conscience + smite.* conciencia cívica = civic mindedness.* conciencia culpable = guilty conscience.* conciencia de culpa = guilty conscience.* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.* conciencia de sí mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia de uno mismo = self-awareness.* conciencia histórica = historical consciousness.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia + remorder = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* conciencia social = social consciousness.* conciencia sucia = guilty conscience.* con la conciencia limpia = with a clear conscience.* con la conciencia tranquila = with a clear conscience.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* en conciencia = in good conscience.* escuchar la voz de la conciencia = listen to + the voice within.* examen de conciencia = soul-searching, self-examination.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* gusanillo de la conciencia, el = prickling conscience, nagging conscience, sting of remorse, sting of conscience, the.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* objeción de conciencia = conscientious objection.* objetor de conciencia = conscientious objector.* obrar en conciencia = act in + good conscience.* perder la conciencia = lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out.* remoder la conciencia = nag at + the conscience.* remorder la conciencia = prick + conscience.* remordimiento de conciencia = guilty conscience, twinge of remorse.* tener la conciencia limpia = have + a clear conscience.* tener la conciencia tranquila = have + a clear conscience.* tener plena conciencia de = be fully aware of.* toma de conciencia = realisation [realization, -USA], reality check.* tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA], enhance + awareness.* vivir con la conciencia limpia = live with + a clear conscience.* vivir con la conciencia tranquila = live with + a clear conscience.* votar según la conciencia de Uno = vote + Posesivo + conscience.* voz de la conciencia, la = voice of conscience, the.* * *A (en moral) consciencetener la conciencia limpia or tranquila to have a clear o cleantener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscienceno podía acallar la voz de su conciencia he could not silence the voice of his conscienceen conciencia no puedo quedarme callada in all conscience I can't remain silent, my conscience won't allow me to remain silentme remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me, it's on my conscienceno siente ningún cargo or remordimiento de conciencia she feels no remorsemuchos crímenes pesan sobre su conciencia he has many crimes on his consciencehacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiouslyB (conocimiento) awarenesslo hizo con plena conciencia de que la iba a herir he did it in the full knowledge that o fully conscious that it would hurt hertomar or adquirir conciencia de un problema to become aware of a problemquieren crear conciencia del peligro entre la población they aim to make the population aware of o to alert the population to the danger, they aim to increase public awareness of the dangerCompuestos:class consciousnessself-awareness* * *
Del verbo concienciar: ( conjugate concienciar)
conciencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
conciencia
concienciar
conciencia sustantivo femenino
◊ tener la conciencia tranquila to have a clear o clean conscience;
tener la conciencia sucia to have a bad o guilty conscience;
me remuerde la conciencia my conscience is pricking me;
no siente ningún cargo de conciencia she feels no remorse;
hacer algo a conciencia to do something conscientiously
◊ tener/tomar conciencia de algo to be/become aware of sth
concienciar ( conjugate concienciar) verbo transitivo (Esp) See Also→
conciencia sustantivo femenino
1 (moral) conscience: tengo la conciencia tranquila, my conscience is clear
2 (conocimiento) consciousness, awareness: no tiene conciencia del problema, he isn't aware of the problem
tomar conciencia de algo, to become aware of sthg
3 Med perder/recobrar la conciencia, to lose/regain consciousness
♦ Locuciones: tener mala conciencia, to have a guilty conscience
a conciencia, conscientiously
concienciar verbo transitivo to make aware [de, of]: hay que concienciar a los vecinos de la escasez de agua, we need to make our neighbors aware of the water shortage
' conciencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acallar
- cargo
- conocimiento
- consciencia
- objeción
- objetor
- objetora
- remorder
- roer
- toma
- tranquila
- tranquilo
- mentalizar
- remordimiento
English:
awareness
- clear
- conscience
- conscientious
- go
- heart-searching
- pang
- prick
- search
- soul-searching
- twinge
- unaware
- uneasy
- consciousness
- grapple
- salve
- stricken
- thoroughly
- weigh
* * *conciencia, consciencia nf1. [física] consciousness;perder la conciencia to lose consciousness, to faint2. [mental] awareness;tener/tomar conciencia de to be/become aware of;tenía la conciencia de que lo dejé allí I was pretty sure I'd left it thereconciencia de clase class consciousness;conciencia colectiva collective consciousness3. [moral, integridad] conscience;la voz de la conciencia the voice of conscience;me remuerde la conciencia I have a guilty conscience;trabajar para ellos me causa problemas de conciencia working for them doesn't sit easy with my conscience;hacer algo a conciencia [con esmero] to do sth conscientiously;en conciencia, no puedo decir que su trabajo sea bueno in all conscience, I can't say that his work is good;en conciencia, creo que debo quedarme con ella I really feel I should stay with her;en conciencia, no puedo ayudarte I don't really feel it would be right of me to help you;obrar en conciencia to act in good conscience, to act according to one's conscience;tener mala conciencia to have a guilty conscience* * *f conscience;a conciencia conscientiously;con plena conciencia de fully conscious of;en conciencia in all conscience;tener la conciencia tranquila have a clear conscience;tener buena/mala conciencia have a clear/guilty conscience;tener otomar conciencia de algo be/become aware of sth* * *conciencia nf1) : conscience2) : consciousness, awareness* * *1. (conocimiento) consciousness / awareness2. (sentido moral) conscience -
5 daño
m.1 damage, harm, hurt, detriment.2 curse.3 affect.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: dañar.* * *\hacer daño (doler) to hurt 2 (causar dolor a alguien) to hurt 3 (ser malo para algo) to damage, harm; (ser malo para alguien) to do somebody harmhacerse daño to hurt oneselfdaños materiales material damage singdaños colaterales collateral damagedaños y perjuicios DERECHO damages* * *noun m.1) damage2) harm* * *SM1) [a algo] damage, harmel granizo ha producido grandes daños a los cultivos — the hail has caused extensive damage to crops
estas medidas han ocasionado un gran daño a la industria — these measures have caused a great deal of harm to the industry
2) [a alguien] [físico, emocional] pain; [económico] harm¡ay, qué daño! — ow, that hurts!
