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1 suprayección
• onslaught• ontogenesis• surjection -
2 embestida
f.1 attack (ataque).derribó la puerta de una embestida he broke down the door with a single charge2 sudden attack, assault, invasion, attack.past part.past participle of spanish verb: embestir.* * *1 (gen) onslaught, attack2 (de toro) charge* * *SF (=ataque) [gen] attack; [de olas, viento] onslaught; [de toro] charge* * ** * *= onslaught, bashing.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.* * ** * *= onslaught, bashing.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.* * *(del toro) rush, charge; (de personas) charge, onslaught* * *
embestida sustantivo femenino
charge
' embestida' also found in these entries:
English:
lunge
* * *embestida nf[ataque] attack; [de toro] charge;la valla cedió ante las embestidas de la multitud the barrier gave way under the onslaught of the crowd;derribó la puerta de una embestida he broke down the door with a single charge* * *f charge* * *embestida nf1) : charge (of a bull)2) arremetida: attack, onslaught -
3 arremetida
f.1 attack.2 charge, appulse, energetic motion toward an objective.past part.past participle of spanish verb: arremeter.* * *1 attack, onslaught* * *SF1) (=ataque) attack, assault; (=empujón) shove, push; (=ímpetu) onrush2) [de caballo] sudden start* * *la arremetida de las olas — the crashing o pounding of the waves
* * *= onslaught.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.* * *la arremetida de las olas — the crashing o pounding of the waves
* * *= onslaught.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
* * *(embestida) charge; (ataque) attack, onslaughtla arremetida de las olas the onslaught of the waves* * *arremetida nfattack* * *f MIL charge* * *arremetida nfembestida: attack, onslaught -
4 embate
m.1 pounding.el embate de las olas the pounding of the waves2 onrush, appulse, dash, charge.3 onslaught, sudden attack, brunt.* * *1 (de olas) dashing, breaking2 (viento) summer sea breeze3 figurado (acometida) outburst* * *SM1) (=golpe) [de mar, viento] beating, violence; [de olas] dashing, breaking, beating2)3) (Mil) sudden attack* * *la industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés — the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught
* * *= pounding, onslaught.Ex. Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.----* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* * *la industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés — the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught
* * *= pounding, onslaught.Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.* embates de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* embates de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* * *1 (del mar, viento) batteringlos embates de las olas the battering o pounding of the waves2(acometida): proteja su piel de los embates del tiempo protect your skin from the ravages of timesufren los embates de la crisis económica they are suffering hardship caused by the economic crisisla industria supo neutralizar el embate japonés the industry managed to counter the Japanese onslaught* * *embate nm1. [de mar] pounding;el embate de las olas the pounding of the waves2. [de ejército, enemigo] onslaught, offensive3. [de ira, celos] fit* * ** * *embate nm1) : onslaught2) : battering (of waves or wind) -
5 ataque
m.1 attack (acometida).¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo air raidataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2 attack (sport).3 attack.lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4 fit (acceso).le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the gigglesataque cardíaco o al corazón heart attackataque epiléptico epileptic fitataque de nervios attack of nervesataque de pánico panic attack5 stroke.6 sudden start, pounce.7 bout, sudden spell of sickness, crisis.8 breakdown.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: atacar.* * *1 attack2 MEDICINA fit\ataque aéreo air raidataque de nervios nervous breakdown* * *noun m.- ataque de nervios* * *SM1) (Mil) attackun ataque a o contra algo/algn — an attack on sth/sb
¡al ataque! — charge!
