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nonplussed

  • 61 nonplused

    nonplussed nɑːn'plʌst, ˌnɒn'plʌst adjective desconcertado, perplejo
    * * *
    nonplussed [nɑːn'plʌst, ˌnɒn'plʌst] adjective desconcertado, perplejo

    English-spanish dictionary > nonplused

  • 62 в замешательстве

    nonplussed словосочетание:
    at a loss (в замешательстве, растерянный)
    имя прилагательное:
    nonplussed (в замешательстве, сконфуженный)
    наречие:

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > в замешательстве

  • 63 desorienteret

    * * *
    adj
    ( forvirret) confused, bewildered,
    ( stærkere) perplexed.

    Danish-English dictionary > desorienteret

  • 64 no apropiativo

    • nonplussed
    • nonpreemptive allocation

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no apropiativo

  • 65 no sustitutivo

    • nonplussed
    • nonpreemptive allocation

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no sustitutivo

  • 66 ymmällään

    • nonplussed
    • puzzled
    • bewildered
    • confused

    Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > ymmällään

  • 67 zavart

    nonplussed, flustered, perplexed, self-conscious

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > zavart

  • 68 verdutzt

    I P.P. verdutzen
    II Adj. und Adv. nonplussed; (überrascht) präd. taken aback; ein verdutztes Gesicht machen look taken aback
    * * *
    taken aback; nonplussed
    * * *
    ver|dụtzt [fɛɐ'dʊtst]
    adj adv (inf)
    taken aback, nonplussed; (= verwirrt) baffled
    * * *
    (completely puzzled; bewildered.) nonplussed
    * * *
    ver·dutzt
    [fɛɐ̯ˈdʊtst]
    I. adj (fam)
    1. (verwirrt) baffled, confused
    ein \verdutztes Gesicht machen to appear baffled [or nonplussed
    2. (überrascht) taken aback pred
    II. adv in a confused [or baffled] manner
    sich akk \verdutzt umdrehen to turn round in confusion [or bafflement]
    * * *
    Adjektiv taken aback pred.; nonplussed; (verwirrt) baffled
    * * *
    A. pperf → verdutzen
    B. adj & adv nonplussed; (überrascht) präd taken aback;
    * * *
    Adjektiv taken aback pred.; nonplussed; (verwirrt) baffled
    * * *
    adj.
    disconcerted adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verdutzt

  • 69 desconcertado

    adj.
    disconcerted, confused, at a loss, at wits end.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desconcertar.
    * * *
    1 disconcerted, confused, upset
    * * *
    (f. - desconcertada)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo disconcerted
    * * *
    = bewildered, disconcertedly, nonplussed [nonplused], in a fog.
    Ex. The man stared at her, as if bewildered.
    Ex. A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    ----
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo disconcerted
    * * *
    = bewildered, disconcertedly, nonplussed [nonplused], in a fog.

    Ex: The man stared at her, as if bewildered.

    Ex: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.

    * * *
    disconcerted
    se quedó un momento desconcertado he was momentarily taken aback o disconcerted
    me miró desconcertada she looked at me, rather disconcerted o confused o puzzled o nonplussed
    * * *

    Del verbo desconcertar: ( conjugate desconcertar)

    desconcertado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desconcertado    
    desconcertar
    desconcertado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    disconcerted;
    quedarse desconcertado to be taken aback
    desconcertar ( conjugate desconcertar) verbo transitivo
    to disconcert;
    su respuesta me desconcertó I was disconcerted by her reply
    desconcertado,-a adjetivo su reacción me dejó desconcertado, I was taken aback by his reaction
    desconcertar verbo transitivo to disconcert: los últimos hallazgos han desconcertado a los investigadores, the lastest discoveries have puzzled the researchers

    ' desconcertado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confusa
    - confuso
    - desconcertar
    - desconcertada
    - parada
    - parado
    English:
    aback
    - bewildered
    - bewildering
    - disconcerted
    - downright
    - mystify
    - vexed
    - nonplused
    * * *
    desconcertado, -a adj
    disconcerted;
    estar desconcertado to be disconcerted o thrown;
    quedarse desconcertado to be taken aback
    * * *
    adj disconcerted

