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1 indignado
adj.indignant, outraged.past part.past participle of spanish verb: indignar.* * *► adjetivo1 indignant ( por, at/about)* * *ADJ indignant, angry (con, contra with) ( por at, about)* * *- da adjetivo indignant, angry; ( más fuerte) outraged, incensed* * *= in disgust, indignant, outraged.Ex. The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.Ex. Can't you just see some indignant parent working his fine off shovelling snow from the library steps! = ¡Te imaginas a algún padre indignado quitando nieve con una pala de los escalones de la biblioteca para pagar la multa!.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.----* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* * *- da adjetivo indignant, angry; ( más fuerte) outraged, incensed* * *= in disgust, indignant, outraged.Ex: The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.
Ex: Can't you just see some indignant parent working his fine off shovelling snow from the library steps! = ¡Te imaginas a algún padre indignado quitando nieve con una pala de los escalones de la biblioteca para pagar la multa!.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* sentirse indignado (por) = be indignant (at).* * *indignado -daindignant, angry; (más fuerte) outraged, incensedse sintió indignada ante el tratamiento que recibió she was indignant at the treatment she receivedestoy indignado con él I'm very angry with him* * *
Del verbo indignar: ( conjugate indignar)
indignado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
indignado
indignar
indignado◊ -da adjetivo
indignant, angry;
( más fuerte) outraged, incensed
indignar ( conjugate indignar) verbo transitivo
to make … angry o indignant;
( más fuerte) to outrage
indignarse verbo pronominal
to get angry, become indignant;
( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed
indignado,-a adjetivo indignant [por, at, about]
indignar verbo transitivo to infuriate, make angry
' indignado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
indignada
English:
disgust
- incensed
- indignant
- disgusted
- flounce
- stalk
* * *indignado, -a adj[enfadado] indignant; [colérico] outraged;están indignados por el asesinato del obispo they are outraged by the bishop's murder* * *adj indignant* * *indignado, -da adj: indignant* * *indignado adj indignant -
2 indignar
v.1 to anger.2 to make indignant, to irritate, to exasperate, to madden.María indigna a sus padres Mary irritates her parents.3 to get disgusted with, to get disgusted at.Me indignó su proceder I got disgusted with his behavior.4 to provoke.* * *1 to infuriate1 to become indignant ( por, at/about)* * *1.VT (=enfadar) to anger, make indignant; (=provocar) to provoke, stir up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... angry o indignant; ( más fuerte) to outrage2.indignarse v pron to get angry, become indignant; ( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed* * *= outrage.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.----* indignarse = incense, wax + indignant.* * *1.verbo transitivo to make... angry o indignant; ( más fuerte) to outrage2.indignarse v pron to get angry, become indignant; ( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed* * *= outrage.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
* indignarse = incense, wax + indignant.* * *indignar [A1 ]vtto make … angry o indignant; (más fuerte) to outrageesto ha indignado a la opinión pública this has aroused o caused public indignationlo indignó que lo despidieran sin previo aviso he was outraged by the way in which he was dismissed without noticeto get angry, become indignant; (más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed* * *
indignar ( conjugate indignar) verbo transitivo
to make … angry o indignant;
( más fuerte) to outrage
indignarse verbo pronominal
to get angry, become indignant;
( más fuerte) to be outraged o incensed
indignar verbo transitivo to infuriate, make angry
' indignar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sublevar
English:
disgust
- incense
- shock
- outrage
