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obsessive

  • 1 idea obsesiva

    • obsessive idea
    • obsessive thought

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > idea obsesiva

  • 2 persona obsesiva

    • obsessive person

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persona obsesiva

  • 3 obsesivo

    adj.
    1 obsessed.
    2 obsessive, obsessing, obsessional, prepossessing.
    3 obsessive.
    m.
    obsessive person, maniac.
    * * *
    1 obsessive
    * * *
    * * *
    - va adjetivo/masculino, femenino obsessive
    * * *
    = obsessive, obsessional.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.
    ----
    * comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.
    * de manera obsesiva = neurotically.
    * jugador obsesivo = compulsive gambler.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo/masculino, femenino obsessive
    * * *
    = obsessive, obsessional.

    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

    Ex: Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.
    * comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.
    * de manera obsesiva = neurotically.
    * jugador obsesivo = compulsive gambler.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.

    * * *
    obsesivo1 -va
    1 ‹idea› obsessive
    2 ‹persona› obsessive
    obsesivo2 -va
    masculine, feminine
    obsessive
    * * *

    obsesivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    obsessive
    obsesivo,-a adjetivo obsessive

    ' obsesivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    calenturienta
    - calenturiento
    - obsesiva
    - culto
    English:
    obsessive
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    obsesivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    obsessive
    ♦ nm,f
    obsessive (person)
    * * *
    adj obsessive
    * * *
    obsesivo, -va adj
    : obsessive

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesivo

  • 4 maniático

    adj.
    1 maniac, demented, insane, maniacal.
    2 maniacal, obsessive, fanatical, overly meticulous.
    m.
    1 maniac, obsessed person.
    2 maniac, obsessively enthusiastic person, overly enthusiastic person.
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    1 (raro) cranky; (quisquilloso) fussy, finicky; (fanático) obsessive
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (quisquilloso) fusspot
    2 (loco) crackpot, crank
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    maniático, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=con manías) maniac, maniacal; (=fanático) fanatical; (=obsesionado) obsessive
    2) (=loco) crazy; (=excéntrico) eccentric, cranky *; (=delicado) fussy
    3) (=terco) stubborn
    2.
    SM / F (=obsesionado) maniac; (=fanático) fanatic; (=excéntrico) crank *

    solo piensa en no pisar las rayas de las aceras, es un maniático — his only concern is not to step on the lines on the pavement, he's obsessed

    maniático de la ecología — ecology fanatic, ecology freak *

    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy
    b) ( obsesionado) obsessive
    * * *
    = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.
    Ex. Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
    Ex. These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    Ex. Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy
    b) ( obsesionado) obsessive
    * * *
    = faddish, faddy [faddier -comp., faddies -sup.], neurotic, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], peculiar.

    Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.

    Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
    Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.

    * * *
    1 (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy
    2 (obsesionado) obsessive
    es tan maniático que se lava las manos veinte veces al día he's obsessive, he washes his hands twenty times a day
    ¡qué vas a estar gorda! no seas maniática of course you're not fat!, stop being obsessive o neurotic o so silly
    son muy maniáticos con la comida they're very cranky about what they eat
    masculine, feminine
    1
    (delicado): no come nada que no haya preparado él mismo, es un maniático he won't eat anything that he hasn't prepared himself, he's incredibly fussy o finicky like that
    2
    (fanático): es una maniática de la limpieza she's obsessed with o fanatical about cleanliness, she has a real obsession with cleanliness
    maniáticos que comen sólo arroz y algas cranks who eat only rice and seaweed
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    maniático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) (delicado, difícil) finicky, fussy


