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61 hostigar
v.1 to pester, to bother.2 to harass (military).3 to whip a horse.* * *1 (azotar) to whip3 figurado (molestar) to pester* * *verb* * *VT1) (=molestar) to harass, plague, pester2) (=dar latigazos) to lash, whip3) LAm [+ comida] to surfeit, cloy* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( acosar) to bother, pesterb) (Mil) to harassc) < caballo> to whip2) (Andes fam) comida/bebida to pall on* * *= harass, taunt, tease, twit, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], pressurise [pressurize, -USA], nobble, bear down on, harry.Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.* * *hostigar [A3 ]vtA1 (acosar) to bother, pesterlo hostigaba para que se enfrentara con el jefe she kept pestering him to confront the boss2 ( Mil) to harass3 ‹caballo› to whipB( Andes fam) «comida/bebida» (empalagar, hartar): tanto pollo terminó por hostigarme I eventually got sick of o fed up of eating so much chicken ( colloq)esto me hostiga this is too sickly o sickly-sweet for me* * *
hostigar ( conjugate hostigar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (Mil) to harass
2 (Andes fam) [comida/bebida] to pall on
hostigar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, a un enemigo) to harass
2 (con un látigo, esp a un caballo) to whip
' hostigar' also found in these entries:
English:
harass
- harry
* * *hostigar vt1. [acosar] to pester, to bother2. [golpear] to whip3. Mil to harass* * *v/t1 pester2 MIL harass3 caballo whip* * *hostigar {52} vtacosar, asediar: to harass, to pester -
62 identidad colectiva
(n.) = collective identityEx. This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.* * *(n.) = collective identityEx: This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.
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63 irritar
v.1 to irritate.Su actitud irrita a Ricardo His attitude irritates Richard.La loción irrita la piel The lotion irritates the skin.2 to annul.El documento irrita la apelación The document annuls the appeal.* * *1 to irritate1 to lose one's temper, get annoyed* * *verb1) to irritate2) exasperate* * *1. VT1) (=enfadar) to irritate2) (Med) to irritate3) [+ celos, pasiones] to stir up, inflame2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex. Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex. But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *irritar [A1 ]vt1 ‹piel/garganta› to irritateel humo le irritaba los ojos the smoke was irritating his eyestiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed2 ‹persona› to annoy, irritate1 «piel/ojos» to become irritated2 «persona» to get annoyed, get irritatedse irritó por lo que le dije he got annoyed o irritated at what I saidnunca se irrita con las críticas de sus adversarios she never gets annoyed at her opponents' criticisms* * *
irritar ( conjugate irritar) verbo transitivo
◊ tiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed
irritarse verbo pronominal
irritar verbo transitivo to irritate
' irritar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crispar
- enfermar
- picar
- provocar
- chocar
- fastidiar
- reventar
English:
gall
- irk
- irritate
- needle
- rile
- roil
- rub
- annoy
- vex
* * *♦ vt1. [enfadar] to irritate, to annoy2. [piel, garganta] to irritate;me irritó la garganta/piel it gave me a sore throat/a rash;el humo me irrita los pulmones smoke irritates my lungs* * *v/t tb MED irritate* * *irritar vt: to irritate♦ irritación nf* * *irritar vb to irritate -
64 la década de los + Número
= the + Número + sEx. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.* * *= the + Número + sEx: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
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65 las cosas sólo pasan una vez
Ex. Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the ' lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.* * *Ex: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the ' lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
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66 leche desnatada
f.skim milk, skimmed milk.* * *skimmed milk* * *(n.) = skim milk, nonfat milkEx. The article ' Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services.Ex. Nonfat yogurt is similar to regular yogurt, but is made with nonfat milk instead of whole milk.* * *(n.) = skim milk, nonfat milkEx: The article ' Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services.
