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42 viejo2
= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex. 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Ex. Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex. The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex. These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.----* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse. -
43 estimulante
adj.1 encouraging (que anima).2 stimulating (que excita).m.stimulant.* * *► adjetivo1 stimulating, encouraging1 stimulant* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.* * *1.ADJ stimulating2.SM stimulant* * *Iadjetivo stimulatingIImasculino stimulant* * *Iadjetivo stimulatingIImasculino stimulant* * *estimulante11 = stimulant, pep pill, pick-me-up.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.
Ex: Drugs used as pep pills include amphetamines, caffeine, and epinephrine.Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.estimulante22 = exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], stimulating, challenging, invigorating, nurturing, piquant, prodding, titillating, inspiring, refreshing, heart-warming.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* * *‹trabajo/libro› stimulatingel café y otras bebidas estimulantes coffee and other stimulantsstimulant* * *
estimulante adjetivo
stimulating
estimulante
I adjetivo stimulating
II sustantivo masculino stimulant
' estimulante' also found in these entries:
English:
exhilarating
- refreshing
- refreshingly
- stimulant
- stimulating
- thought-provoking
- dope
- invigorating
- pick
- unexciting
* * *♦ adj1. [que anima] encouraging2. [que excita] stimulating♦ nmstimulant* * *I adj stimulatingII m stimulant;estimulante del apetito appetite enhancer* * *estimulante adj: stimulatingestimulante nm: stimulant -
44 morondanga
f.hodge-podge, medley.* * *SF hotchpotch, hodgepodge (EEUU)* * *de morondanga — (RPl fam) lousy (colloq)
* * *de morondanga — (RPl fam) lousy (colloq)
* * *me quiso conformar con unos bombones de morondanga he tried to get round me with a few lousy o crummy chocolateses un guitarrista de morondanga he's a pathetic o lousy guitarist* * *morondanga: de morondanga loc adjRP Fam lousy;siempre trae esos brochecitos de morondanga she always wears those cheap and nasty little brooches;es un campito de morondanga it's a lousy little field -
45 viejo
adj.1 old, elderly, senile, long in the tooth.2 old, aged, antique.m.1 old man, elder, old timer, aged man.2 father.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) old2 (desgastado) old, worn-out3 (antiguo) old, ancient► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 elderly people\caerse de viejo,-a figurado to be falling apart with ageestar viejo,-a to look oldhacer la cuenta a la vieja to count on one's fingershacerse viejo,-a to grow oldmás viejo,-a que Matusalén / más viejo,-a que ir a pie familiar as old as the hillsmi viejo,-a familiar (hombre) my old man, the old man 2 (mujer) my old woman, my old lady, the old ladymis viejos familiar my folks, my parentsmorir de viejo to die of old ageser gato viejo / ser perro viejo familiar to be a sly old foxviejo verde familiar dirty old man* * *1. (f. - vieja)adj.1) old2) worn2. (f. - vieja)nounold man / woman* * *viejo, -a1. ADJ1) (=de mucha edad) oldhacerse o ponerse viejo — to grow old, get old
de viejo me gustaría vivir junto al mar — when I'm old, I'd like to live by the sea
- más viejo que el cagar2) (=envejecido) old3) (=usado) oldropa vieja — old clothes [pl] ; (=de segunda mano) secondhand clothes [pl]
4) (=antiguo) old5)2. SM/ F1) (=persona mayor) old man/old womanlos viejos — the elderly, old people
verde 1., 6)el Viejo de Pascua — (LAm) Father Christmas
2) (LAm)*mi viejo — (=padre, esposo) my old man *
mi vieja — (=madre, esposa) my old woman *
mis viejos — ( esp LAm) (=padres) my parents, my folks *
3) (LAm)* (en oración directa) (=querido) darling4) (LAm)* (=chica)las viejas — the chicks *, the birds *
5) *(como excl) (=tío, colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *I- ja adjetivo1) [ser] <persona/animal> old; <coche/ropa/casa> oldser más viejo que Matusalén — to be as old as the hills
