-
1 aplastador
• overwhelming -
2 aplastante
• overwhelming• smashing -
3 derrota completa
• overwhelming defeat• rout• total defeat -
4 victoria rotunda
• overwhelming victory -
5 aplastante
adj.1 crushing, overwhelming (victoria, derrota).2 large.* * *► adjetivo1 crushing, overwhelming\triunfo/victoria aplastante (electoral) landslide victory* * *adj.overwhelming, crushing, sweeping* * *ADJ overwhelming, crushing* * *adjetivo < mayoría> overwhelming; <victoria/derrota> overwhelming, crushing; < lógica> devastating* * *= overwhelming, overpowering, crushing.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.----* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* * *adjetivo < mayoría> overwhelming; <victoria/derrota> overwhelming, crushing; < lógica> devastating* * *= overwhelming, overpowering, crushing.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* * *‹mayoría› overwhelming; ‹victoria› overwhelming, resounding ( before n); ‹derrota› crushingrebatió todos sus argumentos con una lógica aplastante she refuted all his arguments with devastating logic* * *
aplastante adjetivo ‹ mayoría› overwhelming;
‹victoria/derrota› overwhelming, crushing;
‹ lógica› devastating
aplastante adjetivo crushing
Pol victoria aplastante, landslide victory
' aplastante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apabullante
- coherencia
English:
crushing
- landslide victory
- overwhelming
- devastating
- land
- over
- rout
* * *aplastante adj[victoria, derrota] crushing, overwhelming; [apoyo, mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming;esa argumentación es de una lógica aplastante that line of reasoning is devastating in its logic* * *adj overwhelming; calor suffocating;una mayoría aplastante an overwhelming majority* * *aplastante adj: crushing, overwhelming* * *aplastante adj (victoria) overwhelming -
6 arrollador
adj.1 vast, overwhelming.2 sweeping, devastating, complete.3 rolling, winding.m.windlass.* * *► adjetivo1 overwhelming, irresistible* * *(f. - arrolladora)adj.* * *ADJtenía una personalidad arrolladora — she had an overwhelming o overpowering personality
* * *- dora adjetivob) <fuerza/ataque> devastatingc) <personalidad/elocuencia> overpowering* * *= overwhelming.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.----* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* * *- dora adjetivob) <fuerza/ataque> devastatingc) <personalidad/elocuencia> overpowering* * *= overwhelming.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* * *1 ‹éxito› overwhelming, resounding ( before n); ‹victoria› crushing, overwhelmingganaron por una mayoría arrolladora they won by an overwhelming majority2 ‹fuerza/viento/ataque› devastating3 ‹personalidad/elocuencia› overpowering* * *
arrollador◊ - dora adjetivo
arrollador,-ora adj fig overwhelming
(éxito) resounding
(carácter) captivating
' arrollador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apabullante
- arrolladora
English:
devastating
- hugely
- whirl
* * *arrollador, -ora adj[victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [superioridad] overwhelming; [éxito] resounding, overwhelming; [belleza, personalidad] dazzling;es de una simpatía arrolladora she's an incredibly nice person* * *adj overwhelming* * *arrollador, - dora adj: sweeping, overwhelming -
7 abrumador
adj.1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.m.oppressor.* * *► adjetivo1 overwhelming, crushing* * *(f. - abrumadora)adj.devastating, overwhelming, crushing* * *ADJ1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *- dora adjetivoa) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelmingb) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy* * *= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* * *1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy* * *
abrumador◊ - dora adjetivo
abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
' abrumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumadora
- experimentar
English:
grief
- devastating
* * *abrumador, -ora adj[mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market* * *adj overwhelming* * *: crushing, overwhelming -
8 apabullante
adj.overwhelming.* * *► adjetivo1 (victoria, éxito) resounding, overwhelming; (persona) overpowering* * *adj.* * *ADJ shattering, crushing, overwhelming* * *adjetivo <victoria/éxito> resounding, overwhelming; <rapidez/habilidad> incredible, extraordinary; < personalidad> overpowering* * *= bewildering, crushing, stunning, overwhelming.Ex. The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.Ex. The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* * *adjetivo <victoria/éxito> resounding, overwhelming; <rapidez/habilidad> incredible, extraordinary; < personalidad> overpowering* * *= bewildering, crushing, stunning, overwhelming.Ex: The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.
Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* * *1 ‹victoria› resounding ( before n), overwhelming, crushing; ‹éxito› resounding ( before n), overwhelming; ‹rapidez/habilidad› incredible, extraordinary2 ‹personalidad› overpowering* * *
apabullante adjetivo ‹victoria/éxito› resounding ( before n), overwhelming;
‹rapidez/habilidad› incredible, extraordinary;
‹ personalidad› overpowering
apabullante adj fam
1 (aplastante, arrollador) overwhelming
2 (personalidad) overpowering
' apabullante' also found in these entries:
English:
anguish
- bewildering
- crushing
- devastating
- over
* * *apabullante adj[victoria, éxito] overwhelming; [edificio, película] stunning, breathtaking; [rapidez, habilidad] breathtaking, astonishing;es de una simpatía apabullante he's extremely friendly* * *adj overwhelming* * *apabullante adj: overwhelming, crushing -
9 avasallador
adj.overpowering, domineering, relentless.* * *► adjetivo1 overwhelming, overpowering* * *ADJ overwhelming* * *- dora, avasallante adjetivoa) <persona/actitud> domineering, overbearingb) < triunfo> resounding* * *= overbearing, overwhelming.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* * *- dora, avasallante adjetivoa) <persona/actitud> domineering, overbearingb) < triunfo> resounding* * *= overbearing, overwhelming.Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* * *1 ‹persona/actitud› domineering, overbearingla fuerza avasalladora del mar embravecido the overwhelming o overpowering force of the stormy sea2 ‹triunfo› resounding ( before n)* * *
avasallador◊ - dora, avasallante adjetivo
* * *avasallador, -ora♦ adjoverwhelming♦ nm,fslave-driver* * *adj domineering* * *avasallador, - dora adj: overwhelming -
10 agobiante
adj.1 overwhelming.2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.3 tiresome.* * *► adjetivo1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting2 (abrumado) overwhelming4 (persona) tiresome, tiring* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressiveun día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day
2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelminges agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything
* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
* * *= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.* * *adj,hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hotresultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him* * *
agobiante,
‹ calor› stifling;◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him
agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring
' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling
* * *agobiante adj[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;trabajo agobiante backbreaking work* * *adj1 trabajo exhausting2 calor stifling* * *agobiante adj1) : exhausting, overwhelming2) : stifling, oppressive -
11 arrollar
v.1 to roll (up).María arrolló la lMaría al terminar Mary rolled the yarn when she finished.2 to knock down, to run over.El auto veloz arrolló al perrito The speeding car ran over the puppy.3 to sweep away.El agua arrolló las casas The water swept away the houses.4 to crush.5 to have an overwhelming victory, to carry off the palm, to come off with flying colors, to have an overwhelming triumph.María arrolló en las elecciones Mary had an overwhelming victory in the...6 to have an overwhelming victory over, to beat, to defeat utterly, to have an overwhelming triumph over.María arrolló a su contrincante Mary had an overwhelming victory over her...7 to wind, to spool.La máquina arrolla el hilo The machine winds the thread.8 to wrap.Arrolló la tortilla e hizo un taco He wrapped the tortilla and made a taco.* * *1 (envolver) to roll (up)2 (el viento) to sweep away3 (al enemigo) to crush, rout4 (atropellar) to run over* * *IVT1) (=enrollar) [gen] to roll up; [+ cable, cuerda, hilo] to coil, wind2) (=arrastrar) [río] to sweep away, wash away; [+ enemigo] to rout; [+ adversario] to crush; [+ peatón] to run over, knock down3) [+ persona] [en debate] to crush; (=asombrar) to dumbfound, leave speechlessIIVT = arrullar 1.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) vehículo to run over; muchedumbre/agua/viento to sweep o carry awayb) (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelm2) <papel/cable> enrollar 1)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) vehículo to run over; muchedumbre/agua/viento to sweep o carry awayb) (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelm2) <papel/cable> enrollar 1)* * *arrollar11 = devastate.Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
arrollar22 = win by + a landslide.Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.
