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1 bambolla
• ostentation -
2 boato
• ostentation• pageantry• pompous show -
3 espectacularidad
• ostentation• pomp• spectacular act -
4 ostentación
f.ostentation, vanity, boasting, bragging.* * *1 ostentation\con ostentación ostentatiouslyhacer ostentación to be ostentatioushacer ostentación de algo to flaunt something* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=exhibición) ostentation2) (=acto) show, displayhacer ostentación de — to flaunt, parade, show off
* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna they flaunt o parade their wealthviste con ostentación she dresses ostentatiously* * *
ostentación sustantivo femenino
ostentation
ostentación sustantivo femenino ostentation: hace ostentación de su riqueza, she flaunts her wealth
' ostentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parafernalia
- relumbrón
English:
flaunt
- glitz
- ostentation
- flash
- parade
* * *ostentación nfostentation, show;hacer ostentación de algo to show sth off, to parade sth* * *f ostentation;hacer ostentación de flaunt* * * -
5 boato
m.show, ostentation.* * *1 pomp, ostentation* * *SM show, ostentation* * *masculino show, ostentation* * *= ostentation, trappings, pomp.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* * *masculino show, ostentation* * *= ostentation, trappings, pomp.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* * *show, ostentationviven con boato they have an ostentatious lifestyle* * *
boato sustantivo masculino pomp, show of wealth: fue una celebración con mucho boato, it was a very ostentatious celebration
' boato' also found in these entries:
English:
pageantry
* * *boato nmshow, ostentation* * *m ostentation* * *boato nm: ostentation, show -
6 pompa
f.1 pomp.2 show, ostentation.3 bubble.* * *1 (de jabón, chicle) bubble2 (ostentación) pomp\pompas de jabón soap bubbles* * *SF1) (=burbuja) bubble2) (Náut) pump3) (=fasto) pomp, splendour, splendor (EEUU); (=ostentación) show, display; (=boato) pageant, pageantrypompas fúnebres — (=ceremonia) funeral sing ; (=cortejo) funeral procession sing
"Pompas fúnebres" — (=funeraria) "Undertaker's" sing, "Funeral parlour" sing, "Funeral parlor" (EEUU) sing
* * *1) tb2) ( esplendor) pomp, splendor*•* * *= pomp, glitz, dazz, pomposity, ostentation.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.Ex. The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.Ex. In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.----* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.* pompas fúnebres = funeral service.* * *1) tb2) ( esplendor) pomp, splendor*•* * *= pomp, glitz, dazz, pomposity, ostentation.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.* director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.* pompas fúnebres = funeral service.* * *Atb pompa de jabón bubbleB (esplendor) pomp, splendor*Compuesto:* * *
pompa sustantivo femenino
1 tb
2 ( esplendor) pomp, splendor( conjugate splendor);
( funeraria) funeral parlor( conjugate parlor), funeral director's
pompa sustantivo femenino
1 (de jabón, etc) bubble
2 (esplendor) pomp
3 pompas fúnebres, (ceremonia) funeral
(empresa funeraria) undertaker's
' pompa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- rango
English:
bubble
- burst
- pageantry
- pomp
* * *♦ nf1. [suntuosidad] pomp2. [ostentación] show, ostentation3.pompa (de jabón) (soap) bubble♦ pompas nfpl[ceremonia] funeral* * *f1 ( ostentación) pomp2 de jabón bubble* * *pompa nf1) : bubble2) : pomp, splendor3)pompas fúnebres : funeral* * * -
7 aparatosidad
f.1 showiness.2 pomp, ceremony, theatrics, ceremoniousness.* * *1 (pomposidad) pomposity, ostentation, showiness, show2 (exageración) exaggeration* * *SF1) (=exageración) showiness, ostentation2) [de accidente, caída] spectacular nature* * *= pomp.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* * *= pomp.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
* * *f2 de caída spectacular nature -
8 pomposidad
f.1 splendor, pomp.2 pomposity.* * *1 pomposity* * *SF (=esplendor) splendour, splendor (EEUU), magnificence; (=majestuosidad) majesty; pey (=ostentación) pomposity, pompousness* * *a) ( esplendor) splendor*, pomp; ( del lenguaje) pomposityb) ( ostentación) ostentation, pomposity* * *= pomposity, bombast.Ex. In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.Ex. He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.* * *a) ( esplendor) splendor*, pomp; ( del lenguaje) pomposityb) ( ostentación) ostentation, pomposity* * *= pomposity, bombast.Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.* * *1 (esplendor) splendor*, pomp2 (del lenguaje) pomposity, pompousness; (ostentación) ostentation, pomposity* * *pomposidad nf1. [suntuosidad] splendour, pomp2. [ostentación] showiness3. [en el lenguaje] pomposity* * *pomposidad nf1) : pomp, splendor2) : pomposity, ostentation -
