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41 aspirante
adj.1 aspiring (person).2 aspirant, suction, aspiring.f. & m.1 candidate.un aspirante a actor/político (en deportes, concursos) a would-be actor/politician2 applicant, office seeker.* * *► adjetivo1 suction1 candidate, applicant\bomba aspirante suction pump* * *noun mf.1) applicant, candidate2) challenger* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] aspiring2) (=aspirador)2.SMF candidate, applicant (a for)* * *Ia) < persona>aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships
b) < bomba> suction (before n)IImasculino y femeninoaspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
* * *= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.Ex. The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.Ex. However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.Ex. They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.Ex. 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex. When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.* * *Ia) < persona>aspirante a algo: los alumnos aspirantes a becas — students who wish to be awarded scholarships
b) < bomba> suction (before n)IImasculino y femeninoaspirante a algo: las aspirantes al título the contenders for the title; ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor — eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
* * *= aspiring, wannabe, challenger, aspirant, hopeful.Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.
Ex: However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.* * *1 ‹persona› aspirante A algo:los alumnos aspirantes a becas deberán pasar un segundo examen students who wish to be awarded scholarships will have to take a second exam2 ‹bomba› suction ( before n)aspirante A algo:otra de las aspirantes al título another of the contenders for the titlelos aspirantes al poder aspirants to power ( frml), those who aspire to powertenemos ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor we have eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor* * *
aspirante sustantivo masculino y femenino:
ocho aspirantes al puesto de redactor eight candidates o applicants for the post of editor
aspirante mf candidate, applicant
' aspirante' also found in these entries:
English:
aspirant
- midshipman
- would-be
- contender
- hopeful
- would
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] aspiring♦ nmf[candidato] candidate (a for); [en deportes, concursos] contender (a for);un aspirante al trono an aspirant to the throne;los dos aspirantes a la presidencia the two presidential candidates* * *I adj aspiring* * *aspirante nmf: applicant, candidate* * *aspirante n (a un puesto) candidate -
42 astronauta
f. & m.astronaut.m.1 astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut.2 woman astronaut, spacewoman, astronaut, cosmonaut.* * *1 astronaut* * *SMF astronaut* * *masculino y femenino astronaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.], astronaut.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.Ex. The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.* * *masculino y femenino astronaut* * *= space man [space men, -pl.], astronaut.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.* * *astronaut* * *
astronauta sustantivo masculino y femenino
astronaut
astronauta mf astronaut
' astronauta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escafandra
English:
astronaut
- spaceman
- space
* * *astronauta nmfastronaut* * *m/f astronaut* * *astronauta nmf: astronaut* * *astronauta n astronaut -
43 atleta
f. & m.athlete.un atleta completo an all-round athlete* * *1 athlete* * *noun mf.* * *SMF athlete* * *masculino y femenino athlete* * *= athlete.Ex. The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.----* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.* * *masculino y femenino athlete* * *= athlete.Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
* pie de atleta = athlete's foot.* * *athleteCompuesto:track athlete* * *
atleta sustantivo masculino y femenino
athlete
atleta mf athlete
' atleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clasificación
- descolgar
- desfallecimiento
- toda
- todo
- físico
- pie
English:
athlete
- athlete's foot
- mean
* * *atleta nmfathlete* * *m/f athlete* * *atleta nmf: athlete* * *atleta n athlete -
44 ausente
adj.1 absent (no presente).estará ausente todo el día he'll be away all day2 absent-minded.3 missing, departed, absent, gone.4 absorbed, abstracted, lost in thought.f. & m.1 missing person (law).2 absentee, no-show.* * *► adjetivo1 absent2 (distraído) lost in thought1 absentee2 DERECHO missing person* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1. ADJ1) [físicamente] absent (de from)estar ausente de — to be absent from, be missing from
2) [mentalmente] daydreaming2.SMF (Escol etc) absentee; (Jur) missing person* * *Iadjetivo [estar]a) ( no presente) absentGarcía - ausente — García - he's absent o away
estaba ausente de su domicilio — (period) she was not at home
c) (euf) ( difunto)IImasculino y femeninoa) ( persona que falta)uno de los grandes ausentes fue... — one notable absentee was...