* * *arrollar [A1 ]vtA1 «vehículo» to run over; «muchedumbre» to sweep o carry away; «agua/viento» to sweep o carry away2 (derrotar, vencer) to crush, overwhelmB ‹papel/carne/cable› enrollar■ arrollarvi(triunfar) to triumpharrolló en los mundiales he achieved a crushing o resounding victory o he triumphed in the world championshipsdondequiera que iba arrollaba con su simpatía everywhere he went he won people over with his warmth* * *
arrollar ( conjugate arrollar) verbo transitivo
[muchedumbre/agua/viento] to sweep o carry away
arrollar verbo transitivo
I (atropellar) to run over
II vi Dep Pol to win easily
* * *♦ vt1. [atropellar] to knock down, to run over;lo arrolló un coche he was knocked down o run over by a car2. [tirar] [sujeto: agua, viento] to sweep away3. [vencer] to crush4. [enrollar] to roll (up)♦ vi[ganar todos los premios] to sweep the board; [vencer claramente] to achieve a crushing victory* * *v/t1 AUTO run over2 figcrush, overwhelm* * *arrollar vt1) : to sweep away, to carry away2) : to crush, to overwhelm3) : to run over (with a vehicle) -
12 contundente
adj.1 blunt (arma, objeto).2 convincing, decisive, forceful, conclusive.* * *► adjetivo1 (arma) blunt2 figurado (categórico) convincing, overwhelming, weighty■ un "no" contundente a firm "no"* * *ADJ1) [arma] offensive; [instrumento] blunt2) (=aplastante) [argumento] forceful, convincing; [prueba] conclusive; [derrota, victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [tono] forceful; [efecto, método] severe; [arbitraje] strict, severe; [juego] tough, hard, aggressive* * *a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavyb) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing* * *= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex. We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.Ex. The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex. It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.----* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.* * *a) <objeto/instrumento> blunt; < golpe> severe, heavyb) <argumento/respuesta> forceful; < prueba> convincing; < victoria> resounding; < fracaso> crushing* * *= assertive, cogent, vociferous, vocal, forthright, uncompromising, categorical, unequivocal, categoric, unmitigaged, arresting, power-packed.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.* pruebas contundentes = hard evidence.* * *1 ‹objeto/instrumento› bluntfue golpeado con un objeto contundente he was hit with a blunt instrumentle asestó un golpe contundente he dealt her a severe o heavy blow2 ‹argumento› forceful, convincing; ‹prueba› convincing, conclusive; ‹victoria› resounding ( before n); ‹fracaso› crushing, overwhelmingel candidato fue elegido de forma contundente the candidate was elected by an overwhelming majorityhizo un ademán contundente he made an emphatic gesturefue contundente en sus declaraciones he was most emphatic o categorical in his statements* * *
contundente adjetivo
‹ golpe› severe, heavy
‹ prueba› convincing;
‹fracaso/victoria› resounding ( before n);
contundente adjetivo
1 (convincente) convincing
(concluyente) conclusive
2 (golpe) heavy
(objeto) blunt
' contundente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tajante
English:
forcible
- hard-hitting
- sound
- stunning
- telling
- blunt
- clinch
- decisive
* * *contundente adj1. [arma, objeto] blunt;lanzaron objetos contundentes contra la policía they threw heavy objects at the police2. [golpe] heavy;recibió un puñetazo contundente he was punched hard3. [razonamiento, argumento] forceful, convincing;[prueba] conclusive, convincing; [victoria] comprehensive, resounding;la empresa dio una respuesta contundente a los huelguistas the company dealt with the strikers decisively;se mostró contundente al exigir la dimisión del secretario general he was quite categorical in demanding the resignation of the general secretary* * ** * *contundente adj1) : bluntun objeto contundente: a blunt instrument2) : forceful, convincing♦ contundentemente adv -
13 sobrecogedor
adj.overwhelming, enthralling, breathtaking, spellbinding.* * *► adjetivo1 (conmovedor) dramatic, awesome2 (que da miedo) frightening* * *ADJ1) [paisaje, silencio] imposing, impressive2) (=horrible) horrific* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex. The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *- dora adjetivo shocking, horrific* * *= daunting, eerie, breathtaking, gripping, hair-raising, groundshaking, overwhelming.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: This ' hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* paisaje sobrecogedor = breathtaking scenery.* vista sobrecogedora = breathtaking view.* * *1 (conmovedor) ‹experiencia/silencio› moving2 (espantoso) shocking, horrific* * *
sobrecogedor◊ - dora adjetivo
shocking, horrific
sobrecogedor,-ora adjetivo eerie, awesome
' sobrecogedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impresionante
- sobrecogedora
English:
daunting
* * *sobrecogedor, -ora adj1. [terrorífico] frightening, startling2. [impresionante] shocking, harrowing* * *adj -
14 desconcertante
adj.disconcerting.* * *► adjetivo1 disconcerting, upsetting* * *ADJ disconcerting* * *adjetivo disconcerting* * *= bewildering, disconcerting, stunning, baffling, dizzying, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, overwhelming.Ex. The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.Ex. The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.Ex. The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex. 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.Ex. Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.Ex. 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.* * *adjetivo disconcerting* * *= bewildering, disconcerting, stunning, baffling, dizzying, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, overwhelming.Ex: The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.