Ex: Nonfat yogurt is similar to regular yogurt, but is made with nonfat milk instead of whole milk.* * *skim milk, Brskimmed milk -
67 leyenda
f.1 legend.2 inscription, legend.3 caption, legend.* * *1 (narración) legend2 (inscripción) inscription\leyenda negra black legend* * *noun f.1) legend2) caption* * *SF1) (=historia) legendleyenda negra — (=mala fama) bad reputation; ( Hist) view of the Conquest of Latin America which emphasized the negative side of Spanish involvement
2) (=inscripción) [de moneda, medalla, lápida] legend, inscription3) [de cuadro, grabado, mapa] (=encabezamiento) heading; (=pie) caption4) (=eslogan) slogan* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.----* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *1) (Lit) ( narración) legend2) (de moneda, escudo) legend; ( de ilustración) caption, legend* * *= caption, cutline, legend, legend, El Dorado, symbol-template.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex: The article ' El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.* auténtica leyenda = living legend.* convertirse en una leyenda = become + a proverb.* cuenta la leyenda que = legend has it that, as legend goes.* leyenda fantástica = tall tale, tall story.* leyenda popular = folktale [folk tale].* leyenda viva = living legend.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* * *A ( Lit) (narración) legendsegún cuenta la leyenda according to the legend, the legend has it that …un actor que se convirtió en leyenda an actor who became a legendCompuesto:B (de una moneda, un escudo) legend; (de una ilustración, foto) caption, legendcomo reza la leyenda according to the caption* * *
leyenda sustantivo femenino
( de ilustración) caption, legend
leyenda sustantivo femenino
1 (narración) legend
2 (inscripción) inscription, lettering
' leyenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
folklórico
- inscripción
- mito
English:
caption
- legend
- story
* * *leyenda nf1. [narración] legendla leyenda negra Hist = the negative picture traditionally given of Spain by many European historians, and especially of the Inquisition and the conquest of the Americas; Figsobre él pesa una leyenda negra he has an appalling reputation2. [ídolo] legend;una leyenda del jazz a jazz legend3. [inscripción] [en moneda, escudo, estandarte] inscription, legend;[en mapa] legend* * *f legend* * *leyenda nf1) : legend2) : caption, inscription* * *leyenda n legend -
68 mamá pija y tía buena
(n.) = yummy mummyEx. This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.* * *(n.) = yummy mummyEx: This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.
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69 mamá posh
(n.) = yummy mummyEx. This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.* * *(n.) = yummy mummyEx: This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.
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70 mantra
SM mantra* * *masculino mantra* * *= mantra.Nota: Palabra sagrada.Ex. The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a ' mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.* * *masculino mantra* * *= mantra.Nota: Palabra sagrada.Ex: The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a ' mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.
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71 memoria colectiva
f.collective memory.* * *(n.) = collective memoir, collective memoryEx. Only in the collective memoirs of countless survivors can something like a totality emerge.Ex. This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.* * *(n.) = collective memoir, collective memoryEx: Only in the collective memoirs of countless survivors can something like a totality emerge.
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72 mito de la violación
(n.) = rape mythEx. The author quantitatively summarizes the literature examining the association between acceptance of rape myths and exposure to pornography.* * *(n.) = rape mythEx: The author quantitatively summarizes the literature examining the association between acceptance of rape myths and exposure to pornography.
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73 molestar
v.1 to bother.perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke?Sus palabras acedaron a María His words Maryoyed Mary.2 to upset.me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me3 to be bothered by.Me molesta ese ruido I am bothered by that noise.4 to ail.* * *1 (interrumpir) to disturb■ no lo molestes, que está durmiendo don't disturb him, he's asleep2 (perturbar) to bother, annoy, upset3 (importunar) to pester■ ¡deja de molestarme ya! stop pestering me!4 (hacer daño - apretar) to hurt, be too tight; (- picar) to irritate5 (ofender) to upset1 (tomarse la molestia) to bother■ no se moleste en venir, ya se lo mandaremos a casa don't bother coming, we'll send it round to you2 (ofenderse) to take offence* * *verb1) to annoy, bother2) disturb3) trouble•* * *1. VT1) (=importunar) to bother, annoy¿no la estarán molestando, verdad? — they're not bothering o annoying you, are they?
no la molestes más con tus tonterías — stop pestering o bothering o annoying her with your silly games
2) (=interrumpir) to disturbsiento molestarte, pero necesito que me ayudes — I'm sorry to disturb o trouble o bother you, but I need your help
3) (=ofender) to upset2. VI1) (=importunar) to be a nuisancequita de en medio, que siempre estás molestando — get out of the way, you're always being a nuisance
no quisiera molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo — I don't want to bother you o be a nuisance, but I need to talk to you
me molesta mucho que me hablen así — it really annoys o irritates me when they talk to me like that
ese ruido me molesta — that noise is bothering o annoying o irritating me
me molesta el jarrón, ¿puedes apartarlo? — the vase is in the way, can you move it?