    maniático,-a
    I adjetivo fussy
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino fusspot
    ' maniático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caprichosa
    - caprichoso
    - maniática
    English:
    fastidious
    - crank
    - fuss
    - fussy
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    maniático, -a
    ♦ adj
    fussy
    ♦ nm,f
    fussy person;
    es un maniático he's terribly fussy;
    es un maniático de los detalles he's a stickler for detail;
    es una maniática con la limpieza she's a cleaning freak;
    es un maniático del fútbol he's soccer-crazy o Br football-crazy
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    I adj fam
    fussy
    II m, maniática f fusspot;
    es un maniático de la limpieza he has an obsession with cleaning, he’s a cleaning freak fam
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    maniático, -ca adj
    1) maníaco: maniacal
    2) : obsessive
    3) : fussy, finicky
    maniático, -ca n
    1) maníaco: maniac, lunatic
    2) : obsessive person, fanatic
    3) : eccentric, crank
    * * *
    maniático adj fussy [comp. fussier; superl. fussiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > maniático

  • 5 obseso

    adj.
    obsessed, maniacal.
    m.
    obsessed person, maniac, obsessed.
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    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 maniac
    1 obsessed
    \
    obseso,-a sexual sex maniac
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa masculino, femenino (Psic) obsessive
    * * *
    Ex. No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
    ----
    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con los libros = bookaholic.
    * obseso sexual = sex pest.
    * * *
    - sa masculino, femenino (Psic) obsessive
    * * *

    Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.

    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con los libros = bookaholic.
    * obseso sexual = sex pest.

    * * *
    obseso1 -sa
    obsessed
    obseso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    ( Psic) obsessive
    es un obseso sexual he's a sex maniac o he's obsessed with sex
    * * *

    obseso,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Psic obsessive
    2 familiar sex maniac
    ' obseso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    obsesa
    English:
    one-track
    - sex-crazed
    - sex-mad
    * * *
    obseso, -a
    ♦ adj
    obsessed
    ♦ nm,f
    obsessive (person);
    es un obseso de la salud he's a health freak o fanatic
    obseso sexual sex maniac
    * * *
    adj obsessed
    * * *
    obseso, -sa adj
    : obsessed

    Spanish-English dictionary > obseso

  • 6 obsesivo-compulsivo

    adj.
    obsessive compulsive.
    * * *
    ( Psic) obsessive-compulsive
    una personalidad obsesivo-compulsivo an obsessive-compulsive personality
    masculine, feminine
    obsessive-compulsive

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesivo-compulsivo

  • 7 obsesionante

    adj.
    obsessive, haunting, prepossessing.
    * * *
    ADJ [recuerdo] haunting; [manía, afición] obsessive
    * * *
    ‹temor/aversión› obsessive
    el dinero es algo obsesionante para algunos money is an obsession for some people
    la muerte se ha convertido en un tema obsesionante para ella she has become obsessed with the subject of death

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesionante

  • 8 obsesivo compulsivo

    adj.
    obsessive-compulsive.
    m.
    obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive person.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsesivo compulsivo

  • 9 agresivo

    adj.
    1 aggressive, assertive, belligerent, go-getter.
    2 aggressive, combative, hostile, truculent.
    3 aggressive.
    4 predatory.
    * * *
    1 aggressive
    * * *
    (f. - agresiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=violento) aggressive; (=vigoroso) forceful, vigorous
    * * *
    - va adjetivo aggressive
    * * *
    = aggressive, belligerent, truculent, killer, sociopathic, combative, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], bellicose, campaigning.
    Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
    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. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.
    Ex. The problem of optimally refining sociopathic knowledge bases is modeled as a bipartite graph.
    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. Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex. For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
    Ex. He is fearless, courageous, campaigning, waspish and wise.
    ----
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * venta agresiva = hard-sell.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo aggressive
    * * *
    = aggressive, belligerent, truculent, killer, sociopathic, combative, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], bellicose, campaigning.

    Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

    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: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.
    Ex: The problem of optimally refining sociopathic knowledge bases is modeled as a bipartite graph.
    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: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
    Ex: He is fearless, courageous, campaigning, waspish and wise.
    * comportamiento agresivo = aggressive behaviour.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * venta agresiva = hard-sell.