Ex: The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.Ex: 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.Ex: Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.* * *disconcerting* * *
desconcertante adjetivo
disconcerting
desconcertante adjetivo disconcerting
' desconcertante' also found in these entries:
English:
baffling
- disconcerting
- perplexing
- bewildering
- unnerving
* * *desconcertante adjdisconcerting* * *desconcertante adj: disconcerting -
15 devastador
adj.devastating, destructive, shattering.m.1 devastator, destructor.2 destroying insect.* * *► adjetivo1 devastating► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 devastator* * *(f. - devastadora)adj.* * *ADJ devastating* * *- dora adjetivo devastating* * *= deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], hammer-blow, desolating, devastating, crippling, shattering, overwhelming.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex. The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.----* de un modo devastador = devastatingly.* * *- dora adjetivo devastating* * *= deadly [deadlier -comp., deadliest -sup.], hammer-blow, desolating, devastating, crippling, shattering, overwhelming.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.Ex: The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.* de un modo devastador = devastatingly.* * *‹tormenta/incendio/guerra› devastatinglas consecuencias psicológicas pueden ser devastadoras the psychological consequences can be devastating* * *
devastador◊ - dora adjetivo
devastating
devastador,-ora adjetivo devastating
' devastador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
devastadora
- desolador
English:
blistering
- devastating
* * *devastador, -ora adjdevastating* * *devastador, - dora adj: devastating -
16 mayoría
f.1 majority, bulk.2 marginal constituency.* * *1 majority■ la mayoría de los hombres... most men...\alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of ageestar en mayoría to be in the majoritytener mayoría de edad to be of agemayoría absoluta absolute majoritymayoría de edad age of majoritymayoría relativa relative majoritymayoría silenciosa silent majority* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los españoles — the majority of Spaniards, most Spaniards
la mayoría de las veces — usually, on most occasions
islas inhabitadas en su mayoría — islands, most of which are o which are mostly uninhabited
mayoría minoritaria — simple majority, relative majority
mayoría relativa — simple majority, relative majority
2)mayoría de edad — adulthood, majority
cumplir o llegar a la mayoría de edad — to come of age
* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *1 (mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas most of the experts, the majority of expertsla inmensa mayoría de los españoles the great o vast majority of Spaniardslos participantes, en su mayoría jóvenes, … the participants, most of them young, … o the majority of them young, …estar en mayoría to be in the majorityCompuestos:absolute majorityage of majorityal alcanzar or llegar a la mayoría de edad on coming of age, on reaching the age of majoritymoral majoritysimple o ( BrE) relative majorityconsiguió una mayoría relativa he topped the poll o he achieved the highest number of votessilent majoritysimple majority* * *
mayoría sustantivo femenino
majority;◊ la gran mayoría de … the great majority of …;
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría to be in the majority;
gobierno de la mayoría majority rule;
mayoría absoluta/relativa absolute/simple majority;
llegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age
mayoría sustantivo femenino
1 majority, most: la mayoría de los alumnos vive cerca, most of the students live nearby
la mayoría de los españoles es escéptica, most Spaniards are sceptics
una mayoría silenciosa, a silent majority
2 Pol majority: el partido nacionalista ganó por mayoría, the nationalist party won by a majority
mayoría absoluta/relativa/simple, absolute/relative/ simple majority
La palabra majority es algo formal fuera del contexto político. Normalmente traducimos mayoría por most o most of. Most se emplea para indicar un concepto general (la mayoría de la gente, most people; la mayoría de los hombres, most men) y most of para referirse a un grupo reducido (la mayoría de mis amigos, most of my friends). ➣ Ver nota en majority
' mayoría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebaño
- refrendar
- abrumador
- alcanzar
- amplio
- aplastante
- arrollador
- generalidad
- grande
- holgado
- no
English:
adulthood
- age
- bulk
- clear
- edition
- elect
- electorate
- get on
- great
- majority
- most
- mostly
- of
- often
- silent
- sports
- vast
- vote
* * *mayoría nf1. [mayor parte] majority;la mayoría de most of;la mayoría de los españoles most Spaniards;la mayoría de las veces usually, most often;en su mayoría in the mainmayoría absoluta absolute majority;mayoría cualificada qualified majority;mayoría silenciosa silent majority;mayoría simple simple majorityllegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age;la mayoría de edad democrática del país the country's democratic coming of age* * *f majority;mayoría de votos majority of votes;alcanzar la mayoría de edad come of age;la mayoría de the majority of, most (of);en la mayoría de los casos in the majority of cases, in most cases;la mayoría de las veces most of the time* * *mayoría nf1) : majority2)en su mayoría : on the whole* * *mayoría n majority -
17 mayoría aplastante
(n.) = overwhelming majorityEx. The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.* * *(n.) = overwhelming majorityEx: The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.