en daño de — frm to the detriment of
por mi daño — frm to my cost
causar o hacer daño a algn — to hurt sb
¡suelta, que me haces daño! — let go, you're hurting me!
el ajo me hace daño — garlic doesn't agree with me, garlic disagrees with me
hacerse daño — to hurt o.s.
¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?
3) (Med) (=mal) problem, trouble4) LAm (=maleficio) spell, curse* * *1)a) ( dolor físíco)hacerle daño a alguien — persona to hurt somebody
el picante me hace daño — hot, spicy food doesn't agree with me
b) ( destrozo) damagemuchas viviendas sufrieron daños — many houses were damaged o suffered damage
2) (CS, Méx fam) ( en brujería) curse* * *= damage, harm, taint, harmdoing.Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex. If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. The act of ' harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.----* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* compensación por daños y perjuicios = liquidated damages.* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.* daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.* daño consiguiente = consequential damage.* daño corporal = bodily injury, bodily harm, physical injury.* daño económico = financial damage.* daño físico = bodily harm, physical injury.* daño material = material damage.* daño no material = immaterial damage.* daño producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* daños colaterales = collateral damage.* daños corporales = personal injury.* daños y perjuicios = consequential damage.* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacerse daño = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.* indemnización por daños y perjuicios = compensatory damages.* mitigar el daño = minimise + damage, alleviate + damage.* paliar el daño = minimise + damage.* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.* reclamar daños = claim + damages.* reparar daños = repair + the damage, remedy + the damage.* reparar un daño = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to).* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* subsanar daños = remedy + the damage, repair + the damage.* sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.* * *1)a) ( dolor físíco)hacerle daño a alguien — persona to hurt somebody
el picante me hace daño — hot, spicy food doesn't agree with me
b) ( destrozo) damagemuchas viviendas sufrieron daños — many houses were damaged o suffered damage
2) (CS, Méx fam) ( en brujería) curse* * *= damage, harm, taint, harmdoing.Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: The act of ' harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* compensación por daños y perjuicios = liquidated damages.* daño causado por el agua = water damage.* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.* daño causado por el humo = smoke damage.* daño consiguiente = consequential damage.* daño corporal = bodily injury, bodily harm, physical injury.* daño económico = financial damage.* daño físico = bodily harm, physical injury.* daño material = material damage.* daño no material = immaterial damage.* daño producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* daños colaterales = collateral damage.* daños corporales = personal injury.* daños y perjuicios = consequential damage.* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.* hacer daño = do + harm, hurt.* hacerse daño = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.* indemnización por daños y perjuicios = compensatory damages.* mitigar el daño = minimise + damage, alleviate + damage.* paliar el daño = minimise + damage.* proteger de daños = protect from + damage.* reclamar daños = claim + damages.* reparar daños = repair + the damage, remedy + the damage.* reparar un daño = right + a wrong, make + amends (for/to).* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* subsanar daños = remedy + the damage, repair + the damage.* sufrir daños = suffer + damage, suffer + harm, come to + harm.* * *A1(a personas): ¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?no te voy a hacer daño I'm not going to hurt youme he hecho daño en la espalda I've hurt my backel picante me hace daño hot, spicy food doesn't agree with me o disagrees with mesus palabras me causaron un daño enorme I was deeply hurt by his words, his words hurt me deeply2 (destrozo) damageel daño causado or los daños causados por las lluvias the damage caused by the rainmuchas viviendas sufrieron daños many houses were damaged o suffered damageCompuestos:víctimas de otro daño colateral victims of another case of collateral damagese hacen esfuerzos para evitar los daños colaterales efforts are made to avoid collateral damagempl damages (pl)le hicieron un daño they put a curse on him* * *
Del verbo dañar: ( conjugate dañar)
daño es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
dañó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
dañar
daño
dañó
dañar ( conjugate dañar) verbo transitivo ( en general) to damage;
‹salud/organismo› to be bad for
dañarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to be/get damaged;
‹ salud› to damage
2 (Col, Ven)
[ aparato] to break
daño sustantivo masculinoa) ( dolor físíco):
me he hecho daño en la espalda I've hurt my back;
hacerle daño a algn [ persona] to hurt sb;
el picante me hace daño hot, spicy food doesn't agree with me
c)
dañar verbo transitivo
1 (deteriorar, estropear) to damage: este producto puede dañar el esmalte, this product is damaging to the enamelwork
2 (herir) to hurt, (perjudicar, molestar) to harm, prejudice
daño sustantivo masculino
1 (deterioro, perjuicio) damage
Jur daños y perjuicios, (legal) damages
2 (a persona) (físico, moral) to hurt: se hizo daño en la pierna, he hurt his leg
me hace daño que digas esas cosas, it upsets me when you say those things
(mal, molestia) harm: el niño no hace daño a nadie, the child isn't hurting anybody
