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1 esmerado
adj.1 thorough, careful, painstaking.2 conscientious, thorough, sedulous.past part.past participle of spanish verb: esmerar.* * *1→ link=esmerar esmerar► adjetivo1 (trabajo) careful, neat2 (persona) careful, painstaking, conscientious* * *ADJ1) [trabajo] careful, neat2) [persona] careful, painstaking* * *- da adjetivo < persona> conscientious, painstaking; < presentación> careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado — she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work
* * *= sedulous.Ex. He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.* * *- da adjetivo < persona> conscientious, painstaking; < presentación> careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado — she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work
* * *= sedulous.Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.
* * *esmerado -da‹persona› conscientious, painstaking; ‹presentación› careful, painstakingpresentó un trabajo esmerado she submitted a piece of work that she had taken a lot of trouble o care over, she submitted an excellent, beautifully presented piece of work* * *
Del verbo esmerarse: ( conjugate esmerarse)
esmerado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
esmerado
esmerarse
esmerado
‹ presentación› careful, painstaking;
‹ trabajo› carefully done
esmerarse ( conjugate esmerarse) verbo pronominal
to go to a lot of trouble;
esmerado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) painstaking
2 (cosa) neatly done
esmerarse verbo reflexivo
1 (poner cuidado, atención) to take care, to do one's best
2 (esforzarse) to try very hard [en, por, to]
' esmerado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esmerada
- celoso
English:
elaborate
- careful
- delicate
- diligent
* * *esmerado, -a adj[persona] painstaking, careful; [trabajo] carefully done, polished* * *adj meticulous* * *esmerado, -da adj: careful, painstaking -
2 concienzudo
adj.conscientious, workmanly, careful, workmanlike.* * *► adjetivo1 conscientious* * *(f. - concienzuda)adj.* * *ADJ1) [estudiante, trabajador] conscientious2) [estudio, esfuerzo] painstaking, thorough* * *- da adjetivo <trabajador/estudiante> conscientious; <estudio/repaso/análisis> thorough, painstaking* * *= conscientious, well thought out, earnest, thoroughgoing.Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.Ex. Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.Ex. She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.* * *- da adjetivo <trabajador/estudiante> conscientious; <estudio/repaso/análisis> thorough, painstaking* * *= conscientious, well thought out, earnest, thoroughgoing.Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
Ex: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.* * *concienzudo -da‹trabajador/estudiante› conscientious; ‹estudio/repaso/análisis› thorough, painstaking* * *
concienzudo◊ -da adjetivo ‹trabajador/estudiante› conscientious;
‹estudio/repaso/análisis› thorough, painstaking
concienzudo,-a adjetivo conscientious
' concienzudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concienzuda
- responsable
English:
conscientious
- diligent
- painstaking
- thorough
* * *concienzudo, -a adj[persona] conscientious; [investigación, trabajo, tratamiento] thorough* * *adj conscientious* * *concienzudo, -da adj: conscientious -
3 laborioso
adj.1 laborious, difficult, arduous, hard.2 hardworking, hard-working, industrious.* * *► adjetivo1 (trabajador) industrious, diligent2 (trabajoso) laborious* * *ADJ1) (=dedicado, constante) hard-working, industrious2) (=minucioso) painstaking3) (=dificultoso) [trabajo, negociaciones] laborious, difficult* * *- sa adjetivo < persona> hardworking, industrious; < abejas> industrious; < tarea> laborious* * *= laborious, painstaking, labour-intensive [labour intensive].Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex. Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.* * *- sa adjetivo < persona> hardworking, industrious; < abejas> industrious; < tarea> laborious* * *= laborious, painstaking, labour-intensive [labour intensive].Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.* * *laborioso -sa1 ‹persona› hardworking, industrious, diligent; ‹abejas› industrious2 ‹trabajo/investigación› laborious* * *
laborioso
‹ abejas› industrious;
‹ tarea› laborious
laborioso,-a adjetivo
1 (trabajador) hardworking
2 (trabajoso) laborious
' laborioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fina
- fino
- laboriosa
English:
arduous
- laborious
* * *laborioso, -a adj1. [aplicado] hard-working2. [difícil] laborious, arduous* * *adj1 tarea laborious2 persona industrious, hard-working* * *laborioso, -sa adj1) : laborious, hard2) : industrious, hard-working -
4 minucioso
adj.thorough, detailed, complete, detail-oriented.* * *► adjetivo1 meticulous, thorough, painstaking* * *(f. - minuciosa)adj.1) minute2) detailed3) thorough* * *ADJ1) (=meticuloso) thorough, meticulous2) (=detallado) very detailed* * *- sa adjetivo <búsqueda/investigación/persona> meticulous, thorough; < informe> detailed* * *= detailed, diligent, in-depth [in depth], minute, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, stage by stage, thoroughgoing, fine-grained, attention to detail.Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. They cannot be expected to retain all of the minute details encoded in abstracting and indexing instructions.Ex. The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex. The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex. The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.Ex. Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.----* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.* examen más minucioso = closer examination.* minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).* * *- sa adjetivo <búsqueda/investigación/persona> meticulous, thorough; < informe> detailed* * *= detailed, diligent, in-depth [in depth], minute, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, stage by stage, thoroughgoing, fine-grained, attention to detail.Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.
Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: They cannot be expected to retain all of the minute details encoded in abstracting and indexing instructions.Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.* análisis más minucioso = closer examination.* entrevista minuciosa = in-depth interview.* examen más minucioso = closer examination.* minucioso del detalle = stickler for detail(s).* * *minucioso -sameticulous, thoroughun reconocimiento médico minucioso a thorough medical checkupun informe minucioso de la situación financiera a detailed report of the financial situation* * *
minucioso
‹ informe› detailed
minucioso,-a adjetivo
1 (detallista) meticulous
2 (detallado) minute, detailed
' minucioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- minuciosa
- detallista
- prolijo
English:
detailed
- exacting
- in-depth
- minute
- thorough
- elaborate
- precise
* * *minucioso, -a adj[meticuloso] meticulous; [detallado] highly detailed* * *adj meticulous, thorough* * *minucioso, -sa adj1) : minute2) detallado: detailed3) : thorough, meticulous* * *minucioso adj thorough -
5 afanoso
adj.1 laborious, hard and industrious, wearying, hard.2 worried, anxious, pre-occupied, preoccupied.3 enthusiastic, fervent, zealous.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) eager, keen, zealous2 (tarea) hard, laborious, tough* * *ADJ1) [trabajo] hard, heavy2) (=concienzudo) [temperamento] industrious; [actividad, búsqueda] feverish, hectic* * *- sa adjetivoa) <búsqueda/tarea> painstaking; <empeño/dedicación> unflaggingb) < persona> industrious* * *- sa adjetivoa) <búsqueda/tarea> painstaking; <empeño/dedicación> unflaggingb) < persona> industrious* * *afanoso -sa1 ‹búsqueda/tarea› painstaking; ‹empeño/dedicación› unflagging2 ‹persona› industrious* * *
afanoso,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) keen, eager
2 (trabajo, tarea) hard, tough
' afanoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afanosa
* * *afanoso, -a adj1. [persona] busy, hard-working2. [lucha] determined, dedicated;[búsqueda] painstaking, thorough* * *adj painstaking, industrious* * *afanoso, -sa adj1) : eager, industrious2) : arduous, hard -
6 detallado
adj.detailed, itemized, minute, blow-by-blow.past part.past participle of spanish verb: detallar.* * *1→ link=detallar detallar► adjetivo1 detailed, thorough* * *(f. - detallada)adj.* * *ADJ [informe, relato] detailed; [declaración] circumstantial; [conocimiento] detailed, intimate* * *- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed* * *= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.Ex. The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex. An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex. A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.Ex. The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex. The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex. Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex. Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.----* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.* * *- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed* * *= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.Ex: An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.* * *detallado -da‹factura/cuenta› itemized, detailed; ‹estudio/descripción› detailed* * *
Del verbo detallar: ( conjugate detallar)
detallado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
detallado
detallar
detallado◊ -da adjetivo ‹factura/cuenta› itemized;
‹estudio/descripción› detailed