2) (=incomodar) to feel uncomfortable, bother¿te molesta el humo? — does the smoke bother you?
si le sigue molestando, acuda a su médico — if it goes on giving you trouble, see your doctor
3) (=ofender) to upset4) (=importar)[en preguntas]¿le molesta la radio? — does the radio bother you?, do you mind the radio being on?
¿te molestaría prestarme un paraguas? — would you mind lending me an umbrella?
¿le molesta que abra la ventana o si abro la ventana? — do you mind if I open the window?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex. Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex. Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex. Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex. I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex. For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex. Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex. He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.----* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste — sorry to trouble o bother you
b) ( interrumpir) to disturb2) (ofender, disgustar) to upset2.molestar vi1) ( importunar) (+me/te/le etc)¿no te molesta ese ruido? — doesn't that noise bother you?
¿le molesta si fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?
me molesta su arrogancia — her arrogance irritates o annoys me
no me duele, pero me molesta — it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2) ( fastidiar) to be a nuisanceno quiero molestar — I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
3.vino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar — he came to help, but he just made a nuisance of himself
molestarsev pron1) ( disgustarse) to get upsetse molestó por lo que le dije — he was upset o offended by what I said
2) ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml)no se moleste — it's all right o please, don't bother
¿para qué vas a molestarte? — why should you put yourself out?
molestarse EN + INF: ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call me; se molestó en venir a verme — she took the trouble to come and see me
* * *= bother, irk, pester, disrupt, irritate, trouble, hassle, bug, tread on + toes, spite, annoy, nag (at), disturb, upset, niggle, importune, gall, peeve.Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.* molestarse = stir + uneasily, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, begrudge, grudge, pique.* molestarse por = be bothered by, bridle at.* * *molestar [A1 ]vtA1 (importunar) to botherperdone que lo moleste, pero quisiera pedirle algo sorry to trouble o bother you, but I'd like to ask you something¿este señor la está molestando, señorita? is this man bothering you, Miss?2 (interrumpir) to disturbno la molestes, está estudiando don't disturb her, she's studyingque no me moleste nadie, voy a dormir un rato don't let anybody disturb me, I'm going to take a napB (ofender, disgustar) to upsetperdona si te he molestado I'm sorry if I've upset you■ molestarviA(importunar): ¿no te molesta ese ruido? doesn't that noise bother you?[ S ] se ruega no molestar please do not disturb¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys meya sabes que me molesta que hables de él you know I don't like you to talk about him, you know I get upset o it upsets me when you talk about himnunca uso pulseras, me molestan para trabajar I never wear bracelets, they get in the way when I'm workingno me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable o it bothers mesi le molesta mucho, puedo ponerle una inyección if it's very sore o painful, I could give you an injectionB (fastidiar) to be a nuisancesi vas a molestar, te vas de clase if you're going to be a nuisance, you can leave the classroomvino a ayudar pero no hizo más que molestar he came to help, but he just got in the way o made a nuisance of himselfson unos niños encantadores, nunca molestan they're lovely children, they're never any trouble o they're no trouble at allno quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to get in the way o to cause any troubleA (disgustarse) to get upsetno debes molestarte, lo hizo sin querer don't get upset, he didn't mean to do itmolestarse POR algo:se molestó por algo he got upset about somethingespero que no se haya molestado por lo que le dije I hope you weren't upset o offended by what I saidmolestarse CON algn to get annoyed