' daño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desperfecto
- hacer
- herida
- jamás
- moler
- os
- remediar
- reparar
- reparación
- rozar
- sangrar
- sufrir
- vista
- apretujar
- ecológico
- embromar
- mal
- miedoso
- nos
- perjuicio
- pupa
- valorar
English:
abuse
- bad
- damage
- derive
- good
- harm
- hurt
- inflict
- injury
- kill
- major
- mean
- repair
- right
- sustain
- all right
- amends
- mischief
- strain
* * *daño nm1. [dolor] pain, hurt;hacer daño a alguien to hurt sb;me hacen daño los zapatos my shoes are hurting me;hacerse daño to hurt oneself;cuidado, no te vayas a hacer daño con las tijeras be careful you don't o Br mind you don't hurt yourself with the scissors;me hice daño en el tobillo I hurt my ankle;¿te has hecho daño? have you hurt yourself?, are you hurt?2. [perjuicio] [a algo] damage;[a alguien] harm;daños estructurales structural damage;los daños se calculan en miles de euros the damage may run to thousands of euros;daños y perjuicios damages* * *mhacer daño a hurt;hacerse daño hurt o.s.2:daños pl damage sg ;ambientales environmental damage, damage to the environment3 L.Am famevil eye* * *daño nm1) : damage2) : harm, injury3)hacer daño a : to harm, to damage4)daños y perjuicios : damages* * *daño n1. (destrozo) damage2. (mal) harm¡un poco de trabajo no te hará daño! a bit of hard work won't do you any harm! -
6 atentado
m.attempted murder, felonious intent, attack, attempt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: atentar.* * *1 (ataque) attack, assault2 (afrenta) affront\atentado terrorista terrorist attack* * *noun m.attack, attempt* * *1.ADJ (=prudente) prudent, cautious; (=moderado) moderate2.SM (=ofensa) offence, felony (EEUU); (=crimen) outrage, crime; (=ataque) assault, attack; (Pol) attemptatentado a o contra la vida de algn — attempt on sb's life
atentado contra el pudor, atentado contra la honra — indecent assault
atentado suicida — suicide bombing, suicide attack
* * *a) ( ataque)b) ( afrenta)atentado a or contra algo — a honor/dignidad/moral affront to something
* * *= bombing, assassination attempt.Ex. Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.Ex. Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.----* atentado contra la dignidad humana = assault on people's dignity, assault on human dignity.* atentado contra la libertad = war on liberty.* atentado golpista = attempted coup, coup attempt.* atentado terrorista = terrorist attack, terror attack.* * *a) ( ataque)b) ( afrenta)atentado a or contra algo — a honor/dignidad/moral affront to something
* * *= bombing, assassination attempt.Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.
Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.* atentado contra la dignidad humana = assault on people's dignity, assault on human dignity.* atentado contra la libertad = war on liberty.* atentado golpista = attempted coup, coup attempt.* atentado terrorista = terrorist attack, terror attack.* * *1llevaron a cabo un atentado contra el presidente they carried out an assassination attempt on the president, they tried to assassinate ( o shoot etc) the presidentun atentado contra la seguridad del Estado a threat to national security2 (afrenta) atentado CONTRA or A algo:su manera de vestir es un atentado a or contra la moral the way she dresses is an affront to moralityesto constituye un atentado a or contra su dignidad y libertad this constitutes an attack on his dignity and freedom* * *
Del verbo atentar: ( conjugate atentar)
atentado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
atentado
atentar
atentado sustantivo masculinoa) ( ataque):
un atentado contra el presidente an assassination attempt on the president
atentar ( conjugate atentar) verbo intransitivo:
atentado contra la seguridad del Estado to threaten national security
atentado sustantivo masculino attack
un atentado contra la intimidad, an outrage against privacy
atentado terrorista, terrorist attack
atentar verbo intransitivo esta mañana atentaron contra la vida de un famoso escritor, there was an attempt on a famous writer's life this morning
' atentado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indemne
- reivindicación
- respiración
- terrorista
- brutal
- costar
- frustrado
- reivindicar
- repudiar
- responsabilizar
- responsable
- sufrir
English:
attack
- attempt
- bombing
- claim
- offense
* * *atentado nmun atentado con bomba a bomb attack, a bombing;un atentado contra el presidente an attempt on the president's life2. [afronta] crime;la construcción de la cementera es un atentado contra el medio ambiente the building of the cement factory is a crime against the environment;la ley es un atentado contra la libertad de expresión the law constitutes an attack on freedom of expression* * *m attack (contra, a on)* * *atentado nm: attack, assault* * *atentado n1. (ataque) attack2. (intento de asesinato) attempt -
7 mella
f.1 nick (muesca, hendidura).hacer mella en (figurative) to make a dent in (ahorros, moral)2 gap.3 harm, damage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mellar.* * *1 (hendedura) nick, notch2 (hueco) hollow, gap; (en los dientes) gap\hacer mella en (en objeto) to dent 2 (en persona) to make an impression on 3 (en honor, reputación) to damage* * *SF1) (=rotura) nick, notch; [en dientes] gap2)la crisis ha hecho mella en los bolsillos de los europeos — Europeans are feeling the pinch because of the crisis
la compra de unos terrenos parece haber hecho mella en su imagen — the purchase of some land seems to have damaged his image
la fatiga habrá hecho mella en los reflejos de muchos corredores — fatigue will have affected the reflexes of many runners
* * *femenino ( en hoja de cuchillo) notch, nick; (en diente, vaso) chiphacer mella en alguien/algo: ese fracaso no hizo mella en él that failure didn't affect him; dejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personality; los años no hacen mella en ti — you haven't aged at all