    * * *
    1 (feroz, violento) aggressive
    2 ‹campaña/publicidad› aggressive, forceful
    * * *

    agresivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    aggressive
    agresivo,-a adjetivo aggressive

    ' agresivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agresiva
    - volverse
    - combativo
    English:
    aggressive
    - belligerent
    - hawkish
    - pushy
    - truculent
    * * *
    agresivo, -a adj
    1. [violento] aggressive
    2. [osado] aggressive;
    una publicidad muy agresiva very aggressive advertising
    * * *
    adj aggressive
    * * *
    agresivo, -va adj
    : aggressive
    * * *
    agresivo adj aggressive

    Spanish-English dictionary > agresivo

  • 10 arrogante

    adj.
    1 arrogant.
    2 overbearing, high-and-mighty, high-handed.
    f. & m.
    arrogant person, belittler.
    * * *
    1 (orgulloso) arrogant
    2 (gallardo) gallant, valiant, brave
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ (=altanero) arrogant, haughty; (=orgulloso) proud
    * * *
    adjetivo ( soberbio) arrogant, haughty
    * * *
    = arrogant, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocksure, overbearing, supercilious.
    Ex. Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.
    Ex. Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex. The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex. A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
    * * *
    adjetivo ( soberbio) arrogant, haughty
    * * *
    = arrogant, cocky [cockier -comp., cockiest -sup.], snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, haughty [haughtier -comp., haughtiest -sup.], cocksure, overbearing, supercilious.

    Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.

    Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
    Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

    * * *
    1 (soberbio) arrogant, haughty
    2 (gallardo) imposing, dashing
    * * *

    arrogante adjetivo
    arrogant, haughty
    arrogante adjetivo arrogant
    ' arrogante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    altivo
    - presumido
    English:
    arrogant
    - both
    - cavalier
    - haughty
    - manner
    - stiff-necked
    - superior
    - swagger
    * * *
    arrogant
    * * *
    adj arrogant
    * * *
    altanero, altivo: arrogant, haughty
    * * *
    arrogante adj arrogant

    Spanish-English dictionary > arrogante

  • 11 autoritario

    adj.
    1 authoritative, powerful, commanding, dominant.
    Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.
    2 authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, domineering.
    * * *
    1 authoritarian
    * * *
    (f. - autoritaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    ADJ SM / F authoritarian
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.
    Ex. Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
    Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo authoritarian
    * * *
    = authoritarian, imperious, assertive, dictatorial, authoritative, controlling, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], peremptory, overbearing.

    Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.

    Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
    Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
    Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    * * *
    1 ‹gobierno/doctrina› authoritarian
    2 ‹persona/carácter› authoritarian
    * * *

    autoritario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    authoritarian
    autoritario,-a adjetivo authoritarian

    ' autoritario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    autoritaria
    English:
    authoritarian
    - authoritative
    - masterful
    - overbearing
    - assertive
    - commanding
    * * *
    autoritario, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] authoritarian
    2. [gobierno] authoritarian
    ♦ nm,f
    authoritarian
    * * *
    adj authoritarian
    * * *
    : authoritarian

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoritario

  • 12 avasallador

    adj.
    overpowering, domineering, relentless.
    * * *
    1 overwhelming, overpowering
    * * *
    * * *
    - dora, avasallante adjetivo
    a) <persona/actitud> domineering, overbearing
    b) < triunfo> resounding
    * * *
    = overbearing, overwhelming.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * * *
    - dora, avasallante adjetivo
    a) <persona/actitud> domineering, overbearing
    b) < triunfo> resounding
    * * *
    = overbearing, overwhelming.