ataque aéreo — air raid, air strike
ataque a superficie — ground attack, ground strike
2) (Med) attackle dio un ataque de tos — he had a coughing fit o a fit of coughing
ataque al corazón, ataque cardíaco — heart attack
ataque cerebral — brain haemorrhage o (EEUU) hemorrhage
3) (=arranque) fitme entró o dio un ataque de risa — I got a fit of the giggles
cuando se entere le da un ataque — * she'll have a fit when she finds out *
4) (=crítica) attackataque a o contra algo/algn — attack on sth/sb
un duro ataque a o contra la ley electoral — a fierce attack on the electoral law
5) (Dep) attack* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex. This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex. Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex. Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.----* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *Aataque aéreo air raidataque por sorpresa surprise attackataque en tres frentes three-pronged attack2 (verbal) attackla oposición lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno the opposition launched a sharp o fierce o harsh attack on the governmentinterpretó mis críticas como un ataque personal she took my criticisms personally o as a personal attackB (acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira a fit of jealousy/ragesi la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa you'll die laughing if you see her ( colloq)le dio un ataque de llanto he burst into tearsme dio un ataque de rabia al ver tanta injusticia it made me furious o I was enraged to see so much injusticeCompuestos:● ataque cardíaco or al corazónheart attackanxiety attacksi ese ruido continúa me va a dar un ataque de nervios if that noise carries on I'm going to have a fitme da un ataque de nervios cada vez que tengo que hablar en público each time I have to speak in public, I get into a panicpanic attack* * *
Del verbo atacar: ( conjugate atacar)
ataqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ataque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
atacar
ataque
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
to attack
ataque sustantivo masculino
1a) (Dep, Mil) attack;
2 (Med) attack;
ataque al corazón heart attack;
ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;
me dio un ataque de nervios I got into a panic;
un ataque de risa a fit of hysterics
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
ataque sustantivo masculino
1 attack, assault
ataque aéreo, air raid
2 Med fit
ataque al corazón, heart attack
ataque de nervios/risa, fit of hysterics/laughter
' ataque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- acometida
- borde
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- crisis
- dar
- entrar
- golpe
- histeria
- inicial
- lanzarse
- nervio
- novilunio
- patatús
- repeler
- resistir
- simular
- arrollador
- asalto
- atentado
- crítica
- demoledor
- despiadado
- emprender
- enérgico
- feroz
- frontal
- lanzar
- rechazar
- refugiar
- refugio
- renovar
- salvaje
- simulacro
- soponcio
- sorpresa
English:
access
- aim
- air raid
- appendicitis
- assault
- attack
- barrage
- blitz
- bomb
- bout
- charge
- crack up
- destroy
- DT
- DTs
- fend off
- fierce
- fit
- full-scale
- go
- hysterics
- jealousy
- laughter
- lay
- lightning
- on
- onslaught
- outburst
- repel
- savage
- seizure
- send
- spearhead
- stave off
- stem
- strike
- throw
- turn
- unprovoked
- verge
- ward off
- air
- amok
- bilious
- crack
- drive
- have
- heart
- involvement
- offense
* * *♦ nm1. [acometida] attack;¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo [sobre ciudad] air raid; [sobre tropas] air attack; Bolsa ataque especulativo dawn raid;ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2. Dep attack;una jugada de ataque an attack, an attacking move3. [crítica] attack;lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4. [acceso] fit;en un ataque de celos la mató he killed her in a fit of jealousy;Famcomo no se calle me va a dar un ataque if he doesn't shut up I'm going to have a fitataque cardíaco heart attack;ataque al corazón heart attack;ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;ataque de nervios attack of hysteria;ataque de pánico panic attack;ataque de risa: [m5] le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the giggles5. [de sustancia] corrosive effect* * *m2 ( acceso) fit;le dio un ataque de risa she burst out laughing* * *ataque nm1) : attack, assault2) : fitataque de risa: fit of laughter3)ataque de nervios : nervous breakdown4)ataque al corazón : heart attack* * *ataque n1. (contra alguien o algo) attack2. (de tos, risa, etc) fit -
6 acometida
f.1 attack, charge (ataque).2 (mains) connection.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acometer.* * *1 (ataque) attack, assault2 (derivación) connection* * *SF1) (=ataque) attack, assault; [de toro] charge2) (Elec) connection* * *femenino attack* * *= onslaught, bashing.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.* * *femenino attack* * *= onslaught, bashing.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.* * *(de un animal) attack; (de un ejército) attack, assault* * *
acometida sustantivo femenino
1 (ataque) attack
2 (del agua, gas, etc) connection
* * *acometida nf1. [ataque] attack, charge2. [de luz, gas] (Br mains o US utilities) connection* * *f1 attack2 TÉC supply* * *acometida nfataque: attack, assault -
7 invasión
f.invasion, raid, inroad, encroachment.* * *1 invasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de país, cultivos] invasion2) [de pista, calzada] presencela invasión de la pista por un avión de carga causó el accidente — the accident was caused by the presence of a cargo plane on the runway
3) (Jur) [de derechos] encroachment; [de funciones, poderes] usurpation4) Col (=chabolas) shantytown* * *1)a) (de zona, país) invasionb) (Der) encroachment, violation2) (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown* * *= encroachment, invasion, onslaught.Ex. It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.Ex. Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.----* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* invasión del papel, la = paper storm, the.* * *1)a) (de zona, país) invasionb) (Der) encroachment, violation2) (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown* * *= encroachment, invasion, onslaught.Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.
Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.* invasión del hogar = home invasion.* invasión del papel, la = paper storm, the.* * *A1 (de una zona, un país) invasion2 ( Der) encroachment, violationB ( Col) (chabolas) shantytown* * *
invasión sustantivo femenino
1 (de zona, país) invasion
2 (Col) ( chabolas) shantytown
invasión sustantivo femenino invasion
' invasión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrio
- contener
English:
invasion
* * *invasión nf1. [por ejército] invasion2. [por turistas] invasion3. [por vehículo]la invasión por un camión del carril contrario provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a truck o Br lorry going onto the wrong side of the road4. [de competencias]acusó al juez de invasión de competencias he accused the judge of overreaching his powers* * *f MIL invasion* * ** * *invasión n invasion -
8 Declaración de Derechos
* * *(n.) = Bill of RightsEx. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.* * ** * *(n.) = Bill of RightsEx: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.
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9 confusión
f.1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.4 scene of confusion, shambles.* * *1 (desorden) confusion, chaos2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=equivocación) confusionha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names
esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake
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por confusión — by mistake2) (=desconcierto) confusionel terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets
la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her
3) (=turbación)sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you
* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.----* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *1 (perplejidad) confusionpara mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name2 (desorden, caos) confusion3 (turbación) embarrassmentsu inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusiontanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness4 (equivocación) confusionlamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoicesus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretationpara que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups* * *
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten
* * *confusión nf1. [desorden, lío] confusion;la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant3. [error] mix-up;ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted* * *f confusion* * ** * *1. (falta de claridad) confusion2. (equivocación) mistake -
10 declaración de principios
(n.) = statement of principles, value statement, Bill of Rights, declaration of principles, statement of principlesEx. In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.Ex. At the time of writing, a ' value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures.Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex. The following document is the complete text of the Declaration of Principles signed by the Heads of State participating in the First Summit of the Americas.Ex. With these considerations in mind, we have adopted the following statement of principles.* * *(n.) = statement of principles, value statement, Bill of Rights, declaration of principles, statement of principlesEx: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.
