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1 exageración
f.1 exaggeration, extremism, extralimitation.2 overstatement, big talk, exaggeration.* * *1 exaggeration\¡qué exageración! come off it!* * *SF exaggerationdice que lleva diez horas trabajando ¡qué exageración! — he says he's been working for ten hours? that's such an exaggeration! o what an exaggeration!
-piden diez millones por esa casa -¡menuda exageración! — "they're asking ten million for that house" - "that's way too much! o that's a ridiculous amount!"
* * *femenino exaggeration* * *= exaggeration, overplaying [over-playing], hyperbole, overstatement.Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.Ex. For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.Ex. One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.----* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* * *femenino exaggeration* * *= exaggeration, overplaying [over-playing], hyperbole, overstatement.Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
Ex: For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* * *exaggerationsería una exageración decir que … it would be an exaggeration to say that …, it would be exaggerating to say that …no sé cómo trabaja tantas horas, es una exageración I don't know how he can work such long hours, he's overdoing it o it's too muchno pienso pagar ese precio, es una exageración I'm not going to pay that price, it's excessive o it's exorbitant o it's much too expensive* * *
exageración sustantivo femenino
exaggeration
exageración sustantivo femenino exaggeration, excessive amount, too much: ¿no te parece una exageración la cantidad de pan que has comprado? don't you think that you bought way too much bread?
' exageración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morirse
- cuento
- jalada
- teatro
English:
exaggeration
- gross
- sensationally
- wild
- over
* * *exageración nfexaggeration;decir que son amigos sería una exageración to say they were friends would be to go too far;este precio es una exageración that's a ridiculous price;su reacción me pareció una exageración I thought his reaction was a bit extreme;en su casa tiene una exageración de libros she's got stacks of books at home* * *f exaggeration* * ** * *exageración n exaggeration -
2 exageración de las cualidades de Algo
(n.) = oversellingEx. One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.* * *(n.) = oversellingEx: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
Spanish-English dictionary > exageración de las cualidades de Algo
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3 exageración de los méritos de Algo
(n.) = oversellingEx. One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.* * *(n.) = oversellingEx: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
Spanish-English dictionary > exageración de los méritos de Algo
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4 cualidad
f.1 quality.2 attribute, peculiarity, quality.* * *1 (de persona) quality, attribute2 (de cosa) quality, property* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=virtud) quality; (=talento) talentsu principal cualidad era la lealtad — loyalty was their main virtue, their foremost quality was loyalty
2) (=atributo) attribute, characteristic3) (Fís, Fil) property* * *a) (virtud, aptitud) qualityb) ( característica) quality* * *= attribute, quality, strength, gift, character trait.Ex. A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.Ex. The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex. Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.----* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro = recordness.* cualidades = competence.* cualidades empresariales = entrepreneurial skills.* cualidades personales = personal qualities.* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* tener cualidades + Adjetivo = be of + Adjetivo + quality.* * *a) (virtud, aptitud) qualityb) ( característica) quality* * *= attribute, quality, strength, gift, character trait.Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.* con cualidades humanas = anthropomorphic.* cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro = recordness.* cualidades = competence.* cualidades empresariales = entrepreneurial skills.* cualidades personales = personal qualities.* diferir en cualidad = differ in + kind (from).* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* tener cualidades + Adjetivo = be of + Adjetivo + quality.* * *1 (virtud, aptitud) qualitytiene muy buenas cualidades she has many good qualitiesentre sus cualidades no se cuenta la paciencia patience is not one of his virtues2 (característica) qualitylas cualidades de la lana the qualities o properties of wool* * *
cualidad sustantivo femenino
quality
cualidad sustantivo femenino quality
' cualidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adherencia
- arbitrariedad
- de
- despiste
- desplegar
- ser
- estiramiento
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- honor
- incapaz
- injusticia
- notable
- novedad
- pecar
- perder
- presumir
- propiedad
- rareza
- relativa
- relativo
- respirar
- resplandecer
- revestir
- ridiculez
- rozar
- selectividad
- tacto
- tontería
- trivialidad
- vaguedad
- virtud
- admirar
- amabilidad
- astucia
- atributo
- atrocidad
- belleza
- complicación
- criminalidad
- curiosidad
- decisión
- descortesía
- determinación
- dignidad
- divinidad
- estupidez
- evidencia
- excelencia
- extravagancia
English:
check
- decision
- exude
- merit
- point
- quality
* * *cualidad nf1. [característica] characteristic, quality;su cualidad más destacada es la conductividad its most notable characteristic o property is its conductivity2. [virtud] quality;tiene buenas cualidades para la música she has an aptitude for music* * *f quality* * *cualidad nf: quality, trait* * * -
5 hipérbole