b) (Der) missing person* * *= absentee, missing, non-attender [nonattender], absent.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.Ex. Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.Ex. The attempt to discover it may lead to ineffective 'psychoanalysis of the absent reader'.----* estar ausente = lack.* estar ausente de = be absent (from).* * *Iadjetivo [estar]a) ( no presente) absentGarcía - ausente — García - he's absent o away
estaba ausente de su domicilio — (period) she was not at home
c) (euf) ( difunto)IImasculino y femeninoa) ( persona que falta)uno de los grandes ausentes fue... — one notable absentee was...
b) (Der) missing person* * *= absentee, missing, non-attender [nonattender], absent.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.Ex: The attempt to discover it may lead to ineffective 'psychoanalysis of the absent reader'.* estar ausente = lack.* estar ausente de = be absent (from).* * *[ ESTAR]1 (no presente) absenttodos los alumnos ausentes all those pupils who are absentllama a Rodríguez — está ausente hoy call Rodríguez — he's not in todayestaba ausente de su domicilio ( period); she was not at homeausente con aviso apology for absence2 (distraído) distractedestaba preocupado, como ausente he looked preoccupied, as if his mind were elsewhere o on other things, he looked preoccupied and rather distractedtenía una expresión ausente he had an absent expression on his face o a far-away look in his eyesuna mirada ausente, ensoñadora an absent, dreamy look3 ( euf)1(persona que falta): no está bien criticar a los ausentes it's not right to criticize people in their absence o behind their backsuno de los grandes ausentes fue … one notable absentee was …2 ( Der) missing person* * *
Del verbo ausentarse: ( conjugate ausentarse)
me ausenté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
me ausente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
se ausente es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
ausente adjetivo [estar]
‹mirada/expresión› absent ( before n)
ausente
1 adjetivo absent ➣ Ver nota en absent
II mf absentee
' ausente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensimismada
- ensimismado
- faltar
- ida
- ido
English:
absent
- absentee
- away
- AWOL
- distant
- missing
- vacant
- far
- sick
* * *♦ adj1. [no presente] absent;los alumnos ausentes al examen tendrán que hacer un trabajo pupils who miss the exam will have to write an essay;estará ausente todo el día he'll be away all day;está ausente por enfermedad he's off sick;estuvo ausente de su país durante una larga temporada she lived abroad for some timeestaba ausente, pensando en sus cosas she was wrapped up in her own thoughts♦ nmfRusia fue la gran ausente de la cumbre Russia was the most notable absentee from the summit2. Der missing person* * *adj absent;últimamente está siempre ausente fig his mind has been elsewhere lately* * *ausente adj: absent, missingausente nmf1) : absentee2) : missing person* * *ausente adj (no presente) absent / away -
45 automovilista
f. & m.motorist, driver.* * *1 motorist, driver* * *noun mf.* * *SMF motorist, driver* * *masculino y femenino motorist* * *= automotive, motorist.Ex. This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.Ex. This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.* * *masculino y femenino motorist* * *= automotive, motorist.Ex: This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.