* * *♦ vt[enfadar] to anger; [encolerizar] to outrage;me indigna que los traten así de mal it makes me really angry that they should be treated so badly* * *v/t:indignar a alguien make s.o. indignant* * *indignar vt: to outrage, to infuriate* * *indignar vb to infuriate -
3 indignación
f.indignation, sense of outrage, disgust, wrath.* * *1 indignation* * *SF indignation, angerdescargar la indignación sobre algn — to vent one's spleen on sb, take out one's anger on sb
* * *femenino indignation, anger; ( más fuerte) outrage* * *= outrage, indignation, wrath.Ex. The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.Ex. Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.Ex. There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.----* barbotar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* farfollar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* indignación pública = public outrage.* mascullar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* * *femenino indignation, anger; ( más fuerte) outrage* * *= outrage, indignation, wrath.Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.* barbotar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* con indignación = disgustedly, indignantly.* farfollar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* indignación pública = public outrage.* mascullar de indignación = sputter with + indignation.* * *indignation, anger; (más fuerte) outragesentí una gran indignación al ver cómo la trató I felt a great sense of indignation o I felt great anger when I saw how he treated her* * *
indignación sustantivo femenino
indignation, anger;
( más fuerte) outrage;
indignación sustantivo femenino indignation
' indignación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
- vergüenza
- causar
- si
English:
disgust
- incur
- indignant
- indignantly
- indignation
- mind
- outrage
- dudgeon
* * *indignación nf[enfado] indignation; [cólera] outrage;su liberación provocó la indignación de las víctimas his release caused outrage among his victims* * *f indignation* * ** * *indignación n indignation -
4 agraviar
v.1 to offend.Su petulancia ofendió a Elsa His petulance offended Elsa.2 to do wrong to.Sus mentiras agraviaron a Elsa His lies did wrong to Elsa.* * *1 to offend, insult* * *verbto offend, insult* * *1.VT (=dañar) to wrong; (=insultar) to offend, insult2.See:* * *se sintió agraviado — he felt offended o insulted
* * *= outrage, wrong.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.* * *se sintió agraviado — he felt offended o insulted
* * *= outrage, wrong.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.* * *agraviar [A1 ]vtse sintió agraviado he felt offended o insultedeso agravia mi dignidad that is an affront to my dignity, I am deeply affronted* * *
agraviar verbo transitivo to offend, insult
* * *agraviar vtto offend* * *v/t offend, affront* * *agraviar vtinjuriar, ofender: to offend, to insult -
5 aniquilación
f.annihilation, destruction, killing, elimination.* * *1 annihilation, destruction* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex. As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *annihilationla aniquilación del ejército enemigo the annihilation of the enemy forcescambios climatológicos que produjeron la aniquilación de algunas especies changes in climate which caused the extinction of o which wiped out some species* * *
aniquilación sustantivo femenino annihilation
' aniquilación' also found in these entries:
English:
rout
* * *aniquilación nf, aniquilamiento nmannihilation* * *f, aniquilamiento m annihilation* * * -
6 ataques
(n.) = slings and arrowsEx. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* * *(n.) = slings and arrowsEx: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
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7 caerse muerto
v.to drop dead, to fall down dead.* * *(v.) = drop + deadEx. He dropped dead of a heart attack in 1959 at a screening of the film version of his only best-selling novel because he was outraged at the producers' interpretation of his work.* * *(v.) = drop + deadEx: He dropped dead of a heart attack in 1959 at a screening of the film version of his only best-selling novel because he was outraged at the producers' interpretation of his work.