* * *= ding, chip, nick.Ex. The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.Ex. Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.----* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* * *femenino ( en hoja de cuchillo) notch, nick; (en diente, vaso) chiphacer mella en alguien/algo: ese fracaso no hizo mella en él that failure didn't affect him; dejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personality; los años no hacen mella en ti — you haven't aged at all
* * *= ding, chip, nick.Ex: The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* * *hacer mella en algn/algo: el accidente/ese fracaso no hizo mella en él the accident/that failure didn't affect himdejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personalityestás igualito, los años no hacen mella en ti you haven't changed at all, time seems to have stood still for you* * *
Del verbo mellar: ( conjugate mellar)
mella es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mella
mellar
mellar ( conjugate mellar) verbo transitivo
‹diente/porcelana› to chip
mella sustantivo femenino
1 (hendedura) nick, notch
(en plato, diente, etc) chip
2 (hueco) gap
3 (efecto) impression
hacer mella en alguien, to make an impression on sb
' mella' also found in these entries:
English:
dent
- nick
* * *mella nf1. [muesca] [en navaja] nick;[en porcelana] chip;hacer mella: el calor no le hace mella the heat doesn't affect her at all;sus críticas acabaron haciendo mella en él their criticism of him eventually struck home;tanto gasto está haciendo mella en la economía familiar all this expense is having an effect on o making inroads into the family budget2. [en dentadura] gap* * *f:hacer mella en alguien have an effect on s.o., affect s.o.* * *mella nf1) : dent, nick2)hacer mella en : to have an effect on, to make an impression on -
8 eludir
v.1 to avoid.eludir a la prensa to avoid the pressElude sus responsabilidades a menudo He often avoids his responsibilities.2 to elude, to be out of the grasp of, to be out of someone's grasp, to get out of someone's grasp.El significado de esto elude a Ricardo The significance of this eludes Richard.* * *1 (responsabilidad, justicia, etc) to evade2 (pregunta) to avoid, evade; (persona) to avoid* * *VT1) (=evitar) [+ problema, responsabilidad] to evade; [+ control, vigilancia] to dodge; [+ pago, impuesto] to avoidno eludas mis preguntas — don't evade o avoid my questions
2) [+ persona] to avoid* * *verbo transitivoa) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoidb) < persona> to avoid* * *= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex. The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex. 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex. There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.----* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.* eludirse = duck away.* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.* * *verbo transitivoa) <problema/compromiso/pago> to evade, avoidb) < persona> to avoid* * *= bypass [by-pass], dodge, elude, escape, evade, deflect, parry, baulk [balk, -USA], fend off, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, duck out of, steer away from.Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.Ex: The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.* agacharse para eludir = duck out of + harm's way.* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.* eludirse = duck away.* eludir una cuestión = dodge + issue.* eludir una obligación = duck + an obligation.* eludir una oposición = negotiate + resistance.* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.* * *eludir [I1 ]vt1 ‹problema› to evade, avoid, dodge; ‹pago› to avoid, evadeun compromiso que no puedes eludir an obligation which you can't evade o duckeludió la persecución de la policía she escaped from o she avoided capture by her police pursuersme eludió la mirada she avoided my gaze, she avoided looking me in the eye2 ‹persona› to avoidme ha estado eludiendo toda la semana she's been avoiding o dodging me all weekconsiguió eludir a los periodistas he managed to avoid o elude the reporters* * *
eludir ( conjugate eludir) verbo transitivo
eludir verbo transitivo to avoid
' eludir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capear
- desentenderse
- evitar
English:
avoid
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- evade
- fend off
- skirt
- berth
- bypass
- divert
- fend
- get
- parry
- shirk
- side
* * *eludir vt1. [evitar] [compromiso, responsabilidad] to avoid, to evade;[problema, dificultad, tema] to avoid; [pregunta] to evade, to avoid, to dodge;eludir el pago de una deuda to avoid paying a debt;eludir al fisco to avoid paying taxes;eludir el servicio militar to avoid o get out of doing military service;eludió hacer declaraciones he avoided making any statement;eludió su mirada she avoided his eyesconsiguió eludir a la policía he managed to avoid the police;Dereludir la acción de la justicia to escape justice* * *v/t evade, avoid* * *eludir vtevadir: to evade, to avoid, to elude* * *eludir vb to avoid -
9 lesionar
v.1 to injure.2 to hurt, to harm, to wound, to cripple.* * *1 (herir) to injure2 (perjudicar) to harm1 to get injured* * *1.VT (=dañar) to hurt; (=herir) to injure2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to injure; <pierna/rodilla>2.le lesionaron la pierna en el partido — his leg was hurt o injured in the game
lesionarse v pron persona to injure oneself; <pierna/rodilla> to injure* * *= cripple, injure.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.----* lesionarse = get + hurt, injure + Reflexivo.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to injure; <pierna/rodilla>2.le lesionaron la pierna en el partido — his leg was hurt o injured in the game