Ex: This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.* * *motorist* * *
automovilista sustantivo masculino y femenino
motorist
automovilista mf motorist
' automovilista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
motorista
English:
AA
- motorist
* * *automovilista nmfmotorist, driver* * *m/f motorist* * *automovilista nmf: motorist* * *automovilista n motorist -
46 autócrata
f. & m.autocrat, dictator, authoritarian, martinet.* * *1 autocrat* * *SMF autocrat* * *masculino y femenino autocrat* * *= autocrat, tyrant, dictator.Ex. He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.Ex. In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex. In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.* * *masculino y femenino autocrat* * *= autocrat, tyrant, dictator.Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.* * *autocrat* * *autócrata nmfautocrat* * *autócrata nmf: autocrat -
47 ayudante
adj.assistant.ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistantf. & m.1 assistant, helper, auxiliary, aide.2 attendant.* * *1 assistant2 MILITAR adjutant\ayudante de dirección (en teatro, cine) production assistant* * *noun mf.assistant, helper* * *SMF (=que ayuda) helper, assistant; (Mil) adjutant; (Téc) technician; (Golf) caddie; (Escol, Univ) assistantayudante de dirección — (Teat etc) production assistant
ayudante de laboratorio — lab(oratory) assistant, lab(oratory) technician
ayudante del electricista — electrician's assistant, electrician's helper (EEUU)
ayudante de realización — (TV) production assistant
* * *masculino y femenino assistant* * *= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex. The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.Ex. The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.----* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.* * *masculino y femenino assistant* * *= assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.Ex: The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.* ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.* ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.* profesor ayudante = teacher aide.* * *assistantayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistantayudante de cocina kitchen assistantCompuestos:aide-de-campassistant to the director, director's assistantproduction assistantpersonal digital assistant, PDA( Esp) Registered Nurse* * *
ayudante sustantivo masculino y femenino
assistant;
ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant
ayudante mf assistant
' ayudante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asistente
- ATS
- script
English:
aide
- assistant
- bulk
- busboy
- confidential
- deputy
- dresser
- helper
- mate
- PA
- willing
- motion
* * *♦ adjassistant♦ nmfassistantMil ayudante de campo aide-de-camp; Cine ayudante de dirección director's assistant; Cine ayudante del electricista best boy;ayudante de investigación research assistant;ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant;Esp ayudante técnico sanitario qualified nurse* * *m/f assistant* * *ayudante nmf: helper, assistant* * *ayudante n assistant -
48 azteca
adj.1 Aztec.2 Aztecan.f. & m.Aztec.m.Nahuatl, Aztec (lengua).* * *► adjetivo1 Aztec1 Aztec* * *ADJ SMF Aztec* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Aztec•• Cultural note:A Náhuatl-speaking people of Central America who in the fourteenth century established a brilliant but tyrannical civilization in central and southern Mexico. The capital was Tenochtitlán, built on reclaimed marshland which became Mexico City. Renowned for their jewelry, the Aztecs were also skilled architects and used a writing system based on pictographs and hieroglyphs. The Aztec calendar followed a 52-year astronomical cycle. They worshipped the plumed serpent Quetzalcóatl and the war-god Huitzilopochtli, whom their priests appeased by human sacrifice. The Aztec empire collapsed in 1521 after defeat by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado* * *= Aztec.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. This article looks at problems in bringing Aztec literature to children whose language is now English.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Aztec•• Cultural note:A Náhuatl-speaking people of Central America who in the fourteenth century established a brilliant but tyrannical civilization in central and southern Mexico. The capital was Tenochtitlán, built on reclaimed marshland which became Mexico City. Renowned for their jewelry, the Aztecs were also skilled architects and used a writing system based on pictographs and hieroglyphs. The Aztec calendar followed a 52-year astronomical cycle. They worshipped the plumed serpent Quetzalcóatl and the war-god Huitzilopochtli, whom their priests appeased by human sacrifice. The Aztec empire collapsed in 1521 after defeat by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés and Pedro de Alvarado* * *= Aztec.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: This article looks at problems in bringing Aztec literature to children whose language is now English.
* * *adj/mfAztec* * *
azteca adjetivo, masculino y femenino
Aztec
azteca adjetivo & mf Aztec
' azteca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
teocali
English:
Aztec
* * *♦ adj1. [precolombino] Aztec♦ nmf[persona] Aztec♦ nm[lengua] Nahuatl, Aztec* * *m/f & adj Aztec* * *azteca adj & nmf: Aztec -
49 bachiller
f. & m.high-school graduate.* * ** * *1.ADJ †† garrulous, talkative2.SMF (Escol) secondary school graduate, high school graduate (EEUU)3. SM1) (Escol)† ver bachillerato2) †† hum (=charlatán) windbag ** * *masculino y femeninoa) ( de escuela secundaria) ≈high school graduate ( in US), ≈school leaver with A levels ( in UK)b) (Per) ( licenciado) university graduate* * *Ex. Those who now say we don't need standards, or that's a waste of time, remind me of those who say that high school education is no longer needed for all children.----* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( de escuela secundaria) ≈high school graduate ( in US), ≈school leaver with A levels ( in UK)b) (Per) ( licenciado) university graduate* * *Ex: Those who now say we don't need standards, or that's a waste of time, remind me of those who say that high school education is no longer needed for all children.
* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.* * *1 (de la escuela secundaria) ≈ high school graduate ( in US), ≈ school leaver with A levels ( in UK)2 ( Per) (licenciado) university graduate* * *bachiller nmf1. [en secundaria] = person who has passed the “bachillerato”* * *m/f high school graduate* * *bachiller nmf: high school graduate -
50 bañista
f. & m.bather, swimmer.* * *1 bather, swimmer* * *SMF1) [en mar, río] bather2) (Med) [en balneario] patient* * *masculino y femenino bather* * *= bather.Ex. Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.* * *masculino y femenino bather* * *= bather.Ex: Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.
* * *bather* * *
bañista sustantivo masculino y femenino
bather
bañista mf bather, swimmer
' bañista' also found in these entries:
English:
bather
* * *bañista nmfbather* * *m/f swimmer* * *bañista nmf: bather* * *bañista n bather / swimmer -
51 belga
adj.Belgian.f. & m.Belgian, native or inhabitant of Belgium.* * *► adjetivo1 Belgian► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 Belgian* * *noun mf. adj.* * *ADJ SMF Belgian* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Belgian* * *= Belgian.Ex. To this end it was developed by two Belgians using the Decimal Classification of Melvil Dewey as the basis for their new scheme.----* franco belga = Belgian franc.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Belgian* * *= Belgian.Ex: To this end it was developed by two Belgians using the Decimal Classification of Melvil Dewey as the basis for their new scheme.
* franco belga = Belgian franc.* * *adj/mfBelgian* * *
belga adjetivo, masculino y femenino
Belgian
belga adjetivo & mf Belgian
' belga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
U
English:
Belgian
* * *♦ adjBelgian♦ nmfBelgian* * *m/f & adj Belgian* * *belga adj & nmf: Belgian* * *belga adj n Belgian -
52 belicista
adj.1 belligerent.2 warmonger, militarist, militaristic, war-loving.f. & m.warmonger.* * *► adjetivo1 pro-war1 warmonger* * *1.ADJ warmongering, militaristic2.SMF warmonger* * *adjetivo militaristic* * *= warmongering, warmonger.Ex. Another factor contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes on domestication.Ex. He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.* * *adjetivo militaristic* * *= warmongering, warmonger.Ex: Another factor contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes on domestication.
Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.* * *militaristicwarmonger* * *♦ adjbelligerent♦ nmfwarmonger* * *I adj warmongeringII m/f warmonger* * *belicista adj: militaristicbelicista nmf: warmonger -
53 beligerante
adj.1 belligerent.2 fond of fighting, scrappy.f. & m.belligerent.* * *► adjetivo1 belligerent1 belligerent person* * *ADJ belligerent* * *adjetivo belligerentlos países beligerantes — the belligerent o warring nations
* * *= belligerent, scrappy, bellicose, truculent.Ex. Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".Ex. His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.Ex. For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.----* partes beligerantes = warring parties.* * *adjetivo belligerentlos países beligerantes — the belligerent o warring nations
* * *= belligerent, scrappy, bellicose, truculent.Ex: Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.* partes beligerantes = warring parties.* * *belligerentlos países beligerantes the belligerent nations, the nations at war* * *
beligerante adjetivo
belligerent;◊ los países beligerantes the belligerent o warring nations
beligerante adjetivo belligerent
los países beligerantes, the warring nations
' beligerante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
posición
English:
belligerent
- contentious
- pugnacious
* * *♦ adjbelligerent♦ nmfbelligerent* * ** * *beligerante adj & nmf: belligerent -
54 bengalí
adj.1 Bengali, Bengalese.2 Bengali, pertaining to Bangladesh.f. & m.1 Bengali, native of Bengal, Bengalese, inhabitant of Bengal.2 Bengali language, Bengali.3 Bengali, Bengalee, inhabitant of Bangladesh, native of Bangladesh.* * *► adjetivo1 Bengali► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Bengali1 (idioma) Bengali————————1 (idioma) Bengali* * *1.ADJ Bengali2.SMF (=persona) Bengali3.SM (Ling) Bengali* * *= Bengali.Ex. This article discusses the collaboration between the school librarian and the humanities department at Little Ilford School in the acquistion of textbooks in the main community languages (Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi).* * *= Bengali.Ex: This article discusses the collaboration between the school librarian and the humanities department at Little Ilford School in the acquistion of textbooks in the main community languages (Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi).