Ex: At the time of writing, a ' value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures.Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex: The following document is the complete text of the Declaration of Principles signed by the Heads of State participating in the First Summit of the Americas.Ex: With these considerations in mind, we have adopted the following statement of principles. -
11 galimatías
f. s.&pl.1 gibberish, double-talk, doubletalk, double Dutch.2 galimatias.* * *1 familiar gibberish, double Dutch* * *SM INV (=asunto) rigmarole; (=lenguaje) gibberish, nonsense* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex. This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex. She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * *(pl galimatías)con ese galimatías de explicación nadie entendió nada his explanation was pure gibberish o pure gobbledygook o double Dutch and nobody understood a wordes un galimatías de fórmulas it's just a confusing mass of formulas* * *
galimatías sustantivo masculino (pl
(de cosas, ideas) jumble
galimatías m inv fam gibberish: este informe es un auténtico galimatías, this report is written in gobbledygook
' galimatías' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jerga
English:
gibberish
* * *galimatías nm invFamlas instrucciones de esta lavadora son un galimatías the instructions for this washing machine are complete gibberish;su explicación fue un galimatías his explanation was in double Dutch;el debate acabó en un auténtico galimatías the debate ended up in a free-for-all* * *m gibberish* * *galimatías nms & pl: gibberish, nonsense -
12 incomprensible, lo
= incomprehensible, theEx. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.* * *= incomprehensible, theEx: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
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13 ir a tientas y a ciegas
(v.) = bump around + in the dark, fumbleEx. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. In response to the decision, a Harvard Law professor critical of the decision commented: 'Your are dealing with the law of cyberspace -- it doesn't exist; we are fumbling here'.* * *(v.) = bump around + in the dark, fumbleEx: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: In response to the decision, a Harvard Law professor critical of the decision commented: 'Your are dealing with the law of cyberspace -- it doesn't exist; we are fumbling here'. -
14 maremágnum
1→ link=maremágnummaremágnum* * *mare mágnum masculinoel maremágnum que siguió a la catástrofe — the chaos o confusion that followed the disaster
un maremágnum de detalles — a welter o plethora of details
* * *= welter, maelstrom, whirl.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.Ex. Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.----* en un maremagnum = in a whirl, in a twirl.* * *mare mágnum masculinoel maremágnum que siguió a la catástrofe — the chaos o confusion that followed the disaster
un maremágnum de detalles — a welter o plethora of details
* * *= welter, maelstrom, whirl.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.* en un maremagnum = in a whirl, in a twirl.* * *maremágnum, mare mágnumun maremágnum de fórmulas y números a sea of figures and formulaeel maremágnum que siguió a la catástrofe the chaos o confusion that followed the disasterel maremágnum de cosas que tenía sobre el escritorio the mountain of things on his deskun maremágnum de detalles a welter o plethora of details* * *m mountain -
15 mermar