lesionarse v pron persona to injure oneself; <pierna/rodilla> to injure* * *= cripple, injure.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.* lesionarse = get + hurt, injure + Reflexivo.* * *lesionar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to injure ‹pierna/rodilla›le lesionaron la pierna en el partido his leg was hurt o injured in the gamelo agredieron con intenciones de lesionarlo they assaulted him with intent to cause injury ( frml)2 ‹derechos› to infringe on; ‹intereses› to damage, be detrimental to, be injurious to ( frml)lesiona los intereses de la compañía it is damaging o detrimental to the interests of the company«persona» to injure oneself, get injured; ‹pierna/rodilla› to injurese lesionó el brazo en los entrenamientos she injured her arm during training* * *
lesionar ( conjugate lesionar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to injure;◊ le lesionaron la pierna en el partido his leg was hurt o injured in the game
lesionarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to injure oneself;
‹pierna/rodilla› to injure
lesionar verbo transitivo to injure
' lesionar' also found in these entries:
English:
injure
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] to injure2. [perjudicar] to damage, to harm;el acuerdo lesiona los intereses de la empresa the agreement is harmful to the company's interests* * *v/t injure* * *lesionar vt: to injure, to wound -
10 lisiar
v.to maim, to cripple.* * *1 to cripple* * *VT [gen] to injure (permanently), hurt (seriously); (=tullir) to cripple, maim* * *1.verbo transitivo to damage... permanently2.lisiarse v pron (refl)* * *= maim, fudge, cripple, lame.Ex. There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.----* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* * *1.verbo transitivo to damage... permanently2.lisiarse v pron (refl)* * *= maim, fudge, cripple, lame.Ex: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.* lisiar a Alguien de por vida = lame + Nombre + for life.* * *lisiar [A1 ]vtto cripple, lame* * *
lisiar verbo transitivo to cripple
' lisiar' also found in these entries:
English:
cripple
- lame
- maim
* * *♦ vtto maim, to cripple* * *v/t cripple* * *lisiar vt: to cripple, to disable -
11 detrimento
m.1 damage.en detrimento de to the detriment of2 detriment, damage, deterioration.* * *1 detriment2 figurado (daño moral) harm, damage\en detrimento de to the detriment ofsin detrimento de without detriment to* * *SM detriment* * *masculino detrimenten detrimento de algo/alguien — to the detriment of something/somebody
* * *----* en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* * *masculino detrimenten detrimento de algo/alguien — to the detriment of something/somebody
* * ** en detrimento de = to the detriment of, to + Posesivo + detriment, to the neglect of.* ir en detrimento de los intereses = prejudice + interests.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* * *detrimenten detrimento de to the detriment ofse obtienen bajos costos en detrimento de la calidad low costs are achieved at the expense of quality o to the detriment of quality* * *
detrimento sustantivo masculino detriment: la decisión iba en detrimiento de la justicia, the decision was against the interests of justice
' detrimento' also found in these entries:
English:
detriment
* * *detrimento nmdamage;en detrimento de to the detriment of;la producción aumenta en detrimento de la calidad output increases at the expense of quality;ir en detrimento de to be detrimental to;eso iría en detrimento de tus intereses that would be against your interests* * *m:en detrimento de to the detriment of;ir en detrimento de algo be at the expense of sth -
12 extravío
m.1 misplacement, loss, misplacing, mislaying.2 loss of orientation, going astray, obnubilation, aberration.3 misleading.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: extraviar.* * *2 figurado (perversión) deviation, leading astray* * *SM1) (=pérdida) [de objeto] loss, mislaying; [de animal] loss2) [moral] misconduct, erring, evil ways pl* * *masculino (frml) loss* * *= misplacement.Ex. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.* * *masculino (frml) loss* * *= misplacement.Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
* * *( frml)loss* * *
Del verbo extraviar: ( conjugate extraviar)
extravío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
extravió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
extraviar
extravío
extraviar ( conjugate extraviar) verbo transitivo (frml) to mislay (frml), to lose
extraviarse verbo pronominal (frml) [persona/animal] to get lost;
[ documento] to go missing
extraviar verbo transitivo to lose
extravío sustantivo masculino misplacement, mislaying
' extravío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
* * *extravío nm1. [pérdida] loss, mislaying2. [desenfreno] excess* * *m loss* * *extravío nm1) pérdida: loss, misplacement2) : misconduct -
13 salud
intj.1 cheers, your health, all hail, bottoms up.2 God bless you, bless you.f.1 health.estar bien/mal de salud to be well/unwellbeber o brindar a la salud de alguien to drink to somebody's healthcurarse en salud to cover one's backrebosar de salud to glow with healthtiene una salud de hierro she has an iron constitutionsalud mental mental healthsalud pública public health2 state of health.* * *1 health1 familiar cheers!\beber a la salud de alguien to drink to somebody's healthgozar de buena salud to be in good healthrebosar salud to be glowing with healthtener poca salud not to be very healthysalud de hierro figurado iron constitution* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Med) healthestar bien/mal de salud — to be in good/bad health
tener buena salud, gozar de buena salud — to enjoy good health
devolver la salud a algn — to give sb back his health, restore sb to health
¿cómo vamos de salud? — how are we today?
salud mental — mental health, mental well-being
2) (=bienestar) welfare, wellbeing3) [en brindis]¡a su salud!, ¡salud (y pesetas)! — cheers!, good health!