    Spanish-English dictionary > desconcertado

  • 70 confuso

    adj.
    1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.
    2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.
    3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.
    4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.
    * * *
    1 (ideas) confused
    2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused
    3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred
    4 (mezclado) mixed up
    5 figurado (turbado) confused, embarrassed
    * * *
    (f. - confusa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurred

    tiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up

    2) (=desconcertado) confused

    no sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.
    Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    ----
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

    Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

    * * *
    confuso -sa
    1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazy
    dio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanation
    las noticias son confusas reports are confused
    2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *

     

    confuso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹idea/texto/explicación› confused;

    ‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
    ‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
    ‹ información› confused

    confuso,-a adjetivo
    1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
    2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
    ' confuso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confusa
    - apabullar
    - despistado
    - enmarañado
    English:
    confused
    - confusing
    - flounder
    - fuzzy
    - garbled
    - indistinct
    - mixed-up
    - muddy
    - spin
    - unclear
    - foggy
    - hazy
    - muddled
    * * *
    confuso, -a adj
    1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;
    [contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused
    2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;
    estar confuso to be confused o bewildered
    * * *
    adj confused
    * * *
    confuso, -sa adj
    1) : confused, mixed-up
    2) : obscure, indistinct
    * * *
    confuso adj
    1. (persona) confused
    2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing

    Spanish-English dictionary > confuso

  • 71 despreocupado

    adj.
    unworried, care-free, carefree, free and easy.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: despreocuparse.
    * * *
    1→ link=despreocuparse despreocuparse
    1 (tranquilo) unconcerned, unworried
    2 (negligente) negligent, careless, sloppy
    3 (indiferente) indifferent
    * * *
    (f. - despreocupada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin preocupación) unworried, unconcerned
    2) [al hablar, jugar] nonchalant
    3) [en el vestir] casual; pey careless, sloppy
    4) (=imparcial) unbias(s)ed, impartial
    5) (Rel) (=indiferente) indifferent, apathetic; (=tolerante) broad-minded
    6) † [mujer] loose
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( sin preocupaciones) < vida> carefree
    b) ( descuidado) negligent
    c) ( indiferente) unworried
    * * *
    = freewheeling [free-wheeling], unconcerned, footloose, blithe, carefree, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], insouciant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], nonchalant, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].
    Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
    Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex. Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.
    Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
    Ex. Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
    Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
    Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    ----
    * de manera despreocupada = casually.
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( sin preocupaciones) < vida> carefree
    b) ( descuidado) negligent
    c) ( indiferente) unworried
    * * *
    = freewheeling [free-wheeling], unconcerned, footloose, blithe, carefree, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], insouciant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], nonchalant, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

    Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.

    Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex: Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.
    Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
    Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
    Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
    Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    * de manera despreocupada = casually.
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).

    * * *
    carefree
    llevaba una vida muy despreocupada she led a very carefree existence
    es muy despreocupado con sus hijos he's very easygoing with his children
    * * *

    Del verbo despreocuparse: ( conjugate despreocuparse)

    despreocupado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    despreocupado    
    despreocuparse
    despreocupado
    ◊ -da adjetivo




    despreocuparse ( conjugate despreocuparse) verbo pronominal
    a) See Also→




    despreocupado,-a adjetivo
    1 (tranquilo) unconcerned
    2 (negligente) careless
    (estilo) casual
    despreocuparse verbo reflexivo
    1 (liberarse de una preocupación) to stop worrying: es difícil despreocuparse del chequeo de mañana, it's hard to not to be worried about tomorrow's checkup
    2 (no prestar atención, cuidado, etc) to be unconcerned o indifferent [de, to]: se ha despreocupado completamente de preparar la boda, she has become totally indifferent to planning the wedding
    ' despreocupado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dejada
    - dejado
    - despreocuparse
    - despreocupada
    - tranquila
    - tranquilo
    English:
    airy
    - breezy
    - carefree
    - careless
    - casual
    - easy-going
    - happy-go-lucky
    - nonchalant
    - slovenly
    - care
    - happy
    * * *
    despreocupado, -a adj
    1. [libre de preocupaciones] carefree;
    vive despreocupado he's very happy-go-lucky o laid-back;
    es demasiado despreocupado he doesn't take things seriously enough, he's too laid-back
    2. [negligente] unconcerned
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( descuidado) careless
    2 ( sin preocupaciones) carefree
    * * *
    despreocupado, -da adj
    : carefree, easygoing, unconcerned
    * * *
    despreocupado adj casual