9 aparato
m.1 machine.aparato de diálisis kidney machineaparatos gimnásticos apparatus (en competición, escuela)aparato de radio radioaparato de televisión television setaparato de vídeo video (cassette) recorder2 plane.3 aid (medicine) (prótesis).4 system (anatomy).aparato circulatorio circulatory systemaparato digestivo digestive systemaparato reproductor reproductive systemaparato respiratorio respiratory systemaparato urinario urinary tractAparato respiratorio Respiratory system.5 machinery (politics).6 pomp, ostentation.7 appliance, gadget, mechanism, unit.8 brace.9 theatricality, exaggeration.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aparatar.* * *1 (mecanismo) (piece of) apparatus, set; (eléctrico) appliance2 (dispositivo) device; (instrumento) instrument3 (teléfono) telephone4 (avión) plane5 (exageración) exaggeration6 (ostentación) pomp, display, show7 (tormenta) flashes of lightning plural\aparato auditivo hearing aidaparato de radio radio setaparato de televisión television setaparato digestivo ANATOMÍA digestive systemaparato ortopédico orthopedic aidel aparato del estado the State apparatus* * *noun m.1) machine2) apparatus3) appliance, set4) system* * *SM1) (Téc) machineuno de esos aparatos para hacer café — one of those coffee machines o coffee-making things *
aparato fotográfico — photographic instrument, camera
aparatos de mando — (Aer) controls
aparatos periféricos — (Inform) peripherals
2) (Elec) (=electrodoméstico) appliance; (=televisor, radio) set3) (Telec) phone, telephone•
al aparato, -¿puedo hablar con Pilar Ruiz? -al aparato — "can I speak to Pilar Ruiz?" - "speaking"¡Gerardo, al aparato! — Gerardo, telephone!
colgar el aparato — to put down the phone, hang up
4) (Med)aparato dental, aparato de ortodoncia — brace, braces pl (EEUU)
aparato ortopédico — surgical appliance, orthopaedic aid, orthopedic aid (US)
5) (Gimnasia) (=máquina) exercise machine, fitness machine; (=anillas, barras) piece of apparatus6) (Aer) aircraft, airplane (EEUU)7) (=formalismo, artificio)todo el aparato con el que viaja un rey — all the pomp and ceremony which accompanies a king when he travels
el festival llevaba un gran aparato de protocolo — the festival was accompanied by a great show of protocol
8) (Pol) (=estructura) [de base] machine; [de control] machineryel aparato del partido — the party machine, the party apparatus
aparato estatal — state system, government machinery
9) (Meteo)10) (=indicios) signs pl, symptoms pl ; (Med) symptoms pl ; (Psic) syndrome11) (Literat)12) ** (=pene) equipment *; (=vagina) pussy **** * *1)a) ( máquina)b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment
3)a) ( audífono) tbb) (Odont) tb4) ( teléfono) telephone5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft6) (estructura, sistema) machine7) ( ceremonia) pomp8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)•* * *= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex. The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.Ex. The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.Ex. People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex. If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.----* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* aparato de grabación = recorder.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aparato de lectura = reading machine.* aparato del partido = party machinery.* aparato de medición = meter.* aparato de radio = radio set.* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.* aparato electrónico = electronic device.* aparato motorizado = motorised device.* aparato óptico = optical device.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.* aparato político = machine politics.* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.* aparato urinario = urinary tract.* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.* * *1)a) ( máquina)b) ( de televisión) set; ( de radio) receiver2) ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos — the apparatus, the equipment
3)a) ( audífono) tbb) (Odont) tb4) ( teléfono) telephone5) (frml) ( avión) aircraft6) (estructura, sistema) machine7) ( ceremonia) pomp8) (fam & euf) ( pene) weenie (AmE colloq), willy (BrE colloq); ( genitales masculinos) equipment (euph)•* * *= apparatus, device, machine, whatchamacallit, gadget, widget, rig, appliance, unit, contraption.Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.
Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.* aparato burocrático = bureaucratic apparatus.* aparato de aire acondicionado = air conditioner.* aparato de grabación = recorder.* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.* aparato de lectura = reading machine.* aparato del partido = party machinery.* aparato de medición = meter.* aparato de radio = radio set.* aparato de televisión = television set, TV set.* aparato de vídeo = videocassette recorder (VCR), home video recorder, video recorder.* aparato digestivo = gastrointestinal tract, digestive tract.* aparato eléctrico = electrical apparatus, power appliance.* aparato electrónico = electronic device.* aparato motorizado = motorised device.* aparato óptico = optical device.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aparato para usar Internet = Internet appliance.* aparato político = machine politics.* aparato propagandista = propaganda machine.* aparatos = gadgetry, mechanical equipment.* aparatos de vídeo = video equipment.* aparatos eléctricos = electrical equipment, electrical appliances, appliances, household appliances.* aparatos eléctricos del hogar = home appliances, domestic appliances, home appliances.* aparatos electrónicos = electronic(s) appliances.* aparato urinario = urinary tract.* zona con aparatos electrónicos = equipment area.* * *A1(máquina): tiene la cocina llena de aparatos eléctricos the kitchen is full of electrical appliancesese tipo de análisis requiere aparatos especiales that type of test requires special equipmentuno de esos aparatos para hacer zumo one of those juicer machinesel aparato para tomarte la tensión the apparatus for taking your blood pressure2 (de televisión) set, receiver; (de radio) receiverB (para gimnasia) piece of apparatuslos aparatos the apparatus, the equipmentCompuesto:rowing machineC1 (audífono) tbaparato auditivo hearing aid2 ( Odont) tbD (teléfono) telephoneponerse al aparato to come to the phone¡al aparato! speaking!F (estructura, sistema) machineel aparato del partido the party machineel aparato represivo montado por la dictadura the machinery of repression set up under the dictatorshipG1 (ceremonia) pompfue recibido con mucho aparato he was received with great pomp (and ceremony)todo el aparato que acompañó a la boda del príncipe all the pageantry which accompanied the prince's weddingH ( fam euf) (pene) thing ( colloq), weenie ( AmE colloq), willy ( BrE colloq); (genitales masculinos) equipment ( euph)Compuestos:circulatory systemcritical apparatusdigestive systemthunder and lightninguna fuerte tormenta acompañada de gran aparato eléctrico a heavy thunderstormsurgical appliancerespiratory system* * *
aparato sustantivo masculino
1a) ( máquina):
aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances
( de radio) receiver
aparato auditivo hearing aidd) (Odont) tb
2 ( para gimnasia) piece of apparatus;
3 (frml) ( avión) aircraft
4 (estructura, sistema) machine;
aparato circulatorio/digestivo/respiratorio circulatory/digestive/respiratory system
aparato sustantivo masculino
1 (piece of) apparatus
(dispositivo) device
(instrumento) instrument
aparato de radio/televisión, radio/television set
2 Med system
aparato reproductor, reproductive system
3 (lujo, pompa) display, pomp
4 fam (teléfono) phone: ponte al aparato, come to the phone
5 (corrector de los dientes) braces
6 (señal que acompaña a un suceso) fue una tormenta con mucho aparato eléctrico, it was a storm with lots of thunder and lightning