WITH sb, get cross WITH sb ( BrE)se molestó conmigo porque no lo invité he got annoyed o cross with me because I didn't invite him, he was put out o upset because I didn't invite himB (tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself ( frml)no se moleste, me voy enseguida it's all right o please, don't bother o don't worry, I'm just leavingno se molesta por nadie, sólo piensa en él he doesn't bother o worry about anybody else, all he thinks about is himself¿para qué vas a molestarte? why should you put yourself out?molestarse EN + INF:ni se molestó en llamarme he didn't even bother to call mese molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come o she went to the trouble of coming all this way to tell usyo no me voy a molestar en cocinar para ellos I'm not going to put myself out cooking for them* * *
molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you
2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
verbo intransitivo
1 ( importunar):◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;
me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;◊ no quiero molestar I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble
molestarse verbo pronominal
1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
molestarse POR algo to get upset about sth;
molestarse CON algn to get annoyed with sb
2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);
se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
molestar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
' molestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- dejar
- hartar
- jambar
- jorobar
- marear
- picar
- reventar
- ruido
- sino
- vivir
- chingar
- chocar
- chorear
- embromar
- enredar
- fastidiar
- fregar
- huevear
- importar
- joder
- nomás
- solo
English:
aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- disturb
- gall
- inconvenience
- intrude
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- pester
- put out
- roil
- trouble
- worry
- heckler
- impose
- put
- spite
* * *♦ vt1. [perturbar] to bother;el calor no me molesta the heat doesn't bother me;esa luz tan brillante me molesta that bright light is hurting my eyes;deja ya de molestar al gato leave the cat alone;¡deja de molestarme! stop annoying me!;¿te están molestando los niños? are the children bothering you?;las moscas no paraban de molestarnos the flies were a real nuisance;¿te molesta la radio? is the radio bothering you?;¿te molesta si abro la ventana? do you mind if I open the window?;perdone que le moleste… I'm sorry to bother you…me molesta un poco la herida my wound is rather uncomfortable o a bit sore;vuelva dentro de un mes si le sigue molestando come back in a month's time if it's still troubling you3. [ofender] to upset;me molestó que no me saludaras I was rather upset that you didn't say hello to me;… todo esto dicho sin ánimo de molestar a nadie I don't want to cause anyone offence but…♦ vivámonos, aquí no hacemos más que molestar let's go, we're in the way here;deja ya de molestar con tantas preguntas stop being such a nuisance and asking all those questions;¿molesto? – no, no, pasa am I interrupting? – no, not at all, come in;no querría molestar, pero necesito hablar contigo un momento I don't want to interrupt, but I need to have a word with you;puedes aparcar el camión allí, que no molesta you can park the truck over there where it won't be in the way;no molestar [en letrero] do not disturb* * *v/t1 bother, annoy2 ( doler) trouble;no molestar do not disturb* * *molestar vt1) fastidiar: to annoy, to bother2) : to disturb, to disruptmolestar vi: to be a nuisance* * *molestar vb1. (interrumpir) to disturbno lo molestes, está descansando don't disturb him he's resting2. (importunar) to bother5. (importar) to mind¿le molesta que fume? do you mind if I smoke? -
74 momia
adj.&f.feminine of MOMIO.f.mummy.* * *1 mummy* * *noun f.* * *SF mummy* * *femenino mummy* * *= memento slip, mummy.Ex. Shelf-reading also provides the opportunity to check the existence of memento slips in case of displaced volumes.Ex. The author discusses the origins of the myth that, in mid 19th century USA, the linen wrappings from Egyptian mummies were used in commercial papermaking.* * *femenino mummy* * *= memento slip, mummy.Ex: Shelf-reading also provides the opportunity to check the existence of memento slips in case of displaced volumes.