    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/actitud› domineering, overbearing
    la fuerza avasalladora del mar embravecido the overwhelming o overpowering force of the stormy sea
    2 ‹triunfo› resounding ( before n)
    * * *

    avasallador
    ◊ - dora, avasallante adjetivo

    a) ‹persona/actitud› domineering, overbearing


    * * *
    avasallador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    overwhelming
    ♦ nm,f
    slave-driver
    * * *
    adj domineering
    * * *
    : overwhelming

    Spanish-English dictionary > avasallador

  • 13 delegación

    f.
    1 delegation, committee, delegacy, embassy.
    2 police station, office.
    * * *
    1 (gen) delegation
    2 (cargo) office
    3 (oficina) branch, local office
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acto) delegation

    delegación de poderes — (Admin) devolution

    2) (=sucursal) (Com) local office; [del Estado] local office of a government department

    delegación del gobierno — office of the government delegate to an autonomous community

    3) (=representantes) delegation
    4) Méx (=comisaría) main police station; (=municipio) municipal district
    * * *
    1) ( grupo) delegation
    2) ( de poderes) delegation
    3) (Méx) ( comisaría) police station
    4) (Esp) ( oficina local) regional o local office
    * * *
    = delegation, branch, mission.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
    Ex. His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.
    ----
    * delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).
    * delegación de organismo público = public sector agency.
    * delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.
    * delegación de sanidad = hospital board.
    * nombrar una delegación = appoint + delegation.
    * * *
    1) ( grupo) delegation
    2) ( de poderes) delegation
    3) (Méx) ( comisaría) police station
    4) (Esp) ( oficina local) regional o local office
    * * *
    = delegation, branch, mission.

    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

    Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
    Ex: His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.
    * delegación de educación y ciencia = local education authority (LEA).
    * delegación de organismo público = public sector agency.
    * delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.
    * delegación de sanidad = hospital board.
    * nombrar una delegación = appoint + delegation.

    * * *
    A (grupo) delegation
    fueron en delegación a hablar con ella they formed a delegation to go and talk to her
    B ( Esp) (oficina local) regional o local office
    le ofrecieron la delegación de Burgos he was offered the post of director of the Burgos office
    C (de poderes) delegation
    D
    1 (Méx, Ven) (comisaría) police station
    2 ( Méx) (barrio) district
    * * *

     

    delegación sustantivo femenino
    1 ( grupo) delegation
    2 ( de poderes) delegation
    3

    b) (Esp) ( oficina local) regional o local office

    delegación sustantivo femenino
    1 (representación) delegation
    2 (oficina, filial) local office, branch
    delegación de Hacienda, Tax Office
    ' delegación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comisión
    - condición
    - diputación
    - embajada
    - encabezar
    - misión
    - representación
    English:
    delegation
    - deputation
    - devolution
    * * *
    1. [autorización] delegation;
    asumió la gestión de la empresa por delegación de su padre his father entrusted him with the running of the company
    2. [comisión] delegation
    delegación comercial [de un país] trade delegation
    3. Esp [sucursal] office
    delegación regional regional office, area office
    4. [oficina pública] local office
    Esp Delegación del Gobierno = office representing central government in each province; Esp delegación de Hacienda = head tax office [in each province]; Méx delegación de policía police station
    5. Chile, Ecuad, Méx [distrito] municipal district
    * * *
    f
    1 delegation
    2 oficina local office
    * * *
    delegación nf, pl - ciones : delegation

    Spanish-English dictionary > delegación

  • 14 despótico

    adj.
    despotic, heavy-handed, dictatorial, high-handed.
    * * *
    1 despotic
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo despotic, tyrannical
    * * *
    = autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, totalitarian, tyrannical, overbearing.
    Ex. All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
    Ex. However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex. The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex. Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
    Ex. They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo despotic, tyrannical
    * * *
    = autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, totalitarian, tyrannical, overbearing.

    Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.

    Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
    Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
    Ex: Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
    Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

    * * *
    ‹gobierno› despotic; ‹carácter/persona› despotic, tyrannical
    * * *

    despótico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    despotic, tyrannical
    despótico,-a adjetivo despotic

    ' despótico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despótica
    English:
    despotic
    - high-handed
    * * *
    despótico, -a adj
    despotic
    * * *
    adj despotic

    Spanish-English dictionary > despótico

  • 15 dominante

    adj.
    1 dominant.
    Se me pasó el bus I missed the bus.
    2 domineering (person).
    f.
    dominant.
    * * *
    1 dominant, dominating
    2 (que prevalece) prevailing, predominating
    3 (que avasalla) domineering
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=despótico) domineering
    2) (=predominante) [viento, tendencia, opinión, ideología] dominant, prevailing; [grupo, cultura, rasgo, tema, color] dominant; [papel, rol] dominant, leading
    3) (Bio) [macho, gen] dominant
    4) (Mús) dominant
    2.
    SF (Mús) dominant
    * * *
    1)
    a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominant
    b) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant
    2) < persona> domineering
    * * *
    = dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
    Ex. The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
    Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
    Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
    Ex. His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.
    Ex. Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.
    Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
    Ex. Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.
    Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
    Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex. With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    ----
    * función dominante = alpha role.
    * grupo dominante = dominant group.
    * papel dominante = alpha role.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <color/tendencia> predominant, dominant; < opinión> prevailing (before n); < cultura> dominant
    b) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant
    2) < persona> domineering
    * * *
    = dominant, pervasive, ruling, domineering, mainline, commanding, all-pervasive [all pervasive], mainstream, suppressive, pervading, dominating, bossy [bossier -comp., bossiest -sup.], bossy boots, overbearing.

    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.

    Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
    Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
    Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
    Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
    Ex: His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.
    Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.
    Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
    Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.
    Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
    Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity ( bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
    Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.
    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    * función dominante = alpha role.
    * grupo dominante = dominant group.
    * papel dominante = alpha role.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant; ‹opinión› prevailing ( before n)
    la nación dominante en este campo the dominant o leading nation in this field
    los tonos dominantes del cuadro the predominant tones in the painting
    el rasgo dominante de su carácter the dominant o most outstanding feature of his personality
    la nota dominante de la jornada fue la tranquilidad calm prevailed throughout the day
    vientos dominantes del sur prevailing southerly winds
    2 ( Biol) dominant
    3 ( Mús) dominant
    4 ( Astrol) dominant
    B ‹persona› domineering
    * * *

    dominante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹color/tendencia› predominant, dominant;

    ‹ opinión› prevailing ( before n);
    ‹ cultura› dominant
    b) (Biol, Mús, Astrol) dominant

    2 ‹ persona› domineering
    dominante adjetivo
    1 (predominante, mayoritario) dominant
    2 (tiránico) domineering
    ' dominante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    imperiosa
    - imperioso
    - sargento
    - clase
    English:
    commanding
    - dominant
    - domineering
    - mainstream
    - masterful
    - overbearing
    - pervasive
    - self-assertive
    - self-assertiveness
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [predominante] [nación, tendencia, característica] dominant;
    [vientos] prevailing;
    el color dominante era el azul the predominant colour was blue;
    la empresa tiene una posición dominante en el sector the company holds a commanding position in the sector;
    lo más dominante en su personalidad es el optimismo his most striking characteristic is his optimism
    2. [persona] domineering
    3. Biol [gen] dominant
    4. Mús dominant
    ♦ nf
    1. [característica] predominant feature
    2. Mús dominant
    * * *
    adj dominant; desp
    domineering
    * * *
    1) : dominant
    2) : domineering
    * * *
    dominante adj dominant

    Spanish-English dictionary > dominante

  • 16 excluir

    v.
    to exclude (dejar fuera).
    Elsa excluye a los hombres Elsa excludes men.
    El forense excluye los hematomas The coroner excludes the hematomas.
    Los racistas excluyen a Ricardo The racists exclude Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 to exclude, shut out
    2 (rechazar) to reject; (descartar) to rule out; (expulsar) to throw out
    * * *
    verb
    to exclude, leave out
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=de grupo, herencia) to exclude (de from)

    lo han excluido del equipo — he's been dropped from o excluded from o left out of the team