4) [al estornudar]¡salud! — bless you!
5) (Rel) salvation* * *1) (Med) healthcurarse en salud — to be on the safe side, play safe
2)salud! — ( al brindar) cheers!; ( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!
* * *= health, well-being [wellbeing/well being], wellness, state of health, human health.Ex. Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.Ex. Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.Ex. More requests for wellness than illness information were made.Ex. Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.Ex. Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..----* ¡Salud! = Cheers!.* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.* atención primaria de salud = primary health care.* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.* brindar por la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* buena salud = good health.* centro de salud = health centre.* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.* débil de salud = poor health.* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* estado de salud = state of health.* estar bien de salud = be in good health.* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.* fomento de la salud = health promotion.* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).* mala salud = poor health.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* peligro para la salud = health hazard.* problema de salud = health problem.* profesional de la salud = health professional.* profesionales de la salud = healing professions.* promoción de la salud = health promotion.* recobrar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.* recuperar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.* relacionado con la salud = health-related.* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.* salud bucal = oral health.* salud corporal = bodily health.* salud de hierro = cast-iron constitution.* salud de la boca = oral health.* salud de los huesos = bone health.* salud en el trabajo = occupational health.* salud enfermiza = ill health.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* salud física = physical health.* salud infantil = child health.* salud laboral = occupational health.* salud maternal = maternal health.* salud materno-infantil = mother and child health.* salud mental = mental health.* salud neonatal = newborn health.* salud ósea = bone health.* salud pública = public health, consumer health.* salud reproductiva = reproductive health.* servicio de salud pública = health service.* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.* * *1) (Med) healthcurarse en salud — to be on the safe side, play safe
2)salud! — ( al brindar) cheers!; ( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!
* * *= health, well-being [wellbeing/well being], wellness, state of health, human health.Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.
Ex: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.Ex: More requests for wellness than illness information were made.Ex: Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..* ¡Salud! = Cheers!.* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud = health literacy.* atención primaria de salud = primary health care.* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.* ¡A vuestra salud! = Here's to you!.* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud = health librarian.* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud = health sciences librarian.* brindar por la salud de Alguien = drink to + Posesivo + health.* buena salud = good health.* centro de salud = health centre.* ciencias de la salud = health sciences.* curarse en salud = be on the safe side.* débil de salud = poor health.* disfrutar de buena salud = be in good health.* educación para la salud = health education, consumer health information, consumer health education.* estado de salud = state of health.* estar bien de salud = be in good health.* estar rebosante de salud = fit as a fiddle.* fomento de la salud = health promotion.* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).* mala salud = poor health.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* peligro para la salud = health hazard.* problema de salud = health problem.* profesional de la salud = health professional.* profesionales de la salud = healing professions.* promoción de la salud = health promotion.* recobrar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.* recuperar la salud = regain + Posesivo + health.* relacionado con la salud = health-related.* riesgo para la salud = health risk, health hazard.* salud bucal = oral health.* salud corporal = bodily health.* salud de hierro = cast-iron constitution.* salud de la boca = oral health.* salud de los huesos = bone health.* salud en el trabajo = occupational health.* salud enfermiza = ill health.* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.* salud física = physical health.* salud infantil = child health.* salud laboral = occupational health.* salud maternal = maternal health.* salud materno-infantil = mother and child health.* salud mental = mental health.* salud neonatal = newborn health.* salud ósea = bone health.* salud pública = public health, consumer health.* salud reproductiva = reproductive health.* servicio de salud pública = health service.* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud = health informatics.* trastorno de la salud = medical disorder.* * *A ( Med) healthno se encuentra bien de salud she isn't well, she's not in very good healthgoza de buena salud he enjoys good healthte lo juro por la salud de mis hijos I swear it on my mother's gravesalud espiritual spiritual wellbeingcurarse en salud to be on the safe side, play safeCompuesto:public healthB¡a su salud! your (very good) health!¡a la salud de los novios! the bride and groom!salud, dinero y amor or ( Esp) salud, amor y pesetas here's to health, wealth and love!* * *
salud sustantivo femenino
1 (Med) health;
gozar de buena salud to enjoy good health
2◊ ¡salud! ( al brindar) cheers!;
( cuando alguien estornuda) (AmL) bless you!
salud sustantivo femenino
1 (de un ser vivo) health
2 (de una institución, etc) welfare, health
3 exclamación ¡salud!, (al brindar) cheers!