    Spanish-English dictionary > despreocupado

  • 72 impasible

    adj.
    1 impassive.
    2 impassible, cold, cold-blooded, deadpan.
    * * *
    1 impassive
    \
    quedarse impasible to remain impassive
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo impassive
    * * *
    = impassive, stolid, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, straight-faced, insensible.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    Ex. Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
    ----
    * mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * * *
    adjetivo impassive
    * * *
    = impassive, stolid, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, straight-faced, insensible.

    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.

    Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
    Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
    * mantenerse impasible = keep + a stiff upper lip.

    * * *
    impassive
    esperó impasible el resultado she remained impassive as she waited for the result
    se quedó impasible ante el espectáculo he remained impassive o unmoved at the sight
    * * *

    impasible adjetivo
    impassive
    impasible adjetivo
    1 (imperturbable) impassive, unemotional
    2 (insensible) impassive, insensitive: no podemos permanecer impasibles ante el hambre de tantos, we can't turn a blind eye to so much starvation
    ' impasible' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    indiferente
    - insensible
    English:
    exhibit
    - impassive
    - lip
    - quiet
    - stolid
    - undismayed
    - unmoved
    - unperturbed
    * * *
    impassive;
    su rostro permaneció impasible his face showed o betrayed no emotion;
    escuchó impasible el veredicto she listened impassively as the verdict was read out
    * * *
    adj impassive
    * * *
    : impassive, unmoved

    Spanish-English dictionary > impasible

  • 73 imperturbable

    adj.
    imperturbable.
    * * *
    1 imperturbable
    * * *
    ADJ (=no cambiable) imperturbable; (=sereno) unruffled; (=impasible) impassive
    * * *
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    b) [estar] ( ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    c) <rostro/sonrisa> impassive
    * * *
    = imperturbable, impassive, stolid, unflappable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, cool-headed.
    Ex. 'I always hit him on the top of his highs when I want something,' the imperturbable Passantino answered = "Siempre espero a que esté eufórico para darle el sablazo cuando quiero algo", respondió el imperturbable Passantino.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
    * * *
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    b) [estar] ( ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    c) <rostro/sonrisa> impassive
    * * *
    = imperturbable, impassive, stolid, unflappable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, cool-headed.

    Ex: 'I always hit him on the top of his highs when I want something,' the imperturbable Passantino answered = "Siempre espero a que esté eufórico para darle el sablazo cuando quiero algo", respondió el imperturbable Passantino.

    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
    Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (sereno) imperturbable, unflappable
    2 [ ESTAR] (ante un peligro) unperturbed, unruffled
    el avión daba tumbos y ella seguía imperturbable although the plane was lurching about she remained quite composed o unruffled o unperturbed
    3 ‹rostro/sonrisa› impassive
    * * *

    imperturbable adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( sereno) imperturbable


    c) ‹rostro/sonrisa› impassive

    imperturbable adjetivo imperturbable, unruffled
    ' imperturbable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campante
    - impasible
    - inalterable
    English:
    unabashed
    - unshockable
    * * *
    1. [persona] imperturbable;
    escuchó imperturbable las acusaciones he listened impassively to the charges
    2. [sonrisa] impassive
    * * *
    adj imperturbable
    * * *
    : imperturbable, impassive, stolid

    Spanish-English dictionary > imperturbable

  • 74 impertérrito

    adj.
    imperturbable, unimpressed, undaunted, undisturbed.
    * * *
    1 imperturbable, undaunted
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin miedo) unafraid
    2) (=impávido) unshaken, unmoved
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unmoved
    * * *
    = undeterred, unabashed, undaunted, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, unfazed.
    Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo unmoved
    * * *
    = undeterred, unabashed, undaunted, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unflappable, unfazed.

    Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
    Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.