* * *Bengali1 (persona) Bengali* * *♦ adjBengali♦ nmfBengali* * *I adj BengaliII m/f Bengali* * *bengalí adj & nmf: Bengalibengalí nm: Bengali (language) -
55 bestia
adj.1 thick (ignorante).2 amazing (extraordinario).¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing, he beat six players all by himself!3 beast.f.beast (animal).bestia de carga beast of burdenbestia negra bête noiref. & m.1 oaf (bruto).2 brute (ignorante).3 brute (violento).* * *1 (animal) beast► adjetivo1 (bruto) brutish3 (asombroso) fantastic, amazing\a lo bestia (fuerte) hard 2 (a lo loco) like a madman 3 (rápido) like mad 4 (en cantidad) in enormous amountsmala bestia nasty piece of work* * *noun f.* * *1. ADJ *1) (=bruto)ese tío bestia le ha vuelto a pegar a su mujer — that brute o animal * has been beating his wife again
no lo vayas a asustar ¡no seas bestia! — you're not going to frighten him, are you? don't be such a brute o such an animal! *
los hinchas llegaron en plan bestia — Esp the supporters came looking for trouble
poner a algn bestia Esp *** —
2)a lo bestia: un deporte parecido a la lucha libre pero más a lo bestia — a sport that's similar to wrestling but more rough
comimos a lo bestia — we really stuffed ourselves *, we pigged out *
3) (=ignorante) thick *¡anda, no seas bestia! ¡eso no puede ser verdad! — don't be an idiot! that can't be true!
4) [con admiración, asombro]¡qué bestia! ¡ha ganado todos los partidos! — she's amazing o incredible! she's won all the matches!
¡qué bestia! ¡se come cuatro huevos diarios! — it's amazing! she eats four eggs a day!
¡qué bestia eres, le has ganado al campeón! — what a star! you beat the champion!
2.SMF * (=bruto)¡eres un bestia! — you're a brute!, you're an animal! *
el muy bestia se ha bebido media botella de whisky él solo — that animal drank half a bottle of whisky on his own *
3.SF (Zool) beastbestia de arrastre — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia de carga — beast of burden, pack animal
bestia de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)
bestia feroz, bestia salvaje — wild animal, wild beast
bestia negra, bestia parda — bête noire
* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex. In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.Ex. It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex. And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.----* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *I1) (fam)a) (ignorante, estúpido)es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez — he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez
no seas bestia que vas a chocar! — watch out, you're going to crash!
b) ( grosero) rudeno seas bestia ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? — don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!
c) (violento, brusco)qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle — what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
a lo bestia — (fam)
comen a lo bestia — they eat an incredible o a massive amount!