7 (grupo que decide en una organización, Estado, etc) machine
' aparato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- cable
- chisme
- deshecha
- deshecho
- escacharrarse
- escénica
- escénico
- esfera
- extensor
- extensora
- frigoría
- ingenio
- joder
- lector
- lectora
- palanca
- probar
- programar
- radio
- registrador
- registradora
- sensibilidad
- sensible
- simulador
- simuladora
- soldador
- soldadora
- trastorno
- vídeo
- ala
- arreglar
- artilugio
- asador
- aspirar
- bip
- cacharro
- cámara
- carcacha
- carcasa
- cocina
- compact disc
- cuatrapearse
- dañar
- descomponer
- descompuesto
- desconectar
- digestivo
- digital
- dispositivo
English:
apparatus
- balance
- brace
- built-in
- damage
- detector
- device
- disconnect
- domestic
- fax
- foolproof
- hire
- life-support
- machine
- machinery
- mechanics
- misuse
- perform
- radio set
- scrambler
- set
- setting
- television (set)
- time-saving
- toilet
- transmitter
- try
- useful
- video
- walkie-talkie
- watch
- wire
- appliance
- calipers
- gadget
- system
- two
- widget
* * *aparato nm1. [máquina] machine;[electrodoméstico] appliance;compró un aparato para medir el viento she bought a device to measure the wind speedaparato de diálisis dialysis machine;aparatos eléctricos electrical appliances;aparatos electrónicos electronic devices;aparatos de laboratorio laboratory apparatus;aparato de radio radio;aparato de televisión television set;aparato de vídeo video recorder2. [teléfono]¿quién está al aparato? who's speaking?;¡al aparato! speaking!3. [avión] plane4. [prótesis] aid;[para dientes] braces, Br brace aparato para sordos hearing aid5. [en gimnasia] [en competición, escuela] piece of apparatus;[en gimnasio privado] exercise machine aparatos gimnásticos [en competición, escuela] apparatus;aparato de remo rowing machineaparato digestivo digestive system;aparato excretor excretory system;aparato genital genitalia, genitals;aparato locomotor locomotor system;aparato olfativo olfactory system;aparato reproductor reproductive system;aparato respiratorio respiratory system;aparato urinario urinary tract;aparato visual visual systemel aparato del partido [altos mandos] the party leadership;[organización] the party machinery;el aparato represivo the machinery of repression8. [ostentación] pomp, ostentation;una boda con gran aparato a wedding with a lot of pomp and ceremonyuna tormenta con impresionante aparato eléctrico a storm with an impressive display of thunder and lightning* * *m1 piece of equipment; doméstico appliance;al aparato TELEC speaking2 BIO, ANAT system* * *aparato nm1) : machine, appliance, apparatusaparato auditivo: hearing aidaparato de televisión: television set2) : systemaparato digestivo: digestive system3) : display, ostentationsin aparato: without ceremony4) aparatos nmpl: braces (for the teeth)* * *aparato n1. (mecanismo) device / thing2. (doméstico) appliance3. (televisión, radio) set4. (conjunto de órganos) system5. (de gimnasio) a piece of apparatus6. (para los dientes) brace -
10 relumbrón
m.flash, glare.* * *1 (destello) flash, glare2 figurado flashiness, ostentation\de relumbrón flashy* * *SM1) [de luz] flash2) (=ostentación) flashiness, ostentationjoyas de relumbrón — flashy jewellery o (EEUU) jewelry
* * ** * *= tinsel.Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.* * ** * *= tinsel.Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.
