no seas tan aprovechado

1. (f. - aprovechada)

noun

opportunist

2. (f. - aprovechada)

adj.

opportunistic

- bien aprovechado

- mal aprovechado

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aprovechado, -a

1. ADJ

1) (=usado)

terrenos muy poco aprovechados — lands that have not been made the best of

bien aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo] well-spent; [espacio, recursos] well-exploited; [oportunidad] well-taken, well-used

el espacio está muy bien aprovechado en este apartamento — good use has been made of the space in this flat, the space in this flat has been really well exploited

mal aprovechado — [dinero, tiempo, oportunidad] wasted; [espacio, recursos] badly-exploited

2) (=oportunista) selfish, self-seeking

no seas tan aprovechado — don't be so selfish o self-seeking

ese vendedor es muy aprovechado — that salesman is a real opportunist

3) (=ahorrador) thrifty

un contable muy aprovechado — a very thrifty accountant

4) (=aplicado) [trabajador] industrious, hardworking; [alumno] resourceful

2.

SM / F (=oportunista)

es un aprovechado — he's such a scrounger *, he's such an opportunist

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I

- da adjetivo

1) ( oportunista) opportunistic

no seas aprovechado — don't take advantage (of the situation)

2) < estudiante> hardworking

II

- da masculino, femenino opportunist

es un aprovechado con sus padres — he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)

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= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].

Ex. Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.

Ex. The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.

Ex. This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.

Ex. It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

Ex. The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.

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* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.

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I

- da adjetivo

1) ( oportunista) opportunistic

no seas aprovechado — don't take advantage (of the situation)

2) < estudiante> hardworking

II

- da masculino, femenino opportunist

es un aprovechado con sus padres — he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer — he's a real scrounger, he just comes here for the food (colloq)

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= opportunistic, abuser, abusive, deadbeat, victimiser [victimizer, -USA].

Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.

Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.

Ex: This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.

Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.

Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.

* aprovechada de la asistencia social = welfare queen.

* de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.

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aprovechado¹ -da

adjective

A (oportunista) opportunist; opportunistic

estos ladrones son muy aprovechados these thieves are real opportunists

comerciantes aprovechados opportunist shopkeepers

no seas aprovechado don't take advantage (of the situation)

B ‹estudiante› hardworking

C

bien/mal aprovechado: dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spent

es dinero/tiempo mal aprovechado it's a waste of time/money

el espacio está muy mal aprovechado the space is very badly used

aprovechado² -da

masculine, feminine

opportunist

estos comerciantes son unos aprovechados these shopkeepers are real opportunists o really take advantage

es un aprovechado con sus padres he takes advantage of his parents

es un aprovechado, viene aquí sólo a comer y a beber he's a real scrounger o freeloader o ( BrE) sponger, he just comes here for the food and drink ( colloq)

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Del verbo aprovechar: ( conjugate aprovechar)

aprovechado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
aprovechado    
aprovechar
aprovechado

◊ -da adjetivo

1 ( oportunista) opportunistic;

◊ no seas aprovechado don't take advantage (of the situation)

2 ‹ estudiante› hardworking
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
opportunist
aprovechar ( conjugate aprovechar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹tiempo/espacio/talento› to make the most of;

◊ dinero/tiempo bien aprovechado money/time well spent;

es espacio mal aprovechado it's a waste of space

b) ‹ oportunidad› to take advantage of;

◊ aprovecho la ocasión para decirles que … I would like to take this opportunity to tell you that …

c) ( usar) to use;

◊ no tira nada, todo lo aprovecha she doesn't throw anything away, she makes use of everything

verbo intransitivo:

◊ aproveché para venir a verte I thought I'd take the opportunity to come and see you;

¡que aproveche! enjoy your meal, bon appétit;
aprovechen ahora, que son jóvenes make the most of it now, while you're young
aprovecharse verbo pronominal

a) ( abusar) aprovechadose de algo/algn to take advantage of sth/sb, to exploit sth/sb

b) ( abusar sexualmente) aprovechadose de algn ‹ de una mujer› to take advantage of sb;

‹ de un niño› to abuse sb
aprovechado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (el tiempo, un recurso) well-spent
2 (el espacio) well-planned
II m,f pey opportunist, scrounger
aprovechar
I verbo transitivo
1 to make the most of: hemos aprovechado mucho el rato, we've done a lot in a short time
2 (la situación) to take advantage of: aprovechamos la ocasión para explicarle nuestro proyecto, we seized the opportunity to explain our project to him
II verbo intransitivo ¡que aproveche!, enjoy your meal!, bon appétit!
' aprovechado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aprovechar
- aprovechada
- mangante
- abusador
- gorrero
- manipulador
- vivo
English:
well-spent

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aprovechado, -a

♦ adj

1. [caradura]

es muy aprovechado he's a real opportunist, he always has an eye for the main chance

2. [bien empleado]

el espacio en esta habitación está muy bien aprovechado they've made the most of the available space in this room

3. [aplicado] diligent

♦ nm,f

opportunist;

es un aprovechado he always has an eye for the main chance

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aprovechado

I adj desp

opportunistic

II m, aprovechada f desp

opportunist

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aprovechado, -da adj

1) : diligent, hardworking

2) : pushy, opportunistic

aprovechado, -da n

: pushy person, opportunist

vivo, -a cal, fuerza 5), lágrima, lengua 4) rojo 2., 1), voz 1) (=aprovechado) I II I II

Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.