2)a) [estar] <persona/animal> ( envejecido) oldb) [estar] <zapatos/pantalones> ( desgastado) old3) (delante del n) ( antiguo) <costumbre/amigo> old•II- ja masculino, femenino1) (m) old man; (f) old womanlos viejos — old people, the elderly
un viejecito or viejito encantador — a delightful old man
de viejo: se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo — he died of old age
2) (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres)mi viejo/mi vieja — my old man/lady (colloq)
tus viejos — your folks, your Mom and Dad
3) (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)4) (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)* * *viejo1= old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, olde, hoary [hoarier -comp., hoariest -sup.], senile, timeworn, long-time [longtime].Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* coche viejo = lemon, jalopy.* de la vieja guardia = old-style.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah, as old as the hills.* morir de viejo = die of + old age.* Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways, Posesivo + old ways.* ropa vieja = bubble and squeak.* vieja escuela, la = old school, the.* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the.* viejo amigo = old friend, old buddy.* viejo amor = old flame.* Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles.viejo2= old geezer, oldtimer [old-timer], old man, wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.], long in the tooth.Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* el viejo = the elder.* Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder.* Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man.* viejo chochopelmazo = dodderer, old fart.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.* viejo pelmazo = old fart.* viejo pesado = old fart.* viejo verde = dirty old man.* viejo veterano = war horse.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/animal› (de edad) oldno es tan viejo como parece he's not as old as he lookste estás haciendo viejo you're getting oldese peinado te hace vieja that hairstyle makes you look old2 [ SER] ‹coche/ropa/casa› oldtoda la ropa que tengo es vieja all my clothes are oldser más viejo que Matusalén or (CS) que andar a pie to be as old as the hillsese remedio es más viejo que Matusalén or que andar a pie that cure is as old as the hills o ( colloq) has been around for donkey's years3de viejo: una librería de viejo a secondhand bookshopzapatero de viejo cobblerB1 [ ESTAR] ‹persona/animal› (envejecido) oldya está viejo he's got(ten) old¡qué vieja estoy! ¡mírame las arrugas! I look so old! just look at these wrinkles!2 [ ESTAR] ‹zapatos/pantalones› (desgastado) oldes un abrigo bonito pero ya está viejo it's a nice coat but it's seen better days o it's getting oldC ( delante del n) (antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› oldestábamos recordando los viejos tiempos we were remembering old times o the old daysuna vieja leyenda an old legendCompuestos:feminine old guardel Viejo Continente Europeel Viejo Mundo the Old Worldmasculine Old TestamentD (anterior, precedente) oldla cocina vieja era mejor que ésta the old stove was better than this onemasculine, femininelos viejos old people, the elderlyno llegará a viejo he'll never reach old agede viejo hizo las paces con ella as an old man o when he was old he made his peace with herun viejo gruñón a grumpy old manuna viejecita or viejita muy amable a dear o sweet little old ladyun viejecito or viejito encantador a delightful old manCompuestos:B ( fam)(refiriéndose a los padres): mayor que mi viejo/mi vieja older than my old man/my old lady ( colloq)pídele dinero a tus viejos ask your folks o your Mom and Dad for some money ( colloq)(hablándole a un amigo): ¿te tomas otra copa, viejo? do you want another drink, pal o ( AmE) buddy o ( BrE) mate? ( colloq)* * *
viejo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old;
‹coche/ropa/casa› old;
2
¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old!