v.1 to reduce, to diminish, to lessen.2 to decrease, to diminish.El medicamento merma la fiebre The drug decreases the fever.Mermó el negocio Business decreased.El negocio nos mermó Our business decreased.3 to dwindle, to decrease, to recede.La energía mermó The energy dwindled.* * *1 to reduce1 to decrease, diminish* * *1.VT (=disminuir) [+ crecimiento, capacidad] to reduce; [+ autoridad, prestigio] to undermine; [+ reservas] to deplete; [+ pago, raciones] to cut2.VISee:* * *1. 2.mermar vt (frml) < suministro> to reduce, cut down on; < capital> to reduce* * *= gut, deplete, chip away, whittle (away/down/at), reduce, shrink.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.----* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *1. 2.mermar vt (frml) < suministro> to reduce, cut down on; < capital> to reduce* * *= gut, deplete, chip away, whittle (away/down/at), reduce, shrink.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.
Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* mermar + Posesivo + confianza = sap + Posesivo + confidence.* * *mermar [A1 ]viel frío ha mermado it's less cold now, the cold has abated ( frml)el nivel del agua ha mermado con el calor the water level has fallen because of the heat■ mermarvt( frml); ‹suministro/provisión› to reduce, cut down on; ‹capital› to reducemermó las arcas de la organización it diminished o depleted the resources of the organization* * *
mermar ( conjugate mermar) verbo intransitivo (frml) [viento/frío] to abate (frml);
[ luz] to fade
verbo transitivo (frml) to reduce
mermar
I verbo transitivo to cause to decrease o diminish: ha mermado sus posibilidades de tener éxito, she has reduced her chances for success
II verbo intransitivo to decrease, diminish: sus facultades han mermado, his (mental) faculties have diminished
' mermar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicarse
- palidecer
- reducirse
English:
deplete
- erode
- tail
* * *♦ vi[caudal] to go down, to fall; [energía, vitalidad, dinamismo] to diminish; [ingresos, productividad] to fall; [calidad] to deteriorate♦ vt[energía, vitalidad, dinamismo] to diminish; [ingresos, productividad, calidad] to reduce* * *I v/t reduceII v/i diminish* * *mermar vi: to decrease, to diminishmermar vt: to reduce, to cut down -
16 multimedia
adj.multimedia (computing).* * *► adjetivo1 multimedia1 multimedia* * *ADJ INV multimedia antes de s* * *adjetivo invariable multimedia* * *= mixed-media, multimedia [multi-media], multimedial, multimedia.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.Ex. These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.Ex. We are, in short, faced with the greatest upheaval in the transmission of knowledge since the invention of the printing press: the electronic onslaught of multimedial, digital communication.Ex. The project investigated the application of multimedia in libraries.----* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre.* colección multimedia = media collection.* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.* documento multimedia = multimedia document (MD).* editor de material multimedia = multimedia publisher.* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.* material multimedia = media material.* multimedia con duración temporal = time-based media.* multimedia simultánea = streaming media, streaming, multimedia streaming.* multimedia streaming = multimedia streaming.* presentación multimedia = multimedia show.* producción multimedia = media production.* reserva de multimedia = media booking.* sala multimedia = media suite.* sistema automatizado multimedia = multimedia computer system.* suministro de material multimedia = media supply.* * *adjetivo invariable multimedia* * *= mixed-media, multimedia [multi-media], multimedial, multimedia.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.
Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.Ex: We are, in short, faced with the greatest upheaval in the transmission of knowledge since the invention of the printing press: the electronic onslaught of multimedial, digital communication.Ex: The project investigated the application of multimedia in libraries.* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre.* colección multimedia = media collection.* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.* documento multimedia = multimedia document (MD).* editor de material multimedia = multimedia publisher.* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.* material multimedia = media material.* multimedia con duración temporal = time-based media.* multimedia simultánea = streaming media, streaming, multimedia streaming.* multimedia streaming = multimedia streaming.* presentación multimedia = multimedia show.* producción multimedia = media production.* reserva de multimedia = media booking.* sala multimedia = media suite.* sistema automatizado multimedia = multimedia computer system.* suministro de material multimedia = media supply.* * *multimedia* * *
multimedia adj Inform multimedia
' multimedia' also found in these entries:
English:
multimedia
* * *♦ adj invmultimedia♦ nfmultimedia* * *f/adj multimedia* * *multimedia nf: multimedia -
17 socavar
v.1 to dig under (excavar por debajo).2 to undermine, to erode, to cut the ground from under, to dig away.Las lluvias socavan la tierra The rain undermines the soil.Las penas socavan el alma Woe undermines the soul.3 to weaken, to debilitate, to mine, to sap.El sufrimiento socava a Ricardo Suffering weakens Richard.4 to cavitate, to produce cavitation.El río socava The river produces cavitation.* * *1 (excavar) to dig under2 figurado to undermine* * *VT1) (=minar) to undermine2) (=excavar) [persona] to dig under; [agua] to hollow out3) (=debilitar) to sap, undermine* * *verbo transitivo to undermine* * *= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.Ex. First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex. Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex. The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* * *verbo transitivo to undermine* * *= undermine, sap, chip away, gnaw (at), undercut, hollow out.Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.* * *socavar [A1 ]vtto undermine* * *
socavar verbo transitivo
1 to undermine
2 fig (minar, destruir) to undermine
' socavar' also found in these entries:
English:
undermine
* * *socavar vt1. [debilitar] to undermine2. [excavar por debajo] to dig under* * *v/t tb figundermine* * *socavar vt: to undermine -
18 volverse loco
v.to go insane, to go crazy, to become totally insane, to go mad.* * *to go mad* * ** * *(v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx. 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.Ex. Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex. The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.Ex. The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex. Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex. When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex. That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex. For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex. The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex. Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex. The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex. I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies.* * *(v.) = go + bananas, take + leave of + Posesivo + senses, go + mad, run + amok, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, go + berserk, go + postal, go + wild, go + crazy, go + nuts, go + potty, get + a buzz from, go out of + Posesivo + mind, throw + a wobbly, go off + the rails, throw + a wobbler, go + haywire, go off + Posesivo + rockerEx: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students.Ex: The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'.Ex: The article is entitled ' Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'.Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.Ex: That adults have gone potty over Potter is probably motivated less by Rowling's prose than by the fact that, finally, here is a book we can easily read.Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.Ex: For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind.Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.Ex: I mean everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but they went off their rocker embracing our enemies. -
19 avalancha
f.1 avalanche (also figurative).2 landslide, avalanche, landfall, drift avalanche.3 great quantity, great surge, surge, tidal wave.* * *1 avalanche* * *noun f.1) avalanche2) flood* * *SF1) [de nieve] avalanche2) (fig)una avalancha de gente — a flood o torrent of people
* * *femenino avalanche* * *= avalanche, spate, floodwater [flood water], spurt.Ex. This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.Ex. The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.Ex. In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.Ex. Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.----* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.* * *femenino avalanche* * *= avalanche, spate, floodwater [flood water], spurt.Ex: This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.* salir a la calle en avalancha = spill (out) into + the streets.* una avalancha de = a flood of, a flood tide of.* * *1 (de nieve) avalanche2 (de gente, cartas) avalanche* * *
avalancha sustantivo femenino
avalanche
avalancha sustantivo femenino avalanche
' avalancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oleada
English:
avalanche
- deluge
- flood
- onrush
- onslaught
- refugee
- spate
- bury
* * *avalancha nf1. [de nieve] avalanche2. [de solicitudes, protestas, personas] avalanche* * *f avalanche;avalancha de coches stream of cars* * *avalancha nfalud: avalanche* * *avalancha n avalanche -
20 gente
adj.decent. ( Latin American Spanish)f.1 people (people).toda la gente everyone, everybodyson buena gente they're good peoplegente bien well-to-do peoplegente de bien decent folkgente de la calle ordinary peoplela gente corriente the common peoplela gente guapa the beautiful people, the smart set (peninsular Spanish)gente menuda kids2 folks (informal) (familia).* * *1 people plural3 (personal) staff\gente baja low-class peoplela gente bien peyorativo the well-to-do, the well-offgente de bien honest people* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=personas) people plJuan es buena gente — * Juan is a nice guy *
gente bien — (=los ricos) well-off people, well-to-do people; (=los decorosos) decent people
gente bonita — Méx beautiful people
gente de bien — = gente bien
gente de capa parda — †† country folk
gente de color — coloured people, colored people (EEUU)
gente de la cuchilla — †† butchers pl
gente de medio pelo — people of limited means, common people
¡gente de paz! — (Mil) friend!
gente de pelo — †† well-to-do people
gente de pluma — †† clerks pl, penpushers pl
gente de trato — †† tradespeople
gente gorda — Esp * well-to-do people, rich people
gente guapa, gente linda — LAm beautiful people
gente menuda — children pl
gente natural — CAm Indians pl, natives pl
gente perdida — † riff-raff
don I, 1)gente principal — nobility, gentry
2) Méx (=persona) person3) * (=parientes) family, folks * plmi gente — my family, my folks *
4) (=nación) nation5) (Mil) men pl, troops pl6) (=séquito) retinue7) LAm upper-class people pl2.ADJes muy gente — * Chile he's very decent *; Méx he's very kind
* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex. The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.----* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *I IIadverbio (Chi, Méx)IIIse portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
1)a) ( personas) people (pl)había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people
¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?
estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks
¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?
como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)
ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)
ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)* * *la gente= public, theEx: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.
Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.* atraer gente = draw + people.* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* caterva de gente = throng of people.* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* contador de gente = people counter.* contratar gente = take on + people.* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.* gente común = pleb [plebe].* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* gente con éxito = successful people.* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.* gente de a pie = ordinary people.* gente de color = coloured people.* gente de éxito = successful people.* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.* gente del circo = circus performer.* gente de negocios = business people.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.* gente famosa = famous people.* gente influyente = powerful people.* gente, la = public, the.* gente lectora = reading people.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* gente mayor = elderly people.* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.* gente sin hogar = homeless people.* gente sin techo = homeless people.* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.* influir en la gente = influence + people.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.* para alguna gente = to some people.* paso de la gente = flow of people.* pensado para la gente = people-driven.* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.* * *( AmL)1 (de buenas maneras) respectablees una familia muy or bien gente they're a very decent o respectable family2 (amable) kind, good(Chi, Méx): se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to meNótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holidayA(personas) people (pl)había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente there were a lot of/very few/so many people¿qué va a decir la gente? what will people say?tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva I want to meet some new peopleestas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente I'm spending this Christmas with my family o ( colloq) folks¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? how's everyone back home?toda la gente del cine everyone in the movie o film world‹hablar› properlymetido a gente ( Chi fam): es un roto metido a gente he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstartser buena gente to be nice ( o kind etc)son muy buena gente they're very nicees buena gente ( AmL); he's niceCompuestos:la gente bien no actúa de esa manera respectable people don't behave like thatsólo se relaciona con la gente bien she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain classdonde veranea la gente bien where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation ( AmE), where posh people spend their summer holidays ( BrE humor pej)la gente de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary citizenusa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average personla gente linda or ( Esp) guapa the beautiful people (pl)* * *
gente sustantivo femenino◊ Nota:
Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
había muy poca/tanta gente there were very few/so many people;
gente bien ( de respeto) respectable people;
( adinerada) well-to-do people;
ser buena gente to be nice (o kind etc);
ser gente (AmS) to behave (properly)
■ adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable;
( amable) kind, good
■ adverbio (Chi, Méx):◊ se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me
gente sustantivo femenino
1 people pl
gente menuda, children
2 (familia) folks pl: lo celebrará con su gente, she'll celebrate it with her family
3 (persona) person: ese Manuel es muy mala gente, there's something dodgy about Manuel
♦ Locuciones: LAm ser gente, to be good, kind o respectable
' gente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- aborregar
- agolparse
- alternar
- calaña
- casa
- cuánta
- cuánto
- demás
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desarraigar
- empujar
- enferma
- enfermo
- enjuiciar
- familia
- galería
- haber
- hacinarse
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- infestar
- juego
- lugar
- mayoría
- menuda
- menudo
- multitud
- pelaje
- peña
- poblar
- pulular
- qué
- rebosar
- remolino
- repleta
- repleto
- rozarse
- sesgada
- sesgado
- tipo
- trajín
- vivir
- acomodado
- aglomeración
- ambiente
- apestado
- apiñarse
English:
all
- anxiety
- batch
- body
- busload
- bustling
- circle
- congested
- congregate
- crush
- derive
- disorderly
- draw
- drift
- empathize
- few
- fill
- flock
- folk
- frisk
- gather
- get on
- good
- goodwill
- grating
- half
- handle
- hold back
- hold up
- hover
- humorous
- jam-packed
- join
- like
- lot
- magnificent
- mill about
- mill around
- mob
- most
- nice
- nowadays
- onrush
- onslaught
- outgoing
- overcrowded
- people
- play on
- play upon
- polite
* * *gente1 adj invAm [amable] decent;son muy gente they're very decent folkgente2 nf1. [personas] people;acudió muy poca gente very few people went;toda la gente everyone, everybody;son buena gente they're good people;David es buena gente David is a good guy;CSur Famcomo la gente: hacer algo como la gente to do sth properly;una comida como la gente a decent mealgente bien well-to-do people;gente de bien decent folk;Méx Fam gente bonita beautiful people;gente de la calle ordinary people;Esp Fam gente guapa beautiful people; Andes, RP Fam gente linda beautiful people;gente menuda kidsahora se ve con otra gente she goes around with a different crowd now4.gentes [habitantes] people;las gentes del lugar the local people, the locals* * *f1 people pl ;buena gente good o respectable people pl ;ser buena gente be nice;la gente mayor grown-ups pl ; ancianos elderly people pl, old people pl ;mi gente my family2 L.Am. ( persona) person* * *gente nf1) : people2) : relatives pl, folks pl3)4)ser buena gente : to be nice, to be kind* * *gente n1. (en general) people
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