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1 inflexiblemente
adv.inflexibly, inexorable; invariably.* * *► adverbio1 adamantly, inflexibly* * *ADV1) (=rígidamente) inflexibly2) (=inconmoviblemente) strictly* * *= rigidly, obdurately, uncompromisingly.Ex. The questions raised by these developments and possible alternatives form the subject of this discussion, specifically: the need to impose a rigidly controlled structure on a machine-readable catalog.Ex. For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.Ex. For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.* * *= rigidly, obdurately, uncompromisingly.Ex: The questions raised by these developments and possible alternatives form the subject of this discussion, specifically: the need to impose a rigidly controlled structure on a machine-readable catalog.
Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.* * *inflexiblemente advinflexibly -
2 calabaza
f.pumpkin, gourd.dar calabazas a alguien (informal figurative) to turn somebody down (a pretendiente), to knock somebody back; (British) to fail o (en exámenes) flunk somebody (United States)* * *1 gourd, pumpkin2 figurado (cabeza humana) hard nut, bonce\dar calabazas a alguien familiar (suspender un examen) to fail somebody 2 (rechazar un pretendiente) to turn somebody down, send somebody packing* * *SF1) (Bot) pumpkin; (=recipiente) gourd, calabash2) (=idiota) dolt3) * (=cabeza) bonce **, nut *, noggin (EEUU) **4)dar calabazas a — [+ candidato, estudiante] to fail; [+ amante] to jilt; (=ofender) to snub, offend
llevarse o recibir calabazas — [estudiante] to fail; [amante] to be jilted
salir calabaza — to be a flop *, prove a miserable failure
* * *dar calabazas — (fam) ( a un pretendiente) to give... the brush-off (colloq); ( a un estudiante) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)
* * *= pumpkin, calabash, gourd.Ex. For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.Ex. He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.Ex. Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.----* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.* * *dar calabazas — (fam) ( a un pretendiente) to give... the brush-off (colloq); ( a un estudiante) to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)
* * *= pumpkin, calabash, gourd.Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.
Ex: He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.* farol de calabaza = jack-o'-lantern.* * *dar calabazas ( fam) (a un pretendiente) to give … the brush-off ( colloq) (a un estudiante) to fail, flunk ( AmE colloq)2 (recipiente) gourd* * *
calabaza sustantivo femenino ( fruto — redondo) pumpkin;
(— alargado) squash
calabaza f Bot pumpkin, gourd
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar calabazas, (a un pretendiente) to give sb the brush off
' calabaza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahuecar
- guacal
- jícara
- mate
- pepita
- pipa
English:
pumpkin
- scoop out
- gourd
- marrow
- squash
* * *calabaza nf1. [planta, fruto] pumpkin, gourd;Fam calabaza de peregrino bottle gourd* * *f pumpkin;* * *calabaza nf1) : pumpkin, squash2) : gourd3)dar calabazas a : to give the brush-off to, to jilt* * * -
3 no importa cómo
Ex. For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.* * *Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.
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4 varita mágica
f.magic wand, wand.* * *magic wand* * ** * *(n.) = magic wandEx. For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.* * ** * *(n.) = magic wandEx: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.
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5 obcecadamente
adv.stubbornly, blindly.* * *ADV (=con ofuscación) blindly; (=con terquedad) obstinately, stubbornly, obdurately frm* * *blindly, stubbornly, obstinately -
6 ásperamente
• abrasively• acidly• bitterly• harsh-tasting• harshness• obdurately• petting party• pettitoes• raucously• tartarous• tartness -
7 contumazmente
• contumaciously• doggedly• incorrectness• incorrupt• obdurately -
8 obstinadamente
• adamantly• cussedly• doggedly• incorrectness• incorrupt• obdurately• obstinately• stick-to-itively• stubbornly
См. также в других словарях:
obdurately — obdurate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stubbornly refusing to change one s opinion or course of action. DERIVATIVES obduracy noun obdurately adverb obdurateness noun. ORIGIN Latin obduratus, from durare harden … English terms dictionary
Obdurately — Obdurate Ob du*rate, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to harden; ob (see Ob )+ durare to harden, durus hard. See {Dure}.] 1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard hearted; stubbornly wicked. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obdurately — adverb see obdurate … New Collegiate Dictionary
obdurately — See obdurate. * * * … Universalium
obdurately — adverb In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly … Wiktionary
obdurately — É‘bdjÉ™rÉ™tlɪ / É’bdjÊŠr adv. in a stubborn manner … English contemporary dictionary
obdurately — ob·du·rate·ly … English syllables
obdurately — See: obdurate … English dictionary
obdurately — adverb in a stubborn unregenerate manner she remained stubbornly in the same position • Syn: ↑stubbornly, ↑pig headedly, ↑mulishly, ↑obstinately, ↑cussedly • Derived from adjective: ↑cussed … Useful english dictionary
obdurate — obdurately, adv. obdurateness, n. /ob doo rit, dyoo /, adj. 1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. 2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner. [1400 50; late ME… … Universalium
mumpsimus — n. view obdurately held even when proven wrong; one who obdurately holds an erroneous belief; an inaccurate word or spelling which has become formally absorbed into a language through frequent usage … English contemporary dictionary