detallar ( conjugate detallar) verbo transitivo
to detail
detallado,-a adjetivo detailed, thorough: le vamos a hacer un examen detallado, we're going to give him a thorough examination
detallar verbo transitivo to give the details of, list
' detallado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detallada
- minuciosa
- minucioso
- presupuesto
- puntual
English:
detailed
- elaborate
- full
- step
* * *detallado, -a adj1. [análisis, descripción, estudio] detailed2. [factura, cuenta] itemized* * *adj detailed* * *detallado adj detailed -
7 pacienzudo
adj.very patient.* * ** * ** * *pacienzudo -da‹persona› extremely patient; ‹trabajo/labor› painstaking* * *pacienzudo, -a adjFam patient -
8 Goliat
m.Goliath.David y Goliat David and Goliath...* * *SM Goliath* * *= Goliath.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* * *= Goliath.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
* * *Goliath* * *Goliat n prGoliath -
9 asesinar
v.1 to murder (person).La mafia liquida a sus enemigos The Mafia liquidates its enemies.2 to kill.* * *1 to kill, murder2 (magnicidio) to assassinate* * *verb1) to murder2) assassinate* * *VT1) (=matar) to murder; (Pol) to assassinate2) (=molestar) to pester, plague to death, pester the life out of ** * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *verbo transitivo to murder; ( por razones políticas) to assassinate* * *= kill, murder, assassinate, slay, slaughter.Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.* * *asesinar [A1 ]vtto murder; (por razones políticas) to assassinatela víctima fue asesinada a sangre fría the victim was murdered in cold bloodla adaptación asesina la obra de Lorca the adaptation mutilates o butchers Lorca's play* * *
asesinar ( conjugate asesinar) verbo transitivo
to murder;
( por razones políticas) to assassinate
asesinar verbo transitivo to murder
(perpetrar un magnicidio) to assassinate
En general, la acción (verbo) y el hecho (sustantivo) son murder, mientras a la persona la llamamos murderer. Sin embargo, cuando nos referimos al magnicidio, la acción es assassinate, el hecho es assassination y la persona es assassin.
' asesinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cargarse
- cepillarse
- ejecutar
- escabechar
- liquidar
- magnicida
- magnicidio
- ultimar
English:
assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- conspire
- do away with
- murder
- slay
* * *asesinar vt[persona] to murder; [rey, jefe de Estado] to assassinate; Fam [canción, obra teatral] to murder;lo asesinaron a sangre fría he was murdered in cold blood* * *v/t murder; POL assassinate* * *asesinar vt1) : to murder2) : to assassinate* * *asesinar vb to murder -
10 matar
v.1 to kill (quitar la vida a).lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).3 to tone down (apagar) (color).4 to round (off).* * *1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun6 (pasar) to kill■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off8 (inutilizar - sello) to frank9 (destruir - ilusiones) to kill10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round11 (suavizar - color) to tone down12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself\llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebodymatarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothingmatarse a trabajar to work oneself to deathque me maten si... I'll be damned if...* * *verb1) to kill2) butcher, slaughter3) pass, waste* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughterque me maten si... — I'll be damned if...
- entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull3) * (=molestar)4) * (=sorprender)¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *
2.VI to killno matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.----* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed
entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill
entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame
matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)
b) ( en sentido hiperbólico)es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)
me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)
3)a) < pelota> to killb) < carta> to cover2.matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill3.estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn
matarse v pron1)a) ( morir violentamente)b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself2) (fam)a) ( esforzarse)me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)
b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)* * *= do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.* ansias de matar = bloodlust.* así me maten = for the life of me.* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.* deseo de matar = bloodlust.* disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.* hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....* incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* máquina de matar = killing machine.* matar a alguien = take + life.* matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.* matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.* matar con gas = gas.* matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.* matar de hambre = starve to + death.* matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.* matar de un manotazo = swat.* matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.* matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.* matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* sed de matar = bloodlust.* si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.* * *matar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughterlo mataron a golpes they beat him to deathlo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to deathlo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a carhubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyedentrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the killla vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leadingentre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) ( fr hecha); they are all to blameasí me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lielas mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing2(en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of heres para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at schoolcuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!B ( fam); ‹sed› to quenchcompraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetitepara matar el tiempo to kill timeC1 ‹pelota› to kill2 ‹carta› to cover■ matarvi1 (causar muerte) to killno matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not killhay miradas que matan if looks could killestar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn2mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress■ matarseA1(morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accidental bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneselfse mató de un tiro she shot herselfB1 ( fam)(esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)2* * *
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' matar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- pájaro
- rematar
- suerte
- tiempo
- apedrear
- cargar
- disparar
- eliminar
- liquidar
- martirizar
- matanza
- quebrar
- sangre
- terminar
- tirar
- ultimar
English:
bird
- butcher
- club
- dead
- deliberate
- destroy
- do in
- execute
- gun down
- kill
- knock off
- pants
- put off
- shoot
- shoot down
- slaughter
- slay
- time
- trump
- wrong
- cut
- finish
- murder
- strike
- swat
* * *♦ vt1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;[animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;Fam Figcomo descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;Fam Figsi se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;Fam Figes para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;Fammatarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;[obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Famque me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;[sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;[ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to captureno quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it♦ vito kill;no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;RP Famque mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt* * *I v/tmatar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing2 ganado slaughterII v/i kill;no matarás thou shalt not kill;estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.* * *matar vt1) : to kill2) : to slaughter, to butcher3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)4) : to tone down (colors)5) : to pass, to waste (time)6) : to trump (in card games)matar vi: to kill* * *matar vb to kill -
11 persona no muy lista pero trabajadora
(n.) = plodderEx. Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy -- they see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.* * *(n.) = plodderEx: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy -- they see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.
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12 símil
adj.similar, like, alike.m.1 simile, resemblance, similitude.2 comparison, parallel.* * *► adjetivo1 (parecido) similar1 (comparación) comparison2 (semejanza) resemblance, similarity3 LITERATURA simile* * *1.ADJ similar2. SM1) (=comparación) comparison2) (Literat) simile* * *a) ( comparación) comparisonestablecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison
b) (Lit) simile* * *= analogue, simile.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.* * *a) ( comparación) comparisonestablecer or hacer un símil — to draw o make a comparison
b) (Lit) simile* * *= analogue, simile.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.* * *1 (comparación) comparisonestablecer or hacer un símil to draw o make a comparison2 ( Lit) simile3(imitación): símil cuero imitation leathersímil piel fake o synthetic fur* * *
símil sustantivo masculino
b) (Lit) simile
símil
I adjetivo similar
II sustantivo masculino simile
' símil' also found in these entries:
English:
simile
* * *símil nm1. [paralelismo] similarity, resemblance;establecer un símil to draw a comparison2. Lit simile* * ** * *símil nm1) : simile2) : analogy, comparison* * *símil n simile -
13 trabajo de restauración
(n.) = restoration workEx. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.* * *(n.) = restoration workEx: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
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14 concienzudamente
adv.conscientiously, painstakingly, thoroughly.* * *► adverbio1 conscientiously* * *ADV conscientiously* * ** * *= thoughtfully, conscientiously.Ex. Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.* * ** * *= thoughtfully, conscientiously.Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.* * *‹trabajar/estudiar› conscientiously; ‹repasar› thoroughly, painstakingly* * *concienzudamente adv thoroughly -
15 detallista
adj.1 painstaking (meticuloso).2 detail-oriented, exacting, finicky, minute.f. & m.1 retailer (commerce).2 fussy person, stickler.* * *► adjetivo1 (perfeccionista) perfectionist2 (que piensa en los demás) thoughtful, considerate1 COMERCIO retailer, retail trader* * *noun mf.1) retailer* * *1. ADJ1) (=meticuloso) meticulous2) (Com) retail antes de s2. SMF1) (=meticuloso) perfectionist2) (Com) retailer, retail trader* * *I1) ( minucioso) precise, meticulous2) (Com) retail (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Com) retailer* * *= stickler for detail(s), retailer, scrupulous, retail, downstream, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex. Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.Ex. The exchange of trading information on a regular basis influences the balance company bargaining power between upstream and downstream companies in grocery marketing.Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.* * *I1) ( minucioso) precise, meticulous2) (Com) retail (before n)IImasculino y femenino (Com) retailer* * *= stickler for detail(s), retailer, scrupulous, retail, downstream, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.Ex: The exchange of trading information on a regular basis influences the balance company bargaining power between upstream and downstream companies in grocery marketing.Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.* * *A1 (minucioso) precise, meticulous, perfectionist2 (atento) thoughtful, considerate¡qué poco detallista eres! le podías haber llevado unas flores you're not very thoughtful, you might have taken her some flowersA (persona minuciosa) perfectionistB ( Com) retailer* * *
detallista adjetivo ( minucioso) precise, meticulous
detallista
I adjetivo perfectionist
II mf Com retailer
' detallista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
minuciosa
- minucioso
English:
retailer
* * *♦ adj1. [meticuloso] meticulous, thorough;es muy detallista en su trabajo she is very meticulous o thorough in her work, she's a perfectionist in her work2. [atento] considerate, thoughtful;¡ya podías ser un poquito más detallista! you could have been a bit more considerate!♦ nmfCom retailer* * *m/f COM retailer* * *detallista adj1) : meticulous2) : retaildetallista nmf1) : perfectionist2) : retailer -
16 detenido
adj.1 arrested, on-remand, imprisoned, under arrest.2 painstaking, detailed, meticulous.3 stopped, stationary, down, at a standstill.f. & m.prisoner, detainee.past part.past participle of spanish verb: detener.* * *1→ link=detener detener► adjetivo1 (parado) held up2 (minucioso) detailed, thorough, careful3 DERECHO under arrest► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 DERECHO prisoner* * *detenido, -a1. ADJ1) (Jur) [por poco tiempo] arrested, under arrest; [por más tiempo] in custody2) (=sin prisa) [narración, estudio] detailed; [análisis, examen] thorough; [visita] unhurried, leisurely3) (=tímido) timid4) (=tacaño) mean, niggardly2.SM / F [en comisaría] person under arrest; [en cárcel] prisoner* * *I- da adjetivoa) <vehículo/tráfico> held upb) <investigación/estudio> detailed, thoroughc) (Der)II- da masculino, femenino arrested person, person under arrest; ( durante un período más largo) detainee, person held in custody* * *= meticulous, detainee.Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex. This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <vehículo/tráfico> held upb) <investigación/estudio> detailed, thoroughc) (Der)II- da masculino, femenino arrested person, person under arrest; ( durante un período más largo) detainee, person held in custody* * *= meticulous, detainee.Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.* * *1 ‹vehículo/tráfico› held upel tráfico estaba detenido a causa de la manifestación traffic was held up because of the demonstration2 ‹investigación/estudio› detailed, thorough, careful3 ( Der):las personas detenidas those arrested, those under arrest, those detainedmasculine, femininearrested person, person under arrest; (durante un período más largo) detainee, person held in custodylos detenidos fueron conducidos a la comisaría those arrested o those under arrest were taken to the police stationCompuestos:missing detaineepolitical detainee o prisoner* * *
Del verbo detener: ( conjugate detener)
detenido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
detener
detenido
detener ( conjugate detener) verbo transitivo
1 ( parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop;
‹trámite/proceso› to halt;
‹ hemorragia› to stop, staunch
2 ( arrestar) to arrest;
( encarcelar) to detain;◊ ¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!