3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old;
Vviejo Testamento Old Testament
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (m) old man;
(f) old woman;
llegar a viejo to reach old age;
se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married;
se murió de viejo he died of old age;
Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel;
viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man
2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);
tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad
3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq);
( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE)
4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq);
(f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person
(hombre) old man
fam (padre) dad
(mujer) old woman
fam (madre) mum, US mom
fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks
' viejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabada
- acabado
- cacharro
- casarse
- casco
- continente
- engarzar
- ir
- resabio
- retrasarse
- tartana
- usada
- usado
- verde
- vieja
- zorra
- zorro
- antiguo
- barrigón
- cafetera
- carcacha
- cascajo
- chocho
- de
- envejecer
- llegar
- maña
- para
- vez
English:
ageing
- archaic
- banger
- battered
- dig out
- dinosaur
- dirty
- ditch
- dog
- fall for
- frumpy
- get on
- grouch
- hulk
- irascible
- locate
- long-standing
- old
- old-looking
- rickety
- rust
- salvage
- shabby
- standby
- sugar daddy
- swap for
- trade in
- used
- date
- decrepit
- dirty old man
- father
- junk
- Santa Claus
- second-hand
- stale
- way
* * *viejo, -a♦ adj1. [en edad] old;está muy viejo para su edad he looks very old for his age;esa ropa te hace más viejo those clothes make you look older;hacerse viejo to get o grow old;de viejo fue cuando empezó a viajar it was only as an old man that he started to travel;morirse de viejo to die from old age;RP Famser más viejo que andar a pie to be as old as the hills, to have come out of the ark2. [usado] [ropa, aparato] old;estas botas están ya viejas these boots are worn out o past it now;una radio vieja an old radio;una librería de viejo a second-hand bookshop3. [antiguo] old;viejas canciones old songs;un viejo conocido an old acquaintance;es un chiste muy viejo it's a really old joke4. RP [de toda la vida]baila muy bien, es tanguero viejo he dances very well, he's always loved tango;a ése no le creas, que es mentiroso viejo don't you believe him, he's a born liar♦ nm,f1. [anciano] old man, f old lady;los viejos the elderly;los viejos del pueblo the old people in the village;llegar a viejo to live to be an old manRP Fam el viejo de la bolsa the bogeyman; Chile el Viejo Pascuero o de Pascua Santa Claus, Father Christmas;viejo verde dirty old man[madre] old girl;mis viejos my folks[amiga] girl, US girlfriend;¿qué hay de nuevo, viejo? what's new, Br mate o US buddy?¿querés un caramelo, mi viejo? Br do you want a sweet, love?, US do you want a piece of candy, honey?* * *I adj oldII m old man;mis viejos L.Am. fam my folks fam* * *viejo, -ja adj1) anciano: old, elderly2) antiguo: former, longstandingviejas tradiciones: old traditionsviejos amigos: old friends3) gastado: old, worn, worn-outviejo, -ja nanciano: old man m, old woman f* * *viejo1 adj old -
46 cantable
adj.1 tunable, harmonious, musical.2 pathetic, affecting.3 singable.m.cantabile.* * *► adjetivo1 singable1 cantabile* * *1.ADJ suitable for singing, to be sung; (Mús) cantabile, melodious2.SM sung part of a "zarzuela"* * *adj singable -
47 mala
adj.1 bad, evil.2 bad, low-quality, deficient.f.1 deuce of spades.2 a mailsteamer. (America)3 bad luck. (Andes)4 mailbag (correo).5 bad one.6 mala.* * *1. f., (m. - malo) 2. f., (m. - malo)* * *ISF bad luckIISF (=saco) mailbag; (=correo) mail, post* * *me ha agarrado mala he's taken a dislike to mele tiene mala she has something against him* * *
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' mala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bala
- base
- bestia
- caer
- calidad
- capear
- cara
- causar
- conciencia
- conducta
- copia
- crisis
- crítica
- cutre
- desastre
- desgracia
- espina
- faena
- fe
- fríamente
- gana
- garito
- gente
- guarrada
- guarrería
- hierba
- hostia
- hoy
- idea
- impresión
- jugada
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- leche
- lengua
- local
- mal
- malicia
- malo
- menda
- muerte
- mujer
- nariz