    * * *
    unmoved
    escucharon impertérritos las acusaciones they listened impassively to the charges
    oyó impertérrito mis reproches he listened to my reproaches unperturbed o unmoved
    * * *

    impertérrito,-a adjetivo undaunted, fearless
    ' impertérrito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impertérrita
    English:
    unperturbed
    - undaunted
    * * *
    impertérrito, -a adj
    [impávido] unperturbed, unmoved; [ante peligros] fearless
    * * *
    adj unperturbed, unmoved

    Spanish-English dictionary > impertérrito

  • 75 indiferente

    adj.
    1 indifferent.
    2 unresponsive, apathetic, having little or no interest.
    f. & m.
    indifferent person.
    * * *
    1 indifferent
    \
    me es indiferente I don't care
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=impasible) [actitud, mirada] indifferent

    dejar indiferente a algn: esas imágenes no pueden dejarnos indiferentes — those images cannot fail to move us

    permanecer o quedarse indiferente — to remain indifferent (a, ante to)

    2) (=que da igual)

    -¿desea salir por la mañana o por la tarde? -me es indiferente — "do you want to leave in the morning or the afternoon?" - "it makes no difference to me o I don't mind"

    es indiferente que vengáis hoy o mañana — it makes no difference o it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

    * * *
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

    * * *
    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex. Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex. What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex. They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    ----
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.
    * * *
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés)

    es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether it goes today or tomorrow

    ¿té o café? - me es indiferente — tea or coffee? - either

    me es indiferente su amistad — I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    b) ( poco interesado) indifferent

    indiferente al peligro — indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger

    * * *
    = listless, unsympathetic, indifferent, half-hearted [halfhearted], uninterested, regardless, uncaring, unconcerned, detached, impassive, unengaged, apathetic, careless, feckless, insouciant, nonchalant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], soulless, unemotional.

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
    Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
    Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
    Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
    Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
    Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
    Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
    Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
    Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
    Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
    Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    * de un modo indiferente = listlessly.
    * mostrarse indiferente = give + Nombre + the cold shoulder, turn + a cold shoulder to, cold-shoulder.

    * * *
    1
    (poco importante, de poco interés): es indiferente que salga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference o it's immaterial whether it goes today or tomorrow
    ¿té o café? — me es indiferente tea or coffee? — either o I don't mind o it makes no difference
    no me cae mal, me es indiferente I don't dislike her, I don't really have any feelings one way or the other
    todo lo que no sea de su especialidad le es indiferente he's not interested in anything that isn't connected with his speciality
    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o ( colloq) bothered about his friendship
    2 (poco interesado) indifferent
    se mostró totalmente indiferente ante mi propuesta he was totally indifferent to o uninterested in my suggestion
    indiferente A algo indifferent TO sth
    indiferente al peligro indifferent to o unconcerned about the danger
    permanecieron/se mostraron indiferentes a mis súplicas they remained/they were indifferent to my pleas
    3
    (poco amable, afectuoso): conmigo es fría e indiferente she's cold and distant with me, she treats me coldly and with indifference
    4 (mediocre) indifferent
    * * *

    indiferente adjetivo
    a) (poco importante, de poco interés):

    ◊ es indiferente que venga hoy o mañana it doesn't matter o it makes no difference whether he comes today or tomorrow;

    me es indiferente su amistad I'm not concerned o (colloq) bothered about his friendship