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8 comprometido
adj.1 engaged, affianced.2 committed, bound, engaged, compromised.3 implicated.4 pledged, obligated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: comprometer.* * *1→ link=comprometer comprometer► adjetivo1 (difícil, arriesgado) difficult, in jeopardy2 (escritor, artista, etc) committed3 (involucrado) involved4 (para casarse) engaged* * *(f. - comprometida)adj.1) committed2) compromising* * *ADJ1) (=difícil) awkward, embarrassingnos vimos en una situación muy comprometida — we found ourselves in a very awkward o embarrassing situation
2) [socialmente] [escritor, artista] politically committed, engagé; [arte] politically committedun artista no comprometido — art which is not politically committed, art without any political commitment
3) [por cita, trabajo]ya están comprometidos para jugar el sábado — they've already arranged to play on Saturday, they've booked to play on Saturday
4) [antes del matrimonio] engaged* * *- da adjetivo1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed3) [estar] ( para casarse) engaged* * *= jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex. Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.----* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.* total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.* * *- da adjetivo1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed3) [estar] ( para casarse) engaged* * *= jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.* estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.* no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.* total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.* * *comprometido -daA [ SER] ‹asunto/situación› awkward, delicateB [ SER] ‹cine/escritor/literatura› engagé, politically committedC [ ESTAR] (para casarse) engaged comprometido CON algn engaged TO sbD [ ESTAR] (involucrado) implicated comprometido EN algo implicated IN sth* * *
Del verbo comprometer: ( conjugate comprometer)
comprometido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
comprometer
comprometido
comprometer ( conjugate comprometer) verbo transitivo
c) ( obligar) comprometido a algn a algo to commit sb to sth;
comprometerse verbo pronominal
comprometidose con algn to get engaged to sb
comprometido◊ -da adjetivo
comprometido con algn engaged to sb
comprometer verbo transitivo
1 (obligar) to compel, oblige
2 (implicar) to involve, compromise
3 (poner en peligro) to jeopardize: no comprometas tu carrera, don't put your career at risk
comprometido,-a adjetivo
1 (con pareja reconocida) engaged
2 (situación) difficult
' comprometido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprometida
- resbaladiza
- resbaladizo
- seria
- serio
- comprometer
English:
crackdown
- committed
- compromising
- engaged
* * *comprometido, -a adj1. [con una idea] committed;es un intelectual comprometido he is a politically committed intellectual;está comprometido con la defensa del medio ambiente he is committed to the defence of the environment2. [situación] compromising, awkward3. [para casarse] engaged;estar comprometido con alguien to be engaged to sb* * *adj1 committed2:estar comprometido en algo be implicated in sth3:* * *comprometido, -da adj1) : compromising, awkward2) : committed, obliged3) : engaged (to be married) -
9 de escándalo
(adj.) = outrageousEx. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* * *(adj.) = outrageousEx: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
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10 dejar vulnerable
(v.) = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerableEx. The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* * *(v.) = leave + unprotected, leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerableEx: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
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11 desaforado
adj.1 excessive, desperate, out of control.2 lawless.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desaforar.* * *► adjetivo1 (exagerado) huge, enormous, terrible2 (escandaloso) outrageous3 (fuera de la ley) lawless* * *ADJ [comportamiento] outrageous; [persona] lawless, disorderly; [grito] ear-splittinges un desaforado — he's a violent sort, he's dangerously excitable
* * *I II- da masculino, femeninocomo un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice
* * *= raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex. From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex. I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex. This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.* * *I II- da masculino, femeninocomo un desaforado — < correr> hell for leather; < gritar> at the top of one's voice
* * *= raging, intemperate, riotous, outrageous, excessive, desperate, out-of-control, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], ardent.Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.* * *1 ‹fiesta› riotous, wild; ‹ambición› unbridled, boundless; ‹grito› terrible2 ‹partidario/nacionalista› ardent, ferventmasculine, femininese puso a comer como un desaforado he started eating as if he hadn't eaten in a weekcorrieron como desaforados they ran hell for leather o like crazy ( colloq)gritaba como un desaforado he was shouting at the top of his voice o like a madman, he was shouting his head off ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desaforar: ( conjugate desaforar)
desaforado es:
el participio
desaforado◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: como un desaforado ‹ correr› hell for leather;
‹ gritar› at the top of one's voice
' desaforado' also found in these entries:
English:
wild
* * *desaforado, -a♦ adj[gritos, baile, carrera] wild; [ambición, codicia, deseo] unbridled, wild; [celebración, fiesta] wild; [comilona, borrachera] enormous, gargantuan♦ nm,flos hinchas gritaban como desaforados the fans screamed wildly;bailaba/comía como un desaforado he danced/ate like a man possessed* * *adj1 ambición boundless2 grito ear-splitting -