detenerse verbo pronominal
detenidose a hacer algo to stop to do sthb) ( tomar mucho tiempo) detenidose en algo:
detenido◊ -da adjetivo
( por período más largo) in custody
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
person under arrest;
( durante un período más largo) detainee, person held in custody
detener verbo transitivo
1 to stop, halt
2 Jur (a un sospechoso) to arrest, detain
detenido,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin movimiento) standing, still, stopped
2 (un sospechoso) arrested, under arrest, detained
3 (análisis) detailed, thorough
II sustantivo masculino y femenino detainee, person under arrest
' detenido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detenida
- escrutinio
- incomunicar
- detener
- estancado
- interrogar
- interrogatorio
- parado
- varado
English:
arrest
- disorderly
- escape
- close
- custody
- detailed
- prisoner
* * *detenido, -a♦ adj1. [detallado] [análisis, estudio] careful, detailed;el tráfico se halla detenido en la N-6 debido a un accidente traffic on the N-6 is at a standstill due to an accident¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!;lleva varios días detenido he has been in (police) custody for several days;¿cuánto tiempo lo van a tener detenido? how long is he going to be detained o in (police) custody?♦ nm,fprisoner, person under arrest;los detenidos pasaron a disposición judicial the people who had been arrested were taken before a judge* * *I adj1 coche held up, delayed2 ( minucioso) detailed3:llevar detenido delincuente detainII m, detenida f person under arrest* * * -
17 escrupuloso
adj.scrupulous, fastidious, squeamish, too fussy.* * *► adjetivo1 scrupulous2 (aprensivo) finicky, fussy* * *ADJ1) (=minucioso) [al elegir algo] particular; [al hacer algo] precise2) [con la comida] fussy, pernickety, persnickety (EEUU)3) (=honesto) scrupulous* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( honrado) honest, scrupulousb) ( meticuloso) meticulousc) (Esp) ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *= scrupulous.Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.* * *- sa adjetivoa) ( honrado) honest, scrupulousb) ( meticuloso) meticulousc) (Esp) ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *= scrupulous.Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
* * *escrupuloso -sa1 (honrado) honest, scrupulousno es nada escrupuloso he's completely unscrupulous2 (meticuloso) meticulousuna escrupulosa relación de sus bienes a detailed o meticulous list of her possessionsuna revisión escrupulosa de los archivos a scrupulous o meticulous revision of the files3 ( Esp) (aprensivo) fastidious* * *
escrupuloso◊ -sa adjetivo
escrupuloso,-a adjetivo
1 (minucioso) painstaking, careful, thorough: hicieron una escrupulosa investigación forense, they carried out a thorough forensic investigation
2 (aprensivo) fastidious: siempre pide el café en vaso porque es muy escrupuloso, he always orders his coffee served in a glass because he is so fastidious
3 (riguroso) scrupulous: es un juez honesto y escrupuloso, he's an honest and scrupulous judge
' escrupuloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escrupulosa
- tiquismiquis
English:
scrupulous
* * *escrupuloso, -a adj1. [minucioso] scrupulous;en su trabajo es muy escrupuloso he is very scrupulous in his work;el respeto escrupuloso de las leyes strict observance of the law2. [aprensivo] particular, fussy;no seas tan escrupuloso con la comida don't be such a fussy eater3. [honrado] scrupulous;no es nada escrupuloso he has no scruples* * *adj1 ( cuidadoso) meticulous2 ( honrado) scrupulous3 ( aprensivo) fastidious* * *escrupuloso, -sa adj1) : scrupulous2) meticuloso: exact, meticulous♦ escrupulosamente adv -
18 esmerarse
pron.v.to take great pains.* * *1 to do one's best (en/por, to), take great pains (en/por, over)* * *VPR1) (=aplicarse) to take great pains (en over)2) (=hacer lo mejor) to do one's best* * *verbo pronominal to go to a lot of troubleesmerarse en algo: se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into this assignment; se esmera en hacerlo bien — she goes to great pains to do it properly
* * *= get on + Posesivo + running shoes, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex. This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.----* esmerarse por = take + (great) pains to.* * *verbo pronominal to go to a lot of troubleesmerarse en algo: se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into this assignment; se esmera en hacerlo bien — she goes to great pains to do it properly
* * *= get on + Posesivo + running shoes, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.* esmerarse por = take + (great) pains to.* * *esmerarse [A1 ]to go to a lot of troublese esmeró para tenerlo todo listo she went to a lot of trouble o to great pains to have everything readyse esmera mucho pero las cosas no le salen he goes to a lot of trouble o he makes a lot of effort but things just don't work out rightesmerarse EN algo:se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into o taken a lot of trouble over o taken great care over this assignmentse esmera en pronunciarlo correctamente she goes to great pains o takes great care o makes a great effort to pronounce it correctly* * *