(al estornudar) bless you!, (al saludar) ¡salud!, here's to you
4 (prevenir) curarse alguien en salud: este invierno me he curado en salud y me he vacunado contra la gripe, this winter I've taken the precautionary measure of vaccinating myself against flu
5 (funcionamiento de algo) la salud de la economía nacional no es buena, the national economy is in a poor state
' salud' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajón
- beber
- bien
- débil
- decaer
- deterioro
- dicotomía
- disfrutar
- enclenque
- escabullirse
- frágil
- importar
- Insalud
- interesarse
- lozana
- lozano
- mejorar
- menoscabar
- perfecta
- perfecto
- perjudicar
- pletórica
- pletórico
- preguntar
- quebradiza
- quebradizo
- quebrantar
- recobrar
- recuperar
- restituir
- sana
- sanar
- sanidad
- sano
- acabar
- base
- bueno
- carcomer
- consumir
- dañar
- debilitar
- decadente
- deficiente
- delicado
- desmejorado
- deteriorar
- empeoramiento
- empeorar
- endeble
- expensas
English:
affect
- bad
- better
- bless
- blooming
- care
- cheer
- conducive
- considerably
- damage
- decline
- exercise
- fail
- fit
- fitness
- glow
- good
- ground
- guru
- health
- health service
- ill health
- injure
- injury
- look out for
- mental
- National Health Service
- pick up
- poorly
- radiate
- recover
- sap
- shape
- sound
- state
- well
- wreck
- your
- fiddle
- ill
- nursing
- public
- toll
- unhealthy
* * *♦ nf1. [de ser vivo] health;su estado de salud no le permite viajar his state of health does not allow him to travel;el sistema de salud de un país a country's health system;estar bien/mal de salud to be well/unwell;tiene una salud de hierro she has an iron constitutionsalud mental mental health;salud pública public health2. [de nación, democracia] health;el sistema goza de un buen estado de salud the system is in excellent health♦ interj[para brindar] cheers!; Am [después de estornudar] bless you!;¡salud, camaradas! greetings, comrades!* * *f health;¡(a tu) salud! cheers!;salud de hierro iron constitution* * *salud nf1) : healthbuena salud: good health2)¡salud! : bless you! (when someone sneezes)3)¡salud! : cheers!, to your health!* * *salud1 interj cheers!salud2 n health -
14 mina
f.1 mine (geology & military).mina de carbón/oro coal/gold mine2 goldmine (cosa rentable).3 lead.4 bird (British), chick (United States) (informal). (Southern Cone)5 landmine, mine, explosive trap.6 Mina.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: minar.* * *1 mine3 (explosivo) mine4 (de lápiz) lead; (de bolígrafo) refill\ser una mina de información to be a mine of informationcampo de minas minefielddetector de minas mine detectormina de carbón coal minemina de oro gold minemina de plata silver mine* * *noun f.1) mine2) lead* * *ISF1) (Min) minemina a cielo abierto — opencast mine, open cut mine (EEUU)
mina de carbón, mina hullera — coal mine
2) (=galería) gallery; (=pozo) shaft3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) [de lápiz] leadII** SF Cono Sur (=mujer) bird *, chick (EEUU) *** * *1) (yacimiento, excavación) mineser una mina (de oro) — negocio to be a real goldmine; persona to be worth one's weight in gold
2) ( de lápiz) lead3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) (Hist, Mil) ( galería) underground passage5) (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)* * *1) (yacimiento, excavación) mineser una mina (de oro) — negocio to be a real goldmine; persona to be worth one's weight in gold
2) ( de lápiz) lead3) (Mil, Náut) mine4) (Hist, Mil) ( galería) underground passage5) (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)* * *mina11 = lode, mine, treasure trove, coal mine.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: The cases provide a rich mine of role-playing material.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* ingeniería de minas = mining engineering.* ingeniero de minas = mining engineer.* mina de carbón = coal mine.* mina de mar = sea mine.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* mina marina = sea mine.* minas de sal = saltworks.* mina terrestre = land mine.* pozo de mina = mine shaft.* una mina de = a treasure trove of.* una mina de información = a mine of information.* una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.mina22 = mine.Nota: Armamento.Ex: Many houses have been abandoned and many people who left during the war still haven't returned, partly because the land is full of mines.
* campo de minas = minefield.* mina antipersonal = anti-personnel mine.* mina fuera de ruta = roadside bomb.* mina lapa = limpet mine.* mina magnética = limpet mine.* mina terrestre antipersonal = anti-personnel land mine.mina33 = pencil lead.Ex: The reactions were then carried out in open vessels equipped with rudimentary condensers, and using either pencil lead or iron wire.