Ex: Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.

Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.

Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.

Ex: They are more than simple documents -- they are living and breathing expressions of important ethical concerns.

Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.

Ex: This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish ' The Land of the Living'.

Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

* actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment.

* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.

* a viva voz = open outcry.

* cal viva = quicklime.

* comerse Algo vivo, devorarse Algo = eat + Nombre + alive.

* concierto en vivo = live concert.

* continuar vivo = live on.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* de viva voz = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* entre los vivos = land of the living, the.

* en vivo = live-action, in vivo, live.

* imaginación muy viva = vivid imagination.

* leyenda vivida = living legend.

* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.

* mantener Algo vivo = keep + the flame alive, keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* mantener vivo = keep + alive, keep + Nombre + going.

* materia viva = living matter.

* monumento vivo = living monument.

* música en vivo = live music.

* no vivo = nonliving [non-living].

* organismo vivo = living thing.

* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.

* ponerse al rojo vivo = reach + boiling point, fire up.

* publicación seriada viva = active serial.

* revista viva = active journal.

* rojo vivo = vibrant red, vermilion [vermillion].

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* sentirse vivo = feel + alive.

* ser un vivo retrato de = be a dead ringer for.

* servicio de referencia en vivo = live reference.

* ser vivo = sentient being.

* tener algo muy vivo en la mente de uno = be strong in + mind.

* viva + Nombre = long live + Nombre.

 

Del verbo vivir: ( conjugate vivir)

vivo es:


Multiple Entries:
vivir    
vivo
vivir ( conjugate vivir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to live;

vivo para algo/algn to live for sth/sb;
vivo en paz to live in peace;
la pintura no da para vivo you can't make a living from painting;
el sueldo no le alcanza para vivo his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on;
vivo de algo ‹ de la caridad› to live on sth;

‹del arte/de la pesca› to make a living from sth;
ver tb

2 ( estar vivo) to be alive
3 ( como interj):

¡vivan los novios! three cheers for the bride and groom!;
¡viva! hurray!
verbo transitivo


los que vivimos la guerra those of us who lived through the war


vivo

1


en vivo ‹actuación/transmisión› live

2

‹ descripción› vivid, graphic;
‹relato/imaginación› lively

‹llama/fuego› bright;
‹ojos/mirada› lively, bright

3 (avispado, astuto) sharp;

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( oportunista) sharp o smooth operator (colloq);
( aprovechado) freeloader
vivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (tener vida) to live: vivió ochenta años, she lived to be eighty
¡aún vive!, he's still alive!
2 (estar residiendo) to live: viven en Australia, they live in Australia
3 (en la memoria) su recuerdo aún vive en nosotros, our memories of him still live on
4 (subsistir) no es suficiente para vivir, it's not enough to live on
esa gente vive de la caza, those people live from o by hunting
5 (convivir) viven juntos desde hace muchos años, they've been living together for years
II vtr (pasar una experiencia) to live through
III sustantivo masculino
1 life, living
2 (una persona) de mal vivir, loose, disreputable
♦ Locuciones: dejar vivir a alguien, (no molestar) vive y deja vivir, live and let live; familiar no vivir alguien, (preocupación, angustia) desde que tiene esa grave enfermedad, sus padres no viven, his parents have been in a state of anxiety since he's had this serious illness; familiar vivir la vida alguien, (libertad, ociosidad) ha acabado la carrera y ahora se dedica a vivir la vida, now he's finished his university studies he's going to enjoy life
vivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 alive: todavía está vivo, he's still alive
(un espectáculo) en vivo, live ➣ Ver nota en alive 2 (persona: vital, alegre) vivacious
(astuta) sharp
3 (intenso, brillante) bright
una camisa de un rojo vivo, a bright red shirt
4 (un relato, descripción) lively, graphic
(un sentimiento) intense, deep
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (persona avispada, astuta) sharp
♦ Locuciones: al rojo vivo, red-hot
familiar vivito y coleando, alive and kicking
' vivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualmente
- alegre
- alta
- alto
- ardiente
- criatura
- despierta
- despierto
- emisión
- ser
- estrangular
- extremidad
- fogón
- macho
- mantener
- prodigio
- retrato
- revivir
- roja
- rojo
- salud
- subsistir
- viva
- crecer
- espabilado
- inquieto
- listo
- paseo
- posibilidad
- punta
- que
- vivir
English:
active
- actually
- alive
- alone
- animate
- animated
- bright
- brighten up
- dad
- daddy
- deep
- develop
- eat
- fur
- hot up
- image
- keen
- live
- lively
- living
- midway
- near
- on
- out
- quicktempered
- red-hot
- rich
- solid
- spit
- still
- up
- vivid
- beyond
- concert
- glow
- hedge
- hedgerow
- home
- longing
- memory
- pull
- quick
- red
- sear
- survive
[luz, color, tono] bright; [genio] quick, hot; [paso, ritmo] lively; [descripción, recuerdo] vivid; [astuto] shrewd, sly [en directo] live; [sin anestesia] without anaesthetic;