    indiferente a algo indifferent to sth
    indiferente adjetivo
    1 (irrelevante) unimportant: le es indiferente el color, colour makes no difference to her
    2 (impasible) indifferent: es indiferente a mi dolor, he doesn't care about my grief
    ' indiferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fresca
    - fresco
    - igual
    - despreocupado
    - displicente
    - frío
    - resbalar
    English:
    care
    - cold
    - hard
    - indifferent
    - listless
    - lukewarm
    - nonchalant
    - skin
    - unconcerned
    - unemotional
    - uninterested
    - detached
    - uncaring
    - unresponsive
    - unsympathetic
    * * *
    1. [indistinto] indifferent;
    me es indiferente [me da igual] I don't mind, it's all the same to me;
    me es indiferente que vayas o no it's all the same to me whether you go or not;
    ¿prefieres hacerlo hoy o mañana? – me es indiferente would you rather do it today or tomorrow? – I don't mind
    2. [apático]
    siempre se muestra indiferente he always seems so apathetic;
    es indiferente a la miseria ajena other people's suffering means nothing to him;
    no puedo permanecer indiferente ante tanto sufrimiento I cannot remain indifferent in the face of so much suffering;
    su belleza me deja indiferente her beauty leaves me cold o does nothing for me
    * * *
    adj
    1 indifferent
    2 ( irrelevante) immaterial
    * * *
    1) : indifferent, unconcerned
    2)
    ser indiferente : to be of no concern
    me es indiferente: it doesn't matter to me
    * * *
    indiferente adj (persona) indifferent / not interested
    ser indiferente to make no difference / not to matter
    serle indiferente a alguien not to mind / not to care

    Spanish-English dictionary > indiferente

  • 76 inmutable

    adj.
    immutable, unchangeable.
    * * *
    1 unchangeable, immutable
    * * *
    ADJ [principio, sociedad] unchanging; [persona] impassive
    * * *
    a) ( inalterable) <designios/principio> unchanging, immutable (frml)
    b) ( impasible) < persona> impassive
    * * *
    = immutable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unfazed, undaunted.
    Ex. This is an immutable axiom, which can be assumed to hold true for the foreseeable generations of computing systems and systems analysts.
    Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex. In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex. Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    ----
    * cara inmutable = poker face.
    * rosto inmutable = poker face.
    * * *
    a) ( inalterable) <designios/principio> unchanging, immutable (frml)
    b) ( impasible) < persona> impassive
    * * *
    = immutable, nonplussed [nonplused], unperturbed, nonchalant, nonplus, unfazed, undaunted.

    Ex: This is an immutable axiom, which can be assumed to hold true for the foreseeable generations of computing systems and systems analysts.

    Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
    Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
    Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
    Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
    Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    * cara inmutable = poker face.
    * rosto inmutable = poker face.

    * * *
    1 (inalterable) ‹designios/principio› unchanging, immutable ( frml)
    2 (impasible) ‹persona› impassive
    permaneció inmutable he remained impassive
    un hombre de rostro inmutable a man whose expression never changes
    * * *

    inmutable adjetivo unchangeable, immutable: permanece inmutable ante los insultos, he's oblivious to insults
    ' inmutable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    unabashed
    - unchangeable
    * * *
    1. [que no cambia] immutable, unchangeable;
    un principio inmutable an unchanging principle
    2. [imperturbable] impassive;
    permaneció inmutable mientras leían la sentencia he remained impassive while the sentence was read out
    * * *
    adj unchanging
    * * *
    : immutable, unchangeable

    Spanish-English dictionary > inmutable

  • 77 perplejo

    adj.
    baffled, at a loss, amazed, astonished.
    * * *
    1 perplexed
    * * *
    ADJ perplexed, puzzled

    dejar a algn perplejo — to perplex sb, puzzle sb

    se quedó perplejo un momento — he hesitated a moment, he looked perplexed for a moment

    * * *
    - ja adjetivo perplexed, puzzled

    estar perplejo con algo — to be puzzled o perplexed by something

    * * *
    = nonplussed [nonplused], gobsmacked, at sea.
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex. Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
    Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    ----
    * dejar perplejo = puzzle, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.
    * tener perplejo = stump.
    * * *
    - ja adjetivo perplexed, puzzled

    estar perplejo con algo — to be puzzled o perplexed by something

    * * *
    = nonplussed [nonplused], gobsmacked, at sea.

    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

    Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
    Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    * dejar perplejo = puzzle, perplex, stump, blow + Posesivo + mind, bewilder, nonplus.
    * tener perplejo = stump.