12 destrozo
m.1 damage.alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage2 destruction, desolation, rout, ravage.3 breakage, damage, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1 (acción) destruction* * *SM1) (=acción) destructioncausar o provocar destrozos — to cause o wreak havoc (en in)
los destrozos causados por las inundaciones — the destruction caused by the flooding, the havoc wrought by the floods
* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.----* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * *las inundaciones han causado grandes destrozos en toda la zona the floods have caused widespread damage throughout the arealos destrozos causados por el temporal the storm damage, the destruction caused by the stormlos destrozos causados por la guerra the ravages of warlos niños hacen destrozos cuando los dejo solos the children wreck everything o cause havoc if I leave them on their own* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
destrozó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
destrozar
destrozo
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozo sustantivo masculino: tb
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
destrozo sustantivo masculino
1 destruction 2 destrozos, damage sing
' destrozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- estragos
- daño
* * *destrozo nmdamage;alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage;el perro y el gato hicieron un destrozo en el jardín the dog and the cat caused havoc in the garden;¡vaya destrozo que te has hecho en la rodilla! you've made a real mess of your knee!* * *destrozo nm1) daño: damage2) : havoc, destruction -
13 destrucción
f.destruction, devastation, ruin, havoc.* * *1 destruction* * *noun f.* * *SF destruction* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex. The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.----* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *destruction* * *
destrucción sustantivo femenino
destruction
destrucción sustantivo femenino destruction
' destrucción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secuela
- ADM
- arma
- total
English:
arms race
- destruction
- nail
- wholesale
- demolition
- wake
- weapon
* * *destrucción nfdestruction;causar destrucción to cause destruction;causar la destrucción de algo to destroy sth* * *f destruction* * ** * *destrucción n destruction -
14 en peligro
= endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's wayEx. It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex. But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex. Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.Ex. During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.Ex. The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.Ex. As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.Ex. On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.Ex. Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.Ex. Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.* * *= endangered, jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], at stake, at risk, under threat, under challenge, on the line, on thin ice, on dangerous ground, threatened, in harm's wayEx: It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.Ex: During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.Ex: The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software.Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.Ex: On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause.Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas. -
15 escandalizar
v.to scandalize, to shock.* * *1 to scandalize, shock1 to make a racket, make a fuss, make a din1 to be shocked (de/por, at), be scandalized (de/por, by)* * *verbto shock, scandalize* * *1.VT to scandalize, shock2.VI to make a fuss, create a scene3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to shock2.escandalizar via) ( causar escándalo) to shockb) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)3.escandalizarse v pron to be shocked* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.----* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.* * *1.verbo transitivo to shock2.escandalizar via) ( causar escándalo) to shockb) (fam) ( armar jaleo) to make a row o racket (colloq)3.escandalizarse v pron to be shocked* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
* escandalizarse = throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror.* * *escandalizar [A4 ]vtto shockescandalizó a todos los presentes con la ropa que llevaba he shocked o scandalized everyone there with the clothes he worevas a escandalizar a tus padres con esas palabrotas your parents will be shocked to hear you use language like that■ escandalizarvi1 (causar escándalo) to shockle gusta escandalizar she likes to shock people, she likes to shockto be shockedse escandalizó de que vivieran juntos sin casarse he was shocked o scandalized that they were living together without being marriedse escandalizó cuando le dijeron el precio he was horrified when they told him the price* * *
escandalizar ( conjugate escandalizar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to shock
escandalizarse verbo pronominal
to be shocked
escandalizar
I verbo transitivo to shock
II verbo intransitivo to shock, offend, make a racket
' escandalizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chocar
English:
scandalize
- shock
- outrage
* * *♦ vtto scandalize, to shock;logra escandalizar a todos con las cosas que dice he manages to shock everyone with the things he says;casos de corrupción que escandalizan a la opinión pública cases of corruption which scandalize o shock public opinion♦ vi[alborotar] to make a fuss* * *v/t shock, scandalize* * *escandalizar {21} vt: to shock, to scandalizeescandalizar vi: to make a fuss* * *escandalizar vb to shock -
