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1 contratiempo
m.1 mishap (accidente).2 setback, set-back, difficulty, mishap.* * *1 (contrariedad) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishap\a contratiempo MÚSICA on the offbeat* * *SM1) (=revés) setback, reverse; (=accidente) mishap, accident2) (Mús)* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex. But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *sufrir or tener un contratiempo — to have a setback/a mishap
* * *= mishap, setback, adversity, misfortune, hiccup, mischance, problem, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* contratiempos = pitfalls and potholes.* sin contratiempos = smoothly.* si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.* sufrir un contratiempo = suffer + bruises.* * *(problema) setback, hitch; (accidente) mishapsufrimos or tuvimos un pequeño contratiempo en el camino we had a little mishap on the way* * *
contratiempo sustantivo masculino ( problema) setback, hitch;
( accidente) mishap;
sufrir or tener un contratiempo to have a setback/a mishap
contratiempo sustantivo masculino setback, hitch
' contratiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
golpe
- tropiezo
- varapalo
- complicación
- faena
- percance
- revés
English:
hang on
- hang-up
- hiccough
- hiccup
- hitch
- mishap
- setback
- upset
* * *contratiempo nm[accidente] mishap; [dificultad] setback;me ha surgido un contratiempo y no voy a poder acudir a problem has come up and I won't be able to attend;el fallo judicial supone un enorme contratiempo the court's ruling means an enormous setback* * *m setback, hitch* * *contratiempo nm1) percance: mishap, accident2) dificultad: setback, difficulty* * *1. (revés) setback2. (accidente) problem -
2 a contratiempo
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3 excéntrico
• eccentric• offbeat• weighty matter• weird• weird guy• weirdly -
4 raro
• curious• far-out• offbeat• out of the common• queerish• quirky• rare• strange• uncommon• unconventional• unfamiliar• unusual• unwonted
См. также в других словарях:
Offbeat — Betonung in einem Shuffle Rhythmus Als Offbeat (auch Off Beat, engl.: weg vom Schlag) werden in der Musik die Positionen zwischen den Zählzeiten eines Metrums und vor allem die Betonung dieser Zählzeiten bezeichnet. Der durchlaufende Beat wird… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Offbeat — may refer to: Off Beat, a 2005 manga influenced comic series by Jennifer Lee Quick Off Beat, a 1986 comedy film Offbeat, a 1961 film Off Beat (label), a large German label for electronic underground music OffBeat (magazine) is a music magazine… … Wikipedia
offbeat — index unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
offbeat — [adj] strange, very different bizarre, bohemian*, eccentric, far out, freaky, fresh, idiosyncratic, novel, oddball, outré, uncommon, unconventional, unique, unorthodox, unusual, way out*, weird; concept 564 Ant. expected, normal, usual … New thesaurus
offbeat — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Music not coinciding with the beat. 2) informal unconventional; unusual. ► NOUN Music ▪ any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar … English terms dictionary
offbeat — [ôf′bēt΄] n. Music any of the beats of a measure that have weak, or secondary, accents adj. ☆ 1. Jazz with a strong, or primary, accent placed on beats that usually receive a weak, or secondary, accent 2. Informal not conforming to the usual… … English World dictionary
offbeat — [[t]ɒ̱fbi͟ːt, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] also off beat ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something or someone as offbeat, you think that they are different from normal. She adores old, offbeat antiques. ...a wickedly offbeat imagination. Syn: unorthodox … English dictionary
offbeat — 1. noun a) The beats not normally accented in a measure. The congregation clapped along on the offbeat. b) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform. No one dignified such offbeats by responding to … Wiktionary
Offbeat — Ọff|beat 〈[ bi:t] m.; od. s; unz.; Mus.; bes. Jazz u. Rock〉 gegen den rhythmischen Grundschlag gesetzte freie Betonung [engl., eigtl. „außerhalb des Schlages, weg vom Schlag“] * * * Off|beat [ ɔfbi:t ], der [engl. offbeat, aus: off = neben u. ↑… … Universal-Lexikon
offbeat — off|beat [ˌɔfˈbi:t US ˌo:f ] adj informal unusual and not what people normally expect, especially in an interesting way ▪ offbeat humour ▪ She s a little offbeat, but she s a wonderful actress … Dictionary of contemporary English
offbeat — adjective, informal an offbeat suggestion offbeat clothes Syn: unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, eccentric, idiosyncratic, outré, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, freakish, outlandish, out of the ordinary … Thesaurus of popular words