2) (fam) (expresando admiración, asombro) amazing (colloq)IIfemenino beastbestia salvaje or feroz — wild animal
IIIser una mala bestia — (fam) to be a nasty piece of work (colloq)
masculino y femeninoa) (fam) ( ignorante)es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo — he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly
b) ( persona violenta) animal, brute* * *= beast, brute, behemoth, behemoth.Nota: Criatura mitológica.Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.* bestia negra = bête noire.* bestia salvaje = wild beast.* La Bella y la Bestia = Beauty and the Beast.* * *A ( fam)1(ignorante, estúpido): es tan bestia que no distingue un Picasso de un Velázquez he's so ignorant he can't tell a Picasso from a Velázquez¡no seas bestia que vas a chocar! don't be so stupid o reckless, you're going to crash!2 (grosero) rudemira si es bestia, entra sin saludar a nadie he's so rude, he just comes in without saying hello to anyoneno seas bestia, ¿cómo le vas a decir eso? don't be so crass, you can't say that to him!3(violento, brusco): ¡ay, perdón! ¡qué bestia que soy! oh, sorry! I'm so clumsy o careless!¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her againel público se puso a gritar a lo bestia the crowd began to shout like crazy ( colloq)todo lo hace a lo bestia he's so slap-dash in everything he doesconducen a lo bestia they drive like madmen ( colloq)¡qué bestia! ¡metió seis goles! that's amazing o he's amazing, he scored six goals!¡qué bestia! se ha comido dos platos enteros de lentejas this guy's incredible! he's just eaten two whole plates of lentils ( colloq)beastbestia salvaje or feroz wild animalbestia de carga beast of burdenser una mala bestia ( fam); to be a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq), to be bad news ( colloq)Compuesto:bête-noireA1 ( fam)(ignorante): es un bestia que no sabe ni usar el cuchillo he's so uncouth, he can't even hold his knife properly2 (persona violenta) animal, bruteB (expresando admiración) whiz* ( colloq)el bestia de tu hermano ha vuelto a ganar el concurso your brother's incredible o amazing o ( colloq) a real star! he's won the competition againeste bestia arrasó con todos los premios en el colegio this whiz kid walked off with all the school prizes ( colloq)* * *
bestia adjetivo (fam)
b) (violento, brusco):◊ ¡qué hombre más bestia! ha vuelto a pegarle what a brute o an animal! he's hit her again
■ sustantivo femenino
beast;
bestia salvaje or feroz wild animal
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona violenta) animal, brute
bestia
I sustantivo femenino
1 beast, animal
2 fig fam mala bestia, bully, thug
3 figurado bestia negra, bête noire
II m,f fam fig brute, beast
III adj fig brutish, boorish
♦ Locuciones: a lo bestia, (groseramente) rudely
trabajar como una bestia, to slave away
' bestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabestro
English:
animal
- beast
- brute
- pack-animal
* * *♦ adjFam1. [bruto]es tan bestia que quería meter el piano por la ventana he's such an oaf, he wanted to try and get the piano in through the window;un chiste muy bestia a really gross joke¡qué tipo más bestia! what a brute o thug!3. [ignorante] thick;¡qué bestia, no sabe quién descubrió América! he's so thick he doesn't even know who discovered America!4. [extraordinario] amazing;¡qué bestia, regateó a seis jugadores él solito! wow o that's amazing!, he beat six players all by himself!5.a lo bestia: conduce siempre a lo bestia he always drives like a maniac;comer a lo bestia to stuff one's face;cerró la puerta a lo bestia he slammed the door shut;si metes el clavo a lo bestia se va a doblar if you just bash the nail in like that it'll get bent;trata a su mujer a lo bestia he treats his wife like dirt♦ nmfFam1. [bruto] oaf;yo no le dejo mi coche al bestia de tu hermano I'm not going to let your oaf of a brother have my car2. [ignorante] brute3. [violento] brute♦ nf[animal] beast; Fam bestia de carga beast of burden; Fig bestia negra bête noire* * *I f beast;trabajar como una bestia work like a dogII m/f1 ( zopenco) fambrute; antipático swine fam ; mujer bitch;ser un bestia be a brute2:conducir a lo bestia fam drive like a madman* * *bestia adj1) : ignorant, stupid2) : boorish, rudebestia nf: beast, animalbestia nmf1) ignorante: ignoramus2) : brute* * *bestia1 adj2. (grosero) rudebestia2 n1. (animal) beast / animal2. (persona) brute -