esmerarse ( conjugate esmerarse) verbo pronominal
to go to a lot of trouble;
esmerarse verbo reflexivo
1 (poner cuidado, atención) to take care, to do one's best
2 (esforzarse) to try very hard [en, por, to]
* * *esmerarse vpr[esforzarse] to take great pains;tendrás que esmerarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make much more of an effort if you want to pass;los maquilladores se esmeraron con ella the make-up artists took especial pains with her;se esmera mucho en su trabajo she's very painstaking in her work;se esmeró en hacerlo bien she took great pains to do it well;se esmeró por quedar bien delante de sus padres he made a great effort to impress her parents* * *v/r take great care (en over)* * *esmerarse vr: to take great pains, to do one's utmost* * * -
19 laboriosidad
f.1 application, diligence.2 laboriousness.* * *1 laboriousness* * *SF1) (=dedicación) industry2) (=minuciosidad) painstaking skill3) (=dificultad) laboriousness* * *a) ( diligencia) diligenceb) ( dificultad) laboriousness* * *= industry.Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.* * *a) ( diligencia) diligenceb) ( dificultad) laboriousness* * *= industry.Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
* * *1 (diligencia) diligence, industriousnesstrabajar con laboriosidad to work diligently2 (dificultad) laboriousness* * *laboriosidad nf1. [dedicación] application, diligence2. [dificultad] laboriousness* * *f1 de tarea laboriousness2 de persona industriousness* * *laboriosidad nf: industriousness, diligence -
20 meticuloso
adj.meticulous, careful, conscientious, exacting.* * *► adjetivo1 (cuidadoso) meticulous2 peyorativo (escrupuloso) fussy, finicky* * *ADJ meticulous* * ** * *= meticulous, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.----* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].* * ** * *= meticulous, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.* demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].* * *meticuloso -sa‹trabajo/investigación› meticulous, thorough; ‹persona› meticulous* * *
meticuloso
‹ persona› meticulous
meticuloso,-a adjetivo meticulous
' meticuloso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
meticulosa
- quisquillosa
- quisquilloso
- escrupuloso
English:
careful
- fastidious
- meticulous
- painstaking
- precise
- house
* * *meticuloso, -a adjmeticulous* * *adj meticulous* * *meticuloso, -sa adj: meticulous, thorough♦ meticulosamente adv
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См. также в других словарях:
Painstaking — Pains tak ing (p[=a]nz t[=a]k [i^]ng), a. Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. Painstaking men. Harris. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Painstaking — Pains tak ing, n. The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in performance. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
painstaking — I adjective assiduous, attentive, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, elaborate, energetic, exacting, hardworking, heedful, industrious, labored, laborious, meticulous, never tiring, operose, operosus, particular, persevering, plodding,… … Law dictionary
painstaking — (adj.) 1550s, paynes taking; see PAIN (Cf. pain) (n.) + TAKE (Cf. take) (v.). Related: Painstakingly … Etymology dictionary
painstaking — [adj] meticulous, thorough assiduous, by the book*, by the numbers*, careful, conscientious, conscionable, diligent, earnest, exact, exacting, finicky, fussbudget*, fussy, hard working, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety* … New thesaurus
painstaking — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very careful and thorough. DERIVATIVES painstakingly adverb … English terms dictionary
painstaking — [pānz′tāk΄iŋ] n. the act of taking pains; great care or diligence adj. 1. taking pains; very careful; diligent 2. characterized by great care painstakingly adv … English World dictionary
painstaking — painstakingly, adv. painstakingness, n. /paynz tay king, payn stay /, adj. 1. taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research. n. 2. careful … Universalium
painstaking — pains•tak•ing [[t]ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ [/t]] adj. 1) taking or characterized by taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research[/ex] 2) careful and diligent effort •… … From formal English to slang
painstaking — pains|tak|ing [ˈpeınzˌteıkıŋ] adj [usually before noun] very careful and thorough ▪ The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail. ▪ Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened. >painstakingly adv ▪ The old painting… … Dictionary of contemporary English
painstaking — [[t]pe͟ɪnsteɪkɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED; usu ADJ n A painstaking search, examination, or investigation is done extremely carefully and thoroughly. Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris. Syn: careful, thorough Derived words:… … English dictionary