* * *todo es puro relumbrón, en realidad están cargados de deudas it's all a big show, the truth is they're crippled with debtsocupa un cargo de relumbrón he has a job with a flashy-sounding title ( colloq)todos sus títulos son de relumbrón all those qualifications she has aren't worth the paper they're printed on* * *
relumbrón sustantivo masculino
1 (destello fuerte) flash, dazzle
2 fam (ostentación, oropel) flamboyance, ostentation
♦ Locuciones: de relumbrón: en realidad es un cargo de relumbrón, actually it's nothing more than a flashy sounding job
* * *relumbrón nm1. [golpe de luz] flash;el relumbrón del sol le cegó he was blinded by the glare of the sun2. [oropel] tinsel;de relumbrón: un trabajo de relumbrón a job that's not as important as it sounds;ha ganado varios premios de relumbrón he's won several prizes, none of which really mean anything* * *m:es un relumbrón it’s flashy;de relumbrón fake* * *1) : flash, glare2)de relumbrón : flashy, showy -
11 asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo
(v.) = take on + Adjetivo + aspectEx. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* * *(v.) = take on + Adjetivo + aspectSpanish-English dictionary > asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo
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12 fastuosidad
f.1 lavishness, sumptuousness.2 splendor, ostentation, lavishness, pomp.3 ostentatious act.* * *1 pomp, lavishness* * *femenino (de casa, vestido) splendor*, magnificence; ( de un banquete) sumptuousness* * *= lavishness.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.* * *femenino (de casa, vestido) splendor*, magnificence; ( de un banquete) sumptuousness* * *= lavishness.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
* * *(de una casa, un vestido) splendor*, magnificence; (de un banquete) sumptuousness, lavishness* * *fastuosidad nf[lujo] lavishness, sumptuousness; [ostentación] ostentation* * *f lavishness -
13 mítico
adj.mythical, fabled, mythic.* * *► adjetivo1 mythical* * *ADJ mythical* * *- ca adjetivo mythical* * *= mythical, mythic, parabolic.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.Ex. All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.* * *- ca adjetivo mythical* * *= mythical, mythic, parabolic.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.Ex: All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.* * *mítico -camythical* * *
mítico◊ -ca adjetivo
mythical
mítico,-a adjetivo mythical
' mítico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mítica
English:
mythical
* * *mítico, -a adjmythical* * *adj mythical* * *mítico, -ca adj: mythical, mythic -
14 ostentasión
= pomp.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.* * *= pomp.Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
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15 rimbombancia
f.1 pomposity.2 razzmatazz.3 bombast, inflatedness, pomposity, grandiloquence.* * *SF1) (=pomposidad) pomposity, bombast2) (=ostentosidad) showiness, flashiness3) (=resonancia) resonance, echo* * *= bombast.Ex. He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.* * *= bombast.Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.
* * *(ostentación) ostentation, grandeur; (al hablar) pomposity, grandiloquence* * *rimbombancia nf1. [de estilo, frases] pomposity2. [de desfile, fiesta] razzmatazz* * *f ostentation; de estilo elaborateness -
16 ritualista
adj.ritualistic.f. & m.ritualist.* * *► adjetivo1 ritualistic1 ritualist* * *1.ADJ ritualistic, ritual2.SMF ritualist* * *= ritualistic, ritualised [ritualized, -USA].Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.* * *= ritualistic, ritualised [ritualized, -USA].Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.* * *ritualisticritualist -
17 presuntuosidad
f.ostentation, conceit, vainness.* * *1 presumptuousness* * *ostentation* * *[vanidad] conceit; [pretensión] pretentiousness* * *f conceit, conceitedness -
18 alarde
m.1 show or display.hacer alarde de algo to show something off, to flaunt something2 pompous exhibition, display, show, show-off.3 boast, brag.* * *1 display, bragging, boasting\hacer alarde de to flaunt, show off, parade* * *noun m.display, show* * *SM1) display•
en un alarde de generosidad, me pagaron la cena — in a show o display of generosity they paid for my dinner•
hacer alarde de, siempre hace alarde de sus riquezas — he is always showing off his wealthsiempre está haciendo alarde de sus triunfos sexuales — he's always boasting about o of his sexual prowess
el grupo hizo alarde de su poder de convocatoria — the band demonstrated o displayed their pulling power, it was a demonstration of the pulling power of the band
2) (Mil) † review* * *masculino show, displayhacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth
* * *= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex. The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.----* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* * *masculino show, displayhacer alarde de fuerza/riqueza — to show off strength/wealth
* * *= parade, bragging, boasting, bluff.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.* hacer alarde de = boast, flaunt, brag, show off.* * *show, displayhaciendo alarde de su fuerza making a show of o showing off o displaying his strength* * *
alarde sustantivo masculino
show, display;
alarde sustantivo masculino bragging, boasting: no puede evitar hacer alarde de sus conocimientos, she can't help showing off her knowledge
' alarde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despliegue
English:
air
- boast
- ostentation
- parade
- show off
- display
- extravaganza
- razzmatazz
* * *alarde nmshow, display;hizo alarde de su inteligencia she showed off o flaunted her intelligence;en un alarde de generosidad, nos invitó a cenar in a display of generosity he invited us to dinner* * *m show, display;hacer alarde de make a show of* * *alarde nm1) : show, display2)hacer alarde de : to make show of, to boast about* * *alarde n -
19 espectacularidad
f.1 spectacular nature.2 spectacularity, ostentation, pomp, spectacularism.3 spectacular act, display.* * *1 spectacular nature* * ** * *= grandiosity.Ex. He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.* * *= grandiosity.Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.