    * * *
    perplexed, puzzled, confused
    estaba perplejo con los resultados del experimento he was puzzled o perplexed o confused o baffled by the results of the experiment
    * * *

    perplejo
    ◊ -ja adjetivo

    perplexed, puzzled;
    estar perplejo con algo to be puzzled o perplexed by sth
    perplejo,-a adjetivo bewildered, perplexed: se quedó perplejo, he was puzzled

    ' perplejo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fría
    - frío
    - perpleja
    - aturdir
    English:
    bemused
    - fox
    - mystify
    - perplexed
    - puzzle
    - stump
    - throw
    - baffled
    - perplex
    - puzzled
    * * *
    perplejo, -a adj
    perplexed, bewildered;
    la noticia me dejó perplejo the news perplexed o bewildered me
    * * *
    adj puzzled, perplexed
    * * *
    perplejo, -ja adj
    : perplexed, puzzled
    * * *
    perplejo adj puzzled

    Spanish-English dictionary > perplejo

  • 78 sin saber qué decir

    (adj.) = nonplussed [nonplused]
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    * * *
    (adj.) = nonplussed [nonplused]

    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin saber qué decir

  • 79 nonplus

    tr[nɒn'plʌs]
    1 dejar perplejo,-a
    nonplus [.nɑn'plʌs] vt, - plussed ; - plussing : confundir, desconcertar, dejar perplejo
    v.
    • dejar perplejo v.
    nɑːn'plʌs, nɒn'plʌs
    transitive verb - ss- desconcertar*, confundir
    ['nɒn'plʌs]
    (pt, pp nonplussed) VT dejar perplejo, desconcertar
    * * *
    [nɑːn'plʌs, nɒn'plʌs]
    transitive verb - ss- desconcertar*, confundir

    English-spanish dictionary > nonplus

  • 80 nonplus

    1. [ʹnɒnplʌs] n
    замешательство, затруднительное положение

    at a nonplus - а) в тупике; б) редк. врасплох

    to put /to bring, to drive, to reduce/ to a nonplus - ставить в тупик

    2. [͵nɒnʹplʌs] v
    приводить в замешательство; ставить в тупик, в затруднительное положение

    he was completely nonplussed - он был в полном замешательстве, он растерялся

    this question nonplussed the candidates - этот вопрос поставил кандидатов в затруднительное положение

    the speaker looked nonplussed - оратор выглядел сконфуженным /растерянным/

    НБАРС > nonplus

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  • nonplussed —    Nonplussed is often misused in the sense of calm and unbothered . The actual meaning is confused or bewildered : She was nonplussed by her husband s unusual behavior …   Confused words

  • nonplussed — ► ADJECTIVE 1) surprised and confused. 2) N. Amer. informal unperturbed. USAGE In standard English nonplussed means ‘surprised and confused’. A new meaning, ‘not disconcerted; unperturbed’, has developed recently in North American English,… …   English terms dictionary

  • nonplussed — (adj.) c.1600, pp. adjective from NONPLUS (Cf. nonplus) …   Etymology dictionary

  • nonplussed — adjective a) Bewildered; unsure how to respond. Note, the honest Quaker was nonplussed, and greatly surprised at that question. b) Unfazed, unaffected, or unimpressed. For the nonce he was rather nonplussed but inasmuch as the duty plainly… …   Wiktionary

  • nonplussed — non|plussed also nonplused AmE [nɔnˈplʌst US na:n ] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: nonplus state of confusion (16 19 centuries), from Latin non plus no more ] so surprised by something that you do not know what to say or do… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nonplussed — [[t]nɒ̱nplʌ̱st[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are nonplussed, you feel confused and unsure how to react. She expected him to ask for a scotch and was rather nonplussed when he asked her to mix him a martini and lemonade. Syn: at a loss …   English dictionary

  • Nonplussed — Nonplus Non plus , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.] To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment. [1913 Webster] He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry s desiring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nonplussed — also nonplused AmE adjective so surprised by something that you do not know what to say or do: He stood, nonplussed, the letter still in his hand …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nonplussed adj — That just doesn t add up, said Tom, nonplussed …   English expressions

  • nonplussed — Synonyms and related words: addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill, at an impasse, baffled, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, buffaloed, confounded, dazed, floored, fuddled, in a dilemma, in suspense, licked, muddled, mystified …   Moby Thesaurus

  • nonplussed — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. baffled, confused, at a loss (for words); see bewildered , doubtful 2 …   English dictionary for students

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