56 bromista
adj.1 joker.2 fond of teasing, waggish, fond of joking, teasing.f. & m.wisecracker, teaser, joker, jester.* * *► adjetivo1 fond of joking1 joker* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJes muy bromista — he's full of jokes, he's a great one for jokes
2.SMF (=chistoso) joker; (=gracioso) practical joker, leg-puller ** * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex. As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.Ex. However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex. The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex. Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *I IImasculino y femenino joker* * *= wag, joker, pranker, prankster, tease, joky [jokey].Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.Ex: The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.* * *es muy bromista he's always joking¡qué bromista eres! you're such a jokerjoker* * *
bromista adjetivo:
¡qué bromista eres! you're such a joker
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
joker
bromista
I adjetivo fond of joking o playing jokes
II sustantivo masculino y femenino joker, prankster
' bromista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
graciosa
- gracioso
- fama
- guasón
English:
facetious
- joker
- quipster
- tease
* * *♦ adjser muy bromista to be a real joker♦ nmfjoker* * *I adj:es muy bromista he loves a jokeII m/f joker* * *bromista adj: fun-loving, jokingbromista nmf: joker, prankster* * *bromista n joker -
57 budista
adj.Buddhist.f. & m.Buddhist.* * *► adjetivo1 Buddhist1 Buddhist* * *ADJ SMF Buddhist* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Buddhist* * *= Buddhist.Ex. The new institution is likened to the historic Buddhist shrine of Borobudur, recently restored to grandeur through wide international support.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino Buddhist* * *= Buddhist.Ex: The new institution is likened to the historic Buddhist shrine of Borobudur, recently restored to grandeur through wide international support.
* * *adj/mfBuddhist* * *
budista adjetivo, masculino y femenino
Buddhist
budista adjetivo Buddhist
' budista' also found in these entries:
English:
Buddhist
* * *♦ adjBuddhist♦ nmfBuddhist* * *m/f & adj Buddhist* * *budista adj & nmf: Buddhist* * *budista n Buddist -
58 burócrata
f. & m.bureaucrat, government employee, paper-pusher, officeholder.* * *1 bureaucrat* * *SMF1) pey bureaucrat2) (=funcionario) civil servant, administrative official, public official* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex. The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex: The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *1 ( pey); bureaucrat2 ( Méx) (funcionario) civil servant, official* * *
burócrata sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)
burócrata mf bureaucrat
' burócrata' also found in these entries:
English:
bureaucrat
- faceless
* * *burócrata nmfbureaucrat* * *m/f bureaucrat* * *burócrata nmf: bureaucrat -
59 buscavidas
m.&f. s&pl.1 go-getter (ambicioso).2 nosy person (meddler).3 busybody, Nosey Parker.* * *1 go-getter2 (chismoso) snooper, busybody* * *SMF INV1) (=persona ambiciosa) go-getter2) (=fisgón) snooper, nosey-parker ** * *masculino y femenino (pl buscavidas) (CS) go-getter (colloq)* * *= go-getter.Ex. He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.* * *masculino y femenino (pl buscavidas) (CS) go-getter (colloq)* * *= go-getter.Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.
* * *go-getter ( colloq)* * *
buscavidas m,f inv fam go-getter
* * *buscavidas nmf invFam1. [desenvuelto] go-getter2. [entrometido] nosy person, Br nosy parker* * *buscavidas nmf & pl1) : busybody2) : go- getter -
60 caballista
f. & m.1 horse-man, expert in horses.2 rider, horseman, equestrian.3 horsewoman, Amazon.* * *1 (que entiende de caballos) horse expert2 (que monta bien) good rider* * *SMF (=jinete) horseman/woman; (=experto) expert on horses* * *= equestrian.Ex. Many Missourians have distinguished themselves as award-winning equestrians.* * *= equestrian.Ex: Many Missourians have distinguished themselves as award-winning equestrians.
* * ** * *caballista nmf1. [experto] expert on horses2. [jinete] expert rider* * *I m horsemanII f horsewoman* * *caballista nmf: horseman m, horsewoman f
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