    2) (=eliminar) [+ solución] to reject; [+ posibilidad] to rule out
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( no incluir) to exclude

    excluir algo/a alguien de algo — to exclude something/somebody from something

    b) <posibilidad/solución> to rule out, exclude
    * * *
    = escape + inclusion, exclude, leave out, preclude, rule out, bar, exempt, ban, foreclose.
    Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
    Ex. This definition does not exclude the names of persons, bodies, chemicals, trade names and so on.
    Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex. Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.
    Ex. Schools and libraries are not exempted although tax is not payable on fixed educational costs.
    Ex. In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.
    Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
    ----
    * protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( no incluir) to exclude

    excluir algo/a alguien de algo — to exclude something/somebody from something

    b) <posibilidad/solución> to rule out, exclude
    * * *
    = escape + inclusion, exclude, leave out, preclude, rule out, bar, exempt, ban, foreclose.

    Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

    Ex: This definition does not exclude the names of persons, bodies, chemicals, trade names and so on.
    Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.
    Ex: Schools and libraries are not exempted although tax is not payable on fixed educational costs.
    Ex: In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.
    Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
    * protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (no incluir) to exclude
    en la casa viven cinco personas excluyendo los niños there are five people living in the house, excluding o not including the children
    intentaron excluirlo de las conversaciones they tried to exclude him from the talks
    2 ‹posibilidad/solución› to rule out, exclude
    su actitud excluye toda posibilidad de diálogo her attitude rules out any possibility of dialogue
    * * *

    excluir ( conjugate excluir) verbo transitivo
    to exclude;
    ‹ posibilidad› to rule out
    excluir verbo transitivo to exclude
    ' excluir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dejar
    - salvarse
    - todo
    English:
    ban
    - bar
    - count out
    - cut out
    - exclude
    - leave out
    - miss out
    - ostracize
    - preclude
    - rule out
    - leave
    * * *
    1. [dejar fuera] to exclude (de from); [hipótesis, opción] to rule out, to exclude;
    fue excluido del equipo he was excluded from the team, he was left out of the team;
    no excluimos ninguna posibilidad we are not ruling out o excluding any possibility;
    excluyendo obras menores, toda su producción está aquí excluding minor works, her entire output is here
    2. [hacer imposible] to rule out, to preclude;
    esa postura excluye cualquier posibilidad de acuerdo that stance rules out o precludes any possibility of an agreement
    * * *
    v/t
    1 leave out (de of), exclude (de from)
    2 posibilidad rule out, exclude
    * * *
    excluir {41} vt
    exceptuar: to exclude, to leave out
    * * *
    excluir vb to exclude

    Spanish-English dictionary > excluir

  • 17 imposibilitar

    v.
    1 to make impossible, to impede, to choke, to disallow.
    Esto imposibilita el plan This makes the plan impossible.
    2 to make it impossible to, to make it cumbersome to.
    Eso imposibilita hablar That makes it impossible to talk.
    3 to handicap, to cripple, to incapacitate.
    El golpe imposibilitó a Ricardo The blow handicapped Richard.
    4 to hinder, to paralyse.
    Su actitud imposibilita el progreso His attitude hinders progress.
    * * *
    1 (impedir) to make impossible, prevent
    * * *
    VT
    1) (Med) to disable
    2) (=impedir) to make impossible, prevent

    esto me imposibilita hacerlo — this makes it impossible for me to do it, this prevents me from doing it

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer imposible) to make... impossible
    b) ( impedir) to prevent
    2.
    imposibilitarse v pron (refl)
    a) ( quedar impedido) to be disabled
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( lastimarse) to injure o hurt oneself, be injured
    * * *
    = preclude, foreclose.
    Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
    Ex. The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer imposible) to make... impossible
    b) ( impedir) to prevent
    2.
    imposibilitarse v pron (refl)
    a) ( quedar impedido) to be disabled
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( lastimarse) to injure o hurt oneself, be injured
    * * *
    = preclude, foreclose.

    Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.

    Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

    * * *
    vt
    to prevent, make … impossible
    la niebla imposibilitó la salida de los aviones the fog prevented the planes from taking off, the planes were prevented from taking off by the fog
    el cordón policial imposibilitó el acceso a la zona the police cordon prevented all access to the area
    ( refl)
    1 (quedar impedido) to be disabled
    2 (Chi, Méx) (lastimarse) to injure o hurt oneself, be injured
    me imposibilité una mano I injured o hurt my hand
    * * *

    imposibilitar ( conjugate imposibilitar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer imposible) to make … impossible


    imposibilitar verbo transitivo
    1 (impedir) to make impossible, prevent
    2 (incapacitar) to disable, cripple
    ' imposibilitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impedir
    * * *
    imposibilitar a alguien (para) hacer algo to make it impossible for sb to do sth, to prevent sb from doing sth;
    las nuevas normas imposibilitan el fraude the new regulations make fraud impossible;
    el atentado imposibilitó el acuerdo the attack made it impossible to reach an agreement;
    la lesión lo imposibilita para moverse he's unable to move because of the injury, the injury makes it impossible for him to move
    * * *
    v/t
    :
    imposibilitar algo make sth impossible, prevent sth
    * * *
    1) : to make impossible
    2) : to disable, to incapacitate

    Spanish-English dictionary > imposibilitar

  • 18 insistente

    adj.
    insistent.
    f. & m.
    insistent person.
    * * *
    1 insistent
    * * *
    ADJ [persona] insistent; [quejas] persistent
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> insistent; <recomendaciones/pedidos> repeated (before n), persistent; < timbrazos> insistent, repeated (before n)
    * * *
    = insistent, undaunted, importunate, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], tenacious.
    Ex. Increasingly insistent, however, are the voices of those who disagree.
    Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex. She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.
    * * *
    adjetivo < persona> insistent; <recomendaciones/pedidos> repeated (before n), persistent; < timbrazos> insistent, repeated (before n)
    * * *
    = insistent, undaunted, importunate, pushy [pushier -comp., pushiest -sup.], tenacious.

    Ex: Increasingly insistent, however, are the voices of those who disagree.

    Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many as she has friends.

    * * *
    ‹persona› insistent; ‹recomendaciones/pedidos› repeated ( before n), persistent; ‹timbrazos› insistent, repeated ( before n)
    se dieron insistentes avisos por megafonía they made repeated announcements over the loudspeaker
    * * *

    insistente adjetivo ‹ persona› insistent;
    ‹recomendaciones/pedidos› repeated ( before n), persistent;
    ‹ timbrazos› insistent, repeated ( before n)
    insistente adjetivo insistent, persistent, repeated
    ' insistente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    machacón
    - machacona
    English:
    insistent
    - nagging
    - persistent
    * * *
    [persona] insistent; [preguntas] persistent;
    la insistente lluvia obligó a cancelar el concierto the persistent rain meant that the concert had to be cancelled;
    circulaban insistentes rumores sobre un golpe de estado there were persistent rumours of a coup d'état
    * * *
    adj insistent
    * * *
    : insistent

    Spanish-English dictionary > insistente

  • 19 insufrible

    adj.
    intolerable, insufferable.
    * * *
    1 insufferable
    * * *
    ADJ unbearable, insufferable
    * * *
    a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable
    b) < situación> intolerable; < dolor> unbearable
    * * *
    = unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.
    Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
    Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.
    * * *
    a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable
    b) < situación> intolerable; < dolor> unbearable
    * * *
    = unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.

    Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.

    Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
    Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› unbearable, insufferable
    2 ‹situación› intolerable; ‹dolor› unbearable
    * * *

    insufrible adjetivo insufferable
    ' insufrible' also found in these entries:
    English:
    insufferable
    * * *
    [carácter, persona] insufferable, unbearable; [dolor] unbearable
    * * *
    adj insufferable
    * * *
    : insufferable

    Spanish-English dictionary > insufrible

  • 20 niño prodigio

    m.
    child prodigy, wonder child, boy wonder, infant prodigy.
    * * *
    child prodigy
    * * *
    Ex. Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
    * * *

    Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.

    Spanish-English dictionary > niño prodigio

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