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18 probar suerte
v.to try one's luck.* * *to try one's luck* * *(v.) = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shotEx. At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.Ex. Next time I am there I will give it a shot.Ex. If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.Ex. Filled with an overwhelming inspiration, the two moviemakers decided to take a stab at the world of television by turning the camera on themselves.Ex. He decided to make a stab at a career in show business in New York but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks.Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex. Mr. Schwarzenegger eventually starred in numerous Hollywood hits before trying his luck in politics in 2003.Ex. Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.Ex. I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising.Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.Ex. Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is taking a long shot and hoping to sell its flooded, unsalvageable school buses on eBay.* * *(v.) = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shotEx: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.
Ex: Next time I am there I will give it a shot.Ex: If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.Ex: Filled with an overwhelming inspiration, the two moviemakers decided to take a stab at the world of television by turning the camera on themselves.Ex: He decided to make a stab at a career in show business in New York but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks.Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.Ex: Mr. Schwarzenegger eventually starred in numerous Hollywood hits before trying his luck in politics in 2003.Ex: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.Ex: I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising.Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.Ex: Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is taking a long shot and hoping to sell its flooded, unsalvageable school buses on eBay. -
19 demoledor
adj.devastating, smashing, demolishing, knockout.m.demolisher, housebreaker, wrecker.* * *► adjetivo1 demolishing2 figurado devastating* * *ADJ1) [ataque, efecto] shattering2) (=destructivo) [argumento] overwhelming; [crítica] devastating* * *- dora adjetivoa) < máquina> demolition (before n)b) <ataque/crítica> devastating* * *= devastating, shattering.Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.Ex. The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.----* algo demoledor = steamroller.* resultar ser demoledor = prove + crushing.* * *- dora adjetivoa) < máquina> demolition (before n)b) <ataque/crítica> devastating* * *= devastating, shattering.Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
Ex: The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.* algo demoledor = steamroller.* resultar ser demoledor = prove + crushing.* * *1 ‹máquina› demolition ( before n)2 ‹ataque/fuerza› devastating3 ‹crítica/testimonio› devastating* * *
demoledor◊ - dora adjetivo
demoledor,-ora adj fig devastating
' demoledor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demoledora
English:
devastating
* * *demoledor, -ora adj1. [huracán, terremoto, inundaciones] devastating;[energía, empuje, fuerza] overwhelming, overpowering2. [crítica, ataque, declaración] devastating3. [argumento] overwhelming, crushing* * *adj demolition atr ; figdevastating* * *: devastating -
20 embargar
v.1 to seize, to distrain (law).le han embargado todos sus bienes his property has been seized2 to overcome.3 to embargo, to impose an embargo on, to confiscate, to seize.Ella embargó sus bienes She embargoed his possessions.4 to claim an embargo against, to file an embargo against.5 to make an embargo, to distrain, to levy, to attach property by judicial order.6 to absorb, to captivate.La película embargó a María The movie absorbed Mary.7 to be overwhelmed by, to be overcome by.Nos embargó un sentimiento extraño We were overwhelmed by a strange feeling.8 to obstruct, to make difficult, to hinder.Su mala actitud embarga mis planes His bad attitude obstructs my plans.* * *1 DERECHO to seize, sequestrate, impound2 (emociones) to overcome* * *verb1) to seize, impound2) overwhelm* * *VT1) (Jur) to seize, impound2) [+ sentidos] to overpower, overwhelm3) (=estorbar) to impede, hinder4) (=frenar) to restrain* * *verbo transitivo2)a) ( sobrecoger)* * *verbo transitivo2)a) ( sobrecoger)* * *embargar [A3 ]vtB1(sobrecoger): lo embargó la emoción he was overcome o overwhelmed by emotionla pena que nos embarga a todos the overwhelming grief we all feel2 (absorber) ‹tiempo› to take upla música embargaba toda la atención del público the music held the audience spellboundestaba totalmente embargado en el libro he was totally engrossed o absorbed in his book* * *
embargar ( conjugate embargar) verbo transitivo ‹ bienes› to seize, to sequestrate (frml);
‹ vehículo› to impound
embargar verbo transitivo
1 Jur (una propiedad, cuenta) to seize, impound
2 (arrebatar, poseer) to fill, overcome: al oírla cantar, me embargó la emoción, when I heard her singing, I was overwhelmed with emotion
' embargar' also found in these entries:
English:
attach
- embargo
- seize
* * *embargar vt[vehículo] to impound; [cuenta bancaria] to freeze;le han embargado todos sus bienes all his property has been seized* * *v/t1 JUR seize2 figoverwhelm, overcome* * *embargar {52} vt1) : to seize, to impound2) : to overwhelm
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