Ex: The author discusses the origins of the myth that, in mid 19th century USA, the linen wrappings from Egyptian mummies were used in commercial papermaking.* * *mummy* * *
momia sustantivo femenino
mummy
momia sustantivo femenino mummy
' momia' also found in these entries:
English:
mummy
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75 mortificar
v.to mortify.Su actitud aspaba a María His attitude mortified Mary.* * *1 to mortify* * *1. VT1) (=atormentar) to torment, plague2) (=humillar) to humiliate3) (Rel)4) (Med) to damage seriously2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex. In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *mortificar [A2 ]vt1(atormentar): los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyme mortifica tener que recordarle el dinero que me debe I feel awful about having to remind him about the money he owes melos mosquitos la mortificaron toda la noche she was tormented by mosquitos all nightdeja de mortificar al gato stop torturing o tormenting the cat2 ( Relig) to mortify( refl)1 (atormentarse) to fret, distress oneselfno te mortifiques por esa tontería don't distress yourself o fret over such a stupid little thing2 ( Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *
mortificar ( conjugate mortificar) verbo transitivo
◊ los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyb) (Relig) to mortify
mortificarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself;
(Relig) to mortify the flesh
mortificar vtr, mortificarse verbo reflexivo to mortify, fret: no merece la pena mortificarse por algo que no se puede evitar, it's not worth fretting over something you couldn't prevent from happening
' mortificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mortificarse
* * *♦ vt1. [el cuerpo] to mortify2. [angustiar, molestar] to torment;el recuerdo del accidente lo mortifica he is tormented by the memory of the accident* * *v/t torment* * *mortificar {72} vt1) : to mortify2) torturar: to trouble, to torment -
76 mucho dinero
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77 narrativa histórica
(n.) = historical narrativeEx. This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.* * *(n.) = historical narrativeEx: This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.
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78 nata
adj.&f.feminine of NATO.f.1 cream (crema de leche). (peninsular Spanish)nata batida o montada whipped creamnata líquida single cream2 skin.3 skin formed over warm milk, top of the milk, skin.4 custard.5 slag, waste iron, scrap iron, scoria.6 Nata.* * *1 cream2 (de leche hervida) skin\nata líquida single creamnata montada whipped cream* * *noun f.* * *SF2) (fig) cream* * *a) ( sobre leche hervida) skinb) (Esp) crema 1b* * *= cream, skim.Ex. The article 'Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services.Ex. Her husband went out to buy a gallon of whole milk and then poured the skim down the kitchen sink!.----* bocadito de nata = cream puff.* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* montar nata = whip + cream.* nata batida = whipped cream.* nata cuajada = clotted cream.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* nata montada = whipped cream.* * *a) ( sobre leche hervida) skinb) (Esp) crema 1b* * *= cream, skim.Ex: The article 'Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services.
Ex: Her husband went out to buy a gallon of whole milk and then poured the skim down the kitchen sink!.* bocadito de nata = cream puff.* flor y nata de la sociedad, la = cream of society, the.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* montar nata = whip + cream.* nata batida = whipped cream.* nata cuajada = clotted cream.* nata de la leche = milk fat, butterfat.* nata montada = whipped cream.* * *A1 (sobre la leche hervida) skinhacer nata ( Chi fam): los turistas hacen nata en esta época the place is inundated o swamped with tourists at this time of yearCompuesto:nata montada/líquida( Esp) whipped/single cream* * *
Multiple Entries:
nata
ñata
nata sustantivo femenino
b) (Esp) See Also→ crema b
nato,-a adjetivo born: este muchacho es un líder nato, this boy is a natural born leader
nata sustantivo femenino
1 (de pastelería) cream
2 (sobre la leche hervida) skin
3 (lo más selecto) cream, best
ñato,-a adj LAm snub-nosed
' ñata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flor
- luchador
- luchadora
- montada
- montado
- nata
- batir
- montar
English:
cream
- cream cheese
- nothing
- rich
- skin
- sour
- trifle
- double
- heavy
- light
- single
- whip
* * *nata nfnata (batida) whipped creamnata agria sour cream;nata montada whipped cream;nata para montar whipping cream2. [en leche hervida] skin* * *f cream* * *nata nf1) : creamnata batida: whipped cream2) : skin (on boiled milk)* * *nata n cream -
79 nombre poco apropiado
(n.) = misnomerEx. The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a 'mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.* * *(n.) = misnomerEx: The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a 'mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.
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80 oír mal
v.1 to do not hear well, to be not hearing well, to hear bad, to have problems with one's ears.2 to mishear, to hear wrong, to misunderstand.3 to hear wrong.* * *(v.) = mishearing, mishearEx. Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.Ex. If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.* * *(v.) = mishearing, mishearEx: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.
Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
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