16 estrago
m.1 ravage, waste, ruin, havoc.2 wickedness, corruption of morals, depravity.3 damage, harm, loss, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estragar.* * *1 havoc, ruin, ravage\causar estragos en / hacer estragos en to play havoc with, badly damage* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.----* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with. -
17 exasperar
v.to exasperate, to infuriate.* * *1 to exasperate1 to get exasperated* * *1.VT to exasperate, infuriate2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to exasperate2.exasperarse v pron to get worked up o exasperated* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre, roil, drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, rile, enrage, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex. If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* exasperar a Alguien = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* exasperarse por = become + carried away by.* * *1.verbo transitivo to exasperate2.exasperarse v pron to get worked up o exasperated* * *= outrage + Posesivo + every fibre, roil, drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, rile, enrage, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex: If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* exasperar a Alguien = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.* exasperarse por = become + carried away by.* * *exasperar [A1 ]vtA «persona» to exasperate; «lentitud/actitud» to exasperateese niño exaspera a cualquiera that child is absolutely exasperatingsu torpeza me exaspera I find his clumsiness exasperating, his clumsiness exasperates meB «conflicto/síntomas» to exacerbateto get worked up* * *
exasperar ( conjugate exasperar) verbo transitivo
to exasperate
exasperarse verbo pronominal
to get worked up o exasperated
exasperar verbo transitivo to exasperate
' exasperar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crispar
English:
exasperate
- madden
- aggravate
* * *♦ vtto exasperate, to infuriate;¿qué es lo que más te exaspera de él? what is it you find most exasperating o infuriating about him?;la actitud del equipo exasperó a los aficionados the team's attitude exasperated o infuriated the fans* * *v/t exasperate* * *exasperar vtirritar: to exasperate, to irritate♦ exasperación nf* * *exasperar vb to exasperate -
18 excesivo
adj.1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.2 hypernomic.* * *► adjetivo1 excessive* * *(f. - excesiva)adj.* * *ADJ excessive* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.----* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *adjetivo excessivellevaba un peso excesivo — it was overloaded o overweight
* * *= excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.* capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].* carga excesiva = overload.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].* de un modo excesivo = extortionately.* énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].* estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.* estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.* precio excesivo = steep price.* simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].* uso excesivo = prodigality.* * *excesivo -vaexcessive30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to meel camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweightel celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her childrenno mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project* * *
excesivo adjetivo
excessive
excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
' excesivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brutal
- derroche
- etílica
- etílico
- excesiva
- faraónica
- faraónico
- fuerte
- tremenda
- tremendo
- abuso
- exagerado
English:
excessive
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- fulsome
- hard
- immoderate
- inflated
- punitive
- steep
- undue
- unreasonable
- extortionate
- inordinate
- loosely
* * *excesivo, -a adjexcessive;se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals* * *adj excessive* * *excesivo, -va adj: excessive♦ excesivamente adv* * *excesivo adj excessive -
19 exorbitante
adj.exorbitant.* * *► adjetivo1 exorbitant, excessive* * *ADJ exorbitant* * *adjetivo exorbitant* * *= extortionate, outrageous.Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.----* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* * *adjetivo exorbitant* * *= extortionate, outrageous.Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.* * *exorbitanttenía un precio exorbitante it was exorbitantly o astronomically expensive, it was an astronomical o exorbitant price* * *
exorbitante adjetivo
exorbitant
exorbitante adjetivo exorbitant, excessive: me parece exorbitante la cantidad que cobran por dietas algunos ejecutivos, I think that some executives receive exorbitant travelling allowances
' exorbitante' also found in these entries:
English:
fancy
- outrageous
- exorbitant
- inordinate
* * *exorbitante adjexorbitant* * *adj exorbitant* * *exorbitante adj: exorbitant -
20 exterminio
m.extermination.* * *1 extermination, wiping out (destrucción) destruction* * ** * *masculino extermination* * *= killing, extermination, decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex. As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *masculino extermination* * *= killing, extermination, decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *extermination* * *
exterminio sustantivo masculino
extermination
exterminio sustantivo masculino extermination
' exterminio' also found in these entries:
English:
extermination
* * *exterminio nmextermination* * *m extermination* * *exterminio nm: extermination
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