* * *1 (grandiosidad) splendor*, magnificence2 (aparatosidad) spectacular nature* * *spectacular nature;todos se asustaron por la espectacularidad del accidente it was such a spectacular accident it shocked everyone rigid* * *f spectacular nature -
20 estruendo
m.1 din, roar (ruido).2 uproar, tumult (alboroto).3 rumbling, blare, clang, clash.* * *1 (ruido) great noise, din2 (confusión) uproar, tumult* * *SM1) (=ruido) din2) (=alboroto) uproar, turmoil3) (=pompa) pomp* * ** * *= rumble, detonation, roar.Ex. Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.Ex. In a true detonation, a shock wave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.Ex. All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.* * ** * *= rumble, detonation, roar.Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shock wave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.* * *el derrumbamiento causó un gran estruendo the building came down with a great crashel estruendo del tráfico y de la maquinaria the thunder o din of the traffic and the machinery* * *
estruendo sustantivo masculino ( de las olas) roar;
(de cascada, tráfico) thunder, roar;
( de maquinaria) din
estruendo sustantivo masculino roar, racket: cuando salió el equipo, se levantó un gran estruendo en el estadio, when the team came onto the field, a great roar filled the stadium
' estruendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampida
English:
bang
- boom
- din
- roar
- rumble
- thunder
- crack
- smash
* * *estruendo nm1. [ruido] din, roar;[de trueno] crash; [de explosión] roar, boom;las obras producían gran estruendo the building work was causing a huge din2. [alboroto] uproar, tumult* * *m racket, din* * *estruendo nmestrépito: racket, din, roar* * *1. (ruido) loud noise2. (alboroto) racket / din
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ostentation — [ ɔstɑ̃tasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • mil. XVIe; obstentacion 1403; « action de montrer » 1366; lat. ostentatio ♦ Mise en valeur excessive et indiscrète d un avantage. ⇒ étalage, parade. Avec ostentation. ⇒ 2. affectation, gloriole, orgueil, vanité; fam. épate … Encyclopédie Universelle
ostentation — OSTENTATION. s. f. L s se prononce. Vaine parade, monstre affectée de quelque avantage ou qualité que l on a, ou que l on veut faire croire que l on a. Grande ostentation. vaine ostentation. à quoy bon toute cette ostentation. c est un homme de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Ostentation — Os ten*ta tion, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F. ostentation.] 1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; usually in a detractive sense. Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ostentation — mid 15c., from M.Fr. ostentation (mid 14c.), from L. ostentationem (nom. ostentatio) vain display, from ostentatus, pp. of ostentare to display, frequentative of ostendere (see OSTENSIBLE (Cf. ostensible)) … Etymology dictionary
Ostentation — (v. kat.), das geflissentliche zur Schaulegen von dem, was als individueller Vorzug, od. höherer Lebensvortheil von Andern angesprochen werden kann. Sie ist eine gewöhnliche Begleiterin der Eitelkeit, so wie des Hochmuths. Von Prahlerei… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ostentation — (lat.), absichtliches Zurschautragen, Prunken; ostentiös, auf O. gegründet, darauf berechnet, die Augen auf sich zu ziehen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Ostentation — Ostentatiōn (lat.), geflissentliche Schaustellung, Prahlerei; ostentativ, darauf berechnet, die Augen auf sich zu lenken … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Ostentation — Ostentation, Gefallsucht, Streben sich geltend zu machen auf Kosten Anderer; das Gegentheil falscher Bescheidenheit. B–l … Damen Conversations Lexikon
ostentation — index bombast, histrionics, jactation, rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ostentation — [n] exhibitionism, flashiness affectation, array, boast, boasting, brag, braggadocio*, bragging, bravado, demonstration, display, exhibition, false front*, flamboyance, flash*, flaunting, flourish, fuss, garishness, grandstand play*, magnificence … New thesaurus
ostentation — ► NOUN ▪ flamboyant display which is intended to impress. DERIVATIVES ostentatious adjective. ORIGIN from Latin ostendere stretch out to view … English terms dictionary