f.hyperbole.* * *1 hyperbole* * *SF hyperbole* * *femenino hyperbole* * *= hyperbole.Ex. One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.* * *femenino hyperbole* * *= hyperbole.Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
* * *hyperbole* * *
hipérbole sustantivo femenino hyperbole, overstatement: recibimos un folleto que describía con hipérboles las maravillas del hotel, I received a brochure that overstated the hotel's features
' hipérbole' also found in these entries:
English:
hyperbole
* * *hipérbole nfhyperbole* * *f hyperbole* * *hipérbole nf: hyperbole -
6 mérito
m.merit, credit.* * *1 (de alguien) merit2 (de algo) merit, worth\hacer mérito de algo to mention somethinghacer méritos para algo to strive to be deserving of something* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=valor) merit, worthde mérito — of merit, worthy
tener mérito: eso tiene mucho mérito — that's very commendable
"serán méritos los idiomas" — [en anuncio] "languages an advantage"
2) (=mención)* * *masculino merit, worthquitarle or restarle méritos a alguien — to take the credit away from somebody
hacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos — ( para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; ( para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amends
* * *= merit, credit, claim to fame.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.----* atribuir el mérito a = credit.* atribuirse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* atribuirse el mérito de Algo = claim + credit for.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* digno de mérito = meritorious.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* exagerar los méritos de Algo = oversell.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* mérito + atribuirse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* méritos profesionales = merit.* por méritos = meritorious.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* reconocer el mérito de Alguien = get + Posesivo + due(s).* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* tener mérito = be meritorious.* * *masculino merit, worthquitarle or restarle méritos a alguien — to take the credit away from somebody
hacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos — ( para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; ( para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amends
* * *= merit, credit, claim to fame.Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.* atribuir el mérito a = credit.* atribuirse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* atribuirse el mérito de Algo = claim + credit for.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* digno de mérito = meritorious.* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.* exagerar los méritos de Algo = oversell.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* llevarse el mérito = take + the credit (for).* mérito + atribuirse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* méritos profesionales = merit.* por méritos = meritorious.* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.* quitar mérito = detract from.* reconocer el mérito de Alguien = get + Posesivo + due(s).* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* tener mérito = be meritorious.* * *merit, worthuna obra de mérito a commendable piece of workuna persona de mérito a worthy personuna novela de poco mérito a novel of little worth o meritno le veo ningún mérito a lo que ha hecho I don't think that what she's done is at all admirable, I can't see any merit in what she's donequitarle or restarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sbse atribuyó el mérito de haberlo descubierto he took the credit for having discovered ittiene mucho mérito que lo hayas hecho sin ayuda it says a lot for you o it's very commendable that you did it without any helphacer méritos: va a tener que hacer méritos (para conseguir algo) he's going to have to earn it; (para compensar algo) he's going to have to make amendste voy a llevar al teatro pero vas a tener que hacer méritos I'll take you to the theater but you'll have to be on your best behavior o you'll have to behavetendrá que hacer méritos si quiere que lo perdone he'll have to make it up to me if he wants me to forgive himCompuesto:mpl mention in dispatches* * *
mérito sustantivo masculino
merit, worth;
una persona de mérito a worthy person;
tener mérito to be praiseworthy;
quitarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sb;
atribuirse el mérito de algo to take the credit for sth
mérito sustantivo masculino
1 (merecimiento) merit
2 (valor por el esfuerzo realizado) tiene mérito que te disculpes, it's very commendable of you to apologize
un trabajo de mérito, a commendable work
' mérito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
notable
- valor
- mero
English:
detract
- DSO
- merit
- saving
- undeserving
- unworthiness
- walkover
- credit
* * *mérito nmmerit;todo el mérito es suyo she deserves all the credit;tiene mucho mérito it's no mean achievement;tiene mucho mérito que cuide él solo de sus padres he deserves a lot of praise for looking after his parents on his own;de mérito: un dramaturgo de mérito an accomplished playwright;un edificio de mérito a fine building;no quiero quitar mérito a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;hacer méritos: está haciendo méritos para que lo elijan he is doing everything he can to get elected;no ha hecho méritos para merecer un aprobado he hasn't done enough to deserve a pass;se está esforzando por hacer méritos ante su jefe she's trying to get into her boss's good booksmérito técnico [en patinaje sobre hielo] technical merit* * *m merit;hacer méritos work hard;de mérito worthy* * *mérito nm: merit* * *mérito n merit -
7 sobreventa
SF (tb: sobreventa de billetes) overbooking* * *sobreventa nfoverbookingsobreventa de billetes overbooking* * *f overselling
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