- negra
- negro
- nota
- noticia
- pasada
- pata
- pécora
English:
abide
- bad
- bear
- begrudge
- black
- blood
- calculate
- collapse
- dirty trick
- disreputable
- dodgy
- dump
- esteem
- faith
- fall
- fast
- fuel
- get through
- good
- grudge
- grudgingly
- habit
- hard luck
- heart
- hole
- ill
- ill health
- ill-will
- low
- luck
- malevolently
- malice
- misconduct
- mismanagement
- name
- ominous
- patch
- pathetic
- pay up
- petulantly
- posture
- press
- reluctantly
- repute
- ropey
- ropy
- rub off
- run
- shape
- shoddiness
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48 peripatético
adj.Peripatetic, Aristotelian.* * *► adjetivo1 (ridículo) absurd, pathetic* * *ADJ peripatetic* * *peripatético -caA (ridículo) ( fam); ridiculousB ‹filósofo› Peripatetic, Aristotelian* * *peripatético, -a♦ adj1. Filosofía Peripatetic♦ nm,fPeripatetic -
49 patética
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50 de pena
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51 comprobación de caminos de organigrama
• path-goal theory of leadership• patheticDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > comprobación de caminos de organigrama
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52 comprobación de ramas de organigrama
• path-goal theory of leadership• patheticDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > comprobación de ramas de organigrama
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53 explorador
• boy scout• browser• explorer• pathetic fallacy• pathless• prospector• reconnoiterer• scout -
54 lastimoso
• commiserable• dolorous• grieved• grievously• mournful• path opener• pathetic fallacy• piteous• pitiable• pitiful -
55 patético
• deplorable• path opener• pathetic fallacy• piteous• poignant -
56 ser patético
• be pathetic -
57 falacia patética
f.pathetic fallacy.
См. также в других словарях:
Pathetic — Pa*thet ic, a. [L. patheticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. path[ e]tique. See {Pathos}.] 1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or grief; full of pathos; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pathetic — [pə thet′ik] adj. [LL patheticus < Gr pathētikos, akin to pathos, suffering, PATHOS] 1. expressing, arousing, or intended to arouse pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion; pitiful 2. pitifully unsuccessful, ineffective, etc. [a pathetic… … English World dictionary
pathetic — (adj.) 1590s, affecting the emotions, exciting the passions, from M.Fr. pathétique moving, stirring, affecting (16c.), from L.L. patheticus, from Gk. pathetikos sensitive, capable of emotion, from pathetos liable to suffer, verbal adj. of pathein … Etymology dictionary
pathetic — in its modern informal meaning ‘inadequate, feeble’, has compromised the primary (and by no means derogatory) meaning ‘arousing pity or sadness’ to the extent that a statement such as The play opens with a pathetic speech is likely to be… … Modern English usage
pathetic — index deplorable, disconsolate, lamentable, paltry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pathetic — poignant, affecting, *moving, touching, impressive Analogous words: *pitiful, piteous, pitiable: plaintive, *melancholy, doleful Antonyms: comical … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pathetic — [adj] sad, affecting commiserable, deplorable, distressing, feeble, heartbreaking, heartrending*, inadequate, lamentable, meager, melting, miserable, moving, paltry, petty, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, puny, rueful,… … New thesaurus
pathetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) arousing pity. 2) informal miserably inadequate. 3) archaic relating to the emotions. DERIVATIVES pathetically adverb. ORIGIN Greek path tikos sensitive , from pathos suffering … English terms dictionary
-pathetic — or pathic adj combining form • • • Main Entry: ↑ path … Useful english dictionary
pathetic — 01. My tennis serve is [pathetic]; I really have to work on it. 02. The baby was sick for the first few days after it was born, and was [pathetically] small and weak. 03. The little dog looked [pathetic] waiting outside in the pouring rain. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English
pathetic — [[t]pəθe̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. ...a pathetic little dog with a curly tail... The small group of… … English dictionary