* mina de lápiz = pencil lead.* * *A (yacimiento) mine; (excavación) mineuna mina de carbón a coalminees una mina de información he's a mine of informationser una mina (de oro) «negocio» to be a real goldmine;«persona» to be worth one's weight in goldCompuestos:B (de lápiz) leadun campo sembrado de minas a minefieldCompuestos:anti-personnel minelimpet minesubmarine mine* * *
Del verbo minar: ( conjugate minar)
mina es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mina
minar
mina sustantivo femenino
1 (yacimiento, excavación) mine;
mina a cielo abierto or (Andes) a tajo abierto strip mine (AmE), opencast mine (BrE);
es una mina de información he's a mine of information
2 (Mil, Náut) mine;
3 ( de lápiz) lead
4 (CS arg) ( mujer) broad (AmE sl), bird (BrE sl)
minar ( conjugate minar) verbo transitivo
‹autoridad/moral› to undermine
mina sustantivo femenino
1 (yacimiento) mine
mina de cobre/plomo, copper/lead mine
2 figurado mine: es una mina de información, he's a mine of information
3 (de lápiz) lead, (de portaminas) refill
4 (tipo de bomba) mine
minar verbo transitivo
1 (con explosivos) to mine
2 fig (debilitar, destruir) to undermine: me mina la moral, it undermines my morale
' mina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotar
- ir
- minar
- picador
- pozo
- salina
- agotar
- benjamín
- explotación
- gamín
- pisar
English:
colliery
- flood
- lead
- mine
- pit
- shaft
- sink
- baby
- coal
- gold
- land
- store
* * *mina1 nf1. [de mineral] mine;mina de carbón/oro coal/gold minemina a cielo abierto opencast mine2. Mil mine;[en tierra] mine, land mine mina antipersona o antipersonal antipersonnel mine;mina antitanque antitank mine;mina magnética magnetic mine;mina terrestre land mine;mina submarina undersea mine3. [de lápiz] lead4. [cosa, persona rentable] gold mine;este bar es una mina this bar is a gold mine5. [fuente] mine;la enciclopedia es una mina de información the encyclopaedia is a mine of informationmina2 nfCSur Fam1. [mujer] Br bird, US chick;esta noche salimos a buscar minas we're going out to try and Br pull some birds o US score some chicks tonight* * *f1 MIN, MIL minebird fam* * *mina nf1) : mine2) : lead (for pencils)* * *mina n1. (yacimiento) mine2. (de lápiz) lead -
15 destrozar
v.1 to smash (físicamente) (romper).2 to shatter, to devastate (emocionalmente) (person).3 to tear apart, to destroy, to shatter, to break down into pieces.Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.* * *1 (romper) to destroy, shatter, wreck; (despedazar) to tear to pieces, tear to shreds4 figurado (causar daño moral) to crush, shatter, devastate* * *1. VT1) (=romper) [+ cristal, cerámica] to smash; [+ edificio] to destroy; [+ ropa, zapatos] to ruin; [+ nervios] to shatter2) (=dejar abatido a) [+ persona] to shatter; [+ corazón] to break; [+ ejército, enemigo] to crushle ha destrozado el que no quisiera casarse con él — her refusal to marry him has devastated o shattered him
3) (=arruinar) [+ persona, vida] to ruin2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex. Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.Ex. But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex. The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex. He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex. In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex. They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex. Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex. Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex. Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.----* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios — the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildings
b) <felicidad/armonía> to destroy, shatter; < corazón> to break; < matrimonio> to ruin, destroy2.su muerte la destrozó — she was devastated o shattered by his death
destrozarse v pron (refl)a) ( romperse)b) <estómago/hígado> to ruin* * *= shatter, batter, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], wreak + devastation, smash, pull apart, ravage, go out + the window, tear + apart, mangle, dismember, shred, slaughter, blow away, wreck, rip through, pull + Nombre + to bits, wipe + the floor with, rubbish, blight, chew up.Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or ' shredded'.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' ' blown away,' or 'shredded'.Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.* destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.* destrozarse = come + undone, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.* * *destrozar [A4 ]vt1 (romper, deteriorar) to breakla bomba destrozó varios edificios the bomb destroyed o wrecked several buildingsno hagas eso que vas a destrozar los zapatos don't do that, you'll ruin your shoes2 ‹felicidad/armonía› to destroy, shatter; ‹corazón› to break; ‹matrimonio› to ruin, destroyme está destrozando los nervios she's making me a nervous wreckla muerte de su marido la destrozó she was devastated o shattered by her husband's death1(romperse): se cayó al suelo y se destrozó it fell to the ground and smashedse me han destrozado los zapatos my shoes are ruined o have fallen to pieces2 ( refl) ‹estómago/hígado› to ruinte vas a destrozar los pies usando esos zapatos you're going to ruin o damage your feet wearing those shoes* * *
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
' destrozar' also found in these entries:
English:
break
- destroy
- mangle
- shatter
- smash
- smash up
- tear apart
- trash
- vandalize
- wreck
- write off
- get
- murder
- piece
- pull
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [físicamente] [romper] to smash;[estropear] to ruin;el terremoto destrozó la ciudad the earthquake destroyed the city;vas a destrozar o [m5] destrozarte los zapatos de tanto usarlos you'll ruin your shoes, wearing them so much2. [emocionalmente] [persona] to shatter, to devastate;[matrimonio, relación] to wreck; [pareja] to break up; [vida] to ruin; [corazón] to break;el divorcio la ha destrozado she was devastated by the divorce;ese ruido le destroza los nervios a cualquiera that noise is enough to drive anyone up the wall;destrozó a su oponente en el debate he destroyed his opponent in the debate* * *v/t1 destroy* * *destrozar {21} vt1) : to smash, to shatter2) : to destroy, to wreck* * *destrozar vb1. (en general) to destroy / to wreck2. (hacer trozos) to smash
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